Basketball is Back. Here’s Who We Think Will Win the Title

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Writer

July 3, 2020

  With the NBA restarting its season in less than a month, all eyes are turning to the star players. With so much on the line and it all up in the air, it is tougher than ever to know who the favorite is for the title. This season has been wide open since the beginning, and there are many teams who co...

The Show Must Go On: Why the NBA Needs to Return

May 31, 2020

  As the sports community still basks in the warm glow cast by the hit docu-series, "The Last Dance," the desire for basketball has reached new heights. Anxious owners, players and fans are itching for the 2019-2020 season to resume. The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic saw the season slam to...

Utah Men’s Basketball Stand-Out Both Gach to Transfer if He Withdraws Name from NBA Draft

By Sammy Mora and Cole Bagley

May 15, 2020

  University of Utah sophomore guard Both Gach is expected to transfer if he withdraws his name from the upcoming NBA draft.  Gach announced his intent to pursue the NBA in April and stated he would not be hiring an agent, leaving it open for him to return to the NCAA if he sees fit. The new...

Looking Back on Our Favorite Sports Moments of the Year

By Sammy Mora, Casey Overfield, Brayden Ramsay, Cole Bagley, Scott Stephens, Ryker Jackson, Ethan Pearce, Carlos Padilla, and Mallory Arnold

April 24, 2020

  As this school year comes to a close, we, the Chrony sports desk, are taking this time to look back on some of our favorite sports moments from the year.   Casey Overfield  This year of Utah athletics was amazing, and it is almost impossible to choose just one spectacular moment, but I wi...

Let the Madness Begin: Our Favorite Moments from the Big Dance

By Sammy Mora, Mallory Arnold, Ethan Pearce, Brayden Ramsay, Ryker Jackson, Cole Bagley, Scott Stephens, and Carlos Padilla

April 12, 2020

  Every year the NCAA basketball tournament provides fans of basketball and sports in general with some of the best moments. As we get deeper into this years tournament, we at the Chrony sports desk looked back on some of our favorite moments from tournaments past.   Sammy Mora One o...

Utah Winter Sports Rake in Post Season Accolades

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor

March 25, 2020

  While the season might not have ended the way all the University of Utah winter sports would have hoped, members of the teams are still being recognized by both the conference and national outlets for their achievements this year.    Women’s Basketball After finishing the season wi...

Utah Men’s Basketball Falls in First Round of Pac-12 Tournament

By Brayden Ramsay, Sports Writer

March 11, 2020

  Alfonso Plummer’s record-breaking afternoon wasn’t enough to hold off a resurgent Oregon State squad as the University of Utah men’s basketball team fell 71-69. Plummer would drain 11 of his 16 attempts from 3-point range, breaking the Pac-12 tournament record for 3-pointers made in...

Utah Men’s Basketball to Face Oregon State in Opening Game of Pac-12 Tourney

By Brayden Ramsay, Sports Writer

March 10, 2020

  The No. 9-seeded University of Utah Runnin’ Utes will travel to Las Vegas to take on the No. 8-seeded Oregon State Beavers in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament. The Utes are 16-14 (7-11 Pac-12) while the Beavers are 17-13 (7-11 Pac-12). The winner of this matchup will take on the No....

Gach’s Big Game Leads Utah Men’s Basketball to Victory in Regular Season Finale

By Brayden Ramsay, Sports Writer

March 7, 2020

  Things looked bleak for the University of Utah men's basketball team as they went to take on the Colorado Buffaloes without their starting point guard in the final game of the regular season.  Utah used Rylan Jones’ absence as motivation when they took down the Buffaloes 74-72 on senio...

Reininger to be Honored as Utah Men’s Basketball Take on Colorado

By Brayden Ramsay, Sports Writer

March 6, 2020

  The University of Utah Runnin’ Utes (15-14, 6-11 Pac-12) will take part in their final regular season game on Saturday at home against a conference foe, the Colorado Buffaloes (21-9, 10-7 Pac-12). Senior night festivities will take place as the lone senior, Marc Reininger, is recognized...