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Weber State soccer suffers surprise shutout loss to Portland State
All that matters is what finds the net. The Weber State women’s soccer team got that reminder Thursday night when the much-improved Wildcats suffered a 1-0 setback to one-win Portland State at Wildcat Soccer Field. The tally that mattered: Aliayha...
Huskies spike past Cyprus in first 5A region win, eye region title
The Hillcrest Huskies earned their first region victory in 5A with a 3-1 win over Cyprus this season, and head coach Cassidy Adams is optimistic about her varsity volleyball team’s future. “There are a couple of teams that will contend with us,...
How BYU and Utah QBs measure up among their Big 12 peers
How good are Big 12 quarterbacks? Remember back in August, before everyone started playing actual games, many experts declared the Big 12 would be a league of quarterbacks, that the best passers would come from within the league Utah and BYU play...

Weekend storm set to drop first significant snowfall of the season for the Wasatch
Photo: Utah Snow Ensemble model total snowfall // UofU Dept. of Atmos. Sciences This will be a widespread event, bringing winter conditions to the higher elevations with snow totals approaching 7 inches in some areas. PARK CITY, Utah – A...

Turning Point BYU kicks off semester with social event
Charlie Kirk's "American Comeback Tour" banner from his Utah Valley University stop. The banner was at a table for students to view. (Pedro Louza) Turning Point BYU kicked off the semester with a club social in honor of Charlie Kirk at Hillcrest...

For first time in 20 years, a Michigan jersey will be raised at Crisler Center
For the first time in 20 years, a jersey will be raised to Crisler Center’s rafters. The Michigan men’s basketball program announced on Friday that Trey Burke’s No. 3 jersey will be honored this upcoming season. The ceremony celebrating the 2013...

TRAVEL: A Utah Journey: Family, Red Rock, and Bed & Breakfast Charm
Some trips stand out not just for where you go, but for who you’re with. For my husband and me, a recent journey through Utah was about both—the stunning landscapes of its national parks and the joy of sharing them with our son, daughter-in-law,...

The Ferry Dock Scribbler: “How do you do old sport? I’m Gatsby.”
On 16 September 2025, we lost a pure bardic heartbeat. Robert Redford possessed a broad sense of the world—and where he fit in it—and questioned everything around him. His inquiries of the people, places and things around him led to a life of...

Opinion: Utah GOP chair's divisive rhetoric puts schools, children at risk
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The best places to observe the moon for International Observe the Moon Night
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Could life exist on Mars today? Here’s what the latest evidence says
Recently, Nasa revealed exciting details of new findings from Mars. Scientists have discovered tiny patterns of unusual minerals in the clay-rich rocks on the edge of Jezero Crater – an ancient lake once fed by Martian river systems, and the...
Could Life Exist On Mars Today? Here’s What Latest Evidence Says
Recently, Nasa revealed exciting details of new findings from Mars. Scientists have discovered tiny patterns of unusual minerals in the clay-rich rocks on the edge of Jezero Crater – an ancient lake once fed by Martian river systems, and the...

Putin Sounds Alarm After Charlie Kirk Murder: ‘Deep Rift in American Society’
Putin says murder of Charlie Kirk is sign of deep rift in US Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday condemned the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and extended his condolences to the family, three weeks after the incident....

Are these Colorado’s best high schools? Niche ranks across the state
Peak to Peak, a charter school in Lafayette, was named the top public high school in Colorado in rankings released by education data clearinghouse Niche. Kent Denver, a private school in Denver, was the top high school overall in Colorado. The top...

Deion Sanders' Buffs sent warning on TCU-ISU-Utah ‘gauntlet’ after 2-3 stretch vs Georgia Tech, UD, UH, Wyoming
Things are about to get tougher for the Colorado Buffaloes before they get easier. Deion Sanders’ football team takes on the TCU Horned Frogs on Saturday night, the No. 14 Iowa State Cyclones a week later, and finally the Utah Utes, the latter...

College Football Best Bets for Week 6: Vanderbilt to Upset Alabama?
It’s Week 6 of the College Football season, and our set of best bets Saturday centers around the 16th-ranked Vanderbilt Commodores, trying to stay undefeated as they visit the 10th-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide. Check out my free upset picks below....

Diversity of thought and civil discourse at universities on Access Utah
We talk with Sadie Webb, associate director of the College Debates and Discourse Alliance, a program that teaches students and faculty how to honor ideological diversity and foster civil discourse on college campuses. She was at Utah State...

Miners girls soccer clinches third-straight regional title on Tuesday
It’s incredibly difficult to three-peat. Just ask the Kansas City Chiefs, or any NFL team for that matter, where the achievement has never been done. It’s tough because you often lose invaluable players, staff and personnel along the way. The...

Utah’s top higher education boss has one major ask for all campuses after Charlie Kirk shooting
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah System of Higher Education Commissioner Geoff Landward speaks in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. In the aftermath of political commentator Charlie Kirk's killing, Landward is encouraging all...

Players to watch | Former top recruit, two-sport athlete bolsters UCLA’s roster amid turnover
There’s been a lot of change at UCLA not just in the last month, but in the last week. After the Bruins’ 0-3 start, they fired second-year head coach DeShaun Foster. Now under interim coach Tim Skipper, they parted ways with offensive coordinator...