May 2, 2013

A big step has been made in the direction of tolerance and acceptance in the sports world. NBA player Jason Collins announced to the public through an interview with Sports Illustrated that he is gay. This marks the first time that an active player from the four major American sports has come out of the closet. The amount of courage that Collins displayed Monday...

Apr 17, 2013

Today marks the final day of the NBA regular season. And with only the eighth seed in the Western Conference yet to be decided (fingers crossed that the Jazz can slip in past the Lakers), the first round matchups of the 2013 NBA Playoffs is essentially set in stone. The Denver Nuggets currently sit in the third seed in the West, and because of the win Monday...

Apr 10, 2013

Last week, University of Rutgers’ men’s basketball coach, Mike Rice was fired for deplorable conduct against his team’s players. A video first released by the ESPN program, Outside the Lines, captured Rice physically and verbally abusing his players. Rice is seen throwing basketballs at players, shoving and hitting them. In audio from the tape, Rice...

Apr 3, 2013

With the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament wrapping up in the coming week, now is as good a time as any to reflect on how the tournament arrived at where it is now. Storylines abound in this edition of one of the most popular tournaments in the world, and I will get to those in due time. But first, let’s have a moment of silence for my pathetic bracket, cut...

Mar 26, 2013

Postseason play has started for one team University of Wyoming basketball and ended for another. The Cowboys received a bid to play in the sixth annual College Basketball Invitational. The bid marked the third selection for the Cowboys in the short history of the tournament and their second straight postseason-tournament selection. Among the other teams selected...

Mar 14, 2013

The University of Wyoming Cowgirls will face a familiar foe in the quarterfinal round of the Mountain West Conference Championship, as they will play the Colorado State Rams tonight. The Cowgirls (23-6) come in to the tournament as the number three seed, while the Rams (11-18) sit in the number six seed, with the winner moving on to the semifinals to play the...