Daily Herald (Provo Utah)

By Sharon Turner - Senior Director of Communications, Utah Valley University | Jul 2, 2026 Courtesy Utah Valley University In this 2022 photo, Utah Valley University's Center for Constitutional Studies holds a conference for civics teachers.

BYU professors highlight the significance of America 250 By Jacob Nielson - Daily Herald | Jul 2, 2026 Courtesy Yale University Art Gallery Painting depicting the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Brigham Young University Professor Tyson Reeder believes the founding fathers hoped to create a great nation when they signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776 but never could have envisioned the scale of what it would could become.

United States' Weston McKennie (8) and Christian Pulisic (10) celebrate winning the World Cup round of 32 soccer match between the United States and Bosnia in Santa Clara, Calif., near San Francisco, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Eakin Howard) WASHINGTON (AP) — This World Cup has given U.S. soccer fans plenty to cheer about — even if a new survey shows most Americans are still on the sidelines.

1 / 2 Garrett Bolles gives an opening speech to participants of his annual GB3 camp at Skyridge High School. June 29, 2026 Brandon Gurney, Provo Daily Herald 2 / 2 Former BYU quarterback Jake Heaps directs the action at Garrett Bolles' GB3 camp. June 29, 2026 Brandon Gurney, Provo Daily Herald ❮ ❯ Garrett Bolles gives an opening speech to participants of his annual GB3 camp at Skyridge High School. June 29, 2026 Former BYU quarterback Jake Heaps directs the action at Garrett Bolles’ GB3 camp.

Michael Conroy, AP Photo Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) shoots over Atlanta Dream forward Sika Kone (23) in the first half of a WNBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Thursday, June 18, 2026. NEW YORK — Caitlin Clark was voted to start her third straight All-Star Game and will be joined by Indiana Fever teammates Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah Boston, the WNBA announced Thursday.

Utah Valley’s Gilles Aurelien (5) kicks the ball as teammate Trevor Walk looks on in a men’s college soccer match against Omaha on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. Utah Valley men’s soccer head coach  Michael Chesler  has announced his team’s 2026 schedule ahead of the Wolverines’ inaugural season in The Big West and their first with Chesler at the helm. Utah Valley will play seven regular season games at UCCU Stadium and eight road games.

Maja Smiejkowska, AP Photo Britain's Kate, Princess of Wales, laughs next to former tennis player Andy Murray as they watch the second round women's singles match between Katie Swan of Britain and Madison Keys of the United States, at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 2, 2026. LONDON — Kate, the Princess of Wales, met tennis fans lining up in Wimbledon’s famous Queue and sat beside Andy Murray in a day of rooting on British players at the grass-court Grand Slam.

Spain's Mikel Oyarzabal (21) celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the World Cup round of 32 soccer match between Spain and Austria in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Mikel Oyarzabal scored two goals and Spain beat Austria 3-0 on Thursday for its first World Cup victory in a knockout match since winning the title in 2010.

FILE - President Kennedy, with eyes glued on the playing field, munches a hot dog during the American League opener, April 8, 1963. The President stayed throughout the game, watching the Baltimore Orioles defeat the Washington Senators 3-1. (AP Photo/stf, File) Nineteenth-century Indiana passed some of the country’s toughest “blue laws” to protect Sunday’s rest and worship from alcohol and … hot dogs?

AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File Actor Daveigh Chase poses at the Season 5 premiere of HBO series "Big Love," in Los Angeles on Jan. 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former child actor Daveigh Chase’s death on June 16 was due to AIDS, the office of the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner reported. The cause of death for Chase, 35, was acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, according to online medical examiner records from this week that listed her last name as Schwallier.