WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — A sports editor for a New Mexico newspaper apologized this week after using “scalps” in a tweet to describe a high school basketball team defeating a team with Native American student-athletes. Hobbs News-Sun Sports Editor Jason Farmer said Friday the tweet was “very inappropriate and […]
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP)-Creators of the popular video “Baby Shark,” whose song was played at the World Series in October, have released a version in Navajo. Pinkfong, a brand of the South Korea company SmartStudy, said Sunday the video is available online and was created following auditions from Navajo actors. […]
GLEN CANYON NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, Ariz. (AP)-Photographer-only tours will no longer be offered at the globally recognized Upper Antelope Canyon in Arizona. The Arizona Republic reports tour operators of the slot canyon, known for its red-orange sandstone walls, announced last week that photo-only tours will cease. The photographer-only tours have […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-Utah is known for its high birth rate, but an ongoing lag has researchers wondering if the state is in a new era of lower fertility. The state’s demographers expected people to start having more children as they recovered from the Great Recession, but new census data […]
LOS ANGELES (AP)-Donovan Mitchell posted 30 points, 9 assists and 7 rebounds on 13-23 shooting and Jordan Clarkson added 19 in his second game with his new team as the Utah Jazz beat the Los Angeles Clippers 120-107 Saturday evening at the STAPLES Center. Clarkson, who was acquired in a […]
PROVO, Utah (AP)-Yoeli Childs had 23 points as Brigham Young got past Oral Roberts 79-73 Saturday evening at the Marriott Center in non-conference basketball action. Jake Toolson added 22 points for the Cougars in the win. In defeat, Emmanuel Nzekwesi led the Golden Eagles on Saturday night with 23 points.
OGDEN, Utah (AP)-Kim Aiken Jr. scored 22 points, including two key free throws late in the game and Eastern Washington held off Weber State 79-77 in the Big Sky Conference opener for both teams Saturday at the Dee Events Center. Ellis Magnuson added 12 points, six rebounds and seven assists […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP)-Brock Miller had 25 points as Utah State won its eighth consecutive home game, romping past Eastern Oregon 129-61. Polish national Kuba Karwowski had 16 points and four assists for Utah State (13-2). Justin Bean added 16 points and 12 rebounds. Alphonso Anderson had 16 points, seven rebounds […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP)-Wintry weather is restricting access to some national park sites in the the Four Corners region of the U.S. Southwest. National Park Service sites announcing they were closed Saturday included Bandelier National Monument in northern New Mexico and Arches National Park in southern Utah. At Grand Canyon National […]
