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• Utah couple accused of waterboarding daughter as punishment

  17-12-2018 23:46
  A Utah couple is accused of waterboarding their 9-year-old daughter as a form of punishment.The girl told police that her father and stepmother tied her hands and then placed a towel over her face, held her down in a bathtub and poured water on the towel, according to probable cause statement filed by police last week.The girl said she couldn’t breathe during the waterboarding that occurred three times in their home in Provo, about 45 miles south of Salt Lake City.She also said she suffere
  
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• [Fansided: Sir Charles In Charge] - NBA Trade Rumors: Utah Jazz interested in Jabari Parker

  17-12-2018 23:44 via sportspyder.com
  NBA Trade Rumors: After a rough start to the season, the Utah Jazz are reportedly one of the teams interested in trading for Jabari Parker Before the seaso...
  
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• [True Hoop: Salt City Hoops] - Salt City Seven: Shots Not Falling, Clutch Offense, Mitchell & More

  17-12-2018 23:31 via sportspyder.com
  Check in every week for the quotes, stats, plays and performances that tell the stories from the last 168 hours in the world of the Jazz. We played defense. Utah owns the . In...
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - The Jazz’s Derrick Favors finds his name in trade rumors again, this time for Jabari Parker

  17-12-2018 23:29 via sportspyder.com
  It’s not the first time that Derrick Favors has been through this song and dance.
  
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• Meet cancer fighter David Reyes who survived a rare brain tumor. "Life is hard, but being able to ... recognize th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-12-2018 23:15 via twitter.com
  Meet cancer fighter David Reyes who survived a rare brain tumor."Life is hard, but being able to ... recognize th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Utah’s Rob Bishop and Sean Reyes are candidates to replace Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke

  17-12-2018 23:01 via sportspyder.com
  Washington • Rep. Rob Bishop and Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes are reportedly on the short list to replace outgoing Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Bagley Cartoon: Dangerous Trek

  17-12-2018 23:01 via sportspyder.com
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below:
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Utah’s Catholic diocese releases names of 19 clergymen accused of sexually abusing minors, says one priest with recent allegations will retire

  17-12-2018 23:00 via sportspyder.com
  In its most detailed account to date, the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City released the names Monday of every priest in Utah who has faced “credible allegations” of sexual misconduct with minors since 1950.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Kirby: Christmas. Whatever it takes.

  17-12-2018 23:00 via sportspyder.com
  Christmas. Ugh. We have entered into the annual Great Darkness, the misery of miseries, that terrible abomination of making sure those you love get exactly what they want.
  
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• The Jazz’s Derrick Favors finds his name in trade rumors again, this time for Jabari Parker

  17-12-2018 22:54
  It’s not the first time that Derrick Favors has been through this song and dance.“I could go back years and years ago and name each guy I was supposed to be traded for,” Favors said after Wednesday’s shooraround. “Every year, I can just name them. I have fun with it.”This year, the rumor is from The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor — the writer, not the former Jazz general manager of the same name. And it has Favors as a potential trade candidate in e
  
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• Utah’s Catholic diocese releases names of 19 clergymen accused of sexually abusing minors, says one priest with recent allegations will retire

  17-12-2018 22:46
  In its most detailed account to date, the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City released the names Monday of every priest in Utah who has faced “credible allegations” of sexual misconduct with minors since 1950.The diocese, which oversees Utah’s 300,000-plus Catholics, also announced the retirement of one priest who had been on leave after allegations surfaced earlier this year.The diocese received three complaints this year about the Rev. David R. Gaeta, who was serving as pastor
  
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• Kirby: Christmas. Whatever it takes.

  17-12-2018 22:41
  Christmas. Ugh. We have entered into the annual Great Darkness, the misery of miseries, that terrible abomination of making sure those you love get exactly what they want.I don’t mean Christmas Day itself. That’s actually a beautiful moment. The happiest day of the year for me is — well, OK, my wedding anniversary. But a close second is watching my grandchildren transform into a group of ravenous Huns as they charge the pile of loot under the tree.The ugly part of Christmas, th
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Tell the Tribune: Should Salt Lake City host another Olympics?

  17-12-2018 22:40 via sportspyder.com
  Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski let out a celebratory yell and moments later Gov. Gary Herbert declared “We won!”
  
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  17-12-2018 22:36 via twitter.com
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• Bagley Cartoon: Dangerous Trek

  17-12-2018 22:36
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below:<a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2018/12/15/bagley-cartoon-arch/" target=_blank><u>Arch Conservative Philosophy</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2018/12/14/bagley-cartoon-showing/"><u>Showing the Flag in Yemen</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2018
  
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• Utah offensive coordinator Troy Taylor will be Sacramento State’s head coach

  17-12-2018 22:33
  Utah offensive coordinator Troy Taylor will return to his hometown as Sacramento State’s head football coach, the school announced Monday.Taylor directed the Ute offense for two seasons, a tenure highlighted by the school’s first Pac-12 South championship.Taylor worked at Eastern Washington of the Big Sky Conference in 2016 before coming to Utah. Prior to that, he was a highly successful co-head coach at Folsom High School, near Sacramento.The immediate question is whether Taylor wil
  
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• Tell the Tribune: Should Salt Lake City host another Olympics?

  17-12-2018 22:24
  Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski let out a celebratory yell and moments later Gov. Gary Herbert declared “We won!”The U.S. Olympic Committee has selected Salt Lake City over Denver to seek a future Winter Games, possibly in 2030.Polls have shown Utahns are open — if not downright excited — about the possibility of once again hosting the world, as it did in 2002.But what do you think? Should Salt Lake City seek to host another Olympics? What are the benefits? What are
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz: Derrick Favors – Perennial pro, perennially undervalued

  17-12-2018 22:12 via sportspyder.com
  Despite all he has done and continues to do for the Utah Jazz, Derrick Favors seems to always be undervalued by his own fanbase. Sports fans of any team ca...
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - National ranking puts 3 Utah ski resorts in the top 6 — Snowbird, Park City and Powder Mountain

  17-12-2018 22:10 via sportspyder.com
  Utah is home to three of the top six ski resorts in America, according to the TurnKey Vacation Rentals' 2018 ski report.
  
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• [Sporting News] - Jazz or Rockets: Which West team is better positioned for quick turnaround?

  17-12-2018 21:35 via sportspyder.com
  Let’s have a look at how the Jazz and Rockets got to this point, and which team is better arranged to imagine that things might yet change in the coming weeks.
  
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• Utah Jazz: Derrick Favors – Perennial pro, perennially undervalued

  17-12-2018 21:27
  Despite all he has done and continues to do for the Utah Jazz, Derrick Favors seems to always be undervalued by his own fanbase. Sports fans of any team can be a perplexing and fickle bunch. Such a description undoubtedly applies to those of us in the ranks of the Utah Jazz fanbase as well. […]
  Utah Jazz: Derrick Favors – Perennial pro, perennially undervalued - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• National ranking puts 3 Utah ski resorts in the top 6 — Snowbird, Park City and Powder Mountain

  17-12-2018 21:17
  Utah is home to three of the top six ski resorts in America, according to the TurnKey Vacation Rentals' 2018 ski report.Snowbird is No. 3; Park City is No. 4; and Powder Mountain is No. 6 in the ranking of 259 ski resorts across America.All three Utah resorts rank higher than anything in neighboring Colorado, which also has three in the top 10 — Breckenridge at No. 7; Vail at No. 8; and Aspen/Snowmass at No. 10.TurnKey Vacation Rentals came up with its rankings based on average ticket pric
  
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• Who is your Utahn of the year? Here’s your chance to tell us.

  17-12-2018 21:14
  Once again, The Salt Lake Tribune will reveal its Utahn of the Year on Christmas Day. Before then, Tribune readers have a chance to weigh in.Our list of candidates reflects the broad range of stories that caught Utahns' attention in 2018. But if you don’t see your choice on the list, go ahead and write it in. Click here to cast your vote.Matthew Burchett • The Draper fire battalion chief left his family in August to join other Utah firefighters on the front lines of the Mendocino Comp
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz rumors: Trade target Jabari Parker a low-risk, high-reward pick-up

  17-12-2018 21:09 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah Jazz may be among the teams interested in Chicago Bulls forward Jabari Parker. He would be a low-risk, high-reward gamble on the trade market. A h...
  
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• [CBS Sports] - Jabari Parker trade rumors: Jazz interested in acquiring Bulls forward - CBSSports.com

  17-12-2018 20:37 via sportspyder.com
  The Bulls' gamble on Parker has not paid off at all
  
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  17-12-2018 20:35 via twitter.com
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Derrick Favors reacts to Utah Jazz trade rumors involving Jabari Parker: ‘I have fun with it’

  17-12-2018 20:32 via sportspyder.com
  “I was telling one of the coaches, I could go back years and years ago and I can name each guy I was supposed to get traded for,” Favors said ahead of the Jazz-Rockets game. “Every year, I...
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Who is your Utahn of the year? Here’s your chance to tell us.

  17-12-2018 20:30 via sportspyder.com
  Once again, The Salt Lake Tribune will reveal its Utahn of the Year on Christmas Day. Before then, Tribune readers have a chance to weigh in.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Teenager hit by school bus at Skyridge High School in Lehi

  17-12-2018 20:30 via sportspyder.com
  A student at Skyridge High School in Lehi was injured Monday morning when he was struck by a school bus.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Provo is the musical city of the year, according to Vivid Seats

  17-12-2018 20:30 via sportspyder.com
  And the musical city of the year is … Provo.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - BYU is a heavy favorite over Western Michigan in the Potato Bowl, but Sitake expects a physical game

  17-12-2018 20:30 via sportspyder.com
  Provo • The more BYU football coach Kalani Sitake studies the Cougars’ opponent in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on Friday, the 7-5 Western Michigan Broncos, the more impressed he becomes.
  
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• Derrick Favors reacts to Utah Jazz trade rumors involving Jabari Parker: ‘I have fun with it’

  17-12-2018 20:29
  HOUSTON — Derrick Favors enjoyed a good laugh on Monday morning with the Utah Jazz's coaching staff ahead of shootaround at the Toyota Center.The trade rumors are now becoming funny to the longest-tenured Jazzman.So as news began to surface that the Jazz are among the teams reportedly interested in Chicago Bulls forward Jabari Parker, according to The Ringer's Kevin O'Connor, Favors doesn't think too deep about it although his name is linked to a potential deal."I was telling one of the co
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - The Utah Jazz look for the right notes against the Houston Rockets

  17-12-2018 20:26 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah Jazz are doing it still - what is that word? In-con-sis-ten-cy?
  
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• BYU is a heavy favorite over Western Michigan in the Potato Bowl, but Sitake expects a physical game

  17-12-2018 20:24
  Provo • The more BYU football coach Kalani Sitake studies the Cougars’ opponent in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on Friday, the 7-5 Western Michigan Broncos, the more impressed he becomes.For instance, the Broncos did at least two things that BYU (6-6) couldn’t do in 2018. They won six straight games (BYU’s longest winning streak was two) and they defeated Northern Illinois 28-21 on Nov. 20 at their own Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Mich. Of course, BYU lost 7-6 to NIU in Pro
  
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• [The Big Lead] - Best Bets for Monday’s NBA Games: Gambling Picks for Jazz-Rockets, Sixers-Spurs and More

  17-12-2018 20:23 via sportspyder.com
  Who are you wagering on in the NBA?
  
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• Utah Jazz rumors: Trade target Jabari Parker a low-risk, high-reward pick-up

  17-12-2018 20:22
  The Utah Jazz may be among the teams interested in Chicago Bulls forward Jabari Parker. He would be a low-risk, high-reward gamble on the trade market. A highly sought-after (in the eyes of some fans, anyway) potential trade target could be on the Utah Jazz’s radar, per The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor. In his early primer […]
  Utah Jazz rumors: Trade target Jabari Parker a low-risk, high-reward pick-up - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion
  
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• Provo is the musical city of the year, according to Vivid Seats

  17-12-2018 20:16
  And the musical city of the year is … Provo.Really?Absolutely, according to Vivid Seats. In its “2018: Year in Review,” the online ticket reseller has bestowed that honor on the Utah County city. According to Vivid Seats research, Provo leads the nation in the sale of tickets to musicals, per capita."We then compared that data to other cities across the U.S. and determined that folks in the Provo area seem to be the most invigorated theater fans in the country,” said And
  
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• Teenager hit by school bus at Skyridge High School in Lehi

  17-12-2018 20:14
  A student at Skyridge High School in Lehi was injured Monday morning when he was struck by a school bus.The teenage boy was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening leg injuries.According to Lehi City Police, the bus was making a left-hand turn on school property about 7:30 a.m. when the teenager was struck.“He crossed right in front of the bus,” said David Stephenson, administrator of public relations for the Alpine School District. “The bus driver did not see
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - After a rape allegation, Latino activist Tony Yapias gets 15 days in jail for lesser crimes

  17-12-2018 19:38 via sportspyder.com
  Utah Latino activist Tony Yapias, who was originally accused of rape but pleaded guilty to other charges, will spend 15 days in jail starting shortly after Christmas.
  
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• After a rape allegation, Latino activist Tony Yapias gets 15 days in jail for lesser crimes

  17-12-2018 19:23
  Utah Latino activist Tony Yapias, who was originally accused of rape but pleaded guilty to other charges, will spend 15 days in jail starting shortly after Christmas.Yapias was arrested and charged two years ago, accused of sexually assaulting a woman after she had broken off their long-term relationship.In August, he pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges in connection to the March 2016 encounter when the woman said he forced himself on her — neither of which were sex crimes.Instead, h
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Review: ‘Vice’ overreaches as an indictment of Dick Cheney, but Christian Bale’s performance cuts deep

  17-12-2018 18:32 via sportspyder.com
  Contrary to the old saying, history isn’t written by the winners — if it were, nobody would be flying Confederate flags. Sometimes, as in the case of Adam McKay’s rapid-fire satirical biography “Vice,” it’s written by sharp and angry storytellers on...
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Report: Utah offensive coordinator Troy Taylor is taking the Sacramento State head coaching job

  17-12-2018 18:32 via sportspyder.com
  Utah offensive coordinator Troy Taylor will return to his hometown as Sacramento State’s head football coach, according to the Football Scoop website that closely tracks the coaching profession.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Commentary: Zinke’s most lasting failure is his lack of stewardship

  17-12-2018 18:32 via sportspyder.com
  Secretaries of the interior have a sacred obligation to steward America's public lands, tribal commitments, wildlife heritage and natural resources to ensure that they endure for future generations - responsibilities more important than ever in the...
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Are the Utah Jazz interested in Jabari Parker?

  17-12-2018 18:23 via sportspyder.com
  Jabari Parker is available and the Ringer is reporting the Jazz have interest
  
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• Review: ‘Vice’ overreaches as an indictment of Dick Cheney, but Christian Bale’s performance cuts deep

  17-12-2018 18:18
  Contrary to the old saying, history isn’t written by the winners — if it were, nobody would be flying Confederate flags. Sometimes, as in the case of Adam McKay’s rapid-fire satirical biography “Vice,” it’s written by sharp and angry storytellers on the opposite end of the political spectrum.In chronicling the life of former Vice President Dick Cheney, McKay aims to repeat the formula he deployed in his 2015 hit “The Big Short.” In that film, McKay
  
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• Report: Utah offensive coordinator Troy Taylor is taking the Sacramento State head coaching job

  17-12-2018 18:02
  Utah offensive coordinator Troy Taylor will return to his hometown as Sacramento State’s head football coach, according to the Football Scoop website that closely tracks the coaching profession.Identified by the Sacramento Bee this past weekend as the likely leader among three candidates with strong local ties, Taylor reportedly will leave the Ute staff after two seasons. His tenure has been highlighted by the school’s first Pac-12 South championship.Taylor worked at Eastern Washingt
  
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• Commentary: Zinke’s most lasting failure is his lack of stewardship

  17-12-2018 17:42
  Secretaries of the interior have a sacred obligation to steward America's public lands, tribal commitments, wildlife heritage and natural resources to ensure that they endure for future generations - responsibilities more important than ever in the face of cascading climate impacts.Most of the articles about Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's resignation have focused on investigations and alleged improprieties, rather than his failure to fulfill these essential duties. But Zinke's most lasting lega
  
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• [Bleacher Report] - Jabari Parker Trade Rumors: Jazz Among Teams Interested in Bulls Forward

  17-12-2018 17:20 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah Jazz are among the teams interested in Chicago Bulls forward Jabari Parker , according to The Ringer's Kevin O'Connor . That update comes just days after K.C...
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Are the Utah Jazz the least consistent team in the NBA?

  17-12-2018 17:13 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah Jazz have been wildly inconsistent through the first couple months of this season. In fact, by a few measures, they’ve been the least consistent team in the league.
  
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