Making headlines

February 9, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute Billups replaces Paul on All-Star roster New Orleans Hornets point guard Chris Paul will miss the NBA All-Star game after being named as a reserve last month. Paul will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left knee, the team announced. Replacing Paul as an All-Star will be Chauncey Billups, point guard of the Denver Nuggets. Paul […]

Sports briefs

February 9, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU names Dearden and Reynolds scholar athletes of the month Blake Reynolds and Eric Dearden have been named the Utah Valley University Athletic Department’s Perry Homes Scholar Athletes for the month of January. Reynolds, a senior and team captain on the women’s basketball team, has a 3.59 cumulative GPA and has played in all 22 […]

Priceless night for former Wolverine great

February 8, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes The near-capacity crowd began to grow restless as the house lights were dimmed and spotlights bounced around the arena like a psychedelic light show. With celebrities in attendance and the representation of an entire community on hand, Ronnie Price – UVU’s favorite son – was about to be inducted into the university’s athletic hall of […]

Sports briefs

February 1, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU’s Deadwiler Named GWC Player of the Week Utah Valley’s Shawn Deadwiler has been selected the Great West Conference Player of the Week after leading the Wolverines to two wins last week. The honor was announced Monday by the conference office. Deadwiler, a junior from Phoenix, Ariz., scored 23 points to lead UVU to an […]

Wrestlers prepare for tough week of competition

February 1, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute It’s a rare occurrence at Utah Valley – so rare in fact that it has never happened before. The number one wrestling team in the nation, the Iowa Hawkeyes, will make the trek west to take on the Wolverines in Vernal, Utah on Feb. 6. The Hawkeyes are two-time defending NCAA champions, allowing UVU a […]

Wolverines welcome UTPA on Hall of Fame night

February 1, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute When scheduling a night for Ronnie Price’s Hall of Fame induction, UVU athletic director Mike Jacobson did a smart thing in slating it during the Wolverines’ matchup with a three-win team. UVU will welcome University of Texas-Pan American, a team that has only won three games all season long. If the strategy pays off, the […]

Making Headlines

February 1, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute Arenas suspended for remainder of season The Washington Wizards took a hit when both Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton were suspended for the remainder of the 2010 NBA season. The suspension stems from an altercation that took place on Dec. 21 involving firearms. After a gambling debt caused the two players to pull the weapons […]

UVU’s Nakayama grateful for opportunity

February 1, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Four years ago, the Utah Valley women’s basketball team gained a new point guard from nearly 1,100 miles away. Utah Valley’s Asumi Nakayama came all the way from Saitama, Japan to play as a Wolverine. Despite another offer to stay in Japan to play basketball, Nakayama chose Utah Valley because of the opportunities it held […]

Lady Wolverines get win but struggle in GWC

January 25, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute Last week the Lady Wolverines got thier first win in ten games with a 15-point victory over Longwood, but they have yet to win a conference game, having lost to South Dakota later in that week. Sophomore Jenna Johnson led the Wolverines in scoring during both games, finishing with 24 points against Longwood and 17 […]