Seattle Seahawk fans are no longer "Sleepless in Seattle" after watching an awful showing on offense through the first two games of the season. The Seahawks came into Sunday's game against the San Francisco 49ers with 15 points through two games, but needed less than the first half to...
USWNT vs Denmark
The U.S. women’s national team opened up the 2018 season in style Sunday night as they took down Denmark — the 2017 EURO runners-up — with a 5-1 victory in front of 17,526 fans at SDCCU Stadium. After a solid first few minutes for both sides, Denmark were the ones to...
What you are about to read is an All-Decade team composed of the best Men’s College Basketball players over the past 10 years. Now, remember, this is based on college basketball play and not how players have fared in the NBA. College basketball, most importantly, is all about putting your...
How appropriate. After coming back to stun the Cleveland Indians in Game 7 of the World Series after a rain delay, the Chicago Cubs had to wait out another rain delay before they could raise their 2016 World Series banner Monday night. Although the ceremony was pushed back, it didn't dampen...
Having officially reached the back end of the college football season, all of the state’s FBS programs — Utah, BYU and Utah State — have reached six wins needed for bowl eligibility. Here are my projections for where the three teams will end up for some postseason fun, with a...
Alex Morgan
After not playing since April, the U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) was back on the pitch Thursday night at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, winning a slow, flat game over China 1-0. Head coach Jill Ellis trotted out a somewhat experimental lineup, giving non-regulars McCall Zerboni, Tierna Davidson, and Savannah McCaskill...
Germany falls 2-0 to South Korea, defending champions out of the World Cup.
The streak continues. After winning the World Cup in 2014, Germany become the fourth European World Cup winner in a row to fail to get out of the group stage after falling 2-0 to South Korea on Wednesday. https://twitter.com/FIFAWorldCup/status/1012004173410390016 The loss put the defending champions at the bottom of Group F. Days after...
Dwight Howard played a cruel joke on his mother during the NBA offseason. As one of the top free agents this past summer, the eight-time All-Star had a lot of offers, including one from the Atlanta Hawks. Howard, who was born and raised in Atlanta, eventually decided to sign three-year, $70.5 million...
BYU is headed to the Big 12! Early Friday morning, Big 12 presidents and chancellors voted to accept BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF into the conference. In a statement, the Big 12 said the four schools were "approved unanimously by the eight continuing members." The move comes less than two months...
Down 16 points with three minutes left in the first half to San Diego State (30-1) — the No. 5 team in the country — it seemed as if Utah State was going to have to agonizingly wait to see if they would reach the NCAA Tournament as an...
Tyler Allgeier showed why he's one of the best running backs in the country as the sophomore rushed for 214 yards and three touchdowns to lead BYU to a 34-20 road victory over Utah State in the battle for the Old Wagon Wheel. BYU needed all of it as the...
After a blockbuster trade that sent Sam Bradford to the Minnesota Vikings two weeks ago, the former No. 1 overall pick couldn't have dreamed of a better start with his new team in its new state-of-the-art stadium against the Green Bay Packers in its home opener. Bradford completed 22 of...
WNBA
After recording one of the greatest rookie seasons in league history, the WNBA announced Sunday that Las Vegas Aces F/C A’ja Wilson has been unanimously named the 2018 WNBA Rookie of the Year. Playing for the Aces in their first season in Las Vegas after relocating from San Antonio, Wilson...
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Head coach Jill Ellis named the 24-player roster yesterday for the upcoming USWNT June friendlies against China PR, which includes a stop in Sandy on June 7. Ellis called four goalkeepers, six defenders, seven midfielders, and seven forwards into camp for the games against China PR. After a stop in...
Eli Manning threw for three touchdowns, including the go-ahead touchdown to Victor Cruz as the New York Giants topped the Dallas Cowboys 20-19 at AT&T Stadium. Making his head coaching debut, Giants coach Ben McAdoo picked up his first win after taking over for Tom Coughlin and spoiling the debut...
BYU Top 20 Pro Athletes
There have been many successful athletes that have come through the Beehive State that have turned into decorated professionals. In my four-part series, I’ll dive into the top 20 athletes from each school: University of Utah, BYU, Utah State, and a combined list from other Utah schools. In this series,...
2018 World Cup
The 2018 FIFA World Cup begins tomorrow, when 32 countries begin their quest to win the biggest sporting event in the world. Can Cristiano Ronaldo lead Portugal to world glory after winning Euros 2016? Can Lionel Messi finally win a final of a major tournament? Can Spain recapture their 2010...
Let’s face it, we’ve seen more memes about Colin Kaepernick in the past 24 hours than the number of emails Hillary Clinton lost in the email scandal. Kaepernick's decision not to stand for the national anthem during an NFL preseason game against the Green Bay Packers has gone viral with...
In a new special series, I’ll be ranking each major professional sports franchise (MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, MLS, etc.) in each of the states with at least two teams. The teams will be ranked by the amount of success they’ve had in their current market, not accounting for previous locations of the franchise. However,...
Big plays and a miraculous fourth quarter helped Penn State knock off No. 2 Ohio State at home. Looking to extend its four-point lead with just under five minutes left in the game, Ohio State's 45-yard field goal attempt was blocked and Penn State's Grant Haley took it to the...
USA-Mexico-1-0
For the first time since 2015, the U.S. Men’s National Team defeated archrival Mexico, courtesy of a 71st minute goal at Nissan Stadium in front of a crowd of more than 40,000. After a 2-0 loss to Brazil on Friday, the U.S. rebounded nicely with a victory, despite being outplayed...
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The Vegas Golden Knights have done what many considered impossible. As an expansion team, no one expected much from them. Instead, they’re proving their doubters wrong at every turn. After beating Winnipeg on Sunday afternoon, add Western Conference champions with a chance to play for the Stanley Cup to the...
Blake Griffin
In news that shocked the NBA world, it was announced Monday that Clippers forward Blake Griffin had been traded to the Detroit Pistons. Griffin was shipped to Detroit along with Brice Johnson and Willie Reed, while the Clippers received Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, Boban Marjanovic, and a first and second...
Before Saturday's football game is even played between No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Michigan, the Buckeyes already picked up a number of new fans. This week, babies born at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center this year are not only receiving their traditional "Beat Michigan" blankets, but...
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There were 16 lead changes, overtime and multiple attempts to win the game in regulation, but in the end, BYU couldn't get it done as the Cougars suffered a heartbreaking 72-68 overtime loss to Boise State on the road. After beating Houston Friday night in thrilling fashion — a team...
It's official, Utah has an NHL team. Yes, it finally happened. It's been years in the making and that dream became a reality on Thursday as the National Hockey League Board of Governors voted to approve the sale of the franchise from Arizona to Utah. So long Arizona Coyotes and hello...
Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdown passes and ran for another to lead the Green Bay to a 27-23 road victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars in the season opener for both teams Sunday. The Jaguars mounted a late drive that came up just short on a fourth-and-1 play at the Packers...
Sunday's season opener between the New England Patriots and the Arizona Cardinals matched who many think will be playing in Super Bowl 51 at the end of the season. With no Tom Brady — suspended for his role in "deflategate" — and without star tight end Rob Gronkowski either, the Patriots went on...
Soccer: USMNT
The U.S. men's soccer team announced on Monday an upcoming group of friendlies in the upcoming Fall “Kickoff Series” with four Top-20 international opponents slated to challenge the young, up-and-coming USMNT. The series begins on Friday, Sept. 7 when the U.S. faces five-time World Cup winner Brazil and Neymar in East...
2019 NFC Championship - LA Rams
A big comeback, a blown call, this game had it all. And in the end, the Los Angeles Rams walked away with a stunning 26-23 road victory over the New Orleans Saints in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. With the win, the Rams are now headed to the Super Bowl. The Rams, which trailed...
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