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Kurt Kragthorpe

University of Utah athletics reporter

Kurt Kragthorpe has worked continuously for daily newspapers in Utah since 1977. He moved to The Tribune in 1990 and had a nine-year stint as sports editor, in between writing assignments that have included six Olympic Games, as well as several Super Bowls and major golf tournaments. Kurt and his wife, Sandra, enjoy traveling nationally and interna

Arnie Ferrin, former Utah basketball star and athletic director, has died

By Kurt Kragthorpe | Josh Newman | Gordon Monson | December 28, 2022, 2:41 a.m.

Utah’s Tony Finau bogeys his last two holes to miss the cut in the U.S. Open

By Kurt Kragthorpe | June 17, 2022, 11:37 p.m.

Utah’s Tony Finau is below the cut line again in the U.S. Open

By Kurt Kragthorpe | June 16, 2022, 11:15 p.m.

BYU’s Lila Galeai rallies to win the Women’s State Amateur

By Kurt Kragthorpe | July 1, 2021, 7:47 p.m.

Kurt Kragthorpe: A football coach’s kid who wound up as a sportswriter would never happen now, but it worked out all right for me

By Kurt Kragthorpe | January 6, 2020, 2:30 p.m.

Utes in review: December’s downturn is revealing for Utah, and not in a good way

By Kurt Kragthorpe | January 2, 2020, 4:28 p.m.

Bradlee Anae becomes Utah’s all-time sacks leader in first quarter of Alamo Bowl

By Kurt Kragthorpe | January 1, 2020, 2:16 a.m.

Utes crumble to conclude their season, losing 38-10 to Texas in the Alamo Bowl

By Kurt Kragthorpe | January 1, 2020, 4:29 p.m.

Ladell Andersen, former Utah State and BYU basketball coach, dies at 90

By Kurt Kragthorpe | December 30, 2019, 9:21 p.m.

Utes are ready for a road environment at the Alamo Bowl, and tired of talking about that Pac-12 title game

By Kurt Kragthorpe | December 30, 2019, 7:28 p.m.

Utes seek a top 10 ranking with a win over Texas in the Alamo Bowl

By Kurt Kragthorpe | December 30, 2019, 7:21 p.m.

The Texas defense Utah sees in the Alamo Bowl may be different from the one that struggled all season

By Kurt Kragthorpe | December 30, 2019, 5:43 p.m.

Drew Lisk is Utah’s No. 2 QB for the Alamo Bowl, ahead ofTexas transfer Cameron Rising

By Kurt Kragthorpe | December 29, 2019, 10:22 p.m.

Utes focus on Texas, amid the what-if of their missed Playoff opportunity

By Kurt Kragthorpe | December 29, 2019, 1:09 a.m.

Utah faces a college football blueblood in the Alamo Bowl, as Texas tries to restore its aura

By Kurt Kragthorpe | December 28, 2019, 8:30 p.m.

Nephi Sewell wasn’t expecting to play this season, but he’ll start for the Utes in the Alamo Bowl

By Kurt Kragthorpe | December 28, 2019, 10:25 a.m.

These are the best moments of the decade in Utah sports

By Kurt Kragthorpe | December 30, 2019, 6:17 p.m.

Utah’s Kyle Whittingham wins the Dodd Trophy and Zack Moss is a Senior CLASS All-American

By Kurt Kragthorpe | December 27, 2019, 5:49 p.m.

Utes want their football season to end well, but they’ll have to defy Pac-12 history to pull it off

By Kurt Kragthorpe | December 26, 2019, 9:24 p.m.

Red All Over: My most memorable games and subjects from 17 months on the Ute athletics beat

By Kurt Kragthorpe | December 26, 2019, 6:49 p.m.