Sports
Salt Lake Bees homer way past Iowa Cubs
Back-to-back home runs by Luis Jimenez and Paul McAnulty in the seventh inning lifted the Salt Lake Bees to a 2-1 win over the Iowa Cubs on Sunday afternoon. Read more »
High school sports: Prep baseball, softball, soccer pairings
Prep pairings for high school sports tournaments Read more »
Overcoming adversity defined Snow Canyon baseball team
Imagine how it feels to have what appears to be a dream season snatched from your grasp. Imagine being consumed with anger, devastation and frustration. Read more »
High school baseball: Snow Canyon Warriors overcome adversity to win it all in 3A
In the end, all the adversity that the Snow Canyon High School baseball team had to overcome simply served to bring the Warriors' ballclub closer together and make them even stronger. Read more »
High school track: Final top performances of 2012 list
A pair of state records (boys javelin, girls 300 hurdles) fell during the final day of the state track & field meet at BYU on Saturday. There were numerous other great times throughout the meet, particularly in the girls 400 meters... Read more »
Augustus injured, scores 19 as Lynx top Mercury
Seimone Augustus scored 19 points to lead the Minnesota Lynx before leaving with an injury to her ribs, and the defending WNBA champions didn't let up in a 105-83 season-opening victory over the... Read more »
Heat change lineup again for Game 4
For the fourth time in four games, the Miami Heat have changed their starting lineup against the Indiana Pacers. Read more »
UVU baseball: Wolverines cap perfect Great West Conference regular season at 28-0
Utah Valley University completed a undefeated Great West Conference season at 28-0 after holding off Northern Colorado, 10-9, on Saturday in the regular season finale at Brent Brown Ballpark. UVU is now 76-4 in three Great West... Read more »
High school lacrosse: Juan Diego rallies to capture lacrosse title
Any coach who preaches to his players never to quit would appreciate the championship effort at the Utah Lacrosse Association state championship match Saturday night. Read more »
Salt Lake Bees: Matt Shoemaker stymies Cubs
Matt Shoemaker pitched six strong innings and the Bees belted four solo home runs, as Salt Lake defeated the Iowa Cubs 6-1 on Saturday night. Read more »
Calm, cool Spurs take command
Nothing was going to rattle the calm, cool and collected Spurs. Not even a 24-point deficit. Read more »
NHL playoffs: Coyotes not yet throwing in the towel
For three years now, coach Dave Tippett has kept the Phoenix Coyotes together when they had every off-ice reason to fall apart. When they struggled to fill their rink, when the franchise seemed... Read more »
High school boys track championship: Pine View ends long title drought
Pine View sprinter Jake Arslanian admitted he was hoping for a special day heading into the final day of Saturday's state track & field meet at BYU. Read more »
MLS: Red Bulls win while playing a man down
Dane Richards scored in the 67th minute with New York playing a man short, and the Red Bulls beat the Montreal Impact 2-1 on Saturday night to extend their winning streak to five games. Read more »
Refreshed Wade, Heat move on after Game 3 spat
Refreshed in body and spirit, the Miami Heat returned to practice reunited and refocused. Read more »
Lakers struck by Thunder, near elimination
The Oklahoma City Thunder seized control of the second-round series with a 103-100 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4 on Saturday night. Read more »
MLB: Votto, Reds hold off Yankees
Joey Votto hit a three-run homer, Jose Arredondo worked out of a ninth-inning jam for his first major league save and the Cincinnati Reds held off the New York Yankees 6-5 on Saturday. Read more »
Turnovers prove costly as Blaze fall to Rattlers
The Arizona Rattlers are kryptonite if you ask Utah; and quarterback Nick Davila is the "Cruella Davila" to the Blaze Disney movie. Read more »
I'll Have Another wins Preakness, Triple try next
I'll Have Another waited a little longer to catch Bodemeister in the stretch this time, and now that he's done it twice in a row it's time for a Triple Crown try in the Belmont Stakes. Read more »
Chelsea beats Bayern Munich in penalty shootout
Didier Drogba tied the match with a header in the 88th minute, and then scored the decisive goal in the shootout as Chelsea beat Bayern Munich to win the Champions League final, 4-3 on penalty... Read more »
Team Penske back on Indy 500 pole
Roger Penske's strategy beat Michael Andretti's team by inches Saturday — 9.168 inches to be exact. Read more »
Johnson cruises to 3rd win in NASCAR All-Star race
It's not often a race car driver intentionally cruises slowly at the back of the field. Read more »
NHL playoffs: Rangers blank Devils
In his latest playoff gem, Henrik Lundqvist had little time to do more than stop every breakaway or 2-on-1 attempt New Jersey shot his way. When he took a moment to breathe, Lundqvist had all the... Read more »
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Vai's View: Vai's View: Mission could open doors for young hoops phenom
Vai Sikahema writes about Jabari Parker and whether or not he should serve a mission. Read more »
BYU rugby: Champion Cougars cap perfect season with win over Arkansas State
BYU has played in seven consecutive national championship rugby matches, but nothing has ever come easy for the Cougars. Read more »
All-time list of returned LDS missionaries in professional sports
More and more members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are serving 2-year missions and returning to compete at the highest levels of professional sports. This is a list of 65... Read more »
High school track: Final top performances of 2012 list
A pair of state records (boys javelin, girls 300 hurdles) fell during the final day of the state track & field meet at BYU on Saturday. There were numerous other great times throughout the meet, particularly in the girls 400 meters... Read more »
BYU football: BYU lands California commit
For a lot of out-of-state LDS kids, BYU is the only school they've ever wanted to play for. That certainly was the case for BYU's latest football commit. Read more »
Dick Harmon: Penn State and Miami games catapulted Ty Detmer into the national spotlight
Editor's note: This is the last of three columns reflecting on the career of College Hall of Fame inductee Ty Detmer. Read more »
High school track: Boys state meet Day 2 results
Boys Track & Field Day 2 Results Read more »
Deseret News Exclusive: Mormon prep basketball phenom Jabari Parker makes the cover of Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated rarely produces a cover story on a high school athlete, but when it comes to 17-year-old prep basketball sensation Jabari Parker, the venerable national publication couldn't resist. Read more »
BYU rugby wins national championship with 49-42 victory over Arkansas State
BYU captured its second national championship in rugby Saturday night at Rio Tinto Stadium with a hard-fought 49-42 victory over Arkansas State. Read more »
High school boys track championship: Pine View ends long title drought
Pine View sprinter Jake Arslanian admitted he was hoping for a special day heading into the final day of Saturday's state track & field meet at BYU. Read more »
High school baseball: Snow Canyon Warriors overcome adversity to win it all in 3A
In the end, all the adversity that the Snow Canyon High School baseball team had to overcome simply served to bring the Warriors' ballclub closer together and make them even stronger. Read more »
High school track: Girls state meet Day 2 results
Girls State Tournament Results Read more »
High school girls track championships: Davis' depth makes up for absent leader
In the big picture, Davis didn't need Sylvia Harrison's contributions to claim the girls 5A state championship on Saturday. Read more »
Herriman High's Francis Bernard names his in-state favorite
Francis Bernard is starting to receive a lot of recruiting attention both from in-state and out-of-state programs. Read more »
Photos: Real Salt Lake, Cougars soccer team part on friendly terms in tie
Yordany Alvarez of Real Salt Lake battles for control of the ball against Jace Green of Brigham Young University during a friendly match in Provo on Saturday. The teams battled to a 1-1 draw as... Read more »
A writer's notebook: Sports Illustrated writer Jeff Benedict grateful for the opportunity to share Jabari Parker story with the world
I was traveling to New York on Monday when my editor called and shared the cover language for the upcoming issue of Sports Illustrated that went on sale this week: "The best high school basketball... Read more »
High school athletes who have appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated
High school sports are becoming more important to athletes earlier in their high school careers as recruiters are looking early for players to potentially fill their college rosters. Sports... Read more »
4A high school tennis: T-Bird dominance continues
The Timpview boys tennis team clinched its ninth team title in 10 years, capping off two days of impressive tennis with a perfect score of 30 points. Read more »
The journey of a Mormon Olympic weightlifter
Sarah Robles is the No.1-ranked female weightlifter in the United States. This summer she will compete for a medal in the London Games. Read more »
High school track: Top performances of 2012 — post state meet Day 1
There were a lot of great times at the state track and field meet at BYU on Friday. Read more »
Utes' Lotulelei, White named preseason All-Americans
Phil Steele's College Football Preview, which will hit the newsstands on June 5, cites Utah's Star Lotulelei as a preseason first-team All-America defensive tackle and John White as a third-team... Read more »
High school softball: Dons earn a 2nd shot at defending champs
All year long the Spanish Fork softball team prepared to play the program that has dominated the 3A classification for the last four years. Read more »
Dick Harmon: Reflecting on Ty Detmer's career, praise comes easy
When the folks who control the College Football Hall of Fame picked the 2012 class and announced it to the world this past week, it was a big deal in Texas that four of those players to be inducted... Read more »
Prep baseball: Warriors earn return to title game
Snow Canyon knocked off top-ranked Spanish Fork 7-3 in Friday's semifinals of the 3A state tournament. If that sounds somewhat familiar, it should — the Warriors did the same thing in last... Read more »
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