Utah will head to the Pacific Northwest this weekend to play Oregon State and Oregon in the final two games of the regular season. Two wins would mean the Utes would finish with a .500 record in Pac-12...

With their 18-game home win streak on the line and head coach Elaine Elliott absent because of illness, the Utes battled back from being down 14 against New Mexico to get their first Mountain West Conference win and keep the streak going.

The Utah women's basketball team improved its winning streak to three with a 66-50 overtime win over Idaho State on Wednesday night.

After spending the past two weekends in California, the Utes were finally back home in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, and they looked comfortable as they claimed a solid 56-41 over Weber State. The Utes came out of the locker room and took a large 16-2 lead over the Wildcats early in the first half, never looking back through the duration of the game.

Coming off their first loss to Utah State in their opening game of the 2009 preseason, the Utes moved to 1-1 Tuesday at home with a scrappy 60-59 victory over Minnesota.

Although the offense looked solid against Chadron State for the Utes' season-opening exhibition game Saturday, Utah's defense highlighted an area with an opportunity for improvement.

With last year's senior Morgan Warburton off the season's roster, head coach Elaine Elliott said the women's basketball team has a huge amount of talent to replace.

The men's and women's 2009-2010 season schedules have been finalized, and both are set to will see tough matchups.

After finishing the 2008-2009 season by winning the Mountain West Conference regular season and tournament championships, the Utah women's basketball team has high hopes for the coming year.

An NCAA basketball committee recently approved three rules changes intended to clarify block-charge calls, who can shoot free throws after an injury and the expanded use of instant replay.