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FILE - Sean Strickland, UFC middleweight champion, arrives on stage to face off with Dricus Du Plessis during a mixed martial arts news conference ahead of UFC 297 in Toronto, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP, FIle)

[NEVADA ATHLETICS RELEASE] 09/02/2019 RENO, Nev. – Nevada true freshman placekicker Brandon Talton was rewarded for his heroics in week one with a scholarship and being named the Mountain West Co-Special Teams Player of the Week. Talton, formerly a walk-on before being placed on scholarship after Friday night’s game, nailed a 56-yard field goal with time expiring in the fourth quarter to help Nevada complete the come-from-behind victory, 34-31, over Purdue. That kick ma...

"You can only do so much," says Lonnie Fixel, Managing Member of COIT Reno, "We are doing probably about 48 losses right now, and we have a list that grows by the day."

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The NFL is moving back extra-point kicks and allowing defenses to score on 2-point conversion turnovers. The owners on Tuesday approved the competition committee's proposal to snap the ball from the 15-yard line on PATs to make them more challenging.

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The largest free hot air balloon race in the nation kicks off Friday at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno. Over 150 volunteers have been preparing the park since Tuesday.