We've all watched science fiction movies in which a low-level technician is watching some scanner and all of the sudden the meter readings go through the roof, indicating that something really bad is about to happen.

Newly acquired outfielder, Rick Cornu, was named as the Mountain West Conference Player of the Week on Monday.

With only a one-game lead on the Cougars and New Mexico (19-10, 10-4), all Utah (20-8, 11-3) has to do is pick up a win in its final two games to at least take a share of first place.

After an upset loss to UNLV earlier in the week, Utah kept its postseason hopes alive as the team earned a come-from-behind 59-54 victory over rival BYU.

Utah left Bakersfield with three wins and improved its record to 4-4 on the season, with all four games ending in a scoring-fest for the Utes, as they scored a combined 39 runs in the three days of play.

The Utah women's tennis team hadn't won a match in two weeks. Ditto for the men's squad.

Now is a crucial time for this team to reveal its identity. The monster will soon receive its invitation to the dance. Now it has to prove it belongs there.

Two points were all that kept the Utah track and field team out of third place in the Mountain West Conference Championships this weekend.

The Utah swimming and diving teams have had one focus all season: taking first at the Mountain West Conference championships. It wasn't meant to be.

After Nevill posted a career-high 32 points and added 15 rebounds in Utah's 94-88 overtime win last month, Saturday's showdown brought the 7-foot-2-inch center down to earth.