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• BYU women’s basketball is back on track after midseason slump, and junior Brenna Chase’s contributions are a big reason why

  21-02-2019 23:58
  Provo • Brenna Chase took a little good-natured teasing from her teammates and classmates at Colorado’s Broomfield High when she accepted a women’s basketball scholarship offer from Brigham Young University despite not being a member of the faith that owns and operates BYU.But look who’s laughing now.Chase, a 5-foot-9 junior guard, is a key member of the Cougars’ surprising 20-6 team, which is alone in second place in the West Coast Conference standings heading into
  
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• Commentary: Supreme Court speaks out on civil asset forfeiture

  21-02-2019 23:46
  The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously held that states are subject to the Eighth Amendment’s restriction on excessive fines — and the new ruling could have some significant effects on civil asset forfeiture cases in Utah.For the uninitiated, civil asset forfeiture is a law that lets the government permanently take property from innocent people who haven’t been charged with, let alone convicted of, a crime. It’s a highly controversial practice that is defended by many in
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: Partners in Crime

  21-02-2019 23:44
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Friday, Feb. 22, 2019. You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below:<a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2019/02/20/bagley-cartoon-purity/" target=_blank><u>Purity Voters</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2019/02/19/bagley-cartoon-between/"><u>Between a Woman and Her Doctor</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2019/02/18/ba
  
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• Will Unified Police get rid of body cameras?

  21-02-2019 23:41
  The Unified Police Department may discontinue use of body cameras, with administrators pointing to high costs for digital video storage and relatively few officer encounters where footage has been used by investigators.“I’m torn,” said Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera on Thursday, after the department’s governing board tabled the issue for future budget discussions. “If the public’s willing to pay to help keep those, I’m supportive of that. But ...
  
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• Behind the Headlines: Lawmaker expects Utah hate crimes bill to meet with opposition in Senate

  21-02-2019 23:34
  A Utah hate crimes bill clears another hurdle, but its sponsor says he expects a fight on the senate floor. Lawmakers unveil a proposal ban so-called conversion therapy. And the Sandy City Council opens an investigation into the city’s response to contaminated water. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune senior managing editor Matt Canham, reporter Taylor Stevens, and columnist George Pyle join KCPW’s Roger McDonough to talk about the week’s top stories. Every Friday at 9 a.m.
  
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• Mitt Romney talks public lands, marijuana, national debt and his support for the Senate filibuster during visits to Utah Legislature

  21-02-2019 23:25
  Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, told members of the Utah Legislature that he’s been surprised at the lack of formal communication between the two major parties in Washington, D.C., but also at the respect and congeniality between individual members of Congress.“I found getting along is a pleasure on a personal basis,” Romney said, “even though we disagree from time to time, obviously.”In a series of visits Thursday to Utah’s Republican and Democratic caucuses, the f
  
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• Michael Jackson estate lawsuit sues HBO over documentary

  21-02-2019 23:24
  Los Angeles • The estate of Michael Jackson on Thursday sued HBO over a documentary about two men who accuse the late pop superstar of molesting them when they were boys, saying the film violates a 1992 contract to air a Jackson concert.The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court alleges that by co-producing and airing “Leaving Neverland,” as HBO intends to do next month, the cable channel is breaching a deal to not disparage the singer. The decades-old contract allowed the
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - NBA rules have adapted over the years to make the game more fun for players, fans

  21-02-2019 23:19 via sportspyder.com
  Since the inception of the NBA in 1946, the rules of the game have changed to the point where offensive players have a big advantage and basketball is more fun for the players and the fans.
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Could a 4-point shot be in the NBA's future?

  21-02-2019 23:19 via sportspyder.com
  The NBA has made numerous changes over the years. Here are some ideas that have been bandied about as possible rule changes in the future.
  
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• 2 more women accuse R. Kelly of sexual misconduct in 1990s

  21-02-2019 23:19
  New York • Two women say singer R. Kelly picked them out of a crowd at a Baltimore after-party in the mid-1990s when they were underage and had sex with one of the teens although she was under the influence of marijuana and alcohol and could not consent.The women joined lawyer Gloria Allred in New York City on Thursday.Their accusations come six weeks after a Lifetime documentary series, “Surviving R. Kelly,” looked at old sexual misconduct allegations against Kelly.Latresa Scaf
  
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• Year 2 is booked: Utah Royals FC release their 2019 NWSL regular season schedule

  21-02-2019 23:14
  Spring is around the corner, meaning the rest of 2019 is promised to be jam-packed with matches at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy. On Thursday, the NWSL announced full-season schedules for each of its clubs, including Utah Royals FC.The Royals, who finished fifth in their inaugural season at 9-8-7 a year ago, have a Week 1 bye due to the odd number of clubs, meaning they’ll instead make their 2019 debut at home on Saturday, April 20, at Rio Tinto Stadium against the Washington Spirit. Kickoff
  
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• All eyes will be on UCLA’s Katelyn Ohashi and Utah’s MyKayla Skinner when Utes, Bruins meet Saturday at the Huntsman Center

  21-02-2019 23:05
  One gymnast is known for her incredible consistency and amazing tumbling, the other is known as an internet sensation with unique tumbling passes of her own.Luckily for Utah gymnastics fans, they both will be on the floor at the same time Saturday when Utah’s fourth-ranked gymnastics team hosts second-ranked UCLA at 1:30 p.m.Utah’s floor lineup is highlighted by junior MyKayla Skinner who won the national floor title in 2017. She has missed some meets this year because of a sore ankl
  
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• ‘Ugly produce’ trend may have limits, as grocers end tests

  21-02-2019 23:00
  Urbandale, Iowa • Is the "ugly produce'" trend already reaching the end of its shelf life in supermarkets?Walmart and Whole Foods in recent years tried selling some blemished fruits and vegetables at a discount, produce they said might otherwise be trashed because it's not quite the right size, shape or color. But the two chains and others quietly ended their tests, suggesting dented apples and undersized potatoes may not be all that appealing in stores where better looking fruits and veget
  
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• Tribune Editorial: Utah Legislature should leave the locals alone. Mostly.

  21-02-2019 23:00
  The Constitution of the United States only mentions two levels of government: The federal government and “the several States.”That means that the powers and responsibilities of cities, counties, school districts, townships, regional planning authorities and mosquito abatement districts are, by law, no more and no less than each state’s legislature agrees to give them.But that doesn’t mean that every limitation the Utah Legislature may feel like imposing upon the several l
  
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• Could a 4-point shot be in the NBA's future?

  21-02-2019 22:59
  SALT LAKE CITY — As much as the NBA rules have changed over the years, is there anything new that might be on the horizon?Here are a few possible ideas for changes to the league:4-point lineWith 3-pointers becoming more common by the season, going from 13 per game just 20 years ago to 31 per game this year, it's not implausible the league could employ a 4-point shot in the future. You could make an arc halfway between the current line and halfcourt — about 33 feet — or make it
  
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• NBA rules have adapted over the years to make the game more fun for players, fans

  21-02-2019 22:57
  SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's Joe Ingles gets knocked out of bounds by Golden State's Draymond Green, but instead of a whistling a foul, the officials call "force out" and award the ball to the Jazz. A few minutes later, Ricky Rubio gets fouled in the backcourt by Steph Curry and makes his first free throw. But after missing his second, he's awarded one more foul shot because of the NBA's three-to-make-two free throw rule.The future of the NBA?Actually it's the past NBA and the not-too-distant p
  
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• An 18-year-old Utah man is charged with assaulting his 16-year-old girlfriend, hoping she’d miscarry

  21-02-2019 22:57
  An 18-year-old St. George man is facing a felony after he punched and kicked his pregnant, 16-year-old girlfriend in the stomach in an attempt to make her miscarry.Trevor Michael Knudson was charged in Fifth District Court with aggravated assault, a third-degree felony.The victim reported that Knudson assaulted her Feb. 16. According to St. George police, she said “she was pregnant, Trevor knew she was pregnant, and he was the father of the unborn child.”The victim said Knudson &ldqu
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz: Dante Exum is nearing a return to the court

  21-02-2019 22:35 via sportspyder.com
  Utah Jazz point guard Dante Exum looks to be zeroing in on a return to the hardwood after missing extended time with an ankle injury. The great point guard...
  
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• Then there were two: Cedar Hills raises tobacco, e-cigarette age to 21, following Lehi

  21-02-2019 22:34
  Cedar Hills • This city became the second in Utah to pass an ordinance setting 21 as the minimum age for buying tobacco and e-cigarettes, up from the statewide age of 19.The policy change was approved in a unanimous vote of the City Council on Tuesday night — just one week after nearby Lehi adopted its new tobacco ordinance.Cedar Hills Mayor Jenney Rees said she was attending an event at the Utah County Health Department with Lehi Mayor Mark Johnson and several other city officials wh
  
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• Utah Jazz: Dante Exum is nearing a return to the court

  21-02-2019 22:02
  Utah Jazz point guard Dante Exum looks to be zeroing in on a return to the hardwood after missing extended time with an ankle injury. The great point guard crisis of 2018-19 finally looks to be reaching its conclusion for the Utah Jazz. After going through a stretch that saw the team enter multiple games […]
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• Threat allegations keep Coast Guard officer jailed

  21-02-2019 22:00
  Greenbelt, Md. • A Coast Guard officer suspected of drawing up a hit list of top Democrats and network TV journalists spent hours on his work computer researching the words and deeds of infamous bombers and mass shooters while also stockpiling weapons, federal prosecutors said Thursday.Lt. Christopher Paul Hasson, 49, was ordered held without bail on drug and gun charges while prosecutors gather evidence to support more serious charges involving what they portrayed as a domestic terror plot
  
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• Monson: Dennis Erickson is almost 72. He has coached from coast to coast, has won national titles, was a head coach in the NFL — and he is pumped to be leading the Salt Lake Stallions.

  21-02-2019 21:56
  On the 120-yards-by-53-yards-and-one-foot space inside the boundaries of a football field, and far beyond them, too, Dennis Erickson has witnessed just about every-darn-thing there is to see. He’s experienced darn near everything there is to feel and know.Except he’s never coached a whipped-up-from-scratch pro football team — the Salt Lake Stallions — in an infant pro football league — the Alliance of American Football.“This,” he said, “is a new ad
  
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• Utah’s Parker Van Dyke never passes up a big shot. And the Utes are glad he doesn’t.

  21-02-2019 21:44
  It dawned on him, as it dawns on everyone who came before him, that while yes, he’s having the time of his life, living out this childhood dream he considers himself lucky to be living, the calendar is shifting toward spring and that means soon Parker Van Dyke will have to embrace change.Everything he’s ever known, though, is red, whether it be the campus near his childhood home, the ear-splitting din inside the Huntsman Center or those frosty fall nights inside Rice-Eccles Stadium.
  
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• Pope Francis offers 21 proposals to fight abuse at start of summit

  21-02-2019 20:58
  Vatican City • Pope Francis opened a landmark sex abuse prevention summit Thursday by offering senior Catholic leaders 21 proposals to punish predators and keep children safe, warning that the faithful are demanding concrete action and not just words.(Read the 21 proposals here.)The tone for the high stakes, four-day summit was set at the start, with victims from five continents — Europe, Africa, Asia, South America and North America — telling the bishops of the trauma of their
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Eye On The Y: BYU vs. Dixie State in football? Yes, and here’s why that’s not a big surprise

  21-02-2019 20:57 via sportspyder.com
  Eye On The Y is The Salt Lake Tribune’s weekly newsletter on BYU athletics. Subscribe here.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Bill cracking down on escorts’ business licenses passes in the Utah House

  21-02-2019 20:57 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah House voted 59-12 on Monday for a bill that boosts the criminal penalty for operating a sexually-oriented business without a license.
  
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• Rapper G-Eazy, DJ Snake and duo Empire of the Sun to headline Utah’s Bonanza Campout festival in June

  21-02-2019 20:54
  A lineup of 36 music acts — topped by star rapper G-Eazy, Australian pop-rock duo Empire of the Sun and electronic-music producer DJ Snake — are set to play in the woods near Heber, at the fourth annual Bonanza Campout music festival.The slate for the three-day event, set for June 21-23 at the River’s Edge Campground at the base of Jordanelle Dam in Heber, was announced Thursday by the event’s Salt Lake City production company, Late Nite Events. Tickets go on sale Friday
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Nike hunts for answers after Duke basketball star’s shoe splits

  21-02-2019 20:53 via sportspyder.com
  Nike is looking into what went wrong after college basketball’s biggest star sprained his knee when his shoe fell apart, one of the most high-profile apparel failures in basketball history.
  
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• Here are Pope Francis’ 21 steps to combat sex abuse

  21-02-2019 20:52
  Here is the list of Pope Francis’ 21 talking points for handling sex abuse cases:1. Prepare a practical handbook indicating the steps to be taken by authorities at key moments when a case emerges.2. Equip oneself with listening structures that include trained and expert people who can initially discern the cases of the alleged victims.3. Establish the criteria for the direct involvement of the bishop or of the religious superior.4. Implement shared procedures for the examination of the cha
  
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• Red All Over: Utah’s men’s basketball team responded well to a declaration of doom in early February, so here comes another one

  21-02-2019 20:42
  Red All Over is a weekly newsletter covering University of Utah athletics. Subscribe here. The screenshot was sent shortly after Utah beat USC, reminding me how I had tweeted that the Utes “may not” win for a while after losing at home to Oregon State in their previous game.That’s the nature of this Utah basketball season. Just when the Utes are trending well in Pac-12 play, they regress. And when they’re seemingly on the verge of crumbling, they get it together.This woul
  
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• Bill cracking down on escorts’ business licenses passes in the Utah House

  21-02-2019 20:35
  The Utah House voted 59-12 on Monday for a bill that boosts the criminal penalty for operating a sexually-oriented business without a license.Rep. Jeff Stenquist, R-Draper, said his bill, HB258, is centered around escort services and aims to provide additional tools to law enforcement to go after prostitution.“If they don’t have a business license, they can make an arrest off that without having to do the undercover work,” Stenquist said.Current law makes it a Class B misdemean
  
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• Eye On The Y: BYU vs. Dixie State in football? Yes, and here’s why that’s not a big surprise

  21-02-2019 20:23
  Eye On The Y is The Salt Lake Tribune’s weekly newsletter on BYU athletics. Subscribe here.Nothing like some relatively insignificant football scheduling news in February to rekindle the cries of those who think BYU football should return to a conference.In case you missed it, the website fbschedules.com did some sleuthing recently and acquired Dixie State University’s contracts for upcoming football games through a government open records request. The St. George school is moving its
  
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• Nike hunts for answers after Duke basketball star’s shoe splits

  21-02-2019 20:19
  Nike is looking into what went wrong after college basketball’s biggest star sprained his knee when his shoe fell apart, one of the most high-profile apparel failures in basketball history.Duke University star freshman Zion Williamson, the consensus No. 1 pick in this year's National Basketball Association draft, tumbled to the court less than 35 seconds into last night's loss to in-state rival North Carolina. He'd planted his foot to change direction when his left shoe, the PG 2.5 PE, cam
  
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• Police: ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett staged attack to ‘promote his career’

  21-02-2019 20:16
  Chicago • “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett staged a racist and homophobic attack because he was unhappy about his salary and wanted to promote his career, Chicago’s police superintendent said Thursday.Before the attack, Smollett also sent a threatening letter that targeted himself to the Fox studio in Chicago where “Empire” is filmed, Supt. Eddie Johnson said.Smollett turned himself in and was arrested early Thursday to face accusations that he filed a false poli
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - With outstanding lamb korma and samosas, a new Salt Lake City restaurant serves comforting foods from India and Nepal

  21-02-2019 20:13 via sportspyder.com
  The transformation of an old Café Rio on 3300 South near 3000 East into the new Gurkhas Indian and Nepali Cuisine is dramatic.
  
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• With outstanding lamb korma and samosas, a new Salt Lake City restaurant serves comforting foods from India and Nepal

  21-02-2019 20:07
  The transformation of an old Café Rio on 3300 South near 3000 East into the new Gurkhas Indian and Nepali Cuisine is dramatic.Colorful tablecloths and linen napkins adorn the tables while prayer flags hang from the ceiling. The scent of cumin and coriander waft in the air.Utahns who enjoy Indian food will find something comforting — and familiar — about Gurkhas. Owner Rabi Subedi was a partner in both Himalayan Kitchen and Katmandu restaurants so he knows what Utahns like. And
  
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• Lawsuit implicates brothers from Utah polygamous sect in airline conspiracy utilizing Turkey’s attempted coup; Robert Mueller is mentioned, too

  21-02-2019 20:06
  After an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the president of Turkey in 2016, associates of two brothers from a Utah polygamous sect, who are now under indictment, started a media campaign to force the sale of an airline, according to a new federal lawsuit.The lawsuit also spells out the connection the two brothers, Jacob and Isaiah Kingston, have to a man indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller in his investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. That connection runs through Turkey
  
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• A new bill would force BYU police to comply with Utah’s open records laws — just like any other police department

  21-02-2019 20:04
  A Provo senator unveiled a bill this week that would make Brigham Young University’s police department subject to the state’s open records laws.It’s a measure that could end a legal fight between the university and The Salt Lake Tribune that has made its way to the Utah Supreme Court.Sen. Curt Bramble’s bill, SB197, clarifies that a private university’s law enforcement agency is considered a governmental entity. This means BYU’s police force would have to comp
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Monson: Dennis Erickson has coached from coast to coast, has won national championships, has been a head coach in the NFL, and now is pumped to coach the Salt Lake Stallions

  21-02-2019 19:40 via sportspyder.com
  On the 120-yards-by-53-yards-and-one-foot space inside the boundaries of a football field, and far beyond them, too, Dennis Erickson has witnessed just about every-darn-thing there is to see. He’s experienced darn near everything there is to feel...
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - A new bill would force BYU police to comply with Utah’s open records laws — just like any other police department

  21-02-2019 19:40 via sportspyder.com
  A Provo senator unveiled a bill this week that would make Brigham Young University’s police department subject to the state’s open records laws.
  
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• ‘Victory laps would be very premature’: Hate crimes bill wins unanimous support in committee, but sponsor says it will face opposition on the Senate floor

  21-02-2019 19:30
  A yearslong effort to update Utah’s hate crimes law took a significant step forward on Thursday, earning the unanimous approval of a Senate committee after failing to be granted an initial hearing during previous legislative sessions.But Sen. Daniel Thatcher, R-West Valley City, said after the committee vote that the full Senate is more closely split on his bill, SB103, and that passage is “not a done deal.”“Victory laps would be very premature,” Thatcher said, &ldq
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Rapper G-Eazy, DJ Snake and duo Empire of the Sun to headline Utah’s Bonanza Campout festival in June

  21-02-2019 19:30 via sportspyder.com
  A lineup of 36 music acts — topped by star rapper G-Eazy, Australian pop-rock duo Empire of the Sun and electronic-music producer DJ Snake — are set to play in the woods near Heber, at the fourth annual Bonanza Campout music festival.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Garry Wills: Investigating gay Catholic priests will reveal much about church

  21-02-2019 19:18 via sportspyder.com
  Video: Catholic Opinions columnists and editors wrestle with their faith after a report that revealed rampant clergy sex abuse in Pennsylvania. (Gillian Brockell/The Washington Post)
  
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• Monson: Dennis Erickson has coached from coast to coast, has won national championships, has been a head coach in the NFL, and now is pumped to coach the Salt Lake Stallions

  21-02-2019 19:12
  On the 120-yards-by-53-yards-and-one-foot space inside the boundaries of a football field, and far beyond them, too, Dennis Erickson has witnessed just about every-darn-thing there is to see. He’s experienced darn near everything there is to feel and know.Except he’s never coached a whipped-up-from-scratch pro football team — the Salt Lake Stallions — in an infant pro football league — the Alliance of American Football.“This,” he said, “is a new ad
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - ‘Victory laps would be very premature’: Hate crimes bill wins unanimous support in committee, but sponsor says it will face opposition on the Senate floor

  21-02-2019 19:09 via sportspyder.com
  A yearslong effort to update Utah’s hate crimes law took a significant step forward on Thursday, earning the unanimous approval of a Senate committee after failing to be granted an initial hearing during previous legislative sessions.
  
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• Garry Wills: Investigating gay Catholic priests will reveal much about church

  21-02-2019 18:44
  Video: Catholic Opinions columnists and editors wrestle with their faith after a report that revealed rampant clergy sex abuse in Pennsylvania. (Gillian Brockell/The Washington Post)The New York Times published an extraordinary article this week based on interviews with two dozen gay Catholic priests and seminarians in 13 states. “Out” men and women today are often widely admired, but most of the interviews had to be conducted anonymously because the Vatican still treats homosexualit
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Red All Over: Utah’s men’s basketball team responded well to a declaration of doom in early February, so here comes another one

  21-02-2019 18:40 via sportspyder.com
  Red All Over is a weekly newsletter covering University of Utah athletics. Subscribe here.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Lawsuit implicates brothers from polygamous sect in airline conspiracy utilizing Turkey’s attempted coup; Robert Mueller is mentioned, too

  21-02-2019 18:40 via sportspyder.com
  After an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the president of Turkey in 2016, associates of two brothers from a Utah polygamous sect, who are now under indictment, started a media campaign to force the sale of an airline, according to a new federal...
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Utah has the easiest among all West teams’ remaining schedules

  21-02-2019 18:35 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah Jazz have been able to turn things around after starting the season outside the Western Conference playoff race. They are currently the sixth team in the standings with a 32-25 record and things could improve heading into the final stretch...
  
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• [NBA] - Joe Ingles promoting autism awareness after son's diagnosis

  21-02-2019 18:06 via sportspyder.com
  There were tough games, but Joe Ingles couldn’t bring himself to worry about a missed jumper or a turnover or even a loss.No, something heavier weighed on him.“There were days I wouldn’t be myself in
  
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