There’s a lot of commentary right now about the remarks by a couple of coaches who equated Alabama coach Nick Saban with Satan.               Tim Davis, a former Ute assistant and now offensive line coach at … Continue reading»

            If ever there were doubts that the public has a short memory with pro athletes and their troubles, consider this: Floyd Mayweather Jr., the boxer who got out of jail less than a year ago, is expected to be … Continue reading»

            As I interviewed retiring Jazz director of game operations Grant Harrison, last week, he mentioned several times that Bear, the mascot, is the face of the Jazz.             “Players come and go, even owners come and go. But if … Continue reading»

            As much as people like to say a team belongs to the community, apparently that isn’t so.             It belongs to the ownership — until someone else pays the bills.             Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder made that clear … Continue reading»

This happened last summer. And the summer before that.  Don’t be surprised if it happens in 2014, too, unless he gets hired now. Jerry Sloan’s name just keeps coming up. The ex-Jazz coach is being prominently mentioned as a possible replacement … Continue reading»

            I think I’ll watch the NBA playoffs this week. There are some nice match-ups ahead.             So why am I bummed out?             Because I’m likely to be watching the watered down version of the playoffs. Injuries have combined … Continue reading»

            An Associated Press poll this week showed 79 percent of Americans are in favor of keeping the nickname “Redskins” for the Washington NFL team.             Eleven percent think it should be changed and 10 percent didn’t respond or weren’t … Continue reading»

            Breakups are never pretty.               Steve Alford, the UCLA coach who torpedoed a 10-year deal with New Mexico only days after signing the contract, now says he won’t pay the $1 million buyout.               He says he … Continue reading»

                It was no huge surprise to read that Tim Tebow has been released by the New York Jets.               With six quarterbacks, there was no reason to keep the guy who raised the profile but lowered … Continue reading»

             It’s NFL draft day, which can be crazy/exciting/wild for those who get selected high in the process. That will probably happen to BYU’s Ziggy Ansah and Utah’s Star Lotulelei.               Meanwhile, flying under the radar for the first … Continue reading»