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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz alumni: Joe Johnson, Al Jefferson take home the BIG3 Championship

  01-09-2019 23:43 via sportspyder.com
  Former Utah Jazz players Joe Johnson and Al Jefferson arose victorious in the BIG3 Championship as the Triplets defeated the Killer 3's 50-39. Although Sep...
  
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• Mental health resources expanding slowly in eastern Idaho

  01-09-2019 23:34
  Idaho Falls, Idaho • When Brett Nelson started at the Behavioral Health Center in 2002, he said the shortage of therapists in the state made it difficult for the center to ensure further treatment for patients after they left the facility. The 74-bed center hosts adolescent and adult patients for two-week stays of acute care and sees patients from across eastern Idaho as well as nearby sections of Wyoming, Montana and Utah.The number of beds and counselors has increased over the years, but
  
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• Justin Verlander pitches 3rd career no-hitter, Astros beat Jays 2-0

  01-09-2019 23:28
  Toronto • Justin Verlander pitched his third career no-hitter, punctuating a dominant season with an overpowering performance to lead the Houston Astros past the Toronto Blue Jays 2-0 on Sunday.Verlander struck out 14 and allowed just one runner, walking Cavan Biggio with one out in the first inning.“I can’t put it into words,” Verlander said, moments after the final out.Verlander also became the first pitcher to throw two no-hitters as a visitor in the same park — h
  
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• Utah County announces first female chief investigator

  01-09-2019 23:27
  Provo • The first woman to hold the position of chief investigator at the Utah County Attorney’s Office is hoping to be a mentor to other women working in law enforcement after she worked her way from a corrections officer to deputy to her new post over nearly three decades, the Daily Herald reported .Patty Johnston was selected by Utah County Attorney David Leavitt after she served in law enforcement for 26 years and was an investigator with the division for almost 15 years.Starting
  
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• Utah Jazz alumni: Joe Johnson, Al Jefferson take home the BIG3 Championship

  01-09-2019 23:24
  Former Utah Jazz players Joe Johnson and Al Jefferson arose victorious in the BIG3 Championship as the Triplets defeated the Killer 3’s 50-39. Although September is far from being known as a heavy basketball month, Utah Jazz fans were treated to quite a show on the first day of the month. The day got kicked […]
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• WWII’s start marked in Poland with German remorse, warning about nationalism

  01-09-2019 22:43
  Warsaw, Poland • Germany’s president expressed deep remorse for the suffering his nation inflicted on Poland and the rest of Europe during World War II, warning of the dangers of nationalism as world leaders gathered Sunday in the country where the war started at incalculable costs."This war was a German crime," President Frank-Walter Steinmeier told Poland's top leaders, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other world leaders at a 80th anniversary cere
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz: FIBA World Cup roundup – Jazzmen shine in first slate of games

  01-09-2019 22:37 via sportspyder.com
  Each Utah Jazz player participating in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup had a solid outing in their team's first contest of group play. The FIBA Basketba...
  
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• Utah Jazz: FIBA World Cup roundup – Jazzmen shine in first slate of games

  01-09-2019 22:21
  Each Utah Jazz player participating in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup had a solid outing in their team’s first contest of group play. The FIBA Basketball World Cup officially got underway on Saturday night in China, which was the early morning hours in the United States. No Utah Jazz players suited up on Day […]
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• Cutting it close: Florida’s fate may be a matter of miles

  01-09-2019 20:58
  For Florida, just a handful of miles may make a huge difference in Hurricane Dorian's slow dance with the coast.The National Hurricane Center forecasts Dorian to be 40 to 50 miles off the Florida coast on Tuesday and Wednesday, with hurricane-force wind speeds extending about 35 miles to the west.But that's just one point that forecasters have to choose to place the monstrous storm that packed 185 mph winds on Sunday. It could be within 100 miles of that point, which is why the hurricane center
  
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• Police: 7 killed, 22 injured in West Texas shooting rampage

  01-09-2019 20:42
  Odessa, Texas • The death toll in a West Texas shooting rampage increased to seven Sunday as authorities investigated why a man stopped by state troopers for failing to signal a left turn opened fire on them and fled, shooting more than 20 people as he drove before being killed by officers outside a movie theater.Those killed ranged in age from 15 to 57, Odessa Police Chief Michael Gerke said at a news conference. The gunman used an "AR-style weapon," he said.Authorities have no definitive
  
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• Burning Man lights up the Nevada desert

  01-09-2019 20:03
  Fireworks and flames engulfed the woodwork man on Saturday night during the annual Burning Man celebration in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. An estimated 80,000 people traveled from all over the world to participate in the community of art and “radical self-expression,” making it one of the 10 largest cities in Nevada for one week.According to the website, Burning Man is based on 10 principals: radical Inclusion, gifting, decommodification, radical self-reliance, radical self-expre
  
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• ‘Catastrophic’ Hurricane Dorian batters the Bahamas

  01-09-2019 19:27
  Hurricane Dorian slammed into the Bahamas around midday Sunday with sustained winds near 180 mph, the strongest on record to hit the northwestern archipelago, leaving residents scrambling to find shelter as they braced for rising waters and torrential rains.The storm strengthened to a Category 5 on Sunday before it made landfall. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center called it “catastrophic” and warned that its “extreme winds and storm surge will continue for several hou
  
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• Using in-game innovations, Utah hopes to spark even more energy from its football crowd

  01-09-2019 19:01
  Utah athletic administrators want football fans to arrive earlier, respond enthusiastically to a new stadium announcer’s voice, jump when the opponent faces a third-down play and, in a newly developing tradition, stand and yell whenever the Utes make a first down.That's asking a lot, at 11 o'clock in the morning.The rollout of the Utah marketing staff’s latest effort to further energize the Rice-Eccles Stadium atmosphere, maximizing the environment created by 57 consecutive sellout c
  
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• Reviewing the Salt Lake Bees debut of Los Angeles Angels prospect Jo Adell, and the homers that never happened

  01-09-2019 17:55
  Jo Adell’s best game of the 2019 baseball season never happened.Playing for the Salt Lake Bees in August, the outfielder experienced an adventurous month in his first Triple-A stint. His most memorable performance is recorded only in video highlights. Adell’s two home runs Aug. 21 at Tacoma officially were washed away in a rainout, because the game had reached only the fifth inning.The Bees’ Twitter account offered the consolation that the homers “happened in our hearts,
  
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• [KSL] - A Jazz fan's guide to the FIBA Basketball World Cup | KSL.com

  01-09-2019 17:55 via sportspyder.com
  Donovan Mitchell, Joe Ingles and Rudy Gobert will be suiting up at the FIBA Basketball World Cup that begins Saturday.
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Donovan Mitchell takes over in 2nd half, Team USA buries Czech Republic

  01-09-2019 17:49 via sportspyder.com
  Donovan Mitchell didn’t miss after halftime.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - USA tops Czechs 88-67 to open World Cup; Jazz’s Donovan Mitchell leads Americans with 16

  01-09-2019 17:47 via sportspyder.com
  Shanghai •The first big celebratory reaction from the U.S. bench in this World Cup came just a couple of minutes after tipoff, when Myles Turner blocked a shot at the rim. And with that, the tone was set.
  
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• BYU will face a fired-up Tennessee team after the Volunteers’ stunning loss to Georgia State

  01-09-2019 17:43
  The task of beating a legendary SEC team on the road was a game that stood out on BYU’s football schedule from the start.But now? Well the Cougars are facing a different kind of pressure.BYU, coming off its 30-12 loss to Utah, faces a new challenge. Forget hanging with an SEC legend, can the Cougars merely do what Georgia State was paid $950,000 to do, which is beat the Volunteers at home?Georgia State stunned the Vols with a 38-30 upset on Saturday, shocking a team that had expectations o
  
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• USA tops Czechs 88-67 to open World Cup; Jazz’s Donovan Mitchell leads Americans with 16

  01-09-2019 17:41
  Shanghai •The first big celebratory reaction from the U.S. bench in this World Cup came just a couple of minutes after tipoff, when Myles Turner blocked a shot at the rim. And with that, the tone was set.There is an emphasis on defense with this U.S. team, and it was evident from the outset of its Group E opener on Sunday. Donovan Mitchell scored 16 points to lead a balanced scoring night, and the Americans steadily pulled away to beat the Czech Republic 88-67 to begin their quest for a thi
  
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• San Diego State blanks Weber State, 6-0, in defensive struggle

  01-09-2019 17:11
  San Diego • Tariq Thompson had an interception and a pass breakup in the closing minutes to help San Diego State beat Weber State 6-0 on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams.Redshirt freshman Matt Araiza made a 34-yard field goal late in the second quarter and a 29-yarder early in the fourth. It was SDSU's first shutout since beating Hawaii 55-0 on Nov. 5, 2016.The Aztecs defense allowed 154 total yards, including 35 rushing, and just five first downs. Weber State, which came
  
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• Death toll in West Texas shooting rampage rises to 7

  01-09-2019 17:07
  Midland, Texas • The death toll in a West Texas shooting rampage increased to seven Sunday as authorities investigated why a man stopped by state troopers for failing to signal a left turn opened fire on them and fled, shooting more than 20 people as he drove before being killed by officers outside of a movie theater.Odessa police spokesman Steve LeSueur said that at least one person who was shot remained in life-threatening condition Sunday. Authorities say the gunman was a white male in h
  
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• Robert Wadman: Right-wing attack on the media has been effective

  01-09-2019 17:00
  As I write this article, I want you to know I’m not affiliated in any way with the media. I have been a police chief in four major cities and, in this capacity, my police department and I were often the focus of media attention. For over 20 years, I was consistently questioned by the press regarding officer-involved shootings, police officer misconduct and major crime problems.During these years, I experienced frustrating times with reporters, but I never experienced what is currently bein
  
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• Extremely dangerous Hurricane Dorian closes in on the Bahamas

  01-09-2019 16:58
  McLean’s Town Cay, Bahamas • An already dangerous Hurricane Dorian intensified yet again Sunday as it closed in on the northern Bahamas, threatening to batter islands with Category 5-strength winds, pounding waves and torrential rain as people hunkered down in schools, churches and other shelters.The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Dorian’s maximum sustained winds have increased to 175 mph, up from 160 mph. It is moving west at 8 mph. “Devastating hurricane conditi
  
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• 3 takeaways from Real Salt Lake’s loss to Portland

  01-09-2019 16:46
  Here are three takeaways of Real Salt Lake’s 1-0 road loss to the Portland Timbers.1. A true missed opportunity RSL has made a habit of playing well enough to win but not making it over the hump. Those games, however, happened early enough in the season that they weren’t much cause for concern.But the loss to the Timbers felt a little different. So many chances created. So many great saves by Nick Rimando. A tactical change to the starting 11 designed to keep more possession that act
  
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• These Utahns hope to help solve old crimes by magnet fishing in Ogden’s rivers

  01-09-2019 16:27
  The Weber River • It’s an idyllic Saturday morning along two rivers that run through Ogden. Bikers travel in pairs down the parkway. A group of teens play frisbee golf. Dogs run through a park.There are a few anglers here, casting out their lines in hopes of landing a big catch. We’re here to go fishing, too — but we’re not out for trout.We are looking for guns.I’m tagging along with the Utah Cold Case Coalition, a nonprofit dedicated to investigating unsolved
  
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• Team USA wins first World Cup game

  01-09-2019 16:12
  Joe Vardon: Thats it from Shanghai. Team USA grinds out an 88-67 win over Czech Republic in #FIBAWC opener. Donovan Mitchell led the Americans with 16 pts
  
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• Robert Kirby: Taking aim at the new LDS Church policy on guns

  01-09-2019 16:06
  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially announced that firearms are no longer welcome on its property. No more going to church strapped.There are some exceptions. Off-duty cops, church security personnel, and perhaps one or two of the Brethren are still permitted to.I’m not kidding. Ours is a church that began with a vision, but didn’t really get going until a gunfight. More on that in a minute.I carried a gun to church when I was a cop. Not all the time, but often
  
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• Salt Lake City sees increase in mother-in-law apartments, but one key obstacle remains — the price

  01-09-2019 16:05
  They’ve been called “low-hanging fruit” in the world of affordable housing.And in Utah’s capital city, there is new evidence that accessory dwelling units — commonly known as mother-in-law apartments — may prove to be a gradual way of increasing new types of housing. But they can also be expensive to construct.Since Salt Lake City loosened its rules last fall, it has received at least 27 applications from homeowners seeking to build new units to go with their
  
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• Overstock.com is sticking to its game plan as Jonathan Johnson takes over for its eccentric CEO

  01-09-2019 16:04
  As Jonathan Johnson III headed Thursday to his first meet-and-greet with employees at Overstock.com since becoming its interim CEO, he was signaling a return to basics after the tumultuous exit of the company’s founder.Patrick Byrne, 56, resigned as head of the Midvale-based online retailer Aug. 22 after acknowledging he’d had an intimate relationship with Maria Butina, convicted as a Russian agent, while he acted as a confidential informant to the FBI.His claims of being an unwittin
  
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• Overstock’s CEO made big claims about his role in the ‘Deep State’ Russia investigation. Here’s what we know and don’t know.

  01-09-2019 16:02
  Even for a known bomb-thrower like Patrick Byrne, the former CEO of Utah-based Overstock.com, the allegations are explosive.The 56-year-old founder of the online retail firm, who resigned Aug. 22, acknowledged that he’d had an intimate relationship with Maria Butina, later convicted of being a Russian agent, and he did so in a statement published under company letterhead. And in the process of explaining how he’d romanced the 30-year-old former student and power lifter, he revealed h
  
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• J. Alan Gift: Romney at least says something about Trump’s behavior

  01-09-2019 16:00
  Thank you, Sen. Mitt Romney, for your open eyes and ethical fortitude.I am a registered member of the Republican party. I voted for John McCain and Romney when they ran for president and Romney when he ran for senator. I also like to believe I can look at reality without political blinders on.Romney, recently calling himself a “renegade Republican” appears to be the only Republican lawmaker on Capitol Hill willing to take his Trump blinders off to comment on some of the president&rsq
  
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• Commentary: Utahns want and need clean car standards

  01-09-2019 15:00
  This year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are expected to finalize their rollback of America’s clean car standards. These successful standards to increase fuel economy and reduce tailpipe pollution are already saving people money at the pump and cleaning up pollution in our communities. As co-chairs of the Clean Air Caucus in the Utah Legislature, we were proud to join local leaders in Salt Lake City to spe
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Gregg Popovich says Donovan Mitchell has the ‘propensity for leadership’

  01-09-2019 14:22 via sportspyder.com
  Utah Jazz talent Donovan Mitchell has taken it upon himself to become one of Team USA’s pillars in the FIBA World Cup. San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has nothing but good words to say about the Spider. ESPN’s Brian Windhorst wrote a...
  
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• Scott D. Pierce: Sinclair wants to buy the channel that telecasts the Utah Jazz

  01-09-2019 14:00
  The Utah Jazz’s local television rights may soon be in the hands of the Sinclair Broadcast Group.The same Sinclair that owns KUTV-Ch. 2 and KJZZ-Ch. 14 and operates KMYU-Ch. 12. The same Sinclair that promotes its right-wing agenda by forcing its political views onto its stations’ newscasts.Having sounded that alarm, let me follow up by telling you — I honestly don’t think it’s anything worth being alarmed about. It’s just another business deal in the volatile
  
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• Letter: Will Legislature follow church policy?

  01-09-2019 14:00
  So the LDS Church has finally decided to prohibit its members from bringing guns to church.Well, if logic prevails, the Utah Legislature made up of a supermajority of LDS members should now reconsider the law that allows guns on college campuses and other public places.Will they finally do the right thing for once? Gov. Herbert could even convene a special session to rescind this law.Frank Brusa, Park CitySubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Letter: There is more to good health than avoiding coffee

  01-09-2019 14:00
  I wish to thank the leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for warning us that people may be trying to sneak coffee into our beverages. I am now looking forward to hearing them speak out on other health issues we face.Breathing the air in our valley is akin to being a heavy tobacco user, which is also against the Word of Wisdom, yet I haven’t heard any concern from them about that.Our neighbors are literally dying for lack of affordable health care, but our legislators
  
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• Letter: Fort Douglas should have a new name

  01-09-2019 14:00
  It is time to rename Fort Douglas.The military base was constructed behind what is now the University of Utah in 1862 and is named after Sen. Stephen A. Douglas, the Democratic nominee for president in 1860.Douglas positioned himself as a pro-slavery senator from the northern state of Illinois. He wrote the Nebraska-Kansas Act, which opened the possibility for slavery in the North and, during the famous Lincoln-Douglas, debates he condemned the future president as overly sympathetic to black peo
  
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• Letter: Do not claim what this country is doing is Christian

  01-09-2019 14:00
  My dear fellow Christians and esteemed brothers and sisters of other religious traditions who share similar values,No matter our denomination, we Christians all profess a belief in Jesus Christ, whose birth, life and death are chronicled in every version of the Bible. Our brothers and sisters of other faiths or religious traditions share some of the biblical texts and/or beliefs in the need to care for those who are suffering and the obligation to treat others with dignity and respect.For all Ch
  
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• Ask Ann Cannon: Dog poop next door stinks to high heaven

  01-09-2019 14:00
  Dear Ann Cannon •Our neighbors don’t pick up their dog poop! They have two large dogs, two small children and one large yard. We like them and have mentioned the dog poop before (last year), which sparked a huge fight between the two parents. The smell is atrocious. I would like to just leave them a note.What do you think?— Avenues Neighbor (P.S. I probably just need to bite the bullet and go tell them...)Dear Avenues Neighbor • Your letter made me walk outside to see if I
  
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• 5 ways Utah performing arts groups will try to get you in the audience this season

  01-09-2019 14:00
  With summer coming to an end, Utah’s theater, music and dance companies and their season ticket holders are looking forward to opening nights.But for those interested in joining those audiences for the first time — or ready to look beyond their favorites — the Utah Cultural Alliance has a deal for you.Last year’s Free Night of Theater — a free giveaway of hundreds of tickets — is now the Free Night of Art. The list of arts organizations that have donated ticke
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Donovan Mitchell and Team USA take on the Czech Republic

  01-09-2019 08:38 via sportspyder.com
  The world is about to see just how good Donovan Mitchell can be
  
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• UNLV runs past Southern Utah, 56-23

  01-09-2019 07:54
  Las Vegas • Armani Rogers accounted for three touchdowns, Charles Williams ran for three more, and UNLV cruised to a 56-23 win over Southern Utah on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams.Rogers was 11-of-17 passing for 144 yards and a score and added 11 carries for 114 yards and two touchdowns and Williams finished with 143 yards rushing and three TDs.Williams scored on runs of 22 and 8 yards to make it 14-0 before Chris Helbig led Southern Utah on an 11-play, 77-yard drive cap
  
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• Serbia opens FIBA World Cup play with rout of Angola; Rubio leads Spain to easy win

  01-09-2019 07:54
  Shanghai • Serbia’s push toward unseating the U.S. as World Cup champion is off and running.Bogdan Bogdanovic made his first four 3-point attempts to help his team take control early on, All-NBA center Nikola Jokic didn’t even start and the Serbians still had plenty on the way to easing past Angola 105-59 on Saturday in the first game of the World Cup.“We played a great game from the beginning until the end,” Serbia forward Nikola Milutinov said. “We were tough
  
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• State colleges: Utah volleyball nets win over 
No. 23 Cal Poly

  01-09-2019 07:51
  The University of Utah volleyball team closed out a 3-0 opening weekend with a 26-24, 22-25, 25-16, 22-25, 15-13 victory over No. 23 Cal Poly on Saturday night at the Huntsman Center.It’s the first time the Utes have beaten two AVCA ranked teams to start the season in program history.Utah dug deep in the fifth set, winning three of the final four points to stay perfect on the weekend. Kenzie Koerber and Dani Drews got the final kills to earn the victory.Koerber was named tournament MVP aft
  
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• McCoy among prominent cuts as NFL teams pare rosters

  01-09-2019 07:46
  The cruelest day of the NFL’s long calendar arrived Saturday with teams setting their 53-player rosters.Among the more prominent dismissals were Bills veteran running back LeSean McCoy, backup QBs Brian Hoyer in New England and Kevin Hogan in Denver and receivers Laquon Treadwell of Minnesota and Demaryius Thomas of New England.“It’s always a hard day because ... you ruin a lot of dreams,” Broncos general manager John Elway said. “It’s the hard part of the bu
  
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• RSL drops to third in Western Conference with 1-0 loss to Portland

  01-09-2019 06:43
  Road games for Real Salt Lake haven’t been as prickly as it’s been in recent years. They haven’t even been as prickly as they were earlier in the season. The previous two games away from Rio Tinto Stadium had resulted in a win and a draw.But on Saturday against the Portland Timbers, RSL picked up some splinters. Real earned no points for only the third time in 12 games in a 1-0 loss to the Timbers.The loss, coupled with a win by the San Jose Earthquakes earlier in the day, drop
  
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• At least 5 dead, 21 injured in Texas mass shooting

  01-09-2019 06:39
  Austin, Texas • At least five people were dead in West Texas after a man who was stopped by state troopers when his vehicle failed to signal a left turn opened fire and fled, shooting more than 20 people as he drove before he was killed by officers outside a movie theater, authorities said Saturday. Three law enforcement officers were among the injured.The shooting began with an interstate traffic stop in the heart of Texas oil country where gunfire was exchanged with police, setting off a
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Bucks’ Khris Middleton on Jazz star Donovan Mitchell’s leadership: ‘He wants to elevate the players around him’

  01-09-2019 06:19 via sportspyder.com
  Donovan Mitchell continues to get brownie points from Team USA players and coaching staff as the FIBA World Cup gets underway in China. This time, Milwaukee Bucks star Khris Middleton heaped praise on the Utah Jazz guard. In an interview with Brian...
  
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• Utah man shot after bringing gun to a child’s party

  01-09-2019 05:22
  A man was shot during a confrontation with neighbors after being kicked out of a child’s birthday party in Taylorsville for being intoxicated and carrying a gun, according to authorities.The unidentified man was dropped off at the party near 4600 Hemlock Drive in Taylorsville around 6:30 p.m., Unified Police spokesman detective Ken Hansen said.The host asked the man to leave. The man did not leave and the host removed a gun from that man’s waistband and took away the magazine, Hansen
  
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• At least 5 dead, 3 officers among the injured in West Texas mass shooting

  01-09-2019 02:55
  Odessa, Texas • At least five people are dead after a gunman who hijacked a postal service vehicle in West Texas shot more than 20 people, authorities said Saturday. The gunman was killed and three law enforcement officers were among the injured.Odessa Police Chief Michael Gerke said that in addition to the injured officers, there were at least 21 civilian shooting victims. He said at least five people died. He did not say whether the shooter was among the dead. It was not clear whether he
  
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