The Mammoth are learning playoff lessons in season series with the Blackhawks

The Utah Mammoth lost to the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday for the fourth time this season. But if they can learn from it, ...

Kevin Young unhappy with officiating in Cougars’ Big 12 tourney loss to Houston

AJ Dybantsa attempted 10 free throws in BYU's 73-66 loss to No. 5 Houston, but Cougars' coach Kevin Young said that wasn't ...

Following Michigan synagogue attack, church ‘stands with all people of faith who face violence because of their beliefs’

A statement from an area presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ says "houses of worship should be sanctuaries of peace." ...
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3 takeaways from BYU’s loss to Houston in the Big 12 tournament

The Cougars defended well again. After allowing just 48 points Wednesday against West Virginia, BYU put up another admirable defensive performance Thursday that it can build on moving forward in the ...

The Republicans hoping to win in Utah’s new ‘blue’ district

A new congressional map chosen by a Utah court left the state with 3 GOP-leaning districts and 1 Democratic-leaning district.
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Here’s what a Princeton Middle East expert says is the likeliest outcome in Iran

Bernard Haykel could have left the Middle East behind when he moved from civil-war-torn Lebanon to Miami, Florida, when he was 15. Instead, he parlayed his fluency in Arabic, his interest in history ...

Utah Democrats test limits of progressive politics in new blue district. Is this what voters want?

However, a recent Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll found Utah Democrats may be more open to left-leaning politics than their national counterparts. Fifty-one percent of Utah Democrats ...

Opinion: America’s failed drug policies are hurting our kids

From pot in schools to drug-addicted newborns, we’re seeing what happens when we prioritize the feelings of adults over the ...

What the Church of Jesus Christ is inviting all to do as the United States prepares to celebrate 250 years

First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints invites all "to participate in a unified fast to express gratitude for religious liberty and to pray that it be strengthened ...
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Utah State gets major revenge, cruises past UNLV in Mountain West quarterfinals

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 ...
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Utah senators move forward bill transferring 124 acres of public land to the city of Price

Utah's senators put forward a bill to transfer 124 acres of public land to Price, Utah, last fall without any transfer, payment or protective clauses. It stalled in committee until last week when, ...

A Utah college basketball head coaching job just opened up

As the annual college basketball coaching carousel gets spinning faster and faster, a Division I men’s head coaching job in Utah just opened up. On Thursday, Weber State announced that head coach Eric ...