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NBA, players sign off on final terms for restarted season

NBA, players sign off on final terms for restarted season

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP)-The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association have finalized terms of the deal that will allow the league to restart the season at the Disney World campus near Orlando, Fla. next month. The league and the union made the announcement Friday. Many of the details were already known, […]

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Allie Long spent lockdown becoming a celebrity gamer

Allie Long spent lockdown becoming a celebrity gamer

SANDY, Utah (AP)-Allie Long is likely the only National Women’s Soccer League player who launched a new career while sheltering at home. Long has been playing video games on Twitch and has built a solid reputation in the gaming world – so much so that she’s been able to raise […]

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SUU Men’s Basketball Adds Illinois Transfer Tevian Jones

SUU Men’s Basketball Adds Illinois Transfer Tevian Jones

CEDAR CITY, Utah-In news from Wednesday, Southern Utah men’s basketball added Illinois transfer Tevian Jones. Jones, a native of Chandler, Ariz., has averaged 2.6 points and 1.1 rebounds per game in two seasons for the Fighting Illini. During his freshman campaign (2018-19) at Champaign, Ill., Jones netted a career-high 18 […]

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AP sources: NFL cancels Hall of Fame game, delays inductions

AP sources: NFL cancels Hall of Fame game, delays inductions

CANTON, Ohio (AP)-The NFL has canceled the Hall of Fame game that traditionally opens the preseason and is delaying the 2020 induction ceremonies because of the coronavirus pandemic, two people with direct knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Thursday. The people spoke to the AP on condition […]

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Rodriguez ready despite somewhat strange start with Thorns

Rodriguez ready despite somewhat strange start with Thorns

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Raquel Rodriguez was on her way to join her new National Women’s Soccer League team when sports were suddenly shut down by the coronavirus. It certainly wasn’t an ideal start for the Costa Rican striker with the Portland Thorns. Rodriguez nonetheless bonded — albeit remotely — […]

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BYU Cornerback Isaiah Herron Decides To Stay At BYU

BYU Cornerback Isaiah Herron Decides To Stay At BYU

PROVO, Utah-Wednesday, several days after entering the transfer portal, BYU cornerback Isaiah Herron has decided to stay with the Cougars. The 6-1, 175-pound Las Vegas native announced he will return to the Cougars, where he is expected to see expanded playing time as a redshirt sophomore in 2020. However, Herron, […]

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Runners cross the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge during the 2019 TCS New York City Marathon in New York on November 3, 2019. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP) (Photo by JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images)

New York City Marathon canceled because of coronavirus

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City Marathon scheduled for Nov. 1 has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. New York Road Runners announced the cancellation of the world’s largest marathon Wednesday after coordinating with the mayor’s office and deciding the race posed too many health and safety […]

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Rapinoe, Press among players opting out of NWSL tournament

Rapinoe, Press among players opting out of NWSL tournament

SANDY, Utah (AP)-U.S. national team players Megan Rapinoe, Tobin Heath and Christen Press have opted out of the National Women’s Soccer League tournament kicking off this weekend in Utah. Heath and Press, who played with Rapinoe on the champion World Cup team last summer in France, cited concerns about the […]

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MLB plans 60-game slate, shortest since 1878, as union balks

MLB plans 60-game slate, shortest since 1878, as union balks

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball plans to unilaterally issue a 60-game schedule for its shortest season since 1878 after the players’ association rejected a negotiated deal of the same length, putting the sport on track for a combative return to the field amid the coronavirus pandemic. Commissioner Rob Manfred and […]

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Former Utah Men’s Basketball Player Justin Bibbins To Play Professionally In Poland

Former Utah Men’s Basketball Player Justin Bibbins To Play Professionally In Poland

SALT LAKE CITY-Per news released Tuesday, former University of Utah men’s basketball guard Justin Bibbins is returning to Poland where his professional basketball career began. Bibbins, who starred for the Utes from 2017-2018 after transferring from Long Beach State of the Big West Conference, has agreed to a deal with […]

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