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Zions: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Apr. 22, 2024 08:26 AM EDT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Zions Bancorp (ZION) on Monday reported first-quarter profit of $153 million. The Salt Lake City-based bank said it had earnings of 96 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $1.03 per share. The...

New NHL team marks coming-of-age moment for Salt Lake City as a pro sports hub

Apr. 20, 2024 00:13 AM EDT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — To casual sports fans and people outside northern Utah, it may look like an NHL team fell into Salt Lake City’s lap in the span of two weeks. But local organizers say the Arizona Coyotes ' relocation to Utah is the product of a yearslong effort to beckon...

Coyotes' move to Salt Lake City elicits opposing responses in 2 cities

Apr. 19, 2024 20:27 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman sat next to the former Arizona Coyotes owner in a downtown Phoenix hotel meeting room, trying to put a positive spin on the funeral for a franchise. Later Friday, Bettman sat next to the new Coyotes owner in Salt Lake City to bask in the...

Coyotes officially leaving Arizona for Salt Lake City following approval of sale to Utah Jazz owners

Apr. 18, 2024 16:04 PM EDT

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes are officially headed to Salt Lake City. The NHL Board of Governors voted unanimously Thursday to approve a $1.2 billion sale from Alex Meruelo to Utah Jazz owners Ryan and Ashley Smith, clearing the way for the franchise's move to Utah next...

Coyotes close out 28-year tenure in Arizona with 5-2 win over Oilers

Apr. 18, 2024 02:19 AM EDT

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Coyotes closed out their 28-year Arizona tenure as winners, getting a goal and an assist from Dylan Guenther in a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night. The Coyotes buzzed early at Mullett Arena and closed strong in their final game before...

After 40 years in Park City, Sundance exploring options for 2027 film festival and beyond

Apr. 17, 2024 22:39 PM EDT

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — The Sundance Film Festival may not always call Park City, Utah, home. The Sundance Institute has started to explore the possibility of other U.S. locations to host the independent film festival starting in 2027, the organization said Wednesday. The 2025 and...

How did the Arizona Coyotes end up facing a move to Salt Lake City?

Apr. 16, 2024 14:39 PM EDT

The Arizona Coyotes are headed out the door for Utah after insisting for years they would stay. Team owner Alex Meruelo is expected to sell the team for $1.2 billion to Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith, who intends to move the franchise to Salt Lake City. The deal could come as soon as...

Coyotes sale to Utah Jazz owner expected next week, Arizona to get expansion team, AP source says

Apr. 13, 2024 22:00 PM EDT

TEMPE. Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes will likely be sold to Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith shortly after the team's final game and will include a provision guaranteeing current owner Alex Meruelo an expansion team if a new arena is built within five years, a person with knowledge of the deal told...

Coyotes players are informed the team is expected to move to Salt Lake City, AP source says

Apr. 13, 2024 11:43 AM EDT

Arizona Coyotes players have been informed the NHL club is expected to relocate to Salt Lake City, a person with knowledge of the meeting said Friday night. General manager Bill Armstrong flew to Edmonton, Alberta, to tell players about the team’s potential move to Utah before its...

As many cities sour on hosting the Olympics, Salt Lake City's enthusiasm endures

Apr. 10, 2024 23:31 PM EDT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The International Olympic Committee was effusive Wednesday in its support for a decadeslong effort to bring back the Winter Games to Utah's capital city in 2034. Unlike so many other past hosts that have decided bringing back the Games isn’t worth the time,...