Basketball - Utah Jazz news

• A woman reported being sexually assaulted by a mall massage therapist. It was three weeks — and four more reports — before he was arrested.

  08-08-2018 23:44
  She wanted a massage to ease her sore back muscles, a lingering injury from a car accident years earlier.J.K. was visiting her mother in northern Utah in the summer of 2016, when she decided to go to Better Massage, a business inside the Newgate Mall. She had never been there before, but felt safe visiting because it was inside the large Ogden shopping center.“It never threw up a red flag,” the woman recalled.But while she was there, the massage therapist touched her genitals several
  
  Read more

• Former BYU golfers are tied in the Utah Women’s Open

  08-08-2018 23:20
  Defending champion Lea Garner bogeyed the 18th hole Wednesday to drop into a tie for the lead after the first round of the Siegfried & Jensen Utah Women’s Open at East Bay Golf Course in Provo.Annie Yang, another BYU graduate, shares the lead at 4-under-par 68 going into Thursday’s final round. Bingham High School’s Tess Blair, who won last week’s Women’s State Amateur, is tied for third with Las Vegas pro Catherine Kim, who won the $3,000 first prize in the ina
  
  Read more

• Helping nature: Inducing labor avoids cesarean for some moms

  08-08-2018 23:17
  Move over, Mother Nature. First-time moms at low risk of complications were less likely to need a cesarean delivery if labor was induced at 39 weeks instead of waiting for it to start on its own, a big study found. Their babies fared better, too.The results overturn the longtime view that inducing labor raises the risk for a C-section, and prompted two leading OB-GYN doctor groups to say it's now reasonable to offer women like those in the study that option.But only certain pregnant women qualif
  
  Read more

• 3rd-party hopeful brings cash to race with Utah congressman

  08-08-2018 23:12
  Salt Lake City • A candidate for a new, moderate third-party is bringing a trove of cash and a little Mormon humor to a northern Utah congressional race against a longtime Republican incumbent.Businessman Eric Eliason is facing an uphill climb in the three-way race to unseat eight-term U.S. Rep. Bob Bishop in a heavily Republican district, but he could be bolstered by anxiety some voters feel about President Donald Trump as well as partisan wrangling in Washington.He's one of more than a do
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• [Hoops Rumors] - Joel Bolomboy To Play In Russia

  08-08-2018 23:10 via sportspyder.com
  ... nd-round pick out of Weber State, Bolomboy spent the 2016/17 season with the Jazz, appearing in 12 games for Utah and 24 contests for the team’s G League affi ...
  
  Read more

• Tanner Mangum and Zach Wilson at the forefront in BYU’s QB derby

  08-08-2018 23:07
  Provo • Lost in the speculation regarding who will be BYU’s starting quarterback on Sept. 1 when the Cougars open the season at Arizona is the feeling from coaches that the group overall is one of the deepest in recent memory.“We’ve got some guys at that spot we can win with,” offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes said at Media Day.It appeared to be a four-man race when the Cougars broke spring camp back in April — and it still is, with a twist.Freshman Jaren Hall,
  
  Read more

• Utes needed the line depth that a controversial recruit may have given them, but instead he has joined USC

  08-08-2018 22:58
  Nick Ford’s development as a redshirt freshman is improving the outlook for Utah’s offensive line, which returns four starters. Yet the need to determine the line’s top three reserves is coach Kyle Whittingham’s biggest concern after one week of preseason camp.The Utes thought they had created more depth this summer by adding a lineman who once was banned from junior college football in California for injuring a referee. Bernard Schirmer voided his non-binding scholarship
  
  Read more

• Returning from a fractured kneecap, senior Matt Hadley is ready to play his sixth position at BYU

  08-08-2018 22:54
  Provo • Fifth-year senior Matt Hadley says there are times when he has to think twice about which position he is playing before he runs out on the practice field.That happens when you have played six different positions in a BYU football career that began in 2012.“Or maybe I’m just getting old,” said the former missionary, who will turn 25 in October. “Yeah, every once in a while I have to do a little mental check to make sure I am in the right spot.”Thanks to
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Jazz get Christmas Day home game against the Trail Blazers, a sign of increased national interest

  08-08-2018 22:49
  The national spotlight will be on the Utah Jazz this season.On Wednesday, the NBA announced two marquee nationally-televised games for the Utah Jazz. First, the team’s home opener will see the Jazz host defending NBA champions Golden State Warriors on Friday, Oct. 19, scheduled for 8:30 p.m. on ESPN.The bigger news — first reported by ESPN on Tuesday afternoon and confirmed by The Tribune on Tuesday night — was the announcement that the Jazz will play on Christmas Day for the f
  
  Read more

• Another defendant from Knights of the Crystal Blade, in which men swapped daughters as wives, is sentenced to up to life in prison

  08-08-2018 22:42
  John Coltharp, one of two men who traded daughters to be their wives and formed a doomsday group that prepared for a Muslim invasion of the United States, was sentenced this week to 26 years to life in prison.Coltharp pleaded guilty in June in state court in Sanpete County to child bigamy and child sodomy charges. According to FOX 13, 6th District Judge Marvin Bagley on Wednesday ordered the sentences run consecutively, amounting to at least 26 years.Judge Bagley asks Coltharp why he should sent
  
  Read more

• [Clutchpoints] - Donovan Mitchell nails prediction for Christmas game in Utah

  08-08-2018 22:36 via sportspyder.com
  ... ng fifth in the West and beating the in the first round of the playoffs, the Jazz have become a household name in the conference. Mix that with the potential...
  
  Read more

• [True Hoop: Salt City Hoops] - Can the Jazz Disrupt a Dynasty by Staying Big?

  08-08-2018 22:04 via sportspyder.com
  ... nd the answer will obviously affect how viable two-big lineups are. Both the Jazz and Favors have been open about discussions on how to best integrate the thr ...
  
  Read more

• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - BREAKING: Jazz to host Warriors on ESPN, part of NBA Opening Week

  08-08-2018 21:24 via sportspyder.com
  ... N doubleheader, following vs . It’s an exciting announcement that should get Jazz fans pumped up for the regular season. With all of they hype surrounding the ...
  
  Read more

• Inmate killed in ‘altercation’ at Salt Lake County jail

  08-08-2018 21:19
  An inmate at the Salt Lake County jail died Saturday after what the sheriff’s office described as an “altercation” with another prisoner.Daniel Lamont Davis, 38, later died at a hospital from his injuries, according to a news release from the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office, which oversees the jail. The release didn’t specify whether his death is considered a homicide. Sheriff Rosie Rivera was scheduled to speak about the death Wednesday afternoon.The news release
  
  Read more

• The Utah Jazz get a coveted Christmas Day home game against the Trail Blazers, a sign of increased national interest

  08-08-2018 20:50
  The national spotlight will be on Salt Lake City, the Utah Jazz, and Vivint Smart Home Arena this NBA season.On Wednesday, the NBA announced two marquee nationally-televised games for the Utah Jazz. First, the team’s home opener will see the Jazz face off against the defending champion Golden State Warriors on Friday, Oct. 19, scheduled for 8:30 p.m. on ESPN.But there’s even bigger news: the Jazz will play on Christmas Day for the first time in 21 years. They’ll host Damian Lil
  
  Read more

• Romney and Wilson disagree on whether government failure or climate change are primarily to blame for massive wildfires

  08-08-2018 20:48
  As wildfires tear through much of the Western United States, Senate candidate Mitt Romney sees an “unarguable” failure by government to do its main job: secure life, liberty and property.In an essay posted on Romney’s campaign website, the former Massachusetts governor and presidential candidate argues for greater investment in fire-prevention programs — including controlled burns and logging operations to thin forests and remove dead timber — and the buildup of reg
  
  Read more

• [Deseret Morning News] - Utah Jazz Christmas Day game time announced; will play Golden State Warriors on ESPN opening week

  08-08-2018 20:45 via sportspyder.com
  ... d play the Portland Trail Blazers on Christmas Day, it was revealed that the Jazz will face the Golden State Warriors on Oct. 19 on ESPN. Like the Christmas D ...
  
  Read more

• Utah Jazz Christmas Day game time announced; will play Golden State Warriors on ESPN opening week

  08-08-2018 20:41
  The offseason love for the Utah Jazz continued to roll in Wednesday afternoon via the scheduling of a marquee matchup to air on ESPN during the first week of the 2018-2019 regular season.A day after it was announced that the Jazz will play the Orlando Magic on Dec. 15 in Mexico City and a report surfaced that Utah would play the Portland Trail Blazers on Christmas Day, it was revealed that the Jazz will face the Golden State Warriors on Oct. 19 on ESPN.Like the Christmas Day game, the contest ag
  
  Read more

• Utah Jazz Christmas Day game time announced; they will play Golden State Warriors on ESPN opening week

  08-08-2018 20:41
  The offseason love for the Utah Jazz continued to roll in Wednesday afternoon via the scheduling of a marquee matchup to air on ESPN during the first week of the 2018-19 regular season.A day after it was announced that the Jazz will play the Orlando Magic on Dec. 15 in Mexico City and a report surfaced that Utah would play the Portland Trail Blazers on Christmas Day, it was revealed that the Jazz will face the Golden State Warriors on Oct. 19 on ESPN.Like the Christmas Day game, the contest agai
  
  Read more

• Utah Rep. Mia Love sent a mailer with a quote attributed to The Salt Lake Tribune. It was from an opinion piece she wrote herself.

  08-08-2018 20:40
  A government-paid mailer sent by Rep. Mia Love features a big-type quote that it attributes only to “The Salt Lake Tribune.” She never mentions it actually is from a opinion piece that she wrote herself for the newspaper’s commentary page.Such labeling “seriously misleads readers into believing that The Tribune as an institution supports Love’s environmental positions,” Tribune Editor Jennifer Napier-Pearce wrote to Love’s office.“At best it lacks
  
  Read more

• [Deseret Morning News] - Utah Jazz Christmas Day game time announced; will play Golden State Warriors on ESPN opening week of season

  08-08-2018 20:34 via sportspyder.com
  ... d play the Portland Trail Blazers on Christmas Day, it was revealed that the Jazz will face the Golden State Warriors on Oct. 19 on ESPN. Like the Christmas D ...
  
  Read more

• Rescuers free Idaho man trapped under truck for at least 2 days

  08-08-2018 20:28
  Idaho Falls, Idaho • An Idaho man is recovering after being pinned underneath his truck for at least two days after it rolled into a ravine.Joe Rightmire's sister, Tasha Goforth, found the 21-year-old pinned under the pickup near Idaho Falls on Monday night after he had been missing for several days.Idaho Falls Fire Department spokeswoman Kerry Harmon says Rightmire had been partially ejected from the truck.Bonneville County sheriff's Sgt. Bryan Lovell says he had no broken bones but was de
  
  Read more

• As reports to police and security went nowhere, an unlicensed massage therapist was allowed to go on ‘a serial sexual assault rampage’ at an Ogden mall, lawsuit says

  08-08-2018 20:26
  She wanted a massage to ease her sore back muscles, a lingering injury from a car accident years earlier.J.K. was visiting her mother in northern Utah in the summer of 2016, when she decided to go to Better Massage, a business inside the Newgate Mall. She had never been there before, but felt safe visiting because it was inside the large Ogden shopping center.“It never threw up a red flag,” the woman recalled.But while she was there, the massage therapist touched her genitals several
  
  Read more

• [NBA] - Utah Jazz to play on Christmas for the first time since 1997

  08-08-2018 20:24 via sportspyder.com
  ... int Smart Home Arena. Tipoff time for the game has yet to be determined. The Jazz will also be featured on ESPN during the NBA’s opening week, when Stephen Cu ...
  
  Read more

• Donovan AND Rudy can predict the future? WHAT ELSE DO YOU KNOW?!?!?! twitter.com/spidadmitchell…

  08-08-2018 20:18 via twitter.com
  Donovan AND Rudy can predict the future?WHAT ELSE DO YOU KNOW?!?!?! twitter.com/spidadmitchell…
  
  Read more

• The only thing better than Christmas in Utah? Hoops on Christmas in Utah. See you there, @trailblazers 🎄 >>… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-08-2018 20:11 via twitter.com
  The only thing better than Christmas in Utah? Hoops on Christmas in Utah.See you there, @trailblazers 🎄>>… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
  Read more

• October 19. Home opener. #TakeNote https://t.co/yAzjkIz49s

  08-08-2018 20:08 via twitter.com
  
  October 19.Home opener. #TakeNote https://t.co/yAzjkIz49s
  
  Read more

• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Weekly Run podcast: Breaking down Jazz wings, Donovan Mitchell’s response to Trump, how OKC/Jazz battles have changed, and more

  08-08-2018 19:58 via sportspyder.com
  ... icle continues below Related Article s Weekly Run podcast: Breaking down the Jazz guard rotation and the Tristan Thompson-Draymond Green ‘fight’ Weekly Run po ...
  
  Read more

• Weekly Run podcast: Breaking down Jazz wings, Donovan Mitchell’s response to Trump, how OKC/Jazz battles have changed, and more

  08-08-2018 19:52
  Thabo Sefolosha is coming back from a knee injury, adding to an assortment of Utah Jazz wings that includes Joe Ingles and Jae Crowder. Georges Niang was also added to the mix.In this week’s edition of the Weekly Run podcast, Tribune Jazz beat writers Tony Jones and Andy Larsen break down the Jazz’s group of wings. Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey called Ingles a top-10 small forward in the league, was he right? Is it fair to expect a bounceback year from Crowder? And with Sefolos
  
  Read more

• Organizers at The Leonardo see a path forward now that 20 percent of the museum’s debt has been forgiven

  08-08-2018 19:42
  Three months ago, the nonprofit science and technology museum on Salt Lake City’s Library Square faced an uncertain future weighed down by millions in unpaid debt.But members of The Leonardo say they can see a path forward, now that a third of the museum’s creditors have forgiven about 20 percent of its total debt outright. With the rest of their creditors, they’ve negotiated long-term payment plans for the remaining $2.9 million, according to Kathryn Smith, the organization&rs
  
  Read more

• 👀 twitter.com/NBATV/status/1…

  08-08-2018 19:24 via twitter.com
  👀 twitter.com/NBATV/status/1…
  
  Read more

• ‘Trib Talk’: How young is too young to get married in Utah?

  08-08-2018 19:19
  In Utah, it is legal to marry at age 15 with the permission of a judge, or 16 with a parent’s consent. But one Utah lawmaker is trying to change that by raising the minimum marriage age to 18.It’s a change that could be particularly felt by one of Utah’s polygamous groups, in which teenage girls often marry before reaching legal adulthood, due to pressure from their parents and religious leaders, or as a means of escaping their living situations and avoiding assignment into a p
  
  Read more

• NCAA to allow college basketball players to have agents without losing eligibility as part of reform package

  08-08-2018 19:05
  Indianapolis • College basketball players who go undrafted by the NBA will be allowed to return to school and play as part of sweeping NCAA reforms in the wake of a corruption scandal.The NCAA announced Wednesday that its Board of Governors and Division I Council adopted a "series of significant policy and legislative changes, setting in motion actions to change the structure of the NCAA fundamentally."The changes reflect the recommendations made in April by the Rice Commission and will tar
  
  Read more

• Rachel Lindsay isn’t happy with her ‘Bachelorette’ finale compared to Becca’s. She has a point.

  08-08-2018 18:56
  It's rare for former stars of ABC's Bachelor franchise to criticize the show that made them famous. But on Tuesday, last season's "Bachelorette" star Rachel Lindsay revealed that she was not pleased about how Becca Kufrin's season finale played out compared with hers.“This might be the realest article I have ever written,” Lindsay wrote in an essay for Us Weekly, where she has been recapping the show all season. “It’s not quite how I thought I would write this recap. But
  
  Read more

• Returning from a fractured kneecap, senior Matt Hadley is ready to play his sixth position at BYU — running back

  08-08-2018 18:50
  Provo • Fifth-year senior Matt Hadley says there are times when he has to think twice about which position he is playing before he runs out on the practice field.That happens when you have played no fewer than six different positions, including spots on special teams, defense and now offense, in his BYU football career that began way back in 2012.“Or maybe I’m just getting old,” said the former missionary who will turn 25 in October. “Yeah, every once in a while I ha
  
  Read more

• Utah county jail gets $1 million for inmate’s medical bills

  08-08-2018 18:45
  Provo • The Utah County jail will get a $1 million influx to pay for the ballooning medical expenses of a man who case highlighted the struggle to pay for inmate health care.The Daily Herald reports the Utah County Commission approved the transfer Tuesday, a month after Sheriff Jim Tracy resigned when faced with the possibility of having to lay off employees and close jail beds to pay the bills.Jails are required to provide inmates with necessary medical care, and the cost of cancer treatme
  
  Read more

• UNC health textbook written by two BYU professors removes claims about cancer, Holocaust

  08-08-2018 18:40
  Chapel Hill, N.C. • The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill has revised a textbook for a required fitness course that called cancer “a disease of choice” and included a theory asserting Holocaust victims failed to tap into their inner strength.The News & Observer reports the university released a statement saying revisions to "21st Century Fitness" began in spring, in cooperation with the publisher. The university had made no mention of a revision when asked about the t
  
  Read more

• 6 reasons to be thankful for Salt Lake City’s Kiitos Brewing, makers of Earth-friendly craft beer

  08-08-2018 18:34
  Drink Beer. Do Good. Give Thanks.It’s the motto at Salt Lake City’s Kiitos Brewing and what drives beer production at one of Utah’s most environmentally conscious and community-minded craft breweries.“We do everything we can to minimize our impact,” explained owner Andrew Dasenbrock.Leaving a light footprint is one of the reasons the 10-month-old brewery was The Salt Lake Tribune Editors' Choice during the second annual Food Truck and Brewery Battle at The Gateway.
  
  Read more

• GOP congressman from New York charged with insider trading

  08-08-2018 18:32
  New York • Republican U.S. Rep. Christopher Collins of New York was arrested Wednesday on charges he fed inside information that he gleaned from sitting on the board of a biotechnology company to his son, helping others dodge hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses when bad news came out.The charges were announced against Collins, a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump who is up for re-election in November.An indictment unsealed in federal court in Manhattan charges Collins, the c
  
  Read more

• Rep. Mia Love will take constituent meetings today on a first-come, first-served basis

  08-08-2018 18:30
  U.S. Rep. Mia Love will hold open office hours to hear from people in her district for up to 10 minutes at a time on Wednesday.Her office says in a statement she will meet with small groups at her West Jordan office to hear about the issues they care about.She will take meetings on a first-come, first-served basis. To participate, people must live in her district, which covers politically mixed Salt Lake City suburbs and north-central regions of Utah.No appointment is necessary, but people are a
  
  Read more

• Oscars add popular film category, sets earlier 2020 date

  08-08-2018 18:27
  Los Angeles • The Oscars are adding a new category to honor popular films and promising a brisk three-hour ceremony and a much earlier air date in 2020.John Bailey, the newly re-elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, says in an email to members Wednesday morning that the Board of Governors met Tuesday night to approve the three major changes. Eligibility requirements for the popular film category will be forthcoming.Ratings for the 90th Academy Awards fell to
  
  Read more

• Dana Milbank: Manafort is on trial. So is Trump’s judgment.

  08-08-2018 18:27
  Video: In testimony for the trial of former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, Rick Gates admitted Aug. 7 to embezzlement and having an extramarital affair. (Rachel Weiner,Patrick Martin,Melissa Macaya/The Washington Post)Washington - Robert S. Mueller III’s prosecutors have taken pains not to make Paul Manafort’s trial about President Trump.When prosecutor Greg Andres on Tuesday asked Rick Gates, his star witness and Manafort's former business partner, where Manafort stayed in Ne
  
  Read more

• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz: Could the Jazz have two All-Stars next season?

  08-08-2018 17:34 via sportspyder.com
  ... ‘Jingles all the way’ – Utah Jazz to play on Christmas Day by Jared Woodcox ...
  
  Read more

• Utah Jazz: Could the Jazz have two All-Stars next season?

  08-08-2018 17:21
  If the Utah Jazz are able to become a contender in the Western Conference, they could wind up with two players at the All-Star game for the first time in years. As a small market team, it is typically a struggle for the Utah Jazz to just get one player in the All-Star game. That’s […]
  Utah Jazz: Could the Jazz have two All-Stars next season? - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
  Read more

• Rep. Mia Love will take constituent meetings today on a first-come, first-serve basis

  08-08-2018 17:02
  U.S. Rep. Mia Love will hold open office hours to hear from people in her district for up to 10 minutes at a time on Wednesday.Her office says in a statement she will meet with small groups at her West Jordan office to hear about the issues they care about.She will take meetings on a first-come, first-serve basis. To participate, people must live in her district, which covers politically mixed Salt Lake City suburbs and north-central regions of Utah.No appointment is necessary, but people are as
  
  Read more

• New Mexico gubernatorial candidate vows to halt closing on San Juan Generating Station

  08-08-2018 16:55
  Farmington, N.M. • GOP gubernatorial candidate Steve Pearce says if he is elected he will work to prevent the closure of coal-fired power plants in the Four Corners area.The Daily Times of Farmington, New Mexico, reports the Hobbs Republican told an audience last week he would seek to find potential buyers for the San Juan Generating Station and other coal-fired power plants.The San Juan Generating Station is primarily owned by the Public Service Company of New Mexico, which has announced p
  
  Read more

• Court dismisses challenge to Indian child welfare law

  08-08-2018 16:52
  Flagstaff, Ariz. • A federal appeals court has dismissed a challenge to a law that gives preference to American Indian families in adoptions of Native children.The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals didn't rule on the constitutionality of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act.Rather, it dismissed the complaint from a Phoenix-based right-leaning think tank, the Goldwater Institute, saying it's moot.The institute had sought to keep two children with ties to the Gila River and Navajo tribes from
  
  Read more

• Officials are once again searching for a Utah man suspected of killing his wife, another woman and his teenage daughter

  08-08-2018 16:27
  Jackson, Wyo. • Searchers in northwest Wyoming are looking again for a Utah man who is missing but presumed dead after being suspected of killing his wife, another woman and a 14-year-old girl in Idaho last year.Authorities believe Mike Bullinger has died in a remote area of the Bridger-Teton National Forest but can only prove it if his remains are found and identified through DNA. They have searched the area before, when a car connected to Bullinger was found at a remote campsite.Teton Cou
  
  Read more

• Tony Finau’s PGA Championship pairing gives him a Ryder Cup audition

  08-08-2018 15:50
  Mathematically, Tony Finau could play his way onto the U.S. Ryder Cup team by winning the PGA Championship. Subjectively, he just needs to perform well during the first two rounds.It hardly is a coincidence that Finau is paired Thursday and Friday with U.S. captain Jim Furyk, who will make four picks in early September to complete the 12-man American roster for the Ryder Cup. Xander Schauffele, who's also contending for a spot, will play with Furyk and Finau at Bellerive Country Club in St. Loui
  
  Read more

• Resident jumps from third floor in Salt Lake City apartment fire

  08-08-2018 15:37
  One person jumped from a third-floor balcony during a fire that engulfed a Salt Lake City apartment complex early Wednesday.The jumper received minor injuries, said Salt Lake City Fire Capt. Dan Marlowe.“The civilians I spoke to on scene didn’t know why they jumped. They didn’t seem to be in any apparent danger.”A second person received injuries from smoke inhalation, Marlowe said.The fire ignited about 2 a.m. in the Seasons at Pebble Creek, an apartment complex at 1616 S
  
  Read more

Follow @UtahJazz_News_ on Twitter!