SIOUX FALLS, S.D.-Monday, Utah men’s basketball head coach Craig Smith announced the Utes will face Iowa December 21 at the Sanford Pentagon of Sioux Falls, S.D. The announcement comes hours after the Utes vanquished the Hawkeyes 91-82 at the Huntsman Center in the second round of the NIT. The Utes […]
Washington hired Utah State’s Danny Sprinkle as its men’s basketball coach on Monday hoping his success at smaller schools and lineage to the university can revitalize the program as it moves into the Big Ten starting next season. Sprinkle’s hiring came one day after Utah State was eliminated from the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gabe Madsen sank seven 3-pointers scored a career-high 31 points, Deivon Smith notched his fourth triple-double of the season and Utah cruised to a 91-82 victory over Iowa in the second round of the NIT on Sunday night. Madsen made 9 of 19 shots, including […]
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 […]
