UW football team wins Arizona Bowl: The 2023 Wyoming Cowboys football team sent coach Craig Bohl off into the sunset in dramatic fashion Saturday in the Arizona Bowl.
Trailing 15-6 to Toledo early in the 4th quarter, the Pokes would get a touchdown with about 8 1/2 minutes left to make the score 15-13.
The defense finally forced the Rockets to punt, and the Maroon and Gold had to start at their own 6-yard line with 4:11 to play.
UW milked the clock and marched 87 yards to the Toledo 7-yard line, converting 1 4th down in the process, and got help from an unnecessary roughness penalty.
John Hoyland would then kick a 24-yard field goal as time expired to give Wyoming a 16-15 victory.
The Cowboys finished the season with a 9-4 record.
University of Wyoming basketball: The Wyoming Cowboys lost their final non-conference game of the season this past Saturday, 94-68 at BYU.
Four Cowboys scored in double figures.
Sam Griffin led the way with 25 points on 10-of-14 shooting.
Mason Walters had 12, while Akuel Kot and Caden Powell had 10 each.
The 2 big issues were that BYU shot nearly 57% for the game compared to UW's 40% and the Cougar bench outscored the Brown and Gold 41-7.
The Pokes are now 7-6 on the season and begin conference play tonight at home against San Jose State.
Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. and you can hear this match LIVE on AM 1410 KWYO and 106.9 FM.
The Spartans are also 7-6 this season.
Meanwhile, the Wyoming Cowgirls opened conference play last Saturday with a 61-47 home win over Boise State.
McKinley Dickerson came off the bench to lead the way with 16 points.
Tess Barnes added 13 and Malene Pedersen added 11.
The Cowgirls were held to 32% shooting from the field.
UW's next game is tomorrow at Utah State.
Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m.
Denver Broncos Football: The Denver Broncos won their home finale last Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers 16-9.
The win evens Denver's record at 8-8 and they are 1 game behind in the race for the final wild card spot in the AFC, however, they can't get it.
Indianapolis, Houston, and Pittsburgh are currently in a three-way tie for that final spot, and the main problem for the Broncos is that Houston and Indy play each other this week, so there's no way to catch them both, and A tie between the Texans and Colts doesn't help either.
Denver concludes the season Sunday in Las Vegas in what will be a battle for 2nd and 3rd place in the AFC West.
Kick-off is scheduled for 2:25 p.m.
Sheridan County High School Sports: High school winter sports season competitions resume this weekend.
On the basketball court, Sheridan will play Thursday through Saturday against opponents to be announced in Cheyenne.
Big Horn and Tongue River will play Friday and Saturday against Burns, Pine Bluffs, Lingle-Fort Laramie and Lusk.
The boys will play their matches at either Lingle or Lusk.
The girls will play their games at either Wright or Sundance.
Arvada-Clearmont has no games scheduled this week.
On the wrestling mat, the Sheridan boys will compete Friday and Saturday in Douglas, while the girls will be in Bozeman, Montana.
Tongue River is also expected to compete at Douglas.
For boys swimming, Sheridan will host their pre-invitational and Sheridan Invitational next Friday and Saturday.
Nordic skiing is scheduled to compete on Casper Mountain next Friday and Saturday.
Practices are now underway for the indoor track and field season.
The first meeting is scheduled for Saturday, January 13.
Denver Nuggets Basketball: The Denver Nuggets lost Friday at home to Oklahoma City 119-93 and won last night at home against Charlotte 111-93.
The team's next game is Thursday at Golden State.
Colorado Avalanches Hockey: The Colorado Avalanche won Friday at St. Louis 2-1.
The team is back in action tonight at home against the New York Islanders.
Sheridan Hawks junior hockey: The Sheridan Hawks are back on the ice this weekend for 2 games in Cody.
The next scheduled home games are Jan. 12-13 against Rapid City.