BYU 74, UNLV 48
• Key stretch: The Cougars were clinging to a two-point lead midway through the first half before going on an 11-0 run. By intermission, BYU was up by 16.
• Key stat: The Cougars outshot the Rebels, 45.6 percent to 29 percent.
• Top performance: BYU center Trent Plaisted scored 22 points and added seven rebounds.
• Overall record: 20-5
• Conference record: 9-1
• Up next: vs. Utah, Wednesday, 8 p.m.
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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