SALT LAKE CITY -- Right field is ridiculously short and center field is quite vast. So the biggest issue for BYU at Franklin Covey Field isn't having chances to score.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- A three-run home run from Angeline Quiocho gave the BYU softball team all the offense they needed at the NCAA Chapel Hill regional in a 3-0 shutout victory over No. 13 North Carolina.

Tough life, that Chris Watkins. The BYU soccer coach assisted on an Italian trip with the women's team, then as the head coach of the men's squad went to Fiji.

As a freshman Trent Plaisted wanted to make it to the NBA, he joked, if for no other reason than the leg room on cushy chartered flights.

Lone Peak center Nate Austin made a verbal commitment to play at BYU with a full athletic scholarship Wednesday, becoming the first of several future seniors from his team expected to continue their playing careers at the next level.

BYU's depth at running back will be put to the test this fall, unexpectedly.

BYU head football coach Bronco Mendenhall announced on Monday that senior running back Manase Tonga has been ruled academically ineligible to compete during the 2008 season.

The BYU baseball team suffered its fourth loss of the week, dropping a 9-4 game to Mountain West Conference foe San Diego State on saturday at Miller Field, giving the Aztecs the 2-1 advantage in the three-game series.

Two home runs and 13 hits solidified the BYU baseball team's 10-4 victory over San Diego State on Friday.

Considering the public relations mess at San Diego State right now -- a bunch of students recently caught by feds, selling cocaine and all -- it might not be most politically correct to say that Stephen Strasburg was dealing Thursday at Miller Field.

Washington State coach Donnie Marbut should start clearing his schedule now. Head out on tour. Make some money on the talk circuit.

Strong pitching led the BYU softball team past Utah Valley 6-1 on Tuesday night at Gail Miller Field.