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Anderson, Utes overwhelm Kansas

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:17:03 MDT

Anderson, Utes overwhelm Kansas

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Published May 19, 2013 10:17PM MDT

Braden Anderson went 4-for-5 and drove in three runs to lead the Utah baseball team to a 13-6 victory over Kansas on Sunday at Spring Mobile Ballpark. The Utes (19-29) put up 16 hits on the Jayhawks (31-23), who went up 2-0 in the first inning before giving up 10 unanswered runs. Tyler Relf went 3-for-4 and drove in two runs. Dalton Carroll earned the victory for Utah, striking out five and giving up no earned runs in 61⁄3 innings. His record improved to 4-7. The Utes won despite committing five...

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SLCC softball falls in title game

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:29:02 MDT

SLCC softball falls in title game

by Rick Gillespie Special To The Tribune

Published May 18, 2013 09:29PM MDT

St. George • The Salt Lake Community College softball team faced a monstrous task Saturday as the Bruins headed into the final rounds of the NJCAA softball national championships at the Canyons Softball Complex. Having suffered its first loss of the tournament the night before, SLCC needed to win three consecutive games in order to claim the school’s first NJCAA crown and avoid its third loss in as many years in a championship game. The Bruins were solid for two games, beating Pima Community Co...

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State colleges: Wisconsin softball team ousts BYU, 6-0

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:24:02 MDT

State colleges: Wisconsin softball team ousts BYU, 6-0

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Published May 17, 2013 05:24PM MDT

The University of Wisconsin softball team beat BYU 6-0 on Friday, and the Cougars’ season ended with their second straight loss in the Eugene (Ore.) Regional. BYU (33-25) had just two hits — singles by Bailie Hicken and Madisen Robb in the first two innings — in the loss to the Big Ten Conference tournament champions. BYU starter Tori Almond (12-8) took the loss, giving up three runs on three hits over 21⁄3 innings. The Cougars lost their opener to host Oregon, 5-2, on Thursday in the double-el...

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Utah Valley releases finalists for AD position

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:17:02 MDT

Utah Valley releases finalists for AD position

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Published May 17, 2013 01:17PM MDT

Utah Valley released the four finalists for the school’s position of athletic director, replacing Mike Jacobsen who will retire June 30. UVU plans a series of campus and community forums Tuesday and Wednesday as part of the search for the institution’s new athletic director. The four finalists for the position are Kurt Esser, senior associate athletic director at the University of New Mexico; Vincent Otoupal, athletic director at California State University, Monterey Bay; Kent Stanley, senior a...

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USU’s Higham earns All-Academic honors

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:49:02 MDT

USU’s Higham earns All-Academic honors

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Published May 17, 2013 11:49AM MDT

Utah State golfer Tanner Higham was selected to the College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District VIII men’s at-large first-team. Higham, a junior from Shelley, Idaho, has a cumulative 3.98 grade point average. He majors in nutrition, dietetics and food sciences. District VIII is made up of schools from Arizona, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Utah and Washington, and the men’s at-large team includes the sports of fencing, golf, hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming, tenn...

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Two Utahns at S. Virginia named All-Academic

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:55:02 MDT

Two Utahns at S. Virginia named All-Academic

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Published May 17, 2013 10:55AM MDT

Two Utahns who compete for Southern Virginia were recently recognized by the United States Collegiate Athletic Association, which announced its 2013 Non-USCAA Sports National All-Academic selections. Among the eight Southern Virginia athletes honored were Timothy Birch, a junior tennis player from Sandy, and Jackie Barlow, a junior from Fruit Heights and member of the women’s lacrosse team.

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Assault on Brown athlete was self-defense says lawyer

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:11:03 MDT

Assault on Brown athlete was self-defense says lawyer

The Associated Press

Published May 17, 2013 09:11AM MDT

Providence, R.I. • The lawyer for a Connecticut man charged with an assault on a Brown University basketball player that left him hospitalized with severe head injuries has told a judge it was self-defense. Tory Lussier of Vernon, Conn., made his initial appearance in Providence District Court on Friday on a felony assault charge. He was released on $10,000 surety bail. He had no comment outside court. Lussier is accused of assaulting 21-year-old Joseph Sharkey of Norwood, Mass., early Sunda...

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NJCAA softball: SLCC advances to quarterfinals

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:50:03 MDT

NJCAA softball: SLCC advances to quarterfinals

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Published May 17, 2013 08:50AM MDT

After routing yet another opponent Thursday, the Salt Lake Community College women’s softball team now faces Chipola College in the quarterfinals of the National Junior College Athletic Association National Tournament on Friday at 2:30 p.m. in St. George. The No. 6-ranked Bruins (50-9) needed only five innings to dispatch Weatherford College (49-7) 10-2, their its second consecutive run-rule victory. SLCC sophomore starter MaCauley Flint used eight strikeouts to help pick up the victory. Meanwhi...

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Women’s Soccer: USU adds 3 more players

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:28:02 MDT

Women’s Soccer: USU adds 3 more players

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Published May 16, 2013 11:28AM MDT

Utah State added a midfielder and a pair of goalkeepers to its 2013 roster, bringing the total of new players to eight. Kelsey Burke, a midfielder from Foster City, Calif., Sara Cobb, a goalkeeper from Freehold, N.J., and Kaitlyn Stratton, a goalkeeper, from Clearfield, join an Aggie team which finished 13-3-6 and were undefeated in the WAC, 6-0-2. Burke, a junior after spending two seasons at Foothill College in Los Altos, Calif., was the Coast Conference Midfielder of the Year in 2012. Stratto...

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SUU volleyball releases schedule

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:09:02 MDT

SUU volleyball releases schedule

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Published May 16, 2013 11:09AM MDT

The Southern Utah women’s volleyball team will do a lot of traveling before opening Big Sky Conference play at home against Weber State on Sept. 19. Coach Debby Baker and the Thunderbirds begin the 2013 season Aug. 30 in Mobile, Alabama at a tournament featuring South Alabama, Georgia Southern, South Alabama and Tennessee State. “This schedule will set up a really tough season for us,” Baker said. “Our preseason will be really challenging, but it will help us prepare for the Big Sky when we comp...

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Pierce: Here are the top 12 local football games on TV this fall

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:51:49 MDT

Pierce: Here are the top 12 local football games on TV this fall

by Scott D. Pierce Tribune Columnist

Published May 15, 2013 11:51PM MDT

College football fans in Utah are incredibly lucky. Not only are the schedules of Utah, BYU and Utah State filled with what has to be the finest collective lineup of opponents in the state’s history, but the big games are going to be available to more viewers than ever before. In terms of TV, we are living a golden age. Yes, we complain about which channel and game times, but it wasn’t long ago that BYU was the only one of Utah’s three FBS teams we knew was going to appear regularly on televisi...

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Kragthorpe: USC remains Pac-12 South’s flagship football program

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:51:49 MDT

Kragthorpe: USC remains Pac-12 South’s flagship football program

by Kurt Kragthorpe Tribune Columnist

Published May 15, 2013 11:51PM MDT

Having competed in the Pac-12 South for two seasons, Utah football coach Kyle Whittingham knows what he’s up against. His Utes have lost once or twice to every team in the division, creating an impression of depth and balance. Yet when asked recently if a genuine flagship program exists in the South, Whittingham hardly hesitated to endorse USC — the very same Trojans who lost five of their last six games in 2012. “From a talent standpoint, SC is still the benchmark,” Whittingham said during the...

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College softball: SLCC dominates in nationals’ 1st round

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:55:03 MDT

College softball: SLCC dominates in nationals’ 1st round

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Published May 15, 2013 09:55PM MDT

Salt Lake Community College cruised past Georgia Perimeter College in St. George, earning a 9-1 win in five innings in the first round of the NJCAA Division I softball national championship tournament. The No. 2-seeded Bruins jumped to a 3-0 lead in the first inning and had 13 hits overall to Georgia Perimeter’s two. MaCauley Flint pitched all five innings for SLCC, earning three strikeouts. Six Bruins earned two hits each, and Whitney Holt led the group with four RBIs. Maddy Woodard had a two...

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Utah athletics: With new facilities, Utes are Pac-12 ready

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:44:22 MDT

Utah athletics: With new facilities, Utes are Pac-12 ready

by Tony Jones The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 15, 2013 08:44PM MDT

With a great upgrade in conference affiliation comes great responsibility. Utah athletics director Chris Hill knew this in 2011, when the Utes moved from the Mountain West to the Pac-12. His head coaches in each sport knew it, and so did the athletic department’s major donors and fundraisers. The goal: Improve Utah’s athletic facilities across the board in order to help the Utes compete on the field and floor against better-funded Pac-12 foes. Two years later, this new, improved picture is begin...

CU’s Webb, Lewis charged with assault in brawl

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:42:03 MDT

CU’s Webb, Lewis charged with assault in brawl

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Published May 15, 2013 03:42PM MDT

Boulder, Colo • Colorado quarterback Jordan Webb and former Buffaloes offensive lineman Alexander Lewis were both charged with second-degree assault Wednesday after prosecutors alleged they knocked a man unconscious in a weekend brawl. Lewis, who announced Friday that he plans to transfer to Nebraska, also was charged with two counts of misdemeanor harassment. Police say 22-year-old Lee Bussey was knocked unconscious during a fight with Lewis and Webb near the university that started after L...

Women’s softball: 2 Utes earn Pac-12 second-team honors

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:18:02 MDT

Women’s softball: 2 Utes earn Pac-12 second-team honors

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Published May 15, 2013 03:18PM MDT

Arizona State’s senior catcher Amber Freeman is the 2013 Pac-12 Player of the Year as the league unveiled its all-conference teams and individual honors. Utah sophomore Kate Dickman and senior Jackie Sweet were second-team selections, while Kayce Nieto earned a spot on the All-Freshmen team. Nieto, Kelsi Hoopiiaina and Chalese Fankhauser received honorable mention. Oregon senior Jessica Moore was voted the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year, while Oregon’s Mike White was named Coach of the Year.

Women’s volleyball: Westminster signs 3 athletes

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:32:03 MDT

Women’s volleyball: Westminster signs 3 athletes

The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 15, 2013 01:32PM MDT

Cassandra Fenton, Mayra Ramirez and Mandy Taft have committed to play volleyball for coach Kim Norman and Westminster College. Fenton, Helendale, Calif., a 5-foot-7 setter, was named First Team Desert Sky League as a senior. She is a member of the National Honor Society. Ramirez, Calle, Columbia, played two seasons at Salt Lake Community College. The 6-foot-2 middle blocker was named First Team All-SWAC last season for the Bruins after leading the team with 95 blocks. She recorded 222 kills and...

Women’s tennis: 2 Utah athletes named honorable mention

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:18:07 MDT

Women’s tennis: 2 Utah athletes named honorable mention

The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 15, 2013 01:18PM MDT

Utah placed two athletes on the honorable mention team as the Pac-12 released its all-conference and players of the year. Tereza Bekerova and Sarah Pham were the only Utes to qualify. USC sophomore Sabrina Santamaria was the Pac-12 Women’s Tennis Singles Player of the Year, while USC pair of junior Kaitlyn Christian and Santamaria were voted as the Pac-12 Doubles Team of the Year. UCLA’s Kyle McPhillips was the league’s top newcomer of the Year and USC’s Richard Gallien was named the Pac-12 Coac...

AP Source: Rutgers makes Louisville’s Hermann AD

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:48:03 MDT

AP Source: Rutgers makes Louisville’s Hermann AD

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Published May 15, 2013 09:48AM MDT

A person familiar with the decision says Rutgers has hired Julie Hermann from the University of Louisville to be its new athletic director. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the school was still working on an official announcement. The Star-Ledger of Newark, N.J., first reported the hire. Hermmann has been the Cardinals’ senior associate athletic director and senior woman administrator. She becomes the third female athletic director at a school among the 124 playing at colle...

Police follow ‘substantial leads’ in Brown attack

Wed, 15 May 2013 08:50:02 MDT

Police follow ‘substantial leads’ in Brown attack

The Associated Press

Published May 15, 2013 08:50AM MDT

Providence, R.I. • Providence police are following “substantial leads” in a weekend assault that left a Brown University basketball player in the hospital with severe head injuries. Deputy Chief Thomas Oates says police are continuing their investigation into the attack early Sunday morning on 21-year-old Joseph Sharkey of Norwood, Mass. No arrests have been made. A spokesman for Rhode Island Hospital said Wednesday that Sharkey remains in critical condition. Police say a man came up to ...