• Fresno Grizzlies beat Salt Lake Bees 9-7 in season finale

    In the season finale, a slugfest occurred between the Salt Lake Bees and Fresno Grizzlies at Smith’s Ballpark. The home team had plenty of thump in its bats for Fresno starting pitcher Cy Sneed, slugging its way to six runs on seven hits in the first three innings. Fresno countered with A.J. Reed, who hit a towering two-run homer in the fifth and finished with four RBIs. Ultimately, the Bees couldn’t protect a three-run lead and left the bases loaded in the eighth as Fresno came bac
  • Woman identified in Ogden Canyon fatal motorcycle crash

    A 64-year-old woman who died in a motorcycle accident Saturday in Ogden Canyon has been identified at Jennifer Flinders.The crash occurred about 1:45 p.m. near 600 Ogden Canyon, between the Alaskan Inn and the Oaks restaurant, according to the Weber County sheriff’s department.A 58-year-old man, who has yet to be identified, was driving the motorcycle. Flinders was his passenger.According to the sheriff’s report, they came around a corner and the driver lost control.Both were thrown
  • Park City celebrates Miners' Day with the Running of the Balls

    Park City • Park City has long had a reputation for being, well, a little bit different than the rest of Utah. And it did nothing to dispel that impression on Labor Day.Drawing on its past as a mining town, Park City celebrated, not Labor Day, but Miners’ Day on Monday. And it did so with a tip of the hat, sort of, to Pamplona, Spain.
    It was the annual Running of the Balls on historic Main Street. And that’s not a typo.
    “It’s more exciting than the running of th
  • Albert Hunt: U.S. political stability may depend on wages

    Labor Day 2017 might be a cause for celebration. This is the third-longest economic expansion in history — almost 100 months. Unemployment is approaching a 16-year low, and employers are looking to hire.Yet for many working- and middle-class families across America, these good tidings are overshadowed by a sobering reality: Wages and their purchasing power remain flat.This is a long-term trend, decades in the making. More recently, affluent Americans have recovered beautifully from the Gre
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  • Utah Jazz full NBA 2K18 player ratings leaked in YouTube vid

    In-game ratings for the entire Utah Jazz roster have been leaked for the upcoming NBA 2K18 video game. With just over two weeks remaining until the game’s worldwide release, NBA 2K18 chatter and debate over in-game player ratings has dominated social media recently. 2K Sports’ Ronnie Singh has been revealing ratings throughout the summer, including […]
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  • University Hospital boss talks changes after nurse arrest, says ‘this will not happen again’

    Administrators at University Hospital on Monday said they have already changed policies so nurses, like the one who was arrested earlier this summer for refusing to draw a patient’s blood, no longer interact with police. At a news conference Monday, Gordon Crabtree, the interim chief executive officer of University Hospital, said the nurse, Alex Wubbels, upheld hospital policy and patient privacy despite her July 26 arrest.“Her actions are nothing less than exemplary,” Cra
  • BYU football: Cougars are ‘hungry’ to snap Utah’s winning streak in rivalry game, say a victory would ‘mean everything’

    Provo • Ending rival Utah’s six-game winning streak over BYU “would mean everything” to the Cougars, senior linebacker Fred Warner said on Monday as the Cougars met the media in their weekly press briefing at the Student Athlete Building on campus.The Cougars (1-1) and Utes (1-0) meet on Saturday at 8:15 p.m. MDT at LaVell Edwards Stadium.How hungry are BYU’s players to snap the streak?“About as hungry as you can get,” said senior safety Matt Hadley.Howev
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  • Washington Post Commentary: An issue Democrats can love: Overtime

    There’s energy in the Democratic Party around big ideas, such as single-payer health care or a universal basic income. But the most significant thing Democrats could do to help working families right now isn’t designing a grand new program - it’s getting in the trenches to fight for a simple old idea. Specifically, trying to stop the Trump administration from denying millions of workers the overtime pay they have earned.The idea that employees should receive time-and-a-half for
  • Utah football: Linebacker Kavika Luafatasaga not out for season

    Utah football coach Kyle Whittingham said during his weekly press conference Monday that starting linebacker Kavika Luafatasaga, who sustained a leg injury in against North Dakota, did not suffer a season-ending injury.Whittingham did not elaborate on the nature of the injury or a time table for a return, but left open the possibility Luafatasaga could available to play against rival BYU on Saturday night in Provo.Luafatasaga, a 6-foot-4, 235-pound senior, started Thursday’s season-opening
  • U.S. men’s soccer team needs at least a point in Tuesday's World Cup qualifier vs. Honduras

    New York • Gaining at least a point on Tuesday at Honduras is critical for the United States’ chances to qualify for an eighth straight World Cup.Mexico clinched one of the three berths from North and Central America and the Caribbean on Friday night, and Costa Rica is close to securing another.After its second home loss in the hexagonal, the U.S. is clinging to third place, ahead of Honduras on goal difference. A draw or win against the Catrachos would leave the U.S. in position to s
  • [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Ranking the 2017 Utah Jazz Roster: Royce O’Neale comes in last

    ... 59 pm on September 5th Poll Who is the 2nd LEAST valuable player on the Utah Jazz Roster? Joel Bolomboy Tony Bradley Ekpe Udoh Jonas Jerebko Thabo Sefolosha R ...
  • U.S. envoy tells UN: North Korean leader is 'begging for war'

    New York • North Korea’s leader is “begging for war,” the U.S. ambassador said Monday at an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council, as members called for punishing the country with even stronger sanctions for its powerful nuclear test.Ambassador Nikki Haley said the U.S. would look at countries doing business with the North and planned to circulate a resolution this week with the goal of getting it approved Sept. 11.“Enough is enough. War is never something t
  • University of Hospital boss talks changes after nurse arrest, says ’this will not happen again’

    The top administrator of University Hospital on Monday praised the nurse who was arrested last month and said the hospital will change how its staff will interact with law enforcement.  At a press conference Monday, Gordon Crabtree, the interim chief executive officer of University Hospital, said the nurse, Alex Wubbels, upheld hospital policy and patient privacy despite her July 26 arrest.“Her actions are nothing less than exemplary,” Crabtree said. ”She handled
  • [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Could the 2017-18 Utah Jazz compare to the 2013-14 Indiana Pacers?

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  • Could the 2017-18 Utah Jazz compare to the 2013-14 Indiana Pacers?

    The 2013-14 Indiana Pacers were an elite defensive team that found success despite struggling offensively. Could the 2017-18 Utah Jazz follow that model? Earlier this morning, my J-Notes colleague John Keeffer put out an excellent piece discussing why he would take the over on the Vegas win projections for the Utah Jazz. Those said predictions […]
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    ... 41 games. However, they did go 30-11 over the second half of the season. The Jazz finished last season third in Defensive Rating, and allowed the least amount ...
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  • Utah Jazz: Why you should take the over on the Vegas win projections

    The Utah Jazz are only projected to win 40.5 wins in the recently released Vegas over/under projections, but with a top tier defense, should they be projected higher? Kevin Pelton of ESPN released his annual win/loss projections for every NBA team last month. Based on his formulas, he had the Utah Jazz finishing with 44.7 wins, […]
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  • On 'TODAY,' nurse Alex Wubbels again says police need to police themselves to regain trust

    Alex Wubbels, the University Hospital nurse whose arrest by a Salt Lake City police detective over refusing to draw a patient’s blood caused nationwide criticism last week, on Monday again refused to say what should happen to the police officer. “I’m not here to police the police,” Wubbels told NBC‘s ”TODAY Show” in a broadcast Monday morning. ”The police need to do that if they’re going to regain any kind of trust by me or the
  • Kragthorpe: Kalani Sitake, BYU need to end Utes’ streak in the rivalry right now — and here's why

    All of the flaws that LSU exposed in BYU’s football program are the exact reasons why Kalani Sitake needs to beat Utah this year.Now or never? It sure feels that way, even after nothing the Cougars did in a 27-0 loss to LSU in New Orleans suggests they are primed for any kind of breakthrough against the Utes.Utah’s personnel is not quite at LSU’s level, but it is trending that way. And if the Cougars fail to end Utah’s six-game winning streak in the rivalry Saturday in Pr
  • Washington Post Commentary: A Labor Day goal: Paid family leave

    None of us should have to choose between the job we need and the family we love. That’s the concept behind paid family leave. It provides a safety net for when life happens - when a baby arrives, a child falls ill, an aging parent needs extra care - and we need to be there. And because it provides income during that time, it’s a game-changer for workers living paycheck to paycheck.Today Americans celebrate Labor Day. It’s a chance to recommit to supporting the workers who help
  • Palace announces Prince William, Kate expecting third child

    London • Prince William and his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, will soon welcome a third child to the royal nursery.Kensington Palace officials announced Monday that the Duchess is pregnant but that the former Kate Middleton was not feeling well enough to attend an engagement later in the day.As with her other two pregnancies, the duchess is suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum, or acute morning sickness. She is being cared for at the royal couple’s apartment in London’s Kensi
  • Northern pike proving to be a pesky problem at Yuba Reservoir in central Utah

    There is good and bad news for anglers who enjoy fishing Yuba Reservoir.The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has called off plans to treat the big central Utah reservoir with rotenone to eliminate northern pike, which have migrated into Yuba from upstream sources. Low water levels have also prevented perch and walleye from successfully spawning. Those that survive are being eaten by the pike.A $500,000 treatment was considered, but the 28-person Yuba Reservoir Working Group that put together
  • [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Utah Jazz, Swingman Rodney Hood Talking Contract Extension

    ... th. to Tony Jones, my very favorite (and never, ever condescending or aloof) Jazz beat writer, the two sides have until October 16 to get a deal done. If they ...
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    ... n do. More From SLC Dunk Trending Find Tickets Fri Oct 6 Phoenix Suns @ Utah Jazz 7:00 PM - Vivint Smart Home Arena - Salt Lake City, UT Wed Oct 18 Denver Nug ...
  • New Hampshire man dies while rappelling near Zion National Park

    A 38-year-old New Hampshire man fell to his death Sunday while rapelling in Englestead Hollow east of Zion National Park.The victim’s name has not yet been disclosed. He was hiking with four of his siblings, according to the Kane County Sheriff’s Office. They planned on hiking down Englestead Hollow, which includes a series of rappels, and then through the Narrows into Zion National Park.The Kane County dispatch was notified about 11 a.m. The accident occurred on the first rappe
  • Trump expected to end program for young immigrants

    Washington • President Donald Trump is expected to announce that he will end protections for young immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as children, but with a six-month delay, people familiar with the plans said.The delay in the formal dismantling of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA program, would be intended to give Congress time to decide whether it wants to address the status of the so-called Dreamers legislation, according to two people familiar wit
  • Rolly: Accusations among UTA board members keep flying as Provo’s mayoral race stokes feud

    The rift among members of the scandal-plagued Utah Transit Authority board is getting ugly, with vice chairwoman Sherrie Hall Everett complaining that board member Brent Taylor is ignoring public records requests that may show he is conspiring to sink her Provo mayoral campaign.Taylor says the requests, under the Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA), are overly broad, “ridiculous” and show a vindictiveness and paranoia stemming from his criticisms of the UTA board&lsq
  • Gomberg: My mighty grandma is denying treatment and I think it’s brave

    They found a sizable mass on my grandma’s lung a couple weeks ago that doesn’t look all that promising. It’s a substantial ailment in a line of pretty serious diseases and conditions this petite but mighty woman has endured in her day.Yet, despite the laundry list of maladies and losses, she somehow still lives independently and thinks she’s the luckiest person in the world.I’ve had more self-pity over a hangnail than she’s probably experienced in her entire l
  • Salt Lake Bees beat Fresno Grizzlies with walk-off home run

    The third time was the charm for the Salt Lake Bees against the Fresno Grizzlies. Having dropped the first two contests of the series at Smith’s Ballpark, the Bees’ offense erupted against Fresno starting pitcher Kent Emmanuel, who was chased early after relinquishing seven runs on 11 hits. Although Fresno rallied to tie the score at seven, Dustin Ackley ensured the crowd of 7,138 left happy, launching a deep home run to right for a dramatic 10-8 walk-off victory.The bad news for th
  • Querrey gives U.S. first U.S. Open men's quarterfinalist since 2011

    New York • Sam Querrey was about as perfect as can be en route to becoming the first American man in the U.S. Open quarterfinals since 2011.Querrey never faced a break point and wound up with 55 winners and only eight unforced errors while easily beating 23rd-seeded Mischa Zverev of Germany 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 on Sunday night.“I thought I played really well. I kind of couldn’t have done anything better out there,” the 17th-seeded Querrey told the crowd in his on-court interview.
  • Utes hit the road to try for seventh straight win against rival BYU

    Tyler Huntley hasn’t forgotten his introduction to the Utah-BYU rivalry. As an 18-year-old true freshman, Utah’s now-starting quarterback looked on from the sidelines last September as Rice-Eccles Stadium morphed into sheer delirium.“It was loud,” Huntley said. “We caught a pick-6 first play of the game and [the fans] ain’t stop yelling after that. It was crazy.”Now flip the script.A year later, Utah takes the 40-minute bus ride south to Provo,
  • Pitchers catch a bad break at elevation, lose movement on their curveball

    Batting gloves or helmet?Troy Scribner, the Bees All-Star turned Los Angeles Angels right-hander, already knows where he’s aiming because he knows where he is.He bends slightly at the waist as he pulls up his glove to cover his mouth. He watches his catcher, who calls for a curveball. Scribner doesn’t even acknowledge the sign with a nod, he just starts his herky-jerky motion. His left leg kicks high into the air as he leans back and contorts his elbow then snaps his wrist as he deli
  • Kragthorpe: BYU end Utes’ streak in the rivalry right now — and here's why

    All of the flaws that LSU exposed in BYU’s football program are the exact reasons why Kalani Sitake needs to beat Utah this year.Now or never? It sure feels that way, even after nothing the Cougars did in a 27-0 loss to LSU in New Orleans suggests they are primed for any kind of breakthrough against the Utes.Utah’s personnel is not quite at LSU’s level, but it is trending that way. And if the Cougars fail to end Utah’s six-game winning streak in the rivalry Saturday in Pr
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  • Top Mormon leader Uchtdorf visits Houston, encourages helping hearts and hands regardless of religion

    Tomball, Texas • There was LDS leader Dieter F. Uchtdorf at the pulpit, addressing some 800 assembled Mormons and talking about God, faith and love. You know, Sunday fare.But this was no typical Sabbath and no typical service. For proof, you needed only to look at what many worshippers were wearing. For starters, the white-shirted Uchtdorf ditched his usual Sunday tie and encouraged the male leaders to do the same. Other attendees had donned boots. Even more sported bright yellow T-shirts.W
  • Josh Rosen, UCLA overcome 34-point deficit to top Texas A&M 45-44

    Los Angeles • Josh Rosen faked a spike and threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Lasley with 43 seconds remaining and UCLA overcame a 34-point deficit to stun Texas A&M 45-44 on Sunday night.Rosen was 35 of 59 for 491 yards and four touchdowns, and Jalen Starks and Soso Jamabo had touchdown runs for the Bruins in the opener for both teams. They overcame a deficit of more than 20 points for the first time since the 2005 Sun Bowl against Northwestern.Texas A&M quarterback Kellen Mo
  • EuroBasket 2017: Utah Jazz asst. Igor Kokoskov undefeated; Boris Diaw, France win again

    An update from Day 3 at EuroBasket 2017 — Utah Jazz assistant Igor Kokoskov is undefeated, Boris Diaw and France win again. Another day of hoops at FIBA’s EuroBasket tournament is on the books and it was a good one for the Utah Jazz contingent. Namely, Jazz assistant coach Igor Kokoskov and former Jazzman Boris […]
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  • Golfer Stacy Lewis wins LPGA event, gives earnings to Houston relief efforts

    Portland, Ore. • Stacy Lewis won for Houston.Lewis ended a long winless streak Sunday at Cambia Portland Classic, with her $195,000 in winnings going to the relief efforts in her hometown area. Her two biggest sponsors also stepped up, with KPMG matching her donation and Marathon Oil kicking in $1 million.“Probably was more pressure, to be honest,” Lewis said. “Honestly, I think that’s what helped me through the week, just knowing people wanted me to do well. People
  • Rossi wins IndyCar race at Watkins Glen

    Watkins Glen, N.Y. • Pole-sitter Alexander Rossi won the IndyCar Grand Prix at The Glen on Sunday, holding off Scott Dixon over the closing laps at Watkins Glen International.The race for the IndyCar title tightened significantly with one race left in the season.Rossi, who won last year’s Indianapolis 500 and just inked a contract extension with Andretti Autosport, notched his second career win by keeping Dixon in his rearview mirror over the final 14 laps, winning for the second time
  • Hamlin rallies to Southern 500 win

    Darlington, S.C. • Denny Hamlin overcame a bad miss of the pit road entrance to chase down Martin Truex Jr. with three laps left to win the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on Sunday night.Hamlin checked up after sliding by the entrance with 54 laps left and fell behind Truex by 20 seconds. But Hamlin slowly reeled in Truex and passed him when his rival brushed the wall and got a flat tire.Hamlin swept throwback weekend at Darlington after winning the Xfinity race Saturday. Truex won the
  • Sharapova's U.S. Open ends; Williams faces Kvitova in quarters

    New York • Maybe this was just one three-setter too many for Maria Sharapova.Sharapova tried a bit of everything, even resorting to switching over her racket to hit a few lefty shots. Still, the five-time major champion could not quite keep her Grand Slam comeback from a doping suspension going, losing in the fourth round of the U.S. Open to 16th-seeded Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday.“Look, three-set matches are challenging . I love being part of them. There&rs
  • Alexandra Petri: How about never pardoning Joe Arpaio? Is never good for you?

    There is no denying that Aug. 25 night, in the midst of a horrible storm, was an awful time to try to bury the news of the pardon of former sheriff Joe Arpaio.Never mind the ratings. Why compound a hideous natural disaster with a manmade one?Surely, everyone points out, there must have been a better time for such an announcement.Maybe it would have been better to pardon him in the middle of summer, at the hottest point — but no, that would only have reminded people of the conditions in Arp
  • Bloomberg View: America’s most overlooked substance abuse problem

    As alarms over the opioid crisis sound ever louder, a larger and more expensive substance problem in the U.S. is quietly growing much worse. One in eight Americans abuses alcohol, a new study finds, a 50 percent increase since the start of the century.Alcohol abuse is as old as civilization itself, of course, but quantifying its costs is a more recent endeavor. Alcohol is responsible for one in 10 deaths among working-age Americans — from accidents as well as illnesses. There are almost 90
  • E.J. Dionne: American workers will see through Trump's con

    Boston • On a holiday weekend set aside to honor the American working class, it is hard to escape the sense that American workers find themselves exploited by our politics — and particularly by our president.If wage earners could turn all the warm words they have heard into dollars, they would be rich. But they never receive the rights or benefits that are supposed to come their way.Decade after decade, we engage in more or less the same arguments about economic justice, yet over the
  • Cottonwood Heights police officer shoots, wounds fleeing juvenile

    A juvenile was shot and wounded early Sunday by a Cottonwood Heights police officer after a vehicle and foot chase that ended under a freeway overpass in Salt Lake City.The male teenager was brought to a hospital, where he was listed in fair condition Sunday night, according to Salt Lake City police Sgt. Brandon Shearer.Cottonwood Heights officers began the vehicle pursuit about 3:10 a.m. Shortly after, the juvenile crashed at 1300 South and Interstate 15, Shearer said. The juvenile then ran fro
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  • Three-Point Threat Episode 12: Jazz Player Scenarios, Hood Extension, NBA Stars

    Episode 12 of the Three-Point Threat Podcast looks at the Utah Jazz roster, the Rodney Hood extension talk news and the movement of stars around the league! It’s finally September! Which means that Utah Jazz training camp is just around the corner! Then before you know it, we’ll be into the NBA preseason with the […]
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  • Rape in Utah State University parking lot reported

    Utah State University police on Sunday sent out an alert to students and other timely warning notice subscribers after a woman reported being raped in a parking lot on the Logan campus.A woman said she and a male acquaintance were driving up 400 North on Friday night when the man pulled into a lot on the south side of the road near 1200 East and assaulted her, USU spokesman Tim Vitale said.The woman, who is not a student, said she had met the man off campus, Vitale said. The alleged rape was rep

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