For a split second, Real Salt Lake thought they had battled themselves into second place in the Western Conference with a win over the San Jose Earthquakes. Midfielder Kyle Beckerman knocked a loose ball into the back of the net off a Javier Morales corner kick to take a 1-0 lead in the 72nd minute. While the celebration ensued, the referee called a late offside on Beckerman annulling the goal and a RSL win.
Former Utah Valley pitcher Marcus Moore signed a deal on Thursday with the Baltimore Orioles and will begin his professional career in Sarasota, Florida as a member of the Gulf Coast League Orioles.
There are certain things that college students do. They do these things not because they are expected to, but because at this time in their lives they just feel the need. We stay up too late, we make drunken fools of ourselves in parking lots and camping grounds, we pompously talk about poets and politicians, and we get tattoos.
Displaying the talent of local artists is at the heart of what the Sego Arts Center in Provo seeks to accomplish. With its latest art exhibit the vanguard institution does just that.
It’s hard to believe how good RuRu is until you see them. Most everyone who has seen the band perform swears by the lead singer’s brilliance, but when you take into account that Isaac Russel is only sixteen.
Rock royalty often grants the Deal sisters and their band, the Breeders, status and respect amongst its elites. Kim Deal, having been the bassist for the legendary Pixies, ensures that the group at least has a consideration in this category. But the Breeders, with their sporadic releases, have also managed to earn their own admirers, inspiring one band to write the song “Cool As Kim Deal.” And, indeed, cool she is.
On June 21 at 8 p.m. when local band Chris Merritt releases their second album, Pixie and the Bear, at the Velour Live Music Gallery in Provo, you’ll be getting an indie rock show and a free barbecue — two out of the three things that make summer in Utah tolerable, and that isn’t bad.
In a lot of ways, Square-Enix’s recently released and hard-to-find Nintendo DS game, The World Ends With You, is a mixed bag.
There is a noticeable difference between Disney’s and DreamWorks’ animated films: Disney’s are of such high quality that they do not need to rely on celebrity voiceovers, while DreamWorks sells their mediocre movies on the names involved. Usually. Even though DreamWorks’ Kung Fu Panda has a typical list of celebrity voices, it is far better than any of their previous animated flicks.
UVU mourns its tragic loss as adjunct history professor Christopher L. Kirsch, 62, was killed on Father’s Day.