Kragthorpe: Jazz ‘let it fly’ in preseason opener, showing hope for their...
In three seconds, the Jazz celebrated a renovation that took five months.That’s about how long it took the Jazz to turn a defensive rebound into Rodney Hood’s 3-pointer from the left corner. Hood’s...
View ArticleBYU football notes: Questionable play calls just one of Cougars' deficiencies...
Provo • BYU football coach Kalani Sitake said Monday that the entire team has to share the blame for the 40-24 loss at Utah State last Friday, and that includes the coaching staff.Some questionable...
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Utah-born Kip Thorne wins the Nobel Prize in physics for his role in...
Logan-born Kip Thorne has won a share of the Nobel Prize in physics for his role in the historic detection of gravitational waves, which gave scientists something like an ear to deeper, darker reaches...
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Why a federal nominee who lives and works in Utah insists that he’s from...
No one is disputing Randal Quarles’ many ties to Utah.The 60-year-old financier is the founder and director of the Salt Lake City-based investment firm The Cynosure Group. He lists Roy as his hometown...
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Commentary: How to stop the Russian robots
During the summer of 2016, Melvin Redick was — like many of us — posting his thoughts about the election on Facebook. Melvin’s profile painted a picture of an all-American family man from Harrisburg,...
View ArticleUtah forecast: Warm, breezy midweek an autumnal dream worth runnin' down
From its northern valleys to the southern redrocks and high deserts, Utah is in for a sunny, breezy midweek autumnal dream.And no one knew better about “Runnin’ Down a Dream” than the late Tom Petty,...
View ArticleIdaho school settles in locker room assault case
Boise, Idaho • A southern Idaho school district has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit involving a black football player who said he was sexually assaulted by three teammates in a high school locker...
View ArticleNews roundup: GOP-led bill to loosen firearm laws is unlikely to move forward...
GOP-led bill to loosen firearm laws is unlikely to move forward after deadly Las Vegas shooting. At least two Utahns died in the mass shooting in Nevada. Ambassador Huntsman is set to meet Russian...
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Catherine Rampell: The report Trump officials don't want you to see
Washington • Psst. Hey, you. Wanna read something dangerous?It’s a government document so incendiary that the feds have tried to suppress it. They’ve purged it from their websites and disavowed its...
View ArticleWhat is the Scaramucci Post? 'We have absolutely no idea.'
Anthony Scaramucci has worn many hats in his life — Harvard Law graduate, Goldman Sachs banker, hedge fund founder, political financier, White House communications director.Now, two months after his...
View ArticleNFL locals: Week Four snaps and stats for Utah, BYU, USU and SUU alumni in...
Each week, we’ll recap notable performances from local BYU, Utes, USU and SUU alumni in the NFL. Here’s what stood out from Week Four of the 2017 NFL season:Week Three Week Two Week OneChicago Bears at...
View ArticleThe other fatal shootings from Sunday that you haven't heard about
Large-scale, high-profile shootings such as the horrific one that just happened in Las Vegas represent just a tiny fraction of the daily drumbeat of gun violence in the United States. This year close...
View ArticleSpain's Catalonia gripped by general strike
Barcelona, Spain • Trade unions in Catalonia led a general strike Tuesday that closed down businesses and blocked highways to protest violence by Spain’s national police during the region’s chaotic...
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Dana Milbank: Donald Trump's dog
Washington • See Rex.Rex is a big dog. Rex is the top dog. Rex has a good job. Rex can fly! Rex has a jet. Fly, Rex, fly. Rex flies to other lands. Rex sits. Rex shakes. Rex speaks. When Rex speaks,...
View ArticleA fifth of globe's nations officially endorse one religion, with Islam...
It’s the 21st century, but more than a fifth of the planet’s nations still officially mandate a particular religion and restrict or persecute other faiths, a new Pew Research Center study reveals.Islam...
View ArticleErin Alberty: Mountain biking makes no sense, but I tried it and here's my...
I had misgivings about mountain biking.The whole sport has never made much sense to me. I flip through outdoors magazines and read adventure articles online, and I’ll see an ad featuring some cyclist...
View ArticleScott D. Pierce: NHL ticks off NBC, so the network retaliates
NBC and the NHL are the best of friends and the closest of allies. Wait — maybe that should have been written in the past tense. The NHL has ticked off NBC, and NBC has turned around and very publicly...
View ArticleJon Huntsman meets Putin as new U.S. ambassador to Russia in Kremlin visit
Moscow • The new U.S. ambassador to Russia presented his diplomatic credentials to President Vladimir Putin at a ceremony Tuesday in the Kremlin, a move that marks the formal start of Jon Huntsman’s...
View ArticleThird Utahn dies in wake of Las Vegas massacre
A third person with Utah origins has died of injuries suffered in Sunday’s mass shooting in Las Vegas.Heather Warino Alvarado, a 35-year-old Cedar City woman, died Monday night at a Las Vegas hospital,...
View ArticleWant to help Vegas victims? Give blood and prayers, says Utah Gov. Gary Herbert
Gov. Gary Herbert said Tuesday that Utahns can help Las Vegas shooting victims by offering two things: blood and prayers.He said that as Utah officials have talked to their counterparts in Nevada, they...
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