Photo by Troy Babbitt, UW Athletics A Sweetwater County native with a distinguished military, academic and leadership career in the U.S. Army has been named the 29th president of the University of Wyoming. Brigadier General Shane Reeves, currently the dean of the Academic Board at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., was offered a contract by a vote of the UW Board of Trustees today (Thursday) and has accepted the position. He will take office in July. “I am deeply

Individual workouts during spring practice at War Memorial Stadium. Photo by Jeff Bugher, PokesNews.com LARAMIE, Wyo. – Saturday was the first spring football padded practice. Head football coach Jay Sawvel had been anticipating this day since earlier in the week, as he wanted to see how his team would perform in full uniform.   In post-practice interviews, Sawvel appears to be looking for perfection. He didn’t even think it was close… but it was progress. The biggest factor

Markell Holman (8). Photo courtesy of UW Athletics LARAMIE, Wyo. - Senior running back Markell Holman, a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a long way from home - both in distance and lifestyle. Wyoming’s small population stands in sharp contrast to the big-city environment he grew up in.   How is Holman adjusting to “rural” life in Laramie?   “I must say I like it,” Holman said. “The people are very welcoming, so it's...like a second home. I adapted fast and really go

Damarion Dennis. Photo by Troy Babbitt, UW Athletics Laramie, Wyo. - Wyoming has one player slated to enter the transfer portal. Wyoming guard Damarion Dennis told @LeagueRDY, as announced on X (formerly Twitter), that he intends to enter the transfer portal. Dennis, a 6-foot-1 sophomore from San Antonio, departs after a strong 2025-2026 campaign in Laramie, where he emerged as a critical part of Wyoming's basketball team.   After transferring in from Texas A&M-Corpus Christ