Hurricane Irma pummels Florida from coast to coast
Miami • Hurricane Irma gave Florida a coast-to-coast pummeling with winds up to 130 mph Sunday, swamping homes and boats, knocking out power to millions and toppling massive construction cranes over...
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Provo • Throughout the week, Kyle Whittingham had made the same prediction over and over again.“This game is its own entity,” the Utah coach had said. “It almost doesn’t matter what’s happened prior to...
View ArticleUtah football drops one spot in Coaches Poll, remains unranked in AP Top 25...
Despite a 19-13 road victory over BYU Saturday night, Utah fell one spot in the Amway Coaches Poll to No. 24 and remained unranked in the AP Top 25. The top five of the AP Top 25 reshuffled after...
View Article2 security workers stabbed after fight at SLC bar
Police say two security guards were stabbed early Sunday morning after escorting a patron out of a downtown Salt Lake City bar.One of the men had a wound to his back and the other to his stomach.Police...
View ArticleMonthslong emphasis on involving outside backs in attack results in two goals...
The morning of Real Salt Lake’s 3-2 loss at Vancouver, left back Chris Wingert tuned into Premier League action and watched forward Harry Kane curl a cross into the net and accidentally score his 100th...
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BYU football: Former Wisconsin signee hopes to spark struggling offense as...
Provo • After their latest dismal offensive performance, a 233-yard effort in Saturday night’s 19-13 loss to Utah, the BYU Cougars once again went searching for answers.They think they might have found...
View ArticleUtah skydiving family shares more than a quarter-century of experience
Tooele • Tell anyone that you’re about to go skydiving and the general reaction is somewhere along the lines of “are you crazy?” or “you must have a death wish” or “wow, an adrenaline junkie!”Ask an...
View ArticleHillary Clinton says Trump’s inaugural address was ‘a cry from the...
Washington • Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton said Sunday that racial grievances had a significant influence on the 2016 presidential election and continue to be stoked by President Donald...
View ArticleNFL: Big Ben leads Steelers to 21-18 win over Browns in opener
Cleveland • Ben Roethlisberger threw two touchdown passes to tight end Jesse James as the Pittsburgh Steelers, with minimal help from Le’Veon Bell, opened the season by holding off the Cleveland Browns...
View ArticleNFL: Wentz, pass rush give Eagles season-opening win vs. Washington
Landover, Md. • Carson Wentz threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns as the second-year quarterback guided the Philadelphia Eagles to a 30-17 victory over Washington on Sunday in a sloppy,...
View ArticleNFL: Carr, Raiders edge out Titans yet again 26-13
Nashville, Tenn. • Derek Carr threw for 262 yards and two touchdowns, and the Oakland Raiders beat the Tennessee Titans 26-13 in a season opener pitting two of the NFL’s rising, young quarterbacks.And...
View ArticleNFL: Bills open McDermott’s coaching era with 21-12 win over Jets
Orchard Park, N.Y. • Tyrod Taylor threw two touchdown passes and the new-look Bills beat the New York Jets 21-12 on Sunday in Sean McDermott’s debut as Buffalo’s coach.Mike Tolbert also scored on a...
View ArticleNFL: Fournette, strong defense lead Jaguars over Texans 29-7
Houston • Leonard Fournette ran for 100 yards and a touchdown in his NFL debut, and Jacksonville had 10 sacks and forced four turnovers to help the Jaguars to a 29-7 win over the Houston Texans on...
View ArticleNFL: Ryan leads 2 TD drives in 4th, Falcons beat Bears 23-17
Chicago • Matt Ryan threw an 88-yard touchdown to Austin Hooper and led two fourth-quarter scoring drives, and the NFC champion Atlanta Falcons held on to beat the Chicago Bears 23-17 in the season...
View ArticleNFL: Ravens force 5 Dalton turnovers, beat Bengals 20-0
Cincinnati • Baltimore’s rebuilt defense picked off Andy Dalton four times and forced him to fumble Sunday, making it easy for Joe Flacco in his return from a back injury as the Ravens pulled away to a...
View ArticleNFL: Stafford’s 4 TD lift Lions to 35-23 win over Cardinals
Detroit • Matthew Stafford threw two of his four touchdown passes to rookie Kenny Golladay in the fourth quarter Sunday, helping the Detroit Lions rally to beat the Arizona Cardinals 35-23.The Lions...
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After brief identity crisis, the Utes defense returned to form against BYU
The identity crisis ended quickly. Saturday night, the Utes’ defense responded to its coach’s challenge and produced havoc at LaVell Edwards Stadium.In the immediate aftermath of their season-opening...
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Combs, bottle caps, you name it — this Roy man can turn that trash into art
Roy • Let’s just say Rex Hipwell’s tastes and artistic sensibilities run outside the mainstream.“My mind just goes different places,” he says. “I don’t like to be Mr. and Mrs. Smith across the street...
View ArticleNadal beats Anderson for third U.S. Open title, 16th major
New York • Rafael Nadal against Kevin Anderson in the U.S. Open final shaped up as quite a mismatch — and that’s exactly what it was.His game at a high level at the end of an unusually easy path...
View ArticleNewton throws 2 TDs to lead Panthers past 49ers 23-3
Santa Clara, Calif. • Cam Newton threw a pair of touchdown passes following San Francisco turnovers and the Carolina defense shut down Kyle Shanahan’s offense in his coaching debut as the Panthers beat...
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