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New coach Alex Jensen a link to glory days as Utah opens vs. San Jose St.
With a connection to its successful past, Utah will open the season bolstered by renewed hope and a new coach.,Alex Jensen, who helped lead the Utes to the 1998 NCAA national championship game as a player, will make his head-coaching debut with the Utes against San Jose State on Monday in Salt Lake ...
Surprising Jazz eager to face defensively challenged Suns
After a tough last-second loss on Friday at Sacramento, the Utah Jazz return home to host the Phoenix Suns on Monday night in Salt Lake City.,The Jazz hope to pick up where they left off at home as they earned a 129-108 season-opening victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday.,Utah followed...
Byrd Ficklin, Utah thoroughly dismantle Colorado 53-7
Byrd Ficklin totaled 291 yards on offense while throwing two touchdown passes and running for another to lead Utah to a 53-7 victory over Colorado on Saturday night in Salt Lake City.,Ficklin became the sixth true freshman quarterback to start a game at Utah after filling in for injured starter Devo...
Logan Cooley's hat trick propels streaking Mammoth past Blues
Logan Cooley produced three goals and an assist as the visiting Utah Mammoth defeated the St. Louis Blues 7-4 on Thursday night for their fifth straight victory.,Clayton Keller posted two goals and an assist, Nick Schmaltz amassed a goal and two assists, and Ian Cole also scored for the Mammoth.,Dyl...
Golf Glance: PGA Tour in Utah; LPGA team event; Champions playoffs continue
The grind for playing status continues on the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup Fall slate, while the LPGA Tour plays a team event in South Korea and the Champions Tour playoffs enters its second leg.,PGA TOUR,LAST TOURNAMENT: Baycurrent Classic (Xander Schauffele),THIS WEEK: Bank of Utah Championship, Ivins, Ut...
No. 15 BYU holds off No. 23 Utah for third straight win in Holy War rivalry
After fourth-quarter touchdown runs by receiver Parker Kingston and quarterback Bear Bachmeier in the fourth quarter, No. 15 BYU held off No. 23 Utah for a 24-21 Big 12 and rivalry win Saturday at Provo, Utah.,BYU (7-0, 4-0 Big 12) won its third consecutive game against Utah (5-2, 2-2) in the Holy W...
BYU, Utah renew 'Holy War' rivalry as ranked opponents
In-state rivals No. 23 Utah and No. 15 BYU will play in their "Holy War" game for the first time as ranked opponents since 2009 at Provo, Utah, on Saturday night.,BYU was ranked No. 19 and Utah No. 21 when the Cougars won 26-23 in overtime at Provo in November 2009.,The schools about 50 miles apart ...
Utah out to maintain momentum against No. 21 Arizona State
Utah will get another chance to get back in the thick of the Big 12 title chase when the Utes face No. 21 Arizona State in Salt Lake City on Saturday night.,The Sun Devils (4-1, 2-0) are the second Top 25 opponent to visit Rice-Eccles Stadium in three weeks. Utah struggled on both sides of the ball ...
Devon Dampier (4 TDs), Utah crush host West Virginia
Devon Dampier threw for 237 yards and four touchdowns to lead Utah to a 48-14 victory over West Virginia in Morgantown, W.Va. on Saturday. ,Dampier completed 81 percent of his passes and helped the Utes (4-1, 1-1 Big 12) roll up 532 total yards against the Mountaineers. Ryan Davis added 107 yards an...
Aisha Solorzano makes history in Utah blanks Bay FC
Janni Thomsen and Aisha Solorzano each scored early first-half goals to propel the Utah Royals to a 2-0 victory over Bay FC in Sandy, Utah, on Saturday night.,For Solorzano, the goal was her first in the NWSL and the first by a Guatemalan player in league history.,Utah (5-11-6, 21 points) scored mul...
Aisha Solorzano makes history in Utah's win vs. Bay FC
Janni Thomsen and Aisha Solorzano each scored early first-half goals to propel the Utah Royals to a 2-0 victory over Bay FC in Sandy, Utah, on Saturday night.,For Solorzano, the goal was her first in the NWSL and the first by a Guatemalan player in league history.,Utah (5-11-6, 21 points) scored mul...
Devon Dampier throws four TDs to lead Utah to road rout of West Virginia
Devon Dampier threw for 237 yards and four touchdowns to lead Utah to a 48-14 victory over West Virginia in Morgantown, W.V. on Saturday. ,Dampier completed 81 percent of his passes and helped the Utes (4-1, 1-1 Big 12) roll up 532 total yards against the Mountaineers. Ryan Davis added 107 yards and...
Utah, West Virginia both battling for Big 12 bounce-back
Both Utah and West Virginia are licking their wounds entering Saturday's showdown in Morgantown, W.V., after suffering one-sided losses to open Big 12 play.,The Utes (3-1, 0-1 Big 12) are just 2-8 in league games since joining the Big 12 last season. Utah sputtered on both sides of the ball in a 34-...
No. 17 Texas Tech loses QB, but handles No. 16 Utah
Backup quarterback Will Hammond threw 169 yards and two touchdowns to lead No. 17 Texas Tech to a 34-10 Big 12 conference victory over No. 16 Utah in Salt Lake City on Saturday.,Hammond added 61 yards on the ground while playing much of the second half in relief of Behren Morton. Morton threw for 14...
Devon Dampier tosses 2 TDs as No. 20 Utah takes down Wyoming
Devon Dampier threw for 230 yards and two touchdowns to help No. 20 Utah pull away in the second half for a 31-6 victory over Wyoming in Laramie on Saturday night.,Dampier added 86 yards on the ground, pacing a third straight game for the Utes with at least 200 rushing yards. Utah (3-0) finished wit...
Utah stumps Cal Poly, gets second straight blowout win
Devon Dampier threw for 192 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 25 Utah to a 63-9 victory over Cal Poly in Salt Lake City on Saturday., ,Dampier completed 74 percent of his pass attempts a week after completing 80 percent of his pass attempts against UCLA. Utah rolled up 518 total yards on offens...
No. 25 Utah aims to keep rolling offensively vs. Cal Poly
Utah enters its home opener against Cal Poly in Salt Lake City on Saturday with a much more potent offense than a season ago., ,The No. 25 Utes (1-0) thrashed UCLA 43-10 at the Rose Bowl last Saturday in a dominating performance, echoing the Utah teams that won back-to-back Pac-12 championships earl...
Devon Dampier accounts for 3 TDs as Utah takes down UCLA
Devon Dampier passed for 206 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another 87 yards and a score, helping Utah to a 43-10 rout of UCLA in the season opener for both teams on Saturday night in Pasadena, Calif.,Dampier, a junior transfer from New Mexico, completed 21 of 25 passes in his team debut for t...
UCLA to begin Nico Iamaleava era against Utah
UCLA football coach DeShaun Foster has kept a tight lid on practices this summer.,With very little to see, there hasn't been much to report on leading up to the Bruins' season opener on Saturday night against visiting Utah at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.,"We are trying to win games," said Foste...
Report: Utah Jazz F John Collins picks up $26.58M player option
Utah Jazz power forward John Collins has exercised his $26.58 million player option for next season, ESPN reported on Wednesday afternoon.,Collins, 27, had signed a five-year, $125 million contract in August 2021 while with the Atlanta Hawks. In July of 2023, he was traded to Utah in exchange for Ru...