Dana Milbank: Did lesbians cause Hurricanes Irma and Harvey? God knows.
Washington • It’s that season again. An ominous swirl forms in the Atlantic, citizens batten down or evacuate, TV weather reporters put on rain slickers and, as predictably as National Weather Service...
View ArticleLexi Thompson seals Indy win with traditional kiss of bricks
Indianapolis • Lexi Thompson celebratedin the most traditional Indy style. She sipped some milk, poured therest over her head and, of course, sealed it with a kiss of the bricks.The 22-year-old Florida...
View ArticleCommentary: Immigrant students aren’t stealing anything from Utahns
Many folks know that the idea of undocumented/DACAmented students “stealing” scholarships or college admissions from US-born applicants is not based in reality. Still, it’s worth exploring just a...
View ArticleUtah holds off BYU 19-13 for seventh consecutive win in rivalry
Provo • BYU’s struggling offense met Utah’s brick wall of a defense on Saturday night, and the result was pretty much what everybody expected in what is annually one of the most unpredictable rivalries...
View ArticlePrep football: Alta's offense struggles to gain traction in loss to Nevada power
Las Vegas • Alta football’s offensive prowess hit a brick wall Saturday against Las Vegas’ Liberty, which many consider to be the second-best team in Nevada, behind national powerhouse Bishop...
View ArticleMike Petke says RSL, Vancouver have changed greatly since his snowy debut
Vancouver, B.C. • The last time Mike Petke went up against Vancouver, the snow blanketed Rio Tinto Stadium and refused to let up for his Real Salt Lake coaching debut.Bundled in his coat with the...
View ArticleHurricane Irma pounds Cuba's north coast
Hurricane Irma lingered along Cuba’s north coast Friday, swamping seaside towns and shredding the island’s rickety infrastructure, though there were no reports of deaths or injuries.Cuban authorities...
View ArticleMayfield throws for 3 TDs as No. 5 Oklahoma tops No. 2 Ohio St 31-16
Columbus, Ohio • Baker Mayfield threw for 386 yards and three touchdowns as No. 5 Oklahoma pulled ahead in the second half to knock off No. 2 Ohio State 31-16 on Saturday night to give first-year head...
View ArticleReal Salt Lake dealt hammer blow to playoff chances with loss at Vancouver
Vancouver, B.C. • Everyone gets a helpful bounce once in a while. For Real Salt Lake, the vital helpful bounce went against it.A 3-2 loss the Whitecaps on Saturday night is a massive blow to Real Salt...
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Led by a U. grad, dozens of sailors are set to descend on SLC for Navy Week
There will be a rare sight in northern Utah this week: dozens of sailors. Salt Lake City is one of 15 host cities this year for Navy Week, in which the U.S. Navy drops in to meet local officials and...
View ArticleNo. 6 USC routs No. 14 Stanford 42-24 for 11th straight win
Los Angeles • Steven Mitchell and Deontay Burnett caught two touchdown passes apiece from Sam Darnold, and No. 6 Southern California extended its winning streak to 11 games with a bruising 42-24...
View ArticleBYU football: Vandals caught red-handed painting U logos on cougar statue
Provo • A statue of a cougar on BYU’s campus was vandalized Saturday morning, and police say the suspects were literally caught red-handed.The statue, near LaVell Edwards Stadium, was spray-painted...
View ArticleUtes senior Sunia Tauteoli ejected in the first half for hit on Tanner Mangum
The officials ejected Utes starting linebacker Sunia Tauteoli from Saturday night’s game for targeting on a hit on BYU quarterback Tanner Mangum in the first minute of the second quarter.Tauteoli...
View ArticleLetter: Family's experience left us grateful to Sheriff Arpaio
After my mentally ill brother was arrested for injuring a police officer during a welfare check, he was held in the Maricopa County jail in downtown Phoenix.Hoping that the judge would sentence him to...
View ArticleMonson: BYU is tortured again by a Utah team it cannot beat
Provo • So, the suffering continues.The mountain BYU looked forward to climbing — or did it, really? — on Saturday night against its rival offered a wicked ascent. Everybody, including the Cougars...
View ArticleKragthorpe: Ute defense overcomes offense’s shortcomings
ProvoUtah coach Kyle Whittingham made yet another change of offensive coordinators after last season for one basic reason: The Utes kicked too many field goals.The same issue surfaced Saturday night,...
View ArticlePrep football: Bingham defense hands Hawaiian foe its first shutout since 2008
Las Vegas • Honolulu Kahuku’s may have had more fans at Sam Boyd Stadium than UNLV did in its historic home loss to Howard last week, but it was Bingham’s football team that made the loudest statement...
View Article‘I’m scared to death’: Hurricane Irma’s life-threatening winds, storm surges...
St. Petersburg, Fla. • Hurricane Irma closed in on the Florida Keys with top winds of near 130 mph early Sunday as forecasters monitored a crucial shift in its trajectory — just a few more miles to the...
View ArticleTyler Huntley carried the offense, but Utes can’t afford for that to last...
Even in those moments when a few low snaps went rolling around the grass or Tyler Huntley turned the wrong way to hand the ball off, he still made it work more often than not for the Utes in a hostile...
View ArticleBYU still on prowl for answers as Cougar offense continues to sputter
Provo • Tanner Mangum dropped to one knee, his uniform stained green from taking knock after knock from Utah’s defense, as one fan on the east side of LaVell Edwards Stadium screamed out in...
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