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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Jazz couldn’t make an open shot in critical Game 3 — a pain that the Rockets know all too well from experience last year

  21-04-2019 23:47 via sportspyder.com
  In the most important game of the season, the Jazz couldn’t make a shot.
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Rockets’ success against Jazz unlikely to be replicated against Warriors because of one simple fact

  21-04-2019 23:44 via sportspyder.com
  The Houston Rockets seem to be on their way to the Western Conference semifinals after stunning the Utah Jazz in Game 3 of their first round playoff series matchup. They are one win away from advancing to the next round and will face the winner of...
  
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• Christians celebrate Easter in Utah

  21-04-2019 23:23
  Many Utahns celebrated Easter by attending church services that mark, what Christians believe, was the most momentous event in human history — Jesus’ resurrection from the dead. Rev. Francisco Pires led church goers in Easter Mass at Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church in West Valley City.
  
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• Jazz couldn’t make an open shot in critical Game 3 — a pain that the Rockets know all too well from experience last year

  21-04-2019 23:22
  In the most important game of the season, the Jazz couldn’t make a shot.Given a chance to fight their way back into the series with a Game 3 win, the Jazz did nearly everything right: they limited James Harden and the Rockets’ vaunted offense, they got Donovan Mitchell going at the rim, and they generated open shots from all over the half-court.Those shots just didn’t go in. The Jazz shot just 4-26 on wide-open shots — defined as those in which the closest defender was at
  
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• [NBA] - Down 3-0 to Houston, the Utah Jazz look to 'regroup, get our minds right' and stave off elimination

  21-04-2019 22:42 via sportspyder.com
  One game at a time.That’s the old cliché.That’s how the Utah Jazz want to approach Monday night, when they host the Houston Rockets for the fourth game of this first-round series.But after 16 seasons
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Monson: The Jazz’s playoff losses to the Rockets carry with them an emerging blessing — impetus for change

  21-04-2019 21:46 via sportspyder.com
  One by one, Jazz players and their coach expressed frustration after their latest loss to the Rockets late Saturday night, a game that was too sloppy, too inefficient on the Jazz’s part to take advantage of a gaping opportunity that was there for...
  
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• Happy birthday: Queen Elizabeth II turns 93 on Easter Sunday

  21-04-2019 21:35
  London • Queen Elizabeth II is celebrating her 93rd birthday, which this year coincides with Easter Sunday.The queen is marking Easter by attending a service with other senior royals at St. George's Chapel on the grounds of Windsor Castle, west of London.She was joined by Prince William and his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince Harry, whose wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, is expecting their first child in the coming weeks and did not attend.Harry and Meghan did post a birt
  
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• [Fox Sports] - Houston visits Utah with 3-0 series lead

  21-04-2019 21:35 via sportspyder.com
  The Houston Rockets visit the Utah Jazz in the Western Conference first round with a 3-0 lead in the series
  
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• Utah County considers new court for domestic violence cases

  21-04-2019 21:33
  Provo • Utah County prosecutors are looking into partnering with area justice courts to create a specialized court for domestic violence cases — a first of its kind in the state.The Daily Herald reported last week that the new court would be similar to other specialized courts that exist for veterans, drugs and mental health, aiming to better rehabilitate offenders and reduce recidivism.Utah County Attorney David Leavitt says the county doesn't handle enough domestic violence cases to
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Story of Donovan Mitchell will someday include moving chapter on Game 3 loss to Rockets, says Kyle Korver

  21-04-2019 21:32 via sportspyder.com
  “I don’t think anybody’s gonna just lay over on Monday,” Mitchell said following Saturday's Game 3 loss to Houston.
  
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• President attends Easter service following slew of tweets

  21-04-2019 21:31
  Palm Beach, Fla. • President Donald Trump on Easter morning offered condolences to the people of Sri Lanka, continued his attacks on special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation and attended service at the Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea near his Florida estate.The president tweeted happy Easter to his many followers earlier in the morning, adding "I have never been happier or more content because your Country is doing so well."But Trump followed with several others in which he sought
  
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• Monson: The Jazz’s playoff losses to the Rockets carry with them an emerging blessing — impetus for change

  21-04-2019 21:28
  One by one, Jazz players and their coach expressed frustration after their latest loss to the Rockets late Saturday night, a game that was too sloppy, too inefficient on the Jazz’s part to take advantage of a gaping opportunity that was there for them. I mean, it was right there. How often is James Harden going to miss 17 of 20 shots, and 11 of 13 3-pointers?Almost never.All told, Houston made just 38 percent of its attempts.But the Jazz could not capitalize. They could only come close, an
  
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• Story of Donovan Mitchell will someday include moving chapter on Game 3 loss to Rockets, says Kyle Korver

  21-04-2019 21:25
  Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) misses a shotduring NBA playoffs in Salt Lake City on Saturday, April 20, 2019. The Jazz lost 104-101.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsUtah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) reacts after missing his last attempt at the end of the game during NBA playoffs in Salt Lake City on Saturday, April 20, 2019. The Jazz lost 104-101.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsUtah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) protests a callduring NBA playoffs in Salt Lake City on Saturday, April
  
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• Easter Sunday bomb blasts kill more than 200 in Sri Lanka

  21-04-2019 21:24
  Colombo, Sri Lanka • More than 200 people were killed and hundreds more wounded in eight bomb blasts that rocked churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday — the deadliest violence the South Asian island country has seen since a bloody civil war ended a decade ago.Defense Minister Ruwan Wijewardena described the bombings as a terrorist attack by religious extremists, and police said 13 suspects were arrested, though there was no immediate claim of responsibility. Wijewar
  
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• Utah’s ‘Queen of the Mommy Bloggers’ went from superstar influencer to a hospital gurney. Her new book explains the experiment that tackled her depression.

  21-04-2019 21:05
  Editor’s note: This story discusses recovery from depression. If you or people you know are at risk of self-harm, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides 24-hour support at 1-800-273-8255.—Heather Armstrong can recall the precise moment that she “just sort of went off a cliff.”Armstrong's deepest bout of depression, she says, started when she downloaded her training program for the Boston Marathon, inviting months of exhaustion and hunger.Or was it the moment th
  
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• Sen. Mike Lee calls impeachment a political mistake and doesn’t feel the Mueller report should change anyone’s opinion of Trump

  21-04-2019 20:18
  Sen. Mike Lee of Utah said the Mueller report hasn’t changed his opinion of President Donald Trump and it likely won’t change the opinion of his colleagues, despite strong criticism from Sen. Mitt Romney, who in recent days said he was “sickened” by the behavior of the president.Lee, who appeared on CBS’ “Face the Nation" on Sunday was asked if he agreed with the rebuke from his fellow Utah Republican senator. Lee said, “There’s nothing in this rep
  
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• [Fansided: Hoops Habit] - Utah Jazz: 3 takeaways from devastating Game 3 loss vs. Rockets

  21-04-2019 19:56 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah Jazz fell to the Houston Rockets in Game 3 of the Western Conference quarterfinals on Saturday night. Here are three takeaways from the devastatin...
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Jazz down 3-0 for many reasons, but 3-point shooting is number one

  21-04-2019 19:12 via sportspyder.com
  Following Game 3’s 104-101 defeat against the Houston Rockets, the Utah Jazz are now down 3-0 in this first-round series matchup. In hindsight, there are a number of things the Jazz could have done differently in order to have avoided the seemingly...
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - The Jazz are down to their final out. The goal now is to just win one — then see what happens.

  21-04-2019 18:51 via sportspyder.com
  The stroke of midnight was near and the final bits of Utah Jazz fans slowly shuffled their way Saturday night out of Vivint Smart Home Arena. Some young fans, sporting their oversized red, orange and yellow T-shirts, cried. Others, still dazed by...
  
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• Several Americans among more than 200 people killed in Easter Sunday blasts in Sri Lanka

  21-04-2019 18:36
  Update (10:30 a.m.):The United States says that "several" American citizens have been killed in the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka.More than 200 people have died in a series of blasts against churches and hotels that the Sri Lankan government is blaming on religious extremists. And U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a statement says that even as details of the attacks are still emerging, the U.S. government can confirm that Americans are among the casualties.Pompeo says the U.S. Embassy
  
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• [Deadspin] - Not Even A Historically Bad Shooting Night From James Harden Could Stop The Rockets From Crushing The Jazz's Spirts

  21-04-2019 18:34 via sportspyder.com
  Given how badly the Rockets had crushed the Jazz in Games 1 and 2, if news were to come out of James Harden breaking some sort of postseason record during Game 3, the underlying assumption would be that it was related to scoring. That was half-true...
  
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• The Jazz are down to their final out. The goal now is to just win one — then see what happens.

  21-04-2019 18:32
  The stroke of midnight was near and the final bits of Utah Jazz fans slowly shuffled their way Saturday night out of Vivint Smart Home Arena. Some young fans, sporting their oversized red, orange and yellow T-shirts, cried. Others, still dazed by the reality that their team now faces a 3-0 deficit in the first round of the NBA playoffs, could only bite down on their special edition postseason shirts as they made their frustrating walk back to their cars, back home, knowing full well this season
  
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• Not Even A Historically Bad Shooting Night From James Harden Could Stop The Rockets From Crushing The Jazz's Spirts

  21-04-2019 18:19 via deadspin.com
  Given how badly the Rockets had crushed the Jazz in Games 1 and 2, if news were to come out of James Harden breaking some sort of postseason record during Game 3, the underlying assumption would be that it was related to scoring. That was half-true on Saturday in Utah when Harden set the NBA postseason record for most…Read more...
  
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• Not Even A Historically Bad Shooting Night From James Harden Could Stop The Rockets From Crushing The Jazz's Spirits

  21-04-2019 18:19 via deadspin.com
  Given how badly the Rockets had crushed the Jazz in Games 1 and 2, if news were to come out of James Harden breaking some sort of postseason record during Game 3, the underlying assumption would be that it was related to scoring. That was half-true on Saturday in Utah when Harden set the NBA postseason record for most…Read more...
  
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• Jennifer Rubin: What we need to hear from Mueller

  21-04-2019 18:00
  In testimony before Congress, special counsel Robert Mueller can shed much-needed light on the content of his report, the investigation that preceded and will flow from it, and the actions of Attorney General William Barr. Rather than engage in the normal scattershot questioning punctuated by speechifying, the House Judiciary Committee should assign its able attorney Norman Eisen to conduct the questioning. Members could then follow up with additional questions.Here is an array of potential ques
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - CBS Salt Lake City affiliate reported on app that Jazz had won Game 3

  21-04-2019 17:58 via sportspyder.com
  KUTV 2News, a CBS Salt Lake City affiliate, reportedly got too ahead of itself when the network sent out an app notification saying that the Utah Jazz had prevailed against the Houston Rockets in Game 3. However, they apparently sent it out with...
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Hard foul in Game 3 the latest incident involving Royce O’Neale and James Harden

  21-04-2019 17:57 via sportspyder.com
  Things got chippy in Game 3 of the first-round series matchup between the Utah Jazz and the Houston Rockets. At one point, Jazz forward Royce O’Neale gave up a hard foul on Rockets superstar James Harden, which left both guys on the floor following...
  
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• [Sporting News] - NBA playoffs 2019: Jazz's Kyle Korver defends Donovan Mitchell after missed game-tying 3

  21-04-2019 17:47 via sportspyder.com
  If Mitchell's 3-pointer had gone in with 8.7 seconds left, it would have given Utah a chance to win Game 3 against the Rockets.
  
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• NFL teams would have drafted Ute defensive linemen Bradlee Anae and Leki Fotu this week. Why did they stay for their senior seasons?

  21-04-2019 17:16
  Utah wanted the Rose Bowl bid that accompanied a Pac-12 football title last season, but the Utes' loss to Washington in the conference championship game came with its own reward. Leki Fotu stayed in school for another year.NFL teams would have taken defensive linemen Bradlee Anae and Fotu in this week’s draft, but the players decided they had to more to do at Utah.They played major roles as first-team All-Pac-12 players in a history-making season, as the Utes won their first Pac-12 South t
  
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• Easter Sunday blasts kill at least 207 in Sri Lanka

  21-04-2019 17:08
  Colombo, Sri Lanka • At least 207 people were killed and hundreds more wounded in eight bomb blasts that rocked churches and luxury hotels in or near Sri Lanka’s capital on Easter Sunday — the deadliest violence the South Asian island country has seen since a bloody civil war ended a decade ago.Defense Minister Ruwan Wijewardena described the bombings as a terrorist attack by religious extremists and said seven suspects had been arrested, though there was no immediate claim of r
  
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• [USA Today] - Opinion: James Harden started 0-15, but his flops are why fans are roasting him

  21-04-2019 17:01 via sportspyder.com
  NBA fans roasted James Harden for his ridiculous flopping in the Houston Rockets' playoffs series against the Utah Jazz.
  
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• Commentary: Does Brigham Young University value ethnic diversity?

  21-04-2019 17:00
  “It’s like being a drop of soy sauce in a bowl of white rice,” said one minority student at Brigham Young University.Ethnic diversity is one of the greatest things an organization such as a university can achieve. Many future college students take ethnic diversity into consideration when choosing a place of study, including my younger sister, who chose not to apply to BYU due to its lack of ethnic diversity.BYU claims to value this type of diversity, but are they really doing e
  
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• Commentary: BYU was everything I dreamed of

  21-04-2019 17:00
  Dear Brigham Young University,I’ll be honest. When I first got your acceptance letter, I wasn’t all that excited. I was happy to be offered admission, but only because it meant I had a backup plan. What was so amazing about you anyways?All I really knew was that you encouraged weird things like praying before class and that professors talked about spirituality. Although your interesting characteristics seemed amazing to some, they didn’t seem amazing to me.I believe my distaste
  
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• The Triple Team: Jazz’s plan comes together for great defensive game, but the offense just can’t make the shots

  21-04-2019 16:50
  Three thoughts on the Utah Jazz’s 104-101 loss to the Houston Rockets from Salt Lake Tribune beat writer Andy Larsen.1. It’s a make or miss leagueThe Jazz played so, so well on Saturday night. They made life exceptionally tough for James Harden, maybe the best defensive performance on him all year. They stopped a lot of the open shots that they were giving up in the first two games. The offense got open looks through some excellent execution and passing.But, as the saying goes, &ldqu
  
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• Stuart Reid: Pitting Christian against Christian harms everyone

  21-04-2019 16:38
  America is now a secularized, post-Christian nation! Secularism has conquered American Christianity!Such declarations are regularly pronounced by social scientists, pollsters and even clerics. Reviewing today’s Christian membership rolls, they appear to be right.During the past decade, as a percentage of the population, American Christianity declined by 8%. Most of the decline came from mainline Protestants, some Catholics and fewer evangelicals. Although several American Christian religio
  
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• Patty Willis: Are you willing to worship with your feet and walk out?

  21-04-2019 16:35
  At a recent lunch with United Methodist colleagues, I asked, “Why has LGBTQ inclusion been such a lightning rod?” The answer came quickly.“It isn’t about LGBTQ people. It is about getting the votes and control.”The conversation stopped.Ruminating on that answer, I remembered a class I took on the Civil War at Salt Lake City Public Library. The white man sitting next to me said authoritatively, “The Civil War was not about slavery,” and then he spoke of t
  
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• [CBS Sports] - NBA Playoffs 2019: Rockets survive James Harden's historically bad shooting night, go up 3-0 on Jazz - CBSSports.com

  21-04-2019 16:35 via sportspyder.com
  Harden shot 3-of-20 from the field, and missed his first 15 shots
  
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• [Sporting News] - NBA playoffs 2019: James Harden unaware of early shooting woes

  21-04-2019 16:12 via sportspyder.com
  "Oh, for real? I didn't know that!" Harden replied when informed by ESPN of his early 0 of 15 shooting struggles to begin Saturday's game.
  
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• Commentary: Still no personal accountability at the U. for student’s murder

  21-04-2019 16:12
  The full gamut of leadership in Utah, from University of Utah President Ruth Watkins to Gov. Gary Herbert, have set aside the principles of personal responsibility and accountability for the myriad failures by U. staff and leadership that facilitated the on-campus brutal murder of University of Utah stellar senior student and accomplished track athlete Lauren McCluskey.How do I know this? Watkins was on record. I then interacted with the Governor’s Office, and after hearing nothing, messag
  
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• Commentary: Cow farts and global warming

  21-04-2019 16:11
  Greenhouse gas emissions are on the rise, global warming is becoming a bigger threat, and cow farts are partly to blame.Methane from cows is a big contributor to the greenhouse effect, trapping 30 times more heat than carbon dioxide. In recent years, a report from United Nation’s Food mentioned that “methane from livestock accounted for 39 percent of all the greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture.” The expansion of meat production and raising livestock has significantly incr
  
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• Commentary: Veterans ask Romney: How will you protect us from climate change?

  21-04-2019 16:08
  Climate change is a threat to national security but, this time, it really hits home here in Utah.In January of this year, the Department of Defense issued a report to Congress stating that “The effects of a changing climate are a national security issue with potential impacts to Department of Defense missions, operational plans, and installations.” The Salt Lake Tribune highlighted this report earlier this month.Utah’s Hill Air Force Base has been ranked the most vulnerable fac
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz: ‘Splash Uncles’ have been most disappointing performers vs. Houston

  21-04-2019 16:06 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah Jazz's so-called 'Splash Uncles' , Joe Ingles and Kyle Korver, have largely been a non-factor in the first-round series against the Houston Rocket...
  
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• Commentary: Legal gambling would be better than Utah’s tax ‘modernization’

  21-04-2019 16:03
  Utah’s governing and business elites are doing their best to convince Utahns that the state’s tax system must be modernized. However, their solutions are to do more of the same rather than doing something really innovative, such as implementing a lottery and online sports betting.For example, the Salt Lake Chamber — dubbed an “Enemy of the Taxpayer” by Americans for Tax Reform — is the driving force behind imposing a sales tax on services, as that option allow
  
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• Commentary: LDS Church has great power, which it has wielded irresponsibly

  21-04-2019 16:00
  A letter to the prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from a mental health practitioner.President Russell M. Nelson,I want to address your recent talk to the general membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints stating how not all families will be able to enjoy the afterlife together.Let me remind you of the families I work with on a daily basis as a clinical practitioner:• Mixed-faith families• LGBTQ+ individuals, couples and their families (who w
  
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• Commentary: Earth Month is a good time to advance climate change solutions

  21-04-2019 16:00
  According to hydrologists quoted in Bryan Maffly’s Tribune article, “It’s official: Utah’s snowpack is fantastic this year!” Does this mean we can ignore the longer-term trends of warming temperatures and less snowfall?The answer is a resounding no!We quickly forget that 2018 was the driest year ever recorded in Utah and wildfires burned a near-record number of acres in the West. Lake Powell sits at 37% of capacity. Globally the last four years were the warmest in h
  
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• [Bleacher Report] - Donovan Mitchell Says Jazz Won't 'Lay Over'; Uses Cavs-Warriors as Inspiration

  21-04-2019 15:59 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah Jazz find themselves on the brink of elimination after falling down 3-0 in their series against the Houston Rockets with Saturday's 104-101 loss...
  
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• [USA Today: For The Win] - James Harden started 0-15, but his flops in this series are why fans are roasting him

  21-04-2019 15:54 via sportspyder.com
  NBA fans roasted James Harden for his ridiculous flopping in the Rockets vs. Jazz NBA playoffs series.
  
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• Utah Jazz: ‘Splash Uncles’ have been most disappointing performers vs. Houston

  21-04-2019 15:50
  The Utah Jazz’s so-called ‘Splash Uncles’ , Joe Ingles and Kyle Korver, have largely been a non-factor in the first-round series against the Houston Rockets. Such has proven extremely costly. Last NBA postseason, the Utah Jazz earned a somewhat surprising and very much exhilarating first-round victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder thanks largely to the […]
  Utah Jazz: ‘Splash Uncles’ have been most disappointing performers vs. Houston - The J-Notes - The J-No
  
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• Johnny Townsend: Superstition is leading us toward extinction

  21-04-2019 15:48
  Humans are an intelligent, rational species. We build upon existing knowledge to understand ourselves and the world around us. This trait has allowed us to overcome almost every obstacle and reign as the dominant species on the planet.So why haven’t we been able to incorporate the science around greenhouse gases into our collective consciousness and adjust our behavior accordingly?In addition to being highly rational creatures, it seems, we’re also highly irrational.Smart, intelligen
  
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• Commentary: Federal board here to help Utah vote

  21-04-2019 15:24
  Our nation has reached a critical crossroads when it comes to strengthening election security, accessibility, integrity and efficiency. It’s against this backdrop that members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission’s (EAC) Board of Advisors convene this week in Salt Lake City to examine critical election administration issues.Supporting election administrators and the voters they serve is at the heart of the commission’s mission, as defined by the Help American Vote Act (HA
  
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