Young talent spells bright future for UVU wrestling

February 21, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Mykah Heaton After graduating a handful of starters from last year, the wrestling program entered the season with only one senior on the roster and question marks across the board. However, despite lacking the experience of past teams, the wrestlers on this year’s squad had lofty expectations for themselves. At the conclusion of […]

Athletes can make America great

February 21, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Illustration by Tyler Carpenter On the heels of the divisive presidential election, the current political climate has fostered discussion and drawn reaction from the sports world in a way unseen in a long time. When today’s athletes choose to speak out, they are entering a raging maelstrom where society can no longer even agree on […]

The toxic trio of sports, politics and the media

February 21, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Illustration by Tyler Carpenter Before Tom Brady led the New England Patriots to the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history, he, along with team owner Robert Kraft and head coach Bill Belichick, was pressed on his relationship with and support of President Donald Trump. The questions turned into segments on sports talk television programs in […]

Know thy enemy: A preview of the week in UVU sports

February 21, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Mynah Heaton The UVU basketball teams are heading down the stretch of their WAC schedules. After this week, each will have just one regular season game remaining prior to their respective conference tournaments. While the women will remain on campus and host rematches against New Mexico State University and the University of Texas-Rio […]

Know thy enemy: A preview of the week in UVU sports

February 13, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Mykah Heaton The men’s basketball team is at home this week while the women’s team will hit the road.The basketball teams will face off against Cal State Bakersfield and Grand Canyon University for a second time. The wrestling team is off this week as they prepare for the Big 12 Championships beginning March […]

Redshirt season: time of improvement for transfers

February 13, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutes Photos by Sarah Sanchez According to NCAA transfer regulations, a student-athlete transferring from a four-year college to a different school must complete a full academic year before being eligible to compete in certain sports, basketball being one of those sports. This qualifies as a redshirt season. Redshirting refers to students who are enrolled full-time and […]

Baseball team gears up for 2017 season

February 13, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by David Roura The 2016 baseball season was a huge success as the Wolverines won the Western Athletic Conference Tournament, and with it a berth in the NCAA Tournament. Despite many new faces, this year’s team looks to reload and prove that it is a legitimate contender to repeat for the conference championship. One […]

Men’s basketball success decided behind the arc

February 13, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold “Live by the three, die by the three.” It is one of the most common phrases in the game of basketball, and it rings true with the UVU men’s basketball team. Last week, Review sports editor Kaleb Searle wrote that the Wolverines are shooting 3-pointers at a top-5 national rate, and […]

The significance of National Signing Day in college football

February 13, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo courtesy of the NCAA The first Wednesday in February is National Signing Day, the day when high school seniors can sign National Letters of Intent, officially committing themselves to playing football at the scholarship-offering college of their choice. With this year’s edition officially in the books, here’s how the day played out. Alabama continued […]