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5A boys’ soccer: Fabulous OT finish sends Bingham to title game

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:53:40 MDT

5A boys’ soccer: Fabulous OT finish sends Bingham to title game

By Christopher Kamrani The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 22, 2013 08:53AM MDT

Woods Cross • Gabriel Altheman suddenly had three defenders collapse on him while sprinting along the left side of the field, his favorite place to attack directly at backpedaling defenders. But that didn’t scare the Bingham sophomore from completing the sequence of a lifetime. The speedy winger dribbled through traffic, evading each individual defender before eventually coming one-on-one with Copper Hills goalkeeper Keaton Gallegos. Altheman took a touch around Gallegos, got his powerful left f...

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Bay Area gets 50th Super Bowl

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:54:30 MDT

Bay Area gets 50th Super Bowl

The Associated Press

Updated May 21, 2013 11:54PM MDT

Boston • The 50th Super Bowl will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area and the NFL championship will go to Houston the following year. Team owners voted Tuesday for the 49ers’ new stadium as host of the 2016 game. That facility in Santa Clara, Calif., is due to open for the 2014 season. San Francisco beat out south Florida, which was stymied in its bid to stage an 11th Super Bowl when the Florida Legislature did not support financing to renovate Sun Life Stadium. “After losing a Super Bowl [to...

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NFL: The 50th Super Bowl goes to San Francisco Bay Area

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:54:30 MDT

NFL: The 50th Super Bowl goes to San Francisco Bay Area

The Associated Press

Updated May 21, 2013 11:54PM MDT

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50th Super Bowl goes to San Francisco Bay Area

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:54:31 MDT

50th Super Bowl goes to San Francisco Bay Area

The Associated Press

Updated May 21, 2013 11:54PM MDT

Boston • The 50th Super Bowl will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area and the NFL championship will go to Houston the following year. Team owners voted Tuesday for the 49ers’ new stadium as host of the 2016 game. That facility in Santa Clara, Calif., is due to open for the 2014 season. San Francisco beat out South Florida, which was stymied in its bid to stage an 11th Super Bowl when the Florida Legislature did not support financing to renovate Sun Life Stadium. “After losing a Super Bow...

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Falcons granted $200 million loan by NFL

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:54:32 MDT

Falcons granted $200 million loan by NFL

The Associated Press

Updated May 21, 2013 11:54PM MDT

Boston • NFL owners have approved a $200 million loan for construction of a new stadium in Atlanta. The Falcons received the money Tuesday at the NFL’s spring meetings. The multipurpose stadium could cost as much as $1 billion. Falcons owner Arthur Blank says the approval is an “important milestone in moving the new stadium project forward.” Blank says the design and construction will take place over the next four years. The stadium will be built with $200 million from public bonds, with t...

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Yanks, Man City to own NYC MLS team

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:54:32 MDT

Yanks, Man City to own NYC MLS team

The Associated Press

Updated May 21, 2013 11:54PM MDT

New York • The New York Yankees are going into the soccer business. The Yankees are partnering with Manchester City to own Major League Soccer’s 20th team, which will be called New York City Football Club and plans to start play in the 2015 season. Manchester City, owned by Sheik Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi, will be the majority owner of the new team. Yankees President Randy Levine will be the lead person responsible for launching it. “They’ll be running all the soc...

Utah athletics: With new facilities, Utes are Pac-12 ready

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:58:26 MDT

Utah athletics: With new facilities, Utes are Pac-12 ready

By Tony Jones The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 15, 2013 11:58PM MDT

With a great upgrade in conference affiliation comes great responsibility. Utah athletics director Chris Hill knew this in 2011, when the Utes moved from the Mountain West to the Pac-12. His head coaches in each sport knew it, and so did the athletic department’s major donors and fundraisers. The goal: Improve Utah’s athletic facilities across the board in order to help the Utes compete on the field and floor against better-funded Pac-12 foes. Two years later, this new, improved picture is begin...

49ers reach stadium naming rights deal with Levi’s

Wed, 08 May 2013 23:33:58 MDT

49ers reach stadium naming rights deal with Levi’s

The Associated Press

Updated May 8, 2013 11:33PM MDT

San Francisco • The San Francisco 49ers and Levi Strauss & Co have reached an agreement for a $220 million, 20-year naming rights deal for the team’s future stadium in Santa Clara. Levi’s CEO Chip Bergh and 49ers CEO Jed York announced the deal Wednesday at Levi’s Plaza in San Francisco. While the stadium will be in the heart of technology-rich Silicon Valley, the San Francisco-based apparel company will hold the name: Levi’s Stadium. The upcoming season will be the 49ers’ last at historic C...