Dec. 5 is D-Day for Russia’s Olympic hopes as IOC meets to discuss punishment
Geneva • The International Olympic Committee will decide on Dec. 5 if Russia can compete at the Pyeongchang Winter Games.Russia faces being banned from the Feb. 9-25 games in South Korea as punishment...
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Change is a constant at Access Development, but so is its family atmosphere
South Salt Lake • Staying on top of innovation to take a business from catalogs to instant, location-based mobile software has kept Access Development going and growing, but creating a family-type...
View ArticleEvery six weeks for more than 36 years: When will sex abuse in Olympic sports...
As the number of women accusing former Olympic gymnastics team physician Larry Nassar of sexual assault has continued to rise this year — surpassing 130, including at least five former Team USA members...
View ArticleDanica Patrick to stop racing after next year’s Indianapolis 500
Homestead, Fla. • She started in go-karts when she was 10, and was a national champion two years later. By the time Danica Patrick turned 16, she was on her own in Europe, pursuing a racing...
View ArticleThompson's playmaking a steadying force for defending champs
Oakland, Calif. • Klay Thompson danced unabashedly in China after winning another NBA championship, and it got shared all over social media. He smoked a stogie on the rooftop, letting loose to reveal...
View ArticleNBA Commissioner Adam Silver reportedly meets with NCAA group over...
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has not hidden his feelings about the NBA's one-and-done rule, which has been in place since 2005 — before he assumed control of the league — and mandates that draft...
View ArticleAfter beating the Warriors for their 14th straight win, the future is now for...
The Boston Celtics have attempted to pull off one of the most difficult balancing act in sports in recent seasons by trying to win in the present while setting themselves up for success for the next...
View ArticlePurdue Pharma is said to approach states in bid to settle opioid claims
Oxycontin maker Purdue Pharma is proposing a global settlement in an attempt to end state investigations and lawsuits over the U.S. opioid epidemic, according to people familiar with the talks.Purdue's...
View ArticleSouthern Utah, Weber State and Northern Arizona all playing for a piece of...
Southern Utah, Weber State and Northern Arizona will all play for at least a piece of the Big Sky Conference football championship on Saturday.The No. 9 Wildcats, No. 18 Thunderbirds and No. 23...
View ArticleMLS attendance up, TV ratings lag as U.S. national team mulls future
New York • Major League Soccer's attendance is up and fan interest is booming, even if television broadcasts are far less popular and some young Americans would rather play in Europe.MLS averaged...
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Alexandra Petri: The Senate, soon, after Roy Moore and Al Franken
As I write this, it is unclear what behavior we consider beneath the dignity of the Senate. Is there a standard? Does it depend on your side of the aisle? What is the essential variable? Is it whether...
View ArticleBrady, Patriots heading for greater heights in Mexico
Air Force Academy, Colo. • Tom Brady, fresh off his NFL-record 86th road win, is ready to take the New England Patriots to new heights, namely Mexico City's Azteca Stadium, where they'll face the...
View ArticleCongress pushes back on Interior plan that would more than double national...
Washington • Congress is pushing back on an Interior Department proposal to more than double entrance fees at some national parks during peak times and could look at legislation to halt any...
View ArticleFranken apologizes to woman who says he kissed, groped her
Washington • Minnesota Sen. Al Franken personally apologized to the woman who has accused him of forcibly kissing her and groping her during a 2006 USO tour, saying he remembers their encounter...
View ArticleJapanese star Shohei Ohtani throws 102 mph and hits homers. Now you have to...
In a typical baseball offseason, even the biggest personnel moves are fundamentally simple equations: Team X signs Player Y to a $ZZZ million contract (as will likely be the case for J.D. Martinez this...
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Jackson, McAdoo feeling the heat most among NFL coaches
Hue Jackson's position on an NFL coaching hot seat is no surprise. Nothing was expected of the Browns anyway.Ben McAdoo's spot on a similarly burning seat is stunning because plenty was projected for...
View ArticleDale Earnhardt Jr. ready to say a final goodbye to NASCAR career
Homestead, Fla. • Dale Earnhardt Jr. bounded out of the media center and was instantly swarmed by fans snapping photos and shoving Sharpies in his face. Earnhardt was tailed until he walked through the...
View ArticleThe Game: Harvard vs Yale will again determine Ivy title
New Haven, Conn. • Yale coach Tony Reno says his team is approaching Saturday's meeting with Harvard as if it were any other game.Clearly, it is not.The Bulldogs (8-1, 5-1 Ivy) will be playing in front...
View ArticleFor years, a Pleasant Grove man kept all the baseballs that landed in his...
There is a large dog, a mastiff, in one of the yards that abuts the fence in the outfield of the Pleasant Grove High baseball field. But for years, Vikings coach Darrin Henry said, it was the house...
View ArticleWeek 12 preview: Five things to know
Maybe a few upsets will liven up a weekend college football schedule that looks as if it will be full of blowouts.Most of the top teams are big favorites this weekend and some are even playing FCS...
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