LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sixth-ranked Arizona not only enters the Pac-12 Tournament as the clear favorite, coach Tommy Lloyd has been unbeaten in this event at T-Mobile Arena. The Wildcats won the conference tournament the past two seasons, going through UCLA each time. The Bruins were on Arizona’s level, but there is […]
The New York Jets agreed to terms on a contract Tuesday with former Arizona Cardinals defensive tackle Leki Fotu, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The 25-year-old Fotu brings a run-stopping presence and depth to the Jets’ interior defensive line that features Quinnen Williams and John Franklin-Myers. […]
Caleb Love had quite a first season at Arizona. Love was named The Associated Press Pac-12 men’s college basketball player and newcomer of the year on Tuesday by a panel of media members who cover the conference. Washington State’s Kyle Smith was named coach of the year. Love spent his […]
Houston had no problem adjusting to the Big 12, going right to the top in its new conference. Cougars senior point guard Jamal Shead was named The Associated Press Big 12 player of the year Tuesday and Kelvin Sampson the league’s top coach. The nation’s No. 1 team wrapped up its first […]
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Robert Ford III had 27 points in Montana State’s 91-82 win over Weber State on Monday night in the Big Sky Conference Tournament quarterfinals. Montana State, the No. 5 seed, will play 10th-seeded Sacramento State in Tuesday’s semifinals. The Hornets knocked off top-seeded Eastern Washington after […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — This year’s Big 12 Tournament could be a sign of changing times or a mere blip from the way things usually have been. In its first season in the new-look league, top-ranked Houston romped to a regular-season title and the No. 1 seed, giving the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The man accused of fatally shooting University of Utah football player Aaron Lowe pleaded guilty to murder charges on Monday, more than two years after police say he killed the cornerback outside a rowdy house party in Salt Lake City. Buk Mawut Buk, now 25, pleaded guilty […]
DENVER (AP) — Michael Malone needn’t have worried about his superstar center and a potential letdown when the Denver Nuggets faced the short-handed Utah Jazz Nikola Jokić played through a bruised right arm that kept him out of shootaround and Jamal Murray scored 37 points, helping the Nuggets bulldoze the […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Darius Brown II hit the winning 3-pointer with five seconds to play, Ian Martinez scored 22 points on 7-of-11 shooting, and No. 22 Utah State secured its first outright Mountain West regular-season title with an 87-85 win over New Mexico on Saturday night. The game was […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Fousseyni Traore scored 19 points and Jaxson Robinson added 17 to lead No. 20 BYU to an 85-71 victory over Oklahoma State on Saturday night. Spencer Johnson had 14 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for the Cougars. BYU (22-9, 10-8 Big 12) earned its sixth […]
