The importance of rivalry

October 7, 2013

Reading Time: 3 minutes My first taste as a player of a true rivalry came at age 11. It was my first year of club soccer after playing in developmental leagues since I was five. Our team was damn good, but so were our neighbors. Some of us went to the same school, and we occasionally acknowledged one another, […]

Men’s basketball schedule released

October 7, 2013

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Wolverines will play Oklahoma State and Oregon as well as two additional opponents that qualified for the NCAA Tournament last season. After opening the season at home against IUPUI, UVU will take on three consecutive opponents that played in “March Madness” this year. The Wolverines host reigning MEAC champion North Carolina A&T Nov. 11, […]

Fantasy football is ruining my life

September 30, 2013

Reading Time: 3 minutes I endured another insomnia-ridden night by updating my scheduled waiver claims at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday. I noticed that I now had five total transactions listed, and wondered where it all went wrong. I started playing fantasy football back in 2003 and have been addicted ever since. It all started out simple – an online snake […]

Episode III: Friday night lights

September 27, 2013

Reading Time: < 1 minute Garrett and Kyle discuss and preview the week 5 lines that involve college football teams from Utah and the game of the week in Athens, Ga., where LSU is set to take on the Bulldogs. Kyle was an impressive 3-0 against the spread last week, but he fell to 0-2 guessing the lines. We do […]

Understanding the financial state of UVU athletics

September 23, 2013

Reading Time: 3 minutes Joining the WAC comes with the possibility of qualifying in national tournaments, but it also affect the amount of revenue UVU athletics make each semester. The NCAA’s Basketball Distribution Fund annually shares portions of the total revenue made from the college basketball tournaments. Commonly referred to as “March Madness,” the men’s tournament produced over $800 […]

The documentarian

September 22, 2013

Reading Time: 11 minutes Former Utah Valley State College student Steven Greenstreet documented some of the last visible demonstrations of activism on campus with his camera. His documentary, “This Divided State,” portrays passionate disputes between Utah Valley’s most conservative Republicans and defenders of free speech. The clash was fueled by the acts of the student body president and vice […]

Episode II: The Holy War

September 21, 2013

Reading Time: < 1 minute Recorded: Sept. 20, 2013 Contributors: Matt Baiamonte (UVUTV play-by-play announcer) Garrett Coleman (Assistant Sports Editor, UVU Review) Kyle Spencer (Sports Editor, UVU Review) In today’s episode we talk about the newest addition to the UVU women’s basketball staff, guess and preview the college football lines concerning teams from the Beehive State and discuss our problems […]