Photo by Troy Babbitt, UW Athletics LARAMIE, Wyo. (Jan. 8, 2026) – The Wyoming Cowboys hit the road and head to the Silver State for a battle with Nevada on Saturday evening inside the Lawlor Events Center in Reno. The contest will be steamed on the Mountain West Network, as it marks the 34th all-time meeting between the schools, as the game is slated for an 8 p.m. MT start. Fans can watch, listen to the contest, as well as follow stats on GoWyo.com. The game will be broadca

Photo by Troy Babbitt, UW Athletics LARAMIE, Wyo. (Jan. 8, 2026) – The Wyoming Cowgirls return home Saturday for a 2 p.m., contest against four-time defending Mountain West regular season champion UNLV. Saturday's game will be broadcast live on the Mountain West Network and can be heard across the Cowgirl Radio Network with David Settle and Jennifer Aadland on the call. ABOUT THE COWGIRLS Wyoming is coming off a tough overtime loss on the road Wednesday evening at Nevada. Aft

Largest win vs. Conference foe since 2001 Photo by Troy Babbitt, UW Athletics LARAMIE, Wyo. (Jan. 6, 2026) – The Wyoming Cowboys came out firing in the first half shooting 63 percent with eight first half triples in a dominant 98-66 win over UNLV in the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie on Tuesday evening. It was the largest win in a conference game for the Pokes since beating San Diego State by 35 points by a score of 101-66 on February 3, 2001. UW moves to 9-1 at home this seaso

Photo by Troy Babbitt, UW Athletics CORALVILLE, Iowa (1/4/26) – The University of Wyoming wrestling team wrapped up competition at the Soldier Salute Tournament on Sunday inside Xtreme Arena. The Cowboys placed third as a team with 126.5 points, and No. 4 Joey Novak (197) punctuated the tournament with an individual championship. "Certainly, I don't think Joey wrestled up to his capabilities, but he found a way to win tough matches," head coach Mark Branch said. "It was impor

Photo by Troy Babbitt, UW Athletics LARAMIE, Wyo. (Jan. 4, 2026) – The Wyoming Cowboys welcome the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels to the Arena-Auditorium on Tuesday evening for an 8 p.m. start. It will be the only meeting between the schools this season with the contest being aired on CBS Sports Network. Fans can listen to the contest, as well as follow stats on GoWyo.com. The game will be broadcast live on radio over the 26 affiliate stations of the Cowboy Sports Network with Keith Ke

Photo by Troy Babbitt, UW Athletics CORALVILLE, Iowa (1/3/26) – The University of Wyoming wrestling team completed Day 1 of the Soldier Salute Tournament on Saturday inside Xtreme Arena. The Cowboys – who have three advancing to Sunday’s semifinals – are currently second with 94.5 points. Missouri leads having accumulated 99 points. “Closing is the important part, and it’s the part we feel best about because we started slow,” head coach Mark Branch said. “It has been a sluggi

Photo courtesy of UW Athletics ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., (Jan. 3, 2026) – Despite a strong start to open the contest, the Wyoming Cowboys could overcome a late first half and early second half run by New Mexico in a 78-58 road loss to the Lobos inside The Pit in Albuquerque, N.M. on Saturday evening. Wyoming falls to 10-4 overall and 1-2 in conference play. “You have to be at your best when your best is needed, I think we have a chance, but we are not there yet and until we can pro

Photo by Troy Babbitt, UW Athletics LARAMIE, Wyo. (Jan. 3, 20206) – A big third quarter from San Diego State Saturday afternoon proved to be the difference as the Wyoming Cowgirls opened 2026 with a 72-55 loss to the Aztecs. Wyoming was outscored 22-5 in the third. “I thought we came out with some high energy,” said Head Coach Heather Ezell. “We played a great first quarter. Putting Jane (Rumpf) and Lana (Beslic) into the starting lineup gave us some great energy. I was happy

Photo by Troy Babbitt, UW Athletics LARAMIE, Wyo. (Jan. 1, 2026) – The Wyoming Cowgirls return home to open play in the New Year with a Saturday matinee contest against San Diego State inside the Arena-Auditorium. Tip time is 2 p.m., against the Aztecs. Saturday’s game will be broadcast live on the Mountain West Network and can be heard across the Cowgirl Radio Network with David Settle and Jennifer Aadland on the call.   ABOUT THE COWGIRLS Wyoming (4-8, 1-2 MW) is looking t

Photo by Troy Babbitt, UW Athletics LARAMIE, Wyo. (Dec. 28, 2025) – The Wyoming Cowboys hit the road once again this time for a trip to The Pit to take on the New Mexico Lobos on Saturday evening at 6 p.m. The Contest will be televised on CBS Network. Fans can listen to the contest, as well as follow stats on GoWyo.com. The game will be broadcast live on radio over the 26 affiliate stations of the Cowboy Sports Network with Keith Kelley on the call and Kevin McKinney on Colo

Photo by Troy Babbitt, UW Athletics LARAMIE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Cowboys used the three ball and 18-straight free throws in a 68-56 road win at Air Force on Tuesday afternoon in Clune Arena on the campus of the United State Air Force Academy. It was the first true road win for the Pokes this season, as UW moves to 10-3 overall and 1-1 in conference play. “The result was right, the process was wrong,” UW head coach Sundance Wicks said. “It is hard to win on the road, and it is

Photo courtesy of UW Athletics ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Offensive rebounds and turnovers proved to be the difference Wednesday as the Wyoming Cowgirls lost a hard-fought battle on the road at New Mexico to close out the year 2025. UW fell 62-48 in the contest as the Lobos pulled away late. UNM forced 19 Cowgirl turnovers and had a 17-3 margin on second-chance points. Both teams got off to slow starts offensively Wednesday as the Cowgirls missed their first six shots while New Mexi

Photo courtesy of UW Athletics LARAMIE, Wyoming (12/30/25) – Not many teams in the NFL are playing as well right now as Jacksonville. The Jaguars have won seven in a row and eight of nine and are in position to win the NFC South with just one week left of the regular season. A big reason as to why Jacksonville has enjoyed a late-season surge is the play of safety Andrew Wingard. The Former University of Wyoming student-athlete is a consistent force in the back half of the Jag

Christian Taylor. Photo courtesy of the Buffalo Bills LARAMIE, Wyo. - On Friday, December 19, the University of Wyoming officially announced that head coach Jay Sawvel hired Christian Taylor as the program’s new offensive coordinator. Taylor arrives in Laramie after spending the past two seasons as a defensive analyst, defensive assistant, and offensive advisor with the Buffalo Bills. Christian will be adding a college and NFL perspective to a Wyoming offense that is searchin

Sundance Wicks. Photo by Troy Babbitt, UW Athletics LARAMIE, Wyo. - University of Wyoming head men’s basketball coach Sundance is fired up about hosting Grand Canyon University on Saturday as Mountain West play ramps up.   “Let’s talk about Grand Canyon,” Wicks said. “Top 50 defense in the country, third-best defensive rebounding team in the country, 11th in Division One experience at an average of 2.55 years, and the 17th tallest team in the country. So it is no small feat.”

Photo by Henry Lasher SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dec 15, 2025) – The Wyoming Cowboys opened the contest 9-of-10 from the field and cruised to 87-72 neutral site win over South Dakota State inside the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on Monday evening. Wyoming finishes the non-conference slate 9-2 after the first victory away from the Arena-Auditorium. "I told our guys today the job is not done, and we have to prove we can go on the road and win a game," UW head coach Su

Photo courtesy of UW Athletics LARAMIE, Wyoming (12/13/25) – The University of Wyoming wrestling team hosted a very special night Saturday inside the Arena-Auditorium. The Cowboys battled No. 1 Penn State in front of a program-record 4,686 fans and gave the home faithful something to cheer about albeit in a 40-7 loss. “That whole dual, no matter the score in any match, the fans were screaming, and they showed out,” Joey Novak said. “That might be the biggest dual I ever wrest

Meyer and Dennis each score 20 Naz Meyer (2) Photo by Troy Babbitt, UW Athletics LARAMIE, Wyo. (Dec 9, 2025) – The Cowboy offense gave a dynamite performance on Tuesday evening in a 106-79 route of the University of Sotuh Dakota Coyotes inside the Arena-Auditorium. Wyoming shot 63 percent from the field and moves to 8-2 on the season and are 13-0 in non-conference home games under head coach Sundance Wicks. “I haven’t stopped thinking about this South Dakota game for a year,

Tom Burman. Photo by Troy Babbitt, UW Athletics LARAMIE, Wyo.- University of Wyoming Athletics Director Tom Burman was very honest during his December press conference, offering a blunt assessment of the Cowboys’ 4-8 season and what must change as the program heads into a new era in the Mountain West. “The 2025 football season was not what any of us expected. Disappointment, discouragement, frustration, all the emotions that fans feel. I’ve felt, staff has felt. Four and eigh

Jay Sawvel. Photo by Ian Cadena, PokesNews.com Photographer Laramie, Wyo. (Dec. 6, 2025) -- The Wyoming Cowboy Football program announced 20 commitments on the first day of the 2026 early signing period on Wednesday. The group of 20 student-athletes come from 10 different states. Quote from Head Coach Jay Sawvel on Wyoming's 2026 December Signing Class "We are excited about the group we have brought in. We felt that we addressed a wide array of needs we will have on a year