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Jaworski serious about Tebow in AFL

PHILADELPHIA — Could it be Tebow Time in the Arena Football League?

Philadelphia Soul part owner Ron Jaworski said on Wednesday he was serious about his offer to former New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow to join the AFL team.

Jaworski, a former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, reached out to Tebow a day after the Jets released him in April. Jaworski has yet to hear from Tebow, but expects to eventually.

Kyle Hardman tows his son Kyler at Mantua Reservoir. Bluegill fishing at Mantua is starting to heat up.
(Photo credit: (Phil Douglass/Utah Division of Wildlife Resources)

Many fishing options await Memorial Day anglers

For many families in Utah, fishing on Memorial Day weekend is a family tradition.

As this year’s weekend nears, Drew Cushing, warm water sport fisheries coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources, said there are waters throughout the state that are easy to access and have large numbers of healthy fish.

Star Lotulelei

Agent: Top pick Lotulelei signs with Carolina

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The agent for first-round draft pick Star Lotulelei says his client has signed a four-year contract with the Carolina Panthers.

Financial terms were not released. The deal includes a team option for a fifth season.

Bruce Tollner says Lotulelei, the 14th overall pick in the NFL draft, is “extremely excited to officially become a Panther.”

State playoff tournament schedules

STATE 5-A baseball Tournament

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ABOVE: Davis High’s Sydney Warren can’t bear to look as she tags Hunter High’s Caitlin Pehrson on Tuesday in Taylorsville.  SLIDESHOW: More game photos are available online at www.standard.net

Bees gamble but lose to Salem Hills

TAYLORSVILLE — Box Elder became the first team to score against the state 4-A runner-up Skyhawks in seven games.

Lancers, Titans come up short at 5-A tourney

OREM — A showdown between two local teams could be in the making in the state 5-A baseball tournament, thanks to a pair of setbacks Tuesday that dropped Layton and Syracuse into the one-loss bracket.

Wildcats heading to Texas prelims

Weber State will have 11 student-athletes competing at the 2013 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field West Preliminary Championships this weekend in Austin, Texas.

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Portland Trail Blazers’ Damian Lillard, a former Weber State star,  represents his team

No lottery luck for Jazz

SALT LAKE CITY — In terms of shock value, Tuesday’s NBA draft lottery was, for the Utah Jazz, right up there with swimming fish and western sunsets.

Janel McCarville

Lynx center McCarville is a farm girl first

STEVENS POINT, Wis. — As Janel McCarville sits under the homemade basketball hoop attached to the chicken coop on her farm in central Wisconsin, she mentions the assassination of her Moscow team owner while he was on his way to pick her up for a Beyoncé concert.

McCarville and her father fashioned the backboard from a tree trunk and 2-by-4s, and fastened a rim she bought for $2 at a garage sale. Now hung low on the coop for the benefit of her nieces and nephews, it is the rustic symbol of the self-made basketball player who has roamed the world so someday she will never have to leave home.

“This is what I work for,” she says. “So I can sit here the rest of my life.”

In NBA draft, no consensus No. 1 overall choice has emerged

CHICAGO — Hobbling around on crutches at the Harrison Street Athletic Facility for the NBA draft combine, Alex Len spotted his name on a placard, maneuvered over to a folding chair and gently sat down. Len has gotten used to moving around with the assistance of walking aids in recent weeks, but he admits that the initial transition was a trying ordeal.

“I have blisters on both hands,” Len said, revealing the two dime-sized, prune-colored bruises on his palms.

Golf adopts rule to ban anchored putting stroke

Golf’s governing bodies approved a rule Tuesday that outlaws the putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions, a move opposed by two major golf organizations that contend long putters are not hurting the game.

The Royal & Ancient Golf Club and U.S. Golf Association said Rule 14-1b will take effect in 2016.

“We recognize this has been a divisive issue, but after thorough consideration, we remain convinced that this is the right decision for golf,” R&A chief executive Peter Dawson said.

The new rule does not ban the long putters, only the way they commonly are used. Golfers no longer will be able to anchor the club against their bodies to create the effect of a hinge. Masters champion Adam Scott used a long putter he pressed against his chest. British Open champion Ernie Els and U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson used a belly putter, as did Keegan Bradley in the 2011 PGA Championship.

Donors help after girl’s stand shut down at track

INDIANAPOLIS — A 10-year-old girl has raised much more money for a charity than she expected after her lemonade stand was shut down at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Morgen Morris says she had a line of customers during Saturday’s qualifications day when a track employee told her she had to shut down. Morgen was at the speedway as part of Lemonade Day activities teaching children about running a business.

Roy High School’s Bridger Gray dives back to first base ahead of a throw to first baseman Preston Hannay during Roy’s 2-1 loss to Murray High School during the state 4-A baseball playoffs in Kearns on Monday. 
BENJAMIN ZACK
Standard-Examiner

Tough times for Roy, Davis boys in baseball elimination contests

KEARNS — Slow or quick, both ways are painful.

Photo courtesy of Steve O’Camb
Syracuse High lacrosse player Jordan Stark.

Titans come up short in lacrosse title bid

As high school lacrosse aficionados in the Utah work to get the sport included under the USHAA umbrella, the state’s top teams staged some impressive action on Saturday in the division finals at Copper Hills High School.

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