MORAGA, Calif. (AP)-Jordan Ford had 24 points and Saint Mary’s made 6 of 8 free throws in the last 65 seconds to hold off BYU 87-84 in overtime on Thursday night. TJ Haws‘ 3-point attempt from the right corner spun out and the Cougars got the rebound but could not get […]
POCATELLO, Idaho (AP)-Cameron Oluyitan scored 20 points and John Knight III scored 15 off the bench and Southern Utah beat Idaho State 71-55 on Thursday. Southern Utah built a 20-6 lead almost nine minutes in before the Bengals outscored them 23-13 and trailed 33-29 at halftime. Austin Smellie‘s 3-pointer for Idaho State with […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP)-Kai Edwards‘ basket with 3.5 seconds to go gave Northern Colorado its first-ever win at Weber State 65-64 on Thursday night. The victory was the first in 14 trips to Ogden for the Bears (10-5, 3-1 Big Sky), who extended their win streak to three games. Edwards scored […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-The University of Utah has hired a new police chief to run the university’s Department of Public Safety. KSL-TV reports Rodney Chatman was named chief of police Thursday and is expected to begin his position in Salt Lake City Feb. 17. University officials say Chatman currently runs […]
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP)-A Utah woman has been charged with the stabbing death of her 4-year-old daughter in their home. The Salt Lake Tribune reported prosecutors charged 29-year-old Nicole Lester with one count of aggravated murder Wednesday. West Valley City Police say officers responded to a 911 call after […]
DENVER (AP)-FOX Sports has reached a six-year media rights agreement with the Mountain West, marking the first-ever relationship between the network and the Conference. Beginning in 2020-21 and running through 2025-26, FOX Sports will broadcast a robust selection of MW content. FOX Sports will have exclusive rights to Boise State […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP)-More than 16,000 public comments have been submitted for a proposal on whether to allow a highway to be built through a protected Mojave desert tortoise habitat in southern Utah. The four-lane road has drawn criticism from conservationists. The Spectrum reported the road would pass through the […]
PARADISE, Calif. (AP)-Increasingly intense wildfires that have scorched forests from California to Australia are stoking worry about long-term health impacts from smoke exposure in affected cities and towns. In the Sierra Nevada foothills town of Paradise, Calif., where a fire last year killed 85 people and destroyed 14,000 homes, researchers […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-Emmanuel Mudiay has never lacked confidence, though the former seventh overall draft pick knew he could get better. Mudiay scored a season-high 20 points against his former team and Rudy Gobert added 16 points and 16 rebounds to power the Utah Jazz to a 128-104 win over the short-handed New York Knicks on Wednesday […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-A California teenager who survived nearly 30 hours alone in the snowy Utah mountains says he kept himself awake with phone alarms, built a snow cave for shelter and held a special beaded bracelet to keep his hopes up. Seventeen-year-old Nicolas Stacy-Alcantara of Frenso says he decided […]
