George Pyle: Utah denies its people health care. And there was much rejoicing.
[In honor of John Cleese and his appearance this Sunday with “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.”]This scene is sickening:— In celebratory Utah visit, Trump administration official promotes new Medicaid...
View ArticleHarvey Weinstein sued for sexual battery by actress
Los Angeles • An unnamed actress has sued Harvey Weinstein alleging he committed sexual battery against her in Beverly Hills hotel rooms in 2015 and 2016 after she agreed to meet the producer to...
View ArticleGeorgia Tech suspends star for NCAA violations
Atlanta • Georgia Tech star Josh Okogie will serve a six-game suspension, while teammate Tadric Jackson must sit out three games for accepting benefits in violation of NCAA rules.Okogie and Jackson...
View ArticleFamily, friends, teammates say goodbye at emotional service for Roy Halladay
Clearwater, Fla. • Two-time Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay was remembered Tuesday as an amazing husband, father, friend and teammate who was one of the best pitchers of his generation but an even...
View ArticleHugh Hewitt: An infrastructure bill is coming. Please, Republicans, get this...
An infrastructure bill is coming in 2018. Please, Republicans, get this right.Let’s start with three premises: Each citizen needs, pays for and benefits from public infrastructure, so all 3,000-plus...
View ArticleSevere violations at Utah child care centers, assisted living facilities and...
Utah child care providers that “continually violate” health and safety standards are not always penalized, and their licenses are not suspended.The state’s assisted living centers — rapidly growing in...
View ArticlePilot sues Utah nonprofit after striking toilets on runway
A pilot is suing a Utah nonprofit for damages after he struck an apparently ill-placed, camouflaged portable toilet while landing a plane at an Emery County airstrip a year ago.Wayne Grant was teaching...
View ArticleAustralians endorse gay marriage, ensuring Parliament bill
Canberra, Australia — Australians supported gay marriage in a postal survey that ensures Parliament will consider legalizing same-sex weddings this year.The Australian Bureau of Statistics said on...
View ArticleUtah coordinator Troy Taylor says Tyler Huntley has lots of room for improvement
Utes sophomore quarterback Tyler Huntley said this week that his shoulder injury in the Pac-12 opener against Arizona set the offense back this season, an admission that came in the wake of a loss...
View ArticlePatience pays off for Bingham quarterback Ryan Wood
South Jordan • Former Bingham quarterback Matt Degn was sitting with would-be successor Ryan Wood at dinner after winning the 2016 state title when he gave Wood the piece of advice that stuck with his...
View ArticleNew Salt Lake City housing plan envisions 864 affordable units
Salt Lake City would get 864 new below-market-rate dwellings under a possible framework for building much-needed affordable housing reviewed Tuesday by the city’s Redevelopment Agency. The plan is the...
View ArticleGrayson Allen scores 37 points to lead No. 1 Duke past No. 2 Michigan State...
Chicago • Grayson Allen — Duke's lone senior — scored a career-high 37 points, freshman Trevon Duval had 17 points and 10 assists, and the top-ranked Blue Devils beat No. 2 Michigan State 88-81 in the...
View ArticleToolson has 27 points, Utah Valley beats Idaho St. 84-71
Pocatello, Idaho • Jake Toolson had a career-high 27 points and Akolda Manyang added 19 as Utah Valley pulled away late for an 84-71 win over Idaho State on Tuesday night.Idaho State had closed to...
View ArticleMasked man: Irving returns as Celtics win 13th straight
New York • Kyrie Irving returned to the lineup and scored 25 points while wearing a mask, and the Boston Celtics beat the Brooklyn Nets 109-102 on Tuesday night for their 13th straight victory.The...
View ArticleMountain West weighs TV money versus controlling game times
Laramie, Wyo. • At the University of Wyoming, the trade-off the Mountain West is making for television is apparent.The Cowboys drew more fans to Memorial Stadium for each afternoon game in September...
View ArticleAlabama, Clemson, Miami, Oklahoma are 1-2-3-4 in CFP postseason rankings
Alabama and Clemson are back on top of the College Football Playoff rankings, the ninth time over the last three seasons that the Crimson Tide and Tigers have held the first two spots in some...
View ArticleCrosby, Sheary lead Penguins past Sabres 5-4 in OT
Pittsburgh • Sidney Crosby ended a long goal drought and assisted on Conor Sheary's winner 16 seconds into overtime as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-4 on Tuesday night.Crosby scored...
View ArticleBraxton, Harding help Weber State beat West Coast Baptist
Ogden • Zach Braxton and Jerrick Harding combined to scored 29 of their 35 point in the first half and Weber State cruised to a 110-45 win over West Coast Baptist on Tuesday night.Braxton, who was...
View ArticleVegas rolls the dice and comes up a winner with the Raiders
Las Vegas • This was a sight no self-respecting bookie in this gambling town would have ever laid odds on seeing.There was Roger Goodell, praising Las Vegas with the lights of the glittering Strip...
View ArticleWhat is more outsized, Roger Goodell's salary or his hubris in asking for more?
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell apparently thinks he should be paid twice as much as the chairman of Goldman Sachs. For what? What exactly does this NFL commissioner do, other than wrinkle the vast...
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