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Provo regional sports park projected to boost athletic participation, economy

By Ethan Porter
March 20, 2023 12:00 AM
Construction of the 100-acre Provo regional sports park is underway as plans for the park expand with an updated design that includes 45 new pickleball courts.
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Basketball

BYU women's basketball pulls 33 points in the fourth quarter to beat Santa Clara 78-72

By Megan Hatton
February 18, 2023 12:00 AM
BYU women's basketball came away with a 78-72 win in their last game against Santa Clara before next season in the Big 12.
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Track and Field (Women's)

BYU women's track and field collects five podium finishes at the Jarvis Scott Open

By Megan Hatton
February 13, 2023 12:00 AM
BYU women's track and field recorded winning marks and personal bests in field events and sprints this weekend at the Jarvis Scott Open.
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Basketball

BYU women's basketball drops 52-49 heartbreaker at San Diego

By Megan Hatton
February 05, 2023 12:00 AM
In a battle for third place in the West Coast Conference standings, BYU fell 52-49 on the road to San Diego Saturday afternoon.
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Basketball

Eight-minute scoring drought for BYU women's basketball results in 69-59 loss to Santa Clara

By Megan Hatton
January 23, 2023 12:00 AM
BYU women's basketball snapped its seven-game winning streak in a 69-59 loss to Santa Clara Saturday.
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Tennis

BYU men's tennis takes down Idaho State in season opener

By Megan Hatton
January 21, 2023 12:00 AM
BYU men's tennis came out swinging in its first match of the 2023 season with a 6-1 win over Idaho State.
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Local

Transgender kids can play girls sports in Utah after ruling

By Associated Press
August 22, 2022 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Transgender girls in Utah will be given the opportunity to participate in girls’ sports as the school year begins, after a judge on Friday reversed a ban pending legal challenges from parents.
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Basketball

BYU women's hoops set to begin NCAA Tournament run, looks to build on historic season

By Tyler Gibb
March 19, 2022 12:00 AM
BYU women’s basketball put together the greatest regular season in program history, finishing 25-2, but despite so much success, the Cougars enter the NCAA Tournament with a bitter taste in their mouths.
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Track and Field

BYU with top-10 finish, individual title at NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships

By Jake Roper
March 13, 2022 12:00 AM
BYU Track and Field concluded its indoor season Saturday in another historic meet at the NCAA Indoor National Championships in Birmingham, Alabama, bringing home a top-10 overall finish, an individual national title and multiple All-American honors.
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Basketball

Gonzales' season-high 29 points help BYU women's basketball get 74-63 win over San Diego

By Colton Potter
January 22, 2022 12:00 AM
Shaylee Gonzales and strong team defense helped BYU women’s basketball shake off some rust and sloppy play to come up with their sixth straight win in a hard-fought 74-63 win over the San Diego Toreros.
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Basketball

BYU women's basketball stays undefeated at home with 69-50 win over LMU

By Isabelle Zyhailo
February 07, 2021 12:00 AM
BYU women's basketball stays undefeated at home with 69-50 win over LMU
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Basketball

Meet BYU’s pair of ‘dunking queens’

By Isabelle Zyhailo
February 02, 2021 12:00 AM
The BYU dunk team was an all-male unit until two women, Camdyn Roberts and Emily Meeks, joined and broke the gender barrier.
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Defining Moments of BYU Sports

Defining moments: Romney, Cougars stun No. 14 Boise State

May 29, 2020 12:00 AM
Editor’s note: To help fill the sports void, The Universe is taking a look at some of the more memorable moments of the 2019-20 season across all BYU sports ina series of stories.
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Editorials

Opinion: We need more — not less — sports in our lives

By Josh Carter
May 19, 2020 12:00 AM
The Washington Post recently published a controversial editorial titled “The pandemic has reminded us: We don’t need more sports in our lives — we need less.” In short, the piece insinuated that while sports are on hold, any sports-related talk shows, articles and documentaries should also take a break. In response to the Post’s op-ed, I would argue that the pandemic has actually reminded us that we do, in fact, need as much sports-related content in our lives as we can get.
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Basketball

Y shoes? BYU athletes explain sneaker culture

March 05, 2020 12:00 AM
Written and compiled by Ben Winters with photography by Preston Crawley, Addie Blacker and Emma Wiles.
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Football

Jim Herrmann shares the life lessons he learned from football

December 02, 2019 12:00 AM
Jim Herrmann said he had never dreamed of a professional football career, but through hard work and love of the game, he became a BYU football star and a defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals.
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Campus

BYU resources support student fitness goals

By Hope Thomas
April 10, 2019 12:00 AM
Universe reporter Hope Thomas gets a body composition test in the Bod Pod. (Ty Mullen)
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Sports

How BYU radio’s play-by-play broadcaster works the mic

February 22, 2019 12:00 AM
Greg Wrubell stands in LaVell Edwards Stadium where he does live play-by-play announcing for Cougars home football games. (Bradley Slade)
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