The semifinals of the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup are now set after Sunday’s results. The surprise of the tournament Haiti will face Mexico in the first semifinal, while the U.S. will play Jamaica with a spot in the final on the line. United States After rolling through Group D - the...
Villanova wins 2018 NCAA Title
Villanova's Donte DiVincenzo had a game to remember. Before the game was even over, the sophomore guard could only smile as the crowd chanted his name "Di-Vin-cen-zo, Di-Vin-cen-zo." Despite not being a starter, DiVincenzo stole the show as he came off the bench to score 31 points to give the Wildcats a...
Utah defeats LSU in NIT
They simply couldn't miss. The Runnin' Utes didn't miss much of anything Monday night inside the Huntsman Center as Utah (21-11) easily took down LSU (18-15) with a 95-71 home victory in the second round of the National Invitational Tournament (NIT). With the victory, the Utes will head to the NIT...
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,...
The streak is over. After taking home the title in 2010, 2012 and 2014, Team Europe's run was brought to an end as Team USA took back the title with a 17-11 victory on its home turf at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota. It was the largest margin of...
Golden-Knights
The Vegas Golden Knights picked up right where they left off in round one, cruising to a 7-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks at T-Mobile Arena in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals. The goal scoring spree started early when Cody Eakin scored his second goal of the...
Vegas-Golden-Knights-Playoffs
It was announced Friday that goalie Marc-Andre Fleury and the Vegas Golden Knights have agreed to a three-year, $21 million contract extension that will keep Fleury in Vegas through the 2021-22 NHL season. Last season Fleury recorded a 29-13-4 record with a career best 2.24 goals-against average and a .927...
USWNT_Qualify_For_World_Cup
The U.S. faced Jamaica on Sunday night in what was the biggest game since the 2016 Olympics, needing a victory to qualify for the 2019 Women’s World Cup. It was never in doubt. Despite the high stakes involved, the U.S. was clearly the better team from the start, and were...
Through the first two weeks of October, six teams that have been ranked in the top 10 have lost with five of the six squads falling to unranked teams. Last week Iowa State shocked then-No. 3 Oklahoma, and Michigan State took down then- No. 7 Michigan in the Big House...
marc-andre-fleury-golden-knights
After having to wait eight days, The Las Vegas Golden Knights did not disappoint the home crowd in Game 1, taking the game and the series lead to open the 2018 Stanley Cup Final. The Golden Knights struck first in the opening period at the 12:45 mark when Colin Miller...
BYU-Football
Once again, No. 13 BYU led from start to finish as the Cougars went on the road and beat in-state rival Utah State, 34-20, in the battle for the Old Wagon Wheel. With the win, the Cougars improved to 5-0 for the second consecutive year and just the 7th time...
It couldn't have been worse. No really! The first pitch at the Red Sox game didn't go according to plan as un unsuspecting photographer was hit in an unpleasant area on national television. Jordan Leandre, who is actually a pitcher on his high school varsity baseball team, let the pressure get to him...
After three brackets were unveiled (West, South, Midwest), BYU players and coaches were sweating it out inside the Marriott Center as they waited to see which seed they would be given during the NCAA Selection Show. It turns out, the Cougars didn't need to sweat at all as they were...
USWNT_All_Time_Team
2019 is a big year for the United States Women’s National Team. Not only will they be participating in the eighth FIFA Women’s World Cup in June looking to defend their 2015 title, but when play begins on January 19, it will kick off the 35th year of the...
USWNT
After winning the 2018 CONCACAF Women’s Championship and booking a spot in the 2019 Women’s World Cup, the USWNT will travel to Europe in November for a pair of friendlies, according to the Washington Post’s Steven Goff. The U.S. will take on Portugal on November 8 and Scotland on November...
After announcing his retirement after a 20-19 win over BYU just over a month ago, Utah running back Joe Williams got a surprise phone call from his old coaches on Monday. Due to several season ending injuries to the running back corps, Williams made his return in Saturday's game against...
Vegas-Golden-Knights-Playoffs
As if the Golden Knights haven’t rewritten the record books enough already, the win on Friday night moved them even closer to more history, a trip to the Stanley Cup Final. The 3-2 home win over the Winnipeg Jets in a packed and loud T-Mobile Arena gave them three straight...
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...
NCAA_March_Madness_2019
After memorable games in the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight, we are down to the Final Four of the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. The second weekend took out some of the top teams in the field, including three No. 1 seeds (North Carolina, Duke and Gonzaga), second-seeded Kentucky and...
March_Madness_2019
Oh what could have been. This past weekend saw a number of teams just miss out on monumental upsets as they pushed the top teams to the brink. No. 9 UCF blew a late lead to No. 1 Duke on Sunday and No. 10 Iowa rallied from 25 points down to...
This hasn’t been a fun week for Utah Utes fans, coming off a disappointing 26-17 loss to the BYU Cougars, snapping a nine-game winning streak. The loss marked the first time in 4,305 days that Utah had lost to their in-state rivals, a time that spans over 11 years. Losing...
Virginia-2019-Champions
A year after becoming the first No. 1 seed to lose to a 16-seed, the Virginia Cavaliers more than made up for it this year as they took down No. 3 Texas Tech, 85-77, in overtime to win the program's first NCAA men's basketball championship. Just like the Cavaliers have...
With the Major League Baseball season now underway, I thought I would celebrate each of the franchise’s and their storied pasts by selecting an All-Time Team for every club. The teams consist of one player per infield position (1B, 2B, SS, 3B, C), three outfielders, three starting pitchers, and two...
It wasn’t exactly how Tennessee players, coaches, or fans envisioned it, but at the end of the day, a win is a win. Coming into Saturday's showdown between No. 14 Tennessee and No. 19 Florida, the Vols were looking to end an 11-game series losing streak against the Gators. It didn't...
The first night of the NBA season will be remembered for more than just a basketball game. During the season-opener against arguably the two top teams in the Eastern Conference between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics Tuesday night, Gordon Hayward stole the show for all the wrong reasons...
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...
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...
Over the past couple of weeks, there has been a lot of talk among NBA players about whether or not they should resume the 2019-20 season. Several factors at play include, COVID-19, the rules and restrictions that come with playing in the NBA's bubble at Walt Disney World, as...
Marriott Center
For the second time in six days, BYU (7-2) beat No. 18 San Diego State (5-1) to complete the sweep in both football and basketball. Led by Alex Barcello's 22 points and a game-high seven assists, the Cougars held on for a thrilling 72-62 road victory Friday night at Viejas...
Hollywood couldn't have scripted a better ending. Earlier in the week and for the first time since 2011, BYU jumped into the Top 25, the Cougars were hosting No. 2 Gonzaga on Senior Night and fans were camping out days before the big game. For BYU's seven seniors, the stage was...
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