By Samuel Benson, Deseret News PROVO — With a No. 2 seed and a first-round home game, BYU has to be feeling good about its NIT seeding. For seven-seed UAB, not so much. The Blazers won the Conference USA regular-season championship, but a first-round loss in the conference tournament ended their NCAA Tournament hopes. UAB was […]
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By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun Americans are expected to bet $9.2 billion on March Madness this year, according to an estimate released today by a Washington, D.C.-based lobbying and trade group for the casino industry. The projection from the American Gaming Association includes wagering through office pools, legal Nevada sports books, offshore sites and […]
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By USSA ST. MORITZ, Switzerland – Steven Nyman (Sundance, Utah) scored his fourth-straight downhill podium – an American record — finishing second at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup Finals to wrap up the season Wednesday. “I skied really, really well today,” Nyman said. “I nailed the top … but the last turn I was […]
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By USSA YABULI, China – It was an American sweep at the World Snowboard Federation’s Corona World Championships of Snowboarding slopestyle event, where Brandon Davis (Mammoth Lakes) took the title for the men and Jamie Anderson (Meyers) won her second title of the week. Julia Marino (Westport, Conn.) scored her first major slopestyle podium with […]
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By Tia Rancort With all the recent snowfall we’ve been experiencing and more on the way, it’s a good reminder to be aware of avalanche potential and educate ourselves on proactive steps to take before going outside to recreate – whether skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, snowshoeing or hiking. Proactive steps that you can take before going […]
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By Christopher Ingraham, Washington Post About 94 percent of American adults know how to ride a bike, according to an August 2013 YouGov survey. Once you learn how to ride one, you probably never forget (thanks, muscle memory!). But most of us probably don’t think too hard about how we actually ride a bike — how we hop […]
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By Mark Robison, Reno Gazette-Journal Why are the Reno Aces seeking bat girls but not bat boys? Short answer: Hiring 16-year-old girls to work around adult men in a locker room would not be appropriate. A bat boy for a minor league team has many more duties than is what are seen by fans. “They […]
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By Case Keefer, Las Vegas Sun The first upset of the NCAA Tournament took place days before the games tipped off. The tournament’s selection committee deemed the team leading most Las Vegas betting boards in odds to win the national championship over the last few weeks unworthy of a top seed. Despite almost all projections […]
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California State Parks may continue prescribed fire operations beginning March 14, weather permitting. On the North and West shores, operations may take place in Burton Creek, Sugar Pine Point and D.L. Bliss state parks. To view a map with project locations and details, go online. Residual smoke may be seen in locations where operations have […]
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The U.S. Forest Service last week gave the go-ahead for Heavenly Mountain Resort to proceed with plans to improve amenities on the mountain. Projects include upgrading the existing skiing and snowboarding terrain near the Tamarack lift at the top of the gondola. Obstacles will be removed and the Tamarack Return Trail widened. Trees will be removed […]
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