Mehmet Okur News

A pair of struggling teams tangle Monday in Madison Square Garden when the Utah Jazz open a four-game road trip against the New York Knicks.

Tyreke Evans scored a career-high 32 points and the Sacramento Kings held off the Utah Jazz for a 104-99 victory Saturday night in their first game without high-scoring guard Kevin Martin.

The Utah Jazz are off to their worst start in seven years , and if the losing continues, the team is wary of possible chemistry issues.

News: The Associated Press reports that Manu Ginobili had to get vaccinated for rabies after removing a rogue bat from the court during the Spurs' game with the Kings last Saturday.

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

The Dallas Mavericks shoot for their third consecutive win Tuesday when they welcome the Utah Jazz to American Airlines Center.

Rookie Chase Budinger scored a career-high 17 points and was one of eight Houston players to score in double figures as the Rockets beat the Utah Jazz 113-96 on Monday night.

From a historical standpoint at least, the Jazz couldn't have asked for a more favorable opponent in tonight's home opener than the Los Angeles Clippers, losers of 34 of 35 games all-time at EnergySolutions Arena.

The injury scare for the team plagued by ailments and illnesses last season came frighteningly early this year.

The Jazz weren't saying today if starting center Mehmet Okur will be able to play in tonight's NBA home season opener against the Los Angeles Clippers, and Okur wasn't sure himself.

Here's a quiz only longtime Nuggets fans are qualified to answer: Quick, who's the fastest guard in franchise history? How about Fast Eddie Hughes or little Kenny Higgs or even, taking a trip in the wayback machine to the days of the Denver Rockets, the venerable Larry Brown? Judging by the team's opener Wednesday night, the answer is none of the ...

Carmelo Anthony scored 30 points and pulled down eight rebounds, and rookie Ty Lawson factored big into a dominating fourth quarter for the Nuggets, as Denver opened its season with a 114-105 win over the Utah Jazz.

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.

The team just seemed to play with split personalities in 2008-09, depending on whether the Jazz were hostile hosts in the comfy confines of EnergySolutions Arena or if they were acting as gracious guests in opponents' arenas.

Live from the Rose Garden as the Portland Trail Blazers meet the Utah Jazz in completely meaningless preseason basketball.

Last season: 48-34, third in the Northwest division, 8th in the Western conference.

The Utah Jazz have waived forward Ronald Dupree and guard Paul Harris. Harris was an undrafted free agent out of Syracuse who did not play in the preseason because of a sprained right ankle which he injured before training camp.

If nothing else, the Jazz 's free and open-to-the-public scrimmage Tuesday night provided a couple valuable lessons - and a few good laughs.

Carlos Boozer made seven of his first eight shots and scored 22 points, leading the Utah Jazz to a 110-103 preseason victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Sunday.

Deron Williams laughed when asked who would recite the scouting report on Jarron Collins before tonight's preseason game.