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• [KSL] - BYU's Elijah Bryant chasing his dream in workout for Utah Jazz

  12-05-2018 23:55 via sportspyder.com
  ... ng my dream." Other workout attendees Bryant was one of six players that the Jazz worked out on Saturday, perhaps the least well-known nationally of the bunch ...
  
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• Thousands of Salt Lake Valley youths march to Mormon temple in South Jordan week before it is rededicated

  12-05-2018 23:01
  Thousands of south Salt Lake Valley Mormon youths braved a soggy Saturday morning to walk up to six miles to the Jordan River Temple.The march, followed by a brief musical program, was to celebrate the upcoming May 20 rededication of the renovated temple in South Jordan, according to a news release from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.The 148,236-square-foot structure originally opened in November 1981 and became one of the faith’s busiest temples.It closed in February 2016
  
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• Tribune Editorial: Bigotry against immigrants never seems to end

  12-05-2018 23:00
  The bigotry official America so often shows toward so many hard-working immigrants never really goes away. The specific ethnic groups who suffer the most just change from time to time.Just the other day, and about 149 years too late, the descendants of some of the thousands of Chinese immigrants who did so much to build the first Transcontinental Railroad were included in the celebration of that nation-building milestone.Our nation was happy to use the hard manual labor of those immigrants to ca
  
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• Speaking out on torture and Trump nominee, ailing McCain roils Washington

  12-05-2018 23:00
  Sen. John McCain is 2,200 miles from Washington and hasn’t been on Capitol Hill in five months, but he showed this week that he remains a potent force in national politics and a polarizing figure within the Republican Party.From his home in Sedona, Arizona, where he is receiving treatment for an aggressive and typically fatal type of brain cancer, McCain has challenged and praised the Trump administration’s actions on national security — his voice limited to news releases and T
  
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• Walt Perrin spoke to the media following today's predraft workouts. He also touched on the now-infamous Donovan M… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  12-05-2018 22:40 via twitter.com
  Walt Perrin spoke to the media following today's predraft workouts. He also touched on the now-infamous Donovan M… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Pope Francis to give Chilean bishops a dressing-down on sexual abuse errors

  12-05-2018 22:32
  Vatican City • The Vatican made it clear Saturday that Pope Francis had summoned Chile’s bishops to Rome for a papal dressing-down because of their role in covering up sexual abuse by priests and their “grave omissions” in caring for victims.In a harsh statement that set the tone for next week’s meetings, the Vatican said Francis wanted to discern responsibilities for the crisis and map changes in the Chilean church to prevent these “devastating wounds” f
  
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• Letter: My experience as a Scout was ridden with ‘Lord of the Flies’ moments

  12-05-2018 22:30
  Interesting news, the Scouts and the LDS Church parting ways. And interesting op-ed by Stephen Stromberg. I am glad his Scouting experience was positive.I was a Scout in a Protestant church-based troop; I rose to the rank of patrol leader. I did not learn hard work and self-reliance.Scouting fed my life-long connection to nature; I had some good times. I learned to swim, learned the value and joy of creating consensus within our patrol, and learned knot-tying, semaphore and Morse code.But what r
  
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• Why 2018 is a huge moment in the history of political cartoons

  12-05-2018 22:00
  For much of the history of American editorial cartooning, the standard format has held strong: a bold, single image carrying the entire metaphoric weight of the opinion being expressed.Major mainstream contests have reflected that primacy, including the Pulitzer Prizes for nearly a century, and more recently the RFK Award and the Herblock Prize, named for the longtime Washington Post cartoonist. Sure, occasionally the Pulitzer would go to the creator of a multi-panel comic strip (Garry Trudeau,
  
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• Commentary: Democracy Is not a spectator sport

  12-05-2018 22:00
  I can understand our collective need to protect the integrity of our nation’s president, but not when the president is a certified habitual liar, and certainly not when he blocks an investigation into his crimes. Donald Trump is ripping the United States apart. You, the taxpayers, are footing the bill for this endless revolving door of attorneys on the legal team defending this president.• It would be crazy for him to openly obstruct justice by firing special prosecutor Robert Mueller
  
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• Feds block government archaeologists from speaking at a major science conference

  12-05-2018 21:49
  At a time when archaeological sites are a growing flashpoint in the debate over public lands, the Bureau of Land Management blocked at least 14 staff archaeologists and other specialists, including some from Utah, from attending a major scientific conference last month, a new report says.The Washington Post reported that BLM staffers were scheduled to attend an April 14 gathering of the Society for American Archaeology, among the world’s largest organizations of professional archaeologists
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Letter: Sports, opinion and obituaries are all the content I need

  12-05-2018 21:38 via sportspyder.com
  ... Officer Brent Jex is a true hero and The Tribune portrayed that well Letter: Jazz coverage floods The Tribune, which specializes in Wasatch Front news Leslie...
  
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• Letter: Sports, opinion and obituaries are all the content I need

  12-05-2018 21:30
  If The Tribune is going to downsize, I would be perfectly happy as long as it includes 1) Sports including box scores, 2) The Opinion section and 3) Obituaries.I can do without all the human interest, fluff and feel good stories which dominate the paper. Anything that would be considered “news” is old news by the time it hits The Tribune. It is often several days old.Leslie Nazzaro, Cottonwood Heights
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Key pieces are in place as Jazz head into offseason. So where do they look to improve?

  12-05-2018 21:11 via sportspyder.com
  ... ant to be committed to all of our players, 1 through 17.” For as well as the Jazz ended the season, they have to make a leap if they want to compete with Hous ...
  
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• Key pieces are in place as Jazz head into offseason. So where do they look to improve?

  12-05-2018 21:06
  The Utah Jazz won 51 basketball games, made the playoffs as a No. 5 seed, won three road contests to oust the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round before suffering a sweep at the hands of the Golden State Warriors in the second round a season ago.They were an up-and-coming bunch in May of 2017, but a franchise with caveats. Their point guard couldn’t stay healthy, and their best player was a free agent. And even with their best player enjoying an All-Star season, there was no doubt abou
  
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• Commentary: I am a nurse, not a piece of furniture!

  12-05-2018 21:00
  Nurses Week falls on May 6-12 — commemorating the work and dedication of millions of nurses across America, and culminating on the birthday of the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale.This week I thank my colleagues, my former students, and my caregivers for their inspiration and dedication to our profession. I personally thank the nurses who have cared for me at Utah Cancer Specialists, at LDS Hospital same day and recovery units, the University Murray Ophthalmology Clinic, and
  
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• .@elijah_bryant3 from @byubasketball speaking to the media. https://t.co/cPLWBjBIKt

  12-05-2018 20:35 via twitter.com
  
  .@elijah_bryant3 from @byubasketball speaking to the media. https://t.co/cPLWBjBIKt
  
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• Letter: In publishing Nazi propaganda, Tribune allies itself with history’s worst villains

  12-05-2018 20:30
  If I was asked to guess which major newspaper outside of the Middle East published an op-ed raving and ranting about the evils of “the Jews,” I’d have guessed Der Sturmer in the Germany of the middle or late 1930s. Imagine my shock and dismay, then, when I learned that it was in fact The Salt Lake Tribune which recently published just such a hate-filled screed by Michael S. Robinson.In it Robinson included classic anti-Semitic tropes like “the Jews” maintain that th
  
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• Devon Hall from @uvamenshoops spoke to the media following his pre-draft workout. https://t.co/6bk68Vfwij

  12-05-2018 20:30 via twitter.com
  
  Devon Hall from @uvamenshoops spoke to the media following his pre-draft workout. https://t.co/6bk68Vfwij
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Revisiting our Utah Jazz player rankings from the start of the season

  12-05-2018 20:23 via sportspyder.com
  ... s bad as a flop. First off, is undoubtably the most important player on this Jazz team in regards to winning. When he went down, so did Utah. The Jazz were de ...
  
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• Monson: What do the Jazz need now? The answer is plain — they need Gordon Hayward … or somebody just like him

  12-05-2018 20:04
  Take a deep breath, read the following ridiculously long sentence, and consider the resultant questions.Everybody’s asking what the Jazz can do to build upon the foundation they set this past season after cultivating the skills and confidence of a great rookie … furthering the presence of the best defender in the league … making a legitimate force out of a journeyman wing that just a few years ago was chucked overboard by the Clippers … refining the play and increasing
  
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• Commentary: How to get away with genocide

  12-05-2018 20:00
  Want to enslave, murder or commit other atrocities, all while evading accountability entirely? Easy, simply incorporate overseas.Victims of human rights violations can no longer sue foreign corporations in U.S. Courts. With its recent decision in Jesner v. Arab Bank the U.S. Supreme Court has handed would-be violators of international human rights a victory by categorically excluding all claims against foreign corporations for violations of the “laws of nations” — no matter the
  
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• St. George Mormon temple reopens after an intruder broke a window, then damaged art, furniture

  12-05-2018 19:48
  A man broke into the St. George LDS Temple early Saturday morning by smashing a window. He then damaged artwork and furniture inside before being arrested. After entering the temple at about 5 a.m., he made it to the fifth floor, where he caused additional damage, said Eric Hawkins, spokesman for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.“He was contained by temple workers (no physical restraint was required) until police arrived, and he was arrested,” Hawkins said in a stateme
  
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• Maya Hawke makes the most of ‘Little Women’ screen debut for PBS

  12-05-2018 19:43
  Little readers have long embraced “Little Women” and found inspiration in the character of Jo March, a headstrong young writer out to conquer the world.Maya Hawke counts herself among the latest generation of fans of Louisa May Alcott’s 19th-century novel. But the lucky Hawke takes it one step further: She stars as Jo in a new version of “Little Women,” airing consecutive Sundays, May 13 and May 20, on PBS’ “Masterpiece” showcase (7 p.m. Sunday, PB
  
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• Letter: Altering SNAP benefits would be a cruel mistake

  12-05-2018 19:30
  I grew up believing that people on food stamps were lazy, uneducated and dependent.These common myths about food stamps stigmatize and hurt families. Here in Utah, 86 percent of the families that receive SNAP benefits (formerly known as food stamps) have at least one working family member, and the average duration families use SNAP benefits is actually less than a year. For most families, SNAP benefits provide help following a difficult event — a serious illness, job loss, or divorce. It&r
  
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• Commentary: It’s not the Jews who cannot be questioned

  12-05-2018 19:00
  Michael S. Robinson is sorely mistaken. (”We are partnered with the wrong side in the Middle East,” Tribune, May 6.)It is not the Jews who can’t be criticized; it is the leaders of the Muslim nations of the Middle East as well as the Palestinian leaders.Israel is the nation-state of the Jews in which non-Jews have full civil rights, including freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom to criticize and sue the government, access to medical care and access to higher educatio
  
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• Kragthorpe: Five reasons why the Jazz’s Mitchell and Gobert will reach the West finals sooner than Stockton and Malone did

  12-05-2018 18:58
  Jazz coach Quin Snyder did not quite picture jerseys in the rafters or statues on the plaza when he considered the franchise’s future with Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert. Yet he could imagine how people might talk about their partnership in the coming years. “The relationship, the respect, the trust — those things are there between those two guys,” Snyder said during the Jazz’s exit interviews. Without directly referencing John Stockton and Karl Malone, Snyder sug
  
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• Letter: If assisted suicide is manslaughter, when will the various gun providers be charged?

  12-05-2018 18:30
  I did not realize that Utah, as well as the country, is pro-assisted suicide. In Utah, suicides account for 86 percent of gun deaths (Utah Suicide Prevention Coalition.) This form of assisted suicide is effective; 90 percent of people attempting suicide with a firearm are successful, whereas 90 percent of people who try other means survive and are less likely to try again (Everytown for Gun Safety.)The Utah Legislature has recently made assisted suicide a “crime of manslaughter” that
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz tip-off pre-draft workouts with Donte DiVincenzo

  12-05-2018 18:04 via sportspyder.com
  ...will likely be under the microscope from the Jazz front office. His fit with Quin Snyder’s system could be seamless right off...
  
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• Commentary: LDS boys will lose when Mormons leave Scouts

  12-05-2018 18:00
  I am saddened and disappointed by the LDS Church’s decision to leave the Scouts BSA (formerly known as the Boy Scouts of America).I have fond memories of scouting in my LDS Church-sponsored troop as a young boy. I remember attending summer camp at Steiner and East Fork of the Bear, where I learned to rappel and paddle a canoe. I broke both of my legs in (separate) accidents on scout trips and once had to be airlifted out of Big Cottonwood Canyon in a helicopter, but that didn’t stop
  
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• Utah Jazz tip-off pre-draft workouts with Donte DiVincenzo

  12-05-2018 17:52
  The Utah Jazz are hosting their first day of pre-draft workouts and scouring the young crop of talent for a potential selection with their 21st overall pick in the upcoming NBA Draft. After striking gold in the last year’s draft by selecting rookie sensation Donovan Mitchell, the pressure is on Dennis Lindsey to find another […]
  Utah Jazz tip-off pre-draft workouts with Donte DiVincenzo - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz: Kyrie recruited Gordon Hayward back in 2014?

  12-05-2018 17:39 via sportspyder.com
  ... matic at best. Hayward was a restricted free agent that summer. As such, the Jazz had the right to match any offer sheet he signed. They eventually did so whe ...
  
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• Letter: Is this what’s called a huge tax refund?

  12-05-2018 17:30
  Memo to President Donald Trump and Rep. Chris Stewart: I just received my “huuuuge” tax refund. It was a whopping $49!! I am an average American. Where is the rest of it? Has it been placed in your legal defense fund for your future use? Just wondering.Marsha Johnson, Salt Lake City
  
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• Utah Jazz: Kyrie recruited Gordon Hayward back in 2014?

  12-05-2018 17:28
  According to former Cleveland Cavaliers GM David Griffin, Kyrie Irving had Gordon Hayward ready to jump from the Utah Jazz in 2014. Super teams and big threes are all the rage these days, but we never really got to see the one that may have been the most intriguing this season. I’m talking about former […]
  Utah Jazz: Kyrie recruited Gordon Hayward back in 2014? - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• Utahns can now see how many bills each lawmaker is working on. Some are working on a lot.

  12-05-2018 17:08
  Some members of the Utah House and Senate are living up to the term “lawmaker,” requesting dozens of potential bills eight months ahead of the 2019 session.On Friday, state senators had collectively requested 73 bills, led by South Jordan Republican Sen. Lincoln Fillmore, with 15 requests. And, in the House, representatives collectively requested 207 bill files, with Rep. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, personally requesting 27. McCay declined to comment Friday. But he tweeted Thursday that t
  
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• Granite School District delivers bonuses to teachers to their delight, and sometimes, embarrassment

  12-05-2018 17:07
  Principal Ernie Broderick usually likes to make a fuss, maybe even hold a school assembly, when his teachers are presented with giant novelty checks for thousands of dollars.But when three of his staff members received such checks at Stansbury Elementary School this week, the presentations were modest and confined to individual classrooms. Not everyone on the staff was eligible to try out for the new bonuses, Broderick said. The money has started coming through a state pilot program designed to
  
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• Raise a glass to four decades of Utah Opera with bubbly ‘Die Fledermaus’

  12-05-2018 16:29
  Utah Opera is ending its 40th-anniversary season with a big party, Johann Strauss Jr.’s bubbly operetta “Die Fledermaus.” Not only does the show revolve around pranks, disguises and gallons of Champagne, but the company has invited back a houseful of its most frequent guests — including Daniel Belcher (Eisenstein), Sara Gartland (Rosalinda), Abigail Rethwisch (Adele), Abigail Levis (Prince Orlofsky), Robert Breault (Alfred) and Gary Thor Wedow (conductor). There’s e
  
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• Feds blocks government archaeologists from speaking at a major science conference

  12-05-2018 14:05
  At a time when archeological sites are a growing flashpoint in the debate over public lands, the Bureau of Land Management blocked at least 14 staff archaeologists and other specialists, including some from Utah, from attending a major scientific conference last month, a new report says.The Washington Post reported that BLM staffers were scheduled to attend an April 14 gathering of the Society for American Archaeology, among the world’s largest organization of professional archaeologists,
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - De’Aaron Fox says Donovan Mitchell was ‘never that good’ in high school

  12-05-2018 08:11 via sportspyder.com
  ...(@uninterrupted) This only proves that Mitchell is beyond sheer talent. The Jazz rookie is a hard worker and all that he’s achieved now are products of count ...
  
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• Blue Jays beat Boston 5-3 in 12th on Maile’s 2nd HR of game

  12-05-2018 07:37
  Toronto • Luke Maile hit two home runs, including a two-run shot in the 12th inning that gave the Toronto Blue Jays a 5-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.Maile’s drive off Boston’s Brian Johnson (1-2) improved the Blue Jays to 5-0 in extra innings after they overcame an impressive outing by Red Sox starter Chris Sale.Curtis Granderson walked to begin the 12th before Maile went deep to right. Maile also hit a game-tying homer off Sale in the seventh. It was the fi
  
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• Bees rout Sacramento 9-2

  12-05-2018 07:32
  The Salt Lake Bees scored early and often as they rolled to a 9-2 win over the host Sacramento River Cats on Friday night.Salt Lake jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first on back-to-back RBI singles by Chris Carter and Jose Fernandez.Carter belted a solo homer in the third, his 11th of the season, to make it 3-0, and the Bees added three more in the fourth inning on a run-scoring single by Jose Briceno and a two-run double by David Fletcher.Sacramento got two runs in the fifth, but the Bees put t
  
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• Josh Rosen says focus all football on first day in Cardinals camp

  12-05-2018 07:23
  Tempe, Ariz. • Josh Rosen jogged onto the field as an Arizona Cardinal for the first time on Friday and took a moment to reflect.“When I stepped in the huddle,” the young quarterback said, “I kind of looked at the guys and I’m like, ‘This is pretty cool.’”Rosen was the center of attention, as usual, on the first day of Cardinals rookie minicamp, starting out slowly but finishing with a crisp performance capped by a long TD pass to fellow rookie and
  
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• ‘What is a pocket veto?’ This Utah teacher uses his constitutional know-how to advance in ‘Jeopardy!’

  12-05-2018 05:48
  Utah math teacher Steven Mond was in third place, with $10,600, as he headed into the final round of “Jeopardy!”The topic for the contestants: U.S. history. He’d take home prize money regardless — a $2,500 educational grant — but his goal was to end his appearance on the Teacher Tournament with $16,000. The answer — er, question — went beyond bumping him over his goal, sending him into first place and the tournament semifinals, where he has a chance to w
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz: Chinese draft prospect claims to model game after Joe Ingles

  12-05-2018 05:27 via sportspyder.com
  ... Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks, Phoenix Suns and Utah Jazz. https://t.co/CE7GKJkV3w — Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) May 10, 2018 And on ...
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz ’17-18 review: Tony Bradley’s seesaw first year

  12-05-2018 05:27 via sportspyder.com
  ... ok to earn more minutes with the Jazz next season. When talking about his development throughout the season, Bradl ...
  
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• Utah Jazz: Chinese draft prospect claims to model game after Joe Ingles

  12-05-2018 05:20
   Chinese NBA prospect Abudushalamu Abudurexiti recently claimed that he models his game after Utah Jazz small forward Joe Ingles. Now that the Utah Jazz are out of the playoffs, the main focus for Jazz fans and the organization alike will turn to the NBA Draft set for June 21. As the team looks to take […]
  Utah Jazz: Chinese draft prospect claims to model game after Joe Ingles - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• Utah Jazz ’17-18 review: Tony Bradley’s seesaw first year

  12-05-2018 05:15
  Utah Jazz rookie Tony Bradley may have only appeared in nine regular season games and just one playoff game with the Jazz, but he showed some promise throughout the year playing for Utah’s G-League affiliate, the Salt Lake City Stars. You have to give Tony Bradley credit. It’s got to be tough to sit on […]
  Utah Jazz ’17-18 review: Tony Bradley’s seesaw first year - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• Ovechkin has a goal and an assist as Capitals beat Lightning 4-2

  12-05-2018 05:15
  Tampa, Fla. • Alex Ovechkin had a power-play goal and an assist in his Eastern Conference finals debut, leading the Washington Capitals to a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night.Braden Holtby stopped 19 shots and Michal Kempny, Jay Beagle and Lars Eller also scored for the Caps, who are alive beyond the second round of the playoffs for the first time in Ovechkin’s brilliant 13-year career.Steven Stamkos and Ondrej Palat scored for Tampa Bay, which trailed 4-0 headi
  
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• Celtics coach Brad Stevens remains humble as team continues to thrive

  12-05-2018 05:10
  Waltham, Mass. • When Brad Stevens accepted the Celtics head coaching job five years ago, he didn't allow himself to get caught up in thinking about how he could add his name to the franchise's rich history.He was too busy trying to figure out how to avoid being buried under it."You realize that if you're going to break records here, you're probably going to break bad ones," he recently said. "Because none of the good ones are reachable."While achieving Red Auerbach status may not be on Ste
  
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• On Basketball: Casey's firing means good isn't good enough

  12-05-2018 04:46
  The regular season is irrelevant.That's the message the Toronto Raptors sent Friday when they fired Dwane Casey, two days after his now-former peers in the NBA said he did the best coaching job in the league this season. Casey led the Raptors to the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference this season, along with the second-best record in the league. He even got to coach in the All-Star game.Didn't matter.Swept in the playoffs, swept out of Toronto.The Raptors were good this season. They weren't gre
  
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