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• The Basketball Tournament pulls into the Maverik Center this weekend. Here’s what you need to know.

  24-07-2019 23:49
  The Basketball Tournament makes a stop in West Valley City this weekend, and while perhaps the most famous TBT player won’t be on the floor, his team and former coach will be.Team Fredette — minus Jimmer Fredette, who will likely be looking on from the bench — is one of eight entries (and the third seed) that begin play Thursday at the Maverik Center. Coaching these guys? None other than recently retired BYU men’s basketball coach Dave Rose.How’d Rose get the gig?TJ
  
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• Key takeaways from Robert Mueller’s congressional testimony

  24-07-2019 23:49
  Washington • Robert Mueller refused to play the part. Not for Republicans and not for Democrats.In back-to-back hearings before the House Judiciary Committee and the House Intelligence Committee, the former special counsel in the investigation of Russian interference into the 2016 presidential elections largely honored his pledge to stick to his 448-page report . He often answered questions in a single word.Republicans tried to get Mueller to spell out the findings that there wasn't enough
  
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• E.J. Dionne: Republicans make it clear that they are lying about Trump’s innocence

  24-07-2019 23:48
  Washington * President Trump and his Republican apologists -- including his defense lawyer who moonlights as the nation’s attorney general -- do not believe a single word they have said about former special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. The GOP has claimed that it shows “no collusion, no obstruction.” But their behavior at Wednesday’s hearings, not to mention Mueller’s own words, prove they have been lying.Because the report does not and never did say what
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - The Utah Jazz will play with a new set of positions this season

  24-07-2019 23:41 via sportspyder.com
  There’s no such thing as a power forward any more
  
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• Utah Rep. Chris Stewart slams Robert Mueller for ensnaring ‘innocent people’ in his Russia probe

  24-07-2019 23:24
  Washington • Rep. Chris Stewart sat patiently as colleague after colleague pressed former special counsel Robert Mueller to open up about his investigation of Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and President Donald Trump’s team’s actions.Mueller, a former FBI director, didn’t give much up, offering yes and no answers that didn’t stray from his now largely public report on his findings.When Stewart got his chance to quiz Mueller, the Utah Republican laid
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz duo of Conley, Mitchell could team up at FIBA World Cup

  24-07-2019 21:54 via sportspyder.com
  Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell has reportedly reaffirmed his commitment to Team USA this summer. His new backcourt mate Mike Conley may soon join him on t...
  
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• Pac-12 is moving football championship game to Las Vegas, and implementing new instant replay protocol

  24-07-2019 21:26
  Hollywood, Calif. • Utah fans responded well to their team’s first appearance in the Pac-12 football championship game last November, traveling in big numbers to Santa Clara, Calif.They will have easier access to the conference title games in 2020 and '21, if the Utes get there.The Pac-12 has secured a two-year deal to play in the new Las Vegas stadium, where the NFL's Oakland Raiders are moving next year, commissioner Larry Scott announced Wednesday during the Pac-12 Football Media D
  
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• Utah Jazz duo of Conley, Mitchell could team up at FIBA World Cup

  24-07-2019 21:25
  Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell has reportedly reaffirmed his commitment to Team USA this summer. His new backcourt mate Mike Conley may soon join him on the squad. Nearly five years after USA Basketball beat Bogdan Bogdanovic and Serbia to capture the gold in 2014, the next FIBA World Cup of Basketball is right around […]
  Utah Jazz duo of Conley, Mitchell could team up at FIBA World Cup - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• Actor Rutger Hauer, of ‘Blade Runner’ fame, has died at 75

  24-07-2019 21:25
  New York • Dutch film actor Rutger Hauer, who specialized in thoughtful, menacing roles, including a memorable turn as a murderous android in “Blade Runner” opposite Harrison Ford, has died. He was 75.Hauer's agent, Steve Kenis, said Wednesday the actor died July 19 at his home in the Netherlands.Hauer's roles included a terrorist in "Nighthawks" with Sylvester Stallone, Cardinal Roark in "Sin City" and playing an evil corporate executive in "Batman Begins." He was in the big-bu
  
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• Pac-12 moving football championship game to Las Vegas in 2020, 2021

  24-07-2019 20:12
  Hollywood, Calif. • Utah fans responded well to their team’s first appearance in the Pac-12 football championship game last November, traveling in big numbers to Santa Clara, Calif.They will have easier access to the conference title games in 2020 and '21, if the Utes get there. The Pac-12 has secured a two-year deal to play in the new Las Vegas stadium, where the Oakland Raiders are moving next year, commissioner Larry Scott announced Wednesday during the Pac-12 Football Media Day. U
  
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• Asked whether Trump could potentially be indicted after leaving office, Mueller responds, ‘True’

  24-07-2019 20:10
  Washington • Former special counsel Robert Mueller early Wednesday began his public testimony before the first of two congressional panels about his investigation of President Donald Trump and Russian interference in the 2016 election."The president was not exculpated for the acts that he allegedly committed," the former special counsel told the House Judiciary Committee.Asked by Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y, of whether the president could potentially be indicted after leaving office, Mueller
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Jazz’s Donovan Mitchell says he’s ‘not going to the Lakers’ after wishing Kyle Kuzma a happy birthday

  24-07-2019 19:55 via sportspyder.com
  Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell sent out a tweet to wish Kyle Kuzma a happy birthday on Wednesday afternoon. And while it was a friendly gesture, Mitchell wanted to make it clear that he has no intention of taking his talents to Hollywood....
  
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• Flash flooding ‘probable’ in much of Utah through Friday

  24-07-2019 19:26
  The National Weather Service on Wednesday said flash flooding is “possible” this week in about one-third of Utah and “probable” in roughly another third.The Weather Service issued a warning through Friday. No chance of flooding was listed in northwest Utah, but flooding is considered possible in northeast Utah and southwest Wyoming as well as a stretch of Utah that roughly winds from Logan then to Interstate 15 and south to St. George.Flooding is more likely in Duchesne a
  
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• Pac-12 football media day: Utah AD Mark Harlan views the Utes’ favorite status as ‘pretty special’

  24-07-2019 19:20
  Hollywood, Calif. • Utah athletic director Mark Harlan views the Utes’ being picked to win the Pac-12 football title as “a real tribute” to the program’s development in recent history.Not surprisingly, Utah is an overwhelming pick to repeat as the Pac-12 South champion. The bigger news is the Utes are the conference’s overall favorites.That’s partly explained by Oregon’s splitting votes with Washington, as the Ducks narrowly became the North’s
  
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• [Hoops Rumors] - Jazz Notes: Bradley, Oni, Brantley, Wright-Foreman

  24-07-2019 19:06 via sportspyder.com
  Tony Bradley may have saved his NBA career with his Summer League performance, writes Tony Jones of The Athletic. It's …
  
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• Former Saratoga Springs police officer sent to jail for sexual contact with teen

  24-07-2019 18:36
  A retired police officer, who was once the face of his department, has been sentenced to 120 days for unlawful sexual contact with a teenage boy.Aaron Rosen, 48, was given credit for the almost 2 1/2 months he has served in jail since his conviction, a court docket shows. On May 3, a Provo jury convicted Rosen of two counts of unlawful sexual contact with a 16- or 17-year-old.One count was Utah’s lowest-grade of felony; the other was Utah’s highest-grade of misdemeanor. Then, at a Ju
  
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• We hope our Utah fans have a safe and happy Pioneer Day! What are you doing for the holiday?pic.twitter.com/2bk7QA2yHC

  24-07-2019 18:27 via twitter.com
  We hope our Utah fans have a safe and happy Pioneer Day!What are you doing for the holiday?pic.twitter.com/2bk7QA2yHC
  
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• Rain helps crews battle wildfire near Arizona mountain city

  24-07-2019 17:39
  Flagstaff, Ariz. • Light rain falling Wednesday in a forested Arizona city helped crews battle a wildfire that has raged for days in a mountain pass recreation area overlooking the city, officials said.Up to 1 inch of rain was allowing ground crews to directly attack the fire, extinguish blames and build containment lines in an area where nearly 3 square miles have burned since Sunday, said fire management team spokesman Steve Kleist.But forecasters warned of possible flooding because of th
  
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• Monson: Spare the Utes your patronization, your pity. They are Pac-12 underdogs no more.

  24-07-2019 17:26
  The Utah Utes were voted on Wednesday as the favorite in the chase not only for the Pac-12 South title, but for the conference championship. There are other contenders, too — Oregon and Washington — but the Utes are right there. They are thought to be right there.As they should be.It’s just a preseason poll.More importantly, it’s perception.A nod to a program.And that, with any luck, will kick the lingering notion, the one that still exists in some backward corners, out t
  
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• “Try to live life the way you want to be remembered. Try to leave life better than you found it. And, what good is success if you're not willing to share it?” To a basketball legend—happy birthday, Mailman pic.twitter.com/sTLQl4XOkE

  24-07-2019 17:23 via twitter.com
  “Try to live life the way you want to be remembered. Try to leave life better than you found it. And, what good is success if you're not willing to share it?”To a basketball legend—happy birthday, Mailman pic.twitter.com/sTLQl4XOkE
  
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• Pac-12 football poll: Utah is No. 1 in the South and overall, over Oregon

  24-07-2019 16:09
  Hollywood, Calif. • Not surprisingly, Utah is an overwhelming pick to repeat as the Pac-12 South football champion. The bigger news is the Utes are the conference’s overall favorites.That’s partly explained by Oregon’s splitting votes with Washington, as the Ducks narrowly became the North’s choice by a 35-member media panel. Even so, it is quite a distinction for the Utes, who only last season became the final member of the Pac-12 South to win a division title and t
  
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• Christensen: Predatory hospital practices are financially toxic for Americans

  24-07-2019 16:00
  As governors from across the country gather in the Beehive State for the National Governors Association Summer Meeting this week, health care — particularly its high costs and the overall uncertainty in the system — will surely be discussed. Governors must also focus on addressing predatory hospital practices against financially vulnerable patients, including Utahns.People turn to hospitals when they are desperate for care and, in many cases, experiencing emergencies. Patients should
  
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• The pollution problem of Utah’s July fireworks — when the ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs’ turn to ‘ewws’ and ‘ughs’

  24-07-2019 15:00
  Utah’s dark skies, painted with vibrant colors and splashing flames when fireworks light the night, are quite the spectacle during the state’s two July celebrations.But the rockets’ red glare and the lingering smoke in the air can also yield their share of toxic chemicals and pesky pollutants.State data over the past 15 years shows that particulate pollution, primarily from PM 2.5, frequently climbed to unhealthy or even hazardous levels during those nighttime displays on July
  
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• Robert Gehrke: Utah is not living up to the Constitution and failing poor people accused of crimes

  24-07-2019 15:00
  There’s a phrase engraved on the front of the U.S. Supreme Court — “Equal justice under law.” That is the distilled essence of our justice system, a declaration — aspirational to be sure — that laws will be applied equitably, regardless of race, gender or economic background.The same is supposed to be true of geography. Someone accused of a crime in one jurisdiction should be treated the same as someone charged under the same law in another.But in Utah, we hav
  
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• WNBA All-Star captains Elena Delle Donne and A’ja Wilson have fun drafting their teams

  24-07-2019 07:26
  New York • All-Star captains Elena Delle Donne and A’ja Wilson had fun drafting their teams.Both made sure they had their WNBA teammates on their squads and even pulled off the first two trades in All-Star Game history.The two captains of the WNBA All-Star Game selected their teams Tuesday night on television — the first time the league has done that. They will square off Saturday in Las Vegas in the All-Star Game.Delle Donne had first pick of the starters and chose Phoenix&rsqu
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Emmanuel Mudiay thinks Jazz are trying to ‘get back’ to the winning days of Karl Malone, John Stockton

  24-07-2019 06:28 via sportspyder.com
  New Utah Jazz guard Emmanuel Mudiay likes the position he’s in right now. From his observation, the team is trying to get back to the glory days when Karl Malone and John Stockton were at the helm. Mudiay — who signed with the Jazz this summer —...
  
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• Grace Summerhays advances to match play in U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship

  24-07-2019 06:21
  Part-time Utah resident Grace Summerhays advanced to match play in the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship by finishing in a tie for 35th place in stroke play Tuesday in Stevens Point, Wisconsin.Summerhays, who lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, but spends summers in Utah with her family, shot a 74 in the second round of stroke play at SentryWorld and finished at 3-over-par 147.She will face Sarah Arnold of St. Charles, Illinois, in the first round of match play Wednesday. Arnold tied for 21st plac
  
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• Bees hit eight home runs in 17-6 rout of Albuquerque Isotopes

  24-07-2019 06:12
  The Salt Lake Bees clubbed a franchise-record eight home runs to rout the Albuquerque Isotopes 17-6 on Tuesday night.The Bees scored five runs in the first inning, highlighted by a three-run home run from Kaleb Cowart. After the Bees gave up a run in the second, Jarrett Parker hit a solo shot in the third to put Salt Lake up 6-1. In the fourth, Jose Rojas, Justin Bour and Jared Walsh hit back-to-back-to-back homers to make it 9-1.Albuquerque belted a three-run homer in the top of the sixth, but
  
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• Champion bodybuilder turns himself in on Utah rape charges

  24-07-2019 06:01
  A champion bodybuilder accused of raping a woman has turned himself in after an arrest warrant was issued earlier this month.Court records indicate Shawn Rhoden attended a court hearing Tuesday in a Salt Lake City suburb and was booked into a county jail. He remained behind bars Tuesday afternoon. His bail was lowered to $250,000, down from $750,000 in the July 11 arrest warrant.The 2018 winner of the Mr. Olympia bodybuilding competition in Nevada is charged with rape and forcible sexual abuse
  
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• Activists show anger, peacefully, at police response to inland port protest

  24-07-2019 05:03
  Two weeks after protesters and Salt Lake City police clashed in the offices of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, some of those same protesters went to police headquarters to peacefully express their anger and solidarity.A group of more than 60 protesters gathered in the plaza outside the Public Safety Building on Tuesday evening. They called for action against officers who used, in the words of protester Deb Blake, “state-sanctioned violence” to remove 150 people engaging in civil d
  
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• [Deseret News] - Emmanuel Mudiay excited for chance to win with Utah Jazz

  24-07-2019 02:39 via sportspyder.com
  Mudiay was introduced at a press conference on Tuesday.
  
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• Emmanuel Mudiay excited for chance to win with Utah Jazz

  24-07-2019 02:37
  New Utah Jazz player Emmanuel Mudiay smiles as he answers a question at a press conference at the Zions Bank practice facility in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 23, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsNew Utah Jazz player Emmanuel Mudiay is greeted by Jazz employees prior to a press conference at the Zions Bank practice facility in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 23, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsNew Utah Jazz player Emmanuel Mudiay holds up his jersey after a press conference at the Zion
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Emmanuel Mudiay comes to the Utah Jazz with room to grow

  24-07-2019 02:07 via sportspyder.com
  Emmanuel Mudiay insists he doesn’t have something to prove. He has something to learn.
  
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• Emmanuel Mudiay comes to the Utah Jazz with room to grow

  24-07-2019 02:06
  Emmanuel Mudiay insists he doesn’t have something to prove. He has something to learn.That’s why the former No. 7 pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, after four unremarkable or worse NBA seasons, came to Utah on a minimum salary deal; it’s because of what he hasn’t experienced, rather than what he has.“A lot of players came here and played and have definitely gotten better,” Mudiay said at a Tuesday afternoon news conference introducing him to the local news media. &l
  
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• [YouTube: Utah Jazz Videos] - Emmanuel Mudiay answers Instagram questions

  24-07-2019 01:54 via sportspyder.com
  Does he speak Chinese? Why did he choose the number 8 for his jersey? What should fans know about him?
  
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• Why the number 8? Does he speak Chinese? Favorite NBA player to watch growing up? @emmanuelmudiay answers your Instagram questions pic.twitter.com/N6gBwi0baK

  24-07-2019 01:45 via twitter.com
  Why the number 8?Does he speak Chinese?Favorite NBA player to watch growing up?@emmanuelmudiay answers your Instagram questions pic.twitter.com/N6gBwi0baK
  
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• Rio Grande Depot’s neon sign to be replaced after six decades atop the Salt Lake City landmark

  24-07-2019 01:40
  The red neon sign atop the Rio Grande Depot, a landmark in downtown Salt Lake City since the mid-1950s, is coming down.The sign will be removed starting Aug. 1, officials at the Utah Department of Heritage & Arts announced Tuesday. The department’s offices are in the state-owned depot at 300 S. Rio Grande St., along with the State History division, UServe Utah and the Rio Gallery.A new sign is going up in place of the old one, and is scheduled to be finished by Oct. 11. It will face bo
  
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• [KSL] - Ben Anderson: Should the Jazz strategically rest their best players? | KSL.com

  24-07-2019 01:16 via sportspyder.com
  The Jazz are deep, and looking to win a championship, should they consider giving their stars nights off?
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Emmanuel Mudiay impressed with Jazz coach Quin Snyder’s intelligence, ready to ‘run through a wall’ for him

  24-07-2019 01:14 via sportspyder.com
  Consider new Utah Jazz guard Emmanuel Mudiay dedicated to his coach Quin Snyder. The 23-year-old point guard signed by the Jazz in free agency over the summer praised the Jazz coach to assembled media on Tuesday. “He’s a smart guy,” Mudiay said of...
  
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• ICE releases 18-year-old U.S. citizen wrongfully detained near border

  24-07-2019 01:07
  Houston • A U.S.-born 18-year-old was released from immigration custody Tuesday after wrongfully being detained for more than three weeks.Francisco Erwin Galicia left a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Pearsall, Texas, on Tuesday. His lawyer, Claudia Galan, confirmed he had been released, less than a day after The Dallas Morning News' reporting about his case drew national attention.ICE did not immediately comment. Nor did U.S. Customs and Border Protection, whic
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: Mulling Mueller’s Meaning

  24-07-2019 01:03
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Thursday, July 24, 2019. You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below:<a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2019/07/22/bagley-cartoon-theres/" target=_blank><u>There’s Always Room for Tolerance</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2019/07/19/bagley-cartoon-simpler/"><u>Simpler Crooked Times</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/b
  
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• Austin Simcox: Mormon pioneers were Utah’s first undocumented immigrants

  24-07-2019 01:00
  Pioneer Day usually means parades, barbecues, fireworks and sermons about pioneer grit and faithfulness. Yet, as we celebrate the arrival of those first pioneers in the Salt Lake Valley, let us not forget who we are actually celebrating — undocumented immigrants.It is hard to measure the amount of undocumented immigrants in the United States, but the Pew Research Center estimates that in 2017 there were about 10.5 million and declining, with about 110,000 in Utah.Immigrants come for a vari
  
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• Woman killed, boy critically injured in Draper house fire

  24-07-2019 00:43
  A woman was killed and a 6-year-old boy was seriously injured when fire destroyed a Draper home early Tuesday morning.The fire at a home near Wheadon Park was reported at 12:48 a.m., according to Draper Fire Department officials, and crews arrived to find the two-story log home engulfed in flames. Four of the five residents — a mother, father, 10-year-old girl and the injured 6-year-old boy — escaped; the children’s grandmother, who was in her 60s, did not.Their names have not
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Emmanuel Mudiay expects to get time at 1, 2 and 3 positions for the Jazz

  24-07-2019 00:40 via sportspyder.com
  New Utah Jazz guard Emmanuel Mudiay told the media on Tuesday that head coach Quin Snyder “just wants ball players” and that he expects to find minutes at the 1, 2, and 3 positions on the floor, per Eric Walden of The Salt Lake Tribune. Mudiay, 23,...
  
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• [YouTube: Utah Jazz Videos] - Emmanuel Mudiay speaks to local media during his introductory press conference

  24-07-2019 00:30 via sportspyder.com
  Emmanuel Mudiay—guard who most recently played for the New York Knicks—spoke about choosing Utah, his strengths and what he hopes for next season.
  
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• Flagstaff residents watch, worry as mountain area burns

  24-07-2019 00:27
  Flagstaff, Ariz. • Anxious residents packed up prized possessions Tuesday as hundreds of firefighters worked to keep a wildfire in a forested Arizona city away from homes and hoped the weather might bring some relief.About two dozen homes have been evacuated in Flagstaff, a popular mountain getaway in the largest Ponderosa pine forest in the U.S.Residents of another 5,000 homes have been told to be prepared to flee the fire in Coconino National Forest.Justina Ferrara and her grandmother rea
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Emmanuel Mudiay signed with Utah because of player development program, chance to play in playoffs

  24-07-2019 00:06 via sportspyder.com
  Point guard Emmanuel Mudiay says he signed with the Utah Jazz in free agency because of their stout player development program and the chance to play in the postseason. Mudiay signed a one-year, $1.73 million contract with the Jazz. He will back up...
  
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• RSL calls Leagues Cup opener against Mexico’s Tigres a great opportunity, but is in wait and see mode with the tournament

  24-07-2019 00:04
  Sandy • When Craig Waibel was setting goals for the 2019 Real Salt Lake season in January, figuring out in five- and 10-game increments where the club could be in the standings, a summer tournament was the furthest thing from his mind. It had to be, considering that it didn’t exist yet.But in late May, Major League Soccer and Liga MX announced the Leagues Cup, an eight-team tournament between the two leagues that would commence in July. The summer tournament features four MLS teams ag
  
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