Six NFL players were suspended for four games without pay for violating the league’s anti-doping policy. They used a diuretic that can be used as a masking agent for steroids. The suspended players were running back Deuce McAllister and defensive linemen Charles Grant and Will Smith of New Orleans; defensive linemen Kevin and Pat Williams of Minnesota; and long snapper Bryan Pittman of Houston.
Atoa Wins at Alma Mater Utah Valley University head women’s volleyball coach Sam Atoa returned to his alma mater, BYU-Hawaii, and led his Wolverine squad to a 3-1 win (25-13, 22-25, 25-23, 25-23) against the Seasiders Wednesday night. With the win, UVU improved to 10-11 on the year, and BYU-H fell to 16-8.
A team with an All-American, several returning starters and a home court advantage that resulted in an undefeated run in the McKay Center last season isn’t suppose to start out the year with a loss. But that’s exactly what happened to the Wolverines. After dropping their only exhibition game to Fort Lewis at home 82-53 the Wolverines should have taken notice.
Newton’s first law of motion states, “Every object in a state of uniform motion tends to remain in that state of motion unless an external force is applied to it.” In the first two games of the Wolverines’ season Ryan Toolson has been an object in motion, and defenses have not been able to apply the force necessary to stop him.
40 degrees and dropping, pyrotechnics blazing and a crowd salivating because they can taste the sweetness of a Western Conference championship. The story came to an end however when Real Salt Lake lost 1-0 to the New York Red Bulls last week. RSL fell short of playing for its first Major League Soccer Championship even though they were the aggressor throughout the entire game.
Greg Maddux won a Gold Glove. The Republican Party won in our consistently red state. The Simpsons entertain on a weekly basis. These are things we expect. Tuesday night, the unexpected happened. It involved Ryan Toolson, UVU’s star of the hardwood. No, it wasn’t his jaw-dropping offensive output of 41 points, but it was a charity stripe that proved not so charitable.
The Wolverines began their season with two games back-to-back on Nov. 14-15, ended with a split result of one loss and one win. Montana State took the first season game from the Wolverines winning 94-71. “It is unacceptable for us to give up 94 points a game, it’s just unacceptable,” said coach Cathy Nixon.
UVU has its own disc golf course, located around the ponds between the main campus buildings and the baseball field. Disc golf started in the late 60’s by a man whose name was “Steady” Ed Headrick. He was the father of not only disc golf, but of modern day disc sports.
Pedroia wins AL MVP award Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia was announced as the American League MVP last week. He became the first AL second baseman to win the award since Nellie Fox won it in 1959 with the Chicago White Sox. On the year Pedroia batted .
Riding on the emotional wave of senior night and the confidence of a superior home record, the Wolverines finished off the Houston Baptist Huskies in a three-set sweep. The lone senior for the Wolverines, Kristi Lindley did her part in securing the victory with a .