Jared Lloyd

Imagine what it is like to be BYU freshman wide receiver Tei Nacua. You are the youngest of five brothers, including three who have made it to the NFL. One, Puka Nacua, is considered to be one of the top receivers in pro football right now. And now you are the last in the family […]

What a ride. Men’s college basketball fans in Utah County have been treated to something special in the last month, something that rarely happens. Since Feb. 8, neither of the Division I programs in the area — BYU and UVU, of course — have lost. Yes, you read that right. After the Cougars dropped their […]

Former BYU men’s basketball coach Roger Reid is recovering in the hospital after suffering a golf cart accident in Nephi. Reid, who is 78, was the head coach for the Cougars from 1989 to 1996 after being an assistant for BYU from 1978-’89. According to reports, Reid was golfing at Canyon Hills Golf Course in […]

Shortly after the No. 6-seeded BYU men’s basketball capped its solid 80-71 win over No. 11-seed VCU at Bell Arena in Denver in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Thursday, I saw the team’s X feed, @BYUmbb, post a photo of 22 celebrities who had picked the Cougars to lose to the Rams […]

For the last three days, many of the top football players from across the Big 12 conference gathered at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, for the second Big 12 Pro Days. The goal was to highlight their abilities for scouts from across the NFL as they participated in drills, tested their skills […]

BYU senior defensive tackle Joshua Singh is hard to miss. Listed at 6-foot and 285 pounds, he is a load in the middle of the Cougar defense. But as BYU prepares for the 2025 season, it’s probably accurate to say Singh has been a little bit overlooked. The former Orem High star played in all […]

What would bring a famous former pro baseball player and a 17-year-old with his own YouTube Channel together on a golf course? That’s the beauty of the Special Olympics Short Game Golf Challenge, a chip-and-putt competition which was held Monday as part of the 2025 Utah Open at Riverside Country Club in Provo. Participants included […]

Let’s take a minute to do a little thought exercise. For the next couple of minutes, try to step back from the emotions and fears and political views and focus on the people. Imagine being an agent for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (commonly referred to as ICE) today. I’ll admit that I don’t […]

The common proverb that “the grass is greener on the other side of the fence” is a sentiment that has been expressed for millennia. Many sources cite as an early example the Roman poet Ovid, who said in his “Art of Love” (1 BC) that “the harvest is always richer in another man’s field.” Everyone […]

It felt to me like a long and frequently contentious run up to the 2026 primary elections. While the process has been ongoing for nearly six months, the intensity felt like elevated in May and June with candidates and their allies attempting a wide range of tactics to give themselves an edge. I know that […]