(Los Angeles, CA) — Dodgers’ third-baseman Justin Turner has a game-changing idea for how Major League Baseball can avoid long games. Turner says, if teams are still tied after the 10th inning, games should end in a home run derby. With coronavirus shortening the MLB season and likely forcing teams […]
Major League Soccer has extended its training moratorium through April 24 because of the coronavirus outbreak. Team facilities are closed to players and staff — except for players requiring treatment that cannot be administered at their homes. Players are expected to remain in market with their teams during the moratorium […]
During the early afternoon of Apr. 2 Gov. Gary Herbert announced a plan to “test Utah” for COVID-19. The plan will be called the #TestUtahChallenge and is a partnership between the state and Utah’s own Silicon Slopes. The goal is to test everyone in Utah who needs it. More details […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jobless claims in Utah ballooned again last week as tens of thousands of people forced out of work during the coronavirus crisis flooded a system that had been staffed to handle a trickle during a time of historically low unemployment. Numbers released Thursday show 28,560 […]
Athletic directors across the U.S. are bracing for a potential financial crisis related to the coronavirus pandemic. A survey was conducted by an association of ADs from 130 major college football schools. It found 63% forecast a worst-case scenario in which revenue for their departments falls by at least 20% […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As the number of coronavirus cases and deaths grew in Utah, authorities announced a freeze on evictions Wednesday and advocates demanded the release of more inmates. Epidemiologist Angela Dunn says seven people have died, and more than 1,000 people have been infected. Meanwhile, Utah Gov. […]
The Central Utah Public Health Department has announced the second confirmed case of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in a resident of the Central Utah Health District (Juab, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier and Wayne counties). CUPHD Health Officer Nate Selin Shared on Morning talk on Apr. 2 that the individual was […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Jazz center Rudy Gobert is already back in the gym after being cleared of coronavirus. Gobert posted videos on social media of him on the basketball court and doing boxing drills. Gobert was the NBA’s first player to test positive for COVID-19, but has since […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Health officials say a woman who was in hospice care in a long-term facility became the fifth person to die in Utah after contracting the coronavirus, State epidemiologist Angela Dunn said Tuesday the woman died in the Weber-Morgan County area and no one else has […]
The Central Utah Public Health Department has announced the first confirmed case of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in a resident of the Central Utah Health District (Juab, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier and Wayne counties). According to the CUPHD, the confirmed case is a male, over 60 years of age, and […]
