Doug Robinson

6 days ago | deseret.com | Doug Robinson

BYU's Meghan Hunter and Lexy Lowry ran away from the competition to win the 800-meter run and 3,000-meter steeplechase, respectively, during Saturday's NCAA West prelims track and field competition in College Station, Texas. Hunter and Lowry were among the nine BYU women who qualified for the NCAA championships. The top 12 in both the NCAA West and East regional competitions qualify for nationals, which will be held in two weeks.

1 week ago | deseret.com | Doug Robinson

As expected, BYU's Olympic steeplechaser, James Corrigan, advanced to the NCAA track and field championships during Friday's NCAA West prelims in College Station, Texas. Corrigan, who produced a time of 8:13.87 to qualify for last summer's Olympic Games, ran just hard enough Friday to win his heat. His time of 8:31.79 in the first of three heats was the fifth-fastest time overall. The top 12 in each event qualify for the national championships, which will be held in two weeks in Eugene, Oregon.

1 week ago | deseret.com | Doug Robinson

Given the runaway inflation of track and field performances lately, it's insanely difficult to qualify for the NCAA outdoor track championships, or, for that matter, the NCAA Prelims. The top 48 athletes in the country - based on season performances - qualify for the preliminary meet. The slowest time in the 100-meter dash field is 10.29; the slowest time in the 1,500 is 3:37.52 - the equivalent of a 3:54.9 mile.

1 week ago | deseret.com | Doug Robinson

Last week, for the second time in two months, the NFL considered banning its most infamous play. The Tush Push will return in 2025, but you can be sure the issue will be raised again in the near future. You remember the Tush Push, the short-yardage play in which offensive players line up in an old-fashioned rugby scrum and push a ball carrier through the defense. Put them in leather helmets and they will come full circle to the Flying Wedge (banned around 150 years ago).

3 weeks ago | deseret.com | Doug Robinson

Maybe you were among those who never bought into conspiracy theories. You believed that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone, moon landings were real, and referees were not helping Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs. You were fine with all that. But then the Dallas Mavericks won the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA "lottery" against all odds this week. Was there anybody who didn't wince when they saw that? Conspiracy theorists are having a field day with this one. The rest of us ... hmmm.