Jontay Porter of the Toronto Raptors warms up before the game against the Portland Trail Blazers, March 9, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (Alika Jenner/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A Brooklyn man was charged Tuesday in connection with an illegal sports betting scheme involving Jontay Porter, the former Toronto Raptors player […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Jacob Amaya homered and the Sugar Land Space Cowboys doubled up Salt Lake 4-2 Tuesday to start a six-game Pacific Coast League series at Smith’s Ballpark. Colton Gordon posted three strikeouts in five innings of work to earn the win on the mound for the Space Cowboys. Gordon […]
PROVO, Utah-Tuesday, BYU men’s basketball head coach Kevin Young added Tim Fanning to his staff, becoming the fourth assistant coach for the Cougars. Fanning comes to Provo from Overtime Elite, an Atlanta-based basketball league for 16-20-year-olds where he played a role in the development of numerous Division I and professional […]
Christian Petersen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for MLB star Shohei Ohtani, pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges related to stealing nearly $17 million from the Dodgers player in order to cover gambling debts, according to the Department of Justice. Mizuhara, 39, agreed to plead guilty […]
Michael Owens/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Pittsburgh shortstop Tucupita Marcano has been permanently banned from MLB for gambling more than $150,000 on baseball, according to the league. Marcano, 24, faced the stiffest penalty of several baseball players penalized by the league on Tuesday. He gambled on at least 25 Pittsburgh […]
PROVO, Utah-Monday, BYU men’s basketball head coach Kevin Young announced the signing of Rutgers transfer, forward Mawot Mag. Mag, a 6-7 forward out of Melbourne, Australia, averaged 8.6 points and 3.6 rebounds per game for the Scarlet Knights last season. Mag will be a graduate transfer for the Cougars.
SALT LAKE CITY-Monday, University of Utah men’s basketball head coach Craig Smith announced the signing of former San Francisco forward Mike Sharavjamts. Sharavjamts, a 6-8 Mongolian out of Xenia, Ohio, averaged 7.7 points and 3 rebounds per game last season for the Dons. Sharavjamts, who will be entering his junior […]
PROVO, Utah-Monday, per news from college basketball insider Jon Rothstein, BYU men’s basketball head coach Kevin Young hired Will Voigt as his lead assistant. Voigt come to the Cougars program from the Austin Spurs where he served as the head coach for the San Antonio Spurs’ NBA G-League team. Voigt […]
IRVING, Texas-Monday, a pair of University of Utah football standouts were named as candidates for the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame. Former Utes safety Eric Weddle (2003-2006) and head coach Urban Meyer (2003-2004) each received inclusion on the preliminary ballot. During his time with the Utes, Weddle posted 18 […]
RENO, Nev.- Jack López and Drew Ellis homered and the Salt Lake Bees routed the Reno Aces 11-3 Sunday at Greater Nevada Field to conclude the Pacific Coast League series. Davis Daniel posted eight strikeouts in six innings of work to earn the win on the mound for the Bees. […]
