PROVO, Utah-Wednesday, BYU athletic director Tom Holmoe announced Trent Pratt as the new head coach of the Cougars’ baseball program. Pratt had been serving as the interim head coach at BYU since early April. Pratt led the Cougars to a record of 16-9 (.640) and 10-6 (.626) in West Coast […]
Eileen Gu, the California-born athlete who won two gold medals for China in freestyle skiing at the recent Beijing Olympics, has signed on to work for Salt Lake City’s bid for the 2030 or 2034 Winter Olympics. Tom Kelly, a spokesman for the bid committee, confirmed Gu’s participation to The […]
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Waltons, heirs to the Walmart fortune and America’s richest family, have won the bidding to purchase the Denver Broncos in the most expensive deal for a sports franchise anywhere in the world. The Broncos announced late Tuesday night they had entered into a sale agreement […]
OGDEN, Utah-Ronny Orta homered and the Ogden Raptors bested Northern Colorado 5-2 Tuesday in Pioneer League play at Lindquist Field. Orta also earned the win on the mound for the Raptors by posting three strikeouts in 6.1 innings of work. Brian Dansereau and Zach West each had an RBI in […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Jack Mayfield hit a 3-run homer and Magneuris Sierra added an insurance run on a stolen base as the Salt Lake Bees outlasted Tacoma 9-8 Tuesday in Pacific Coast League play at Smith’s Ballpark. Kenny Rosenberg earned the win on the mound for the Bees by posting five […]
PHUKET, Thailand (AP) — No 15-year-old figure skaters will be allowed to compete at the 2026 Olympics following the controversy surrounding Russian national champion Kamila Valieva at this year’s Beijing Games. A new age limit for figure skaters at senior international events was passed Tuesday by the International Skating Union in a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Jazz face an unexpected search for a new coach. Utah was prepared to enter next season with Quin Snyder at the helm until the head coach unexpectedly stepped down after eight seasons. The two sides had recently discussed an extension with Snyder, who […]
OGDEN, Utah-Monday, Weber State football achieved a No. 13 ranking in the FCS Athlon preseason poll. The Wildcats are among five Big Sky Conference squads to be ranked in the poll. Weber State will return head coach Jay Hill, who is in his ninth season at the helm of the […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah-Monday, Southern Utah University head men’s basketball coach Todd Simon announced the promotion of Flynn Clayman to associate head coach. Clayman first joined the Thunderbirds’ program in 2017 as a special assistant. In the 2019-20 season, he was promoted to the position of full-time assistant coach. In his […]
IRVING, Texas-Monday, three former college football players with ties to Utah schools were named to the 2023 College Football Hall of Fame ballot. This announcement was made by The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame. They are former Utah Utes, quarterback Alex Smith and safety Eric Weddle and […]
