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Jerry Sloan and Michael Jordan have quite a history together. Jordan is the reason Sloan's Utah Jazz, anchored by legends John Stockton and Karl Malone, were never fitted for rings despite consecutive trips to the Finals in 1997 and 1998.

To go back to Yucca Man's Downbeat yesterday about toughness, jazzpatty and I both felt that the kind of toughness we'd like to see is more "standing up for your teammate" than retaliating with a flagrant/trying to thuggily break someone's neck/throwing a punch and running away.

Once upon a time there was a wizened old Master, Master Hornacek. He was patient and skilled master who had moved from the hard desert lands where he gained a lot of notoriety towards the eastern lands.

When it comes to team sports, players will always be judged by the number of championships they won in their careers.

It happens to every athlete. No matter how well conditioned, prepared and talented Kobe Bryant might be he can't escape the inevitable.

While there was absolutely nothing shocking about the Orlando Magic firing lame-duck head coach Stan Van Gundy, the search for his replacement may yield a few surprises of its own.

The 2011-2012 NBA Season is not over quite yet, well, it is for the Utah Jazz . Being a Utah Jazz blog it's never too early to start looking at what needs to happen this off-season. The #1 thing I want the Jazz to do is to at least PLAY in the same league as the rest of the teams.

Mobile payment system Isis continues to rack up passengers on its merry bandwagon, gaining support from local merchants in two cities for its NFC wallet service.

As the seconds ticked down Monday in Game 4 of what would be a first-round playoff sweep, Utah Jazz forward Derrick Favors cursed all the way off the court.

The Salt Lake Tribune) Jazz head coach Tyrone Corbin speaks to the media during locker clean-out day Tuesday, May 8, 2012, at EnergySolutions Arena.

Michael Hanlon is to the Battlefield varsity boys lacrosse to as John Stockton was to the legendary Utah Jazz basketball ... By the time junior attack Annemarie Lutz deposited Battlefield's final goal against Patriot on Monday night with a side-arm swipe, ... On May 8, the Prince William County Office of Voter Registration and Elections released ... (more)

Michael Hanlon is to the Battlefield varsity boys lacrosse to as John Stockton was to the legendary Utah Jazz basketball ... Incumbent council members Milt Kenworthy, Jay Tobias and Mary Lou Scarbrough have been re-elected to the council, joining newcomers Katherine ... By the time junior attack Annemarie Lutz deposited Battlefield's final goal ... (more)

It's far from difficult to see how it happens; one great year, a handful of above average performances, immortal swag and freakish athletic ability are all driving forces behind unjustified jumps to superstardom.

Paul Fraughton / Salt Lake Tribune Paul Millsap looks for the pass as Tim Duncan defends.

When Amar'e Stoudemire's run-in with a fire extinguisher can own the back page of the New York tabloids and whatever daily drama that might involve LeBron James can blow up Twitter feeds, a playoff series between New York and Miami will always have as much peripheral fire as on court Heat.

Plenty went wrong for the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night: A couple of misplayed bunts, a pair of poor throws to second base by pitchers trying to start double plays, and two ill-advised pitches over the plate that... Tony Parker scored 27 points, including 16 in the fourth quarter, as the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Utah Jazz 102-90 ... (more)

Utah Jazz head coach Tyrone Corbin reacts to a foul called on his team during the first half of Game 3 against the San Antonio Spurs in their first-round NBA basketball playoff series, Saturday, May 5, 2012, in Salt Lake City.

R.C. Buford was years away from moving his basketball career to San Antonio. More than a decade away from joining forces with coach Gregg Popovich and turning the small-market Spurs into an annual NBA-title contender.

Coach Gregg Popovich modeled his San Antonio Spurs after the small-market Utah Jazz, following the lead of Jerry Sloan, who had a no-nonsense style and hard-nosed players.

Utah Jazz's Enes Kanter , DeMarre Carroll , Alec Burks and Derrick Favors wait on the sideline during a timeout in the fourth quarter of Game 2 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs, Wednesday, May 2, 2012, in San Antonio.