Sean Walker
Homegrown Hezarkhani's debut goal lifts Real Salt Lake by Seattle in home opener
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 28 - 9:04 p.m.
If Real Salt Lake's home opener in the club's 22nd season in Major League Soccer is to be believed, the kids are all right.
Dybantsa's late flurry can't rally No. 19 BYU in loss to West Virginia
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 28 - 6:17 p.m.
Not even a late flurry by the nation's leading scorer could keep No. 19 BYU men's basketball from another road loss.
BYU women celebrate seniors with comeback victory over Colorado
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 28 - 6:03 p.m.
Delaney Gibb erupted for 26 points, six rebounds and seven assists, and the Cougars used a 27-6 fourth-quarter finish to rally past Colorado 75-62 in the regular-season home finale in the Marriott Center.
6A boys basketball: Westlake pulls past Bingham for 1st state title in boys' team sport
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 27 - 11:25 p.m.
Graydin Anderson poured in 18 of his 22 points in the second half, and Westlake won its first sanctioned team title in a boys sport with a 71-55 win over Bingham in the 5A championship.
5A boys basketball: Gavin Lowe caps sensational career with Olympus' 3rd straight title
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 27 - 9:27 p.m.
Lowe had 16 points, six rebounds and four assists to help Olympus rally by Bountiful, 53-46 to clinch the Titan's third consecutive 5A championship Friday night at the Huntsman Center.
6A girls basketball: Bingham finds rhythm at right time for 1st title since 2020
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 27 - 6:40 p.m.
Stacia Peoples scored 14 points, and Veanna Pau'u added 10 points and six rebounds as Bingham pulled away for a 49-33 win over Lone Peak to lift the Miners to their first 6A title in six years Friday at the Huntsman Center.
5A girls basketball: Pleasant Grove's wily point guard comes up big in 1st championship
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 27 - 4:26 p.m.
The 5-foot-3 Sikander had 21 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals as the Vikings capped an undefeated season with a 45-30 win over West in the 5A girls basketball state championship at the Huntsman Center.
5A, 6A boys basketball semifinals: Bingham rallies, survives overtime to fend off American Fork
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 27 - 12:42 a.m.
Luke West scored 25 of his game-high 32 points after halftime to go with 15 rebounds, and the Miners overturned a double-digit second-half deficit to stun American Fork.
5A, 6A girls basketball: Lone Peak holds off No. 1 Westlake for improbable title game run
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 26 - 9:08 p.m.
Charli Warner had 14 points, three assists and two steals, and Maddie Pope added 12 points and five rebounds as the Knights held off top-seeded Westlake 49-44 Thursday afternoon.
BYU women's basketball rallies for road win at Arizona State, setting up key regular-season finale
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 26 - 10:29 a.m.
Gibb poured in 18 of her game-high 24 points in the second half as the Cougars rallied from a 31-18 halftime deficit to clinch the season sweep of the Sun Devils, 66-61 at Desert Financial Arena.
2A boys basketball: Fast start propels South Sevier to 1st title since 2012
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 25 - 10:12 p.m.
Raidon Barney had 21 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and two blocks as the Rams jumped out to an 11-2 lead after one quarter and pulled past South Summit 59-44.
2A girls basketball: Top-seeded Kanab caps redemption tour with 4th title in 5 years
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 25 - 8:17 p.m.
Utah signee Rylee Little had 17 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and two blocked shots to lead the Cowboys by Enterprise 54-29 at Utah Valley University.
Judge grants temporary injunction against WAC, allowing Utah Valley athletes to compete
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 25 - 10:05 a.m.
Judge Denise M. Porter granted a 14-day temporary restraining order against the Western Athletic Conference that will allow Utah Valley University athletes to compete in this weekend's WAC indoor track and field championships.
No. 19 BYU stunned by hot-shooting UCF in late-night tip
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 25 - 12:46 a.m.
Themus Fulks went for 24 points and 11 assists, and Jordan Burks had 24 points and six rebounds as UCF never trailed in a 97-84 win over BYU at the Marriott Center.
Did BYU men's basketball find recipe for success in post-Saunders world?
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 23 - 6:32 p.m.
The Cougars got near-triple double from five-star freshman AJ Dybantsa, but also key contributions from Kennard Davis Jr., Mihailo Boskovic, Keba Keita and Khadim Mboup in a 79-69 win over Iowa State
200 wins later, BYU coach Shawn Olmstead still 'luckiest dude in the world'
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 22 - 1:24 p.m.
One thing remains constant for BYU men's volleyball coach Shawn Olmstead, whose 11 seasons in charge have seen remarkable growth in his own program as well as the game on a national level.
Dybantsa's near-triple double helps No. 23 BYU stun No. 6 Iowa State
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 22 - 12:26 a.m.
AJ Dybantsa continued his torrential scoring with 29 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, and No. 23 BYU stunned No. 6 Iowa State 79-69 in front of a sellout crowd at the Marriott Center.
3A boys basketball: Big-game seniors help Trojans repeat
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 21 - 11:03 p.m.
Bracken Saunders poured in 28 points including three 3-pointers, and fellow senior Jake Hansen added 23 as Morgan jumped out to a 36-24 halftime lead and never looked back in a 64-51 win over American Heritage to clinch the Trojans' second straight 3A championship Saturday at Southern Utah University.
3A girls basketball: Layton Christian uses 3rd-quarter rally for 1st title
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 21 - 11:00 p.m.
Sarah Ledio scored 15 points, and Fabiana Lopez added 13 points, four rebounds, four assists and a pair of steals as the Eagles used a 17-8 third-quarter run to rally past Morgan, 44-40 to capture their first 3A title Saturday at Southern Utah University.
Real Salt Lake opens season with 1-0 road loss to Vancouver
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 21 - 8:52 p.m.
Aziel Jackson's goal in the 57th minute was the difference as Vancouver held off visiting Salt Lake, 1-0 at BC Place in British Columbia, Canada.
KSL at the Games: Utah's Manganello part of historic run for Team USA
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 21 - 1:17 p.m.
The 36-year-old speed skater whose family moved to Salt Lake City so she could take up the sport as a teenager won the United States' first medal in women's pursuit on the final day of speed skating competition in Milan.
Here's what to expect as Real Salt Lake opens 2026 season Saturday at Vancouver
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 20 - 10:26 a.m.
After a longer-than-expected offseason, a series of major acquisitions, and a preseason campaign spent tweaking its 4-3-2-1 base formation into something that resembles more of a 3-4-2 going forward, Pablo Mastroeni's side is ready for its close-up.
Arizona bench overpowers No. 23 BYU to snap 2-game skid
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 18 - 9:17 p.m.
Anthony Dell'Orso scored a season-high 22 points, and Ivan Kharchenkov added 18 points and seven rebounds as No. 4 Arizona snapped a two-game losing skid with a 75-68 win over BYU.
'It means a lot': Herriman's Jackson Spencer named Gatorade boys cross country athlete of year
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 18 - 5:00 p.m.
The Herriman High cross country star and national champion was named the Gatorade national player of the year for boys' cross country Wednesday, when he was surprised by U.S. Olympian Grant Fisher.
