Josh Adams scored 27 points and Larry Nance 20 as Wyoming upset No. 1 seed Boise State 71-66 in overtime in a Mountain West tournament semifinal Friday at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Cowboys will play San Diego State, which defeated Colorado State 56-43, for the title Saturday.
The top-seeded Wildcats hold off UCLA 70-64 in the semifinals of the Pacific 12 Conference tournament at the MGM Grand Garden. Arizona will meet Oregon, a 67-64 winner over Utah, in the championship game at 8 p.m. Saturday.
Steve Alford won’t be climbing any ladder or cutting anything down at the MGM Grand Garden on Saturday after his UCLA team was eliminated by top-seeded Arizona 70-64 in the Pacific 12 Conference tournament semifinals Friday night.
The Monterrey Flash held on for a 7-6 victory over the Las Vegas Legends on Friday night in the first Western Conference final game of the Major Arena Soccer League playoffs at Las Vegas Sports Park.
The Bengals scored five runs in the first inning and 10 in the sixth in a 19-4, six-inning victory over the Falcons. All nine Bonanza starters had a hit, and 14 players either scored a run or had an RBI.
Tshilidzi Nephawe could have given the politically correct answer when he was asked Friday about being left off the All-Western Athletic Conference first team. Instead, New Mexico State’s senior center opted for honesty.
Anthony Pettis will defend his lightweight championship against Rafael dos Anjos on Saturday in the main event of UFC 185 in Dallas. Pettis, who has battled injuries throughout his career, has won nine of his past 10 fights.
The main event of UFC 185 matches lightweight champion Anthony Pettis against Rafael dos Anjos. Pettis has stopped four straight opponents in the first or second round and might be the most explosive athlete in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Griffin Jax pitched eight strong innings, and Tyler Saleck went 5-for-5 with a home run, three doubles and five RBIs to power Air Force to a 12-1 win over UNLV in a Mountain West baseball game Friday in Colorado Springs, Colo.
