The Albuquerque Tribune (Albuquerque, NM) articles from February 2004

The Albuquerque Tribune (Albuquerque, NM) archives from February 2004

Arena plans drag a bit.(Evening)
February 27, 2004... Byline: Dan Mayfield DMAYFIELD@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3620 DOWNTOWN Red tape inherent to most things done by the city likely will delay groundbreaking on the proposed Downtown arena until late spring or early summer, developers say. ...

Gems or junk?(Evening)
February 27, 2004... Byline: Jeff Commings JCOMMINGS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3684 Unwanted heaps could be someone's treasure. Old police cruisers, computers, dump trucks and vehicles seized from drug dealers are just a few of the items up for bid on Albuquerque's...

Struggling Eubank seeks kids.(Evening)
February 27, 2004... Byline: Susie Gran SGRAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3682 MAGNET SCHOOL More than 15,000 Albuquerque homes will get a full-color brochure in the mail next week singing the praises of the new Eubank Academy. Tempting students with music,...

After the Storm.(Evening)
February 27, 2004... Norm Ellenberger ruled The Pit and much of 1970s Albuquerque as the flashy, fearless coach of Lobos basketball . . . until scandal shattered the show. "Stormin' Norman" didn't stay down for long, bouncing to Don Haskins, Bobby Knight and...

Parking warning under investigation.(Evening)
February 27, 2004... Byline: Staff reports IN BRIEF Albuquerque police are trying to determine whether preferential treatment was given the wife of Mayor Martin Chavez when a parking ticket was reduced to a warning. "When there is any allegation of...

Jail beatings prompt probe.(Evening)
February 27, 2004... Byline: Jennifer W. Sanchez jsanchez@abqtrib.com / 823-3610 A jail employee has been fired and about 20 guards are under investigation in the beating of three inmates, officials said today. Bernalillo County Sheriff Darren White...

Sides wrangle over Mesa del Sol.(Evening)
February 27, 2004... Byline: Jennifer W. Sanchez jsanchez@abqtrib.com / 823-3610 University of New Mexico officials and a private developer are working to resolve their differences over the massive Mesa del Sol property on Albuquerque's southern edge. ...

Audit knocks biopark finances.(Evening)
February 27, 2004... Byline: Ed Asher EASHER@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 Albuquerque Biological Park continues to have some serious problems accounting for its money, some of which might have been improperly spent, an internal audit says. The auditors say...

Men face 20 years each, fines for eBay scam.(Evening)
February 27, 2004... Byline: Sue Vorenberg svorenberg@abqtrib.com / 823-3678 Two Albuquerque men have pleaded guilty to federal charges that they bilked eBay bidders with imaginary goods. Eric Jones, 26, pleaded guilty Wednesday to wire fraud. James...

Denish signs 2 measures to curb meth.(Evening)
February 27, 2004... Byline: Dan Shingler dshingler@abqtrib.com / 823-3670 Calling it a first step toward controlling New Mexico's methamphetamine problem, Lt. Gov. Diane Denish has signed two laws cracking down on the drug. Denish signed the laws...

La Cueva returns with top sluggers Prep baseball.(Evening)
February 27, 2004... Byline: Richard Stevens rstevens@abqtrib.com /823-3663 If you catch La Cueva High baseball coach Stan McKeever looking over his shoulder, he's probably checking out two things. *The bull's-eye on his back. *A quiver full of...

Ex files complaint vs. player.(Evening)
February 27, 2004... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 A sophomore student at the University of New Mexico was granted an order of protection from a Lobos football player on Wednesday in District Court. The student, Amanda Rosenbaum, 19,...

Ruptured disk finishes Ashcraft's Lobo career.(Evening)
February 27, 2004... Byline: Jeff Carlton jcarlton@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 LOBOS MEN Lobos senior Ryan Ashcraft is not expected to play again this season for the University of New Mexico men's basketball team, coach Ritchie McKay said. Ashcraft,...

Tribune's Sports section in top 10.(Evening)
February 27, 2004... Byline: TRIBUNE STAFF The Albuquerque Tribune's Sports section was named one of the 10 best in the country in its circulation division for the third straight year by the Associated Press Sports Editors organization. Also, The Tribune...

The fighter remains.(Evening)
February 27, 2004... Byline: Dan Mayfield DMAYFIELD@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3620 Leaving the hard road, boxer Montoya fixes his gaze on his career At 34, Lee Montoya is one of the last of the old guard to step into a boxing ring. He grew up fighting...

Unser could return to IRL on March 21.(Evening)
February 27, 2004... Byline: Charles Googe cgooge@abqtrib.com / 823-3634 The Indy Racing League season is scheduled to open Sunday at Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway without one of its most famous drivers: Al Unser Jr. The 41-year-old Albuquerque...

Honed on the range.(Evening)
February 27, 2004... TRAILTALES At 88, lifelong cowboy Byron Fort still cherishes hard work, the ways of the old frontier and the memory of his true love TATUM Byron Fort walks out his back door into a winter morning as gray-white as his mare, Dolly, and...

Rock my world, yes, but not with a hurtling asteroid.(Evening)
February 27, 2004... Byline: M.J. Wilde Commentary We are such a nation of worrywarts. But we worry about all the wrong things. We worry a Mel Gibson movie about Jesus will make us all hate each other when, in fact, we already all hate each other. ...

Stood up at the big dance.(Evening)
February 27, 2004... Byline: Jeff Commings JCOMMINGS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3638 These orphans of Oscar lore were snubbed by the academy but grew up to make lasting names for themselves Not to get all anti-Oscar on the weekend of the Academy Awards, but the...

Colloquium to focus on film, faith.(Evening)
February 27, 2004... Byline: Tribune staff IN BRIEF The Jewish-Catholic Dialogue of New Mexico is having its annual spring colloquium Tuesday. The subject this year is "Faith in Film" and will look at how religion, faith and moral issues have been...

'South Pacific' enchants with the best.(Evening)
February 27, 2004... Byline: Carrie Seidman CSEIDMAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3673 If you have not yet seen Musical Theater Southwest's production of "South Pacific," change your flight, pawn your jewelry, hire a sitter or do whatever else it takes to catch a...

Buffet, view boost La Fonda del Bosque.(Evening)
February 27, 2004... Byline: Joline Glenn JGLENN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3603 They still ask about Della. Diners at La Fonda del Bosque in the National Hispanic Cultural Center still want to know what became of the woman who refused to budge from the Barelas...

CHEAP EATS.(Evening)
February 27, 2004... Byline: Carrie Seidman CSEIDMAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3673 In the big, fat cooking supplies catalog that came in the mail the other day, there is a picture of a big, fat stainless steel pannini grill. For those of you unfamiliar with...

Book Reviews.(Evening)
February 27, 2004... "Ramblin' Man: The Life and Times of Woody Guthrie" by Ed Cray The first major biography of seminal folk poet and proto-hippie Woody Guthrie in more than 20 years is a mixed bag, much like the complex and bewildering Guthrie himself. ...

First-time novelist, 61, heads to border.(Evening)
February 27, 2004... Byline: Carrie Seidman CSEIDMAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3673 From the time he was in fourth grade, if you asked Richard Benke what he wanted to be when he grew up, he'd answer without hesitation: "A newspaperman." So it's no...

Guards investigated in inmate beatings.(Afternoon)
February 27, 2004... Byline: Staff reports IN BRIEF Metropolitan Detention Center officials said they were investigating allegations jail guards beat three inmates. The inmates, who had been transferred from Valencia County, required treatment for...

Audit questions biopark finances.(Afternoon)
February 27, 2004... Byline: Ed Asher EASHER@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 Albuquerque Biological Park continues to have some serious problems accounting for its money, some of which might have been improperly spent, an internal audit says. The auditors say...

Locals face 20 years for eBay scam.(Afternoon)
February 27, 2004... Byline: Sue Vorenberg `svorenberg@abqtrib.com / 823-3678 Two Albuquerque men have pleaded guilty to federal charges that they bilked eBay bidders with imaginary goods. Eric Jones, 26, pleaded guilty Wednesday to wire fraud. James...

Denish signs two measures to curb meth.(Afternoon)
February 27, 2004... Byline: Dan Shingler dshingler@abqtrib.com / 823-3670 Calling it a first step toward controlling New Mexico's methamphetamine problem, Lt. Gov. Diane Denish has signed two laws cracking down on the drug. Denish signed the laws...

Balloon fiesta touts economic muscle.(Evening)
February 27, 2004... Byline: Staff reports IN BRIEF As the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta shops for a new title sponsor, it has released yet another study showing the event generates million of dollars and worldwide media coverage. The new...

Nightclub parking dispute undecided.(Evening)
February 27, 2004... Byline: Staff reports IN BRIEF A city official could take up to five days to rule whether the giant new nightclub Graham Central Station will have to reduce its occupancy. Alan Wilson, a lawyer for Graham Brothers Entertainment,...

Tripp wants early NMAA start.(Evening)
February 27, 2004... Byline: Jeff Carlton jcarlton@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 Two high-profile jobs proved to be one too many for Gary Tripp. That's why the future executive director of the New Mexico Activities Association decided to move up his start...

Grandparents raising kids can get help.(Afternoon)
February 27, 2004... Byline: Staff reports IN BRIEF Grandparents who are raising their grandchildren can find out about support systems available for them at a meeting 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Outcomes Inc., 1503 University Blvd. N.E. Census...

Wilson lauds firm for canning Stern's radio show.(Evening)
February 26, 2004... Byline: James W. Brosnan BROSNANJ@SHNS.COM / (202) 408-2701 WASHINGTON One week after accusing one giant communications company of using profanity and indecency to increase ratings, U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson, an Albuquerque Republican,...

City offer riles unions.(Evening)
February 26, 2004... Byline: Ed Asher EASHER@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 Leaders call raise bid 'unacceptable' Picket lines aren't imminent at City Hall, but the leaders of seven labor unions for city workers are grumbling. Contracts for all unionized...

Victim remembered as grandma to many.(Evening)
February 26, 2004... Byline: Aubrey Hovey AHOVEY@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3659 Fire death Lavelle Torres said she would have considered having another baby just to keep Gladys Londono as a part of her family's life. That's how much the 66-year-old...

Mix, match or mismatch?(Evening)
February 26, 2004... Byline: Aubrey Hovey AHOVEY@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3659 Flea market controversy The city says Louie's Flea Market is a nuisance and incompatible with West Side growth. Vendors and customers say it's a way of life. Using a remote...

Sandia Labs foam could battle SARS, bird flu.(Evening)
February 26, 2004... Byline: Sue Vorenberg svorenberg@abqtrib.com / 823-3678 The substance is more effective than bleach and does less damage to the environment, scientists say. A Sandia National Laboratories invention used to fight anthrax might help...

Firm to calculate arena's return.(Evening)
February 26, 2004... Byline: Dan Mayfield DMAYFIELD@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3620 The Downtown Action Team has hired consulting firm KPMG to see if a Downtown arena would, indeed, make economic waves. KPMG's study will look at the economic spinoff a Downtown...

Snow problem? No problem, district engineer says.(Evening)
February 26, 2004... Byline: Sue Vorenberg svorenberg@abqtrib.com / 823-3678 The big storm this week took time to clean up, but it didn't wipe out the resources for snow removal, an Albuquerque transportation official says. Albuquerque and the East...

Grocer: Club must carve its capacity more.(Evening)
February 26, 2004... Byline: Dan Mayfield DMAYFIELD@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3620 The dance floor at Graham Central Station could be a little less crowded after today. A hearing is scheduled for this morning at City Hall that could decrease the number of...

Mayor opposes law firm for utility.(Evening)
February 26, 2004... Byline: Ed Asher EASHER@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 For the first time, Mayor Martin Chavez has tried although failed to block a proposal before the Water Utility Authority. Chavez has made no secret of his opposition to the board, a...

2 motorcyclists die on city streets.(Evening)
February 26, 2004... Byline: Aubrey Hovey AHOVEY@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3659 In a matter of 24 hours, Albuquerque police found themselves investigating two fatal motorcycle wrecks, police spokesman Detective Jeff Arbogast said. The first, he said, happened...

Union braces for Reb attack.(Evening)
February 26, 2004... Byline: Ollie Reed Jr. oreed@abqtrib.com / 823-3619 Union and Confederate troops are preparing once again to battle for Socorro. The original battle, won by the Confederates, took place in February 1862, but 200 troops and as many...

Expo pavilion to honor black leader.(Evening)
February 26, 2004... Byline: Ollie Reed Jr. oreed@abqtrib.com / 823-3619 Gov. Bill Richardson will rename Expo New Mexico's venue for black culture in honor of one the state's black leaders. Richardson will rechristen the facility the Alice K. Hoppes...

THE THREE C's At Lowell Elementary, COMMUNITY and CULTURE are part of the CURRICULUM.(Evening)
February 26, 2004... Byline: Jan Jonas JJONAS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3627 Shari Gonzales wants no barriers between her school and its community. To break them down, the Lowell Elementary School principal relies on weapons of mass instruction: food, music and...

JAN'S MAILBOX.(Evening)
February 26, 2004... Byline: Jan Jonas The Albuquerque Police Department has honored these people with its Officers and Civilian of the Month awards. SEPTEMBER *Andrew Drexler, a nationally certified motorcycle instructor, was awarded Uniformed...

No gambling with frosh at Vegas.(Evening)
February 26, 2004... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 There's a time and place for freshmen to play through some mistakes. Tonight's Mountain West Conference showdown at UNLV is neither the time nor place, New Mexico women's basketball...

Glut of grit.(Evening)
February 26, 2004... Byline: Richard Stevens rstevens@abqtrib.com / 823-3663 Sports Extra Poise. Moxie. Spirit. To be the go-to guy, you've got to have it all, coaches say. And the city has no shortage of plucky prep aces. Cockiness surely helps. A...

Q&A:.(Evening)
February 26, 2004... Byline: Jeff Carlton Ashley spinhirne, Eldorado Eagles softball Spinhirne has the entrepreneurial spirit of Joel Goodson, Tom Cruise's character in "Risky Business." She's a heavy hitter in DECA, the high school club for...

Ravens win, get rematch with Vikings.(Evening)
February 26, 2004... Byline: Jeff Carlton jcarlton@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 BOYS BASKETBALL The Rio Grande boys basketball team could have entered this week as the top seed in District 1-5A. The Ravens could have had home court for the district...

NMAA designee to step into job 2 months early.(Evening)
February 26, 2004... Byline: Jeff Carlton jcarlton@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 The future boss of the New Mexico Activities Association will be starting his new job sooner than expected, and his early arrival means the NMAA will have three executive directors on...

McKay visits touted recruit.(Evening)
February 26, 2004... Byline: Jeff Carlton jcarlton@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 The California prep star may make a visit to Albuquerque this weekend. The third-leading scorer in California high school basketball this season received a visit from University...

EDITORIAL.(Evening)
February 26, 2004... Roundhouse needs vow of statesmanship It sure wasn't pretty, suffering from the traditional excesses of ego, partisanship, urgency, rhetoric and the threat of gridlock. Still sorely missing in the Roundhouse in Santa Fe: simple...

California's third-leading scorer might visit The Pit.(Afternoon)
February 26, 2004... Byline: Jeff Carlton jcarlton@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 The third-leading scorer in California high school basketball this season received a visit from University of New Mexico basketball coach Ritchie McKay. McKay was in San...

Banner year for new homes.(Evening)
February 25, 2004... Byline: Nancy Salem nsalem@abqtrib.com / 823-3675 Building permits in metro area leap 15.4 percent for '03, with focus on West Side That sound you just heard over the incessant hammering, pouring of concrete and laying of tile was a...

Victim had operated day care in her home.(Evening)
February 25, 2004... Byline: Aubrey Hovey AHOVEY@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3659 A woman who operated a home day care center died this morning, apparently killed by smoke inhalation while trying to escape her burning house in Taylor Ranch. Firefighters found...

Man is in jail on girl's claim.(Evening)
February 25, 2004... Byline: Iliana Limon ILIMON@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3632 Sex charge Victor Sanchez warned the 12-year-old girl not to cross him, authorities said. Sanchez, a 24-year-old Rio Rancho resident, told the runaway girl to keep their sexual...

Richardson, his peers agree: A guv is best pick for veep.(Evening)
February 25, 2004... Byline: James W. Brosnan brosnanj@shns.com / (202) 408-2701 ELECTION 2004 WASHINGTON With two senators now vying for the Democratic presidential nomination, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson says "absolutely" the ticket should be...

Conservatives take aim at gay rights legislation.(Evening)
February 25, 2004... Byline: Iliana Limon ILIMON@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3632 Human Rights act Mark Burton sees same-sex marriage licenses issued in Sandoval County last week as a potent blessing in disguise. The licenses will be an effective rallying...

City cracks down on junk cars.(Evening)
February 25, 2004... Byline: Ed Asher EASHER@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 GROUNDS FOR TOWING Albuquerque residents who own abandoned or inoperable vehicles have a 30-day amnesty to take care of them. After that, the cars just might be towed and...

Sandia reaches midpoint in cleanup of lab sites.(Evening)
February 25, 2004... Byline: Sue Vorenberg svorenberg@abqtrib.com / 823-3678 Crews at Sandia National Laboratories have cleaned more than half the contaminated sites on the property, officials say. The crews are in the final stages of decontaminating 18...

Small-business incubator is closer to getting built.(Evening)
February 25, 2004... Byline: Ed Asher EASHER@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 Four years after it was first proposed, work on a South Valley small-business incubator is about to get under way. Bernalillo County commissioners on Tuesday awarded a $2.08 million...

Bill signing paves way for electric car travel.(Evening)
February 25, 2004... Byline: Dan Shingler dshingler@abqtrib.com / 823-3670 The slow lane might be the clean lane in New Mexico: Electric cars are now legal on some streets. Gov. Bill Richardson, back from the winter meeting of the National Governors...

Provost vows help for biz school.(Evening)
February 25, 2004... Byline: Jennifer W. Sanchez jsanchez@abqtrib.com / 823-3610 At least one University of New Mexico leader said the business school is not in danger of losing its accreditation anytime soon. But the dean of the Robert O. Anderson...

Stinger zinger.(Evening)
February 25, 2004... Byline: Richard Stevens Rstevens@abqtrib.com / 823-3663 Highland 57, Albuquerque High 54 Freshman's buzzer-beater in OT puts the once-hapless Hornets in the district quarterfinals Buried under the weight of just about every...

McKay shuffles reserves in search for winning combo.(Evening)
February 25, 2004... Byline: Jeff Carlton jcarlton@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 Lobos coach Ritchie McKay is communicating to his players in a language they understand: playing time. Walk-ons are getting more minutes. Would-be stars are getting less. ...

Hnida turned to Long first.(Evening)
February 25, 2004... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 The Lobos coach and staff offered counsel after she made the decision to come forward with allegations she was raped at Colorado. Before Katie Hnida talked to Sports Illustrated, the...

EDITORIAL.(Evening)
February 25, 2004... Bouquets & brickbats Bouquet:Grass out It's way past time to approve the proposed Albuquerque city ordinance that would forbid neighborhood associations from enforcing convenants that require homeowners to plant thirsty lawns instead...

House fire kills 1.(Afternoon)
February 25, 2004... Byline: Aubrey Hovey AHOVEY@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3659 Crews find body of woman near the door A woman is dead this morning, apparently killed by smoke inhalation while trying to escape a burning house in Taylor Ranch. Firefighters...

False alarm douses school.(Evening)
February 25, 2004... Byline: TRIBUNE STAFF Rio Grande High School was evacuated for about an hour this morning after a fire alarm went off and sprinklers were activated in Building F, which houses the school's technology and fine arts programs. Extent of...

Why bother, when voting can be a road to nowhere?(Evening)
February 25, 2004... Byline: Eddie Chuculate Commentary People don't vote because it doesn't matter. I can count on one hand the number of times I've voted and none of those votes made a drop in the ocean. I once voted independent and ushered in a...

Horizon High a go.(Evening)
February 24, 2004... Byline: Susie Gran SGRAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3682 CHARTER SCHOOL The final step in a swing from rejection of a West Side high school to a "kinder, gentler partnership" with the city's major charter school group is done. Horizon...

Councilor funnyman.(Evening)
February 24, 2004... Byline: Jennifer W. Sanchez jsanchez@abqtrib.com / 823-3610 All business in the council chambers, Eric Griego cracks wise on his own time Most Monday nights, Eric Griego sits on the Albuquerque City Council dressed in a...

Health plan to be sold.(Evening)
February 24, 2004... Byline: Dan Shingler dshingler@abqtrib.com / 823-3670 Cimarron Health Plan is being bought by Long Beach, California-based Molina Healthcare for $69 million in a deal expected to close this spring or summer. The buyout will...

Teen says father sold her for crack.(Evening)
February 24, 2004... Byline: Iliana Limon ILIMON@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3632 The teen figured she was safe in her father's arms, a comforting shield on the tough sidewalks of Central Avenue near San Mateo Boulevard Northeast. Darrell E. Byrd jumped out of a...

Police: Father's physical abuse killed 1-year-old girl.(Evening)
February 24, 2004... Byline: Iliana Limon ILIMON@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3632 The 1-year-old girl ripped the pages of a book, oblivious to her father's mounting frustration, authorities said. Lawrence Sanchez, 18, told detectives he scolded his little girl...

Dunlap endures more criticism.(Evening)
February 24, 2004... Byline: Leann Holt LHOLT@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3609 BERNALILLO Sandoval County Clerk Victoria Dunlap said she had to leave the emergency county commissioner's meeting yesterday because she was being degraded. "This happens to me all...

Police end protest.(Evening)
February 24, 2004... Byline: Ed Asher and Iliana Limon EASHER@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 ILIMON@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3632 Mayor criticizes weekend camp-out that drew attention to contract talks Angry and deeply frustrated, Jeff Remington stormed over to Civic...

Dem hopefuls aim ire at Romero, Wilson.(Evening)
February 24, 2004... Byline: Iliana Limon ILIMON@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3632 The woman who knocked on the novice candidates' doors had a simple message. Drop out. The harsh visit startled Eli Chavez and Dr. Miles Nelson, two Democrats running for the...

Jewish activist fears movie might fuel global anti-Semitism.(Evening)
February 24, 2004... Byline: J.M. Barol JBAROL@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3612 The Passion of the Christ': Two sides of the controversy Mel Gibson's film "The Passion of the Christ" opens Wednesday in 2,000 theaters nationwide, including in Albuquerque. Long...

Pastor firmly supports movie's message.(Evening)
February 24, 2004... Byline: J.M. Barol JBAROL@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3612 Bruce Wilder looks more like a linebacker than a Lutheran pastor. His refrigerator-wide shoulders compete with a height that is a prime target for the top of door frames. His is...

Committee to assess 'confusing' enriched class policy.(Evening)
February 24, 2004... Byline: Susie Gran SGRAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3682 A moratorium on changes to enriched classes has been rejected by the Albuquerque Board of Education policy committee. The committee on Monday called for a districtwide assessment of...

A slump's sting.(Evening)
February 24, 2004... Byline: Jeff Carlton jcarlton@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 UTAH 73, UNM 43 With a dreary 'D' and a powerless 'O,' the Lobos suffered their worst road burn yet in Utah SALT LAKE CITY For a brief stretch against Utah, even Lobos coach...