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• Fred Lampropoulos honored with Salt Lake Chamber’s 40th Giant in our City award

  01-06-2019 23:57
  The Salt Lake Chamber named Merit Medical founder Fred Lampropoulos the city’s 40th Giant in our City, they announced Friday in a news release.The award recognizes his contributions to the local business community and the state, the chamber said in the release. The Giant in our City award, established in 1969, honors one’s public service and professional achievement. Longtime Utah Sen. Orrin G. Hatch won the award in 2018.Lampropoulos founded Merit Medical, a health care company that
  
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• Liverpool beats Tottenham 2-0 to win Champions League final

  01-06-2019 23:30
  Madrid • No tears of pain this time for Mohamed Salah, who needed only 108 seconds to banish his Champions League final heartbreak.Once Salah dispatched his early penalty against Tottenham, Liverpool was on the path to a sixth European title on Saturday night.And Juergen Klopp has his first title as Liverpool manager, a year after defeat in the final to Real Madrid against whom Salah was forced off with a shoulder injury.This time it was Tottenham midfielder Moussa Sissoko's arm that gifted
  
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• Tribune Editorial: Opioid epidemic is not imported. It is on us.

  01-06-2019 23:00
  The image of deadly drugs invading our streets, our schools and our homes from far-away lands, brought here by sloppy brown-skinned people who illegally cross our borders, long predates the sitting administration. Though that is a significant part of the hobby horse that this president rode to power.There is a grain of truth in that meme, though no foreign army ever forced Americans to become addicted to any substance. They were just happy to take our money.But, as a recent report from a panel o
  
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• Clinic lets Utah amputees try walking and running with prosthetics

  01-06-2019 22:11
  More than 50 Utah amputees received a chance to run and walk with prosthetic limbs Saturday at the fourth annual Utah Adaptive Mobility Clinic on the track of Skyline High School.The event, organized by Hanger Clinic, a prosthetics patient-care provider, let amputees at all levels of ability meet health care professionals and try out prosthetic devices that may make mobility easier.Appearing at the event is Matthew Brewer, a bilateral above-knee amputee and athlete who has competed in surfing an
  
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• Tim Dahlberg: Baseball finds itself with a real numbers problem. Attendance is down all over.

  01-06-2019 21:06
  The official culprit last season was the weather, which Major League Baseball cited as a big reason for a 4 percent slide in attendance over the previous year.This season? Well, attendance is down once again — only this time there are new excuses.Commissioner Rob Manfred blames increased competition for the entertainment dollar, which he says has led to a decline in season ticket sales in some markets. The players' union, meanwhile, says fans simply won't come out to watch bad teams that a
  
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• Serena Williams joins No. 1 Naomi Osaka on way out of French Open

  01-06-2019 20:37
  Paris • Serena Williams’ quest for a 24th Grand Slam title ended with her earliest loss at a major tournament in five years.Williams was outplayed in the third round of the French Open by 20-year-old American Sofia Kenin, who used clean, deep groundstrokes to put together the 6-2, 7-5 upset Saturday.It was the second significant surprise in a matter of hours: Earlier in the day, No. 1 seed Naomi Osaka was eliminated 6-4, 6-2 by 42nd-ranked Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic. Tha
  
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• Idaho GOP chair arrested for stalking estranged wife

  01-06-2019 20:26
  Boise, Idaho • Authorities say the former Idaho Republican Party chairman was arrested Thursday for stalking his estranged wife, though Jonathan Parker’s lawyer claims it was a “grand misunderstanding.”Boise police say Parker appeared at or near his wife's apartment complex in May and was seen repeatedly hiding in the bushes, masturbating and wearing a wig.His lawyer said the 39-year-old lobbyist was invited to a costume party on the property.Police say Parker initially cl
  
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• Reports: Justice Dept. preparing antitrust probe of Google

  01-06-2019 20:22
  Washington • The U.S. Justice Department is readying an investigation of Google’s business practices and whether they violate antitrust law, according to news reports.The search giant was fined a record $2.72 billion by European regulators in 2017 for abusing its dominance of the online search market. In the U.S., the Federal Trade Commission made an antitrust investigation of Google but closed it in 2013 without taking action.Now the Justice Department has undertaken an antitrust pro
  
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• SLCC hires Kyle Taylor as only the school’s third men’s basketball coach since 1991

  01-06-2019 18:40
  Salt Lake Community College has named Kyle Taylor, a former Idaho State assistant basketball coach and Utah State support staff member, as the school's head coach.Taylor becomes only the third SLCC men's basketball coach hired since 1991, following the successful tenures of Norm Parrish and Todd Phillips, who recently joined the Utah Valley University staff.Taylor is a 2005 graduate of UCLA. He coached Covenant College’s Division III program in Georgia for seven years. Taylor described his
  
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• [Hoops Rumors] - Draft Workouts: Reid, Dort, Fernando, Poirier

  01-06-2019 18:16 via sportspyder.com
  With the 2019 NBA draft just 19 days away, teams around the league are ramping up their workout schedules, bringing …
  
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• Familiar names primed to again make deep runs in Women’s World Cup, including Team USA

  01-06-2019 18:00
  The history of the FIFA Women’s World Cup is rather short. The tournament started in 1991, which could be considered quite recent when factoring in that the men’s version dates all the way back to 1930.But there’s something else about the WWC that’s short: the list of contenders for the championship trophy.Since the start of the women’s tournament, only four countries have regularly appeared in the World Cup final to vie for a title: the United States, Germany, Norw
  
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• Arrest in 43-year-old murder case stuns Wisconsin town

  01-06-2019 17:46
  Lakewood, Wis. • Word of the arrest — via a friend’s text message — hit Wayne Sankey like a thunderbolt."I said, 'You gotta be kidding me,'" Sankey recalled. "And then I told the wife and she couldn't believe it. 'There's no way,' she said. 'Ray down the road?'"Ray Vannieuwenhoven was his next-door neighbor — a helpful, 82-year-old handyman with a gravelly voice and a loud, distinctive laugh.The widower and father of five grown children had lived quietly for two deca
  
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• Officials ID Virginia Beach gunman as city employee

  01-06-2019 17:41
  Virginia Beach, Va. • The gunman who killed 12 people in a Virginia Beach municipal building was identified by police Saturday as a 15-year city employee who had served in the military and was described by neighbors as quiet and rarely smiling.Virginia Beach Police Chief James Cervera identified the gunman as DeWayne Craddock, who was employed as an engineer with the city's public utilities department. Cervera declined to comment on a motive for Friday's rampage that ended with Craddock dyi
  
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• Thanks to his All-NBA status, Jazz center Rudy Gobert is one of the few players eligible for the NBA’s largest-ever contract

  01-06-2019 17:10
  Call it the cost of success.Thanks to his place in the All-NBA third team this season, and his Defensive Player of the Year trophy last season, Rudy Gobert has made himself eligible — along with a few of the NBA’s other elite players — for what would be the largest contract in NBA history: approximately a five-year, $247.3 million extension that would begin in the 2021-22 season.Such a deal, referred to as a “supermax” contract by most but by the term “Designa
  
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• Surprise! The LDS Church can be seen as more ‘pro-choice’ than ‘pro-life’ on abortion. Here’s why.

  01-06-2019 17:10
  It may seem counterintuitive to some, but The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints leans more toward “pro-choice” on abortion than strictly “pro-life” — and even many devout members don’t fully grasp that.That’s partly because, in recent decades, the church has aligned itself on several social issues with conservative religions, which leads anti-abortion activists to presume Utah’s predominant faith would favor every effort, including Alabam
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Thanks to his All-NBA status, Jazz center Rudy Gobert is one of the few players eligible for the NBA’s largest-ever contract

  01-06-2019 17:10 via sportspyder.com
  Call it the cost of success.
  
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• Rich Lowry: The wayward special counsel

  01-06-2019 15:25
  In the end, by-the-book Robert Mueller departed wildly from the book.He invented an extraconstitutional legal standard for his obstruction investigation and acted, at best, in violation of the spirit of the special-counsel regulations.His departing act was a public statement meant to influence the public debate in a manner inappropriate for a prosecutor, in part because the long public report he wrote that was also inappropriate for a prosecutor lacked clarity.A hallmark of the Trump era is that
  
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• George Chapman: SLC police deserve a more respectful salary

  01-06-2019 15:06
  The Salt Lake City Council is going to have a final public hearing on June 4 about the city’s budget. During discussions on the budget, and negotiations with the Salt Lake City Police Association, it appears that the Council will approve the recommended 2% salary increase and a 2% increase in starting wages, along with a 6% increase at 12 years of service for police officers.A further analysis that includes the recent International Association of Chiefs of Police study and Matrix’s 9
  
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• Utah officials ask potential cannabis growers to step forward, hoping to get plants in the ground this year

  01-06-2019 14:00
  The race is on in Utah for a cannabis cultivation license.On Friday, state agriculture officials began inviting applications from prospective growers who will be vying for one of 10 cultivation licenses. That puts the state on track for cannabis plants to begin growing this year, with the first medical marijuana products ready for patients in early 2020, according to a news release.“I’ll say that we’re pleasantly surprised to see the urgency with which regulators are moving for
  
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• 'No longer a Gestapo’ — retiring head of Utah’s Natural Resources reflects on how he turned combative agencies into cooperative ones

  01-06-2019 14:00
  For years, Mike Styler has run a 400-acre farm near Delta where he learned just how much water can disappear as it travels through an unlined irrigation ditch.After lining less than a mile of a ditch — used by three generations of Stylers — with concrete, he watched how his usual 12-cubic-foot share overwhelmed the channel.Styler was able to cut back the flow by 2 cubic feet per second and receive just as much water on his crops. That experience drove home just how much water Utah gr
  
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• Letter: VA provided my family with tremendous care

  01-06-2019 14:00
  My husband began going to the VA hospital more than 30 years ago. He had regular checkups, operations, and even spent Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve in the ER. During every single experience, he received the utmost respect, kindness and outstanding care.In February of this year, he was admitted and put on hospice. I can’t say enough about the wonderful care, comfort and love our whole family received from each person we interacted with. From the incredible nurses and doctors, to the CNAs a
  
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• Letter: Teachers deserve ‘incentive pay’ just to start

  01-06-2019 14:00
  In a state such as Utah, with a long history of lowest per-pupil funding in the nation, the arrogance of the Jordan School District Board to stand “behind incentive pay” is outrageous. I hope that the incoming Superintendent Anthony Godfrey can correct this insane confusion.There needs to be across-the-board “incentive pay” to encourage people to take on the overworked role of classroom teacher, a profession that does not currently justify the college tuition investment n
  
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• Letter: Nothing in Trump’s world is sacred

  01-06-2019 14:00
  Considering President Donald Trump’s shameful Memorial Day pardons of U.S. servicemen recently convicted of war crimes, one must conclude that there is nothing in Trump World which is sacred.Not truth. Not honor or integrity. Not principle or people. Not Scripture, culture or tradition. Nothing.Trump can’t even fake sincerity because everything he says and does drips with cynicism and sarcasm. His world is a wasteland, a vast opportunity cost paid for absolutely no lasting value.It i
  
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• Letter: How did bullying become normal?

  01-06-2019 14:00
  Have we as a nation decided to accept bullying as normal?When I went to school, it was not acceptable to say that someone was a moron. It was not acceptable to call someone ugly. It was not acceptable to make fun of veterans coming home from any war. It was not acceptable to call people crazy. It was not acceptable to make fun of people with disabilities. It was not acceptable to make fun of someone’s heritage. And on and on.If I had stood up in a school assembly and made any one of these
  
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• Letter: Grubhub should help with food insecurity

  01-06-2019 14:00
  I have a problem with Grubhub commercials. Sure, the service of home-delivered meals and other gastronomical delicacies is terrific.However, the TV ads paint a gluttonous situation. Some lazy bozo orders monstrous amounts of food. Dozens of delivery people arrive as if on cue. Invited friends and work associates join in to consume all (or as much as they can) of the ill-conceived trough of food.In Utah, 12% of people are food insecure. In addition, one in seven children are food insecure. The US
  
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• Letter: Biden would lose to Trump. And Trump knows it.

  01-06-2019 14:00
  How come nobody is reporting the patently obvious fact that Donald Trump wants Joe Biden to be the Democratic nominee in 2020?Trump’s insults are intended to galvanize Democratic voter support behind Biden so his early lead will be enhanced and generate the momentum to secure the Democratic nomination. Trump rightly sees Biden — yet another Republican-lite centrist — as his most beatable opponent, and pushing Democrats to defend Biden against attack is the best way to do that.I
  
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• U.S. Catholic Church reports big rise in sex-abuse allegations

  01-06-2019 13:06
  New York • Quantifying its vast sex-abuse crisis, the U.S. Roman Catholic Church said Friday that allegations of child sex abuse by clerics more than doubled in its latest 12-month reporting period, and that its spending on victim compensation and child protection surged above $300 million. During the period from July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018, 1,385 adults came forward with 1,455 allegations of abuse, according to the annual report of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Secretar
  
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• Stuart C. Reid: American Christianity must keep up with demographic change

  01-06-2019 13:00
  During my service as a board member for the Salt Lake Branch of the NAACP, I was confronted with the disturbing 1963 statement from Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.: “We must face the fact the church is still the most segregated major institution in America. At 11:00 on Sunday morning, we stand at the most segregated hour in this nation. This is tragic.”More than a half century later, King’s lament still convicts most of American Christianity. Its pews today remain some of the last
  
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• Commentary: Podiums to Pulpits: Do Gay Voices Matter to Utah?

  01-06-2019 13:00
  On May 17, 236 members of the United States House of Representatives voted in favor of historical legislation that would grant equal protection under the law to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer citizens of this nation. Another 173 members voted against it.The Equality Act is intended to protect members of my community from discrimination in housing, education and employment on a federal level. LGBTQ+ people are entering the public dialogue en masse to advocate for our rights as
  
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• Commentary: People need social emotional learning

  01-06-2019 13:00
  Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is the process through which people learn to manage their emotions and maintain healthy relationships. It is beneficial for students to receive SEL instruction in the classroom, as well as at home. This instruction has a positive influence on both individual students and their schools.SEL addresses five critical areas of social-emotional knowledge: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills as well as responsible decision-making, as des
  
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• Commentary: Change has to start somewhere. Why not at BYU?

  01-06-2019 13:00
  When the movement to reform the Honor Code began, like many other students, I was thrilled at the thought of a chance to change Brigham Young University from within.It didn’t take long for a group of passionate students to form in the hopes of bringing about a long overdue update to university policy. My position in BYU Democrats placed me in that passionate group of students because of the many members of our club who had been made to feel particularly marginalized, despite the fact that
  
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• Commentary: American kids occupy one nation, but can be worlds apart

  01-06-2019 13:00
  Since the 1970s, those who live on the "wrong side of the tracks" in the U.S. have rapidly lost ground. Those on the right side have moved into increasingly exclusive neighborhoods and are sending their children to increasingly exclusive schools. They are enjoying marital stability, while those on the wrong side of the tracks are increasingly seeing an erosion in the institution of marriage. Within the so-called working class, family and social bonds are disintegrating.Those were among the messa
  
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• Ekpe Udoh back to Europe?

  01-06-2019 10:43
  Former EuroLeague champion and Final Four MVP Ekpe Udoh is considering making a comeback in Europe. According to Eurohoops sources, Udoh has been mulling over several big multiyear offers he has in his hands by EuroLeague powerhouses. If the 32-year-old center accepts any of these proposals, he will return to the competition after spending the last two seasons in the NBA with the Utah Jazz.
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Could an Admiral be the next wing on deck for the Utah Jazz?

  01-06-2019 06:46 via sportspyder.com
  Tennessee forward Admiral Schofield joined a group of perimeter prospects in auditioning for Utah Jazz decision-makers on Friday. In the Tennessee Voluntee...
  
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• Could an Admiral be the next wing on deck for the Utah Jazz?

  01-06-2019 05:59
  Tennessee forward Admiral Schofield joined a group of perimeter prospects in auditioning for Utah Jazz decision-makers on Friday. In the Tennessee Volunteers’ Sweet 16 match-up with third-seeded Purdue last March, Admiral Schofield’s 21-point, nine-rebound effort wasn’t enough to get his squad to the Elite 8. In the end, the Vols fell in overtime, 99-94. Nevertheless, […]
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• [Clutchpoints] - Jazz PG Ricky Rubio admits seeing Marc Gasol play in NBA Finals with Raptors made him envious

  01-06-2019 04:31 via sportspyder.com
  Seeing Toronto Raptors center Marc Gasol play in the NBA Finals has only fueled the desire of Utah Jazz guard Ricky Rubio to join a team with championship aspirations. Rubio, who will enter free agency this summer, has previously hinted that his...
  
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• At least 12 people killed in Virginia Beach shooting; suspect dead

  01-06-2019 04:29
  Virginia Beach • A longtime city employee opened fire at a municipal building in Virginia Beach on Friday, killing at least 12 people before police shot and killed him, authorities said.Six other people were wounded in the shooting, including a police officer whose bulletproof vest saved his life, said Virginia Beach Police Chief James Cervera. The city's visibly shaken mayor, Bobby Dyer, called it "the most devastating day in the history of Virginia Beach."The shooting happened shortly aft
  
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• After more than 50 dead deer found nearby — some with latex gloves, plastic bags in their stomaches — a Utah landfill is making changes

  01-06-2019 02:50
  A Summit County landfill is changing how it hides trash from wildlife after more than 50 deer were found dead nearby, some with plastic bags and latex gloves in their stomaches.Because the deer were found in such an “advanced state of decomposition," a state Division of Wildlife Resources investigator wasn’t able to tell what role the eaten trash played in the animals’ deaths, division spokesman Mark Hadley said.The Associated Press reported that DWR officials think the deer di
  
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• [KSL] - NBA Draft: Ty Jerome is trying to show he's 'different' in a different way than Donovan Mitchell | KSL.com

  01-06-2019 02:42 via sportspyder.com
  Virginia's Ty Jerome played on the same AAU team as Donovan Mitchell growing up.
  
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• Draper police arrest driver on allegations of attempted homicide after he ran over 11-year-old on electric scooter

  01-06-2019 02:39
  Police have arrested the driver of a car that allegedly turned and purposefully struck a child riding an electric scooter Friday morning in Draper.The 11-year-old girl was hit by a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta just before 8:30 a.m. near 15050 S. Winged Bluff Lane. Police say the car’s driver, 20-year-old Steven Becky, was heading north and turned into the girl, who was pushing the scooter south, Draper City Police Chief John Eining said in a news conference Friday evening, which was broadcast liv
  
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• Utah parents urged to take care around pools this summer as drowning is the second leading cause of death for youngsters

  01-06-2019 02:25
  Chris Miles didn’t think twice when she left her 2-year-old grandson Nathan playing alone at her coffee table last August while she went upstairs to make some beds.When she came back downstairs a few minutes later, one of Nathan’s cousins asked where the little boy had gone.“Fear struck my heart,” Miles said Friday at a water safety news conference hosted by Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital.“When I didn’t find him in the house, I charged outside
  
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• West High’s Huntyr Ava named Gatorade Utah Softball Player of the Year

  01-06-2019 02:01
  Huntyr Ava played the entire 5A softball championship for West High on Thursday thinking a girl from Washington had won the Gatorade Utah Softball Player of the Year Award. The Panthers won back-to-back games, securing their second title in four years.After the team returned from the state tournament, Ava’s cousin congratulated her on winning the award. She was confused, so her cousin told her someone announced it on Twitter. After confirming the tweet came from The Salt Lake Tribune, it h
  
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• Jazz work out a unique group in first session since draft withdrawal deadline

  01-06-2019 02:01
  Friday morning marked the Jazz’s first prospects workout since the passing of the deadline to withdraw from the NBA Draft, and the group they brought in proved a talented if eclectic bunch, highlighted by Virginia guard Ty Jerome, Tennessee’s Admiral Schofield and former prep/AAU standout-turned-Sydney Kings signee Brian Bowen II.Jerome, a 6-foot-5, 195-pound point guard, helped lead the Cavaliers to the national championship as a junior, averaging 13.6 points, 5.5 assists and 4.2 re
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - North of border, Warriors enter new territory: 1-0 NBA Finals deficit

  01-06-2019 02:01 via sportspyder.com
  Steve Kerr has seen a little of almost everything during his wildly successful five-year run as coach of the Golden State Warriors.
  
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• North of border, Warriors enter new territory: 1-0 NBA Finals deficit

  01-06-2019 01:49
  Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) reacts during the second half of Game 1 of the team's basketball’s NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors on Thursday, May 30, 2019, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)Frank GunnToronto Raptors guard Danny Green (14) reacts after making a 3-pointer against the Golden State Warriors during the first half of Game 1 of basketball’s NBA Finals, Thursday, May 30, 2019, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)Frank Gun
  
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• Virginia Beach police say 11 killed in shooting

  01-06-2019 01:07
  Virginia Beach, Va. • Police say 11 people have been killed and six others injured in a mass shooting at a municipal building in Virginia Beach.Police Chief James Cervera said Friday that a shooter opened fire and shot "indiscriminately" at workers inside an operations building in the Virginia Beach Municipal Building Friday afternoon.Cervera said police returned fire, killing the suspect. He said the suspect was a longtime employee of the city’s Public Works Department. One of the pe
  
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• [KSL] - NBA mock draft 1.0: After Zion, where do the teams fall? | KSL.com

  01-06-2019 01:06 via sportspyder.com
  A first look mock draft for June 20th's NBA Draft. Will Zion definitely go number 1? Who will the Jazz pick?
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: The Smell of Freedom

  01-06-2019 00:47
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Sunday, June 2, 2019. You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below:<a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2019/05/30/bagley-cartoon-bring-gun/" target=_blank><u>Bring a Gun to a Gun Fight</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2019/05/29/bagley-cartoon-sick/"><u>Sick and Twisted</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2019/05/28/bagl
  
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• Gov. Gary Herbert receives lifetime achievement award from refugee community

  01-06-2019 00:27
  Utah Gov. Gary Herbert received the “Lifetime Achievement Award,” Friday from Utah’s refugee community and the Governor’s Refugee Services Advisory Board. Herbert received the award for his support of refugees in Utah, especially during President Trump’s refugee ban and as other Republican governors were vowing to block refugees from some nations.“Over the last few years, the refugees in Utah, and the country, have gone through an emotional roller coaster over
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Jazz work out a unique group in first session since draft withdrawal deadline

  01-06-2019 00:25 via sportspyder.com
  Friday morning marked the Jazz’s first prospects workout since the passing of the deadline to withdraw from the NBA Draft, and the group they brought in proved a talented if eclectic bunch, highlighted by Virginia guard Ty Jerome, Tennessee’s...
  
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