From the Sidelines
Cowboy football program takes a ride back to the future
It was like stepping back in time at Cowboy Stadium Friday night. Loyal Cowboys fans started to gather at 5 p.m. for the Cowboy tailgate party in front of the stadium. A rock band was playing, smo...
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Owlz fans hoot as Orem stages victory in Pioneer League
When the first two or three options for a Saturday night don’t work out there’s always minor league baseball. I’m not talking about teams with players ranging in age from 8 to 11 years old — but m...
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Hockey-challenged writer cheers for Penguins
The best-of-seven series is now a best-of-one after the Pittsburgh Penguins forced a winner-takes-all NHL Stanley Cup Finals Game 7 Friday against the Detroit Red Wings after an exciting Game 6,...
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Top athletes showed determination and toughness
If you happen to be reading this column my first suggestion is that you make sure to take a good look at the Hometown section of today’s Transcript-Bulletin. There you will find the stories of 1...
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Stansbury High School cheerleading coach Kelly Clark brings a background of cheer knowledge to the school’s first squad.<br>- photography / Maegan Burr Clark named cheer coach at Stansbury
After one year working as an assistant cheerleading coach at the University of Utah, Kelly Clark will return to the Tooele County School District as the first cheerleading coach at Stansbury High...
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First soccer game for 5-year-old almost like Christmas
There are a lot of times as a parent where you prove your love to your children by doing something that makes you uncomfortable. I proved my love to my 5-year-old son Saturday when I stood in a s...
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Autograph of Boozer high priority for 6-year-old fan
by Abby Palmer
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My husband and children love the Utah Jazz. My 6-year-old daughter does so much, that for the last two years for Christmas she has asked Santa for tickets to a Jazz game. This year’s game was Sat...
Larry H. Miller always found time to talk racing and other sports
by Mark Watson
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I always believed that Larry H. Miller was an extraordinarily savvy and shrewd businessman when he would promptly return my phone calls seeking comments on stories about Miller Motorsports Park. ...
Lifelong Steelers fan bleeding black and gold Sunday
by Missy Thompson
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It’s almost that time for junk food, commercials, and of course football with Super Bowl XLIII on Sunday at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., where the Pittsburgh Steelers will battle the Arizo...
Girls’ squads are good, but boys much more intense in rivalry
by Abby Palmer
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Two schools, two games and four teams met at Grantsville High School Thursday and Friday nights. Who would be the winner and who would walk away defeated in these rivalry games? That was the ques...
No need to wait, Utah is my national champion
by Jake Gordon
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On Thursday, there will be a football game that the Bowl Championship Series calls the National Championship but I am not buying it. As far as I am concerned the national champion of college footba...
Sugar Bowl biggest game ever for University of Utah
by Mark Watson
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If the Utah Utes can upset Alabama in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 2, it will cap off the biggest victory and best season for a team in the history of college football in the state of Utah. I know BYU...
Father and son watch JC title game from Badgers’ sideline
by David Gumucio
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It was different standing on the sideline of the Snow College Badgers football team as they prepared to take on the Butler Grizzlies (Eldorado, Kan.) for the National Junior College Championship....
Plenty to be thankful for as fall sports season draws to a close
by David Gumucio
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Hard to believe, but Christmas is a mere 30 days away. And tomorrow we will be stuffing ourselves with turkey, dressing, sweet potatoes, homemade dinner rolls and pumpkin pie. It’s a wonderful ti...
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