Kyle Korver News

With no Deron Williams and still without CJ Miles and Kyle Korver, I have to admit that I didn't expect the Jazz to come up with one of their most exciting games of the year.

Back from a weeklong training session at the Peak Performance Project in Santa Barbara, Calif., Kyle Korver said Wednesday he was encouraged about making his return from left knee surgery in a matter of weeks.

Even with starting point guard Deron Williams planning to return, Jazz coach Jerry Sloan suggested today he intends to keep undrafted rookie Wesley Matthews in the opening lineup at shooting guard for Wednesday night's game against Toronto.

To listen to the Utah Jazz Podcast click here . Jake Stowell and Mark Welling welcome in friend of the program and life-long Jazz fan Kenny Rawlins.

Eric Maynor tormented the University of Delaware men's basketball team throughout his college career at Virginia Commonwealth.

Boston ? As the Jazz wrapped up practice Tuesday in the basement gym at Suffolk University, sat to one side of the court with headphones around his neck while Ronnie Price fiddled with his phone off to the other side.

Sacramento did them in with it last Saturday, and New York very nearly did the same Monday.

Just wondering ... How's life with a cast on your left hand? My strong hand is gone.

Carlos Boozer and Andrei Kirilenko each scored 23 points, and the Utah Jazz won in New York for the first time in more than five years by beating the Knicks 95-93 on Monday night.

Millions of people love visiting New York for the shopping, the entertainment, the nightlife scene, diverse dining, sporting events, tourist attractions, fun cab rides and even just the cool vibe of the city.

Utah Jazz forward Kyle Korver is putting on a coat drive for charity. The coat drive takes place Saturday when the Jazz play the Sacramento Kings at EnergySolutions Arena.

In exchange for helping a child stay warm this winter, NBA star Kyle Korver will sign autographs for Utah Jazz fans.

The Mavericks are catching Utah in a good spot as the Jazz had to play at home Monday night against Houston.

Dirk Nowitzki scored a club-record 29 of his 40 points during a frantic fourth-quarter comeback and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Utah Jazz 96-85 on Tuesday night.

As already mentioned in this space two weeks ago, the Jazz of 2009-2010 are basically the same Jazz from 2008-09. In fact, this season's team is so much like last season's, they've already picked up on the main theme from last year - injuries.

A lifelong Jazz fan who lives in Cache Valley and runs the SLC Dunk blog -- he prefers to be known as Basketball John, unsure of what his employer's reaction would be to his activities -- has launched the Web site votederon.com. The site's mission is simply stated: "Ensuring the selection of Deron Williams to the NBA All-Star Game." Williams ...

Sefolosha's deal is believed to be worth an average of $3.3 to 3.75 million a year.

They could've made an early splash as rookie of the year candidates, struggled through a bunch of boneheaded plays or spent the night in the role of cheerleaders.

What are we waiting for? As Max said in "Where the Wild Things Are": "Let the wild rumpus start!" The Jazz 's 82-game rumpus begins tonight in Denver, and if there's one thing you can say about them, it's that they're as familiar as a beloved kids' book.

Mehmet Okur hobbled to the locker room with a left leg injury 24 seconds into the game after the Utah Jazz center tried to draw a charge on Nene in the season opener against the Denver Nuggets.