UVA truck backs up to Utah County; Jazz's J.P. Gibson shows off dance moves


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MOVING OUT — Not a lot happened in the doldrums of #NBASummerLeague, unless you are into that sort of thing.

But here are few of the more notable events, including the Virginia football team updating a few housekeeping items.

UVA backs up truck in Utah County

It’s been nearly seven months since former BYU football coach Bronco Mendenhall left to take the top job at the University of Virginia.

Maybe he’s just moving now.

Astute observers spotted a Cavaliers equipment truck in Springville on Saturday, and inquiring minds want to know.

UVA assistant athletic director Jim Daves told KSL Sports that the school’s official truck was sent to Utah this summer after much of the football staff decide not to move their families until after the school year. He doesn’t know who the truck was moving, but it could be any of nine former BYU coaches and staff members.

Mendenhall’s family lived in an RV for several weeks after moving to Virginia, so they could just be them catching up while he was waiting for renovations on his new home in Charlottesville.

Jazz legend J.P. Gibson shows off moves

Local Utah Jazz celebrity guest player J.P. Gibson was on hand at the Las Vegas Summer League, where he showed the crowd what he’s been up to since defeating leukemia.

J.P. took some time out of his busy schedule to show the cameras and courtside goers his moves as well.

Women’s soccer match played on comically narrow pitch

The Western New York Flash of the National Women’s Soccer League played a match on a narrow pitch Saturday afternoon.

The Flash, based in Rochester, New York, hosted Seattle Reign FC, but their home stadium — Rhinos Stadium, which also houses the third-division men’s team in Rochester — was being used for a ’90s throwback concert.

That left the Flash to play in a makeshift Triple-A baseball stadium — with a field just 58 yards wide.

> This is honestly crazy. [\#NWSL](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NWSL?src=hash) [pic.twitter.com/OWccwb6PC2](https://t.co/OWccwb6PC2) > > — Jeff Kassouf (@JeffKassouf) [July 9, 2016](https://twitter.com/JeffKassouf/status/751918754963959808)

After the match, NWSL C-ommissioner Jeff Plush was (rightfully) apologetic about the circumstances after several high-profile national team stars voiced their displeasure.

“Earlier this evening, the Western New York Flash hosted a home match at a different venue due to Rhinos Stadium not being available,” Plush said in a statement. “The field dimensions were not up to our standards, but due to various factors, the league office made the decision to grant an exception for this evening’s match. In retrospect, we made the wrong decision.

“As a professional league, we need to ensure that the integrity of the game is always respected both on and off the field. We did not do that tonight and we apologize to the NWSL players, coaches and fans. In the future, we will ensure that every NWSL match meets our standards.”

The Flash beat Seattle 3-2, so at least the upstate New York club had something positive to pull from the night.

Spanish sprinter named gold medalist in live interview

Spanish 100-meter and 200-meter dash sprinter Bruno Hortelano won a gold medal at the European Championships. But the way he did it was unique.

Hortelano originally finished second, but during his post-race interview, he was told by a reporter that a disqualification led to him receiving the gold medal.

Watch his priceless reaction.

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