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Tbirds Offer Basketball And Volleyball Camps In June

Brian Scott — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:42:11 +0000

Registrations are now being taken for Casper College’s annual summer basketball and volleyball camps held in June.

All three camps will be run by Casper College coaches and Thunderbird players and will emphasize fundamentals and one-on-one instruction

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Wyoming Cowboy Basketball Tied to ESPN Special on NCAA Tournament

David Settle — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 21:24:49 +0000

The only player to have his number retired and hanging in the rafters at the Arena-Auditorium will be part of an ESPN special celebrating the 75th year of the NCAA Tournament. Former Wyoming Cowboy great and College Basketball Hall of Famer Kenny Sailors is part of the network's look back at some the great moments in the tournament's history.

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Leonard Washington Garners All-District Honor

KOWB Staff — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:53:45 +0000

Wyoming senior forward Leonard Washington has been named to the All-District 17 Second Team, as announced by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). The award is voted on by member coaches of the NABC and this year a total of 242 student-athletes from 24 districts were honored. Washington earned the accolade for a second-straight season.

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Cowboys End Post Season With Overtime Loss

Brian Scott — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:02:31 +0000

Five Cowboys scored in double figures and the University of Wyoming men’s basketball team took Western Michigan to overtime, before falling 75-67 in the CBI quarterfinals on Monday night in the Arena-Auditorium

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Wyoming Cowboys Season Ends in Overtime Defeat

David Settle — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 05:00:25 +0000

It was another nail-biter for the Wyoming Cowboys, but this time the heroics came from the opponent. The Western Michigan Broncos left Laramie with a 75-67 overtime victory over UW in the CBI Quarterfinals Monday night at the Arena-Auditorium. Western Michigan's David Brown buried a right corner 3-pointer with 0.8 seconds left that tied the game at 59 and forced overtime. Then the Broncos out-scored the Pokes 16-8 in the extra session to advance on to the CBI semifinals.

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Enter Our Million Dollar NCAA Bracket Challenge!

Rodeo Rick — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:31:12 +0000

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Wyoming Cowboys Win In Post Season Play

Brian Scott — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:23:18 +0000

Junior guard Nathan Sobey nailed a three as time expired to give the University of Wyoming men’s basketball team a dramatic 67-66 win over Lehigh in the first round of the 2013 CBI presented by Buick on Tuesday night in the Arena-Auditorium

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Sobey's 3 at the Buzzer Propels Cowboys Past Lehigh, 67-66

David Settle — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 05:20:34 +0000

Nathan Sobey buried a 3-pointer from the deep left corner off a pass from Josh Adams at the buzzer, and the Wyoming Cowboys topped the Lehigh Mountain Hawks 67-66 in the first round of the CBI Tuesday night at the Arena-Auditorium. The Pokes rallied from a 7-point deficit with five minutes left and closed the game on a 10-2 run for the stunning victory.

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Wyoming Cowgirls Earn NIT At Large Bid

Brian Scott — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:11:33 +0000

The Cowgirl Basketball team received an invitation to the 2013 Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) on Monday evening. Wyoming will host the Northern Colorado Bears, on Thursday, March 21, in a WNIT First Round Game. The

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Wyoming Cowboys Post-Season Bound in CBI with Home Game Tuesday

KOWB Staff — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:13:51 +0000

The University of Wyoming men's basketball team has earned a second-straight postseason berth for just the 11th time in program history, as the Cowboys accepted an invitation on Sunday to play in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) presented by Buick. UW will face Lehigh on Tuesday at 7 p.m. MT in Wyoming's Arena-Auditorium.

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Wyoming Cowboys Get Post Season Berth

Brian Scott — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:39:27 +0000

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Wyoming Cowgirls Move To Semi-Final Game

Brian Scott — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:59:17 +0000

The Wyoming Cowgirl basketball team (24-6 overall, 12-4 MW) came back from a 14-point second half deficit and pulled out a 60-58 win over the Colorado State Rams (11-19 overall, 7-9 MW) in the quarterfinal round of the 2013 Reese's Mountain West Tournament on Thursday night

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Cowboys Fall Short Against New Mexico 59-46 in MW Tournament

David Settle — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 05:26:39 +0000

A lack of offensive firepower hampered the Wyoming Cowboys, as they lost to the #14 New Mexico Lobos 59-46 in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Basketball Championships in Las Vegas Wednesday night. UW shot only 32 percent from the field and could never mount a serious challenge to the Lobos, who ended the game on a 12-4 run to advance to the MW tournament semifinals Friday night.

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Wyoming Cowboys Win First Tournament Game

Brian Scott — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:11:29 +0000

Sophomore forward Larry Nance Jr.’s 19 points paced four Cowboys in double figures to help the University of Wyoming men’s basketball team earn an 85-81 first-round victory over Nevada at the Mountain West Championships on Tuesday in the Thomas & Mack Center. Af

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Big Second Half Propels Cowboys Past Nevada in MW Tournament, 85-81

David Settle — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 03:09:21 +0000

Larry Nance, Jr. scored 19 points and grabbed 8 rebounds to lead the Wyoming Cowboys to a 85-81 victory over the Nevada Wolfpack in the opening game of the 2013 Reese's Mountain West Basketball Championships in Las Vegas Tuesday night. Nance was one of four UW players in double figures, as the Pokes survived a late push by Nevada and advance to face top seed New Mexico in quarterfinals Wednesday night.

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UW Apologizes to CSU Hoops Coach for Taunt

Associated Press — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 08:23:59 +0000

University of Wyoming officials have apologized after some students chanted "alcoholic" at Colorado State men's basketball coach Larry Eustachy during a game earlier this week.

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2013 NCAA Tournament Schedule

Ian Delap — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:23:35 +0000

Here are the dates and locations for the 2013 NCAA men’s basketball tournament: Selection Sunday March 17, 2013 First Round March 19-20 UD Arena (Dayton, Ohio) Second-Third Rounds March 21, 23 The Palace of Auburn Hills (Auburn Hills, Mich.) Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.) EnergySolutions Arena (Salt Lake City, Utah) HP Pavilion (San Jose, Calif.) March [...]

Enter the AM 1400 ESPN NCAA Bracket Challenge for Your Chance to Win a Million Dollars!

Tom McCarthy — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 11:00:26 +0000

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Cowboys Crumble in Border War Loss to Rams, 78-56

David Settle — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 05:37:20 +0000

Colton Iverson scored 29 points to lead three Colorado State players in double figures, as the Rams completed a regular season sweep of the Wyoming Cowboys with a 78-56 win Wednesday night in Laramie. CSU utilized a 15-3 run in the first half to take control of the game and rolled to their 23rd win of the season.

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2 More Accused in Brawl at Lander Basketball Game

Trevor T. Trujillo — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:30:28 +0000

Two more people are accused in connection with a brawl at a regional basketball tournament game at Lander Valley High School.

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