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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...

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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....

Game 2 of 2019 NBA Finals, image via: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2019_nba_finals_game_2.jpg

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...

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Thoughts From Michael Jordan’s ‘The Last Dance’

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor May 18, 2020

  Growing up as a Chicago Bulls fan, I had heard all sorts of stories about their dynasty team in the 1990s from my dad. He is a huge Bulls fan himself and was even present for the historic flu...

Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks before the game against the Washington Wizards on January 15, 2018 at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. (Courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

New Format for NBA All-Star Game Adds Intrigue, Engagement

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor April 16, 2020

  The NBA world was turned on its head last month when the All-Star Game implemented a new way to finish, and it was one of the most exciting games of the year. Dragged down by a lack of effort...

(Photo by Justin Prather | The Utah Chronicle)

The Effects of COVID-19 on the World of Sports

By Cole Bagley, Sports Editor April 15, 2020

  On Wednesday, March 11, the entire sports world came to a screeching halt. Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19 and immediately the NBA season was postponed until further...

The Utes baseball team celebrates a victory against the BYU Cougars at Smiths Ballpark on May 8, 2018. (Photo by J. Prather | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Baseball: Still America’s Pastime?

By Mallory Arnold, Sports Writer April 4, 2020

  This article was originally published in print on March 3, 2020. As a lover of all things baseball, it’s hard for me to understand how sports fanatics don’t love this sport. Maybe it’s...

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...