Category: Sports

FRISCO, Texas — On Dec. 5, Frank Jackson made his NBA G League debut, and the Highland, Utah, product found the opponent somewhat ironic. Playing for the Texas Legends, the Dallas Mavericks’ affiliate, Jackson scored 25 points on 9-for-20 shooting, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out two assists in 33 minutes during a loss to […]

PROVO — During the 2017 season, BYU suffered close losses to California, Northern Illinois and Boise State. But the Cougars’ most heartbreaking defeat happened in the regular-season finale at Utah. BYU led the Utes 27-7 late in the third quarter and it appeared the Cougars were on the cusp of finally ending the prolonged losing […]

SALT LAKE CITY — Nestled near the mountains of Utah, a rising NBA star showed his appreciation for his elder statesman at Volter’s Osteria Italian restaurant. On the eve of Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade’s final game at Vivint Arena, Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell hosted a farewell dinner for him Thursday night at the […]

A week after the Houston Rockets arrived early in Salt Lake City — and found out how cold it was — the Miami Heat had a little more fun. Salt Lake City Stars big man Willie Reed threw down a hard one-handed slam against the Austin Spurs on Tuesday night … The THUNDEROUS slam from […]

HERRIMAN — The new high school in Herriman has a new name and mascot, and it will fit right in with Mountain View, Mountain Crest, Maple Mountain, Northridge, Skyridge and Ridgeline. Welcome the Mountain Ridge Sentinels to the club. After a public polling process, the Jordan School District chose Mountain Ridge over Blackridge and selected […]

SALT LAKE CITY — An early Christmas present has arrived for Utah Jazz fans. Although photos of the Jazz’s Earned Edition green uniforms previously leaked last week via social media, the team has now revealed official images of the jerseys. Utah will debut the uniforms on court for the first time during their Christmas Day […]

While the Chiefs’ final injury report for the week won’t be available until later today, we’ve got some unofficial confirmation that Eric Berry is playing on Thursday. This is how we rock. TOMORROW #LACvsKC pic.twitter.com/eAsC8jToBc — Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) December 12, 2018 The Chiefs tweeted out this Eric Berry hype video with the words […]

In the category of “in case you missed it,” Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert on Monday night nearly made a scorers table the victim of his wrath for the second time in four days. After getting ejected just 2:47 into last Thursday’s Jazz win over the Houston Rockets when he swiped the scorer’s table after […]

Follow the links for stories and lists of the entire 2018 Deseret News All-State Football Team. Mr. Football Puka Nacua has a long list of accolades. His late father saw it all coming several years ago Deseret News football MVPs 6A All-State Team 5A All-State Team 4A All-State Team 3A All-State Team 2A All-State Team […]

Follow the links for stories and lists of the entire 2018 Deseret News All-State Football Team. Mr. Football Puka Nacua has a long list of accolades. His late father saw it all coming several years ago Deseret News football MVPs 6A All-State Team 5A All-State Team 4A All-State Team 3A All-State Team 2A All-State Team […]