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Dayton, Morris have key hits as Utah makes WCWS with 7-2 win over San Diego State
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Abby Dayton had an RBI triple to highlight a four-run second inning and pinch-hitter Hallie Morris wrapped it up with a two-run single in the sixth to lead 15th-seeded Utah to a 7-2 win over San Diego State on Sunday for the Utes' first trip to the Women's College World...
Hansen, Jennings homers help No. 1 seed Oklahoma set record, claim Women's College World Series spot
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kinzie Hansen and the Oklahoma Sooners were down to their last strike. Oklahoma needed a win to set the NCAA Division I record for consecutive softball victories and clinch a Women’s College World Series berth. But the Sooners trailed Clemson by three with...
Utes hit three home runs, stay alive with 10-1 super regional win over San Diego State
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Julia Jimenez blasted a grand slam, Ellessa Bonstrom and Shelbi Ortiz also homered, and No. 15 seed Utah routed San Diego State 10-1 in five innings on Saturday to stay alive in the Salt Lake City Super Regional. The Utes' win evened the best-of-3 series and...
Murphy sends San Diego State past Utah 4-3 in super regional opener
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — AJ Murphy hit a go-ahead two-run double in the top of the fourth inning and San Diego State held on for a 4-3 victory over Utah in the first game of the best-of-3 Salt Lake City Super Regional on Friday night. The Aztecs (39-15) will advance to the Women's...
Members of polygamous group arraigned in court on child sex abuse charges
PHOENIX (AP) — Members of a small polygamous group accused of child sex abuse of underage girls whom the group’s leader claimed as brides were arraigned in federal court on Friday. Sam Bateman and the three women followers, who are each represented by different attorneys, entered...
Isaac Wilson, brother of Jets QB Zach Wilson, commits to play at Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Isaac Wilson is taking his sibling rivalry to the college football field. Wilson, the younger brother of New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson, has committed to play the same position at Utah — an in-state rival of his big bro's BYU program. ...
GOP leaders in Kansas back off threat to sue Democratic governor over education funding
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Leaders of Kansas' Republican-controlled Legislature backed off a threat to sue the state's Democratic governor for vetoing parts of a GOP education funding bill, saying Thursday that they still doubt the legality of her actions but now question whether a court challenge would...
Prosecutors widen child sex abuse case in polygamous sect
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Prosecutors have widened their case against members of a small polygamous group that resides near the Utah-Arizona border, detailing its leader's sexual encounters with children he took as wives in new charges filed earlier this month. A grand jury accuses Sam...
Man shooting air rifle near Utah day care is person of interest for wounding toddler
SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP) — A man shooting birds in suburban Utah with a .22-caliber air rifle is a person of interest for wounding a toddler in the head outside a day care center this week, authorities said Wednesday. The child is recovering in a Salt Lake City hospital. The man is...
Drag performers sue St. George, Utah, over denying permit for show in public park
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah-based group that organizes drag performances is suing a city over the denial of permits for an all-ages show it aimed to host in a public park in April. The group, Southern Utah Drag Stars, and its CEO Mitski Avalōx accuse the city of St. George of...
