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• How Justen Glad switched positions to become a defender and a key player for Real Salt Lake

  05-07-2019 21:00
  When Justen Glad first arrived at the Real Salt Lake Academy seven years ago, the coaches asked the players to split into groups — one for forwards, one for midfielders and one for defenders. As the sorting unfolded, Glad, then mainly a central midfielder, watched as 40 players each claimed a spot in the forward and midfielder groups, yet only 10 or so were defenders.At that moment, Glad made a decision: If he wanted any real chance of making the team, he would have to join the likes of th
  
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• The body of Utah student MacKenzie Lueck has been found in Logan Canyon, police say

  05-07-2019 20:55
  The body of MacKenzie Lueck, the University of Utah student who was killed sometime after she flew back to Salt Lake City on June 17, has been found.“We have retrieved MacKenzie Lueck from Logan Canyon,” Salt Lake City Police Chief Mike Brown announced at a news conference Friday.No details were given about how police located the body. Brown and Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill said her remains were retrieved sometime Wednesday.“Despite their grief,” Brown said
  
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• For homeless people in the Salt Lake Valley, getting a fair shake in court may depend more on where you are than what you did

  05-07-2019 20:47
  Imagine that you don’t have a home.After a long day spent in the hot summer sun, carrying all your belongings on your back or in a shopping cart, you’re arrested for public intoxication, jaywalking, trespassing or any one of the other infractions that people experiencing homelessness tend to violate more than anyone else.If you’re picked up near, say, 2100 South and 700 East in Salt Lake City, you’ll have a much different experience moving through the court system than if
  
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• Sidney Blumenthal: President Trump’s Revolutionary War quiz

  05-07-2019 20:44
  “In June of 1775, the Continental Congress created a unified army out of the revolutionary forces encamped around Boston and New York and named after the great George Washington, commander in chief. The Continental Army suffered a bitter winter of Valley Forge, found glory across the waters of the Delaware and seized victory from Cornwallis of Yorktown. Our army manned the (unaudible). It rammed the ramparts. It took over the airports. It did everything it had to do. And at Fort McHenry, u
  
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• George Pyle: Presidents don’t give up power. Power gives up presidents.

  05-07-2019 20:32
  If it can’t be expressed in figures, it is not science; it is opinion."— Robert Heinlein, “Time Enough for Love,” 1973The reason we argue so long and so loud about the meaning of the Constitution of the United States is because its authors — of the original document and many of its amendments — clearly wanted us to. Cheeky monkeys.Why else would the pepper the thing with fuzzy phrases and weasel words like, “a more perfect union,” “cruel and
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Monson: Sorry Snoop Dogg, the Jazz, along with everyone else, should be rooting for Kawhi Leonard to stay in the North

  05-07-2019 20:22 via sportspyder.com
  As Kawhi Leonard leans to his left, leans to his right, dawdling and deciding whether to re-sign with Toronto or join the Lakers or the Clippers, all kinds of craziness has been breaking out.
  
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• Monson: Sorry Snoop Dogg, the Jazz, along with everyone else, should be rooting for Kawhi Leonard to stay in the North

  05-07-2019 20:16
  As Kawhi Leonard leans to his left, leans to his right, dawdling and deciding whether to re-sign with Toronto or join the Lakers or the Clippers, all kinds of craziness has been breaking out.Raptors fans are beside themselves, spinning collectively into a worried frenzy, gathering recently in a crowd outside the hotel where the Finals MVP was meeting with team executives. Leonard had previously been offered free gourmet meals for the rest of his life by Toronto restaurants, been offered a pentho
  
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• SLC airport wants to hear from public as it develops a new master plan for next two decades

  05-07-2019 19:49
  The new $3.6 billion rebuild of Salt Lake City International Airport was envisioned 20 years ago in the airport’s current master plan. Now, the city wants to know what residents think the airport should look like 20 years from now.It is working on a new master plan to chart the airport’s next 20 years and create a blueprint for long-term development.It invites all interested parties to share ideas at a meeting July 17 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Salt Lake City Public Library, 210
  
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• Legendary assistant Donny Daniels returns to Utah basketball, ‘the only program I ever would have done this for'

  05-07-2019 19:49
  With one glimpse of his father in Ute apparel, Eric Daniels instantly was transported back to the 1990s.“I felt like I was 10 years old again,” he said, remembering his childhood as the son of Utah’s longtime assistant basketball coach, who is now back with the staff.On a July morning, Donny Daniels surveyed the Salt Lake Valley from the balcony of the Jon M. and Karen Huntsman Basketball Facility. He looked at the adjacent, 50-year-old Huntsman Center and marveled, “I wa
  
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• The Jazz’s summer league team will face some increased competition and bigger names in Vegas

  05-07-2019 19:48
  Las Vegas • The Jazz learned a few important things during their recently-wrapped three-day, four-team Salt Lake City Summer League event, namely:• Third-year center Tony Bradley will get his shot to be the team’s third-string center. Having re-sculpted his body to get simultaneously stronger and faster, the 6-foot-10 North Carolina product — who will still be the youngest player on Utah’s roster this season — posted 20.0 points, 15.5 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks pe
  
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• Salt Lake City to host Quidditch World Cup in 2021

  05-07-2019 19:48
  Salt Lake City has been chosen to host the U.S. Quidditch World Cup in 2021.Mayor Jackie Biskupski announced the selection Friday and said the city was chosen for its proximity to an airport and its walkable downtown area. The event is expected to host 84 teams and draw in more than 7,000 people.Previous competitions have been held in Vermont, New York and South Carolina.Quidditch is a full contact sport inspired by the "Harry Potter" book series that combines elements of rugby, dodgeball and ta
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - The Jazz’s summer league team will face some increased competition and bigger names in Vegas

  05-07-2019 19:19 via sportspyder.com
  Las Vegas • The Jazz learned a few important things during their recently-wrapped three-day, four-team Salt Lake City Summer League event, namely:
  
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• Eugene Robinson: Trump tried to make Independence Day all about him. He ended up looking small.

  05-07-2019 19:00
  Washington • President Trump chose the wrong backdrop for his attempt to make Independence Day all about himself. Standing beneath the majestic statue of Abraham Lincoln, occupying a space where great orators have stood, Trump looked and sounded quite small.He gave a triumphalist speech, of course. “Our nation is stronger today than it ever was. It is its strongest now,” Trump claimed. He went on to give extended salutes to each of the nation’s armed services, punctuated b
  
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• Aaron Blake: Trump administration bungled census citizenship question from start to finish

  05-07-2019 19:00
  The Trump administration finally admitted defeat on the census citizenship question on Tuesday. And what a disastrous exercise is was, from start to finish.The wisdom of asking people on the census about citizenship is a moral judgment that people are free to make. (Opponents claimed it was a partisan power play to dilute the political power of Hispanics; supporters argued it's important to get an accurate count.) But how the administration went about trying to get it done is another matter enti
  
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• Gomberg: Taylor Swift’s critics — particularly those in the queer movement — need to ‘calm down’

  05-07-2019 18:01
  Cutie patootie pop star, Taylor Swift, dropped a new song earlier this month called, “You Need to Calm Down,” and it promptly — and pretty ironically — riled the seething complainternet.The video for the song is gayer than Megan Rapinoe sashaying through a glitter storm and calls out homophobia with colorful, inclusive, subtext-packed and star-studded scenes.Everyone from RuPaul to Ellen is in it and it celebrates same-sex marriage, drag culture, proud bigger bodies, peop
  
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• Greatest hymn? Sacred song enthusiasts vote in ‘madness’ tournament

  05-07-2019 17:44
  Four months after March Madness, hymn lovers are awaiting the outcome of a different kind of tournament that will answer this question: “What’s the greatest hymn of all time?”Will it be “Holy, Holy, Holy”? Or how about “How Great Thou Art”?Or one of six others in the Elite Eight that were announced Tuesday?The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada decided to use the tournament as a way to draw attention to the music that fills church sanctuaries e
  
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• Alexandra Petri: Goodbye, America! Tanks for everything!

  05-07-2019 17:28
  Well, America, it has been great.On the Fourth of July, President Trump and his followers took over the Mall and the Lincoln Memorial, as tanks rolled down the streets and jets flew overhead. The Park Service diverted $2.5 million to pay for the extravagance. This, apparently, was a Salute to America, some sort of combination birthday-retirement-funeral? It is unclear where America is going, but you certainly seem to be on your way out.Since you invited us to the party, America, the girls and I
  
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• Best way to fight climate change? Plant a trillion trees.

  05-07-2019 16:55
  Washington • The most effective way to fight global warming is to plant lots of trees, a study says. A trillion of them, maybe more.And there’s enough room, Swiss scientists say. Even with existing cities and farmland, there’s enough space for new trees to cover 3.5 million square miles, they reported in Thursday’s journal Science. That area is roughly the size of the United States.The study calculated that over the decades, those new trees could suck up nearly 830 billion
  
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• [Deseret News] - Morning links: Donovan Mitchell expresses his love for Utah — 'I don't need the big market to be happy'

  05-07-2019 16:29 via sportspyder.com
  Donovan Mitchell isn’t shy about sharing his appreciation for Utah. The Utah Jazz star expressed it again while appearing on the LightHarted Podcast with Josh Hart posted Wednesday.
  
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• Morning links: Donovan Mitchell expresses his love for Utah — 'I don't need the big market to be happy'

  05-07-2019 16:26
  Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell signs autographs as he attends the Utah Jazz game against the Cleveland Cavaliers during the Jazz summer league at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 2, 2019.Steve GriffinSALT LAKE CITY — Donovan Mitchell isn't shy about sharing his appreciation for Utah.The Utah Jazz star expressed it again while appearing on the LightHarted Podcast with Josh Hart posted Wednesday."People make fun of Utah nightlife, but it's actually dope. I love it
  
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• Musical theater helped Utah’s young budding Broadway star escape a ‘terrible situation’

  05-07-2019 15:36
  When Ethan Kelso was 8 years old, his adoptive mother asked him where he had learned to sing. He told her, “‘In the darkness.’”Kelso was 3 when his father was killed in a car accident, leaving him in the care of his mother, who struggled with addiction, his family said. Kelso and his older sister, Bailey, were eventually placed in foster care until they were adopted by their grandparents, Mary Claire and Gary Kelso.“They sang alone in an apartment with no electricit
  
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• UTA ends a 4-year ridership skid. The key is free fare and faster service — but is it a formula the agency can repeat?

  05-07-2019 15:28
  Orem • Utah Valley University student Kyle Dittmer says that until recently, he never considered riding Utah Transit Authority buses and trains. They were expensive and waits often were long. He liked the freedom of driving.Now he’s a regular and devoted transit rider. What changed?“Mainly, it’s free,” at least to him, thanks to a deal by UTA, UVU and Brigham Young University for students and faculty. Also, anyone can ride free on the new Utah Valley Express (UVX) bu
  
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• Paul Waldman: How the federal government accommodates Trump’s personal corruption

  05-07-2019 15:15
  When we talk about the threat of Donald Trump using the presidency for his own monetary gain — something we thought we’d never have to worry about again since no president of either party would even consider doing so — what exactly do we mean?If you're less than clear, I have a story that illustrates quite well the unique threat of corruption that Trump poses.It has to do with the FBI, specifically the dilapidated headquarters it currently occupies in downtown Washington. To be
  
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• Desserts are on a roll in Utah as food trucks sell Harry Potter’s favorite drink, sweet sandwiches and ice cream from BYU and USU

  05-07-2019 15:14
  Food trucks selling sweet, refreshing treats have hit the Utah streets this summer.They’re offering Harry Potter’s favorite drink, sweet sandwiches and “udderly” delicious ice cream from in-state football rivals. Want to know more? Here are the details:Wizarding wonder • Butterbeer cast a spell on Devanie Stout. After the Utahn tasted the butterscotch drink in London — while visiting “The Making of Harry Potter” studio tour — she spent the nex
  
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• Utah, Arizona dismiss bar complaints against LDS Church lawyer who gave advice on when to report sex abuse

  05-07-2019 15:13
  In a case that highlighted when lay clergy within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints might report sex abuse, the agencies that regulate attorneys in Utah, Arizona and California have dismissed complaints a prosecutor filed against a lawyer representing the Utah-based faith.Arizona’s was the last bar association to dismiss the complaint filed against Joseph Osmond, a lawyer with the Salt Lake City firm of Kirton McConkie. In an April 29 letter, a senior counsel for the State Ba
  
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• Political Cornflakes: Trump critic, facing fierce attacks after calling for impeachment, leaves the Republican party

  05-07-2019 15:00
  Representative Justin Amash of Michigan — the only sitting Republican member of Congress to support impeaching President Donald Trump — announced Thursday that he was leaving the party. His move, which comes after fierce attacks from the president and fellow Republicans, makes him the only independent member of the House of Representatives. [NYTimes]Happy Friday!Topping the news: Democrats and environmental groups are outraged after Trump announced he would be using $2.5 million from
  
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• Gomberg: Taylor Swift’s critics — particulalry those in the queer movement — need to ‘calm down’

  05-07-2019 15:00
  Cutie patootie pop star, Taylor Swift, dropped a new song earlier this month called, “You Need to Calm Down,” and it promptly — and pretty ironically — riled the seething complainternet. The video for the song is gayer than Megan Rapinoe sashaying through a glitter storm and calls out homophobia with colorful, inclusive, subtext-packed and star-studded scenes. Everyone from RuPaul to Ellen is in it and it celebrates same-sex marriage, drag culture, proud bigger bodies, pe
  
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• Vince Carter should be next vet that the Utah Jazz pursue

  05-07-2019 14:00
  As the Utah Jazz continue to pursue vets to round out their roster, the legendary Vince Carter could be a perfect fit for the squad. The Utah Jazz have already absolutely knocked it out of the park this offseason. After trading for Mike Conley, which many supposed would be their main and perhaps only flashy […]
  Vince Carter should be next vet that the Utah Jazz pursue - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• Scott D. Pierce: Yes, I was wrong about TV last fall — 5 or 6 times

  05-07-2019 14:00
  TV critics are not always correct. Shocking, right? Looking all the way back to September, I was wrong in my 2018-19 TV season preview five times. Maybe six times. Not wildly wrong, but wrong nonetheless.Mostly because I underestimated shows; once because I overestimated a show; and once because a show I liked took a turn for the worse.• “FBI” was indeed “unoriginal,” but it turned out to be a decent, very watchable crime procedural. (Renewed)• We didn’t g
  
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• Fireworks at The Gateway light up Salt Lake City for the Fourth

  05-07-2019 07:14
  Fireworks went off in colorful bursts over downtown Salt Lake City for the Fourth of July, ending a day of celebrations across Utah.The Salt Lake City show at The Gateway Thursday night followed an afternoon of live music, food trucks, DJs and karaoke.The Gateway took over as Salt Lake City’s main Fourth of July venue when the Sugar House Chamber of Commerce decided it couldn’t continue the long-running tradition at Sugar House Park.
  
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• Utah man dies in rock climbing accident in Alaska

  05-07-2019 06:52
  A 26-year-old Utah man died Tuesday after falling while rock climbing in Alaska’s Denali National Park, FOX 13 reports.Family told FOX 13 Evan Millsap was living in Alaska for school, and that he was an avid rock climber. He fell 70 feet after his anchor system somehow loosened.“He always just wanted to be the very, very best in every single thing, so he’d drag you off on these adventures that were way out of your league, and he would somehow get you through them… He was
  
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• Plain City perseveres after crash almost ruins Independence Day celebration

  05-07-2019 06:40
  A small Utah town’s Independence Day celebration was almost derailed Thursday when the truck carrying fireworks for the city’s display crashed on the way to its final destination, according to FOX 13.The truck crashed on its way to Plain City, a town of about 7,100 people in Weber County, while carrying the fireworks from Cache Valley. The driver sustained minor injuries, but the truck was totaled, and the fireworks never made it to Plain City.“I just said, ‘Hey, let&rsqu
  
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• Woman arrested on suspicion of starting brush fire near Draper homes

  05-07-2019 05:26
  Police say a woman arrested for allegedly starting a brush fire that threatened houses near Point of the Mountain in Draper told a witness she started a small fire and the wind blew it out of control.The fire started Tuesday around 1:45 p.m. and could be seen burning in dry grass near Interstate 15. It also burned near four homes, but fire crews were able to cut a line behind the houses, stopping it from moving closer.Residents were on standby for evacuations, but were never asked to leave, fire
  
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• Trump asks Americans to ‘stay true to our cause’

  05-07-2019 04:08
  Washington • President Donald Trump celebrated “the greatest political journey in human history” in a Fourth of July commemoration before a soggy but cheering crowd of spectators, many of them invited, on the grounds of the Lincoln Memorial. Supporters welcomed his tribute to the U.S. military while protesters assailed him for putting himself center stage on a holiday devoted to unity.As rain fell on him, Trump called on Americans to "stay true to our cause" during a program th
  
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• Salt Lake Bees players remember Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs as ‘the life of that clubhouse’

  05-07-2019 03:14
  Having learned Sunday that the Los Angeles Angels were sending him back down to the Salt Lake Bees, pitcher Luke Bard shared a goodbye hug with his locker neighbor, Tyler Skaggs.“The next day,” Bard said solemnly, “he was gone.”Skaggs, 27, died Monday of an unknown cause in a hotel room in Arlington, Texas, where the Angels had traveled to begin a four-game series vs. Texas. Bard and the Bees returned Thursday to Smith’s Ballpark, as manager Lou Marson and his playe
  
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• [Hoops Rumors] - Northwest Notes: Hezonja, Abrines, Jazz, Tolliver

  05-07-2019 03:05 via sportspyder.com
  New Blazers guard Mario Hezonja has apologized to players and employees of the team for choosing to sign with the Knicks …
  
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• For one Utah deer living in trophy buck country, androgyny may be the key to survival

  05-07-2019 02:33
  She spends winters east of Kanab and the rest of her time between Panguitch and Alton, in an area of Utah known for its trophy deer hunting.For many of her species, living on the premium hunting territory known as Paunsaugunt unit could be a problem. But for this rare antlered doe, her home turf and apparent genetic abnormality could be the key to her longevity.“There’s more bucks on that unit [where she lives], and that kind of allows hunters to be a little bit more selective with w
  
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• Helena Andrews-Dyer: Wait. What is Ivanka Trump’s job exactly?

  05-07-2019 01:02
  Ivanka Trump — prized first daughter, presidential sounding board, sometime diplomat — managed to ignite the rage of the Internet by just doing her job.Wait, what job is that exactly? Officially, the 37-year-old is a senior adviser to the president, who happens to be her dad, Donald J. Trump. In practice, she seems to have unlimited responsibilities. And her “Where’s Waldo?” appearance at the 2019 G-20 summit in Japan — there she is smizing with Shinzo Abe! ho
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - What Jeff Green brings to the Utah Jazz

  05-07-2019 00:51 via sportspyder.com
  Whether or not Jeff Green has made fans of the team he plays for happy has traditionally been determined nearly 100% by the expectations they place on him.
  
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• What Jeff Green brings to the Utah Jazz

  05-07-2019 00:41
  Whether or not Jeff Green has made fans of the team he plays for happy has traditionally been determined nearly 100% by the expectations they place on him.For Seattle SuperSonics fans, Jeff Green wasn’t enough. They traded Ray Allen, perhaps their best ever player, for the chance to draft Green. While he scored some, in general, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook surpassed Green very quickly in their minds.Then he was traded to the Celtics in exchange for Kendrick Perkins and Nate Robinson
  
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• Strongest earthquake in 20 years rattles Southern California

  05-07-2019 00:26
  Los Angeles • The strongest earthquake in 20 years shook a large swath of Southern California and parts of Nevada on Thursday, rattling nerves on the July Fourth holiday and causing some injuries and damage in a town near the epicenter, followed by a swarm of ongoing aftershocks.The 6.4 magnitude quake struck at 10:33 a.m. in the Mojave Desert, about 150 miles northeast of Los Angeles, near the town of Ridgecrest, California.Multiple injuries and two house fires were reported in the town of
  
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• Red, blue and a whole lot of white: Snowbird opened for skiing on the Fourth of July for only the fifth time in 48 years

  05-07-2019 00:18
  Snowbird • For Paul Fejte, getting to ski on Independence Day captures the holiday’s meaning: a celebration of freedom.Fejte and his wife, Denise, drove an hour-and-a-half from Eden to experience their first Fourth of July ski experience, marking their 102nd day on the slopes this season.“It was for sure worth the wait and the line," he said.Fejte combined his love for skiing and patriotism by wearing a tall red-and-white striped hat, atop his red-white-and-blue curly wig. He al
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Report: Kyle Korver, Utah have not been in contact

  05-07-2019 00:16 via sportspyder.com
  Shooting guard Kyle Korver and the Utah Jazz have reportedly not been in contact, according to Tony Jones of The Athletic. The Jazz traded Korver to the Memphis Grizzlies in the Mike Conley trade. The Grizzlies then sent the sharpshooter to the...
  
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• Scott D. Pierce: In addition to the monster, there’s a ‘Mormon’ in Season 3 of ‘Stranger Things’

  05-07-2019 00:00
  The monster is back in Season 3 of “Stranger Things” — and it’s joined by a “Mormon.”Well, probably.Netflix starts streaming new episodes of the popular horror series on July 4, bringing back all the characters who lived through Season 2. It’s almost a year later — the summer of 1985 — and things are about to get really scary again.In Episode 1, Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo) returns home to Hawkins, Ind. — the site of all that supernatural m
  
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