FRESNO, Calif. - The Jazz's starting lineup for Tuesday's 94-79 loss to the Lakers in the preseason opener was unusual, mostly because it wasn't, well, unusual. Get this: At the shooting guard position, Jerry Sloan decided to start . . . a shooting guard. Gordan Giricek, to be specific.
Utah Jazz The Jazz's decision not to offer Stephen Jackson a free-agent contract three years ago was a good call. BYU Football Versus: Formerly OLN (Outdoor Life Network): Ch. 34 on Comcast Expanded Basic Cable, Ch. 404 on Comcast Digital, Ch. 608 on DirecTV and Ch. 151 on the Dish Network. mtn.: Ch.
RICHFIELD - Delta Petroleum Corporation will conduct seismic surveys throughout Iron County during the months of October, November and December. The surveys are a part of normal oil and gas exploration operations.
Consilience Productions announces the release of Awake , a new CD by the Vinson Valega Group. The recording highlights ten original compositions and continues the tradition of jazz activism, stressing the music as a vehicle to stimulate civic involvement.
Story of the week Plan for a reincarnated downtown LDS Church proposes drastic changes The LDS Church unveiled sweeping plans Tuesday to remake - and redefine - downtown Salt Lake City by demolishing nearly 20 acres of cookie-cutter malls and replacing them with a walkable, upscale City Creek Center.
CHAMPAIGN - Wayne McClain's list of the five best basketball shooters on the current Illini basketball team might surprise you. And excite you. His No. 1 pick, Jamar Smith, won't shock anyone. Smith grabbed everyone's attention last year when, as a freshman, he was a 48.2 percent 3-point shooter.
Ilya Kovalchuk was enjoying himself at a restaurant this summer when R&B star Usher sat down at the table next to him. It could have been Atlanta, but it was the south of France and St-Tropez, the summer stopping point for celebrities and the jet set, where the Thrashers star also rented a 50-foot yacht for a week with friend Andrei Kirilenko, the Utah Jazz All-Star forward. Kovalchuk said the
Cycling Tour of Utah earns union status The Tour of Utah cycling race, billed as "America's Toughest Tour," has earned International Cycling Union (UCI) status in 2007. The UCI Web site has it scheduled for Aug. 12-19, the 37th of 44 races in North and South America. Such exposure should lure more of the world's top teams to the race, putting it closer on a par with the talent drawn by
