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deseret.com > sports > 04/02/2026 > colton-swan-new-utah-defensive-coordinator

Colton Swan aims to continue Utah’s defensive tradition while adding his own twist

3+ hour, 57+ min ago  (1440+ words) Colton Swan's first official game as Utah's defensive coordinator will be Sept. 3 when the Utes open the season against Idaho, but he's already had a quarter of experience calling the defense under head coach Morgan Scalley. Scalley handed Swan the…...

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deseret.com > sports > 04/02/2026 > byu-volleyball-team-looking-clean-up-little-things

Can BYU clean up the ‘little things’ in time to finish strong in league play?

4+ hour, 57+ min ago  (597+ words) BYU needed a reset after falling to No. 18 Stanford in the middle of March two nights in a row at the end of a long string of road matches. The Cougars had only won two matches over a four-week span…...

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deseret.com > sports > 04/02/2026 > marya-hudgins-enters-transfer-portal-byu-wbb

BYU women’s basketball has its first transfer portal departure of the offseason

5+ hour, 43+ min ago  (278+ words) Just hours after BYU's season ended in the WBIT championship game, the Cougars lost one of their veteran players to the portal. Junior forward Marya Hudgins will transfer out of BYU, she announced Thursday in an Instagram post. "l am…...

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deseret.com > business > 04/02/2026 > hershey-to-change-recipe-in-some-products-to-resume-using-chocolate

Hershey’s vows to return to real chocolate after backlash from Reese’s inventor’s grandson

4+ hour, 32+ min ago  (525+ words) The grandson of the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup inventor is claiming a small but sweet victory after The Hershey Co. announced it would return to "classic" recipes following his public criticsm against the brand's ingredient changes. Brad Reese recently expressed…...

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deseret.com > sports > 04/02/2026 > university-utah-gymnastics-red-rocks-ncaa-regional-confidence

After uneven start to season, Red Rocks have found their mojo

4+ hour, 32+ min ago  (939+ words) Utah coach Carly Dockendorf has been steadfast in her belief that despite a rough first month in the Red Rocks" 2026 campaign, the pieces were always there. It just took a bit to figure out how they fit in place " and…...

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deseret.com > sports > 04/01/2026 > kyle-filipowksi-jazz-silver-lining

Kyle Filipowski has been juggling playing two positions with the Jazz, but he’s seeing the silver lining

18+ hour, 8+ min ago  (453+ words) This season, Kyle Filipowski has benefitted quite a bit with so much of the Utah Jazz's front court being sidelined by injuries and after season-ending surgeries. He's played in more games, played more minutes, started 38 games and been more productive…...

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deseret.com > sports > 04/01/2026 > bez-mbeng-to-sign-with-jazz-for-remainder-of-2025-26-season

Bez Mbeng to sign with Jazz for remainder of 2025-26 season

18+ hour, 57+ min ago  (217+ words) Bez Mbeng has made quite an impression on the Utah Jazz over the last couple of weeks. In fact, the team plans to sign him for the remainder of the 2025-26 season. Mbeng's second 10-day contract is set to expire on…...

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deseret.com > sports > 04/01/2026 > byu-womens-basketball-loses-wbit-championship-analysis

Analysis: How BYU’s chance for a postseason title came crashing down in WBIT championship loss to Columbia

17+ hour, 26+ min ago  (1356+ words) WICHITA, Kansas " BYU has made a habit of riding a wave of team-centric play behind young stars like Delaney Gibb and Olivia Hamlin to plenty of victories this season, 26 to be exact. It has put the Cougar women's basketball program…...

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deseret.com > sports > 04/01/2026 > puka-nacua-checks-into-rehab

Puka Nacua has checked in to rehab

18+ hour, 26+ min ago  (443+ words) Former BYU star and current Los Angeles Rams receiver Puka Nacua has checked in to rehab, his attorney told The California Post on Wednesday. According to Nacua's attorney, Levi McCathern, the two-time Pro Bowler is seeking to "improve his overall…...

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deseret.com > sports > 04/01/2026 > byu-womens-basketball-wbit-championship-loss-columbia-3-takeaways

3 takeaways from BYU’s WBIT championship loss to Columbia

22+ hour, 6+ min ago  (551+ words) BYU's WBIT run " and season as a whole " has come to a disappointing end. The Cougars fell 81-64 to Columbia in Wednesday's tournament championship game in Wichita, Kansas, trailing by as many as 27 points in the eventual 17-point loss. Lee Cummard's…...