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• Denver is entertaining the possibility of venue-sharing in a future Olympic Games — and it could involve Utah

  06-12-2018 23:27
  We’re a week away from the United States Olympic Committee’s decision on which direction it will go for a future Winter Games bid city. It’s down to two, and has been for a while: Salt Lake City versus Denver, for what will likely be a bid for the 2030 Olympics.While Salt Lake City is considered to have the upper hand, Denver’s hopes for being awarded the bid involve, well, a novel approach — namely, venue-sharing with other U.S. locales. As detailed in The Colorado
  
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• [USA Today] - NBA's wild, wild West overpowering East: 'It's not even close'

  06-12-2018 23:26 via sportspyder.com
  The NBA's wild Western Conference has the Utah Jazz, Houston Rockets and New Orleans Pelicans all on the outside looking in.
  
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• [Sporting News] - Jazz star Donovan Mitchell trying to avoid jury duty

  06-12-2018 23:10 via sportspyder.com
  Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell was recently summoned for jury duty, but the team let the state of Utah know that now is not a good time.
  
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• 📓| "My first reaction is to get downhill and try to create for my teammates. I’m only going to shoot when I get a g… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  06-12-2018 23:10 via twitter.com
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• Alexandra Petri: Don’t mind us! We are just making the voting more fair.

  06-12-2018 23:00
  Look, it has come to our attention that people in this state are not being correctly represented. By “correctly represented” I mean “represented by Republicans.” This is why we as a legislature are taking steps to make sure the voice of the people can be resoundingly heard. You would think doing something like voting would make your voice heard, but voting only muddles things. Sometimes, due to some kind of confusion or flaw in the system, voters do not select Republicans
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz-Houston Rockets: Who will heat up in frigid SLC?

  06-12-2018 22:59 via sportspyder.com
  In the ultimate battle of underachievers, Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz will host James Harden and the Houston Rockets in frosty Salt Lake City. Upon ...
  
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• [KSL] - Donovan Mitchell is a little busy for January jury duty

  06-12-2018 22:56 via sportspyder.com
  Donovan Mitchell was summoned for jury duty next month. He's got other courts to be at.
  
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• The Red Rocks are back. Utah’s gymnastics team gives fans a sneak preview Friday night at the Huntsman Center.

  06-12-2018 22:48
  Whenever she is out in public, Utah gymnastics coach Megan Marsden frequently fields questions about how good her team is going to be, who looks good in practice, etc. “We have a gigantic fanbase that has been in withdrawal since we hosted Regionals last April,” Marsden said. “We know they have been anxiously awaiting the season.”Fans will have a chance to answer some of the questions they have about the team and feed a bit of that gymnastics hunger on Friday when the Ute
  
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• Utah Jazz-Houston Rockets: Who will heat up in frigid SLC?

  06-12-2018 22:43
  In the ultimate battle of underachievers, Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz will host James Harden and the Houston Rockets in frosty Salt Lake City. Upon landing in Salt Lake City ahead of his team’s Thursday bout with the Utah Jazz, Houston Rockets star James Harden was taken aback by the temperature. Frigid is the […]
  Utah Jazz-Houston Rockets: Who will heat up in frigid SLC? - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• [YouTube: Utah Jazz Videos] - Dunks of the Week - 12.6.18

  06-12-2018 22:42 via sportspyder.com
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• Utah postal office employees say they’re being ordered to show packages have been delivered when they actually haven’t

  06-12-2018 22:42
  Two U.S. Postal Service employees in Utah say their managers order employees to falsify delivery information on packages, causing residents to worry that packages listed online as “delivered” have been dropped off at the wrong address or stolen.The two employees told FOX 13 the delivery rates directly correlate to manager salaries. (Their identities were not revealed to protect their jobs.) They estimated that 10-20 percent of the packages that come through the post office in the wee
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Jazz’s Jae Crowder pens an emotional letter to his late mother

  06-12-2018 22:38 via sportspyder.com
  Jae Crowder is still coping with the recent death of his mother, and the Utah Jazz swingman recently penned a letter to her. Crowder wrote the letter to help process his own grief, but he also wrote the letter to help others going through hard times:...
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - For Utah Jazz's Donovan Mitchell, jury duty will have to wait

  06-12-2018 22:27 via sportspyder.com
  Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell recently received notice of jury duty during the month of January, but he should be able to get out of it after the general counsel for the Jazz sent a letter in...
  
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• "DONOVAN! Oh baby, I love it!! Put that one down!" 🔥🔥 #DunksoftheWeek | @WasatchFord https://t.co/Sr2YsznSmZ

  06-12-2018 22:25 via twitter.com
  
  "DONOVAN! Oh baby, I love it!! Put that one down!" 🔥🔥#DunksoftheWeek | @WasatchFord https://t.co/Sr2YsznSmZ
  
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• For Utah Jazz's Donovan Mitchell, jury duty will have to wait

  06-12-2018 22:20
  SALT LAKE CITY — Many people have been called for jury duty at one time in their lives, whether they end up serving on an actual jury or not.It turns out even pro basketball players get the chance to serve on a jury as Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell recently found out.Mitchell received a letter asking him to be available for jury duty for most of the month of January, during which time the Jazz will play 15 games, including eight at home.However, Mitchell will likely not have to serve af
  
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• Washington team officials ask for privacy amid reports of Alex Smith complications

  06-12-2018 21:43
  Ashburn, Va. • Washington team officials have asked for privacy for Alex Smith and his family amid reports the quarterback is dealing with complications from surgery to repair a broken leg.In a statement released Thursday, the team says it appreciates concerns about Smith's injury that occurred Nov. 18 against Houston and that the 34-year-old and his family remain strong. A team spokesman declined to say whether Smith was still in the hospital more than two weeks after surgery to repair a b
  
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• Eye On The Y: Kalani Sitake expects his coaching staff to stay intact after Cougars improved in 2018

  06-12-2018 21:42
  Eye On The Y is The Salt Lake Tribune’s weekly newsletter covering BYU athletics. Subscribe here.A year ago at this time, BYU’s football program was in a state of disarray. Uncertainty abounded after the Cougars went 4-9 and missed a bowl game for the first time since 2004.Coach Kalani Sitake had just released one of the most popular figures in Cougar sports history, former Heisman Trophy winner Ty Detmer, from his offensive coordinator duties. Several other offensive coaches were al
  
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  06-12-2018 21:33 via twitter.com
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - ‘Behind the Headlines’: Stewart’s defense of Trump, medical marijuana law replacement and candidates show for vacant county mayor seat

  06-12-2018 21:25 via sportspyder.com
  Rep. Chris Stewart defends President Trump’s comments on the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying “journalists disappear” everywhere. Also, activists are suing the state, after the Utah Legislature passes a medical marijuana law that replaces the.
  
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• [KSL] - As temperatures lower in Utah, Korver is heating up the Jazz from beyond the arc

  06-12-2018 21:10 via sportspyder.com
  Kyle Korver has sparked the Jazz's offense.
  
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• ‘Behind the Headlines’: Stewart’s defense of Trump, medical marijuana law replacement and candidates show for vacant county mayor seat

  06-12-2018 21:07
  Rep. Chris Stewart defends President Trump’s comments on the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying “journalists disappear” everywhere. Also, activists are suing the state, after the Utah Legislature passes a medical marijuana law that replaces the ballot measure passed in the midterm elections. And with two years left in the mayoral term of Rep.-elect Ben McAdams, candidates come forward to convince Democratic delegates to make them Salt Lake County mayor.At 9 a.m. Frida
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Jennifer Rubin: The buying of a president

  06-12-2018 21:03 via sportspyder.com
  The Washington Post reports:
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Bagley Cartoon: Mr. Murderbritches

  06-12-2018 21:03 via sportspyder.com
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below:
  
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• [NBA] - Donovan Mitchell wants to be called for jury duty, just not in the middle of the NBA season

  06-12-2018 21:03 via sportspyder.com
  Forget 12 angry men. Imagine 14 angry teammates and thousands of angry fans. That’s why Donovan Mitchell respectfully asked this week to be excused from serving jury duty early next year.“I wanted to do it, to be honest with you,” the 22-year-old...
  
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• Jennifer Rubin: The buying of a president

  06-12-2018 21:00
  The Washington Post reports:"Lobbyists representing the Saudi government reserved blocks of rooms at President Donald Trump’s D.C. hotel within a month of Trump’s election in 2016 — paying for an estimated 500 nights at the luxury hotel in just three months, according to organizers of the trips and documents obtained by The Washington Post.“At the time, these lobbyists were reserving large numbers of D.C.-area hotel rooms as part of an unorthodox campaign that offered U.S
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: Mr. Murderbritches

  06-12-2018 20:56
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below:<a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2018/12/01/bagley-cartoon-red-hat/" target=_blank><u>Red Hat</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2018/11/29/bagley-cartoon-lds-buyer/"><u>LDS Buyer Beware</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2018/11/29/bagley-cartoon-cluel
  
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• Gov. Herbert’s budget recommendations include a $200M sales tax cut and $514M for public and higher education

  06-12-2018 20:55
  A booming Utah economy has produced more than $1 billion in surplus revenues for policymakers to spend next year,and Gov. Gary Herbert would like a chunk of that cash handed back to the taxpayers.Herbert released his budget recommendations on Thursday, which prioritize public education while leaving roughly $200 million unspent as a suggested sales tax cut, part of a broader tax reform package pushed by the governor.“If we lower the [tax] rate and broaden the base, everyone will pay less t
  
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• [The Big Lead] - Best Bets for Thursday's NBA Games: Knicks-Celtics, Rockets-Jazz and ATS Picks

  06-12-2018 20:41 via sportspyder.com
  Daily NBA picks are up!
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Post office employees say they’re being ordered to falsify scans showing packages have been delivered

  06-12-2018 20:41 via sportspyder.com
  Two United States Postal Service employees in Utah say their managers order employees to falsify delivery information on packages, causing local residents to worry that packages that are listed online as “delivered” have been dropped off at the wrong...
  
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• Post office employees say they’re being ordered to falsify scans showing packages have been delivered

  06-12-2018 20:38
  Two United States Postal Service employees in Utah say their managers order employees to falsify delivery information on packages, causing local residents to worry that packages that are listed online as “delivered” have been dropped off at the wrong address or stolen.The two employees told FOX 13 the delivery rates directly correlate to manager salaries. (Their identities were not revealed to protect their jobs.) They estimated that 10-20 percent of the packages that come through th
  
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• Two of the Utah Sheriffs’ Association’s top annual awards went to law enforcers investigated for violent crimes

  06-12-2018 20:35
  The Utah Sheriffs’ Association has given two of its top annual awards to sheriffs who were investigated, but never convicted, for violent behavior while on the job.The association, which is made up of members from all 29 of the state’s counties, named San Juan County Sheriff Rick Eldredge as its “Lawman of the Year” and Beaver County Sheriff Cameron Noel as one of its two “Sheriffs of the Year” at its 23rd annual Law Enforcement and Corrections Training Confer
  
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• [Uproxx] - The Jazz Are Trying To Get Donovan Mitchell Out Of Jury Duty In January

  06-12-2018 20:30 via sportspyder.com
  We all have our civic duty, but the Jazz are hoping the courts will let Donovan Mitchell pass on account of his schedule in January.
  
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• [CBS Sports] - How Jazz star Donovan Mitchell and Salt Lake City came together to form a perfect underdog identity - CBSSports.com

  06-12-2018 20:30 via sportspyder.com
  Salt Lake City has nothing but love for its young, rising star, and the feeling is absolutely mutual
  
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  06-12-2018 20:30 via twitter.com
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• Thanks to a Utah-BYU matchup, Year 2 of the Beehive Classic will draw a crowd. Where will the event go from here?

  06-12-2018 20:29
  The day before the inaugural Zions Bank Beehive Classic was staged last December, the seats of Vivint Smart Home Arena were awash in royal blue.It wasn’t a good sign.The blue, unsold seats outnumbered the gray on the Ticketmaster chart, highlighting the marketing struggles of a college basketball debut that was more than 30 years in the making.Saturday’s diagram looks much different. Whether the biggest driving force is the Utah-BYU matchup in the doubleheader’s rotation, lower
  
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• Domestic violence case that helped change Utah polygamy laws ends in plea deal, but wife isn’t happy

  06-12-2018 20:28
  Provo • A state senator was in a Provo courtroom Thursday to see a family and political drama conclude with his son-in-law entering a plea in abeyance to misdemeanor domestic violence charges in a case that helped change Utah’s polygamy laws.In a deal with prosecutors, Mitchell Kyle Henderson, 50, entered two pleas and was sentenced to what is effectively a probation.Fourth District Judge Christine Johnson will dismiss both counts if he obeys all laws for 12 months and pays a $400 fee
  
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• Man who was in car that ran down and killed South Salt Lake police officer has been charged with murder

  06-12-2018 20:21
  The man who was in the passenger seat when an acquaintance drove a car and hit and killed a police officer was charged Thursday with murder and other crimes.Jeffrey Black, 43, was charged with the first-degree felony in connection South Salt Lake Police Officer David Romrell’s Nov. 24 death. He also faces charges of obstructing justice, robbery, attempted burglary and failure to stop at the command of a police officer.Police believe Black was in the passenger seat of the black Chevrolet Im
  
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• Weekly Run podcast: Are the Jazz good again? Plus, the Kyle Korver trade, and a compressed West

  06-12-2018 20:08
  With the Jazz winning their last three out of four, are the Jazz back to their best?That’s one of the questions Jazz beat writers Eric Walden and Andy Larsen tackle on this week’s version of the Weekly Run podcast.But of course, there’s more: since it’s our first podcast following the Kyle Korver trade, we break down why the Jazz did the deal, why Dennis Lindsey made the move now instead of at the deadline, and what Korver can bring to the Jazz, beyond the obvious.Finally
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Dear Momma: Utah Jazz's Jae Crowder's letter to late mother Helen Thompson

  06-12-2018 20:08 via sportspyder.com
  On Aug. 22, 2017, Utah Jazz forward Jae Crowder lost his mother, Helen Thompson, to cancer on the same night he learned he was being traded from Boston to Cleveland. The following letter was...
  
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• Washington team officials asks for privacy amid reports of Alex Smith complications

  06-12-2018 20:07
  Ashburn, Va. • Washington team officials have asked for privacy for Alex Smith and his family amid reports the quarterback is dealing with complications from surgery to repair a broken leg.In a statement released Thursday, the team says it appreciates concerns about Smith's injury that occurred Nov. 18 against Houston and that the 34-year-old and his family remain strong. A team spokesman declined to say whether Smith was still in the hospital more than two weeks after surgery to repair a b
  
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• Sorry, @UtahGov. Donovan is a little busy right now. Please try again in July. https://t.co/p3SQBXMNnU

  06-12-2018 20:07 via twitter.com
  
  Sorry, @UtahGov. Donovan is a little busy right now. Please try again in July. https://t.co/p3SQBXMNnU
  
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• Dear Momma: Utah Jazz's Jae Crowder's letter to late mother Helen Thompson

  06-12-2018 20:02
  Editor's note: On Aug. 22, 2017, Utah Jazz forward Jae Crowder lost his mother_, Helen Thompson, to cancer on the same night he learned he was being traded from Boston to Cleveland. The pain of losing her still affects him. He hopes that by sharing his grief, it can help others cope with personal tragedy. The following letter was composed by Deseret News sports writer Eric Woodyard from an interview with Crowder._Dear Momma,Being loved.Having the feeling of doing no wrong in your eyes.Someone I
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Weekly Run podcast: Are the Jazz good again? Plus, the Kyle Korver trade, and a compressed West

  06-12-2018 19:44 via sportspyder.com
  With the Jazz winning their last three out of four, are the Jazz back to their best?
  
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• Jay Hill’s Weber State Wildcats have come a long way in a short amount of time, but will more opportunities soon come knocking?

  06-12-2018 19:44
  Ogden • Seated at his desk inside his office in Stewart Stadium, Jerry Bovee leans back in his chair and rattles off all the reasons why his football coach has not only been such a hit, but why he’s been able to build something swiftly and sustain it.Weber State’s athletic director pointed to how a shift in recruiting landed so many more talented in-state players, how the program lifted itself off the mat after a 2-10 start to this era of Wildcat football, how his head coach was
  
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• NBA Power Rankings: Raptors off to hottest start, ahead of Warriors

  06-12-2018 19:31
  Now over one-quarter of the way through the season, we asked the HoopsHype staff to rank each team from worst to best. There are the results.
  30. Atlanta Hawks, (5-20)
  Outside of rookie Trae Young, the roster lacks much of the necessary depth to succeed. However, even Young has not been an instant help for them as he has been slow off the gates as a three-point shooter. Atlanta currently has the second-worst offensive rating (100.8) out of all teams in the NBA.
  29. Phoenix Suns, (4-20)
  
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• UTA seeks comments on proposed Murray-Taylorsville-West Valley City bus rapid transit line

  06-12-2018 19:12
  A new bus rapid transit (BRT) line could come soon that would run from Murray through Taylorsville to the West Valley City Central Station — and the Utah Transit Authority is seeking comment on an updated environmental study report about it.The study is available online at midvalleyconnector.com. The public may comment about it through the end of the month on that website, through email at [email protected] or by phone at 801-355-1112.Bus rapid transit offers buses that act more
  
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• [NBA] - Q&A: Joe Ingles keeps climbing the Jazz's 3-point leaderboard, but he doesn't consider himself a shooter

  06-12-2018 19:09 via sportspyder.com
  At some point in his next few games, Joe Ingles will make a 3-pointer that will move him up another notch on the Utah Jazz’s all-time leaderboard. The Aussie has knocked down 536 triples during his time with the Jazz, which currently puts him four back...
  
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• Red All Over: Utes have nine All-Pac-12 football players to USC’s zero. That’s astounding.

  06-12-2018 18:57
  Red All Over is The Salt Lake Tribune’s weekly newsletter on Utah athletics. Subscribe here.No one who witnessed Utah’s statistical domination of USC in a 41-28 victory at Rice-Eccles Stadium in October should have been completely surprised by the Utes' presence on the All-Pac-12 football team, announced this week.Even so, this score has to be stunning to anyone who has followed the sport: Utes 9, Trojans 0.That's the number of first-team selections for each school. In what universe
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Sir Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin chain of companies, added to roster of keynote speakers for Qualtrics’ X4 conference in Salt Lake City

  06-12-2018 18:48 via sportspyder.com
  Billionaire and philanthropist Sir Richard Branson is joining the line-up of keynote speakers — along with former President Barack Obama and media mogul Oprah Winfrey — for Qualtrics’ X4 conference in Salt Lake City next March.
  
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