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Despite the Utah Runnin' Utes' win over the Colorado Buffaloes, Coach Craig Smith and his squad still got jeered by their fans.

Smith missed practice Thursday due to a back injury, Charlie Roumeliotis of WGN Radio reports. Smith missed nine games a month ago with back woes and it could be a recurrence of that injury.

CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks have placed forward Craig Smith on injured reserve with a nagging back injury. Smith hasn't appeared in a game since he skated for more than 10 minutes during a ...

That’s always been the case,” Otzelberger said of Smith-led teams. “I’ve got lot of respect for Craig and how he’s continued to do that because we’ve had some battles over the years.” ...