• Key stretch: Over the final two minutes, BYU outscored San Diego State 5-3, including a pair of big free throws by Sam Burgess with 2.9 seconds remaining.
• Key stat: Both teams combined to shoot 9-for-38 from 3-point territory.
• Top performance: BYU's Trent Plaisted recorded a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
• Overall record: 14-5
• Conference record: 3-1
• Up next: vs. New Mexico, Saturday
Spurs strike first
Manu Ginobili scored 26 points and the San Antonio Spurs won their 19th in a row to tie the NBA record for longest winning streak kept alive in the playoffs, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 101-98 to open the Western Conference finals on Sunday night.
Sports is the antidote
While a media researcher offered some great tips in the story on how parents might help their daughters navigate these mixed media messages, I have another: Get young girls involved in sports.
RSL money's worth
The final 31 minutes of Saturday's 3-2 victory over FC Dallas may have been one of the most exciting half hours in Rio Tinto Stadium history.
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