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• Deportation fears have legal immigrants avoiding health care

  21-01-2018 23:37
  Miami • The number of legal immigrants from Latin American nations who access public health services and enroll in federally subsidized insurance plans has dipped substantially since President Donald Trump took office, many of them fearing their information could be used to identify and deport relatives living in the U.S. illegally, according to health advocates across the country.Trump based his campaign on promises to stop illegal immigration and deport any immigrants in the country illeg
  
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• BYU basketball is rolling again, but big, bad Saint Mary’s stands in the way

  21-01-2018 23:12
  Provo • Still basking in the euphoria of an important win over San Diego at the Marriott Center on Saturday night, BYU basketball coach Dave Rose took a deep breath and let out a big sigh. Toward the end of his postgame news conference, Rose had been asked about the prospects of playing West Coast Conference-leading Saint Mary’s again, this time on the Gaels’ own floor at the stuffy sweat box known as McKeon Pavilion. “My thoughts right now are that we need to have a good
  
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• Letter: Keillor’s gone, but Trump continues to get his say in print?

  21-01-2018 22:57
  Just to let you know, I really, really, really miss Garrison Keillor’s pleasing commentaries in your paper. He was a bright spot in my reading experience. No one else who contributes to the opinion section can hold a candle to his wit and wisdom and calming influence in these trying times.If he has been black-listed for real or imagined inappropriate behavior toward women, how do you justify printing every bit of effluent that spews from the mouth of our molester-in-chief?Also, instead of
  
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• Trib Caucus: Democrats are being elected in some of the nation’s most conservative areas. Is Utah next?

  21-01-2018 22:55
  Every week during Utah’s legislative session, The Salt Lake Tribune’s political reporters and columnists will chat about the hottest topics of the week. The following is a lightly edited transcript of their conversation. Benjamin Wood (education reporter): Welcome to this week’s Trib Caucus slack chat, which will be convening weekly during the 2018 legislative session. But since that’s still days away, let’s talk about November’s election.A Wisconsin State Sen
  
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• Utah’s Legislature might kill ballot initiatives to fund schools and expand Medicaid

  21-01-2018 22:54
  Utah technically has 104 legislators — 29 senators and 75 House members. But those elected officials are looking over their shoulders at ballot initiatives that may convert the state’s 1.5 million registered voters into the real lawmakers controlling this year’s agenda.As the 2018 Legislature convenes Monday, leaders acknowledge they want to undercut two ballot initiatives: one that seeks to raise taxes for education by $715 million annually, and one to expand Medicaid fully fo
  
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• Ruth Bader Ginsburg talks about her run-ins with sexual harassers, dreams of singing opera and those ‘Gins-burn’ sketches during Sundance appearance

  21-01-2018 22:46
  Park City • There’s nothing new about sexual harassment, according to Ruth Bader Ginsburg.“Every woman of my vintage knows about sexual harassment, though we didn’t have a name for it,” the associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court told a standing-room-only audience in the cozy Park City Elks Lodge on Sunday at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.Ginsburg, the subject of a CNN Films documentary, “RBG,” set to premiere Sunday at the festival, told of one ins
  
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• Imagine Dragons‘ Dan Reynolds hopes LDS leaders will see ‘Believer,’ his film about Mormon LGBT youths

  21-01-2018 22:30
  Park City • Rock star Dan Reynolds was once a Mormon missionary, and in a documentary that premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, he declares a new mission: to urge leaders of his faith to stop shaming their LGBT members.“A determined Mormon is a scary thing, I can tell you that, because they don’t stop,” Reynolds, singer for the band Imagine Dragons, declares in “Believer,” a documentary that received a standing ovation from some 500 Sundance attendees
  
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• .@UofUHealth Injury Report: Tomorrow vs. @ATLHawks Rodney Hood (lower leg contusion) is questionable.   #UTAatATL

  21-01-2018 21:46 via twitter.com
  .@UofUHealth Injury Report: Tomorrow vs. @ATLHawks Rodney Hood (lower leg contusion) is questionable.   #UTAatATL
  
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• George F. Will: Choosing immigration criteria is a Sisyphean task

  21-01-2018 21:14
  Washington • In 1790, the finest mind in the First Congress, and of his generation, addressed in the House of Representatives the immigration issue: “It is no doubt very desirable that we should hold out as many inducements as possible for the worthy part of mankind to come and settle amongst us.”Perhaps today’s 115th Congress will resume the Sisyphean task of continuing one of America’s oldest debates, in which James Madison was an early participant: By what criteri
  
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• A fifth-grader thought she brought gummy candies to school — turns out they were laced with marijuana

  21-01-2018 21:10
  A 9-year-old student in New Mexico gave fellow students gummies — only to realize later they were not ordinary candies.The candies had apparently been laced with tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the chemical responsible for how marijuana affects the brain, and were being used by the student's parents as medical marijuana. Kristi Del Curto, dean of elementary students at Albuquerque School of Excellence, told the Albuquerque Journal the fifth-grader brought the box of gummies she found at home
  
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• ICYMI: Nine Utah players scored at least six points as the Jazz snapped LA’s six-game winning streak ✍️:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  21-01-2018 20:20 via twitter.com
  ICYMI: Nine Utah players scored at least six points as the Jazz snapped LA’s six-game winning streak✍️:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• [Hoops Rumors] - Northwest Notes: Gobert, Jazz, Burke, Malone

  21-01-2018 20:05 via sportspyder.com
  ...make a run at the postseason. There’s more from the Northwest Division: The Jazz may be in the market for a stretch four before the trade deadline, Spencer C ...
  
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• Federal shutdown enters Day 2 amid blame game on both sides

  21-01-2018 19:52
  Washington • President Donald Trump’s budget director is holding out hope that feuding Democrats and Republicans in Congress can reach a short-term spending agreement before the start of the workweek Monday, but he worries that the government shutdown could last for several more days if progress remains elusive.Democratic lawmakers challenged the president to get more involved and to accept bipartisan compromise as a way out of a federal shutdown that entered its second day Sunday ami
  
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• U.S. hockey GM dies unexpectedly at Colorado Springs home

  21-01-2018 19:44
  Colorado Springs, Colo. • Jim Johannson, the general manager of the U.S. Olympic men’s hockey team, has died on the eve of the Pyeongchang Games. He was 53.Johannson passed away in his sleep Sunday morning, according to USA Hockey. Executive director Pat Kelleher said the organization is “beyond shocked and profoundly saddened” by the loss of the Rochester, Minnesota native.“As accomplished as Jim was in hockey, he was the absolute best, most humble, kind and caring
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz 2017-18 Week 15 Outlook, Predictions

  21-01-2018 19:36 via sportspyder.com
  ... Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz outlast Lou Williams and the LA Clippers by Zachary Padmore ...
  
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• Utah’s Legislature plans to react to, and possibly kill, ballot initiatives to fund schools and expanding Medicaid

  21-01-2018 19:25
  Utah technically has 104 legislators — 29 senators and 75 House members. But those elected officials are looking over their shoulders at ballot initiatives that may convert the state’s 1.5 million registered voters into the real lawmakers controlling this year’s agenda.As the 2018 Legislature convenes Monday, leaders acknowledge they want to undercut two ballot initiatives: one that seeks to raise taxes for education by $715 million annually, and one to expand Medicaid fully fo
  
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• Utah Jazz 2017-18 Week 15 Outlook, Predictions

  21-01-2018 19:20
  The Utah Jazz will face a challenging three-game Eastern Conference road trip in their fifteenth week of the 2017-18 NBA season. Could the Utah Jazz get any more confusing? Last week, I was feeling pretty good about my predictions. I had Utah going 2-2, losing to the Indiana Pacers and LA Clippers, but finally earning […]
  Utah Jazz 2017-18 Week 15 Outlook, Predictions - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• "I swear, if you spray me with a water bottle after the game..." -Joe Ingles, probably https://t.co/JjDcfqFcAW

  21-01-2018 19:00 via twitter.com
  
  "I swear, if you spray me with a water bottle after the game..." -Joe Ingles, probably https://t.co/JjDcfqFcAW
  
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• Imagine Dragons‘ Dan Reynolds hopes LDS leaders will see ‘Believer,’ his film about Mormon LGBT youth

  21-01-2018 18:49
  Park City • Rock star Dan Reynolds was once a Mormon missionary, and in a documentary that premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, he declares a new mission: to urge leaders of his faith to stop shaming their LGBT members.“A determined Mormon is a scary thing, I can tell you that, because they don’t stop,” Reynolds, singer for the band Imagine Dragons, declares in “Believer,” a documentary that received a standing ovation from some 500 Sundance attendees
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz outlast Lou Williams and the LA Clippers

  21-01-2018 18:14 via sportspyder.com
  ... fbFsq7HX — NBA (@NBA) January 21, 2018 A big reason for the win was that the Jazz were able to take advantage of a lackluster defensive performance by the Cli ...
  
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• Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz outlast Lou Williams and the LA Clippers

  21-01-2018 17:58
  The Utah Jazz hosted the Los Angeles Clippers last night in a game that featured an exciting matchup between rookie Donovan Mitchell and Lou Williams. The Utah Jazz and LA Clippers have had similar seasons. Both of their star players have been out for quite a bit of the season, and they are both battling […]
  Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz outlast Lou Williams and the LA Clippers - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• ‘People will see me on my knees and see me cry,‘ says TV chef Sandra Lee of her cancer survival film at Sundance

  21-01-2018 17:28
  TV chef and lifestyle guru Sandra Lee came to the Sundance Film Festival four years ago to support a friend whose documentary about the Vietnam War was making its debut. The star of Food Network’s “Semi-Homemade Cooking” will return in 2018, this time for “RX Early Detection: A Cancer Journey With Sandra Lee.”“I never thought for two seconds I’d be back with a film of my own,” said Lee during a recent telephone interview. Nor could she have imagine
  
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• Parents beware: As Logan Paul controversy reminds us, YouTube is not a safe place for kids

  21-01-2018 17:26
  Pasadena, Calif. • There’s a lot of public hand-wringing going on at YouTube right now about Logan Paul — there’s even a new policy that thousands of hours of its most popular content will be reviewed by humans before it’s posted — but it’s all a farce.YouTube is still not doing much to prevent inappropriate material from being posted on its site. And the changes are because parent company Google fears advertiser pullouts, not to protect underage viewers.
  
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• Letter: Tribune's lack of conservative letters belies its mission as independent voice

  21-01-2018 17:24
  Once again, of all the letters to the editor, there has not been one letter or comment from anybody from the conservative side. Every day you print 100 percent letters against President Trump or the Republican Party. It seems to anyone with just the slightest bit of curiosity that there would have been at least one letter to you giving their side of any particular issue.You have printed yourself into a corner as being a member of the Democratic Party, thus losing any respect for being the suppos
  
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• Leonard Pitts: One year later ...

  21-01-2018 17:19
  And here we are, one year later.If you are groping for markers by which to measure how profoundly we have been changed since Inauguration Day, here’s one you might want to consider:In January of 1998, reports surfaced of a sexual affair between President Bill Clinton and a 24-year-old White House intern. It would mushroom into the biggest story of the year.In January of 2018, reports surfaced of an alleged payoff by lawyers for the present president to silence a porn star from talking abou
  
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• Gomberg: Thinking of my buddy, protector and confidant makes me wonder — Should I have another kid?

  21-01-2018 16:00
  Sometimes, rather unexpectedly, my wife, Elenor, and I talk about having another kiddo. It’s weird, because I never thought we’d have one, let alone a brood. I don’t know if it’s hormones or conditioning or what, but something makes us wonder every now and again about putting another proverbial bun in the oven. But there’s always so much to consider. Which of us would carry this babe? Could our hearts possibly love another as much as we love Harvey? Do we trust the
  
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• Utah’s Legislature plan to react to, and possibly kill, ballot initiatives to fund schools and expanding Medicaid

  21-01-2018 15:00
  Utah technically has 104 legislators — 29 senators and 75 House members. But those elected officials are looking over their shoulders at ballot initiatives that may convert the state’s 1.5 million registered voters into the real lawmakers controlling this year’s agenda.As the 2018 Legislature convenes Monday, leaders acknowledge they want to undercut two ballot initiatives: one that seeks to raise taxes for education by $715 million annually, and one to expand Medicaid fully fo
  
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• Utahns want a fix for young immigrant ‘Dreamers,’ who are caught in the middle of the government shutdown

  21-01-2018 15:00
  Washington • A political fight over whether to allow a group of young undocumented immigrants, known as “Dreamers,” to stay in the country legally has led to a budget stalemate and the first government shutdown in four years.A new poll shows Utahns of all political stripes back such a fix. The survey by The Salt Lake Tribune and the University of Utah’s Hinckley Institute of Politics shows 69 percent of registered voters favor letting these young people stay. Some 26 perce
  
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• How the future of Utah’s coal industry rests with a federal judge in San Francisco

  21-01-2018 15:00
  After years of study, three Utah coal mines are poised to expand into new federally leased lands that promise to keep them humming for another decade, securing hundreds of treasured mining jobs in rural communities.But with U.S. markets for this coal are far from certain, mine operators are seeking chances to export it across the Pacific Ocean.To that end, Utah officials have tried to help fund two major ventures: building a 43-mile rail line connecting the state’s biggest mine with a coal
  
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• Kirby: OK, so Nelson is in, Uchtdorf is out, and I’m back to trying to keep myself entertained during Mormon meetings

  21-01-2018 14:30
  I’ll confess to a certain amount of disappointment in the reorganization of the Mormon First Presidency last week. It was not what I was hoping for. I was hoping for some invigorating youthful faces (including some of color) in President Russell M. Nelson’s choice of counselors. Instead, he dropped the only alternative we had from Utah-based Mormonism — Elder Dieter Friedrich Uchtdorf.As you might surmise from his name, Uchtdorf is not from these parts. And before you say, &ldq
  
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• Caption this 😏 #takenote https://t.co/xpymhOFZEY

  21-01-2018 08:00 via twitter.com
  
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• We hope it wasnt chewed 😬 twitter.com/mpark908/statu…

  21-01-2018 07:59 via twitter.com
  We hope it wasnt chewed 😬 twitter.com/mpark908/statu…
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Led by Donovan Mitchell, Utah Jazz bounce back with offensive fireworks in victory over Clippers

  21-01-2018 07:56 via sportspyder.com
  ... trailing. The Jazz led 39-29 after one quarter and increased the lead to 76-59 by halftime, sco ...
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Joe Ingles takes and makes a lot of shots — at hoop and humorously at his teammate — in career-tying night

  21-01-2018 07:56 via sportspyder.com
  ... , which included the Jazz scoring a season-best 76 points in the first half. That was the most they’ve ...
  
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• [KSL] - The Triple Team: Jazz 76-point first half is enough for victory over Clippers

  21-01-2018 07:51 via sportspyder.com
  ... ter.com/pIAvl9PsaJ— Andy Larsen (@andyblarsen) January 21, 2018 So while the Jazz did play extremely well, in order to score that efficiently early, they need ...
  
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• Joe Ingles takes and makes a lot of shots — at hoop and humorously at his teammate — in career-tying night

  21-01-2018 07:48
  SALT LAKE CITY — During an in-arena TV interview after Saturday’s game, Joe Ingles jokingly accused Rudy Gobert of being a ballhog.“He wants the ball every time, which is annoying,” Ingles said, tongue-in-cheek, of the center who’s played well in two games since a 15-game absence. “But, hey, he’s been good for us.”Gobert didn’t hear the sarcastic barb, but, coincidentally, the French center had some fun at the 30-year-old small forward’
  
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• [Fox Sports] - Clippers 113, Jazz 125 (1/20)

  21-01-2018 07:45 via sportspyder.com
  ... Central Pacific Apps Follow FOX Sports Hi, West & Prime Ticket Clippers 113, Jazz 125 (1/20) Jan 21, 2018 at 1:06a ET 0 Shares Rivers says that Utah 'earned t ...
  
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• Led by Donovan Mitchell, Utah Jazz bounce back with offensive fireworks in victory over Clippers

  21-01-2018 07:40
  SALT LAKE CITY -- After Friday night’s tough two-point loss to New York, Donovan Mitchell brightened up when he was asked if it was good to be playing less than 24 hours later against the L.A. Clippers.“Yes, 100 percent,” Donovan replied.Mitchell was anxious to put one of his poorer performances of late in the rear-view mirror after he made just 7 of 21 shots and committed five turnovers in the disappointing defeat.The rookie from Louisville did just that with a 23-point perfor
  
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• Thunder thump Cavs 148-124, keep LeBron shy of 30,000 points

  21-01-2018 07:35
  Cleveland • LeBron James couldn't get to 30,000 career points and he and his Cleveland teammates couldn't stop Paul George, Russell Westbrook or Carmelo Anthony as the Oklahoma City Thunder thumped the Cavaliers 148-124 on Saturday for their fourth straight win.Oklahoma City tied the record for the most points scored against Cleveland in a regulation game. Philadelphia scored 148 in 1972.George scored 36, Westbrook had 23 and 20 assists and Anthony scored a season-high 29 as the Thunder emb
  
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• Caroline Wozniacki into Aussie Open quarterfinals vs. Carla Suarez Navarro

  21-01-2018 07:30
  Melbourne, Australia • Caroline Wozniacki is continuing to cash in on her second chance at the Australian Open, reaching the quarterfinals here for the first time since 2012 with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Magdalena Rybarikova on Sunday.After her close call in the second round — she had to save two match points and come back from 5-1 down in the third set — No. 2-ranked Wozniacki said she was "playing with the house money" and had nothing to lose.She has won both matches since in strai
  
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• [Fox Sports] - RECAP: Clippers 'just didn't have it' in loss to Jazz

  21-01-2018 07:25 via sportspyder.com
  ...but can’t get a stop. If you get stops, the game is over in the third.” The Jazz drove to the basket at will in the first half, shooting 62.5 percent en rout ...
  
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• Can Utah be an elite Pac-12 program, or is middle of the pack the way it will stay?

  21-01-2018 07:17
  The Utah men’s basketball program was at a crossroads when it joined the Pac-12 Conference.A program that had national success under Rick Majerus only had reached the postseason twice in a seven-season stretch, and only three times did the Utes finish over .500. Things on the horizon appeared even tougher with national powerhouses such as Arizona and UCLA awaiting in conference play.New coach Larry Krystkowiak and his staff dived into a rebuilding project. The first year was rough. A 6-25
  
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• [True Hoop: Salt City Hoops] - Jazz Outlast Clippers after 76-Point First Half

  21-01-2018 07:12 via sportspyder.com
  ... ound advantage enjoyed by the Jazz in this game. 27 – Combined second change points and fast break points for t ...
  
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• [NBA] - The Roundup — Jazz 125, Clippers 113

  21-01-2018 07:07 via sportspyder.com
  ... eNote pic.twitter.com/xVRrFU0zSr — Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) January 21, 2018 Key Stretches Utah set the tone early, going on ...
  
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• #LACatUTA Roundup ✍️ "We attacked the rim ... and if you do that you have the opportunity to break the defense dow… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  21-01-2018 07:06 via twitter.com
  #LACatUTA Roundup ✍️"We attacked the rim ... and if you do that you have the opportunity to break the defense dow… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Haws and Hardnett lead surging BYU past San Diego for fourth win in a row

  21-01-2018 07:03
  Provo • As has happened all season, BYU’s offense morphed into the “Big Two” on Saturday night at the Marriott Center. Really, TJ Haws and Jahshire Hardnett combined for 41 points, a season-high 24 for Haws and a career-high 17 for Hardnett. The Cougars took a tougher-than-it-looks 74-58 win over defensive-minded San Diego in front of 13,449 who braved a snowy night to watch BYU win its fourth straight game and improve to 17-4 overall, 6-2 in West Coast Conference play.Haw
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Kragthorpe: Jazz’s win over the Clippers brings back their 2017 vibe, for one night

  21-01-2018 06:59 via sportspyder.com
  ... ter? Or Rodney Hood’s big shots in Game 5, back in Los Angeles? And then the Jazz missed their close-out opportunity in Game 6 at home, only to respond wonder ...
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Aggressive Ingles finally shoots his shot, and scores 21 points

  21-01-2018 06:58 via sportspyder.com
  ... , but we haven’t have many choices about that.” Again on Saturday night, the Jazz’s options were taken from them: With Hood out, Ingles had to start. But alth ...
  
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