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Growing concerns for the future of Abravanel Hall
SALT LAKE CITY — Following the announcement of an NHL team and plans for a sports and entertainment district, there have been questions about the future of the Salt Lake County owned Abravanel Hall. Since it opened in September of 1979, first Symphony Hall and then renamed Abravanel Hall,...
High school track: Timpview’s Jane Hedengren, American Fork’s Daniel Simmons highlight record-breaking day at BYU Invite
A total of 11 state records were broken at the high school track BYU Invitational, including Timpview's Jane Hedengren, Amerian Fork's Daniel Simmons
BYU football gets commitment from transfer Austin Leausa
The BYU Cougars football program has received a commitment from a player who could make an immediate impact this fall. On Sunday afternoon, Southern Utah transfer offensive lineman Austin Leausa announced his pledge to the Cougars on social media. Listed by SUU at 6-foot-5 and 310 pounds, Leausa wasn’t in...
BYU roundup: Cougar softball caps sweep of Kansas with shutout, baseball wins
Led by homers from Hailey Morrow and Maddie Udall, BYU softball shut out Kansas, 3-0 in its series and regular season finale at Arrocha Ballpark on Saturday afternoon. With their second series sweep and third series win of the season, the Cougars (30-22, 11-16 Big 12) secured a 30-win season for the 23rd time in the 24-year history of the program, excluding the COVID-canceled 2020 season.
Sims: Takeaways from Miami’s series win over BYU
Miami baseball triumphed over the BYU Cougars, securing the first weekend series win in over a month. The ‘Canes had previously lost their last six weekend series. Miami won the first two games of the series but fell in the final game of the series. In a rare late-season...
High school baseball: 4A/2A playoff roundup from Saturday’s games
Cottonwood 9, Hurricane 8 No. 17 seed Hurricane started hot, jumping out to a 7-0 lead in the first two innings, but No. 16 seed Cottonwood stormed back to complete the 2-0 sweep and advance to the 4A Super Regionals against top seeded Dixie. Austin Carver struck out ten batters for the Colts, and added an RBI. Ladanian Gutierrez drove in four runs, including a homer. Mountain Crest 12, Tooele 0 No. 12 seed Mountain Crest shut out No. 20 seed Tooele to sweep the first round series. It relied heavily on the trio of JC Jones, Maxwell Hornsby, and Zyan Foulger, who each drove in multiple runs. Kayden Cullimore kept the Tooele offense at bay, as he pitched a complete game and allowed just 3 hits.
BYU's Wyatt Parry wins Rudy Scholz Award as college rugby's top male player
PROVO — Wyatt Parry was excited about his role on the development, about his future, and about the chance to bring BYU rugby back where he knows the Cougars belong: competing for championships. But mostly, in this moment, he was a little confused. Last Saturday, the 5-foot-10 scrum half...
‘I knew I wanted to go up a level’: McCae Hillstead on why he left Utah State for BYU
Former Skyridge High QB jumped in the transfer portal not knowing if there would be much interest in him after a solid freshman season with Utah State. Here's what he learned before choosing BYU.
Utah’s Hockey History: Rollerbees
SALT LAKE CITY – The third installment of the “History of Utah Hockey” series is about the sport’s “side hustle,” roller hockey. The Utah Rollerbees were one of 12 teams to play in the initial season of Roller Hockey International in 1993. Like most teams in the RHI, the Rollerbees’ roster featured minor league hockey players, mostly Salt Lake Golden Eagles, like Rich Chernomaz, Rick Lessard, Brett and Todd Harkins, and Paul Skidmore.
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