Nationally
Rangers put Ryan on DLARLINGTON, Texas - The Texas Rangers placed Nolan Ryan on the 15-day disabled list with a strained muscle in his left hip, five days after the 46-year-old returned to the starting rotation. The move is retroactive to May 8.
Jackson is NBA's Most Improved Player
NEW YORK - Chris Jackson, who led the Denver Nuggets in scoring with a 19.2 average, was named the NBA's Most Improved Player. The third-year guard received 25 of a possible 98 votes from writers and broadcasters. Eric Murdock of Milwaukee was second with 14 votes, followed by Kenny Anderson of New Jersey with 13 and John Starks of New York with 11.
Locally
Judge denies Utah State football
players' request for separate hearings
LOGAN - First Circuit Judge Burt Harris on Tuesday denied a request for separate preliminary hearings for two Utah State University football players and another student charged with assaulting two women.
Harris said it was "in the interest of judicial economy" to combine the cases and he set a one-day preliminary hearing for June 2.
Football players Efram Haymore, 21, and Wendell Shawn Johnson, 22, along with Jonathan E. James, 19, are charged with two counts each of aggravated assault in connection with the incident at a Logan apartment April 25. Each charge is a third-degree felony.
Johnson and Haymore also are charged with one count each of interfering with a police officer during an arrest. That crime is a Class B misdemeanor.
Deputy Cache County Attorney Pat Nolan had filed a motion to combine the hearings, saying the state shouldn't have to pay for "parading the same evidence by a minimum of 18 witnesses."
Attorneys for all three had asked the judge for separate hearings.
UVCC to host NJCAA baseball tourney
OREM - The Utah Valley Community College baseball team is set to host the NJCAA Region 18 Tournament for the first time in eight years.
The tournament is scheduled to begin Thursday at the UVCC diamond, and will feature UVCC and Dixie, along with the top two teams from the Scenic West north. The College of Southern Idaho took the top spot in the north with a 38-10 record overall and a 15-3 league mark. Ricks was second at 30-16 and 8-10. Dixie was 27-17 overall, while UVCC was 26-12. UVCC last hosted a region tournament back in 1985.
Utah Hunter and Jumper show begins Friday
The first show of the 1993 Utah Hunter and Jumper Association summer 10-show schedule will be held Friday and Saturday at Lynnleigh Farm, 10777 S. State, Salt Lake City. The events are considered day-long, and admission is free. The UHJA is a 20-year-old organization with some 250 members of all ages and ability levels interested in English riding.
For further information about UHJA, write 1458 Clayton St., Salt Lake City, Utah 84104, or call 972-2667.
Bob Casper gets Las Vegas Golf Tour win
Bob Casper got a win on the Las Vegas Golf Tour last weekend. Playing on the Green Springs Golf Course in St. George, Casper shot a 67-72-139 to earn $1,150. Jimmy Blair shot 66-77-143 for second place and $550. Third place went to Mike Borich with 74-73-147, good for $300. The next Tour event is in Parumph, Nev., May 18-19. For more information about the Las Vegas Tour, call 1-800-777-VEGAS.