Regional News: ESPN commentator: ‘The country does not want to see Utah in the College Football Playoff’

Utah Utes quarterback Tyler Huntley (1) warms up prior to the game with the Washington Huskies at Husky Stadium in Seattle on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. /Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News By Jody Genessy | Deseret News If Paul Finebaum’s to-do list Wednesday included “Offend Utah” and “Trend nationwide on Twitter,” well, the ESPN commentator […]
Read More →WATCH: The greatest trick shot ever—slam dunk from 13,000 feet

You may have missed it in the wake of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, but Tuesday was the fourth annual World Trick Shot Day. But you don’t want to miss the Harlem Globetrotters’ out-of-this-world contribution to the “holiday,” which was added to the calendar on the first Tuesday of December in 2016. […]
Read More →New hockey rink proposed in Mesa

By Mike Sunnucks | Rose Law Group Reporter Plans have been put forward in Mesa to convert a paintball facility and old bowling alley into a hockey rink. The property is on Country Club Drive north of Main Street. Hill Hockey Clinic LLC is purchasing the property and has submitted plans with the city of […]
Read More →These horses are too young to die; ‘unified governing agency’ would benefit industry, says Adam Trenk, Rose Law Group partner, Equine Law director

Fair treatment of Thoroughbreds means they will at least get a chance to grow up. By Sally Eckhoff | The New York Times In 1972, the year before Secretariat made racing history, I was raking manure around a fenced-in patch of dirt in Laurel Hollow, N.Y. I was a teenage rider. My world was horses. The […]
Read More →Regional News: Colorado congressmen ask baseball commissioner to keep minor league teams

In this April 18, 2018, file photo, Debbie McCracken, left, and Ted Grimm, both of Millcreek Township, watch the Erie SeaWolves play the Trenton Thunder in the opening game of a Double-A baseball doubleheader in Erie, Pa. Major League Baseball is pushing a proposal to whack 42 teams and several entire leagues from its vast […]
Read More →Court rules consumer protection laws don’t apply to sports

In a decision setting new precedents for all sorts of future sporting events, a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals threw out a lawsuit filed by spectators to the 2015 boxing match between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and and Manny Pacquiao By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services via Arizona Capitol Times Just […]
Read More →More than half of voters say championship teams shouldn’t be required to visit White House

U.S. President Barack Obama holds a jersey given to him during an event honoring the United States Women’s National Soccer Team’s victory in the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup at the White House in Washington October 27, 2015. Flanking Obama are Abby Wambach (L) and Carli Lloyd (R). /REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque -/ RTX1THFL By Tess Bonn […]
Read More →D-Backs thinking big with potential new ballpark

By Zach Spedden | Ballpark Digest Details have surfaced on what the Arizona Diamondbacks would want in a new ballpark project, showing a bold vision for how the team could settle its long-term facility situation. D-Backs ownership has been evaluating the organization’s future since reaching an agreement with Maricopa County to seek a new home […]
Read More →[REGIONAL NEWS] New Mexico sports betting facility now open

Isleta Resort & Casino opened its sports betting facility to the public on Monday./COURTESY OF ISLETA RESORT & CASINO By Ron Davis | Albuquerque Business First Isleta Resort & Casino’s big bet on sports gambling in New Mexico has come to fruition. After initially offering sports betting to customers in August at a temporary location on […]
Read More →Suns break ground on practice facility

Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents the Phoenix Suns By Duane Rankin | Twitter Suns head coach Monty Williams, GM James Jones, team owner Robert Sarver, team president Jason Rowley, RED Development managing partner Mike Ebert and Phoenix councilman Sal DiCiccio of District 6 break ground on new practice facility. Watch the video here:
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