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Utah Jazz fans have endured four years of rebuilding, and that’s not lost on the organization.

Hockey is back.

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“The Voice” has changed up the format for its newest season.

The Senate overwhelmingly approved a comprehensive reform package targeting college sports as lawmakers look to establish federal guidelines for some of the most controversial issues cropping up in collegiate athletics.

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This month the nation marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks in the same year the United States celebrates 250 years of independence.

BYU’s clash with Notre Dame on Oct. 17 is already considered one of college football’s marquee matchups this season, but it could end up featuring even more national intrigue.

“Let us seek out some desolate shade and there weep our sad bosoms empty.” — From “Macbeth” The man who came to kill them for their beliefs one year ago unleashed shock and confusion on 215 Latter-day Saints when he rammed his GMC Sierra pickup into the f…

Four years ago, the Utah Jazz were rebuilding for tomorrow.

If there’s been a downer to BYU’s football season so far, it has been that the No. 10 Cougars can’t seem to stay entirely healthy.

After living on streaming platforms for seven years, “Avengers: Endgame” was rereleased in theaters over the weekend, raking in massive earnings and outpacing original releases at the box office — a stark reminder of the enduring appeal of the Marvel fran…

Several mental health and suicide indicators among high school students improved from 2023 to 2025.

Americans applying for mortgages in August saw a slight decrease in the size of a typical monthly payment from the previous month, a new analysis from the Mortgage Bankers Association shows.

There’s a moment every fall when the Mississippi River Valley seems to find their footing.

Major League Baseball apparently has its sights set on another iconic location for a game, though this one might end in a strikeout rather than a home run.

Scott Galloway, the NYU professor and public intellectual, said something recently that gave me real pause.

A natural compound the body makes when gut bacteria break down substances in pomegranates could lead to a new treatment for a kind of heart failure that’s hard to treat.

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua missed his second straight game Sunday night, as the Rams fell to the Denver Broncos 30-26 after taking a 16-0 lead into halftime at Empower Field in Denver.

“You got this.”

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Young, college-educated Democrats are driving a shift toward “democratic socialism” — the latest political buzzword that has carried congressional candidates to primary victories and catapulted New York Rep.

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As a bill that would dramatically shape the future of college athletics is expected to get a vote in the U.S.

A new report from Pew Research finds cyberattacks targeting U.S. water systems are on the rise including incidents this summer tracked by the FBI which threatened operations across seven states.

“Close” only counts in horseshoes, hand grenades and the NHL preseason.

The Spanish Fork Dons did not get the start they wanted against the Payson Lions on Thursday.

Since an 0–2 start to the season, defending 5A state champion Bountiful has been humming along, stacking up win after win except for one big anomaly on Sept. 1 at Brighton.

The Utah State Aggies men’s basketball program got a huge win on the recruiting trail Thursday from one of the top prospects in the Beehive State.

Ski Utah is getting into politics — sort of.

The climbing seasons for the high Himalayan mountains are short to begin with.

BYU has been spoiled by its punters in recent years.

A couple of years ago, Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz sat down with the Deseret News and pointed out diminishing head counts in the Beehive State’s elementary and secondary schools.

This article was first published in the State of Faith newsletter.

Add this to the list of ills that might be linked to eating ultra-processed foods: A small UC San Francisco pilot study suggests that cutting back on ultra-processed foods may help improve depression symptoms, although larger trials are needed to confirm…

The National Hockey League departed Arizona more than two years ago, but the idea of professional hockey returning to the Grand Canyon State has hardly vanished.

The 2026 college football season has hit the quarter pole, with a fourth of the regular season in the books — and ESPN chose that significant marker to take a look at how transfers have impacted the young season.

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Ever since President Donald Trump took the oath of office in January 2025, pundits have agreed on one thing: Congress has rolled over.

President Donald Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House Thursday for a state visit, where they were set to discuss the race to dominate the growth of artificial intelligence, while announcing new partnerships on trade and pandas.

Most of the more than 100 properties in Utah where open houses are scheduled this weekend by Summit Sotheby’s International Realty carry a price tag of $1 million or more.

This article was first published in the Ute Insiders newsletter.

A bipartisan permitting reform deal aimed toward expediting the approval of certain projects and lowering energy costs fell apart this week in the Senate, making it all but certain an agreement won’t come together until after the midterm elections.

The 2026-2027 NHL and NBA seasons are weeks away.

PROVO — After receiving a DNA report, prosecutors said they no longer intend to seek the death penalty for a man who had his conviction overturned after decades on death row.

Shortly after production wrapped on the second season of “The Chosen,” production designer James Cunningham received a call: “We’re building a city.”

For the first time since April 2025, BYU’s women’s golf team has won a major college golf tournament.

New York Times shareholders filed a lawsuit against the paper’s parent company Wednesday, arguing the paper failed to be accurate and transparent in its coverage of the Israel-Hamas war.

First singles First round (Oct. 1) At Brighton High School No. 16 Emelia Fry, Providence Hall vs.