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Joe Johnson Buzzer-Beater Earns Jazz Game 1 Victory
Joe Johnson’s floater as time expired erased a heroic shot by Chris Paul to tie the game and gave the fifth-seeded Utah Jazz a 97-95 Game 1 win over the Clippers in Los Angeles....

George Hill Catches, Releases, Banks-In Three
When it’s your night, it’s your night. Not only is Utah’s George Hill getting the and-ones, he’s getting desperation threes to beat the shot clock off the backboard with circus shots. NBA action!...

May Russell Westbrook's Will Be Done
Watching Russell Westbrook stomp down the basketball court and score through sheer force of will is always a treat, and tonight he dropped us a particularly delectable morsel late in the fourth quarter of Oklahoma City’s 109-106 win over the Utah Jazz. ...

I Don't Think Russell Westbrook Likes Rudy Gobert
The evidence is as follows:...

Jazz Owner Creates Legacy Trust In Effort To Secure Team's Future In Utah<em></em>
This afternoon, Utah Jazz owner Gail Miller announced that ownership of the team would be restructured and the team would henceforth be owned by a legacy trust. Miller and her husband Larry paid a total of $26 million for the franchise in 1985, and they’ve doubtless had several offers to cash out fo...
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Rodney Hood Leaves Game With Awful-Looking Knee Injury [Update]
Rodney Hood left Utah’s game against the Magic with a knee injury after the Jazz star’s foot came down on, then slid off of, the foot of Orlando’s Jodie Meeks....

Gordon Hayward And The Utah Jazz Are For Real
The Utah Jazz have been out on the fringes of the NBA for most of the decade. They haven’t made the playoffs since the lockout-shortened season of 2011-12 and the last time Utah had an all-star was Deron Williams in 2011. However, both short droughts are probably going to end this season, as the 24-...

D'Angelo Russell Hits Nothing But Net At The Buzzer
After Rudy Gobert missed two free throws in the final seconds of last night’s game between the Lakers and Jazz, D’Angelo Russell found himself with the ball in his hands, 13 seconds on the clock, and the chance to be a hero....

Oregon Knocks Off Utah With Late Touchdown Pass, Replay
Oregon stunned 12th-ranked Utah in Salt Lake City today as Justin Herbert found Darren Carrington in the end zone with two seconds remaining on a play officials initially declared an incomplete pass before overturning the call upon a lengthy video replay....

Rudy Gobert Gives Kristaps Porzingis Some Harsh Life Lessons
The New York Knicks’ Sunday afternoon started off pretty well. A 30-20 lead over the Utah Jazz at the end of the first quarter, 14 points from sweet franchise guiding light Kristaps Porzingis, this gorgeous assist from Derrick Rose, all was looking good....

Free Mustache Rides: Your Salt Lake City <i>College GameDay</i> Sign Roundup
ESPN’s College GameDay aired live from Salt Lake City this morning. Here are some signs people brought to that event. Yes, Mormonism is involved!...

Utah Drives 93 Yards In Final Five Minutes To Beat USC
USC’s woes continued tonight as the Trojans allowed Utah to drive 93 yards while eating up nearly all of the 5:37 remaining on the clock on the way to a Troy Williams touchdown pass to Tim Patrick, the fifteenth play in a remarkable series that featured two fourth downs and multiple penalties....

Falcons Cut Player After Learning Of Four Separate Sexual Assault Allegations
The Atlanta Falcons released former Utah State linebacker Torrey Green today after prosecutors decided to give another look at the claims of four women who alleged that Green sexually assaulted them....

Can Boris Diaw Stay Fed And Motivated In Utah?
To make room for Pau Gasol, the Spurs have reportedly traded Boris Diaw to Utah. This is a good, sensible basketball move for the Spurs, and a foreboding development for the future of Diaw. The 34-year-old Frenchman could certainly contribute solid minutes to the Jazz, but the likelihood of that hap...

Jerry Sloan Says He Has Dementia And Parkinson's Disease
Longtime Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan opened up to the Salt Lake Tribune today and revealed that he was suffering from Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia, a form of the disease that effects the body’s neurological system. The Sloans said that Jerry was diagnosed last fall:...

Please Be Careful When Reaching For A Steph Curry Autograph
Or else you might end up at the bottom of a big pile of rabid Jazz fans....

Three NHL Games, Two NBA Games Postponed By East Coast Blizzard
How are you planning on spending this snowbound evening? Hopefully you weren’t planning on watching the Wizards, Sixers (you definitely weren’t), or the Islanders play tonight. The NHL has postponed today’s Islanders—Flyers game as well as tomorrow’s Capitals—Penguins game. The Capitals game yesterd...

The Incredible Dunk Is Only The First Half Of This Highlight
Jazz shooting guard Alec Burks got his Blake Griffin on whilst raising up to throw one down on the Phoenix Suns last night. This jam was A Jam, to be sure, but the fun doesn’t stop with the dunk....

Utah Lineman To BYU At Las Vegas Bowl Welcome Dinner: "You’re A Dirty Team"
One of the more entertaining bowl games will take place on Saturday, when in-state foes Utah and BYU meet-up in the Las Vegas Bowl for the Holy War in Sin City. Besides the natural rivalry, there is also the element of BYU’s conduct at play. There was the brawl with Memphis during last season’s bowl...

Refs Wave Off Russell Westbrook's Spectacular Self-Assisted Almost-Buzzer-Beater
Look, I get that this play was waved off, but man, this shot from Westbrook was cool. Properly located the springiest vertebrae knob on Rodney Hood’s back, trotted off like nothing had happened like a champ, then helped make it a game again in the second half. Good work....