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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - ‘She fought so hard for me’: Mother of Utah man freed from Venezuelan jail remembered for her fierce love and dedication to those around her

  16-02-2019 23:57 via sportspyder.com
  Riverton • To many people, Laurie Holt will be remembered as the Utah mother who tirelessly fought for nearly two years to have her son, Josh Holt, released from a Venezuelen jail.
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - Guy, Hunter lead No. 4 Virginia past Irish, 60-54

  16-02-2019 23:54 via sportspyder.com
  Virginia guard Kyle Guy (5) goes up for a shot as Notre Dame forward John Mooney (33) defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Charlottesville,
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Commentary: Utah democracy is on the brink

  16-02-2019 23:52 via sportspyder.com
  It is obvious that the people have no say at the Utah State Capitol. Despite Article, 1 Section 2 of the Utah Constitution, which clearly states, “All political power is inherent in the people,” the Legislature has taken it upon itself to smack down...
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - A detailed look at how Adidas is building Donovan Mitchell’s D.O.N. Issue #1 signature sneaker

  16-02-2019 23:51 via sportspyder.com
  Donovan Mitchell’s D.O.N. Issue #1 sneaker will release on July 5th, in conjunction with the “Spider-Man: Far From Home” movie for $100. He filmed the commercial for it Thursday in Charlotte...
  
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• A detailed look at how Adidas is building Donovan Mitchell’s D.O.N. Issue #1 signature sneaker

  16-02-2019 23:48
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Shortly after his NBA All-Rookie First Team season ended, Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell took a summer business trip to Los Angeles to meet over dinner.Surrounded by his mother, Nicole and sister, Jordan, plus his agents, the representatives from Adidas presented Mitchell with a cake reading: "D.O.N. ISSUE #1."Little did the former Louisville guard know at the time that it was ultimately a symbol for what was to come, with his first signature sneaker scheduled to hit sto
  
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• ‘She fought so hard for me’: Mother of Utah man freed from Venezuelan jail remembered for her fierce love and dedication to those around her

  16-02-2019 23:33
  Riverton • To many people, Laurie Holt will be remembered as the Utah mother who tirelessly fought for nearly two years to have her son, Josh Holt, released from a Venezuelen jail.And she fought hard. She lobbied local and federal leaders, gained the support of a wealthy Venezuelen businessman and tearfully pleaded at rallies for her son to be able to come home.At her funeral service on Saturday, those closest to her remembered her not just for these heroic actions she took on behalf of her
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Missed field goals spell doom for Salt Lake Stallions as they lose 12-9 to Birmingham

  16-02-2019 23:33 via sportspyder.com
  Various missed opportunities on offense left the Salt Lake Stallions winless after they lost 12-9 to the Birmingham Iron.
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - No. 15 Texas Tech breezes past short-handed Baylor 86-61

  16-02-2019 23:30 via sportspyder.com
  Baylor's Devonte Bandoo (2) tries to steal the ball from Texas Tech's Matt Mooney (13) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019, in
  
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• Commentary: Utah democracy is on the brink

  16-02-2019 23:30
  It is obvious that the people have no say at the Utah State Capitol. Despite Article, 1 Section 2 of the Utah Constitution, which clearly states, “All political power is inherent in the people,” the Legislature has taken it upon itself to smack down the will of the people and ignore our direct orders to institute specific laws that we the people voted for.The people do not matter to the Legislature.So if the people do not matter, who or what does? The pockets of special interest lobb
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - Drivers competing in the 2019 Daytona 500

  16-02-2019 23:29 via sportspyder.com
  In these photos taken in February 2019, qualifying drivers and their cars in the starting field for Sunday's NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race are shown at Daytona International Speedway in
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - At All-Star Game, Anthony Davis finds himself in spotlight

  16-02-2019 23:29 via sportspyder.com
  Dallas Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki left, and Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade, second from right, talk as they swap jerseys after an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. (AP
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Tribune editorial: Public lands bill shows America’s love for Utah

  16-02-2019 23:26 via sportspyder.com
  What’s this? A huge public lands bill with bipartisan support?
  
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• Utah Jazz: Ranking the team’s top All-Star Weekend moments

  16-02-2019 23:07
  From the team’s infamous early days in New Orleans to the heights of Stockton-to-Malone and beyond, the Utah Jazz have a storied history at NBA All-Star Weekend. NBA All-Star Weekend 2019 is here and, for the second consecutive year, the Utah Jazz find themselves without representation in the big game on Sunday. It’s a strange […]
  Utah Jazz: Ranking the team’s top All-Star Weekend moments - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• Utah Jazz: Ranking the team’s best-ever All-Star Weekend moments

  16-02-2019 23:07
  From the team’s infamous early days in New Orleans to the heights of Stockton-to-Malone and beyond, the Utah Jazz have a storied history at NBA All-Star Weekend. NBA All-Star Weekend 2019 is here and, for the second consecutive year, the Utah Jazz find themselves without representation in the big game on Sunday. It’s a strange […]
  Utah Jazz: Ranking the team’s best-ever All-Star Weekend moments - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - Koumadje leads No. 17 Florida State past Georgia Tech 69-47

  16-02-2019 23:04 via sportspyder.com
  Florida State guard Anthony Polite (13) rebounds a ball over Georgia Tech guard Jose Alvarado (10) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019,
  
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• Tribune editorial: Public lands bill shows America’s love for Utah

  16-02-2019 23:00
  What’s this? A huge public lands bill with bipartisan support?The U.S. Senate this week passed a sweeping bill with large implications for Utah. It still must pass the House and be signed by the president, but the 92 to 8 Senate vote shows how the love for America’s public lands can overcome even Washington’s dysfunction.It's a throwback to the old days. The deal was driven by compromises that gave something to everyone. In Utah’s case, perhaps there is no better indicato
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Commentary: Utah has an Orwellian definition of ‘compassion’

  16-02-2019 22:25 via sportspyder.com
  "The only difference between compassionate conservatism and conservatism is that under compassionate conservatism they tell you they’re not going to help you but they’re really sorry about it.“
  
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• Sandy’s tap water is contaminated with lead and copper. Check here to see if your neighborhood is affected.

  16-02-2019 22:14
  Sandy City is advising residents to not drink the water or use it for cooking until they receive confirmation it is safe after the Utah Department of Environmental Quality detected elevated amounts of lead and copper.Residents in the affected area, from 10600 South to 11400 South and 700 East to 2000 East, had previously been asked to flush their water systems after the DEQ detected the elevated lead and copper amounts in the drinking water in the aftermath of last week’s storm. The storm
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - Roach and Osetkowski lead Texas over Oklahoma State 69-57

  16-02-2019 22:11 via sportspyder.com
  Oklahoma State guard Thomas Dziagwa (4) is pressured by Texas guard Courtney Ramey (3) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019, in Austin,
  
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• Commentary: Utah has an Orwellian definition of ‘compassion’

  16-02-2019 22:00
  "The only difference between compassionate conservatism and conservatism is that under compassionate conservatism they tell you they’re not going to help you but they’re really sorry about it.“— Prime Minister Tony BlairDefying the will of the majority of Utah voters, Gov. Gary Herbert signed into law a limited expansion of the Medicaid program, thereby excluding 60,000 Utahns from health insurance coverage.His argument: the law "balances Utah's sense of compassion and fr
  
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• [YouTube: Utah Jazz Videos] - Donovan Mitchell mic-ed up during the Rising Stars Challenge

  16-02-2019 21:48 via sportspyder.com
  In a game where Donovan Mitchell had 20 points and 9 assists, Donovan Mitchell encouraged his fellow Team USA Rising Stars teammates to play some defense in ...
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Legislation would require public disclosure of animal shelter information, including numbers of animals accepted and those euthanized

  16-02-2019 21:20 via sportspyder.com
  A Utah lawmaker is proposing to increase Utah’s animal shelter transparency by requiring monthly reports be made accessible to the public.
  
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• Legislation would require public disclosure of animal shelter information, including numbers of animals accepted and those euthanized

  16-02-2019 21:00
  A Utah lawmaker is proposing to increase Utah’s animal shelter transparency by requiring monthly reports be made accessible to the public.SB155, introduced by Sen. Karen Mayne, D-West Valley City, would mandate public reports detailing the number of animals taken in, how the shelter obtained each one, and the number of animals that died or were euthanized by the shelter during each calendar month.Mayne said she hopes the bill will help increase communication and support between different s
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - Doolittle helps OU stop 5-game skid in 71-62 win over TCU

  16-02-2019 20:57 via sportspyder.com
  Oklahoma guard Christian James (0) jumps for a pass in front of TCU guard Kendric Davis (5) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Fort Worth,
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - Auburn beats Vanderbilt 64-53 for rare win at Memorial Gym

  16-02-2019 20:56 via sportspyder.com
  Auburn Tigers forward Anfernee McLemore, top, battles Vanderbilt forward Aaron Nesmith, bottom, for the ball in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019, in
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - Johnson, No. 8 North Carolina roll past Wake Forest 95-57

  16-02-2019 20:37 via sportspyder.com
  Wake Forest's Isaiah Muius (1) falls to the floor after colliding with North Carolina's Cameron Johnson (4) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Winston-Salem, N.C.,
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - NBA, FIBA announce plans for pro league in Africa

  16-02-2019 20:35 via sportspyder.com
  Charlotte, N.C. • The NBA is bringing a pro league to Africa.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Man who kills five in warehouse shooting spree was being fired from his job, police say

  16-02-2019 20:35 via sportspyder.com
  An employee who was being terminated from his job at an Illinois warehouse opened fire at his workplace Friday, killing five people and wounding five police officers, authorities said.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Larsen: I’m going to start cutting the NBA’s referees some slack. You should too.

  16-02-2019 20:19 via sportspyder.com
  Charlotte, N.C. • I’d like to apologize.
  
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• NBA, FIBA announce plans for pro league in Africa

  16-02-2019 20:10
  Charlotte, N.C. • The NBA is bringing a pro league to Africa.The Basketball Africa League, a new collaboration between the NBA and the sport's global governing body FIBA, was announced Saturday. The initial plan is for the 12-team league to begin play in January, and former President Barack Obama is among those who are expected to have direct involvement with the league's operations.It's yet to be determined which existing club teams will be part of the league. Qualification tournaments wil
  
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• Man who kills five in warehouse shooting spree was being fired from his job, police say

  16-02-2019 20:04
  An employee who was being terminated from his job at an Illinois warehouse opened fire at his workplace Friday, killing five people and wounding five police officers, authorities said.Gary Martin, 45, was called into a meeting that afternoon inside the warehouse in the Chicago suburb of Aurora and was told he was being fired. Martin then shot the three employees who were at the meeting and two others who were nearby using a Smith & Wesson handgun he owned illegally, Aurora Police Chief Krist
  
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• Sandy residents advised not to drink tap water due to elevated lead and copper levels

  16-02-2019 19:48
  Sandy City is advising residents to not drink the water or use it for cooking until they receive confirmation it is safe after the Utah Department of Environmental Quality detected elevated amounts of lead and copper.Residents in the affected area, from 10600 South to 11400 South and 700 East to 2000 East, had previously been asked to flush their water systems after the DEQ detected the elevated lead and copper amounts in the drinking water in the aftermath of last week’s storm. The storm
  
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• [The Daily Herald] - The Latest: NBA, FIBA bringing pro league to Africa

  16-02-2019 19:25 via sportspyder.com
  Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) drives on Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner (33) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. The
  
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• Larsen: I’m going to start cutting the NBA’s referees some slack. You should too.

  16-02-2019 19:23
  Charlotte, N.C. • I’d like to apologize.In my career, I’ve been one of the more outspoken critics of the NBA’s officials, either with snarky barbs on Twitter or missives in my post-game Triple Teams. At times, they’ve deserved that criticism. For the most part, it turns out that my disappointment is the result of holding them to an impossible standard.This realization came after meeting with leaders from the NBA’s refereeing division here at All-Star Weekend. T
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - All-Star Saturday Night Preview

  16-02-2019 19:10 via sportspyder.com
  keep a brave face, Jazz fans
  
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• Utah Jazz: Imagining a dream All-Star weekend for Jazz fans

  16-02-2019 19:06
  There’s not a lot for Utah Jazz fans to look forward to during All-Star Weekend, so let’s imagine what their ideal slate could look like. Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell put up a nice performance in the Rising Stars Challenge on the first night of 2019 NBA All-Star Weekend, and it will be fun listening […]
  Utah Jazz: Imagining a dream All-Star weekend for Jazz fans - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Sandy residents advised not to drink tap water due to elevated lead and copper levels

  16-02-2019 18:57 via sportspyder.com
  Sandy City is advising residents to not drink the water or use it for cooking until they receive confirmation it is safe after the Utah Department of Environmental Quality detected elevated amounts of lead and copper.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Will Salt Lake City mayoral candidates have to raise more than $1 million to be competitive?

  16-02-2019 18:55 via sportspyder.com
  Salt Lake City mayoral candidates have already brought in a combined $540,000 — and experts say they expect the crowded race will become even more financially competitive in the months to come.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Vatican defrocks former U.S. cardinal McCarrick over sex abuse

  16-02-2019 18:23 via sportspyder.com
  Vatican City • Pope Francis has defrocked former U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick after Vatican officials found him guilty of soliciting for sex while hearing confession and of sexual crimes against minors and adults, the Holy See said Saturday.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Nevada governor signs gun background check law

  16-02-2019 18:23 via sportspyder.com
  Carson City, Nev. • Nevada’s governor on Friday signed into law a bill expanding background checks to private gun sales and transfers, taking advantage of a Democrat-controlled Legislature to approve the first gun-related bill to cross his desk.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Chicago police release 2 men questioned in Smollett case

  16-02-2019 18:23 via sportspyder.com
  Chicago • Chicago police released without charges two Nigerian brothers arrested on suspicion of assaulting “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett and said they have new evidence to investigate as a result of questioning them.
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Donovan Mitchell’s January form hasn’t made it to February

  16-02-2019 18:19 via sportspyder.com
  The sophomore slump has seemingly returned
  
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• Will Salt Lake City mayoral candidates have to raise more than $1 million to be competitive?

  16-02-2019 17:52
  Salt Lake City mayoral candidates have already brought in a combined $540,000 — and experts say they expect the crowded race will become even more financially competitive in the months to come.Latino businessman David Ibarra led the pack of seven declared candidates with $234,931 in campaign contributions, while David Garbett, the next highest earner, brought in $111,131. Former state Sen. Jim Dabakis reported just under $101,000 and current Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski collected
  
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• Chicago police release 2 men questioned in Smollett case

  16-02-2019 17:38
  Chicago • Chicago police released without charges two Nigerian brothers arrested on suspicion of assaulting “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett and said they have new evidence to investigate as a result of questioning them."The individuals questioned by police in the Empire case have now been released without charging and detectives have additional investigative work to complete," Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said in a brief statement late Friday.He gave no details of t
  
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• Nevada governor signs gun background check law

  16-02-2019 17:33
  Carson City, Nev. • Nevada’s governor on Friday signed into law a bill expanding background checks to private gun sales and transfers, taking advantage of a Democrat-controlled Legislature to approve the first gun-related bill to cross his desk.Lawmakers say the bill is a fix to a 2016 gun background check measure that was narrowly approved by voters. Former Gov. Brian Sandoval and former Attorney General Adam Laxalt, both Republicans, opposed the law and said it could not be implemen
  
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• Vatican defrocks former U.S. cardinal McCarrick over sex abuse

  16-02-2019 17:27
  Vatican City • Pope Francis has defrocked former U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick after Vatican officials found him guilty of soliciting for sex while hearing confession and of sexual crimes against minors and adults, the Holy See said Saturday.McCarrick, 88, is the highest-ranking Catholic churchman to be laicized, as the process is called. It means he can no longer celebrate Mass or other sacraments, wear clerical vestments or be addressed by any religious title. He is the first churchman
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - This ‘digital maximalist’ argues: Don’t Marie Kondo your papers and photos into the trash — save them in the cloud

  16-02-2019 17:15 via sportspyder.com
  I’d like to tell you about the life-changing magic of not getting rid of things — and keeping them in the cloud.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Monson: Utah women’s basketball coach Lynne Roberts likes to win, but she really, really hates to lose. That fear of failure is what drives her.

  16-02-2019 17:15 via sportspyder.com
  There is an unseen force from which Utah women’s basketball coach Lynne Roberts is running.
  
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• This ‘digital maximalist’ argues: Don’t Marie Kondo your papers and photos into the trash — save them in the cloud

  16-02-2019 17:01
  I’d like to tell you about the life-changing magic of not getting rid of things — and keeping them in the cloud.Marie Kondo has inspired many of us to unstuff closets and discard piles of belongings banished to basements. But there's a part of her decluttering process that feels out of sync with 21st-century tidying up. In her hit Netflix show, Kondo instructs people to sort through old photos and papers, and throw away the ones that don't "spark joy."Throw them away? “By keepi
  
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• Monson: Utah women’s basketball coach Lynne Roberts likes to win, but she really, really hates to lose. That fear of failure is what drives her.

  16-02-2019 17:00
  There is an unseen force from which Utah women’s basketball coach Lynne Roberts is running.If it were made visible, it would come not so much in the form of losses, as much as in the form of darkness.It must be avoided, must be conquered.From a young age, even in an otherwise charmed life, from the meaningful to the whimsical to the nonsensical, from walking up steps to playing Parcheesi or pingpong to pursuing professional career advancement, she’s felt its presence looming nearby.
  
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