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College Basketball: BYU vs. Pepperdine, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012

Last updated Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 8:08pm

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(James Roh/The Associated Press) BYU's Charles Abouo (1) goes up for a shot during the first half at the Marriott Center in Provo on Saturday.

BYU blasts Pepperdine 86-48

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Last updated Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 9:38pm

PROVO — Charles Abouo was feeling it, and so were the rest of the Cougars.

Brigham Young (21-6 overall, 9-3 West Coast Conference) smashed Pepperdine 86-48 on Saturday at the Marriott Center, getting a season-best 23 points from its senior forward and cruising to its highest margin of victory this season.

Abouo, who knocked down five 3-pointers, wfinished 7 of 11 overall and also hauled in 12 rebounds to lead all players.

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Busy week in wrestling, swimming

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Last updated Friday, February 10, 2012 - 11:33pm

PROVO -- Davis' Sam Bryson led the Top of Utah charge on the first day of the state 5-A swimming championships at BYU.

Bryson swam second in the boys 50-yard freestyle race.

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Gillespie: Provo comedian's video offensive

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Last updated Friday, February 10, 2012 - 11:34pm

OGDEN -- When Adrienne Gillespie saw a Utah video in the news and that it was close to becoming viral, she had a gut reaction.

"I am so offended, so disheartened," she posted on her Facebook page. "Few things give me pause such as this."

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Dawna Meline Brinley Jones

Obituaries Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, February 10, 2012 - 8:35pm

Liberty resident Dawna Meline Brinley Jones, 77, died Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, at McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden following a stroke. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 13. A viewing will be held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday before the service at the Liberty First Ward Chapel, 4279 N. 3300 East, Liberty. Burial, Provo City Cemetery, 610 S. State. Post condolences at www.premierfuneral.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

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Comedian's BYU black history video goes viral

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Last updated Friday, February 10, 2012 - 4:15pm

PROVO -- A YouTube video of a comedian who painted his face black to quiz Brigham Young University students about Black History Month is bringing some unwanted attention to the Mormon-run school.

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Lynn Alvin Swensen

Obituaries Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 9:44pm

Lynn Alvin Swensen died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, after a heart attack. Committal services with full military honors will take place April 16 at the Hagerman Cemetery in Hagerman, Idaho. To read the full obituary, see the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

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Police seek suspect in Provo trail jogger's rape

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Last updated Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 10:24am

PROVO -- Police are looking for a suspect after a 20-year-old female jogger says she was attacked with a knife and sexually assaulted on the Provo River trail.

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Jay Pulsipher Hawkes

Obituaries Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, February 6, 2012 - 4:22pm

Jay Pulsipher Hawkes, born Feb. 15, 1927, died Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in Provo. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, at Lindquist’s Layton Mortuary, 1867 N. Fairfield Road. Friends may visit from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Wednesday at the mortuary. Interment, North Honeyville Cemetery at 1 p.m. Post condolences at www.lindquistmortuary.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

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BYU's Brandon Davies, center lays a shot up between Gonzaga's Robert Sacre, left and Sam Dower, right, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Provo, Utah, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. BYU beat Gonzaga 83-73. (AP Photo/George Frey)

Cougars right ship by beating No. 24 'Zags; Portland next

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Last updated Friday, February 3, 2012 - 5:08pm

PROVO -- Brigham Young had another tough night making outside shots, hitting 3 of 12 from 3-point range Thursday against Gonzaga.

The Cougars made up for it defensively in an 83-73 win over No. 24 Gonzaga, holding the Bulldogs to 27 percent shooting in the first half and 41 percent overall.

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Margaret Blair Young (photo from mormonwomen.com).

Author to speak on LDS black history

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Last updated Friday, February 3, 2012 - 2:07pm

PROVO -- Brigham Young University will host Margaret Blair Young, one of the authors of "Nobody Knows: The Untold Story of Black Mormons," in a lecture at noon Wednesday in the Education in Zion auditorium.

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College basketball: BYU vs. Gonzaga, February 2, 2012

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Last updated Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 11:34pm

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College basketball roundup: Wolfpack rallies to tip Aggies in thriller

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Last updated Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 11:34pm

RENO, Nev. -- Deonte Burton hit an off-balance 3-pointer with 11.2 seconds left as Nevada rallied to beat Utah State 53-52 on Thursday, tying a program record with its 16th consecutive victory.

Malik Story scored 18 points and Burton added 13 for the Wolf Pack (19-3, 8-0 Western Athletic).

Preston Medlin had 15 points and Brockeith Pane 12 for the Aggies (12-11, 4-4).

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(RICK EGAN/The Associated Press) BYU’s Charles Abouo (left) collides with St. Mary’s Gaels guard Matthew Dellavedova at the Marriott Center in Provo on Saturday.

Cougars no match for Gaels

Lynn DeBruin The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, January 28, 2012 - 11:45pm

PROVO -- Perimeter shooting was a strength for BYU earlier in the season.

Now it has become a weakness for the Cougars.

St. Mary’s experienced no such trouble knocking down shots from the outside.

It proved to be the difference for the Gaels in earning an 80-66 victory over BYU on Saturday at the Marriott Center.

St. Mary’s shot 7 of 18 from the perimeter while limiting the Cougars to just 2 of 13 from the 3-point line.

It is part of a prolonged drought from the perimeter for BYU.

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Saint Mary's coach breaks left thumb in accident; will coach tonight

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Last updated Saturday, January 28, 2012 - 4:47pm

PROVO -- Saint Mary's coach Randy Bennett is coaching with a broken left thumb after a locker room mishap.

Bennett was injured after the 21st-ranked Gaels' 71-64 win at Loyola Marymount on Thursday night. He opened the locker room door and a white board fell on his thumb.

The school says Bennett had surgery in Los Angeles about 2 a.m. on Friday and rejoined the team in time for a flight to Utah. Bennett is coaching Saturday night's game at BYU with a cast on his left thumb.

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