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(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU guard Delaney Gibb (11) as BYU hosts Utah, NCAA basketball in Provo on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026.

Gordon Monson: Millions of viewers are watching a video online featuring BYU’s Delaney Gibb and what she says is ‘bigger than basketball’

By Gordon Monson | April 2, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Jazz forward Brice Sensabaugh (28) as the Utah Jazz host the Cleveland Cavaliers, NBA basketball in Salt Lake City on Monday, March 30, 2026.

Gordon Monson: Calling my shot. The Utah Jazz, at long last, are on the edge of something great.

By Gordon Monson | April 1, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Illustration by Christopher Cherrington | The Salt Lake Tribune)

Gordon Monson: What does your Latter-day Saint heaven look like?

By Gordon Monson | March 31, 2026, 1:41 p.m.

(Eli Lucero | Herald Journal) Utah State fans cheer on the Aggies before the start of a college basketball game against Nevada on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Logan.

Gordon Monson: The leaving and the laughing continue at Utah State. Will it ever change?

By Gordon Monson | March 26, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Utes tight end Caleb Lohner (84) scores a touchdown as Utah State Aggies cornerback JD Drew (3) defends him during a game in 2024. The Utes and Aggies have agreed to a new home-and-home series.

Gordon Monson: Give a shoutout to Utah and Utah State for scheduling one another in football, as it should be

By Gordon Monson | March 25, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Mark J. Terrill | AP) From left, Utah State forward Karson Templin (22), Arizona forward Tobe Awaka (30), Arizona center Motiejus Krivas (13) and Utah State forward Garry Clark, right, battle for the ball during the second half of a game in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Sunday, March 22, 2026, in San Diego.

Gordon Monson: No condescension intended here; Utah State did itself proud in the NCAA Tournament

By Gordon Monson | March 23, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Former Utah Utes head coach Kyle Whittingham during a game last season. Contention grew between Whittingham and the U. as the longtime stepped down from the program last year.

Gordon Monson: Angels and demons raged as Kyle Whittingham and Mark Harlan fought at Utah. You decide who was who.

By Gordon Monson | March 21, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Craig Mitchelldyer | AP) BYU forward AJ Dybantsa (3) shoots as Texas forward Dailyn Swain (3) defends during the second half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Portland, Ore.

Gordon Monson: AJ Dybantsa’s career at BYU ends in unsatisfactory fashion

By Gordon Monson | March 20, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah head football coach Morgan Scalley speaks at a news conference at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026.

Gordon Monson: Morgan Scalley offers up indications of what’s to come for Utah football

By Gordon Monson | March 19, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU Cougars forward AJ Dybantsa (3) collides with Houston Cougars guard Emanuel Sharp (21) at the Marriott Center earlier this season. The Cougars will play the winner of Texas and North Carolina State in the NCAA Tournament.

Gordon Monson: No. 6 seed BYU set to play fresh faces, the winner of Texas-NC State, in front of fresh refs in March Madness

By Gordon Monson | March 16, 2026, 12:33 a.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU Cougars guard Robert Wright III (1) and Danny Ainge, celebrating the win, as BYU hosts Texas Tech, NCAA basketball in Provo on Saturday, March 7, 2026.

Gordon Monson: Little white lies might be told at BYU, but star athletes are not being paid with tithing

By Gordon Monson | March 14, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) University of Utah football coach Morgan Scalley addresses the crowd during halftime of a Runnin' Utes basketball game. Scalley has pledged a $2 million gift to the U.

Why Morgan Scalley’s $2 million donation to Utah is unusual and strategic

By Gordon Monson | March 13, 2026, 4:45 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU Cougars forward AJ Dybantsa (3) as BYU hosts Arizona, NCAA basketball in Provo on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026.

Gordon Monson: As BYU won its first Big 12 tournament game, AJ Dybantsa showed what he is — the league’s best player

By Gordon Monson | March 11, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU Cougars guard Robert Wright III (1) celebrates the win as BYU hosts Texas Tech, NCAA basketball in Provo on Saturday, March 7, 2026.

Gordon Monson: Hope is renewed for BYU basketball. But, in reality, there’s just one bit of anticipation left for the Cougars.

By Gordon Monson | March 8, 2026, 1:44 p.m.

(BYU via FOX 13)
Patti Edwards, wife of the late BYU football coach LaVell Edwards, has died, the university announced on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026.

Gordon Monson: Fare thee well, Patti Edwards, after a life well lived

By Gordon Monson | February 22, 2026, 1:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Tribune columnist Gordon Monson.

Gordon Monson: I’m not as good a Latter-day Saint as the outwardly devout. Or am I?

By Gordon Monson | February 21, 2026, 1:00 p.m.

(Gregory Bull | AP) Utah Valley guard Jackson Holcombe, center, tries to hold on to the ball as San Diego State forward Pharaoh Compton, front, and guard Taj DeGourville, behind, defend during a game on Dec. 3, 2025, in San Diego.

Gordon Monson: Caught up in a ridiculous legal fight, these Utah athletes are used as pawns

By Gordon Monson | February 19, 2026, 1:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU Cougars guard Richie Saunders (15) and forward AJ Dybantsa (3) at the Marriott Center in Provo, on Dec. 19, 2025.

Gordon Monson: With Richie Saunders done, what’s AJ Dybantsa going to do or not do for BYU now?

By Gordon Monson | February 16, 2026, 1:00 p.m.

(BYU Photo) Clark G. Gilbert, church commissioner of education, speaks at the opening session of the 2025 BYU University Conference in the Marriott Center in Provo in August 2025.

Gordon Monson: Clark Gilbert has been called as an LDS apostle. Now, we’ll see if he’s chosen.

By Gordon Monson | February 13, 2026, 8:44 p.m.

(Tyler Tate | AP) BYU wide receiver Parker Kingston (11) runs the ball in for a touchdown on Nov. 29, 2025, in Provo. Kingston was arrested this week and charged with first-degree felony rape.

Gordon Monson: BYU absorbs another hit as receiver Parker Kingston sits in a Utah jail cell

By Gordon Monson | February 13, 2026, 9:05 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Jazz head coach Will Hardy and Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen (23) as the Utah Jazz host the Houston Rockets, NBA basketball in Salt Lake City on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025.

Gordon Monson: Critics of the tanking Utah Jazz haven’t felt the pain of a proud franchise and a loyal fan base that ache still

By Gordon Monson | February 12, 2026, 2:16 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Mammoth goaltender Karel Vejmelka (70).

Gordon Monson: This masked man might now be the most important pro athlete in Utah

By Gordon Monson | February 11, 2026, 1:00 p.m.

(Gabriela Bhaskar | The New York Times) Erin Jackson carries the American flag as athletes from the United States enter the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics at San Siro stadium in Milan, on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.

Gordon Monson: U.S. Olympians who disapprove of what is happening in America should be respected, not criticized

By Gordon Monson | February 9, 2026, 4:40 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU Cougars forward AJ Dybantsa (3) drives the ball as BYU hosts Arizona in Provo on Jan. 26, 2026.

Gordon Monson: Is BYU dumping a stack of cash on guys like AJ Dybantsa worth it?

By Gordon Monson | February 6, 2026, 2:03 p.m.

(Brandon Dill | AP) Jaren Jackson Jr. (8) plays in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz on Dec. 12, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. The Jazz acquired Jackson in a trade with the Grizzlies on Feb. 3, 2026.

Gordon Monson: With just one more move, the Utah Jazz can end their nightmare

By Gordon Monson | February 5, 2026, 9:12 p.m.