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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz: Ricky Rubio leaves heartfelt note on touching Jae Crowder Instagram post

  24-08-2018 23:59 via sportspyder.com
  ... ky Rubio expressed as much, as you can see in the screenshot below from Utah Jazz radio voice David Locke– Jazz Instagram is usually all about humor. Today Ri ...
  
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• Group suing Utah over medical marijuana initiative no longer claims it would violate Mormon religious beliefs

  24-08-2018 23:57
  On the same day the LDS Church announced it does not oppose the use of medical marijuana — under controlled, physician-administered circumstances — the plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging a Utah legalization effort pivoted away from claims that proximity to cannabis use violates Mormon religious beliefs.The group’s lawsuit now focuses on the rights of property owners and landlords. Plaintiffs say landlords would be prohibited under Proposition 2 from denying housing to medical
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: Thank You for Your Service

  24-08-2018 23:53
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018. You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below:<a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2018/08/23/bagley-cartoon-word-high/" target=_blank>Word From On High</a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2018/08/22/bagley-cartoon-tell-truth/">To Tell the Truth</a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2018/08/21/bagley-cartoon-sexist/">Sexist Beasts<
  
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• Now that BYU has broken preseason camp, here’s what we’ve learned about the Cougars

  24-08-2018 23:52
  Provo • Don’t tell anyone, but BYU football coach Kalani Sitake and his staff gambled a lot during preseason training camp, which concluded Thursday with a scrimmage at LaVell Edwards Stadium.It appears that they won, for the most part.“We couldn’t have written it any better, the way things ended up,” Sitake said.The third-year coach took some major risks by having the Cougars play as much real football as possible in camp — coaches call it “live work&rdq
  
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• Utah Supreme Court deals a blow to Count My Vote — election reform initiative won’t be on November’s ballot

  24-08-2018 23:46
  The Utah Supreme Court decided Friday that the Count My Vote initiative will not appear on the Nov. 6 ballot, rejecting arguments that the state’s referendum process is unconstitutionally tilted and unfair.Count My Vote collected more than 132,000 verified voter signatures to qualify initially for the ballot, but opponents torpedoed it by convincing a relative handful of people in two Senate districts to withdraw signatures during a 30-day review window.The court issued only a short order,
  
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• Utah Jazz: Ricky Rubio leaves heartfelt note on touching Jae Crowder Instagram post

  24-08-2018 23:44
  The Utah Jazz further displayed their camaraderie off the court with a touching social media exchange between Jae Crowder and Ricky Rubio. The Utah Jazz made a lot of noise this past season and figure to be one of the more daunting squads in the NBA in 2018-19. One big reason for their success, both […]
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• Idaho man pays fine for scratching graffiti in Utah’s Corona Arch, says he hopes ‘others can learn from my mistakes’

  24-08-2018 23:33
  An Idaho man will have to cough up cash and endure some public humiliation after pleading guilty to scratching graffiti in southern Utah’s Corona Arch.Ryan Bird Andersen, 45, has reached an agreement and pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of defacing a natural feature, U.S. Attorney for Utah John W. Huber’s office announced Friday.Andersen has agreed to pay the maximum fine of $1,000, as well as $858.32 in restitution to the Bureau of Land Management, which oversees the arch for
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz notes: Royce rolls for Boys & Girls Club, Stars tryouts

  24-08-2018 23:31 via sportspyder.com
  ... and with a Jazz contingent at FatCats in Salt Lake City on Thursday to host The Strikes For...
  
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• Celtics’ Kyrie Irving honored by mother’s Sioux tribe

  24-08-2018 23:29
  Fort Yates, N.D. • Standing on a bison pelt, Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving was smudged with sacred grasses, presented with traditional quilts and eagle feathers and given a Lakota name that means “Little Mountain” as he was welcomed Thursday into his mother’s Standing Rock Sioux tribe.The All-Star guard and his sister, model Asia Irving, visited the tribe’s reservation that straddles the North Dakota-South Dakota border for a daylong celebration recognizing their
  
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• Utah Jazz notes: Royce rolls for Boys & Girls Club, Stars tryouts

  24-08-2018 23:13
  Utah Jazz wing Royce O’Neale bowled strikes for a good cause and the team’s G-League affiliate is holding its annual open tryouts. Perhaps no Utah Jazz player has kept as high a profile as Donovan Mitchell has this summer. That said, Mitchell’s running mate, Royce O’Neale, has been pretty busy himself. Last week, O’Neale was […]
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• This week in Mormon Land: Former Ordain Women official looks back at how the church silenced many female voices by targeting just a few

  24-08-2018 22:55
  The Mormon Land newsletter is a weekly highlight reel of developments in and about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, whether heralded in headlines, preached from the pulpit or buzzed about on the back benches. Want Mormon Land in your inbox? Subscribe here.This week’s podcast: ‘Mormon’ — past, present and future
  (Leah Hogsten|The Salt Lake Tribune)The Church Office Building, located at 50. E North Temple, Salt Lake City, is home to the headquarters of The C
  
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• Animal officers remove 100 dogs from a Utah home in the ‘biggest and worst’ hoarding case they have seen

  24-08-2018 22:46
  About 100 small dogs are being removed from a Taylorsville home in what city officials say is "the biggest and worst" animal hoarding case they've seen.Animal officers from multiple agencies removed 68 of the dogs, mostly chihuahua and terrier mixes, Thursday, and were still trying to catch the remaining dogs after rounding up 10 more Friday, at a house near 5700 Easton Street, said David Moss, director of animal services for Taylorsville and West Valley City."They were all over the place," Moss
  
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• TOMORROW! twitter.com/utahjazz/statu…

  24-08-2018 22:45 via twitter.com
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• Monson: Kyle Whittingham’s image is carved alongside LaVell Edwards’ on the state’s Mount Rushmore of college football coaches

  24-08-2018 22:38
  Kyle Whittingham laughed at the intent and implication of the follow-up question.When he recently was asked what made him feel positive about the 2018 season, his 14th in the left seat of the cockpit at Utah, he rattled off a list of explanations, all of them having to do with individual and collective strengths of his players. They are talented, they are conscientious, they are diligent, they are leaders, they are two or three deep at most positions.“I can’t wait to watch them play,
  
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• [Bleacher Report] - Dante Exum Wants to Have 'Major Impact' on Jazz: 'Even Taking the Last Shot'

  24-08-2018 22:04 via sportspyder.com
  ... ment Bubble Icon Alex Goodlett/Associated Press Injuries have prevented Utah Jazz guard Dante Exum from reaching his potential, but the Aussie has high expect ...
  
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• Reinventing religion — with romance novels

  24-08-2018 21:52
  Can novels where bodices rip and manhoods throb be considered sacred?The creator of a new podcast says the answer is an emphatic, “Yes! Oh, yes!”“For something to be sacred, the way we think about it, it has to teach you to be better at loving,” said Vanessa Zoltan, the 36-year-old who created the podcast, which will be called, ahem, “Hot and Bothered.”The show encourages listeners to write their own romance novels as a sacred practice.“This will be a pl
  
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• Utah, Utah State cancel soccer match due to poor air quality

  24-08-2018 21:51
  The Utah State soccer team has postponed Friday’s scheduled match against rival Utah due to poor air quality. As of noon on Friday, Logan and the surrounding area is at a 158 on the Air Quality Index, with 150 being considered an unsafe level for any physical exertion outside. Utah State and Utah are looking to reschedule Friday's match. Further information will be released when a date and time have been set.Due to the game rescheduling, the pregame Utah Youth Soccer Association Clinic sch
  
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• Irish church’s fall from grace haunts Pope Francis’ Ireland trip

  24-08-2018 21:48
  Blessington, Ireland • When St. John Paul II visited Ireland in 1979, the Catholic Church wielded such power that homosexuality, divorce, abortion and contraception were barely spoken of, much less condoned. Catholic bishops had advised the authors of Ireland’s constitution and still held sway.Today, as Pope Francis prepares to visit, the Catholic Church enjoys no such influence.As once-isolated Ireland experienced a tide of secularism and an economic boom that opened it to the world,
  
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• Judge lowers the boom on FanX, orders it to pay nearly $4 million in legal fees to San Diego Comic-Con, scolds Utahns for ‘nonsensical’ arguments

  24-08-2018 21:42
  In a scathing criticism of FanX’s founders and legal team, a federal judge has ruled that the organizers of the former Salt Lake Comic Con must pay nearly $4 million in attorney fees and costs to San Diego Comic-Con after losing a trademark-infringement case.In an order filed Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Anthony Battaglia ordered Dan Farr Productions, the company that stages Salt Lake City’s annual pop-culture convention, and FanX founders Dan Farr and Bryan Brandenburg to pay
  
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• Commentary: A big week for Asian-Americans in the media

  24-08-2018 21:39
  This past week was a big week for Asian-Americans in media. “Crazy Rich Asians” topped the box office last weekend. Another film with an Asian-American lead, the Netflix original “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before,” has also been garnering a lot of online attention, and for good reason.When I watched “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before,” it was the first time in my life that I have ever seen a young woman who looked like me play the lead role in an
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - STATS THREAD!: Deep dive into Alec Burks, Jae Crowder and Raul Neto’s Performance

  24-08-2018 21:28 via sportspyder.com
  ... s-27.4 Net Rating. Small ball with Jae Crowder was absolutely lethal for the Jazz last season. And with a healthy , Snyder could go to lineups like that more...
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Dante Exum: “I want to be that guy” at the end of the game.

  24-08-2018 21:28 via sportspyder.com
  ... andard of quality as his basketball. tfw you thought today was Friday — Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) Along with the bowling, Royce met with some fans... — Utah Jazz...
  
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• Kyle Whittingham, master of the Utes on the field, is now mastering the art of life away from the game

  24-08-2018 21:27
  On the west side on the island of Maui, where Kapalua Bay bends like a horseshoe and waves crash on the welcoming sand in Kaanapali, a man defined by unrelenting purpose tries his best to unwind. That place, surrounded by family, is where Kyle Whittingham comes as close as he can to tranquility. Other than a raucous Rice-Eccles Stadium, a beach in Hawaii is the coach’s favorite place on earth.“Cleanses the soul,” he says.Each July, in the last weeks before the University of Uta
  
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• Freshman Skyler Southam will handle BYU’s place-kicking chores, but Cougars are still searching for a reliable punter

  24-08-2018 21:27
  Provo • BYU coaches went into Thursday’s final scrimmage of preseason camp with several position battles still on their hands.The team’s field goal kicker is not one of them.Special teams coordinator Ed Lamb said after the scrimmage that freshman returned missionary Skyler Southam, the former prep All-American from Wasatch High, “is winning the job right now.”Southam beat out last year’s place-kicker, senior Rhett Almond, who has mostly focused on winning the p
  
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• Jennifer Rubin: If any Republican plans to challenge Trump, now is the time to speak up

  24-08-2018 21:00
  President Donald Trump is on a tear, attacking his own Justice Department, hinting at a pardon for Paul Manafort and making excuses not to cooperate with the special counsel during an important investigation. (The last, in and of itself, is dereliction of duty and evidence that it is impossible for him to “take care” in the enforcement of our laws.) What’s worse, Republicans are silent — or, worst of all, cheering him on. The Republican Party, in other words, is at risk o
  
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• Man charged with killing West Valley City code-enforcement officer pleads not guilty

  24-08-2018 20:59
  The man charged with murdering a West Valley code-enforcement officer Aug. 9 and setting both her body and a neighbor’s house on fire pleaded not guilty to 13 felony counts Friday.Attorneys representing Kevin Wayne Billings, 64, entered the not guilty pleas; Billings remained silent during an appearance via closed-circuit TV from the Salt Lake County Jail, where he’s being held without bail.Billings is charged with aggravated murder in the death of Jill Robinson. She was shot in the
  
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• Scott D. Pierce: No end in sight for latest dispute that knocked KSL off DirecTV

  24-08-2018 20:49
  For the second time in three years, KSL-Channel 5 and DirecTV can't come to an agreement, and local TV viewers are the ones paying the price.The NBC affiliate has been off the satellite provider's lineup since Aug. 14, and there's no end in sight.“We are continuing to negotiate and are hopeful we will reach an agreement soon,” said Tanya Vea, KSL's vice president/general manager.Ugh.KSL insists that “DirecTV has chosen not to” pay “fair market compensation for the c
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Former All-Star Jermaine O’Neal smells what the Utah Jazz are cookin’

  24-08-2018 20:46 via sportspyder.com
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• Robin Leach of ‘Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous’ dies

  24-08-2018 20:41
  Las Vegas • Robin Leach, whose voice crystallized the opulent 1980s on TV’s “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,” died Friday. He was 76Leach's family said through a public relations firm that he died in Las Vegas, where he made his home.Leach had a stroke in November while on vacation in Mexico that led to a months-long recovery, much of which he spent at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio before returning to Las Vegas in June.The Las Vegas Review-Journal, which ran Leach's colu
  
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• Reports: Trump Organization finance chief gets immunity

  24-08-2018 20:36
  New York — President Donald Trump’s finance chief, a close confidant who has worked for the family’s real estate business since the early 1970s, was granted immunity in the federal probe of former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, media outlets reported Friday.Depending on the extent of the immunity granted to Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg, which was not immediately known, it could be a major development in the ongoing investigations surrounding the pre
  
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• Former All-Star Jermaine O’Neal smells what the Utah Jazz are cookin’

  24-08-2018 20:32
  You can count retired NBA great Jermaine O’Neal among those who can see big things on the horizon for the Utah Jazz. To say that Jermaine O’Neal understands what it takes to win basketball games is a massive understatement. As the go-to guy for the Indiana Pacers clubs of the early 2000s, he played in […]
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• Real Salt Lake attacking midfielder Albert Rusnák looks to be the future face — and voice — of RSL

  24-08-2018 20:03
  Herriman • Craig Waibel called it an eerie suspicion.Real Salt Lake officials had a hunch about the young, playmaking midfielder they were scouting. Turns out, the evaluation was quite spot-on, and this is what stood out the most: The 22-year-old Manchester City academy product, the son of a European soccer scout, was a youngster who was comfortable being uncomfortable at times.Trying something new, something different, that never bothered Albert Rusnák. RSL’s homework showed t
  
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• ✨🌌💙 #5ForTheFight https://t.co/zJ9N0TElk9

  24-08-2018 19:56 via twitter.com
  
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• Former CDC chief Tom Frieden arrested in New York, accused of groping

  24-08-2018 19:33
  Tom Frieden, the former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was arrested Friday in New York after he was accused of touching a woman's buttocks without permission, law enforcement officials said.Frieden turned himself in to authorities on Friday in Brooklyn, police said.According to the New York Police Department, the alleged groping took place on Oct. 20, 2017, and then was reported to authorities in July. Police said the incident took place in a residential part of Broo
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - The Ringer latest to pin Utah Jazz as potential No. 2 team in West

  24-08-2018 19:29 via sportspyder.com
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• The Ringer latest to pin Utah Jazz as potential No. 2 team in West

  24-08-2018 19:13
  A recent article from The Ringer had some high praise for the Utah Jazz, applauding their chances at finishing second in the Western Conference. Although the Utah Jazz typically tend to fly under the radar in terms of national praise and media coverage, it was hard for even the most obstinate to ignore Utah’s incredible […]
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• Rep. Mia Love to rally with Mitt Romney as she defends seat

  24-08-2018 19:07
  Salt Lake City • Republican Utah Congresswoman Mia Love is hosting a campaign rally with the state’s beloved adopted son, Mitt Romney, as she gears up for the final months of a tight election race.The rally at Friday night at Thanksgiving Point will also include more than 40 local elected officials.Romney is running for the U.S. Senate seat left open by retiring Sen. Orrin Hatch. He was a high-profile critic of President Donald Trump in 2016, though the relationship is largely patched
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Dante Exum hoping to play all 82 games after landing extension

  24-08-2018 18:52 via sportspyder.com
  ... efinitely set for myself, and expect myself to make.” Exum signed a with the Jazz early in the summer, one with $1.5 million in likely bonuses (minutes and ga ...
  
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• Pac-12 preview: Herm Edwards makes Arizona State a subject of curiosity. Will this work?

  24-08-2018 18:48
  Arizona State's fall from a second-place finish in the Pac-12 South to a last-place ranking in the 2018 media poll might be the fastest drop any football program ever experienced, without playing a game.Welcome to the Herm Edwards Experiment. ASU athletic director Ray Anderson brought his friend back to the sideline as the Sun Devils' coach after a long tenure as an ESPN studio analyst, turning the program into a subject of considerable curiosity. Will this work?Many observers have their doubts.
  
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• Sen. John McCain’s family says he has chosen to discontinue medical treatment for brain cancer

  24-08-2018 18:46
  Washington • John McCain, the six-term Arizona senator and the Republican presidential nominee in 2008, has chosen to discontinue medical treatment for his brain cancer, his family said Friday.In a statement, the family said McCain has surpassed expectations for survival, but "the progress of disease and the inexorable advance of age render their verdict." The family added, "With his usual strength of will, he has now chosen to discontinue medical treatment."The senator, who would be 82 nex
  
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• [NBA] - Royce O’Neale bowls with young fans at Strikes for Kids event

  24-08-2018 18:17 via sportspyder.com
  ... gave each child a new backpack filled with school supplies. A number of Utah Jazz players have teamed up with Strikes for Kids over the years. Mitchell, Derri ...
  
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• “Me going to the Boys & Girls Club when I was little, it was a great opportunity. It meant a lot. I went after to s… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  24-08-2018 18:13 via twitter.com
  “Me going to the Boys & Girls Club when I was little, it was a great opportunity. It meant a lot. I went after to s… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Some important lessons from the success of Netflix’s ‘To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before’

  24-08-2018 17:26
  As you may have heard, Netflix is having quite a summer of romantic comedies. Chief content officer Ted Sarandos recently boasted that Joey King’s “The Kissing Booth” was “one of the most-watched movies in the country, and maybe in the world.” In June, “Set It Up” became a favorite with viewers, while the streaming giant included other offerings from “Like Father” to “Ibiza.”As the Netflix rom-com factory keeps churning, it's easy
  
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• Catherine Rampell: No collusion? We’ll see. But what about tax fraud?

  24-08-2018 17:17
  Video: Richard Nixon was a more qualified president and less corrupt than Donald Trump, according to former Watergate prosecutor Philip Allen Lacovara. Now, he says, Congress once again needs to put country above party. (Adriana Usero,Kate Woodsome,Breanna Muir/The Washington Post)
  President Trump’s touchstone mob boss, Al Capone, famously went down for tax evasion when the feds couldn’t nail him on more serious crimes. Has Trump stopped to consider whether he could be headed for the
  
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• Man who set himself on fire in Kaysville faces arson, assault felony charges

  24-08-2018 17:11
  A man who set himself on fire in a Kaysville gas station back in April has been charged with aggravated arson and multiple counts of assault against police officers.On April 5, according to charging documents, 27-year-old Tyler Ray Ivison of South Ogden entered a Chevron gas station convenience store near 200 North and 300 West in Kaysville, purchased a gas can, filled it with gasoline, poured it over himself and threatened to set himself on fire. Police officers intervened, first trying to talk
  
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• Think you know what happened in Utah this week? Test your knowledge here.

  24-08-2018 16:54
  Last week, 94 percent of you knew about a group’s “Hail Mary” attempt to stop legalize medical marijuana. Only 34 percent of you, however, knew who the state’s highest political donor is. How well did you stay up to date on Utah news this week? Take our quiz to find out. A new quiz will post every Friday morning. You can find previous quizzes here.
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Morning links: Has Quin Snyder changed since playing at Duke?; ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit bullish on Utes

  24-08-2018 16:33 via sportspyder.com
  ... cades. Check it out: Up late watching old clinics on YouTube. Check out Utah Jazz Head Coach Quin Snyder as a youngster! pic.twitter.com/Xdusc4lHAQ— Aaron Lan ...
  
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