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Trump makes quick campaign in stop in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY — Dozens of supporters of Former President Donald Trump lined up along a chain link fence that separated them from a private hangar at the Salt Lake City International Airport. They were all hoping to a catch a glimpse of his plane landing in Utah for private fundraiser Saturday evening.
Cheers erupted when the plane branded with the former president’s name touched down.
“I think we all got goosebumbs, got a little emotional just seeing that Trump plane,” said Robyn Van Wagenen who has been a supporter since 2016. “We’re Trump supporters through and though.”
Trump’s last visit to Utah was back in 2017. Two other fundraisers previously scheduled in Utah this summer were canceled.
“It’s an interesting opportunity because Utah not being a battleground state, generally at this season of a campaign, (you) don’t receive a presidential visit or a visit from a presidential candidate,” said Robert Axson, Utah GOP chair.
Axson compared Trump’s visit like “pulling off on a road trip to get gas,” stopping in Utah while visiting various swing states like Nevada and Arizona. Trump only touched down in Utah for about two hours. Axson said approximately 500 people, of all ages, filled the private hangar, including Gov. Spencer Cox, House Speaker Mike Shultz and President Stuart Adams.
Deseret News reported donors paid thousands of dollars to be of attendance. Other big money donors included British television producer Mark Burnett and former national security adviser Robert O’Brien.
Brad Bonham, Utah GOP national committeeman said Trump spoke about things that are “important to the everyday Utahn.”
“He recognized the Gold Star families in attendance, spoke at length about our military. We have many military families here in Utah,” he said. “He also talked about energy production. And if you have spent any time in rural Utah, you know, many of the towns are supported by energy production.”
Axson and Bonham said that Trump acknowledged Utah is not a battleground state, but positioned very close to two others, Nevada and Arizona. They said supporters here have an opportunity to make sure those other states vote red. They said the Utah Republican Party is working to coordinate trips to those states to go and campaign for Trump.
“This (was) an opportunity for (Trump) to come to Utah, meet with hundreds of Utahns, hear from us on what our concerns and needs and interests are, and also an opportunity for us as Utahns to very clearly show our support for the candidacy of Donald Trump and showcase that Utah wants to see Donald Trump back in the White House,” Axson said.
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College football live scores, updates: Tulane at Oklahoma, Utah at Utah State and more
Week 3 doesn’t look very appetizing on the surface, but you never know when there’s going to be a seismic upset.
Saturday started off a bit chalky with No. 4 Alabama blowing out Wisconsin after Badgers QB Tyler Van Dyke suffered an injury on the opening drive. No. 6 Missouri continued that with a nervy come-from-behind home win over No. 24 Boston College.
No. 16 LSU also needed to rally on the road against South Carolina after falling behind 17-0 early. The Tigers did just that, earning a crucial SEC win as the Gamecocks’ game-tying kick sailed wide as time expired.
Perhaps the most notable result of the day was yet another disastrous Florida State loss.
Follow the rest of the day’s action below.
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USU reverses course on student tickets for Utah football game and beyond
After pushback from its students, Utah State University added 1,000 student tickets for Saturday’s rivalry football game against the No. 12 Utah Utes.
“We recognize the importance of student support for all of our USU athletic events,” the university said in an email Friday. “We are dedicated to ensuring that as many Aggies as possible can experience the thrill of gameday.”
Leaders of USU’s student section, known as the Hurd, voiced their frustrations after the school made 1,000 seats in the section available to the general public.
USU says the student ticket number was increased to 5,901 for Saturday’s game, and all of those tickets had been claimed.
Going forward, seating in sections 117-121 at Maverik Stadium will be for student general admission, according to the email. Ticketing for basketball games at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum will also remain unchanged, the email stated.
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How Celebrini completely controlled Sharks' Rookie Faceoff win vs. Utah
Editor’s note: Sheng Peng is a regular contributor to NBC Sports California’s Sharks coverage. You can read more of his coverage on San Jose Hockey Now, listen to him on the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast, and follow him on Twitter at @Sheng_Peng.
LOS ANGELES — Sharks prospect Macklin Celebrini looked like he was a level above the rest of the competition in his Rookie Faceoff debut on Friday at the Toyota Sports Performance Center in El Segundo.
And well, he should, as the 2024 No. 1 overall pick coming into a prospects tournament.
But regardless, it was a good sign for the Sharks that Celebrini stepped right in to lead the team to a 3-2 victory over the Utah Hockey Club in his first true game action in teal.
And it wasn’t just his power play goal, off a bullet shot, which tied the contest at two apiece midway through the third period.
Celebrini scores 🔥 pic.twitter.com/sREVgYvbB7
— Sharks on NBCS (@NBCSSharks) September 13, 2024
Celebrini controlled the tempo of the game almost every time that he was on the ice.
He took pucks from Utah players on multiple occasions, going from defense to offense with hair-on-fire rushes.
He almost always was on top of the puck defensively, and rarely let his man behind him.
He played with pace offensively, moving the puck decisively.
The final score was too close for comfort for the Sharks, but it felt like Utah hardly touched the puck whenever Celebrini was on the ice.
“Puck’s on his stick almost every time he’s on the ice, right? He controls the play when he’s on the ice,” head coach John McCarthy said. “He obviously sees the ice very well. I was very impressed with Celebrini’s competitiveness on loose pucks.”
Macklin breaks his stick 😅 pic.twitter.com/X7dhWH6xQ2
— Sharks on NBCS (@NBCSSharks) September 13, 2024
Ethan Cardwell, who scored the game-winner and led the Sharks himself with tone-setting physicality, was every bit as impressed.
“He’s an incredible player,” the alternate captain said. “He plays with so much pace. He sees the ice well. I was getting passes I didn’t think could come through in certain spots. So he really opens up the ice for all the other players out there. You got to be head on a swivel and be ready, because he’ll make a pass that nobody’s expecting.”
What’s scary for the rest of the NHL? Celebrini believes that he has a lot more to give.
“It was my first game, so I didn’t think I was very good. There’s still some wrinkles,” Celebrini said. “I thought we played well.”
As the teenager himself noted, this game was about more than one player.
Besides having the best prospect in the world in Celebrini, the Sharks also brought 2024 first-rounder Sam Dickinson, 2023 first-rounders Will Smith and Quentin Musty, 2022 first-rounder Filip Bystedt and more to Rookie Faceoff.
Celebrini or not, it felt like San Jose controlled the play for most of the afternoon.
Will Smith moving the puck 🏒 pic.twitter.com/j4Q7kqajdO
— Sharks on NBCS (@NBCSSharks) September 13, 2024
This isn’t even including defenseman Shakir Mukhamadullin, who won’t be playing in the Rookie Faceoff because of what McCarthy termed “general soreness,” and Yaroslav Askarov, arguably the top goaltending prospect in the world.
Mukhamadullin, by the way, is expected to be ready for the beginning of training camp next Thursday.
There’s a reason why Elite Prospects recently named the Sharks the best prospects pool in the NHL.
This is 2021 fourth-rounder Cardwell’s fourth rookie tourney with the Sharks, and he can see it.
“You can definitely see the light at the end of the tunnel here,” Cardwell said. “For sure, the prospect pool is amazing, and you see these guys play with so much skill and confidence these days.”
So is this the first of many wins for the new era of the Sharks?
“Yeah,” Smith said with a grin.
“First of many wins as a Shark, you hope?”
Will Smith: “Yeah” pic.twitter.com/yXSWVQbIDW
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) September 13, 2024
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