Letter of the Week: LDS positions on bigotry don’t add up
The headline on the front page of The Salt Lake Tribune on Oct. 1 was, “Same-sex union opposition affirmed.” The article explains that during Saturday’s LDS General Conference, apostle Dallin H. Oaks...
View ArticleA year later, much different BYU team faces revenge-minded Mississippi State
Provo • Exactly a year after knocking off Mississippi State 28-21 in double overtime at LaVell Edwards Stadium, BYU will head east on Saturday for a rematch with the Bulldogs in Starkville,...
View ArticleUtah drops out of AP Top 25, slips to No. 23 in Coaches Poll after loss to...
Utah fell out of the AP Top 25 and dropped five spots in the Amway Coaches Poll to No. 23 after a 23-20 loss to Stanford Saturday night. The top five of both polls changed after Oklahoma was upset by...
View ArticleProtesters say bodycam video shows Salt Lake City officer ‘murdered’...
Black Lives Matter in Utah has scheduled a rally for Sunday to protest a finding that a Salt Lake City police officer was legally justified when he shot and killed a fleeing man in August.The Justice...
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Salt Lake Acting Company unveils a comedy with an appetite for revenge just...
“I’d been wanting to tell a soapy, lively story about revenge in a very modern setting,” playwright Steve Yockey says. “After a particularly intense holiday experience with my family, where it was...
View ArticleHerriman's Jaren Kump announces commitment to Utah football program
pic.twitter.com/BvBln6rpcw— Tricia Kump (@TriciaKump) October 8, 2017Herriman High School senior Jaren Kump, a 6-foot-5, 261-pound offensive tackle, announced via Twitter on Sunday that he’d switched...
View ArticleLetter: Our president has no heart
During Trump’s campaign for president he commented on John McCain that “I like people who were not captured.” It was a shocking and harsh criticism.Having just watched episode 5 of Ken Burns’ “The...
View ArticleBYU guard Nick Emery ready to put past struggles behind him
Provo • A lot of newness surrounds the BYU basketball team, which will begin the formal process of moving on without star center Eric Mika on Monday when preseason training camp officially begins.That...
View ArticleVP Pence leaves NFL game after players protest during anthem
Indianapolis • Vice President Mike Pence has left the 49ers-Colts game after about a dozen San Francisco players took a knee during the national anthem.The former Indiana governor flew in so he could...
View ArticleCutler silences boos with late TD as Dolphins beat Titans
Miami Gardens, Fla. • Adam Gase stubbornly stuck with Jay Cutler until his quarterback finally silenced the boobirds.Cutler drew jeers while struggling through much of the Miami Dolphins’ home opener,...
View ArticleGiants lose Beckham in loss to Chargers
East Rutherford, N.J. • Philip Rivers threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Melvin Gordon with 2:58 to play and the Los Angeles Chargers rallied for a 27-22 victory Sunday over the New York Giants, who...
View ArticleWentz tosses 4 touchdown passes, Eagles beat Cardinals 34-7
Philadelphia • Carson Wentz calls third downs the “money down.”Cha-ching.Wentz threw a career-best four touchdown passes and the Philadelphia Eagles continued their impressive start with a 34-7 victory...
View ArticleGreen’s big game rallies Bengals over Bills 20-16 in rain
Cincinnati • The Bengals took A.J. Green at his word. They kept throwing his way, even after the ball repeatedly slipped through his wet hands. The elusive receiver found a way to make the difference,...
View ArticlePick sixes fuel Jaguars in sloppy 30-9 upset over Steelers
Pittsburgh • The new-look Jacksonville Jaguars just might be for real.Telvin Smith and Barry Church returned a pair of Ben Roethlisberger’s interceptions for touchdowns and Jacksonville stunned the...
View ArticleColts celebrate Manning’s return with 26-23 win over 49ers
Indianapolis • The Indianapolis Colts scrapped the Peyton Manning playbook Sunday. Instead, they relied on ball control and patience.After blowing a 14-point lead in the final eight minutes or...
View ArticleMartin Truex Jr. wins another NASCAR playoff race for Toyota
Concord, N.C. • Martin Truex Jr. gave Toyota yet another victory in NASCAR’s playoffs — the manufacturer is 4 for 4 so far — on a humid Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway.Kyle Busch, winner of the last...
View ArticleMcCown, surprising Jets soar past winless Browns 17-14
Cleveland • On his first trip back to Cleveland, Josh McCown experienced something new — and something unexpected.“It took me three years and two teams,” New York’s quarterback said. “But dang gummit,...
View ArticleCam Newton’s 3 TD passes help Panthers beat Lions 27-24
Detroit • Cam Newton showed he was very focused on football, throwing three touchdowns to help the Carolina Panthers build a lead big enough to hold off the Detroit Lions for a 27-24 win Sunday.The...
View ArticleHealth, fitness aid Joe Johnson as he enters second season with Jazz
When you’ve been at something for almost two decades like Joe Johnson has at the NBA, you start to get nostalgic and reflective.Johnson’s not ready to retire — far from it, actually. He figures to play...
View ArticleLetter: Why the fear of Medicare for all?
Why are people afraid? Beyond Sen. Mike Lee proclaiming that the people of Utah don’t want it (I do), why are people afraid of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ recently introduced Medicare for all legislation?...
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