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The Daily Utah Chronicle

COVID- 19 - Sports

Levis Stadium, the site of the Pac12 Championship Football game in Santa Clara, CA on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018. (Photo by: Justin Prather | The Daily Utah Chronicle).

The Pac-12’s Wild 2020 Journey

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor October 14, 2020

  Just like most of the sports world, the Pac-12 has had a rollercoaster of a year. From having to cancel the remainder of spring sports due to COVID-19 in early March to deciding to reverse their...

University of Utah Womens Tennis junior Margo Pletcher plays in a match agains the Weber State Wildcats at the George S. Eccles Tennis Center at the University of Utah on Sunday, March 26, 2017

To Play or Not to Play: From A Student Athlete

By Emily Dush, Sports Writer September 25, 2020

  I will never forget the experience of sitting in our team room at the Eccles Tennis Center next to my teammates with a bad feeling in my stomach. Our coach came in and right away we knew our...

The University of Utah football team brought out the throwback helmets again in an NCAA Football game vs. Colorado at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, UT on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019. (Photo by Curtis Lin | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Wild Wednesday: Pac-12 Looks to Make Plan to Return to Play

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor September 16, 2020

  After a wild day, the Pac-12 looks to be bringing back football sooner than expected. This announcement comes a few hours after the Big Ten said they would be starting their season in October.  The...

The University of Utah plays against Stanford during an NCAA Basketball game at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. (Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Athletics Furloughs Staff

By Eric Jensen, Sports Writer September 5, 2020

  The coronavirus pandemic has lead to the loss of over 30 million jobs in the United States since April, according to the Wall Street Journal. The University of Utah Athletics Department staff...

Pac-12 conference comissioner Larry Scott, Friday, March 11, 2016. (Mike Sheehan, Daily Utah Chronicle)

Pac-12 Announces Partnership with Quidel for Rapid COVID-19 Testing

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor September 5, 2020

  On Thursday, Sept. 3, the Pac-12 Conference announced a partnership with the Quidel Corporation, who is helping lead the charge for rapid COVID-19 testing. The partnership will allow the conference...

The field at Marlins Park with the Miami skyline in the background. In left centerfield is the Home Run Feature that animates should the Marlins hit a home run. The equipment on the field is for a Marlins batting practice in preparation for Opening Day 2012. (Image via Wikimedia Commons)

MLB Runs Into Major Issue with COVID-19

By Eric Jensen, Sports Writer August 6, 2020

  Baseball is a sport of rhythm. A steady day in and day out drum roll of games. There is no lag time, no multi-day breaks like the rest of the big four North American sports. It is a constant....

University of Utah sophomore offensive lineman Nick Ford (55) gets pumped up prior to the start of the game in an NCAA Football game vs. University of California at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, UT on Saturday October 26, 2019.

(Photo by Curtis Lin | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Pac-12 Student Athletes Look to Opt-Out of Upcoming Season if COVID-19 and Social Justice Concerns are Not Met

By Sammy Mora , Sports Editor August 2, 2020

  A group of players from the Pac-12 released a list of demands for the conference to meet or else they will be opting-out of the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic. The movement, which...

Levis Stadium, the site of the Pac12 Championship Football game in Santa Clara, CA on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018. (Photo by: Justin Prather | The Daily Utah Chronicle).

Pac-12 Announces Plan to Conduct Conference-Only Seasons for Fall Sports

By Cole Bagley, Sports Editor July 12, 2020

  On July 10 the Pac-12 CEO Group announced the decision to schedule conference-only play for multiple Fall sports and to delay the start of mandatory athletic activities. This decision will impact...

The University of Utah plays The University of Colorado during an NCAA Football game at Rice Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019. (Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

COVID-19 and the Risks of a Return to Sports

By Eric Jensen, Sports Writer July 8, 2020

  On March 12th, collegiate sports came to a halt in America. Stadiums were emptied, locker rooms were cleared out and athletes were told to quarantine. That was more than three months ago now....