The 19-foot, 4,000-pound statue of Kobe Bryant in downtown Los Angeles is just the latest example of a sports team honoring a player with this kind of larger-than-life presence. The Crypto.com Arena alone has statues of six other former Lakers employees, including five players. Bryant now joins that impressive list. Some athletes, […]
PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 31 points, Bradley Beal had 30 and the Phoenix Suns — with All-Star Devin Booker sidelined by a sore left hip — beat the Utah Jazz 129-115 on Thursday night. The Suns never trailed, winning their third straight game and 12th of 15. They […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Beon Riley came off the bench to score 16 points and Utah Tech thwarted a late rally to beat Southern Utah 70-68 on Thursday night. Riley made 7 of 12 shots with a 3-pointer for the Trailblazers (9-14, 5-7 Western Athletic Conference), who led by […]
OREM, Utah (AP) — Lue Williams’ 21 points helped Tarleton State defeat Utah Valley 72-61 on Thursday night. Williams added six rebounds for the Texans (16-7, 9-3 Western Athletic Conference). Jakorie Smith added 13 points while shooting 5 for 12, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc, and they […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Dillon Jones scored 20 points as Weber State beat Portland State 84-72 on Thursday night. Jones also contributed 15 rebounds, seven assists, and three steals for the Wildcats (15-9, 6-5 Big Sky Conference). Dyson Koehler scored 17 points while shooting 5 for 9 (3 for 4 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Pelle Larsson had 27 points and eight assists to lead No. 8 Arizona to a 105-99 victory over Utah in triple overtime Thursday night. Caleb Love added 19 points and 10 rebounds to help the Wildcats (18-5, 9-3 Pac-12) earn their third road win in […]
Bojan Bogdanovic left Detroit to join a now even-more-formidable contender in New York. Gordon Hayward is leaving Charlotte for one of the league’s best surprise stories this season in Oklahoma City. Doug McDermott was once traded by Indiana to San Antonio, and now, the Spurs have traded him back to the Pacers. None […]
LOGAN, Utah-Thursday, Utah State athletics announced its 2024 Hall of Fame class to be inducted April 20 at the Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall on the campus of Utah State University. Members include Bob Erickson (wrestling 1975-1978) Rich Haws (men’s basketball 1972-1975; 1975 NBA draft selection by the Seattle SuperSonics; averaged 15.9 […]
Kelly Olynyk is going back to his native Canada, after the Utah Jazz agreed Thursday to trade the veteran forward to the Toronto Raptors, a person with knowledge of the agreement said. Olynyk and Ochai Agbaji are going to Toronto for a first-round pick in this June’s draft, Otto Porter […]
This is the full remaining list of NIL Utah College Football signings from Wednesday Utah Tech Blake Jensen DE/OLB-American Fork, Utah (American Fork High School) Camden Smith OL-Washington City, Utah (Pine View High School) Brandon Jackson DT-Dallas, Texas (South Oak Cliff High School) Clarence Pututau DE-Woods Cross, Utah (Woods Cross […]
