Utah’s win over Southern California has muddled the Pac-12′s hopes of getting to the College Football Playoff for the first time in six seasons. The conference now has one undefeated team, two with one loss and the 15th-ranked Utes hanging around with two losses. The odds aren’t exactly stacked in the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Take note: The Utah Jazz evidently need a new hashtag. The team’s long-used hashtag — #TakeNote — was used by Apple CEO Tim Cook in a tweet on Tuesday, accompanied by an Apple logo emoji. It raises questions about how the phrase will be used in the […]
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A college wrestler from a small Wyoming school helped his teammate survive a grizzly mauling over the weekend by trying to wrestle the massive bear off his friend, eventually drawing a more brutal attack to himself. The men are crediting their bonds as wrestling teammates at […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Tuesday, Utah football junior quarterback Cameron Rising was named to the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll for his performance in the Utes’ 43-42 win over then-No. 7 USC last Saturday. Rising (29 of 43, 415 yards, 2 TD’s; 11 car, 60 yard, 3 TD’s against the Trojans) obtained […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Jazz have signed general manager Justin Zanik to a multiyear deal as he continues the franchise’s roster makeover. Zanik just finished a busy offseason after dealing All-Stars Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell and breaking up the nucleus of a roster that had been to the playoffs in […]
Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker, two Big Ten running backs and Alabama pass-rusher Will Anderson Jr. highlight The Associated Press midseason All-America team presented by Regions Bank, selected by AP Top 25 voters and released Tuesday. Hooker is second in the country in passer efficiency rating at 187.7 and has accounted […]
LOGAN, Utah-Tuesday, Utah State graduate senior safety Hunter Reynolds was named a midseason second-team All-American by Pro Football Focus. Reynolds, a native of South Orange, N.J., ranks fifth in the Mountain West Conference and 33rd nationally with two interceptions. He is tied for the team lead with six pass breakups […]
Nikola Jokic is about to start his chase toward something that hasn’t been done in nearly 40 years. A player winning back-to-back NBA MVP awards is rare, something that’s happened only 13 times in league history. And having done that last season, Jokic — the cornerstone of the Denver Nuggets […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Tuesday, Utah sophomore cornerback Clark Phillips III was named a Sporting News mid-season All-American. Phillips has started all seven games for the Utes this season and has recorded a sack, five interceptions (two pick-sixes) and two pass breakups. Phillips leads FBS in interceptions per game (0.7) and his five […]
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Dustin Hopkins kicked four field goals, including a 39-yarder with 2:38 remaining in overtime, and the Los Angeles Chargers rallied for a 19-16 victory over the Denver Broncos on Monday night. Hopkins, who injured a hamstring during the first half, grimaced as he kicked the ball […]
