PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — No offense to the Utah Jazz, but Damian Lillard said scoring 60 points against them was fairly simple. Not easy, just simple. Lillard had a season-high 60 points, hitting nine 3-pointers, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Jazz 134-124 on Wednesday night. Lillard tied for […]
CHICAGO-Wednesday, Chicago Bears rookie left tackle, a former Southern Utah football star, was named to the Pro Football Writers of America All-American Team. The 6-5 310-pound tackle out of Murray, Utah and Murray High School started all 17 games for the NFL’s leading rushing offense. The Bears ran for 3,014 […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP)-Utah Jazz (25-25, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (22-25, 13th in the Western Conference) Portland, Oregon; Wednesday, 8 p.m. MST BOTTOM LINE: Damian Lillard leads Portland into a matchup with Utah. He’s ninth in the NBA scoring 28.2 points per game. The Trail Blazers […]
Boys Basketball Region 9 HEBER CITY, Utah-Jackson Rhees led the way with 27 points and the Spanish Fork Dons outlasted Wasatch 74-72 in Region 9 boys basketball play Tuesday at The Nest. Sam Lind led the Wasps in defeat with 16 points. Girls Basketball Region 9 HEBER CITY, Utah-Ashley Garner […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-The NBA All-Star Game is Feb. 19 at the Vivint Arena of Salt Lake City. Nobody will know the All-Star rosters until that night. Not even the players themselves. The team captains — probably LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers and either Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo or […]
FARMINGTON, Utah-Tuesday, Weber State sophomore forward Dillon Jones was named the Big Sky Conference men’s basketball Big Sky Conference Player of the Week. In home wins over Portland State and Sacramento State last week, Jones recorded a pair of double-doubles. In the victories over the Vikings and Hornets, Jones averaged […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Per Tuesday news, University of Utah football began their season ticket renewal opening window for the 2023 season. The Utes have experienced 76 consecutive sellouts at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Home field advantage has greatly assisted the Utes as they outscored opponents 280-99 last season and have won 25 of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lauri Markkanen had 25 points and 11 rebounds, and the Utah Jazz beat the cold-shooting Charlotte Hornets 120-102 on Monday night. The Hornets made only two 3-pointers, both by Terry Rozier, the fewest by an NBA team this season. Charlotte had 16 attempts beyond the […]
SAN FRANCISCO-Monday, University of Utah senior center Branden Carlson was named the Pac-12 men’s basketball player of the week after leading the Utes to a sweep of Washington and Washington State. In the wins over the Cougars and Huskies, Carlson averaged 26.5 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2.5 blocks and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-Charlotte Hornets (13-34, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (24-25, ninth in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Monday, 7 p.m. MST BOTTOM LINE: Utah and Charlotte square off in non-conference action. The Jazz have gone 15-9 at home. Utah is sixth in the NBA […]
