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LIVE TODAY: Deseret News live streaming schedule for boys soccer, baseball championships
The Deseret News is making a return to the Utah high school sports championship streaming scene. This weekend, DeseretNews.com will stream seven different contests, with several more coming in the... Read more »
BYU basketball: Agustin Ambrosino leaves BYU basketball team
The complexion of BYU's basketball roster changed again Wednesday when the school confirmed that forward Agustin Ambrosino is leaving the program. Read more »
Kaitlin Walker: Wasatch’s six-time state champ is goal oriented
Wasatch high school junior Kaitlin Walker, already a six-time state champion in track and field, sets her sights on a big senior year including getting the state record in the 300-meter hurdles. Read more »
Utah State high school baseball, softball, boys soccer tournament pairings for Thursday
Two soccer titles and two softball titles will be decided Thursday. Read more »
Results from all of Wednesday's high school softball, baseball games
The teams that will play for the 4A and 5A softball titles were decided, while the march to Brent Brown park continues for 4A and 5A's baseball teams Read more »
High school baseball: Timpanogos survives against Mountain View in wild 4A elimination game
After squandering a five-run lead in the bottom of the seventh, Timpanogos regroups in the eighth to knock off Mountain View in a 4A baseball elimination game. Read more »
High school baseball: Layton continues 5A postseason run with win over Cottonwood
Layton hangs on to beat Cottonwood in the one-loss bracket of the 5A state baseball tournament. Read more »
LeBron James saves Heat at buzzer of Game 1 vs. Pacers
LeBron James made a layup as time expired in overtime, and the Miami Heat found a way to beat the Indiana Pacers 103-102 in a wild Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday night. Read more »
Salt Lake Bees: Defensive standout Luis Jimenez working to improve after stint in the major leagues
Luis Jimenez was recently optioned back to Salt Lake from the Los Angeles Angels after a monthlong stay with the club. Jimenez is coming off a stellar 2012 season with the Bees, and is looking to... Read more »
Tyler Lyons leads Cardinals past Padres 5-3
Tyler Lyons pitched seven solid innings in his major league debut on the same day St. Louis lost Jaime Garcia for the season, and the Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 5-3 on Wednesday night. Read more »
C.J. Wilson, L.A. Angels beat Seattle Mariners 7-1
C.J. Wilson struck out 10 in eight innings, Josh Hamilton had a two-run single and the Los Angeles Angels beat Seattle 7-1 on Wednesday to hand the Mariners their season-worst sixth straight loss. Read more »
Bryce Harper leads Washington Nationals over San Francisco Giants in 10 innings
This time, Bryce Harper made the catch. And yeah, it was a relief. Read more »
Coach K returning to US men's national basketball team as head coach
Kzyzewski has decided to remain coach of the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team. Read more »
Salt Lake City School District high schools unveil new logos, websites
The Salt Lake City School District has unveiled new websites, logos and mascots for its three comprehensive high schools: East, Highland and West. Read more »
USU's Kent Stanley, UVU's Jared Sumsion vying for UVU AD opening
Soon-to-be WAC member Utah Valley has narrowed down its search for a new athletic director to four candidates. All four gave public presentations at UVU this week. Read more »
Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher announces his retirement
Brian Urlacher wasn't sure how dominant he could be any longer, so he's calling it a career after 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears. Read more »
Former Cottonwood High pitcher Kendall Mayer enjoying success with Ragin' Cajuns
Utah native and Cottonwood High product Kendall Mayer started his college career at Washington State, appearing in one game as freshman for the Cougars. He has spent the last two seasons as a... Read more »
Tiger Woods: Sergio Garcia comment hurtful, time to move on
Garcia apologized to Tiger Woods for saying he would serve fried chicken if they were to have dinner at the U.S. Open, an ugly addition to nearly two weeks of verbal sparring. Read more »
BYU tennis: Cougar women's tennis wraps up 2013 season
With the help of two new freshmen, the BYU women’s tennis team improved on its 8-15 record from last year to finish 10-11 and claim a sixth place finish in the West Coast Conference. Read more »
Harper Watch: Bryce continues to be plagued by injuries, tweets support to President Monson
Bryce Harper injured himself crashing into an outfield wall early last week, and that clearly had an effect on his play the rest of the week. Read more »
4 reasons why you need to paraglide at Point of the Mountain
Paragliders travel from all around the world to soar at the Point of the Mountain. There are four main reasons why you should try paragliding at this Utah landmark. Read more »
Results from Tuesday's high school softball, boys soccer and baseball games
High school baseball, softball and boys soccer playoffs were all in full tilt Tuesday. Here are results and photos from every game plus links to all of DeseretNews.com's coverage. Read more »
Utah high school updated tournament pairings for Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Updated tournament pairings for 4A and 5A softball, baseball and boys soccer. Read more »
San Antonio Spurs blow late lead, beat Memphis Grizzlies 93-89 in OT
Tony Parker had 15 points and a career playoff-high 18 assists, Tim Duncan scored San Antonio's first six points of overtime and the Spurs bounced back after squandering a 13-point lead in the... Read more »
5A softball: Bingham rises to the challenge in beating Weber
Top-ranked Bingham came from behind to defeat Weber in a 3-2 quarterfinal thriller Tuesday. Read more »
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BYU basketball: Dave Rose hoping Tyler Haws' season could start trend for RMs at BYU
Hundreds of athletes have made the transition from returned missionary to college basketball player. But perhaps nobody has done it so seamlessly, and impressively, as BYU guard Tyler Haws. Read more »
Utah Jazz: No lottery luck, so Jazz remain in No. 14 spot for NBA draft
The Jazz did not defy the odds in the NBA's lottery and remained in the No. 14 position for the 2013 draft on June 27. Read more »
Stump the Smith: Can you answer the questions Michael Smith was asked on ESPN?
Michael Smith, a University of Utah graduate and resident of Salt Lake City, was crowned ESPN's "The Schwab" champion Wednesday night. A passionate sports fan, Smith answered questions about... Read more »
4 reasons why you need to paraglide at Point of the Mountain
Paragliders travel from all around the world to soar at the Point of the Mountain. There are four main reasons why you should try paragliding at this Utah landmark. Read more »
ESPN trivia guru: University of Utah graduate Michael Smith crowned 'The Schwab' champion
Knowing the answers to random sports trivia questions helped Utahn Michael Smith become “The Schwab” champion on an ESPNU show. Read more »
Results from Tuesday's high school softball, boys soccer and baseball games
High school baseball, softball and boys soccer playoffs were all in full tilt Tuesday. Here are results and photos from every game plus links to all of DeseretNews.com's coverage. Read more »
High school softball: Copper Hills earns a shot at 5A title with massive offensive effort in semis
The unranked Grizzlies shock even themselves with 21 hits against top-ranked Bingham in the semifinals of the 5A state softball tournament. A 15-0 win means Copper Hills will play for a 5A title,... Read more »
Utah high school updated tournament pairings for Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Updated tournament pairings for 4A and 5A softball, baseball and boys soccer. Read more »
The offseason status of NFL players with Utah ties
The 2013 NFL season is right around the corner with team training camps starting across the league, and there are many NFL players with Utah ties looking to make the final 52 man roster. Some... Read more »
Hard work, dedication pay off for Utah's Karl Williams
There was a time when Karl Williams wasn't interested in football. It took one play for "The Truth" to become hooked on football forever. Read more »
Randy Hollis: Coach Phil Russell made a huge difference in people's lives at Ogden High
Longtime Ogden High School girls basketball coach Phil Russell not only made a huge difference in the Tigers' success on the basketball court but, much more importantly, in countless people's lives... Read more »
High school boys soccer: Lehi edges top-ranked Brighton Bengals in a shootout
Caide Ramos makes the winning penalty kick in a shootout as Lehi upsets top-ranked Brighton in the 5A boys soccer semifinals. Read more »
Harper Watch: Bryce continues to be plagued by injuries, tweets support to President Monson
Bryce Harper injured himself crashing into an outfield wall early last week, and that clearly had an effect on his play the rest of the week. Read more »
BYU football: Fan-developed software gives Cougars player management edge
Randy Larson had little idea how much BYU could employ his volunteer services when making a simple email request to help out. Read more »
High school baseball: 5A, 4A state tournament pairings
Check out the updated state tournament pairings for 5A and 4A baseball Read more »
Results from all of Wednesday's high school softball, baseball games
The teams that will play for the 4A and 5A softball titles were decided, while the march to Brent Brown park continues for 4A and 5A's baseball teams Read more »
Stump the Smith: Can you answer the questions Michael Smith was asked on ESPN?
Michael Smith's victory got the Deseret News sports staff thinking: How knowledgeable are our readers in general sports trivia? Can Deseret News readers also "stump the Schwab" like Smith did? Read more »
High school baseball: Layton continues 5A postseason run with win over Cottonwood
Layton hangs on to beat Cottonwood in the one-loss bracket of the 5A state baseball tournament. Read more »
High school softball: Kirtlyn Bohling slams Salem Hills past Box Elder in 4A playoff thriller
Kirtlyn Bohling's walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the eight powers Salem Hills to a victory over Box Elder in a battle of 4A powers. Read more »
LIVE TODAY: Deseret News live streaming schedule for boys soccer, baseball championships
The Deseret News is making a return to the Utah high school sports championship streaming scene. This weekend, DeseretNews.com will stream seven different contests, with several more coming in the... Read more »
Bryce Harper leads Washington Nationals over San Francisco Giants in 10 innings
This time, Bryce Harper made the catch. And yeah, it was a relief. Read more »
5A softball: Bingham rises to the challenge in beating Weber
Top-ranked Bingham came from behind to defeat Weber in a 3-2 quarterfinal thriller Tuesday. Read more »
High school softball: Salem Hills Skyhawks smack Provo, soar into second straight 4A final
Junior right-handed pitcher Kirtlyn Bohling uses both her arm and her bat to help propel Salem Hills into the 4A state softball championship with a 16-2 rout of mistake-plagued Region 8 rival Provo... Read more »
BYU basketball: Agustin Ambrosino leaves BYU basketball team
The complexion of BYU's basketball roster changed again Wednesday when the school confirmed that forward Agustin Ambrosino is leaving the program. Read more »
Utah State high school baseball, softball, boys soccer tournament pairings for Thursday
Two soccer titles and two softball titles will be decided Thursday. Read more »
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