Naya Tillit shows she’s for real with Class 4A state tennis title
Turns out that Naya Tillit winning state championships is no fluke.Tillit proved that on Saturday by winning her second straight singles title, again beating a powerhouse player who herself regularly...
View ArticleAhead of Sunday’s NFL games, Trump renews his call for players to stand...
On the eve of another Sunday of professional football, President Donald Trump once again stoked the controversy over players taking a knee during the national anthem to protest racial inequality,...
View ArticleCommentary: The Sexual Revolution, 50 Years Later
Hugh Hefner died at age 91 on Sept. 27. While the death of a human being is never something to be celebrated, it would seem an appropriate time to weigh in on his legacy and the cultural movement he...
View ArticleLeadership changes give Mormon council a more foreign flavor
Nearly half the members of one of the LDS Church’s highest councils now hail from outside the United States.During Saturday afternoon’s General Conference session, The Church of Jesus Christ of...
View ArticlePrep football: State rankings for Oct. 1
Class 6A1. Bingham (7-0) • Pick-six twice for the Miners, who beat Lone Peak 28-10 to take lead of Region 4.2. Lone Peak (5-2) • Knights can’t stop Bingham juggernaut in road test; host Westlake this...
View ArticleDana Milbank: Greatness is within Trump’s reach
Washington • President Trump has been losing so much he surely is tired of losing.Yet another attempt at repealing Obamacare failed again last week. His candidate in Alabama lost a Senate primary. He...
View ArticleRusnák sets sights on starting for Slovakia
Despite the thrill of playing in one of the most famous stadiums in the world, against some of the Premier League’s biggest names, Albert Rusnák exited Wembley Stadium on Sept. 4 unsatisfied.The RSL...
View ArticleLetter of the Week: I’m sick of the claptrap driving Bears Ears land management
As an advocate of responsible stewardship, specifically as it relates to Utah’s treasure trove of antiquities, I am weary of the claptrap that drives the state’s conservative voice. Within the confines...
View ArticleGod picks Mormon leaders, and he never gets it wrong, Eyring says
God chooses the men he wants to lead the LDS Church — and it’s never a mistake.The Almighty speaks to Mormon men “called as prophets through revelation,” Henry B. Eyring, first counselor in the...
View ArticleWeber State downs Montana State 25-17
Bozeman, Mont. • Trey Tuttle connected on all four of his field goal attempts to push Weber State to a 25-17 win over Montana State.While Tuttle was perfect, Montana State kicker Gabe Peppenger missed...
View ArticleKyle Beckerman’s late goal gives RSL dramatic tie at L.A., keeps team in...
Carson, Calif. • With one swing of Kyle Beckerman’s left foot, Real Salt Lake’s fate was changed.Real Salt Lake pulled off a last-minute miracle thanks to its captain to take home a point in a 1-1 draw...
View ArticleGeorge F. Will: Will the Supreme Court fall into a political thicket?
Washington • On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments tempting it to plunge into an impenetrable political thicket. It will consider a lower court’s ruling that, if allowed to stand, will...
View ArticleCommentary: Encouraging the American dream with tax reform
Thirty years ago, I was fortunate enough to fulfill my dream of coming to the United States and, after settling here in Utah, another dream took root – to start my own business.I began by selling...
View ArticleCommentary: Let’s not be afraid to talk about climate change
The horrifying images we have viewed on our screens over the past several weeks illuminate the unprecedented series of extreme weather that has cost lives, hundreds of billions of dollars in...
View ArticleDefending champion Warriors lose preseason opener to Nuggets
Oakland, Calif. • Kevin Durant drove through the paint for a quick one-handed slam. Stephen Curry dazzled with his dribbling and pulled up for quick 3-pointers that weren’t quite as accurate as...
View ArticleState colleges: Balanced BYU tops San Diego in volleyball
San Diego • The BYU women’s volleyball team, ranked ninth in the nation, used balanced play to secure a four-set win (25-23, 23-25, 25-20, 25-18) over conference rival No. 17 San Diego on Saturday at...
View ArticleI have a new job in my Mormon ward — it’s the perfect place to bank a little...
My meeting with the Rose Summit Ward bishopric two weeks ago went well, I thought. Being new to this Mormon congregation, I wasn’t sure how I would fare.Would the three members of the bishopric be...
View ArticleSo many Halloween stories for children to choose from this fall. Here are...
There weren’t a lot of Halloween books for kids when I was growing up.Or if there were, I never found them. Instead, my friends and I relied on telling each other scary stories at slumber parties about...
View ArticlePlan to allow a few more 'mother-in-law' apartments sparks outsized...
Leave it to the in-laws to stir things up.A proposed citywide allowance of mother-in-law apartments — or accessory dwelling units, in planner-speak — has sparked what passes for heated debate as it...
View ArticleLeonard Pitts: 'Battle of the Sexes' reminds us that we were such idiots then
We were such idiots then.That realization is, if you are a guy, an unavoidable hazard of seeing the new movie, “Battle of the Sexes.” The film, in which Emma Stone and Steve Carell recreate the 1973...
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