Sean Walker
The Utah Royals are back Sunday. Here's what you missed during the NWSL break
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted July 4 - 6:37 p.m.
The Utah Royals will look to build on their franchise-record 7-2-3 start to the season and a 10-match unbeaten streak beginning Sunday on the road against the 3-9 Chicago Stars (3 p.m. MT, CBS Sports Network).
BYU adds another top-25 Directors' Cup finish, tops among Big 12
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted June 25 - 7:02 p.m.
The Cougars finished ranked No. 25 in the final Learfield Directors' Cup standings for Division I schools, the third top-25 finish in the past six seasons and the first time BYU has finished in the top 25 in back-to-back seasons since 2001 and 2002.
BYU's longest tenured head coach will retire after the 2026 season
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted June 23 - 9:49 a.m.
Legendary BYU women's soccer coach Jennifer Rockwood announced Tuesday she will retire in December following the conclusion of the 2026 season.
Utah Tech opens Big Sky era with biggest test. Are the Trailblazers ready for it?
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted June 23 - 9:08 a.m.
The Trailblazers will be full members of the Big Sky Conference this fall, an aspirational moment for Utah's newest Division I university that has only been a full member for two years.
United States is flying at men's World Cup, and Utah soccer fans are taking note
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted June 19 - 9:03 p.m.
Four years after scoring just two goals in three group games before a 3-1 exit to the Netherlands in the Round of 16, the United States is flying under Mauricio Pochettino — and the country, including the 4,500 fans who gathered in Sandy — are taking notice.
Amid World Cup hype, Real Salt Lake readies for 2nd half of successful (so far) MLS season
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted June 19 - 9:04 a.m.
The club that sits third in the Western Conference returned to the training grounds Wednesday, looking to prepare for the second half of the 2026 MLS season following the men's World Cup break.
Utah golf: 3-time 4A medalist, BYU signee caps whirlwind month with UGA junior amateur title
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted June 17 - 6:35 p.m.
In the same month she flipped from Utah Tech to BYU, Crimson Cliffs grad Kate Walker closed out Farmington rising junior Aspen Taylor, 7 and 6 in the UGA's third edition of the girls' junior state amateur.
Bosnia and Herzegovina receives homecoming welcome in Utah during World Cup stay
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted June 15 - 11:09 p.m.
For only the second time as an independent country, the flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina will fly over the FIFA World Cup hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada — and in between, over Sandy, Utah.
NCAA track and field: Lovell wins steeplechase title, Hedengren 9th in 5K as BYU women wrap up season
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted June 13 - 9:22 p.m.
Taylor Lovell used a punishing pace in the final 400 meters to pull away in a personal-best time of 9 minutes, 21.03 seconds for her first national championship in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.
NCAA track and field: BYU struggles on final day of men's championships
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted June 12 - 10:02 p.m.
The Cougars got just one team point on the final day of competition to finish 21st Friday at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
NCAA track and field: Ben Barton 1st decathlon champion from BYU since 1981
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted June 11 - 11:57 p.m.
Ben Barton finished eighth in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:32.61, to clinch BYU's first national champion in the decathlon since Tito Stiener won his third title in 1981.
What BYU AD Brian Santiago said about Texas Tech and the Brendan Sorsby situation
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted June 10 - 2:23 p.m.
Speaking on BYUtv's "Sports Nation" in introducing new men's golf coach Todd Miller, Santiago said the league's athletic directors had a "healthy conversation" about Sorsby and Texas Tech.
'A lot of people live and breathe softball': Utah Talons inspire packed stadium in home opener
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted June 10 - 12:21 p.m.
A sellout crowd beyond the 1,400 stadium capacity packed Dumke Family Stadium at the University of Utah on Tuesday evening as the Talons rallied from a 2-0 deficit for a 5-2 win over the Chicago Bandits in a rematch of last year's AUSL championship series.
Why qualifying for NCAA Championships from Fayetteville was extra special for Utah steeplechaser
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted June 9 - 6:22 p.m.
Rogers was one of two Utes to qualify for Eugene, along with teammate Chelsea Amoah, a sophomore from West Jordan, in the 200-meter dash.
Former BYU golfer Zac Blair survives 'Golf's Longest Day' to clinch 3rd straight US Open berth
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted June 8 - 10:01 p.m.
The former BYU golfer who grew up in Plain City fired a 36-hole total of 8-under-par 132 Monday to finish tied for first in the final qualifying round at Springfield Country Club in Springfield, Ohio.
Could Big 12 teams refuse to play Texas Tech over Sorsby injunction?
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted June 8 - 6:23 p.m.
Long the butt of college sports' fans jokes, there was mostly unanimity Monday when a Texas judge granted Brendan Sorsby's temporary injunction to clear the way for the Texas Tech quarterback final season of eligibility.
Real Salt Lake rising star Zavier Gozo selected to MLS All-Star Game
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted June 5 - 8:00 a.m.
The 19-year-old wing back who grew up in Eagle Mountain is the first-ever Utah native selected to MLS All-Star Game, will make first All-Star appearance July 29 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.
South Field friendly checks off bucket-list item for soccer fans in Utah — of both Korea, El Salvador
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted June 4 - 9:48 a.m.
Son and the Taegeuk Warriors finished off their second of a pair of international friendly matches Wednesday with a 1-0 win over El Salvador.
These are the Real Salt Lake, Utah Royals players called up during international break
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted June 2 - 9:07 a.m.
Utah's reliable center back Kate Del Fava was one of seven Royals players called up for international duty during the month-long international break.
BYU's Kihei Akina caps standout freshman season in top 10 at NCAA Championship
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted June 1 - 10:29 p.m.
Kihei Akina's freshman campaign with the BYU men's golf team finished with quite the bang Monday.
Utah Celtic boys finish unprecedented run of 4 straight national championships
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted May 31 - 6:48 p.m.
A group of long-time friends and teammates from Utah County clinched a fourth consecutive club soccer national title with a 5-0 win Sunday at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman.
Sellout crowd in Provo welcomes Korea Republic for pair of pre-World Cup friendlies
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted May 30 - 10:22 p.m.
Son Heung-min had a first-half brace as the Korea Republic opened the first of a pair of pre-World Cup friendly matches in Provo with a 5-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago at BYU's South Field in Provo.
Royal reality: Utah Royals remain atop NWSL with 2-2 draw at Portland
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted May 30 - 5:28 p.m.
The Utah Royals' success to start the 2026 NWSL season didn't happen overnight.
BYU adds 4 more tickets to NCAA championships at West regionals
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted May 30 - 12:00 a.m.
Isaac Hedengren, Tayvon Kitchen, Carter Cutting and the Cougars' 4x400-meter relay team all earned bids to the NCAA championships Friday night at the West preliminaries in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
