Photo courtesy of the NBA/Getty Images Since the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, the International Olympic Committee has allowed the participation of professional basketball players. That summer, the United States rolled out the “Dream Team,” which included Larry Bird, John Stockton, Clyde Drexler and Michael Jordan among a long list of other Hall of […]
Photo courtesy of UVU Athletics The Utah Valley University men’s basketball team spent Saturday afternoon, July 30, working out at the Emergency Services Building with the UVU Fire and Rescue instructors. As part of the workout, the players participated in the Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT) and the Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) Maze. The […]
PROVO, Utah—The Utah Valley University men’s basketball team spent Saturday afternoon putting their strength and conditioning to the test at the UVU Emergency Services Building with the Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT) Course and Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) Maze. Each course is a basic test required for candidates to complete before entering firefighter training […]
Photo by Gregory J. Fisher-USA TODAY Ken Griffey Jr. was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. Sunday afternoon, and there couldn’t be a more deserving player to be given such an honor. Through the course of his 22-year career, Griffey embodied everything that was great about the game of baseball. […]
Photo courtesy of the Daily Herald Seattle native Utah Valley University Director of Athletics Vince Otoupal is a former student-athlete himself, who spent his playing days at Stanford University as an outside linebacker for the Cardinal. An athletic director’s job is never-ending and entails more than just watching sports. After five years as an infantry […]
After claiming the title in the Western Athletic Conference tournament, the Utah Valley University baseball team’s first-ever trip to the NCAA Regional punctuated a historical 2016 season. Picked to finish sixth in the preseason polls, UVU shocked the conference with a title run through the WAC tournament. However, UVU head coach Eric Madsen wasn’t surprised […]
Photo courtesy of UVU Athletics OREM, Utah—The Utah Valley University athletic department broke ground on the NUVI Basketball Center on the south side of the UCCU Center on UVU’s Orem campus Wednesday morning. The ceremony marked the beginning of construction on a $3.5 million, privately funded training facility, which will house the UVU men and […]
Photo by Darryl Webb OREM, Utah—Utah Valley University starting pitcher Danny Beddes was drafted by the Pittsburg Pirates in the 15th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft Saturday. “It’s a great feeling,” Beddes said. “It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity to be drafted and be able to continue my career at the […]
BATON ROUGE, La.—Spencer Gothberg homered in the bottom of the fourth inning, but it was not enough and the UVU baseball team’s historic postseason run came to an end Sunday afternoon in a loss to the Southeastern Louisiana Lions in the Baton Rouge Regional by a final of 3-2. Despite the loss, starter Jackson Cofer […]
Photo by David Roura OREM, Utah—After claiming the WAC championship Saturday night, the UVU baseball team punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament where they will face the LSU Tigers in the Baton Rouge Regional at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, La. UVU is making their first trip to the NCAA Tournament in program […]