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• Utes sign apparel deal with Under Armour Inc.

  - 2008-04-09

  It's official. After weeks of speculation, the University of Utah football program has authorized Under Armour to become the team's offici al performance apparel and footwear outfitter. The Utes will sport new uniforms this fall under the five-year agreement that includes marketing and promotional rights. "We're excited. The...

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• 2 Utah coaches are leaving posts

  - 2007-05-17

  Angie Jacobs resigned Wednesday as the head softball coach at the University of Utah, while swimming coach Michael Litzinger announced that he accepted a coaching position with the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. "This was a difficult season in many ways, and I felt it was...

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• Coach dismisses former Utah prep star

  - 2007-05-09

  University of Utah forward Daniel Deane, a former Deseret Morning News Mr. Basketball who was highly recruited by some of the top basketball programs in the country, has been released from his scholarship by head coach Jim Boylen for academic reasons. Deane, a 6-foot-8, 245-pound forward, prepped at...

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• Hirings could alter Utah's coaching search

  - 2007-03-23

  Thursday's flurry of activity with several college coaches being hired could have consequences on the continuing Utah basketball coaching search. Kentucky's Tubby Smith leaving after 10 years for Minnesota and Steve Alford leaving Iowa for New Mexico may set off a domino effect that could affect possible candidates...

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• German gem: University of Utah gymnast packs bevy of international

  - 2006-09-14

  Daria Bijak surprised herself by successfully defending her German national all-around championship title on Sept. 2. She'd just had surgery in July to repair a knee meniscus torn in a training accident in June and thought she wasn't totally ready. "I didn't expect it; no, not...

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• Campus notes

  - 2006-03-24

  Utah VOLLEYBALL: University of Utah volleyball head coach Beth Launiere has hired Heather Olmstead as an assistant coach. Olmstead comes from Utah State where she spent the past three seasons as an assistant coach under Burt Fuller. Olmstead, a four-year starter at Utah State, joins Launiere and Fuller...

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• Campus notes

  - 2006-03-24

  Utah SWIMMING: University of Utah senior Sterling Richards became the first Ute diver ever to earn first-team All-America status by placing fifth on the 1-meter board at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships in Atlanta Thursday. He scored a 340.55 total for six dives at the Georgia Tech...

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• Campus notes

  - 2005-07-08

  Utah ACADEMICS: The University of Utah saw 83 of its student-athletes named to the Mountain West Conference all-academic team for spring 2005. The women's track and women's swimming and diving teams led the way for Utah. Each program had 17 student-athletes nominated academic all-conference. ...

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• Why Majerus' actions matter

  - 2005-02-08

  When the NCAA announced sanctions against the University of Utah two years ago, Rick Majerus dismissed them as little more than bureaucratic nit-picking. The sanctions themselves were minor, but that was probably at least in part due to the university's quick action in imposing its own in-house punishment before the...

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• Post-Urban renewal

  - 2004-12-05

  Utah football's Urban renewal may have come to an end. University of Utah head coach Urban Meyer, who has led the Utes to consecutive Mountain West Conference championships and a likely spot in next month's Bowl Championship Series, confirmed Saturday that he has accepted an offer from the...

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