Column: Kaepernick situation presents double standard in NFL

August 21, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick is still looking for a job just weeks before the NFL season begins Sept. 7. There have been reports of teams expressing interest, such as the Seattle Seahawks in May and most recently the Baltimore Ravens. However, both teams elected to sign journeymen with suspect quarterback pedigrees. Instead of Kaepernick, […]

Week 10 NFL Power Rankings

November 17, 2016

Reading Time: 7 minutes Photo by Mike Siegel/The Seattle Times While the bottom-six teams of the rankings didn’t move, Tennessee made the biggest jump of the week by moving up seven spots. The Packers tumbled eight spots to 20, which was the largest fall of the week. Some teams were bumped a spot or two as victims of circumstance as […]

Week 9 NFL Power Rankings

November 9, 2016

Reading Time: 7 minutes Photo courtesy SI.com The biggest jumps we saw this week came with the New York Giants, which jumped a whopping eight spots up to number eight. The top-two and bottom-four spots all stayed the same. Here are the power rankings. 1.New England Patriots (7-1) – Despite missing the first four games, Tom Brady is still […]

Week 6 NFL Power Rankings

October 19, 2016

Reading Time: 7 minutes Photo courtesy USA Today There are few things in life a group of six people can agree on, but the fact that the Carolina Panthers just aren’t good this year is one of them. The biggest movers this week were the Bills and the Jets, who both jumped eight spots. The Bills moved up eight, […]

Week 5 NFL Power Rankings

October 13, 2016

Reading Time: 7 minutes Photo courtesy Bleacher Report The Vikings took over the top spot this week as the Broncos tumbled to No. 4. Speaking of four, that appears to be the lucky number this week as most teams that made significant movement jumped either up four spots or fell four spots. Minnesota Vikings (5-0) +1 And then there was […]

October: The best month of the year

October 3, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo courtesy CNN As a sports fan, every month of the year provides its own benefit. February brings the Super Bowl and NBA All-Star Weekend, August and September signal the start of college football and the NFL, but October mounts a rare culmination of sport that no other month of the year provides. Every major […]

Week 1 NFL Power Rankings

September 14, 2016

Reading Time: 6 minutes Photo by Michael Perez/Associated Press Despite the small sample size of Week 1, the UVU Review sports staff has assembled NFL power rankings based on the observations from the group. New England Patriots (1-0) The Patriots beat the Cardinals, on the road, with their backup quarterback. Not to mention, without the best tight end in the league. […]

Watch commercials or watch the big game?

February 8, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s that time of the year again where the final two teams in the National Football League are left standing. This part of the year isn’t the most thrilling for me, as I am a Cleveland Browns fan. In fact, it never is … ever. But that is something I just have to live with […]

Why all the negativity?

January 11, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Recently, the sporting world recognized the one-year anniversary of the passing of longtime sports anchor Stuart Scott. In one of the most inspiring sports stories ever, Scott gave an emotional speech about his battle with cancer when he was given an award at the 2014 ESPY’s. The world of sports is littered with inspiring off […]

A Thanksgiving Day tradition

November 26, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes James Ripple | Sports writer | @RippleJames Photo courtesy of Getty Images It is Thanksgiving Day. It is a time to give thanks for the things we have in our lives and the blessings we have received. It is a time to be with family and have a nice turkey dinner. It is also a time […]