The day before Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona reported to spring training Thursday in Goodyear, he was the guest speaker for the Utah Utes’ fundraising banquet at the downtown Sheraton in Salt Lake City. The Utes celebrated their 2016 Pac-12 championship and it seemed like old times for Francona and Utah coach Bill Kinneberg, who were college teammates at Arizona. The Utes had a capacity crowd of about 600 donors at the event. Former Salpointe Catholic and UA pitcher Mike Crawford, who is Kinneberg’s top assistant at Utah, and ex-Cienega High pitcher/outfielder Andre Jackson, a junior at Utah, were part of the celebration.
Terry Francona speaks at Utah fundraiser
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Greg Hansen
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Ex-Arizona Wildcat Terry Francona managed Boston to two World Series titles last decade. Now, he’ll try to break Cleveland’s long dry spell.
Greg Hansen
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