BYU 76, Air Force 57
• Key stretch: Through the final five minutes of the first half and the opening minutes of the second half, the Cougars outscored the Falcons, 17-4, to take control of the game.
• Key stat: Air Force scored only seven field goals (on 28 attempts) in the second half.
• Top performance: BYU's Trent Plaisted scored a game-high 20 points on 7-for-11 shooting from the floor.
• Overall record: 23-6
• Conference record: 12-2
• Up next: vs. Wyoming, 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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