Ciao, Italy! Women's college hoops teams taking foreign trips
New York • Italy is the popular destination for women’s basketball teams this summer.Nearly a dozen colleges are spending some time in Italy this month, including UConn, Texas, Michigan, Florida State...
View ArticleRyan Howard agrees to minor league deal with Rockies
Denver • The Colorado Rockies have agreed to a minor league contract with first baseman Ryan Howard, who will report to Triple-A Albuquerque.Ryan, 37, hasn’t played in the majors this season but could...
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Jennifer Rubin: How Congress could get rid of Trump and get Pence as president
Republicans do not have to wake up each morning afraid of what the president has tweeted. They do not have to fret that the special counsel will find damning evidence of collusion with Russia,...
View ArticleVirginia police criticized for slow response to violent ‘pro-white’...
Charlottesville, Va. • Police in Charlottesville, Virginia, came under criticism for failing to keep apart warring white nationalists and counter-protesters who battled it out in the city streets on...
View ArticleFleas carrying plague found in 2nd Arizona county
Taylor, Ariz. • A second Arizona county in two weeks has confirmed that fleas in the area tested positive for plague.The announcement by Navajo County Public Health officials on Friday comes one week...
View ArticleTrump condemns Charlottesville, Va., violence but doesn’t single out white...
Bedminster, N.J. • President Donald Trump is often quick to respond to terrorizing acts of violence.As news broke of a terrorist attack in Paris in November 2015, Trump immediately tweeted that he was...
View ArticleTrump says ‘no place’ in U.S. for violence seen in Virginia
Bedminister, N.J. • President Donald Trump said Saturday there was “no place” in the United States for the kind of violence that broke out at a white nationalist rally in Virginia and appealed to...
View ArticleRSL’s game at D.C. United postponed after thunderstorms, stadium flooding
This is our entrance to the field. The stair you see is the fourth from the bottom. #DCvRSL pic.twitter.com/vWQ29c0Wjg— Real Salt Lake (@RealSaltLake) August 13, 2017Real Salt Lake’s match at D.C....
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Prep football: 10 players to watch this season
Penei Sewell, Sr., Desert HillsFans don’t often go to a game to watch an offensive lineman work, unless that lineman is your son. Sewell is a player worth the trip. The 6-foot-5, 335-pound offensive...
View ArticleUtah State looks for Ian Togiai to lead defensive line
He once had a killer nickname, one that’s still used by some for him. And the second of four athletic boys from a West Valley City family, he’s also known as the quiet one.“He takes quiet to another...
View ArticleBYU isn’t Cornerback U., but it looks solid at the position
Provo • Known as Quarterback U. after producing the likes of Jim McMahon, Steve Young, Ty Detmer and Robbie Bosco, BYU has won a lot of football games over the years by throwing the football all over...
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Get to know the three Republicans in bruising primary to replace Chaffetz...
When Rep. Jason Chaffetz announced his unexpected early departure from Congress, it set off a mad dash of 15 Republicans vying for the coveted seat.Now, three months later, three conservative...
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Michigan Memories: Dale Earnhardt Jr. has had his moments at MIS
Brooklyn, Mich. • Dale Earnhardt Jr. was racing for the win in a 1999 IROC event at Michigan. Problem was, his opponent was in no mood to let him pass.“Dad drove to the bottom so I just went around a...
View ArticleUsain Bolt ends stellar career with injury; Mo Farah loses, too
London • Usain Bolt ended his stellar career in excruciating pain.The Jamaican great crumpled to the track with a left-leg injury as he was chasing a final gold medal for the Jamaican 4x100-meter...
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 ArticleArmand Shyne’s injury makes Zack Moss the starting running back for Utah
Despite Utah football coach Kyle Whittingham’s efforts to limit contact during an elongated preseason, the Utes will be without running back Armand Shyne for an undisclosed amount of time.“Armand is...
View ArticlePrep football: Bingham Miners preview
It’s been one heck of a 10-year (or so) ride for the Bingham Miners. Before 2006, the school’s only appearance in a state championship game came in 1974.But the Miners have been regulars and have taken...
View ArticlePrep football: Layton Christian Eagles preview
A playoff loss to end the 2016 season keeps Layton Christian coach Andru Jones from getting the proper amount of sleep, even nine months after it happened.After beating Milford in a regular-season...
View ArticleSearch crew recovers body of the kayaker who drowned at Deer Creek Reservoir
A search and rescue team has recovered the body of a man whose kayak tipped over Saturday at Deer Creek Reservoir.The body of the 32-year-old was located with sonar equipment just after 7 p.m., about...
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