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Jennifer Rubin: Roy Moore, another GOP calamity
The Washington Post’s blockbuster article on Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore, the twice-booted judge whose incendiary rhetoric on gays and Muslims spurred a handful of elected Republicans to...
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Utah Valley — aka ‘Transfer U’ — has its sights set on a WAC championship
Orem • Glance at Utah Valley’s basketball roster and the trend is easy to spot: Of the 16 Wolverines listed, all but three started their collegiate careers somewhere else.“We talk about this being...
View ArticleWeekly Run podcast: Dealing with Derrick Favors' diminished role, and fixing...
We’re not saying it was us, but someone might’ve jinxed Ricky Rubio and the Utah Jazz.The team (5-6) is in the midst of a three-game slide, the latest a loss to the Philadelphia 76ers that saw them...
View ArticleChange is Southern Utah's theme as it tries to climb out of Big Sky basement
Southern Utah men’s basketball coach Todd Simon has dubbed this season a “wild card year.”“We do feel like we have a lot of talent,” he said. “It’s a matter of how quick can we jell, how quick can all...
View ArticleYour vote (in some cases) does matter: election night ties in Bluffdale,...
For those who believe their one vote just doesn’t matter, consider what happened in two city council races this week in Bluffdale and Herriman: Each ended in ties on election night.Those deadlocks were...
View ArticleAnkle injury limits Corner Canyon QB Zach Wilson's effectiveness in semifinal...
There was a ton of room to run to his left and just one Skyridge defender. The first down looked guaranteed. And the hope for more seemed reasonable.But there was no acceleration, and Corner Canyon...
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On social media, Jazz’s Rudy Gobert and Heat’s Hassan Whiteside stoke rivalry...
Rudy Gobert is quick to say that his rivalry with Hassan Whiteside isn’t a serious one.“We only play him twice a year,” he said Thursday afternoon after practice. “He’s on the other side of the...
View ArticleSnapchat plans to open an office in Utah, adding to the state’s growing tech...
The social media company behind Snapchat will get a $2.5 million tax incentive from the state to develop a facility in Utah with 50 new employees, primarily engineers, who will focus on the company’s...
View ArticleTribune Editorial: Indigent defense should be independent of county pursestrings
Weber County only has itself to blame for the bad publicity it’s about to receive.County officials recently terminated a contract with Samuel Newton, an appellate attorney who had represented indigent...
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Acclaimed artist’s social commentary now adorns walls of Mormon museum
Peer deeply into Mormon artist Joseph Paul Vorst’s paintings, sketches or linoleum cut prints and you will see the gaunt, desperate, ragged, working poor of his Depression-era generation.But there is...
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Ute women counting on depth, but Lynne Roberts also wants more toughness
Lynne Roberts has yet to iron out a starting five, says no role on the team is guaranteed and, in order for Utah to make the jump its desired in the Pac-12, the head coach said her Utes must embrace...
View ArticleMost reported concussions occur on pass plays
New York • A video review of 459 reported concussions sustained during the past two NFL seasons has found far more occurred on passing plays than any other plays.Yet quarterbacks ranked at the bottom...
View ArticleJim Boeheim to face son Jimmy in home opener vs Cornell
Syracuse, N.Y. • Jim Boeheim has pretty much experienced everything during his long coaching tenure at Syracuse — Big East titles, Final Fours, a national championship, NCAA investigations and Hall of...
View ArticleLandon Donovan won't run for U.S. Soccer president
Los Angeles • Retired American star Landon Donovan will not run for president of the U.S. Soccer Federation.Donovan's agent, Richard Motzkin, confirmed the decision Thursday, first reported by Sports...
View ArticleHalfway through, who are likely leaders for AP NFL awards?
The Associated Press hands out the NFL's individual awards on the eve of the Super Bowl at the NFL Honors television show. Halfway through the schedule, there remains murkiness for many of those...
View ArticleThere's no 'D' in faceoff: Defensemen take on an odd job
Well, this is awkward.Stricter rule enforcement in the National Hockey League has led to more defensemen taking draws this season and, well, it has been a challenge — even for some of the best players...
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Advice for overseas basketball tours: Be aware, respectful
Tempe, Ariz. • Washington coach Mike Hopkins has taken multiple teams overseas with USA Basketball, coaching in Olympics, world championships and various events.Each time a team goes on an...
View ArticleStanford puts bad loss in past to prepare for Washington
Stanford, Calif. • There are few benefits with playing on a Friday night with one less day of preparation and recovery. For Stanford at least, it's one less day to dwell on a late loss at Washington...
View ArticleA guide to the 2017-18 college hoops season
North Carolina closed out the 2016-17 season by holding off upstart Gonzaga for its sixth national championship.April seems so long ago now.College basketball has undergone a major shift since the Tar...
View ArticleWoman whose eye was shot out by Utah police officer loses excessive force...
A jury has rejected a claim in a lawsuit that a Morgan County sheriff’s officer used excessive force when he shot a woman in the left eye at the end of a 2012 police chase.After deliberating for about...
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