Basketball

SALT LAKE CITY -- The effort and production from the BYU women's basketball team was much better against Utah on Tuesday -- at least in the first half.

Utah Valley prides itself on its high level of girls basketball, and once again, results proved the supposition correct.

It was such a humiliating night, the usually talkative Jonathan Tavernari couldn't even bear to speak with his lawyer.

Three, third, thrice.

There have been some great performances in sports already this year. A big one was the New York Giants' stunning Super Bowl upset of the undefeated New England Patriots.

Sophomore guard Ashley Kuchar had done all she could to keep her Provo team alive against Timpview.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- The timing was a tad off the past few practices, and boy did it feel good to the BYU men's basketball players.

What did Utah Valley State guard Ryan Toolson have in store for his encore?

Sandy Marvin had to be carried out of the locker room after Thursday night's game.

Common sense dictates that whenever one thing isn't working, the logical thing to do is try something else.

In their first meeting of the year, Utah Valley State guard Ryan Toolson erupted for 33 points against Chicago State on 11-of-13 shooting from the field. He was 6-for-6 from the 3-point line.

The first half couldn't have been any better for the Payson boys basketball team.