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• Tomorrow's predraft workout group: https://t.co/cahdjgy4FE

  06-06-2018 23:41 via twitter.com
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - On call: Cavs turning to seldom-used Hood against Warriors

  06-06-2018 23:32 via sportspyder.com
  ... hort stay in Cleveland has been nondescript. He averaged 16.8 points for the Jazz, but the 25-year-old never truly found his rhythm while coming off the bench ...
  
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• She tried to keep a lid on it, but Royals goalkeeper Abby Smith can’t hide her excitement after being called up by the U.S. Women’s National Team

  06-06-2018 23:24
  When Royals coach Laura Harvey selected Abby Smith from the NWSL dispersal draft back in January, Harvey was already predicting a future with the national team for the goalkeeper.“Abby Smith had a fantastic season in goal for Boston and showed true potential to break into the national team,” Harvey told The Salt Lake Tribune at the time.Smith, 24, came up through the youth national team system and earned her first call-ups to the senior team in June and July last year. Now, after bei
  
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• Utah courts quietly rolled out a new way to set a suspect’s bail based on one’s risk. Bail bondsmen are not pleased.

  06-06-2018 23:22
  A change, years in the making, gives Utah’s judges more information about those accused of a crime before deciding if that person must post bail.While the courts see the new risk assessments as responsible reform, the bail bond industry is critical, because it is expected to result in fewer people having to pay to be released from jail pending a trial.The change quietly went into effect May 29, about seven months after Utah’s Legislature voted to halt the reform, saying lawmakers sho
  
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• On call: Cavs turning to seldom-used Hood against Warriors

  06-06-2018 23:21
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Rodney Hood's most significant moment in these playoffs came while sitting on the bench.Well, he's getting up and getting in the NBA Finals.Looking for an offensive weapon to negate Golden State's size and ability to switch assignments on defense, Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue said he'll play Hood in Game 3 on Wednesday night in hopes of cutting into the Warriors' series lead.Hood, who began this postseason in Cleveland's starting lineup, has been mostly a non-factor during t
  
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• A new Granato takes her place on the Salt Lake County Council — and gets right to work

  06-06-2018 23:21
  Ann Granato, the newest member of the Salt Lake County Council, has had a hectic couple of days.Monday, she was elected by Democratic delegates in Council District 4 to fill the vacancy left by the recent death of her husband, two-term Councilman Sam Granato. She did it by beating Darlene McDonald, a former congressional candidate, in a 59-41 vote.Tuesday morning, Granato attended her first county meeting — involving a trash transfer station. At 1:30 p.m. that day she was sworn into office
  
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• New T-shirts allow Mormons to ‘wear’ black LDS history — now they just need to learn it

  06-06-2018 23:20
  Thousands of Mormons were thrilled by Friday’s "Be One” extravaganza at the Conference Center in downtown Salt Lake City, celebrating in word and song the history of black Latter-day Saints.However, a lot fewer likely were familiar with all the past and present Mormons whose pioneering efforts were recognized.Now the Black LDS Legacy Committee wants to help dispel that ignorance — and provide a little memento of the memorable June 1 event, noting the end 40 years ago of the fai
  
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• Cavs turning to former Jazzman Rodney Hood for offense against Warriors

  06-06-2018 23:02
  Cleveland • Rodney Hood’s most significant moment in these playoffs came while sitting on the bench.Well, the former Jazz guard is getting up and getting in the NBA Finals.Looking for an offensive weapon to negate Golden State’s size and ability to switch assignments on defense, Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue said he’ll play Hood in Game 3 on Wednesday night in hopes of cutting into the Warriors’ series lead.Hood, who began this postseason in Cleveland’s starting l
  
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• Meet the Hogle Zoo’s new baby zebra

  06-06-2018 22:16
  What’s new at Hogle Zoo? A bouncing baby zebra.Ziva and Ziggy had a foal on Saturday, and Hogle Zoo is ready to introduce her to the world.Their still-unnamed offspring will make her first public appearance on Thursday morning. Weighing in at roughly 74 pounds and cute as a little striped equine can be, the youngster is the fifth Hartmann’s mountain zebra at Hogle and the second born there in the past 14 months.In addition to her parents, the zoo is home to Zoey and her daughter, Pop
  
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• Kyle Whittingham calls Utah QB Tyler Huntley ‘as fierce of a competitor I’ve ever been around’ — which is why he wants him to put on a few more pounds

  06-06-2018 21:52
  Kyle Whittingham is an intense dude. So when you hear the longtime Utah football coach — who is entering his 14th year as this fall — describe his starting quarterback in the manner in which he does, you should know that they seem to be, at least in a football sense, kindred spirits. Last year Tyler Huntley put it all on the line every play, took vicious hits for the sake of maybe gaining the extra yard, and it became a talking point when injuries struck. It still is. Because when yo
  
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• Sundance Institute’s free summer film series returns to Salt Lake City and Park City, and adds screenings in Ogden, Kamas and St. George

  06-06-2018 21:37
  The Sundance Institute’s summer film series is coming back to deliver free movies outdoors in Salt Lake City and Park City — and bring films to three more Utah cities.“We’re very proud to be a part of Utah,” Betsy Wallace, Sundance’s managing director and chief financial officer, said in a statement. “Showcasing these films, many of which were created right here, while surrounded by the natural beauty of our state, is a highlight of our year-round progra
  
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• Trump hosts first dinner for Muslim holiday of Ramadan

  06-06-2018 21:11
  Washington • President Donald Trump on Wednesday will host his first White House dinner for Islam’s holy month of Ramadan, an overture that has surprised many people in the Muslim community after he skipped hosting such a meal last year.The dinner comes as the Supreme Court considers legal challenges to Trump’s travel ban, which critics say unfairly targets some Muslim-majority countries. A ruling is expected as early as this month.The White House was expected to release a list
  
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• Okay, we have a lot of freshness for #WallpaperWednesday so 👏 get 👏 ready! https://t.co/vVjEkfAzsK

  06-06-2018 21:04 via twitter.com
  
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• Trump may not have known the lyrics to ‘God Bless America,’ but even more don’t know the song’s surprising history

  06-06-2018 21:02
  It was supposed to be a purely patriotic occasion — President Donald Trump banished the Philadelphia Eagles from their own Super Bowl victory celebration, replacing it with a “Celebration of America.”But then the Marine Corps band struck up the familiar strains of “God Bless America.” And when video of the ensuing moments went viral, many people speculated that perhaps the song isn’t actually so familiar to Trump. Champion of patriotism though he might be, his
  
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• Police: Man steals armored vehicle from National Guard base

  06-06-2018 20:26
  Richmond, Va. • A soldier accused of stealing an armored personnel carrier from a National Guard base and leading police on a more than 60-mile (100-kilometer) chase was driving under the influence of drugs, Virginia State Police said Wednesday.Joshua Philip Yabut, 29, of Richmond, was charged with eluding police and unauthorized use of a vehicle, the Virginia National Guard said in a news release.The vehicle, which drives on tracks like a tank, was stolen Tuesday evening from Fort Pickett
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - About Utah: An insider's look at the Jazz's golden age

  06-06-2018 20:08 via sportspyder.com
  ... Solutions/VivintSmartHomeArena. He watched Jordan and Dick Bavetta do in the Jazz in 1998. When he first started, he averaged $50,000 to $100,000 worth of spo ...
  
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• About Utah: An insider's look at the Jazz's golden age

  06-06-2018 20:00
  SALT LAKE CITY — Maybe it was because he'd been a basketball junkie from the time he could walk and he didn't figure anything associated with a game he played could be considered work.Maybe it was because it was 1986 and the Utah Jazz, seven years into their Utah tenure, were holding on by their financial fingernails.Maybe the fact that the Jazz's sales department consisted of exactly one full-time employee had something to do with it.Whatever it was, when Utah's entry in the National Bask
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - Warriors expect Andre Iguodala to play in Game 3 of finals

  06-06-2018 19:59 via sportspyder.com
  ... ame 3 of the NB… Facebook Twitter Email Print Save Top Comments Most Popular Jazz to unveil farthest north community court Snyder, Gobert and Mitchell Finalis ...
  
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• Kragthorpe: They all play the same game, but the soccer crowd vibes at Real Salt Lake, Utah Royals FC and Real Monarchs matches are each very different

  06-06-2018 19:57
  SandyThe weirdest spot in any Utah sports venue provided a perfect view of Real Salt Lake’s biggest goal of the season. Section 15, Row Z, Seat 1 is just below the concourse on Rio Tinto Stadium’s west side, atop a vertical row of single chairs. Real Salt Lake midfielder Kyle Beckerman’s winning goal last week vs. Houston almost directly followed the sightline from that seat, with a shot from the left side that hit the goalpost and bounced into the net. In my 10 years of coming
  
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• Tour of Utah will feature nearly 44,000 feet of climbs in 2018

  06-06-2018 19:51
  The Tour of Utah unveiled its six race stages and distances on Wednesday, with a premium once again put on scenic locales and grueling climbs.This year’s Tour will comprise a total of 536 miles with 43,780 feet of elevation gain when it runs Aug. 6-12.It marks the fifth time in 14 years that the race will include more than 43,000 feet of climbing.Included in those climbs is a Tour-opening ascent from Cedar City to Brian Head Resort, which sits at over 10,000 feet elevation. Other notable T
  
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• ‘Mormon Land’: Brigham Young, fearing interracial marriage, started the priesthood/temple ban on blacks, but there’s more to the story, says Utah historian

  06-06-2018 19:26
  Numerous news stories and commentaries are appearing as the LDS Church celebrates the 40th anniversary of the lifting of the faith’s priesthood and temple prohibition on black Mormons. But, for all the buzz, the former ban itself remains a mystery to many. For instance, it’s easy to say when it ended, June 8, 1978, but more difficult to pinpoint when it started. And who began it? And why? Paul Reeve, the Simmons Professor of Mormon Studies at the University of Utah and author of the
  
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• Trump commutes sentence for Kardashian-backed drug offender

  06-06-2018 19:06
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump commuted the sentence Wednesday of a woman serving a life sentence for drug offenses whose cause was championed by reality TV star Kim Kardashian West in a recent visit to the White House.Trump commuted the sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, two White House officials said. The 63-year old more than two decades behind bars and is not eligible for parole. The move comes amid a recent flurry of pardons issued by Trump, who has seemed drawn to causes advo
  
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• Utah Symphony and Utah Opera sign 4-year contract with their musicians

  06-06-2018 19:05
  Utah Symphony | Utah Opera has signed a four-year agreement with the organization’s musicians, giving them pay raises through Aug. 31, 2022.The agreement comes three months before the expiration of the current one-year contract and takes effect on Sept. 1. It will increase the musicians’ current base salary of $72,968 by 1.75 percent in the first year; 2.84 percent in the second year; and 3 percent in both the third and fourth years — resulting in a base salary of $81,496 in th
  
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• More than 30 years ago, all of Red Butte Canyon’s beavers were killed. Some Utah professors say now is the time to bring them back.

  06-06-2018 19:02
  Back in 1982, Red Butte Canyon’s 78 beavers were killed under the pretext that the dam-building rodents were a vector for giardia, a dreaded parasite responsible for gastrointestinal stress around the world.At the time, the U.S. Army relied on a reservoir on Red Butte Creek for drinking water at Fort Douglas, just east of the University of Utah campus.Jim Ehleringer, a U. biology professor, recalls arguing with the fort’s new commander that beavers belonged there and other mammals co
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Ricky Rubio thinks Utah has potential to reach NBA Finals soon

  06-06-2018 18:46 via sportspyder.com
  ... still have to do something big. I see myself playing the NBA finals with the Jazz,” Rubio said per . The Jazz looked like they were going to give the everythi ...
  
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• At Salt Lake City’s Hamachi Grill and Sushi Bar, fresh fish is the foundation for creative rolls and bowls

  06-06-2018 18:44
  Just when Salt Lake City seemed to have reached the sushi restaurant saturation point, along came Hamachi Pescatarian Grill and Sushi Bar, proving there is always room for one more when quality and value combine.Hamachi is primarily a sushi restaurant serving high-quality salmon, octopus, several varieties of tuna, scallop, mackerel and shrimp in various forms — including raw, seared and cooked.With the name Hamachi, it’s no surprise the restaurant also offers yellowtail. (The term &
  
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  06-06-2018 18:36 via twitter.com
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - 2018 NBA Draft Player Profile: Moritz Wagner

  06-06-2018 18:18 via sportspyder.com
  ...Utah’s core for the longterm. The offensive upside of Wagner could push the Jazz general manager to give him a chance and see how much he develops inside ’s...
  
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• Which moment from the 2017-18 season was your favorite? Time to VOTE! Details >> on.nba.com/2JxdhPr https://t.co/XIBeMPMs7F

  06-06-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  
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• South Jordan and Herriman may soon have their first bars — whether locals want them or not

  06-06-2018 17:28
  Leaders in South Jordan and Herriman have — at least in modern times — been able to keep bars out of their cities.Times are changing, though, and later this month both south Salt Lake Valley communities could finally be home to 21-and-older drinking establishments.The cities have been forced to make the change, thanks to a state law that eliminates Utah’s unique dining club designation.Business owners who have the special dining club liquor license from the Utah Department of A
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Donovan Mitchell is covering the NBA Finals

  06-06-2018 17:07 via sportspyder.com
  ... re is additional information from the . Paying homage to each city, the Utah Jazz NBA Draft 9FIFTY Snapback features a team color fabrication with an embroide ...
  
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• Political Cornflakes: McConnell cancels the Senate’s August recess

  06-06-2018 16:29
  Mitch McConnell cancels the Senate’s August recess. Josh Holt speaks about his Venezuelan imprisonment. Greg Hughes and Jim Dabakis try to sell inland port deal.Happy Wednesday. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is canceling all but a week of the Senate’s traditional August recess, hoping to keep vulnerable Democrats off the campaign trail and confirm as many of President Donald Trump’s judicial and executive branch nominees as possible. The House, however, isn’t lik
  
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• Police investigating sexting among teens in Roosevelt

  06-06-2018 16:26
  A group of Union High School students is being investigated for alleged sexting, according to police in Roosevelt. The case was brought to the attention of officials in that eastern Utah city in May, according to the Roosevelt Police Department. No charges have been filed; officers are waiting for the state crime lab to complete its evaluation of the evidence. No information has been released about how many students may have been involved. Sexting involving minors is illegal under the Utah&rsquo
  
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• Letter: Former Utah AD Chris Hill helped me when he didn’t have to

  06-06-2018 16:25
  I had a personal experience with recently retired Chris Hill during his first few years as the Utah AD. I started as a walk-on and actually was the starting punter and placekicker, even leading the 1986 team in scoring. But I had no scholarship. In the 1987 training camp I earned the starting placekicker job. My backups were on full ride, but I was a local kid paying to play and go to college.A few games later in 1987, after beating Wisconsin at Camp Randall Stadium with a last-second field goal
  
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• Letter: Utah governor talks about women in STEM, but where are they?

  06-06-2018 16:23
  Gov. Gary Herbert advocates that Utah needs more girls and young women involved in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), but the last two conferences he has sponsored — “Energy” and the recent one “Technology” — as advertised show the majority of the speakers are men and majority of awards are going to men. I find this a little oxymoronic. So, Governor, where are the Utah professional women of STEM?Cindy King, Millcreek
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - 2018 NBA Draft Player Profile: Mitchell Robinson

  06-06-2018 16:21 via sportspyder.com
  ... e without telling anybody about it, including his coaches. Likelihood Of The Jazz Drafting Him I don’t think it is very likely that the Jazz draft him unless...
  
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• Letter: All physicians should be obligated to give emergency treatment

  06-06-2018 16:14
  I read with surprise and cynical disbelief Mike Kennedy’s comment on health care access: “People already have access. They can go to any emergency department throughout the country and have access as they need it.”As a practicing physician possessing a legal degree, he can’t plead ignorance of the law.The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), passed at the federal level in 1986, mandates that patients presenting to a hospital requesting examination or
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz: Five potential candidates for No. 52 pick

  06-06-2018 16:13 via sportspyder.com
  ... Utah Jazz: Could the Jazz make an offer for Kevin Love? by John Keeffer ...
  
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• Letter: Want the truth about health care? Listen to Pyle, not Romney or Kennedy.

  06-06-2018 16:12
  Every voter in Utah should read George Pyle’s June 3 column about the recent debate between Senate candidates Mike Kennedy and Mitt Romney. Within eight minutes of listening to that debate, Pyle said, it became “crystal clear that neither of the Republican candidates for Utah’s open seat in the U.S. Senate should hold public office ever again.”During the debate, a student had asked what is to be done about the United States’ health care system. The student pointed o
  
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• 18-month-old run over, killed in ‘tragic accident’ in Cache County

  06-06-2018 16:12
  An 18-month-old died Tuesday in Newton after being accidentally run over by a truck driven by a family member, according to the Cache County Sheriff’s Office. “The investigation so far leads us to believe this is a tragic accident,” according to a statement from police. Emergency crews were dispatched to the home where the accident occurred about 7 p.m. and administered CPR. The child died after being transported to a local hospital. The name of the victim was not released by
  
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• Letter: For those times I stole and took drugs, I also pardon myself

  06-06-2018 16:11
  When I was an altar boy I took some sacred hosts from the rectory and distributed them to my third-grade classmates. Also in third grade, I used a crayon to write the word “poop” on Chris Dominic’s desk and lied about it to Sister Mary Katherine. In high school, I fell in with a rough crowd and often left campus to go for coffee, drive through the mountains or go skiing. When I was in college, I ate some funny-tasting mushrooms and drove through the tunnel at Mesa Verde Nationa
  
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• Letter: Tribune’s weekend editions don’t have right priority

  06-06-2018 16:09
  The article titled ”Utahns to vote on marijuana, not candidate-nominating law” was hidden at the bottom-center of page B2 in a 2-by-4-inch space on June 3. Maybe this article was placed here because it’s under the “Week in Review” and was less important than the statements from a volunteer at Nuzzles & Co., but it’s not entirely clear if you only read the weekend papers.This article announces the state government’s active suppression of a pathway to
  
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• Utah Jazz: Five potential candidates for No. 52 pick

  06-06-2018 16:00
  While much of the team’s draft focus will be on their selection at No. 21 overall, the Utah Jazz will also be on the hunt for another second-round steal. You never know what you can find in the second round of the NBA Draft. The Utah Jazz know this as well as any team in […]
  Utah Jazz: Five potential candidates for No. 52 pick - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• Letter: Trump and Utah’s Hughes give new meaning to the term ‘self-government’

  06-06-2018 15:59
  Well, I am impressed. Greg Hughes, outgoing speaker of the Utah House of Representatives, wants to run for governor in 2020, but how to keep himself in the public eye when no longer in office? Easiest thing in the world: After looking in the mirror and seeing the perfect man for the job, Hughes, as your headline states, “puts himself on inland port board,” a stunning self-appointment to a body certainly controversial enough to remain in the news. And the move has the added benefit of
  
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• A change in the Utes’ nonconference scheduling philosophy could be on the way with new AD Mark Harlan

  06-06-2018 15:59
  Mark Harlan didn’t have much time to soak in the new digs. He was introduced as Utah’s new athletic director, said all the things you say at that kind of event, flashed “the U” a few times and had to hit the airport around 1:30 Monday afternoon. The move to Salt Lake City will soon be underway, but Utah’s new athletic director had to return to Tampa, Fla., with his family to begin the process. Soon enough, it’ll be time to get to work, time to put his own stam
  
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• Letter: Now that Rolly is gone, remaining Tribune reporters need to step up

  06-06-2018 15:27
  I read with incredible sadness that Paul Rolly will no longer be writing columns for The Salt Lake Tribune. When I read that he is retiring so that younger staffers might continue to work, my thought was that I hope they’re up to the task. They have big shoes to fill.I often read Tribune articles written about local politics and/or more general local complex issues written by other staffers that are superficial and not well organized relative to Rolly’s column. I often end up confuse
  
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• [Bleacher Report] - NBA Draft 2018 Rumors: Anfernee Simons to Work Out for Utah Jazz

  06-06-2018 15:27 via sportspyder.com
  ... ademy guard Anfernee Simons is reportedly scheduled to work out for the Utah Jazz ahead of the June 21 NBA draft. Tony Jones of the Salt Lake Tribune reported ...
  
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• [Bleacher Report] - Grayson Allen Rumors: Duke Star 'Very Much in Consideration' for Jazz at No. 21

  06-06-2018 15:27 via sportspyder.com
  ... e  Salt Lake Tribune.    Allen was one of six players who worked out for the Jazz on Monday, along with San Diego State power forward Malik Pope, Louisville p ...
  
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• 120-year-old American Indian artifacts hidden away in British Museum loaned back to tribe for temporary exhibit

  06-06-2018 15:24
  Grande Ronde, Ore. • Tribal artifacts that have been hidden away in the archives of the British Museum in London for nearly 120 years are being returned to an American Indian tribe for an exhibit at its own museum — a facility the tribe expanded and upgraded in part to reclaim these pieces central to its complicated heritage.The 16 objects will go on display Tuesday on a small Oregon reservation after a decadeslong campaign by the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde to bring them b
  
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