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NBA All-Star Game Continues to Underperform, Needs Change

By Cole Bagley, Sports Editor February 12, 2020

  The NBA All-Star break is in need of resurrection. Last year’s 2019 All-Star Game reported the second-worst ratings in its history at 6.8 million viewers. This is a 12% decrease from the previous...

President Barack Obama welcomes the WNBA Champion Indiana Fever to the East Room of the White House to honor the team and their victory in the WNBA Finals, June 14, 2013. (Photo by Chuck Kennedy | Courtesy Obama White House Archives)

Moving Towards Pay Equality in the WNBA

By Mallory Arnold and Ethan Pearce January 29, 2020

  This week, The Chronicle's sports desk took on the topic of the new CBA for the WNBA and how the deal stacks up versus the NBA.   Mallory Arnold Pay disparities for women and men have...

NBA legend Kobe Bryant died on Jan. 26, 2020. (Courtesy Vimeo)

Black Mamba Forever: Our Favorite Kobe Bryant Memories

  The sports world stopped on Sunday afternoon when it was reported that one of the best in the game, Kobe Bryant, had passed away in a helicopter crash. Kobe's 13-year old daughter Gianna, who...

The University of Utah bench celebrates after a basket during an NCAA Basketball game vs. the USC Trojans at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Thursday, March 7, 2019. (Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Why More and More NBA Prospects Are Skipping College

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor November 14, 2019

  Playing collegiate athletics used to be the only way to get to the NBA. Ever since they implemented the “one and done” rule, which requires a player to be at least one year removed from high...

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The Beehive State’s Professional Sports Future

By Marshall Foster, News Writer November 7, 2019

  October is the only month in the year when all five of the major sports leagues are in season. As the MLB and MLS complete their playoffs, the NHL and NBA kick off their seasons — not forgetting,...

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Crofts: The NBA Bows to the Almighty Dollar

By Porter Crofts, Opinion Writer October 17, 2019

Over the past week, there has been growing controversy in the NBA after a tweet from Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey. Morey tweeted an image in support of the pro-democracy protesters in Hong...

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Gastelum: Is Zion Williamson The Real Deal?

By Leilani Gastelum March 1, 2019

  Lately, there has been a lot of talk in the sports world and social media about 18-year-old Duke freshman, Zion Williamson. He is known to be one of the best college basketball players and is...

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Forging a Path to the Court: Former Ute Misaka Wataru, First Player of Color in the NBA

By Casey Overfield, Sports Editor February 5, 2019

  The history of minorities in professional sports goes back many years. The struggles that athletes of color have endured over the years was tough, yet the legacy that these players have left...

The Great Debate: Who will win the 2015 NBA All-Star game?

February 13, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text] East team has the star power to win All-Star game By Ian Smith With the NBA All-Star game looming over the weekend, there has been plenty of speculation...

Flop to the top, not an opt-out for Jazz

November 20, 2013

It was the night before the NBA Draft, and all through the land, every NBA team was drooling, especially Jazz fans. A season’s worth of losing would bring them back from the dead, with visions of drafting...

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