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• Utah Gov. Herbert says Romney should run for the Senate

  09-01-2018 23:57
  Washington • Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said Tuesday that he hopes Mitt Romney runs for the Senate seat now that Sen. Orrin Hatch is bowing out, adding to a slew of prominent Utahns who are encouraging Romney to run.“I think he’d be a great capable, qualified guy who brings a lot of cachet to the table,” Herbert said of Romney on a conference call with reporters. “I think the people of Utah would rally in support for him.”Romney, a former Massachusetts governor who
  
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• Utah’s Larry Krystkowiak thinks western teams don’t get enough respect

  09-01-2018 23:43
  With the Utes ready to make a trip to California this week for games against UCLA and USC, coach Larry Krystkowiak already has started the drumbeat about the east coast bias in the perception of college basketball’s conferences.“Certain teams in the east lose a game against a lesser opponent and it’s really not that significant because the league is just so tough,” Krystkowiak said following his team’s loss to Arizona State.“Here out west, we’ve got cert
  
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• Vivint agrees to pay $10 million to settle lawsuit alleging deceptive sales practices

  09-01-2018 23:40
  A Florida company has announced that Vivint Inc. will pay $10 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the Provo-based home security company of using deceptive sales practices to poach customers.ADT, a competitor that also sells residential alarm systems door-to-door, announced the settlement Thursday.The Boca Raton-based business filed suit last April in U.S. District Court in Palm Beach, Fla., accusing Vivint sales agents of misleading customers into believing they were affiliated with ADT. Th
  
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• Classified ad exchange turns into robbery, standoff with police in Layton

  09-01-2018 23:32
  A classified ad purchase turned into an aggravated robbery and a hostage situation in Layton on Tuesday afternoon.The suspect was inside an apartment in a complex near 200 North and Fairfield Road with a woman and two children, according to Layton Police Lt. Travis Lyman. Initially, the woman had refused to come out, Lyman said. But she and the two children were out of the apartment and safe, Layton police tweeted at 3:25 p.m.“We’re not sure what the relationship is but they do know
  
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• After Olympic deal, North Korean figure skaters to lead team

  09-01-2018 23:31
  They're the friendly face of North Korea, and it looks like they're coming south to the Olympics.With sparkling costumes and winning smiles, figure skaters Ryom Tae Ok and Kim Ju Sik could lead the North Korean team in Pyeongchang, South Korea, next month after their government said Tuesday it would send athletes to the Winter Games.Ryom and Kim are the only North Korean athletes who have qualified for the Feb. 9-25 Olympics in Pyeongchang so far. However, the International Olympic Committee cou
  
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• North Korea to go to South Korea's Olympics after talks

  09-01-2018 23:29
  Seol, South Korea • The rival Koreas moved toward easing their bitter animosity Tuesday during rare talks, with North Korea agreeing to take part in next month’s Winter Olympics in South Korea. The countries also agreed to hold more discussions on reducing tension along their border and to reopen a military hotline.The first meeting of its kind between the nations in about two years was arranged after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made an abrupt push for improved ties with South Kor
  
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• Alexandra Petri: If Oprah has to be president, who will be Oprah?

  09-01-2018 23:11
  Washington • On the one hand, when Oprah speaks, the crops flourish. Hearts grow three sizes, baby rabbits open their eyes, the crocuses emerge from the frozen earth, distant music can be heard on the soft wind and it is springtime at long last.On the other hand, Oprah is a celebrity candidate with no executive experience.On the one hand, Oprah is an inspirational figure who had to work hard for everything she has achieved, and she knows how to string a sentence together and tell a story th
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: The Never Ending Story

  09-01-2018 23:09
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018.<br>You can checkout the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below.<br>Trump Trolls America<br>Alt-Slavery<br>Orrin’s Old Job<br>Comparing Arsenals<br>Farewell to Orrin<br>Whose Land Is This?<br>2017 Year in Review<br>Victory in the War on Christmas<br>Hatch and Trump Play the Lyre<br>Four Gulls a-Gathered<br>Want more Bagley?Become a fa
  
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• Bannon leaves Breitbart after blow-up over comments in Trump book

  09-01-2018 22:54
  Stephen Bannon stepped down as executive chairman of Breitbart News Network on Tuesday, bringing an end to his relationship with the far-right website that he helped become widely influential and which in turn abetted his rise as a political adviser and would-be kingmaker.Bannon’s departure was a humbling denoument for a figure who had reached the uppermost levels of power only a year ago. It leaves him with no evident platform to promote his views and no financial basis for his preferred
  
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• [Fanrag Sports] - Nikola Mirotic’s interest mutual with Utah Jazz, Zach LaVine return date set | Podcast

  09-01-2018 22:45 via sportspyder.com
  ... e other flashbacks. The guys wrap up the show by discussing the serious Utah Jazz interest for Nikola Mirotic. The guys dive more in-depth on the Bulls asking ...
  
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• Dana Milbank: President Trump is a pig. In the best sense of the word.

  09-01-2018 22:39
  Washington • Richard Nixon will forever be remembered for his November 1973 protest: “I am not a crook.”Donald Trump, likewise, may be recorded in history for the assertion he made over the weekend to a skeptical nation: I am not an idiot.The commander in chief volunteered an unexpected defense of his intellect and sanity in response to a book in which many of his aides are portrayed as believing the boss to be, in the medical parlance, a few fries short of a Happy Meal.“M
  
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• So far, what is your favorite Donovan Mitchell dunk?? Poll brought to you by: @Qualtrics #NBAVote #KiaROY #TakeNote

  09-01-2018 22:38 via twitter.com
  So far, what is your favorite Donovan Mitchell dunk??Poll brought to you by: @Qualtrics #NBAVote #KiaROY #TakeNote
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - While the Jazz have gotten more rest in longer NBA schedule, practices have been squeezed out

  09-01-2018 22:35 via sportspyder.com
  ... tigue. It’s OK to be a little tired if you’re better.” Tony Bradley re-joins Jazz Another big man comes back up for Utah as the team heads to the nation’s cap ...
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Jazz mailbag: Does a trade for Mirotic make sense? Should the Jazz be sellers or buyers at the deadline?

  09-01-2018 22:35 via sportspyder.com
  ... ors — still would be available if the Jazz had the best record in the league. So it’s not like they are holding a fire...
  
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• While the Jazz have gotten more rest in longer NBA schedule, practices have been squeezed out

  09-01-2018 22:32
  Washington • When the NBA pushed the season start date up by nearly two weeks, there was a collective exhale: The league had been looking to get rid of some of the tougher quirks of the schedule, including teams playing four games in five nights.But for everything, there’s a tradeoff. And one of the hidden costs, the Utah Jazz (16-24) have come to realize, is paradoxically that while there’s more rest in between games, sometimes there’s less time to practice.There might ha
  
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• Jazz mailbag: Does a trade for Mirotic make sense? Should the Jazz be sellers or buyers at the deadline?

  09-01-2018 21:52
  Tony Jones, one of the Tribune’s Utah Jazz beat reporters, will answer questions submitted on Twitter each week in his Jazz mailbag. Here are this week’s questions and answers.
  @tribjazz #TonyTalks thoughts on mirotic deal? Personally I think that they can do better than a selfish scorer who doesn't play d or pass— Chris (@caaanelson) January 8, 2018I’m torn on it. On one hand, the Jazz need the shooting and scoring Nikola Mirotic can provide. He’s averaging 17.4 po
  
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• Please enjoy your weekly dose of dunks 💥 @WasatchFord https://t.co/o3n1SleUwu

  09-01-2018 21:48 via twitter.com
  
  Please enjoy your weekly dose of dunks 💥@WasatchFord https://t.co/o3n1SleUwu
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Jazz continue tumble down NBA Power Rankings

  09-01-2018 21:46 via sportspyder.com
  ... -game winning streak in late-November and early-December. Since Dec. 4, the Jazz have played one team currently below .500 and that was the . The rest of Jan ...
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Pistons, Blazers presumably join Utah Jazz in Mirotic pursuit

  09-01-2018 21:24 via sportspyder.com
  ... m/PR4EyI5d9s — Andy Bailey (@AndrewDBailey) January 9, 2018 Essentially, the Jazz could include a pair of heavily protected first round picks in a trade that...
  
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• Petula Dvorak: ‘All we can do is cry now’: Salvadorans face the loss of their American dream

  09-01-2018 21:20
  Because she didn’t know how else to calm her nerves on Monday, Carmen Paz Villas did what she does best. She went to work, cleaning rooms at the hotel. On her day off.“And now, I cry and cry,” Paz Villas said, in between rooms, when she learned that, no matter how hard she works, the country she’s called home for 18 years doesn’t want her family anymore. “Everybody with TPS, all we can do is cry now.”Welcome to the limited-edition, 2018 version of the Am
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Utah Jazz can use late meltdown in Miami as teachable moment for season

  09-01-2018 21:13 via sportspyder.com
  ... nd Miami pulled within one, 102-101. But after Donovan Mitchell's layup, the Jazz completely melted down on offense and defense. Mitchell did the right thing...
  
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• Utah Jazz can use late meltdown in Miami as teaching moment for season

  09-01-2018 20:55
  It typically takes 48 minutes to decide an outcome of an NBA game.Surely, no one play or minute can dictate the entire outcome, but costly mistakes and miscues in crunch time are pivotal — especially on the road.The final 60 seconds of Utah’s 103-102 loss to Miami was certainly one of those teachable moments for the road team as the Jazz looked out of sync.Utah seemed to be in control for much of the game, until things changed in that final minute.“That’s a tough one,&rdq
  
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• Utah Jazz can use late meltdown in Miami as teachable moment for season

  09-01-2018 20:55
  It typically takes 48 minutes to decide an outcome of an NBA game.Surely, no one play or minute can dictate the entire outcome, but costly mistakes and miscues in crunch time are pivotal — especially on the road.The final 60 seconds of Utah’s 103-102 loss to Miami was certainly one of those teachable moments for the road team as the Jazz looked out of sync.Utah seemed to be in control for much of the game, until things changed in that final minute.“That’s a tough one,&rdq
  
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• Trump’s order to end protected status for Salvadorans incites a familiar sense of disappointment in Utah immigrants

  09-01-2018 20:51
  When the Trump administration revoked protections against another group of immigrants Monday, a familiar sense of disappointment settled upon members of Utah’s immigrant community.Since President Donald Trump took office, El Salvador is the fourth country whose citizens have lost Temporary Protected Status, a program which provides humanitarian relief for foreigners whose countries are hit with natural disasters or other strife.The 200,000 formerly protected Salvadoran immigrants throughou
  
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• Real Salt Lake signs Welsh defender Adam Henley

  09-01-2018 20:50
  Real Salt Lake has increased its depth at right back with the signing of Welsh international Adam Henley.The 23-year-old defender, whose signing RSL announced Tuesday, will be added to the team’s roster pending the receipt of his International Transfer Certificate.“I’m really excited to begin my journey at Real Salt Lake,” Henley said in a team release. “It’s a fantastic opportunity at a well-run, well-supported club. I feel this is a great chance for me to re
  
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• Jazz in talks with Bulls to bring power forward Nikola Mirotic to Utah, perhaps in exchange for Derrick Favors or a first-round pick

  09-01-2018 20:46
  Stuck in their worst stretch of the season, the Jazz may be headed for a roster shakeup.
  The Salt Lake Tribune has confirmed that Utah is engaged in talks with the Chicago Bulls on a deal that would bring power forward Nikola Mirotic to Utah. Jazz forward Derrick Favors has been discussed as a potential piece that would go to Chicago, according to multiple sources.Other reports Tuesday suggest the Bulls want a first round pick ascompensation for Mirotic, something they have inquired the Jazz abo
  
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• Rolly: Don’t count on Utah’s delegation to stand up to Trump

  09-01-2018 20:42
  David Irvine’s insightful op-ed in Sunday’s Salt Lake Tribune about the incompetence, instability and self-delusion of President Donald Trump issued a challenge to Republican candidates for Congress.“What will it take for you to recognize the seriousness of the threat [of Trump’s presidency]?” he asked.Unfortunately, Utah’s members of Congress already have failed that test. And they will be re-elected anyway because they are GOP incumbents and this is Utah.Sen
  
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• [Hoops Rumors] - Pistons, Blazers Also Interested In Mirotic

  09-01-2018 20:30 via sportspyder.com
  ... land all have first-rounders to offer this year, with our latest showing the Jazz at No. 11 and the Pistons and Blazers involved in a three-way tie for No. 18 ...
  
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• Trump suggests 2-phase immigration deal for 'Dreamers'

  09-01-2018 20:19
  Washington • Seeking a bipartisan compromise to avoid a government shutdown, President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that an immigration deal could be reached in two phases — first by addressing young immigrants and border security with what he called a “bill of love,” then by making comprehensive changes that have long eluded Congress.Trump held a lengthy meeting with Republican and Democratic lawmakers seeking a solution for hundreds of thousands of young people who wer
  
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• Utah's air quality is sickening, even killing locals year-round, new research suggests

  09-01-2018 20:11
  A new study by Harvard University researchers suggests air pollution may be killing elderly Utahns — even when the air is relatively clean.Even short-term exposure to small amounts of particulate pollution — the kind associated with Utah’s seasonal inversions — caused a noticeable increase in the number of deaths among Americans age 65 and older, according to the study released late last month.The Harvard study, published Dec. 26 in the Journal of the American Medical Ass
  
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• Get up close and personal with owls at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge event

  09-01-2018 20:09
  Though owls are legendary in books, movies and mythology, getting a live and up-close look at these nocturnal creatures can be a challenge.But those who participate in the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge’s annual Owl Day event Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. will get a chance to see owls up close and personal and learn about their natural history.The Ogden Nature Center and its experts will have a live owl with them from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the James V. Hansen Wildlife Education Ce
  
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• Tribune Editorial: State school board votes in favor of health and art classes

  09-01-2018 20:05
  Last August, the Utah Board of Education caused a clamor when it voted, seemingly out of the blue, to remove minimum credit requirements for middle school health, gym, art and music classes. Shortly after its decision, Rep. Steven Eliason gave a presentation on youth suicide and encouraged the board to increase options for health education.Few on the board seemed to realize the disconnect. After Eliason’s presentation highlighting the success of the SafeUT App, a suicide-prevention and sch
  
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• Utah’s football roster figures to have more depth, fewer big question marks headed into 2018 season

  09-01-2018 19:55
  Since the end of the regular season, seemingly most of the Pac-12 has been in a state of flux with coaching changes and key players leaving early for the NFL Draft.While Utah’s roster will certainly have holes to fill with a senior class moving on, the program also appears poised to bring back a good deal of its core intact. The Utes should also have more depth to draw from than this last year when entire units on both sides of the ball had to be revamped due to loss to graduation and the
  
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• Fort Duchesne man pleads guilty to manslaughter in fatal reservation shooting

  09-01-2018 19:51
  A Fort Duchesne man has pleaded guilty in federal court to voluntary manslaughter in the 2016 shooting death of a Ute tribal member during an argument on the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation.A plea deal calls for Trent Sowsonicut — who entered his guilty plea on Monday — to be sentenced to 78 months in federal prison. The term is subject to the approval of U.S. District Judge David Sam, who is scheduled to sentence the 28-year-old Sowsonicut on March 15.Sowsonicut, who also is a t
  
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• 🎵 You can find me in the club🎵 #EkpesBookClub twitter.com/desnewssports/…

  09-01-2018 19:47 via twitter.com
  🎵 You can find me in the club🎵#EkpesBookClub twitter.com/desnewssports/…
  
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• Utah Gov. Herbert: Monument changes provide a 'reset' opportunity to protect public lands

  09-01-2018 19:45
  Washington • Utah Gov. Gary Herbert told Congress on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s recent move to shrink two national monuments in the state provides a “reset” for all sides of the debate to work on a solution to protect public lands.In doing so, he backed legislation to name the Shásh Jaa’ and Indian Creek national monuments, a bill that environmentalists, tribal leaders and Democrats say doesn’t go far enough to preserve sacred areas in souther
  
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• [The Score] - Report: Pistons, Jazz interested in trading for Mirotic

  09-01-2018 19:44 via sportspyder.com
  ... go Jonathan Daniel / Getty Images Sport / Getty The Detroit Pistons and Utah Jazz have expressed interest in trading for Chicago Bulls forward Nikola Mirotic, ...
  
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• Fort Duchesne man pleads guilty to manslaughter in fatal shooting

  09-01-2018 19:44
  A Fort Duchesne man has pleaded guilty in federal court to voluntary manslaughter in the 2016 shooting death of a Ute tribal member during an argument on the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation.A plea deal calls for Trent Sowsonicut — who entered his guilty plea on Monday — to be sentenced to 78 months in federal prison. The term is subject to the approval of U.S. District Judge David Sam, who is scheduled to sentence the 28-year-old Sowsonicut on March 15.Sowsonicut, who also is a t
  
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• Pistons, Blazers presumably join Utah Jazz in Mirotic pursuit

  09-01-2018 19:43
  The Utah Jazz are no longer alone in their pursuit of Nikola Mirotic in a trade as Detroit and Portland have reportedly joined the hunt. Just as quickly as the Nikola Mirotic to Utah rumors heated up, it seems they may be on the verge of cooling down. It was reported this morning that the […]
  Pistons, Blazers presumably join Utah Jazz in Mirotic pursuit - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• [Fansided: Sir Charles In Charge] - NBA Trade Rumors: Utah Jazz targeting Nikola Mirotic?

  09-01-2018 19:40 via sportspyder.com
  ... at Mirotic was “intrigued” with the Jazz. [via Salt Lake Tribune] The Salt Lake Tribune has confirmed that Utah is en ...
  
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• Catherine Rampell: Trump thinks rising stock prices mean his presidency is awesome. He's wrong.

  09-01-2018 19:27
  Philadelphia • Whenever unflattering news comes out, President Trump resorts to one of two strategies: attack some unrelated culture-wars punching bag (NFL players, the media, “Crooked Hillary”) or brag about the stock market. In the past month, he’s tweeted about stock prices more than every other day, on average.According to Trump, the rising market is evidence of how awesome his presidency has been for the U.S. economy. At one point, he even touted a confused (i.e., wro
  
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• Course in ancient Jewish wisdom can help Utahns reclaim modern human connections, rabbi says

  09-01-2018 19:18
  Utah’s Rabbi Benny Zippel says that for the modern challenges that high-tech devices pose to relationships, answers can be found in ancient Jewish wisdom.Zippel, chief rabbi of Chabad Lubavitch of Utah, will explore that heritage and its applications in an age of social media during his new Rohr Jewish Learning Institute-sponsored course titled “Communication: Its Art and Soul.”The six-lesson course begins Jan 29 at 7:30 p.m. at Chabad Lubavitch, 1760 S. 1100 East, Salt Lake Ci
  
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• Teen driver hits, kills pedestrian who was crossing Midvale street in rain and fog

  09-01-2018 19:08
  A 15-year-old was driving in the fog and rain when he hit a man crossing a street in the dark on Monday night.Jordan Heugly, 23, of Sandy, was crossing the street, but not in a crosswalk, when he was hit on 8000 South near 300 East, according to Unified Police Lt. Brian Lohrke. The street isn’t well-lit in that area, Lohrke said, and Heugly was declared dead at the scene.Heugly lived and worked in the area, Lohrke said, adding that police believe he was walking to work at the time of the c
  
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• Pistons interested in Nikola Mirotic

  09-01-2018 19:08
  Marc Stein: The Pistons have joined Utah in expressing trade interest for Bulls forward Nikola Mirotic, according to league sources
  
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• Monson: Check out this turn of events — a quality NBA player who wants to play for the Jazz, leaving a big-market team behind

  09-01-2018 18:53
  So the Jazz are, in fact, talking to the Chicago Bulls about trading for Nikola Mirotic.Talks are confirmed, not the trade itself. Not yet, anyway. Discussions are ongoing, but the interest is real. That acquisition would be noteworthy on a couple of levels.First, the Jazz need scoring, especially from distance, especially from the position Mirotic plays — the four. In the case of Mirotic, the stretch-four, the very stretched-out-four.Shooters are at a premium in the modern NBA, creating n
  
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• [Hoops Rumors] - Jazz, Bulls Engaged In Nikola Mirotic Talks

  09-01-2018 18:44 via sportspyder.com
  ... sn’t clear at that point if the interest was mutual, Jones confirms that the Jazz are exploring the possibility of acquiring Mirotic. also reported that Utah...
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Nikola Mirotic to Utah Jazz not just speculation as talks are underway

  09-01-2018 18:21 via sportspyder.com
  ... eal fit next to Rudy Gobert and he’s on a relatively friendly contract. Utah Jazz: Available players that could be pursued in a trade https://t.co/5wvQA84H5I...
  
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• We have recalled Tony Bradley from the @slcstars. We missed you, Tony 🤗 https://t.co/qZxDzqOewg

  09-01-2018 18:15 via twitter.com
  
  We have recalled Tony Bradley from the @slcstars.We missed you, Tony 🤗 https://t.co/qZxDzqOewg
  
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