Can Derrick Favors return to form? The Jazz’s season may depend on it
Derrick Favors sat in his locker holding his phone, thinking thoughts he’d much rather permanently erase at the newly renovated Vivint Smart Home Arena.Only he can’t forget.The most difficult year of...
View ArticleTy Detmer says he still has Kalani Sitake’s support, Cougs will ‘end up being...
Provo • Ty Detmer is wearing a baseball cap everywhere he goes these days, but it is not to conceal his identity so fans will stop asking the offensive coordinator what is wrong with the BYU...
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Utah Democrats cheer for gerrymandering case at Supreme Court
Utah Democrats are rooting with gusto for a lawsuit argued Tuesday before the U.S. Supreme Court that for the first time could ban political district boundaries if they were drawn to give one party an...
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Jazz notes: Rudy Gobert has worked hard on his lob warfare this offseason
Isaac Humphries certainly found out after the Jazz’s 108-83 win Monday night: Defending Rudy Gobert is no fun at all.That’s been true of the French center for a while now, but perhaps more so this year...
View ArticleChevron’s Fuel Your Schools grants in Utah widened to cover basic student...
Midvale • Recent efforts to address homelessness in downtown Salt Lake City through what’s been dubbed Operation Rio Grande have pushed The Road Home shelter in Midvale to capacity, with nearly 300...
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Blood donors wanting to help Las Vegas shooting victims should make...
Murray • When Red Cross officials in Utah heard that more than 500 people were injured in the Las Vegas shooting massacre Sunday night, they immediately sent a truck full of blood south.The move “left...
View ArticleUtah downs Arizona in Arizona/Utah Shootout golf tourney
Kamas • Arizona’s amateur golfers rallied in the sunshine but couldn’t prevent Utah from winning the annual matches with a record point total that was compiled mostly in the snow.The host team won the...
View ArticleWill Utah join most of America and pay for long-acting birth control for...
A Republican state lawmaker is pitching an idea he says would lower health-care costs and lead to fewer abortions through a program that would have the state and federal governments paying for birth...
View ArticleBYU football notes: Ed Lamb has no ties to UTEP, but his name has surfaced to...
Provo • BYU assistant head coach, special teams coordinator and safeties coach Ed Lamb has no ties to UTEP and doesn’t know anyone associated with the Miners’ football program.But several publications...
View ArticlePuerto Rico raises hurricane's official death count to 34
San Juan, Puerto Rico — The governor of Puerto Rico says the official death toll from Hurricane Maria has been increased to 34 from 16.Gov. Ricardo Rossello also says he believes the hurricane caused...
View ArticleStrong finishes make Chiefs last unbeaten left through 4 weeks of NFL season
Kansas City, Mo. • The biggest reason the Kansas City Chiefs are the last remaining unbeaten team through the first four weeks of the NFL season is that someone long ago decided games should be 60...
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SLCO Council votes to fund more prosecutors for Operation Rio Grande
The Salt Lake County Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to give the district attorney’s office what it asked for: money to handle a crush of new felony cases stemming from Operation Rio Grande.The...
View ArticleUtah football: Utes, once again, sport a dynamic duo on special teams
Matt Gay remembers tuning into games, watching the snap, seeing the spiral hit the hands of the holder and the accompanying swing of a kicker’s leg. Each time a kicker drilled a field goal or even...
View ArticleCole Ponich captures 6A boys' golf state title, helps Davis dethrone Lone...
Layton • The contrast was evident on the 17th hole Tuesday.Weber High’s Conner Howe, a two-time boys defending individual state champion, thumped his club into the ground after teeing off. That even...
View ArticleVegas gunman transferred $100K, set up cameras at hotel room
Las Vegas • The Las Vegas gunman transferred $100,000 overseas in the days before the attack and planned the massacre so meticulously that he even set up cameras inside the peephole of his high-rise...
View ArticlePrep volleyball: Skyline stays perfect in region with sweep of West
Coaches have come and go just like at other schools over the history of Skyline High School, which opened in 1962.Except in volleyball. The door hardly has revolved since 1980 as only two coaches have...
View ArticleJudge, bullpen lead way as Yankees overpower Twins in AL wild-card game
New York • Aaron Judge, Didi Gregorius and a brilliant bullpen rescued New York from a rugged start and lifted the Yankees to their first postseason win in five years.Gregorius’ three-run homer tied...
View ArticleBYU basketball: Timpview guard Hunter Erickson commits to Cougars
Provo • The early signing period for college basketball is still more than a month away, but on Tuesday BYU coach Dave Rose received a commitment from high-scoring Timpview High guard Hunter...
View ArticleUtah forecast: Winds lash the north, sunshine drenches the south
Strong winds lashed the Wasatch Front early Wednesday, leaving thousands of homes and businesses without power and churning crosswinds along north-south freeways that made for a rock-and-roll...
View ArticleLetter: Close all the campaign finance loopholes
Russian trolls just spent at least $100,000 on political ads on Facebook during the 2016 election. This is a serious, serious issue and just the tip of the iceberg.It is imperative that we close all...
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