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• [Fox Sports] - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to address first 'jazz congress'

  18-12-2017 23:15 via sportspyder.com
  ...jazz can play in the cultural, political and social framework of today’s society. ...
  
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• Jury duty no-shows will have some explaining to do in front of a Utah judge

  18-12-2017 22:50
  Thirty-six Summit County residents will soon have to go before a judge and explain why they didn’t show up for jury duty.Their absence left a jury pool too small to pick from, and forced a mistrial last week in the case of three men who are accused of a gang-raping a 9-year-old girl at a Uintah County home in 2016.Now, Utah court officials say the 36 no-shows are each being served an order to show cause summons, meaning they’ll have to go before a 3rd District Court judge and explain
  
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• Nuggets' Trey Lyles is the most improved shooter in the NBA this year

  18-12-2017 22:25
  Trey Lyles, who the Denver Nuggets acquired this offseason, has the most improved field goal percentage in the league so far this season.
  Trey Lyles has been on fire from 3 lately. He's got 20 points on 9 shooting poss tonight, 3-3 on 3s.
  — Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) December 13, 2017The 6-foot-10 forward recently went 7-for-7 from the floor against the Detroit Pistons, including three makes from downtown as well. His game has recently evolved to this level of efficiency, considerin
  
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• Two more pregnant immigrant teens in custody ask judge to allow abortions

  18-12-2017 21:57
  Washington • Two pregnant immigrant teens in federal custody are asking a judge in Washington to direct the Trump administration to allow them to obtain abortions.The requests from the 17-year-olds are the latest challenges to the government's new policy of discouraging, and even blocking, undocumented teens in custody from terminating pregnancies.The filings in advance of a hearing set for Monday morning are part of a broader case initially brought by a Central American girl who was able t
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Donovan Mitchell is a star, potential Utah Jazz trades and a new jersey!

  18-12-2017 21:51 via sportspyder.com
  ...All-Star chances. Dunk Contest possibility for Donovan Mitchell? Is the new Jazz jersey good? More From SLC Dunk Trending Find Tickets Thu Dec 21 San Antonio ...
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz rookie roundup 12/18: Donovan “Dame Wade” Mitchell

  18-12-2017 21:51 via sportspyder.com
  ...John Coon (@johncoonsports) December 5, 2017 More from The J-Notes Utah Jazz at Houston Rockets: ROTY versus MVP? 5h ago Utah Jazz: Derrick Favors questi ...
  
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• Montana governor visits set of ‘Yellowstone’ TV show

  18-12-2017 21:43
  Hamilton, Mont. • Actor Kevin Costner welcomed Gov. Steve Bullock last week to the set of the new cable TV series “Yellowstone,” much of which is being shot at the Chief Joseph Ranch.In the main living room of the lodge, decorated for the set with historic Navajo rugs hanging from the balconies and Remington bronzes on the tables, Costner and Bullock, along with writer/director Taylor Sheridan, discussed the pros and cons of filming in Montana.Costner, looking relaxed in blue je
  
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• Time is running out for Utahns and others who lost money in Western Union scams to file refund claims

  18-12-2017 21:29
  Utah consumers who may have lost money in scams involving Western Union money transfer services have until Feb. 12 to file refund claims with the Federal Trade Commission.Consumers who used Western Union between Jan. 1, 2004 and Jan. 19, 2017 in money transfers that turned out to be fraudulent are eligible to apply online with the court appointed claims administrator, the Utah Division of Consumer Protection (DCP) said in a Monday news release.According to data obtained from Western Union, 3,790
  
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• Judicial nominee with Utah ties withdraws after fumbling questions at his confirmation

  18-12-2017 21:19
  Washington • A judicial nominee with Utah ties who failed to answer basic questions before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week has withdrawn his nomination, a White House official confirmed Monday.Matthew Spencer Petersen, who earned his undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University and law degree at the University of Virginia, had fumbled questions when grilled about his judicial experience by Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., last Thursday, a video of which went viral and earned a rebuk
  
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• Noah Feldman: Liberal thinking is muddy on new gun rights law

  18-12-2017 21:18
  The House passed the National Rifle Association’s favorite gun-rights expansion bill earlier this month, and gun-control advocates locked and loaded their favorite legal arguments against it.It’s a terrible measure, to be sure, forcing states to allow people licensed to carry concealed weapons in one state to carry them anywhere else. But that doesn’t mean it’s unconstitutional, and liberals should be careful what they wish for.To insist that the law is unconstitutional r
  
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• Twitter rolls out stricter rules on abusive content

  18-12-2017 21:17
  New York • Twitter has begun enforcing stricter policies on violent and abusive content like hateful images or symbols, including those attached to user profiles.The new guidelines, which were first announced one month ago, were put into place Monday.Monitors at the company will weigh hateful imagery in the same way they do graphic violence and adult content.If a user wants to post symbols or images that might be considered hateful, the post must be marked “sensitive media.” Oth
  
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• [The Basketball Network] - Donovan Mitchell Is Beginning To Figure Himself Out

  18-12-2017 21:03 via sportspyder.com
  ... ing overmatched physically. The Nuggets then traded Mitchell’s rights to the Jazz for Tyler Lydon and Trey Lyles. Utah, given their location and style of play ...
  
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• Amtrak train hurtles off overpass; at least 6 people killed

  18-12-2017 20:30
  DuPont, Wash. • An Amtrak train making the first-ever run along a faster new route hurtled off an overpass Monday near Tacoma and spilled some of its cars onto the highway below, killing at least six people, authorities said. The death toll was expected to rise.Seventy-eight passengers and five crew members were aboard when the train moving at more than 80 mph derailed about 40 miles (64 kilometers) south of Seattle on a route that had raised safety concerns.An official briefed on the inves
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - UConn still unanimous No. 1 in AP women's hoops poll

  18-12-2017 20:25 via sportspyder.com
  ... ant scores season-high 29, BYU beats rival Utah 77-65 Gobert, Favors hurt in Jazz's 107-95 win over Celtics No. 14 Duke loses G Boykin for season with knee in ...
  
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• Payton Dastrup’s big moment in Utah win has some wondering why BYU big doesn’t play more

  18-12-2017 20:17
  Provo • Whenever there is a sporting event happening on campus, BYU basketball player Payton Dastrup is usually there on the front row, cheering his heart out for his fellow Cougar athletes.“I have been a bleed-blue guy since birth, pretty much,” explained the Mesa, Ariz., native.Unfortunately for the enthusiastic Arizonan, that cheerleader role has often extended men’s basketball games, with him in uniform. The 6-foot-10 Dastrup has failed to get a lot of playing time des
  
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• BYU grad who went viral for fumbling through basic law questions withdraws his nomination

  18-12-2017 20:15
  Washington • A White House official says the Trump judicial nominee whose qualifications were questioned by a Republican senator has withdrawn his nomination.Matthew Peterson, who was nominated by Trump to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, has been the subject of widespread ridicule since he was unable to define basic legal terms during his confirmation hearing Wednesday.A White House official says Peterson has withdrawn his nomination and that Trump has accepte
  
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• Third time may not be the charm for Jazz when they take on Rockets tonight in Houston

  18-12-2017 20:06
  Houston • The old adage says it’s tough to beat a team three straight times. And that slender thread is what the Jazz are clinging to as they get ready to take on the Houston Rockets for the third time this season here tonight.Every other way you look at it, the odds will be stacked high against Utah at the Toyota Center.
  The Rockets, who have drubbed the Jazz in two previous meetings, have won 13 consecutive games — 11 by at least 10 points. They have the best record in the NBA
  
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• Rolly: Americans should be frightened to have Hatch heading the Senate Finance Committee — the last Utahn to do so ruined the economy

  18-12-2017 20:01
  Sen. Orrin Hatch continues to keep Utahns in suspense on whether he will run for an eighth term in 2018, but he has fueled speculation he wants to stay in Washington another six years by touting his chairmanship of the Senate Finance Committee.If that’s the reason he believes voters should keep him in office, that ought to scare the hell out of all Americans.The last Utah Republican to head the Senate Finance Committee helped push the country into the Great Depression and, after being elec
  
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• Utah Jazz rookie roundup 12/18: Donovan “Dame Wade” Mitchell

  18-12-2017 19:50
  The Utah Jazz’s Donovan Mitchell is turning heads around the league and is putting himself in place for a strong run at Rookie of the Year, despite small-market bias. This is wild, but Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz is being compared to some NBA greats and has been all season. It started with Damian […]
  Utah Jazz rookie roundup 12/18: Donovan “Dame Wade” Mitchell - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• Sorry, we're not done talking about Hayward — but soon

  18-12-2017 19:26
  Some Twitter fighting went on last week over the rumor Gordon Hayward wouldn’t show up for last Friday’s Jazz-Celtics game. But he did, to talk with media about his departure from Utah.He didn’t say anything unexpected. Hayward never does. He noted it was a hectic week back in July, that he didn’t decide to leave until the last minute, and that he remains friends with former teammates, etc.Jazz fans were ready to feel insulted if Hayward hadn’t appeared. But he went
  
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• Margaret Sullivan: What Meryl Streep and 'The Post' can teach us about the power of being a female boss

  18-12-2017 19:19
  I met Katharine Graham exactly once. It was at a white-tie dinner in Washington, a year or so before she died in 2001.Four decades separated us in age. She had long since stepped down as publisher of The Washington Post, and I had recently been named editor of the Buffalo News — the first woman to hold that top newsroom job at my hometown paper.She was, by then, an icon — and certainly an idol of mine. So I searched to find something to chat with her about, and managed to let her kno
  
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• Former Utah safety Eric Weddle gets 1,000th career tackle, grabs an interception in Ravens’ win over Browns as local star of NFL Week 15

  18-12-2017 19:17
  Each week, we’ll recap notable performances from local BYU, Utes, USU and SUU alumni in the NFL. Here’s what stood out from Week 15 of the 2017 NFL season:Denver Broncos at Indianapolis Colts (Denver won, 25-13)• Broncos RB Devontae Booker (Utah) had 11 carries for 39 yards and one catch for 10 yards. He also returned one kick for 23 yards in 23 offensive snaps and seven special teams snaps. • Broncos OT Garett Bolles (Utah) played all 79 offensive snaps and four special te
  
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• Climate change hits Winter Olympic preparation

  18-12-2017 18:40
  Saas-Fee, Switzerland • The athletes’ half-hour commute in the Swiss Alps — up two gondolas, then through a tunnel in the world’s highest underground train to a glacier at 11,000 feet — served up daily grim reminders that global warming is threatening their line of work.After exiting the train, they squelched through a field of grayish mud to reach shrinking snowfields scarred by new crevasses. Occasionally, they heard the sharp roars of glacial ice breaking off in m
  
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• FDA to target homeopathic drugs that pose safety risks

  18-12-2017 18:21
  The Food and Drug Administration proposed a tougher enforcement stance Monday toward homeopathic drugs, saying it would target products that pose the greatest safety risks, including those that contain potentially harmful ingredients or that are being marketed for serious diseases without proven benefits.Homeopathy is based on an 18th century idea that substances that cause disease symptoms can, in very small doses, cure the same symptoms. Modern medicine, backed up by numerous studies, has disp
  
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• 🎷 | 🚀 - Tonight Tipoff: 6PM MT #UTAatHOU https://t.co/HC2gWoGuS8

  18-12-2017 18:10 via twitter.com
  
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• Amtrak train derails south of Seattle

  18-12-2017 17:51
  Tacoma, Wash. • An Amtrak train derailed south of Seattle, and authorities say “injuries and casualties” were reported.The train derailed about 40 miles south of Seattle before 8 a.m. Monday, spilling at least one train car on to busy Interstate 5.The Pierce County Sheriff’s office says in a tweet that the train was heading south bound and that there were “injuries and casualties,” but no numbers were immediately available.All southbound lanes of Interstate 5 w
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz at Houston Rockets: ROTY versus MVP?

  18-12-2017 17:17 via sportspyder.com
  ... me 6 of their second-round playoff series proved the doubters exactly right. jazz The J-Notes 23hUtah Jazz 2017-18 Week 10 Outlook, Predictions More headlines ...
  
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• Fire destroys abandoned home in West Valley City

  18-12-2017 17:12
  An abandoned home has been completely destroyed following a fire in West Valley City.Firefighters say the blaze started early Sunday morning and ripped through the building located behind an apartment complex.Authorities say fire was particularly difficult to extinguish because the house had several additions with extra roofs.No one was inside or injured.The cause of the fire is under investigation.
  
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• Here are 10 winter activities in Utah, no snow required

  18-12-2017 17:04
  When the gifts are opened and the kids start to get bored during their holiday break from school, getting outdoors or enjoying a recreation center for a family adventure might be just the ticket to create some great memories.Given the bitter inversion along the Wasatch Front in recent days and lack of snow so far this December, that might require some creativity.Some may want to escape to a southern Utah park where the weather is warmer and the air quality much better.Others may want to stay clo
  
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• Pope Francis turns 81, blows out birthday candle on extra-long pizza

  18-12-2017 16:39
  Vatican City • Pope Francis has blown out his birthday candle on an extra-long pizza at the Vatican to the delight of children.Francis, who turned 81 on Sunday, then told the children, who use a Vatican health service, to “eat all four meters [13 feet]” saying it will make them grow.Later, thousands of children in St. Peter’s Square shouted birthday wishes to Francis. He replied from his window overlooking the square: “Thanks a lot, thanks a lot.” His birthday
  
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• McCain back in Arizona for Christmas, will miss tax vote

  18-12-2017 16:38
  Washington • Republican Sen. John McCain, who is battling brain cancer, is back home in Arizona after being treated for a viral infection and will miss the vote on the GOP tax bill.The 81-year-old senator was admitted last week to Walter Reed Medical Center, where he was dealing with the side effects of his treatment for cancer. He returned to Arizona this past weekend where he will undergo physical therapy and rehabilitation at the Mayo Clinic.His wife, Cindy, tweeted on Monday: “Not
  
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• Trump to unveil ‘America First’ national security strategy

  18-12-2017 16:32
  Washington • President Donald Trump is outlining a new national security strategy that refocuses the United States’ relationship with the rest of the world, essentially implementing his “America First” mantra on a global scale.It envisions nations in constant competition, reverses Obama-era warnings on climate change, and affirms that the United States will unilaterally defend its sovereignty, even if that means risking existing agreements with other countries that have do
  
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• ‘Significant’ incident at UK base used by U.S. Air Force

  18-12-2017 16:32
  London • British police say they are responding to a "significant" incident at a Royal Air Force based used by the U.S. Air Force.Police say it happened at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk. Police said Monday that further details would be released shortly.British media suggested an individual in a vehicle tried to force his way through a checkpoint, but this wasn't confirmed.RAF officials referred calls to police.
  
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• NBA DAILY: The Joys of Losing a Trade

  18-12-2017 16:31 via basketballinsiders.com
  In 2011, Deron Williams and Carmelo Anthony looked set to save franchises, but the teams that "lost" the trades ended up doing better in the long run.
  
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• Kragthorpe: After one kick that barely missed, Chayden Johnston becomes a footnote in Ute history, thanks to Matt Gay

  18-12-2017 16:22
  Chayden Johnston jogged onto the Rice-Eccles Stadium field to attempt a 45-yard field goal in Utah’s season opener vs. North Dakota, wearing bright orange shoes and having won the job over the country’s best kicker.Johnston’s kick sailed wide left, but not by much. “Maybe a foot,” he said more than three months later, managing to smile. “Maybe.”That’s how Johnston became a footnote in college football history.The former Bingham High School star lau
  
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• Utah Jazz at Houston Rockets: ROTY versus MVP?

  18-12-2017 15:51
  The shorthanded Utah Jazz will look to get their first win in the season series against the Houston Rockets and all eyes will be on the battle between Rookie of the Year candidate Donovan Mitchell and potential MVP James Harden. So far, despite the struggles of the Utah Jazz, the month of December has been […]
  Utah Jazz at Houston Rockets: ROTY versus MVP? - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• Tribune Editorial: The LDS Church should revise the ‘bishop's interview’

  18-12-2017 15:26
  In light of the recent social media #MeToo campaign, which has brought to light the deplorable pervasiveness of sexual harassment and abuse, some are questioning common practices that may cross similar, inappropriate lines.It turns out, it is not appropriate for adolescent and teen youth to sit in a room with a male ecclesiastical leader with the door closed and be expected to answer questions about sexual history, inclinations or desires.Salt Lake Tribune reporter Peggy Fletcher Stack recently
  
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• Gehrke: The last thing we need is for our state school boards to be another partisan battlefield

  18-12-2017 15:26
  Those of us who like Utah schools and think they do a pretty good job under some tough circumstances breathed a sigh of relief last week after a state judge struck down a law that threatened to needlessly politicize the entire education system.In 2016, the Legislature passed a law that would have implemented partisan school board elections starting next year, meaning instead of candidates running as candidates, they would start running as Democrats and Republicans.But 3rd District Judge Andrew S
  
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• Temperatures will climb across Utah before a midweek snowstorm cools it down

  18-12-2017 15:17
  High pressure will generate a warming trend across most of the state as the work week begins, but a midweek snowstorm will cool things down and affect early holiday travel.According to the National Weather Service, skies Monday and Tuesday will be partly cloudy in the northern half of the state, and mostly sunny in the south. Urban haze is expected to increase, but not to the degree it accumulated last week.On Wednesday afternoon through Thursday, a strong cold front will follow the windy, warm
  
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• Jazz’s injuries force coach Quin Snyder to get creative — again — with his rotation

  18-12-2017 15:04
  Houston • Midway through Utah’s loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night, Rodney Hood let out a slight chuckle when he looked at the guys wearing Jazz uniforms.He recognized them as his teammates, that much is obvious. But he was on the floor with teammates who he hadn’t been on the floor with much this season. And teammates who were playing different positions for the first time this season.“It was weird, I admit,” Hood said. “It was tough, but we mad
  
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• Utah's defeat at BYU secondary to loss of Donnie Tillman

  18-12-2017 14:43
  Bragging rights aside, the biggest loss the Utes suffered last week wasn’t Saturday night’s game against rival BYU.The loss of freshman forward Donnie Tillman will have a much more far-reaching effect. Tillman, who’d become a mainstay in the Utah rotation in the first nine games, sat out the BYU game with a sprained left foot. The 6-foot-7, 225-pound hard-nosed forward watched from the sideline with a protective boot as Utah fell 77-65 in the Marriott Center.“That’s
  
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• [KSL] - Jazz big Ekpe Udoh wants you to join his book club in Salt Lake City

  18-12-2017 08:45 via sportspyder.com
  ... ber 12, 2017 Udoh has hosted online conversations before. But this year, the Jazz practice facility played host to the first in-person discussion. "I was very ...
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz: Derrick Favors questionable for bout against Houston

  18-12-2017 08:07 via sportspyder.com
  ... out for the contest, so that doesn’t necessarily bode well for Faves and the Jazz. Going up against the team with the best record in the NBA, it sure would be ...
  
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• [Basketball Insiders] - LeBron’s Shoes Send ‘Equality’ Message in D.C. Game

  18-12-2017 08:06 via sportspyder.com
  ...on the Rockets’ off day Sunday and be ready to play Monday against the Utah Jazz. Harden, who was 8-of-21 from the floor against the Bucks, acknowledged that ...
  
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• Jonathan Bernstein: Paul Ryan's prospects are grim if he stays

  18-12-2017 07:43
  New reporting, first by Huffington Post’s Matt Fuller and then by Politico’s Tim Alberta and Rachel Bade, suggests Paul Ryan is on his way out of the House — perhaps leaving at some point during the current Congress, but at any rate before the next one convenes in January 2019.Whether those reports turn out to be true or not, Ryan has never appeared to see power in the House as a long-term career goal. And the medium-term outlook for Republican leaders in that chamber is extrem
  
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• [Fox Sports] - Slumping Jazz visit streaking Rockets (Dec 18, 2017)

  18-12-2017 07:27 via sportspyder.com
  ... rprise challenger in the Western Conference. On Friday night in Boston, the Jazz added two more bodies to a bloated injury list, and the following evening, t ...
  
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• [Hoops Rumors] - Northwest Notes: Mitchell, Crawford, Thunder

  18-12-2017 07:24 via sportspyder.com
  ... hatsoever,” the 21-year-old sensation averaging 18.1 points per game for the Jazz said. “ Not even the whole weekend. That’s not even been on my head at all....
  
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• Surreal ‘A Ghost Story’ is best movie of 2017, says Utah Film Critics Association

  18-12-2017 07:03
  “A Ghost Story,” a surreal drama about death and grief, is the best movie of 2017 — so say the members of the Utah Film Critics Association, who voted Sunday on the group’s major awards.The movie, directed by David Lowery (“Pete’s Dragon”), stars Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara as a young married couple whose lives are altered when he is killed in a car crash. The husband, played by Affleck wearing a sheet, continues to haunt their home, even years after s
  
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• Utah Jazz: Derrick Favors questionable for bout against Houston

  18-12-2017 06:41
  Derrick Favors’ status is still very much up in the air for the Utah Jazz’s contest against the Houston Rockets on Monday. The injury bug has been far from kind to the Utah Jazz this season. On the very game that Joe Johnson returned from injury and just a game removed from the return of […]
  Utah Jazz: Derrick Favors questionable for bout against Houston - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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