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It’s still football season, and it’s possible the Utah men’s basketball team’s first two exhibition contests may have gotten lost in the fans’ conversations about sports up on the hill.

After four long years of tanking, things were supposed to be drastically different for the Utah Jazz Wednesday night as they tipped off their 2026-27 season against the Memphis Grizzlies on the road.

Defensive tackle Jamal Wallace has been placed on an “indefinite suspension” from the University of Utah football program after being arrested earlier this month.

For the Utah Mammoth, the future is only 770 miles away.

Three days before facing UCF in Orlando, BYU has given an initial update on the health status of some of its players.

Western society’s high-tech, data-driven lifestyle is dependent on critical minerals — that’s no question.

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Chris “Mad Dog” Russo isn’t buying the NFL’s explanation for how the Philadelphia Eagles handled Jalen Hurts’ blood clot diagnosis.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Outside the newly dedicated Managua Nicaragua Temple on Sunday, Oct. 18, two pioneers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nicaragua shared a warm embrace that celebrated decades of faith and the blessing of a house of

KANSAS CITY — When BYU took the stage at Big 12 basketball media days on Wednesday, there was a very noticeable absence for the Cougars: head coach Kevin Young.

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

An Australian politician had both of her legs amputated after being repeatedly hit by a car on Monday while unpacking items from her trunk.

The Pentagon’s ongoing involvement with American higher education institutions continued this week with the announcement that 30 universities, at its direction, had cut research connections with “foreign entities of concern.”

As a universally beloved artist who spent decades in the entertainment industry, Dolly Parton collaborated with a lot of performers.

Starting offensive guard Kelvin Obot will be out against Houston, according to a report by ESPN’s Pete Thamel.

At a Montana auction this past weekend, an Angus bull sold for $900,000.

KANSAS CITY — Brian Santiago is addressing the elephant in the room.

Meta has been ordered to pay $25 billion for misleading Facebook users about how data privacy was being handled in a case arising from the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

SALT LAKE CITY — A legislative audit released Tuesday found that the current oversight of tenured faculty at Utah’s public higher education institutions does little to ensure accountability, with some tenured professors described as “persistently poor” te…

The Supreme Court on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from denying some gender-transition medical treatments for transgender inmates at federal prisons.

When redshirt senior Jayven Williams and his wife, Elleanna, arrived in Provo last winter after the defensive back played in 13 games for Mississippi State of the SEC in 2025, they were pleasantly surprised to learn that Jayven wouldn’t be the only married

Utahns will soon be free of political commercials as Election Day approaches in less than two weeks.

The NFL is moving forward with its first game in France, confident its security plan will protect players and fans despite violent protests and civil unrest sweeping across the country.

A new member of the Utah Supreme Court previously supported an effort to overturn the state’s anti-gerrymandering initiative Proposition 4.

President Donald Trump signed a law Tuesday redesignating Arizona’s Chiricahua National Monument as America’s newest national park, marking “a new chapter for one of Arizona’s most distinctive landscapes,” the National Park Service said.

OGDEN — Sexual abuse survivors deserve support and a better tomorrow, says Elizabeth Smart, and one of the ways to strive for that is making resources to help them more accessible.

KANSAS CITY — For 12 seasons as conference opponents, there was no love lost between BYU and Randy Bennett.

The estranged mother of Democratic candidate Dr.

Former Utah Sen.

Security experts using AI-powered analysis tools just revealed a pair of serious coding flaws that potentially impact 70% of the world’s computer systems, making them vulnerable to hackers who could use their own AI programs to exploit the weaknesses on a…

Dedication Night on “Dancing with the Stars” is a fan-favorite episode each year.

Big 12 football fans, live it up — there are currently more Big 12 teams in the top 10 of the latest Associated Press Top 25 rankings than SEC teams.

In 1946, the NBA opened its first season with a game between the New York Knickerbockers and the Toronto Huskers in Ontario, Canada.

3A semifinals No. 4 Richfield vs.

Mention the words “eye test” and most BYU football fans will cringe.

Heather Gerken, president of the Ford Foundation and a nationally recognized expert on democracy, federalism and elections, compared today’s political moment to that of a pivotal time in American history 80 years ago.

The cameras are rolling, the crowd is watching and Pat McAfee is doing what Pat McAfee does best.

Prince Harry says he is still earnestly seeking to reconcile with his family amid a yearslong public rift.

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Oct. 21, 2024.

LEAVAN, Juab County — A driver who police believe was looking up pornography prior to causing a three-vehicle crash that killed a Utah man has been charged.

More than 2.8 billion people — roughly a third of the world’s population — live in communities where older adults outnumber children younger than 15.

Lamia El Aaraje, Paris’ first deputy mayor, lamented on Sunday “a level of violence we have never seen.”

The question that has consumed two researchers and others throughout the last several years has now consumed roughly 10 hours of my time.

Utah Jazz fans endured four long years of rebuilding: four losing seasons, only 39 wins in two years, the worst record in the NBA and two consecutive last-place finishes in the Western Conference.

Alberta voters rejected the first step toward a possible separation from Canada on Monday, with early results showing roughly three-quarters choosing to keep the oil-rich province in the country.

BYU heads to UCF in Orlando, fighting to set aside emotions from the historic home win over Notre Dame.

Here’s a recap of Tuesday’s 5A girls soccer semifinals held at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman, with No. 4 seed Brighton and No. 3 Olympus prevailing to advance to Friday’s final at 4 p.m.

Members of the Utah Chamber and a six-time PGA Tour winner gathered together Tuesday morning for a little golf — and something much bigger.

No. 10 Utah’s matchup against No. 14 Houston will be a big test for both teams.

UCF’s homecoming game just got a lot bigger.