David Collette glad to have a full season ahead with the Utes
Utah senior forward/center David Collette feels like preseason practice has gone by fast for the men’s basketball team, and he credits that mainly to the chemistry among this year’s players for making...
View ArticleSteffen and Crew upset Atlanta in MLS playoff opener
Atlanta • Twenty-two-year-old Zack Steffen made a career-high eight saves and the Columbus Crew advanced in the MLS Cup playoffs by besting expansion club Atlanta United 3-1 on penalty kicks after a...
View ArticleNBA roundup: Griffin’s 3-pointer beats Blazers, keeps Clippers undefeated
Portland, Ore. • Blake Griffin made a 3-pointer as time expired and the Los Angeles Clippers remained unbeaten with a 104-103 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night.Griffin, who...
View ArticleKoepka opens with a 64 to lead HSBC Champions
Shanghai • The HSBC Champions is the first stop for Brooks Koepka on his four-week Asian adventure that will include two weeks on the beaches of Vietnam and Thailand and a title defense in...
View ArticleNYC hotel offers ‘Stranger Things’ room package through 2018
New York • New York residents and visitors anticipating the Friday release of the second season of Netflix's hit show "Stranger Things" can now get a hotel package for their binge-watching needs.The...
View ArticleElizabeth Warren: Don’t let big banks escape the Fed’s scrutiny
Community banks and credit unions face a lot of challenges today, and they make a good case for lightening some unnecessary regulatory burdens. But instead of focusing on these smaller institutions,...
View ArticleLetter: Keep CHIP extension in the limelight
As a future pediatrician and proud Utahn, I am appalled at both the failure to extend the Children’s Health Insurance Program — leaving many children in Utah without sufficient health care in the next...
View ArticleLetter: Make every child a wanted child — encourage contraception
Thank you for your editorial embracing birth control.While it recommends investing in contraceptive health care for lower income families and the homeless, let’s encourage all income levels to use...
View ArticleLetter: Tribalism gets away from independent thinking
The Pew Research Center has shown that over the last two decades, political parties are drifting further apart and that centrists/independents are fading.The logical question that follows: Why?People...
View ArticleRavens lose Flacco, beat Dolphins 40-0 behind defense
Baltimore • Joe Flacco threw a touchdown pass before being knocked from the game with a concussion, and the Baltimore Ravens frustrated quarterback Matt Moore and the Miami Dolphins in a 40-0 victory...
View ArticleMorgan sweeps North Sanpete to complete state title three-peat
Orem • Morgan coach Liz Wiscombe again shared how every championship is special.She should know.The Trojans captured state title No. 15 under her guidance, including the last three, on Thursday at Utah...
View ArticleLetter: A competition between two egomaniacs
Two of a kind. With Trump and Kim Jong Un, we have two egomaniacal despots, each trying to out-stupid the other.Glen V. Ruff, Springville
View ArticleLetter: Payne and Tracy are not rogue cops
I would like to add my two cents on the “nurse Wubbels situation.” I retired after 34 years on the SLCPD. I know Jeff Payne, as well as James Tracy. They are not bad cops, nor are they rogue cops, as...
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Kathie Allen: No, John Curtis, Utah does not want the ‘Trump agenda’
In our first official debate together, my Republican opponent, John Curtis, said something that should be startling: “I think Utah wants the Trump agenda.”Really, John? Utah, which usually votes 60 to...
View ArticleNo. 20 Stanford comes back for 15-14 win over Oregon State
Corvallis, Ore. • Stanford survived without Bryce Love, but just barely.Keller Chryst threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to JJ Arcega-Whiteside with 20 seconds left to give the No. 20 Cardinal a 15-14...
View ArticleNHL roundup: Quick shutout helps Kings keep rolling
Montreal • Jonathan Quick stopped 40 shots for his 46th career shutout, Adrian Kempe and Tyler Toffoli scored 11 seconds apart in the first period and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Montreal Canadiens...
View ArticleThe more people go to church, the more they give to church, study shows
The more frequently a household attends worship services, the more likely its members donate to religious institutions, and give generously, new research shows.“Most strikingly, those attending...
View ArticlePark City sweeps Sky View for first state volleyball crown
Orem • Park City volleyball coach Matthew Carlson called it “The Knowing.”He felt the favorite for the new Class 4A, which was without a defending champion after restructuring of the high school ranks,...
View ArticleElis scores in extra time, Dynamo top Sporting KC 1-0
Houston • Alberth Elis scored his 11th goal of the season in the 94th minute and the Houston Dynamo made it stand in the second extra period for a 1-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Thursday...
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BYU, NCAA investigating a booster’s ties to basketball player Nick Emery
Provo • Brigham Young University and the NCAA are investigating whether a booster paid for travel to concerts and an amusement park for men’s basketball player Nick Emery and gave him use of a new car,...
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