Led by South Carolina, UConn, women’s hoops tips off Friday
New York • It's been five years since a team other than UConn started the season as defending champions. Coach Dawn Staley and her South Carolina Gamecocks have that honor this year.After a thrilling...
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BYU women face rebuilding season, but still hope to make postseason for ninth...
Provo • The way BYU women’s basketball star Cassie Broadhead-Devashrayee sees it, the Cougars getting picked to finish third in the West Coast Conference this season is a good thing.“It is going to...
View ArticleUtah expects 650 new jobs in financial tech and lawn care after offering tax...
A Millcreek company that helps people arrange lawn maintenance online and a California financial technology firm that promotes business ownership received incentive offers of nearly $2 million on...
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Commentary: Reservations are a sensible solution for Arches’ crowds
It is no secret that people are flocking from around the world to experience Utah’s national parks. They hike to breathtaking vistas, contemplate dark, starry night skies and take in awe-inspiring...
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In wake of church shooting, Utah evangelicals — some of them armed — prepare...
Nothing will stop a murderous shooter like the one who gunned down 26 worshippers at a Baptist church in Texas, insists one Utah evangelical Christian, but a bullet to the head.In other words, a good...
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Cammon Cooper, Lehi offense overpower Springville to reach state title game
Cammon Cooper faked the handoff, rolled out to the right and scanned the end zone for a window to throw.“As an offensive coordinator, all you can ask for is to get the quarterback’s eyes to see what...
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Commentary: Donald Trump is not welcome in Utah
On Oct. 27, local news outlets reported that Donald Trump had accepted an invitation from Sen. Orrin Hatch to visit Utah and officially declare the shrinking of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante...
View ArticleOpinion: Russia should have no place in upcoming Olympics
There's a new series on the Olympic Channel called "Foul Play," though unfortunately it doesn't address what is really foul about the modern Olympic movement.For that, there's no reason to look to the...
View ArticleSpringville takes pride in return trip to Rice-Eccles
Cole Bowers was “a little kid” when his family moved from Blanding to Springville.By the standards of the Utah County city, where longevity is measured in generations rather than years, that makes...
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Salt Lake City will review how dispatch center handles homeless complaints
Salt Lake City officials will review how dispatchers have handled nonemergency complaints about homeless people after a community group this week told the mayor and the police chief that residents’...
View ArticleJohn Paul I closer to sainthood as book debunks conspiracies
Vatican City • Pope Francis has moved Pope John Paul I — the pontiff who reigned for 33 days in 1978 — a step closer to possible sainthood just days after the Vatican endorsed a new book debunking...
View ArticleBYU recruit Dallin Holker makes huge difference in this meeting vs. Springville
In the chaos of the fumble, Lehi’s Dallin Holker turned, saw the ball and fell on it.The onside kick had gone wrong every step of the way, and yet somehow the ball still ended up in Holker’s hands to...
View ArticlePope Francis: Lift up your hearts, not your cellphones, during worship
Pope Francis is calling on Catholics to put down their cellphones during worship which, he said, should be a time for prayer and not for taking photos.That means priests and bishops, too, he said.“This...
View ArticleHoly Smoke! Vatican to stop selling cigarettes in its shop
Vatican City • Pope Francis is saying “Just Say No” to cigarettes.The Vatican announced Thursday that it no longer would sell cigarettes to employees in its duty-free shop and supermarket — giving up...
View ArticlePutin says Olympic disqualifications are sign of U.S. meddling in Russia's...
Moscow • Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused the United States of trying to interfere with Russia's presidential campaign in retaliation for what the Kremlin dismisses as unfounded...
View Article‘Behind the Headlines’: Diehl walks, and John Curtis is set to be sworn in
After two years of uncertainty, former UTA board member Terry Diehl’s federal case is dismissed. And after Tuesday’s election, Rep.-elect John Curtis will be sworn in Monday.At 9 a.m. Friday, Salt Lake...
View ArticleIn Jerry Jones v. Roger Goodell, NFL owners should choose sides wisely
It's easy to caricaturize Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, and lord knows he helps, with his "I'm a rich 'un" manner. But his fellow NFL owners respect him on matters of business, even as they resent...
View ArticleNBA to hold 2020 All-Star game in Chicago
Chicago • The NBA is bringing the All-Star game to Chicago for the first time since Michael Jordan dazzled his home crowd.A person familiar with the situation said the All-Star festivities will be held...
View ArticleEli Wells does it all — offensive line, defensive line, kicker — for...
Mountain Crest’s No. 77 is a little bit bigger than most kickers.And after Eli Wells boots a field goal then kicks off, his work isn’t done. He also plays nose guard for the Mustangs defense.Oh, and...
View ArticleTwo early turnovers put Stansbury in too big a hole
A pair of turnovers in the first half put Stansbury behind the 8-ball in the Stallions’ Class 4A state semifinal against Mountain Crest on Thursday at Rice-Eccles Stadium.Stansbury gained 177 yards in...
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