Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed a resolution saying the Olympics should come back to Salt Lake City. Watch @GovHerbert sign the resolution supporting another #SLC Winter Games! We are ready, willing, able to host in 2026 or 2030! #olympics #stateofsport #utpol pic.twitter.com/mYcwRacA2u — Mayor J. Biskupski (@slcmayor) February 7, 2018 Before the signing, the […]
Chances are you’ll be talking about Super Bowl ads with family, friends or co-workers today. UVU researchers tracked eye movement and engagement, and they found the top ad to be the Doritos Blaze and Mountain Dew Ice rap battle. “I loved this ad, it was going so fast,” said Walt McRoberts with Richter 7 in […]
Typically mild-mannered Utah Jazz guard Rodney Hood appeared to knock the phone out of the hand of a Wizards fan as he headed to the locker room in the third quarter of Wednesday night’s game. Hood was ejected after picking up his second technical foul. NOPE. 😳 pic.twitter.com/5Fy10TXl1B — NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) January 11, […]
A former BYU running back was killed in a crash with a wrong-way driver this week. Ryan Folsom died Sunday on I-5 near Anderson, California, on his way to medical residency interviews. He played for BYU in 2007, and again in 2010-2011. Preston Hadley says Folsom was one of the most welcoming guys on the […]
News of Jeff Grimes’ hiring came to light Wednesday night and BYU made it official Thursday morning. “I’m pleased to announce Jeff Grimes as the offensive coordinator at BYU,” coach Kalani Sitake said in a statement. Read more in the Deseret News here Listen to Beat Writer Dick Harmon live with Brian and […]
After Ty Detmer was removed as BYU’s offensive coordinator, people wondered what would become of the commitment of his nephew Zadock Dinkelmann. He’s a high school quarterback in Texas, and plays under his grandfather Sonny Detmer. Monday night he tweeted that he would de-commit from BYU due to the unfortunate circumstances. We can only assume […]
BYU offensive coordinator Ty Detmer has been relieved of his duties, head coach Kalani Sitake announced Monday morning. By Tuesday morning, speculation was growing about who would replace him, as people picked apart the season. Former football players Scott Mitchell and Jason Buck talked about it on their podcast, Rivals, saying in the end, it […]
BYU beat Hawaii on Saturday 30-20, giving them a 4-9 record for the 2017 season. Only once in the school’s 95-year football history have the Cougars recorded at least 10 losses in a single season — it happened in 1949, when BYU posted a 0-11 campaign. Now coach Kalani Sitake has a lot of evaluation, […]
BYU won 41 to 20m with almost 600 yards of offense, five turnovers, and most important, some confidence. Head coach Kelani Sitake says there are things to fix but he is pleased to get the win. Next up is Fresno State, then UNLV. Follow @kslmrichards
SALT LAKE CITY — A former University of Utah football player and NFL quarterback says while he understands why professional players are protesting violence against black men, he thinks they are using the wrong venue to express that opinion. Scott Mitchell, a starting quarterback at Utah in the late 1980s, went on to play in […]
PROVO — There’s one big question hovering over the campus of Brigham Young University in Provo heading into Saturday’s 1:30 p.m. kickoff against 10th-ranked Wisconsin at LaVell Edwards Stadium (ABC; KSL Newsradio). Will Tanner Mangum be the starting quarterback, or will injuries defer the role to backup Beau Hoge? Coaches have hinted at an answer, […]
SALT LAKE CITY — The University of Utah is getting set to kick off their football season today as they take on the Fighting Hawks of North Dakota. And they are going to try out a shorter game. The Pac-12 has a goal to shorten games, and tonight is the first to try it out. […]
HONOLULU, Hawaii — A former BYU standout is recovering after a scary run-in with wasps in Paradise. Jake Shoff was on vacation with his wife and 3 young boys in Hawaii. They were kayaking on a river when his kayak knocked into a wasps’ nest, and he was stung multiple times. His wife, Emily Criddle […]
SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah-based company, Medical Review Institute of America, is looking to collect your Gordon Heyward T-shirts and jerseys to send to the African nation of Ghana. The company is teaming up with World Joy, a Bountiful-based foundation that helps individuals in Ghana, to make a trip this September that will include hygiene items and other supplies. […]
SALT LAKE CITY — The Jazz’s All-star small forward took to twitter today to make the announcement. “This has been the toughest decision that I’ve ever had to make in my life. This weekend has probably been the longest weekend of my life. And today … well, today has definitely been one of the craziest […]
SAN DIEGO — The Utah Jazz owners, managers, coaches and more are traveling to San Diego Monday to meet with the Haywards and make their free-agency pitch. The Haywards have a second home in San Diego, and Vivint Arena and the Jazz practice facility are under construction. The Heat and the Celtics both did their […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Jazz fans are anxious about Gordon Hayward’s future, which begins to take shape this weekend. Hayward officially becomes a free agent Friday night. The Deseret News reports that Hayward will meet with the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics on Saturday. Then on Monday, he will meet with the Utah Jazz […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Not making an all-NBA team could improve the chances that Gordon Hayward will stay with the Utah Jazz. Teammate Rudy Gobert was chosen for the all-NBA 2nd team, which is voted on by a panel of sportscasters and writers. But Hayward was not selected to any of the 3 teams, and that means he can’t sign […]
SALT LAKE CITY — The calls for Jazz star Gordon Hayward to stay in Utah are growing. But, the question of where he will go became more complicated when the All-Star was not named to any of the three ALL NBA teams. KSL.com Jazz writer Andy Larsen joined Utah’s Afternoon Host, Jeff Caplan to discuss […]
