BYU Sports related links To subscribe to this service Click Here <http://www.cougarclicks.com/product/Cougar-Clicks> Friday, January 20, 2011 <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/ byu/basketball/two-weeks-ago-may-have-helped-lmu-get-confidence-for/article_ 1562956e-4327-11e1-a5bc-0019bb2963f4.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAnI_l -ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=2K7K0zztwO0&usg=AFQjCNGODVGDJfDFOnoQ_f_kJA2gIp7uSg> Two weeks ago may have helped LMU get confidence for 1 big road win at BYU Daily Herald 5 may have helped BYU set the stage for one of the tougher losses in recent years for the Cougars. A quick rewind: They built a 12-point lead with 2:34 left, two weeks ago at Loyola Marymount, but the Lions were as close as 67-65 in the closing minutes <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/ byu/basketball/too-often-hurried-cougars-ran-out-of-own-building-with/articl e_e4a7ecd4-42c8-11e1-9b48-001871e3ce6c.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA4u Pk-ARIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=AdX-xqnPyw0&usg=AFQjCNG4jtLe694lYGjegCqetu2g_EiOMQ> Too often hurried, Cougars ran out of own building with tough WCC ... Daily Herald Loyola Marymount's Bruce English and BYU's Brock Zylstra dive for a loose ball as the two ... Jason Franchuk can be reached at jfranchuk@heraldextra.com <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/7002171 55/Ice-cold-from-3-point-land-dooms-BYU.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA5 tLk-ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=G8OCwYgh4vE&usg=AFQjCNEwOHcAojgJE1Te8s__gyIWbwEJe Q> BYU basketball: Ice-cold from 3-point land dooms Cougars Deseret News By dick harmon, Deseret News PROVO - You either credit Loyola Marymount's league-leading 3-point defense or blame total failure of BYU's 3-point shooters who lead the WCC in accuracy in wake of the Lion's 82-68 victory over the Cougars Thursday night. <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/53336 239-88/byu-cougars-loyola-marymount.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAl KPk-ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=lTnWQ4Z1ZuE&usg=AFQjCNF5AxTLkTYz-zEpSV8DTnh_Oh7Fr Q> BYU basketball: Loyola Marymount stuns ice-cold Cougars at Marriott Center Salt Lake Tribune No wonder the BYU Cougars' hopes of contending for a West Coast Conference championship in their first year in the league were probably dashed Thursday night. Their goal of making a sixth straight trip to the NCAA Tournament might be gone, too <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/jan/ 19/gonzaga-avoids-lesson-byu-learned/&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATABOAFA1rfk-ARI AVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=sYxcaUu8BMs&usg=AFQjCNFFvm3vMKV5isAAeP0yFg6Kp6I5aA> Gonzaga avoids lesson forced on BYU The Spokesman Review The Cougars of BYU are the West Coast Conference's new kid in town, only considerably less hip and more threatening than Ren McCormack. Based on their pedigree, they were immediately ushered through the ropes to the VIP section with the 47-time <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/7053977 02/BYU-basketball-Aggressive-defense-ensnares-Cougars-lose-73-65-to-Lola-Mar ymount.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA1rfk-ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=sYxcaU u8BMs&usg=AFQjCNGLEfSkfgh1JUMZxv-3nIIGHDEolA> BYU basketball: Aggressive defense ensnares Cougars, lose 73-65 to Lola Marymount Deseret News By Jeff Call, Deseret News PROVO - It's hard to say which was more stunning Thursday night at the Marriott Center - BYU shooting a miserable eight percent from 3-point territory, or the Cougars' 14-point loss to Loyola Marymount. <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/7002170 78/BYU-volleyball-Cougars-set-for-1st-home-match-this-season-with-No-1-ranki ng.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAmuzj-ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=wf5rbl4IMs M&usg=AFQjCNHz4QFKL8ciB1n0fxc9x4zGgwUAiQ> BYU volleyball: Cougars set for 1st home match this season with No. 1 ranking Deseret News By Brandon Gurney, For the Deseret News PROVO - The BYU men's volleyball team is a big deal down in Provo most years. Fans regularly sell out the Smith Fieldhouse - providing a raucous venue for opposing teams. Tonight they play their home-opener <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsususport s/53328969-55/palepoi-utah-state-aggies.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAO ABAs63j-ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=JM3vSY-Xf7g&usg=AFQjCNG2cFQjRsMg3oMLEwXZtq-Cw d8_4Q> USU Football: Fighting for Tenny Palepoi Salt Lake Tribune (blog) BYU, Utah and Oregon State are all trying to obtain Palepoi's services. And for good reason. He's big, quick, powerful and a potential game-changer. He's the younger brother of Anton Palepoi, the former UNLV star and NFL veteran of seven years, <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft2012/n otebook%3Fpage%3Dshrinebuzz0119&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABApLzl-ARIAVAAWA BiBWVuLVVT&cd=3VaLmA7xtV4&usg=AFQjCNFtvzKY7hcoRq8PymwTIL1jwDsRmA> Shrine Buzz: Early-rounders emerging ESPN BYU OT Matt Reynolds continues to be underwhelming. Reynolds didn't finish drills consistently, failing to show much of a mean streak, and he doesn't appear to have the toughness to maul defenders. He could struggle to remain in the Day 2 mix. <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.examiner-enterprise.com/section s/sports/local-sports/bhs-coach-passes-200-win-milestone.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQ ARgBIAAoATAAOABA8tfh-ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=aXTBKBRcMio&usg=AFQjCNFYDjkm6btM p42xE9pTQ44TBsWq9Q> BHS coach passes 200-win milestone Bartlesville Examiner Enterprise "Nine of the 12 years I've been here, I've coached a Hartsock," said Bart, noting three of them went on to play college basketball: Nate (Oklahoma Wesleyan), Jeremiah (University of Missouri-Kansas City) and Noah (BYU). <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/highschool-p rep-rally/school-t-cougars-because-middle-aged-women-might-161402778.html&ct =ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATABOAFA-MTh-ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=1-fMyopq2k4&usg=AFQj CNG9EuOLOlNRe31_oRSepLKJ9jzoFw> New school can't be Cougars because middle-aged women might be offended Yahoo! Sports (blog) The reason why the future student body gravitated toward Cougars is pretty clear: area collegiate power BYU uses the Cougar as its mascot and enjoys an enormous fan base of area residents and those who follow the Mormon faith (BYU is a Mormon <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://espn.go.com/espn/page2/story/_/id/7 478643/western-carolina-inspires-brick-city-comment-worst-division-men-baske tball-blowouts&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATABOAFAqLXh-ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=8si KL--Xygc&usg=AFQjCNGZhn8-thTKop68XrUORTMJu0x-hg> Brick City revisits worst hoops blowouts ESPN Speaking of Fredette, BYU is doing fairly well without him. The Cougars are 16-4 and second in the West Coast Conference. Brandon Davies is back on the team and averaging 13.4 points and 8.2 rebounds per game with an impressive honor code adherence <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballn ation/post%3Fid%3D45224&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATABOAFA35vh-ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLV VT&cd=jyvWkwFP1l0&usg=AFQjCNFuUc0xzcmtv512r0dk81kbqelzdw> Roundtable: Four burning questions ESPN (blog) Gasaway: Gonzaga is definitely more vulnerable, because it has two teams as good as Saint Mary's and BYU in the West Coast Conference. Memphis, on the other hand, should actually have a much easier time of it in Conference USA this season than it did