Utah Blaze boss not ready to give up
Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | 08/05/2009
Despite the Arena Football League sending out a one-paragraph press release Tuesday afternoon stating it has "suspended...
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Reports: Arena Football League shutdown is imminent
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 08/04/2009
An announcement is imminent that the Arena Football League, which includes the Utah Blaze, will shut down, several media outlets are reporting Tuesday.
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Blaze, Arena league set to close doors for good?
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 08/04/2009
Are the days of the Arena Football League coming to a final end? Utah Blaze owner John Garff disputes reports that the Arena Football League, in limbo since December, will close its doors for good, possibly as soon as this week.
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Two smoke jumpers hurt in fighting northeastern Utah blaze
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/23/2009
Two firefighters were injured Thursday when the parachuted into a wildfire on in northeast Utah. The injuries are not believed to be life threatening but the firefighters exact condition or specific injuries were not immediately released.
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The new Ultimate Fighter cast in full: Zak Jenson (11-2) Standout wrestler at Augsburg...
Bloody Elbow (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
The new Ultimate Fighter cast in full: Zak Jenson (11-2) Standout wrestler at Augsburg College Marcus Jones (4-1) Former 1st round NFL draft pick who had a six-year career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Scott Junk (6-2) Division II All-American football player at Southwest Oklahoma State and fought in UFC 76. James McSweeney (12-4) Former international kickboxing and Muay Thai champion John Madsen (3-0)...
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Utah Blaze: AFL nears opening doors for 2010
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 04/24/2009
Although some of the fine points are continuing to be ironed out, it looks as if the Arena Football League will turn the lights back on for 2010. A release from the AFL stated that the league "has finalized a revitalized business model that will enable the league to return to competition in
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AFL: L.A. franchise drops out of Arena League
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 04/20/2009
Los Angeles » The Los Angeles Avengers have dropped out of the Arena Football League. The team said on its Web site Monday it "has terminated its participation in the Arena Football League.
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If league survives, Blaze will return, owner says
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 03/25/2009
Jason Jones was the only team president the dormant Utah Blaze have ever had, and the only employee on its current payroll. But his decision to leave the Arena Football League franchise to pursue other business interests last week does not mean the Blaze are closing up shop, owner John Garff said
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Real Salt Lake entering world of digital ticketing
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 02/13/2009
Real Salt Lake is ushering in a system of paperless ticketing as it settles into the new Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy. The professional soccer has teamed up with Veritix, a ticketing company owned by Cleveland Cavalier basketball team owner Dan Gilbert, to introduce the Flash Seats concept.
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Kragthorpe: Boozer-backing takes a holiday
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 12/18/2008
Here at Boozer-Backing Headquarters, forward Carlos Boozer's announcement that he's intending to skip the sixth season of his contract with the Jazz in the interest of making more money was met with a variety of reactions around the breakfast table Thursday.
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Making the case
Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | 12/17/2008
Golf Digest is staging a writing contest, whereby the winner earns the right to play in a foursome that includes Michael Jordan and two other celebrities.
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Utah Blaze unplugged: Franchise hopes for return after canceled season
Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | 12/16/2008
Steve Videtich voiced what hundreds of Arena Football League players had to be thinking on Monday upon hearing the news that their league won't play games in 2009.
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Blaze will leave void in Utah's sportscape
Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | 12/16/2008
The following is what I won't miss about the Arena Football League in 2009: the noise. I don't mean the racket generated by fans at Utah Blaze games. I'm talking about indoor fireworks, not to mention that guy with the heavy hand on the volume control.
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Arena League takes break to restructure
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 12/16/2008
Matt D'Orazio heard the rumors every year he played in the Arena Football League. "There's always grumbling about potential teams folding or something not going as planned," said D'Orazio, the league's reigning MVP for the champion Philadelphia Soul. "But it...
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Arena football: It's official, no play in 2009
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 12/15/2008
The Arena Football League may have suspended play for the 2009 season, but at least one Utah Blaze season-ticket holder is willing to forgive and forget, providing the prices for 2010 remain reasonable.