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Welcome to the latest installment of “Take a Lap with Mike Grimala,” an interview series that we hope becomes a regular trip to the fun side of UNLV sports. The concept is simple: We invite a UNLV athlete, coach or sports personality to hop in a motorized cart and take a lap around the Thomas & Mack Center. During the course of the ride, we hope to learn more about the people who make up the R...

The Sun’s Ray Brewer is joined by Southern Nevada coaching great Brad Talich to take a look discuss the high school football playoffs.

The high school football playoffs begin Friday in Las Vegas featuring four teams with winless records. We debate that and more on another edition of Prep Sports Now

Ray and Mike discuss whether UNLV's upcoming game against Boise State is the biggest in program history and what a win would mean for the Scarlet and Gray.

The final week of the high school football regular season is Thursday night because of Nevada Day. We discuss that and more on another edition of Prep Sports Now.

The high school football calendar is quickly approaching the playoffs. The Sun’s Ray Brewer breaks down all the matchups on another edition of Prep Sports Now.

Bishop Gorman and Arbor View play in a marquee high school football game on Thursday night. And action is heating up in the Class 3A, where Virgin Valley and Slam Nevada face off. We discuss that and more on another edition of Prep Sports Now.

We talk special teams and the kicking game on this week’s edition of Prep Sports Now with guest host Nolan Kohorst, the former UNLV kicker who is an assistant coach at Faith Lutheran.

Brad Talich has coached high school football all over Las Vegas, including at Coronado and Liberty. We’ll use his expertise on this edition of Prep Sports Now to breakdown Coronado’s upset of Liberty, and look ahead to another week of games.

Ray Brewer is flying solo on this week’s edition of Prep Sports Now. He takes a look at the gigantic Class 3A league opener between Slam Nevada and Moapa Valley, and gives his picks for all of the games on the Week 6 docket.

On this edition of the Rebel Room, Ray Brewer and Mike Grimala discuss UNLV’s record-setting win over Utah Tech and break down this week’s high-stakes showdown at Kansas.

Prep Sports Now breaks down Bishop Gorman’s defeat at Mater Dei and previews another week of high school football games.

Prep Sports Now looks at the top games on the Week 4 docket, including Bishop Gorman’s contest at Mater Dei in what will be the game of the week nationally. We also touch on what makes the annual Henderson Bowl between Basic and Green Valley so special.

High school football action is heating up across Las Vegas. We take a look back at last week’s great performances and preview what’s in store for Friday night.

On this edition of the Rebel Room, Ray Brewer and Mike Grimala preview UNLV’s highly anticipated, high-stakes, must-win Week 1 matchup at Houston.

Bishop Gorman is heading to Florida for a game on ESPN, Liberty and Shadow Ridge open their seasons, and the Las Vegas Wildcats had the biggest upset in the initial week of games. We discuss that and more in another edition of Prep Sports Now.

Case and Ray are back for another season of high school football talk on Prep Sports Now, a Las Vegas Sun Sports podcast.

On the eve of training camp, Ray Brewer and Mike Grimala tackle UNLV’s chances of earning a berth in the college football playoffs.

Ray Brewer and Mike Grimala discuss UNLV's big win over San Diego State and whether the team has a path to the NCAA Tournament.

The UNLV basketball team is entering conference play with questions about the roster and coaching staff, while the football team is fighting to keep its roster together. Ray Brewer and Mike Grimala discuss all things Scarlet and Gray on this episode of the Rebel Room.

UNLV hosts Boise State on Saturday in the league championship game — a statement not even the most optimistic fan would have predicted at the beginning of the season. Mike and Ray preview the game, and discuss what’s next for the Rebels.

We look at the state championship games in this episode of Prep Sports Now, a Las Vegas Sun podcast. Thanks for listening to our analysis all season.

It's crossover season! UNLV football and basketball are both hosting big games this week, and Ray and Mike are here to break it down.

The Class 3A state semifinals feature a meeting of old playoff foes with Moapa Valley traveling up north to face Truckee. It also pits rematch games between Green Valley and host Faith Lutheran for the Class 5A-Division II regional championship, and Sunrise Mountain hosting Canyon Springs in the Class 4A. The crowds have been noticeably thinner at playoff games, Ray Brewer notes. The reason: $12 p...

We look at the initial round of the postseason on another edition of Prep Sports Now, a Las Vegas Sun podcast. Games are played on Thursday this week, and that doesn’t sit too well with Ray Brewer. He explains.