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By Rustyn Burnside, ESPN 977 When the Utah Tech Trailblazers kicked off the season in Sacramento State, no one was quite sure what to expect from Coach Paul Peterson’s group. Transition to Division 1 and the football reinstated Western Athletic Conference was expected to take some time as evident of last years 1-10 outcome. With...

By Rustyn Burnside, ESPN 977 When the dust settled at Greater Zion Stadium this last Friday, one thing was certain. Desert Hills not only became the state champion by defeating their rival in Crimson Cliffs, they became the first team in Southern Utah to capture a state title in quite some time in the 4A classification...

By Rustyn Burnside, ESPN 977 GAME 12 VS LOS ANGELES LAKERS (11/08/22) For maybe only the second time this season Jazz fans looked at the schedule, looked at the opponent, looked at the injury report, and thought to themselves “we should win this game.” The...

By Rustyn Burnside, ESPN 977 GAME 9 AT DALLAS MAVERICKS (11/02/2022)  39 seconds remained in Dallas. Luka Doncic drew his typical double team as Vanderbilt stepped over to help Conley. Doncic moved quickly sending the bounce pass to his backcourt running mate, Spencer Dinwiddie. Wit...

  By Rustyn Burnside, ESPN 977 GAME 5 VS HOUSTON ROCKETS (10/26/22)   The Jazz advanced to 4-1 on the year while avenging Monday’s loss in Houston as they beat the now 1-4 Rockets to the tune of 109-101. It was only the second home game of the season and for a team that is supposedly uninteresting, the Viv looked packed with anxious fans ready to watch one of the scrappiest groups we have seen in

SOMEONE FINALLY BEATS THE JAZZ The NBA schedule release is always accompanied by a quick win loss estimate by every receiving fan. If you’re a Jazz fan who was fully embracing the Wembanyama sweepstakes, you mostly likely envisioned the team starting off with an 0-3 record. The ...

By Rustyn Burnside, ESPN 977  The Jazz falling short of expectations is a common theme for fans. It happens year in and year out. Even with our most cherished squads featuring the most lovable Jazz men, Utah’s product never met the demand of their supporters. This fail...

By Rustyn Burnside, ESPN 977 Vegas set expectations high by appearing in the Stanley cup Finals their expansion season. Ever since, they have rightfully been eyed during preseason predictions as a formidable foe bound to make at the very least, a postseason run...

 By Rustyn Burnside, ESPN 977 ESPN Senior Writer, Zach Lowe, has a yearly tradition where he publishes his League Pass rankings. The list has nothing to do with who is good or who he sees as a title contender. It more so has to do with what teams will be worth your time to tune into on NBA’s league pass service which lets you stream all out of market NBA games for the new price of $ 99.99. For ex.

By Rustyn Burnside, ESPN 977 Way back in July, Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay was asked about any potential Super Bowl hangover concerns. This was a valid question, as after all, the last team to repeat back-to-back Super Bowl victories was the New England Patriots in 2004 and 2005...