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Fans, coach Landon Donovan return to pitch for USL relaunch

Fans, coach Landon Donovan return to pitch for USL relaunch

SANDY, Utah (AP)-Fans get to watch U.S. pro team sports in person for the first time in four months when Landon Donovan resumes his fledgling coaching career in a United Soccer League match. Due to social distancing rules, only about a quarter of the 20,000 seats at Rio Tinto Stadium […]

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UHSAA Sports To Resume For Wasatch High School Sports This Fall

UHSAA Sports To Resume For Wasatch High School Sports This Fall

MIDVALE, Utah-Thursday, the Utah High School Activities Association confirmed they are allowing autumn sports to occur (football, girls tennis, cross country, girls volleyball, boys golf, girls soccer and 1-A baseball) as student-athletes return to in-person classes statewide. This was determined during a ZOOM meeting conducted on Thursday morning. This UHSAA […]

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BYU Football Game Against Northern Illinois Moved From Seat Geek Stadium Because of Pandemic

BYU Football Game Against Northern Illinois Moved From Seat Geek Stadium Because of Pandemic

PROVO, Utah-Per a Wednesday statement, BYU football’s game against Northern Illinois has been moved to Huskie Stadium on the NIU campus October 24 at DeKalb, Ill. Initially, this game was to be played at SeatGeek Stadium in Chicago suburb Bridgeview, Ill. SeatGeek Stadium is the home of the Chicago Red […]

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Balcer’s stoppage time goal give Reign 1-0 win over Royals

Balcer’s stoppage time goal give Reign 1-0 win over Royals

HERRIMAN, Utah (AP) — Bethany Balcer scored in stoppage time and OL Reign defeated the Utah Royals 1-0 on Wednesday in the National Women’s Soccer League’s Challenge Cup tournament. It was the Reign’s first victory in three group-stage Challenge Cup matches played without fans at Zions Bank Stadium. Balcer’s header […]

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Wasatch Boys Golf Tryouts July 15 and 16

Wasatch Boys Golf Tryouts July 15 and 16

HEBER CITY, Utah-Wasatch High School boys golf has confirmed tryouts are July 15 and 16 at Wasatch Mountain State Park. They commence July 15 at 1:00 pm at the state park on 18 holes of “The Lake Course.” For more information, feel free to contact Coach Gustafson at Theron.gustafson@wasatch.edu or […]

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Utah State Football Suspends Student-Athlete For ‘Inappropriate Racial Comments’

Utah State Football Suspends Student-Athlete For ‘Inappropriate Racial Comments’

LOGAN, Utah-Per a Monday report, Utah State football has suspended a student-athlete for “inappropriate racial comments,” he allegedly made, the program announced Sunday evening. The university did not identify the player in question. The Utah State athletics department has made an official statement on the matter via their Twitter account: […]

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As schools ponder cutting sports, tennis proves vulnerable

As schools ponder cutting sports, tennis proves vulnerable

CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP)-The promise of college tennis lured Abhimanyu Vannemreddy from his home in India to the United States, where he settled in at Winthrop in South Carolina. Now he’s pondering his future thousands of miles away from his family as financial reality crashes down on his sport. Winthrop […]

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Nationals, Astros cancel workouts because of testing delays

Nationals, Astros cancel workouts because of testing delays

WASHINGTON (AP) — Baseball’s two World Series finalists canceled workouts Monday because of COVID-19 testing delays that one executive worried could endanger the baseball season. The defending champion Washington Nationals and reigning American League champion Houston Astros each called off training camp practices after not receiving test results from Friday. […]

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Reign’s Bethany Balcer aims to build on rookie NWSL season

Reign’s Bethany Balcer aims to build on rookie NWSL season

HERRIMAN, Utah (AP)-Bethany Balcer didn’t come to the National Women’s Soccer League by way of a powerhouse college program like North Carolina or Stanford. She didn’t have a national team history and wasn’t a draft pick. Balcer is soccer’s version of a walk-on wonder, forging her own path to the […]

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As Florida virus numbers rise, NBA arrivals draw closer

As Florida virus numbers rise, NBA arrivals draw closer

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP)-The coronavirus numbers kept climbing Thursday, with a single-day record for new cases being set in Florida and the NBA revealing that the count of players and staff from the 22 remaining teams that have confirmed diagnoses of COVID-19 continues to grow. The NBA numbers: nine more positive […]

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