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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 4, 2023 (Gephardt Daily) — The University of Utah will join the Big 12 Conference amid a mass exodus from the once-proud Pac-12 in 2024. Utah's Board of Trustees unanimously voted to accept the Big 12's invitation to join the conference in an expansion that also includes Arizona, Arizona State and Colorado. "I am very enthusiastic...

Oct. 6 (UPI) — Dick Butkus, legendary Hall of Fame middle linebacker for the Chicago Bears in the 1960s and early '70s, died at the age of 80, his family and the NFL team confirmed Thursday. His family said in a statement tweeted by the Chicago Bears' official X account that Butkus died "peacefully in his sleep overnight" at his...

NOTE: This story has been updated to include Monday night's game. LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 19, 2023 (Gephardt Daily) — Jordan Love played the best game of his NFL career Sunday, rallying the Green Bay Packers to a three-point victory over the Los Angeles Chargers. The former Utah State quarterback completed 27 of 40 passes for 322 yards and two touchdowns as...

Jan. 1 (UPI) — Hall of fame race car driver Cale Yarborough has died, NASCAR announced. He was 84. The racing organization reported his death Sunday. The South Carolina native was a three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and won the Daytona 500 four times. He tallied 83 wins in his professional career, tying him with Jimmie Johnson for the sixth-most...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 29, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — State leaders met with National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman on Monday about bringing an NHL team to Utah. Gov. Spencer Cox, Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, and House Speaker Mike Schultz, R-Hooper, issued a joint statement following the meeting: "Utah has the foundation of being the next major sports and...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 12, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Former Utah defensive lineman Leki Fotu is headed to the New York Jets on a one-year free-agent deal, according to several reports. Fotu who spent his first four NFL seasons with the Arizona Cardinals, will earn a base salary of $2.5 million next season with contract incentives that could pay...

April 7 (UPI) -- Suspended Louisiana State University running back Trey Holly won't face an attempted murder charge but has been indicted on a felony weapons violation by a grand jury, his lawyer says. A Louisiana grand jury rejected an attempted second-degree murder charge but indicted Holly on one count of illegal use of a weapon or dangerous instrumentality, attorney Mike...