PITTSBURGH (AP) — Antonio Brown turned short passes into touchdowns of 50 and 62 yards in the first quarter to jumpstart Pittsburgh’s 30-12 rout of Miami in the AFC wild-card playoffs. Le’Veon (LEH’-ve-ahn) Bell rushed for a team playoff-record 167 yards and two touchdowns as the Steelers rolled to their […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies made sure they didn’t have an emotional letdown after rallying to beat Golden State, and they did it against the league’s best defensive team. Memphis, which erased a 24-point third-quarter deficit to defeat the Warriors in overtime Friday, matched Utah’s intensity and defeated […]
PHOENIX (AP) — Joshua Braun nailed a career-high 7 of 13 from beyond the arc to total 31 points as Grand Canyon opened Western Athletic Conference action with an 82-72 win over Utah Valley on Saturday night. Braun, who scored 21 points in the first period for a career high […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Utah Jazz coach Quin Snyder wanted to limit George Hill’s shifts to shorter bursts in his return from a three-game absence due to a concussion. That plan went out the window in the fourth quarter as Hill led a charge against the young Minnesota Timberwolves. Hill scored […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Eric Mika scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Elijah Bryant added another 17 off the bench as BYU rolled to a 91-62 win over Pacific on Saturday night. The Cougars roared to an 18-point lead by intermission and pushed it to a 20-point advantage […]
*Boys Basketball* BLANDING, Utah (AP)-Jordan Blake posted 24 points and the San Juan Broncos got past North Sevier 66-58 Saturday in Region 15 boys basketball action. Brooks Mickelsen had a game-high 26 points in the loss for the Wolves. BICKNELL, Utah (AP)-Cooper Williams netted 20 points and 6 rebounds as […]
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Utah had a short turnaround between facing Arizona’s big frontcourt and the outside shooters of Arizona State. Not an ideal situation for such a contrast in strategies, but the Utes made it work. Kyle Kuzma scored 19 of his career-high 26 points in the second half […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Koby McEwen scored 24 of his career-high 28 points in the second half, adding seven rebounds and six assists as Utah State outlasted UNLV for a 79-63 win on Saturday night. McEwen, who leads all freshmen in the Mountain West with 14.1 points and 3 assists […]
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Quinton Hooker scored 23 points and had six assists, Corey Baldwin added 14 points with four 3-pointers, and North Dakota ran away early to beat Southern Utah 95-65 on Saturday for its third straight win. Geno Crandall had 13 points and a career-high nine assists […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Utah Jazz point guard George Hill has been medically cleared to play Saturday night against Minnesota after missing the previous three games with a concussion. The Jazz announced that Hill had passed the league’s concussion protocol Saturday. Coach Quin Snyder says Hill the Jazz will likely keep […]
