SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-Portland Trail Blazers (25-39, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (40-24, fourth in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Wednesday, 8 p.m. MST BOTTOM LINE: Utah hosts Portland looking to prolong its seven-game home winning streak. The Jazz are 26-14 in Western Conference games. Utah […]
DECKERS, Colo. (AP) — Dripping flaming fuel as they go, a line of workers slowly descends a steep, snow-covered hillside above central Colorado’s South Platte River, torching piles of woody debris that erupt into flames shooting two stories high. It’s winter in the Rocky Mountains, and fresh snow cover allowed […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An antique coin salesman who pled guilty to money laundering and fraud charges stemming from a $200 million silver trading scheme was sentenced to 19 years in prison on Tuesday in what a federal judge called one of the largest Ponzi schemes in Utah history. […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — National Park Service Director Chuck Sams said Tuesday he and other officials are committed to boosting the role Native American tribes can play in managing public lands around the U.S. He told members of a congressional committee during a virtual hearing that part of the effort […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Melody Kempton scored 15 points and Gonzaga beat No. 15 BYU 71-59 on Tuesday in the championship game of the West Coast Conference tournament to earn its 13th NCAA Tournament berth. It was a big turnaround for second-seeded Gonzaga, which dropped two games to the top-seeded […]
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks have agreed to trade nine-time Pro Bowl quarterback Russell Wilson to the Denver Broncos for a massive haul of draft picks and players, two people familiar with the negotiations confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday. The people spoke on condition of anonymity […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP)-Bennedict Mathurin flashed his athleticism in short bursts as a freshman last season, content to play a supporting role on a team filled with veteran players. Needed to fill a bigger role as a sophomore, Arizona’s bouncy guard proved to be one of the nation’s best players. Mathurin […]
DALLAS (AP) — Tuesday, Startup discount carrier Breeze Airways said it will add 35 routes from 10 more cities including some on the West Coast this summer in an aggressive expansion just as jet fuel prices are soaring to an 8-year high. “Fares have got to go up to cover […]
DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic sees a big difference between the fourth and fifth seeds in the Western Conference playoffs. It’s all about the home court, and the Dallas star led his team Monday night to a crucial victory in that pursuit. He had 35 points and a season-high 16 […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Shaylee Gonzales scored 20 points, Paisley Harding added 14 and No. 15 BYU beat fourth-seeded Portland 59-52 on Monday in the semifinals of the West Coast Conference tournament. Top-seeded BYU (26-2) avenged its only conference loss this season, falling 75-64 at Portland on Feb. 3, to […]
