KOWB Wyoming

Sophomore Quarterback Brett Smith and Junior Cornerback Marqueston Huff were tabbed Mountain West Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week in the Mountain West, as announced by the conference office Monday. Smith threw for a career-high 412 yards and completed three touchdown passes, while Huff registered seven tackles and forced a key fumble in Wyoming's 28-23 win at UNLV last Saturday. It was the Cowboys third straight victory.

A driver who hit and killed a girl after she got off a school bus has been acquitted of a felony charge, but guilty of other charges.

Brett Smith threw for a new career-high 412 passing yards and three touchdowns, and the Wyoming Cowboys posted their third straight win, 28-23, over UNLV in Las Vegas on Saturday. UW racked up 381 total yards in the first half and held off a late Rebels rally.

Wyoming finished the Global Sports Hoops Showcase perfect by beating Southern 67-60 on Friday night in Laramie. UW had four players score in double digits and shot 90.9 percent at the free throw line to seal the game. A game-ending 19-4 run clinched the tournament title for the Cowboys.

Kayla Woodward led five Cowgirls in double figures with 20 points in a 81-66 Wyoming victory over the Denver Pioneers Friday night at the Arena-Auditorium. UW scorched the nets for 59.2 percent shooting from the field.

The popular snack cake brand Hostess is going out of business, as operations at 33 factories were suspended on Friday.

Wyoming's senior U.S. Senator Mike Enzi is calling for bi-partisan cooperation in order to save federal programs like Social Security and Medicare.

The Wyoming Cowboys caught fire from deep Thursday night at the Arena-Auditorium, as they made 12 3-pointers and rolled past the South Dakota Coyotes, 71-51, in their second game of the Global Sports Hoops Showcase. The UW defense never let USD get going, as the Pokes held the Yotes to 30 percent shooting from the field.