NBA execs: Porter should play if he can

On a Saturday afternoon in October, the race and sportsbook at the Borgata Hotel Casino is packed with horse racing enthusiasts cheering on the ponies. No one is paying attention to what’s hanging on the wall, but it’s a big deal, a sign of a monumental shift in the American sports landscape.

Since they moved from New Orleans in 1979, the Jazz have always had a peculiar, almost sheepish relationship with the nickname that made the trip with them. They know Salt Lake City has very little connection with jazz music, but they also know the nickname works on other levels — that it distills the