Kragthorpe: 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...
View ArticleCommentary: Gene editing in Humans? Proceed with caution
Recently, a scientific milestone hit the headlines, raising a flurry of excitement and concern.Scientists used a rapidly rising and powerful new gene editingtechnique, CRISPR, to “correct” a genetic...
View ArticleDuke University removes statue of Confederate general
Durham, N.C. — Duke University removed a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee early Saturday, days after it was vandalized amid a national debate about monuments to the Confederacy.The university said it...
View ArticleJudge refuses to end Roman Polanski sex assault case
Los Angeles — A Los Angeles judge on Friday denied the impassioned plea of Roman Polanski’s victim to end a four-decade-old sexual assault case against the fugitive director.Los Angeles Superior Court...
View ArticleCommentary: There is much this native potato can teach us
Who could imagine that a potato might be one of the most compelling reasons to validate and protect Utah’s two threatened national monuments?A native potato recently discovered by two university...
View ArticlePrep girls' soccer: State rankings
Class 6A1. American Fork (5-0-0) • The Cavemen have outscored the opposition 24-2, including three shutouts, in an undefeated start to the season. But the Region 4 gauntlet is right around the corner...
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Tribes hope for renewal in solar eclipse; not all will watch
Flagstaff, Ariz. — While much of the country gawks at the solar eclipse, Bobbieann Baldwin will be inside with her children, shades drawn.In Navajo culture, the passing of the moon over the sun is an...
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Dashcam video shows white cop punching black man during stop
Cleveland — A dashcam video of a traffic stop that led to a white police officer with a history of disciplinary issues repeatedly punching a black man and hitting his head on pavement appears to show a...
View ArticleA look at U.S.-S. Korea war games and how North might respond
Seoul, South Korea — America’s annual joint military exercises with South Korea always frustrate North Korea. The war games set to begin Monday may hold more potential to provoke than ever, given...
View ArticleChris Stewart: Loose lips of press leaks do indeed sink ships
Loose Lips Sink Ships is a phrase that my father, a WWII air force pilot, heard many times. It was a common and well-accepted attitude during a dangerous and chaotic time. And though our nation has...
View ArticleSafety Philip Afia says Utes defensive backfield will be “amazing”
Utah redshirt sophomore safety Philip Afia has been one of the returning players stepping into larger roles in the secondary this preseason. He’s certainly not shy about this year’s group of defensive...
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Utah State football preview: Aggies lean on experience as they try to rebound
Kent Myers’ role with the Utah State football team hasn’t changed much since he was a freshman in 2014.Myers was thrust into the role of starting quarterback when injuries claimed starter Chuckie...
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Utah football preview: Utes desperately seeking a starting QB
Troy Williams stood tall inside Rice-Eccles Stadium at the conclusion of another fall practice, his helmet at his feet, answering the same question tossed his way the past three weeks.The senior...
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NHL's new Vegas Golden Knights eyeing the SLC market
Las Vegas usually tries to entice visitors with drinks, players’ clubs and hot dice. But some of Sin City’s newcomers would like tourists from Utah to make the trip for dekes, power plays and icing,...
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California tightens rules on popular pesticide for farmers
San Francisco — California is tightening the strictest rules in the nation on a pesticide that is popular with farmers over new health concerns, officials said Friday.Farmers use chlorpyrifos to kill...
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BYU football preview: Bar is raised for Cougars in Sitake's second season
Provo • Former legendary BYU coach LaVell Edwards will be memorialized often in 2017 following his death at the age of 86 last December.Patches bearing Edwards’ likeness with the block letters “LAVELL”...
View ArticleGov. Gary Herbert supports release of California prisoner interested in...
San Francisco — California Gov. Jerry Brown has commuted the lengthy prison sentences of nine inmates serving time for violent crimes, including a former prostitute convicted with her abusive pimp of...
View ArticlePrep football: State rankings
Class 6A1. East (1-0) • A 42-10 crunching of Class 5A Timpview sets up Leopards for showdown with Bingham.2. Bingham (1-0) • After easing past Orem 41-14, Miners ready for first meeting (of two?) with...
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Pac-12 football preview: Huskies are team to beat and Jake Browning is MVP,...
MVP • Jake Browning, WashingtonDespite the preseason hype for USC’s Sam Darnold, Browning enters this season as the defending Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year coming off a season in which he tied...
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