Holiday Bowl: Northwestern (8-5) vs. No. 20 Utah (9-4, No. 17, CFP), at San Diego, Monday, 7 p.m. EST (FS1). Line: Utah by 7. Series Record: 1-1. WHAT’S AT STAKE Utah is looking for its 15th win in its last 16 bowl games dating to the 1999 Las Vegas Bowl. […]
OREM, Utah (AP) — A retired U.S. Army sergeant from Utah has written a pair of children’s books to help families cope with the deployment of a parent. Leslie Zimmerman said she was inspired to write the books after seeing her nieces and nephews struggle when her older sister was […]
The new year marks the start of numerous new state laws affecting a broad swath of life — from birth to marriage to death and, of course, taxes. Most take effect Tuesday. A look at some of them: ABORTION States continue to move in different directions. A new Washington law […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Rudy Gobert had 25 points and 16 rebounds as the Utah Jazz defeated the New York Knicks 129-97 Saturday night. Dante Exum scored 13 points and had a career-high 13 assists in his first start of the season. Exum filled in for Ricky Rubio, who […]
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Jake Toolson scored 15 points to help Utah Valley beat Fresno State 64-60 on Saturday night and snap the Bulldogs’ seven game win streak. Utah Valley (11-4) has won five in a row and 10 of its last 11. Braxton Huggins and Noah Blackwell hit back-to-back […]
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — A 3-pointer from Trace Young at the buzzer lifted short-handed Wyoming to a 65-63 victory over Division II Dixie State on Saturday, breaking a slide of three straight losses. Young made four treys as he and Justin James scored 16 points each for Wyoming (4-9), which […]
CHENEY, Wash. (AP) — Caleb Nero scored a career-high 19 points and Weber State pulled away early in the second half to beat Eastern Washington 84-72 on Saturday in a Big Sky Conference opener. The Wildcats had a 37-33 halftime lead and opened the second half with a 20-3 run. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Eric Musselman observes other coaches bench players when they aren’t shooting well. He, instead, tells his stars to just shoot more. Caleb Martin scored a career-high 33 points and Jordan Caroline added 17 to lead No. 6 Nevada over Utah 86-71 on Saturday. “Coach gives […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Tyler Hall scored 18, Devin Kirby had 13 points and 12 rebounds, and Montana State beat Southern Utah 92-62 in the Big Sky Conference opener for both teams on Saturday. The Bobcats (4-7) opened the game on a 10-0 run and led by double digits […]
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State coach Ben Howland emphasized beefing up the nonconference schedule this season to boost his team’s NCAA Tournament resume. It’s a strategy that’s been a huge success, and the Bulldogs earned another quality win on Saturday heading into league play. Aric Holman scored a career-high […]
