Francis Bernard wants to leave BYU for Utah instead of redshirting, brother says
Provo • The brother of BYU football star Francis Bernard says the Cougars’ junior linebacker is being forced to redshirt against his will and wants to transfer to rival Utah.James Bernard, 25, a former...
View ArticleRescuers use dish soap to free woman trapped for 12 hours in Utah slot canyon
A woman was wedged in a slot canyon in the southern Utah’s San Rafael Swell for 12 hours this week before rescuers were able to wrestle her out with the help of a gallon of dish soap.The 24-year-old...
View ArticleLetter: Put a price on carbon
Getting nuked isn’t Guam’s only major concern from this administration of fools. Global warming is already causing sea level rise and coral bleaching and will only get worse if ignored any longer. This...
View ArticlePliskova sweeps into Cincinnati semis, Nadal comes up short
Mason, Ohio • Defending champion Karolina Pliskova pulled off a doubleheader sweep Friday at the Western & Southern Open, reaching the semifinals by winning a pair of matches with little rest...
View ArticleSalt Lake Bees fall to Tacoma 7-6 in homestand finale
The heart of the Tacoma Rainiers’ lineup — Taylor Motter, Daniel Vogelbach, and Gordon Beckham — roughed up Salt Lake Bees starting pitcher Daniel Wright in the series finale Friday at Smith’s...
View ArticlePrep football: Defense sparks Corner Canyon past Pleasant Grove
Pleasant Grove • Eric Kjar’s teams always have been known for offense. Just check the Jordan High record books.And Kjar had instant quarterback ammo in Boise State-recruit Zach Wilson when he took over...
View ArticlePrep football: Brock Jones' three TD passes lead Lone Peak over Herriman
Storylines<br>• Brock Jones throws for three touchdowns and 235 yards to help Lone Peak overcome a slow start.<br>• Sophomore Nate Ritchie boots field goals of 40 and 22 yards for Lone...
View ArticleSearchers look for Vernal man who did not return from camping trip
Police are searching for an elderly man from Vernal who was reported missing after he didn’t return from a two-week camping trip.Joseph Weyerman, who had been camping near Chepeta Lake in the High...
View ArticlePrep football: Cammon Cooper sets state record in leading Lehi past Alta...
Sandy • Lehi quarterback Cammon Cooper connected with Dallin Holker for a 9-yard touchdown pass to claim a 72-66 double-overtime victory at Alta High School on Friday night.Lehi started on defense to...
View ArticlePrep football: Week 1 scores
THURSDAYEast 42, Timpview 10FRIDAYLayton Christian 14, North Summit 0Bonneville 34, Logan 14Bear River 20, Juan Diego 10Kearns 47, Copper Hills 18Grand County 39, Monticello 6Morgan 21, Park City...
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Gehrke: Utah needs to think about security above all as it buys new voting...
State elections officials held an open house earlier this month to demonstrate five election systems vying to replace the voting machines that have been chugging away for the past 13 years.Just a few...
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Special-group license plates show Utahns love their colleges, wildlife, pets...
Nearly 71,000 Utahns — equivalent to the population of South Jordan, the state’s 10th-largest city — happily chose last year to pay what amounts to extra taxes totaling a combined $2 million.That’s...
View ArticlePrep football: Top recruit Penei Sewell suffers torn labrum
Desert Hills lineman Penei Sewell, the highest-rated high school football recruit in Utah this year, has suffered a shoulder injury that has cast uncertainty over his senior campaign.“I don’t know at...
View ArticleTrump to skip Kennedy Center arts awards
Bridgewater, N.J. — In a break with tradition, President Donald Trump and the first lady have decided not to participate in events honoring recipients of this year’s Kennedy Center Honors arts awards...
View ArticleCharlottesville exposes new threat for college campuses
Boston — On college campuses, white supremacists and other far-right extremist groups see fertile ground to spread their messages and recruit followers. But for many colleges, last weekend’s deadly...
View ArticleCommentary: Rio Grande cleanup will fail because it addresses symptoms, not...
With the inception of Operation Rio Grande, Utah’s politicians and officials are yet again gravely mishandling the opioid and homelessness crisis in Salt Lake City. Police Chief Mike Brown has touted...
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Utah's eclipse-viewing weather could be a meteorological toss of the dice
Northern Utahns wanting a glimpse of Monday’s solar eclipse should pray, cross their fingers or perhaps make a wish on the star that is Old Sol that predicted partly cloudy skies will clear for at...
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Footballs will fly under new offensive coordinators at Utah, USU, and return...
A week before California’s Troy Taylor and BYU’s Ty Detmer combined for 735 yards passing in rivalry games, walk-on David Yost’s only season of college football ended with his Kent State team going...
View ArticleKragthorpe: Coaches can help, but Gary Andersen is right: ‘Players win games’
Kalani Sitake watched his Oregon State players allow 674 yards and 52 points to Oregon in his last game as the Beavers’ defensive coordinator. BYU hired him as coach, anyway.Dave Aranda’s Hawaii’s...
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Monson: The most important factor for BYU, Utah, Utah State success rhymes...
One thing has become as clear as any other in modern college football — the game is quarterback-centric. Not exactly a newsflash. It’s always seemed to be that way, but that supposition has spiraled...
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