Statement games in NFL for Week 6

October 15, 2015

Reading Time: < 1 minute NFL Week 6 Headliners Sean MacCourtney | Sports writer | @seanmaccourtney The Arizona Cardinals travel to Pittsburgh to take on a Steelers team coming off a thrilling Monday night win. This will be one of the great games to watch. The Cardinals are trying to prove that they are for real, while the Steelers are […]

NFL Week 5 Recap

October 14, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes Sean MacCourtney | Sports writer | @seanmaccourtney Colts 27 Texans 20 Matt Hasselbeck won his second game in a row while filling in for injured quarterback Andrew Luck. Hasselbeck was 18 of 29 for 213 yards and two touchdowns. Frank Gore had 22 carries for 98 yards and one touchdown. DeAndre Hopkins had 11 catches for […]

Many surprises in week four

October 7, 2015

Reading Time: 4 minutes Highlight of the week is missed call on MNF Sean MacCourtney | Sports writer | @seanmaccourtney Ravens 23 Steelers 20 Following two missed field goals by Steelers kicker Josh Scobee, this game went to overtime with the Ravens coming out on top and picking up their first win of the season. Joe Flacco was 20 […]

Injury Bug Bites Rose Again

October 7, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes Chicago Bulls star can’t stay healthy Sean MacCourtney | Sports writer | @seanmaccourtney Derrick Rose cannot catch a break! The guy is continuously dealing with injuries. Last year seemed to be a turning point for Rose as he was able to play 51 games including the playoffs. Even though the NBA plays 82 regular season […]

UVU Needs Football

October 5, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes New team might bring increased fan base Sean MacCourtney | Sports writer | @seanmaccourtney Sports column America’s pastime is baseball and rightfully so, but football is the game of present times. Football has become the most popular sport in America and it doesn’t seem like that will be changing anytime soon. It has been the long and […]

NFL Week 4 Headliners

October 1, 2015

Reading Time: < 1 minute Division matchups are key Sean MacCourtney | Sports writer | @seanmaccourtney Week four of the NFL season starts off with a bang as Baltimore travels to Pittsburg for a Thursday night game between division rivals. Pittsburg will turn to veteran Michael Vick as they start their uphill battle without starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. The Ravens will […]

Not too many surprises in Week 3

October 1, 2015

Reading Time: 4 minutes NFL Week 3 Recap Sean MacCourtney | Sports writer | @seanmaccourtney Giants 32 Redskins 21 The Giants picked up their first win of the season. Eli Manning was 23 of 32 for 279 yards and two touchdowns. Rueben Randle had seven catches for 116 yards and a touchdown. Odell Beckham Jr. also had seven catches for […]

Making the team the hard way

September 28, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes From Walk-On to Scholarship Sean MacCourtney | Sports writer | @seanmaccourtney Most athletes dream of playing at the next level, whether that means going from high school athletics to collegiate athletics or from college to the pros. Competing at the next level is a hard thing to accomplish and it takes a great deal of dedication and […]

NFL Week 3 Headliners

September 24, 2015

Reading Time: 1 minute Packers look to stay hot and Lions look for first win Sean MacCourtney | Sports writer |  @seanmaccourtney Week two had a couple of upsets with Washington beating St. Louis, Jacksonville beating Miami, and Oakland beating Baltimore. Here are some games to keep an eye on in week three. The Ravens have lost their first […]

NFL teams surprise in week two

September 24, 2015

Reading Time: 4 minutes NFL Week Two Recap Sean MacCourtney | Sports writer | @seanmaccourtney Broncos 31 Chiefs 24 Peyton Manning joined Brett Favre as the only other quarterback to ever pass for over 70,000 yards and the Broncos pulled off a miraculous comeback. Manning was 25/46 for 256 yards and three touchdowns with one interception. Emmanuel Sanders had eight […]