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Adult filmmakers ask judge to delay Utah law requiring porn sites verify user ages

May. 31, 2023 20:18 PM EDT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Attorneys representing adult entertainers, erotica authors and sex educators on Wednesday asked a judge to put on hold a Utah law requiring porn and other adult websites verify user ages. The Free Speech Coalition and its co-plaintiffs argued the new state law...

There's going to be a new NBA champion from Serbia: Nikola (something)

May. 31, 2023 18:20 PM EDT

DENVER (AP) — Congratulations, Serbia. You're about to have another NBA champion. His name is Nikola. (The last name is TBA.) Denver has two-time MVP Nikola Jokic. Miami has rookie Nikola Jovic. They met earlier this season for the first time to have dinner and get...

Chris Stewart, 6-term Utah Republican, resigning from Congress

May. 31, 2023 16:14 PM EDT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart on Wednesday announced plans to resign his Utah seat due to his wife’s illness, triggering a special election to replace him in a reliably Republican district. “I can say with pride that I have been an effective leader for my...

Utah Republican Chris Stewart planning to resign from Congress, AP source says

May. 30, 2023 18:57 PM EDT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, is planning to leave Congress by the end of this year due to his wife’s illness, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The six-term Utah Republican will announce on Wednesday that he will...

Dayton, Morris have key hits as Utah makes WCWS with 7-2 win over San Diego State

May. 28, 2023 17:49 PM EDT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Abby Dayton had an RBI triple to highlight a four-run second inning and pinch-hitter Hallie Morris wrapped it up with a two-run single in the sixth to lead 15th-seeded Utah to a 7-2 win over San Diego State on Sunday for the Utes' first trip to the Women's College World...

Hansen, Jennings homers help No. 1 seed Oklahoma set record, claim Women's College World Series spot

May. 28, 2023 00:32 AM EDT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kinzie Hansen and the Oklahoma Sooners were down to their last strike. Oklahoma needed a win to set the NCAA Division I record for consecutive softball victories and clinch a Women’s College World Series berth. But the Sooners trailed Clemson by three with...

Utes hit three home runs, stay alive with 10-1 super regional win over San Diego State

May. 27, 2023 20:39 PM EDT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Julia Jimenez blasted a grand slam, Ellessa Bonstrom and Shelbi Ortiz also homered, and No. 15 seed Utah routed San Diego State 10-1 in five innings on Saturday to stay alive in the Salt Lake City Super Regional. The Utes' win evened the best-of-3 series and...

Murphy sends San Diego State past Utah 4-3 in super regional opener

May. 27, 2023 01:12 AM EDT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — AJ Murphy hit a go-ahead two-run double in the top of the fourth inning and San Diego State held on for a 4-3 victory over Utah in the first game of the best-of-3 Salt Lake City Super Regional on Friday night. The Aztecs (39-15) will advance to the Women's...

Members of polygamous group arraigned in court on child sex abuse charges

May. 26, 2023 16:01 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Members of a small polygamous group accused of child sex abuse of underage girls whom the group’s leader claimed as brides were arraigned in federal court on Friday. Sam Bateman and the three women followers, who are each represented by different attorneys, entered...

Isaac Wilson, brother of Jets QB Zach Wilson, commits to play at Utah

May. 25, 2023 22:03 PM EDT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Isaac Wilson is taking his sibling rivalry to the college football field. Wilson, the younger brother of New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson, has committed to play the same position at Utah — an in-state rival of his big bro's BYU program. ...