Hamlin rallies to Southern 500 win
Darlington, S.C. • Denny Hamlin overcame a bad miss of the pit road entrance to chase down Martin Truex Jr. with three laps left to win the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on Sunday night.Hamlin...
View ArticleRossi wins IndyCar race at Watkins Glen
Watkins Glen, N.Y. • Pole-sitter Alexander Rossi won the IndyCar Grand Prix at The Glen on Sunday, holding off Scott Dixon over the closing laps at Watkins Glen International.The race for the IndyCar...
View ArticleGolfer Stacy Lewis wins LPGA event, gives earnings to Houston relief efforts
Portland, Ore. • Stacy Lewis won for Houston.Lewis ended a long winless streak Sunday at Cambia Portland Classic, with her $195,000 in winnings going to the relief efforts in her hometown area. Her two...
View ArticleNew road safety law morphs into tool for Operation Rio Grande drug arrests
A new law, HB161, is officially titled “Pedestrian Safety Amendments.” Supporters testified during the legislative session that its true aim is to make streets safer — by banning exchange of money or...
View ArticleJosh Rosen, UCLA overcome 34-point deficit to top Texas A&M 45-44
Los Angeles • Josh Rosen faked a spike and threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Lasley with 43 seconds remaining and UCLA overcame a 34-point deficit to stun Texas A&M 45-44 on Sunday...
View ArticleQuerrey gives U.S. first U.S. Open men's quarterfinalist since 2011
New York • Sam Querrey was about as perfect as can be en route to becoming the first American man in the U.S. Open quarterfinals since 2011.Querrey never faced a break point and wound up with 55...
View ArticleSalt Lake Bees beat Fresno Grizzlies with walk-off home run
The third time was the charm for the Salt Lake Bees against the Fresno Grizzlies. Having dropped the first two contests of the series at Smith’s Ballpark, the Bees’ offense erupted against Fresno...
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Gomberg: My mighty grandma is denying treatment and I think it’s brave
They found a sizable mass on my grandma’s lung a couple weeks ago that doesn’t look all that promising. It’s a substantial ailment in a line of pretty serious diseases and conditions this petite but...
View ArticleRolly: Accusations among UTA board members keep flying as Provo’s mayoral...
The rift among members of the scandal-plagued Utah Transit Authority board is getting ugly, with vice chairwoman Sherrie Hall Everett complaining that board member Brent Taylor is ignoring public...
View ArticleTrump expected to end program for young immigrants
Washington • President Donald Trump is expected to announce that he will end protections for young immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as children, but with a six-month delay, people...
View ArticleNew Hampshire man dies while rappelling near Zion National Park
A 38-year-old New Hampshire man fell to his death Sunday while rapelling in Englestead Hollow east of Zion National Park.The victim’s name has not yet been disclosed. He was hiking with four of his...
View ArticlePalace announces Prince William, Kate expecting third child
London • Prince William and his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, will soon welcome a third child to the royal nursery.Kensington Palace officials announced Monday that the Duchess is pregnant but that...
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Northern pike proving to be a pesky problem at Yuba Reservoir in central Utah
There is good and bad news for anglers who enjoy fishing Yuba Reservoir. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has called off plans to treat the big central Utah reservoir with rotenone to eliminate...
View ArticleWashington Post Commentary: A Labor Day goal: Paid family leave
None of us should have to choose between the job we need and the family we love. That’s the concept behind paid family leave. It provides a safety net for when life happens - when a baby arrives, a...
View ArticleOn ‘TODAY,’ nurse Alex Wubbels again says police need to police themselves to...
Alex Wubbels, the University Hospital nurse whose arrest by a Salt Lake City police detective over refusing to draw a patient’s blood caused nationwide criticism last week, on Monday again refused to...
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University Hospital boss talks changes after nurse arrest, says ‘this will...
Administrators at University Hospital said Monday they have already changed policies so nurses, like the one who was arrested earlier this summer for refusing to draw a patient’s blood, no longer...
View ArticleU.S. envoy tells UN: North Korean leader is 'begging for war'
New York • North Korea’s leader is “begging for war,” the U.S. ambassador said Monday at an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council, as members called for punishing the country with even...
View ArticleU.S. men’s soccer team needs at least a point in Tuesday's World Cup...
New York • Gaining at least a point on Tuesday at Honduras is critical for the United States’ chances to qualify for an eighth straight World Cup.Mexico clinched one of the three berths from North and...
View ArticleWashington Post Commentary: An issue Democrats can love: Overtime
There’s energy in the Democratic Party around big ideas, such as single-payer health care or a universal basic income. But the most significant thing Democrats could do to help working families right...
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Utah football notes: Corrion Ballard stayed focused on his first start...
Utah junior safety Corrion Ballard’s biggest opponent in the first week of the season wasn’t necessarily North Dakota. It was keeping his mind on the game.The 6-foot-3, 205-pound Ballard, who...
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