Freshman tight end Matt Bushman the surprise of BYU camp
Provo • Matt Bushman got his fair share of hype after signing to play college football for BYU out of Sabino High in Tucson, Ariz., a few years ago.But the three-star recruit seemingly was forgotten...
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Monson: BYU's Butch Pau'u will hammer you hard, grin all day, and play you a...
ProvoButch Pau’u has the perfect name for his game, the perfect game for his name. You couldn’t imagine a better label for the way he does the whole football thing. Ladies and gentlemen … BYU...
View ArticleUtah football notes: Senior defensive back Boobie Hobbs has grown into a starter
More than two weeks remain before the University of Utah football team opens its season against North Dakota, but coach Kyle Whittingham identified senior Boobie Hobbs as the starter at nickelback if a...
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Spotlight will be on Utah's wide receivers in Troy Taylor's offense
Whichever quarterback Utah settles on to run the offense of first-year offensive coordinator Troy Taylor, he might turn out to be only the second-most important part of the equation.Utah’s identity in...
View ArticleMonson: Stop the charade and name Troy Williams the Utes starting QB already
Troy Williams says he is not an angry man.Maybe he should be.The quarterback insists he’s trying to hold steady, to work hard on his circuitous route to winning the starter’s job at Utah, again, the...
View ArticleDanica Patrick to honor NASCAR Hall of Famer at Darlington
Columbia, S.C. • Danica Patrick will honor NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Robert Yates at NASCAR’s throwback weekend at Darlington Raceway for the Southern 500.Patrick’s No. 10 Ford will feature the...
View ArticleMike Trout says it's 'good for baseball' Bryce Harper's injury isn't bad
Washington • Mike Trout watched as Bryce Harper injured his left knee slipping on a base and remembered his own experience.The Los Angeles Angels’ center fielder jammed his left thumb sliding into a...
View ArticleNew lawsuits say Mormon church failed to protect American Indian children
Flagstaff, Ariz. • The number of lawsuits alleging Mormon church leaders failed to protect children from sexual abuse has grown to include two more Navajos and a member of the Crow Tribe.Thousands of...
View ArticleUnion appeals Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott's 6-game suspension
New York • The NFL Players Association has appealed Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott’s six-game suspension over the league’s conclusion that its 2016 rushing leader injured his former...
View ArticleLeBron blasts Trump, calls him 'so-called president'
Sandusky, Ohio • Speaking from his heart and for unity, LeBron James went after President Trump, calling him the “so-called president” while calling for unity in light of the Charlottesville...
View ArticleGame of Thrones: What you don’t know could get you killed
Washington • Samwell Tarly knows more than the maesters of the Citadel. Littlefinger knows more than Arya. And Bran knows more than anyone in “Game of Thrones.”The imbalance in knowledge is what...
View ArticleLetter: A welcome return of the bridge column
A while back, I wrote a letter to the editor(s) expressing my anger and sadness about the removal of the daily bridge column. Today I am writing again to express my feelings.This time I am speaking not...
View ArticleLetter: Summer a good time for climate lobbying
Check out these record low daily temperatures for Salt Lake City: 45 degrees in 1950, 42 in 1948, 47 in 1938. We used to have temperatures like this in August. No more. We rarely experience record cold...
View ArticleSalt Lake City Council primary election results
Click here for all Salt Lake County results.SLC COUNCIL DISTRICT 1<br>Ballots Counted/Registered Voters • 1,439/7,939 • 18.1%<br>Total Votes • 1,413<br>David C Atkin • 12.38% •...
View ArticleOregon State QB Jake Luton emerges from spring mystery illness
Corvallis, Ore. • Quarterback Jake Luton’s debut with Oregon State saw him lead a couple of touchdown drives in the spring game but it wasn’t readily apparent what he was going through...
View ArticleCalifornia AD Mike Williams to step down next May
Berkeley, Calif. • Mike Williams will step down as athletic director at California when his current contract expires next May.Williams told Chancellor Carol Christ on Tuesday that he will not seek a...
View ArticleRogers and Mendenhall coast in Salt Lake City primaries; four emerge in two...
Primary election results for four Salt Lake City Council seats show that challengers to two incumbents have a lot of ground to make up, while two candidates in each open race appear to be locks for...
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Councilwoman outpaces field in race for Herriman mayor; polygamist a distant...
Herriman • A city councilwoman grabbed the bulk of the votes in Tuesday’s primary for Herriman mayor.Coralee Wessman-Moser received nearly half (46 percent) of the vote in unofficial returns late...
View ArticleSalt Lake Bees win opener of homestand
The Salt Lake Bees opened up a four-series against the Tacoma Rainiers with a bang, winning 9-5 on Tuesday night at Smith’s Ballpark.Scoring two runs apiece in the second, fourth and fifth innings, the...
View ArticleSalt Lake County primary election results
Click here for all Salt Lake City Council results.BLUFFDALE CITY COUNCIL AT LARGE<br>Ballots Counted/Registered Voters • 750/5,566 • 13.5%<br>Total Votes • 748<br>Dave Kallas• 56.68%...
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