George scores 37, Marklkanen adds 33 as Jazz top Mavericks in OT despite Flagg’s career-high 42
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Keyonte George scored 37 points and Lauri Markkanen added 33 to lift the Utah Jazz to a 140-133 overtime win against the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night, despite a career-high 42 points from Cooper Flagg. George, who had 39 points on Friday in Memphis, scored the first five points of […]
Utah County Sports Roundup: 12/15
Boys Basketball Region 16 SPRINGVILLE, Utah-Marcus Versluis stepped up with 23 points and the APA West Valley Eagles soared past Merit 68-41 Monday in Region 16 boys basketball play. Smith Sorensen’s 21 points led the Knights in the loss. Non-Region OREM, Utah-Jaymen Sondrup led the way with 25 points and the Springville Red Devils got […]
Dybantsa Named Lute Olson Player of the Week
PROVO, Utah-Monday, BYU freshman forward A.J. Dybantsa was named the Lute Olson Award National Player of the Week Monday per collegeinsider.com. In wins over Clemson and UC Riverside this past week, the Brockton, Mass. native averaged 27 points, 8.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game for the Cougars. Dybantsa and his BYU teammates […]
Utah Tech Guard Named WAC Newcomer of the Week
ST. GEORGE, Utah-Monday, Utah Tech sophomore guard Noah Bolanga was named the WAC Newcomer of the Week per a statement from the conference. The native of Poitiers, France scored a career-high 19 points while adding 8 rebounds in the Trailblazers’ 89-48 win over Justice College last Saturday. Bolanga and his Utah Tech teammates return to […]
Matthew Stafford rallies Rams to 41-34 victory over Lions, clinching another playoff berth
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) The Los Angeles Rams faced their biggest deficit in more than two months when they fell 10 points behind Detroit with 30 seconds left in the first half. Even worse, both their offense and their defense felt they were letting each other down. That’s when Matthew Stafford reminded his sideline that a […]
Jalen Hurts rebounds with 3 TD passes as Eagles snap losing streak in 31-0 rout of Raiders
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Jalen Hurts smacked A.J. Brown helmet-to-helmet after a touchdown pass for a celebration that seemed to release the pent-up tension that came tethered to a losing streak. Nick Sirianni tossed an arm around Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles coach yelled some happy words at the QB who weathered recent criticism as the season […]
Bo Nix’s 4 TD passes lead Broncos to 34-26 win over Packers, who lose Micah Parsons to injury
DENVER (AP) — The Denver Broncos were slogging their way through a rare clunker Sunday against the Green Bay Packers when cornerback Pat Surtain II delivered the game-saving takeaway. The reigning NFL defensive player of the year laid out for Jordan Love’s deep throw to Christian Watson and secured his first interception of an injury-marred season, […]
Guenther scores in OT to complete Mammoth’s 5-4 comeback win over reeling Penguins
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dylan Guenther scored 42 seconds into overtime and the Utah Mammoth rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 on Sunday. Guenther, who has five goals in his last four games, beat Sergei Murashov with a wrist shot from the slot. Utah won its second straight following a three-game losing streak. Michael Carcone […]
McGhee scores career-high 29, Mississippi St. rallies from 17 down, beats Utah 82-74
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Ja’Borri McGhee scored a career-high 29 points, Jayden Epps added 20 points, and Mississippi State rallied to beat Utah 82-74 on Saturday night. The Bulldogs rallied from a 17-point deficit, their largest comeback since coach Chris Jans was hired prior to the 2022-23 season. McGhee, a UAB transfer, made 11 […]
Dybantsa scores 26 as No. 10 BYU beats UC Riverside 100-53 for 6th straight win
PROVO, Utah (AP) — AJ Dybantsa had 26 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists, and No. 10 BYU beat UC Riverside 100-53 on Saturday night. Richie Saunders added 19 points to help the Cougars (9-1) gettheir sixth straight win. Alexsej Kostic made five 3-pointers and scored a career-high 15 points. Khadim Mboup added a career […]