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• Moore refuses to concede as some supporters push stories of 'voter fraud'

  14-12-2017 23:43
  Two days after losing Alabama’s special Senate election, Republican nominee Roy Moore has yet to concede the race — and a small cheering section in conservative media is hoping that he never will.Moore, who suggested on election night that the race would go to a recount, said in a Wednesday web video that late-counted ballots could change the results of the election.“We have not received the final count to include military and provisional ballots,” Moore said. “This
  
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• Tavis Smiley, suspended by PBS, vows to fight back

  14-12-2017 23:28
  New York • PBS has suspended radio and TV host Tavis Smiley after finding what it called “troubling allegations” of sexual misconduct, making him the second high-profile star to be ousted from a network known for its high-brow, genteel programming.The Public Broadcasting Service said Wednesday an independent investigation by a law firm uncovered “multiple, credible allegations of conduct that is inconsistent with the values and standards of PBS.” His show’s pag
  
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• Utah law enforcement warns against drunken driving ahead of increased holiday season patrols

  14-12-2017 23:25
  Jan McMillian wept while talking about a March 2015 crash that killed her 27-year-old son, Michael McMillian.At a Thursday morning news conference announcing increased police efforts to clamp down on drunk driving during the holiday season, Jan McMillian and her husband, Michael McMillian Sr., told the story of the fatal crash in an effort to warn people against driving drunk, or letting friends drive drunk. The McMillians were joined by Utah Highway Patrol officials, who announced that law enfo
  
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• Deal with BYU, UVU means 100K Utah County residents to receive free bus, train passes

  14-12-2017 23:10
  Beginning next August, about 100,000 Utah County residents will receive free Utah Transit Authority passes annually for at least a decade — thanks to deals between that agency and Brigham Young University and Utah Valley University.“This is an effort to provide a service to our campus community that will also reduce congestion and promote clean air in the valley,” said BYU President Kevin J. Worthen.The announcement came on a day when an inversion trapped dense smog in valleys
  
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• Wife to run for seat of Kentucky lawmaker who killed himself amid sexual assault allegations

  14-12-2017 23:07
  Frankfort, Ky. • The wife of a Kentucky lawmaker who killed himself after a sexual assault allegation surfaced this week defended her husband and said she will run for his seat because “these high-tech lynchings based on lies and half-truths can’t be allowed to win the day.”In a statement Thursday, a day after Dan Johnson’s suicide, Rebecca Johnson said she has been fighting behind her husband for 30 years and “his fight will go on.”“Dan is gone but
  
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• Jennifer Rubin: Make no mistake: Trumpism is Bannonism

  14-12-2017 23:05
  The new shtick in GOP circles is to applaud Roy Moore’s loss and vilify Steve Bannon as a threat to conservatism. I get that, but why do many of these same people still back President Donald Trump?After all, Bannonism - the “philosophy” that Trump ran on and adopted - is a toxic brew of anti-government nihilism, protectionism, America First-ism, white nationalism, evangelical grievance-mongering, Russian bootlicking and seething hatred of the media. There’s little to no d
  
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• Rubio’s defection threatens Senate GOP's margin on tax bill

  14-12-2017 23:03
  Washington • Republican Sen. Marco Rubio declared Thursday he will vote against the GOP’S sweeping tax package unless negotiators expand its child tax credit, jeopardizing the Republicans’ razor-thin margin as they try to muscle the $1.5 trillion bill through Congress next week.Rubio wants to increase the portion of the basic $2,000-per-child tax credit that would go to low-income families. In the current bill, families that pay little or no income tax would get only $1,100 per
  
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• Utah’s Red Rocks come in at No. 2 in Pac-12 preseason poll

  14-12-2017 23:02
  The nation’s college gymnastics coaches apparently think the Utes are stronger than the Pac-12 coaches believe.The Utes, picked fifth nationally, are ranked second in the Pac-12 coaches preseason poll.UCLA, which was sixth in the national poll, is the projected winner of the Pac-12 by receiving 47 points, including five first-place votes.Utah is second with 44 points, including three first-place votes.The Utes won the Pac-12 in 2014, 2015 and 2017, while the Bruins won it in 2012 and 2016.
  
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• Academy product Aaron Herrera leaves New Mexico, is likely headed to RSL

  14-12-2017 23:02
  Real Salt Lake Academy product Aaron Herrera announced that he was leaving the University of New Mexico on Instagram late Wednesday, likely signaling his forthcoming signing with RSL.“I’m extremely thankful for my teammates, coaches, academic staff, friends, and all of the great Lobo soccer fans that make this program what it is,” Herrera, 20, wrote on Instagram. “But now it’s on to a new chapter.”https://instagram.com/p/BcqsDdpl6FQ/RSL is in need of a right b
  
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• After grumbling about Grand Staircase monument, House committee looks at creating a new, smaller national park

  14-12-2017 23:01
  Washington • A congressional hearing Thursday on a proposal to create a new national park out of the remnants of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument focused on the long-simmering angst with President Bill Clinton’s designation 21 years before.Republicans on a House Natural Resources subcommittee said they planned to take the opportunity to make it right after President Donald Trump dismantled the 1.9 million- acre monument and replaced it with three smaller footprints.Form
  
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• From one gamer to another, and in the spirit of @UtahJazzGaming! 🎮 #SomethingYouMayNotKnow https://t.co/AwP8ZtX6g5

  14-12-2017 22:58 via twitter.com
  
  From one gamer to another, and in the spirit of @UtahJazzGaming! 🎮#SomethingYouMayNotKnow https://t.co/AwP8ZtX6g5
  
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• That's some good company... twitter.com/AndrewDBailey/…

  14-12-2017 22:32 via twitter.com
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• Utah Jazz update: Joe Johnson back in action against Boston Celtics

  14-12-2017 22:16
  After missing the last 21 games with a wrist injury Utah Jazz forward Joe Johnson is set to make his return against the Boston Celtics this Friday. Throughout preseason play, with Rudy Gobert dominating and Dante Exum playing lights-out, I never thought we’d get to a point in the season where a 36-year-old Joe Johnson’s […]
  Utah Jazz update: Joe Johnson back in action against Boston Celtics - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Former Utah Jazz draft pick Trey Lyles starting to ball out

  14-12-2017 22:14 via sportspyder.com
  ... ite of how well Mitchell has played and continues to play, and regardless of Jazz fans’ feelings towards Trey Lyles, the young man out of Kentucky deserves so ...
  
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• Post Malone, Kaskade, Big Boi headline Park City Live's Snow Fest, during Sundance Film Festival

  14-12-2017 21:59
  Park City Live has set the line-up for Snow Fest 2018, the series of concerts the club will stage to run during the Sundance Film Festival.Tickets for the shows are on sale now on the club’s website. Patrons must be 21 or older to attend. Park City Live is located at 427 Main St., in Park City’s Old Main district.Here’s the line-up:Friday, Jan. 19 • Kaskade, singer-musician-DJ. Tickets start at $90.Saturday, Jan. 20 • Post Malone, rapper-singer-guitarist. Tickets star
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - FIRST LOOK: Utah Jazz’s Nike City Jersey

  14-12-2017 21:07 via sportspyder.com
  ... tequila sunrise uniforms. Poll After seeing the latest previews of the Utah Jazz City Uniform do you love them! like them. Could have been worse. Still don’t ...
  
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• Is Yoeli Childs the new face of BYU men's basketball?

  14-12-2017 20:41
  Provo • The departures of center Eric Mika and guard Nick Emery from the BYU basketball team this season for totally different reasons left the Cougars with huge holes to fill in their starting lineup.Drastically improved sophomore Yoeli Childs, with plenty of help from a selfless supporting cast, is causing BYU fans to forget about two-thirds of the famed Lone Peak Three through 10 games this season.Thanks in large part to the play of the 6-foot-8 Childs, the supposedly rebuilding Cougars
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - After four straight losses, Quin Snyder and the Jazz conclude they have an effort problem

  14-12-2017 20:38 via sportspyder.com
  ... vement bad news for Jazz Jazz facing a murderer’s row of NBA superstars on road trip. One seasoned Utah ve ...
  
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• Disney buying large part of 21st Century Fox in $52.4B deal

  14-12-2017 20:36
  New York • Disney is buying the Murdoch family’s Fox movie and television studios and some cable and international TV businesses for about $52.4 billion, as the home of Mickey Mouse tries to meet competition from technology companies in the entertainment business.Disney’s all-stock deal for 21st Century Fox gives it the studios that produce the Avatar movies, “The Simpsons” and “Modern Family,” though Murdoch will form a new company to keep the U.S. telev
  
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• After four straight losses, Quin Snyder and the Jazz conclude they have an effort problem

  14-12-2017 20:33
  Boston • Quin Snyder was blunt in assessing the current the state of the Jazz.Snyder knows they aren’t the Houston Rockets or Golden State Warriors, or even the Cleveland Cavaliers. They aren’t good enough to simply show up and win basketball games. To win, Snyder said after Wednesday’s loss to the lowly Chicago Bulls, the Jazz have to be engaged physically and mentally. Even small lapses will lead to defeats.The problem of late is they haven’t been. Heading into Fri
  
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• Former Utah Jazz draft pick Trey Lyles starting to ball out

  14-12-2017 20:25
  Despite his poor finish with the Utah Jazz and slow start with the Denver Nuggets, Trey Lyles is actually beginning to play quite well for his new squad. The Utah Jazz’s 12th pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, Trey Lyles, will likely always be remembered for two things. First, that he was the one the […]
  Former Utah Jazz draft pick Trey Lyles starting to ball out - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• .@UofUHealth Injury Report: Raul Neto (concussion) is out. Joe Johnson (Right Wrist Tendon Instability) is available. #UTAatBOS

  14-12-2017 20:18 via twitter.com
  .@UofUHealth Injury Report:Raul Neto (concussion) is out.Joe Johnson (Right Wrist Tendon Instability) is available. #UTAatBOS
  
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• Is this new Salt Lake City restaurant culinary heaven or hell? Neither. It’s Purgatory

  14-12-2017 20:10
  The owners of Sapa Grill restaurant must have been channeling the Holy Spirit when they named the nearby bar they own Purgatory. In terms of a culinary experience, it’s neither heaven nor hell, but exists somewhere in the murky middle.As bar food goes, it’s better than most, although there’s an overreliance on fried food. Still, the kitchen does some fun things with that. An impressive lineup of french fries, for example, is topped with everything from curry puree to enchilada
  
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• National parks to slash number of free days for visitors in 2018, first will come up in January

  14-12-2017 20:06
  The National Park Service has reduced the number of free days at its more than 400 locations from 10 in 2017 to four in 2018.Free days during the coming year are Jan. 15 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day; April 21, the first day of National Park Week; Sept. 22, for National Public Lands Day; and Nov. 11 for Veterans Day.The entrance fee waiver for the free days does not cover amenity or user fees for activities such as camping, boat launches, transportation or special tours, according to a news rel
  
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• Animated ‘Ferdinand’ is a big, beefy slice of slapstick fun

  14-12-2017 20:04
  The animated story “Ferdinand” is a load of bull, and that’s a compliment.Brazilian director Carlos Saldanha, who helmed the “Rio” movies and two installments of the “Ice Age” franchise, transforms Munro Leaf’s 1936 children’s book into a free-wheeling and fun adventure story that will delight and amuse.Ferdinand was born on a ranch in Spain that raises the bovine competition for bullfighters. But unlike his dad (voiced by Jeremy Sisto) and t
  
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• West Jordan police receive report of possible child abduction, ask parents to check on their children

  14-12-2017 19:53
  After hearing a report of a possible child abduction from a 10-year-old boy, West Jordan police on Thursday morning are asking that community members verify that their children are where they’re supposed to be.According to Sgt. J.C. Holt, the boy reported that just after 7:40 a.m. he had seen “some type of confrontation,” including a verbal argument, near at an apartment complex at 3951 W. Serenity View Way (6820 South).The boy reported that after a brief struggle, he saw a man
  
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• FCC votes to repeal its net neutrality rules

  14-12-2017 19:38
  Washington • Federal regulators voted Thursday to allow Internet providers to speed up service for some apps and websites - and block or slow down others — in a decision repealing landmark, Obama-era regulations for broadband companies such as AT&T and Verizon.The move to deregulate the telecom and cable industry is a major setback for tech companies, consumer groups and Democrats who lobbied heavily against the decision. And it marks a significant victory for Republicans who vowe
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Donovan Mitchell brings hope for the Utah Jazz

  14-12-2017 19:10 via sportspyder.com
  ... ssing seven games for a rather mysterious “ankle” injury, was active for the Jazz Wednesday night. Hood scored 15 points in 25 minutes and gave the Jazz some...
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Will the Utah Jazz win another game the rest of December?

  14-12-2017 19:08 via sportspyder.com
  ... ible… And that’s about where we’re at right now. Related Story: Can the Utah Jazz stay at .500 after a daunting December? Thanks to the victories over New Orl ...
  
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• Rolly: Utah GOP insiders call a rushed meeting without their leader to consider a $400K bailout

  14-12-2017 19:05
  Havoc within the Utah Republican Party seems to be the new normal with the latest dust-up centered on whether a small group of insiders is attempting a coup against the GOP chairman or instead has found a knight to save the party from itself.A special Central Committee meeting has been scheduled for Saturday at the offices of Entrata in Lehi, where that company’s CEO, David Bateman, will propose to pay off the party’s $400,000 debt, mostly incurred because of the GOP’s lawsuit
  
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• Monson: Utah’s Matt Gay has conquered more than football, he’s won at life

  14-12-2017 19:04
  Before Utah kicker Matt Gay sets up to hit a field goal, something he does better than any other collegian in the country, he calms and clears his mind, something that is extraordinary, nowhere near as easy to do as one might presume.There’s a whole lot to quiet down, even more to sweep aside, including the remaining edges of the harrowing darkness that once debilitated him, that once led him to thoughts of suicide, thoughts of, as he puts it, “hurting myself.”“I’m
  
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• BYU’s offense soared last time new offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes was on Cougars staff

  14-12-2017 19:03
  BYU football coach Kalani Sitake’s rebuilding of his offensive coaching staff officially began Thursday morning with the announcement from the school that the Cougars have hired LSU offensive line coach and running game coordinator Jeff Grimes as their new offensive coordinator.Grimes, who was BYU’s offensive line coach from 2004 to 2006, replaces Ty Detmer, BYU’s offensive coordinator in Sitake’s first two seasons.“Jeff has great leadership ability and outstanding
  
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• [Fanrag Sports] - The Starting 5 | Harden and Paul barely need to dribble

  14-12-2017 18:55 via sportspyder.com
  ... ook off. Unfortunately, the defense went down. So now Gobert is back and the Jazz have a dilemma on their hands. How can they get the offense out of Favors an ...
  
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• WADA shares Moscow lab evidence with Olympic sports bodies

  14-12-2017 18:50
  Lausanne, Switzerland • Evidence from a Moscow laboratory database has been shared by World Anti-Doping Agency investigators with international sports bodies who must decide on prosecuting Russian athletes for doping.Described by WADA on Thursday as “valuable new intelligence,” evidence from the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) database can implicate athletes in the Russian system of covering up positive doping tests detailed by investigator Richard McLaren.Top of
  
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• Letter: Like Icarus, Trump's courting a rude awakening

  14-12-2017 18:46
  In October of 2016, Donald Trump admitted that he said the things on the Access Hollywood tape and that he was sorry he said them. Alas, he did not say that he was sorry that he did those things. Apparently, he thinks that he can freely behave aberrantly and not face any consequences.Lately, he has said that he thinks those tapes are not real. If he had any credibility, this reversal would be against his self interest. Maybe he just cannot stop himself. Perhaps he really believes that the tapes
  
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• The NFL has a woman problem, and vice versa

  14-12-2017 18:40
  For years, the National Football League has tried to sell more tickets, pretzels, and apparel to female fans. But allegations about the league's emissaries and their behavior toward women keeps getting in the way.This week, the NFL Network, which is owned by the league, announced it was suspending Marshall Faulk, Ike Taylor, and Heath Evans while company officials investigate claims of sexual harassment made against them and others by one of their former colleagues. Agents for Faulk, Taylor and
  
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• Female-fronted bands banned? Utahns decry British club’s sexist policy

  14-12-2017 18:11
  Sorry, Stevie Nicks, you’re not welcome. Hey, Joan Jett, kick rocks. Patti Smith, hit the road. Debbie Harry, Ann Wilson, Chrissie Hynde, Pat Benatar, Lita Ford, Grace Slick — all y’all can scram.There will be no performing in this establishment by any of you. After all, our customers have decided, women “can’t sing rock.”Imagine that.A British pub/music club’s apparent decision to institute a policy that bans female-fronted bands from performing at the
  
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• Letter: In light of sexual harrassment, three key lessons

  14-12-2017 18:03
  In light of the long list of powerful men accused of sexual harassment, there are a few key lessons everyone should observe.First, sexual harassment is not just a women’s issue. It is a human issue. Abuse of any kind, performed by a man or woman, should never be tolerated. Using sex as a mechanism to gain power or influence is never appropriate.Second, while individuals are undoubtedly responsible for their actions, we all share in the blame of silently tolerating this behavior in our work
  
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• Lin-Manuel Miranda: What Puerto Ricans need now

  14-12-2017 18:02
  Since Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico 85 days ago, my Uncle Elvin hasn’t had electricity. You read that right. Eighty-five days without being able to turn on a light, or stock a refrigerator, or take a hot shower. Hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans on the island cannot do the simple things we all take for granted. Add to this lack of power the destruction of thousands of homes, rural areas still isolated, small businesses not operating and an ever-increasing migration of Puerto Ric
  
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• #tbt - December 14, 1985 - "Pistol" Pete Maravich has his number 7 retired and hung in what is now @vivintarena. Gi… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  14-12-2017 17:47 via twitter.com
  #tbt - December 14, 1985 - "Pistol" Pete Maravich has his number 7 retired and hung in what is now @vivintarena. Gi… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Wasatch Front will see temporary relief from pollution before next week’s inversion sets in

  14-12-2017 17:36
  Air quality in Salt Lake County was upgraded from the red zone to orange Thursday morning — meaning that the air is unhealthy for sensitive groups, rather than everybody — thanks to a weak cold front that cleared out much of the fog in valleys along the Wasatch Front.The National Weather Service is predicting a cold front beginning Friday night that will bring a quick breath of fresh air to valleys as the weekend begins.It will push pollution out, the NWS says, and bring a chance of
  
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• Letter: Cancerous taxation will exist as long as apathetic public allows it

  14-12-2017 17:36
  Government is a necessary evil, such as for national defense. But the beast has ominously spread beyond anything remotely envisioned by the Founding Fathers. Perhaps government’s worst characteristic is cancerous taxation, which ran amok with the income tax and spread its evil tentacles into every form of daily activity through innumerable taxes, fees, levies, etc.Taxation’s most insidious feature is its percentage basis, which results in not just raising a needed specific $10 millio
  
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• Will the Utah Jazz win another game the rest of December?

  14-12-2017 17:31
  After a poor start to the month of December and with several grueling games ahead, it’s looking more and more like the Utah Jazz may not see another victory until 2018. From the moment the 2017-18 NBA schedule was released, one of the main things that jumped out at Utah Jazz fans was the month […]
  Will the Utah Jazz win another game the rest of December? - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• Tim Cook & Charles Koch: We are thankful for the ‘dreamers’

  14-12-2017 17:30
  The holidays are upon us, and families across the United States are coming together to celebrate. Yet for about 690,000 of our neighbors, colleagues and friends, this holiday season is marked by uncertainty and fear.These are the “dreamers” — children of undocumented immigrants who are working, in countless ways, to make the United States stronger. Unless Congress acts, this holiday season might be the last one the dreamers get to spend in the country they love and call home.We
  
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• LSU assistant Jeff Grimes is BYU's new offensive coordinator

  14-12-2017 17:23
  Provo • Brigham Young University is apparently prepared to pay top dollar for an offensive coordinator to replace Ty Detmer, who was dismissed two days after the disappointing 2017 football season ended. Citing an unnamed source, the website footballscoop.com reported Wednesday night that former BYU offensive line coach Jeff Grimes, currently the offensive line coach and running game coordinator at LSU, has accepted the OC position at BYU “pending formal clearance which is expected in
  
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• Disney-Fox deal gives ESPN a local strategy to combat its financial woes

  14-12-2017 17:22
  Thursday's news release announcing Disney's deal to acquire a massive package of 21st Century Fox assets was heavy on certain specifics, especially those that deal with the entertainment world.But buried within the release is the announcement that Disney will be acquiring Fox Sports Regional Networks, a collection of cable channels that are broadcast to local subscribers across the country. (Fox Sports, the FS1 and FS2 networks and the Big Ten Network will remain with Fox.) Assuming the deal pas
  
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• 🕷️ #ROTY #TakeNote twitter.com/NBAcom/status/…

  14-12-2017 17:12 via twitter.com
  🕷️ #ROTY #TakeNote twitter.com/NBAcom/status/…
  
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• Journalists strive to get it right, in ‘The Post’ and in the real world

  14-12-2017 17:07
  Everyone likes to see themselves at their best and fears that others see them at their worst.For journalists, those extremes are on vivid display this month on movie screens and our Twitter feeds.The ideal of journalism, of people striving to find the truth and report it without intimidation from the powerful, is the engine that drives “The Post,” a new movie directed by Steven Spielberg that’s arriving in time for Oscar-season consideration. (It opens in major markets on Dec.
  
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• [Torn By Sports] - Episode 133: Rookie of the Year candidate Donovan Mitchell, Justice League

  14-12-2017 17:05 via sportspyder.com
  ... conference standings. Listener Questions delves into what lineup changes the Jazz could make. And in our Pop Culture segment, we review Justice League and Joh ...
  
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• NBA Daily: Let The NBA Trade Chatter Begin

  14-12-2017 16:51 via basketballinsiders.com
  More than 95 NBA players become trade-eligible this week. Steve Kyler breaks them down.
  
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