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Aimaq, Harmon rally Utah Valley past Sam Houston 57-54
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Fardaws Aimaq tossed in 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Utah Valley scored the final eight points to beat Sam Houston 57-54. Aimaq and Justin Harmon each made a layup and two free throws in the game-ending run for the Wolverines (15-7, 6-4 Western Athletic […]
Wasatch Wrestling Places Second At 5A Divisionals at Alta
SANDY, Utah-Saturday, Wasatch wrestling placed second at the 5A Boys Division event at Alta High School. The Wasps earned 375.5 points to finish behind first-place Payson. The Lions amassed 487.5 points. The results are as follows: Payson (487.5 points) Wasatch (375.5 points) Mountain View (258 points) Lehi (241 points) Timpanogos […]
Germany’s Ludwig has lead midway through men’s Olympic luge
BEIJING (AP) — Germany’s Johannes Ludwig, Austria’s Wolfgang Kindl or Italy’s Dominik Fischnaller will more than likely be the Olympic men’s luge champion on Sunday. At least, that’s what history says. Ludwig, Kindl and Fischnaller were the leaders after Saturday’s first two runs at the Yanqing Sliding Center, and that’s […]
EXPLAINER: Olympic ski jumpers count on technique and timing
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Ski jumping captivates viewers every four years, when athletes fearlessly fly the length of an American football field plus the end zones. Casual fans, though, probably have no clue about the scoring system or skills and techniques necessary to win gold even though the sport has been a […]
Earplugs may help USA Luge’s Summer Britcher at the Olympics
BEIJING (AP) — Earplugs may be USA Luge veteran Summer Britcher’s secret weapon at the Beijing Olympics. That has nothing to do with noise. The start to a luge race is critical: Sliders, wearing gloves with tiny spikes on the bottom of their fingertips, dig into the ice as they […]
Olympic ski jumpers fearlessly fly with mental fortitude
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Anna Hoffmann sat on a metal bar perched about as high as a 40-story building, rolled her shoulders back, took a deep breath and exhaled. The American ski jumper left the safe place, went down the in-run and took flight the length of an football field with her […]
Mitchell scores 27 in return, leads Jazz past Nets 125-102
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell made his return — and the Utah Jazz suddenly looked like the NBA’s best offense again. Mitchell scored 27 points after missing eight games because of a concussion, Bojan Bogdanovic added 19 points and 11 rebounds and the Jazz cruised past the short-handed […]
Wasatch Wrestling In 2nd Place After Day 1
SANDY, Utah-Friday, Wasatch high school wrestling competed in Day 1 of the 5A Class B Divisionals at Alta High School. The Wasps are presently in second place (226.5 points), trailing first place Payson (269 points). The team results after Day 1 are as follows: Payson (269 points) Wasatch (226.5 points) […]
















