- The Daily Utah Chronicle

Greek Ruler’s Visit Sign of Relations

January 10, 2002

WASHINGTON?Brightening U.S.-Greece relations were on full display at the White House Thursday as President Bush thanked Prime Minister Costas Simitis for being a friend in the fight against terrorism. Before news cameras in the Oval Office, Bush also credited Simitis for easing longtime tensions with rival Turkey.

MWC Men’s Basketball Preview

January 10, 2002

BYU Cougars The boys from Provo lost a lot of top-tier talent from their NCAA Tournament team from a year ago?MWC Player of the Year Mekeli Wesley, First Team All-Conference Terrell Lyday and Second Teamer and U transfer Trent Whiting. But they still don't seem to be missing a step.

My Predictions Weren’t Totally Correct

January 10, 2002

As my colleague, Rory Brunner, did several days ago, I will give people a chance to laugh at the NFL predictions I made at the beginning of the season. Although I didn't do as poorly as Brunner did, I probably wouldn't have been able to make bank in Las Vegas had bet on my predictions.

MWC Women’s Basketball Preview

January 10, 2002

BYU Cougars Every game is a shootout for the Cougars, who score 76.7 ppg (third, MWC) but allow a league-worst 70.4 per contest. Leading the way offensively is junior guard Erin Thorn, with 18.8 points per game. The Cougars are second in the conference in field goal percentage (.

Ute All-Around Graham Needed a Rebirth in Gym

By , , and • January 10, 2002

U gymnastics coach Greg Marsden has the nation at his discretion any time he recruits a gymnast. After all, Utah has 10 national titles under its belt in 26 years, has an unequaled 164-meet home winning streak, boasts an average of 9,594 fans for every meet held in the Huntsman Center, and is the only team to have qualified for all 20 NCAA Championships.

U Women Look for New Start

January 10, 2002

Remember that vitriolic rant Rick Pitino went on a few years back when he was coaching the NBA's Celtics about how the negativity from the fans and community sucked, and how people should reconcile themselves to the fact that Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish would not be walking through the locker room door anytime soon to save the troubled franchise? Well, U women's basketball coach Elaine Elliott doesn't rave like a histrionic banshee, but she can appreciate Pitino's sentiment.

The Blue Soldier: Supernatural Encounters in Fort Douglas

By , , and • January 10, 2002

In his stint as curator at the Fort Douglas Military Museum, Jess McCall saw some strange things. Sometimes, visitors wandered in and asked to have pictures taken with the soldier dressed in a blue post-Civil War uniform. "Who is he? Of course it's Clem," McCall, an ardent military historian, explains over early morning coffee at Dee's.

A Brief History of Fort Douglas

January 10, 2002

From the foothills overlooking the young city of Salt Lake, soldiers carved a place for themselves in Utah lore. They prospected for ore, fought American Indians and kept a watchful eye on the Mormon settlement in the valley below. After its establishment in 1862, the fort encompassed a tidy corner of the Salt Lake Valley?much larger than it now does.

First Taliban Prisoners Head for Cuban Camp

January 10, 2002

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan?The first planeload of al Qaeda prisoners departed a Marine base at Kandahar's airport Thursday night, flown to a U.S. military detention camp in Cuba, a spokesman said. Small-arms fire erupted from the northern edge of the base as the plane took off, and the Marines responded with heavy fire, Marine Lt.

Bush to Push for Pakistan Action

January 10, 2002

WASHINGTON?President Bush assured India's home minister on Thursday that the United States will press Pakistan for tougher action against those suspected in terrorist attacks against India. Home Minister Lal Advani, a top adviser on security issues to Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, said India appreciated Bush's pledge but would otherwise reserve judgment.