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• Graduate-transfer running back Ty’Son Williams of South Carolina picks BYU, will be immediately eligible in 2019 season

  14-04-2019 23:27
  Provo • Suddenly, BYU may have an embarrassment of riches at running back this season.On Sunday, South Carolina running back Ty’Son Williams announced on Twitter that he will play his final season or eligibility at BYU. Williams will graduate from the Southeastern Conference school next month and will be immediately eligible at BYU as a graduate-transfer.“I want to thank all the coaches and programs who reached out to give me an opportunity to continue my education for my last y
  
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• Measles outbreak kills more than 1,200 in Madagascar

  14-04-2019 22:52
  Ambalavao, Madagascar • Babies wail as a nurse tries to reassure mothers who have come to vaccinate their children against a measles outbreak that has killed more than 1,200 people in this island nation where many are desperately poor.Madagascar faces its largest measles outbreak in history, with cases soaring well beyond 115,000, but resistance to vaccinating children is not the driving force behind the rise.Measles cases are rising in the United States and elsewhere, in part because of mi
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Jazz guard Kyle Korver to be game-time decision for Game 1 vs. Rockets

  14-04-2019 22:26 via sportspyder.com
  Utah Jazz shooting guard Kyle Korver missed the last six games of the regular season with a knee injury, but there is a chance that he may be available for Game 1 of Utah’s opening playoff series against the Houston Rockets, according to ESPN...
  
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• [NBA] - The formula for defending James Harden? The Jazz are looking for it as they prepare for Game 1 in Houston

  14-04-2019 22:19 via sportspyder.com
  The motion was unmistakable. The players on the court hadn’t even finished shaking hands when Patrick Beverly found Jae Crowder, the Clippers guard swinging an imaginary ball up and under an
  
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• Tiger Woods makes the Masters his 15th and most improbable major; Utah’s Tony Finau finishes tied for fifth

  14-04-2019 22:15
  Augusta, Ga. • Fallen hero, crippled star, and now a Masters champion again.Tiger Woods rallied to win the Masters for the fifth time Sunday, a comeback that goes well beyond the two-shot deficit he erased before a delirious audience at Augusta National that watched memories turn into reality.Woods had gone nearly 11 years since he won his last major, 14 years since that green jacket was slipped over his Sunday red shirt. He made it worth the wait, closing with a 2-under 70 for a one-shot v
  
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• [YouTube: Utah Jazz Videos] - Ready for the Playoffs: #TakeNote

  14-04-2019 22:12 via sportspyder.com
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• ‘Mayor Pete’ joins 2020 Democratic presidential race as face of new generation

  14-04-2019 22:12
  South Bend, Ind. • Pete Buttigieg, the little-known Indiana mayor who has risen to prominence in the early stages of the 2020 Democratic presidential race, made his official campaign entrance Sunday by claiming the mantle of youthful generation ready to reshape the country."I recognize the audacity of doing this as a Midwestern millennial mayor. More than a little bold, at age 37, to seek the highest office in the land," he said to cheers of "Pete, Pete, Pete" from an audience assembled in
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Jazz know they’re not favored in series against Rockets, but they relish being the underdogs

  14-04-2019 21:11 via sportspyder.com
  Houston • Jazz head coach Quin Snyder has done the research.
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Utah Jazz players don’t lose sight of fact that playoff basketball is ‘fun’ before facing Houston Rockets

  14-04-2019 21:01 via sportspyder.com
  “You can’t be serious all the time, you’ve got to have some fun with it,” Jazz swingman Royce O’Neale said before Game 1.
  
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• Utah Jazz players don’t lose sight of fact that playoff basketball is ‘fun’ before facing Houston Rockets

  14-04-2019 20:57
  Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles (2) and Utah Jazz center Ekpe Udoh (33) laugh as they talk after practice as the Utah Jazz prepare to play the Houston Rockets in game one of the NBA playoffs at the Toyota Center in Houston on Sunday, April 14, 2019.Scott G WintertonUtah Jazz forward Joe Ingles (2) talks with the media after practice as the Utah Jazz prepare to play the Houston Rockets in game one of the NBA playoffs at the Toyota Center in Houston on Sunday, April 14, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Desere
  
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• Jazz know they’re not favored in series against Rockets, but they relish being the underdogs

  14-04-2019 20:54
  Houston • Jazz head coach Quin Snyder has done the research.“When you analyze, of the 42 people that I’ve been able to find that have picked someone in this series, that there’s one that’s picked us, that tells you you’ve got to do a lot of analysis. Or you’ve got to ignore the analysis,” Snyder said after the Jazz held shootaround in preparation for Sunday night’s Game 1 against the Houston Rockets.Snyder’s right: the Jazz are heavy und
  
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• In a comeback for the ages, Tiger Woods wins the Masters, notching his first majors victory in over a decade; Utah’s Tony Finau finishes tied for fifth

  14-04-2019 20:36
  The comeback is complete. Tiger Woods has won his fifth Masters title.The 43-year-old Woods shot a 2-under 70 for one-stroke victory Sunday and his 15th major championship. But it was his first since the 2008 U.S. Open, capping a remarkable recovery from debilitating injuries and embarrassing personal problems.Woods showed he still had the game to compete with the world's best when he triumphed in last year's Tour Championship, his first victory of any kind since 2013.Now, he's back on top with
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Utah Jazz and Houston Rockets kick off playoff series tonight

  14-04-2019 19:52 via sportspyder.com
  It was a short series last season. Hopefully this will be different
  
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• [Fansided: Sir Charles In Charge] - Houston Rockets vs. Utah Jazz playoff cheat sheet

  14-04-2019 19:42 via sportspyder.com
  Taking a closer look at the first-round playoff matchup between the Houston Rockets and Utah Jazz Records: Rockets: 53-29 Jazz: 50-32 Regular Season Series...
  
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• Los Angeles Lakers assistant Mark Madsen to become new head basketball coach at Utah Valley

  14-04-2019 19:31
  Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Mark Madsen will become a head men’s basketball coach in Utah County after all.Just not at BYU.Madsen, 43, will replace Mark Pope as the head coach at Utah Valley University, The Salt Lake Tribune has confirmed. The hiring was first reported by ESPN.com.Pope was chosen as BYU’s new head coach last Wednesday, beating out Madsen, Portland State coach Barret Peery and BYU interim head coach Quincy Lewis for the job to replace Dave Rose.Madsen let it be
  
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• Just when the Utes needed her most, Sydney Soloski has stepped up on balance beam

  14-04-2019 19:22
  Before her floor routine, Utah senior gymnast MaKenna Merrell-Giles will look for teammate Sydney Soloski. They make eye contact and flex their muscles at each other, a ritual that Merrell-Giles said is the final touch in her preparation.“She is always talking to me and encouraging me,” Merrell-Giles said. “She is such a positive person, she helps me so much.”In the last half of the season, Soloski’s support has moved more from the mental kind to the physical one as
  
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• With FanX approaching, female storytellers talk about the move toward equality in the once male-dominated worlds of fandom

  14-04-2019 18:59
  Camilla D’Errico has a few rules about drawing female characters in comic books.“I’ve never drawn female characters whose outfits are basically spaghetti on their bodies,” D’Errico said in a phone interview from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. “I’m too logical that way. ... My characters wear clothing that is very functional.”D’Errico is a painter and comic-book artist and writer who is part of a growing movement to expand “fan cul
  
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• [KSL] - 'It was meant to be': Ricky Rubio eager for chance at Rockets after sitting out last year

  14-04-2019 18:45 via sportspyder.com
  Ricky Rubio missed last year's series against the Rockets with an injury. The team is happy to have him back this time around.
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz: Four questions that will define Jazz-Rockets series

  14-04-2019 18:03 via sportspyder.com
  As a challenging series against the Houston Rockets quickly approaches, these four crucial questions will loom large for the underdog Utah Jazz. After a lo...
  
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• Utah Jazz: Four questions that will define Jazz-Rockets series

  14-04-2019 17:59
  As a challenging series against the Houston Rockets quickly approaches, these four crucial questions will loom large for the underdog Utah Jazz. After a long wait, the day is finally here. The Utah Jazz open up Game 1 of their first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets at 7:30 PM MT. This isn’t the matchup […]
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• This Utah mom thought her kids were safe. Now she wants parents to realize how seeing domestic violence harms kids even when they aren’t injured.

  14-04-2019 17:36
  There’s a couch, a refurbished flat-screen TV, a dining room table with two chairs and a bench inside Michelle Densley’s apartment. A bunk bed in one bedroom; a bed in hers.The 34-year-old mother of three, who recently left secure housing at YWCA Utah in Salt Lake City, doesn’t have much stuff.But in a third bedroom, there’s a menagerie of My Little Pony horses, dinosaurs, Ninja Turtles action figures, baby dolls and dress-up clothes. Toys were one purchase that didn&rsqu
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - The Houston Rockets - Utah Jazz playoff rivalry goes back four decades

  14-04-2019 17:04 via sportspyder.com
  Houston Rockets and Utah Jazz goes back four decades. Learn why they hate us and we hate them.
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - What the Jazz can learn from Houston Rockets' recent loss to the OKC Thunder

  14-04-2019 16:45 via sportspyder.com
  Here is a glimpse into what the Jazz can learn from the Thunder’s victory over the Rockets on the penultimate night of the NBA regular season.
  
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• Commentary: Every kid deserves recess every day

  14-04-2019 16:37
  Every kid deserves recess every single day.Recess is an extension of the classroom, which offers valuable learning time. It’s not only a time for students to take a break from difficult cognitive tasks and expel energy, it’s an opportunity for them to develop valuable skills such as, teamwork, conflict resolution, empathy and leadership.These skills become fundamental tools that shape our kids into more successful adults. Ultimately, withholding recess robs our kids of the childhood
  
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• ‘It hurt people’s hearts’ — How the LDS Church’s now-rescinded policy affected these LGBTQ believers and why the pain persists

  14-04-2019 16:32
  The LDS Church’s 2015 policy for same-sex couples is now history. But for LGBTQ members, even in this more helpful and hopeful present, the pain is hardly in the past.After all, they were the ones labeled “apostates,” even though many of them still loved and lived their faith. They were the ones who were told their kids wouldn’t be able to be blessed or baptized, although some of them may have desired that chance.So when The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints res
  
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• With FanX approaching, female storytellers talk about the move toward equality in fandom

  14-04-2019 16:30
  Camilla D’Errico has a few rules about drawing female characters in comic books.“I’ve never drawn female characters whose outfits are basically spaghetti on their bodies,” D’Errico said in a phone interview from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. “I’m too logical that way. ... My characters wear clothing that is very functional.”D’Errico is a painter and comic-book artist and writer who is part of a growing movement to expand “fan cul
  
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• What the Jazz can learn from Houston Rockets' recent loss to the OKC Thunder

  14-04-2019 16:30
  Oklahoma City Thunder players celebrate after defeating the Houston Rockets 112-111 in an NBA basketball game Tuesday, April 9, 2019, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)AP SALT LAKE CITY — On Tuesday, while fighting for the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference, the Houston Rockets led the Oklahoma City Thunder by 14 points with 9:26 remaining in the fourth quarter.In the following four minutes, the Rockets missed all five of the shots they took, turned the ball over three times and ga
  
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• Commentary: Good for Elizabeth Warren for wanting to make it simpler to file taxes

  14-04-2019 16:19
  It may be spring, but there's a good chance that many Americans won't get to appreciate it this weekend. All too many of us are likely putting the finishing touches on our federal and state income taxes, gathering all the paperwork pertaining to our charitable contributions, IRA distributions and employment income so that we can file our returns by April 15.Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., whose office estimates that the average American spends 11 hours and about $200 on tax preparation, would li
  
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• Commentary: The 45th president of the U.S. is poisoning his nation

  14-04-2019 16:17
  Reports indicate that refugees at the U.S. southern border could reach the 1 million mark this year, and the Trump administration has no plan to address this crisis. No plan at all.Other than to tell Mexico to solve the problem by intercepting these fearful, exhausted and impoverished people, and to close the door to any asylum seekers without respect to American law, this president has done nothing but rant about his own failures both privately and publicly.Now most recently, he has fired Homel
  
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• Commentary: Video games: Understanding why we play

  14-04-2019 16:13
  In our society, video games and video game players have been stigmatized in a way that, in my experience as a high school gamer, is almost entirely false.Certainly, video games aren’t perfect. Franchises such as Grand Theft Auto or Call of Duty create a bad name for the industry due to their explicit content. Other games such as League of Legends are notorious for their hostile communities. If that is your sole frame of reference, I can understand why, as a parent or a non-gamer, it might
  
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• Commentary: Taking the initiative — and the blows that come with it

  14-04-2019 16:11
  St. George • I moved here last year admiring the pluck of grass-roots Utahns for securing statewide votes on expanding Medicaid and legalizing medical marijuana.They dared. I voted with them. And I’ve quickly realized that Utah legislators engage with their citizens the way a jumping cactus regards a curious dog’s nose. Stray from tradition’s path and they’ll stick you — repeatedly.Gov. Gary Herbert and the conservative Republican Legislature smacked us around
  
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• Kirby: Who’s the boss? How high does the hierarchy of your belief go?

  14-04-2019 16:09
  As impossible as it might seem, some religious faiths have no hierarchy whatsoever. Many mystic faiths, and a few truly mental ones, have a very loose structure.Case in point, the Loving Church of the Wandering Jedi, a member of which I discovered rummaging through a Dumpster one night while on patrol.Near as I could determine, the guy in the Dumpster was the only member of the LCWJ, but he seemed harmless enough. Following a token blessing on my police car with a half-eaten hamburger, I let him
  
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• An ‘extinct’ way of life? Residents in one of Salt Lake City’s last rural neighborhoods worry about the inland port paving over paradise.

  14-04-2019 16:08
  Dan Thompson knows the acreage and owner of every parcel of land in the area near his home in northern Salt Lake City, where planes fly overhead and herds of deer run through the long, dry grass.What he doesn’t know is what will become of the relatively rural neighborhood he’s lived in for more than 20 years once development begins on the inland port, a massive distribution hub planned for the city’s northwest side.“This was nothing but fields, cows, that was it” wh
  
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• Commentary: We need a Green New Deal to save our future

  14-04-2019 15:30
  Climate change — not migrant caravans — is the true national emergency.Indeed, climate change is not merely a threat to our national security, it threatens our very survival as a species. Unfortunately, the answer to this crisis is not as simple as falling in love and breeding away the problem as Sen. Mike Lee suggests.Without immediate, dramatic change, much of the livable land will flood with sea water. There will be considerably less fresh water for consumption and farming. Large
  
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• Letter: Utah teachers need respect more than money

  14-04-2019 15:00
  I read with interest the April 10 Salt Lake Tribune article about Utah’s teacher shortage. It was interesting that the article was all about teacher's pay being too low.I'm sure that low pay is part of the equation in getting and retaining teachers. I feel that there are other things that are at least as important as pay to wooing and retaining teachers.Respect is a big one. Parents don’t respect teachers. Students don’t respect them. School administration doesn’t and cer
  
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• Letter: Prison cost overrun is no surprise

  14-04-2019 15:00
  I don't know why the prison cost overrun is news. We all knew it was about lining the pockets of certain legislators and developers.There was no good reason to move the prison. It could have been built where the prison stands now. Just build it on the open space there, walk the prisoners over to the new buildings, then tear down the old.But if there is money to be wasted, our legislators are sure to be there with their hands out.Paul Jerominski, Salt Lake CitySubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Letter: Now that our country is full...

  14-04-2019 15:00
  Thank you, President Trump, for recognizing that “our country is full.”Does that mean abortion is now totally legal and sex education (including contraception) will now be fully supported by the administration?Andy White, Salt Lake CitySubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Letter: Larger gene pool, better senators

  14-04-2019 15:00
  If only unintentionally, Sen. Mike Lee could be onto something in calling for more babies. By enlarging the gene pool, the odds increase that someday we might get a mentally stable U.S. senator from Utah.Let’s get crackin‘. It can’t happen soon enough.Steve Camp, MurraySubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Letter: Huge debt is a barricade to college dreams

  14-04-2019 15:00
  As a junior in high school, I find that college has become a daily conversation. However, in numerous households, financial burdens are a barricade to college dreams.It is outrageous to find that a respected education costs families tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars, putting many into never-ending debt.I was shocked when I first heard the total American student loan debt is around $1.5 trillion, which is surprisingly $521 million more than credit card debt. To this day, student loan
  
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• Letter: Democratic candidates should ignore Trump

  14-04-2019 15:00
  The myriad Democratic presidential candidates for 2020 is interesting. The spectrum is fascinating and the way in which they will sort themselves out by election time will be telling.Perhaps the most significant caveat for them is to ignore President Donald Trump’s diatribes. Getting into a semantic battle with him at an early date is counterproductive.The time for political campaigning is months away.Louis Borgenicht, Salt Lake CitySubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Leonard Pitts: Kyle Korver and a simple act offer hope

  14-04-2019 15:00
  This is about Kyle Korver and that white lady on the plane.The former is an NBA veteran, a sharp-shooting forward for the Utah Jazz. The latter edged past my seat on the way to her own on a crowded flight about two weeks back. A button on her shirt caught my attention. "Black Lives Matter," it said.Seeing that particular woman express that particular sentiment lifted me. I tapped her and pointed to the button. "Thank you," I said. The line moved forward and whatever she said in response, I didn'
  
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• [Jazz Fanatical] - Highlights of Opponent Game Thread Highlights 2018-2019: Donovan Mitchell

  14-04-2019 14:11 via sportspyder.com
  Note: The difference in formatting between this one and the others is intentional. ** D Mitchell has a very punchable face PHI ** He’d be alright if his face wasn’t all dismorphed PHI ** Donovan Mi…
  
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• With FanX approaching, women storytellers talk about the move toward equality in fandom

  14-04-2019 14:00
  Camilla D’Errico has a few rules about drawing female characters in comic books.“I’ve never drawn female characters whose outfits are basically spaghetti on their bodies,” D’Errico said in a phone interview from Vancouver, B.C. “I’m too logical that way. … My characters wear clothing that is very functional.”D’Errico is a painter and comic-book artist and writer who is part of a growing movement to expand “fan culture” &mda
  
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• Scott D. Pierce: Who’s the best ‘Star Trek’ captain ever? Christopher Pike on ‘Discovery.’

  14-04-2019 14:00
  Take a step back, James T. Kirk. Move aside, Jean-Luc Picard. There’s a new captain atop the “Star Trek” leaderboard.The best captain in “Trek” history is a new iteration of the first captain in “Trek” history — Christopher Pike, who's been in temporary command of the U.S.S. Discovery during Season 2 of “Star Trek: Discovery.”(The Season 2 finale of “Discovery” streams Thursday on CBS All Access.)That’s not a slam on K
  
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• Gehrke: For most marathoners, 26.2 miles is enough. But Peter Kline goes the extra mile to bring a smile to disabled children.

  14-04-2019 14:00
  Peter Kline was 53 before he ran his first marathon in 2006. Since that time he has run races all over the country — Washington, San Diego, Chicago, even Boston.That doesn’t include the 100-mile ultra-marathons. And earlier this year he ran rim-to-rim and back along treacherous snow-covered trails at the Grand Canyon, you know, for kicks.Some mornings he is up at 4 a.m. churning out miles before the sun has even thought about rising.And while all that would be enough for even the mos
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Jazz-Rockets Game 1 thread: Bigs must keep pace defensively

  14-04-2019 07:26 via sportspyder.com
  Can the Utah Jazz set a tone out of the gate in their first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets or will we have a repeat of last postseason? T...
  
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