The Wyoming Cowboy wrestlers leaned on the extra points from big individual victories on Sunday afternoon and recorded dual victories over Cal State Fullerton and Columbia in the three-team Sunshine Wrestling Duals at Cal State Fullerton.

University of Wyoming head football coach Dave Christensen announced on Monday that Dan Hammerschmidt and Pete Kaligis have joined the Wyoming football staff.

Hammerschmidt will coach the wide receivers and Kaligis will coach the offensive line.

Wow, 10 days off between games. How is the University of Wyoming basketball team going to handle it?

“This week off comes at a good time for us,” Cowboy second-year head coach Heath Schroyer said Monday during the weekly Mountain West Conference teleconference.

Cowgirls — and women’s basketball — keep pace with football

The Mountain West Conference couldn’t have picked a better time to flex its muscles and show the nation that collegiate athletics is alive and well in a regional area viewed by most as a void between the Pac-10 and the other major conferences to the East.

The Cowboys are off until Jan. 14 when they host San Diego St. at the Arena-Auditorium.

CHEYENNE -- The University of Wyoming men's basketball team is in the midst of its longest layoff of the season.

SALT LAKE CITY -- At 11-4 and with 15 regular season games remaining, it's still a bit early for a make-or-break week.

But the next nine days are crucial for the Wyoming Cowboys.

The senior quarterback might finally be comfortable with the offense.

The senior defensive end could actually get to spend some time on the sideline and have more margin for error.

SALT LAKE CITY -- To many people who have been around the Mountain West Conference, Heath Schroyer's name is synonymous with defense.

Schroyer was in charge of a defense at Wyoming in 2002 when the Cowboys made an NCAA Tournament run and led the league in field-goal-percentage defense, defensive rebounding and rebounding margin.