EUGENE, Ore.-Thursday, the second day of the NCAA track and field national championships ensued at Hayward Field with history being made in one instance and Utah athletes excelling consistently throughout the day. In the women’s 10,000-meter run, Kansas’ Sharon Lokedi, a Kenyan national, set a meet record as well as […]
SANDY, Utah (AP) — Alex Morgan scored on a header in the 57th minute and the U.S. national team beat China 1-0 in an exhibition match Thursday night. The teams also will meet Tuesday night in Cleveland. China has already qualified for the 2019 World Cup in France. The United […]
OREM, Utah-Thursday, Utah Valley University men’s basketball coach Mark Pope found himself the recipient of a new six-year contract to stay at the helm for the Wolverines. This replaces Pope’s existing five-year contract that was set to expire in 2020. Athletic director Vince Otoupal confirmed this was done because “of […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah-Thursday, a Dixie State baseball product saw his big league hopes stay alive as he was drafted in the MLB Draft. Trailblazers senior right-hander Tanner Howell, a Boulder City, Nev. product, was drafted in the 35th round, going #1,024 overall, to the Minnesota Twins. Howell is the sixth […]
TAYLORSVILLE, Utah-Former Salt Lake C.C. pitching star Ben Weese has committed to continue his collegiate playing career at BYU, per an announcement released by the SLCC athletic department Thursday. Weese, a left-hander who starred at Mountain Crest High School, went 9-1 for the Bruins, posting 66 strikeouts on the season […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials have approved a proposal for nearly 8,800 new houses and apartments southwest of Salt Lake City despite opposition from city leaders in the area. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the Salt Lake County Council approved a zoning change Tuesday allowing the Olympia project to proceed. Project […]
RICHMOND, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a passenger steered a Utah public transit bus to safety after the driver had a medical emergency and passed out behind the wheel. Kenneth Manola says he knew something was wrong when the Cache Valley Transit District bus from Logan to Richmond began swerving […]
UPDATE: As of Friday afternoon, the fire grew to 878 acres Thursday, but may have slowed its advance on East Mountain. There are currently 208 personnel on the fire, with 12 engines, four helicopters and four air tankers. — Forest Service officials say a prescribed fire in Emery county has turned into […]
PROVO, Utah-Thursday, BYU women’s soccer coach Jennifer Rockwood announced the schedule for the 2018 fall season. The Cougars will challenge themselves before conference play with five teams from Power 5 conferences on the non-region slate. This includes a home opener against the reigning college cup champion Stanford Cardinal August 30. […]
