SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Until Utahs young offense finds its footing, the Utes defense feels ready to shoulder the load.The Utes sacked San Jose States quarterbacks 10 times and scored 17 points off three turnovers on the way to a 34-17 victory Saturday night.Its contagious, said defensive end Hunter Dimick. As an identity, were still trying to build that. This was a step in the right direction.Eight different Utah players collected sacks, with Dimick and Filipo Mokofisi each notching a pair.Utah (3-0) trailed twice early but kept the defensive pressure on Spartans (1-2) quarterback Kenny Potter, who took five sacks in the first half.We thought going into the season we were going to be pretty good up front, Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said. Im very encouraged. They came through tonight. They performed.The 10 sacks equaled the second-most in Utah history.The Utes led 13-10 when Reggie Porters interception late in the first half set up a 74-yard scoring drive. First-year quarterback Troy Williams hit Tim Patrick with a 54-yard completion to the 9, and then connected with Patrick with a 4-yard TD pass with 15 seconds left in the half.Williams, who completed 20 of 28 passes for 257 yards, said the Utes never panicked after their slow offensive start. We didnt get down, he said. Our confidence stayed high.The Utes knocked Potter out of the game late in the third quarter when he escaped being sacked for the eighth time, scrambling for a 5-yard gain before being sandwiched hard by two defenders. Freshman Josh Love took over and was sacked three times before throwing a 46-yard TD pass to Zamore Zigler.THE TAKEAWAYUtah: The Utes won their first road test of the season, and now begin Pac-12 play with a stretch of three road games in their first five. The first two are at Cal on Oct. 1 and at Oregon State on Oct. 15 before a potential Pac-12 South showdown at UCLA on Oct. 22.San Jose State: The Spartans dropped their 21st consecutive game to a team currently playing in a Power Five conference. They have not beaten an opponent from one of the nations top five leagues since a 35-34 victory over Stanford on Sept. 9, 2006 at Spartan Stadium.UP NEXTUtah: The Utes open Pac-12 play at home Friday night against a USC team that fell to 1-2 after a 27-10 loss at Stanford. Utah should be motivated following a 42-24 loss at USC last season that spoiled a 6-0 start and No. 3 ranking in the Top 25. Were ready, Williams said.San Jose State: The Spartans take on their second straight Power Five opponent, traveling to Iowa State next Saturday. The game will be SJSUs first vs. a Big Ten foe since losing 24-7 at Minnesota in 2014.POLL IMPLICATIONSUtah: Tied for 26th in the AP voting a week ago, the Utes could creep into the Top 25 after keeping its unbeaten record intact.KEY NUMBERSUtah: Four days after senior running back Joe Williams retired from football, the Utes got strong performances from three backs: Zack Moss rushed 12 times 95 yards, Troy McCormick had seven carries for 61 yards and Armand Shyne had 92 yards on 12 second-half carries. All three scored touchdowns. . Utahs school record for sacks in a game is 13, set against Portland State in 1981.San Jose State: One week after piling up 642 yards in a 66-35 rout of FCS foe Portland State the Spartans were limited to 173 yards through the first three quarters. Potter, who accounted for five touchdowns in that win, was 10 for 18 for just 65 yards passing before being knocked out of the game. Love, in his first college appearance, was 11 of 21 for 184 yards with one interception.INJURY REPORTPotter had his right knee examined after the game and said it showed no damage. Kenny should be OK going forward, Spartans coach Ron Caragher confirmed. Cheap Air Max Online . -- Arizona knocked off some quality opponents, rolled over a few overmatched ones and grinded out victories even when things didnt go so well. Air Max Outlet Online . -- Al Jefferson found a groove just in time for the Charlotte Bobcats. http://www.airmaxoutletsale.us/ . -- Adam Snyder returned to the San Francisco 49ers this season because the offensive lineman thought it was his best opportunity to win a championship. Cheap Air Max Sale . Tuesdays surgery at Atlantas Piedmont Hospital was performed by Dr. Xavier Duralde and Hawks team physician Dr. Michael Bernot. Cheap Air Max 2017 . Emery skated the length of the ice and fought an unwilling Holtby during the third period of the Flyers 7-0 loss Friday night in Philadelphia. He was given 29 penalty minutes, including a game misconduct. But Emery did not face even a disciplinary hearing with NHL senior vice president of player safety Brendan Shanahan because rules 46. CLEVELAND -- LeBron James scored 23 points, Kyrie Irving added 20 and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Orlando Magic for the 15th straight time, 105-99 on Saturday night.Kevin Love scored 19 points to help the NBA champion Cavaliers improve to 3-0. They havent lost to the Magic since Nov. 23, 2012 in Orlando.Evan Fournier scored 22 points for Orlando. The Magic cut a 22-point deficit to three at 88-85 with 4 minutes to play, but J.R. Smith hit three 3-pointers and scored 11 in the fourth quarter.Smith made 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions and Cleveland forced a shot-clock violation. James followed with a pair of baskets, including a left-handed finish at the rim.Serge Ibaka converted a three-point play and hit a free throw, cutting the lead to 98-95 with 45 seconds left, but Smiths 3-pointer from the corner pushed the lead to six.Ibaka scored 19 points for Orlando. The Magic are 0-3.James put together a personal highlight reel in the first half when Cleveland built a 54-32 lead. He converted a four-point play in the second quarter, hitting a three-pointer while being fouled in front of Clevelands bench with the shot clock winding down, before making the free throw.James drove past Fournier and dunked over Nikola Vucevic despite getting hit in the face in the first quarter. He also motored down the late for a dunk at the first-half buzzer.TIP-INSMagic: G Jodie Meeks (fractured right foot) has not played in a preseason or regular-season game. He was acquired in a June 29 traade with Detroit.ddddddddddddavaliers: Rookie G Kay Felder made his NBA debut in the first and scored his first points on a drive to the basket. ... C Channing Frye is away from the team because of the death of his mother. He also missed Fridays game in Toronto.ADVANCE ANALYSISMagic coach Frank Vogel saw plenty of the Cavaliers while he was on the Pacers bench.Theyve grown into what everyone thought they would be when they were put together, he said. Obviously, they won the championship, and now Cleveland looks like a finished product.BACKUP PLANCavaliers coach Tyronn Lue has been using Iman Shumpert at backup point guard, but doesnt want to overload the veteran.Its a hard position to play, Lue said. I know he can guard point guards defensively. As far trying to get him to learn the whole playbook, thats not fair. Thats not going to happen. Hes going to make some mistakes. We just have to live with it for right now.BASEBALL FEVERHighlights of Game 4 of the World Series between the Indians and Cubs were shown on the arena scoreboard. Several thousand fans attended a watch party across the street at Progressive Field.UP NEXTMagic: They play in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, still searching for their first win of the season.Cavaliers: They host Houston on Tuesday night, seeking their first win over the Rockets at Quicken Loans Arena since March 11, 2012. ' ' '