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Sandy • After narrowly escaping Colorado last week with a victory over the bottom-feeding Rapids, Real Salt Lake put together what was arguably its most complete performance of the season in a 3-0 win over Toronto FC on Saturday at Rio Tinto Stadium.

Rylee Jensen was determined to bounce back Friday after going without a hit Thursday for one of the few times this season.

Herriman • In his final start of the 2018 season, Nick Besler scored his first goal of his Major League Soccer career in exciting fashion as he slid into a cross from then-rookie Corey Baird and finished.

Stillwater, Okla. • Hits were in short supply for BYU’s softball team Thursday night in the NCAA Tournament and the Cougars fell 3-1 to No. 13 Oklahoma State in a first-round matchup at Cowgirl Stadium.

Provo • Five weeks on the job — which included a 27-hour flight to West Africa for a 90-minute home recruiting visit — hasn’t altered new BYU basketball coach Mark Pope’s vision for a program that many believe is institutionally shackled from rising to greater heights than former coach Dave Rose was able to take it.

Provo • BYU women’s basketball coach Jeff Judkins said last fall that new recruit Shaylee Gonzales would become one of the best players in school history when all was said and done.

Led by junior Rhett Rasmussen’s top individual finish, BYU’s men’s golf team placed second at the NCAA’s Pullman (Wash.) Regional and advanced to the national championships next week in Fayetteville, Ark.

Provo • Senior right-hander Jordan Wood has always planned to attend medical school when he exhausts his eligibility pitching for the BYU baseball team.

It appears Real Salt Lake forward Joao Plata will soon be on the move.

Paul Kirk is joining Utah Athletics in a renamed position in charge of the department's media relations.

Mark Harlan has made his first coaching change as Utah's athletic director, following the first school year of his tenure. Citing a “comprehensive review of the program,” Harlan dismissed women's tennis coach Mat Iandolo, the school announced Wednesday.

BYU’s softball team will be a huge underdog at the Stillwater (Okla.) Regional on Thursday when the NCAA tournament begins on the campus of Oklahoma State University, so the Cougars are understandably nervous and tense.

BYU sophomore Danny Gelalich’s first career home run, a tie-breaking grand slam in the eighth inning, powered the No. 24 Cougars to a 10-3 baseball victory over Utah on Tuesday night at Smith’s Ballpark.

Pullman, Wash. • BYU’s golf team is one solid round away from advancing to the NCAA Men’s Golf Championships.