The old television show, Hee Haw, used to have a popular sketch called “Gloom, Despair and Agony on Me.” Basically, 4 cast members dressed as hill billies would sit around singing humorous tales of how unlucky they were. One line from the chorus went, “If it weren’t for bad luck, I’d have no luck at all.” The poor Springfield Armor may be tempted to take that song up as their theme song for this...

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It is 39.8 miles from the David O. McKay Events Center in Orem, Utah to the Energy Solutions Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. For a fan, that journey takes 45 minutes (if you drive the speed limit). For a Utah Flash basketball player trying to work his way into the NBA, that journey can take most of a young lifetime. I invited a young high school basketball player I know to attend last night’s game between the Utah Flash and the Idaho...