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Utes Jenna Johnson, Brynna Maxwell and Gianna Kneepkens celebrate their team from the bench. (Courtesy of Nick Grace & University of Utah Athletics)

Red Hot First Quarter and Lockdown Defense Sends Utah Women’s Basketball to First Pac-12 Semifinal

By Eric Jensen, Sports Writer March 3, 2022

  A year after going 5-16, the University of Utah women’s basketball team is going to the semifinals of the Pac-12 conference tournament after a 70-59 win over Washington State. The turnaround...

University of Utah's Women's basketball team plays against USC Trojans at Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Feb 9th, 2022. (Photo by Xiangyao "Axe" Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Tight Defense and Fearless Freshwomen Deliver Utah to the Second Round of the Pac-12 Tournament

By Eric Jensen, Sports Writer March 3, 2022

  Kennady McQueen’s set of free throws gives the University of Utah women’s basketball team a 66-60 win over the Cal Golden Bears in round one of the Pac-12 women’s basketball tournament. The...

Benedict Cumberbatch in "The Power of The Dog"  (Courtesy Netflix)

Oscars 2022: Best Picture Nominations Ranked From Worst to Best

By Lucas Welk, Arts Writer March 3, 2022

  The 94th Academy Awards are right around the corner, so I watched and ranked all 10 Best Picture nominations from my least to most favorite. 10. Belfast "Belfast" was a tremendous letdown....

Black Lives Matter mural displayed at the City County buidling in downtown Salt Lake City on Nov. 24, 2021. (Photo by Rachel Rydalch | The Daily Utah Chronicle.

What Remains: Returning to the Protest Art Left in Salt Lake

By Drew Reynolds, Arts Writer March 3, 2022

  I often find myself roaming the streets of downtown Salt Lake City, trying to escape my stuffy apartment, but these are no longer the streets of my childhood, the ones I grew up on. They are...

Outdoor Patio at Nuch's  Pizzeria & Restaurant in Salt Lake City, Utah (Photo Courtesy Nuch's Pizzeria and Restaurant | Foursquare)

Pizza Wars: Searching for the Best Slice in SLC

By Luke Jackson March 1, 2022

  Pizza — it’s the stuff of the gods. It’s the modern-day equivalent to ambrosia. Each time the playful sauces and the gooey mozzarella conduct their symphonic melody on my tastebuds, I count...

University of Utah redshirt sophomore Matthew Sox (35) in a NCAA baseball game vs. Washington State at Smith's Ballpark in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday, April 10, 2021. (Photo by Kevin Cody | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Baseball Continues Hot Start

By Sean Overton, Sports Editor February 28, 2022

  Utah started this season on a hot streak and looked to extend it as they faced Utah Valley University. Unfortunately, the game was postponed due to high winds in the area. But that just gave...

The University of Utah's Track and Field team during the Women's 4x400 Meter Relay in an NCAA Track and Field meet at the McCarthey Family Track and Field Complex in Salt Lake City, UT on Saturday April 13, 2019.(Photo by Curtis Lin | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Track and Field Shines at Pac-12 Invitational

By Emily Dush, Sports Writer February 28, 2022

  The Utah track and field team headed to Seattle, Washington as several Utes competed in the Pac-12 Invitational. On the first day, Ruby Jane Mathewson and Bailey Kealamakia competed in the 60m...

University of Utah softball player and senior Ellesa Bonstrom (2) runs to the base during an NCAA dual meet against Stanford University at the Dumke Family Softball Stadium in Salt Lake City on March 27, 2021. (Photo by Abu Asib | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Softball Finishes Weekend on Sour Note After Loss to No. 1 Oklahoma

By Brian Preece, Sports Writer February 28, 2022

  It might be sub-30 degree temperatures in Salt Lake City, but that doesn’t matter as the University of Utah softball team will play five games in Southern California at the Mary Nutter Collegiate...

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Utah Dive and Women’s Swim Take on Pac-12 Championships

By Max Lepore, Sports Writer February 28, 2022

  From Wednesday, February 23 to Saturday, February 26, the University of Utah dive and women's swim team competed in the Pac-12 Championships in Federal Way, Washington, and Tucson, Arizona. Day...

(Design by Claire Peterson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Women’s Sports: Deserving of More Recognition

By Max Lepore, Sports Writer February 28, 2022

  The fight for gender equality in the world has been going for hundreds of years. Women have had to deal with inequality in almost every area of their lives throughout our country. Sadly, the...