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• [The Daily Herald] - Foster's 18 leads No. 25 Creighton past Providence 83-64

  31-12-2017 23:37 via sportspyder.com
  ... ulls rally for a 92-87 win over Knicks Birthday letdown: Mitchell scores 29, Jazz top James, Cavs No. 7 West Virginia rallies for 12th straight win No. 12 Ohi ...
  
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• Overcoming four years of injuries, Park City’s Sarah Hendrickson flies back into Winter Olympics

  31-12-2017 23:32
  Park City • In the shadow of the hill where her daughter exorcised an entire Olympics cycle worth of demons, Nancy Hendrickson leaned back and exhaled. She tried to find the words adequate for the feeling, but for a few seconds, all she could do was look up to the bluebird sky, smile and breathe deeply.“That girl has gone through … hell and back,” she said. “And I’ve seen it every day.”A few feet away, Sarah Hendrickson accepted a hug from anyone who off
  
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• Buzzer-beater rims out as Utah women fall short in upset bid against Arizona State

  31-12-2017 23:31
  One defensive lapse, a snafu on an inbounds pass and a missed 3-pointer at the buzzer at the end cost the Utah women’s basketball team on Sunday against Arizona State.But after the 83-81 loss to the Sun Devils, the Utes couldn’t help but look back at the beginning of the contest, when Arizona State jumped out to a 15-point lead at the end of the first quarter.Although Utah (10-3, 1-1) fought back into contention, the start was a sticking point for Utes coach Lynne Roberts.“We&r
  
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• Joe Ingles #NBAVote #NBAAllStar2018 https://t.co/dIfNKKc26W

  31-12-2017 23:30 via twitter.com
  
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• Transgender people cleared to join military, for now

  31-12-2017 23:25
  Washington • The Justice Department has made clear its proposed ban on transgender military recruits is on hold, meaning their enlistment can start Monday.But the future for transgender people in the armed forces remains murky. The Justice Department isn’t dropping its court fight to institute the ban on transgender enlistment but said Friday it would wait for a Pentagon study on the issue in coming weeks before deciding what to do next.President Donald Trump said in July that the gov
  
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• Eagles going into NFC playoffs on heels of 6-0 stinker against Cowboys

  31-12-2017 23:25
  Philadelphia • Healthy? Yes. Sharp? Not quite.The Philadelphia Eagles are heading into the playoffs with no further injuries after playing it safe in a 6-0 loss to Dallas on Sunday.Dak Prescott tossed a 20-yard touchdown pass to Brice Butler early in the fourth quarter and the Cowboys denied the Eagles a franchise-record 14th win.The Eagles (13-3) rested several starters on a frigid day and played others briefly after securing the NFC's No. 1 seed last week. They'll have two weeks to work o
  
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• Alabama-Clemson becomes college football's best rivalry

  31-12-2017 23:24
  New Orleans • The three-peat will be complete.Then again, there might be a few more chapters in college football's most intriguing new rivalry.For the third year in a row, Clemson will meet Alabama in the College Football Playoff, only this time it will be in the Sugar Bowl semifinal rather than the national championship game.They'll be hard-pressed to match the drama and excitement of the last two meetings: Alabama's 45-40 victory that featured 40 points in the final 10 1-2 minutes , follo
  
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• Irresistible force, meet immovable object: Oklahoma, Georgia prepare for playoff collision

  31-12-2017 23:05
  Pasadena, Calif. • Stack the appeals and the curiosities of the 104th Rose Bowl, and you end up with a grandaddy of a heap.There's the freshness of Oklahoma and Georgia, old codgers of football ambition, tangling for the first time in the 148 years since the nation started going cuckoo, somehow, for football played by collegians.There's the electricity that flows from doubling as a College Football Playoff semifinal, the winner advancing to Jan. 8 and to Atlanta opposite the winner of the S
  
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• Dana Milbank: America needs you, Mitt Romney

  31-12-2017 22:52
  Mitt Romney: Your country needs you.The 2012 Republican presidential nominee has been reluctant to announce a primary challenge to Sen. Orrin G. Hatch of Utah, the longest-serving Republican senator in history. But America needs Romney to step up, to restore dignity to the Senate — and to save the country from the embarrassment Hatch has become.Hatch, long the picture of conservative rectitude, was once a conscientious legislator, even partnering with Ted Kennedy when he thought poor kids
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - College basketball's last 3 unbeaten teams lose on same day

  31-12-2017 22:51 via sportspyder.com
  ... ulls rally for a 92-87 win over Knicks Birthday letdown: Mitchell scores 29, Jazz top James, Cavs No. 7 West Virginia rallies for 12th straight win No. 12 Ohi ...
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - Wilson leads No. 4 South Carolina to 61-59 win over Aggies

  31-12-2017 22:50 via sportspyder.com
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• [The Daily Herald] - No. 7 Tennessee coasts past Kentucky 63-49 in SEC opener

  31-12-2017 22:50 via sportspyder.com
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz vs Cleveland Cavaliers: ‘Young King’ spoils LeBron’s birthday

  31-12-2017 22:39 via sportspyder.com
  ... d quarter, going on a 23-6 run. Ricky Rubio was the leader and spark for the Jazz. He brought toughness, energy and grit. The  Gritty Ricky in this game was t ...
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Seven 2018 New Year’s resolutions for the Utah Jazz

  31-12-2017 22:39 via sportspyder.com
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• Utah Jazz: Seven New Year’s resolutions for the team in 2018

  31-12-2017 22:35
  If the Utah Jazz hope to accomplish everything they want to this season and beyond, there are some boxes they’ll have to check in the new year. 2017 has to be the best-worst year the Utah Jazz have had in some time. To say the least, it’s been a year of extremes. On the bright […]
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• Seven 2018 New Year’s resolutions for the Utah Jazz

  31-12-2017 22:35
  If the Utah Jazz hope to accomplish everything they want to this season and beyond, there are some boxes they’ll have to check in the new year. 2017 has to be the best-worst year the Utah Jazz have had in some time. To say the least, it’s been a year of extremes. On the bright […]
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• Colts beat Texans 22-13 as waiting game begins on both coaches’ futures

  31-12-2017 22:31
  Indianapolis • Chuck Pagano wanted one more win as Indianapolis Colts coach. Now Pagano must wait to see if it will be his final victory with the team.Jacoby Brissett threw for one touchdown and Marlon Mack ran for another as the Colts beat Houston 22-13 in the season finale for both teams.The win ended the longest losing streak of Pagano's six seasons. It did nothing to quell speculation whether he'll be back next season, which has been the hottest topic in town since the Colts (4-12) were
  
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• Rodney Hood #NBAVote #NBAAllStar2018 https://t.co/JH7eWfE5lq

  31-12-2017 22:30 via twitter.com
  
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• Time at Mar-a-Lago is a respite for Trump — and a headache for his staff

  31-12-2017 22:26
  Palm Beach, Fla. • When President Donald Trump sat down with a reporter for a wide-ranging, 30-minute interview at his private golf club here Thursday, not a single aide or adviser was present at the table — and not a single aide or adviser knew about it in advance.The interview was enabled by Christopher Ruddy — a club member with a level of personal access to the president in Florida that rankles White House staff. He invited New York Times reporter Michael Schmidt as his pers
  
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• It’s March Madness in December, as crazy college basketball season gets wackier

  31-12-2017 22:03
  The 1976 Indiana Hoosiers can now raise a toast to the new year.The last Saturday of 2017 took out the last three undefeated teams in college basketball. Top-ranked Villanova, No. 3 Arizona State and No. 10 TCU all suffered their first losses on the same day, leaving the Bobby Knight-led Hoosiers from 41 years ago as the last undefeated team.Villanova (13-1, 1-1 Big East) went down the same way it did last year: to Butler at Hinkle Fieldhouse.The scrappy Bulldogs had their way with the Wildcats
  
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• Loss to Saint Mary’s showed BYU is getting closer to WCC’s elite, but not there yet

  31-12-2017 21:55
  Provo • They aren’t there yet, but the Cougars are getting closer to competing with Gonzaga and Saint Mary’s for a West Coast Conference championship, BYU coach Dave Rose said Saturday after the 74-64 overtime loss to the Gaels at the Marriott Center.Calling the performance “a pretty good benchmark of where we are,” Rose said the Cougars’ inexperience showed late in the game when they blew a six-point lead with five minutes remaining in regulation and were domi
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - UConn beats Memphis 97-49 for 83rd straight conference win

  31-12-2017 21:46 via sportspyder.com
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• With grueling December behind them, Jazz look ahead to a New Year's restart

  31-12-2017 21:45
  The contrast for the Utah Jazz was striking.For much of December, their locker room resembled a library after games. The mood was somber, with conversation at a bare minimum. There wasn’t a lot of confidence throughout the roster after repeated losses to some of the elite teams in the NBA.Saturday night was different in the moments following a 104-101 win over LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The mood was festive, with Alec Burks and Ekpe Udoh having a spirited discussion about Ne
  
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• 5 Colorado police officers are shot, 1 fatally, in 'ambush'

  31-12-2017 21:32
  Denver • A man fired more than 100 rounds at sheriff’s deputies early Sunday, killing one and injuring four others, before being fatally shot himself in what authorities called an ambush. Two civilians were also injured.Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock said the shooting occurred at a home at the Copper Canyon Apartments, a landscaped complex in Highlands Ranch, 16 miles (28 kilometers) south of Denver.The suspect was well-known to authorities but Spurlock declined to name him unti
  
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• Derrick Favors #NBAVote #NBAAllStar2018 https://t.co/1KxRTmSiPc

  31-12-2017 21:30 via twitter.com
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - Ward and Bridges help No. 2 Michigan State rout Savannah St

  31-12-2017 21:06 via sportspyder.com
  ... ulls rally for a 92-87 win over Knicks Birthday letdown: Mitchell scores 29, Jazz top James, Cavs No. 7 West Virginia rallies for 12th straight win No. 12 Ohi ...
  
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• Utah Jazz vs Cleveland Cavaliers: ‘Young King’ spoils LeBron’s birthday

  31-12-2017 20:59
  Donovan Mitchell led the Utah Jazz in a win over the Cleveland Cavaliers with 29 points, six assists and three steals. In what many fans had written off as a probable loss (the FiveThirtyEight math said otherwise with a 55 percent chance of Utah Jazz victory), the Donovan Mitchell and his crew pulled off an […]
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• Tire fire shoots flames into the night sky on Utah-Arizona border

  31-12-2017 20:51
  Firefighters spent late Saturday and early Sunday battling a “suspicious” industrial yard fire in Colorado City, Ariz. The blaze ignited about 9 p.m., according to fire officials. Photos and video posted to Facebook from residents across the community on the Utah-Arizona line show flames jumping into the air. Video taken about 12 hours later shows a pile of tires still smoldering in an industrial yard. The fire’s origin was “suspicious,” according to a fire official
  
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• Rudy Gobert #NBAVote #NBAAllStar2018 https://t.co/Dfr3nQX0up

  31-12-2017 20:30 via twitter.com
  
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• Tire fire ignites overnight on Utah-Arizona line

  31-12-2017 20:15
  Firefighters spent late Saturday and early Sunday battling an industrial yard fire in Colorado City, Ariz. The blaze ignited about 9 p.m., according to photos and video residents posted to Facebook, and could be seen across the community on the Utah-Arizona line. Video taken about 12 hours later shows a pile of tires still smoldering in an industrial yard. The cause of the fire has not been disclosed and there were no reports of injuries. Spokesmen for the joint fire department in Colorado City
  
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• Ringo Starr, Bee Gee Barry Gibb tapped as British knights

  31-12-2017 20:12
  London • A Beatle and a Bee Gee are among the celebrated citizens who have been selected for knighthood and other awards given in the name of Britain’s monarch.Britain’s Cabinet Office publishes a list of the people receiving honors for merit, service or bravery twice a year: just before New Year’s Eve, and on the Saturday in June when Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday is officially observed.The New Year’s Honors List made public late Friday revealed that Beatles d
  
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• Utah police search for a plane that was reported missing Friday near the Great Salt Lake

  31-12-2017 19:59
  Search crews were combing the northern end of the Great Salt Lake on Sunday after a small plane and its crew were reported missing Friday night.The Department of Public Safety was looking for the small airplane — a red and white Cessna 172, tail number N4395R — late Sunday morning, according to Box Elder County dispatch.Pilot Denny Mansell, 71, and passenger Peter Ellis, 74, took off in the plane from Ogden Hinckley Airport about 3:30 p.m. Friday and were heading to the see trains at
  
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• [Yahoo Sports] - Utah’s Rudy Gobert still out, to be re-evaluated in two weeks

  31-12-2017 19:58 via sportspyder.com
  ... til it can get everyone healthy and make a push. Only 3.5 games separate the Jazz (currently the 10 seed) and the sixth-seeded Nuggets. Of those teams — Denve ...
  
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• George F. Will: When judicial deference becomes dereliction of duty

  31-12-2017 19:46
  WASHINGTON -- Wisconsin’s Supreme Court can soon right a flagrant wrong stemming from events set in motion in 2014 at Milwaukee’s Marquette University by Cheryl Abbate. Although just a graduate student, she already had a precocious aptitude for academic nastiness.On Oct. 28, in an undergraduate course she was teaching on ethics, when the subject of same-sex marriage arose there was no debate because, a student said, Abbate insisted that there could be no defensible opposition to this
  
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• Vote for all of your Jazz players NOW 🌟 Votes count TWICE all day on on.nba.com/EKsAu‼️ Use #NBAVote along… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  31-12-2017 19:30 via twitter.com
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• At least 64 people were killed in homicides in Utah this year. Here are their stories.

  31-12-2017 19:27
  At least 64 people were killed in homicides in Utah during 2017. The number grew by one from 2015, according to unofficial lists compiled by The Salt Lake Tribune. Although the number of deaths stayed consistent, the percentage caused by domestic violence grew to 43 percent, about 10 percent higher than last year.The Tribune’s count does not include death caused by impaired drivers, or homicides — including officer-involved deaths — prosecutors have ruled justified.This year&rs
  
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• Raiders reportedly want Jon Gruden back ahead of move to Las Vegas

  31-12-2017 19:23
  Trader's remorse? The Oakland Raiders reportedly want Jon Gruden, the coach they traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2002, so badly that they are pursuing the ESPN analyst with an offer that includes an ownership stake in the team.Gruden, who won a Super Bowl after that trade to Tampa Bay, has been in the "Monday Night Football" booth since 2008, but every year rumors of his return to the field intensify as coaching openings crop up around the league. This season, most of that buzz centered on
  
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• #NBAVote #KiaROY #TakeNote @spidadmitchell twitter.com/NBA/status/947…

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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Dissecting Utah Jazz playoff hopes heading into the new year

  31-12-2017 18:42 via sportspyder.com
  ... 00. For this exercise, let’s pretend that in order to be a playoff team, the Jazz will need to overachieve slightly to edge out some other squads and finish t ...
  
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• ICYMI - Jazz 104 | Cavs 101 | HIGHLIGHTS 🎥 #TakeNote https://t.co/DxJvNnQXSU

  31-12-2017 18:39 via twitter.com
  
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• Donovan Mitchell and the Jazz hand LeBron another SLC loss, beating Cavaliers, 104-101

  31-12-2017 18:23
  As Donovan Mitchell’s rookie season progresses, so do his accomplishments.First, he forced his way into Utah’s starting lineup. Then, he became the leading scorer and go-to guy for the Jazz. Next, he vaulted to the top of opposing scouting reports. Now, he’s turning in game-changing performances.Utah’s 104-101 win on Saturday night over the Cleveland Cavaliers was another step in Mitchell’s process, as he scored a game-high 29 points and was the best player on a flo
  
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• In Utah, the ‘most likely murder scenario is going to be perpetrated by someone you know and love’

  31-12-2017 18:17
  It all started one weekday after school in June, when a man rammed his truck into the car Memorez Rackley and her sons were riding in and started firing shots into it.Among the immediate impacts, Rackley, 39, and her 6-year-old son, Jase, were dead. Rackley’s older son, Myles, and the daughter of the woman who was driving the Rackleys were injured. The man, Jeremy Patterson, who’d briefly dated Rackley, also died. He shot himself in the street.In the aftermath of deaths so public, so
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: Whose Land Is This?

  31-12-2017 18:01
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017.You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below.2017 Year in ReviewVictory in the War on ChristmasHatch and Trump Play the LyreFour Gulls a-GatheredDisney Hall of PresidentsGOP Disaster ReliefUtah Women and the Hive MindTax Cut Hail MaryMueller Gets BustedBargain Basement Bears EarsWant more? Become a fan on Facebook.
  
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• Gang members shoot at rivals in South Salt Lake, hit a bystander instead

  31-12-2017 17:53
  A bystander was hit when two teenagers allegedly opened fire during an apparent gang confrontation Saturday in South Salt Lake.The 32-year-old man was hit about 1 p.m. when a 16 and 17-year-old reportedly fired shots at a group of people in the 7-11 parking lot, near 2700 South and State Street, South Salt Lake police spokesman Gary Keller said.The altercation began when a car traveling westbound on 2700 South at State Street stopped for a red light at the intersection near the 7-11 parking lot,
  
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• Dana Milbank: American needs you, Mitt Romney

  31-12-2017 17:31
  Mitt Romney: Your country needs you.The 2012 Republican presidential nominee has been reluctant to announce a primary challenge to Sen. Orrin G. Hatch of Utah, the longest-serving Republican senator in history. But America needs Romney to step up, to restore dignity to the Senate — and to save the country from the embarrassment Hatch has become.Hatch, long the picture of conservative rectitude, was once a conscientious legislator, even partnering with Ted Kennedy when he thought poor kids
  
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• ‘The X-Files’ should not have been brought back again

  31-12-2017 17:17
  Nearly a quarter-century after it premiered and almost 15 years after it went off the air, “The X-Files” returns — for the second time — and proves one thing beyond a shadow of a doubt: Not all TV shows should come back.If only Fox would do us a favor and stop bringing this one back. Fans get their hopes up, only to see them crushed again.It’s not that Season 11 of “The X-Files” is entirely terrible. Just parts of it are terrible — like the fourth
  
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• Tribune editorial: In 2018, Utah voters could go where lawmakers wouldn’t with medical marijuana, education funding, redistricting and more

  31-12-2017 17:16
  Will 2018 be the year of citizen lawmaking?Utah voters could see as many as five statewide initiatives to change state laws on their ballots in the next general election. In a state where most elections have no initiatives, next year is shaping up as unique.All are about to begin the signature-gathering phase. They have until April 15 to submit petitions signed by enough registered voters, and it’s not a simple requirement. The number of signers must equal at least 10 percent of the voters
  
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• Dissecting Utah Jazz playoff hopes heading into the new year

  31-12-2017 17:16
  Despite a rough December and currently sitting five games under .500, the Utah Jazz are better posed to make the playoffs than many might suppose. My oh my, have the last 31 days been a rush or what? The tough slate that the Utah Jazz would face in the month of December had been talked […]
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