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(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.

(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.