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With a virtually guaranteed Olympics in 2034 and Utah’s new NHL team to face off in the fall, youth sports could get a huge boost in participation and financial assistance.
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The Arizona Coyotes' move to Utah is a coming-of-age moment for Salt Lake City. It gives the midsize market its second major professional sports franchise and a chance to prove that it can sustain multiple pro teams year-round.
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The NHL team moving from Arizona to Salt Lake City will be known as Utah at least initially. New owner Ryan Smith says the name will begin with Utah and he does not want to rush the process of rebranding the team upon relocation.
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The NHL Board of Governors voted Thursday to approve the $1.2 billion sale of the Arizona Coyotes from Alex Meruelo to Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith, clearing the way for the team to move to Utah next season.
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The Coyotes’ game against Edmonton on Wednesday night will likely mark the end of an era, a 28-year run of ups and downs in the desert punctuated by an anticipated move to Utah that will take the hopes of fans across Arizona with it.
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The Arizona Coyotes will likely be sold to Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith shortly after the team’s final game, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press.
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Arizona Coyotes players have been informed the NHL club is expected to relocate to Salt Lake City, a person with knowledge of the meeting tells The Associated Press.
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The school announced the 51-year-old Pope’s hiring in a release on Friday morning but did not mention any contract details. Pope replaces Calipari, a Hall of Famer who took Kentucky to its eighth NCAA title in 2012.
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Prospective owner Ryan Smith earlier this week solicited public suggestions for a team name.
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Many other past Olympic hosts around the world have decided in recent years that bringing back the Games isn’t worth the money or hassle. But Salt Lake City remains one of the few places where Olympic fever still burns strong.
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The Coeur d’Alene Police Department says it's working to determine the “context and conduct” associated with the slur's use to determine if there was a violation of law.
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Clues as to what assurances the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games will give the IOC may lie in a bill the governor signed in 2023.
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The ugly incident of racism involving the Utah team while they stayed in Idaho has raised questions about how the NCAA selects early-round campus tournament sites, which are not locked in until Selection Sunday while the men's sites — at neutral locations — are chosen years in advance.
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Utah coach Lynne Roberts revealed the incidents, and the fact the team changed hotels out of safety concerns, after Utah lost to Gonzaga in the second round of the NCAAs.