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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Who’s still left on the Utah Jazz roster after preseason?

  20-10-2019 22:54 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah Jazz have signed 3 players then released 5 in only 8 days. Let’s keep track.
  
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• Utah transgender nonprofit opens office in Orem, aims to help individuals pay for gender-confirmation surgery

  20-10-2019 22:48
  Provo • A project that started as a way for one transgender person to pay for gender-confirmation surgery has grown into a Utah-based nonprofit helping others who can’t afford the procedure.Ian Giles founded the organization Genderbands, which provides free chest binders and awards surgical grants, The Daily Herald in Provo reported.Giles, who uses they and them pronouns, started selling wristbands that read "pizza rolls, not gender roles," in 2015 as a way to raise $10,000 for their
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Why is the Jazz offense so far ahead of the defense? Quin Snyder explains.

  20-10-2019 22:07 via sportspyder.com
  So, Joe Ingles, what are your thoughts about how the Jazz’s offense has come together throughout the preseason?
  
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• Why is the Jazz offense so far ahead of the defense? Quin Snyder explains.

  20-10-2019 21:41
  So, Joe Ingles, what are your thoughts about how the Jazz’s offense has come together throughout the preseason?“Offensively, we’ve been pretty good — we’ve scored really well each game, we’ve got good looks every game,” he said.OK, and what of the progress on the other side of the ball?“For us, it’s figuring out the defensive end, why we’re giving up so many points, and fixing that,” Ingles added. “And once we sort that out,
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Donovan Mitchell’s D.O.N. Issue #1 signature shoes getting a Halloween look

  20-10-2019 21:15 via sportspyder.com
  The color way will launch sometime before Halloween.
  
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• Utes move up again in the AP Top 25, thanks to Wisconsin’s loss

  20-10-2019 21:03
  Utah’s trend of moving around in the AP Top 25 every week of this football season continued Sunday, when the Utes jumped one spot to No. 12 after a 21-3 win over then-No. 17 Arizona State.The Utes (6-1) benefitted from Illinois’ 24-23 upset of formerly No. 6 Wisconsin, as the Badgers fell to No. 13. Pac-12 North leader Oregon moved up to No. 11. Arizona State fell to No. 24, and Washington dropped out of the rankings after a 35-31 loss to Oregon in Seattle. All three Pac-12 teams in
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - A who’s who of the 2019-20 Utah Jazz

  20-10-2019 20:09 via sportspyder.com
  Bojan Bogdanović. Position: Wing. Ht./Wt: 6-8, 216. Experience: 6th season
  
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• A who’s who of the 2019-20 Utah Jazz

  20-10-2019 20:00
  Bojan Bogdanović. Position: Wing. Ht./Wt: 6-8, 216. Experience: 6th season Bogdanovic took over the No. 1 scoring role for Indiana in the second half last year and performed well, scoring 20 PPG. While the playoffs showed that burden was a little too much, his offensive versatility should fit in nicely with Quin Snyder’s system.Tony Bradley. Position: Center Ht./Wt: 6-10, 248. Experience: 3rd season Three seasons in, Bradley is still the youngest player on the roster. His game shows i
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Eric Walden’s peerless NBA predictions for the 2019-20 season

  20-10-2019 19:09 via sportspyder.com
  Kawhi Leonard, Clippers
  
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• Ben Rolly: Imagine that you are Mitt Romney ...

  20-10-2019 19:07
  Imagine, for a moment, that you are Mitt Romney.Born to a governor of the Motor State, you are positioned early for a life of prominence, especially visible among one sect of Americans.The Beehive State paid notice to the scion of this political dynasty. Of the hive, but outside the hive, Mitt caught the eye of Latter-day Saint leadership, and the imagination of the members, who whispered among themselves that this could be the “one, mighty and strong.” Mitt Romney, as the word went,
  
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• Eric Walden’s peerless NBA predictions for the 2019-20 season

  20-10-2019 19:00
  MOST VALUABLE PLAYERKawhi Leonard, ClippersIt feels a bit open this year, doesn’t it? Reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo is only 24, and his team should dominate the East. Can you avoid giving him the award again if he adds a consistent jumper to his already stocked arsenal?Perpetual bridesmaid James Harden could garner his second bit of hardware if his pairing with Russell Westbrook works out. Both LeBron James and Anthony Davis could be in line if the Lakers finally return to contention.
  
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• The Jazz gave up some big names to retool their roster. Here’s how they’re faring now.

  20-10-2019 18:33
  There’s so much nervous anticipation about this Jazz season. It’s natural; with so many new faces on the roster this year, there’s just so much yet we can’t possibly know — no matter what we think we learned over the course of five preseason games.Thing is, as much as there’s curiosity about the unknown, as much as there’s genuine enthusiasm to embrace all the newbies, there’s a flip side to that coin.Those new guys are here because they replaced s
  
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• Collective effort behind BYU’s big win over Boise State

  20-10-2019 18:29
  Provo • The Cougars weren’t supposed to win, but they found a way.With a third-string quarterback, fourth-string running back, third-string right tackle and third-string left guard, BYU handed No. 14 Boise State its first loss, 28-25, of the 2019 season and snapped its own three-game losing streak.It also was the first win against the Broncos since 2015.The team’s depth is something head coach Kalani Sitake has been boasting for weeks now, especially after losing season starters
  
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• [NBC Sports] - Seven veteran free agents that could help teams now

  20-10-2019 18:27 via sportspyder.com
  Iman Shumpert. Joakim Noah. And yes, Carmelo Anthony.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - The Jazz gave up some big names to retool their roster. Here’s how they’re faring now.

  20-10-2019 18:09 via sportspyder.com
  There’s so much nervous anticipation about this Jazz season. It’s natural; with so many new faces on the roster this year, there’s just so much yet we can’t possibly know — no matter what we think we learned over the course of five preseason games.
  
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• From the Avenues to Rose Park to Sugar House, designers give Salt Lake City neighborhoods their own logos

  20-10-2019 17:42
  A few friends got together last year and started talking about how cool it would be if Salt Lake City neighborhoods had their own logos. And now more than 20 neighborhoods and areas do. Those weren’t just any Salt Lakers; those were graphic designers.“For a little idea that started out really over a beer a year ago, this has turned out to be quite something,” said Jocelyn Kearls of Third Sun Productions.There are yin-and-yang style 15s for the 15th and 15th neighborhood. A capi
  
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• Utah fans get hot and cold this year, while the defense remains steady

  20-10-2019 17:31
  Utah football fans have endured either unseasonable heat or driving rain in the Utes’ four home games this year. Their reward is watching some of the best defense the home team has ever played, once Utah’s game vs. Northern Illinois in early September moved past the noon hour.After allowing 17 first-half points to the Huskies, Utah has held opponents to 16 points in 14 quarters at Rice-Eccles Stadium, including Saturday’s 21-3 victory over Arizona State. The Sun Devils’ f
  
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• 3 takeaways from RSL’s win over Portland

  20-10-2019 17:11
  Here are three takeaways from Real Salt Lake’s 2-1 win over the Portland Timbers.1. The mother of all short turnarounds loomsThroughout any MLS season for any team, there will be midweek games. Most of the time, they’re against other teams in the league. Other times, they’re for tournaments like the U.S. Open Cup or the newly created Leagues Cup.But with RSL traveling to Seattle for a midweek face-off against the Sounders in the second round of the playoffs, however, its player
  
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• Robert A. Goldberg: A symbol of hate sits in our own backyard

  20-10-2019 16:47
  The controversy over Confederate memorials during the past several years raised our consciousness of the importance of knowing what our society honors and why.We felt the power of physical markers to constrict our sense of the world and our own lives. Monuments must reflect not only our greatest aspirations but also reject our worst intentions.The past is simply, never past.For many Utahns, this controversy seemed a distant storm with few implications for our community. Although more quietly, we
  
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• Utah’s Megaplex will screen the entire ‘Star Wars’ saga in a 24-hour marathon

  20-10-2019 16:32
  Fans of the “Star Wars” movies will get a chance to watch all of the Skywalker family’s saga in one sitting this December.To celebrate the release of “Star Wars, Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker,” the Megaplex at The District in South Jordan will play host to a marathon of all nine movies in the “Star Wars” saga, starting at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 18.Reserved seats are $99, and include a marathon “comfort kit” — which features an excl
  
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• [NBC Sports] - Nick Young says if he doesn’t get picked up by team this season he will retire from NBA

  20-10-2019 16:25 via sportspyder.com
  It is highly unlikely he gets picked up this season.
  
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• ‘We’re very proud of the world that we’re presenting’: Asian actors are increasingly visible on TV

  20-10-2019 16:17
  Beverly Hills, Calif. • As the star of “Fresh Off the Boat,” Hudson Yang portrays the the rap-loving, somewhat rebellious oldest son of Chinese immigrant parents who settle in Florida and open a restaurant.“When I was a kid,” Yang recently recalled, “I really noticed that there wasn’t anybody Asian I could look up to on TV.”Yang is just 15 — and he’s right.Ten years ago, in fall 2009, only 16 of the 63 scripted series on network TV shows
  
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• George Chapman: Escamilla’s legislative successes predicts a great future as mayor of Salt Lake City

  20-10-2019 16:17
  In the next few weeks, Salt Lake City citizens will be voting for mayor of Salt Lake City. I think that the two most qualified candidates won the primary.As a regular viewer of Salt Lake City Council meetings and also of legislative hearings, I have these observations of the two candidates for mayor.I have been disappointed in the last year with the Salt Lake City Council voting for many tax increases and a 40% council salary increase while Erin Mendenhall was chair of the council. With sales ta
  
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• Robert Kirby: My own bouts with ‘conversion therapy’

  20-10-2019 16:11
  Conversion therapy — commonly associated with sexual orientation and gender identity — is big news in Utah.We were all set to pass a legislative bill that would have prevented therapists from engaging in attempts to realign gender attraction, essentially through actions that experts labeled as “bat-spit crazy.” But far-right advocates objected.A move to end the practice among minors through professional licensing rules ran into opposition this past week when The Church of
  
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• Utah’s payday lenders hit hard times — 25% of stores close in 3 years

  20-10-2019 16:10
  Times are suddenly tough for Utah’s payday loan industry — which makes money on the tough times of others by charging astronomical interest rates to cash-strapped people with poor credit and few other options.A new state report shows, for example:• One of every 4 payday loan shops in Utah closed in the past three years.• To attract business in slow times, payday lenders dropped their average interest rates a bit. But they still average a sky high 522.26% annually, or $10.02
  
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• LDS Church says proposed ‘conversion’ ban would silence therapists, but its motives are under fire

  20-10-2019 16:08
  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is pressuring state regulators to punt a proposed ban on “conversion therapy” for minors back to Utah lawmakers, or change it so that therapists can keep counseling young clients about putting religious convictions over sexual identity.Advocates and state mental health groups say the change under consideration by the Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing would simply prohibit a widely discredited practice that leaves
  
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• Scott D. Pierce: Death will finally be final in the final season of ‘Supernatural’

  20-10-2019 15:00
  If you’ve watched “Supernatural” from the beginning, you’ve seen a lot of characters die. Hundreds. Thousands. Tens of thousands. Maybe more, depending on how you count.And that’s not including all the monsters killed by Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles) in this horror series that mixes blood and mayhem with both drama and comedy.I’ve watched since the beginning — 310 episodes and counting. And, like other fans, I’ve noticed
  
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• Leonard Pitts: If we cannot be free within ourselves, then we cannot be free

  20-10-2019 15:00
  “If you’re white, you’re all right. If you’re brown, stick around. If you’re black, get back.” — African-American folk sayingI was about to give a speech — I can't remember when or even where — when this teacher brought a student up, hoping I could help her.The teacher was white, and her student was a black girl, perhaps 13 or so, of painfully shy demeanor and very dark skin. The woman told me the child thought she was ugly because of her sab
  
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• Letter: We are sinking into the quicksand

  20-10-2019 14:00
  What happens when stepping into quicksand? At first it is a slow pull on the body and, as a person sinks deeper, they fight that pull, which only makes them sink faster. The people in America are sinking, and every time one more ugly blow discharges from one side of the table to the other, we go deeper. This is not about the conduct of our politicians. This is about every one of us, the citizens, and our behavior through these difficult times of the past three years.The new normal is, if people
  
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• Letter: Trump is our Benedict Arnold

  20-10-2019 14:00
  In 2015, while running for president, Donald Trump gave an interview to Stephen Bannon, not yet his campaign manager, in which he talked about Turkey.“I have a little conflict of interest cause I have a major, major building in Istanbul,” Trump told Bannon during a Breitbart radio show. “It’s a tremendously successful job. It’s called Trump Towers — two towers, instead of one.”Hold that thought.According to the Bible, Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus for 30
  
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• Letter: Replenishing the Global Fund will make a huge difference

  20-10-2019 14:00
  Congratulations to the world leaders for recently fully funding the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, setting the stage for another making of miracles (“World leaders can again make miracles,” by Nicholas Kristof, Salt Lake Tribune, Oct. 7).Imagine, 16 million lives will be saved and more than 200 million new infections will be averted. These numbers translate as millions of families not faced with new poverty and death.So thanks to constituents for asking for the
  
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• Letter: Do not support this president

  20-10-2019 14:00
  To Sens. Mitt Romney and Mike Lee and Rep. Chris Stewart:Our government is betraying an ally, the Kurds, as I write.Do not rubber-stamp this action by our president.To this date, you have, by your silence, encouraged his many impulsive, capricious actions.Gun violence, polluting the environment and caging children are only three of many other un-American and dangerous policies which you have passively condoned.You do not represent me or my understanding of human values.I pray that soon you can s
  
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• Grayson Massey: Not all young voters are attracted to socialism

  20-10-2019 14:00
  Personally, I’m astonished. Astonished at how quickly people label a generation they don’t fully understand and are so quick to stereotype.As a young professional, recently graduated and starting my career, I find it disheartening when individuals claim they know what’s best for me and my peers, when they don’t have our interests at heart. They have the audacity to tell us who and what we are, when in reality, their perception is skewed by a small but vocal part of my gen
  
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• Ask Ann Cannon: As a church leader, what’s my role in solving other people’s problems?

  20-10-2019 14:00
  Dear Ann Cannon • I was recently called to be the Relief Society president in our ward. We have a lot of young couples in our congregation, including me and my husband. Here’s my problem: A couple of the sisters have asked me to talk to another sister (anonymously) about her son, who’s a bully in the children’s nursery. My inclination is to stay out of it, but I’m not sure. What do you think?— New to the JobDear New to the Job • I think your inclination is
  
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• With gutsy 4th-down call, BYU preserves upset of No. 14 Boise State, halting 3-game losing streak

  20-10-2019 09:50
  Provo • BYU coach Kalani Sitake made the gutsy call to go for it on fourth down with the game hanging in the balance. Austin Kafentzis then did the rest, powering his way through a pile of Boise State defenders to the game-clinching first down in the Cougars’ 28-25 upset of the No. 14 Broncos Saturday night at LaVell Edwards Stadium.The victory halted the BYU’s three-game losing streak and handed Boise State its first loss of the season.The win was something the Cougars “d
  
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• Utah State scalds Nevada 36-10, starting with Savon Scarver’s fifth kickoff return for a touchdown

  20-10-2019 09:03
  Logan • By now, football teams should know not to direct their kickoffs toward Utah State University’s Savon Scarver. That goes double for teams from Nevada.Still, the junior out of Centennial High in Las Vegas caught the Wolf Pack off guard Saturday night at Maverik Stadium. Twelve seconds after the Nevada put its first points on the scoreboard thanks to the sure foot of freshman Brandon Talton, Scarver had his hands up in the opposite end zone. His 100-yard kickoff return for a touc
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - The Stars have aligned for the Utah Jazz to have their best chance at a title ever

  20-10-2019 08:28 via sportspyder.com
  But can they take advantage?
  
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• Altuve’s HR in 9th sends Astros past Yankees and into World Series

  20-10-2019 07:52
  Houston • Jose Altuve, the 5-foot-6 driving force of Houston, delivered a swing that will play in Astros’ highlights forever.Altuve homered off Aroldis Chapman with two outs in the ninth inning and Houston outlasted the New York Yankees 6-4 Saturday night to advance to the World Series for the second time in three years.In a bullpen game with a back-and-forth finish, DJ LeMahieu hit a tying, two-run shot off Astros closer Roberto Osuna in the top of the ninth. Altuve answered with a t
  
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• Live: BYU trying to hang on against No. 14 Boise State, leads 28-25 with four minutes left

  20-10-2019 07:34
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• Jefferson Savarino’s goal in 87th minute lifts RSL to 2-1 win over Timbers in playoff opener; Seattle’s next

  20-10-2019 07:16
  Sandy • It was cold. It was late in the game. The season was on the line.All fine conditions for Jefferson Savarino and Real Salt Lake.Savarino buried the game-winning goal in the 87th minute, lifting RSL over the Portland Timbers 2-1 Saturday at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real advances to the second round of the Western Conference playoffs to face the Seattle Sounders on Wednesday. The Sounders beat FC Dallas 4-3 in extra time earlier in the day.Despite sub-40 weather and plenty of snow, neither t
  
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• Trump drops plan to host G-7 at his Doral golf resort

  20-10-2019 06:45
  Washington • President Donald Trump on Saturday abruptly reversed his plan to hold the next Group of Seven world leaders’ meeting at his Doral, Florida, golf resort next year.Accused of using the presidency to enrich himself by hosting the international summit at a private resort owned by his family, Trump announced a rare backtrack Saturday night."Based on both Media & Democrat Crazed and Irrational Hostility, we will no longer consider Trump National Doral, Miami, as the Host Si
  
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• Gordon Monson: Perfect or imperfect, Utah’s Utes should be smelling roses. But they know should has nothing to do with it.

  20-10-2019 06:45
  As Zack Moss churned 32 yards downfield, crossing into the end zone with 5:24 left in the game, everything seemed a little more the way it should be.Moss took in hugs from his teammates, Rice-Eccles Stadium roared, what with the Utes on their way to finishing a win over Arizona State, the numbers on the board — 21-3 — evidencing the fact, avenging a couple of losses from seasons gone by at the hands of a tough conference foe. And, in that moment, Utah looked like the formidable team
  
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• Wet, cold and windy conditions fail to dampen the playoff atmosphere at Rio Tinto

  20-10-2019 06:35
  As a female quartet sung the national anthem before the game, Real Salt Lake captain Kyle Beckerman’s teeth chattered. Fans sat and braved the gusts of wind and the stinging rain while wearing red ponchos.But when the whistle sounded and the ball was kicked off, none of the conditions mattered.RSL came out guns a-blazing as the rain turned to snow and back into rain in the 38-degree air. The fans at Rio Tinto stadium were as loud as they’ve been all season, erupting into cheers, oohs
  
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• Utah pulverizes Arizona State 21-3 as Zack Moss sets the Utes’ career rushing record

  20-10-2019 06:09
  More of the usual, crazy stuff happened to Utah’s football team against Arizona State, as four turnovers and multiple injuries conspired to make the Utes feel uncomfortable for a long time in the rain Saturday night at Rice-Eccles Stadium.No. 13 Utah dominated ASU statistically, yet the No. 17 Sun Devils managed to stay close until late in the fourth quarter, as they always do. That's exactly why Utah coach Kyle Whittingham was worried, right until the moment when Zack Moss broke free for
  
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• [Basketball Insiders] - Sources: Quin Snyder, Jazz Agree to Long-Term Extension

  20-10-2019 05:56 via sportspyder.com
  Utah Jazz coach Quin Snyder has agreed to a long-term contract extension, league sources tell ESPN. Snyder had two years left on his deal, and a new contract extends multiple years beyond that term, sources said. After upgrading the team’s talent...
  
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• Utah’s Zack Moss makes his record-breaking run count, with a clinching touchdown vs. Arizona State

  20-10-2019 05:49
  Utah football fans tried to guess how many carries Zack Moss would require Saturday to break the school career rushing record, needing only 55 yards against Arizona State to move ahead of Eddie Johnson.Nobody could have imagined that after 20 carries, Moss would remain seven yards short of the record. That just made his 21st run all the more memorable and meaningful in Utah's 21-3 victory at Rice-Eccles Stadium.Having struggled throughout the second half to put away the Sun Devils, Utah capitali
  
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• Sources: Quin Snyder, Jazz Agree to Long-Term Extension

  20-10-2019 05:45 via basketballinsiders.com
  Utah Jazz coach Quin Snyder has agreed to a long-term contract extension, league sources tell ESPN. Snyder had two years left on his deal, and a new contract extends multiple years beyond that term, sources said. After upgrading the team’s talent base over the summer, locking Snyder into an extension had been a top organizational […]
  
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• Utah’s ‘lights out’ defense atones for the offense’s mistakes by smothering ASU

  20-10-2019 05:40
  Two things became clear on Saturday night at Rice-Eccles Stadium: 1) Utah’s defense is capable of stepping up and saving the day, and 2) As much as Utah coach Kyle Whittingham stresses for his offense not to turn the ball over, it can and will happen, anyway.The first covered for the second against Arizona State, in the Utes’ 21-3 victory.Tyler Huntley threw his first interception of the year, and the Utes let loose three fumbles that were recovered by the Sun Devils. And, ultimately
  
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• [Standard-Examiner] - Utah Jazz give head coach Quin Snyder a 'long-term' contract extension

  20-10-2019 05:32 via sportspyder.com
  Just days before the 2019-20 NBA season, the Utah Jazz and head coach Quin Snyder reached an agreement on a contract extension, the team announced Saturday.
  
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• [NBC Sports] - Shaq donates a year’s rent to a paralyzed Atlanta boy

  20-10-2019 05:24 via sportspyder.com
  Shaq has donated a year’s rent in a new home to an Atlanta woman whose son was paralyzed in a shooting at a football game.
  
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