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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. Kobe Bryant, daughter perish in copter crash, 7 others dead
NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash on a steep hillside in dense morning fog in Southern California on Sunday, his sudden death at age 41 touching off an outpouring of grief for a star whose celebrity transcended basketball.
2. EastIdahoNews.com: Daybells served with search warrants in Hawaii
Chad and Lori Daybell did not have much to say when approached by EastIdahoNews.com Sunday afternoon in Hawaii after they were served with two search warrants.
3. Utah Military Academy confirms 2 teens who died of flu were students there
Utah Military Academy has confirmed the identities of two teens who died recently from the flu as students who attended the school.
4. Thousands rally at the Utah Capitol during annual March for Life
Francesca Rose says she’s here because one young woman made a difficult decision.
“My birth mother chose life instead of aborting me. Her boyfriend wanted to have her abort me and run off with him, and she told him no. And she made a hard choice ... but she gave me life, and then she gave me a life through adoption,” Rose told KSL as she walked along with thousands of others during the annual March for Life Utah at the Capitol.
5. Family affair: Billie Eilish, Finneas win big at Grammys
The edgy, avant-pop album that siblings Billie Eilish and Finneas created in a small bedroom made a big splash at the 2020 Grammy Awards, winning 11 honors for the musical family.
Sports
1. 'Shocked and saddened': Kobe Bryant had a unique relationship with Utah Jazz, fans
Bryant was someone who transcended basketball. In his time, he was the NBA's most famous and polarizing player. He was adored by legions and loathed by more. Things just felt more special when Bryant was involved — each win felt bigger, each loss a bit more heartbreaking.
2. Soon-to-be father TJ Haws sets BYU basketball iron-man record for consecutive starts
Haws scored 20 points to go along with four assists in the Cougars’ 83-82 loss Saturday at San Francisco for his 123rd consecutive start. The streak breaks Jeff Chatman’s run of 122-straight starts set from 1984-88.
3. Merrill's 5 threes help Utah State pull away from Colorado State
Merrill drained five 3-pointers en route to a 28-point, four-assist effort that helped Utah State pull away from Colorado State 77-61 Saturday night in Logan.
4. Rylan Jones scores 24 points to lead Utah past Washington State
For the second consecutive game, it was the Rylan Jones show as he led his team to a 76-64 victory over the visiting Washington State Cougars Saturday.
5. Thousands of miles later, former BYU star Eric Mika's road to NBA as close as it's ever been
On a weekend when many of Mika’s former teammates at BYU were in Stockton for a 74-60 win over Pacific, the 6-foot-10, 230-pound big man was back in his home state with the Kings.
