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Salt Lake City, UT, United States

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‘Ridiculously intelligent’: What Gregg Popovich said about Will Hardy

San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich had a lot of praise for Utah Jazz coach WIll Hardy, who spent years working with him. → Read More

A look at NBA events happening during All-Star Weekend in Utah

There will be 9 NBA events happening during the 2023 All-Star Weekend. Here’s a look at them, plus information on how to buy tickets → Read More

Utah announces spring football captains

Utah announced its four captains for spring ball on Monday, naming quarterback Cameron Rising and tight end Brant Kuithe as the offensive captains and safety Cole Bishop and linebacker Karene Reid as the defensive captains. → Read More

The NBA will debut new All-Star draft format in Utah

The team captains will choose their squads live on the court at Vivint Arena just 30 minutes ahead of the All-Star Game tip-off. → Read More

Penn State’s ‘Sunday-ready’ tight ends have Utes’ full attention

Rose Bowl 2023: Brenton Strange and Theo Johnson headline Penn State’s tight-end-heavy offense and will be a handful when the Utes and Nittany Lions meet in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 2, 2023 → Read More

10 gift ideas for Utah Utes fans

Here are 10 gift ideas for the Utah Utes fans in your life. → Read More

‘Unfinished business’: Utah wants to lift trophy this time at the Rose Bowl

Utah football: Utes will be trying to get ‘nasty taste’ of last year’s Rose Bowl out of their mouths when they play Penn State in the 2023 edition. → Read More

Utah’s win over USC is most-watched Pac-12 championship game ever

Utah’s win over USC in the Pac-12 championship game had a lot of eyes on it. → Read More

Live coverage: The latest as No. 14 Utah football takes on San Diego State

The Deseret News is providing live coverage from Saturday’s game between Utah and San Diego State. Check back for updates throughout the game. → Read More

‘A group of players that really didn’t believe in each other’: Jazz knew they had to ‘reset’ team this summer

Jazz CEO of Basketball Danny Ainge and general manger Justin Zanik explain what led team to enter rebuild mode this summer, which included trading All-Stars Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert → Read More

Vanessa Bryant, Kobe Bryant’s wife, wins $16 million lawsuit over photos taken at helicopter crash scene

The wife of the late Kobe Bryant, Vanessa Bryant, won a $16 million lawsuit against Los Angeles County after deputies and firefighters shared photos of the crash scene, including photos of the dead bodies of Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gigi Bryant. → Read More

These 4 players are Utah football’s 2022 captains

Utah football has announced the four players that will be wearing the captain’s patch this season. → Read More

Utah and BYU are among the nation’s best at producing talent at these positions

Which school can lay claim to being “DB U” or “QB U”? ESPN set out to find the answer for all position groups, and Utah and BYU made appearances on the list. → Read More

Utah honors Ty Jordan, Aaron Lowe with ‘22%’ bumper on helmet

Utah football is honoring Ty Jordan, Aaron Lowe by including “22%” on its practice helmets. → Read More

Utah native Nathan Chen lands on Time 100

Fresh off an Olympic gold medal, Utah native Nathan Chen has been named to the Time 100 list, along with Utah Jazz part owner Mike Cannon-­Brookes and former Utah Royal Becky Sauerbrunn. → Read More

After he retires, Tom Brady will be announcing NFL games for Fox

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady signs 10-year broadcast deal with Fox, going into effect after he retires. → Read More

Report: Joe Buck to leave Fox, join Troy Aikman in ESPN’s Monday Night Football booth

After Troy Aikman left Fox for ESPN, Joe Buck will reportedly follow his longtime broadcast partner to the Monday Night Football booth, according to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post. → Read More

NBA power rankings roundup: Heading down the stretch, where do the Utah Jazz rank?

Where do the Utah Jazz rank now in national NBA power rankings? Read about the new Utah Jazz power rankings and where the Utah Jazz rank among the NBA title contenders. → Read More

Utah Jazz to fund temporary housing for Ukrainian refugees

The Utah Jazz contributed 32,200 nights of Airbnb housing for Ukrainian refugees through Airbnb.org, which is providing temporary housing for those in need amid the war between Russia and Ukraine. → Read More

Utah women’s basketball: Gianna Kneepkens wins Pac-12 Freshman of the Year

After winning Freshman of the Week five times this season, Pac-12 coaches voted Utah’s Gianna Kneepkens the conference’s Freshman of the Year on Tuesday. → Read More