http://www.deseretnews.com/sports Sports news and headlines for the Utah Jazz, BYU Cougars, Utah Utes and High School sports in Salt Lake City and Utah from the online home of the Deseret News. en-us Copyright 2009, Deseret News Publishing Company Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:01 MST Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:24:04 MST Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346244/BYU-football-Max-Hall-leads-Cougars-to-halftime-lead.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346244/BYU-football-Max-Hall-leads-Cougars-to-halftime-lead.html Max Hall completed 19 of his first 22 passes for three touchdowns on Air Force's nationally-ranked No. 1 pass defense to push... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:24:04 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346242/BYU-football-Defensive-coach-up-for-Portland-State-job.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346242/BYU-football-Defensive-coach-up-for-Portland-State-job.html BYU defensive coordinator Jaime Hill is one of several possible candidates for the Portland State head coaching job,... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:05:20 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346236/Utah-State-Aggies-fall-to-Northeastern-University.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346236/Utah-State-Aggies-fall-to-Northeastern-University.html The Utah State men's basketball team can't get home soon enough. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:43:08 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346233/Ingram-Tide-roll-over-Chattanooga-45-0.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346233/Ingram-Tide-roll-over-Chattanooga-45-0.html Mark Ingram ran for 102 yards and two long touchdowns in the first half, and No. 2 Alabama breezed to a 45-0 win over... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:29:14 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346232/No-21-Miami-rallies-late-to-beat-Duke-34-16.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346232/No-21-Miami-rallies-late-to-beat-Duke-34-16.html Jacory Harris threw for 348 yards and two touchdowns, Darryl Sharpton capped his final home game with a 73-yard interception... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:28:15 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346234/Forciers-5-TOs-help-No-9-OSU-beat-Michigan-21-10.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346234/Forciers-5-TOs-help-No-9-OSU-beat-Michigan-21-10.html Tate Forcier threw four interceptions and fumbled in his end zone, and No. 9 Ohio State took advantage to beat Michigan 21-10... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:56:49 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346235/Gators-rout-FIU-62-3-extend-winning-streak-to-21.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346235/Gators-rout-FIU-62-3-extend-winning-streak-to-21.html Top-ranked Florida moved another step closer to perfection with a 62-3 rout of Florida International. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:51:36 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346227/Utah-Jazz-center-Mehmet-Okur-out-again-tonight.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346227/Utah-Jazz-center-Mehmet-Okur-out-again-tonight.html Center Mehmet Okur will not play when the Jazz face Detroit tonight. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:47:28 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346042/4A-high-school-football-championship-Timpview-wins-4th-title-in-4-years.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346042/4A-high-school-football-championship-Timpview-wins-4th-title-in-4-years.html Chalk this one up to Timpview's defense. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:30:45 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346213/3A-high-school-football-championship-Juan-Diego-12-Hurricane-10.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346213/3A-high-school-football-championship-Juan-Diego-12-Hurricane-10.html SCORING SUMMARY Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:18:50 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346212/3A-high-school-football-championship-Juan-Diego-vs-Hurricane.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346212/3A-high-school-football-championship-Juan-Diego-vs-Hurricane.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:17:10 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346118/No-matter-what-Texas-Longhorns-think-TCU-still-has-a-chance.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346118/No-matter-what-Texas-Longhorns-think-TCU-still-has-a-chance.html A question for all of my self-righteous and immensely entitled Longhorns friends: How do you figure Texas is better than TCU? Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:04:50 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346203/Unranked-Orange-move-to-4-0-by-stunning-NC.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346203/Unranked-Orange-move-to-4-0-by-stunning-NC.html Brandon Triche and Arinze Onuaku combined for 13 points in Syracuse's 22-1 run to open the second half and the Orange went on... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:52:28 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346205/BYU-basketball-Rose-takes-100th-at-BYU-in-83-65-win-over-Hawaii.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346205/BYU-basketball-Rose-takes-100th-at-BYU-in-83-65-win-over-Hawaii.html The Cougars came here to Honolulu to take care of business against an athletic Hawaii team and to walk away with a good road... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:38:16 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346209/5A-high-school-football-championship-Bingham-vs-Davis.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346209/5A-high-school-football-championship-Bingham-vs-Davis.html Harvey Langi Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:32:57 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346210/5A-high-school-football-championship-Bingham-35-Davis-24.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346210/5A-high-school-football-championship-Bingham-35-Davis-24.html SCORING SUMMARY Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:30:58 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346149/5A-high-school-football-championship-Darts-impress-in-title-loss.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346149/5A-high-school-football-championship-Darts-impress-in-title-loss.html Davis High entered Friday's 5A championship matchup with Bingham as a heavy underdog. After watching a 10-point halftime lead... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:13:17 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346140/5A-high-school-football-championship-Miners-Cantwell-makes-name-for-himself.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346140/5A-high-school-football-championship-Miners-Cantwell-makes-name-for-himself.html Some nicknames don't make sense. A big guy with the moniker "Tiny," or a bald guy named "Curly." Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:11:34 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346114/BYU-football-Can-BYU-throw-vs-Air-Force.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346114/BYU-football-Can-BYU-throw-vs-Air-Force.html The Cougars have traditionally enjoyed success battling the Air Force option, and BYU passers have averaged a whopping 41... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:10:33 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346121/4A-high-school-football-championship-Timpview-defense-repeatedly-stepped-up.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346121/4A-high-school-football-championship-Timpview-defense-repeatedly-stepped-up.html On multiple occasions during the first half and early into the second half of its 4A championship showdown Friday with... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:09:51 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346117/For-Real-Salt-Lake-being-late-worked-just-fine.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346117/For-Real-Salt-Lake-being-late-worked-just-fine.html When I was a freshman in college, I was a noted slacker. I would stall until the day before a term paper was due and then... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:08:08 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346130/Utah-Utes-football-Led-by-seniors-team-says-its-determined-to-finish-strong.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346130/Utah-Utes-football-Led-by-seniors-team-says-its-determined-to-finish-strong.html Which way will they go? North? South? Somewhere in-between? A week after a lopsided loss at TCU, the 23rd-ranked Utah Utes... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:06:52 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346185/BYU-basketball-Women-triumph-in-Big-Sky-country.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346185/BYU-basketball-Women-triumph-in-Big-Sky-country.html Sophomore Kristen Riley recorded a career-high 12 points in the BYU women's basketball team's 79-54 win over Montana State on... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:01:28 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346207/Dixie-State-campus-briefs.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346207/Dixie-State-campus-briefs.html The Dixie State College women's basketball team opened its 2009-10 regular-season campaign on the road against the No.... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00:40 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346206/SLCC-campus-briefs.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346206/SLCC-campus-briefs.html The Salt Lake Community College women's volleyball team fell in a five-set thriller to conference rival College of Southern... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:57:40 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346200/UVU-campus-briefs.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346200/UVU-campus-briefs.html Utah Valley University's wrestling team continued its hot week on the East Coast as they went into Raleigh, N.C., and beat... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:56:42 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346122/4A-high-school-football-championship-Offensive-mistakes-robbed-Springville-of-chances.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346122/4A-high-school-football-championship-Offensive-mistakes-robbed-Springville-of-chances.html Since it had to deal with an offensive juggernaut lining up on the other side of the ball, Springville needed a near-flawless... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:54:08 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346141/3A-high-school-football-championship-Juan-Diego-once-again-captures-crown.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346141/3A-high-school-football-championship-Juan-Diego-once-again-captures-crown.html Once again, the 3A state title came down to one last dramatic play. One more time, fortune favored Juan Diego during that... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:48:45 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346190/3A-high-school-football-championship-Juan-Diego-pulls-out-last-gasp-play.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346190/3A-high-school-football-championship-Juan-Diego-pulls-out-last-gasp-play.html It was all but over. Hurricane quarterback Tim Long had just scored on a nine-yard quarterback dash, propelling the Tigers to... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:47:21 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346204/3A-high-school-football-championship-Hurricane-goes-from-happiness-to-heartbreak.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346204/3A-high-school-football-championship-Hurricane-goes-from-happiness-to-heartbreak.html There are no words in the English language that could come close to describing Hurricane's sideline at the end of its 3A... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:24:48 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346202/Utah-Utes-basketball-Utes-wary-of-Southern-University.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346202/Utah-Utes-basketball-Utes-wary-of-Southern-University.html The Utah men's basketball team begins play in the Las Vegas Invitational tonight when Southern University pays a visit to the... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:22:01 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346201/Siler-survives-tough-5-round-bout-in-MMA-event.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346201/Siler-survives-tough-5-round-bout-in-MMA-event.html "Super" Steven Siler has never fought an opponent like Enoch "the Animal" Wilson. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:15:07 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346199/NBA-roundup-Mavs-bench-helps-defeat-Kings.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346199/NBA-roundup-Mavs-bench-helps-defeat-Kings.html Jason Terry scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, Dallas got 52 points from the bench and the Mavericks beat the... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:08:56 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346198/Sports-on-the-air.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346198/Sports-on-the-air.html TELEVISION Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:07:47 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346194/4A-high-school-football-Springville-vs-Timpview.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346194/4A-high-school-football-Springville-vs-Timpview.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:55:26 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346195/4A-high-school-football-championship-Timpview-35-Springville-6.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346195/4A-high-school-football-championship-Timpview-35-Springville-6.html Ofa Latu Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:50:01 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346192/Utah-Utes-football-gameday.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346192/Utah-Utes-football-gameday.html San Diego State (4-6, 2-4) at No. 23 Utah (8-2, 5-1) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:44:38 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346196/Utah-State-football-Broncos-make-Aggies-pay-for-miscues.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346196/Utah-State-football-Broncos-make-Aggies-pay-for-miscues.html Utah State can put those upset dreams on the shelf for at least another season and Boise State can hold onto its Bowl... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:41:43 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346191/BYU-football-gameday.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346191/BYU-football-gameday.html BYU GAMEDAY Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:40:13 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346193/NHL-roundup-Heatleys-3-goals-lift-San-Jose-over-Philadelphia.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346193/NHL-roundup-Heatleys-3-goals-lift-San-Jose-over-Philadelphia.html Dany Heatley scored three times, Joe Thornton recorded his 600th NHL assist, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Philadelphia... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:37:43 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346188/High-school-volleyball-All-stars-to-compete.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346188/High-school-volleyball-All-stars-to-compete.html The state's best senior volleyball players will gather at Salt Lake Community College today for the annual Utah Volleyball... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:25:53 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346184/Weber-State-football-Team-looks-to-impress-playoff-committee.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346184/Weber-State-football-Team-looks-to-impress-playoff-committee.html The Weber State Wildcats picked up one of their biggest wins in school history when they defeated Cal Poly in the first round... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:17:21 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346180/Utah-State-basketball-Aggies-try-to-bounce-back-against-CAAs-Northeastern.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346180/Utah-State-basketball-Aggies-try-to-bounce-back-against-CAAs-Northeastern.html With Wednesday night's bitter loss at Utah barely behind them, the Utah State Aggies hit the road for a rare road trip to the... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:07:32 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346159/Utah-Jazz-Boozer-bouncing-back-looking-like-the-old-Booz.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346159/Utah-Jazz-Boozer-bouncing-back-looking-like-the-old-Booz.html He readily admits to having a rough go early on this season, and after a summer like he had — with one hatched plan... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:13:29 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346148/Real-Salt-Lake-notebook-Given-opportunity-Russell-seizes-right-back-position.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346148/Real-Salt-Lake-notebook-Given-opportunity-Russell-seizes-right-back-position.html Fortunes can change quickly in soccer, and there's no better example of that than at right back for Real Salt Lake. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:10:54 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346161/Utah-Jazz-notes-Sloan-wants-Fesenko-in-better-shape.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346161/Utah-Jazz-notes-Sloan-wants-Fesenko-in-better-shape.html After missing the last two games due to flu-like symptoms, the Jazz expect starting center Mehmet Okur to return for... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:07:50 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346089/5A-high-school-football-championship-Bingham-captures-title-over-Davis.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346089/5A-high-school-football-championship-Bingham-captures-title-over-Davis.html They were down by four points and had yet to take control as they were expected to against a scrappy Davis High team. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:02:48 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346120/BYU-football-Air-Force-wants-to-make-it-the-Big-4.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346120/BYU-football-Air-Force-wants-to-make-it-the-Big-4.html BYU, TCU and Utah are regarded as the "Big Three" of the Mountain West Conference. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:55:50 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346124/Real-Salt-Lake-hopes-to-team-up-on-LA-stars.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346124/Real-Salt-Lake-hopes-to-team-up-on-LA-stars.html Since taking over as head coach of Real Salt Lake, Jason Kreis has adhered to a pair of sayings when dealing with his team. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:52:09 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346123/Real-Salt-Lake-notes-Beckham-says-hell-be-ready-to-go-in-title-match.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346123/Real-Salt-Lake-notes-Beckham-says-hell-be-ready-to-go-in-title-match.html David Beckham practiced with his L.A. Galaxy teammates for the first time this week in anticipation of this Sunday's MLS Cup... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:47:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346115/NFL-games-for-this-weekend.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346115/NFL-games-for-this-weekend.html This one has about as much pop as an open can of soda that's been sitting on the table all day. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:54:54 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346113/NBA-Bogut-out-2-to-4-weeks-with-leg-injury.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346113/NBA-Bogut-out-2-to-4-weeks-with-leg-injury.html Bucks center Andrew Bogut will be out two to four weeks after the former No. 1 pick was kicked in the left leg in a recent win. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:51:58 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346111/Bond-set-at-100K-in-ESPN-reporter-videos-case.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346111/Bond-set-at-100K-in-ESPN-reporter-videos-case.html An Illinois insurance executive accused of secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews posted $100,000 bond on... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:50:37 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346066/NFL-players-getting-hooked-on-fantasy-football.html?linkTrack=rss-38 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346066/NFL-players-getting-hooked-on-fantasy-football.html Fantasy and reality collided at the 1-yard line for Maurice Jones-Drew. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:02:09 MST