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Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert believes All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell will sign long-term extension

Mar. 28, 2024 14:26 PM EDT

DETROIT (AP) — Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert believes All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell will sign a long-term contract to chase an NBA championship with Cleveland. “We’ve been talking to him, sure, for the last couple of years about extending this contract,” Gilbert said Thursday...

Utah takes down VCU 74-54 in NIT quarterfinals

Mar. 28, 2024 00:20 AM EDT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gabe Madsen scored 18 points on six 3-pointers in Utah's 74-54 victory against VCU on Wednesday night in the NIT quarterfinals. Utah (22-14) advances to play Indiana State on Tuesday in the semifinals. Madsen shot 6 for 13 for the Utes. Branden...

After Utah team subjected to racism, could the NCAA change tournament sites in the future?

Mar. 27, 2024 15:20 PM EDT

The NCAA women's basketball tournament has so far been the most successful it has ever been when it comes to viewership and attendance, driven by crowds flocking to see their teams play first- and second-round games at home in hopes of advancing to the Sweet 16. An ugly incident...

Utah plays VCU in NIT

Mar. 27, 2024 03:28 AM EDT

VCU Rams (24-13, 14-8 A-10) at Utah Utes (21-14, 10-12 Pac-12) Salt Lake City; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Utah and VCU meet in the National Invitation Tournament. The Utes are 10-12 against Pac-12 opponents and 11-2 in non-conference play. Utah...

Children's author Kouri Richins hit with new charges alleging earlier attempt to kill her husband

Mar. 26, 2024 21:44 PM EDT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah woman who authorities say fatally poisoned her husband in 2022, then published a children’s book about grief, now faces another attempted murder charge for allegedly drugging him weeks earlier on Valentine's Day. Kouri Richins, 33, is accused of...

Utah coach says team was shaken after experiencing racist hate during NCAA Tournament

Mar. 26, 2024 19:45 PM EDT

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Members of the Utah women's basketball team were subjected to racism near their hotel in Idaho last week when a pickup truck with a Confederate flag drove near them and the driver began using offensive language, including the N-word, authorities said Tuesday. The team was...

Louisiana Legislature opened window for sex abuse survivors to sue, but state's high court shut it

Mar. 26, 2024 17:07 PM EDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Advocates for adult victims of childhood sexual abuse say they will ask Louisiana's Supreme Court to reconsider a ruling that wiped out 2021 legislation giving them a renewed opportunity to file civil damage lawsuits over their molestation. The ruling bucked a...

Utah squares off against VCU in NIT

Mar. 26, 2024 03:50 AM EDT

VCU Rams (24-13, 14-8 A-10) at Utah Utes (21-14, 10-12 Pac-12) Salt Lake City; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Utah takes on VCU in the National Invitation Tournament. The Utes' record in Pac-12 play is 10-12, and their record is 11-2 against...

Gonzaga uses hot shooting to reach Sweet 16 for first time since 2015 topping Utah 77-66

Mar. 26, 2024 03:04 AM EDT

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Once Kayleigh Truong, her sister Kaylynne and the rest of Gonzaga's sharp-shooters got hot from the perimeter, there was nothing another starring effort from Utah's Alissa Pili could do to slow down the Zags. Gonzaga is rolling into the second weekend of the...

Marshall's Dan D'Antoni, the oldest coach in Division I at 76, is out after 10 seasons

Mar. 25, 2024 19:43 PM EDT

Marshall basketball coach Dan D’Antoni — the oldest coach in Division I at 76 — is out after 10 seasons. He will be replaced by assistant coach Cornelius Jackson, the school said Monday night. Marshall did not release the terms of Jackson's agreement and did not specify in a...