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Toronto Raptors guard Danny Green (14) reacts after making a 3-pointer against the Golden State War...
Associated Press

North of border, Warriors enter new territory: 1-0 deficit

In the Warriors' five-year run in the NBA Finals, the team has never faced a 1-0 deficit.
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BYU basketball player Yoeli Childs speaks to the media during a press conference Thursday, May 30, ...
Adam Mason

BYU Basketball will get Yoeli Childs for another season

Last night Yoeli Childs made an announcement that was sure to fire up Cougar fans as he released a video announcing he's coming back for his senior year at BYU.
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In this May 22, 2019 photo, longtime St. Louis Blues fans Stanley Jackson, left, and Steven Crow st...
Associated Press

After half-century of frustration, Blues can exorcise demons

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Stanley Jackson and buddy Steven Crow can be excused if they tend to watch their beloved St. Louis Blues with their hands over their eyes, just waiting for the next thing to go wrong. So when the Blues beat the San Jose Sharks in Game 6 to earn their first berth […]
7 years ago
Kyle Larson climbs into his car before practice for Sunday's NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 Cup series auto r...
Associated Press

Most drivers want NASCAR’s longest race to remain 600 miles

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — With a furrowed brow NASCAR legend Darrell Waltrip scoffed at the notion that the Coca-Cola 600 race is too long and should be shortened by, say, maybe a hundred miles or so. “Is that what some thirty-something said?” the 72-year-old Waltrip said to The Associated Press. Well, as a matter of […]
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Mary Richards

Two Utah high schools accuse each other during hearing

A hearing about racism at a Utah basketball game turned into hours of testimony and accusations of bad behavior on both sides.
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Ryan Meeks

Pac-12 revenue drops $12 million, but school payouts rise

Pac-12 revenue fell by $12 million in 2018 to $497 million because the conference could not make up for lost Rose Bowl revenue from when the game hosted a College Football Playoff semifinal after the 2017 season.
7 years ago
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Becky Bruce

Saucedo leads Real Salt Lake over Toronto FC 3-0

RSL took a 2-0 lead in the 28th minute on the goal from Saucedo, a 25-yard shot after dribbling it into the middle of the field from the left wing.
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Associated Press

Sam Johnson lifts Real Salt Lake over winless Rapids 3-2

Real Salt Lake beat Colorado 3-2 in a roller coaster game to hand the winless Rapids winless their eighth straight loss Saturday night.
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BYU introduces Mark Pope as their new men's head basketball coach at a press conference at the BYU ...
Adam Mason

BYU Basketball signs new players

BYU Basketball will be seeing some new faces in part thanks to its new coach Mark Pope, who the program hired to replace now retired Dave Rose.
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Curt Gresseth

Can a school be punished for the racist behavior of fans?

A dispute between two Utah high schools over the alleged behavior of a racist fan is raising big questions about what schools can and can't do.
7 years ago
President Donald Trump awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Tiger Woods during a ceremony in...
KEVIN FREKING Associated Press

Trump awards medal to Tiger Woods, calls him ‘true legend’

President Donald Trump awarded golfer Tiger Woods the nation's highest civilian honor on Monday, describing the 43-year-old as a "true legend" who transformed golf and then fought through years of injury to return to the sport's summit.
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Becky Bruce

Bees delay Reds/Giant baseball game, find new home plate

The Reds beat the Giants today, but only after an 18-minute delay of game because of bees (and not the Salt Lake Bees) swarming over home plate.
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Associated Press

Ibrahimovic, Antuna lead Galaxy to win over Real Salt Lake

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Uriel Antuna scored and the Los Angeles Galaxy beat Real Salt Lake 2-1 on Sunday night to extend their unbeaten streak to seven games.
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Associated Press

Girls’ football lawsuit to gauge interest in school teams

How many girls would play football for an all-female high school team if given the chance? A Utah lawsuit filed by a teenage female player aims to find out.
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Utah Utes place kicker Matt Gay (97) lines up an extra point in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 1...
Associated Press

Utah kicker Matt Gay drafted by Buccaneers

The Bucs took Gay early in the fifth round on Saturday, ending a string of five consecutive selections used to shore up the team's defense.
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Fans attend the final day of the NFL football draft Saturday, April 27, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (...
Associated Press

Let’s talk quarterbacks. As in potential backup QBs

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Let’s talk quarterbacks. As in potential backup quarterbacks in the NFL, and maybe starters down the road. Eleven quarterbacks were chosen in the three rounds of the draft. The trio that went in the opening round — No. 1 overall Kyler Murray to Arizona, No. 6 Daniel Jones to the Giants, […]
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Female football player Sam Gordon of Utah walks the red carpet ahead of the first round at the NFL ...
Associated Press

Girls’ football lawsuit to gauge interest in school teams

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The question of how many girls would play football for an all-female high school team if given the chance took center stage Friday in a Utah lawsuit filed by a teenage female football star. More than 400 girls have joined a league that 16-year-old Sam Gordon helped create, more than […]
7 years ago
The Jazz lose Game 5 to the Rockets Wednesday night 100-93.  Photo courtesy of Deseret News...
Mark Jackson

Jazz out of 2019 NBA playoffs following Game 5 loss to the Rockets

The Utah Jazz got knocked out of the NBA playoffs Wednesday night following a 100-93 loss to the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center in Houston with the Rockets taking the first-round playoff series 4-1.
7 years ago
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Colby Walker

Viral photos show girls they can like both sparkles and sports

Sugar, spice, and everything nice. We all know that's what little girls are made of, and one photographer went viral after showing the other side of girls.
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Mary Richards

Donovan Mitchell: good Samaritan deed goes viral

"I just wanted to make sure everybody was OK," Donovan Mitchell said about helping after the car crash.  "It was just natural, just going out there and making sure she was OK."
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Jeffrey York, CNN

Is social media making this generation of sports stars the ‘loneliest’ ever?

Scroll, swipe, like. Scroll, tweet, post. The repetitive nature of social media can be relaxing for some, but for others, notably athletes, it can be an unwelcome distraction. NBA commissioner Adam Silver is one of those that believes social media is doing more harm than good.
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Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) is defended by San Antonio Spurs center Jakob Poeltl (25) a...
Associated Press

Nuggets beat Spurs 117-103 to tie series at 2-2

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 29 points and 12 rebounds, Jamal Murray added 24 points and the Denver Nuggets beat the San Antonio Spurs 117-103 on Saturday night, rebounding from a flat performance tie the first-round series at two games apiece. LaMarcus Aldridge had 24 points and nine rebounds for San Antonio. DeMar […]
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Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23), forward Kevin Durant (35) and guard Stephen Curr...
Associated Press

NBA rescinds technical on Warriors’ Durant, Clippers’ Green

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has rescinded technical fouls called on Golden State’s Kevin Durant and JaMychal Green of the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series. The players were called for double technicals early in the third quarter Thursday night at Staples Center as they jawed at each other. […]
7 years ago
Surveillance video from the school shows the physical altercation between teacher and student....
Mark Jackson

Fired teacher says he is sorry for scuffle with charter school student

An Eagle Mountain charter school gym teacher says he is sorry and is devastated after a scuffle involving a student on Thursday. 
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