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SLCPD prepares for Days of ’47 events, Olympic watch party
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 22, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Police in Salt Lake City are preparing for Days of ’47 events and Celebrate 2034 Olympic party, and reminding community members about the upcoming road closures and delays. “Beginning early Wednesday of this week, anyone living, working, or...
Is now the time to sell your 2002 Olympics merchandise?
SALT LAKE CITY — As Utahns know, one of the fun things about hosting the Olympics is all the unique swag: the coats, the pins, the hats, the pins, the stuffed animals, the pins – did I mention the pins? People go crazy for those enamel lapel pins!
Utah Olympic delegation flies to Paris ahead of last pitch to bring the games in 2034
The greeting room at the Salt Lake City International Airport, where many Utah families welcome home Latter-day Saint missionaries, was full instead of elected officials, athletes and cameras on Monday afternoon. Many, wearing dark blue Team USA T-shirts, waited with excitement to send off the delegation that will make the final pitch to the International […] The post Utah Olympic delegation flies to Paris ahead of last pitch to bring the games in 2034 appeared first on Utah News Dispatch.
Utah scrambles to do damage control with Under Armour after Nike post
By Kenny Lee, Utah Utes on SI: In a recent public relations hiccup, Utah Athletics found themselves in hot water with their apparel partner, Under Armour, after a social media post featuring pop singer Sabrina Carpenter sporting a Utah Utes shirt prominently displaying the Nike logo. The image, intended to...
Secret Service oversaw security at 2002 Olympics and would do it again for 2034 Winter Games
SALT LAKE CITY — After the 9/11 terrorist attacks against the United States just months before the start of the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City, organizers recognized changes were going to be needed to the security measures overseen by the federal government. Fraser Bullock, the chief operating...
Utah Swim & Dive’s Jos Smith Promoted to Associate Head Coach
SALT LAKE CITY – Jos Smith has been promoted to the position of associate head coach, University of Utah swimming and diving head coach Jonas Persson announced on Monday. The 2024-25 campaign will be Smith's seventh season at Utah and he's spent his time in Salt Lake City helping the team's swimmers put up numerous personal-bests and program records, as well as achieving national recognition.
It’s Bees week; Tony Parks on Mike Trout coming back!
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — It’s Bees week, which means all 6 games of their homestand will be televised on KMYU-TV! The radio & TV voice of the Bees' Tony Parks joins our Dave Fox. Tony tells us who’s hot on the Bees right now and how the...
Inside the Utah Royal's new training facility
KUTV — The Utah Royals are Utah’s women’s professional soccer team that competes in the National Women’s Soccer League. Fresh Living had Tyler Gibbons, VP of marketing, chat with Kari about the completion of the new multimillion-dollar SharkNinja Performance Center in Herriman, Utah, a 11,000+ square-foot expansion to the training site at Zions Bank Real Academy.
Utah Utes 2024 Football Season Preview: Key Matchups & New Big 12 Debut
The Big 12 welcomes significant programs from the Pac-12, including Utah, in a transformative realignment phase due to Texas and Oklahoma's departure to the SEC, setting the stage for an impactful season for the Utah Utes. Utah has a commendable conference record of 31-10 in the past five years. The...
247Sports CFP predictions: Oregon to semifinals; BSU, Utah teams to watch
By Brad Crawford, 247Sports: The battle for College Football Playoff supremacy in the first year of expansion begins as the 2024 season kicks off with a slew of opening-weekend showdowns. Will the SEC and Big Ten dominate the field or can the Big 12 and ACC flex elite play at the top and push others out of the mix?
Spring Ball Review: A Look At Utah Football’s Cornerbacks
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utes wrapped up a very productive spring ball that has fans antsy for the start of the 2024 football season. All of the promise is there, and opportunities feel plentiful for an overall very experienced group heading into a new conference in the Big 12.
Trials-Qualifying Sprinter Marshall Odom (2024) Commits to Utah
Marshall Odom will join the Utes with times that would have scored in the A final (50 free) and B finals (100 free, 100 fly) at last year's Big 12s. Current photo via Kellie Odom. Fitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and...
Real Monarchs Draw on the Road
MORAGA, California (Sunday, July 21 2024) - Real Monarchs (4-11-2, 17pts, 12th in West) draw 1-1 against The Town FC (6-5-6, 27pts, 8th in West) falling (4:3) in the shootout to decide the extra point. Through the first 20 minutes of play, Monarchs struggled to get out of the defensive...
Ashleigh Johnson Credits Siblings’ Challenges For Shaping Her Olympic Journey
SALT LAKE CITY – U.S. water polo goalkeeper Ashleigh Johnson grew up with four siblings who constantly challenged her and pushed her to be her best. Although stubborn siblings can be hard to appreciate, Johnson wouldn’t have had it any other way. “I have four siblings,” Johnson said....
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