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Utah Utes QB Cam Rising reveals injury. Will he be ready for the 2023 season?

Utah Utes quarterback Cam Rising said on ESPN 700 that he tore his ACL in the Rose Bowl against the Penn State Nittany Lions. → Read More

What are the fewest points the Jazz have scored in a game?

The Jazz set this sad record against NBA legend Michael Jordan. → Read More

Utah quarterback Cam Rising has announced his future plans

The Utah football program revealed Cam Rising’s future plans on social media Monday. → Read More

Utah football tight end Brant Kuithe has announced his future plans

Utah Utes tight end Brant Kuithe announced on Twitter that he is returning for the 2023 season and not entering the NFL draft. → Read More

Which former Utah Jazz players have had their jersey retired by the team?

Here are the jersey numbers that current and future Utah Jazz players can’t choose. → Read More

Former BYU quarterback Jacob Conover has decided on his transfer destination

Former BYU Cougars quarterback Jacob Conover, who is from Arizona, announced on Twitter that he is transferring to the Arizona State Sun Devils. → Read More

2022 college football coaching changes tracker

A look at all of the college football coaching changes in 2022 → Read More

Tom Holmoe’s 2022 Halloween costume is ...

BYU Cougars athletic director Tom Holmoe revealed his 2022 Halloween costume Monday. → Read More

Hate the Utah Jazz’s new jerseys? Here’s how often each one will be worn this season

Here’s when the Utah Jazz will wear each of their new jerseys during the 2022-23 NBA season → Read More

Mike Leach gave wedding advice again. Here’s what he said

Mississippi State Bulldogs football coach Mike Leach, who attended BYU, gave wedding advice to SEC Network’s Alyssa Lang and Pro Football Focus’ Trevor Sikkema → Read More

What NBA GMs think about the Utah Jazz’s offseason

The NBA GM survey had plenty about the Utah Jazz’s offseason moves of trading Rudy Gobert to the Minnesota Timberwolves and Donovan Mitchell to the Cleveland Cavaliers → Read More

Donovan Mitchell shares photo of himself in a Cavs jersey as a kid

Donovan Mitchell shared a photo on Twitter and Instagram of himself in a Cleveland Cavaliers jersey after the trade that will send him from the Utah Jazz. → Read More

Stephen A. Smith went on a rant about the Knicks needing Donovan Mitchell. Here’s what he said

On ESPN’s ‘First Take,’ Stephen A. Smith talked about the New York Knicks needing to trade for Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell. → Read More

Why the NBA decided to not hold games on Election Day

The NBA will not hold games on midterm Election Day, which is November 8, 2022. → Read More

Utah, BYU football both ranked in preseason AP Top 25 poll; Utah State gets votes

Utah football attained its highest preseason Associated Press ranking ever at No. 7, while BYU, at No. 25, is ranked in the preseason poll for the first time since 2009. Utah State received a pair of votes. → Read More

What opposing coaches are saying about Jaren Hall, Jaxson Dart and Logan Bonner

ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg highlighted BYU’s Jaren Hall, Ole Miss’ Jaxson Dart and Utah State’s Logan Bonner → Read More

These players with Utah ties have been named to college football award watch lists

College football preseason watch lists are released in the lead-up to fall camps. Here’s a look at every BYU, Utah and Utah State player, as well as other Utah high school ties, that made these watch lists in 2022. → Read More

It turns out Will Hardy worked for the Utah Jazz organization 13 years ago. Here’s how

In a video on Twitter, Will Hardy and Holly Rowe discussed how new Utah Jazz head coach Will Hardy worked for the team as an intern under Jim Olson in 2009. → Read More

Utah Jazz free agency tracker: Keep up with all of the team’s moves here

The first day of the NBA’s annual free agency period is Thursday, but even before its official start at 4 p.m. MT, the Utah Jazz have been busy, as they traded Royce O’Neale to the Brooklyn Nets and then waived Juancho Hernangomez. Keep track here of all the Jazz happenings throughout free agency by checking out the stories in the Related section below. → Read More

Utah Jazz reportedly waive Juancho Hernangomez

The Athletic’s Shams Charania and Tony Jones reported that the Utah Jazz will waive Juancho Hernangomez on Thursday to not guarantee his contract for next season. → Read More