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• Before Game 5, @kristenkenney checks in with @RaulTogni 🇧🇷 https://t.co/QQCId9ja0M

  08-05-2018 23:48 via twitter.com
  
  Before Game 5, @kristenkenney checks in with @RaulTogni 🇧🇷 https://t.co/QQCId9ja0M
  
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• 15-year-old Utah homicide victim was on the phone with mother when she was ‘brutally attacked,’ police say

  08-05-2018 23:47
  The mother of a 15-year-old girl listened on the phone as her daughter was “brutally attacked” and killed at her home Monday afternoon, police said Tuesday.Officers found the body of Baleigh Bagshaw just after 3 p.m. Monday in the house near 1650 West and 500 North, Sgt. Brandon Shearer said.Bagshaw had arrived home from West High School and called her mother, something she routinely did when arriving, Shearer said. While on the phone with her, the teen’s mother heard her being
  
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• [CBS Sports] - Jazz vs. Rockets: Donovan Mitchell walks back complaints about James Harden benefiting from officiating - CBSSports.com

  08-05-2018 23:41 via sportspyder.com
  ... arden. How frustrating was it for Mitchell? After a Game 4 loss that put the Jazz down 3-1, he was heard criticizing Harden's MVP status due to his style of p ...
  
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• On first day to propose bills for next year’s Utah Legislature, House Democrats take aim at gun violence

  08-05-2018 23:40
  The next general session of the Utah Legislature is eight months away. But on the first day members could open files to draft legislation, House Democrats took aim at gun violence — introducing six bills targeting the topic.“Democrats are interested in preserving Second Amendment rights, but we also see some urgent and critical areas in our laws where we need to improve safety when it comes to firearms,” said Rep. Elizabeth Weight, D-West Valley City.Among the bill files opened
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Rockets’ Trevor Ariza says Houston won’t rely on 3-point shooting to win series vs. Jazz

  08-05-2018 23:37 via sportspyder.com
  ... n 3-point shooting to win series vs. Jazz by May 8, 2018 The have seen a major difference in between series, getting a ...
  
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• [Uproxx: Dime Magazine] - Donovan Mitchell Walked Back His James Harden Critique By Saying He’s ‘Rightfully’ The MVP

  08-05-2018 23:36 via sportspyder.com
  ... dable frustrations. Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell, who has been nothing short of outstanding for most...
  
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• AP source: NASCAR memo says France family ‘dedicated’ to sport

  08-05-2018 23:35
  Charlotte, N.C. • The president of NASCAR told employees Tuesday the France family that owns a majority stake in the nation's top auto racing series "remains dedicated to the long term growth of our sport" following a report of a possible sale.President Brent Dewar sent a memo to staff one day after a media report said the France family was exploring a potential sale of its NASCAR holdings. The Associated Press received a copy of the memo from a person who shared it on condition of anonymit
  
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• Would-be spy landed job at Utah agency that oversees state computer systems, says he used it to find and send documents to Russia

  08-05-2018 23:28
  A quick web search for “Travis Lee Bailey” leads to Amazon.com, where he is described as a book author who after smuggling “secrets from the United States Strategic Command into Russia … is currently working toward Russian political asylum.”
  He still managed to land a job last month at the Utah Department of Technology Services, and says he used it to find and send more sensitive documents to Russia.“It’s just a gold mine. The security here is an absolu
  
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• Dana Milbank: The West Virginia primary shows Trump’s election was no aberration

  08-05-2018 23:27
  Washington • Sooner or later, Donald Trump will be gone. Trumpism, however, is here to stay.Look at West Virginia, which holds its Republican Senate primary today. Candidate Don Blankenship, a disgraced coal baron who spent a year in jail after a mine explosion killed 29 workers, was reportedly trailing two respectable GOP rivals just over a week ago.Then Blankenship, who calls himself “Trumpier than Trump,” uncorked a racist and demagogic jeremiad about Senate Republican Leader
  
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• New York AG’s fall: From women’s defender to alleged abuser

  08-05-2018 22:54
  New York • Less than three months ago, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman went before the news cameras to announce a lawsuit accusing movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and his former studio of abusing and intimidating a multitude of women.“We have never seen anything as despicable as what we’ve seen here,” Schneiderman declared.Now, in a stunning turn rife with seeming hypocrisy, Schneiderman’s own career has imploded, collapsing just three hours after the 63-yea
  
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• Drug supply firm execs say they didn’t cause opioids crisis

  08-05-2018 22:54
  Washington • Top executives of the nation’s leading wholesale drug distributors told Congress under oath Tuesday that their companies didn’t help cause the nation’s deadly opioid epidemic, drawing bipartisan wrath that included one lawmaker suggesting prison terms for some company officials.The confrontation came at a House subcommittee hearing at which legislators asked why huge numbers of potentially addictive prescription opioid pills had been shipped to West Virginia,
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Utah Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell displays love for baseball during first NBA playoff run

  08-05-2018 22:32 via sportspyder.com
  ...Astros against the New York Yankees on Monday, April 30. Houston won 2-1 as Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell enjoyed the action with teammates Royce O’Neale, Ric ...
  
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• *clutches heart* twitter.com/TylerPetersen1…

  08-05-2018 22:27 via twitter.com
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• Sim Gill, the Salt Lake County district attorney, continues to back medical marijuana: ‘I’m in support of medical cannabis as an option for patients’

  08-05-2018 22:21
  The top prosecutor for Utah’s most populous county says he won’t enforce the federal law that seeks to prohibit cannabis use if voters pass a medical marijuana initiative in November.Sim Gill said he wants to see what Utahns decide for themselves, adding yet another voice to what is turning out to be a contentious campaign involving prominent players.Gill’s entrance into the fray on Tuesday follows years of his support of a more liberal state law for marijuana that would allow
  
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• Utah Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell displays love for baseball during first NBA playoff run

  08-05-2018 22:20
  HOUSTON — After dropping Game 1 in Houston, the Utah Jazz used the two-day break to study film and practice for the remainder of the Western Conference semifinals series.Some guys spent time with family while others explored the city in their down time.One of those activities included an impromptu trip to Minute Maid Park to check out the Houston Astros against the New York Yankees on Monday, April 30.Houston won 2-1 as Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell enjoyed the action with teammates Royce O
  
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• We request she always pick her own outfit if it means she wears a Gobert jersey every day thnx twitter.com/SpidaDaMan/sta…

  08-05-2018 22:18 via twitter.com
  We request she always pick her own outfit if it means she wears a Gobert jersey every day thnx twitter.com/SpidaDaMan/sta…
  
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• [Larry Brown Sports] - Donovan Mitchell walks back critical comments about James Harden

  08-05-2018 22:14 via sportspyder.com
  ... row attempts per game this series, which the Rockets currently lead 3-1. The Jazz and Mitchell will need to find a way to limit those numbers as they look to...
  
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• Utah man dies of injuries suffered when his girlfriend allegedly started a fire at their apartment

  08-05-2018 22:13
  Police identified a man Tuesday who died from injuries he suffered in an Ogden house fire, which his girlfriend allegedly started after an argument.Three days after the May 1 fire at 2638 Adams Ave. critically injured 66-year-old Dennis Singleton, he was removed from life support and died, according to a news release from the Ogden Police Department.Singleton lived at the apartment with his 56-year-old girlfriend, Kristilynn Thompson, who was arrested and charged with aggravated arson, a first-d
  
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• Cass Sunstein: A president’s guide to ‘obstruction of justice’

  08-05-2018 22:00
  There is talk these days about a complex and somewhat arcane legal concept: obstruction of justice. The term refers, broadly speaking, to willful efforts to interfere with the operations of the legal process, including criminal investigations.Let’s bracket the hardest definitional puzzles for now and ask a question that could become pressing before long: What happens if special counsel Robert Mueller concludes that President Donald Trump has, in fact, obstructed justice?In answering, we sh
  
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• Margaret Sullivan: Giuliani’s bumbling media blitz might be a calculation, not a mistake

  08-05-2018 21:39
  Dazzle ’em with discrepancies? Baffle ’em with baloney?It wouldn’t have seemed possible a mere week ago, but the Trump administration’s notorious problems with truth-telling have hit a new low.And oddly enough, that might be on purpose.Since last Wednesday’s mind-bending appearance on Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Rudy Giuliani has blithely skipped from one media appearance to another without apparent regard for consistent adherence to the facts.An
  
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• Sen. Orrin Hatch apologizes for criticizing McCain over not wanting President Trump to attend his funeral

  08-05-2018 21:08
  Washington • A day after Sen. Orrin Hatch said it was “ridiculous” that Sen. John McCain didn’t want President Donald Trump at his funeral, the Utah Republican is apologizing.Meghan McCain lashed out Tuesday at Hatch for weighing in on her father’s dying wishes. The Arizona senator is battling life-threatening brain cancer.“I’d like everybody to take a collective breath and chill out on my dad for a second — especially Orrin Hatch,” Meghan McC
  
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• Black Lives Matter — Utah chapter — has a plan to reduce police shootings

  08-05-2018 21:08
  Lex Scott is the founder of the Utah chapter of Black Lives Matter, and she wants police to stop killing people of color.Wednesday, the Salt Lake City Police Department released body-cam video of the April 18 shooting death of 32-year-old Delorean Pikyavit, an American Indian.In addition, Elijah James Smith, 20, a black man, was shot and killed by West Valley Police on April 8. He was unarmed. Smith was suspected of stealing a cellphone.Scott, a Utah native, wants to propose legislation that wou
  
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• Letter: General Relief Society president should have declined posing with Trump

  08-05-2018 21:00
  As a Mormon woman, I was saddened and appalled to see the recent photo of the General Relief Society president, Jean B. Bingham, smiling next to Donald Trump at something called the National Day of Prayer.That Sister Bingham even attended this event might be excused in the hope that she added some dignity to the proceedings. But since this sham of a meeting was shamefully and hypocritically presided over by an immoral, foul-mouthed misogynist who has publicly bragged about sexually assaulting wo
  
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• “To say that he could be a leading scorer, what, seven games in a row or whatever it was, making history as a first… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  08-05-2018 20:58 via twitter.com
  “To say that he could be a leading scorer, what, seven games in a row or whatever it was, making history as a first… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz: Somehow, Dennis Lindsey’s wild, all-defense plan worked

  08-05-2018 20:47 via sportspyder.com
  ... cating the opposition. And that’s exactly what happened. For the season, the Jazz surrendered just 101.6 points per 100 possessions. That number was good for...
  
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• [Sporting News] - West semifinals Game 5 previews: Rockets, Warriors try to advance to conference finals

  08-05-2018 20:45 via sportspyder.com
  ... d down 15 rebounds (five offensive) and blocked six shots. Capela outplaying Jazz center Rudy Gobert is a big key to a Rockets Game 5 victory. Rookie guard Do ...
  
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• Trump: Secretary of State Pompeo is en route to North Korea

  08-05-2018 20:37
  Washington • President Donald Trump says Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is en route to North Korea ahead of Trump’s planned meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.Trump said Tuesday afternoon that Pompeo will be arriving in the country shortly and has meetings scheduled.It will be Pompeo’s second known visit to the country. Trump revealed last month that Pompeo also met with Kim over Easter weekend.Trump says the time and date of his planned meeting with Kim have now been
  
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• Utah Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell regrets postgame rant against James Harden: ‘That’s not who I am’

  08-05-2018 20:35
  HOUSTON — Frustration boiled over for Donovan Mitchell after fouling out during Sunday's Game 4 loss to the Houston Rockets.Footage of the star rookie surfaced online as he strolled to the locker room of Vivint Arena complaining about Rockets star James Harden and his ability to draw fouls"If that's what he needs to win the f---ing MVP, f--- it," Mitchell said.With Utah trailing 3-1 entering Game 5 in Houston today, Mitchell explained the comments during Tuesday’s shootaround. He exp
  
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• [KSL] - Jazz shootaround: Jazz not ready for season to end yet; Mitchell explains Harden comments

  08-05-2018 20:35 via sportspyder.com
  ... r season could end. There are so many philosophical ways to deal with that," Jazz head coach Quin Snyder said. "It's one game, our backs are against the wall, ...
  
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• Utah Jazz: Somehow, Dennis Lindsey’s wild, all-defense plan worked

  08-05-2018 20:32
  In lieu of retaining Gordon Hayward last summer, Utah Jazz GM Dennis Lindsey constructed what ultimately evolved into a defensive juggernaut. Trailing 3-1 in their second-round series with the Houston Rockets, the Utah Jazz are facing elimination and, in turn, the end of their 2017-18 campaign. It’s an emotional letdown for all involved; less than […]
  Utah Jazz: Somehow, Dennis Lindsey’s wild, all-defense plan worked - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, B
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Former pro athlete says Utah Jazz chemistry is no myth; it's fact

  08-05-2018 20:12 via sportspyder.com
  ... more playing time, or that someone doesn’t think he should get more shots. A Jazz player years ago once privately complained to me that he could average 25 po ...
  
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• Jazz shootaround: Defense needs to find antidote to Paul, Harden, Capela for series to continue

  08-05-2018 20:10
  Houston • Donovan Mitchell wants to wear his traditional Utah Jazz rookie pink backpack for at least another few days.And that only will happen if the Jazz can find a way to win Game 5 over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night at the Toyota Center.If it sounds like a tall task, well, it is. The Rockets soundly defeated the Jazz in Games 3 and 4 at Vivint Smart Home Arena, beating them in almost every major area of the game.The Jazz know they have to adjust to the physical style of defense t
  
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• As felony trial looms, activists seek appeal in San Juan County gate-closing trial

  08-05-2018 20:06
  With less than three weeks before trial, defendants in San Juan County’s gate-closing case are now seeking a halt in the case pending an appeal to a pretrial order, a change of venue and the recusal of County Attorney Kendall Laws.Wilderness advocate Rose Chilcoat and husband Mark Franklin face a May 23 trial in Monticello on felony charges that they tried to kill livestock when Franklin admittedly closed a gate to rancher Zane Odell’s corral in Bears Ears National Monument, west of
  
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• 🎥| Coach Quin Snyder's full media availability ⤵️ "We've got to play well one night: Tonight. I think our team has… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  08-05-2018 20:04 via twitter.com
  🎥| Coach Quin Snyder's full media availability ⤵️"We've got to play well one night: Tonight. I think our team has… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Letter: A biased organization decrying bias against Trump? That’s rich.

  08-05-2018 20:00
  In her letter published in The Public Forum, dated May 3, Sheila Thompson outlines her case supporting her premise that the mainstream media are biased against President Trump. One of her supporting facts comes from the Media Research Center, which states, “Since his inauguration, the Big Three broadcast networks had 90 percent negative coverage of Trump.” The irony of this fact is that the Media Research Center is unabashedly biased.Its stated goal is to “expose and neutralize
  
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• Jennifer Rubin: Is Melania Trump pulling our leg?

  08-05-2018 20:00
  The Post reports:“In an unusual Rose Garden address Monday, Melania Trump said that “too often social media is used in negative ways” and that she plans to dedicate the rest of her time as first lady to bringing attention to the problems children face in “today’s fast-paced and ever-connected world.”“She is calling her campaign ‘Be Best.’ In addition to raising awareness to the dangers of online bullying and encouraging “positive online
  
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• Former pro athlete says Utah Jazz chemistry is no myth; it's fact

  08-05-2018 20:00
  Last week I ran into an acquaintance who played in the NFL for more than a decade, much of it as a starter. We talked about the Jazz and their surprisingly strong finish in the regular season, and their first-round playoff success.I asked him if all the talk about team chemistry is mostly just an old sports cliché. He said no, and he was adamant. He went on to say he had seen football teams with phenomenally talented players who didn’t like one another, and never reached their poten
  
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• >… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="viewarticle">🎥| @dfavors14 full media availability. "We know what's at stake—it's a do-or-die game for us." >>… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

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• [Bleacher Report] - Donovan Mitchell Regrets 'F--king MVP' Comment About James Harden After Game 4

  08-05-2018 19:54 via sportspyder.com
  ...Play via Bleacher Report Mitchell's Potential Ranked & How He Impressed the Jazz via DeseretNews.com Klay Thompson Is the Ultimate Middle Child via Bleacher...
  
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• Catherine Rampell: Dude, where’s my pay raise?

  08-05-2018 19:53
  Dude, where’s my pay raise?The economic recovery is coming up on its ninth birthday. Unemployment has fallen steadily and relatively consistently during the Obama years and now President Trump’s tenure, down to 3.9 percent in April. That’s the lowest level since 2000.Meanwhile, lots of other measures suggest firms are having trouble finding workers. There are 1.1 unemployed persons per job opening, tied with the lowest ratio on record, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Half o
  
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• 🎥| @spidadmitchell's full media availability: "We'll be good as long as we stay locked in, stay focused on the gam… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  08-05-2018 19:50 via twitter.com
  🎥| @spidadmitchell's full media availability:"We'll be good as long as we stay locked in, stay focused on the gam… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Tribune Editorial: BYU Law School was right to admit felon Ben Aldana, who has worked hard to recommit his life

  08-05-2018 19:40
  Law school admissions are not what they used to be. A decade ago, students were fighting to get into schools. Now, law schools are fighting to get students.That’s why the admission of Ben Aldana to Brigham Young University’s J. Reuben Clark Law School was unique.Aldana’s application included what most students, and admission personnel, consider the kiss of death — a prior criminal conviction, with years spent in prison. Aldana was a felon.The sensitivity to admitting prio
  
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• [ESPN] - Jazz's Mitchell regrets comments about Harden

  08-05-2018 19:38 via sportspyder.com
  ... to win f---ing MVP, f--- it," while walking into the Jazz's locker room after Sunday's loss that put Utah on the brink of elimination. ...
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz-Rockets Game 5: Can the Jazz stave off elimination?

  08-05-2018 19:37 via sportspyder.com
  ... Report: Former Utah Jazz guard Rodney Hood refused to enter Game 4 by Jared Woodcox ...
  
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  08-05-2018 19:34 via twitter.com
  
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• Utah Jazz-Rockets Game 5: Can the Jazz stave off elimination?

  08-05-2018 19:21
  The Utah Jazz find themselves in a 3-1 hole to the Houston Rockets. In order to stave off elimination, there are a few adjustments that must be made. I’m going to get this out of the way early: The fact that the Utah Jazz are playing meaningful basketball in May is an amazing accomplishment, and […]
  Utah Jazz-Rockets Game 5: Can the Jazz stave off elimination? - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• Trump decides to exit nuclear accord with Iran

  08-05-2018 19:19
  Washington • President Donald Trump plans to follow through on his campaign threat to pull out of the landmark nuclear accord with Iran, according to two people familiar with his thinking, dealing a profound blow to U.S. allies and potentially deepening the president’s isolation on the world stage.It wasn’t immediately clear which sanctions that were lifted under the deal might be quickly reimposed, said the people, who were not authorized to speak publicly. Trump has several op
  
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• Letter: Volunteer activities in southern Utah deserve a shoutout

  08-05-2018 19:00
  Trash cleanup, archaeological site monitoring and trail maintenance are just a few of the many volunteer activities in southern Utah that deserve a shoutout. These efforts are indicative of the growing involvement by volunteer citizens to protect and defend Utah’s most treasured assets. At a time when federal and local budgets have been severely strained and edicts from the highest levels of government are rolling back hard-won gains, ATV riders, mountain bikers, backpackers, conservationi
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Utah Jazz look to stay alive in Houston

  08-05-2018 18:50 via sportspyder.com
  ... nt that works seamlessly together, but if there’s one thing the 2017-18 Utah Jazz have taught us. Never say never. Game Info When: 6:00MT • Tuesday May 8th, 2 ...
  
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• [KSL] - Ben Anderson: Growing pains will benefit Jazz in near future

  08-05-2018 18:41 via sportspyder.com
  ...a real contender, supporting players simply aren’t enough. Mitchell and the Jazz can’t rely on a rotating cast of performances to keep them afloat. Gone are...
  
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