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• Close loss at No. 14 Gonzaga gave cold-shooting BYU a much-needed jolt of confidence

  04-02-2018 23:49
  Provo • Leading scorer Elijah Bryant goes 1 of 11 for a season-low four points. The Cougars make just 3 of 20 3-point shots, give up 11 offensive rebounds and get to the free-throw line only nine times. That sounds like a recipe for disaster, an epic beatdown, on the floor of the No. 14 team in the country, right? Well, it wasn’t. Despite one of its worst offensive performances of the season, BYU hung with last year’s NCAA Tournament runnerup before faltering in crunch time and
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - AP source: Struggling Cavaliers don't plan to fire coach Lue

  04-02-2018 23:42 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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• Utah Jazz wing Royce O'Neale's career night comes in return home to Texas

  04-02-2018 23:40
  SAN ANTONIO — A sellout crowd of 18,418 fans were on their feet in the AT&T Center Saturday as the streaking San Antonio Spurs were in the midst of a late comeback against the Utah Jazz.Trailing 112-109, Spurs guard Patty Mills penetrated then looked to kick out to Manu Ginobili on the wing for a three, but Utah Jazz rookie Royce O’Neale quickly disrupted that.O’Neale deflected the pass for a steal, which led to a transition dunk with 1:29 remaining and ultimately the fifth
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - Lopez scores 20, helps Lakers top Thunder 108-104

  04-02-2018 23:27 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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• Colts: Linebacker Edwin Jackson among 2 killed on highway

  04-02-2018 23:25
  Indianapolis • Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson was one of two men killed early Sunday when a suspected drunken driver struck them as they stood outside their car along a highway in Indianapolis, the team and police said.The Colts said in a statement Sunday that the team is "heartbroken" by Jackson's death and that the 26-year-old "was loved by all in the Colts organization."State police identified the victims as Jackson, who grew up in Atlanta, and 54-year-old Jeffrey Monroe, of
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - Collier, Nurse lead No. 1 UConn over Cincy, 106-65

  04-02-2018 22:58 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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• Can Olympic Games help thaw Korean tensions? The bigger question is what comes after

  04-02-2018 22:50
  For six months, Dameon Myres stood tall, his eyes always peeled. His objective was to ensure some normality in a corner of the world defined by its unpredictability. Four days a week, Myres patrolled the Korean Demilitarized Zone — a border that slices across and separates North and South Korea — near Camp Bonifas, which sits a quarter mile from the DMZ.And there, Myres, who then was a 20-year-old newly deployed U.S. Army soldier, would make his rounds to ensure there was zero activi
  
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• [Fox Sports] - Pelicans host Jazz with Mirotic trying to fill Cousins void (Feb 04, 2018)

  04-02-2018 22:24 via sportspyder.com
  ... really good; his running and getting out (in transition) was good also.” The Jazz also should feel great about the effectiveness of rookie small forward Royce ...
  
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• Paul Ryan celebrated the tax cut with a tweet about a secretary saving $1.50 a week

  04-02-2018 22:22
  Never mind all the Democrats who call the GOP's tax bill a deficit-busting giveaway to the rich; House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., has been enthusiastically promoting it as a middle-class tax windfall.He's been coaching other Republican lawmakers to sell the $1.5 billion tax cut to voters, and telling people on Twitter to check their paychecks for wage hikes. The bill — which was deeply unpopular when it passed along party lines in December — is now breaking even in a new opinion poll
  
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• You probably didn’t notice, but versatile Royce O’Neale is becoming a central figure in the Utah Jazz’s improvement

  04-02-2018 21:59
  San Antonio • Many Utah Jazz fans had to be surprised at Royce O’Neale’s performance in Saturday night’s win over the San Antonio Spurs.And they would be right to.On the surface, O’Neale is nowhere near a key cog in Utah’s playing rotation. He averages 4.5 points and 2.7 rebounds per game this season. So, scoring 18 points and supplementing that with five assists and five rebounds against one of the best teams in the NBA kind of came out of nowhere.At the same
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - Bazemore's late 3 lifts Hawks over Knicks 99-96

  04-02-2018 21:51 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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• That @rudygobert27/ @RaulTogni size discrepancy 🤔 twitter.com/SpencerJCox/st…

  04-02-2018 21:34 via twitter.com
  That @rudygobert27/ @RaulTogni size discrepancy 🤔 twitter.com/SpencerJCox/st…
  
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• Democratic, GOP lawmakers: Memo doesn't clear Trump in probe

  04-02-2018 21:30
  Washington • Democratic and Republican lawmakers said Sunday that a GOP-produced congressional memo on FBI surveillance powers did not clear President Donald Trump in the Russia investigation, and they expressed hope that special counsel Robert Mueller’s work would continue without interference.The top Democrat on the Republican-led House Intelligence Committee that released the memo called it “a political hit job” and questioned whether GOP Rep. Devin Nunes, the committee
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - Horford hits at buzzer, Celtics top Trail Blazers 97-96

  04-02-2018 21:23 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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• Pistol-packing passer-by aids Utah policeman being assaulted

  04-02-2018 21:22
  Springville • A passer-by carrying a concealed pistol is being credited with stopping an attack on a police officer in central Utah.Derek Meyer told FOX13 that he was driving in Springville on Friday afternoon when he saw a policeman scuffling with someone near a clothes donation bin.Meyer turned his vehicle around, pulled over and pulled out his pistol.He aimed the gun at the man assaulting the policeman and yelled at him to stop.The suspect — later identified as Paul Douglas Anderso
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - Giannis leaves early, but Bucks rout Nets 109-94

  04-02-2018 21:09 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] - No. 1 Villanova tops Seton Hall 92-76, fans chant for Eagles

  04-02-2018 20:54 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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  04-02-2018 20:10 via twitter.com
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• Uma Thurman levels accusations against Weinstein, Tarantino

  04-02-2018 19:30
  New York • Actress Uma Thurman, in long-awaited remarks, accused disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of forcing himself on her sexually years ago in a London hotel room. Weinstein, through his attorney, acknowledged making an “awkward pass” but strongly denied any physical assault and suggested the possibility of legal action over her comments.In a separate allegation in the same New York Times article on Saturday, Thurman also said “Kill Bill” director Quentin Ta
  
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• Legendary BYU offensive line coach Roger French dies near his home in Minnesota

  04-02-2018 19:28
  One of the assistant coaches who helped legendary coach LaVell Edwards turn BYU into a nationally prominent college football program in the 1980s and 1990s has died. Former BYU offensive coordinator and offensive line coach Roger French, who spent 21 years coaching at the school in Provo, died in Minnesota from causes incident to age Saturday morning. He was 86. Roselyn Daley, a former secretary in the BYU football offices, confirmed French’s passing on Facebook. French’s wife, Dotti
  
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• Letter: What if it had been a train full of Democrats?

  04-02-2018 19:00
  Regarding the report that a train carrying dozens of GOP lawmakers, including Sen. Mike Lee, to a retreat featuring speeches from President Trump and Vice President Pence:If this had happened to a train full of Democrats traveling to hear a speech by President Obama, I can’t help thinking that Republicans would have been saying it was an act of God.Blair Bateman, Provo
  
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• Letter: Replace Brigham Young with Martha Hughes Cannon

  04-02-2018 19:00
  Instead of replacing the Philo Farnsworth statue, replace Brigham Young with Martha Hughes Cannon. This would keep the Utah technical genius on display and still have a Mormon politician in the capital.Lester Aoki, Salt Lake City
  
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• Letter: All arrows point to obstruction of justice

  04-02-2018 19:00
  Whatever his reasons — naiveté, immaturity, neophyte or plain ignorance — President Trump clearly hasn’t realized that every U.S. Justice Department official he pressures to resign (or has someone else fire), provides more evidence that he is covering up a crime.Each dismissed enforcer represents yet another arrow pointing to obstruction of justice.Jon Sebba, Murray
  
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• The Zen of McRae Williams: Park City’s freeskiing first-time Olympian does things his way

  04-02-2018 18:48
  He’s already working on his retirement plan.Not a plan once he’s done flipping, contorting and grabbing his skis 20-something feet in mid-air. McRae Williams is working on his plan. He got a taste of such a lifestyle the summer before realizing his Olympic ambitions. The Park City born-and-raised freeskier followed through on a longtime wish just a few months after being crowned at the 2017 ski slopestyle World Championships. Williams wanted to live out of his truck. He wanted a pop-
  
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• A man left delusional love odes to Lana Del Rey — then tried to kidnap her, police say

  04-02-2018 18:30
  A fan showed up Friday evening outside Lana Del Rey’s pop concert in Orlando, Florida, with a ticket, a knife and a plan to abduct her, police said.Michael Hunt, 43, was arrested about a block from Amway Center and charged with stalking and attempted armed kidnapping. Police said he’d been unable to reach the singer.Earlier Friday, a tipster called police to report alarming posts about Del Rey on Hunt’s social media account, the Orlando Sentinel reported.Police have not provide
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz 2017-18 Week 17 Outlook, Predictions

  04-02-2018 18:21 via sportspyder.com
  ... Jazz vs Spurs reaction: O’Neale and Rubio carry Jazz to 5th straight win by Zachary Padmore ...
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - The best team in the NBA right now is 24-28

  04-02-2018 18:20 via sportspyder.com
  ...of the year award. Consider this, the Utah Jazz won in San Antonio because of the hot shooting of Ricky Rubio who was consid ...
  
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• Utah Jazz 2017-18 Week 17 Outlook, Predictions

  04-02-2018 18:04
  The Utah Jazz will look to extend their five-game winning streak as they face yet another road-heavy slate in Week 17 of the 2017-18 season. So, the Utah Jazz went 3-0 last week in a slate that featured the Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs. Oh, and not only that but leading scorer Donovan […]
  Utah Jazz 2017-18 Week 17 Outlook, Predictions - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• Letter: Rep. Stewart may have flown bombers, but he's no patriot

  04-02-2018 18:00
  Ever since a political unknown by the name of Chris Stewart emerged from the swamp that is the Utah Republican Party’s nominating convention, he has used “when I was flying bombers in the Air Force” as an intro whenever answering questions. It doesn’t matter if the question is about a defense related issue or the local dog catcher, Stewart thinks his constantly referenced time in the Air Force equates with patriotism, giving him bonafides on all topics.Last week he voted
  
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• Letter of the Week: Salt Lake City must take measures to protect its water

  04-02-2018 18:00
  I support Charlie Luke’s position (“Salt Lake City’s greatest legacy is protecting our water”).I spent my professional life as a water engineer, both as a consulting engineer and as a World Bank engineer and division chief. When I retired to Salt Lake City I was amazed to find that we drew the bulk of our water supply directly from the canyons, with no intermediate reservoirs, and that these canyons were intensively used for both residences and recreation. I am full of ad
  
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• Letter: Here is a way to make our votes count

  04-02-2018 18:00
  Friday’s Tribune lamented the fact that Utah was 39th in voter turnout in 2016, then went on to list pieces of legislation being considered in the current session that seek to address the problem. But none of those measures attack the root cause of 2016’s dismal turnout: Utah voters know their votes don’t matter in presidential elections.If you vote in the majority in Utah, it’s essentially overkill, because everybody knows how Utah will end up. If you vote in the minorit
  
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• Rubio, O’Neale have the night of their lives in San Antonio. >> on.nba.com/2GJCmCv https://t.co/SOuHtvuMfn

  04-02-2018 17:33 via twitter.com
  
  Rubio, O’Neale have the night of their lives in San Antonio.>> on.nba.com/2GJCmCv https://t.co/SOuHtvuMfn
  
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• Utahn Sam Gordon is celebrated in NFL Honors show

  04-02-2018 17:30
  Herriman High School freshman Sam Gordon received the inaugural “Game Changer” award during the annual NFL Honors program Saturday night in Minneapolis.The recognition came five years after she initially became famous as a 9-year-old girl competing in Ute Conference football, breaking off long runs against boys on opposing defenses. Gordon and her father, Brent, later were instrumental in launching the Utah Girls Tackle Football League. The organization’s number of participant
  
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• South Carolina train crash leaves 2 dead, nearly 90 hurt

  04-02-2018 17:22
  Cayce, S.C. • A crash between an Amtrak passenger train and a CSX freight train near South Carolina’s capital killed two people and injured nearly 90 early Sunday, authorities said. It was the third deadly wreck involving Amtrak in less than two months.Amtrak’s Silver Star was on its way from New York to Miami with eight crew members and about 140 passengers when the crash happened around 2:45 a.m. near Cayce, authorities said.Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher said the tw
  
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• Rubio, O’Neale have the night of their lives in San Antonio. >> on.nba.com/2E0O5uP https://t.co/Skgkuro8O2

  04-02-2018 17:13 via twitter.com
  
  Rubio, O’Neale have the night of their lives in San Antonio.>> on.nba.com/2E0O5uP https://t.co/Skgkuro8O2
  
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• [Fanrag Sports] - Predicting the NBA rookie award winners this season

  04-02-2018 17:13 via sportspyder.com
  ... better than expectations and should be a superstar in the next couple years. Jazz games are appointment viewing because of Mitchell. He’s a strong, bouncy 6-3 ...
  
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• Utah jail program helps inmates break recidivism, addiction cycle

  04-02-2018 17:07
  Provo • When Ashley Warenski is released from the Utah County Jail, she's made a plan to go into a sober living program rather than fall back into the cycle of her addiction.Warenski said she wants this time to be different than the other times she's left jail in the four years she has used drugs."I was going to home and do(ing) the same thing over and over. . Now having everyone here to support me, I'm going to take advantage of it," she said.Warenski said her experience in jail has been d
  
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• ‘The Bachelor’ is a sexist show and should be canceled

  04-02-2018 17:07
  Hollywood has done a lot of symbolic things in support of women in recent months. Black dresses at the Golden Globes. All-female presenters at the SAG Awards. White roses at the Grammys.And seemingly everybody wearing Time’s Up pins.Symbolism is great. Raising awareness is fantastic. But how about corporate Hollywood actually doing something concrete in support of women?Cancel “The Bachelor.”Warner Bros., which produces the show, and Disney-owned ABC, which airs it, have issued
  
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• Which U.S. Olympians are destined for gold? Who will surprise? A breakdown of the nation’s best and locals alike

  04-02-2018 17:06
  As the Opening Ceremony for the Winter Olympics draws closer, here is a breakdown of Americans to watch as the Games unfold.Medal favoritesNathan Chen, Figure Skating • Yes, Salt Lake City’s skating prodigy called his own shot of making these Games as a 10-year-old phenom. Now he’s here, changing the landscape of the sport with a gold in sight.Maddie Bowman, Freeskiing • One of Westminster’s student-athletes, the reigning Olympic gold medal champion has overcome a kne
  
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• Twenty things you need to know about the Pyeongchang Winter Games

  04-02-2018 17:06
  Need a quick way to navigate through the avalanche of Olympics information that is heading your way?
  Look no further. Here are 20 items that will be on the front-burner when the 2018 Winter Games open in South Korea on Friday:
  Pyongyang • North Korea and South Korea plan to march together during the Opening Ceremony, and the two nations will compete as one in women’s hockey. But will that be enough to ease political tensions on the peninsula during these Games?Mercury falling • T
  
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• Gomberg: We do birthdays all backward, spending too much time celebrating the wrong person

  04-02-2018 17:05
  Sure, coming into existence is miraculous, but to be fair, my mom deserves almost all the credit for my grand entrance. I certainly take credit for my son Harvey’s arrival. All he did was multiply like a little (adorable and perfect) virus, while I hauled his butt around for nine months simultaneously growing a new organ to sustain him. No, it’s fine, son, I’ll just rearrange my insides so you can play soccer with my kidneys and make putting on my shoes feel like an Olympic ev
  
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• Leonard Pitts: Understanding is the last thing they want

  04-02-2018 17:04
  What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.Except it’s not really failure. It’s actually unwillingness to communicate, fear of what communication might mean. After all, if you communicate, you might understand some painful truths — and then where would you be?That’s why discussing race with a white person is often one of the most vexing things an African-American person can do. You quickly come to understand that understanding is the last thing they want.Take &ld
  
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• In Ballet West’s exercise class to ‘battle the bulge,’ Utahns discover their inner ballet dancer and forget about looking foolish

  04-02-2018 17:04
  Becoming a ballet student as an adult is:a) A good way to exercise. It improves posture and flexibility, builds muscles and burns calories.b) Easy to do. There are at least two professional studios in Salt Lake that offer beginning classes for adults.c) Exciting. You never took ballet as a child, and your inner ballerina yearns for a pair of pink slippers with crisscross straps.d) Scary. You might look awkward and foolish.These are the practical and intimidating thoughts that play in your head
  
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• E.J. Dionne: Nunes paves Trump's road to autocracy

  04-02-2018 17:03
  Washington • The autocratic leader lies and then falsely charges his opponents with lying. He politicizes institutions that are supposed to be free of politics by falsely accusing his foes of politicizing them. He victimizes others by falsely claiming they are victimizing him.The autocrat also counts on spineless politicians to cave in to his demands. And as they destroy governmental institutions at his bidding, they insist they are defending them.In her classic 1951 book, “The Origin
  
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• The Salt Lake Tribune will have you covered in Pyeongchang

  04-02-2018 17:01
  The Winter Olympics open Friday night in Pyeongchang, and The Salt Lake Tribune will be there.
  Tribune sports reporters Christopher Kamrani and Aaron Falk, and photographer Chris Detrick will all be on the ground in South Korea, not only to cover our large contingent of Utah-based athletes, but to follow the big developments as they occur and deliver stories that you simply won’t find anywhere else.
  All three journalists are newspaper veterans.
  This marks the third Olympics for Detrick, wh
  
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• Meet the Utah athletes who will compete in the Pyeongchang Olympic Games

  04-02-2018 17:01
  Meet the Olympic athletes with ties to Utah who will be competing in Pyeongchang, South Korea.Alpine skiingBryce Bennett • The Lake Tahoe native, a first-year student at Westminster, is one of the most physically imposing athletes at the Winter Games, standing at 6 foot 7. The former BMX racer comes from a ski racing family. His father was a telemark racer while mom worked at Alpine Meadows Resort in Squaw Valley.Ryan Cochran-Siegle • Comes from Olympic royalty. Mother Barbara Ann won
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Jazz vs Spurs reaction: O’Neale and Rubio carry Jazz to 5th straight win

  04-02-2018 16:14 via sportspyder.com
  ... ftime, and is playing some incredible basketball right now. O’Neale gave the Jazz some major energy off the bench; energy they really needed playing a back-to ...
  
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