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Gordon Monson

Sports columnist

Gordon Monson has been a columnist at The Salt Lake Tribune since 1993. Before coming to Utah, he was a sports and feature writer at the Los Angeles Times and the Los Angeles Daily News. He's hosted a sports-talk radio show in Salt Lake City for 22 years, the past 16 years at 1280 AM/97.5 FM The Zone.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU basketball coach Kevin Young talks about player Egor Demin’s announcement to enter the NBA Draft, where he would likely be a first-round pick in June, during a news event in Provo on Tuesday, April 8, 2025.

Gordon Monson: BYU continues to move further into the bright spotlight of college sports

By Gordon Monson | April 25, 2025, 12:07 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gail Miller, left, speaks with former Real Salt Lake majority owner David Blitzer, following a news conference to announce that the Miller Family is taking controlling ownership of RSL and the Royals at America First Field in Sandy on Friday, April 18, 2025.

Gordon Monson: Here’s the most important thing the Millers can prove by owning RSL and the Royals now, an MLB team later

By Gordon Monson | April 18, 2025, 8:46 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Will Hardy as the Utah Jazz host the Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA basketball in Salt Lake City on Friday, April 11, 2025.

Gordon Monson: Can Will Hardy be the man when it’s time for the Utah Jazz to win again?

By Gordon Monson | April 15, 2025, 1:59 p.m.

(Doug Mills | The New York Times) Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland lifts the Masters trophy after winning the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., on Sunday, April 13, 2025.

Gordon Monson: OK, so you won’t win the Masters like Rory, but you can fulfill dreams of your own

By Gordon Monson | April 14, 2025, 6:30 p.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Tamara W. Runia, first counselor in the Young Women General Presidency, speaks at General Conference on Sunday, April 6, 2025.

Gordon Monson: Why this LDS General Conference talk stands out — in all the right ways

By Gordon Monson | April 7, 2025, 7:32 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fans celebrate a goal as Utah Hockey Club hosts the Tampa Bay Lightning, NHL hockey at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 22, 2025.

Gordon Monson: Blow the roof off the Delta Center? I could almost imagine it happening.

By Gordon Monson | April 7, 2025, 6:08 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Utah Jazz host the Boston Celtics, NBA basketball in Salt Lake City on Friday, March 21, 2025.

Gordon Monson: A proud, loud and vulgar voice from the past cries out to the Utah Jazz

By Gordon Monson | April 4, 2025, 12:00 p.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square perform inside the Cathedral of Toluca in Mexico in 2023.

Gordon Monson: Latter-day Saint culture has its flaws, but here are 8 things the church gets right

By Gordon Monson | April 4, 2025, 12:00 p.m.

(Nate Edwards | BYU photo) Kevin Young stands in the locker room before the Round of 32 game against Wisconsin. His staff prepares behind him.

Gordon Monson: Despite getting crushed by Alabama, Kevin Young calls BYU’s future ‘incredibly bright’

By Gordon Monson | March 28, 2025, 12:00 p.m.

(James Crisp | AP) Utah State head coach Jerrod Calhoun urges his team on during the first half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament against UCLA in Lexington, Ky., Thursday, March 20, 2025.

Gordon Monson: What’s this? Utah State is keeping its head basketball coach? Unheard of.

By Gordon Monson | March 27, 2025, 5:18 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU hosts Oklahoma State, NCAA basketball in Provo on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.

Gordon Monson: Turns out, BYU is a big boost to the Big 12, and to college sports as a whole

By Gordon Monson | March 26, 2025, 2:04 p.m.

(David Zalubowski | AP) Brigham Young forward Mawot Mag and teammates react after forward Richie Saunders made a three-point basket against Wisconsin during the second half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Denver.

Gordon Monson: BYU is now going in March Madness where it’s rarely gone before

By Gordon Monson | March 23, 2025, 12:00 p.m.

(David Zalubowski | AP) Brigham Young center Keba Keita reacts after scoring a basket and drawing a foul against Virginia Commonwealth during the second half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Thursday, March 20, 2025, in Denver.

Gordon Monson: BYU’s Kevin Young goes from the surreal to the real, and — who knows? — maybe to the surreal again

By Gordon Monson | March 21, 2025, 1:20 a.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU assistant coach Jernaro Gilford, on Thursday, Feb 27, 2025.

Gordon Monson: BYU football’s Jernaro Gilford pulled hope out of hardship, and he’s passing his story on to his players

By Gordon Monson | March 18, 2025, 12:00 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Cougars fans react during the game between the Brigham Young Cougars and the Utah Utes in Provo on Saturday, March 8, 2025.

Gordon Monson: Here are the 2 things BYU must do to win NCAA Tournament games in 2025

By Gordon Monson | March 17, 2025, 12:00 p.m.

Brigham Young's Fousseyni Traore, center, looks to the basket between Houston's Mylik Wilson, left, and Joseph Tugler, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Big 12 Conference tournament, Friday, March 14, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Gordon Monson: In BYU’s blowout tournament loss, Kevin Young sees and seizes lessons learned

By Gordon Monson | March 15, 2025, 12:00 p.m.

Brigham Young's Richie Saunders (15) and Dallin Hall (30) celebrate after defeating Iowa State during an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinal round of the Big 12 Conference tournament, Thursday, March 13, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Gordon Monson: BYU has transformed itself into a new clutch version of BYU. Question is: Can it stay that way?

By Gordon Monson | March 14, 2025, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
Kevin Young as BYU faces Wyoming, NCAA basketball in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024.

Gordon Monson: BYU coach Kevin Young is doing something with his players that most coaches do not do

By Gordon Monson | March 11, 2025, 12:00 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Brigham Young Cougars guard Egor Demin (3) holds on to Utah Utes guard Hunter Erickson (0) after a play during the game between the Brigham Young Cougars and the Utah Utes in Provo on Saturday, March 8, 2025.

Gordon Monson: Like a monster, BYU beats Utah, continues its roll toward the Big 12 tournament

By Gordon Monson | March 9, 2025, 2:08 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Quin Snyder and Alex Jensen as the Utah Jazz host the Miami Heat, NBA basketball in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021.

Gordon Monson: Alex Jensen will win big at Utah or he’ll die trying

By Gordon Monson | March 6, 2025, 5:25 p.m.

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