Max Hall hates you. And you. Yes, you. There is no doubt that people say stupid things when they are riled up, or in Hall's case, bitter about a win. Granted he apologized, but there's no excuse.

Junior Utah place-kicker Joe Phillips was named the Mountain West Conference Special Teams Player of the Week on Monday after his performance against rival BYU on Saturday.

After claiming a win and a loss on the road during the week of Thanksgiving, the Utah women's basketball team has returned home for back-to-back matches early in the week, taking on Weber State tonight and Idaho State tomorrow.

I love anomalies in sports. Whether it's Jamaicans on a bobsled, Andrei Kirilenko stumbling up and down EnergySolutions Arena or Americans playing soccer, nothing gets my juices flowing more than athletes playing a game that should be left to the real professionals.

When needing assistance at the Marriott Library, students and faculty can rest assured that the training and education of all library staff is top-notch. From the librarians to the student library aides, training and education is a priority.

Yesterday The Chronicle printed a letter authored by me regarding the post-game statements of Max Hall ("Hall's comments unfair to Utes," Nov. 30).

In response to Tina Parsons' recent column ("Service learning would shape students' perspectives," Nov. 24), I partly agree8212;service is a vital part of responsible civic lives.

I wanted to let all of my friends at BYU know how proud I am of Max Hall. Like Glenn Beck, who is no doubt an example for young Max, BYU's man of the hour exemplifies historic virtues of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of love, kindness, tolerance and softspokenness.

It isn't often you come across a sore winner. In the past, our nation's world of sports has been prided on fair play and good sportsmanship. Now, we seem to be seeing this dissipate at a very disappointing pace.

The secret for saving cash during the holiday season lies in Thanksgiving dinner8212;or what's left of it, according to a recent study from two U researchers.