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• Utah Jazz are expecting a different San Antonio Spurs team than the one they beat by 34 points in Salt Lake

  08-12-2018 23:50
  SAN ANTONIO — Now that the Utah Jazz have figured out how to win a couple of games at home, they'll see if they can keep up their fine play on the road, where they've won more games than all but one team in the NBA.As poorly as the Jazz have played overall at home – the blowout victories over San Antonio and Houston improved their mark to 4-6 — they've been terrific on the road. Their 9-7 road record makes them one of only four teams with a winning record in away games. Only To
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Utes regress offensively, can’t stop Yoeli Childs in Cougars' rout

  08-12-2018 23:43 via sportspyder.com
  Utah lost to BYU by 19 points at home in the early stages of a 2011-12 season that’s generally not even counted toward coach Larry Krystkowiak’s record, considering the state of the basketball program that he took over.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Commentary: As we say, ‘R’Amen to that’

  08-12-2018 23:43 via sportspyder.com
  As a former member of the LDS Church, and a current ordained minister in The Church of The Flying Spaghetti Monster, I can truly appreciate the article in the Nov. 25 Tribune regarding The Church of The State of Utah Legislature and The Church of the...
  
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• Utes regress offensively, can’t stop Yoeli Childs in Cougars' rout

  08-12-2018 23:39
  Utah lost to BYU by 19 points at home in the early stages of a 2011-12 season that’s generally not even counted toward coach Larry Krystkowiak’s record, considering the state of the basketball program that he took over.The Utes trailed BYU by 20 points Saturday in the last two minutes of a 74-59 loss Saturday afternoon in the Zions Bank Beehive Classic.Nobody's suggesting these Utes (4-4) will fall to the depths of that 6-25 team, but they clearly have a long way to go after being ro
  
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• Commentary: As we say, ‘R’Amen to that’

  08-12-2018 23:38
  As a former member of the LDS Church, and a current ordained minister in The Church of The Flying Spaghetti Monster, I can truly appreciate the article in the Nov. 25 Tribune regarding The Church of The State of Utah Legislature and The Church of the Utah Republican Party (“The Lord’s name: Can Latter-day Saints abide it?”).The Saints, under the inspired command of the Lord through President Russell Nelson, I believe are in effect joining the scores of churches that represent C
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Tribune editorial: Sales tax update won’t come easy

  08-12-2018 23:06 via sportspyder.com
  Gov. Gary Herbert’s latest budget is a celebration of all things Herbert:
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - 'Come find me:’ Burned in a farming accident, former Montana Grain Growers president is recovering after care in Salt Lake City

  08-12-2018 23:06 via sportspyder.com
  Sun River, Mont. • Chuck Merja is a hugger, but after being badly burned in a farming accident in May, he has to be careful.
  
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• Tribune editorial: Sales tax update won’t come easy

  08-12-2018 23:00
  Gov. Gary Herbert’s latest budget is a celebration of all things Herbert:— State tax revenue has been growing with Utah’s robust economy to the point where there will be $1.3 billion in new money coming in. That is an impressive sum, and the governor can rightly credit careful and conservative management.— Kindergarten through 12th grade will continue to see the bulk of the largesse, as it has in recent years. Four years ago Herbert pledged to raise education spending by
  
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• Yoeli Childs powers BYU to 74-59 win over Utah in the Beehive Classic

  08-12-2018 22:07
  Yoeli Childs scored BYU’s first 12 points and finished with 31 for the third-consecutive game as the Cougars routed Utah 74-59 Saturday afternoon in the Beehive Classic at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City.BYU improved to 7-4 with its second-straight win over the Utes, who fell to 4-4.Sedrick Barefield led Utah with 16 points and Timmy Allen added 13.BYU extended its 32-28 halftime lead with a 13-0 run to open the second half and Utah got no closer than nine the rest of the way.The
  
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• Larsen: Kevin Durant calls out media ‘fan boys’ for what he considers their fawning coverage of LeBron. Is he right?

  08-12-2018 22:07
  When Kevin Durant talks about LeBron James — or vice versa — it’s news.After all, Durant is chasing LeBron’s legacy, who himself is chasing Michael Jordan’s legacy. I travel around the country to cover the Jazz, and when Lyft drivers, airplane passengers, and restaurant waiters learn what it is that I do, the conversation turns to those three men more frequently than any other topic. It’s the stuff of philosophers throughout time, it’s about what it mean
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Riot in Paris: Armored trucks, tear gas, smashed glass

  08-12-2018 21:36 via sportspyder.com
  Paris • The rumble of armored police trucks and the hiss of tear gas filled central Paris on Saturday, as French riot police fought to contain thousands of yellow-vested protesters venting their anger against the government in a movement that has grown...
  
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• Riot in Paris: Armored trucks, tear gas, smashed glass

  08-12-2018 21:30
  Paris • The rumble of armored police trucks and the hiss of tear gas filled central Paris on Saturday, as French riot police fought to contain thousands of yellow-vested protesters venting their anger against the government in a movement that has grown more violent by the week.A ring of steel surrounded the president's Elysee Palace — a key destination for the protesters — as police stationed trucks and reinforced metal barriers throughout the neighborhood.Saturday's yellow vest
  
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• Millcreek set to abandon ‘blight’ study, but Utah’s newest city will press ahead with major redevelopment on Highland Drive

  08-12-2018 20:56
  Millcreek • Leaders of Salt Lake County’s newest city say they are all but sure to abandon the most controversial element of a plan to redevelop their community and create of a new and appealing downtown.After months of study and at least six public hearings, Mayor Jeff Silvestrini said Friday the Millcreek City Council was on track to reject a study declaring key sections of the city spanning Highland Drive and 3300 South as blighted.Millcreek’s leaders had pursued the blight s
  
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• World Cup draw is friendly to US women’s soccer team

  08-12-2018 20:32
  The U.S. women’s national soccer team will begin defense of its world title next summer with group matches against Sweden, Thailand and Chile - a favorable draw for the top-ranked Americans.In the Women's World Cup draw conducted by FIFA on Saturday near Paris, the Americans were placed in Group F. They will face No. 29 Thailand on June 11 in Reims, No. 38 Chile on June 16 in Paris and No. 9 Sweden on June 20 in Le Havre.This marks the fifth consecutive World Cup in which the United States
  
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• Herriman mayor won’t face criminal charges, but the city isn’t done discussing his unauthorized spending

  08-12-2018 20:19
  In its first meeting since the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office declined to file charges against Herriman City’s top elected official, the City Council on Wednesday will discuss Mayor David Watts’ unauthorized spending on travel and failure to repay several hundred dollars.Some Herriman residents have called on the first-term mayor to step down, while the City Council has referred the matter for criminal investigation.At issue is around $740 that Watts allegedly char
  
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• Jazz center Rudy Gobert has found his voice, communicating to his teammates on the floor and representing them off it

  08-12-2018 20:14
  When Rudy Gobert came to Utah from his native France, he didn’t always know what to say.Yes, he wanted more than anything to prove himself in the context of the NBA, to prove the doubters wrong, to outperform the No. 27 draft selection he wears on his back every night.But there was a certain reality to his situation. In his rookie season, he was, at best, the Jazz’s third center behind both Enes Kanter and Derrick Favors, and fought for minutes with a frightfully poor Andris Biedrins
  
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• Trump says chief of staff John Kelly to leave at year’s end

  08-12-2018 19:35
  Washington • President Donald Trump says chief of staff John Kelly will leave his job at the end of the year.Trump isn't saying immediately who will replace Kelly, a retired Marine general who has served as chief of staff since July 2017. But the president says an announcement about a replacement will be coming in the next day or two.Trump spoke to reporters at the White House before departing for the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia.He calls Kelly "a great guy."The West Wing shake-u
  
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• Live: Utah takes on BYU in Saturday’s Beehive Classic at Vivint Arena

  08-12-2018 19:02
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• All signs point to Gary Andersen being named the new football coach at Utah State

  08-12-2018 19:02
  When Gary Andersen first arrived in Logan exactly 10 years ago, the engaging, player-first defensive mind provided a jolt of infusion into the Cache Valley, one that immediately captivated those who bled Aggie blue. Andersen made Utah State believe again. After 14 consecutive losing seasons that spanned throughout various conferences, the Aggies found that someone to change just about everything.They found it in Andersen, who from 2009 to 2012, altered the future of Utah State football for the n
  
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• Comey faces off with GOP over Clinton emails, alleged bias

  08-12-2018 18:32
  Washington • Former FBI Director James Comey spoke to House investigators behind closed doors for almost seven hours Friday, begrudgingly answering questions about the Justice Department’s decisions during the 2016 presidential election.Comey, who appeared under subpoena, announced after the meeting that he would return for more questioning Dec. 17. Appearing annoyed, he said "we're talking about Hillary Clinton's emails, for heaven's sake, so I'm not sure we needed to do this at all.
  
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• [KSL] - Jazz GM Dennis Lindsey shares thoughts on Gobert's week with the officials

  08-12-2018 18:02 via sportspyder.com
  Gobert has been fined and ejected in the last week. Jazz GM Dennis Lindsey joined 1280 The Zone to share his thoughts on the officials.
  
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• One of the longest-running, continuous gallery strolls in the country is right here in Salt Lake City

  08-12-2018 17:34
  When the executive director of the Salt Lake Gallery Stroll tells people where to find her organization on the internet, she's often met with disbelief.“People say, ‘What do you mean, you’re gallerystroll.org? You’re not saltlakegallerystroll.org?’ Nope,” Kristina Robb said with a laugh. “Everybody asks, ‘How did you get gallerystroll.org?’ and I say, ‘Well, this is what happens when you’re one of the very first to have a URL for
  
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• Letter: Utah leaders — guided by an LDS-GOP bond — hold the people in contempt

  08-12-2018 17:27
  I was much disturbed as I read the article in the Dec. 2 Tribune describing the urging of a former speaker of the Utah House of Representatives, Marty Stephens, to "follow the prophet" (as he would do), not necessarily "follow the Constitution," nor "respect the will of the people" (even if their preference is numbered in the millions), but rather, “the prophet” — just one man, but one man with tremendous power and influence.This caused me to wonder if that was also Stephens' p
  
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• Letter: Stewart and the Republicans are morally bankrupt

  08-12-2018 17:26
  “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” — The First AmendmentA free press is one of the cornerstones that our country was founded upon. The press should be able to report without fear of reprisal or death.So, when Chris Stewart says “journal
  
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• Letter: McAdams’ win is the light at the end of the NRA tunnel

  08-12-2018 17:26
  Ben McAdams’ win is a huge achievement worth celebrating. It broke the stranglehold the NRA has had on Utah's political system.McAdams’ position in favor of modest gun regulations crushed the myth that going against NRA policy was the kiss of death for any federal candidate. And this happened in a radically gerrymandered voting district.Rep. Mia Love was in bed with the NRA and the Koch brothers' PACs. Her defeat proves an honest politician promoting reasonable policies can win again
  
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• Letter: Recognize the principles of the Constitution

  08-12-2018 17:25
  Regarding the Dec. 1 George Pyle column, "One day in the life of Sen. Mike Lee”: It appears some of your opinion writers need a refresher course on the Constitution.The authors of the Constitution did indeed intend to make Congress the first among equals, but that does not mean the Constitution gave Congress the power to do whatever it wants. Quite the opposite. The Constitution is designed to balance the distinct and separate powers of each of the federal branches. Just because Congress i
  
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• Letter: My vote nullified, I’ve never been more disgusted by Utah

  08-12-2018 17:25
  The Utah Legislature nullified my vote and everyone who voted this last Election Day!There is no respect of our votes, and everyone who voted to pass this bill — the medical marijuana “compromise” — should be voted out of office.A complete and utter disrespect for the people of the state of Utah and the voices of the people’s initiative!The initiatives are there because of the lack of action from our leaders in the first place. When the citizens react to that level
  
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• Rich Lowry: Yes, Democrats, there is voter fraud

  08-12-2018 15:00
  Maybe ballot security isn't such a bad thing after all.Democrats, who the day before yesterday were insisting that voter fraud didn't exist, now believe that it was used to steal a North Carolina congressional seat from them — and they may well be right.Republican Mark Harris has a 905-vote lead over Democrat Dan McCready in the state’s 9th Congressional District, a slender victory that the State Board of Elections has refused to certify given credible allegations of cheating.A consu
  
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• Monica Hesse: How I learned to stop worrying and love ‘White Christmas’

  08-12-2018 15:00
  While the rest of you get sucked into "The Christmas Prince" sequel or debating whether one can enjoy "Love, Actually" in a post-#MeToo era, a small subset of the rest of us must now retreat to a snow-starved Vermont inn and discuss a more ancient cinematic matter:“White Christmas,” the 1954 battle ax of holiday classics, which already reigns over basic cable this time of year, is returning to the big screen — part of a nationwide Turner Classic Movies promotion on Dec. 9 and 1
  
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• Man who drove into Charlottesville, Va., crowd convicted of first-degree murder

  08-12-2018 15:00
  Charlottesville, Va. • A man who drove his car into counterprotesters at a 2017 white nationalist rally in Virginia was convicted Friday of first-degree murder, a verdict that local civil rights activists hope will help heal a community still scarred by the violence and the racial tensions it inflamed nationwide.A state jury rejected defense arguments that James Alex Fields Jr. acted in self-defense during a "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville on Aug. 12, 2017. Jurors also convicted
  
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• Landowner inside Bears Ears monument wants out of newly incorporated Bluff, raising questions about what is planned for the property

  08-12-2018 15:00
  Three months into its life as a newly incorporated municipality, Bluff has already found itself in lawyers’ crosshairs with a property owner promising legal armageddon if the Town Council declines to “disconnect” its land from the town boundaries.The land in question is a 391-acre parcel on the southern tip of Comb Ridge that air-ambulance magnate Joe Hunt acquired from the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration two years ago. This was just before the land was
  
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• Holly Richardson: Teaching our children to be resilient

  08-12-2018 15:00
  When he was just a little boy, a man I know lost his mom to illness. A couple of years later, his dad, in a drunken fit of rage, beat his older brother to death when he mistakenly thought his son had stolen a few coins from him. When he sobered up and realized what he had done, he couldn’t live with himself and took his own life — in front of this little boy and his younger sister.Fast forward almost 20, years and this same boy is now a competent adult, working full-time and ready to
  
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• Crisis in our national parks: How tourists are loving nature to death

  08-12-2018 15:00
  Just before sunset near Page, Arizona, a parade of humanity marched up the sandy, half-mile trail toward Horseshoe Bend. They had come from all over the world. Some carried boxes of McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets, others cradled chihuahuas and a few men hid engagement rings in their pockets. But just about everyone had one thing at the ready: a cellphone to snap a picture.Horseshoe Bend is one of the American West’s most celebrated overlooks. From a sheer sandstone precipice just a few
  
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• Commentary: You could go to jail for what?

  08-12-2018 15:00
  Earlier this year, Salt Lake Tribune columnist Robert Gehrke discovered a small motherless baby raccoon had found its way onto his porch. He tried to help the little creature by feeding him, providing him with temporary shelter, and even giving him a name: Wilson. When neither the vet nor wildlife rescue would take the raccoon due to state laws, Gehrke learned that by helping Wilson, he was breaking the law.Thankfully, Gehrke won’t be sent to jail. Sen. Dan Thatcher sponsored SB180 earlier
  
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• Commentary: Stewart should know that the life of every journalist matters

  08-12-2018 15:00
  The life of every journalist matters, including those murdered for their work and those who are just beginning to learn the craft. An attempt to diminish the life of one journalist affects all who practice, teach and learn the profession.Rep. Chris Stewart did just that in an appearance on CNN earlier this week, belittling the murder of a U.S. resident journalist, Jamal Khashoggi of The Washington Post. Stewart’s reason for dismissing the brutal murder of an important beacon of press freed
  
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• Ask Ann Cannon: I hired my best friend’s daughter ... and she’s a terrible employee

  08-12-2018 15:00
  Dear Ann Cannon • Early last year, my best friend of many years asked if I would hire her daughter at my place of employment where I’m a midlevel manager. I did so happily. I’ve known this girl (a woman now) since she was a baby. She’s creative, bright and well-educated. But it turns out that she’s a bad employee — never on time, always pushing deadlines, etc. And she doesn’t take correction well, either. She’s been known to sit in my office and cry
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Commentary: Reduced life expectancy is the real ‘American carnage’

  08-12-2018 14:08 via sportspyder.com
  There's something uncomfortably sterile about life-expectancy rates.
  
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• Commentary: Reduced life expectancy is the real ‘American carnage’

  08-12-2018 14:00
  There's something uncomfortably sterile about life-expectancy rates.When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that average American life expectancy shortened by a tenth of a year, as it did last year, it's forgivable if the problem isn't immediately obvious. Sure, we might have shaved off a little more than a month from our lifespans, but at the same time, mortality rates for some of America's leading causes of death, including cancer, heart disease and kidney disease, are fall
  
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• Utes debut some changes at Friday night’s annual Red Rocks Preview at the Huntsman Center

  08-12-2018 08:18
  There were no opponents on the floor with Utah’s gymnastics team Friday at the Huntsman Center but the Utes still thought their Red Rocks Preview was a win.“We have some talent to work with,” coach Tom Farden said after watching his team’s solid effort. “We are showing quite a bit of depth. I think we wanted to be open-minded and really start narrowing down who can compete under pressure because you can’t replicate that Huntsman Center with 5,000 people in it.
  
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• ‘She represents all of us’: Brigham Young University’s multicultural clubs hold campus vigil to remember student who died by suicide this week

  08-12-2018 07:29
  Provo • Her voice shook as she tried to sing, and she barely made it to the chorus of hymn No. 165 before breaking down and crying.“O Savior, stay this night with me …,” Losa Smith trailed off.The crowd around her quietly picked up where she left off, finishing the song together. Some wiped away tears with mittens. A few held candles that dripped white wax onto the sidewalk, mingling for a moment with the falling snow. Many had little yellow pins on their coats and backpa
  
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• Maine knocks Weber State out of the FCS playoffs, 23-18

  08-12-2018 06:56
  Ogden • The Weber State Wildcats were stuck in molasses. Passes were dropped. Rush plays went close to nowhere. Even a promising sequence late in the third quarter, one that felt like a swing in momentum, turned out to be for naught. And although the Wildcats scratched, clawed and growled for the entire night, they came up short in a 23-18 loss to the Maine Black Bears on Friday in the FCS quarterfinals. “A lot of us seniors had banked on going to the national championship,” lin
  
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• Red Rocks unveil their lineup in Friday night’s annual preview at the Huntsman Center

  08-12-2018 06:49
  There were no opponents on the floor with Utah’s gymnastics team Friday at the Huntsman Center but the Utes still thought their Red Rocks Preview was a win.“We have some talent to work with,” coach Tom Farden said after watching his team’s solid effort. “We are showing quite a bit of depth. I think we wanted to be open-minded and really start narrowing down who can compete under pressure because you can’t replicate that Huntsman Center with 5,000 people in it.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - ‘She represents all of us’: Brigham Young University’s multicultural clubs hold campus vigil to remember student who died by suicide this week

  08-12-2018 06:43 via sportspyder.com
  Provo • Her voice shook as she tried to sing, and she barely made it to the chorus of hymn No. 165 before breaking down and crying.
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Utah Jazz's green 'Earned' edition jersey design leaked

  08-12-2018 05:18 via sportspyder.com
  An official unveiling of the jerseys is expected next week.
  
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• Utah Jazz's green 'Earned' edition jersey design leaked

  08-12-2018 05:15
  It's been widely expected for months that the Utah Jazz would wear a new green jersey for their Christmas Day game against the Portland Trail Blazers, with the NBA dubbing it the "Earned" edition.On Friday, 18 days before the game, a green Jazz jersey was leaked via Twitter. The Twitter user indicated that the threads were at Dick's Sporting Goods but quickly taken off the store floor.A source confirmed to the Deseret News that the jersey in the photo is, in fact, the Jazz's 'Earned' edition.A s
  
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• BYU, Texas win NCAA volleyball Round of 16 matches, will collide Saturday for Provo regional title and berth in Final Four

  08-12-2018 04:07
  Provo • Somewhere in the madness of the post-match celebration after BYU knocked off Florida 3-1 Friday night in an NCAA Women’s Volleyball regional semifinal, fellow seniors Roni Jones-Perry and Lyndie Haddock-Eppich shared a nice moment. “Right after that last ball went down, I looked at Lyndie and it was just kinda like this feeling of like, ‘we freakin’ did it,' " Jones-Perry said. What the Cougars (30-1) did was advance to the tournament’s Elite Eight for
  
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• Mueller says Manafort told ‘discernible lies,’ including about contacts with employee alleged to have Russian intelligence ties

  08-12-2018 04:00
  Washington • Special counsel Robert Mueller III said Friday that Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, told “multiple discernible lies” during interviews with prosecutors, including about his contacts with an employee who is alleged to have ties to Russian intelligence.In a document filed in federal court Friday, Mueller also said Manafort lied about his contacts with Trump administration officials after Trump took office. Manafort had told inve
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Richard Jefferson blasts refs, defends Jazz’s Rudy Gobert for bad foul call

  08-12-2018 03:57 via sportspyder.com
  Former NBA player and current TV analyst Richard Jefferson says what the referees did to Utah Jazz star big man Rudy Gobert Thursday night against the Houston Rockets just can’t happen. Gobert was called for a foul on the jump ball, just one second into..
  
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• [KSL] - Jazz's Christmas Day jerseys leaked — at a sporting goods store

  08-12-2018 03:27 via sportspyder.com
  A fan wasn't allowed to buy a jersey, but he did end up getting a first look at the Jazz Earned Nike jersey.
  
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