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• Nationally ranked Utes and Cougars set to meet in 100th volleyball rivalry match

  13-09-2017 23:58
  As the Utes start to hit their stride, here come their rivals from Provo looking to knock them down a peg.The Utah women’s volleyball team brings a seven-match win streak into its annual matchup against BYU at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Jon M. Huntsman Center. This match between 16th-ranked Utah (8-1) and 14th-ranked BYU (8-1) will mark the ninth time they’ve met while both were ranked in the Top 25 of the American Volleyball Coaches Association poll.“It’s always a great batt
  
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• Man drowns in Colorado River near Moab

  13-09-2017 23:53
  A 70-year-old Moab man drowned Wednesday during a family outing along the Colorado River. James Laverne Gregoire went underneath the water about 10:30 a.m., according to the Grand County Sheriff’s Office. A diver found his body just before noon. According to the sheriff’s office, Gregoire and family were at a beach about 7 miles northeast of Moab along State Route 128. What a news release described as a ”young family member wearing flotation devices” went t
  
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• Go to our Instagram story and Snapchat to check out our day with @spidadmitchell 🙏🕷 https://t.co/cOXyPzuzZT

  13-09-2017 23:50 via twitter.com
  
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• [NBA] - Jazz Sign Nate Wolters to a Two-Way Contract

  13-09-2017 23:42 via sportspyder.com
  ... r by Matt Sanchez Posted: Sep 13, 2017 Facebook Google Plus Twitter The Utah Jazz announced today that the team has signed guard Nate Wolters to a two-way con ...
  
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• Former Ute QB Alex Smith discusses 'dysfunctional' beginning to NFL career, other topics

  13-09-2017 23:36
  Alex Smith had just led Utah to an undefeated season as a junior and a program-announcing win over Pittsburgh in the Fiesta Bowl. Still, he hadn’t entertained being drafted in the NFL at all, let alone as the first overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft. “I didn‘t even think about it. I didn’t dare to. It seemed absurd,” Smith said during a recent appearance on “In Depth with Graham Bensinger,” a YouTube-based sports interview show. ”To be ho
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: Half-Baked Religious Freedom

  13-09-2017 23:32
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017.You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below. Want more? Become a fan of Bagley on Facebook at www.facebook.com/notrobertkirby.Sympathy for the DevosThe Man in the High CastleHurricane Force StupidityTrumps Red LinesDACA Repeal Goes SouthDoing Her JobTricky TrumpThe Air ApparentThe Road Not TakenArpaio Gets Pardoned
  
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• We've signed Nate Wolters to a Two-Way Contract Details: on.nba.com/2f7987s https://t.co/VyfbeyEflq

  13-09-2017 23:30 via twitter.com
  
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• Belgian order defies Pope Francis, insists on allowing euthanasia

  13-09-2017 23:23
  Vatican City • A Belgian religious congregation is defying Pope Francis’ order to stop allowing euthanasia in its psychiatric hospitals, saying that its decision to do so is fully consistent with Catholic doctrine.In a statement Tuesday, the Belgian branch of the Brothers of Charity stood by its decision and said negotiations with church officials to resolve the standoff hadn’t yielded results. It said it was open to further dialogue, but stressed it merely wanted to explain its
  
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• Former Ute quarterback Alex Smith discusses 'dysfunctional' beginning to NFL career, other topics

  13-09-2017 23:10
  Alex Smith had just led Utah to an undefeated season as a junior and a program-announcing win over Pittsburgh in the Fiesta Bowl. Still, he hadn’t entertained being drafted in the NFL at all, let alone as the first overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft. “I didn‘t even think about it. I didn’t dare to. It seemed absurd,” Smith said during a recent appearance on “In Depth with Graham Bensinger,” a YouTube-based sports interview show. ”To be ho
  
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• SLC mayor announce findings of investigations into police officers who arrested nurse

  13-09-2017 23:01
  Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski is briefing news reporters on the status of the police department internal affairs investigation and a Police Civilian Review Board review regarding the actions of two Salt Lake City Police officers at University Hospital on July 26, when a nurse was arrested.A statement about the news conference noted that Wednesday’s announcement is not the final step in the process. The reports and findings of internal affairs and Civilian Review Board will be sent
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Jody Genessy: Could Kobe Bryant start a jersey-retirement trend in Utah?

  13-09-2017 23:01 via sportspyder.com
  ... ind, let’s settle on a memory from the good times. The only question for the Jazz: How should they display four airballs on a Kobe banner? 0000? The Lakers’ t ...
  
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• Jody Genessy: Could Kobe Bryant start a jersey-retirement trend in Utah?

  13-09-2017 22:48
  There was no debate about whether the Los Angeles Lakers would retire Kobe Bryant’s jersey.The only question: Which of the Black Mamba’s jersey numbers would hang in the Staples Center rafters next to the likes of all-time greats Wilt Chamberlain, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O’Neal and Jerry West?Would it be 8 or 24?Lakers: Make that 8 and 24!"As a kid growing up in Italy, I always dreamed of my jersey hanging in the Lakers rafters,” Bryant said. “
  
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• Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch wants feds to allow medical marijuana research, saying drug can ‘change people’s lives for the better’

  13-09-2017 22:46
  Sen. Orrin Hatch declared it “high time” to expand research into the medical benefits of marijuana before the Senate on Wednesday.“While I certainly do not support the use of marijuana for recreational purposes, the evidence shows that cannabis possesses medicinal properties that can truly change people’s lives for the better,” the Republican senator said.Hatch’s address accompanied a new bill he’s introducing: the Marijuana Effective Drug Study Act of 2
  
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• MLB: Cleveland beats Detroit, sets A.L. record with 21 straight wins

  13-09-2017 22:24
  Cleveland • The Cleveland Indians hit baseball blackjack — 21!Making history almost every time they take the field, the Indians won their 21st straight game on Wednesday, 5-3 over the Detroit Tigers, to set an American League winning-streak record and join only two other teams in the past 101 years to win that many consecutive games.Jay Bruce hit a three-run homer off Buck Farmer (4-3) and Mike Clevinger (10-5) won his fourth straight start as the Indians matched the 1935 Chicago Cubs
  
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• SNAP Challenge: See what it's like to live on food stamps

  13-09-2017 22:22
  Can you survive on $4.20 a day?The SNAP Challenge seeks to give participants a glimpse into the struggles faced by millions of low-income Americans who are trying to put food on their tables, said Gina Cornia of Utahns Against Hunger.SNAP is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — formerly known as Food Stamps — and is the first line of defense against hunger, she said.The nonprofit agency is sponsoring the SNAP Challenge, which begins Friday and continues through Sept. 21.If
  
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• [Hoops Rumors] - Jazz Sign Naz Mitrou-Long

  13-09-2017 22:04 via sportspyder.com
  ... CST by Luke Adams The Jazz have signed rookie free agent to their 20-man offseason roster, according to ...
  
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• Leonard Pitts: Nickel prophets are a dime a dozen

  13-09-2017 22:03
  “Be still and know that I am God.” — Psalms 46:10It’s an admonition some of us struggle to obey.Indeed, some of God’s self-appointed spokespersons seem to find it especially difficult. Thus, before the first raindrop fell, the first palm tree bowed, or the first transformer blew, they came out to tell us what He meant by pointing a monster hurricane at Florida.A Pastor Keith Swanson said Hurricane Irma would be diverted if the Supreme Court immediately outlawed abor
  
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• Utah State football: Rotation proves effective at running back for Aggies
  

  13-09-2017 22:02
  Logan • It didn’t take much time for Utah State coach Matt Wells to answer one question after the Aggies’ 51-13 victory over Idaho State last Thursday — if reserve running back Eltoro Allen would be getting more playing time.“Yeah,” Wells said. “Right now, it’s kind of a three-headed deal with he and (Justen) Hervey and LaJuan (Hunt). Eltoro needs to learn to take care of the football, but you can see the talent and explosiveness when he g
  
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• More Utahns are getting health coverage, as uninsured rate dips to 8.8 percent

  13-09-2017 22:02
  The number of Utahns without health insurance continues to shrink, according to the latest numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau.Nearly 8.8 percent of the state’s 3 million residents lacked coverage in 2016, down from 10.5 percent the year before, the latest report by the Census’ American Community Survey says — translating to a total of 265,000 Utah residents without insurance. That decline represents a one-year reduction of about 46,000 people.The Beehive State’s uninsure
  
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• Former Ute quarterback Alex Smith discusses 'dysfunctional' beginning to NFL career, other topics
  

  13-09-2017 21:38
  Alex Smith had just led Utah to an undefeated season as a junior and a program-announcing win over Pittsburgh in the Fiesta Bowl. Still, he hadn’t entertained being drafted in the NFL at all, let alone as the first overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft. “I didn‘t even think about it. I didn’t dare to. It seemed absurd,” Smith said during a recent appearance on “In Depth with Graham Bensinger,” a YouTube-based sports interview show. ”To be ho
  
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• 1 dead, 3 injured in Washington state high school shooting

  13-09-2017 21:32
  Rockford, Wash. • A shooter opened fire at a high school in Washington state Wednesday, killing one person and injuring at least three others, authorities said.Brian Schaeffer of the Spokane Fire Department told reporters that one person died at Freeman High School in the tiny town of Rockford, south of Spokane, and three injured victims were taken to a hospital.Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children’s Hospital received three pediatric patients, spokeswoman Nicole Stewart
  
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• Former leader of Utah Catholics releases list of priests accused of sex abuse in New Mexico

  13-09-2017 21:30
  Albuquerque, N.M. • After years of criticism, the Archdiocese of Santa Fe has released the names of 74 priests and religious leaders who were accused or later found guilty of sexually abusing children by state or church authorities.Santa Fe Archbishop John C. Wester, former bishop of the Salt Lake City Diocese, announced the release of the names Tuesday in a letter to parishioners after decades of pressure from victims and their family members who wanted a complete tally.Some of the names o
  
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• Coach Igor Kokoskov and Slovenia are up against Ricky Rubio and Spain tomorrow in the semi-finals at… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  13-09-2017 21:15 via twitter.com
  Coach Igor Kokoskov and Slovenia are up against Ricky Rubio and Spain tomorrow in the semi-finals at… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Will a new ‘green’ approach draw new conventions to Utah after the loss of Outdoor Retailer?

  13-09-2017 21:08
  When doTerra’s global convention ended last week, there were 1,600 leftover meals, custom stages to break down and specially installed carpet to tear out.That all could have gone from the Salt Palace Convention Center to the trash.Instead, the stages were disassembled and distributed to public schools. The carpet was donated to Habitat for Humanity, destined for new and refurbished homes for needy people. The surplus meals were taken to Catholic Community Services to feed the hungry.The gr
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz officially announce Zanik return, Morway addition

  13-09-2017 21:07 via sportspyder.com
  ...Jazz (with whom he had been acting as a front office consultant) were first repor ...
  
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• Utah man charged with murder for strangling his wife, despite his claim that he was out shopping that night

  13-09-2017 21:04
  Curtis Ray Nichols claims he returned home from Wal-Mart and McDonald’s on the night of Aug. 24 to find his wife unconscious and not breathing on the kitchen floor of their Spanish Fork home.At 10:56 p.m., he called 911, but paramedics found Robin Nichols unresponsive and cold to the touch. They noted she had injuries to her neck.The 35-year-old woman was pronounced dead at a hospital. An autopsy showed she died from strangulation, police have said.On Wednesday, Curtis Nichols, 35, was cha
  
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• Utah Jazz officially announce Zanik return, Morway addition

  13-09-2017 20:37
  The Utah Jazz have made official multiple moves within their front office, including the rehiring of assistant GM Justin Zanik. During his first tenure with the Utah Jazz, assistant general manager Justin Zanik played a key role within the team’s front office. As the No. 2 to Jazz GM Dennis Lindsey, he had his hands […]
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• 6 die at Florida nursing home in Irma's sweltering aftermath

  13-09-2017 20:32
  Hollywood, Fla. • Six patients at a sweltering nursing home died in Hurricane Irma’s aftermath, raising fears Wednesday about the safety of Florida’s 4 million senior citizens amid widespread power outages that could go on for days.Hollywood Police Chief Tom Sanchez said investigators believe the deaths at the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills were heat-related, and added: “The building has been sealed off and we are conducting a criminal investigation.” He di
  
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• Ryan: Deporting young immigrants not in nation's interest

  13-09-2017 20:19
  Washington • House Speaker Paul Ryan on Wednesday said that deporting hundreds of thousands of young immigrants brought into the country illegally is “not in our nation’s interest,” as he and President Donald Trump prepared to huddle with top Democrats to try to hash out a legislative fix.Speaking in an AP Newsmaker interview, Ryan said he believes the president “made the right call” when he announced that he would give Congress six months to figure out what to
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Utah Jazz formally announce hires of Justin Zanik, David Morway, plus promotion of Steven Schwartz

  13-09-2017 20:08 via sportspyder.com
  ... irst reported Zanik's and Morway's impending hires on July 21. Zanik was the Jazz's assistant general manager for nearly three years before leaving in 2016 fo ...
  
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• White House: Trump to have dinner with Schumer and Pelosi

  13-09-2017 19:58
  Washington • The White House says President Donald Trump will have dinner on Wednesday night with Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi.The dinner comes as the Republican president has sought to work more closely with the Democratic leaders in Congress to enact his legislative agenda.Trump reached an agreement with Schumer and Pelosi last week — despite objections from Republicans — on a three-month agreement to raise the debt ceiling, k
  
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• Utah Jazz formally announce hires of Justin Zanik, David Morway, plus promotion of Steven Schwartz

  13-09-2017 19:55
  The Utah Jazz on Wednesday formally announced two hires that have been in the works for nearly two months, as well as the promotion of a staff member to a new role.Justin Zanik and David Morway have been hired as assistant general managers, while Steven Schwartz has been promoted from a basketball operations assistant role to director of basketball operations.ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski first reported Zanik's and Morway's impending hires on July 21.Zanik was the Jazz's assistant general manager fo
  
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• [Hoops Rumors] - Jazz Add David Morway, Justin Zanik To Front Office

  13-09-2017 19:42 via sportspyder.com
  ... ember 13th 2017 at 12:30pm CST by Luke Adams The Jazz have announcing a handful of changes to their front office, confirming that...
  
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• Ute podcast: After seven straight Utah wins, where does the rivalry game go from here?

  13-09-2017 19:37
  The Utes went down south and picked up their seventh straight victory over BYU.So where does the rivalry, which is scheduled to be played at least through 2022, go from here?On this week’s episode of the podcast, reporters Chris Kamrani and Lynn Worthy look back on Utah’s 19-13 victory at LaVell Edwards Stadium, discuss Utah’s dependence on Tyler Huntley in the run game, and look at areas of emphasis as the Utes prepare to host San Jose State on Saturday night.The podcast is av
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz: Joel Bolomboy facing long odds for roster spot

  13-09-2017 19:31 via sportspyder.com
  ...seems to be starting the race at a disadvantage. More from The J-Notes Utah Jazz: Ricky Rubio finishes above George Hill in SI’s Top 100 NBA players 14h ago...
  
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• The violinist Thierry Fischer calls ‘more than impeccable’ will help open Utah Symphony season

  13-09-2017 19:29
  The Utah Symphony will open its Masterworks season this weekend with a favorite soloist performing a beloved concerto. German violinist Augustin Hadelich will join the orchestra and music director Thierry Fischer in performances of the Beethoven Violin Concerto.Also on the program are two takes on the Don Juan legend — Mozart’s Overture to ”Don Giovanni” and Richard Strauss’ tone poem ”Don Juan” — and Strauss’ portrait of another il
  
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• After a hiatus, Michelle Pfeiffer returns in ‘mother!’

  13-09-2017 19:26
  When Michelle Pfeiffer first read Darren Aronofsky’s script for “mother!” she had an understandable initial reaction.“I thought: What the hell is this?” recalls Pfeiffer.Aronofsky’s film is not in any way typical, nor is the kind of project you’d expect a long-absent actress like Pfeiffer to join as her first big-screen performance in five years. The film, intentionally shrouded in mystery, is a wild and weird odyssey by one of the movies’ expert c
  
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• That Roy High School quiz got it wrong: Yes, kids can be clueless, reckless, lawless. But never hopeless.

  13-09-2017 19:19
  A Roy High School teacher has been suspended for having her students fill out a “Know Thyself” questionnaire.First published by “Dear Abby” in the 1980s, the test asks students personal questions regarding sex, drug use and Republicanism to evaluate their worth as humans.“Know Thyself” upset parents concerned with overreach in not only the personal information it sought from the kids, but also the potential negative categorizing of them based on the results.Cu
  
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• President Trump ‘is not a racist,’ says his spiritual adviser Paula White

  13-09-2017 19:13
  Nashville, Tenn. • “I can say 1,000 percent our president is not a racist.”Paula White, President Donald Trump’s most prominent spiritual adviser, made the statement in front of a crowd of journalists Saturday at the Religion News Association’s annual conference in Nashville.White also said she regretted saying last month on the PTL Network’s “Jim Bakker Show” that the president is someone “authentically raised up by God.” But that&rsquo
  
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• Utah Jazz: Joel Bolomboy facing long odds for roster spot

  13-09-2017 19:12
  Former Weber State star Joel Bolomboy will have to make a strong impression during training camp to remain with the Utah Jazz next season. When the Utah Jazz took Joel Bolomboy with the No. 52 pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, it was a popular move among fans in Salt Lake City. Bolomboy had been […]
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• SLC's 'Operation Rio Grande' leads to Ogden drug raid, arrests

  13-09-2017 19:08
  Information developed by detectives working the crime and drugs crackdown in downtown Salt Lake’s Rio Grande homeless district led to two arrests and seizure of drugs at an Ogden home.
  Keith Squires, commissioner of the Utah Department of Public Safety, said a multi-agency raid — including DPS agents, state probation and parole officers, the Weber-Morgan Narcotics Task Force — was conducted about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the residence.
  Officers had obtained a search warrant "based
  
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• Pope Francis: If Trump is ‘pro-life,’ he should extend DACA

  13-09-2017 19:08
  Weighing in on two areas of disagreement with a U.S. president with whom he has already clashed, Pope Francis said this week that climate science is clearly true, and that President Donald Trump should allow young immigrants to stay in the United States if he is truly “pro-life.”“I have heard it said that the president of the United States presents himself as a man who is pro-life, and if he is a good pro-life [man] then he will understand that the family is the cradle of life,
  
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• Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch announces his support for medical marijuana research, releases new bill

  13-09-2017 19:07
  Sen. Orrin Hatch will speak about the “possible benefits” of medical marijuana before the Senate today.“While I certainly do not support the use of marijuana for recreational purposes, the evidence shows that cannabis possesses medicinal properties that can truly change people’s lives for the better,” reads an excerpt from the Republican senator’s prepared remarks.Hatch’s address, set to begin at 1:30 p.m., accompanies a new bill he’s introducing:
  
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• 5 die at nursing home as Irma's aftermath brings new hazards

  13-09-2017 19:05
  Hollywood, Fla. • Five patients at a sweltering Hollywood nursing home died in Hurricane Irma’s aftermath as people confronted a multitude of new hazards in the storm’s wake, including oppressive heat, brush-clearing accidents and poisonous fumes from generators.Hollywood Police Chief Tom Sanchez said investigators believe the five deaths at the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills were heat-related, and added: “The building has been sealed off and we are conducting a
  
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• Yes, you can hit a beach in Utah on Saturday for International Coastal Cleanup day

  13-09-2017 19:03
  It may seem strange for Wasatch Front residents to be asked to celebrate International Coastal Cleanup day Saturday.But there are two events for the day planned and volunteers are needed for both.One will be held from 9 a.m. until noon at the Great Salt Lake Marina.Sign up at www.fogsl.org or contact Holly Simonsen at [email protected] other is scheduled at Utah Lake, 4700 Lincoln Beach Road in Spanish Fork, from 8 a.m. until noon. Be prepared to get dirty by wearing boots or sturdy shoes
  
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• [NBA] - Jazz Announce Basketball Staff Additions and Promotion

  13-09-2017 19:00 via sportspyder.com
  ... s from Northwestern University. Schwartz, who enters his third year with the Jazz, previously worked as a basketball operations assistant to Head Coach Quin S ...
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Morning links: Utah Jazz on Sports Illustrated's Top 100 list; Garett Bolles gives a hug

  13-09-2017 18:42 via sportspyder.com
  ... ve run to the semifinals of the Eurobasket tournament, and its head coach is Jazz assistant Igor Kokoskov. On Tuesday, ESPN's Mark Jones praised Kokoskov on T ...
  
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• Jazz Announce Basketball Staff Additions and Promotion Details: on.nba.com/2xkXE71 https://t.co/b4KaTmD7gi

  13-09-2017 18:41 via twitter.com
  
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• Morning links: Utah Jazz on Sports Illustrated's Top 100 list; Garett Bolles gives a hug

  13-09-2017 18:30
  With NBA season around the corner, The Crossover has begun unveiling its annual list of top 100 NBA players of 2018, and five Utah Jazz players appear so far.Rodney Hood is No. 87, Derrick Favors is No. 67, new point guard Ricky Rubio is No. 61 and Rudy Gobert is all the way up at No. 15.Former Jazzman Gordon Hayward is just behind Gobert at No. 16. Sports Illustrated mistakenly said George Hill (63) is still with Utah.The Top 10 will be unveiled Wednesday.Someone needs a hugBack in August, form
  
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• ESPN distances itself from anchor Jemele Hill's Trump tweets

  13-09-2017 18:02
  Bristol, Conn. • ESPN distanced itself from anchor Jemele Hill’s tweets one day after she called President Donald Trump “a white supremacist” and “a bigot.”“The comments on Twitter from Jemele Hill regarding the president do not represent the position of ESPN,” the network tweeted Tuesday from its public relations department’s account. “We have addressed this with Jemele and she recognizes her actions were inappropriate.”ESPN State
  
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