Patrick Kinahan

Patrick Kinahan: Former BYU football star Kyle Van Noy tackles important issues for children
Patrick Kinahan for KSL.com | Posted May 17 - 10:32 a.m.
This story hits home more than most, both for an NFL great and a curmudgeon writer turned sports talk radio host.

Patrick Kinahan: Snyder squanders chance to silence uncertainty about future with Jazz
Patrick Kinahan for KSL.com | Posted May 10 - 11:28 a.m.
Credit Quin Snyder for refusing to get pinned down on the one issue that is perplexing much of the Utah Jazz fan base.

Patrick Kinahan: Jazz shouldn't linger long with Snyder
Patrick Kinahan for KSL.com | Posted May 2 - 10:02 a.m.
After the team's disappointing yet predictable exit in the first round of the playoffs, Utah Jazz executives go into the offseason searching for answers to several questions.

Patrick Kinahan: Reeling Jazz reduced to playing for pride
Patrick Kinahan for KSL.com | Posted April 26 - 10:36 a.m.
Essentially with the season on the line, the current version of the Utah Jazz responded with one of the most embarrassing performances in franchise history.

Patrick Kinahan: Soap opera drama surrounds BYU basketball
Patrick Kinahan for KSL.com | Posted April 19 - 10:27 a.m.
Please, for the sake of his well-being, somebody tell Nick Emery to cease trashing Mark Pope and the BYU basketball program at every turn.

Patrick Kinahan: Prolonged shooting slump doesn't faze O'Neale
Patrick Kinahan for KSL.com | Posted April 16 - 4:24 p.m.
If Quin Snyder's sentiments are true, which they are, Royce O'Neale undoubtedly is fully aware of his increasing legions of distractors among the Utah Jazz fan base.

Patrick Kinahan: Playoffs provide time of truth for Jazz
Patrick Kinahan for KSL.com | Posted April 12 - 10:34 a.m.
Give the Utah Jazz credit for continuing to say all the right things over the last few weeks even if the evidence contradicts their assessments.

Patrick Kinahan: Repeated Jazz late collapses may force significant changes
Patrick Kinahan for KSL.com | Posted April 5 - 10:24 a.m.
The more the Utah Jazz struggle, repeatedly squandering big leads late in games, the easier they make it for team management.

Patrick Kinahan: Injuries no excuse for fading Jazz
Patrick Kinahan for KSL.com | Posted March 30 - 10:38 a.m.
Whichever the spin, the most obvious being injuries, to date the Utah Jazz do not look remotely resemble a championship contender.

Patrick Kinahan: Fair or not, repeated Mitchell rumors highlight negative Utah stereotypes
Patrick Kinahan for KSL.com | Posted March 22 - 9:31 a.m.
Befitting an inept franchise amid another miserable season, media covering the New York Knicks understandably always are on the prowl looking for a story that goes beyond the latest loss.

Patrick Kinahan: Disturbing pattern of blowing big leads haunts Jazz
Patrick Kinahan for KSL.com | Posted March 14 - 10:31 a.m.
Trying to define or describe it is a difficult task, but something isn't quite right with the Utah Jazz this season.

Patrick Kinahan: Mark Pope pushes flawed nonconference argument
Patrick Kinahan for KSL.com | Posted March 7 - 10:31 a.m.
In the end, Mark Pope was forced to tout BYU's nonconference schedule in hopes the NCAA selection committee will buy his self-serving argument.

Patrick Kinahan: Are the Jazz really serious title contenders?
Patrick Kinahan for KSL.com | Posted March 1 - 10:34 a.m.
As the mind-numbing NBA regular season winds down to the final weeks, attention turns to which teams deserve serious consideration as championship contenders.

Patrick Kinahan: Changing recruiting base to become necessity for BYU basketball
Patrick Kinahan for KSL.com | Posted Feb. 22 - 10:33 a.m.
Amid a disappointing season that probably won't include the NCAA tournament, this year's BYU basketball team has made a different kind of history that could pay dividends when the program moves into the Big 12.

Patrick Kinahan: Miserable month hasn't deterred Jazz from thinking championship
Patrick Kinahan for KSL.com | Posted Feb. 15 - 10:32 a.m.
Not even an awful stretch in January during which the Utah Jazz stumbled through a 4-12 record and spiraled down the Western Conference standings has damaged any championship aspirations.

Patrick Kinahan: BYU forced to bow down to Gonzaga
Patrick Kinahan for KSL.com | Posted Feb. 8 - 10:31 a.m.
Back in 2011, with a Sweet 16 appearance at stake, BYU and superstar Jimmer Fredette blew out Gonzaga in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

Patrick Kinahan: Uncertain future won't impact Jazz legacy for Ingles
Patrick Kinahan for KSL.com | Posted Feb. 1 - 10:27 a.m.
In the final year of his contract and now facing a long rehabilitation after suffering a major knee injury, Joe Ingles may have played his last game with the Utah Jazz.

Patrick Kinahan: Normally reserved John Stockton stuns with public COVID-related comments
Patrick Kinahan for KSL.com | Posted Jan. 23 - 6:10 p.m.
Notoriously reticent of publicity, former basketball superstar John Stockton has willingly thrust himself into one of the world's most hotly debated topic.

Patrick Kinahan: Utah's success aside, Pac-12 football needs immediate overhaul
Patrick Kinahan for KSL.com | Posted Jan. 18 - 10:36 a.m.
For all the deserved accolades lauded upon Utah this college football season, the truth is the Pac-12 champion was the best of a mediocre conference.

Patrick Kinahan: Will market envy drive Mitchell out of Utah?
Patrick Kinahan for KSL.com | Posted Jan. 11 - 10:31 a.m.
Apparently, if national reports eventually prove correct, Donovan Mitchell may have big-time plans that don't include playing for the Utah Jazz.

Patrick Kinahan: Say it ain't so Joe – Jazz may trade Ingles
Patrick Kinahan for KSL.com | Posted Jan. 6 - 10:32 a.m.
Joe Ingles hears and reads the rumors, fully aware that his name is linked to different trades the Jazz could possibly make.

Patrick Kinahan: Utah FBS football teams met or exceeded expectations
Patrick Kinahan for KSL.com | Posted Jan. 4 - 10:29 a.m.
Now that the college football season has ended, much to the dismay of many, it's time to review predictions for the local teams.

Patrick Kinahan: Losing Rose Bowl doesn't mar Utah's incredible accomplishments
Patrick Kinahan for KSL.com | Posted Jan. 2 - 11:34 a.m.
Let's revisit my recent story on the four Ohio State NFL prospects tainting the Rose Bowl by sitting out the game to avoid injury.

Patrick Kinahan: Ohio State does the impossible by tainting Rose Bowl
Patrick Kinahan for KSL.com | Posted Dec. 28 - 10:28 a.m.
Plain and simple, there's no other way label it, the choice of several Ohio State players has tainted the greatest tradition in college football.
