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• Giannis’ 50-point Game 6 helps Bucks beat Suns for first NBA title since 1971 Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo battles under the basket as Phoenix Suns forward Mikal Bridges defends during the first half of Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday night in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul tries to pass around Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton during the first half of Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday night in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) battles for the ball against Phoenix…
• Why Kristin Chenoweth was ‘extremely nervous’ to perform in Utah again Kristin Chenoweth jokes with conductor Mack Wilberg while singing with the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square during their opening Christmas concert in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Chenoweth recently performed at the Deer Valley Music Festival in Park City, Utah — her first live show since the pandemic started. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsKristin Chenoweth said she was ‘extremely nervous’ to perform in Utah, and there were at least 2 reasons for that Kristin Chenoweth said…
• Why this former Runnin’ Utes basketball assistant is thrilled to be back Utah assistant basketball coach DeMarlo Slocum coaches at the University of Utah’s Jon M. and Karen Huntsman Basketball Facility in Salt Lake City. Slocum is back for a second stint as a Runnin’ Utes assistant basketball coach. | John Vu/Utah AthleticsHaving left Larry Krystkowiak’s staff in 2019 to be closer to his ailing mother in Las Vegas, assistant coach DeMarlo Slocum is back with the Utes and new coach Craig Smith There was a time not too long ago when…
• ‘Been waiting for this one’: Garth Brooks says he's excited for Salt Lake stadium show Country music superstar Garth Brooks talks with members of the media during a press conference at the University of Utah’s Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 16, 2021. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY — Garth Brooks couldn’t hold in his excitement. The legendary country singer paced enthusiastically around an upper deck of Rice-Eccles Stadium during a press conference Friday before insisting on taking a look out the window at the giant stage set below.…
• Low water in Utah challenging boaters’ holiday weekend plans People put a jet ski in the water next to a boat ramp that is closed and has an abrupt drop-off due to low water at the Willard Bay North Marina in Willard, Box Elder County, on Monday, July 19, 2021. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsHouseboats being impacted at Lake Powell Water levels at Lake Powell have declined so much that multiple boat ramps are closed and owners of houseboats have until Saturday to remove their vessels from the Wahweap…
• As home prices soar in Utah, this is what you’ll need for minimum wage to afford rent A residence for sale in Salt Lake City on Friday, April 9, 2021. The Utah Housing Coalition and the National Low Income Housing Coalition on Wednesday released the national, yearly Out of Reach report, which showed in order for afford a two-bedroom apartment at fair market rent in Utah without being cost burdened, full-time workers need to earn at least $20.21 per hour. That equals $3,503 monthly or $42,036 annually. | Annie Barker, Deseret NewsBuyers and renters are getting squeezed…
• As a promoter, Dennis Murphy was in several leagues of his own Dennis Murphy passed away Thursday, at 94. Look around the wide, wide world of sports that he widened and widened. You realize his work was done here. Major league baseball players hit routine singles with an 8-0 lead and start playing charades with the dugout. Baserunners materialize, out of ether, whenever games reach extra innings. The 16th hole at the PGA Tour event in Phoenix has become an 80-proof combination of Woodstock and Sturgis. A routine extra point is now…
• How bad is Utah’s drought? Water managers dipping into emergency supply Boaters enjoy the water near the dam at Jordanelle State Park on Friday, July 16, 2021. The water levels are low due to drought. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News Utah crops are suffering or fields are fallow, cattle are sold off as ranchers face a loss of rangeland, and water managers are dipping into emergency supplies as the tendrils of this extreme drought refuse to loosen their grip on the West. “We are no longer pulling water stored from…
• Utah college athletes — past and present — who are Tokyo-bound The Olympic rings installed by the Nippon Bashi bridge in Tokyo are pictured on Thursday, July 15, 2021. Over 11,000 athletes representing 206 nations will compete in the Games in Tokyo, Japan from July 23-August 8, including 15 athletes with Utah college ties. | Hiro Komae, Associated PressOver 11,000 athletes representing 206 nations will compete in the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, from July 23 to Aug. 8, including 15 athletes with Utah college ties The Summer Olympic Games are…