INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — For Zach Edey and Purdue, it was just another step toward a goal. A dominant performance, but just another step regardless. They want more. “There’s no satisfaction,” Edey said. “I didn’t come back to make the Sweet 16. I came back to make a run, a deep […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Utah guard Kris Dunn was suspended two games and Houston’s Jabari Smith Jr. was banned a game Sunday by the NBA after their fight a night earlier. The two were away from the ball when they began grabbing and shoving each other Saturday with 11:55 remaining in the […]
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — For all that she’s done over the past two seasons in helping Utah grow into a powerhouse program, perhaps the biggest contribution Alissa Pili has provided to her team is confidence. “For me and I know for others it just kind of brings us some confidence […]
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — With nearly all of a 20-point lead having evaporated, Utah turned yet again to Alissa Pili to spark a big second half. Pili scored 16 of her 26 points in the second half, Kennady McQueen added 17 points and No. 5 seed Utah pulled away in […]
HOUSTON (AP) — Jalen Green scored 41 points, Fred VanVleet added 10 3-pointers and a season-high 34 and the Houston Rockets made a season-best 27 3-pointers to beat the Utah Jazz 147-119 on Saturday night for their eighth straight win. Jabari Smith Jr. and Kris Dunn were ejected five seconds […]
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Anderson Julio and Alexandros Katranis scored second-half goals with assists from Fidel Barajas and Real Salt Lake rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday. Vancouver (2-1-1) took a 1-0 lead into halftime after former Real Salt Lake captain Damir Kreilach used […]
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Yvonne Ejim had 25 points and 14 rebounds and No. 4 seed Gonzaga overcame a slow start to roll past UC Irvine 75-56 in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament on Saturday. The Bulldogs (31-3) rallied from an 11-point first-half deficit and led by […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — And to think, some folks said they might not make it to March Madness. The Gonzaga Bulldogs laughed that off as easily as they swatted away an exhausted Kansas team Saturday, rolling past the Jayhawks 89-68 to return to the Sweet 16 for the nation-leading ninth straight time. Led […]
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Utah State center Isaac Johnson already senses what he’ll be facing Sunday against Zach Edey. He got a glimpse of it in high school when he faced a higher-ranked recruit, 7-foot-4 Matt Van Komen, and he got an up-close look at Edey on Friday night while the Aggies were […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Caleb Love scored 19 points and second-seeded Arizona reached the Sweet 16 for the second time in three seasons, beating No. 7 seed Dayton 78-68 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. The Wildcats (27-8), who also reached a regional semifinal in […]
