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• Live: No. 16 Utah, going for its fifth straight win, trailing Arizona State 21-17 in the third quarter

  03-11-2018 22:58
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• The body of a missing Utah woman was found in the Arizona desert, but the mystery remains: What happened to Jerry and Susan McFalls?

  03-11-2018 22:51
  It’s a mystery that has hung over Jerry and Susan McFalls’ family for 10 months, since the South Jordan couple disappeared in early January.That weekend, the couple had planned to travel from their Arizona property back to Utah. But when the McFallses didn’t show up, their family drove to the Littlefield home.They found food that had grown cold on the counter. Pets had been left behind. Personal items were in their proper places.But Jerry and Susan had vanished.On Thursday, at
  
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• Real Salt Lake’s reward for beating LAFC? A two-leg series against rival Sporting Kansas City

  03-11-2018 22:43
  Sandy • Before they officially got started with training on Saturday, Real Salt Lake’s players engaged in a game of handball. They cheered. They laughed. They playfully jeered at teammates who made a mistake.To the untrained eye, one would think these types of shenanigans would only be for teams with not a care in the world. But the moments of levity were by design for a team that starts a two-leg Western Conference semifinal round just three days after pulling an upset to advance in
  
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• Utah Valley will once again lean on a bunch of new faces to challenge in the WAC

  03-11-2018 22:41
  After the Utah Valley University men’s basketball team enjoyed a solid 2017-18 season, this next one coming up could include some growing pains.The Wolverines lost eight letterwinners, including two starters, and will have seven new additions to their roster in the upcoming 2018-19 season, which kicks off Tuesday against Westminster at the UCCU Center at 7 p.m. If Utah Valley wants to get close to last season’s 23-11 overall finish, it will have to find a way to the new faces to gel
  
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• Andy Larsen: Lakers' Luke Walton isn’t a great coach, but putting him on the mid-season hot seat won’t help

  03-11-2018 22:10
  How long has Luke Walton been coach of the Lakers?It’s 2018, so to answer this question, you might Google it. But when you do a search for “Lakers hire Luke Walton," Google thinks you’ve made a mistake.“Did you mean: Lakers fire Luke Walton?”Ouch.But maybe Google, in its algorithmic wisdom, knows this: the Lakers have rotated through some coaches since Phil Jackson’s departure in 2011. They let Mike Brown coach for one season, then fired him five games into hi
  
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• Police: Man posed as customer, killed women in yoga studio

  03-11-2018 21:07
  Tallahassee, Fla. • What was supposed to be a routine Friday night ritual of socializing, dining and exercising in an upscale shopping center a few miles from Florida’s Capitol turned into a chaotic scene after a gunman shot two women to death and wounded five other people at a yoga studio before killing himself.Tallahassee police say 40-year-old Scott Paul Beierle shot six people and pistol-whipped another after walking into the yoga studio that sits on the second floor of the small
  
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• Live: No. 16 Utah goes for its fifth straight win at Arizona State

  03-11-2018 21:00
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• Letter: Love’s support for clean energy solutions epitomizes her role as a leader of consequence

  03-11-2018 21:00
  The Salt Lake Tribune published an op-ed about Rep. Mia Love (“Mia Love says everything but does nothing”) on Oct. 26.Any insinuation that Mia Love is all hat and no cattle warrants a response. In recent weeks, the race for the 4th District has taken on national implications, in large part because Love is a leader of consequence in D.C. She is regarded with respect in Congress because she is effective, her word is good and she delivers for constituents. Nowhere is this more apparent
  
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• After finishing third last season, Weber State shooting for the top of the Big Sky once again in 2018-19

  03-11-2018 21:00
  The Weber State Wildcats under Randy Rahe might just be the steadiest, most predictable men’s college basketball program in the state. Every season it seems like the 'Cats win at least 20 games, win or contend for the Big Sky Conference title and, in their best years, make it to the NCAA Tournament.The Wildcats will try to do it again this season after going 20-11 and finishing an unaccustomed third in the Big Sky in 2017-18.Weber State is in position to make noise in the Big Sky this seas
  
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• We fact checked claims made about medical marijuana leading up to the election

  03-11-2018 20:30
  The words “truth” and “fact” have been used liberally by the combatants for and against a ballot initiative that would establish a full-fledged medical cannabis program in Utah.One side suggests the initiative, Proposition 2, would turn Utah into a virtual Wild West of cannabis use. Recreational users could walk the streets, their pockets stuffed with marijuana, with near impunity. Dispensaries would sell toothsome, cannabis-laced candies and brownies appealing to youngst
  
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• New coach. New players. New system. New style. Utah State is eager to kick the tires and get things going.

  03-11-2018 20:00
  Logan • There’s no telling how quickly they’ll mesh, how swiftly they’ll be able to execute everything thrown at them in this new era of basketball in Logan. But ask around and you’ll find out the Utah State Aggies are ready for the real deal. It’s been seven months since new head coach Craig Smith took over, tasked with implementing a new style, a new look, a new energy.“It’s impossible to know what’s going to happen with so many new guys, bu
  
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• Letter: It’s not the Democrats that you should fear

  03-11-2018 20:00
  Though I tire of the toxic banter that has permeated American politics, I felt it appropriate to respond to the Oct. 23 letter "Say no to Democrats.”As inept as I've felt the Democratic Party has become, I'm not yet ready to refer to it as the "liars club.” Republican politicians, within their third consecutive presidential administration, have implemented a series of "tax cuts" that has had, and probably will have again, dire consequences for this nation's economy.To address this in
  
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• Do you really want to work there? How to investigate a potential employer.

  03-11-2018 19:30
  It’s a good time to be an American worker — at least in a few ways.The United States is essentially at full employment, so many workers can be picky about where they draw a paycheck. And there’s more information than ever to help job hunters make their selection.Some of the insights can be found the same way you might look for a place to eat. You can also look up the employer with some of the same tools you’d use to check someone with whom you’re going on a date. Or
  
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• What could the University of Utah and its police have done for slain student Lauren McCluskey? Experts offer some ideas.

  03-11-2018 19:25
  University of Utah police saw Lauren McCluskey’s extortion complaint as one that could wait. She wasn’t telling officers that she felt she was in danger, Chief Dale Brophy has said, and his detectives had other cases to work.But as a team of independent investigators begins examining the department’s decisions and policies in the wake of McCluskey’s slaying, experts in dating and domestic violence say there were signs that the 21-year-old senior and track athlete was at r
  
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• Families smashed pumpkins while raising money for the Utah Food Bank

  03-11-2018 19:09
  For the fourth year in a row, Glover Nursery in West Jordan conducted a food drive Saturday by smashing pumpkins. That included dropping pumpkins from a cherry picker, and having pumpkin bowling using buckets as pins.Participants brought cans of food to participate, or made cash donations, with proceeds going to the Utah Food Bank. The nursery matched many of the donations. “People have a lot of fun, and it’s for a good cause,” said Crystal Lindsay, organizer of the event for t
  
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• With Yoeli Childs back and Nick Emery soon to return, BYU is aiming for a return to the NCAA tournament — but beware that schedule.

  03-11-2018 19:00
  Provo • After West Coast Conference basketball officials trimmed the league schedule and made some other changes last spring to keep Gonzaga from bolting to the Mountain West, BYU basketball coach Dave Rose and his staff added a couple more difficult games to an already challenging non-conference schedule in hopes of impressing the NCAA tournament selection committee.Now comes the hard part. The Cougars have to win the majority of those games to get back to the Big Dance for the first time
  
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• New Utah State men’s basketball coach Craig Smith wants to get the Spectrum rocking again. This is his plan.

  03-11-2018 19:00
  Logan • He knew absolutely nothing about Utah State. At first, it was just another scout on tape he had to cut through, another team he had to decipher how and where they had success against an upcoming opponent. Back then, Craig Smith was an assistant coach at Colorado State, and back then, USU had plenty of similar opponents to the Rams in non-conference play. But once he hit play, he couldn’t help but notice the electricity.You know, that thundering noise, that massive wall of rowd
  
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• Letter: Quit supporting White House lap dogs

  03-11-2018 19:00
  Please stop! Please, editorial board! Please quit endorsing candidates who are or have been lap dogs for the amoral and corrupt man in the White House.One of the most powerful weapons residents of Utah have in getting our beleaguered democracy back is to vote for those who will share our values and represent our best interests, not carry water for an administration that vows to start to examine Medicare, Social Security and health care as places to slash in order to balance the budget.Mitt Romne
  
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• As Election Day approaches, Utah’s Supreme Court still hasn’t decided if Holladay voters can decide the fate of the Cottonwood Mall development

  03-11-2018 18:59
  Friday came and went without answering big questions for voters on a controversial high-density development planned for the old Cottonwood Mall site in Holladay.Nor is it clear if those answers will come before polls open Tuesday.And that means some voters will likely weigh in without knowing for sure if their votes will be counted, and if they are counted, if that vote will mean anything.Six weeks ago, the Utah Supreme Court expedited its hearings and seemed to signal a quick ruling on the lega
  
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• Police search for motive in Florida yoga studio slayings

  03-11-2018 18:56
  Tallahassee, Fla. • What was supposed to be a routine Friday night ritual of socializing, dining and exercising in an upscale shopping center a few miles from Florida’s Capitol turned into a chaotic scene after a gunman shot two people to death and wounded five others at a yoga studio before killing himself.Tallahassee police say 40-year-old Scott Paul Beierle shot six people and pistol-whipped another after walking into the yoga studio that sits on the second floor of the small shopp
  
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• Monson: Utah basketball will be better than many think, but is that good enough?

  03-11-2018 18:37
  Like a launched spinning deep 3, a question that rises up every year at this juncture rotates and rises again: What is to be made of Larry Krystkowiak’s Utes this time around? And like most years for the past seven, nobody knows the answer with much certainty until the ball splashes the net or rattles around the rim and drops or falls away.Krystkowiak has made guessing what Utah basketball will do, what it will be, a difficult proposition. It frequently is undersold in the preseason, thoug
  
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• Utah County Commission sues Gov. Gary Herbert for refusing to appoint its nominees to the new UTA Board

  03-11-2018 18:21
  The Utah County Commission is suing Gov. Gary Herbert for refusing to appoint any of its nominees to a new board taking control of the Utah Transit Authority, with the goal of restoring trust in the scandal-tainted agency.The new UTA Board, scheduled to be sworn in Monday, by law is supposed to have three members. Herbert has appointed only two, who were nominated by Salt Lake County and Davis County (in consultation with Weber and Box Elder counties).Herbert refused to appoint either of the two
  
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• We have recalled @ToBrad1 from the @slcstars. He will join us in Denver for tonight's game.

  03-11-2018 18:00 via twitter.com
  We have recalled @ToBrad1 from the @slcstars. He will join us in Denver for tonight's game.
  
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• Letter: Stop the erosion of America’s greatness — vote Trumpism out

  03-11-2018 18:00
  A reasonable definition of “Trumpism” would probably be believing or supporting anything that Donald J. Trump says or does as president. Unfortunately, Trumpworld is an ugly place where honestly, decency and integrity are brutal casualties of Trumpism in practice.The most heartbreaking of these three casualties to the rest of us non-Trumpers is honesty. Any person who habitually lies cannot be trusted. And anybody who can’t be trusted can’t lead effectively or legitimatel
  
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• Utes look fresh and fast, but how quickly will they come together?

  03-11-2018 17:00
  Larry Krystkowiak marveled how easily Utah's basketball players drove into the lane, making plays. Naturally, that worried him, recognizing how his defense was being exploited in practice.That snapshot captures the 2018-19 Runnin' Utes quite well. This team can do things that Krystkowiak's clubs have never done, leading to this question: Can these Utes also do what his teams have always done?The two phases are intertwined. As Krystkowiak likes to say, this is not football. The Utes' ability to r
  
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• Letter: Ben McAdams embodies an intense desire to make the world a better place

  03-11-2018 17:00
  I have known Ben McAdams since before he became mayor of Salt Lake County. I have traveled with Ben. The first time we really got to talk, he was in the back seat of my truck on a road trip to southern Utah and I was amazed to meet a politician who really wanted to hear what I had to say — and didn't complain about being squeezed into a tight back seat.I hear people say that all politicians are crooks and can't be trusted. After spending time with Ben, I can assure you that that is not tru
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz: Six most frustrating aspects of the season thus far

  03-11-2018 16:39 via sportspyder.com
  ... Utah Jazz at Denver Nuggets preview: Will the curse of former Jazzmen continue? by Jar ...
  
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• Utah Jazz: Six most frustrating aspects of the season thus far

  03-11-2018 16:25
  The Utah Jazz are off to a pretty poor start this season and there are six particular factors that stand out as the most frustrating. Well, the 2018-19 season hasn’t exactly gotten off to the start that the Utah Jazz or the team’s fans were hoping. After defying the odds last season to surge into […]
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• Letter: How about we go with “The Utah Religion Formerly Known as Mormon,” or TURFKAM

  03-11-2018 16:14
  A few weeks ago I saw an alarming headline in the Tribune: “Jesus is offended every time people use the word Mormon.”’Not wanting to offend Jesus, but too lazy to say “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints” every time I referred to anything Mormon, I began to search for another way.Several years ago the recording artist Prince was embroiled in a dispute with his record company and no longer wanted to be known as Prince. He became “The Artist Formerly
  
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• What are the food perks at your work? These Utah companies have free lunch, food truck events and a treat trolley to keep employees happy, productive and, yes, fed.

  03-11-2018 16:00
  When chicken fried steak shows up on the weekly menu at Trebo — the on-site restaurant at Salt Lake City’s O.C. Tanner Co. — Blake Irvine and his co-workers start the countdown.“It’s like Christmas," said the design engineer. "The eggs Benedict is good, too.”In addition to generous health benefits and 401(k) packages, savvy Utah Top Workplaces, such as O.C. Tanner, have learned that food — whether it’s an on-site cafe, stocked refrigerators, an occ
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz at Denver Nuggets preview: Will the curse of former Jazzmen continue?

  03-11-2018 15:22 via sportspyder.com
  ... ere may be another element entirely of the upcoming contest that should have Jazz fans worried. I’m speaking of the fact that they’ll be facing two former Jaz ...
  
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• Utah Jazz at Denver Nuggets preview: Will the curse of former Jazzmen continue?

  03-11-2018 15:07
  If the trend of former Utah Jazz players beating up on their old team continues, the Jazz better watch out for Paul Millsap and Trey Lyles of the Denver Nuggets. To say the Utah Jazz have gotten off to an odd start so far this season would be a major understatement. One glance at their […]
  Utah Jazz at Denver Nuggets preview: Will the curse of former Jazzmen continue? - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz vs. Memphis Grizzlies recap: Jazz remain winless at home

  03-11-2018 14:33 via sportspyder.com
  ... nt that Mike Conley and Marc Gasol had good looks pretty much all night. The Jazz put together a pretty solid first half which featured  Ricky Rubio shooting...
  
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• Utah Jazz vs. Memphis Grizzlies recap: Jazz remain winless at home

  03-11-2018 14:17
  Home court woes continue as the Donovan Mitchell-less Utah Jazz fall apart in the second half against a stingy Memphis team. Holy smokes Friday night’s game between the Utah Jazz and Memphis Grizzlies was ugly. I don’t even know where to start really, but here goes. The Utah Jazz had a very hard time getting […]
  Utah Jazz vs. Memphis Grizzlies recap: Jazz remain winless at home - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• Utah had touted ending homelessness for veterans years ago. Now the numbers are increasing

  03-11-2018 14:00
  Washington • Utah made national headlines years ago for working to ensure nearly every chronically homeless veteran had a place to live, but a new national study shows that while across America more former members of the military are being housed, Utah’s homeless veteran rate has ticked up slightly.Nationally, there are 5.6 percent fewer veterans on the street compared to a count in 2017 but in Utah, the numbers shot up 8.6 percent.There are now 239 homeless veterans in the state, an
  
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• True or false? (a)The medical marijuana initiative would turn Utah into a Wild West of potheads. (b) It would help curb the opioid epidemic.

  03-11-2018 14:00
  The words “truth” and “fact” have been used liberally by the combatants for and against a ballot initiative that would establish a full-fledged medical cannabis program in Utah.One side suggests the initiative, Proposition 2, would turn Utah into a virtual Wild West of cannabis use. Recreational users could walk the streets, their pockets stuffed with marijuana, with near impunity. Dispensaries would sell toothsome, cannabis-laced candies and brownies appealing to youngst
  
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• Commentary: We all pray to make all feel peaceful, safe and secure

  03-11-2018 14:00
  Does anyone really believe that the slaughter of 11 elderly Jews worshipping in Pittsburgh or nine African-Americans praying in Charleston makes the world a better place?Jewish people strive for tikkun olam, to improve the world. On Saturdays we, like the congregants of Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue, were praying when an angry gunman shouted anti-Semitic slurs and shot them. They were killed before the customary prayer for our country. The Torah and liturgy urge us to observe the com
  
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• Commentary: Proposition 4 promotes Utah’s experiment in democracy

  03-11-2018 14:00
  On Nov. 6, Utah voters can approve Proposition 4. This citizen initiative is a response to the Utah Legislature’s inability or refusal to allow truly competitive democratic elections.Utah legislators have, over the years, chosen not to respect the democratic process. Our democracy is in danger. Arguably, the No. 1 problem confronting our nation’s lawmaking process is partisan gerrymandering. This problem is 230 years old. Today it has grown like cancer. If we do not act, then our dem
  
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• Commentary: Medicaid expansion was a big success in Kentucky. I know. I was governor.

  03-11-2018 14:00
  My second term as Kentucky’s governor ended almost three years ago, yet strangers still thank me for saving their lives.These Kentuckians don’t want to talk politics. They just want to tell me how access to health coverage gave their families hope and the opportunity for good health for the first time. Many of them give me a hug. And many of them wind up crying.As Utah voters weigh their vote on Proposition 3, they need to understand what happened in Kentucky after I expanded Medicai
  
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• Commentary: Marijuana does not meet criteria for acceptable medical use

  03-11-2018 14:00
  United States Attorney for Utah John Huber, Utah’s top federal law enforcement officer, recently said: “One important detail is being overlooked in the heated debate over medical marijuana. Marijuana is against the law, federal law. That very important aspect cannot be lost in this discussion.”The proponents of Proposition 2 say that Utah voters must ignore the federal law because Congress will not reschedule marijuana from a Schedule 1 drug. Has anyone questioned why Congress
  
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• Candidates and judges and propositions, oh my! Here’s a ballot guide for Utah’s 2018 election

  03-11-2018 14:00
  With mail-in voting nearly statewide this year, many Utahns have already cast their ballots.But for those traditionalists who prefer to vote in person on Election Day, stragglers, and residents of Carbon and Emery counties (who don’t have by-mail voting), Tuesday’s trip to the polls will mean choosing sides on a long list of candidates, judges, tax increases, amendments and propositions that makes up the 2018 ballot.Here’s what you can expect to see in the voting booth.Candidat
  
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• Anne Applebaum: We have learned a lot about online disinformation - and we are doing nothing

  03-11-2018 14:00
  In the two years that have passed since the 2016 election, we have learned a lot about malignant disinformation campaigns in Western democracies. Special counsel Robert Mueller has indicted the Russian operatives who created fake identities and ran targeted advertising on Facebook. The ads themselves - supporting extreme anti-immigration groups and the phony "Army of Jesus" on the one hand, and fake "black lives matter" slogans on the other - have been made public. Reams of words have been writt
  
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• [Yahoo Sports] - Conley, Gasol help Grizzlies top short-handed Jazz 110-100

  03-11-2018 12:51 via sportspyder.com
  ... move in front. , who had 19 points and became the seventh Jazz player with 500 3-pointers, sank a 3 on Utah's first possession of the fourt ...
  
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• [KSL] - The Triple Double: Lackluster defensive performance dooms Jazz against Grizzlies

  03-11-2018 07:21 via sportspyder.com
  ... istry and teamwork will come together as the season develops. As much as the Jazz organization hoped to have its players hit the ground running, it’s still a...
  
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• The Triple Team: Andy Larsen’s analysis of a subpar individual and collective Jazz defensive performance against Memphis

  03-11-2018 07:12
  Three thoughts on the Utah Jazz’s 110-100 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies from Salt Lake Tribune Jazz beat writer Andy Larsen.1. Jazz’s defense isn’t anywhere near tough enough individuallyThe Jazz had a 120 defensive rating against the Memphis Grizzlies. The Jazz are supposed to be a good defensive team, and Grizzlies are not supposed to be a good enough offensive team for this to happen. Yet, it did. How? The really tempting answer is the fouls that the Jazz gave up, sending th
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Utah Jazz struggle again defensively in 110-100 loss to Memphis Grizzlies

  03-11-2018 06:50 via sportspyder.com
  ... er game and 14th in offensive rating. Friday also marked the second time the Jazz (4-4) have fallen to the Grizzlies (5-2) on the young season at Vivint Arena ...
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Memphis Grizzlies encroach onto state land—Utah Jazz suffer

  03-11-2018 06:44 via sportspyder.com
  ... ws. The Grizzlies would score 60 points in the second half. What should give Jazz fans pause is the disappearance of the Jazz’s potent defense. The Jazz rank...
  
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• [NBA] - The Roundup—Jazz fall flat in second half vs. Grizzlies

  03-11-2018 06:44 via sportspyder.com
  ... ubio put in a scooping layup to put Utah up 12-5. "Oh, baby. Favs!" | — Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) say it slower …— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) Utah fell behind 39-35 af ...
  
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• Utah Jazz struggle again defensively in 110-100 loss to Memphis Grizzlies

  03-11-2018 06:40
  SALT LAKE CITY — There was a solid reason to believe that the Utah Jazz would be strong defensively this season.After all, they finished last season first in the NBA in defensive rating, which measures points given up per 100 possessions, and tied for first in the league in fewest points allowed per game. With them bringing back virtually the entire squad, why should the results be different?But through the first eight games of the season, the Jazz haven't been elite defensively, with the
  
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• "They put us in situations where we need to talk more and communicate more to defend collectively." —Quin Snyder » on.nba.com/2EXIGJW

  03-11-2018 06:35 via twitter.com
  "They put us in situations where we need to talk more and communicate more to defend collectively." —Quin Snyder» on.nba.com/2EXIGJW
  
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