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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 19, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — The Utah Jazz weren't invited to the postseason party for the second consecutive season, but local college basketball fans will see a handful of familiar faces when the NBA playoffs get underway this weekend. Former Weber State star Damian Lillard is one of four former Utah college and high school...

OGDEN, Utah, April 18, 2024 — Dick Motta, who began his legendary coaching career at Weber State, was announced Thursday as a member of the 2024 Big Sky Conference Hall of Fame class. Motta, 92, spent eight seasons at Weber State from 1960-68 before embarking on a stellar 25-year NBA coaching career that included an NBA championship (1978) and Coach...

The Arizona Coyotes' expected sale to Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith was approved Thursday afternoon in a vote of the league's Board of Governors.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 17, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — The Arizona Coyotes' sale and relocation to Salt Lake City is expected to become official Thursday. Arizona Sports' John Gambadoro reported Wednesday that the NHL franchise's sale to Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith has been approved and will be formalized by a vote of the league's Board of Governors on Thursday. The...

April 16 (UPI) -- Hall of Fame manager Whitey Herzog, who led the St. Louis Cardinals to a World Series in 1982, has died, the Cardinals announced Tuesday. He was 92. "The entire Cardinals family is heartbroken to learn of the passing of Hall of Famer and World Series champion manager Whitey Herzog," the Cardinals said in a statement. Herzog's family also issued a statement, saying...

PROVO, Utah, April 16, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — BYU enjoyed success with an offensive-minded head coach with NBA experience, so the Cougars went out and got another one. Phoenix Suns associate head coach Kevin Young was announced Tuesday as the new head men's basketball coach at BYU, replacing Mark Pope, who last week accepted the head coaching job at Kentucky. Young,...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 15, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — University of Utah star Alissa Pili was selected No. 8 overall by the Minnesota Lynx in the 2024 WNBA Draft on Monday in Brooklyn, New York. Pili, a 6-foot-2 forward from Anchorage, Alaska, spent three seasons at USC before transferring to Utah and having a breakout season in 2023-23 for...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 15, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — The Arizona Coyotes took another step toward relocating to Salt Lake City on Monday with the NHL's executive committee reportedly approving the move. That action was first reported by Sportico, noting the relocation bid next moves to a vote of the league's Board of Governors, which includes all 32 teams. If...

April 14 (UPI) — Scottie Scheffler smoothly swept his iron blade off the Bermuda grass, routinely landing shots close to the pin and setting up a brilliant final-round run Sunday to win his second major at the 2024 Masters Tournament. "I did my best to stay calm out there," Scheffler said on the CBS broadcast. "I tried to stay patient...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 12, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Arizona Coyotes players and coaches were informed Friday of plans to relocate the National Hockey League franchise to Salt Lake City, according to multiple reports. The pending move stems from the Coyotes' failed attempts to build a new arena in the Phoenix area and Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith's successful...

PROVO, Utah, April 12, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) -- Mark Pope is no longer a cougar, but he is a wildcat, a Kentucky Wildcat to be exact, after accepting a job as the new head coach of the University of Kentucky's men's basketball team. News of Pope's departure was announced in a Friday morning press release by the U of K....

April 8 (UPI) — UConn Huskies defenders sustained a breathless intensity, cooling the Purdue Boilermakers' sharpshooters en route to a second-consecutive men's basketball national championship Monday in Glendale, Arizona. Senior guard Tristen Newton led the Huskies with 20 points in the 75-60 win at State Farm Stadium. Senior center Zach Edey, the two-time National Player of the Year, scored 37...

April 8 (UPI) — Legendary baseball slugger Henry "Hank" Aaron was honored Monday with a commemorative "Forever" stamp issued on the 50th anniversary of his greatest achievement, the U.S. Postal Service announced. Aaron, who died in 2021 at the age of 86, broke the career home run mark held for decades by Babe Ruth on April 8, 1974, when he...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 7, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — The University of Utah overcame a shaky start Sunday and rallied to secure a record 48th consecutive trip to the NCAA women's gymnastics championship meet. The Red Rocks survived three falls — including two on uneven bars in the opening rotation — and rallied to post a 197.575 overall score...