Alex Vejar

BYU Basketball/ General Assignment Reporter

Alex is an expat from Los Angeles who started his journalism career in 2013 after attempting, and failing, to become the next great rock star. He most recently covered local sports in Chico.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) enters the arena prior to Game 6 of the 2022 NBA first-round playoff series against the Dallas Mavericks, Saturday, April 23, 2022, in Salt Lake City.

NBA fans, players, reporters react to Rudy Gobert trade

By Alex Vejar | July 1, 2022, 9:32 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Royals FC midfielder Lo'eau LaBonta (9) kicks the ball as Portland Thorns FC midfielder Rocky Rodrguez (11) defends, in soccer action between Utah Royals FC and Portland Thorns FC at Rio Tinto Stadium, on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020.

This is when the Utah Royals soccer team could return to Rio Tinto and the NWSL

By Aaron Falk | Alex Vejar | June 30, 2022, 11:43 p.m.

(Rick Bowmer | AP) U.S. players pose for a photo before an international friendly soccer match against Colombia on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, in Sandy, Utah.

At U.S. women’s soccer match, fans root for a country that doesn’t always represent them

By Alex Vejar | June 30, 2022, 6:15 p.m.

(AP Photo/Steve Luciano, File) In this March 8, 2020, file photo, U.S. forward Megan Rapinoe runs during the second half of a SheBelieves Cup soccer match against Spain in Harrison, N.J.

U.S women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe blasts Roe decision. But this is why the USWNT isn’t canceling its game in Utah

By Alex Vejar | June 26, 2022, 8:58 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune)
Brigham Young Cougars guard Alex Barcello (13) goes to the hoop, as Northern Iowa Panthers guard AJ Green (4) defends, in NIT basketball action between the Brigham Young Cougars and the Northern Iowa Panthers, at the Marriott Center in Provo, on Saturday, March 19, 2022.

Former BYU guard Alex Barcello gets his chance at the NBA

By Alex Vejar | June 24, 2022, 9:54 p.m.

(John Locher | AP) Utah State's Justin Bean (34) plays against UNLV in an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, in Las Vegas. This season, Bean ranks in the top 10 nationally in both scoring and rebounding.

Utah State forward Justin Bean says Clippers’ offer on NBA draft night was a ‘no-brainer’

By Alex Vejar | June 25, 2022, 12:28 a.m.

Arkansas guard Jaxson Robinson (14) shoots over an Arkansas-Little Rock defender during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in Fayetteville, Ark. (AP Photo/Michael Woods)

Eye on the Y: Jaxson Robinson is BYU basketball’s latest addition. What can the former Arkansas and Texas A&M product bring to Provo?

By Alex Vejar | June 23, 2022, 4:36 p.m.

(Hogle Zoo via Instagram) A giraffe named Ja Raffe, named after the Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant, arrives at the Hogle Zoo from the Memphis Zoo.

Utah gets Ja from Memphis — just not the one you’re thinking of

By Alex Vejar | June 23, 2022, 2:18 a.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Portland Trail Blazers forward Caleb Swanigan (50) reacts after drawing a foul in a game against the Utah Jazz on Feb. 7, 2020. The Salt Lake City native reportedly died Monday at the age of 25.

Caleb Swanigan, who dealt with homelessness in Salt Lake before making it to the NBA, dies at 25

By Alex Vejar | June 21, 2022, 9:41 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU guard Paisley Harding (13), Collins with Pepperdine Waves guard Jayla Ruffus-Milner (14), in women's basketball action between the BYU Cougars and the Pepperdine Waves, at the Marriott Center in Provo, on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. Judkins scored his 450th win tonight.

Title IX at 50: Utah women in sports celebrate progress, but say more still needs to be done

By Alex Vejar | June 21, 2022, 12:00 p.m.