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BYU men's basketball reportedly lands another top-flight recruit
If you thought this season’s BYU basketball roster was set in stone, it was not.
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Austin Deming and his winding road to the big leagues
It was the bat flip of the season.
In the frigid mountain air of Provo, BYU slugger Austin Deming launched a 3-1 pitch into the pine trees beyond the left field wall at Miller Park.
What followed was a rare moment of showmanship from the soft spoken Santa Clara, Utah native; a pimp job more reminiscent of flashy big leaguers like Ronald Acuna Jr. and Jazz Chisholm Jr.
In the frigid mountain air of Provo, BYU slugger Austin Deming launched a 3-1 pitch into the pine trees beyond the left field wall at Miller Park.
What followed was a rare moment of showmanship from the soft spoken Santa Clara, Utah native; a pimp job more reminiscent of flashy big leaguers like Ronald Acuna Jr. and Jazz Chisholm Jr.
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Through our lens: The 2024 Paris Olympics through the lens of Daily Universe Sports photographers
For over two weeks, a team of 18 BYU students from the Journalism and Sports Media Sequence covered the 2024 Paris Games for The Daily Universe. The team embarked on a journalistic marathon, walking a combined million steps, and sprinkled in what felt like endless subway and train rides, while burning the midnight oil well into the night hours, to tell the stories of the Games from the perspectives of both the athletes and the spectators.
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Mantz and Young secure top 10 finishes in Olympic marathon; Linkletter in top 50.
PARIS – Conner Mantz and Clayton Young crossed the finish line in 8th and 9th place as the top American finishers in the Olympic marathon on Saturday morning with the Hotel des Invalides looming behind the finish line.
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Meet the man who biked 400 miles to watch the Olympics
Nils Reckemeier is a triathlete and native German who traveled to Paris to watch the 2024 Olympics. But unlike most spectators, he didn’t get here by car or airplane. Instead, he took his homemade “bike camper” and biked over 400 miles from Hameln, his hometown in Germany, to Paris.
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The faith that drives BYU Olympic athletes
Team USA Olympic athletes, and former BYU runners Kenneth Rooks, Clayton Young, and Conner Mantz, along with current BYU runner James Corrigan, shared inspiring and faithful messages during a fireside in Paris Sunday night.
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Called to Serve Him during the Olympics
The 2024 Paris Olympic Games has changed the dynamic of the city as many locals have left and an influx of spectators from all around the world have arrived.
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First day of fall camp: Quarterback battle
The wait is almost over. With the arrival of fall camp comes the anticipation for opening kickoff on Aug. 31. Now just under a month away, you can almost feel the energy and taste the Cougartails in LaVell Edwards Stadium.
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First day of fall camp: Quarterback battle
The wait is almost over. With the arrival of fall camp comes the anticipation for opening kickoff on Aug. 31. Now just under a month away, you can almost feel the energy and taste the Cougartails in LaVell Edwards Stadium.
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USA 3x3 men’s basketball team remains winless after four games
Former BYU star Jimmer Fredette and the rest of the US men’s 3x3 basketball team hoped to secure their first win of the 2024 Paris Olympics Thursday, but came up empty yet again. However, due to an early injury, Team USA stays at last place in the standings with zero wins.
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Allez! An Inside Look at an Olympic Beach Volleyball Match
PARIS—For years, the International Olympic Committee and the city of Paris prepared and hyped the 2024 Olympic Games, including altering and transforming historic and worldwide phenomenon landmarks to accommodate the various sports and large numbers of fans.
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Historic gold for Team USA in rowing ends a 64-year drought
Amidst an atmosphere thick with emotion, Michael Grady stood with his gold medal gleaming on his chest and his hand pressed firmly over his heart. Tears welled up in his eyes as the American national anthem played, honoring the momentous victory.
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