It's a big day for sports! The U.S. plays the Netherlands in the Round 16 of the World Cup. Star Christian Pulisic suffered a pelvic contusion when he scored the game-winning goal against Iran on Tuesday, but he has been cleared to play, ESPN reported. If you're reading this email later in the day, hopefully the U.S. won and advanced to the Quarterfinals. If not, we can look forward to watching this young group of players make more World Cup runs in the future.
Qatar government paid for Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes' trip to see World Cup match
Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes spent the Thanksgiving weekend in Qatar, after the Middle Eastern country's government paid for his airfare, lodging and tickets to see the United States and England play to a 0-0 draw in the group stage of the World Cup.
The Supreme Court will begin hearing a gerrymandering case, Moore v. Harper, that could have future implications for the state of Utah, Deseret News senior editorial columnist Jay Evensen believes. Depending on how the Supreme Court rules, Utah's Proposition 4 could be nullified.
If the court decides "any state election law passed by referendum could be nullified," then the proposition, which is a referendum, would become void.
During the second half of BYU's game against Missouri State on Nov. 16,
BYU made history with Jaxson Robinson, Trey Stewart, Rudi Williams, Fousseyni Traore and Gideon George on the court. It was the first time in university history that five Black student-athletes took the court.
“Seeing five Black athletes taking that picture with coach was really cool," George said. "I thought, ‘Wow, BYU has come a long way. It’s great to show the world that this is what BYU stands for. Everybody is welcome here.”
The moment didn't unnoticed by Keith Rice, BYU's first Black basketball player. He thought it was amazing.
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