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STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer
2020 Paralympics Roundup: Sitting volleyball, hand cycling, taekwondo
A daily roundup of the inspirational stories happening at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo.5 years ago
Becky Bruce
Basketball star Brock Miller launches new social campaign to help kids with alopecia
Brock Miller, the Utah State basketball star, wants to take his work and outreach with kids with alopecia to the next level.5 years ago
Paul Nelson
No mask requirement for University of Utah football home opener, officials still urge masks
The University of Utah is hosting the first full-stadium game since the start of the pandemic, they won't require masks in the stadium but are highly encouraging it.5 years ago
Mark Jones
Utah Jazz announce 2021-22 regular-season schedule
The Utah Jazz announced the 2021-22 regular-season schedule Friday.5 years ago
Mark Jones
Zach Wilson interacts with Aaron Rodgers
PROVO, Utah — Former BYU quarterback Zach Wilson is still getting used to life in the NFL. And during his rookie season, there is undoubtedly going to be a lot of firsts for the quarterback taken second overall by the New York Jets in last spring’s NFL Draft. This week, Wilson had a chance to […]5 years ago
Nick Wyatt
BYU cancels Cougar Kickoff fan event over bad air quality
The 16th annual Brigham Young University (BYU) Cougar Kickoff fan event scheduled for Tuesday evening has been canceled due to poor air quality.5 years ago
Mark Jones
Jazz sign Baylor rookie MaCio Teague
The Utah Jazz signed Baylor rookie MaCio Teague5 years ago
Mark Jones
Are you ready for some football? BYU’s 10 top wins in program history
PROVO, Utah — The BYU Cougars are less than three weeks away from opening the 2021 football season, with a matchup against the Arizona Wildcats in Las Vegas. BYU has had its good years, and its down years in recent times. Make no mistake about it, though, there are games that will live on forever […]5 years ago
Lindsay Aerts
Highland, Bountiful football game canceled after COVID-19 test
A football game between Highland and Bountiful High Schools is canceled after a player tested positive for COVID-19.5 years ago
Mark Jones
Murray to honor silver medalist winner
MURRAY, Utah — Olympic silver medalist Nathaniel Coleman will be honored with a parade this evening in his hometown of Murray. Coleman won silver in the Sport Climbing event during the Tokyo Olympics. And he told Utah’s Morning News that he is far from being done with the sport. “I’ve been competing since pretty much […]5 years ago
Mark Jones
Ten things you may not know about Jazz owner Ryan Smith
Ryan Smith made a name for himself in the tech industry before he bought the Utah Jazz -- but here are a few other things you might not know about him.5 years ago
Curt Gresseth
Olympics: Looking back at Tokyo and ahead to Beijing
One of the leaders of Utah's Olympic Games in 2002 joins the conversation to look back on the Tokyo Olympics and peer forward to the Winter Games in China.5 years ago
Ted Anthony AP National Writer
Despite pandemic challenges, Tokyo Olympics comes to an end
TOKYO (AP) — It began with a virus and a yearlong pause. It ended with a typhoon blowing through and, still, a virus. In between just about everything. The Tokyo Olympics, christened with “2020” but held in mid-2021 after being interrupted for a year by the coronavirus, glided to their conclusion in a COVID-emptied stadium Sunday […]5 years ago
EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer
Allyson Felix’s 11th Olympic medal comes in US 4×400 relay
Felix has now passed Carl Lewis with the most track medals of any U.S. athlete. Seven of her 11 medals are gold.5 years ago
Associated Press (AP)
Good day on beach and courts for US women in Tokyo
TOKYO (AP) — American women had a good day at the beach and on the courts in Tokyo on Friday, with one Olympic gold medal won and a couple more set up for the taking. The United States beach volleyball team of April Ross and Alix Klineman won gold in beach volleyball and the American […]5 years ago
Mark Jones and Becky Bruce
Coach responds to Utah climber winning Olympic silver
Nathaniel Coleman, a climber from Murray, Utah, won silver in the men's combined final of sport climbing Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021 at the Tokyo Olympics.5 years ago
Associated Press (AP)
Olympics Latest: After drama, Belarus is last in 4×400 relay
TOKYO (AP) — After days of drama, the Belarus women’s 4×400-meter relay team finished last in its first-round heat at the Olympics. The team was embroiled in controversy when sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya criticized officials on social media for putting her in the relay — an event she’d never raced — setting off a massive backlash […]5 years ago
Karilyn Frazier
Olympics Latest: Iran’s Geraei wins Greco-Roman 67kg gold
TOKYO (AP) — Iran’s Mohammadreza Geraei beat Ukraine’s Parviz Nasibov 9-1 to win gold in the men’s Greco-Roman 67-kilogram class. Germany’s Frank Staebler defeated Georgia’s Ramaz Zoidze 5-4 in one of the bronze medal matches. Staebler had previously announced he would retire after the Olympics. The 32-year-old is a three-time world champion who ended his […]5 years ago
Amanda Dickson
Opinion: I watch the Olympics with my whole body
KSL NewsRadio's Amanda Dickson explains what it is like to watch the Olympics with her whole body, not just her eyes.5 years ago
Associated Press (AP)
Olympics Latest: Aussie athletes in ‘unacceptable behavior’
TOKYO (AP) — The Australian Olympic team says some of its athletes were responsible for “unacceptable behavior” on a Japan Airlines flight to Sydney last Friday. Australian Olympic Committee chief executive Matt Carroll says rugby and soccer officials “have told me that such behavior is certainly not acceptable within their sports.” Australian teams in men’s […]5 years ago
Becky Bruce
MyKayla Skinner: Simone Biles very “supportive” during vault final
Simone Biles' withdrawal from the vault final cleared the way for Skinner to compete and win the silver. Monday, she spoke with NBC Sports.5 years ago
TED ANTHONY AP National Writer
A pandemic Olympics, without all the fans: What gets lost?
Looking at the Games without fans is an opportunity to examine what spectators add to a public entertainment event.5 years ago
Becky Bruce
MyKayla Skinner wins silver on vault at Tokyo Olympics
MyKayla Skinner earned an average of 14.916 for her two vaults to put her in second place, earning the silver medal in the Tokyo Olympics vault finals.5 years ago