HOUSTON (AP) — In a series where their shots weren’t falling like normal, the Houston Rockets managed to close it out with some tough defense. James Harden scored 26 points and the Rockets outlasted the Utah Jazz 100-93 on Wednesday night to win their first-round playoff series 4-1. Houston advanced […]
PROVO, Utah-Wednesday, BYU men’s basketball coach Mark Pope announced his coaching staff. Pope confirmed Cody Fueger, Chris Burgess and Nick Robinson as his new assistants. Fueger and Burgess have come to Provo from nearby Utah Valley University where Pope had previously been the head coach. Robinson joins the Cougars’ staff […]
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.-Friday through Sunday, Utah Valley baseball (10-30, 6-9 in WAC play) visits Cal State Bakersfield (17-26, 5-10 in WAC play) as the conference season ensues for both squads. The Wolverines are in sixth place in the WAC while the Roadrunners are just a game behind and tied for seventh […]
STOCKTON, Calif.-Thursday through Saturday, BYU baseball (26-10, 10-5 in West Coast Conference play) visits Pacific (21-19, 8-10 in WCC play) as their conference season continues. The Cougars’ pitching staff remains the star of the squad as they have a collective ERA of 3.47 (23rd in the country), a .240 opposing […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah-Wednesday, Dixie State University’s athletics department confirmed five baseball players were named to the 2018-19 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference all-academic team. Junior first baseman/outfielder Jake Engel made the all-academic first team. The native of Tucson, Ariz. currently maintains a 3.57 GPA as a business administration major. Additionally, sophomore […]
HEBER CITY, Utah-Tuesday, the Wasatch High School boys and girls track and field teams each won team titles at the 2019 Underclassmen Invitational at Wasatch High School. The boys posted 147.5 points while the girls netted 187.5 points. In the girls’ 3200-meter run, Megan Woodward (13:58.58) placed third, Mary Cernyar […]
Softball Region 8 OREM, Utah-Makalyn Seltzer and Paige Armendaos each went yard as the Wasatch Wasps pounded Timpanogos 12-4 in Region 8 softball action Tuesday. Maclee McFee added a triple for the Wasps while Charley Cluff, Charlie Kelson, Preslee Christensen and Riley Arnold all added doubles in victory for Wasatch. The […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Tuesday, Utah men’s basketball added incoming freshman Brendan Wenzel to the roster. Runnin’ Utes head coach Larry Krystkowiak confirmed that Wenzel, a 6-6 180-pound guard out of Helotes, Texas, “has very good size and is an elite shooter.” While starring for the O’Connor High School (San Antonio) Panthers, […]
LOGAN, Utah-Tuesday, Utah State University president and director of athletics John Hartwell announced the hiring of current Weber State director of athletics Jerry Bovee as assistant vice president and deputy athletics director for external affairs. Bovee will officially begin his new assignment in June. In this position, Bovee will be […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 19 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter to rally the Utah Jazz to a 107-91 victory over the Houston Rockets in Game 4 of their Western Conference series on Monday night. Jae Crowder added 23 points. Ricky Rubio chipped in […]
