Utah pivots from ‘Yeti,’ to hold vote for 3 finalists Utah Hockey Club will not be moving forward with “Yeti” or “Yetis” as its team nickname following rejection by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The team will hold a new in-arena fan vote to pick a permanent name from three finalists.

Sources: Dodgers, Pads, Jays are Sasaki finalists The Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays are finalists to sign Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Monday, the same day the New York Yankees were informed the 23-year-old won’t be signing with them.

Hunter, Jeanty among Heisman Trophy finalists Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel, Colorado’s Travis Hunter, Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty and Miami’s Cam Ward were announced as the Heisman Trophy finalists Monday night.

Holmgren, Sterling Sharpe among HOF finalists Former Packers coach Mike Holmgren and receiver Sterling Sharpe were among the finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame chosen Tuesday.

How a sports psychologist helped make the Oilers Cup finalists George Mumford, who has worked with Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, has been a key resource for Edmonton.

‘Yeti’ among 6 finalists for Utah NHL team name Utah’s new hockey franchise has narrowed the choices for a name to six.

Wembanyama, Jokic headline NBA award finalists The NBA unveiled the three finalists for each of its seven major individual awards for the 2023-24 regular season Sunday night.