The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

Inside of Golden 1 Center during a Sacramento Kings NBA Summer League game (July 3, 2018) (Image via Wikimedia Commons)

Head to Head: Five NBA Teams to Watch this Offseason

By Cole Bagley and Ethan Pearce October 1, 2020

  The NBA finals are finally upon us. Within the next few weeks, one of the most unique and incredibly strange seasons will finally have a champion. While the Heat and Lakers await to battle it...

Roger Goodell taking questions at his State of the League press conference. (Image via Flickr)

The NFL’s Strange Saga in Response to Racial Justice

By Justin Prather, Sports Writer September 30, 2020

  Even though our own sporting events at the University of Utah have been put on hold, there is no shortage of professional sports to watch at the moment. Traditionally the fall favorite, in its...

Image Via Wikimedia Commons

From Restart to Post Season, These are the Best Players in the NBA Bubble

By Carlos Padilla August 30, 2020

 As the first round of the NBA playoffs is nearing completion, basketball fans have had ample time to see what teams hit the ground running in Orlando and which lagged behind. There is no doubt that the...

Protesters raise their sign in Salt Lake City, Utah on June 4th 2020.(Photo by Manasij Mukherjee | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

The Pages of Our Children’s History Books Are Being Plastered on the Sports Pages

By Eric Jensen, Sports Writer August 28, 2020

  The chain of events seemed all too clear. On Aug. 23, Jacob Blake was shot seven times in the back after breaking up a fight in Kenosha, Wisconsin by police officer Rusten Sheskey. Two days...

File:2006 NBA Draft.jpg
 by Adeletron 3030 (CC BY 2.0)

The NBA Draft Lottery Holds Excitement for Fans

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor August 28, 2020

  The NBA Draft Lottery was last week, and we now know the exact order teams will be picking in when the draft is held in a few months. With the way the lottery odds have been flattened in recent...

Image Via Flickr

Bagley’s Top Five Signature Kicks in the NBA

By Cole Bagley, Sports Editor August 18, 2020

  As the NBA has finally returned to the hardwood, fans everywhere have been dazzled with flashy passes, highlight dunks, clutch buckets and several games going down to the wire. In addition to...

Image via Flickr

The NBA Bubble, How It’s Working and What They’re Doing Right

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor August 7, 2020

  The NBA Bubble is awesome. Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, which caused sports worldwide to be postponed, no one was certain if or when sports would resume. When the NBA season was suspended...

University of Utah football head coach Kyle Whittingham congratulates Weber State University head coach Jay Hill following an NCAA Football game at Rice Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018. (Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Who’s the Leader? Why College Football Needs a Commissioner

By Carlos Padilla July 10, 2020

  With the 2020 college football season looming ever closer, the future is uncertain as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the nation. While schools and athletic programs are anxious...

Image via Wikimedia Commons

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

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor 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...

Image via Piqsels

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...