Deseret News (Salt Lake City)

Miles to Have Surgery to Repair Thumb Ligament

LONDON -- Heading into his fourth NBA season, much was looking up for swingman C.J. Miles. His body was better than it's ever been, and his shot was falling, evidenced by a 5-for-7 effort from the field, including 2- for-2 from 3-point range, in the Jazz's preseason-opening win over Denver last Thursday.

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Bulls Ponder Life with Booz

LONDON -- If Derrick Rose had his druthers, two-time NBA All- Star power forward Carlos Boozer would be playing tonight in London for the Chicago Bulls -- not the Jazz, the team that's employed and handsomely paid him each of the past five years. But -- much to Rose's admitted surprise -- a rumored and oft- discussed trade that would have sent Boozer to the Bulls in July never did materialize.

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Poor reception Andrei Kirilenko is a famous international roundball star.

Fremont's Fishburn Leads 5a Golf

LAYTON -- Patrick Fishburn, a junior at Fremont High and one of the state's top junior golfers, has shot plenty of 67s in his young life. But the 5-under 67 he posted Monday at the 5A state golf championships at Valley View golf course -- in cold, rain, wind and snow -- ranks right up there with his best rounds ever. It also gives him a three-stroke medalist lead heading into today's final 18 holes.

Bronco Can't Call Cougars Great Yet

PROVO -- Solid, but not great. That was BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall's overall assessment of his team Monday.

It's Step-Up Time Again for Byu

PROVO -- After learning the startling news that BYU wide receiver McKay Jacobson will be out four to six weeks due to a pulled hamstring, his teammates expressed both disappointment and resolve. The program is well-equipped to deal with injuries and related depth issues, said fullback Manase Tonga.

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ALEX OLSEN, Highland, football This senior linebacker missed a couple of Highland's games earlier this season with a hamstring injury. He's now rounding into form, and that's bad news for the Rams' opponents.

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Accused coach killer ruled competent IOWA CITY, Iowa -- A judge ruled Monday that the man accused of gunning down a longtime Iowa high school football coach is mentally competent to stand trial.

At Times, Utes Might Look Shaky at Running Back

Shaky Smithson took a lot of reps at running back during Utah's bye week. Although he'll continue to see action at wide receiver, the junior college transfer has been enlisted to help fill the vacancy created by the season-ending knee injury suffered by Matt Asiata. "That's really where his primary focus is right now," said head coach Kyle Whittingham, who noted that Smithson will join new starter Eddie Wide, freshman Sausan Shakerin and senior Ray Stowers in the mix at running back.

London Will Likely Cheer for Deng, a Hometown Hero

LONDON -- With Sudanese refugee Luol Deng being a naturalized British citizen, it's definitely Deng's Chicago Bulls getting top billing for tonight's NBA Europe Live 2009 preseason game here in London. Their token opponent: the Utah Jazz.

Twins Happily Extend Season to 163 Games

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Twins seem to think that 162 regular- season games aren't enough. The Twins will host the Detroit Tigers today in a tiebreaker for the American League Central title and a trip the playoffs. It is the second straight season that the Twins have needed a 163rd game to finish the season, a first in league history.

Going Wide: Utah's Do-It-All Guy Ready to Be the Primary Guy

For two and a half seasons, Eddie Wide has been patiently doing his job for the Utah football team, usually out of the spotlight, waiting for his big opportunity. Besides getting occasional duty as a running back, he's been a regular on all of the Utes' special teams, chasing down runners on kickoffs, or blocking on the punt team.

Wayne Still the Team to Beat in 1a

After losing six talented and experienced seniors, Wayne High wasn't supposed to win another region championship or contend for another state title this season. But with the state 1A baseball tournament set to begin today in Spanish Fork, guess who's once again the team to beat?

Kouzmanoff Won't Part with Record-Setting Glove

Kevin Kouzmanoff of the San Diego Padres is willing to accommodate the Hall of Fame, to a point. A day after Kouzmanoff set a single-season record for NL third basemen with a .990 fielding percentage, the Hall of Fame asked if he'd donate a glove that he used at some point during the season.

Mwc Slips Among the Pigskin Odds and Ends

Scattershooting around the college football scene while taking note of how Mountain West football is slipping with Idaho defeating Colorado State, Navy beating Air Force and UNLV's humiliation by Nevada-Reno. Is Idaho really 2-0 in the Mountain West? Yup, with wins over San Diego State and Colorado State. With Oklahoma losing to Miami and slipping to two losses, Florida State has made BYU's schedule look even weaker by losing at Boston College to slip to 2-3 with the locals nipping at Bobby B...

Fisher Sticking with Collins As Titans' Qb

The messages are flying on Facebook and Twitter. Fans are calling for change on talk radio. Tennessee coach Jeff Fisher isn't budging. Fisher is sticking with veteran Kerry Collins at quarterback rather than switch to Vince Young, looking for a spark as he did in 2006 when the Titans also were winless. Fisher said Monday the difference now is the Titans won 13 games with Collins in 2008, while they hadn't won a game with Young when the switch was made in 2006.

Winged Lion in Good Spot for a 3-Peat

PLEASANT VIEW -- On a day that had weather conditions similar to the recent U.S. Open at Bethpage Black that required suspension of play due to heavy downpours of rain -- the first round of the 2A state golf tournament took place at The Barn in North Ogden. The back-to-back defending state champions from Rowland Hall showed they haven't lost a step -- as they once again found themselves atop the totem pole after the first day after Quentin Morse, Carson Huiskamp, Ben Harries, Joey Polychronis...

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1. Bingham (6-1) Class: 5A