LOCAL: 2009 Readers' Choice Awards Winners!

Jan 08, 2010 No Comments

The people have voted and their voices have been heard — the winners of the 2009 Rhombus Readers’ Choice Awards are finally ready to be unveiled! However, before we do so, let me say a word about the voting process. There have recently been rumblings about accusations of all sorts of heinous ballot-stuffing and whatnot [...]

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SPORTS: BYU Football Final Roundup 2009

Jan 06, 2010 No Comments

It has been quite a year for our boys in blue. There have been some high highs and some very low lows. Nevertheless, Bronco Mendenhall led the Cougars to another 11-win season and bowl game victory, and that is something to cheer about. For all of those who are disappointed with anything less than an [...]

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LOCAL: Final Ballot for the 2009 Readers' Choice Awards!

Dec 26, 2009 No Comments

At long last, the final ballots are here! You nominated your favorite local people, places and things for our 2009 Readers’ Choice Awards — and now you get to vote for them! The polls (included below) will be open through the end of the year, so vote for your favorites and tell all your friends [...]

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SPORTS: BYU Football Weekly Roundup (Week 13)

Dec 22, 2009 No Comments

Week 13: BYU vs. Oregon State It’s been a long while since that game against Utah, but looking back on that victory is just as sweet now as it was when I rushed the field on that cold November night. On a personal level, this was a game to remember. As a lifelong Cougar fan, [...]

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SPORTS: Podcast: Bowl Predictions, Christmas List

Dec 21, 2009 No Comments

The PB&J Report returns with a special holiday edition just for all you lucky people still stranded in airports all over the country on your way home. Jake Welch, Ben Wagner and Preston Johnson dole out their picks for the big upcoming bowl games, including BYU-Oregon St. in the MAACO Bowl Las Vegas (or whatever [...]

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SPORTS: BYU Basketball Roundup (Week 2)

Dec 19, 2009 No Comments

The Cougars came into last week with just one loss on the season, to in-state foe Utah State. The Aggies were able to do a good job exposing the team’s weaknesses on offense, forcing Jonathan Tavernari to shoot just 1 for 11 and holding Jimmer Fredette to an Iversonian 5 of 15. The team came [...]

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SPORTS: Podcast: College Football, LaVell Edwards, BYU Basketball and More

Dec 16, 2009 No Comments

The PB&J Report returns for another week as Jake Welch, Ben Wagner and Preston Johnson dishe on (even more) college football, the status of LaVell Edwards’ legacy, the maddening recent exploits of BYU’s increasingly Fredette-centered basketball team and much more. Enjoy! You can stream the podcast by simply clicking on the link below, or you [...]

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SPORTS: Podcast: The BCS Shakedown

Dec 10, 2009 No Comments

In this week’s Rhombus Sports Podcast, Jake Welch, Ben Wagner, Preston Johnson and Daniel Anderson discuss college football, the BCS’ latest shady moves and much more. The audio levels should be fixed this time around and everything should be in working order. Enjoy! You can stream the podcast by simply clicking on the link below, [...]

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SPORTS: 5 Things Learned on "Championship Saturday"

Dec 07, 2009 No Comments

In his first print contribution to the magazine, Rhombus sports podcast featured contributor Preston Johnson offers the five things he learned from college football’s recent “Championship Saturday.” Five Things I Learned on “Championship Saturday”: 1. Life with a playoff in college football would be ten times better. It is true, and I invite anybody to [...]

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SPORTS: Max Hall and BYU Students Behaving Badly

Dec 04, 2009 No Comments

In the past few days, I’ve noticed some of my friends joining a Facebook group called “Max Hall said what everyone was thinking.” Max Hall is, of course, BYU’s quarterback and the group refers to these comments (taken from the group’s page) that he made after the game last Saturday: I don’t like Utah. In [...]

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