Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham holds the trophy with Utah quarterback Brian Johnson (3) after beating Alabama winning the 2009 Allstate Sugar Bowl, at the Superdome, in New Orleans, LA. Friday Jan. 2, 2009. Photo by Jeffrey D. Allred/Deseret News
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ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine are seeking fan votes on the best sports moments in each state's history. Utah's "Great State Debate" ballot includes several options for U. followers — Utah's 1944 NCAA basketball title; Utah's win over North Carolina in the 1998 Final Four; and Utah's Fiesta Bowl championship team in 2004-05.
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— Former Ute receiver Brian Hernandez has signed with the Washington Redskins.
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Olympics for sure are the most important thing, then Stockton over Barkley, Utah Sugar Bowl and BYU's championship, followed by RSL's MLS cup, then Utah' '44 championship.
Last month, I saw a middle-aged woman wearing a "Salt Lake 2002" Olympics ball cap on the subway all the way back here in Philadelphia, and she wasn't the first person I'd seen wearing '02 Olympics paraphrenalia. I've More..
This is about sports "moments" so I'm not sure about the olympics being the best moment although I definately think it was the biggest, and most important, sporting event in the history of the state. Next would have to be BYU's More..