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(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Morgan Scalley is entering his first season as Utah's head coach.

Gordon Monson: Bad news is good news for BYU and Utah football. Check this out and laugh along.

By Gordon Monson | May 29, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Photo Illustration by Christopher Cherrington | The Salt Lake Tribune)

Gordon Monson: A ranking of the 31 most important, most prominent athletes in the state of Utah

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

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Real Salt Lake midfielder Diego Luna (10) as Real Salt Lake hosts Austin FC, MLS soccer in Sandy on Saturday, March 14, 2026.

Gordon Monson: What’s this? Utah’s own Zavier Gozo left off the U.S. World Cup team? RSL’s Diego Luna, too? Ridiculous.

By Gordon Monson | May 25, 2026, 2:19 a.m.

(Tribune file photo) NBA commissioner David Stern presents Karl Malone the MVP trophy for the 1996-97 season.

Gordon Monson: AJ or DP or Booze? The Utah Jazz’s No. 2 draft pick is the team’s most critical since taking Karl Malone.

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

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) After four years of losing, Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen (23) and his teammates are finally on the verge of a breakthrough.

Gordon Monson: Devil be gone. A Utah Jazz exorcism is both necessary and at hand.

By Gordon Monson | May 13, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) After one season at BYU, AJ Dybantsa could be the No. 1 pick in this year's NBA draft.

Gordon Monson: Why the Utah Jazz should do everything in their power to draft AJ Dybantsa

By Gordon Monson | May 11, 2026, 4:30 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Jazz guard Keyonte George (3) represented the team at the NBA draft lottery. The Jazz will pick second in next month's draft.

Gordon Monson: Lady Luck smiles on the Utah Jazz, and the future, at long last, is bright

By Gordon Monson | May 10, 2026, 10:10 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune)Utah Mammoth MacKenzie Weegar (52) looks for a shot as Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb (3) defends against him.

Gordon Monson: Defeat is a cruel schoolmaster for the Utah Mammoth, leaving them with lessons to learn

By Gordon Monson | May 2, 2026, 2:34 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Mammoth wing Dylan Guenther (11) looks to pass during Game 3 of his team's first-round series against Vegas.

Gordon Monson: Utah is on the verge of embracing — no, adopting — this rising star as a favored son

By Gordon Monson | April 28, 2026, 1:16 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Mammoth teammates celebrate after left wing Lawson Crouse (67) scores a goal during Game 3 of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs against the Vegas Golden Knights.

Gordon Monson: The Mammoth want more than respect for themselves and for Utah, they want victory

By Gordon Monson | April 25, 2026, 4:21 p.m.

(John Locher | AP) Utah Mammoth center Logan Cooley (92) celebrates after scoring against the Vegas Golden Knights during the first period in Game 1 on Sunday.

Gordon Monson: A Vegas player tells Utah’s Logan Cooley, ‘I’m gonna ... kill you.’ But it’s the Golden Knight who might get hurt.

By Gordon Monson | April 21, 2026, 5:40 p.m.

(John Locher | AP) Vegas Golden Knights center Colton Sissons (10) scores against Utah Mammoth goaltender Karel Vejmelka (70) during the second period in Game 1 on Sunday.

Gordon Monson: The Utah Mammoth lose their lead and lose Game 1. Will they lose their fight, lose their faith?

By Gordon Monson | April 21, 2026, 12:38 a.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU Cougars guard Robert Wright III (1) and BYU legend Danny Ainge celebrate a win last season.

Gordon Monson: In retaining Rob Wright, BYU demonstrates once again that it is what it’s always wanted to be

By Gordon Monson | April 16, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Mammoth center Jack McBain (22) and Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Noah Juulsen (47) fight during a game earlier this season.

Gordon Monson: You wanna fight? In the NHL playoffs, the Utah Mammoth just want to win.

By Gordon Monson | April 16, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Utah Jazz fell to No. 5 in last year's draft and selected Ace Bailey. This season, the Jazz have the fourth-best odds of getting the No. 1 pick.

Gordon Monson: The Utah Jazz start in now on their Season of Fortune, be it good or bad

By Gordon Monson | April 15, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Logan Cooley, right, and the Utah Mammoth are headed to the postseason.

Gordon Monson: It’s time to care more about the Utah Mammoth than you do the Utah Jazz

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

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU Cougars guard Robert Wright III (1) has entered the NCAA's transfer portal after one season in Provo.

Gordon Monson: As player transfers come to and go from BYU, Utah, Utah State, just … let it be

By Gordon Monson | April 10, 2026, 4:04 p.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Apostles sustain Dallin Oaks as the church president in an April 4, 2026, solemn assembly. Columnist Gordon Monson selected eight conference speakers he'd like to take to lunch.

Gordon Monson: The Great Eight. A ranking of LDS leaders, based on their conference talks, I’d like to invite to lunch

By Gordon Monson | April 7, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) The global faith is changing its Sunday worship schedule. Informal chats like these are key to the Latter-day Saint community, says columnist Gordon Monson.

Gordon Monson: If the LDS Church wants its Sunday meetings concise and consequential, here’s a better way to do it

By Gordon Monson | April 4, 2026, 1:37 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Church leaders shake hands at General Conference in 2017. Columnist Gordon Monson believes women and men can and should serve together in the same presidencies in the church.

Gordon Monson: The LDS Church makes a move to empower women. Now it needs to empower women and men together.

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