Sports briefs

Utes get commitment from Missouri guard

The Utah basketball team has received a commitment for the 2010-11 season from guard Preston Guiot of Bolivar, Mo.

The 5-11, 175-pound Guiot is the son of Southwest Baptist coach Jeff Guiot, whose team knocked off Utah in last year's season-opener at the Huntsman Center. He was a second-team all-state selection for Bolivar High School, where he averaged 24.8 points, 4.7 assists and 3.3 steals per game.

Last week, Guiot was on hand for Utah's Elite Basketball camp, but sat out most of the time with a foot injury. The Utes expect to have two more scholarships available for the 2010-11 season.

Skyline's Scott earns silver medal in meet

Skyline High's Ryan Scott earned a silver medal Sunday at the U.S. Youth Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Ypsilanti, Mich. Scott placed second in the high jump event for intermediate boys ages 15 and 16.

His jump of 6 feet 5 inches was two inches off the winning mark of Gunnar Nixon, who is from Oklahoma. Scott, who will be a junior at Skyline this year, missed two attempts at the 6-7 mark to tie Nixon.

Scott had a personal best at the championships, having qualified with a 6-4 mark.

Ex-Ute QB making first arena league start

OKLAHOMA CITY — A former quarterback for Oklahoma and Utah will get to make his first start with an arenafootball2 team.

Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz head coach Sparky McEwen announced Tuesday that Tommy Grady will take to the field Saturday against Bossier-Shreveport at the Cox Convention Center.

Grady, a highly recruited standout from California, signed with the Sooners in 2003 and was backup quarterback to Heisman Trophy winner Jason White the following season.

After falling behind Rhett Bomar and Paul Thompson on the depth chart in 2005, he transferred to Utah, only to see Thompson moved to wide receiver and Bomar dismissed from the team.

Pistons likely to name Kuester as coach

DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons are close to ending their search for a new boss on the bench.

The Pistons and John Kuester were nearing an agreement Tuesday night to make him their coach, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.