Christopher Kamrani

stood on the sidelines inside the Caesars Superdome, his rocket of a left arm on his hip and his right hand covering his mouth. There was nothing he could do to help the situation, the only thing in his power was to do what he’d done all year: hold tight to the belief that it would work out. That this dream season would continue on, rather than die on that field in New Orleans. When ’s star quarterback saw teammate spike Texas’ last-chance pass into the turf, he jogged toward midfield in jubila…

“My toes go first.” It usually happens that way when playing soccer in blizzard conditions according to goalkeeper , who has played in snow games throughout his professional career. On Saturday in Utah, sideways-blowing snow whipped throughout America First Field in the city of Sandy, just outside Salt Lake City, Advertisement When players planted their feet in an attempt to sprint or pass, a burst of the snow that engulfed the greater Salt Lake City area exploded from below. Players endured th…

Lindsey Vonn sat in an executive office on the ground floor of America First Field in Sandy, Utah on Saturday afternoon. Memories of the highs the stadium has seen over the last three decades decorated the walls. Strewn throughout the office were T-shirts, jackets, hats and jerseys, all with familiar colors, all with a familiar logo of the Utah Royals FC who made their long-awaited return to an market that was heartbroken to see it go a few years ago. Advertisement Like any Olympic winter star…

First, let’s start with the name, because it matches the game of one of the best players in college basketball. Great Osobor, carried by a deep well of self-belief, also happens to have taken an extraordinary path to prominence on the hardwood. When John and Mabel Osobor found out they were having a baby boy, they were living in Tudela in northern Spain, an ancient city known for its Gothic architecture. Having immigrated from their native Nigeria, John and Mabel, elated by their family’s coming…

SALT LAKE CITY — There was nothing particularly standout about April 21, 2023, back in Spokane, Wash. It was a typical spring day — there were too many clouds, not enough flashes of sun, and it was colder than most everyone in eastern Washington would’ve liked having shouldered through another bitter and cold winter. Advertisement But something special was percolating within the McCarthey Athletic Center. Some news that eventually would drop would not only fortify the odds that next season’s wo…

Wearing personalized brown corduroy overalls and a full offseason gray beard Thursday, Deion Sanders addressed the latest mass exodus of players from Colorado. And he did it in typical fashion. The second-year coach pushed back on questions from media members who inquired about the players who’ve entered the Transfer Portal this week, with the number now up to 15. Advertisement “I wish you guys would do a little more homework when you start talking about the portal and understand what we’re lo…

SALT LAKE CITY — Lindsey Vonn was 17, awestruck by her competition and feeling the weight of her first Olympic Winter Games experience. Before she went on to become one of the most decorated alpine skiers in the history of the sport, Vonn was just a kid hoping to stay on the course when she made her Olympic debut at the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City 22 years ago. She finished sixth in the combined event and 32nd in slalom. Advertisement The impact of her experience in Utah all that time ago stuck…

A downpour Saturday hampered some schematic plans for ’s Black & Gold spring game inside Folsom Field. But coach Deion Sanders deemed his second spring with the Buffaloes a success. “The progress that we’ve made is it’s another caliber of player that’s playing, a player that truly expects to go to the next level, meaning the ,” he said. “These young men want to practice, they want to have each other’s backs, they want the physicality, they want all the smoke, so to speak.” Advertisement Prior to…

No criminal charges will be filed against an 18-year-old Idaho high school student who officials say admitted to shouting a racial slur at members of the University of Utah women’s basketball team, according to Coeur d’Alene chief deputy city attorney Ryan Hunter. Prosecutors said the suspect, Anthony Myers, admitted to law enforcement that he yelled the racial slur and the explicit comment from his car on the night of March 21. But he will not be charged, Hunter wrote in a six-page decision rel…

EUGENE, Ore. — Somewhere in those 6.5 hours of perpetual pain, Dan Lanning’s phone lit up. But he didn’t see it. He was wincing. He was breathing deeply. Alec Turner, the artist tasked with completing the massive tattoo on the left side of Lanning’s chest, saw the name on the screen, and his eyes bulged. Advertisement The incoming call? Phil Knight. So Turner removed the needle piercing the ribs of Oregon’s gregarious football coach and deadpanned: “Hey, man, you should probably answer this.” Wh…