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BYU Recruiting Rumors: BYU the favorite to land AJ Dybantsa?
On a random afternoon, your phone starts to buzz. Lighting up your home screen, you can see that one of your buddies has just made an outrageous claim: BYU basketball is the team to beat in the recruiting race for AJ Dybantsa. Yes, the top recruit in the 2025 recruiting class--who recently transferred to Utah Prep and reportedly took a visit to BYU--apparently has a very strong interest in playing college hoops in Provo.
J. Anette Dennis to Speak at Spring Commencement
Sister J. Anette Dennis, First Counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will address 2,975 graduates at Brigham Young University-Idaho’s 2024 Spring Semester Commencement on Thursday, July 25, 2024. The event will be held at 12:45 p.m. in the BYU-Idaho Center and streamed live at byui.edu/live/video.
60 in 60: #34 BYU’s Brayden Keim (Offensive Line)
SALT LAKE CITY – The countdown is on for Hans & Scotty’s 60 in 60 for the 2024 college football season. Coming in at No. 34 is BYU offensive lineman Brayden Keim. Keim is the fourth Cougar to crack our list through 27 picks. He joins No. 42 John Nelson (DT), No. 47 Isaiah Bagnah (DE), and No. 46 Blake Mangelson (DE).
Defensive Position Unit Power Rankings: Pre-Training Camp Edition
BYU's training camp is just over two weeks away. College football's return is right around the corner. Rosters are complete and in tact (barring rare late additions or surprise transfers/non-enrollees) and coaches are working on their final tweaks of their playbooks. It's almost time for another year of college football.
A major indie-pop band is asking its Utah fans to care about the Great Salt Lake
SALT LAKE CITY — Two Utah environmental groups are teaming up with a major pop band to bring awareness to the plight of the Great Salt Lake. AJR, an indie-pop band made up of brothers Adam, Jack and Ryan Met, is on its "The Maybe Man" tour and performing at the Delta Center Tuesday and Wednesday.
MLB Draft Day Three Could See Many With Beehive State Ties Selected
SALT LAKE CITY – Unlike the NBA draft, the later rounds of the Major League Baseball draft always present opportunities for clubs to strike gold. Will day three of this year’s first-year player MLB draft hold course?. Rounds 11-20 of the 2024 MLB draft will happen as part...
2034 Winter Olympics projected to generate $6.6B for Utah
On July 24, the International Olympic Committee will announce the host of the 2034 Winter Olympics. If Utah emerges as the winning host, global attention will refocus on the state’s pristine alpine slopes and world-class sporting facilities during Salt Lake City’s second round of hosting the Winter Games. With that attention, as reported by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, will come major economic dividends.
Fire risk remains high across Wasatch Back
The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for the region Sunday afternoon and evening. Hot, dry conditions and the risk of lightning make for a dangerous combination that can cause new or existing fires to spread rapidly. In Summit County, the Park City Fire District responded Sunday afternoon...
Youth Sports Alliance part of Utah Olympic delegation heading to Paris
A delegation of elected officials, athletes and bid organizers are heading to Paris next week where the International Olympic Committee will vote on whether the Games should return to Salt Lake City in 2034. The bid team is bringing along several Parkites, including Youth Sports Alliance Executive Director Emily Fisher.
Adidas 3SSB: 2026 top-10 star Ikenna Alozie leads Utah Prospects to U17 title on final day
ROCK HILL, SC – Sunday was title day at the Adidas 3SSB Palmetto Road Championship as champions were decided in the U15, U16 and U17 Divisions. The competition in the Rock Hill Sports and Event Center was fierce as New World won the U15 division, Austin Rivers Southeast Elite the U16U and the Utah Prospects emerged victorious in the U17 final.
Utah teenager who disappeared in Mexico City found unharmed; FBI arrests her uncle
The American 14-year-old teenager who had disappeared in Mexico City last week, Elizabeth González, was found unharmed in another state, the FBI announced. Authorities added that an uncle of hers has been arrested in relation to the case on kidnapping charges. 31-year-old Antonio Moreno, who also lives in Utah, traveled to Mexico with González and his two daughters.
Birth Of White Buffalo Has Some Utahns Seeing End Times
Birth of a White Buffalo Calf is Documented in Yellowstone. Recently, a photographer captured the birth of a buffalo calf with white fur and black eyes, nose and hoofs. This news was celebrated by native peoples in North America and especially the Lakota tribe of South Dakota. There is a...
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