Utah Enjoying New Atmosphere and Ranking
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Utah opens the season with a chance to show it belongs in the Top 25. With a No. 20 ranking in their first ever preseason poll appearance, the Utes play host to Texas A&amp;M on Thursday. A win solidifies their status as an emerging program; a loss relegates them to just another mediocre team from the West.
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California made a big leap Monday in the Bowl Championship Series standings, giving the Rose Bowl a sigh of relief and possibly dashing Utah&#39;s hopes.
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TUCSON, Ariz. Alex Smith passed for two scores 17th-ranked Utah held Arizona without a touchdown in a 23-to-6 victory. The 2-and-0 Utes protected their highest poll position since they finished the 1993 season ranked eighth.
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By Dirk Facer Deseret Morning News  It took awhile -- one quarter, to be exact -- for Utah to shake off its rusty play in a 31-10 season-opening loss to UCLA.  In Saturday's home opener against Northern Arizona, the Utes got off to a sluggish start.
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He retired nearly a year ago for health reasons after 15 seasons at Utah, but he couldn&#39;t stay away from his life&#39;s passion.
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Utah&#39;s Major League Soccer team has signed John Ellinger to a three-year contract as its first head coach. &quot;It goes without saying I&#39;m very excited about the opportunity to start as the head
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LSU remained unanimous No. 1 and Utah joined at No. 25 Monday in The Associated Press women's basketball poll. There was some shuffling within the poll after five members of the Top 25 lost to unranked opponents during the past week, but Utah was the only newcomer.
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By JENNIFER DOBNER  SALT LAKE CITY - For nine years, the question has echoed across the high desert of southeastern Utah, hard against the corner where four states meet.
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Oklahoma and Utah moved into premium positions in the Bowl Championship Series standings Monday, while Miami slipped back a notch.
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Carlos Boozer led six players in double figures with 16 points Friday night as Utah coasted to a 102-80 victory over Golden State.
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Below are some brief notes on this week&#39;s Utah football game at San Diego State. For the complete release, please choose the PDF option.
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GAINESVILLE Â· During a day of new beginnings, Florida and its fired coach each will launch fresh chapters today. In the same afternoon, Utah coach Urban Meyer will meet his new team in
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As happy as Utah coach Urban Meyer was to hear his team was ranked seventh in the first Bowl Championship Series standings, he didn't want to talk about it much.
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Alex Smith passed for two scores, and No. 17 Utah held Arizona without a touchdown in a 23-6 victory Saturday night. The Utes (2-0), seeking to defend their highest poll position since they finished the 1993
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Possibly contemplating the rigors of the new school year, Timothy Gordon, left, and Jacob Birrell walk home from school on a warm day this week past a mural of the flag on a fence in South Salt Lake.  (c) 2006 Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.
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Freezing temperatures early Sunday may have nipped fields and gardens in the central and eastern parts of Utah, but it probably was not the killer frost some had feared.
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I'm convinced the real reason Real Salt Lake is struggling for wide acceptance is because the team's name does not reflect Utah's culture and uniqueness. Change the name to Utah Seagulls or Utah Coppers and watch what happens.