Kragthorpe: What's new? In Utah college basketball, almost everyone
David Collette accounts for only 7.7 percent of this phenomenon, even counting him twice. With his controversial (in Logan, anyway) transfer from Utah State to Utah, Collette created a vacancy on the...
View ArticleKragthorpe: Feelings aside, RSL makes right moves with Jeff Cassar, Javier...
Sandy • Real Salt Lake coach Jeff Cassar is getting exactly what he earned, a one-year opportunity to produce a much better finish than his team delivered in 2016. Javier Morales deserved a better...
View ArticleKurt Kragthorpe: BYU, SUU get what they want out of historic meeting
Provo In the Hannemann household, the matchup of BYU and Southern Utah played out evenly. Family members wore specially designed, red-and-blue T-shirts with their last name and No. 7, thanks to the...
View ArticleKragthorpe: Utes have avenues, obstacles in Rose Bowl quest
From a safe distance, the Utah Utes watched Saturday as some madness unfolded in college football, with so many upsets occurring that they almost offset themselves. No. 4 Washington lost to USC in the...
View ArticleKragthorpe: Short-handed Jazz can't reach finish line vs. Memphis
The Jazz were back in town Monday night, taking the court at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Not all of them, of course. That would be weird. Already missing key figures George Hill and Rodney Hood, the Jazz...
View ArticleKragthorpe: Utes deserve praise for consistency, with more work to do
The Utah Utes are haunted by what happened at the California 1-yard line last month, and the football program's Game 11 Curse is in play this week against Oregon. Yet amid all of the what-ifs of the...
View ArticleKragthorpe: Jazz guard George Hill jumping into community involvement
Jazz coach Quin Snyder is talking about basketball advice when he says of George Hill, "Every time you turn around, he's offering something to someone." That's helpful to a team that needs leadership,...
View ArticleKragthorpe: Oregon Ducks have lost their mythical nature in Pac-12
My lasting impressions of Utah’s entry into the Pac-12 include the appearance by Tournament of Roses organizers at the news conference, followed a few months later by the release of the 2011 football...
View ArticleKragthorpe: Bingham overcomes Hansen's effort to claim 5A title (with video)
Bingham’s defensive players made every yard challenging for Lone Peak quarterback Dakota Hansen, but running up and down the Rice-Eccles Stadium field was easy compared with his walk to the bus Friday...
View ArticleKragthorpe: Don't look now, but Utes blow it again
Utah coach Kyle Whittingham shielded his eyes from the sun with a play-call sheet as the Ute defense huddled Saturday afternoon, watching the replay intently and hoping Rice-Eccles Stadium’s giant...
View ArticleKragthorpe: Utes headed to Colorado and then ... who knows?
So the Utah Utes are moving on to Colorado, if I’m correctly summarizing Joe Williams’ news conference highlights from last Saturday, and these are their rather unappealing choices: They can do USC a...
View ArticleKragthorpe: Weber State's football season won't cure cancer, but it's helping
Ogden After all of his study and analysis of the past three months, Weber State coach Jay Hill nailed the scouting report. Working in his Stewart Stadium office one morning this week, he knew exactly...
View ArticleKragthorpe: Utes will make someone happy, either USC or Colorado
Boulder, Colo. The Pac-12 South standings and the College Football Playoff rankings speak of Colorado’s rise, and then there’s the unofficial gauge of the Boulder Creek Path. On the popular trail...
View ArticleKragthorpe: Ute offense is a big letdown in loss to Colorado
Boulder, Colo. The Utah Utes, the football team that would cancel November if it could, triggered a championship celebration Saturday night. The only trouble was the joyous scene that unfolded at...
View ArticleKragthorpe: Ex-Ute Alex Smith comes through as Chiefs edge Broncos in OT
Denver When the Kansas City Chiefs took over the ball with three minutes remaining in regulation Sunday night, former University of Utah quarterback Alex Smith looked beaten and defeated. And then...
View ArticleKragthorpe: BYU's football season is less impressive than Utah's, but more...
In a weird way, the Utah Utes did themselves a favor by losing to Colorado. Now they won't have to watch USC, a team they beat in September, play in Friday's Pac-12 championship game. That's the only...
View ArticleKragthorpe: Utes can't hang with Butler in their current state
Lost dribbles, backdoor passes intended for teammates who stayed out front and missed shots from all over the court framed Utah’s offensive performance Monday night. One of the teams competing in the...
View ArticleKragthorpe: BYU shows toughness, subdues Utah State
This happens occasionally, when a basketball game involving BYU features strong defense, aggressive rebounding and a grind-it-out offensive style. Those reviews usually apply to the other guys,...
View ArticleKragthorpe: Taysom Hill's BYU legacy: 'Just fun' to watch him play
Judging by the response when BYU quarterback Tanner Mangum took the field for the first time this season at LaVell Edwards Stadium, Cougar followers are ready to move on from the Taysom Hill era....
View ArticleKragthorpe: Jazz staying afloat at one-quarter mark, amid injuries (with video)
Introducing guard Rodney Hood, Jazz public address announcer Dan Roberts said, “Welcome back.” Such a greeting is being heard too often lately at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Or maybe not enough. Favored...
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