CASPER, Wyo. — The University of Wyoming has produced several NFL players currently making an impact. Here’s how they did in the most recent week’s slate of games. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills It was another great week for the Bills’ star gunslinger, as Allen put up big numbers in his team’s 32–6 domination over the […]
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UW Cowgirls prep for first road game of season
LARAMIE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Cowgirl basketball team will take to the road for the first time this season as they travel to face Denver on Tuesday. Wyoming is coming off a 71–52 loss to Nebraska on Saturday. The Cowgirls and Cornhuskers battled for nearly 30 minutes Saturday, but Nebraska was able to close the […]
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UW Cowboys can’t catch up to UNLV in 20-point loss
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — It was a game with everything on the line for both teams, as both the Wyoming Cowboys and UNLV Rebels entered Friday night’s game looking to keep their hopes alive to play in this year’s Mountain West Championship Game. When the game came to an end, UNLV had prevailed with a […]
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Pokes in the Pros: Week 9
CASPER, Wyo. — The University of Wyoming has produced several NFL players currently making an impact. Here’s how they did in the most recent week’s slate of games. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills Allen played well in his team’s Sunday game against the Cincinnati Bengals, but it wasn’t enough to lead his team to victory, as […]
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UW Cowgirls open season with convincing win over North Dakota
LARAMIE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Cowgirl basketball team opened the 2023–24 season in convincing fashion Monday night, outscoring North Dakota 20–7 in the fourth quarter, en route to a 77–60 win. The Cowgirls got off to a strong start offensively, hitting five of their first eight shots to take an early 11–3 lead, forcing a […]
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UW Cowgirls topple Spartans in four sets on the road
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Wyoming Cowgirl volleyball team came out on top Saturday afternoon on the road, beating San Jose State in four sets. It was a tightly contested four sets, but the Pokes prevailed 25–23, 25–21, 27–29, 25–13. The Cowgirls controlled the majority of the first and second sets and were able to […]
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Wyoming captures third straight Border War victory
LARAMIE, Wyo. — Friday’s showdown between the Wyoming Cowboys and Colorado State Rams was another Border War for the ages in the 115th meeting of the two bitter rivals. In the end, it was the Cowboys who came away with a 24–15 victory. It was the third consecutive win in the series for Wyoming and […]
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Pokes in the Pros: Week 8
CASPER, Wyo. — The University of Wyoming has produced several NFL players currently making an impact. Here’s how they did in the most recent week’s slate of games. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills The Bills’ star quarterback was sensational in his Thursday Night Football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, helping his team come away with […]
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Pokes in the Pros: Week 7
CASPER, Wyo. — The University of Wyoming has produced several NFL players currently making an impact. Here’s how they did in the most recent week’s slate of games. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills The Bills’ superstar and former UW standout quarterback struggled uncharacteristically in his team’s loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday. Allen threw […]
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UW Cowgirls drop road contest to Fresno State
FRESNO, Calif. — The Wyoming Cowgirl volleyball team put up a valiant fight, but ultimately lost a straight-sets match on the road Saturday at Fresno State. The Bulldogs prevailed 25–23, 25–15, 25–19. The Bulldogs found their footing in the latter sets after narrowly winning a back-and-forth, tightly contested opening set. Fresno State hit a stellar […]
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Five-year outlook: Casper’s investment in North Platte River Park could pay off big
CASPER, Wyo. — A recent study underscores the potential economic boon from the private development of the North Platte River Park No. 2 Subdivision over the next five years. This development aims to maximize the potential recovery of a possible Wyoming Business Council grant and the 20% city match designated for utility infrastructure. A Win […]
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Pokes in the Pros: Week 6
CASPER, Wyo. — The University of Wyoming has produced several NFL players currently making an impact. Here’s how they did in the most recent week’s slate of games. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills It was another stellar week for the Bills’ superstar QB as Allen came up big in his team’s 14–9 victory over the New […]
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UW Cowboys earn big win over No. 24 Fresno State
LARAMIE, Wyo. — If there were any remaining doubts that the Wyoming Cowboys are one of the top teams in the Mountain West Conference, they proved those doubts wrong on Saturday with their second win this season over a Top 25 ranked team, defeating No. 24 Fresno State, 24–19. With the win, the Pokes ended […]
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Out-of-state anti-trans group stages protest at UW sorority
by Joshua Wolfson, September 29, 2023 Three out-of-state activists placed flyers and rocks with discriminatory statements Thursday evening near a University of Wyoming sorority that made history last year by becoming the first to admit a transgender woman, police and LGBTQ advocates said. University police responded near the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority house after the three […]
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Cowboys open conference play with homecoming victory
LARAMIE, Wyo. — Big plays on offense, defense and special teams fueled the Wyoming Cowboys to their fourth win of the season on Saturday, as the Pokes came away with a 35–26 home win over New Mexico for homecoming weekend. “Conference play is here, and we knew it was going to be a challenging game,” […]
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UW Cowboys earn hard-fought victory over Mountaineers
LARAMIE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Cowboys once again showed how much heart they have, as they erased a 12-point deficit to rally for a 22–19 victory over Appalachian State. The Cowboys improved to 3–1 on the season with the win. Roughly four minutes into the fourth quarter, Appalachian State cornerback Tyrek Funderburk intercepted a Wyoming […]
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UW volleyball off to best start in team history
Though the season is still young, the UW Cowgirls are off to their best start in volleyball program history.
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UW Cowboys to kick off football season on Saturday
LARAMIE, Wyo. — The start of the 2023–24 Wyoming Cowboys football season is just days away, with the Pokes set to take on Texas Tech on Sept. 2. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. The game will be nationally televised on CBS. Wyoming enters the season with 17 returning starters, including 10 of 11 returning […]
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Judge dismisses lawsuit against UW sorority, transgender sister
A 72-page complaint against Artemis Langford and Kappa Kappa Gamma failed to adequately state a claim, according to the ruling.
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UW Cowboys reveal depth chart for coming football season
LARAMIE, Wyo. — With the completion of the final scrimmage of 2023 fall camp, the Wyoming Cowboys have released an updated depth chart for the coming season. The depth chart includes 17 returning starters, including 10 on defense, five on offense and both the starting place-kicker and punter. The seven new projected starters are veteran […]
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UW Cowboy Hoyland named preseason All-American
LARAMIE, Wyo. — The Associated Press recently announced its preseason All-American football teams, and University of Wyoming place-kicker John Hoyland was named to the second team. Hoyland was the only player not from a power five conference to be named to either the first or second team. Hoyland is coming off a 2022 season in […]
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Simulating game situations focus for Cowboys in final fall camp practices
LARAMIE, Wyo. — As the 2023 season opener draws closer for the Wyoming Cowboy football team, the coaching staff is shifting the focus of practices to preparing players for in-game situations. On Friday and Saturday, the Pokes’ practices included a Mountain West Conference officiating crew. Head coach Craig Bohl said Saturday’s scrimmage served as an important evaluation […]
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Judge: UW must allow trans-protesting preacher table in student union
The ruling concluded Todd Schmidt’s actions did not constitute harassment or discrimination against the school’s first transgender sorority member.
