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• Warner Bros.’ chief executive steps down following sexual misconduct scandal

  18-03-2019 23:30
  New York • Warner Bros. chief Kevin Tsujihara, one of the highest ranking Hollywood executives to be felled by sexual misconduct allegations, stepped down from the studio Monday following claims that he promised roles to an actress with whom he was having an affair.WarnerMedia chief executive John Stankey announced Tsujihara’s exit as chairman and chief executive of Warner Bros., saying his departure was in the studio’s “best interest.”“Kevin has contributed gr
  
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• Letter: Successful nations take the best parts of socialism and capitalism

  18-03-2019 23:21
  I've enjoyed the conversation in this forum recently surrounding the merits of socialism versus capitalism, and I'd like to weigh in.Countries such as Cuba, Venezuela and the former USSR are one side of socialism, and most would agree it's been a dismal failure for them.The other side of it is represented by countries like Finland and Denmark, which are consistently rated in Transparency International’s top five of countries in the world perceived to be the least corrupt.The key to these c
  
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• [Fadeaway World] - NBA Trade Rumors: Jazz Could Acquire Mike Conley From Grizzlies

  18-03-2019 23:05 via sportspyder.com
  In identifying a team struggling to take the next step, the Utah Jazz fit the bill. Lead by young superstar guard Donovan
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: Trump’s Following

  18-03-2019 22:31
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Tuesday, March 19, 2019. You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below:<a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2019/03/13/bagley-cartoon-monument/" target=_blank><u>Monument to Oneself</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2019/03/08/bagley-cartoon-flagging/"><u>Flagging Enthusiasm for Tax “Reform”</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com
  
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• Justice Department opens investigation into development of Boeing Max jets

  18-03-2019 22:17
  Washington • U.S. prosecutors are looking into the development of Boeing’s 737 Max jets, a person briefed on the matter revealed Monday, the same day French aviation investigators concluded there were “clear similarities” in the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Max 8 last week and a Lion Air jet in October.The Justice Department probe will examine the way Boeing was regulated by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, said the person, who asked not to be identified because
  
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• Utah Gov. Herbert quietly allows depleted uranium bill to become law without his signature

  18-03-2019 22:09
  A bill that critics say opens the door to the storage of depleted uranium in Utah is now state law after the deadline passed for Gov. Gary Herbert to veto or formally endorse the proposal.Herbert confirmed to The Salt Lake Tribune that he allowed HB220 to take effect without his signature. The measure passed the Legislature last month on a 50-20 vote in the House and a 23-6 vote in the Senate.“Why I let it become law was because it’s going to put protections in place for Clive,&rdquo
  
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• Federal authorities want Rep. Phil Lyman to quintuple his monthly $100 restitution payment for his ATV protest conviction

  18-03-2019 22:03
  Now that he’s collecting a paycheck from state taxpayers as a member of the Utah House of Representatives, federal authorities want a court to force Rep. Phil Lyman, R-Blanding, to increase by fivefold his monthly restitution payment to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).Lyman, a former San Juan County commissioner, was convicted in 2015 of a misdemeanor for leading a ride onto public lands that were closed to protect ancient American Indian dwellings. He was ordered to pay $95,955.61 in
  
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• [Fansided: Sir Charles In Charge] - Denver Nuggets: Paul Millsap’s leadership, experience will be needed in the playoffs

  18-03-2019 21:46 via sportspyder.com
  The Denver Nuggets have been one of the NBA's biggest surprises this season, but their success in the playoffs could depend on one of their veterans For mu...
  
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• The Pac-12 Gymnastics Championships come to Utah’s Maverik Center this weekend. Here’s what you need to know.

  18-03-2019 21:34
  When the Pac-12 conference decided to move its gymnastics championships to a neutral site, it wanted a location that would be attractive to fans and a place that would be willing to spend the money for a podium setup, the platform staging used for the NCAA Championships.Enter the Maverik Center, the West Valley City arena that has held a variety of sporting events including hockey, indoor soccer and indoor football.Arena officials were looking for ways to fill its calendar and hosting the Pac-12
  
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• Rudy Gobert named the NBA Western Conference Player of the Week

  18-03-2019 21:34
  For the first time, Rudy Gobert has been recognized as one of the NBA’s Players of the Week.The NBA announced Gobert was named the Western Conference Player of the Week the games between March 11 and 17. During that stretch, he averaged 16.5 points on 69.4 percent shooting, 15.5 rebounds and 2.3 blocks. Including a monster game against the Nets that he played while being sick.Rudy Gobert is your Western Conference Player of the Week!» https://t.co/OtlkN7iYsC pic.twitter.com/XrzQZTDcb
  
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• Kansas wants judges to reinstate its proof-of-citizenship voting law. Judges haven’t said when they’ll decide whether to do so.

  18-03-2019 21:28
  Salt Lake City • Kansas’ solicitor general on Monday called on a federal appeals court to reinstate the state’s law requiring people to provide proof of citizenship before they can register to vote, saying problems with how it was enforced during the three years it was in place are fixable.During a hearing before a three-judge panel of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Salt Lake City in a case with national implications for voting rights, Judge Jerome Holmes questioned attorn
  
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• 13-year-old Iowa boy who died while rock climbing at Snow Canyon State Park is identified

  18-03-2019 21:26
  A 13-year-old boy from Iowa died Sunday when he fell while rock climbing in Snow Canyon State Park in southern Utah.Elijah Baldwin of Farragut, Iowa, died between 4:15-4:30 p.m. when he fell while climbing alone in the Pioneer Names area of the park. No one witnessed his fall.“Elijah was free climbing at the time of the incident and it is believed he fell from between 75 and 100 feet,” said Eugene Swalberg, a spokesman for Utah State Parks.According to Swalberg, Baldwin was using no
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Wizards’ Bradley Beal, Jazz’s Rudy Gobert named Players of the Week

  18-03-2019 21:16 via sportspyder.com
  Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal and Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert have been named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for Week 22 of the NBA season. Washington #Wizards guard Bradley Beal and Utah #Jazz
  
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• New Zealand’s darkest day: 36 minutes of terror

  18-03-2019 21:11
  Christchurch, New Zealand • On March 15, New Zealand changed. Some are calling it a loss of innocence, a reminder that distance doesn’t bring protection against violence. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has vowed to change gun laws and investigate what went wrong. This is how 36 minutes of terror unfolded, according to witness accounts and livestream video.1:32 p.m.Ardern and about 30 other people get a chilling email from Brenton Tarrant. He has attached a manifesto filled with racism
  
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• Black millennials skip church as early adults more than whites, survey shows

  18-03-2019 21:10
  Young African-American adults are more likely than their white counterparts to drop out of Protestant churches during their early adult years, new research shows.But equal percentages of black and white young adults say they currently attend services regularly.A new analysis of survey data released last week by LifeWay Research of Nashville, Tenn., found that nearly three-quarters of black young adults said they stopped attending church regularly for at least a year between ages 18 and 22. By co
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Rudy Gobert earns Western Conference Player of the Week

  18-03-2019 21:06 via sportspyder.com
  Gobert’s averages of 16.5 points, 15.5 rebounds and 2.3 blocks led Utah to 3-1 record last week.
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - NBA Power Rankings: Blowout wins not enough to stop Utah Jazz slide

  18-03-2019 21:06 via sportspyder.com
  Despite a 3-1 week, the Jazz continue to slip down the rankings
  
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• Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski drops out of 2019 mayoral race, cites a ‘serious and complex family situation’

  18-03-2019 21:02
  In a surprise move, Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski said Monday that she won’t run for re-election in 2019, where she would have faced a crowded field of candidates looking to unseat her.Biskupski had announced her decision to run again at a campaign launch in February, vowing to fight for more affordable housing, expanded transit and improved air quality. That decision changed as a result of “a serious and complex family situation," she said in a statement sent shortly after s
  
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• New Zealand prime minister says gun reforms are coming

  18-03-2019 21:00
  Christchurch, New Zealand • New Zealand’s coalition government plans to announce gun law changes within the next week in response to Friday’s deadly shooting rampage at two mosques in Christchurch, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday.The measures could include restricting the military-style semiautomatic weapons that were used in the attacks, which killed 50 Muslim worshipers and injured more than 40. Similar weapons have been used in recent mass shootings in the United St
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Rudy Gobert named the NBA Western Conference Player of the Week

  18-03-2019 20:55 via sportspyder.com
  For the first time, Rudy Gobert has been recognized as one of the NBA’s Players of the Week.
  
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• 16-year-old Kearns boy dies when shotgun he and his brother were playing with goes off

  18-03-2019 20:43
  Police are investigating the gunshot death of a 16-year-old Kearns boy — an incident that appears to be accidental.Authorities were called to a home near 5000 West and 5400 South shortly after 8 a.m. on Monday, according to Unified Police spokeswoman Sgt. Melody Gray. They found the boy dead from a gunshot wound to the head.“It looks like a tragic accident. He and his brother were playing with a shotgun,” Gray said. “He had the gun in his hands when it went off. They appa
  
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• The power of the haka: New Zealanders pay traditional tribute to mosque attack victims

  18-03-2019 20:37
  It’s been performed on the red carpet and on the rugby field, at funerals and weddings. The haka is a captivating ceremonial dance of New Zealand’s Maori people, traditionally used on the battlefield but also used to mark the significance of an occasion, be it a celebration or a commemoration.In the aftermath of Friday’s mosque shootings, which killed 50 Muslim worshipers and injured more than 40, New Zealanders came together across the country to honor the victims.In particula
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert named Western Conference Player of the Week for first time of career

  18-03-2019 20:37 via sportspyder.com
  The reigning Defensive Player of the Year led Utah to a 3-1 record for games played from March 11-17, while averaging 16.5 points on 69.4 percent from the field along with 15.5 rebounds and 2.3...
  
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• More than 150 Utah students selected as semifinalists for National Merit scholarships

  18-03-2019 20:36
  More than 150 Utah students from around the state were selected as semifinalists for more than $31 million in National Merit scholarships.The list, embedded below, was pared down to finalists last month. Beginning this month, approximately 7,500 scholarship winners nationwide will be notified by the the National Merit Scholarship Program. There are three types of scholarships, and notifications will continue through mid-June. Qualifying for the scholarships begins with taking the PSAT test, form
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - The Utah Jazz kick off East Coast road trip against the Washington Wizards

  18-03-2019 20:28 via sportspyder.com
  Can the Jazz take advantage of the soft schedule and keep up their win streak?
  
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• Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert named Western Conference Player of the Week for first time of career

  18-03-2019 20:26
  WASHINGTON D.C. — An emotional Rudy Gobert said he felt disrespected by the All-Star snub in February, but now the Utah Jazz center is receiving the recognition he has worked so hard for.Ahead of Monday's game against the Washington Wizards, the NBA announced that Gobert was named Western Conference Player of the Week for the first time of his career.Ironically, Washington's Bradley Beal was also named Eastern Conference Player of the Week, which prompted the Wizards Twitter account to twe
  
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• [NBA] - Rudy Gobert named NBA's Western Conference Player of the Week

  18-03-2019 20:16 via sportspyder.com
  Rudy Gobert sat at his locker on Saturday night, a trash can at his feet. It wasn’t until that moment that the 7-footer showed any sign of how sick he’d been feeling.“I was kind of feeling that way
  
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• Brooks & Dunn, Ray Stevens to join Country Hall of Fame

  18-03-2019 20:13
  Nashville, Tenn. • Country hit-making duo Brooks & Dunn are riding a resurgence of interest in ’90s-era country music with a new album celebrating their top-selling singles, a longstanding Las Vegas residency and now an invitation to join the Country Music Hall of Fame.The duo, along with comedic singer Ray Stevens and record label head Jerry Bradley, were announced Monday as this year's inductees and will be formally inducted during a ceremony later this year.“There’s
  
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• 2 Latter-day Saint missionaries in Russia enter their third week of detention; no word on when they will be deported

  18-03-2019 20:10
  More than two weeks after missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were detained in Russia, the two remain in custody.Eric Hawkins, a spokesman for the Utah-based church, said Monday there had been no change in the status of the two young men, called “volunteers” in Russia to comply with laws in that country.One volunteer has been identified by his father as Kole Brodowski, of Garden Grove, Calif. Articles from Russia, citing court records there, have identifi
  
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• Pennsylvania pediatrician gets at least 79 years for assaulting patients

  18-03-2019 20:00
  Ebensburg, Pa. • A former Pennsylvania pediatrician was sentenced to at least 79 years in prison on Monday for the sexual assault of 31 children, most of them patients, in a case that state medical regulators failed to act on nearly two decades ago.Dr. Johnnie Barto of Johnstown was sentenced on dozens of counts, including aggravated indecent assault and child endangerment. Prosecutors say he spent decades abusing boys and girls in the exam room at his pediatric practice in western Pennsylv
  
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• ‘The suspects are victims and the victims are suspects’: 2 shot during fight over a drug deal in Midvale; the shooter may have been stabbed

  18-03-2019 19:43
  One man was arrested Monday after two 18-year-olds were shot in Midvale during a fight over a drug deal, and police are still searching for a second suspect.According to Sgt. Melody Gray of Unified Police, the two suspects went to an apartment complex at 7351 S. Catalpa Street on Saturday night, after being contacted by social media. The suspects then “pulled guns out,” robbing the intended drug buyers, Gray said. The two would-be buyers, both 18, contacted the same two men on Sunday
  
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• State OKs $50 million for new tech building for Weber State

  18-03-2019 19:43
  Ogden • Utah has approved $50 million in funding for a new technology building at Weber State University.The Standard-Examiner in Ogden reported Monday the state Legislature passed the appropriation before the end of session.Officials with the Ogden campus said in a news release that the new facility will be called the Noorda Building for Engineering, Applied Science & Technology. Some funding will come from a donation from the Ray and Tye Noorda Foundation.It will replace the Technical
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Russell Westbrook will miss tonight's OKC game vs. Miami. Here's why

  18-03-2019 18:38 via sportspyder.com
  After 16 technicals during a season, any NBA coach or player is suspended without pay for the next game, and so Westbrook will miss tonight's game against Miami.
  
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• Russell Westbrook will miss tonight's OKC game vs. Miami. Here's why

  18-03-2019 18:26
  Russell Westbrook will need to be careful with officials for the rest of the season.The former NBA MVP received his 16th technical foul of the season for slamming his body into Klay Thompson during a 110-88 loss to Golden State on Saturday, and it triggered an automatic one-game suspension.Westbrook gets a frustration tech because Klay locked him up ???????? pic.twitter.com/WdxoFts85C— TheWarriorsTalk (@TheWarriorsTalk) March 17, 2019
  After 16 technicals during a season, any NBA coach or p
  
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• Federal judge denies a Utah gun enthusiast’s attempt to halt the ban on bump stocks

  18-03-2019 18:16
  A federal judge has denied a Utah gun rights advocate's attempt to block the recently imposed ban on bump stocks.Clark Aposhian, chairman of the Utah Shooting Sports Council, argued in court papers that the ban on the shooting accessory — which alters semi-automatic rifles to fire in quick bursts like a machine gun — is unconstitutional.He had asked U.S. District Judge Jill Parrish to grant an injunction and press pause on the bump stock ban until his lawsuit is resolved. Aposhian&rs
  
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• Utah Republican Party chairman urges voters to ‘unite’ and elect leaders who uphold the rule of law

  18-03-2019 18:02
  In a lengthy post on Facebook early Monday, Utah Republican Party Chairman Rob Anderson criticized the efforts of a “small but vocal faction” within party leadership to oppose the state’s dual-path primary election system and to punish candidates who qualify for the primary by collecting signatures.According to Anderson, the Utah Republican Party’s State Central Committee voted Saturday to lower the requirements for ousting a party chairman, which Anderson said “wil
  
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• The Pac-12 snagged three NCAA Tournament bids, but now comes the challenge: Can the conference get any wins?

  18-03-2019 17:56
  The Pac-12′s goal in the 2019 NCAA Tournament is modest: win a game.Even a First Four victory for Arizona State would represent an upgrade in the conference's performance over last year, when ASU and UCLA were eliminated in Dayton, Ohio, and No. 4 seed Arizona was routed by Buffalo in the first round. The Pac-12 didn't make the round of 32 for the first time since 1986, and that showing followed the conference's 1-8 record in football bowl games.The league went 3-4 in bowls this past seaso
  
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• [Fansided: Hoops Habit] - Utah Jazz: How upcoming stretch could help their playoff positioning

  18-03-2019 17:49 via sportspyder.com
  With the 2019 NBA playoffs inching closer, here's how the upcoming stretch for the Utah Jazz could help with their positioning in the postseason picture. W...
  
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• E.J. Dionne: The autocratic Trump and ‘constitutional conservatives’

  18-03-2019 17:48
  Washington • President Trump’s opponents typically treat him as a clown, a fool and a garden-variety bigot. They only occasionally pay enough attention — usually when he praises some foreign dictator — to the side of him that relishes autocracy and undercurrents of violence.He really doesn’t seem to believe in democracy very much. For him, politics is always a clash between power on one side and power on the other. The institutions we have created to mediate conflict
  
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• Kansas hopes to resurrect proof-of-citizenship voting law

  18-03-2019 17:44
  Salt Lake City • A federal appeals court will hear arguments Monday over the constitutionality of a struck-down Kansas law that required people to provide documents proving their U.S. citizenship before they could register to vote.In a case with national implications for voting rights, Kansas faces an uphill battle to resurrect the law once championed by former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who led President Donald Trump’s now-defunct voter fraud commission.A three-judge pane
  
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• [Hoops Rumors] - Jazz, Grizzlies Could Revisit Conley Trade Talks In Offseason

  18-03-2019 16:55 via sportspyder.com
  The Jazz and Grizzlies discussed a Mike Conley trade before the deadline and could revisit those talks in June.
  
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• Dana Milbank: This is what happens when corporations run the government

  18-03-2019 16:21
  This is what happens when corporations run the government.As the world was grounding 737 Max airliners this week, following the second crash involving the new jet in five months, the Trump administration, serving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Boeing, declared "no basis to order grounding."This from an administration and president that claim climate change is a hoax, radiation and pesticides are healthy, and that "raking" prevents forest fires.When President Trump finally buckled to pressure an
  
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• Catherine Rampell: The Internet just turned 30. We’re celebrating with anti-tech fervor.

  18-03-2019 16:16
  Happy 30th birthday, World Wide Web. Who knew that we’d be celebrating this three-decade tech milestone with such a frenzy of anti-tech fervor?Not so long ago, the tech sector was the jewel in the crown of the U.S. economy, a vibrant industry that non-tech companies envied and other countries were desperate to replicate. Tech was where America’s best and brightest went to dream big, to move fast and to break things — to “disrupt” the bloated and lazy analog-economy
  
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• UHP makes 20 DUI arrests on St. Patrick’s Day. That’s 4 more than in 2018, 18 less than in 2017.

  18-03-2019 15:57
  The Utah Highway Patrol made 20 DUI arrests on the first St. Patrick’s Day since the state’s legal limit on blood alcohol content was lowered to .05 on Dec. 30.That’s up 20 percent from 16 DUI arrests on St. Patrick’s Day 2018, but down 47 percent from 38 arrests on March 17, 2017, when the legal limit was .08.The final tally for DUI arrest made by Troopers over the St Patrick's Day weekend is 42. #ifyoudrinkdontdrive #drivesober.— Utah Highway Patrol (@UTHighwayPat
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Looking Forward to the Playoffs with the Utah Jazz!

  18-03-2019 15:30 via sportspyder.com
  Our Utah Jazz had a lovely weekend. It’s always so much more fun to write downbeats when we are on a winning streak. It’s also nice to be on a win streak when it seems like everyone in the Western...
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Morning links: Jake Lindsey is going to be 'really successful in basketball'; Jimmer vs. Hamilton in CBA

  18-03-2019 15:19 via sportspyder.com
  Jake Lindsey takes after his father when it comes to reading the game of basketball. Also, updates to the CBA's playoffs and Utah State gets noticed on Twitter.
  
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• Federal judge denies Utah gun enthusiast’s attempt to halt the upcoming deadline on bump stock ban

  18-03-2019 15:12
  A federal judge has denied a Utah gun rights advocate's attempt to block the recently imposed ban on bump stocks.Clark Aposhian, chairman of the Utah Shooting Sports Council, argued in court papers that the ban on the shooting accessory — which alters semi-automatic rifles to fire in quick bursts like a machine gun — is unconstitutional.He had asked U.S. District Judge Jill Parrish to grant an injunction and press pause on the bump stock ban until his lawsuit is resolved. Aposhian&rs
  
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• Police make one arrest, still searching for second suspect in shooting of 2 teenagers in Midvale on Sunday night

  18-03-2019 15:08
  One man was arrested after two 18-year-olds were shot during a fight in Midvale on Sunday night, and police are still searching for a second suspect.According to Unified Police, a fight broke out at 7351 S. Catalpa Street about 10 p.m. between the two victims and two other men. At some point, one of the men pulled out out a gun and shot the two 18-year-olds.The victims, whose names were not immediately released, were taken to a local hospital for treatment, but are expected to survive.An 18-year
  
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• Morning links: Jake Lindsey is going to be 'really successful in basketball'; Jimmer vs. Hamilton in CBA

  18-03-2019 15:05
  SALT LAKE CITY — Jake Lindsey may be done playing basketball, but his career in basketball is just beginning.The Athletic's CJ Moore recently watched the Big 12 Conference tournament with Lindsey, who is the son of Utah Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey, and he marvelled at how well the senior at Baylor sees the game.Moore's not the only one."There's no doubt he's going to be really successful in basketball, and if he's not a GM one day, I'd be really, really surprised," Baylor coach Sco
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Report: Grizzlies’ trade talks with Jazz regarding Mike Conley could pick back up in June

  18-03-2019 14:55 via sportspyder.com
  After having fought until the trade deadline to acquire Memphis Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley, the Utah Jazz could continue the pursuit of the lefty floor general once again in June, according to Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer. The Grizzlies may...
  
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