NBA
Utah Jazz beat the Dallas Mavericks Saturday night 125-109. Ryan McDonald wrote a great retrospective on Dirk Nowitzki, who likely played his last game in Salt Lake City this weekend.
AAF
The Salt Lake Stallions earned their first win – their home opener against the Arizona Hotshots – 23-15
NCAA
BYU men’s basketball team lost to San Francisco (ending the Cougars 5-game win streak) and then No. 2 Gonzaga. The WCC tournament begins March 7 in Las Vegas
The Utah men and women beat both Washington and Washington State this weekend. The Utah women were at home and honored the team’s four seniors on Sunday. The women’s 20-7 record marks the second time they’ve hit the 20-win mark since joining the Pac-12.
Parker Van Dyke’s career defining shot.
Semi Professional Football
The Utah Falconz football team is hosting its biggest fundraiser tonight February 25th, 2019. Located in the Gateway mall north of Flemings restaurant. Dinner ticket is 10$, raffle tickets are 1$ per ticket or 5$ for 6 tickets. Pay via Venmo @UTFalconz.
High School
Congratulations to 5A state champions – Bingham (6A girls), East (5A girls), Emery (3A girls), Beaver (2A girls), Layton Christian (2A boys), Morgan (3A boys). Boys 5A, 6A, 4A and boys and girls 1A all this week.
Amy’s column: I am changing beats at the paper, but I wanted to thank the high school student athletes I’ve been lucky enough to cover for an amazing, inspiring, and fulfilling 19 years.