ICYMI: 10 stories from the weekend

SALT LAKE CITY — Here are 10 stories you may have missed over the weekend. As always, click on the headline to read the full story.

1. Orrin Hatch, the longest-serving Republican senator in U.S. history, dies at 88

Retired Sen. Orrin Hatch, the longest-serving Republican senator in U.S. history and the longest-serving from Utah, died Saturday at age 88.

2. 4 dead in plane crash outside of Cedar City, officials say

Four people in a small plane died after it crashed Saturday evening near Cedar City, according to Iron County Sheriff's Office.

3. Bicyclist dies after being hit by a car in Layton

A man seriously injured after being hit by a car while biking in Layton on Saturday has died, police said. The accident occurred under the overpass of Hill Field Road and Interstate 15 around 11:45 a.m., Layton Sgt. Brett Felion said.

4. Utah GOP overwhelmingly chooses Sen. Mike Lee as nominee, but he still faces primary

Perhaps the only intrigue going into the Utah Republican Party state convention was how loudly delegates would cheer for Sen. Mike Lee — despite his newly revealed White House text messages — and whether Rep. John Curtis would survive.

5. How bad do Utah Democrats want Mike Lee out? Bad enough to ditch their own nominee and back Evan McMullin instead

The Utah Democratic Party made an extraordinary decision on Saturday. A majority of delegates decided to not put forth a Democratic candidate to face off with Republican Sen. Mike Lee and instead back independent candidate Evan McMullin.

Sports

1. Donovan to Rudy: Late alley-oop sends Jazz to victory in Game 4

Mitchell drew two players to him on a drive and then lobbed it up for Gobert, who slammed it home with 11 seconds left to give Utah a 100-99 win and to send the series back to Dallas tied 2-2.

2. Luka Doncic almost got the best of Jazz in playoff debut — until he didn't

Luke Doncic was back where he belonged — namely, playing — to lead the Mavs with a game-high 30 points, 10 rebounds and four assists in his first contest of the 2022 postseason after a calf strain.

3. 4 takeaways from Utah football spring game

The Utes gave fans a sneak peek of their 2022 squad Saturday at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Here are some of the takeaways and early storylines coming out of spring ball.

4. Takeaways from Utah State's spring game

On Saturday afternoon, Utah State had it's spring game, the final chance before August for the trendy championship pick to show what they're made of this season.

5. RSL caps off-road stretch with 0-0 draw in Portland

RSL "kept the zero," as head coach Pablo Mastroeni has stressed all season, and came away with a 0-0 draw on the road.

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