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University of Utah Utes Women’s Basketball Team Forward Lola Pendande (12) scores from a free throw during an NCAA Basketball match vs. the South Dakota Coyotes at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019. (Photo by Abu Asib | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Pendande’s Potential in First Season at the U

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor April 3, 2020

  This article was originally published in print on March 3, 2020. Lola Pendande, a freshman on the Utah women’s basketball team, is showing her worth in her first season with the Utes. Pendande...

Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott during Cowboys at Redskins game on 9/18/16 (Courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

The Issues in Arlington: What’s Happened to the Cowboys?

By Carlos Padilla April 3, 2020

  Love them or hate them, the Dallas Cowboys are one of the most recognizable sports franchises of all time. The Lone Sstar helmet and the cheerleaders in their white cowboy boots have become as...

University of Utah women's gymnastics junior Sydney Soloski talks to sophomore Hunter Dula before her performance on the uneven bars in a dual meet vs. the Stanford Cardinal at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Friday, March 6, 2020. (Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Leadoff Versus Anchor: How Both Change Gymnastics

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor March 30, 2020

  One of the most important aspects of gymnastics is the lineup. Whether it is the leadoff, the anchor or somewhere in the middle, every gymnast has a job to do — build on the score before theirs.  There...

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 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...

Do Semi Professional Sports Actually Benefit an Athlete?

Do Semi Professional Sports Actually Benefit an Athlete?

By Scott Stephens March 18, 2020

  Of all the athletes in collegiate leagues, very few ever make the transition to continue their career in sports to the highest level. In basketball, the road to the NBA, for instance, leaves...

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The Journey of Olivia Teerlink’s Beach Volleyball Career

By Mallory Arnold, Sports Writer March 18, 2020

  The University of Utah beach volleyball team is back for its third season as a D1 program, and they are led by senior Olivia Teerlink, who is one of the players on the beach-only roster.  Teerlink...

Canceled and Postponed: How the Coronavirus is Changing Sports

Canceled and Postponed: How the Coronavirus is Changing Sports

By Casey Overfield and Sammy Mora March 12, 2020

  If you were excited for classes to be canceled so that you could focus your time and energy on watching sports, then you’re out of luck. With the recently heightened concerns over COVID-19,...

University of Utah junior guard Alfonso Plummer (25) guards University of Colorado junior guard McKinley Wright IV (25) during an NCAA Basketball game at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 7, 2020. (Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

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...

University of Utah sophomore guard Both Gach (11) guards University of Colorado junior guard McKinley Wright IV (25) during an NCAA Basketball game at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 7, 2020. (Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

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...

Sophmore Zack Moeller (28) catching during the University of Utah baseball game against Washington State at Smith's Ballpark, Salt Lake City on April 29, 2017. (Photo by Adam Fonder | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Baseball Takes Series Over Minnesota Gophers

By Mallory Arnold, Sports Writer March 9, 2020

  On Sunday, the University of Utah baseball team wrapped up play against Minnesota at U.S. Bank Stadium, where they won the series against the Golden Gophers. While they dropped the opener 4-6,...