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• Tyler Huntley and Utah’s other QBs look sharp, but kicking remains a question after the Red-White Game.

  13-04-2019 23:57
  Given more time on the clock, Utah quarterback Tyler Huntley may have completed a sixth straight touchdown drive between the two teams in the first half of Saturday’s Red-White Game at Rice-Eccles Stadium.The only flaw of that steady, efficient offensive performance was not creating enough opportunities for the kickers to attempt field goals. That’s mostly a good problem, considering the results of Utah’s offense in recent years. But a miss by each kicker left questions about t
  
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• Monson: Tyler Huntley says “the sky’s the limit” for Utah football. And he’s right.

  13-04-2019 23:38
  Punctuation, anticipation and expectation. Donation, too.Those are the four words that best encapsulated Utah’s Red-White game on Saturday at Rice-Eccles Stadium, and they had no complete connection to what actually transpired on the field. Only a partial.The entire affair ended the Utes’ spring football practices with the closest thing to a party that could be extracted from what, in theory, was a controlled scrimmage. Before play even began, school administrators announced that the
  
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• [USA Today] - Gordon X-factor for Rockets as playoffs begin against Jazz

  13-04-2019 23:30 via sportspyder.com
  While teams focus on stars James Harden and Chris Paul, Houston's Eric Gordon could be X-factor as Rockets begin playoffs with first-round series against Utah
  
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• Utah’s Tony Finau shoots a sizzling 64 — one shot off the single-round record — and claims the Masters lead

  13-04-2019 23:23
  Salt Lake City native Tony Finau has shot an 8-under-par 64 and moved into the lead during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club.After starting the day four strokes behind the five co-leaders, Finau jumped to 11 under par for the tournament. As of the completion of his round, he held a one-stroke lead over Xander Schauffele, who was playing the 14th hole. Webb Simpson (finished), Tiger Woods (through 13 holes) and Francesco Molinari (through 10) were tied for third place a
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - After getting a few things ironed out, the Rockets are as dangerous as ever

  13-04-2019 22:37 via sportspyder.com
  There’s only been one team hotter than the Utah Jazz since the All-Star break: the Houston Rockets. Through a series of unlikely events, the two teams face each other in the first round.
  
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• After getting a few things ironed out, the Rockets are as dangerous as ever

  13-04-2019 22:30
  There’s only been one team hotter than the Utah Jazz since the All-Star break: the Houston Rockets. Through a series of unlikely events, the two teams face each other in the first round.Early in the season, the Rockets looked vulnerable. They started the season 11-14. Chris Paul looked to have significantly slowed, Eric Gordon couldn’t make a shot, Carmelo Anthony was so bad that the team moved him after only 10 games, and injuries hit hard in the season, taking out Paul, center Clin
  
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• Rice-Eccles Stadium expansion plan gets a $17.5 million jolt from the Garff family.

  13-04-2019 22:23
  Utah's funding plan for the expansion of Rice-Eccles Stadium requires $35 million in donations. Half of that amount arrived in one delivery Saturday.The Ken Garff family's gift of $17.5 million is the largest in Utah Athletics history, university president Ruth V. Watkins said during a news conference prior to the Red-White spring football game.“This really cements this project and makes it an absolute reality,” coach Kyle Whittingham said.The school now has pledges for $32 million f
  
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• A mother took her child to Mall of America — then a stranger threw him from a balcony

  13-04-2019 22:20
  The Mall of America had been open only 17 minutes Friday morning when the screaming started.On the first floor, laying face up between an escalator and the Michael Kors store, was a 5-year-old boy. He had been thrown from three stories above — by a stranger, police say. There was blood; the boy was not moving.The child's mother asked everyone to pray, witnesses said, and security guards, patrons and police began performing CPR. The boy was rushed to a local hospital with "significant injur
  
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• [Fox Sports] - Gobert and the Jazz visit Houston to begin playoff series

  13-04-2019 21:55 via sportspyder.com
  The Houston Rockets host the Utah Jazz to open the Western Conference first round
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Andy Larsen breaks down the Jazz-Rockets series matchups

  13-04-2019 21:13 via sportspyder.com
  Chris Paul vs. Ricky Rubio
  
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• Andy Larsen breaks down the Jazz-Rockets series matchups

  13-04-2019 21:00
  Point GuardChris Paul vs. Ricky RubioChris Paul is nicknamed “The Point God,” but he’s slipped somewhat in his 13th NBA season with the worst shooting percentage of his career. Still, he’s still making 55% of his mid-range jumpers, killer to the Jazz’s defense. Rubio, will get a chance to show what he can do against the Rockets in the playoffs, but he shot only 31% against them in the regular season. Advantage: Rockets
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Walden: Our first-round NBA playoff series predictions

  13-04-2019 20:50 via sportspyder.com
  Last season’s playoffs were intriguing because there was legitimate potential for the Golden State Warriors to be dethroned.
  
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• Walden: Our first-round NBA playoff series predictions

  13-04-2019 20:30
  Last season’s playoffs were intriguing because there was legitimate potential for the Golden State Warriors to be dethroned.The Rockets had won a league-best 67 games. James Harden had taken yet another leap in his production and finally been crowned MVP. And Houston’s defense had improved sufficiently to pose some realistic problems.The Rockets had the Warriors on the brink. And then Chris Paul got injured. And then Houston missed 27 straight 3-point attempts. And that was that. Gol
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Donovan Mitchell looks to build on surprising playoffs from rookie year

  13-04-2019 20:26 via sportspyder.com
  Donovan Mitchell and the Jazz primed for more playoff success
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Could Kemba Walker missing playoffs help Utah Jazz free agency pursuit?

  13-04-2019 20:17 via sportspyder.com
  With the Charlotte Hornets missing the playoffs, Kemba Walker may very well be looking elsewhere in free agency. If so, the Utah Jazz should absolutely ste...
  
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• Could Kemba Walker missing playoffs help Utah Jazz free agency pursuit?

  13-04-2019 19:58
  With the Charlotte Hornets missing the playoffs, Kemba Walker may very well be looking elsewhere in free agency. If so, the Utah Jazz should absolutely step in and pursue his services. Although the playoffs are upon us and the Utah Jazz may have a lot to prove about the makeup of the team and what […]
  Could Kemba Walker missing playoffs help Utah Jazz free agency pursuit? - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• Lucky No. 19: Utah resident Janel Zick wins first-ever marathon at Saturday’s Salt Lake City Marathon

  13-04-2019 19:57
  Mere moments after she’d finally done it, finally won a marathon after so many tries, Janel Zick found herself seated on the cold, wet pavement on 300 East doing nothing more than trying to catch her breath. And there, all she could do is smile. She gave the spelling of her first and last name to event organizers and leaned back and looked up to the suddenly-bluebird sky and grinned a little more. Two hours and 56 minutes prior, Zick was at the start line at the Olympic Legacy Bridge, seei
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Kyle Korver has been Quin Snyder’s creative new weapon this season. Here’s how he’s deployed.

  13-04-2019 19:38 via sportspyder.com
  It started to become a trend.
  
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• Kyle Korver has been Quin Snyder’s creative new weapon this season. Here’s how he’s deployed.

  13-04-2019 19:30
  It started to become a trend.Every day, Adam Spinella, a Washington & Jefferson assistant coach, uploads something he calls the “Daily ATO” to Twitter. It’s filled with whatever Spinella considers the best or most innovative plays in the NBA — frequently after a timeout, or “ATO”.And nearly every day that the Jazz would have a game, the Jazz would be featured in the Daily ATO, with some new play for Quin Snyder’s newest acquisition, sharpshooter Kyle
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - How healthy are the Jazz entering the playoffs? Join us in reading the tea leaves.

  13-04-2019 19:12 via sportspyder.com
  Let us begin with the news weighing heavily on the hearts and minds of Jazz observers everywhere — Donovan Mitchell has made a full and complete recovery from his thoracic spasms.
  
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• How healthy are the Jazz entering the playoffs? Join us in reading the tea leaves.

  13-04-2019 19:00
  Let us begin with the news weighing heavily on the hearts and minds of Jazz observers everywhere — Donovan Mitchell has made a full and complete recovery from his thoracic spasms.And Rudy Gobert has likewise miraculously bounced back from his bout of left ankle soreness.It’s OK to exhale, people. They’ll be playing in the playoffs after all.Now then, about all those other guys who’ve been populating the team’s injury reports of late … Derrick Favors finally r
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Brad Rock: Donovan Mitchell's All-Star campaign starts now

  13-04-2019 18:48 via sportspyder.com
  The Jazz guard is well known in NBA circles, but visibility against a superstar such as James Harden gets global attention — the type that could put him in a different realm.
  
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• Brad Rock: Donovan Mitchell's All-Star campaign starts now

  13-04-2019 18:30
  Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell, left, looks to Houston Rockets guard James Harden in Salt Lake City on Sunday, May 6, 2018, during last year's playoffs.Ravell Call, Deseret News HOUSTON — Exceptional as Donovan Mitchell is, as high his ceiling, the Jazz guard enters Sunday's playoff opener still relatively unknown. He has a signature shoe, an NBA League Pass commercial and a smile that could launch a fleet of Larry H. Miller cars.What he doesn't have is high visibility beyond the NBA. He
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Monson: Can the Jazz conquer their playoff problem?

  13-04-2019 18:23 via sportspyder.com
  The Jazz have a playoff problem.
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Rudy Gobert can exorcise demons from last year’s Houston Rockets series

  13-04-2019 18:17 via sportspyder.com
  The reigning DPOY is still mocked for his underwhelming performance against an inferior frontcourt on offense and defense.
  
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• Monson: Can the Jazz conquer their playoff problem?

  13-04-2019 18:00
  The Jazz have a playoff problem.In the years in which they qualify, they can’t get past the second round.And now … they face the Rockets in the first.Last season, they beat the Thunder, 4-2, in the initial series, then lost, 4-1, to the Rockets in the second. The season before, they sank the Clippers, 4-3, in the first and got swept by the Warriors in the second.In five of the previous six seasons, the Jazz didn’t make the playoffs. The one year — 2011-12 — they di
  
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• [YouTube: Utah Jazz Videos] - Lookin' Live: Episode 1

  13-04-2019 17:42 via sportspyder.com
  The Jazz finally have a first-round matchup, determined in the last minutes of the last games of the 82-game season. Now that they know they're facing the Ro...
  
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• Trump ‘strongly looking’ at releasing migrants in Dem cities

  13-04-2019 17:39
  Washington • President Donald Trump said Friday he is strongly considering releasing “Illegal Immigrants” into Democratic strongholds to punish congressional foes for inaction on the border — just hours after White House and Homeland Security officials insisted the idea had been rejected as fast as it had been proposed."Due to the fact that Democrats are unwilling to change our very dangerous immigration laws, we are indeed, as reported, giving strong considerations to pla
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - The NBA playoffs are here. Are the Jazz ready to take the next step?

  13-04-2019 17:38 via sportspyder.com
  As the Jazz were tearing through their post-All-Star break schedule and working their way up the Western Conference standings, and fans began to discuss in earnest the team’s postseason potential, many such conversations inevitably centered around a...
  
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• [KSL] - Jazz Shorts: Back in the playoff groove

  13-04-2019 17:33 via sportspyder.com
  Ryan Miller and Sean Walker discuss the history of the Jazz-Rockets rivalry. And also the wonderful music video
  
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• Trolley Square says it will take care of brides, families and companies as The Falls Event Center faces possible closure

  13-04-2019 17:31
  The Falls Event Center in Salt Lake City may close in November, bankruptcy documents indicate, but the venue’s landlord vows to do all it can in the next seven months to ensure weddings, quinceaneras or other family and corporate events go on as scheduled.“We understand how stressful and devastating it would be if an event was cancelled,” said Taymour B. Semnani, general counsel for SK Hart Properties, the owner of Trolley Square where The Falls leases space.In July 2018, The F
  
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• The NBA playoffs are here. Are the Jazz ready to take the next step?

  13-04-2019 17:30
  As the Jazz were tearing through their post-All-Star break schedule and working their way up the Western Conference standings, and fans began to discuss in earnest the team’s postseason potential, many such conversations inevitably centered around a single if not wholly definable premise: Progress.Everyone wants this Jazz team to take the proverbial next step. The problem is nailing down exactly what that is — a task made all the more difficult by the way the playoff seedings ultimat
  
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• Rich Lowry: The McCarthyite, anti-Christian campaign against Chick-fil-A

  13-04-2019 17:30
  The fast-food chain Chick-fil-A is wanted on suspicion of aiding and abetting Christian organizations.The home of the "original chicken sandwich" was banned from its second airport in two weeks for the offense of contributing to Christian groups deemed anti-gay by its critics.The San Antonio City Council voted to exclude the restaurant from its airport, and Buffalo, New York, soon followed suit, thus denying travelers the option of juicy chicken sandwiches and waffle fries in the cause of social
  
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• House Democrats give IRS hard deadline of April 23 to turn over Trump tax returns

  13-04-2019 17:28
  Washington • House Democrats are giving the Trump administration a hard-deadline of April 23 to turn over President Donald Trump’s tax returns, pushing back against Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin’s skepticism over their request for the presidents’ private records.House Ways and Means Committee Chair Richard Neal, D-Mass., on Saturday sent a two-page letter to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig rebuffing Mnuchin's statement earlier this week that Treasury would miss House De
  
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• GOP lawmakers propose bill to separate Chicago from Illinois

  13-04-2019 17:23
  Springfield, Ill. • Legislation proposing the separation of Chicago from Illinois is intended to spark discussion about the overarching influence of the city in state politics, not actually lead to the creation of the 51st state, according to a central Illinois lawmaker who sponsored the measure.GOP state Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer, the bill 's sponsor, said the proposal would urge U.S. Congress to make the nation's third-largest city its own state, the State Journal-Register reported."It's more
  
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• For Utah Royals FC, it’s playoffs or bust in 2019

  13-04-2019 17:00
  Sandy • The 2018 season for the Utah Royals FC was full of the ups and downs that many an expansion team experience in their first year. But through it all, they finished within reach of a playoff spot.Heading into this season, with their home opener coming next Saturday due to a bye week, the Royals have their eyes set on definitely making the playoffs.“Anything less than playoffs is not a success,” Royals coach Laura Harvey said this past week. “There’s no question
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - The Utah Jazz’s Ricky Rubio has a shot at playoff redemption

  13-04-2019 16:24 via sportspyder.com
  After missing the second round matchup against the Rockets last season, Rubio looks to right the wrongs from a year ago and continue his postseason magic.
  
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• Utah State star Neemias Queta leaving Aggies after one season to chase NBA dream — though he does leave the door ajar for a possible return to Logan

  13-04-2019 16:23
  After just one season at Utah State, star freshman center Neemias Queta has decided to try taking his game to the next level.On Friday, Queta announced he would declare for the upcoming NBA draft, which will be held June 20. He made the announcement on Twitter and included a parting message to Aggies fans.“After discussing with my family and coaching staff, I have decided to pursue my dream of playing in the NBA and will declare for the 2019 NBA Draft,” Queta wrote. “I plan to
  
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• Letter: Joe Biden sets a bad example for men in power

  13-04-2019 15:04
  Joe Biden’s true apology for his uncalled-for and uncomfortable touching of women should come in the form of him taking his name out of consideration for president.When Donald Trump and his nasty dialogue toward women was made public, liberals demanded that he be kept from the office of president, but why so quiet now?“Oh, he’s such a cute, sweet, old man who means well. He’s harmless,” claims one of my liberal, female colleagues.Interesting how a political party ca
  
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• Utah’s Planned Parenthood might have to refuse federal funding next month over Trump administration’s abortion ‘gag rule’

  13-04-2019 15:00
  Earlier this year, a new Trump administration rule asked Utah’s Planned Parenthood to choose between ending abortion referrals and potentially forgoing $2 million in federal funding for reproductive care.Planned Parenthood groups in Utah and other states say they will give up the money rather than submit to what they call a “gag rule” designed to silence them on abortions. But they say the loss of funding could stretch them thin as they try to provide free and low-cost birth co
  
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• Letter: I have mixed emotions about Huntsman

  13-04-2019 15:00
  I read the headline “Jon Huntsman considers return to Utah, governor race” in the April 9 edition of The Salt Lake Tribune with mixed emotions.Despite our partisan differences, I like Jon Huntsman. He’s intelligent, articulate and decisive.On the downside, he stuck us with Gary Herbert, and for that I may never forgive him.David E. Jensen, HolladaySubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Letter: God’s message: Love is love

  13-04-2019 15:00
  Perhaps when the room at the top is manned with women, God’s message will be heard loud and clear: “Love is love.” A revelation about a policy that inflicts so much pain is deeply flawed.Next time you are praying earnestly for revelation, take a walk in the incredibly beautiful, diverse world that God created.JoNell Evans, MillcreekSubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Letter: End of inspections makes driving more dangerous

  13-04-2019 15:00
  I know this is old news, but it is still a problem that I see every day.When the Utah Legislature decided that state safety inspections of automobiles were a waste of time and did away with them, I strongly disagreed, as did many others. Daily, I see vehicles that need tires, brakes, lights, etc., that are causing the vehicles to be a hazard in daily driving.My daughter has been stopped by police twice in a month, once for a brake light and once for a license plate light. These aren’t norm
  
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• Ann Cannon: Poetry recommendations for the kids in your life

  13-04-2019 15:00
  Dear Readers • Here’s the deal. Little kids like poetry. No, really. They do! Especially if it has a good beat and you can dance to it. It’s only after we send them off to middle school and make them write haikus about pear blossoms — as Mike Tunnell and Jim Jacobs contend in their excellent book “Children’s Literature, Briefly” — that they start to dislike it. So, because April is National Poetry Month (go hug some poets, everyone! But only if they
  
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• Letter: Public servants with big hearts, low pay

  13-04-2019 14:58
  I’ve thought about this a lot, and it is a common topic that is brought up. The classic idea of public servants getting paid much less than they are worth, while other positions get paid a handsome wage.Politicians are public servants and they seem to consistently receive cost-of-living pay increases every year, while other public servants (police officers, social workers, teachers, fire fighters, etc.) continue to have to fight and advocate for cost-of-living increases. While the costs ar
  
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• Letter: I know why we have a teacher shortage

  13-04-2019 14:50
  I read in Wednesday’s Salt Lake Tribune that Envision Utah wants to study Utah's teacher shortage. Do we really need another study?A few years ago, I wrote a commentary stating that a third of the teachers in the Granite School District (and possibly in the Jordan School District, too) would be retiring by the year 2020, and Utah would be facing a huge teacher shortage. Many of those retiring have 30-plus years of teaching.Rather than take note of these numbers, the state chose to cut teac
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz & rest of NBA: Playoff Preview and Predictions

  13-04-2019 14:19 via sportspyder.com
  The first round of the NBA Playoffs is just about set to get underway! The Utah Jazz vs. Houston Rockets series appears to be a thriller as do several othe...
  
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• Utah Jazz & rest of NBA: Playoff Preview and Predictions

  13-04-2019 14:00
  The first round of the NBA Playoffs is just about set to get underway! The Utah Jazz vs. Houston Rockets series appears to be a thriller as do several others. It’s finally here! The most wonderful time of the year! No, Christmas is still eight months away, I’m referring to the real most wonderful time […]
  Utah Jazz & rest of NBA: Playoff Preview and Predictions - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• How will ‘Game of Thrones’ end? Here are predictions from Salt Lake Tribune readers and staff

  13-04-2019 14:00
  Back in Season 1 of “Game of Thrones,” Cersei Lannister told Ned Stark, “When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die.”Well, we know that Ned (Sean Bean) lost both the game and his head. Cersei (Lena Headey) is still in the running as the eighth and final season of the hugely popular HBO series begins on Sunday.And fans are dying to find out how it ends. We’re just five weeks away from finding out who wins; the series finale is scheduled for Sunday, May 19.
  
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• Four Latter-day Saints win a once-in-a-lifetime chance to sing with the Tabernacle Choir

  13-04-2019 14:00
  Four people gambled — and won — Utah’s version of the lottery.Instead of pocketing millions, though, these winners — all members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to sing with the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square.“To have a chance to be in the choir is a dream,” said Daniel Wilson, a resident of Gila, Ariz. one of four people selected to perform with the choir on Sunday.Wilson, a father of six, has
  
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