4+ mon, 3+ day ago   (625+ words) If you’re an over-35 Latter-day Saint church ball veteran, you can likely tell a few tales about that cultural phenomenon that spawned the phrase, “The brawl that begins with a prayer.” But can your own wacky church ball stories match…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1738+ words) On Aug. 6, 2007, a seismic “bounce” inside the Crandall Canyon Mine in central Utah caused a collapse that trapped six miners who had just finished their shift underground. On Aug. 16, 2007, three rescuers died and six others were injured when another bounce…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1053+ words) Perhaps the most enduring moment of Utah’s first Olympics came when a tattered American flag that survived the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on New York City’s World Trade Center was solemnly carried onto the field of a silent Rice-Eccles Stadium audience. With…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (322+ words) BYU earned its third consecutive rivalry win over Utah Saturday night in Provo, coming alive late to remain unbeaten and hand the Utes their second loss of the season. BYU stepped up in the fourth quarter. After surrendering a touchdown…...

6+ mon, 10+ hour ago   (1963+ words) The Utah State Aggies certainly wouldn’t be the first people to think they could still break even after a particularly disastrous night in Las Vegas. But even suggesting that you could pull off a 47-point swing over the course of…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (921+ words) The Delta Center was so loud Friday evening that Utah Mammoth head coach André Tourigny had a tough time communicating the line rotations to his team. “Seriously, we had some confusion on the bench,” he said. “Guys didn’t know who…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (196+ words) After BYU defeated Utah Saturday night in Provo, Kalani Sitake could have opened his postgame press conference any way he wanted to. But after a quick opening statement, he chose to take some time to praise Kyle Whittingham. “He’s one…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago   (472+ words) For 49 years, the University of Utah’s gymnastics program has, at the very least, been a model of consistency, as it qualified for nationals in each of those years. That streak was finally snapped last weekend, as the Red Rocks failed…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (538+ words) Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Nov. 17, 2024. Myron Lance and Walter Kelbach, two of the state’s most notorious and deadliest inmates, spent many years at the Utah State Prison following their five-day crime spree that left six people…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (406+ words) Not surprisingly, BYU is expected to finish near the top of the Big 12 in men’s basketball this season and Utah near the bottom. That is reflected in the preseason Big 12 coaches poll that was released Thursday, where the Cougars were…...