Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith hoped nobody saw him having dinner with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman in New York two years ago when he first broached the idea of bringing a hockey team to Utah. Bettman ...

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When the NHL first arrived in Utah, the end zones behind the nets at the Delta Center didn’t have enough space to fit more ...

Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith is starting to become a regular on the Pat McAfee Show. Since the crew visited Utah for College GameDay in advance of a high-profile Utes football game in November, Smith ...

Since selling management software company Qualtrics for $8 billion in 2019, Ryan Smith has purchased the NBA’s Utah Jazz and brought NHL hockey to Utah. Now, he’s betting on the intersection between ...

Looking at any cannabis industry blog or publication, you might think that the California cannabis industry is currently in shambles. New regulations went into law on July 1, forcing retailers to ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Ryan Smith understands that owning multiple professional sports franchises comes with some added pressure. As part of a recent interview with The Athletic, the owner of the Utah Jazz ...

Ryan Smith is set to be recommended as Grapevine’s next head football coach. Courtesy to the Star-Telegram East Texas Baptist offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Ryan Smith was recommended as ...

Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith’s public bid for an NHL team didn’t come as a complete surprise this week. But the timing of the request was certainly up for debate. Smith has talked about his desire to ...

Bill Daly wasn’t kidding June 3 when he confirmed Ryan Smith’s interest in getting an NHL team. “We’ve certainly talked to Ryan Smith, and he has indicated he has an interest in bringing the NHL to ...

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Rubix Foods has named Ryan Smith as its chief executive officer. Smith joins the flavor and functional ingredient solutions supplier, owned by Arbor Investments since 2019, from ...

Billionaire Ryan Smith burst onto the national sports scene when he bought the Utah Jazz in 2020. Just last week, the Smiths completed a unique $1.2 billion transaction to move the Arizona Coyotes ...