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With 11 days remaining in the Big 12 Conference season, two games separate the top six teams. Utah sits in fourth place — in position for one of the invaluable byes into the tournament quarterfinals. With four games left to play, two of them are against 6th-place Oklahoma St. today, and 5th-place West Virginia (in […]
The 2025 Utah Utes lost three of their last four, while senior guard Kennady McQueen is out with an ankle sprain. The 2024 Utes ended their season with an NCAA second-round loss to host Gonzaga. They played their last 30 games without junior guard Gianna Kneepkens, lost to a broken foot. Last year, the Kneepkens […]
Tuesday was a bad day. I often grumble during my chess classes that no one listens to me. I try to do that in a light-hearted way, because chess is difficult — even the best chess teachers’ most fundamental instructions (“examine every threatening move” and “use inactive force”) are hard to do, for experienced tournament […]
The dissolution of the Pac-12 served to disperse the Oregon State Beavers who didn’t want to play in the mid-major West Coast Conference. It’s working out great for #1 UCLA, who got Talia Von Oelhoffen, and NCAA team of the week Oklahoma, who got Raegan Beers. On the other hand, Lily Hansford, a most accurate […]
On Thanksgiving weekend at the Cayman Island Classic, Utah fell 20+ behind Mississippi State, came back to lead in the last couple minutes, but lost. Then the Utes beat #3 Notre Dame, which actually looked less impressive because Texas Christian also beat the Fighting Irish two days earlier. The Frogs are one of the best […]
Lynne Roberts, the Golden State Valkyries, and Paige Bueckers are joining the WNBA in the same season. That just sank in. I mentioned Bueckers because everyone should be jazzed about that. Much bigger to me are the Valkyries, who are a local story; and Coach. I’ve read people referring to Coach as an unknown. It […]
Utah beat Weber State 86-46 Thursday 11/7 in Salt Lake. Fifth-year senior post Mayè Tourè, a transfer from Rhode Island, led all scorers with 22, and was one of five players with a game-high 5 rebounds. The Utes led 47-14 at halftime, after the Wildcats shot 6-for-22. Weber St. made 26 turnovers leading to 38 […]
I’m moving again, and the timing is notably weird. I moved into this room on Adams Point in Oakland, Calif., on April 1. Which meant I picked up a front door key, parked my car, and went to the airport for NCAA rounds 1 and 2 at Gonzaga (where Utah’s 2023-24 season ended). The 2024-25 […]
13 years ago today, UC Irvine spoiled Pacific’s senior night 69-58. The boxscore isn’t available, but three of Pacific’s four honored seniors didn’t play, I’ll say. One was always injured, one recovered well enough to go back on the floor (according to the trainer) but evidently didn’t want to, and one was the last player […]
UCLA and Utah play an unusual Thursday game for ESPN’s sake. Who’s starting at the 3 for Utah tonight? I think it’ll be Wilke. Matyson looks like a confident shooter lately. Dasia Young hit a game-winner in traffic as a 6th man. Remember what a nice surprise Reese Ross was, many games ago? I’ll guess […]