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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz ’17-18 review: Donovan Mitchell. Enough said.

  18-05-2018 23:54 via sportspyder.com
  ... May 11, 2018 According to the Chinese calendar, 2018 is the year of the dog. Jazz fans, however, might have a different opinion? #YearOfTheSpida Mitchell’s bu ...
  
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• Scott D. Pierce: Your favorite TV show got cancelled? Suck it up and get over it.

  18-05-2018 23:53
  It’s that time of year when TV shows are getting canceled, and outraged viewers are vowing they’ll never watch (insert network here) again. Yeah, nobody believes you when you say that. All the research shows that we watch shows, not networks. No matter how incensed you are about the cancellation of (insert show here), it won’t keep you from watching that network again. And here’s more truth. A lot of really bad shows got the ax. Like “The Brave,” “Inhum
  
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• Utah Jazz ’17-18 review: Donovan Mitchell. Enough said.

  18-05-2018 23:34
  Hayward who? Donovan Mitchell put the league on notice during his rookie season with the Utah Jazz, capturing the hearts of Jazz Nation. Here is a look back at his historic first season in Utah. Damian Lillard. Dwyane Wade. Allen Iverson. Those are just a few of the comparisons that Donovan Mitchell received earned over the course […]
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz Notes: Assistant coaching staff remaining intact, 3-on-3 tournament

  18-05-2018 23:25 via sportspyder.com
  ... he court or on social media, Joe Ingles remains the GOAT of trash talk. Utah Jazz 3-on-3 tournament On Friday, the Utah Jazz announced the first-ever 2018 Uta ...
  
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• Rep. Mia Love joins the men’s team, will play in the congressional baseball game

  18-05-2018 23:18
  Washington • Rep. Roger Williams knew when he saw his colleague Mia Love tossing strikes, snagging grounders and slapping singles that his team needed her. She had talent. So Williams recruited the Utah Republican to play for the GOP team against their Democratic counterparts in the Congressional Baseball Game. Love, who already participates in the Congressional Women’s Softball Game, will take the field next month as the only female Republican to play alongside the men in the charit
  
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• Surprise! Utah is not on the list of worst states for atheists — but it does get a mention

  18-05-2018 23:13
  Utah did not make a list of the top 10 worst states for atheists, although it did get sort of an honorable mention. Or maybe a dishonorable mention.In a story on the online news outlet AlterNet, Louisiana was No. 1 on a list of “scariest states to be an atheist,” followed by Mississippi, Texas, Rhode Island, Florida, North Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho and Pennsylvania.But Mormon-dominated Utah — a frequent contender for the title of most religious state — was dinged
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: If I Had a Hammer

  18-05-2018 23:13
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Sunday, May 20, 2018.<br>You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below.<br>Nyet Collusion!<br>High Church<br>Always In Our Hearts<br>Ruffing the Fourth Estate<br>Mother’s Day<br>Takers<br>Be Prepared <br> Keep on Truckin’ Trump <br>We Care About Memories <br> The Liar’s Club <br>Want more Bagley? Become a fan on Facebook.
  
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• Payroll fraud so rampant in Utah’s construction industry that legitimate firms say they are being forced out of business

  18-05-2018 23:12
  Payroll fraud is now so widespread in Utah’s construction industry that unions, government investigators and contractors agree it is pushing legitimate companies out of business — because they can’t compete financially with rulebreakers.“It’s very blatant,” said Brendan Call, an assistant Utah attorney general.The groups delivered that message to the Legislature’s Business and Labor Interim Committee this week, but offered few solutions. State and federa
  
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• Utah Jazz Notes: Assistant coaching staff remaining intact, 3-on-3 tournament

  18-05-2018 23:10
  From assistant coaches, to Joe Ingles banter, to a Utah Jazz 3-on-3 tournament, it may be the offseason, but there’s still plenty of news to go around! Am I the only one that feels like it’s been months since we last saw the Utah Jazz play? The team was so much fun this season that […]
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• In 1979, police believe men killed a man in a wheelchair then dressed as women and fled. Now, Utah police want to find them.

  18-05-2018 23:04
  South Salt Lake • Jack Richardson took his family fishing and hunting; sledding and tubing.If he couldn’t participate in the activity — and he usually could — he would take film of his children playing. He didn’t let his wheelchair get in the way of family fun. “He was in a wheelchair,” said his daughter Karin Johnstone, “but he wasn’t handicapped.” Then on Jan. 5, 1979, detectives from the Unified Police Department believe, two men look
  
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• [Torn By Sports] - Episode 151: Utah Jazz Looking Back, NBA Playoffs, Avengers: Infinity War

  18-05-2018 23:02 via sportspyder.com
  ... odcast: Play in new window | Download This week, we reflect back on the Utah Jazz season and playoff run. We look ahead at the contract situations and who may ...
  
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• Ramesh Ponnuru: Furor over Trump’s ‘animals’ remark misses point

  18-05-2018 23:00
  One of the oddities of our political moment is how frequently we are asked to tease out the layers of meaning of remarks by President Donald Trump as though he had chosen them with the care of a good poet. The latest controversy — although by the time this appears it may have been overtaken by another one — concerns the president’s comment, “These aren’t people. They’re animals.”The New York Times and USA Today were among the media outlets that suggested
  
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• Utah trooper won’t be charged with a crime for shooting that killed suspect in Centerville

  18-05-2018 22:33
  The Davis County attorney has decided that a Utah Highway Patrol trooper who shot and killed a man after a chase on Independence Day will not be charged with any crimes. Sgt. Chamberlin Neff’s presence at the scene in Centerville was lawful and proper, and the shooting of Cody McCray was unlikely to result in a homicide conviction at trial, Davis County Attorney Troy Rawlings wrote in a letter dated Thursday. “We do not believe the evidence is reasonably likely to convince a unanimou
  
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• Passenger jet crashes near Havana with at least 110 aboard

  18-05-2018 22:22
  Havana • A Cuban-operated airliner with at least 110 people on board crashed into a cassava field just after takeoff from Havana’s international airport on Friday. There appeared to be mass casualties as Cuban officials said three people had survived, but had yet to give an official toll.Authorities said there were 104 passengers and nine foreign crew members on the flight, operated by Cubana de Aviacion. An employee of a Mexican charter firm said the plane belonged to the company and
  
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• [USA Today: Hoops Hype] - NBA Mock Draft 2018: Shooting Guards

  18-05-2018 22:12 via sportspyder.com
  ... tock. He shows the makings of a pure shooter, and would fit in well with the Jazz style of play. Twitter: Comparison: Buddy Hield Salary: $1,713,900* 7. India ...
  
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• Letter: Many of us relish relaxing with The Tribune every morning

  18-05-2018 22:00
  Like many others, I was disappointed to learn that The Tribune is being forced, for financial reasons, to cut the staff and content of its printed edition. For a moment I wondered why the other paper in town has not faced a similar crisis. The answer is immediately clear: It is financed by an extremely wealthy enterprise.I’d like to remind the decision makers of The Tribune that thousands of us in Utah relish our moments of relaxing with The Tribune every morning. It begins our day in a qu
  
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• Karen Tumulty: Women running for office still have to run uphill

  18-05-2018 22:00
  They were two first-time candidates running for congressional seats in Pennsylvania. Both in their early 30s. Both former prosecutors. Both military veterans who served in the Pacific.There was one big difference: Conor Lamb’s appeal as a fresh face and political outsider helped propel him to an upset victory in a March special election in a Pittsburgh-area district. Across the state in Bucks County, Rachel Reddick on Tuesday lost a Democratic primary by more than 20 points to millionaire
  
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• And he's just getting started 🕷️ twitter.com/NBA/status/997…

  18-05-2018 21:50 via twitter.com
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• Grab the squad and test your skills at our first-ever 2018 Jazz 3-on-3 Tournament, which will take place during the… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  18-05-2018 21:41 via twitter.com
  Grab the squad and test your skills at our first-ever 2018 Jazz 3-on-3 Tournament, which will take place during the… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Planned Parenthood likely to lose millions under Trump administration’s new Title X family planning rules

  18-05-2018 21:21
  Washington • The Trump administration is preparing to announce Friday a far-reaching change in how Title X family-planning funds may be distributed. The move would make clinics that provide abortion services or referrals ineligible for the federal funding, a change that would defund Planned Parenthood by millions of dollars.Under the proposal to be filed by the Department of Health and Human Services, the $260 million program would require a “bright line” of physical and financi
  
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• He’s famous for his science experiments on YouTube. Now, this Utah man will make videos explaining the dangers of playing with explosives.

  18-05-2018 21:16
  The next time you watch a video from the man behind the popular science-focused YouTube channel King of Random, you might be hearing a message about the danger and legal risks of explosives.Jonathan Grant Thompson, of South Jordan, has agreed with Utah prosecutors to make at least two YouTube videos discussing “physical safety and/or the legal risks associated with experiments that could be dangerous,” according to a plea in abeyance agreement filed in court Monday. He agreed to make
  
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• Women break through for Utah at the national Golden Gloves boxing tournament

  18-05-2018 21:06
  On the night after four of Team Utah’s men fell, three Utah women and another from Idaho advanced late Wednesday at the national Golden Gloves tournament in Ralston, Neb.
  Maryguenn Vellingua defeated Kathleen Sterling from New York Metro; Michelle Maya defeated Ashley Sciscente (Knoxville, Tenn.), Whitney Gomez defeated Liz Flores (Calif.) and Kendra Reeves (Idaho) defeated Candace Graves (St. Louis).
  All four fighters advanced to Thursday’s semifinals.
  
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• Rich Lowry: The Russia obsession won’t help Democrats

  18-05-2018 21:00
  Sen. Amy Klobuchar, the Democrat from Minnesota, uttered a forlorn sentiment at a Center for American Progress conference. She said Democrats can’t spend all their time bemoaning President Donald Trump’s existence, and that her voters care more about soybean exports than Russian bots.She’s right, but good luck getting anyone to listen. If Democrats have a disappointing November, their consuming Russian obsession will have something to do with it.With special counsel Robert Muel
  
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• Scott D. Pierce: Your favorite TV show got canceled? Suck it up and get over it.

  18-05-2018 20:43
  It’s that time of year when TV shows are getting canceled, and outraged viewers are vowing they’ll never watch (insert network here) again. Yeah, nobody believes you when you say that. All the research shows that we watch shows, not networks. No matter how incensed you are about the cancellation of (insert show here), it won’t keep you from watching that network again. And here’s more truth. A lot of really bad shows got the ax. Like “The Brave,” “Inhum
  
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• Former Alta star Kealia Ohai and the Dash set to take on the Royals Saturday

  18-05-2018 20:25
  Growing up, Kealia Ohai and her sisters would follow their father to Storm Mountain Park in Sandy, soccer balls under their arms. With craggy mountain peaks jutting up in the distance, they’d kick a ball around, take shots on goal and run sprints. This Saturday, Ohai returns home. She’ll step into the stadium where she claimed the 2009 UHSAA girls’ soccer title, this time as a Houston Dash striker poised to take on the Utah Royals. Ohai missed the second half of last season wit
  
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• Just days before a planned special session to fix Utah’s controversial inland port bill, negotiations broke down between governor and Salt Lake mayor

  18-05-2018 20:21
  Salt Lake City isn’t done pushing for changes to a new law that will create an inland port authority in charge of thousands of acres in the city’s undeveloped northwest area. But the governor appears to be, at least for now.Gov. Gary Herbert had been angling to call the Legislature into special session this week to address the city’s concerns over the bill, which lawmakers radically changed and passed at breakneck speed in the final days of the legislative session.Herbert worke
  
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• Tribune Editorial: Whose side is our attorney general on?

  18-05-2018 19:50
  Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes says he is duly leery of taking campaign contributions from companies or individuals his office is or might be suing, prosecuting or negotiating with.Maybe.But by far the largest donor to the attorney general’s campaign fund is the Republican Attorneys General Association. And one of the most generous contributors to that outfit is Purdue Pharma.And Purdue Pharma is one of the companies that many other states and local governments — including Salt Lak
  
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• Justen Glad is still a young player, but he has taken on the role of the veteran on RSL’s inexperienced back line

  18-05-2018 19:42
  As a junior in high school, Justen Glad was faced with an irrevocable and life-changing decision: would he play college ball at Stanford or sign with Real Salt Lake?“What it came down to pretty much was just losing time,” said Glad of his decision to go pro at 17, “and having a dream and wanting to pursue it and pursue it full-fledged, as opposed to maybe wait a year and a half and then see what happens.” After training Thursday, Glad second-guessed himself while trying t
  
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• [KSL] - How the Jazz can catch up to Golden State, Houston

  18-05-2018 19:16 via sportspyder.com
  ... to become a free agent then. Kyle Lowry was a free agent possibility for the Jazz in the summer of 2017, talking with Utah's front office before deciding to s ...
  
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• Nevada county takes aim at legal prostitution: Should brothels stay or go?

  18-05-2018 19:07
  Lyon County, Nev. • Alice Lyttle says she is the most-requested “working lady” at the Moonlite BunnyRanch, one of four brothels in this rural county on the outskirts of Carson City. The petite brunette with glasses brags that she’s “actually the number-one sex worker in the nation in terms of gross earnings,” part of a small cadre of women who legally sell sex as part of a dwindling-but-active Nevada industry.Although brothels have been a part of this community
  
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• Gunman opens fire in Texas high school, killing up to 10

  18-05-2018 19:03
  Santa Fe, Texas • At least one gunman opened fire at a Houston-area high school Friday, killing eight to 10 people, most of them students, authorities said.Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said he could not be precise about the number of deaths at Santa Fe High School, which went on lockdown around 8 a.m. One person was in custody, and a second person had been detained, he said.An unknown number of possible explosive devices were found at the school and off campus. Authorities were in the
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Kansas’ Devonte’ Graham takes advice from high school teammate Donovan Mitchell during NBA pre-draft experience

  18-05-2018 19:03 via sportspyder.com
  ... nesday. Even with his close ties to Mitchell, he hasn’t interviewed with the Jazz but did attend a game at Vivint Arena in April to watch the Jazz beat the La ...
  
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• Utah trooper won’t be charged with crime for shooting that killed suspect in Centerville

  18-05-2018 19:01
  The Davis County attorney has decided that a Utah Highway Patrol trooper who shot and killed a man after a chase on Independence Day will not be charged with any crimes. Sgt. Chamberlin Neff’s presence at the scene in Centerville was lawful and proper, and the shooting of Cody McCray was unlikely to result in a homicide conviction at trial, Davis County Attorney Troy Rawlings wrote in a letter dated Thursday. “We do not believe the evidence is reasonably likely to convince a unanimou
  
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• Paul Waldman: Why Democrats can’t win the ‘respect’ of Trump voters

  18-05-2018 19:00
  In the endless search for the magic key that Democrats can use to unlock the hearts of white people who vote Republican, the hot new candidate is “respect.” If only they cast off their snooty liberal elitism and show respect to people who voted for Donald Trump, Democrats can win them over and take back Congress and the White House.The assumption is that if Democrats simply choose to deploy this powerful tool of respect, then minds will be changed and votes will follow. This belief,
  
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• Letter: Without Rolly, The Tribune may not be worth the expense and trouble

  18-05-2018 19:00
  I am devastated by the news. There are two reasons I’ve kept The Salt Lake Tribune in spite of the shrinking content: Pat Bagley and Paul Rolly.Paul, you said you were doing it for the good of the paper. I contend your leaving will have the opposite effect. The subscription to The Tribune is not cheap. I could happily find another place for several hundred dollars a year ... but finding a source that would regularly and faithfully dig out the corruption and fraud in the great state of Utah
  
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• Tesla claims its vehicles are the safer than any others on the road. That’s not quite right.

  18-05-2018 18:57
  Detroit • For years, Tesla has boasted that its cars and SUVs are safer than other vehicles on the roads, and CEO Elon Musk doubled down on the claims in a series of tweets this week.The electric vehicles are under intense scrutiny from federal investigators, who have been looking into post-crash battery fires and the performance of Tesla’s Autopilot semi-autonomous driving system. On Wednesday, they traveled to Utah to open another inquiry into a Tesla crash — their fourth this
  
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• A new ‘D.B. Cooper’ suspect? Yet another possible identity for elusive hijacker.

  18-05-2018 18:47
  The quest to reveal the identity of “D.B. Cooper” — the alias of the daredevil who hijacked a Northwest Orient flight from Portland, Oregon to Seattle in 1971 and parachuted out of the plane with $200,000 — has come up empty for almost 50 years.But the mystery of the only unsolved skyjacking in U.S. history has fueled a cottage industry of authors, documentary makers and self-appointed sleuths who believe they’ve done what the FBI could not. Or at least want to make
  
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• Utah father allegedly shoots son in the leg during family fight

  18-05-2018 18:44
  A family fight in Hoytsville ended when a father allegedly shot his adult son in the leg on Friday morning, according to the Summit County Sheriff’s Office.Police received a call shortly after 7 a.m. about the incident on the 1100 South block of Hoytsville Road.“What we understand is that one of the family members, a 26-year-old male who was allegedly intoxicated, started attacking other members of his family,” said Summit County Sheriff’s Lt. Andrew Wright. “His fa
  
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  18-05-2018 18:24 via twitter.com
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• Salt Lake City is named the No. 1 place for creative people. (Insert haiku here.)

  18-05-2018 18:12
  Utahns like to think they have a special affinity for the creative arts. Salt Lake City was, after all, the site of the first theater west of the Mississippi — Social Hall, on which construction began in 1852, just five years after Mormon pioneers arrived in the area.And maybe Utahns are right. According to an analysis by SmartAsset, Salt Lake City is the best place in America for creative people to live.“It’s not always what you might expect when you actually look at the numbe
  
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• In an unusually timed announcement, Mormon church names a new general authority

  18-05-2018 18:11
  It’s hardly unusual for the LDS Church to name new general authorities. After all, there are scores of them.It is rare, however, in recent decades for it to happen outside of the faith’s twice-yearly General Conferences.But that’s what happened this week.Brook P. Hales, the secretary to the governing First Presidency, has been tapped to be a general authority Seventy, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Friday in a news release.A former bishop and stake (r
  
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• Sheriff says up to 10 killed in Texas high school shooting

  18-05-2018 18:05
  Santa Fe, Texas • At least one gunman opened fire at a Houston-area high school Friday, killing eight to 10 people, most of them students, authorities said.Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said he could not be precise about the number of deaths at Santa Fe High School, which went on lockdown around 8 a.m. Two suspects believed to be students were in custody.The school district confirmed an unspecified number of injuries but said it would not immediately release further details. Assistant P
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Kansas’ Devonte’ Graham takes advice from Utah Jazz's Donovan Mitchell during NBA pre-draft experience

  18-05-2018 18:03 via sportspyder.com
  ... nesday. Even with his close ties to Mitchell, he hasn’t interviewed with the Jazz but did attend a game at Vivint Arena to witness Utah beat the Los Angeles L ...
  
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• Utahns at JDM Legends are now TV stars — but don’t tell them that

  18-05-2018 18:00
  Don’t tell the stars of the made-in-Utah auto series “JDM Legends” that they’re stars. Heck, don’t talk to them too much about the fact that they’re on TV. Shop owner/manager Eric Bizek, technician Josh Martin and body-work expert Mauricio Rosales are happy to share their passion for finding, importing and restoring Japanese cars from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s. But they are the most reluctant of television personalities. “We were all terr
  
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• Letter: Robinson crossed the line between criticism and anti-Semitism

  18-05-2018 18:00
  Israel is in the news again. The United States has moved its embassy to Jerusalem. There is violence on Israel’s border with Gaza. Israel and Iran have exchanged military strikes in Syria. While in any democracy, like Israel and the United States, criticism of government policy is both legal and encouraged, a recent commentary in The Salt Lake Tribune by Michael S. Robinson crosses the line between criticism and anti-Semitism.Robinson’s use of the term “the Jews” in the l
  
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• Kragthorpe: Cancer hits home for this Salt Lake Bees pitcher, who’s responding by helping families affected by it

  18-05-2018 18:00
  As a Salt Lake Bees relief pitcher, Ralston Cash comes to Smith’s Ballpark not knowing if he’ll be needed in a game. If he pitches Saturday night, Cash will experience all kinds of emotions. The Bees are staging their annual “Pink in the Park” promotion. The observance of cancer victims is pretty much a standard event in pro sports, and this one especially will hit home for Cash, whether he appears on the mound or just watches the whole game from the bullpen. He’ll
  
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• Jazz Summer League Tickets are on sale NOW❗️🎟 July 2, 3 & 5 @vivintarena 👍 ➡️ bit.ly/2KAkJpK https://t.co/6ieVC9hKuX

  18-05-2018 18:00 via twitter.com
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz ’17-18 Review: Injury woes limit Dante Exum again

  18-05-2018 18:00 via sportspyder.com
  ... ante Exum matched up defensively with James Harden 22 times, the most of any Jazz player. Harden scored two points in those matchups per @SecondSpectrum. pic. ...
  
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• Kansas’ Devonte’ Graham takes advice from high school teammate Donovan Mitchell during NBA pre-draft experience

  18-05-2018 17:55
  CHICAGO — A text message arrived on Devonte’ Graham’s phone ahead of one of the biggest experiences of his career.“Just take advantage of it and control what you can control,” Graham’s mother, Dewanna King, sent him.As the Kansas All-American prepared for the first day of the NBA Draft Combine at Quest Multisport Complex in Chicago on Thursday, Graham was soaking in as much positive energy as possible.In addition to his mother, his former Kansas teammate Frank
  
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• Utah Jazz ’17-18 Review: Injury woes limit Dante Exum again

  18-05-2018 17:45
   Utah Jazz guard Dante Exum missed 68 games this season, dramatically cutting short what might have otherwise been an important evaluation year. The 2017-18 season was bound to be an important one for young Utah Jazz guard Dante Exum. After already losing his entire second season due to a torn ACL and being stuck on […]
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