1. BYU Football 2012 Season Opponent Preview: Washington State

    BYU football begins its on-field preparations for the 2012 season on Monday, March 5, with the start of spring practices...

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  2. BYU Football: Updating Player Performances from the 2012 NFL Combine

    I’m no fan of the NFL Scouting Combine. In fact, the combine and college football’s National Signing Day are the least appealing football events in existence, but the Pro Bowl is gaining quickly...

    Lou Martin Written by Lou Martin about 1 year ago 2,120 reads 7 comments

  3. BYU Football: 10 Greatest Cougars Players in NFL History

    It’s quite a feat to excel on the collegiate football level. Taking that collegiate excellence and turning it into success at the professional level is an even bigger and rarer accomplishment...

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  4. BYU Football: The Offseason 'To Do' List for the Cougars

    The dust is settling on the commotion of National Signing Day, and now BYU football fans are officially biding time until the start of the 2012 football season in 204 days...

    Lou Martin Written by Lou Martin about over 1 year ago 1,790 reads 6 comments

  5. BYU Football: Searching for a New Rival?

    With one season of independence under its belt, BYU seems to have lost the allure of a rivalry matchup, a game fans and players alike look forward to each season...

    Lou Martin Written by Lou Martin about over 1 year ago 1,800 reads 31 comments

  6. Utah Jazz: Will Sagging Profits Drive Team Elsewhere?

    From an attendance standpoint, there’s no reason for the Utah Jazz to leave Salt Lake City. Through the end of the 2010-11 season, the Jazz ranked seventh in NBA home attendance, averaging 18,421 per game...

    Lou Martin Written by Lou Martin about over 1 year ago 1,683 reads 14 comments

  7. Los Angeles Dodgers: Who's the Best Fit to Buy the Team?

    The list of people interested in being a part of the new Los Angeles Dodgers ownership is a who’s-who list of past Los Angeles sports icons. Magic Johnson . Orel Hershiser...

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  8. BYU Football: BCS Bustin' from the Future; a Wrinkle in Time

    (Disclaimer: The following story was born in the writer’s imagination and was performed by a trained professional. Do not try this stunt at home...

    Lou Martin Written by Lou Martin about over 1 year ago 422 reads 8 comments

  9. Utah Jazz: Confessions and Advice from Section 102, Row 13

    My trip to the Energy Solutions Arena for the Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert the week after Christmas was the first time I've ever been inside the arena...

    Lou Martin Written by Lou Martin about over 1 year ago 244 reads 9 comments

  10. BYU Ends on a Winning Note, but Where in the World Was Ross Apo?

    Freshman wide receiver Ross Apo played in BYU’s 24-21 win over Tulsa in the Armed Forces Bowl , but was he really there? He might as well have been in the booster section ...

    Lou Martin Written by Lou Martin about over 1 year ago 383 reads 4 comments

  11. 2011 Armed Forces Bowl: BYU Football Caps Season in Thrilling Fashion

    No matter what happens when the dust settles on BYU’s conference affiliation future, the 2011 season will go down as a memorable one for several reasons. The biggest? BYU 24, Tulsa 21...

    Lou Martin Written by Lou Martin about over 1 year ago 1,470 reads 2 comments

  12. BYU Football: Santa Brings Cheer and Good Tidings to Cougars

    Yo! Yo! Yo! Merry Christmas, BYU football fans! If you’re not Christian, Happy Hannukah. If you’re not Christian or Jewish, Happy Kwanzaa. If you’re atheist, happy (insert day of week here)...

    Lou Martin Written by Lou Martin about over 1 year ago 493 reads 2 comments

  13. L.A. Story: Clippers Overhyped, Lakers Overwhelmed, Teams Now Even

    This was going to be a Top 10 list of reasons of why the Los Angeles Clippers are not destined for NBA greatness in light of their recent acquisitions of Chris Paul and Chauncey Billups...

    Lou Martin Written by Lou Martin about over 1 year ago 253 reads 2 comments

  14. BYU Football: Ross Apo Is "Going to Stay" at BYU; Is He Next One to Leave?

    If there’s anything that’s certain in life, it’s uncertainty. And there’s a lot of uncertainty regarding BYU football right now—that’s for certain...

    Lou Martin Written by Lou Martin about over 1 year ago 939 reads 6 comments

  15. BYU Football: The Movie

    A tried-and-true game I’ve enjoyed playing over the years has been to take iconic sports teams and cast the key players and coaches as if I were casting a major motion picture...

    Lou Martin Written by Lou Martin about over 1 year ago 634 reads 0 comments

  16. BYU Football: 3 Most Attractive Games of 2012

    BYU’s 2012 football schedule is looking more interesting than the 2011 campaign has been with matchups scheduled against Boise State, Notre Dame, Utah, Washington State and Oregon State...

    Lou Martin Written by Lou Martin about over 1 year ago 1,893 reads 4 comments

  17. BYU Football: Heaps to Transfer; Can Mendenhall's Departure Be Far Behind?

    Jake Heaps is going to transfer from BYU. Should we really be surprised ? In an official statement released by the school on Monday morning, head coach Bronco Mendenhall announced ...

    Lou Martin Written by Lou Martin about over 1 year ago 1,439 reads 25 comments

  18. BYU Football: Finding Bronco Mendenhall's Replacement; Mission Impossible?

    Welcome to Part 2 of a non-existent story —one that has little foundation, but is fun to follow and participate in anyway...

    Lou Martin Written by Lou Martin about over 1 year ago 1,259 reads 16 comments

  19. BYU Football: Bronco Mendenhall Leaving? Become a Bruin, Bronco!

    Nothing official has been announced, confirmed or denied, but somewhere on the college football landscape, somebody started the rumor that BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall may be considering leaving Provo for a more lucrative deal...

    Lou Martin Written by Lou Martin about over 1 year ago 1,514 reads 11 comments

  20. BYU Football: Top 3 Greatest Cougar Teams of All Time

    We interrupt this period of conference realignment, independence ditching and utter college football organizational mayhem to bring you an article that celebrates and remembers the best three BYU football teams of all time...

    Lou Martin Written by Lou Martin about over 1 year ago 1,364 reads 4 comments

  21. BYU Football: Big East "Not Likely"; Can This Be the Start of Something Bigger?

    What was seen as an eventuality as little as a week ago—BYU to the Big East—is “unlikely,” according to reports on CBSSports.com ...

    Lou Martin Written by Lou Martin about over 1 year ago 392 reads 7 comments

  22. BYU Football: Is Football Independence Experiment Nearly Over?

    Independence for BYU football, in theory, makes sense. However, amongst the progressively-thinning crowds at LaVell Edwards Stadium , and in Cougar Nation in general, it kinda sucks...

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  23. BYU Football: The Jake Heaps Predicament; Will He Stay or Will He Go?

    It wasn’t supposed to happen this way. From the time Jake Heaps announced he was going to play at BYU , things were supposed to unfold in a manner that would place him on the path to becoming the next Steve Young or Ty Detmer...

    Lou Martin Written by Lou Martin about over 1 year ago 3,540 reads 8 comments

  24. Baltimore Ravens: Top Songs That Might Not Have Offended John Harbaugh

    “What’s Your Name” by Lynyrd Skynrd got Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh in a huff on Sunday night, even though his Ravens knocked off the host Steelers 23-20 with a last-minute touchdown...

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  25. BYU Football: Does BYU's Independent Status Make Sense for the Program?

    BYU to the Big 12? BYU to the Big East? The rumors are plentiful, but the official invitations are non-existent. At least for now...

    Lou Martin Written by Lou Martin about over 1 year ago 744 reads 11 comments