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SALT LAKE CITY — The relationship between Utah Jazz stars Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert has been described by many league insiders as the modern-day Kobe Bryant-Shaquille O’Neal predicament. “I wish,” Mitchell told Yahoo Sports. “Because they got three rings.” Mitchell, in a rare hour-long sit-down interview on the “Posted Up with Chris Haynes” podcast, opened up about his relationship with Gobert, addressed rumors he could be unhappy in Utah, passionately explained his No…. Source link

Utah State’s Max Shulga may be the only basketball player to have a halfcourt shot counted as two points, however briefly.  Shulga’s halfcourt heave turned into a bizarre rulebook controversy on Tuesday during a game against Portland State, all thanks to a question of his intent with the shot. As you can see, Shulga seemed to be throwing up an alley-oop for teammate Brandon Horvath, only for the ball to go in: Per Utah State radio staffer Ajay Salvesen, the officials told Aggies athletic… Source link

The Oregon and Utah sequel went much like the first game two weeks prior. No. 17 Utah (10-3) jumped out to a 23-0 lead in the first half Friday night on the way to a 38-10 victory over the Ducks to win the Pac-12 and go to the Rose Bowl for the first time. Utah led 28-0 at halftime of a 38-7 win over Oregon on Nov. 20. And the halftime leads in each game were inflated by late Oregon mistakes. In November, Utah’s Britain Covey returned a punt 78 yards for a touchdown as time expired. Friday… Source link

The tech giant may open a data center in Eagle Mountain. (Mark Lennihan | The Associated Press) Google logo is shown in 2017. The company has acquired 300 acres in Eagle Mountain.   | Oct. 4, 2021, 8:00 p.m. Google has purchased 300 acres in Eagle Mountain, the rapidly growing city announced Monday, which could be the starting point for a new data center in Utah County. Eagle Mountain is already home to one of Facebook’s data centers, though the 1.5 million-square-foot facility is not yet… Source link

A once tiny hamlet in the rolling hills west of Utah Lake, Eagle Mountain is developing a knack for attracting some of the biggest names in business. The city on Monday announced search giant Google purchased property that may host a future data center. The announcement follows a pair of other development coups in that last few years that include a massive Facebook data center and a Tyson Foods meatpacking plant. The new investments are coinciding with a booming Eagle Mountain… Source link

In a political landscape that continues to roil with partisan bickering and hostility in Utah and across the country, finding even a small plot of common real estate is an increasingly remote prospect. But a new Pew Research survey found the reddest Republicans and bluest Democrats share a boogeyman they would all like to see reined in. U.S. Big Tech companies. And that’s a meme that hasn’t been missed by elected officials on both sides of the aisle who are engaged, at the highest… Source link

Utah running back Ty Jordan has died. The school announced his death Saturday morning. Jordan, a native of Mesquite, Texas, was named the Pac-12 offensive freshman of the year earlier this week and was also a second-team all-conference selection. “Words cannot express the devastation and heartache that our team is feeling right now upon learning of the tragic death of our teammate and brother, Ty Jordan,” Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said in a statement. “Ty’s personality and smile were… Source link

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Department of Health says the state intends to explore the use of Apple and Google’s COVID-19 Exposure Notification tools to tell people in Utah about potential exposures to the virus through their smart devices. As a result of this, the state health department says it’s canceling its previous bid to get other companies to submit their proposals to add their Bluetooth tracking technology to the state’s Healthy Together app. That app came under scrutiny due to… Source link