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• Commentary: We stand with Bears Ears and Grand Staircase for the long haul

  07-12-2017 23:59
  Monday, President Trump signed an executive order gutting Bears Ears National Monument by 85 percent and cutting Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in half. This has been marked as the largest elimination of protected land in U.S. history, second of course to the taking of millions of land from indigenous people over the past centuries. Despite the grief and rage that fills many hearts, the people’s response should also inspire hope that the future of these lands doesn’t res
  
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• Enter to win 1️⃣ pair of tickets to the Jazz/Thunder game on Dec. 23 & 1️⃣ pair of tickets to the Beehive Classic (… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  07-12-2017 23:39 via twitter.com
  Enter to win 1️⃣ pair of tickets to the Jazz/Thunder game on Dec. 23 & 1️⃣ pair of tickets to the Beehive Classic (… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz injury report: Raul Neto probable, Rodney Hood out

  07-12-2017 23:36 via sportspyder.com
  ...frequent injury woes continue. However, there is a bit of good news for the Jazz going into tonight, namely that Raul Neto is listed as probable after dealin ...
  
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• ‘Behind the Headlines’: Trump trims monuments, Hatch distances himself from Moore and the president backs Utah’s senior senator

  07-12-2017 23:36
  President Donald Trump visits Utah to break up and downsize the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, hardens his stance on the candidacy of Roy Moore, the GOP Senate candidate from Alabama. And Trump endorses Hatch for an eighth term in Congress.
  At 9 a.m. Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Christopher Smart and Brian Maffly, Washington Bureau Chief Thomas Burr and editorial page editor George Pyle join KCPW’s Roger McDonough to talk about
  
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• Same-sex marriage legalized in Australia

  07-12-2017 23:27
  Australia legalized same-sex marriage Thursday, paving the way for the first gay weddings to be held early next year and triggering jubilant celebrations at Parliament House.Lawmakers and supporters of marriage equality in the public gallery cheered and applauded as the legislation was passed in the lower chamber, three weeks after the public overwhelmingly backed changing the law in a nationwide survey."Australia has done it," Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said. "Every Australian had their sa
  
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• Looking forward to each one of those blocks 👏👏👏 make sure you all follow @RudysFoundation 👍 twitter.com/rudygobert27/s…

  07-12-2017 23:21 via twitter.com
  Looking forward to each one of those blocks 👏👏👏 make sure you all follow @RudysFoundation 👍 twitter.com/rudygobert27/s…
  
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• Clogged drains cause flooding inside Salt Lake City grocery store

  07-12-2017 23:10
  Health inspectors closed the deli inside a Smith’s Marketplace at 455 S. 500 East in Salt Lake City for several hours on Wednesday after clogged floor drains caused waste water to back up into food preparation areas.The area where ready-to-eat foods are made was shut down for “presenting an imminent health hazard,” a notice on the department website showed.The water problems were fixed Thursday and health inspectors allowed the area to reopen to the public, officials said.
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• U.S. still planning for Olympics despite confusion at White House

  07-12-2017 23:08
  Members of the Trump administration surprised the U.S. Olympic Committee by suggesting the nation's participation at the upcoming Pyeongchang Games in South Korea was "an open question," and the USOC responded by saying it has no plans on pulling out.The confusion began when U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley, in response to a question in a Fox News interview, said "There's an open question" about whether the U.S. team would travel to South Korea, where tensions have grown high after a series of missil
  
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• Argentine judge seeks arrest of ex-President Fernandez

  07-12-2017 23:03
  Buenos Aires, Argentina • A federal judge on Thursday asked Argentina’s Senate to allow the arrest of former President Cristina Fernandez on a charge of treason for allegedly covering up the role of Iranians in a 1994 bomb attack on a Jewish center.Judge Claudio Bonadio asked lawmakers to remove Fernandez’s immunity from arrest, which she gained upon being elected senator. She was sworn in last week. While Fernandez, who was president from 2007 to 2015, faces several other court
  
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• SLC’s Nathan Chen leads Japan Grand Prix, final international Olympic tuneup

  07-12-2017 23:02
  Nagoya, Japan • Salt Lake City native Nathan Chen finished first in the men's short program at the Grand Prix Final on Thursday, the last major international competition before the Pyeongchang Olympics.Skating to "Nemesis," the American opened with a quad lutz, triple toe loop combination and added a quad flip and a triple axel for 103.32 points."I made a couple of mistakes on the landing of both quads," Chen said. "But the triple axel was improved from Skate America so I am happy with that
  
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• Don't have tickets for tonight's Jazz-Rockets game? 😲 We are ➡️ GIVING AWAY ⬅️ tickets to the first 50 people who… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  07-12-2017 22:59 via twitter.com
  Don't have tickets for tonight's Jazz-Rockets game? 😲We are ➡️ GIVING AWAY ⬅️ tickets to the first 50 people who… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Analysis: The FCC’s net neutrality plan may have even bigger ramifications in light of obscure court case

  07-12-2017 22:58
  Washington • The Federal Communications Commission's plan to eliminate its net neutrality rules next week is expected to hand a major victory to Internet service providers. But any day now, a federal court is expected to weigh in on a case that could dramatically expand the scope of that deregulation — potentially giving the industry an even bigger win, and leaving the government even less prepared to handle net neutrality complaints in the future, according to consumer groups.The cas
  
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• Tonight's 🗝 Matchup: Rudy Gobert vs. Clint Capela Tipoff: 8:30PM MT #HOUatUTA https://t.co/tpuj70hAPQ

  07-12-2017 22:30 via twitter.com
  
  Tonight's 🗝 Matchup: Rudy Gobert vs. Clint CapelaTipoff: 8:30PM MT#HOUatUTA https://t.co/tpuj70hAPQ
  
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• Regional leaders accuse Trump of trying to ‘blow’ up the region with Jerusalem move

  07-12-2017 22:28
  Istanbul • Leaders from across the Middle East condemned on Thursday President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, with U.S. allies and foes alike denouncing the move as reckless and likely to ignite further violence in the region.Criticism of the move — which breaks with decades of U.S. policy — poured in from U.S. allies and foes alike, from Morocco to Saudi Arabia to Iran.Jerusalem, while divided, is considered holy by Jews, Christians, and Muslims. T
  
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• Donovan Mitchell Shootaround Interview - 12.7.17 #HOUatUTA @ZionsBank https://t.co/ksdcDWByIE

  07-12-2017 22:15 via twitter.com
  
  Donovan Mitchell Shootaround Interview - 12.7.17#HOUatUTA @ZionsBank https://t.co/ksdcDWByIE
  
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• Dana Milbank: Doesn't Trump ever get tired of losing so much?

  07-12-2017 22:14
  “We’re going to win so much, you’re going to be so sick and tired of winning. ... And I’m going to say, ‘I’m sorry, but we’re going to keep winning, winning, winning.‘”— Presidential candidate Donald Trump, May 2016“We don’t have any wins on the board yet.”— Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Dec. 5, 2017Washington • We are losing, losing, losing.We are losing with North Korea, getting closer to nuclear war.
  
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• Rudy Gobert Shootaround Interview - 12.7.17 #HOUatUTA @ZionsBank https://t.co/3OcWwmNIel

  07-12-2017 22:01 via twitter.com
  
  Rudy Gobert Shootaround Interview - 12.7.17#HOUatUTA @ZionsBank https://t.co/3OcWwmNIel
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Donovan Mitchell: The record slayer

  07-12-2017 21:52 via sportspyder.com
  ... ize Jazz fans in the entire state of Utah as opposed to just Salt Lake City. You may...
  
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• Utah Jazz injury report: Raul Neto probable, Rodney Hood out

  07-12-2017 21:25
  Tonight’s Utah Jazz injury report has a bit of good news as well as some continued bad news as they prepare to face the Houston Rockets. As the Utah Jazz prepare to face off against the Houston Rockets tonight in a nationally televised bout on TNT, it appears that they will once again be without […]
  Utah Jazz injury report: Raul Neto probable, Rodney Hood out - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• Skirmishes break out in West Bank, Gaza Strip over US decision on Jerusalem move

  07-12-2017 21:24
  Ramallah, West Bank • Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli soldiers Thursday in Jerusalem, Ramallah and other places in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, burning posters of President Donald Trump and American flags a day after Trump decisively sided with Israel by announcing U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as its capital.Israeli police said three protesters were arrested in Jerusalem and that the situation was under control. The big test, however, comes Friday when large crowds leave mosqu
  
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• State legislator calls on LDS Church leaders to take a stance. Are they for or against his hate crimes bill?

  07-12-2017 21:21
  A former Utah legislator said opposition from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had “snuffed out” his proposed hate crimes bill in 2016. The next year, church officials made no comment on the issue — but state Sen. Daniel Thatcher’s bill still didn’t receive a public hearing.With hate crime incidents on the rise, Thatcher is now urging the church to officially clarify its position before the upcoming legislative session, where he has proposed a similar
  
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• Monson: BYU quarterback legend Robbie Bosco says the Cougars’ problems are “fixable.” He just doesn’t want to do the fixing

  07-12-2017 21:20
  Asked if he would like to be considered for BYU’s open offensive coordinator job, Cougars legend Robbie Bosco hesitated for the length of time it takes a lightning bolt to crackle out of the sky and hit the ground.“No,” he said.The way he said it made you think such a challenge would rank on his to-do list somewhere between swimming naked across the piranha-infested Amazon at feeding time and disemboweling himself. Thanks, but … uh, no.The only quarterback at BYU to win
  
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• Improved Jazz hunting for a win over high-powered Houston Rockets

  07-12-2017 21:11
  James Harden recently told media that he enjoys watching Donovan Mitchell — the rookie reacts to that quote. pic.twitter.com/M8g8jmquMT— Kyle Goon (@kylegoon) December 7, 2017
  The Jazz are 8-1 when scoring 110 points or more this season.That one — yikes.The 137-110 beatdown the Houston Rockets (18-4) laid on the Jazz (13-12) last month is still Utah’s biggest loss of the season. James Harden scored 56 points and the Rockets piled up 23 threes while breaking away for good
  
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• After abruptly firing the last police chief, Draper promotes from within

  07-12-2017 21:07
  Draper officials have announced their next pick for police chief: John Eining, who had previously served as deputy chief.Eining has been the interim chief for the last two weeks, after city council members voted to abruptly fire previous chief Bryan Roberts.City officials won’t say publicly what led to the chief’s dismissal, saying only that “it was time for a change.”Eining has been with the department since February 2014, according to a Wednesday news release.“Joh
  
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• South Salt Lake changes its liquor laws to attract breweries, distilleries

  07-12-2017 20:57
  South Salt Lake approved a series of liquor law changes that could attract more breweries, distilleries and wineries and ultimately revitalize certain portions of the city.The City Council unanimously approved the changes, 6-0, during its meeting Wednesday. Under the changes, South Salt Lake no longer has a quota on the number of breweries within city limits. Previously, it allowed only one for every 10,000 residents. With two breweries, it had already met the cap.In addition, small brewers no l
  
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• Republicans hammer Mueller, FBI as Russia investigation intensifies

  07-12-2017 20:57
  Washington • Republican activists and lawmakers are engaged in a multi-front attack on Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe of possible connections between associates of President Donald Trump and Russian agents, trying to stop or curtail the investigation as it moves further into Trump's inner circle.For months, the president and his allies have been seizing on any whiff of possible impropriety by Mueller's team or the FBI to argue that the Russia probe is stacked against Trump — p
  
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• Somali refugee who was sentenced to probation for two Salt Lake City rapes will likely be deported

  07-12-2017 20:45
  A Somali refugee who had been sentenced to probation after serving six years in a juvenile detention facility for raping two Utah women in 2011 may soon be deported, officials confirmed Thursday.Mohammed Ali Mohammed, now 20, was supposed to be on strict probation for five years, after a 3rd District judge on Nov. 27 opted to give him a chance at probation instead of a lengthy term in adult prison.The sentencing came a month before Mohammed’s 21st birthday — the time when he would ag
  
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• Pearl Harbor survivors remember those killed 76 years ago

  07-12-2017 20:44
  Honolulu • Survivors gathered Thursday at the site of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor to remember fellow servicemen killed in the early morning raid 76 years ago.About 20 survivors attended the event at a grassy looking overlooking harbor and the USS Arizona Memorial. They were joined by a several thousand Navy sailors, officials and members of the public.Gilbert Meyer, who lived through the 1941 Japanese bombing, said he returned because of his shipmates from the USS Utah — and c
  
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• Rocky Mountain Raceways announces it will shut down after the 2018 season

  07-12-2017 20:25
  West Valley City • Rocky Mountain Raceways is calling it a day.
  The long-running race track, which opened in 1968 and has featured oval, motocross and drag racing at the western edge of the Salt Lake Valley since then, will cease operations after the 2018 season, track officials announced Thursday.
  The track property, which includes just over 50 acres, was sold in 2014. The new owners, Freeport West, granted RMR’s managers a five-year lease to continue operating at that time. But with
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Rodney Hood out, Raul Neto probable for Utah Jazz vs. Houston Rockets on Thursday night

  07-12-2017 20:17 via sportspyder.com
  ... h overall that Hood has missed this season. Neto has missed three out of the Jazz's last four contests. Originally it was because of hamstring soreness, but h ...
  
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• Rodney Hood out, Raul Neto probable for Utah Jazz vs. Houston Rockets on Thursday night

  07-12-2017 20:10
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Jazz will once again be without Rodney Hood on Thursday night when they face the Houston Rockets at Vivint Arena, and they might also be sans Raul Neto.Hood has been ruled out for the game because of left ankle soreness, while Neto has been designated as probable because of the right foot soreness he's been dealing with.This will mark the sixth-straight game and eighth overall that Hood has missed this season.Neto has missed three out of the Jazz's last four conte
  
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• Lindsey Vonn on whether she'll visit Trump White House: 'Absolutely not. Nope.'

  07-12-2017 20:10
  Lindsey Vonn is one of the most heralded Alpine skiers of all time, and for good reason: Her 77 World Cup victories are the most-ever by a woman, and Ingemar Stenmark's all-time record of 86 is within reach. But for all her success, she only has two Olympic medals, a tally she would like to grow this winter at the Pyeongchang Olympics.And if she does, don't expect her to celebrate with President Donald Trump at the White House."I hope to represent the people of the United States, not the preside
  
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• Richard Davis: Mitt Romney has a party to run for U.S. Senate. It just isn’t the Republican Party

  07-12-2017 20:04
  President Trump came to Utah this week. In addition to drastically cutting the size of two national monuments, he also attempted to cut Mitt Romney out of the Republican Party. The president all but endorsed Orrin Hatch for re-election. That provided Hatch with the signal to Utahns that he should run again. But it also signaled that Romney does not have a place in the race for the GOP nomination.Yet, it is not the end of the road for Romney’s public service. He can still run for U.S. Senat
  
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• James Franco makes a good movie about a bad one in ‘The Disaster Artist’

  07-12-2017 20:04
  James Franco’s exuberant directing effort “The Disaster Artist” is a love letter to bad moviemaking — and how much you can embrace that kind of badness may determine how much you’ll enjoy his efforts.That’s not to say “The Disaster Artist” is a bad movie. Far from it. It’s smart and funny and knowing, and is propelled by a strong cast led by Franco himself and his brother Dave as a hapless duo making what future generations will call the wors
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Former Utah Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko's home reportedly burns down in massive California wildfires

  07-12-2017 19:59 via sportspyder.com
  ... help fight wildfires He moved to the NBA from CSKA Moscow and played for the Jazz from 2001 to 2011, earning an NBA All-Star nod in 2004 and an NBA All-Defens ...
  
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• Former Utah Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko's home reportedly burns down in massive California wildfires

  07-12-2017 19:55
  Former Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko’s house reportedly has burned down in the wildfires that have engulfed southern California. According to a tweet Wednesday night from Kirilenko’s former Brooklyn Nets teammate Jason Collins, the home was lost in the Skirball Fire raging in the Bel-Air area of Los Angeles. “I have left my home because my area is under voluntary evacuation, but my thoughts are with my former teammate Andrei Kirilenko & his wife Masha whose house was lost i
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz: What is a realistic win total?

  07-12-2017 19:55 via sportspyder.com
  ...Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers, LA Clippers and Memphis Grizzlies. So the Jazz are one of nine teams vying for eight playoff spots. The Golden State Warrio ...
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz-Houston Rockets 12/7: Key matchup

  07-12-2017 19:55 via sportspyder.com
  ...12/7/2017.   When he’s playing like this, he’s been the best player for the Jazz (and sometimes best for both teams). Since Harden is a liability on defense...
  
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• Study: Most accurate climate change models predict the most alarming consequences

  07-12-2017 19:31
  The climate change simulations that best capture current planetary conditions are also the ones that predict the most dire levels of human-driven warming, according to a statistical study released in the journal Nature on Wednesday.The study, by Patrick Brown and Ken Caldeira of the Carnegie Institution for Science in Stanford, California, examined the high-powered climate change simulations, or models, that researchers use to project the future of the planet based on the physical equations that
  
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• Nearly 100 Utah firefighters head to California to help fight wildfires

  07-12-2017 19:27
  On Thursday morning, 98 Utah firefighters departed from Provo to help fight massive wildfires in southern California.The largest of four wildfires — the Thomas Fire — had burned 96,000 acres as of Thursday morning, three days after it began. The flames threatened several cities near Los Angeles, forcing thousands of mandatory evacuations and destroying nearly 200 homes and buildings, according to the Associated Press, though that number is expected to grow.The Utah crews come from 20
  
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• .@UofUHealth Injury Update: - Rodney Hood is OUT - Raul Neto is PROBABLE #HOUatUTA

  07-12-2017 19:19 via twitter.com
  .@UofUHealth Injury Update: - Rodney Hood is OUT - Raul Neto is PROBABLE #HOUatUTA
  
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• Minnesota Sen. Al Franken, once a rising star in Democratic Party, is resigning amid sexual misconduct allegations

  07-12-2017 19:06
  Washington • Minnesota Sen. Al Franken announced Thursday he will resign from Congress in the coming weeks following a wave of sexual misconduct allegations and the collapse of support from his Democratic colleagues, a swift political fall for a once-rising Democratic star.“I may be resigning my seat, but I am not giving up my voice,” Franken said in the otherwise-hushed Senate chamber.Franken quit just a day after new allegations brought the number of women alleging misconduct
  
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• Intriguing food, colorful vibe and star tequilas make it easier to accept the high final tab at Salt Lake City's new Alamexo Cantina

  07-12-2017 19:06
  Matt Lake, the award-winning chef behind the successful Mexican restaurant Alamexo in downtown Salt Lake City, has long wanted to open a more casual, family-friendly complement to that fine-dining establishment.He recently debuted a sister spot, called Alamexo Cantina, in the 9th and 9th district, adding regional Mexican flavor to a lineup of American, Thai, Italian and Middle Eastern fare found on 900 South.He nailed the lively, vibrant vibe, with the space’s Mexican-tiled bar and colorfu
  
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• As time goes by, ‘Casablanca’ at 75 still has the power to thrill

  07-12-2017 19:05
  It was 75 years ago, a couple of decades before I was born, but I remember every detail. The Germans wore gray, she wore blue.Any time anyone asks me to name my favorite movie of all time — an occupational hazard for a movie critic — I answer “Casablanca,” which had its premiere on Nov. 26, 1942, in New York and opened nationwide in January 1943.I choose “Casablanca” as my lifetime No. 1 movie over a lot of the usual suspects — “Citizen Kane,&rdquo
  
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• Fun-loving Cosy Burnett leads BYU into NCAA women’s volleyball Sweet 16 match at No. 4 Kentucky

  07-12-2017 19:00
  Every good team has a player who can keep things loose and free when situations call for that kind of attitude and mindset.For BYU’s No. 7-ranked women’s volleyball team, that player is Cosette “Cosy” Burnett, a senior middle blocker in the highly successful program that is making its sixth straight trip to the NCAA women’s volleyball quarterfinals this weekend.The 13th-seeded Cougars (30-2) will take on No. 4 seed Kentucky (28-3) on the Wildcats’ home court
  
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• Weber State's Stefan Cantwell hoping to make more history in FCS playoffs vs. James Madison

  07-12-2017 18:50
  Weber State quarterback Stefan Cantwell shredded Southern Utah’s defense with his passing and running, and then he framed the Wildcats’ postseason run.“You’re making history, as you go through the playoffs,” he said.Cantwell has made a career of memorable moments. No quarterback in Utah football history could match his credentials of leading Bingham High School to two state championships, Snow College to a bowl victory and Weber State to the FCS quarterfinals, with
  
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• #tbt December 7, 2009 - Carlos Boozer scored 27 points, 1 steal, 5 assists, and 7 rebounds as the Jazz went on to d… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  07-12-2017 18:29 via twitter.com
  #tbt December 7, 2009 - Carlos Boozer scored 27 points, 1 steal, 5 assists, and 7 rebounds as the Jazz went on to d… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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