The Latest Breaking News from Utah

"Don’t tell them the answer to the exam.”

Olivia Dunne has been a major beneficiary of a shift that allows college athletes to earn money from their work, but the fandom around her has been described as "disturbing" and "creepy" after a meet over the weekend.

I've never attempted a way-too-early top 25, and, given the realities of the transfer portal, the idea of handicapping teams that won't play until eight months from now seemed even crazier.

Happy New Year, y’all! I certainly hope this week’s edition finds all of you well. Forgive me for taking the one-week newsletter hiatus to begin the calendar year. But it was for good reason: During the holidays, I capped the best, most fulfilling year of my adult life by asking…

The Bulldogs beat the Horned Frogs 65–7 on Monday night.

The Illini (14-3) are ranked No. 24 in their first Top 25 appearance since Nov. 27, 2000. Illinois hasn’t had a winning season since 2012-13.

LaVine is 'extremely happy' for his former teammate's success in Utah.

Chicago gets their third-straight victory on Saturday vs. Utah.

On the Friday edition, Howard Beck welcomes ESPN’s Zach Lowe to discuss trends at the NBA’s mathematical midpoint.

Minnesota made the splashiest move of the offseason after acquiring Rudy Gobert, but the team has struggled as we approach the midpoint of the season.

Not that the Timberwolves are agents of chaos, but in the past two years they've gone through three primary basketball bosses, two head coaches, an ownership transition, the NBA's most shocking trade and a 2022-2023 season that has called into question their ability at every level of the organization.