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The Group Stage Proposal is Exactly What the NBA Needs

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor June 19, 2020

  The NBA recently announced a plan to return to play for the remainder of the 2019-20 season. While it is a creative idea — incorporating a shortened regular season and the opportunity for a...

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert gets a rebound during an inter-squad scrimmage game at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sept. 29, 2017. The team began playing its preseason schedule Oct. 2 and will play its first regular season home game in Salt Lake City against the Denver Nuggets Oct. 18. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Holcomb)

Bagley’s Top 5 Utah Jazz Moments so Far

By Cole Bagley, Sports Editor June 16, 2020

  It’s no secret that for the 2019-20 NBA season, Utah Jazz fans had extremely high hopes and expectations. Coming off of back-to-back playoff appearances led by a godsend — the beloved Donovan...

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Several Pro Leagues Release Plans for Return to Play Amidst COVID-19

By Cole Bagley, Sports Editor June 11, 2020

  For three months, stadiums and arenas across the country have remained empty in response to the pandemic COVID-19. But over the last few weeks, leagues around the nation such as the NWSL, NHL,...

LeBron James in 2012 on the US National Basketball team. Image via WikiMedia Commons

Changing the Game: Athletes Share their Voices in Support of Black Lives Matter

By Carlos Padilla June 10, 2020

  As America moves into its second full week of protesting over the murder of George Floyd, an unarmed black man killed while in police custody, a growing number of professional and collegiate...

University of Utah freshman running back TJ Green (4) carries the ball against the USC Trojans during an NCAA Football game at Rice Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018. (Photo by: Justin Prather | The Utah Chronicle).

University of Utah Student Athletes Show Support of Black Lives Matter

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor June 10, 2020

  As the Black Lives Matter Movement continues to make waves across the country, athletes at the University of Utah are showing their support for the cause no matter where they are.  While...

University of Utah football head coach Kyle Whittingham as the clock winds down in a loss to the University of Oregon Ducks in the 2019 Pac-12 Championship football game at Levi’s Stadium Dec. 6. (Justin Prather | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Football’s Morgan Scalley Suspended Indefinitely

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor June 5, 2020

  The University of Utah athletic department announced on Friday that defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley has been suspended indefinitely. The decision was reached after they became aware of a...

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Best of the Best: Pearce’s Top 10 NBA Players Right Now

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor June 5, 2020

  The NBA is a star-driven league. The ceiling of a team is as high as their best player, and those lucky enough to have true superstars are often those in contention for the O’Brien Trophy....

Rice-Eccles stadium as the University of Utah plays University of Washington in Utah's first PAC 12 home game Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011,in Salt Lake City Utah. Photo by Tom Smart/University of Utah Sports Information

University of Utah Athletic Facility Set to Open on June 15

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor June 3, 2020

  As the United States slowly starts to regain some semblance of normalcy after COVID-19, the University of Utah Athletic department rolled out their plan to allow student athletes back on campus...

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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...

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Remembering Jerry Sloan, The Illinois Farm Boy Turned Utah Jazz Coaching Legend

By Cole Bagley, Sports Editor May 27, 2020

  Alongside NBA legends John Stockton and Karl Malone, Jerry Sloan is a name that comes to the minds of Utah Jazz fans whenever they think about the individuals who created a legacy within the...