Weber State Wildcats
SI: Damian Lillard's journey from Weber State to top-10 NBA Draft prospect
For the second year in a row, a Utah college hoops star could go in the lottery range of the NBA Draft.
Sacramento Kings give Weber State's Damian Lillard a look
Damian Lillard could be a starting point guard in the NBA next season. Read more »
Sports Illustrated: Damian Lillard's journey from Weber State to top-10 NBA Draft prospect
For the second year in a row, a collegiate basketball player from the state of Utah could go in the lottery range of the NBA Draft. Read more »
BYU's Delaney Willard named as All-American
BYU softball's Delaney Willard was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-America First Team on Wednesday. Read more »
5 questions with Weber State's Jody Sears
In early April, former Washington State assistant football coach Jody Sears was named the defensive coordinator at Weber State University. Less than four weeks later, after John L. Smith bolted... Read more »
Campus briefs: Pouha joins 2 others in giving to University of Utah athletics
Former Ute and current New York Jets defensive lineman Sione Pouha and his wife Keiti have contributed $50,000 to Utah's Invest in Excellence campaign for the new Utah football complex. The alumni... Read more »
Sports briefs
WILDCAT IN WYOMING'S HALL OF FAME Former Weber State basketball standout Bruce Collins is one of six individuals named to the 2012 class of the Wyoming Sports Hall of Fame. Collins, a native of Rock Springs, Wyo., played four... Read more »
Former Weber State coach John L. Smith eager to prove himself in the SEC
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — John L. Smith isn't Bobby Petrino and he's not Nick Saban. Read more »
Brad Rock: Rock on: Ex-Jazz forward Carlos Boozer's Bull story
After Chicago's playoff-ending loss to Philadelphia, last week, ex-Jazz forward Carlos Boozer was asked to assess his season. Read more »
College baseball, softball: Rally falls short as Huskies outlast Utes
Despite mounting a ninth-inning comeback, the Utah baseball team dropped the finale in its three-game series against Washington, 7-6 on Sunday. Read more »
College football: Four BYU Cougars, one Weber State Wildcat sign NFL free-agent contracts
Four BYU football players from the 2011 team have signed free-agent contracts with NFL teams since the league's annual draft concluded Saturday night. Read more »
Campus briefs: Recent Utah college results in baseball, softball, track and golf
Behind a solid performance on the mound and timely hitting at the plate, the Utah baseball team shut out Washington, 6-0, on Saturday afternoon. Read more »
Weber State football: Jody Sears named interim head football coach
Three days after John L. Smith bailed on the Wildcats' program to take the interim head coaching job at the University of Arkansas, Jody Sears was named Thursday as the interim head football coach... Read more »
College roundup: SLCC softball receives nation's top ranking
The Salt Lake Community College Softball team jumped one spot to the No. 1 ranking in the NJCAA. Read more »
Yahoo: Wife helped John L. Smith make choice to leave Weber State
Yahoo's Pat Forde spoke to John L. Smith on Tuesday and found out that Smith's wife helped him understand the opportunity before him. Read more »
Randy Hollis: One can hardly blame John L. Smith, but it is still wrong
Instead of giving something back to the university, all John L. Smith gave Weber State was a bunch of "Hogswash." Read more »
Ex-Weber State coach John L. Smith's move to Arkansas draws mixed national reaction
Is ex-Weber State football coach John L. Smith selfish or just smart? National writers have mixed feelings on the matter. Read more »
Smith bolts Weber St. for Arkansas before coaching a game for 'Cats
Just 41/2 months after being named the head football coach at Weber State University, John L. Smith bailed on the Wildcats' program Monday to instead take over as head coach at the University of... Read more »
Weber State football coach John L. Smith to be named interim Arkansas coach
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas has made it official: John L. Smith is returning as head coach of the Razorbacks next year. Read more »
UVU, Weber State softball: Wildcats beat UVU in series-opener
Utah Valley University dropped the opener of a critical four-game Pacific Coast Softball Conference series to Weber State University 8-1 on Friday at Wolverine Field. Read more »
College softball: Bruins blank Utes; Y. blanks Bulldogs
All three members of the Utah (23-19, 0-13 Pac-12) pitching staff combined for a solid performance, but the Utes lost to No. 15 UCLA, 5-0, on Friday night. Read more »
College roundup: James Brooks' bat powers Utes baseball against Washington State
Despite dropping a late lead, the Utah baseball team rallied for a 4-3 victory in extra innings over Washington State on Saturday evening. Read more »
Weber State football: Defense rules the day in spring game
The scoreboard somehow showed a final score of 30-0 in favor of the White (offensive) team, but it was the Wildcats' Purple-clad defensive squad that did most of the damage during the approximately 110-play scrimmage, which was... Read more »
Hoop dreams find players with Utah ties globetrotting
Trent Plaisted, since ending his BYU basketball career in 2008, has played pro ball in Italy, Croatia, Lithuania, Ukraine and now Turkey. On top of that, he has played in about 15 other countries,... Read more »
Weber State to hold graduation ceremonies April 20
Weber State University will hold its commencement ceremonies on April 20 at 8 a.m. University officials are expecting the Class of 2012 to total more than 4,000 graduates. Read more »
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