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• Centerville adoption agency loses license after being put on notice for potentially fraudulent billing and record keeping practices

  02-02-2018 23:54
  An embattled Centerville adoption agency will lose its license after a Department of Human Services investigation found the agency took on a new client and altered files in the days after the agency put them on notice for alleged violations of their billing and record keeping practices.DHS officials notified Heart and Should Adoptions on Wednesday that they were revoking the agency’s license after finding multiple violations of the Utah Administrative Code, according to the Notice of Agenc
  
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• Historic 1991 trip to Russia and Armenia with two Mormon apostles showed Huntsman as a man of business, diplomacy, philanthropy and faith

  02-02-2018 23:52
  An ambitious industrialist with pioneering innovations as grand as his vision. A self-styled diplomat with multinational interests stretching as far as his jet would take him. A passionate philanthropist with a heart as big as his wallet. And a committed Mormon with a faith as firm as the Rocky Mountains where he made his home.All these qualities describe Jon Huntsman Sr., and they all were in full force a quarter-century ago, half a world away.In Yerevan, Armenia, Huntsman, armed with juice, st
  
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• Utah will investigate polygamous sect members for food stamp fraud — though no one is in danger of going to jail

  02-02-2018 23:25
  The state of Utah will begin investigating members of the polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints who may have misused federal food benefits but were not charged with crimes after a 2016 raid. The inquiry by the Utah Department of Workforce Services will not be looking for more people to prosecute. Instead, said Dale Ownby, director of the eligibility services division at the department, investigators will determine whether any residents in Hildale need to repay ben
  
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• Utah billionaire philanthropist Jon Huntsman dies at 80

  02-02-2018 23:02
  No one could ever accuse Jon Huntsman Sr. of aiming low.Born poor, he sought not to create a business but an international empire. Diagnosed with prostate cancer, he set his sights not only on surviving, but also on creating a research institute to eradicate all cancers. From his gleaming office in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains, he saw himself not as Utah’s wealthiest resident (which he was for many years) but as the state’s caretaker, seeking to help the homeless, bolster
  
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• Big wins, New duds, Back-to-back ROM 🏆, and Karaoke...? All in this week's #MACUMinute 👌 @MountainAmerica https://t.co/kjIOnZZar8

  02-02-2018 23:00 via twitter.com
  
  Big wins, New duds, Back-to-back ROM 🏆, and Karaoke...?All in this week's #MACUMinute 👌 @MountainAmerica https://t.co/kjIOnZZar8
  
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• Financier, Utah ski resort owner and Democratic activist Ian Cumming dies in Wyoming at age 77

  02-02-2018 22:46
  Ian Cumming, a corporate titan who was an influential figure in Utah’s ski industry through his ownership of Park City and Snowbird resorts and provided significant financial support to the Utah Democratic Party, died Friday. He was 77.Trisha Worthington, executive vice president and chief development officer of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation, was saddened to hear of Cumming’s death at his Jackson Hole home. Cumming and his wife, Annette, were longtime supporters of the s
  
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• How to pass tax hike in election year? Targeting out-of-state visitors, not voters

  02-02-2018 22:45
  This is an election year, so raising taxes on Utah voters could be tricky for legislators, most of whom are up for re-election. But a possible political solution is tucked into a massive transportation bill: Instead of charging local voters more, it piles taxes on out-of-state visitors instead.How?SB136 would double the tax on rental cars and raise a tax on hotel rooms by more than nine-fold to help fund mass transit and highways. It does propose some tax hikes for Utahns, but delays most of the
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz rookie roundup: Donovan Mitchell is an elite scorer

  02-02-2018 22:45 via sportspyder.com
  ... for where he stands compared to his fellow rookies: it’s no longer only the “Jazz stans” (see: as the kids say) marking him as the top rookie. NBA Rookie Powe ...
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz at Phoenix Suns: Keys to a fourth straight win

  02-02-2018 22:45 via sportspyder.com
  ... Utah Jazz: An All-Star Game return to Salt Lake City is long overdue by Ryan Aston ...
  
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• How Utah made $1.8 million from tiny piece of state-owned wildlife habitat

  02-02-2018 22:44
  Utah officials have turned a small piece of protected wildlife habitat into a rare, $1.8-million windfall after seeking sealed bids for the rights to tap oil and gas under the 270-acre Kevin Conway Wildlife Management Area, near the Uinta Basin town of Myton.The winning bidder, Calgary-based Crescent Point Energy, paid top dollar despite a requirement that it not disturb any ground inside the area’s marshlands and migratory waterfowl habitat while the company extracts the oil and gas.&ldqu
  
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• Congratulations to @GeorgesNiang20 on being named to the All-NBA @nbagleague team! #TwoWay #ItStartsHere #takenote… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  02-02-2018 22:43 via twitter.com
  Congratulations to @GeorgesNiang20 on being named to the All-NBA @nbagleague team!#TwoWay #ItStartsHere #takenote… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Utah House Republicans aren’t giving up their bid to create a powerful new committee to investigate state and local agencies

  02-02-2018 22:42
  House Republicans aren’t letting an early and surprising defeat stop their attempt to create a powerful new oversight committee.Hours after their own members voted against sending a bill to the floor that would create this committee, they held a news conference pitching the idea again. They pushed back against claims made by the school boards, cities, counties and the governor’s office, who all said the bill would unduly expand the authority of the legislative branch.Instead, HB175 s
  
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• Max Boot: Trump said it was his ‘sacred duty’ to protect American citizens. But his policies killed Helen Huynh.

  02-02-2018 22:42
  The best parts of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech were all the individuals in the gallery he called out for recognition, from military heroes, to a North Korean defector, to a welder who was said to have benefited from his tax cuts. But, of course, the guest list was carefully curated to support Trump’s polemical points, including his animus toward non-Norwegian immigration. Among those cited were two families whose daughters were killed by members of the transnati
  
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• Punxsutawney Phil sees 6 more weeks of winter, handlers say

  02-02-2018 22:38
  Punxsutawney, Pa. • Pennsylvania’s most famous groundhog foresees no early end to winter.The handlers of Punxsutawney Phil said the furry rodent has called for six more weeks of winter after seeing his shadow at dawn Friday.The top hat-wearing members of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club’s Inner Circle reveal Phil’s forecast every Feb. 2. It is based on a German legend surrounding Candlemas. The legend says if a furry rodent casts a shadow that day, winter continues. If not,
  
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• A Utah lawmaker already has a bill to undo the Our Schools Now education tax increases if voters approve them in November

  02-02-2018 22:37
  What do you call a tax increase initiative without a tax increase? If you’re Rep. Mike Schultz, R-Hooper, you call it HB299.Schultz is sponsoring a bill that would, in effect, cancel out the Our Schools Now initiative’s effort to boost annual education funding by $715 million through a combination of sales and income tax hikes.If Our Schools Now makes it to the ballot, and if the initiative is approved by voters, HB299 would then cut Utah’s tax rates back to their current level
  
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• Utah Jazz rookie roundup: Donovan Mitchell is an elite scorer

  02-02-2018 22:35
  Utah Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell continues to excel and prove that among all his gifts, his versatility as a scorer may be the most impressive. As a bunch, we fans of the Utah Jazz can be insecure and feel a little inferior at times. It’s only natural when we come from arguably the smallest NBA […]
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• Months after the arrest of alleged driver in fatal gang-related shooting, Utah police say triggermen remain at-large

  02-02-2018 22:34
  Months after a teen was arrested and charged for his role in the drive-by shooting death of a 17-year-old boy in front of his Magna home last fall, police say they are still searching for others who may have fired the fatal shot.Javier Saldana-Ibarra, of Woods Cross, was charged in 3rd District Court with first-degree felony murder for allegedly driving fellow gang members to a Magna home for the Aug. 19 shooting of William Ryan.Though Saldana-Ibarra was 17 at the time of the shooting, charges w
  
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• Conservative ‘small government’ Utah Legislature is busy pushing a record number of bills

  02-02-2018 22:30
  Utah legislators just set a new record: they opened 1,341 “bill files” this year for new legislation as they hit the deadline for such action. The previous record was 1,298 — set last year.Even once the deadline passed, lawmakers were still opening more bill files — but had to seek special permission on the floor of their chamber. Senators, for example, asked and received permission to open four more bill files on Friday.“I’m not necessarily proud of it,&rdquo
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Utah Jazz bring their scorching winning streak to Phoenix

  02-02-2018 22:28 via sportspyder.com
  ... s league worst defense. Devin Booker could struggle tonight as he’s facing a Jazz defense with a now healthy Stifle Tower. The Jazz’s defense is back to being ...
  
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• George Pyle: Journalism exposed Larry Nassar. If you think the news is expensive, try ignorance.

  02-02-2018 22:28
  Most of us have heard of the disgusting case of “Dr.” Larry Nassar. He’s the man who was sentenced last week to 175 years in prison for sexually molesting young women and girls — gymnasts — who were sent to him for care and found abuse.The media coverage focused, as it should have, on the courtroom statements of dozens of Nassar’s victims. And on statements by the judge, which some thought were a little over the top.If that was more information than you could
  
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• Bib campaign against sex abuse captures attention of Vonn, others

  02-02-2018 22:27
  Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy • The message in red capital letters — "STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS" — was printed on the bottom of skiers' bibs for a recent women's World Cup downhill in Cortina.It was so small, though, that initially many racers did not even notice it.In the hours and days afterward, and simultaneously with the sex abuse trial against disgraced former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, the Cortina organizers' campaign prompted some serious reflection
  
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• Utah Jazz at Phoenix Suns: Keys to a fourth straight win

  02-02-2018 22:25
  The Utah Jazz will look to earn their fourth win in a row, and a little revenge for an ugly bout earlier in the year, when they visit the Phoenix Suns tonight. Let’s be honest, it’s going to be hard for the Utah Jazz to top Tuesday night’s thrilling victory over the Golden State Warriors. […]
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• With a little help from cupcake tins & tennis balls, @MacyLewis6 is teaching us Braille one letter at a time! Anyon… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  02-02-2018 22:24 via twitter.com
  With a little help from cupcake tins & tennis balls, @MacyLewis6 is teaching us Braille one letter at a time! Anyon… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Utah will investigate polygamous sect members for food stamp fraud, though no one risks jail

  02-02-2018 21:57
  The state of Utah will begin investigating members of the polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints who may have misused federal food benefits but were not charged with crimes after a 2016 raid. The inquiry by the Utah Department of Workforce Services will not be looking for more people to prosecute. Instead, said Dale Ownby, director of the eligibility services division at the department, investigators will determine whether any residents in Hildale need to repay ben
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - Super Bowl ads shy from politics and mind their manners

  02-02-2018 21:44 via sportspyder.com
  ... n, No. 1 Villanova hold on, beat Marquette 85-82 Rubio's double-double leads Jazz to 129-99 win over Warriors Pistons land Griffin from Clippers as LA sheds a ...
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - NBA's Warriors to replace 'Red Panda's' stolen $25k unicycle

  02-02-2018 21:44 via sportspyder.com
  ... n, No. 1 Villanova hold on, beat Marquette 85-82 Rubio's double-double leads Jazz to 129-99 win over Warriors Pistons land Griffin from Clippers as LA sheds a ...
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - Second-ranked Cavaliers winning with defense, as usual

  02-02-2018 21:43 via sportspyder.com
  ... n, No. 1 Villanova hold on, beat Marquette 85-82 Rubio's double-double leads Jazz to 129-99 win over Warriors Pistons land Griffin from Clippers as LA sheds a ...
  
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• RSL signs 19-year-old midfielder Pablo Ruiz

  02-02-2018 21:33
  Real Salt Lake officially announced the signing of Pablo Ruiz Friday, acquiring the 19-year-old midfielder as a Discovery Signing. “We’ve been watching him for quite a while and it’s all about timing,” RSL general manager Craig Waibel said in a team release. “It’s the right time to bring him in. It’s going to take a little while to transition — it’s a big change in his life and culture — but we’re really excited. He’s a real
  
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• Midway Ice Castles closing soon due to warm winter temperatures

  02-02-2018 21:32
  The Midway Ice Castles are closing Sunday, barely a month after they opened, due to warm temperatures.
  “It’s been a warm winter, which has made it difficult to sustain the ice,” said Ice Castles CEO Ryan Davis. “We will assess the temperatures this week and if it becomes cool enough to provide guests with the same high-quality experience they expect and deserve, we may reopen next weekend. Unfortunately, this has been a very warm winter. We’ll adjust our plans as th
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Suns' Devin Booker looking forward to matchup with Jazz's Donovan Mitchell — but doesn't plan to get caught up in it

  02-02-2018 21:15 via sportspyder.com
  ... s still trying to find his way through the NBA, still figuring out his role. JAZZ AT SUNS When • Friday night, 7 p.m. TV • ATTSN Now, Mitchell has won rookie- ...
  
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• Suns' Devin Booker looking forward to matchup with Jazz's Donovan Mitchell — but doesn't plan to get caught up in it

  02-02-2018 21:04
  Phoenix • Suns’ star Devin Booker says he will make sure that doesn’t get caught up in a one-on-one duel with Jazz rookie guard Donovan Mitchel when Utah visits here Friday night.But that doesn’t mean the Phoenix Suns star isn’t aware of Mitchell, his accomplishments, his standing around the league, or the great season he’s having. Like many players watching Mitchell’s rookie run, Booker has become a fan. He’s watched from afar, and has become an ad
  
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• Rolly: Guess who put Utah Gov. Gary Herbert under for his surgery? One of his main critics on pollution

  02-02-2018 21:03
  When Gov. Gary Herbert went into LDS Hospital last week for surgery to remove kidney stones, he got a surprise.The anesthesiologist wound up being none other than Brian Moench, president of Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment and one of Herbert’s most ardent critics over the state’s environmental policies. “When I greeted him, he was clearly taken aback that it was me,” Moench said. “But we quickly dispensed with the tension and ended up talking about air poll
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz: An All-Star Game return to Salt Lake City is long overdue

  02-02-2018 21:02 via sportspyder.com
  ... ekend felt like a moment of arrival for the Jazz franchise. After suffering through losing seasons and low attendance in the...
  
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• Nuggets have been dominating since coach stopped calling as many plays

  02-02-2018 20:48
  Denver Nuggets head coach Mike Malone made an interesting choice a few weeks ago when he decided not to call as many plays for the offense.
  On January 21st, Michael Malone said that he wanted to call fewer plays on O and allow the offense to be more free flowing. Since then:
  Jokic: 18.5 pts, 11 rebs, 8.8 ast
  Harris: 19.5 pts, 44% 3FG
  Murray: 22.7 pts, 5 ast, 50% 3FG
  DEN is 4-2 with 2 CLOSE losses to BOS & SAS
  — Adam Mares (@Adam_Mares) February 2, 2018Only three teams in the Western Co
  
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• The Killers are now big enough to headline The Viv in Salt Lake City — but they'll never forget the time a woman flashed them at Great Saltair

  02-02-2018 20:42
  So, I’m on the phone with Ronnie Vannucci, drummer and founding member of alt-rock/synth-pop superstars The Killers, and we’re chatting about the subtle evolutions the band has made and experienced over the years — not the least of which is now being big enough to headline the likes of Vivint Smart Home Arena.The first time I saw The Killers live, I tell him, they were touring on their second album, “Sam’s Town,” and playing at the 4,600-capacity Great Saltair
  
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• Utah Jazz: An All-Star Game return to Salt Lake City is long overdue

  02-02-2018 20:40
  The Utah Jazz will reportedly put in a bid to host the NBA All-Star Game in 2022 or ’23. The event’s Salt Lake City return is long overdue. In just over two weeks time, the NBA All-Star Game will emanate from Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. A few days later — on February 21 […]
  Utah Jazz: An All-Star Game return to Salt Lake City is long overdue - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• Sydney Soloski seizes tight grip on spot in Red Rocks' floor lineup

  02-02-2018 20:16
  Utah coach Megan Marsden was non-committal about the possibility of the freshmen breaking into Utah’s lineup this season because Utah has a deep team with multiple veterans.Yet not only has freshman Sydney Soloski earned a spot in the floor lineup, it seems she is going to keep it.Soloski has earned scores of 9.85, 9.825, 9.925 and 9.9 for her floor efforts.The Calgary, Alberta native is getting so comfortable in her routine that she might upgrade her middle pass from a double twist to a d
  
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• New witnesses emerge in actress Natalie Wood's 1981 drowning

  02-02-2018 20:14
  Los Angeles • New witnesses have emerged in the 1981 drowning of actress Natalie Wood, prompting investigators to deem it a “suspicious death” and name her former husband, 87-year-old actor Robert Wagner, a “person of interest,” Los Angeles sheriff’s officials said.For nearly four decades, mystery and speculation have swirled around the death of the actress who was nominated for three Academy Awards and starred in “West Side Story” and “Rebel
  
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• "For a guy who led all rookies in usage rate, taking care of the ball against such quality opponents is one of his… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  02-02-2018 20:13 via twitter.com
  "For a guy who led all rookies in usage rate, taking care of the ball against such quality opponents is one of his… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Utah Royals trade Sydney Leroux for first round draft pick

  02-02-2018 20:08
  Utah Royals FC fans have been waiting nervously for months to hear if Sydney Leroux actually would make the move to Utah, which acquired her rights when FC Kansas City Folded.The answer came in Friday morning: No.The Royals traded Leroux to the Orlando Pride for their 2019 first-round draft pick, which they acquired from Seattle earlier this week in exchange for two dispersal draft picks. Leroux, one of the most well-known names in women’s soccer, has earned 75 caps with the U.S. women&rsq
  
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• Kragthorpe: Former Ute Trevor Reilly helped the Patriots reach the Super Bowl, but now he can only watch them play

  02-02-2018 20:03
  Bloomington, Minn. Trevor Reilly admires how the New England Patriots keep finding players who thrive in their system, after being rejected by other teams. He’s one of them. He also got replaced by one of them. Like everyone else in the organization, Reilly watched excitedly as James Harrison teamed with former BYU linebacker Kyle Van Noy for a sack that derailed Jacksonville’s last drive in the AFC championship game. The former University of Utah linebacker’s happiness was tem
  
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• BYU loses momentum, confidence with stunning setback to Loyola Marymount before showdown at No. 14 Gonzaga

  02-02-2018 20:02
  Spokane, Wash. • The BYU Cougars have taken some momentum into 6,000-seat McCarthey Athletic Center In their three stunning upsets at nationally ranked Gonzaga the past three seasons, including last year’s 79-71 win over the No. 1-ranked and undefeated Zags that shocked the college basketball world. That won’t happen this season.The Cougars turned over the ball 16 times and were a miserable 5 of 24 from 3-point range in a 76-69 setback at Loyola Marymount on Thursday night in on
  
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• Catherine Rampell: Trump's tax cuts are rocketing us into the debt ceiling

  02-02-2018 20:00
  Washington • The financial doomsday clock is ticking, and, thanks to the massive tax cuts passed by Congress in December, the ticks just sped up.Unless Congress gets its act together, the federal government will default on its debt in a few short weeks. This event would set off a constitutional crisis and a global financial crisis. And it would be not some inevitable catastrophe but wholly man-made, created by an inept White House and a Congress too distracted, disorganized or greedy to act
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz-PHX key matchup: Donovan Mitchell vs. Devin Booker

  02-02-2018 19:34 via sportspyder.com
  ... J Warren was the one who torched the Jazz, finishing with 27 points on 12-of-19 shooting. However, these teams are ver ...
  
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• Here’s where in Utah to get the best New England lobster rolls and Philly cheesesteaks before the Super Bowl

  02-02-2018 19:33
  This weekend’s Super Bowl matchup between the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles poses a pigskin crisis for some Utah football fans. Should they root for a proven winner, Tom Brady, and the continuation of a dynasty? Or the ultimate underdogs, Nick Foles and a team that has never won a Super Bowl? You could decide using statistics — or a coin toss — but wouldn’t it be more fun to decide football supremacy with something more satisfying, like a sandwich?That
  
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• Police: Man takes $140 in donations from Utah Humane Society

  02-02-2018 19:23
  Salt Lake City • Police are looking for a man suspected of stealing $140 from a donation box in the lobby of The Humane Society of Utah in Murray.KUTV-TV reports the man believed to be in his late 20′s entered the building on Wednesday evening with a woman.Surveillance footage showing the man near the donation box has been released.Police are asking people to contact them if they recognize the man in the footage.
  
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• Utah Jazz-PHX key matchup: Donovan Mitchell vs. Devin Booker

  02-02-2018 19:13
  The Utah Jazz head south to take on the Phoenix Suns on Friday night, pitting rising stars Donovan Mitchell and Devin Booker against each other. Since the return of Rudy Gobert, the Utah Jazz have begun playing like the team we thought they would be at the start of the season. They are starting to […]
  Utah Jazz-PHX key matchup: Donovan Mitchell vs. Devin Booker - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• [CBS Sports] - Donovan Mitchell surprised even himself to become the Jazz's unlikely rookie savior - CBSSports.com

  02-02-2018 18:26 via sportspyder.com
  ... e of Mitchell softened the blow considerably as, along with Rudy Gobert, the Jazz have two legit young stars to dream on without having to go through a season ...
  
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