SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah has hired Utah State’s Craig Smith as its men’s basketball coach. The school says Smith will replace Larry Krystkowiak, who was fired this month. Smith turned Utah State into one of the nation’s best mid-major programs in a short span, leading the Aggies to […]
Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott is in Indianapolis this weekend to see Oregon State, Oregon, Southern California and UCLA attempt to advance in the NCAA Tournament. It will be Scott’s final tournament after he announced earlier this year he would be leaving at the end of June. It is the first […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Zach Wilson has given observers a taste of why he’s projected to go higher in the NFL draft than any BYU player before him. The quarterback only took part in passing drills during BYU’s pro day, following a script of 60 passes drawn up by former […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A university in Utah voted Thursday to begin a process that could involve dropping Dixie from its name. Dixie State University’s Board of Trustees formed a committee Thursday that will review options for the institution’s name. The committee will collect feedback from a public survey, […]
BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah has been named this year’s recipient of the Profile in Courage Award for being the only Republican to vote to convict former President Donald Trump during his first impeachment trial. The honor was announced Friday on NBC’s “Today” show. Trump’s first […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov. Spencer Cox says he’s hopeful Utah will be able to eliminate pandemic restrictions by July if transmission rates keep falling but acknowledged that the situation could change. He urged residents to get vaccinated as soon as possible and to remain cautious. Cox made the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s mask mandate will end April 10 after the Republican governor signed a bill that lays out a new timeline for lifting some of the state’s COVID-19 restrictions. Masks orders will remain in place for schools and gatherings of more than 50 people. Businesses can […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points and the Utah Jazz routed the short-handed Brooklyn Nets 118-88 on Wednesday night. Bojan Bogdanovic made 4 of 6 3-point attempts and scored 18 for the Jazz, who have won four of five. Alize Johnson, who was signed to a […]
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Arizona is going to the women’s NCAA Sweet 16 for the first time since coach Adia Barnes was a player for the Wildcats in 1998. Aari McDonald had 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Arizona beat BYU 52-46 in the Mercado Region. The Wildcats finally went […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — James Huntsman is a member of one of Utah’s most prominent families and has sued The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, accusing it of fraud. The federal lawsuit filed Monday says the church spent members’ donations that were solicited for charity on commercial […]
