First it was Kyrie Irving to Dallas. Then came Kevin Durant to Phoenix. The breakup in Brooklyn is rebuilding some contenders in the West. Trade deadline day in the NBA arrived Thursday with news of a blockbuster. The Nets had agreed overnight to deal Durant to the Suns for a package that […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Matt Bradley scored 18 points and No. 25 San Diego State held on to beat Utah State 63-61 on Wednesday night. Bradley made his first seven shots and went 7 of 9 from the field overall to help keep the Aztecs (19-5, 10-2 Mountain West Conference) […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 31 points and Jaylen Nowell added a career-high 30 to lead Minnesota to a 143-118 win over Utah on Wednesday night amid word the Timberwolves, Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers were part of an eight-player swap hours ahead of the NBA trade deadline. “It […]
SEATTLE (AP) — Cameron Tyson’s 24 points helped Seattle U defeat Utah Tech 75-71 on Wednesday. Tyson was 9-of-16 shooting (5 for 9 from distance) for the Redhawks (17-8, 8-4 Western Athletic Conference). Riley Grigsby scored 21 points, shooting 7 for 16 (4 for 7 from 3-point range) and 3 […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers are trading Russell Westbrook to Utah and reacquiring guard D’Angelo Russell from Minnesota in a three-team, eight-player deal, a person with knowledge of the trade told The Associated Press on Wednesday night. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the teams […]
OREM, Utah (AP) — Trey Woodbury had 16 points and Utah Valley beat Cal Baptist 71-55 on Wednesday night. Woodbury shot 7 for 11, including 2 for 5 from beyond the arc for the Wolverines (19-6, 10-2 Western Athletic Conference). Blaze Nield shot 5 of 7 from the field and […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Republican attacks on gender affirming medical care for young people continued Wednesday in several states which are among more than two dozen considering similar bans nationwide. Lawmakers in Nebraska, Oklahoma and South Dakota considered bills Wednesday that would prohibit gender affirming treatments, like the use of puberty-blocking drugs […]
HARLOWTON, Mont. (AP) — Near the banks of Montana’s Musselshell River, cattle rancher Michael Miller saw a large, white orb above the town of Harlowton last week, a day before U.S. officials revealed they were tracking a suspected Chinese spy balloon over the state. The balloon caused a stir in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-Minnesota Timberwolves (29-28, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (27-28, 10th in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Wednesday, 7 p.m. MST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Jazz -3.5 BOTTOM LINE: Utah hosts Minnesota in a matchup of Western Conference teams. The Jazz have gone 4-5 […]
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Leo Thompson received plenty of love, food and shelter from the non-Native American family who raised them, but missed out on any exposure to their Indigenous culture, heritage, ancestors and community. “The only time they acknowledged my heritage was when they’d make passive comments like, ‘Oh, […]
