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New Phillies reliever Craig Kimbrel throws during workouts in Clearwater, Florida.

Column: MLB rule changes and what to expect

Collyn Cowles, Reporter March 23, 2023

After last year’s season ended with the Houston Astros winning the World Series over the Philadelphia Phillies, Major League Baseball is returning this spring with a few changes. With both organizations...

The Big Sky athletic conference doesn’t currently sponsor mens volleyball for competition, so it will join an increasing list of high school sports not offered at any schools in the conference. Photo credit: Grace Haglund

A place for men’s volleyball in Big Sky?

Cayden Treasure April 4, 2022

The Utah High School Activities Association has scheduled boys' volleyball to begin in spring 2024, adding another spring sport to the lineup.The Big Sky athletic conference doesn’t currently sponsor...

The MLB shutdown was meant to put urgency in reaching a compromise.

Opinion: The MLB ripple effect

Simon Mortensen February 18, 2022

The 2021 MLB season was crazy! Fans saw the Atlanta Braves win a title without their star player as well as a scandal involving some of the league's best pitchers.What’s even crazier is that an...

Despite COVID guidelines, outbreaks have been prominent throughout the MLB. Photo credit: Pixabay

A major league pandemic

Alec Cipollini November 11, 2020

With the World Series just in the rearview mirror, this wild Major League Baseball season has ended; one that we will never forget.Opening Day in baseball usually kicks off every season in late March,...

The Los Angeles Dodgers Mookie Betts reacts after scoring in the sixth inning in Game 6 of the 2020 World Series.

The Dodger drought is over

Alec Cipollini November 2, 2020

If you were to ask me who I thought was the best team in the MLB before the season started, I would have said the New York Yankees or the Los Angeles Dodgers.Both teams have some of the best players in...

The morning of March 12, the CenturyLink arena was empty expect for staff and the Eastern Washington Cheerleaders. (BriElle Harker / The Signpost)

The sports world goes silent

Brandon May March 13, 2020

It’s no secret the recent spread of the coronavirus has taken over the communities, and collegiate function and the professional sports world. As most universities headed to their conference championships...

Fans show support for the people of Houston dealing with the effects of Hurricane Harvey during the game between the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. The Astros are using the Tampa Bay Rays home park due to flooding in Houston. (Will Vragovic/Tampa Bay Times/TNS)

When disaster strikes, sports fight back

Harrison Epstein September 8, 2017

  Sports provide an escape. They’re a release for many people when they need distractions the most. However, when natural disasters come into play, the world of sports has to take a backseat. With...

Rocky Marciano (Fuente: Mohamed Said Momo)

Del campo de juego al campo de batalla

Harrison Epstein November 13, 2016

El deporte y el ejército son dos organizaciones que han estado vinculadas por años en la ética americana. A través de la historia americana, muchos atletas profesionales pasaron a servir en los...

Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow winds up to make a throw from the outfield at USCs Dedeaux Field in Los Angeles to showcase his skills at a private baseball tryout on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Can Tebow make it as a quarter-outfielder?

Harrison Epstein September 20, 2016

The announcement that Tim Tebow was going to try and play professional baseball was a move that incited snickers across the country.The date was Aug. 9, and most of the public immediately laughed off the...

The New York Yankees Aaron Judge, right, is congratulated by Brian McCann in front of Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez after Judge hit a two-run home run in the second inning on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. (John Sleezer/Kansas City Star/TNS)

The month of dreams begins for the MLB

Harrison Epstein September 8, 2016

On any given day, any player can receive the call that changes his or her life. Whenever the phone rings, it could be a manager, telling that athlete that their dream has come true and that they are finally...

Dean Kremer, center, Thursday, June 30.
(Michael Grennell / The Signpost)

Raptors pitcher takes a Major step

Brooke Facer July 25, 2016
Dean Kremer, the first Israeli citizen to be drafted by the MLB, trains with the Ogden Raptors to develop his skills before moving up to the Major Leagues.
Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant (17) smiles in the dugout after his home run during the third inning on Sunday, June 19, 2016, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

The Cubs take MLB by storm

Brooke Facer July 5, 2016
Hold the phone. Did you say the Cubs?
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