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Senior linebacker Tre'von Johnson, #23, is entering this year's NFL draft. (Source: Weber State Athletics)

’Cats up for NFL Draft

Harrison Epstein February 17, 2017

  With the NFL season coming to a close, the league calendar is pushing forward to the next major event, the NFL Draft. Over the past six years, there has not been a single Weber State University...

Fans wait to exchange tickets to Super Bowl XLV on February 6, 2011. (Source: Tribune News Service)

Ticket cost settles in the stratosphere as Super Bowl nears

Derrek Ballard January 24, 2017

The Dallas Cowboys season ended with a loss at home to the Green Bay Packers, 34–31. The game came down to a heroic field goal after a last second drive put the Packers in field goal range. The Cowboys...

Jeremy Senglin jumps to shoot the ball during the basketball game vs Black Hills State on Nov. 5. (Dalton Flandro / The Signpost)

Athlete of the Week 1/13/2017

Cydnee Green January 13, 2017

Weber State Athlete | Jeremy Senglin | Weber State Men's Basketball As senior guard Jeremy Senglin plays in his final year as a member of the Weber State University men's basketball team, he leaves a significant...

Jadrian Clark, #10, is tackled by two Portland State Players in the Homecoming game on Oct. 8. Hard tackles can cause concussions, but changes made in football are designed to reduce the risks. (Dalton Flandro / The Signpost)

Rules, new tech help fight concussions

John Keeffer December 2, 2016

Football has come under scrutiny in recent years due to research on concussions during the games and their impact's effects on participants.According to the NCAA, concussions make up 7.4 percent of all...

San Diego Chargers' Malcom Floyd sustained a concussion after getting hit by Cleveland Browns' Pierre Desir and Nate Orchard (44) on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego. (K.C. Alfred/San Diego Union-Tribune/TNS)

Trump belittles NFL concussion victims

Gerald Williams November 23, 2016

Donald Trump mocked NFL concussion protocols by calling them “soft.” During his campaign as the Republican presidential candidate, now president-elect, Trump showed a poor understanding of...

Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett hugs quarterback Tony Romo (9) after the Cowboys defeated the New York Giants, 27-26, on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, at AT&T Stadium in Dallas. (Richard W. Rodriguez/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/TNS)

Romo restores fan’s faith in professional athletes

Daniel Ray November 18, 2016

It’s about time professional athletes quit perceiving themselves as kings and start acting…well, professional.In the era of players taking their talents 'elsewhere,' whining about getting hit...

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...

Forward Dakota Fox drives the puck down the ice during the game against Utah State on Feb 13.  (The Signpost Archives)

Athlete of the Week

Daniel Ray November 3, 2016

Weber State University Athlete | Hockey | Dakota Fox Dakota Fox plays forward on the Weber State University Hockey team. He is 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighs 185 pounds and shoots right handed. What readers...

From left, San Francisco 49ers' Eli Harold (58), quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) and Eric Reid (35) kneel during the national anthem before their NFL game against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group/TNS)

Black Lives Matter protest continues

John Keeffer October 13, 2016

During the second game of the NFL preseason, Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers, chose to sit during the singing of the National Anthem.“I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag...

Weber State University's football team celebrates after winning the Homecoming Game on Oct. 8. (Dalton Flandro / The Signpost)

Road game experiences strengthen team bonds

Spencer Stevens October 13, 2016

Most college athletes can agree that it is never easy playing on somebody else's stomping grounds. Weber State University football players attest to that after playing three of their first four games...

Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow winds up to make a throw from the outfield at USC's 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...

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) greets players after taking a knee during the national anthem before a preseason game against the San Diego Chargers on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego. (K.C. Alfred/San Diego Union-Tribune/TNS)

Using the spotlight for good

Charles Bowker September 9, 2016
It is noble to fight for a good cause, but how much fighting are you willing to do?
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