An often overlooked phase of basketball is handling the ball. Elaine Elliot's Utes learned that lesson the hard way against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits, as Utah committed 26 turnovers en route to its first loss of the season 70-58 in Brookings, SD.

When I first made my way to the Beehive State, I had no clue of the animosity between "the team from the north" and "the team from the south."

South Dakota State is 2-0 in the season, and those two wins weren't against cupcake teams. The wins came against Missouri and Wisconsin. And that Wisconsin win was by 20 points.

A lot of talented athletes begin training when they can barely walk8212;some figure skaters start skating at age 3 and Tiger Woods swung his first golf club at 2. For U volleyball libero, Keisha Fisher, it began even earlier.

Whether they've been in Salt Lake City for five years, four years or just two years, 19 seniors will bid Rice-Eccles Stadium adieu Saturday after one of the biggest games in Utah history.

Rather than crumbling under the pressure when his teammates, fans and coaches needed him most, Johnson elevated his game and did whatever it took to win.

Doctors have been prescribing sunny vacations to people for years. Turns out warm San Diego was just what the doctor ordered for the U football team's offense, but for very different reasons.

In two seasons, Utah head coach Jim Boylen has talked a lot about toughness. Last Saturday's loss to Division II Southwest Baptist was punch to his team's gut. Tuesday night, the Utes responded.

Life might be full of doubts, but the answer is clear. Louie is the king of Utah football.

The Runnin' Utes are relying on their short-term memory after the Southwest Baptist Bearcats handed them a stunning defeat. They are trying to avoid an 0-2 start for the second time in the last three years against the Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix.