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FRUIT HEIGHTS -- Few knew what to expect from the first 4-A/5-A state girls golf championships. So to say a pair of surprises highlighted Tuesday's tournament at Davis Park, is perhaps not entirely fair.| • Slideshow: 4A/5A State High School Golf Championships |
| StandardNET Extra: See photos from championships at Davis Park in Fruit Heights. |
| • Can jazz steal one in L.A.? |
| LOS ANGLES -- It's come down to this for the Utah Jazz: Stealing. |
| • EXTRA POINT: Jazz team chemistry peaks as Price shares guard love |
| Amid all the pushing and shoving, all the banging and bruising, the bad backs, the flagrant fouls and the stitches, there came a smidgen of sweetness to this Jazz-Lakers boxing match we're calling a basketball series. |
| • Bring on the Spartans |
| ROY -- This time, the result was a lot more satisfying. |
| • State swinging |
| FRUIT HEIGHTS -- Few knew what to expect from the first 4-A/5-A state girls golf championships. So to say a pair of surprises highlighted Tuesday's tournament at Davis Park, is perhaps not entirely fair. |
| • A hundred years ago, racial lightning rod Cap Anson showed a different side of his reputation |
| Pilloried today for his avowed racism during his major league career, including uttering the "N" word before the start of an exhibition game at Toledo in 1883, Cap Anson did something 100 years ago that may come as a surprise -- he played in semi-pro games in Chicago against an all-black team led by the future founder of the first of the Negro Leagues, Rube Foster. |
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 |
| • Jazz focused on own backs |
| SALT LAKE CITY --It came as news to Ronnie Brewer. |
| • Grizzlies battle but can't catch Wranglers in series opener |
| LAS VEGAS -- Unable to battle back from a 3-2 third period deficit, the Utah Grizzlies fell 5-2 to Las Vegas Monday night at Orleans Arena as the Wranglers take a 1-0 series lead in the best-of-seven National Conference Finals. |
| • Resurgant Davis ready for tourney |
| They own two blistering non-league wins, yet garnered nothing to show for it but the No. 5 seed from their own region. |
| • The big finish |
| With 23 state titles up for grabs over the next two weeks, high school sports fans can take their pick of viewing action. |
Monday, May 12, 2008 |
| • Slideshow: Game 4 Jazz vs. Lakers |
| StandardNET Extra: See photos from Game 4 in Salt Lake City. |
| • With bloodied face, Price boosts Jazz |
| SALT LAKE CITY -- Ronnie Price wasn't about to let his mother worry. |
| • Fisher's foul trouble brings Jazz fans to standing ovation |
| SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah Jazz fans finally cheered unanimously for Derek Fisher. But the former Jazzman wasn't happy about this standing ovation. |
| • Series equalizer |
| SALT LAKE CITY -- Everything came together: The starters, the bench, the role players; the shooters, the shot-blockers and the rebounders. Also, the mental toughness, the competitive intensity, and the fans, too. |
| • Today's other top sports headlines: Ole! Garcia claims win at The Players Super Bowl champs play it smart with BYU's Kehl |
| Read these stories and more in today's Digital Edition of the Standard-Examiner. |
Sunday, May 11, 2008 |
| • Slideshow: 2A State Soccer Championship |
| StandardNET Extra: See photos from the 2A State Soccer Championship. |
| • Slideshow: 3A State Soccer Championship |
| StandardNET Extra: See photos from the 3A State Soccer Championship. |
| • Today's other top sports headlines: Sidelines |
| Read these stories and more in today's Digital Edition of the Standard-Examiner. |
| • 3-A: Trojans handle late call with maturity |
| PROVO -- It was every coach's worst fear. |
| • 2-A: Young Jayhawks fall in overtime |
| PROVO -- The end result wasn't what they were seeking, but the Jayhawks find some consolation in the fact that they will be back again. |
| • Boozer: Zealous crowd a bonus |
| EXTRA POINT: By Jim Burton |
| • Fun returns for Jazzmen |
| Re-energized, Utah ready for Game 4 |
| • Real Salt Lake tops FC Dallas with late goal |
| Sighs of relief as thefinal whistle sounds |
| • Defense adds fuel to fire in another Blaze win |
| SALT LAKE CITY -- No one knew what to expect from Saturday's game between the Utah Blaze and the Colorado Crush. Utah had beaten Colorado the past three meetings, but the Blaze have struggled to find any success this season, save for last week's victory over the Kansas City Brigade. |
Saturday, May 10, 2008 |
| • Slideshow: Game 3 Jazz vs Lakers |
| StandardNET Extra: See photos from Game 3 in Salt Lake City. |
| • Today's other top sports headlines: Sidelines |
| Read these stories and more in today's Digital Edition of the Standard-Examiner. |
| • Utah finds its comfortzone at ESA |
| SALT LAKE CITY -- Back on their home court again -- back in their comfort zone -- the Jazz did all the things they wanted to but couldn't in the first two games of this Western Conference semifinal series. They were more aggressive, more precise and, above all, more confident. |
| • Wakeup call comes just in time |
| Jayhawks rally for spotin state 2-A soccer final |
| • Grizzbee will be hitchin' it to Las Vegas for playoff battles |
| EXTRA POINT: By Chris J. Miller |
| • Okur, Boozer feed off each other to perfection |
| SALT LAKE CITY -- Apparently, Mehmet Okur is the key that turns on the Utah Jazz offense, especially for Carlos Boozer. |
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