Isn't it amazing how important one-tenth of a second can be in sports? Both the BYU and Utah basketball teams learned that the hard way in the past nine days. In the Cougars' case, they wished they could have found an extra one-tenth of a second, which would have given them a victory over Arizona State, while in the Utes' case, they wished another tenth had ticked off, which would given them a chance to play five more minutes against Utah State in overtime ...

Former Ute coach Ray Giacoletti will be returning to the Huntsman Center Wednesday night as an assistant coach for Gonzaga, which has been ranked in the Top 10 most of the season. He won't be the first ex-Ute coach to come back home with a different team. Former Ute coach Lynn Archibald (1983-89) came back in the early 1990s with BYU after spending a few years at Arizona State. What would really be interesting would be to have the Utes schedule Saint Louis and get ex-Ute coach Rick Majerus back on the Huntsman Center floor. That's about the only way he'll ever set foot in the Huntsman Center again ...

Is there anyone out there who really believes the Utah Blaze will be returning in 2010? I, for one, hope they do. The indoor football team developed a loyal following and provided local fans with a different, exciting sport to following in the spring. But the trail of local sports teams that haven't made it, including the Stars, Gulls, Golden Eagles, Golden Spikers, Prospectors, Predators, Sting, Stingers, Starzz, Catzz, Pioneerzz, Freezz, Blitzz, Rattlers, Buckaroos, Trappers, Warriors, Snowbears and Rollerbees, makes it hard to believe this time it will be any different.

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