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During the week NFL defensive tackle Terrance Knighton sent out a few tweets complaining that Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady should be making more than NBA players James Harden and Stephen Curry, who both signed massive extensions this NBA offseason. Knighton's tweets got me thinking, no, not about should NFL players make more than NBA players? I couldn't care less about that. What the tweets got me thinking about is of the major professional sports leagues whose players have it best? Figuring...
WORLAND - The 14U Worland Wildfires fell just short of winning a state championship at the Wyoming Girls State Fastpitch Tournament on July 7-9 in Rock Springs. The Wildfires fell to Laramie 8-3 in the championship game and while they did not bring the top hardware home, as a team, and program, the Wildfires made tremendous progress this season. "The girls stepped up defensively. They cut their errors in half from eight-plus errors per game to less than four-per game. Offensively, the girls...
Larkins selected to Wyoming All-Star Regional team By Alex Kuhn Sports Editor WORLAND - Big Horn Basin Blue Jay Coy Larkins has been selected to the Senior Babe Ruth Wyoming All-Star Regional team and will play in the Pacific Northwest regional tournament July 19-23 in Calgary, Canada. "I thought it was about time," said Coy Larkins when asked about his thoughts on being named to the Wyoming team. "After the years of work put in it was a good feeling to get that call." Larkins added, "It...
TEN SLEEP - Full results from the 71st Ten Sleep Rodeo annual Fourth of July Rodeo are as follows Bulls 1, Hawk Whitt, 72, $2,500. Bareback 1, Andy Mumm, $575. 2, Zack Thomas, $345. 3, Mack Anderson, $230. Saddle Bronc 1, Chris Williams, $875. 2, Cory Byrd, $575. 3, Trever Thybo $350. Calf Roping 1, Britt Givens, $276. 2, Tate Edeler, $184. Steer Wrestling 1, Bronc Pippert, $324. 2, Britt Givens, $216. Junior Barrels 1, Hannah Griemsman, $120. 2, Reaghen Fox, $80. Barrels 1, Elaine Hollings,...
WORLAND - The 14U Worland Wildfires start their final tournament of the 2017 season today, competing in the Wyoming Girls State Fastpitch Tournament in Rock Springs. The Wildfires will compete in the 14U recreation division and begin with pool play today, then Saturday start the double-elimination bracket portion of the tournament. On the season the Wildfires finished with a 10-17 record, going 7-3 in their Riverton/Lander city league. June 24-25 the Wildfires played in their final regular...
By Alex Kuhn Sports Editor It's time to answer the age-old question, the one that's been asked ever since Michael Jordan retired, well, for the second time. Would (X) team beat Jordan's '96 Bulls, who are considered the best team in NBA history after they set a then record by finishing 72-10 in the regular season; then went on to win their second straight NBA Championship over the Seattle Sonics 4-2. This year's challengers are the '17 Golden State Warriors, the newly minted champs led by Kevin...
WORLAND - The Big Horn Basin Blue Jays broke even Thursday as they opened the Senior Babe Ruth State Tournament at Newell Sargent Park. Opening the tournament with a doubleheader, the Blue Jays lost a tight contest against Casper, 5-3, in their first game. Then to finish off their double-header they routed Lander 12-4. Against Lander, the Blue Jays used their gloves, bats and smart base running to secure the win. Coy Larkins set the tone defensively for how the game would be played with an...
WORLAND - Sr. Babe Ruth team, the Big Horn Basin Blue Jays, are hosting and competing in the Sr. Babe Ruth State tournament starting today and ending on Sunday at Newell Sargent Field. The Blue Jays will compete against Buffalo, Belle Fourche, Casper, Gillette, Lander and Newcastle for the state title, and open the tournament with a doubleheader, first against Casper at 3:30 p.m. then against Lander at 6 p.m. Led by seniors Coy Larkins and Kyle Lamb as well as having a never-give-up attitude,...
Play as a team, win as a team Worland Baseball hoist Worland Club Tournament championship By Alex Kuhn Sports Editor WORLAND - They came, they saw, they conquered. The Worland 12U baseball team closed out their home tournament Sunday afternoon with a 7-5 victory over the Casper Crush to win the Worland Club Tournament championship at Newell Sargent Field. "We were playing to show that we're right there with them. That was out biggest thing after losing to them [Saturday] and two weeks ago in Cas...
I really want to go on a rant about the Chicago Bulls front office and how horrendous they are at their jobs, because they made the two worst trades of the NBA Draft Thursday night. They traded Jimmy Butler, a top-15 player in the league, for 50 cents on the dollar to Minnesota. Which sent up a Batman-like signal that said, "Hey we're dumb, come make a deal with us!"; to which the Golden State Warriors obliged and gave the Bulls cash for draft pick Jordan Bell, a valued, and much needed, rim...
LARAMIE – Hillary Carlson and Randi Richardson formed a quick bond in the fall of 2007. Carlson, a standout high school player at Cheyenne Central, and Richardson, a transfer from the University of San Francisco, came together with the University of Wyoming women's basketball program that fall and were part of one of the most successful runs in Cowgirls basketball history. The two combined to help lead UW to a 61-35 record over their final three seasons with two trips deep into the Women's N...
Worland Baseball looks to keep it rolling during home tournament Worland opens tourney vs. Buffalo at 5:30 p.m. Friday By Alex Kuhn Sports Editor WORLAND - After spending most of their time on the road in places like Casper, Lovell and Billings, the Worland 12U baseball team will play in front of their hometown fans at the friendly confines of Newell Sargent Park starting Friday and ending on Sunday. The Worland Baseball Club Tournament is the annual tournament put on by Worland Baseball and...
LARAMIE – George Howard has been the University of Wyoming rodeo coach for the past 34 years. And he knew by looking at who qualified for Saturday's short go of the College National Finals Rodeo that his Cowgirls had a chance to do something special at the Casper Events Center. And they did. Cowgirls senior Amelia Anderson recorded a time of 6.5 seconds in the short go of goat tying to place second in the go and second nationally, and junior Kailee Webb placed third in the short go of barrel r...
WORLAND - Two of Worland's own, Amayah Leyva and Brooke Wright, showcased their talents during the Team Championship portion of the Hit, Pitch and Run competition Saturday morning at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. Wright finished first in her age division of 12/11-year-olds, her fourth time competing at the Championship level, and Leyva was second in the 10/9 -year-olds in her second time competing at the Team Championship level. Getting to the championship both competitors had to win the...
In case you didn't know by now, Kevin Durant is really good at basketball, and as it turned out was the difference between winning and losing an NBA title for Cleveland and Golden State. Say what you will about three of the five final scores, watching Durant go head-to-head with LeBron James was a treat for everyone who watched. Durant was incredible for all five games. He was everywhere making plays on both ends of the floor. He played rim protector for stretches and that short corner shot was...
WORLAND - For their annual summer volleyball camp the Worland Lady Warriors will have a special guest coach helping hone their skills this year. University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) head volleyball coach Steven McRoberts will lead this year's camp on July 21, 22 and 24. Since being named the head coach at Ole Miss in 2014, McRoberts has led the Rebels to winning seasons in each year and for his career is an impressive 539-198 in his 20 seasons coaching at the collegiate level. Prior to Ole...
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - The biggest offseason position battle in the NFL - the Denver Broncos quarterback sweepstakes featuring Paxton Lynch and Trevor Siemian - has been nothing but a tease. Coach Vance Joseph said Tuesday that the evaluation won't truly start until training camp next month. So, all those spectacular deep throws from Lynch sprinkled in between the bad choices and awful chucks were all for naught. Same with all those safe, short passes from Siemian surrounded by all those...
LARAMIE – University of Wyoming junior barrel racer Kailee Webb has seen her share of misfortune during the past year to last a lifetime in the sport. It all started for the Isabel, South Dakota, native at this time last year when she suffered a serious knee injury during the opening round of the College National Finals Rodeo when she hit a barrier entering the arena during a run. Then during the course of the fall and spring Webb had to retire two horses, one from colic and one with a fractured skull. “Last fall was really rough for me men...
It's been over a year since I've started my column and I've taken a lot of shots at the NFL, NCAA, IOC and FIFA, but I've never really taken a shot at the NBA. One reason for that could be that the NBA is my favorite league and there's a rose tint when I look their way. Or it maybe, it's a well-run league and the criticisms are weak, say like the parity argument. Please find a point in NBA history where there was parity. I'll even give you this whole column to do so. Now in fairness I'm going...
WORLAND - The Green Hills Golf Course junior golf program is having another strong summer under PGA head professional Mike Propp. The program teaches youth golfers putting, chipping, pitching, pre-swing fundamentals, routine, rules and etiquette every Wednesday morning at Green Hills. "We've got over 50 kids in our program and we're excited about it, and the best thing is the kids are excited too," said Propp. In his second year as the golf pro at Green Hills, Propp is thrilled to see the...
I want to dive into summer. Really, I do. There's no question the best time of the year weather-wise in these parts starts in June and runs as long as Mother Nature will allow. Sometimes that's well into September and even October, but sometimes it ends in August. Here's hoping for the longer version of that equation this year. But here's the problem I'm having with diving into summer. The University of Wyoming football program keeps interrupting. Each time I'm ready to put the Cowboys and one...