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UTAH RESIDENTS LOVE ALL THAT JAZZ, BUT DON'T SEE STARZZ

          Dan Jones & Associates conducted a survey of 407 UT     adults to determine sports interests in that state,     according to Rich Evans of the DESERET NEWS.  Asked to rate     sports leagues on a scale ranging from "not at all     interested" to "very interested," 39% of Utahns were very     interested in the NBA, while "only" 9% had no interest. The     WNBA registered almost the opposite, as 6% were very     interested as opposed to 34% who were not interested at all.      The results placed the WNBA lower than NASCAR -- at 7% very     interested -- but higher than the NHL -- with "only" 5% were     very interested.  Evans wrote that the NFL's popularity was     "somewhat surprising," with 26% saying they were very     interested, 2% better than college basketball.  When asked     to name their three favorite teams, 60% made the Jazz their     first choice, with BYU football second at 13% and Univ. of     Utah football third at 7%.  The Starzz had no respondents     naming them as their favorite team (DESERET NEWS, 8/30).

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