Greg Ostertag

Spurs' Tony Parker reminds Utah Jazz of what might have been

The Jazz's biggest worry is a small guy: 6-foot-2 point guard Tony Parker. And he could've belonged to Utah.

Rock On: John Stockton is one of Isiah's big shocks

A San Antonio school district superintendent apologized, then reprimanded students for chanting "USA! USA!" at a basketball game last month.

Jazz win the battle of the unknown players

The Jazz added Developmental League guard Blake Ahearn on Monday and said they hoped to get him to Salt Lake later that night.

Jazz edge Spurs subs

The Jazz rallied down the stretch to slip past the Spurs — who were without their "Big Three" of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili — for a 91-84 victory at EnergySolutions Arena.

Harris leads Jazz past starless Spurs, 91-84

Devin Harris led a comeback in the fourth quarter as the Jazz overcame an eight-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the starless Spurs 91-84 to keep their playoff hopes alive.

What Greg Miller may have said to the Mailman

Maybe Y. will drop its nickname, too

Ex-Jazz center Greg Ostertag's comeback in the developmental league ended after 10 games.

Knee pain ends Ostertag's comeback bid

Like his knees, Greg Ostertag's professional basketball comeback is shot.

Former Jazz player Greg Ostertag: 'Tagged for a comeback

Greg Ostertag admits he was fed up with basketball. That was why in 2006, after his 11th season in the NBA, including 10 in Utah, he walked away at age 33.

Rock On: Big Al, Big 'Tag, and Jerry-rigged

Jazz center Al Jefferson had a record-setting start on the season — and not in a good way.

Utah Jazz Extra: It's tough being a rookie in the NBA

Depending on who's being interviewed, NBA initiation traditions elicit grins or grimaces. Expect laughs from veterans, sighs of relief from second-year guys and gotta-grin-and-bear-it smirks from rookies.

Utah Jazz team members react to Greg Ostertag's comeback attempt

Greg Ostertag's return to professional basketball received mixed reviews from his old team.

Utah Jazz roundup: Ostertag, Laker fun at Corbin & Co. expense, Lob City

Utah Jazz roundup

Utah Jazz notebook: Don't expect any players to learn Turkish

Al Jefferson has a memo for the Jazz's only remaining Turkish player.

Utah Jazz: Muscle or fat, Jazz mostly heavier

The Jazz have talked about how hard they hit the weight room this offseason. The team scale noticed.

Former Utah Jazz's Andrei Kirilenko era ends with thud

Andrei Kirilenko never got into a great rhythm after that one All-Star season with the Jazz. But a lack of rhythm wasn't his problem. Actually, it was his strength.

'Dumbfounded' Shawn Bradley wonders why anyone would steal custom-made bike

Utah Jazz: Jody and the Jazz? It's just a fantasy

Imagine Greg Ostertag. Now picture a court full of guys who were much shorter, remarkably slower and worse outside shooters than the oft-goofy player Karl Malone called out for returning one fall with an oversized caboose.

NBA labor: Latest lockout not nearly as much fun as Mailman's rants from 1998

Tired of reading and hearing about this NBA lockout, which has now mired on for 110 days — or about as long as one of Karl Malone's rambling rants used to last? If so, you're temporarily in luck.

Former Ute Andre Miller happy to be making return to Denver

Andre Miller left Denver with hard feelings. He's back now, and with a renewed sense of optimism.

Rock On

Jazz draftee Enes Kanter will be wearing uniform No. 0 this season.

Enes Kanter could be center the Utah Jazz have awaited

Out of the Old World and into the Valley came a smiling Enes Kanter, Friday, a kid in the place of his dreams. Or at least the league of his dreams.

NBA Draft may hold key to Jazz's future

What should the Jazz do? At the risk of sounding like that lame LeBron James commercial, that's the burning question that must soon be answered as the 2011 NBA Draft draws near.

Having to choose the lesser of two evils in the NBA Finals

With the Dallas Mavericks up 3-2 in the NBA Finals, an upset is in the making, and a lot of people couldn't be happier.

Utah Jazz history has been littered with 'shocking' moments

Jazz fans have been shocked by two recent event, Jerry Sloan leaving and Deron Williams being traded. But the Jazz have been part of water cooler shock talk for years, starting with the team's move from New Orleans to Salt Lake City in 1979.

Jerry Sloan, Phil Johnson's best year wasn't one you'd expect

After 23 years, 20 playoff appearances, two NBA Finals and nine division championships, it could be argued that Jerry Sloan and Phil Johnson were the true dynamic duo of the Utah Jazz.

From Larry Miller's book: Sloan gave Jazz stability

An excerpt from Larry Miller's book, Driven: An Autobiography —

Not all memories are meant as keepers

I see where actress Marilu Henner is one of six people on Earth with a condition called superior autobiographical memory, which means she can recall every day of her life.

Utah Jazz notebook: Rookies are rockin' some pink

George Karl doesn't hide the fact that he's a big fan of Deron Williams.

Utah Jazz games of note

Oct. 27 at Denver: Jazz tip off 2010-11 season at Pepsi Center, just like last year. They only hope the result isn't a repeat (Denver won 114-105).

D-Will is leading this Utah Jazz ensemble

During this election season, there won't be strategically placed placards or billboards campaigning for Deron Williams to be voted in as Utah Jazz team captain.