OREM – In college basketball, five or six minutes is all that is necessary to win a game. At least if you are the Southern Utah University Thunderbirds. SUU went on a 19-4 run over the final five and a half minutes of the game to defeat Utah Valley University 68-54 on Saturday night at […]
Rivalries are good but sometimes things go a little overboard Rivalries are a part of sport. They create an intense atmosphere but also an exciting one. Fans want the bragging rights. They want the pride that comes from knowing their team defeated their rivals. Teams want to walk away content that they got the job […]
Playoff seeds hang in the balance with conference titles Brad Curnow | Sports Writer | @jojocornrow Photo from rubbingtherock.com After a complete season with disappointments and surprises, one weekend will decide the fate of three teams with a single goal of reaching the College Football Playoff. With the Oklahoma Sooners essentially locked into the playoff […]
Wolverines fade late against Bobcats OREM, Utah – In a closely contested matchup at the UCCU Center Tuesday night, the Utah Valley University men’s basketball team fell to the Montana State Bobcats by a score of 76-72. The Wolverines’ rebounding troubles reared their ugly head in the closing minutes of play as the Bobcats scored […]
Hayes Garrity might miss season once again When an athlete tears their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), the road to a full recovery is long and has its share of ups and downs. For Utah Valley University men’s basketball player Hayes Garrity, who missed the entire 2014-15 season with a torn ACL, that recovery took a […]
Wolverines shut out for only the fourth time all season In just their second year of competition, the Utah Valley University men’s soccer team found themselves playing Southern Methodist University in the NCAA tournament after receiving an at-large berth. However, the Wolverines season ended in a 2-0 loss to the Mustangs in their opening round […]
UVU basketball player Telly Davenport adjusts from high school to college The transition from high school to college for any freshman can be a tough one but add in college athletics and it brings it to a whole other level. For many freshmen, college is the first time they are on their own away from […]
Part 3 of 3 in a series regarding the finances for UVU athletics There are many people who might say that money should go to other places first before it goes into the athletic department. They might complain that the teams aren’t winning enough or that there are more important things that money could go […]
There’s a trend emerging in college basketball: more and more young men are playing just one year of NCAA basketball before entering the NBA draft. This is affecting both the NCAA programs and the NBA in many ways, hardly any of them good. 14 players were selected in the 2015 NBA draft following their freshman […]
Orem — Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks for the good things in life. For the Utah Valley University men’s basketball team, it might be known as a week that they don’t ever want to look back on. The Wolverines were looking to bounce back from an embarrassing loss to Utah State on […]