Cedar City, Utah – The Southern Utah Thunderbirds faced off against the Idaho Vandals in a Big Sky Conference rematch on Thursday night, eventually falling to their Big Sky foe 68-44. With the loss the T-Birds move to 4-16 overall this season, with 2-8 record in the Big Sky Conference. The Thunderbirds’ most recent victoryContinue reading “MBB: IDAHO @ SUU”
Category Archives: Sports
2000 NBA RE-DRAFT
The 2000 NBA Draft is widely-regarded as the worst NBA draft class ever. I recently tried to “re-draft” this awful class, and let me tell you, it was exhausting. In the coming weeks, a few of the better basketball minds I’m surrounded by will be re-drafting the last 15 years of NBA Drafts with me.Continue reading “2000 NBA RE-DRAFT”
JACK BUCK
A week after the 9/11 terrorism attacks, legendary baseball broadcaster Jack Buck delivered a speech, highlighted by the following poem, at a St. Louis Cardinals baseball game. One of the most beautiful moments in sports history, this poem and the ensuing game illustrated the healing power of sports in our lives. Since this nation wasContinue reading “JACK BUCK”
WBB: WEB @ SUU
Cedar City, Utah – The Southern Utah University Thunderbirds welcomed their in-state rival, the Weber State Wildcats, into Centrum Arena Saturday evening. Early turnover troubles and a failure to effectively move the ball doomed the Thunderbirds from the start, as they fell 70-51. Southern Utah head coach Chris Boettcher was disappointed in his team’s performance.Continue reading “WBB: WEB @ SUU”
COACH LAMB
Just a little bio piece I wrote for Coach Lamb’s award ceremony. He is such a class-act. He and his family will definitely be missed here in Cedar City. Former Southern Utah University head football coach, Ed Lamb, has been named the 2016 Cedar City Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year. Lamb’s success onContinue reading “COACH LAMB”
WBB: ISU @ SUU
SUU Comes Up Short In Close Contest With ISU 1/28/15 Cedar City, Utah – The Southern Utah University women’s basketball team was back in Centrum Arena Thursday night for a matchup against the Idaho State Bengals. The contest proved to be a back-and-forth affair, featuring 11 lead changes and neither team leading by more thanContinue reading “WBB: ISU @ SUU”
JIMMY V
Jim Valvano’s ESPY awards speech will go down in history as one of the greatest and touching moments in sports history. I post this speech on my blog mainly for me; I want easy access to Jimmy V’s beautiful words. That being said, I invite all to read, watch, or listen to this speech. ItContinue reading “JIMMY V”
MBB: UND @ SUU
Cedar City, Utah – Despite a strong second half by the Thunderbirds, in which they scored 51 points, the Southern Utah University men’s basketball team dug themselves an early hole that they were unable to climb out of, falling to the University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks 88-72. North Dakota came out hot, shooting sixContinue reading “MBB: UND @ SUU”
MBB: UNC @ SUU
Cedar City, Utah – The Southern Utah University Thunderbirds returned to Centrum Arena with renewed confidence after a successful road trip, but were unable to keep the University of Northern Colorado Bears off the boards, which lead to a 90-80 Northern Colorado victory. The Thunderbirds were outrebounded 44-26 and outscored by 14 in the paint.Continue reading “MBB: UNC @ SUU”
WBB: IDAHO @ SUU
Cedar City, Utah – The Southern Utah Thunderbirds let a close game slip away, as they fell to the Idaho Vandals and dropped to 2-13 (0-5 Big Sky). The Thunderbirds led for the vast majority of the game, but were unable hold onto the lead down the stretch. “We were really happy with the effortContinue reading “WBB: IDAHO @ SUU”
Hayden Coombs 