The bad guy in “Rocky IV” and the original “Masters of the Universe” He-Man now has a new role, at the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.
The international federation over modern pentathlon just named action movie star Dolph Lundgren ambassador to the Los Angeles Games. He’ll help promote the multi-sport event that originated in ancient Greece and now includes a “Ninja Warrior”-style…
A former staff member for Gov. Spencer Cox and Salt Lake Tribune editor won a coin flip to become the newest Salt Lake City Council member.
This Brendan Sorsby gambling story bugs me.
It bugs a lot of people.
It’s turned almost everyone against Texas Tech, Sorsby and the Texas district judge that ruled the NCAA could not ban him from playing football this year because it would _harm_ him.
That last part is what bugs me.
Texas district judge Ken Curry’s ruling said Sorsby “has demonstrated he will suffer a probable, imminent and…
It is FIFA World Cup Panini time, and while it has nothing to do with the Italian sandwich, its origins do begin in Italy.
The Panini FIFA World Cup Sticker album is a tradition that has existed among soccer fans for decades, beginning in 1961 for the Italian league. It took off worldwide in 1970 at the tournament hosted by Mexico. Panini, the Italian-based company, began selling albums where…
Jackson Spencer and Josh Hamblin produced two of the greatest track and field performances ever by high school athletes in post-season competitions last weekend.
Spencer, a senior from Herriman High who has signed with BYU, won the mile at the annual Hoka Festival of Miles in St. Louis with the fourth-fastest time ever by an American high school athlete: 3:57.24. Two other athletes also dipped…
The political battle over the future of artificial intelligence arrived in Utah this month, with the nation’s top two AI super PACs dropping more than $1.3 million on Beehive State congressional primaries.
Defending Our Values, a committee run by former Utah Rep. Chris Stewart, spent nearly $880,000 last week on ads to support Republican Rep. Celeste Maloy in her 3rd District primary race…
The World Cup may be exactly what the planet needs right now.
Sports has been characterized as a great unifier. That isn’t always true, of course. You don’t need to look far to find examples of college rivalries that get out of hand or hooligans who riot at soccer games in various parts of the world.
But those are exceptions. We agree with the late Nelson Mandela, who said, “Sport has the power…
Type BYU qualified 19 athletes for this week’s NCAA Track and Field Championships, including defending indoor national champions Carter Cutting and Jane Hedengren.
The meet will be held, as usual, at the University of Oregon. The men will compete Wednesday and Friday, the women Thursday and Saturday.
“Jane is a one-woman wrecking crew. You can never say anyone is a lock, but it’s going to be…
The day after Christmas last year, 24-year-old Nick Shirley posted a video about suspected fraud in Minnesota. In it, he and a man named Dave Hoch knocked the doors of tax-funded daycare centers, then attended a meeting about fraud at Minnesota’s State Capitol. At the conclusion of its 42 minutes, Shirley reported they’d uncovered more than $110 million in fraud.
The video lit a fire on social…
Braver Angels CEO Maury Giles announced this week a new organizational advisory council of “23 leaders who disagree on many things” but who agree to “stand together, publicly, behind the idea that Americans can hold fast to their convictions while staying genuinely curious about the convictions of people on the other side.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is one of four politicians on the new Braver…
Oyster farmer, firearms instructor and veteran, Graham Platner, was declared the winner of Maine’s Democratic Senate primary by The Associated Press shortly after polls closed on Tuesday night.
He was ahead of former Maine Gov. Janet Mills, who stopped campaigning in April, 72%-20%, as of late Tuesday night.
He will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November’s general…
In the second World Cup hosted by the U.S., the field will be filled with 16 more teams than previous years, with a newly introduced 32-team knockout stage, all hoping to hold the coveted FIFA World Cup Trophy at the end. Top players like Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kylian Mbappé will duke it out as the world watches intently.
As the world gears up for the 72-game pool play beginning…
Second lady Usha Vance announced her second annual challenge encouraging school-age children to read during their summer vacation.
“Reading is such a fun way to explore new places, make new friends and watch history come alive. It’s one of my favorite things to do, and this summer, it can become one of yours too,” Vance said to children when announcing the challenge.
How to keep kids excited…
When Cindy Ball-Malone saw Lisa Fernandez — the “G.O.A.T. of softball” as Ball-Malone described her — reached out to her, she had to double-check her phone.
Fernandez, the general manager of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League’s Utah Talons, wanted to discuss the University of Central Florida head coach becoming the next coach of the Talons. It was an opportunity Ball-Malone couldn’t refuse,…
Ben McAdams said he believes President Donald Trump’s second term in office is filled with more impeachment-worthy actions than his first presidency — but if elected to Congress again, impeaching the Republican won’t be his top priority.
McAdams served as a representative for Utah in Congress from 2018 to 2020, when he lost against current Rep. Burgess Owens in Utah’s 2nd District. He says he…
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The latest controversy over the omission of Latter-day Saints from the Christian category on the Pentagon’s religious affiliation list — which has since been corrected — brought into focus an important point: While Americans continue to disagree about…
Conservative commentator Glenn Beck took credit on Monday for persuading President Donald Trump to change a Pentagon designation that excluded The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from a list of “Christian” groups.
Beck, who joined the church in 1999 at age 35, spoke with the president early on Sunday morning about a controversy that erupted over the weekend when the Department of War…
Former BYU golfer Zac Blair should seriously consider moving to Springfield, Ohio when his playing career is over.
For the fourth time in his career, the 35-year-old from Plain City qualified at Springfield Country Club to play in the U.S. Open. As part of what is fondly called “Golf’s Longest Day,” Blair shared medalist honors with Neal Shipley on Monday after each touring pro shot 8-under…
Keba Keita’s body is telling him he’s tired these days. The BYU standout is in the gym every single day, and in between regularly scheduled training, he’s flying around the country for workouts with NBA teams. There’s rarely down time, he’s always on the go, and everything seems to be coming at him a mile a minute.
But he doesn’t want it to stop. He’s loving every second, and though his body is…
Utah’s most accomplished young stars shined brighter than ever Monday night.
More than 170 student athletes — representing 64 different schools from the Beehive State — were honored at the fourth annual Deseret News High School Sports Awards presented by The Larry H. Miller Company, with the celebratory event being held at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City.
“We love to recognize people…
Elder Clark G. Gilbert stood in front of a Washington, D.C., audience on Monday and issued an urgent plea: Proclaim and enhance the life-changing work happening on faith-based higher education campuses across America.
Monday’s audience — seated together at The Catholic University of America — was an atypical audience.
Counted among the participants at Monday’s 2026 Convening of the American…
Before this summer ends, members of the Utah State Senate will have four separate chances to “consider and render a decision” on appointments by Gov. Spencer Cox to the Utah Supreme Court. Article VIII of the Utah Constitution requires senators to cast those votes “based solely upon consideration of” each nominee’s “fitness for office.” But what does that mean?
The constitution answers in part.…
Utah has had a history of good tight end play in recent years, and the position continues to be a priority on the recruiting trail.
The Utes picked up a commitment from three-star Oklahoma tight end Braxton Daniel on Monday morning after his weekend visit to Salt Lake City.
The 6-foot-3, 210-pound Daniel, who attends Jenks High in Jenks, Oklahoma, caught 16 passes for 545 yards and six…
Just over seven months after releasing its most expensive set ever, Lego announced it is dropping its biggest record-breaker yet: a 12,060-piece model of the world’s most famous unfinished church, the Basílica de la Sagrada Família.
The gargantuan set arrives during the centennial year of architect Antoni Gaudí’s death. Gaudí designed the iconic Barcelona masterpiece, knowing he wasn’t going to…
I often ride my bike down a steep hill called Foremaster Ridge before accessing biking trails along the Virgin River. Usually, I’m in a controlled descent, pumping my brakes frequently. But it was raining lightly a few weeks ago and I was in a hurry. I let off the brakes so I could get to the bike trail sooner.
Big mistake. At the bottom of the hill, there’s a slight lip before getting onto the…
It’s a double commitment day for the University of Utah.
After receiving a pledge from three-star Oklahoma tight end Braxton Daniel earlier in the day, the Utes received a commitment from three-star Texas linebacker Aiden Martin in the afternoon.
Martin had offers from Houston, Iowa State, Baylor, Oklahoma State, Northwestern and UCLA, but chose to continue his football career at Utah.
#AGTG…
Monday was pretty normal in Provo.
The sun came up and the Cougars went about their offseason workouts with one goal in mind — getting to the Big 12 championship game and defeating whoever is there to oppose them, especially if it’s their 2025 nemesis, Texas Tech.
The day started much differently in Lubbock when a district judge sided with Red Raider quarterback Brendan Sorsby in his dispute…
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Brendan Sorsby has been granted a temporary injunction against the NCAA that could clear the way for him to play for Texas Tech this fall, even after the transfer quarterback was declared ineligible for wagering on college sports. Some of the bets were made on his own team while at Indiana.
The ruling Monday by Judge Ken Curry immediately prevents the NCAA from being able…
There’s a monthlong period in early summer when Canada geese are rendered flightless. As their feathers drop in preparation for a new coat, geese eventually get to a point of being earthbound.
Since the 1960s, Utah’s Division of Wildlife Resources has viewed summer molting as a tremendous opportunity to catch the birds and attach tags to them.
At the Ogden Bay Waterfowl Management Area in…
The Pentagon released on Monday an updated version of its new policy classifying religious affiliation categories for service members, removing the “Christian” label and instead just listing all faith groups as their own categories.
The change comes after the Defense Department announced a change in the agency’s faith coding system, reducing the number of religious affiliation categories from…
