Real Salt Lake: Called upon after an ejection, Horst’s last ditch clearance...
Carson, Calif. • There was a moment in the 88th minute of Saturday’s match at L.A. when it looked as if all hope of 10-man Real Salt Lake tying the game was about to melt away. Then RSL center back...
View ArticleFirst caffeinated sodas, now beards? BYU alum starts petition to end facial...
Provo• Now that Brigham Young University will offer caffeinated soft drinks on campus, some people are wondering if the school’s ban on beards will end.Skyler Thiot started an online petition called...
View ArticleWho will start at quarterback just one of major questions facing Cougars as...
Provo • Amidst the misery that this week will surely bring for BYU fans disgusted with the football team’s 1-4 start and seven-turnover loss to Utah State on Friday comes a perplexing question that...
View ArticleMan who stabbed officer, struck four pedestrians had Islamic State flag,...
Canadian police say a man driving a white car struck a police officer and stabbed him multiple times outside a football stadium Saturday.Hours later, police say, the same man — this time driving a...
View ArticleMormon apostle Robert D. Hales dies between conference sessions after a life...
When Robert D. Hales was a young teenager living on Long Island, his father took him to the Sacred Grove in upstate New York, the same forested sanctuary where Mormon founder Joseph Smith — at about...
View ArticleAlexandra Petri: I am Jared Kushner. I have no idea what I'm doing.
”[Jared] Kushner has been criticized in the past for initially not disclosing more than 100 contacts with foreign leaders including those from Russia, as well as ownership of a multimillion dollar tech...
View ArticleLetter: Bagley is a source of sanity
Richard Davis (“Bagley spreads discord,” Sept. 8) needs to turn on his hearing and humor aid. Bagley’s political cartoons are a rare source of sanity in this political climate.Lorna M. HardyMillcreek
View ArticleAs San Juan mayor appeals for more Puerto Rico aid, Trump denounces...
San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz called for better, more coordinated federal aid on Sunday to deal with the widespread storm damage in Puerto Rico as President Donald Trump continued to praise the...
View ArticleReaction to death of Mormon apostle Robert Hales
Here are reactions from Utah and abroad to Sunday’s death of Mormon apostle Robert D. Hales:U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch“Elder Hales provided a model of servant-leadership for all of us to follow. He was a...
View ArticleNFL: Saints' second half propels them to shutout win vs. Dolphins
London • Alvin Kamara wasn’t sold on it when the New Orleans Saints installed a shovel pass at practice during the week. On Sunday, he became a believer.Kamara scored a touchdown on that very play,...
View ArticleNFL: Watson accounts for 5 TDs as Texans down Titans 57-14
Houston • Rookie Deshaun Watson shined, throwing for four touchdowns and running for another as the Houston Texans scored the most points in franchise history in 57-14 walloping of the Tennessee Titans...
View ArticleNFL: Dalton throws 4 TD passes, Bengals blow out Browns 31-7
Cleveland • Andy Dalton threw three of his four touchdown passes in the first half and Cincinnati’s offense found the perfect opponent to work out some early season struggles and the Bengals rolled to...
View ArticleNFL: Bell, Steelers run over Ravens 26-9 in first-place duel
Baltimore • The Pittsburgh Steelers finally got their offense running. The wait continues for the Baltimore Ravens.Le’Veon Bell rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns, and the Steelers beat the Ravens...
View ArticleNFL: Hauschka’s 2 late FGs lift Bills past Falcons, 23-17
Atlanta • Stephen Hauschka kicked a tiebreaking, 56-yard field goal with less than 5 minutes remaining and the Buffalo Bills made a last-minute defensive stand to beat Atlanta 23-17 on Sunday after the...
View ArticleNFL: Dominant defense leads Lions to 14-7 victory over Vikings
Minneapolis • Anthony Zettel led a ferocious performance by Detroit’s defense with two sacks, four hurries and a fumble recovery, as the Lions forced three turnovers while holding Minnesota scoreless...
View ArticleNFL: Gano field goal lifts Panthers over Patriots 33-30
Foxborough, Mass. • Graham Gano hit a 48-yard field goal as time expired, and the Carolina Panthers stunned the New England Patriots 33-30 on Sunday.The winner served as redemption for Gano, who missed...
View ArticleNFL: Gurley, Rams continue strong start, rally past Cowboys 35-30
Arlington, Texas • Todd Gurley scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 53-yard catch-and-run, Greg Zuerlein kicked a career-high seven field goals and the Los Angeles Rams beat the Dallas Cowboys 35-30 on...
View ArticleLetter: I’d fire all the arrogant football players who refuse to stand for...
Those pompous arrogant football players who are paid 6- to 7-figure salaries to play a game have come down from their ivory towers to make a statement over Trump’s criticism by refusing to stand for...
View ArticleLetter: Just don't watch them play
If everyone offended by the failure of overpaid NFL players to show appropriate respect for our national anthem and all that is thereby represented simply declined to watch them play, that would...
View ArticleWashington Post Editorial: Tax reform proposal is for dishonest political...
Tax reform was supposed to attract wide, bipartisan support. Lower rates would be fully offset by cutting unneeded deductions and loopholes. The benefit would be a simpler, more efficient tax code. But...
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