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• [Deseret Morning News] - NBA G League: Jimmer Fredette among locals selected in expansion draft; Stars hire new coach, president

  23-08-2017 23:47 via sportspyder.com
  ... ednesday. Rinehart could be a familiar name locally, as he has been with the Jazz organization for 12 years, serving the last three as the team's vice preside ...
  
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• NBA G League: Jimmer Fredette among locals selected in expansion draft; Stars hire new coach, president

  23-08-2017 23:42
  Jimmer Fredette is part of the NBA's development league once again.Sort of.The former BYU guard was selected by the Memphis Hustle in the 10th round of the NBA G League expansion draft, marking the second time he has been drafted by one of the league's teams.He was also taken in 2015 by the Westchester Knicks, with whom he spent a good part of the following season. The selections made Wednesday came from a pool of players from 2015-16 and 2016-17 NBA G League rosters.The 10th overall pick in the
  
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• Utah man pleads not guilty in Alaska court for allegedly killing his wife while they were on a cruise

  23-08-2017 23:33
  Juneau, Alaska • A Utah man charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife on a cruise to Alaska pleaded not guilty during a Wednesday hearing in which he appeared to become emotional at times.An attorney for Kenneth Manzanares entered the plea during an arraignment in a federal courtroom in Juneau, Alaska. The judge presided via a video link from Anchorage.Manzanares, clad in a yellow prison uniform, dabbed his eyes as the indictment against him was read.Prosecutors have not dec
  
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• Will the 'American Idol' dream begin in Provo? 1,000 or so hope the answer is yes.

  23-08-2017 23:30
  Provo • Caden Humphrey was stuck outside in the rain Tuesday night, but the chance to audition for “American Idol” made it worth getting wet.“I grew up on ‘American Idol,’” said the 20-year-old Utah Valley University student from Alpine. “The season I watched the most growing up was when David Archuleta was on. I just thought it was cool that a fellow Mormon was on the show.”Humphrey showed up at the Utah County Courthouse in Provo at 8:45 p.m
  
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• What do you get when @EkpeUdoh travels 1,000+ miles to teach hundreds of @OfficialJrJazz players about the love of… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  23-08-2017 23:19 via twitter.com
  What do you get when @EkpeUdoh travels 1,000+ miles to teach hundreds of @OfficialJrJazz players about the love of… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Utah football: Troy Williams faces another test in a career full of them

  23-08-2017 23:19
  Once Troy Williams reached the final step behind the Eccles Football Center, he looked out at the scrum waiting to inquire about the latest tough break in a football career filled with them. The senior quarterback could do nothing but flash a smile.“This ain’t nothing new to me,” Williams said. “You can’t break me no matter what you do to me, what you tell me, no matter what it is.”Offensive coordinator Troy Taylor sat down Williams a few days prior and broke
  
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• Teens accused of shooting sleeping Ogden woman appear in adult court
  

  23-08-2017 23:13
  Two 16-year-old boys charged with fatally shooting a sleeping Ogden woman appeared in adult court on Wednesday.Daniel G. Garcia and Tre’von Jordan Zamora, both of Ogden, are charged with first-degree felony murder for the shooting death of 47-year-old Maria Sanchez.Sanchez was asleep in her home in the early hours of Sunday morning when Garcia and Zamora fired at least seven rounds into the residence from outside her house, charges state. She was struck in the head and later died at the ho
  
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• Utah woman returns to homeless shelter after placement in roach-infested apartment

  23-08-2017 23:11
  Homeless, Alexis Batton just wanted a place to live where she could safely raise her 3-year-old and a baby expected early next year. But when The Road Home placed her at Holladay Hills Apartments through Rapid Rehousing, she found a roach-infested place that she refused to inhabit.Nonetheless, taxpayers are picking up the tab for the first three months rent and a security deposit.“It’s so bad in there,” she said. “I can’t put a newborn baby in there.”Batton, 2
  
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• Utah woman charged with poisoning her husband with eyedrops

  23-08-2017 23:02
  Police and prosecutors say a Davis County woman sickened her husband by poisoning him with eyedrops. The 33-year-old woman was charged earlier this month in 2nd District Court with a class A misdemeanor count of surreptitious administration of certain substances. Her husband reportedly had headaches, nausea, blurred vision and bloody diarrhea, according to charging documents. After losing 40 pounds, he searched his home in West Point for what could be causing his sickness and foun
  
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• FBI finds no criminal activity by Ephraim police chief

  23-08-2017 22:52
  The FBI announced Wednesday it has closed its review of allegations against Ephraim police Chief Ron Rasmussen and will not file federal criminal charges.About a month ago, the FBI confirmed it was looking into an unspecified case involving the department. That was just days after the public release of a Utah County Sheriff’s Office investigation, which concluded that Rasmussen was responsible for hundreds of incomplete police reports.Of 272 incomplete reports from February 2007 to June 20
  
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• Judge: Lyle Jeffs jury will be told there is no rule against food donations, if you are allowed to buy the food

  23-08-2017 22:43
  A federal judge on Wednesday ruled on the most contentious issue in the upcoming food-stamp fraud trial of former polygamous sect leader Lyle Jeffs — what the law says. Judge Ted Stewart, in a written ruling, said the jury will be told that only people authorized to receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) may use those benefits to purchase food. However, there is no prohibition on donating that food once it’s purchased, Stewart ruled, and
  
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• 'A place of peace': Eric Young Jr. honors his baby boy, while helping the Bees and Angels win baseball games

  23-08-2017 22:36
  Eric Young Jr. touched home plate with three fingers extended, pointing to the sky.Young’s gesture that followed a go-ahead home run in his third game with the Los Angeles Angels after being recalled from the Salt Lake Bees in May remains the symbol of an unforgettable season for the veteran outfielder. He has thrived in the major leagues and Triple-A baseball, helping the Angels and Bees contend for playoff spots, while sharing a story he hopes will helps others.Eric Young III, nicknamed
  
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• [Yahoo Sports: The Vertical] - SAVAGERY Index: Rudy Gobert trolls Isaiah Thomas, Marshawn Lynch sidesteps national anthem question

  23-08-2017 22:29 via sportspyder.com
  ... ngaged in some playful Twitter antics bidding for the services of now-former Jazz star Gordon Hayward. Hayward, of course, chose the Celtics, but now Thomas w ...
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Hail to the Chief! Jonathan Rinehart named president of Utah Jazz G-League team

  23-08-2017 22:24 via sportspyder.com
  ... t the Utah Jazz Summer League. He’s led the current iteration of Utah’s summer league for th ...
  
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• Salt Lake City Stars officially name Martin Schiller head coach

  23-08-2017 22:18
  Two months ago, reports surfaced that the Salt Lake City Stars would be getting a new head coach.On Wednesday morning, the Stars finally officially announced Martin Schiller will be leading the G-League affiliate of the Utah Jazz next season.Schiller, a 33-year-old Austrian native, has coached in the German Bundesliga since 2010, last coming from MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg where he was an assistant for two years. He’s also served as an assistant to the German national team since 2015, where he
  
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• Hail to the Chief! Jonathan Rinehart named president of Utah Jazz G-League team

  23-08-2017 22:07
  Utah Jazz VP of communications Jonathan Rinehart is set to head operations for the organization’s G-League affiliate, the Salt Lake City Stars. When their second season on the Wasatch Front tips off this fall, the Salt Lake City Stars could be a different team. As of last week, leading scorer Henry Sims and starting guard Tyrone […]
  Hail to the Chief! Jonathan Rinehart named president of Utah Jazz G-League team - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, O
  
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• BYU athletics: AD Tom Holmoe tells crowd that redshirting LB Francis Bernard hasn’t decided yet on transfer

  23-08-2017 21:21
  Provo • Brigham Young University athletic director Tom Holmoe said Wednesday that troubled linebacker Francis Bernard has yet to make a decision regarding his future college football plans.“He is still in the process of making that decision,” Holmoe said in response to a question from an audience member during his annual Education Week address and question-answer session on the state of BYU athletics.“It is an incredible decision the young man has to make at this time,&rdq
  
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• [Hoops Rumors] - Boris Diaw Uncertain About NBA Future

  23-08-2017 21:12 via sportspyder.com
  ...He had a $7.5MM salary for 2017/18 that would have become guaranteed if the Jazz had not waived him last month. While Diaw has played in the NBA for the last ...
  
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• Rock On: Bees part of baseball's lost generation

  23-08-2017 21:09
  BEHIND THE MUSICSalt Lake Bees players recently shared with Deseret News writer Joseph Coles their preferred walk-up songs.David Fletcher likes Eminem’s “Square Dance.” Eric Young Jr. loves Jay-Z’s “Young Forever.” Sherman Johnson digs Drake’s “Gyalchester.”But nobody picked John Fogerty’s “Centerfield” — not even centerfielder Michael Hermosillo, who selected Travis Scott’s “Butterfly Effect.”If it m
  
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• State treasurer warns Utahns not to fall for unclaimed property scam

  23-08-2017 21:02
  A fake website is inviting Utahns to enter their names to search for unclaimed property they might be entitled to and then trying to scam them into paying a monthly fee.“The scam website (NeverClaimed.com) is in no way affiliated with the state,” Treasurer David Damschen said in a news release. “The Utah Division of Unclaimed Property charges no fee for Utahns to identify, claim and obtain their missing property.”Damschen said he has no authority to shut down the scam web
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - What the Kyrie Irving trade means for Gordon Hayward, the Utah Jazz

  23-08-2017 20:57 via sportspyder.com
  ... r getting spurned. The trade could be looked at as an evil moral victory for Jazz fans, especially if the Celtics don’t improve following the deal. But for th ...
  
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• What the Kyrie Irving trade means for Gordon Hayward, the Utah Jazz

  23-08-2017 20:50
  Gordon Hayward met Isaiah Thomas at Fenway Park in July fully expecting the All-Star point guard to be in Boston come opening day on Oct. 17 when the Celtics meet the Cleveland Cavaliers. About a month after agreeing to a deal with the Celtics, Hayward finds himself in a “peculiar” position, as Cavaliers forward Kevin Love would likely call it.On Tuesday afternoon, Boston traded Thomas, Jae Crowder, rookie Ante Zizic and an unprotected first-round pick to Cleveland for Kyrie Irving,
  
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• Hearing underway for Utah man charged with murder after filming girl’s suicide

  23-08-2017 20:48
  A two-day evidence hearing began Wednesday morning for a Utah teen charged with murder after he allegedly filmed the suicide of a girl found hanged in Payson Canyon.Tyerell Przybycien, 18, is charged in 4th District Court with first-degree felony murder and misdemeanor abuse or desecration of a dead human body for failing to report the body.Prosecutors are expected to present evidence and testimony over two days and a judge will then decide whether there is probable cause for the case to move fo
  
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• Chris Stewart says he'll seek Senate seat if Orrin Hatch doesn't run for re-election

  23-08-2017 20:45
  Utah Rep. Chris Stewart “absolutely” hopes his colleague and mentor Sen. Orrin Hatch, the longest-serving Republican senator in history, runs for re-election in 2018.But if he doesn’t, Stewart said he plans to launch a bid for Hatch’s seat.“If he chooses not to run — and he’s indicated that he probably will — but if he were to change his mind and not run then I believe that we would,” Stewart told The Salt Lake Tribune editorial board Wednesd
  
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• Amateurs can brew like the pros with this new beer making kit made in Utah

  23-08-2017 20:38
  Talisman Brewing, a craft brewery in Ogden, and a Utah brew supplier have put together a special kit for home brewers to test their skills against the professionals.
  The premade kit includes the recipe for Talisman Dagda —  an IPA with notes of citrus, grapefruit and pineapple — and all the ingredients for a 5-gallon batch.It sells for $48.99 at Ogden City Brew Supply, 2269 Grant Ave., Ogden; Salt City Brew Supply, 723 Fort Union Blvd, Midvale, or online.Coupons for 10 percent o
  
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• Top Interior official calls for ending bans on selling, euthanizing wild horses

  23-08-2017 20:29
  A senior Interior Department official called Wednesday for lifting restrictions on sales and euthanasia for wild horses and burros to rein in run-away costs associated with managing growing  herds roaming the West’s public rangelands.The 73,000 free-roaming equines on public land are now triple what these lands can support, costing taxpayers more than $50 million a year to care for another 45,000 held in off-range corrals and pastures, according to Aurelia Skipwith, deputy assist
  
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• George Pyle: Eclipse leads to sighting of a (media) star

  23-08-2017 20:21
  I should have bought that book.Because if I had bought ”Astrophysics for People in a Hurry,” rather than just read the first chapter while drinking coffee at Powell’s City of Books a couple of days before in Portland, I would have had a good excuse to talk to its author.I like to think I would have waited until after he was finished reaching for the bacon at the breakfast buffet at the Riverside Hotel in Boise. But I could have found the right moment to offer my copy to Ne
  
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• Pac-12 football: New coach Justin Wilcox tries to lift Cal from the bottom of the North

  23-08-2017 20:20
  Not even a goal-line stand against Utah enabled Sonny Dykes to keep his job as California’a football coach.The Bears’ unlikely stop that preserved an October victory was among the program’s rare defensive highlights in Dykes’ four-year tenure — which lasted a month beyond the end of the 2016 season, in unusual timing for a coaching change. His replacement, Justin Wilcox, comes from a defensive background with coordinator positions at various schools, including Washi
  
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• Navajo Nation police officer from Utah dies in car accident

  23-08-2017 20:15
  KAYENTA, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation officials say a senior officer with the Kayenta Police Department has died in an off-duty car accident.Tribal officials say Nelson Martin was killed in a crash on Monday.His funeral was held Tuesday in Goulding, Utah.The Navajo Times reported Martin was from Tsébii’ndzisgaii, a community on the Utah side of the Navajo Nation. Martin had been with the police department since 2002.Officials say Martin was a member of the strategic reaction tea
  
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• Sue Grafton's alphabet series appears to be near its end

  23-08-2017 20:14
  “Y is for Yesterday” is Sue Grafton’s projected penultimate novel in her alphabet series about intrepid California private investigator Kinsey Millhone. And if the series does end with “Z” — and there’s no reason to believe that it won’t be the finale — it’s going out with even deeper plots and more intense characterizations than when it debuted 35 years ago. Despite clocking in at 496 pages, “Y is for Yesterday” briskly mov
  
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• Kragthorpe: 'A place of peace' — Eric Young Jr. honors his baby boy, while helping the Bees and Angels win baseball games

  23-08-2017 20:10
  Eric Young Jr. touched home plate with three fingers extended, pointing to the sky.Young’s gesture that followed a go-ahead home run in his third game with the Los Angeles Angels after being recalled from the Salt Lake Bees in May remains the symbol of an unforgettable season for the veteran outfielder. He has thrived in the major leagues and Triple-A baseball, helping the Angels and Bees contend for playoff spots, while sharing a story he hopes will helps others.Eric Young III, nicknamed
  
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• Taylor Swift announces new album

  23-08-2017 19:53
  New York • Yes, Taylor Swift fans, Wednesday was a lucky one for you.The pop star who whipped her army of Swifties into a frenzy with video snippets of slithery snake parts on social media posted the title of her new album, “reputation,” and announced on Instagram it will be out Nov. 10.The first single, she said in a series of posts, will drop Thursday night. And she threw in the album’s cover art for good measure: a black-and-white photo of herself — head and shoul
  
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• With redraw of Bears Ears, Grand Staircase looming, Utah State University study says national monuments are neither economic 'boon nor bane'

  23-08-2017 19:46
  Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s will issue recommendations this week for large national monuments that will reverberate across Utah, where residents remain divided over the new Bears Ears and the 21-year-old Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.Zinke has signaled he will urge major reductions to the two Utah monuments, which state and county leaders say strangle local economies and undermine rural communities.Commissioners from Garfield County, which hosts the Grand Staircase&rsquo
  
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• Yippee! Amazon revives 'The Tick,' plus the rest of your TV week preview

  23-08-2017 19:06
  In 2001, a very good, live-action version of “The Tick” debuted on Fox — and disappeared after just nine episodes. Creator/producer Ben Edlund — the man behind the comic and the original series — has revived it for Amazon. It’s still goofy, weird and fun — and Amazon ordered 10 episodes for this first (or is that second?) season.Watch • Begins streaming Friday on Amazon PrimeThis weekend
  ‘Great Performances’Verdi’s opera “La
  
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• Swedish journalist's torso found in submarine death mystery

  23-08-2017 19:06
  Copenhagen, Denmark — Journalist Kim Wall had reported on conflicts, crises and natural disasters around the world. Earlier this month, she set out to sea from laid-back Copenhagen for a story about an eccentric Danish inventor and his home-made submarine.She never returned. On Wednesday, police confirmed that Wall’s headless torso had been found on a beach near the Danish capital. The inventor, Peter Madsen, has been arrested on suspicion of killing her.Wall, 30, was last seen alive
  
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• Utah State University study: National monuments are neither economic 'boon nor bane'

  23-08-2017 19:04
  Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s will issue recommendations this week for large national monuments that will reverberate across Utah, where residents remain divided over the new Bears Ears and the 21-year-old Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.Zinke has signaled he will urge major reductions to the two Utah monuments, which state and county leaders say strangle local economies and undermine rural communities.Commissioners from Garfield County, which hosts the Grand Staircase&rsquo
  
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• [Basketball Insiders] - Sleepers In The Northwest Division

  23-08-2017 18:56 via sportspyder.com
  ... rd, Utah Jazz Rodney Hood seems to be one of the primary benefactors from Hayward’s depart ...
  
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• Utah man set to appear in Alaska court for allegedly murdering his wife while they were on a cruise

  23-08-2017 18:49
  A Santa Clara man accused of beating his wife to death on an Alaskan cruise is set to appear in court for an arraignment Wednesday morning.Kenneth Manzanares, 39, will appear in U.S. District Court in Anchorage via video conference from a courtroom in Juneau, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.Manzanares waived a preliminary hearing earlier this month and was indicted by a federal grand jury last week for the death of Kristy Manzanares.The couple and their three da
  
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• Podcast: Tyler Huntley is Utah's starting quarterback just like everyone predicted, right?

  23-08-2017 18:46
  OK, maybe we stared too long at the eclipse because we didn’t exactly see this one coming.Conventional wisdom pointed to Troy Williams winning Utah’s starting quarterback job. The senior is a captain — again — and already has Pac-12 experience under his belt. But the Utes named sophomore Tyler Huntley as QB1 on Monday. On this week’s podcast, we look back at some of the clues we missed throughout camp and discuss how Huntley fits in Troy Taylor’s uptempo offen
  
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• Wasatch Community Gardens celebrates the tomato with a dine-around and sandwich party

  23-08-2017 18:45
  The Tomato Days Dine-Around and the 2017 Tomato Sandwich Party are two ways to celebrate Utah’s tomato harvest.Tomato Days Dine-Around • Through Sept. 15, visit a participating restaurant and ask for the tomato-themed menu item. A portion of the price will be donated to Wasatch Community Gardens. Restaurants are 3 Cups, Holladay; Even Stevens (all seven locations); Laziz Kitchen, Les Madeleines Cafe and The Tin Angel Cafe.
  Tomato Sandwich Party • Takes place Saturday, Sept. 9,&nb
  
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• [Fansided: Hoops Habit] - Should the Utah Jazz embrace the pace?

  23-08-2017 18:45 via sportspyder.com
  ... e the Jazz can turn up the tempo and potentially reap some of the rewards – transition. ...
  
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• Will the 'American Idol' dream begin in Provo? A 1,000 or so hope the answer is yes.

  23-08-2017 18:39
  Provo • Caden Humphrey was stuck outside in the rain Tuesday night, but the chance to audition for “American Idol” made it worth getting wet.“I grew up on ‘American Idol,’” said the 20-year-old Utah Valley University student from Alpine. “The season I watched the most growing up was when David Archuleta was on. I just thought it was cool that a fellow Mormon was on the show.”He showed up at the Utah County Courthouse in Provo at 8:45 p.m. on T
  
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• Sleepers In The Northwest Division

  23-08-2017 18:37 via basketballinsiders.com
  Shane Rhodes breaks down sleepers in the Northwest Division.
  
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• Preseason 🎟🎟 are on sale! Be There! 👇 Sydney - bit.ly/2iqIfMZ Maccabi - bit.ly/2iqIdVn Phoenix… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  23-08-2017 18:00 via twitter.com
  Preseason 🎟🎟 are on sale!Be There! 👇Sydney - bit.ly/2iqIfMZ Maccabi - bit.ly/2iqIdVn Phoenix… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Utah legislators light fuse that may change fireworks laws

  23-08-2017 17:53
  After a dry summer when fireworks ignited many fires, Utah legislators lighted a fuse Wednesday toward possibly blasting current fireworks regulations.The Business and Labor Interim Committee voted to open a “committee bill file” to amend fireworks laws. Legislative staff gives priority to drafting legislation that is deemed a committee bill over legislation sought by individual members.Rep. Jim Dunnigan, R-Taylorsville, House chairman of the committee and author of legislation that
  
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• Rockmonster Unplugged: What if Danny Ainge had become BYU's athletics director?

  23-08-2017 17:53
  News that the Celtics had acquired Kyrie Irving, Tuesday, must have hit Boston fans the same way it did me.“Trader Dan” is at it again.I couldn’t help wondering how things would have gone if Danny Ainge had become athletics director at BYU.Probably not smoothly.The Celtics president gave away Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic and the Nets’ 2018 first-round pick, in order to add Irving, the four-time All-Star.Bold move.This came seven weeks after Ainge lured Gordon Ha
  
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• Utah man sentenced to prison for 2014 rape case after DNA match to sexual-assault kit evidence

  23-08-2017 17:50
  A Utah man was sentenced to prison this week after he pleaded guilty to reduced charges in a rape case police say they solved two years after the crime thanks to a DNA match to sexual-assault kit evidence.Richard Simon Garcia, 47, pleaded guilty in 2nd District Court in July to first-degree felony rape. He was accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl who was riding her longboard home in Davis County on Aug. 8, 2014.On Monday, Garcia was sentenced to serve a five-years-to-life term at th
  
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• Hearing today for Utah man charged with murder after filming girl's suicide

  23-08-2017 17:46
  A two-day evidence hearing began Wednesday morning for a Utah teen charged with murder after he allegedly filmed the suicide of a girl found hanged in Payson Canyon.Tyerell Przybycien, 18, is charged in 4th District Court with first-degree felony murder and misdemeanor abuse or desecration of a dead human body for failing to report the body.Prosecutors are expected to present evidence and testimony over two days and a judge will then decide whether there is probable cause for the case to move fo
  
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• To experience my ‘wow’ moment with the eclipse, you had to be there

  23-08-2017 17:37
  I watched Monday’s solar eclipse from my porch in Herriman. Because of the mob, I saw it in three two-second glimpses. It was anything but a special or even spiritual experience.Surrounded by grandchildren, some of whom had misplaced their “special sunglasses” in the 12 hours since we bought them, we had to share our eyewear.Sharing never goes as well as the fool who suggests it. Not surprising. If we can’t get world leaders to share, what chance do we have with excited c
  
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