SALT LAKE CITY — Over the weekend in Biloxi, Mississippi, Kolton Mahoney got called to the manager’s office after a baseball game between his team, the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, and the Biloxi Shuckers.

The meteoric and controversial BYU basketball career of Nick Emery is over.

BYU men’s basketball got a major boost Wednesday night when star forward Yoeli Childs tweeted unexpected news that he will return to the school for his senior year, hours before the deadline early entrants must meet to withdraw from the NBA Draft and maintain college eligibility.

The rumblings of change for BYU basketball have been slow-churning, but the Tuesday morning announcement of a press conference at BYU’s Marriott Center later that afternoon was sudden.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Yoeli Childs turned a rivalry game between BYU and Utah into his own personal highlight reel.

SALT LAKE CITY — There was a sequence in the second half of BYU’s 74-59 win against Utah in the Beehive Classic that summed up Utah head coach Larry Krystkowiak’s frustrations with the afternoon’s performance.

SEATTLE (AP) — Jake Browning completed 23 of 25 passes for 277 yards and one touchdown, and No. 11 Washington was thoroughly dominant on both sides in a 35-7 rout of No. 20 BYU on Saturday night.

Jimmer Fredette got going late, but it wasn’t enough to deliver Team Fredette to the $2 million championship game of The Basketball Tournament.

In a YouTube video entitled “My Journey to Professional Basketball!” BYU junior basketball guard Elijah Bryant announced Wednesday he is leaving the team to turn pro.

BYU football announced Thursday its hire of Louisiana State University’s offensive line coach Jeff Grimes as offensive coordinator.

LSU offensive line coach and former BYU football assistant Jeff Grimes is set to become the Cougars’ offensive coordinator, according to multiple media reports.

PROVO — BYU won't be intimidated when it lines up against No. 13 LSU on Saturday. The Cougars are used to being underdogs against Power 5 teams.

BYU basketball announced its non-conference schedule for the upcoming 2017-18 season Tuesday.

PROVO — One can easily tell how much mutual admiration exists between Zac Seljaas and Trevin Knell by how they talk about one another.

BYU football coaches and players converged at the school’s state-of-the-art broadcasting building Friday for the program’s 2017 media day, and athletic director Tom Holmoe had plenty of announcements.

BYU athletics won the West Coast Conference Commissioner’s Cup for the fifth consecutive school year, the school announced Thursday.

Maverik Buffo escaped jams in the fourth and fifth innings before host Stanford wore him down in the sixth, and BYU baseball was eliminated from NCAA Regional play with a 9-1 loss Saturday, June 3, in Palo Alto, California.

A stifling start from Hayden Rogers led BYU baseball to a 6-1 victory Friday over Sacramento State to stay alive in the NCAA Regional hosted by Stanford in Palo Alto, California.

BYU baseball will have to travel the same path it did to win the West Coast Conference tournament if it wants to advance to NCAA Super Regionals.

This information was provided by Kyle Chilton of BYU Athletics.

BYU basketball announced the hiring of Heath Schroyer as a new assistant coach Thursday.

BYU assistant head basketball coach Terry Nashif announced Thursday he is leaving the program to pursue business opportunities, according to a news release from the school.

BYU shooting guard and former Bountiful High star Zac Seljaas will play for the Cougars in the 2017-18 season, the school announced Wednesday.

This information was provided by Kyle Chilton of BYU Athletics. It has been edited for length and clarity.

Lamond Murray Jr. scored 30 points and Pepperdine toasted the nets in Malibu from the start, defeating BYU 99-83 on Thursday night.

While in San Diego for the 2016 Poinsettia Bowl, BYU athletic director Tom Holmoe said he wanted a future football series with San Diego State.

Eric Mika scored a career-high 31 points to lead BYU basketball to an 85-75 home win over San Francisco on Thursday night.

Eric Mika scored 19 points with 12 rebounds, Yoeli Childs added 13 points and 14 boards, and BYU rallied late to bury Idaho State 84-58 Tuesday night in Provo.

PROVO — Eric Mika was 6 of 8 from the floor for 18 points and blocked three shots as BYU drubbed Coppin State 96-59 on Thursday night.

PROVO — Jamaal Williams rushed for 76 yards — breaking the school career rushing yards record — Taysom Hill threw for three touchdowns and BYU outlasted Mississippi State 28-21 in double overtime Friday night in Provo.

I had no idea as I watched Taysom Hill start to march the BYU football team down the field in the final three minutes against the University of Utah Saturday if he would lead the Cougars into the end zone, but one thing was clear.

PROVO — Taysom Hill will begin his final year at BYU as the Cougars' starting quarterback.

PROVO — Riley Burt’s 41-yard run against the University of Cincinnati on Oct. 16, 2015, was memorable — but costly.

PROVO — A high-scoring walk-on has now signed to a scholarship for Brigham Young University basketball.

Editor’s Note: This article is a press release from Brigham Young University.

PROVO — Chase Fischer scored 12 of his 24 points in the final six minutes, and BYU held on to beat Virginia Tech 80-77 Friday night in the second round of the NIT.

BYU basketball swept the top player awards from the West Coast Conference, the conference announced Tuesday.

It’s as hard for Taysom Hill to say goodbye to the Brigham Young University football team as it is for anyone on the University of Texas defense to tackle him.

Despite a career full of season-ending injuries and lucrative prospects in the finance industry, Taysom Hill is returning to BYU football for one more season, according to the man himself.

Editor’s Note: This is a press release from Brigham Young University.

Several weeks ago I encountered a disgruntled reader at a high school basketball game. Right when I sat down, he asked if I was with the newspaper. I said I was. He then asked me what my name was, so I told him. He said (and I’m paraphrasing here), “You’re the reason I canceled my subscripti…

PROVO — BYU football’s coaching staff continues to take shape as the school announced the hire of Ben Cahoon as wide receivers coach Wednesday.

Editor’s Note: This article is a press release from Brigham Young University.

Southern Utah University head football coach Ed Lamb is leaving to become assistant head coach at Brigham Young University, the schools announced Saturday.