Football

Struggling to recover from a hand injury, Rising said he's been advised by two orthopedic surgeons that he'll never be able to return to playing football.

Utah quarterback Cam Rising is out indefinitely with a lower leg injury and coach Kyle Whittingham says true freshman Isaac Wilson will be the Utes’ starter until further notice.

Playing in the marching band means being part of a team. “We don't act as a single person. We don't think of just ourselves,” said sophomore Lucy Walker.

Super Bowl LVIII will be in Las Vegas this weekend — one of the biggest sports (and betting) events of the year being played in a city synonymous with gambling.

The decision keeps in place a legal victory for the league’s two remaining schools — Oregon State and Washington State — over its 10 departing members, including The University of Utah.

All 12 Mountain West schools will be involved and Oregon State and Washington State will each play three home games and three road games against members of the conference.

The Washington state Supreme Court has granted a request by the University of Washington and the Pac-12 to put on hold a lower court’s ruling that gave Oregon State and Washington State control of the conference.

A judge has granted Oregon State and Washington State a preliminary injunction in their legal battle with 10 departing Pac-12 schools, including the University of Utah.

Ten departing Pac-12 schools claim they should have a say in running the conference until they officially leave in August.

Utah Tech University and Southern Utah University will be part of the newly formed United Athletic Conference. It will give the teams a shot at a conference championship.

The latest Utah news from Thursday morning, Dec. 23, 2021

Players and employees of the defunct Alliance of American Football filed suit this week against the failed gambling-focused professional football league…