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The Path to the Big Leagues Runs Through UNLV

Key alumni tell the story of how UNLV and the Thomas & Mack Center helped the city make it to the big leagues.

Opened in 1983, UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center has hosted thousands of events in the past 40 years, including Runnin’ Rebels and NBA games and the annual National Finals Rodeo.  (Josh Hawkins/UNLV)

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