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Boston Red Sox Select BYU Cougar Pitcher Ben Hansen
PROVO, Utah – The wait is over for BYU freshman pitcher Ben Hansen after the Boston Red Sox selected Hansen in the 20th and final round of the 2024 MLB draft. The Red Sox picked Hansen with the 597th overall pick in the 2024 MLB First-Year Player Draft. Hansen...
60 in 60: #33 BYU’s Kody Epps (Wide Receiver)
SALT LAKE CITY – The countdown is on for Hans & Scotty’s 60 in 60 for the 2024 college football season. Coming in at No. 33 is BYU wide receiver Kody Epps. Epps is the fifth Cougar to check in on our ranking. He joins No. 34 Brayden Keim (OL), No. 42 John Nelson (DT), No. 47 Isaiah Bagnah (DE), and No. 46 Blake Mangelson (DE).
BYU basketball player breaks an NBA Combine record
This year's BYU basketball team has experienced an influx of NBA-level talent, but in a recent practice, it was senior guard Trey Stewart who stole the show by breaking an NBA Combine record. The Cougars recently participated in "combine testing" which pushed the roster to their limits in participating in...
Offensive Position Unit Power Rankings: Pre-Training Camp Edition
BYU's training camp is just over two weeks away. College football's return is right around the corner. Rosters are complete and intact (barring rare late additions or surprise transfers/non-enrollees) and coaches are working on their final tweaks of their playbooks. It's almost time for another year of college football. Today...
Patrick Kinahan: Only guarantee with Whittingham's retirement is no long farewell party
SALT LAKE CITY — Soon after Utah lost to BYU in football three years ago, word got out that Kyle Whittingham had coached his last game between the two rivals. Another retirement push came one year later when a prominent journalist on the West Coast printed Whittingham would be done if his Utah team reached the Rose Bowl, which it did to conclude the 2022 season. The latest prediction has him making one more run with quarterback Cam Rising, who is playing his final season — we think, anyway — after seven years in college.
As Utah political threats rise, security measures becoming tighter, says DPS
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Department of Public Safety Commissioner Jess Anderson says it takes more than just security measures, which he feels confident about in this state, to prevent violence against politicians. Anderson said it also takes the American people to say enough is enough. Locally, threats against...
New BYU Creamery on Ninth East Building
Brigham Young University announced plans to construct a new Creamery on Ninth building. The new building will be located on the west side of the parking lot of the current Creamery on Ninth. Construction will begin this month, and the new building will open to the public in mid-2025. To limit the impact on the campus community, the current Creamery on Ninth will remain open until just before the new store opens.
Plan to succeed: BYU women’s basketball making changes for 2024-25
The first step in building a roster is to have a good plan. The plan for the BYU women’s basketball team began with seeing what they could get out of the transfer portal in the offseason and also included some adjustments in the assignments for the coaching staff. Third-year...
Happy Mermaid From Utah Wins First in Speed Challenge
The Olympics haven’t begun but already Utah is showing up in what is a big deal in the world of mythical underwater creatures. This woman from Provo proved to be the fastest in a competition featuring mermaids. The Merlympics takes place in Geneva, Switzerland each year and features athletes...
Coach Kalani Sitake says BYU is ready to bounce back
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — After a disappointing 5-7 season, BYU is ready to bounce back. Cougar Head Coach Kalani Sitake says the team is driven by a losing season a year ago, the coaching staff benefits from a year of Big12 experience and defensive coordinator Jay Hill will be better in his second year in the program. Speaking with Adam Mikulich at the Big12 Media Days in Las Vegas, Sitake says position battles will strengthen the team on the defensive line, wide receiver and the quarterback position.
BYU earns NABC Team Academic Excellence Award for second straight season
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The NABC announced the recipients of the 2023-24 NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards and NABC Honors Court on Monday, representing outstanding achievement in the classroom by collegiate men’s basketball teams and student-athletes. “The NABC is proud to celebrate these accomplished student-athletes, along with the...
BYU Basketball's Elijah Crawford looks to make an impact at BYU
Though we've only been given the chance to witness the larval phase of the Kevin Young takeover, in his short time as the program's head, Young has reshaped the destiny of BYU basketball in ways that seemed to be impossible when the coaching carousel spat out Mark Pope at Kentucky.
Film photography business expands from Orem to Provo on mission to boost analog access, education
At the corner of Center Street and Freedom Boulevard in Provo, there’s a renaissance of analog photography happening. Of course, the argument can be made that film never really died — at least, that’s the message photographer Jon Canlas is sending with theFINDlab. As smartphones became more...
BYU/UVU roundup: Former Cougar Keilani Unga returns to BYU women’s basketball director of operations
Head coach Amber Whiting announced the hiring of Keilani Unga as the BYU women’s basketball director of operations on Monday morning. “I couldn’t be more thrilled for Keilani to join our BYU women’s basketball family,” said Whiting. “Keilani was a great player at BYU and has a great basketball mind. Having her on staff will help elevate our ability to get the most out of our players and put them in positions to succeed. We are excited for her to get to work with our players and make her mark on BYU, this time as a coach.”
Three New Tenants Sign Leases at Valley Grove in Utah
Pleasant Grove, Utah — Three new restaurant tenants have signed leases at Valley Grove, a $1.2 billion mixed-use development in Pleasant Grove. Upon full build-out, the project will comprise more than 1.5 million square feet of retail, office and hospitality space. The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill, Rancherito’s and Wildside Bowls are now open at the property, occupying a total of 5,498 square feet. Cameron Simonsen of Colliers International represented Wildside Bowls in the lease negotiations. Jace Bankhead of Legend Partners represented The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill, and Christopher Wilson of CRC Nationwide represented Rancherito’s. St. John Properties is the landlord. Other tenants at Valley Grove include Club Pilates, MilkShake Factory, Shamrock Coffee, Sip-N Drinks & Coffee, The Smoked Taco and Wayback Burger.
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