Moss provides steadying force for Utes offense
Los Angeles • Utah sophomore running back Zack Moss looked at times like he could carry the entire offense on his back against No. 13 USC on Saturday night.The 5-foot-10, 210-pound sophomore from...
View ArticleSun Devils use strong defense to stun No. 5 Huskies 13-7
Tempe, Ariz. • Manny Wilkins completed 29 of 41 passes for 245 yards, Arizona State's defense smothered Washington most of the game and the Sun Devils stunned the No. 5 Huskies 13-7 on Saturday...
View ArticleBig game by Love leads No. 23 Stanford past Oregon 49-7
Stanford, Calif. • Bryce Love needed less than five minutes to reach the 100-yard rushing mark for the ninth consecutive game as he used another big run to fuel No. 23 Stanford's 49-7 victory over...
View ArticleSuffer the children who suffer through church
Last Sunday, I mentioned that my father sometimes locked me in the trunk of the car if I misbehaved in church. It’s true he did that, but it only happened a few times. Probably no more than six or...
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Records reveal how money from Utah and U.S. Mormons props up LDS operations...
Among the distinctions the LDS Church is known for are its missionaries in white shirts, its towering temples and saying next to nothing about its money.After all, the Utah-based faith doesn’t have to...
View ArticleLetter of the Week: School grading is biased against economically disadvantaged
Utah school grades came out recently and they show a clear bias. Only one Utah public high school received an A. Twenty-six high schools failed. The one public high school that received an A was Davis...
View ArticleBig majority of Utahns favors banning rapid-fire gun modifications after Las...
Washington • An overwhelming number of Utahns want Congress to ban so-called bump stocks like those used in the recent Las Vegas shooting that killed 58 people and injured more than 500, a new poll...
View ArticleFor Jazz, Vivint Arena remodel means that Utah’s NBA franchise has finally...
In 1991, long before he would become CEO of the Utah Jazz, Greg Miller had a critical task at hand: installing the directional signage in what was going to be the Delta Center.A subcontractor on the...
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Tim Allen isn’t performing in Utah to be political — he just wants to make...
Tim Allen hasn’t performed in Utah since … well, a long time ago.“I haven’t been to Salt Lake City in years,” he said. “I can’t even remember when.”He does recall performing in a small comedy club...
View ArticleMIT student making sleeping bags for refugees in Middle East
Cambridge, Mass. • It wasn’t enough to send warm wishes to refugees in Syria. Vick Liu wanted to send them actual warmth.The sophomore at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is creating a new...
View ArticleDeath toll from blast in Somalia’s capital rises to 231
Mogadishu, Somalia • The death toll from the most powerful bomb blast witnessed in Somalia’s capital rose to 231 with more than 275 injured, making it the deadliest single attack ever in this Horn of...
View ArticleUtah falls out of Coaches Poll, is unranked in AP Poll after close loss to USC
Utah has dropped out of the Amway Coaches Poll and is unranked in the AP Top 25 after a failed two-point conversion attempt resulted in a 28-27 loss to USC Saturday night. The Trojans moved up three...
View ArticleAlyssa Rosenberg: For the Harvey Weinstein scandal to mean anything, it will...
In my time covering the entertainment industry, I’m not sure I’ve see anything like the response to the New York Times and the New Yorker’s reporting on allegations of sexual harassment and sexual...
View ArticleDisconsolate BYU turns attention to also-struggling East Carolina
Provo • After suffering another humbling, lopsided loss and shaking hands with Mississippi State players Saturday afternoon in the heat and humidity at Davis Wade Stadium, dozens of BYU’s guys ambled...
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Ten key games for the Jazz in 2017-18
1. Denver Nuggets, WednesdayEvery team wants to get off to a good start, and the Jazz are no different. They face projected playoff contenders in their first four games, so a 1-3 or even 0-4 start is...
View ArticleTyrol residents reject Innsbruck’s 2026 Olympics bid
Vienna • Innsbruck is expected to drop plans to bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics after a majority of residents rejected the idea in a referendum on Sunday.Results show 53.35 percent of eligible voters...
View ArticleCampus lockdown lifted after shooting wounds 1 at Virginia State University
A shooting at Virginia State University on Saturday night prompted a lockdown on campus, in what police called an "isolated incident" that came at the end of homecoming weekend.Virginia State...
View ArticleMichigan man dies in crash with a big rig in eastern Utah
Nephi • Authorities say a Michigan man is dead after a car crash in eastern Utah.Utah Highway Patrol officials say the 20-year-old victim hasn't been identified yet and his hometown isn't immediately...
View ArticleLeonard Pitts: Democrats need to move left
I've been struggling with this question for a month.It's been that long since a Democratic state legislator rose during the Q&A; after a speech and asked me a deceptively simple thing: What should...
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Need a break from politics? Pioneer Theatre opens new door-slamming comedy...
You might want to slam the door on your click-baity breaking-news obsession as Pioneer Theatre Company premieres the new hotel-room farce “A Comedy of Tenors.”That strategy might help theatergoers...
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