Utah basketball notes: Jakob Poeltl a quick study on defensive end
Jakob Poeltl’s English is as competent as any native speaker, and judging by his teammate’s jokes and teasing, he’s fitting right into the locker room. But one harsh lesson he’s learned in the States...
View ArticleAnalysis: Utah-Arizona State Position Preview
Gas cost 59 cents per gallon and a new home cost $48,000. As for the top songs, “Play That Funky Music” and “Love Rollercoaster” owned the charts. The year was 1976, the last time a Utah football team...
View ArticleAP Basketball poll: Kentucky is No. 1, Utah 25th
The story seems to be the same every season at Kentucky: Lose star players to the NBA, replace them with another group of one-and-doners, compete for a national championship. The Wildcats changed the...
View ArticleUtah basketball: Runnin' Utes ranked No. 25 in AP poll
The Runnin’ Utes’ reputation precedes them this season. The latest preseason accolade is the biggest: Utah basketball is ranked No. 25 in the first AP poll of the year, released Friday morning. It’s...
View ArticleUtah football: Utes hope to end a devilish streak in Tempe
Tempe, Ariz. • Even the last time, in 1976, it required a little magic. After Arizona State took a 28-21 lead early in the fourth quarter, Craig Buchi drilled a 39-yard field goal, Pat Degnan hit Mike...
View ArticleUtah soccer: Katie Taylor, Utes seniors still fighting to the end
A moment sticks out in Rich Manning’s mind when he talks about his senior captain. He goes back to Katie Taylor’s sophomore year, when the Utes were playing poorly and trailing Washington State 1-0....
View ArticleUtah football: Utes fall 19-16 in overtime at Arizona St. (with video)
Tempe, Ariz. • Make it 39 years. With Arizona falling to UCLA earlier in the evening, Utah had an opportunity to take pole position as the lone remaining one-loss team in the Pac-12 South race. But...
View ArticleUtah football: Rowe, Carter out; Aiono in for Utes
The Utes traveled to Tempe without two of their best defenders this weekend. Cornerback Eric Rowe and safety Tevin Carter, two of the senior leaders of the unit, stayed behind. Carter missed his third...
View ArticleUtah football: Utes slip in AP, Coaches Polls after ASU loss
The Utes slipped four spots in the Amway Coaches Poll and two spots in the AP Poll Sunday morning after a 19-16 loss to Arizona State. Utah is ranked 20th in the AP Top 25 and 22nd in the Coaches Poll...
View ArticleUtah football: Lack of passing game holds Utes back from great season
Tempe, Ariz. • Over the past two years, Utah has learned one kind of defeat: the sinking feeling of a nosedive, of coming to the realization that the team doesn’t have the talent needed to win. But...
View ArticleHelp the homeless by attending the Peanut Butter & Jelly Ball
Saturday’s Peanut Butter & Jelly Ball is a delicious way to help the homeless.The fundraiser will feature a gourmet peanut butter and jelly bar, as well music, entertainment and a silent auction....
View Article7 movies about social media that are worth a ‘like’
For some people, social media is a vast and terrifying jungle filled with uncomfortable brushes with unsavory types. For others, it’s an extension of who they are — a place where you can meet more...
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For the biggest Sherlock Holmes fans, the best account of Baker Street mania
In 2002, at the end of a festive January evening, I was made a member of the Baker Street Irregulars, a literary society devoted to Sherlock Holmes. As part of what is called an investiture, a new...
View ArticleUtah QB Troy Williams faces yet another test in a career full of them
Once Troy Williams reached the final step behind the Eccles Football Center, he looked out at the scrum waiting to inquire about the latest tough break in a football career filled with them. The senior...
View ArticleTrump wants atheist group’s suit over church IRS order dropped
Madison, Wis. • The Trump administration wants to nix a legal challenge to a presidential order easing enforcement of an IRS rule that limited religious organizations’ political activity.The Justice...
View ArticleShould the church where Robert E. Lee declared himself a sinner keep his name?
Police shootings. Charleston church killings. The public resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan. As recent years engulfed America in intense debate about race, the genteel Gothic stone parish in little...
View ArticleTo experience my ‘wow’ moment with the eclipse, you had to be there
I watched Monday’s solar eclipse from my porch in Herriman. Because of the mob, I saw it in three two-second glimpses. It was anything but a special or even spiritual experience.Surrounded by...
View ArticleUtah man sentenced to prison for 2014 rape case after DNA match to...
A Utah man was sentenced to prison this week after he pleaded guilty to reduced charges in a rape case police say they solved two years after the crime thanks to a DNA match to sexual-assault kit...
View ArticleUtah legislators light fuse that may change fireworks laws
After a dry summer when fireworks ignited many blazes, Utah legislators lighted a fuse Wednesday toward possibly exploding current fireworks regulations.The Business and Labor Interim Committee voted...
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Will the ‘American Idol’ dream begin in Provo? 1,000 or so hope the answer is...
Provo • Caden Humphrey was stuck outside in the rain Tuesday night, but the chance to audition for “American Idol” made it worth getting wet.“I grew up on ‘American Idol,’” said the 20-year-old Utah...
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