Basketball - Utah Jazz news

• Letter: Uinta Basin Railway is a horrible idea

  19-05-2019 23:59
  No matter what path it might take, a Uinta Basin Railway is a horrible idea.The railway would quadruple oil production in the Uinta Basin, where people are already choking on dangerously dirty air thanks to fossil fuel extraction.It would subsidize more fossil-fuel development at a time when reversing global warming is more pressing than ever.It would send hundreds of toxic trains every day through Utah and Colorado communities that would see little to no benefit.It’s already consuming Com
  
  Read more

• Letter: Environment vs. economy is a false choice

  19-05-2019 23:58
  When I was a kid, there was an ad for Campbell’s Chunky Soups, where they asked, “Is it soup or is it a meal?”I found that question perplexing, wondering why couldn’t it be both. Likewise, the conundrum about climate change: Is it good for the environment or is it good for the economy?It’s really a false choice, because indeed there is a way for it to be both; to reconcile progressive Democrats with moderates, and even Democrats with Republicans.I’m referring
  
  Read more

• Letter: Put priests’ crimes in historical context?

  19-05-2019 23:56
  Monsignor M. Francis Mannion, in his May 6 letter, “Put the number of accused priests in historical context,” said the sexual abuses of the 120 priests named by the Archdiocese of New York go back to 1900, and that the number of priests working in the archdiocese since then is estimated at more than 6,000.This is misleading. Few abuses were reported as having occurred before 1950. The vast majority of cases were from the 1950s to the early 1990s, according to a chart published by the
  
  Read more

• President Russell Nelson visits Australia, credits truth of the Book of Mormon for church’s growth

  19-05-2019 23:34
  President Russell M. Nelson has seen The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints triple in size in Australia since he became an apostle 35 years ago.The reason for the growth, he told 8,000 members Sunday night at the International Convention Centre in Sydney, is simple: The Book of Mormon.It’s true, the 94-year-old leader said of the faith’s signature scripture. “Without the Book of Mormon, there would be no gathering of Israel.”The visit to Australia, home to nearly
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Two people killed in helicopter crash identified

  19-05-2019 22:34
  A helicopter en route to Salt Lake City was found crashed Friday in the mountains north of Alpine, and FOX 13 reports that the two people who were killed in the crash have been identified.In a press release, Sgt. Spencer Cannon of the Utah County Sheriff’s Office identified Benno Anthony Penna, 32, and his wife, Megan Hawk Penna, 32, as the passengers who were killed.State Department of Public Safety helicopters were dispatched to search for the missing helicopter after a relative of one o
  
  Read more

• [Fansided: Hoops Habit] - Could the Utah Jazz go after Mike Conley this offseason?

  19-05-2019 20:23 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah Jazz are reportedly interested in trading for Memphis Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley this offseason after exploring trades during the season. T...
  
  Read more

• [CBS Sports] - Mike Conley trade rumors: Heat, Jazz among teams that could pursue deal for Grizzlies guard in offseason - CBSSports.com

  19-05-2019 20:02 via sportspyder.com
  Memphis' veteran guard could be on the move this summer, and it appears he has several potential suitors
  
  Read more

• Hurricane High School student disciplined over racist 'repulsive’ Snapchat photo

  19-05-2019 19:45
  Washington County School District is disciplining Hurricane High School students who created and distributed a graphic, racist Snapchat picture all over the high school.FOX 13 reported the district responded with “disgust and sadness” over the photo that involved students and non-student adults.“No level of discipline can repair the hate, bigotry and ugliness portrayed in that one picture,” read a statement released by the district.The photo showed a person with a Ku Klux
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Tourist bus hit by bomb near Egypt’s Giza Pyramids

  19-05-2019 19:38
  Cairo • A roadside bomb hit a tourist bus on Sunday near the Giza Pyramids, wounding at least 17 people including tourists, Egyptian officials said.The officials said the bus was traveling on a road close to the under-construction Grand Egyptian Museum, which is located adjacent to the Giza Pyramids but is not yet open to tourists.The bus was carrying at least 25 people mostly from South Africa, officials added.The attack comes as Egypt's vital tourism industry is showing signs of recovery
  
  Read more

• Texas teen dies during LDS mission in Mexico

  19-05-2019 19:31
  A Texas teen serving on a mission in Mexico has died, the LDS Church reported Sunday. Andrew Carr, 19, of Fort Worth, Texas, died Saturday morning, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints spokesman Daniel Woodruff said. Woodruff said the missionary died of asphyxiation “from what appears to be a faulty water heater located near the shower in his apartment.” His roommate was unharmed.“We extend our deepest sympathies to his parents and loved ones as they deal with this trage
  
  Read more

• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz: Three reasons for and against keeping Derrick Favors

  19-05-2019 18:44 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah Jazz face a tough dilemma regarding Derrick Favors this summer as there are strong arguments for and against keeping him in their midst. If you're...
  
  Read more

• Utah Jazz: Three reasons for and against keeping Derrick Favors

  19-05-2019 18:25
  The Utah Jazz face a tough dilemma regarding Derrick Favors this summer as there are strong arguments for and against keeping him in their midst. If you’re unaware of just how pivotal this upcoming offseason is set to be for the Utah Jazz, it’s possible that you’ve been living under a rock. After three straight […]
  Utah Jazz: Three reasons for and against keeping Derrick Favors - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
  Read more

• Man killed in Ogden shooting; suspect in custody

  19-05-2019 17:46
  One man is dead and another is in custody after a fatal shooting late Saturday night in Ogden.Just before midnight Saturday, officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 500 block of 31st Street, where they found a man bleeding and unconscious on a sidewalk, according to a news release from the Ogden Police Department. He died there of an apparent gunshot wound.Police later took a male suspect into custody. The investigation continues, but police believe the shooting is an isolated incide
  
  Read more

• Romney calls GOP congressman’s impeachment call a ‘courageous statement’ but says he doesn’t support it

  19-05-2019 17:26
  Washington • Sen. Mitt Romney on Sunday said a GOP congressman's call for impeaching President Donald Trump a “courageous statement” but not one that he yet supports.Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., said Saturday in a series of tweets that Trump “engaged in specific actions and a pattern of behavior that meet the threshold for impeachment.” He is the first Republican to call for such an action against the GOP president.Romney, a Utah Republican appearing on CNN’s St
  
  Read more

• Damian Lillard was shaped by his Oakland roots, but it was his years at Weber State that transformed him into a superstar

  19-05-2019 17:14
  Chris Gold has a couple of photos on his phone, ones that look strikingly similar to The Shot that not only defines this NBA postseason, but also the man who stepped back so fearlessly and took it. The photos are from so long ago, before Damian Lillard became the heartbeat of an NBA franchise. Back then, he was the heartbeat of a Big Sky Conference program, who’d made the move from Oakland to Ogden, when he was still doubted by so many.There were believers, though. So many of them. The bel
  
  Read more

• Kirby: New LDS hymnbook songs? Count on born to be mild.

  19-05-2019 16:08
  One of the main parts of religious worship is singing. I don’t know why. Maybe it’s because music helps set the proper mood. If that’s the case, it’s not working for me.I can’t sing. Among my myriad personal failings, that’s one I regret the most. The best I can muster is an adenoidal squawking that offends everyone within earshot. So I just lip-sync the hymns.Then again, maybe it’s the music. Church hymns are not exactly suited for some voices. Just ima
  
  Read more

• Students work to document rock art at a preserve near Utah Lake to help it win national recognition even as new threats emerge

  19-05-2019 16:07
  On a recent visit to Utah Lake’s west shore, Alison Green scrutinized sandstone outcrops, measuring lines chiseled into the stone by ancient hands, then doing her best to replicate them on gridded sheets.The 12-year-old girl from Sandy inspected one petroglyph cut into rock hundreds of years ago by Fremont Indians.“It shows the person has braided legs and that could be a birthing scene,” she said. “That could mean it was a fertile area.”Green was among two dozen mid
  
  Read more

• After loved ones are killed by police, Utah families say they are left in the dark

  19-05-2019 16:02
  On Thursday, he was shot by police.Friday passed. Then Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday.Andrey Tkachenko’s family members knew he was dead, but they didn’t know why. Police wouldn’t even tell them where the 23-year-old’s body was for days, and it was funeral home staff who eventually helped the family find him.“Nobody called. Nobody says nothing,” said his mother, Lyubov Tkachenko. “I can’t understand."Tkachenko was shot and killed by a fugitive-a
  
  Read more

• Police in Utah fatally shot a record 19 people in 2018. Now the state attorney general is investigating why.

  19-05-2019 16:00
  People were killed in the streets. In vehicles. In homes. Unarmed, and as they held weapons, and as they held something — a cellphone, a toy gun — that officers thought were weapons.Some lunged toward police. Some told officers they wanted to die. Some had their backs turned.In 2018, not a month went by without an officer in Utah shooting at someone. In all, police killed 19 people and shot at 30. That level of lethal force, according to Salt Lake Tribune records, was the highest in
  
  Read more

• Commentary: A chance to change directions on Utah water policy

  19-05-2019 15:00
  Longtime Department of Natural Resources Director Mike Styler is retiring at the end of the month, opening up a great opportunity for Utah to change course on its wasteful and expensive water management practices.Styler has been an ardent supporter of the proposed $3.2 billion Lake Powell Pipeline, which is the largest new proposed diversion of the Colorado River and by far the most expensive state spending proposal on the table. One of Styler’s agencies, the Division of Water Resources, h
  
  Read more

• List: The 19 people killed by police in Utah in 2018

  19-05-2019 14:55
  Nineteen people were killed by police in Utah in 2018, a record number in recent years, and the Utah Attorney General’s Office is now investigating why the year was so deadly. Here are the names of those shots by police and whether or not the officers’ uses of deadly force have been ruled justified.(In other shootings, police fired at but did not hit five people, and shot and injured six people, for a total of 30 cases in 2018 where deadly force was used.)Feb. 15 • Fordell Hill,
  
  Read more

• Scott D. Pierce: CBS renews ‘Bull’ despite sexual harassment; Constance Wu’s Twitter tantrum is NOT about #MeToo

  19-05-2019 14:00
  As the five broadcast networks unveiled their 2019-20 schedules over the past few days, the two biggest surprises involved a pair of returning series.It was absolutely astonishing that CBS could be tone-deaf enough to renew “Bull,” and “Fresh Off the Boat” star Constance Wu’s reaction to her show’s renewal was just so wrong.A WHOLE LOT OF “BULL” • News broke in December that “Bull” star Michael Weatherly sexually harassed actress E
  
  Read more

• Letter: Utah Board of Education needs to get organized with standardized testing

  19-05-2019 14:00
  The RISE test has made its way into our schools and has taken my third graders six hours to complete. They have taken their time, shown their work and treated the test seriously. As a teacher, I have prepared my students with appropriate, rigorous curriculum, engaging activities and more importantly, have worked hard to teach them to believe in their abilities and to adopt a growth mindset. Their achievement and growth this year has been a pleasure to witness. Every member of our classroom commu
  
  Read more

• Letter: Rep. Chris Stewart should remember his oath of office

  19-05-2019 14:00
  In an interview he had on CNN recently, Rep. Chris Stewart sounded like the sound bite for President Donald Trump. His ignorance of history is astounding, since he was part of the prolonged “investigation” of Hillary Clinton and the results thereof. He stands in front of us and says Mueller’s investigation is over and done, while many questions remain unanswered. Who is paying for his words? Just because he is a member of the House Intelligence Committee does not make him intel
  
  Read more

• Letter: Mitt Romney’s silence speaks volumes

  19-05-2019 14:00
  As I recall, Romney had a paucity of criticism toward Trump, then-candidate for president, during his campaign. Could he have been waiting for a coveted Cabinet position? Too bad for us, he had to settle for the Senate instead.Sally Abeyta, West HavenSubmit a letter to the editor
  
  Read more

• Letter: Immigrants contribute more than ‘merit’ to America

  19-05-2019 14:00
  When I read about the proposal to base immigration on the “merit” of the immigrant I cannot help but think of my grandfather. He came to this country in the early part of the last century. He was able to immigrate because of an uncle who had a floral business and employed him in the greenhouse.What makes my grandfather’s story particularly meaningful to me is that he was the youngest of six children when his father died. This was in Victorian England, where there was no social
  
  Read more

• Leonard Pitts: The Republican Party working to repeal the 20th century

  19-05-2019 14:00
  The Republican Party's appeal, it has occasionally been argued in this space, stems largely from an implicit promise: Vote for us and we will repeal the 20th century.This was meant as truth wrapped in snarky hyperbole. But, as has become distressingly apparent over the years, it's actually truth wrapped in truth.The latest evidence thereof arrived with a jolt last week in the form of the so-called “Human Life Protection Act,” passed by the Alabama Legislature and signed into law by G
  
  Read more

• Commentary: Utah was right to limit the practice of shackling women during childbirth

  19-05-2019 14:00
  The wonder of childbirth. The arrival of a new child into the world, an entire lifetime before her.Birthing was not easy. Her mother labored for nearly a full day. Twenty hours of increasing pressure and pain from contractions. Exhausted and thrilled to hold her new baby, she instinctively reaches out for her.Clink! Her reach is impeded by handcuffs that have been secured her to the hospital bed. What should be a wonderful opportunity to begin bonding with her child is interrupted by a flash of
  
  Read more

• Commentary: Trained dogs the best option for school security

  19-05-2019 14:00
  It has become abundantly clear that we cannot count on the government to protect our kids from gun violence in schools. The onus of the burden falls upon us.As an early childhood teacher on a college campus, I went through active shooter protocol training and monthly active shooter lockdown drills. Our own security guards warned us that there would be significant loss of life before they could respond. It was stressful and frightening, but I do not believe allowing teachers to carry guns is the
  
  Read more

• Commentary: Bias in law enforcement in a complicated matter

  19-05-2019 14:00
  Racial disparities in criminal justice outcomes. Mass incarceration. What are the causes? Bigotry? Individual responsibility? Systemic discrimination?In my view, the answers are complex and historical; they speak to who we are as humans today and the systems we have created to solve social problems. One important cause we can all understand and address is something called implicit bias.Implicit bias occurs when we make decisions that unknowingly rely on our implicit associations, the subconsciou
  
  Read more

• Commentary: Attack on ACA threatens millions of Americans

  19-05-2019 14:00
  I was born with a pre-existing condition, a form of kidney disease called bilateral ureteral reflux. I’ve had 11 surgeries, nine by the age of five. Ten years ago this summer, I needed a kidney transplant, which was made possible by a donation from an amazing friend.My insurance coverage came through a combination of Medicaid and Medicare, but I was able to transition to private insurance because of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Without it, my two sons and I would not be
  
  Read more

• Ask Ann Cannon: Readers try their hand at advice

  19-05-2019 14:00
  Dear readers • Over the past few weeks I’ve received some additional advice for readers from readers. Their takes follow.On that son who always spends holidays with his in-laws ...I read your column about the woman who wanted her son and daughter-in-law to spend more holiday time with her. I was just wondering why the woman didn’t ask to come along to her daughter-in-law’s family’s festivities? Her letter made it sound like the daughter-in-law has a big, fun family.
  
  Read more

• Ashton: ‘I can’t live with that woman!’ and other things I’ve said about my mom

  19-05-2019 14:00
  My mom and I have a great relationship ... now.There was a period when I was between the ages of 13 and 18 where she was the devil incarnate. She was moody, passive-aggressive, overbearing and judgmental. Sure, I was a teenager, but at least I was even-keeled, reasonable and — if I’m being honest — angelic.She, on the other hand, expected me to clean my room, get good grades and not open my Christmas presents early.But what’s a floor without clothes on it? And as for the
  
  Read more

• After a record-breaking 36 years with Utah Symphony, tuba player retiring on a high (low) note

  19-05-2019 14:00
  Gary Ofenloch didn’t get through 36 years of playing the tuba for the Utah Symphony without learning a few tricks.For example, he keeps his main instrument, a contrabass tuba, at his home studio in the Avenues for practice, and keeps an identical one at Abravanel Hall for rehearsals and performance.“You extend your career exponentially, because these things are heavy,” said Ofenloch. The tuba and its case together weigh 80 pounds, and “that really does a job on your back
  
  Read more

• Warriors rally past Trail Blazers 110-99 for 3-0 series lead

  19-05-2019 07:30
  Portland, Ore. • With Kevin Durant out, Draymond Green has taken it upon himself to boost Golden State.And boy, has he.Green had 20 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists, and the Warriors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 110-99 on Saturday night for a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.Green had his seventh career postseason triple-double and Stephen Curry scored 36 points for Golden State, which moved a win away from a fifth straight trip to the NBA finals with Game 4 set for Monday.Wa
  
  Read more

• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz alums: Kokoskov reportedly interviews with Grizz

  19-05-2019 05:44 via sportspyder.com
  Former Utah Jazz assistant Igor Kokoskov is back on the job hunt after being dismissed as head coach by the Phoenix Suns last month. Although some fans in ...
  
  Read more

• Utah Jazz alums: Kokoskov reportedly interviews with Grizz

  19-05-2019 05:31
  Former Utah Jazz assistant Igor Kokoskov is back on the job hunt after being dismissed as head coach by the Phoenix Suns last month. Although some fans in Salt Lake City likely want to see him back on Quin Snyder’s bench, former Utah Jazz assistant Igor Kokoskov has the goods to direct a team himself. […]
  Utah Jazz alums: Kokoskov reportedly interviews with Grizz - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
  Read more

• Traumatized ex-soldier died trying to ‘find peace’ on Appalachian Trail

  19-05-2019 05:11
  The physical injuries kept Ronnie Sanchez Jr. from moving as fast as he wanted on the Appalachian Trail, but it was the unseen wounds that almost made him quit.After 16 years in the Army and three tours in Iraq as a combat engineer, it took the 43-year-old veteran years to emerge from a cloud of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder that had kept him locked up in his house in Oklahoma City and avoiding other people.But he did it, little by little, slow and determined, by rediscovering h
  
  Read more

• Sophomore Attlyn Johnston pitches Tooele to Class 4A softball championship

  19-05-2019 04:27
  Two championships in Class 4A were scheduled to be decided on Saturday across the state in baseball and softball. The baseball laurels will have to wait, thanks to rain on Friday, but the Tooele Buffaloes took advantage of good weather to grab their eighth softball title in school history.Tooele beat Spanish Fork 3-1 in the second meeting of the day between those two schools. Sophomore Attlyn Johnston pitched a complete game victory for the Buffaloes, who won their first title since 2010.The fin
  
  Read more

• Community says farewell to 60-year-old West Jordan Middle School, which will be torn down and replaced

  19-05-2019 04:04
  West Jordan • Former students, teachers, staff and members of the community said farewell to the 60-year-old West Jordan Middle School on Saturday. The school, at 7550 S. Redwood Road, will be torn down shortly after the last day of school on May 31 and a brand-new school will open on site for the 2019-20 school year. During an open house, the community was able to tour the building, share memories and watch a slide show and video that recognized former principals.
  
  Read more

• Horsing around: Riderless colt races to Preakness finish

  19-05-2019 03:49
  Baltimore •Unencumbered by a jockey and suddenly free to run wherever he darn pleased, Bodexpress decided to take a shot at winning the Preakness.Taking one of the most memorable trips in the 149-year history of Pimlico Race Course, Bodexpress followed the leaders without a rider on board and at one point appeared to be a contender in the 13-horse race."You've got to be careful because some of them try to win," said trainer Bob Baffert, who saddled race favorite Improbable. "I've had horses
  
  Read more

• Columbine school shooting survivor found dead in home

  19-05-2019 03:07
  Steamboat Springs, Colo. • A Colorado man who survived the 1999 Columbine school shooting and later became an advocate for fighting addiction has died.Routt County Coroner Robert Ryg said Saturday that Austin Eubanks, 37, died overnight at his Steamboat Springs home.There were no signs of foul play. A Monday autopsy was planned to determine the cause of death.Eubanks was shot in the hand and knee in the Columbine attack that killed 12 classmates and a teacher, including Eubanks’ best
  
  Read more

• Police: 1 killed in Navajo Nation shooting; officer not injured

  19-05-2019 02:42
  Tuba City, Ariz. • The Navajo Police Department said one person was killed Saturday in a shooting involving an officer who was not injured in the incident.The department said in a brief statement that the incident occurred in Tonolea but did not provide any information about the person killed or what precipitated the shooting.The statement said the incident is being investigated by the Navajo Division of Public Safety and the FBI.Tonoleah is approximately 68 miles north of Flagstaff.
  
  Read more

• George F. Will: Blaine paid a steep price for his bigotry, but children shouldn’t have to

  19-05-2019 02:00
  Washington - Republican James G. Blaine (1830-1893) was a House speaker, senator and two-time secretary of state, but he is remembered, if at all, for this doggerel: “Blaine, Blaine, James G. Blaine/ the continental liar from the state of Maine.” His lasting legacy, however, is even more disreputable than his involvement in unsavory business deals while in elective office: the Blaine Amendments that have been in 37 state constitutions.Soon, the Supreme Court will decide whether to he
  
  Read more

• Dana Milbank: Our states are laboratories - run right now by mad scientists

  19-05-2019 02:00
  Louis Brandeis imagined that states could serve as laboratories of democracy. At the moment, they are serving as a bunch of mad scientists.The late Supreme Court justice envisioned states trying "novel social and economic experiments." But he could not have anticipated just how novel the thinking would be of Alabama state Sen. Clyde Chambliss (R), author of the state's toughest-in-the-nation law, which bans virtually all abortions, even in cases of rape and incest."I'm not trained medically so I
  
  Read more

• Police: 1 killed in shooting; officer not injured

  19-05-2019 01:38
  Tuba City, Ariz. • The Navajo Police Department said one person was killed Saturday in a shooting involving an officer who was not injured in the incident.The department said in a brief statement that the incident occurred in Tonolea but did not provide any information about the person killed or what precipitated the shooting.The statement said the incident is being investigated by the Navajo Division of Public Safety and the FBI.Tonoleah is approximately 68 miles north of Flagstaff.
  
  Read more

• Monson: Can RSL become MLS champions? Sebastian Saucedo thinks so.

  19-05-2019 01:31
  SandyAs Real Salt Lake crushed Toronto FC, 3-zip, on Saturday afternoon at Rio Tinto Stadium, one word kept emerging as the best to describe what was happening on the pitch for the home team. The same word that’s been most fitting for a couple of seasons now.Transition.And there was another word.Inconsistency.On this particular occasion, RSL was on the more positive end of both of those words, so much so that worthwhile change and consistency stuck their collective nose just over the horiz
  
  Read more

• Sebastian Saucedo scores first goal of season as Real Salt Lake blanks Toronto FC 3-0 for second straight win

  19-05-2019 01:18
  Sandy • After he scored his screamer in the first half, Real Salt Lake forward Sebastian Saucedo ran over to coach Mike Petke and embraced him tightly. It was Saucedo’s first goal of the season and helped give RSL a two-goal cushion.But the moment pointed to more than what had just transpired on the field. It was the culmination of several talks between the two, trying to figure out a way for the 22-year-old to find his place on a team where opportunities can be scarce at times.Sauced
  
  Read more

• [Torn By Sports] - Episode 191: JP ‘Chippie’ Prigge and NBA Conference Finals

  19-05-2019 00:34 via sportspyder.com
  This week, we welcome a special guest and discuss the NBA Conference Finals. The Milwaukee Bucks are primed for the Finals. Avengers: Endgame.
  
  Read more

• Judge dismisses lawsuit against Salt Lake City over officer’s shooting of Dillon Taylor

  19-05-2019 00:15
  A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed against Salt Lake City by the family of an unarmed Utah man who was fatally shot by a police officer in 2014.The judge dismissed the case Friday, saying that because the city officer didn’t violate any laws or constitutional rights by shooting and killing Dillon Taylor, the city can’t be held liable for the officer’s conduct.Taylor’s family filed the lawsuit in October 2015, just more than a year after Taylor, 20, was killed outsi
  
  Read more

Follow @UtahJazz_News_ on Twitter!