PORTLAND, Ore.-Monday evening, Southern Utah University men’s basketball (7-4) opens up Big Sky Conference play by visiting the Portland State Vikings (7-6, 1-0 in Big Sky Conference play). The Thunderbirds are coached by fourth-year head coach Todd Simon (43-67, .391 at SUU; 52-75, .409 as a collegiate head coach). Having […]
SEATTLE (AP)-The San Francisco 49ers won the NFC West and a No. 1 seed in the playoffs with a 26-21 victory over the Seattle Seahawks when Jacob Hollister was stopped by rookie linebacker Dre Greenlaw on fourth-and-goal just inches short of the end zone with seconds remaining at CenturyLink Field […]
LOS ANGELES (AP)-The Los Angeles Rams bade farewell to the Los Angeles Coliseum and secured their third straight winning season with a 31-24 victory over the Arizona Cardinals. Tyler Higbee and Robert Woods caught touchdown passes from Jared Goff in the fourth quarter as the Rams finished 9-7 and missed […]
DENVER (AP) — Shelby Harris knocked down Derek Carr’s 2-point pass to Hunter Renfrow with 7 seconds left and the Denver Broncos put at end to the Raiders’ dim playoff hopes — and to Oakland’s run as an NFL city with a 16-15 win Sunday. The Raiders (7-9) nearly made […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP)-Pac-12 men’s basketball has ratcheted up expectations following a strong nonconference season. The conference has three ranked teams in No. 6 Oregon, No. 21 Washington and No. 24 Arizona and a string of marquee wins headed into league play. The rise follows a couple of down seasons. The […]
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — A sports editor for a New Mexico newspaper apologized this week after using “scalps” in a tweet to describe a high school basketball team defeating a team with Native American student-athletes. Hobbs News-Sun Sports Editor Jason Farmer said Friday the tweet was “very inappropriate and […]
LOS ANGELES (AP)-Donovan Mitchell posted 30 points, 9 assists and 7 rebounds on 13-23 shooting and Jordan Clarkson added 19 in his second game with his new team as the Utah Jazz beat the Los Angeles Clippers 120-107 Saturday evening at the STAPLES Center. Clarkson, who was acquired in a […]
PROVO, Utah (AP)-Yoeli Childs had 23 points as Brigham Young got past Oral Roberts 79-73 Saturday evening at the Marriott Center in non-conference basketball action. Jake Toolson added 22 points for the Cougars in the win. In defeat, Emmanuel Nzekwesi led the Golden Eagles on Saturday night with 23 points.
OGDEN, Utah (AP)-Kim Aiken Jr. scored 22 points, including two key free throws late in the game and Eastern Washington held off Weber State 79-77 in the Big Sky Conference opener for both teams Saturday at the Dee Events Center. Ellis Magnuson added 12 points, six rebounds and seven assists […]
