INDIANAPOLIS (AP)-The NCAA canceled its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments on Thursday because of the spread of coronavirus, putting an abrupt end to the season less than a month before champions were to be crowned. The unprecedented move comes a day after the NCAA announced the games that were scheduled […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz confirmed Thursday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus, publicly saying that he is personally dealing with the pandemic that has temporarily shut down the NBA and other major sports leagues. Later, his Jazz teammate Rudy Gobert — the first […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Group gatherings in Utah should be limited to no more than 100 people for at least the next two weeks in an effort to prevent prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Gov. Gary Herbert said Thursday. Officials from the University of Utah and Utah State […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz confirmed Thursday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus, publicly saying that he is personally dealing with the pandemic that has temporarily shut down the NBA and other major sports leagues. Mitchell is one of two NBA players to have […]
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Major League Soccer is shutting down for 30 days because of the coronavirus, delaying the home opener for the expansion team co-owned by former England captain David Beckham. “Our clubs were united today in the decision to temporarily suspend our season — based on the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-It started as a joke: Before leaving a post-practice interview session Rudy Gobert touched all the tape recorders that were placed before him on a table, devices that reporters who cover the Utah Jazz were using during an availability with him on Monday before a game with […]
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP)-The Navajo Nation is now under a public health state of emergency declared by tribal President Jonathan Nez due to the growing spread of the coronavirus outbreak. Nev’s office said in a statement announcing the declaration Wednesday that there were no confirmed cases on the the tribé’s […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP)-Utah’s scheduled game at Oklahoma City was postponed Wednesday night and the NBA suspended its season a few minutes later after a Jazz player tested positive for the coronavirus. The player is star center Rudy Gobert, according to a person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder‘s game against the Utah Jazz was postponed Wednesday night, with the only explanation a public address announcement citing “unforeseen circumstances.” The starting lineups were announced, and it appeared the game was ready to start. Then, after conversation among the officials, the teams went back to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A proposal to limit the use of cash bail for people arrested in Utah passed the Legislature Wednesday after supporters argued the current system can mean people who are presumed innocent stay stuck behind bars only because they don’t have money for bail. The plan […]
