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• After a wind scare, balloons fly in Macy’s Thanksgiving parade

  28-11-2019 23:42
  
  New York • The beloved balloons flew, but lower than usual, in a windy Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade after an anxious weather watch.Wind had threatened to ground the giant inflated characters. But officials announced less than an hour before Thursday’s start time that the balloons could fly, if in a down-to-Earth way.As the parade continued — even while city emergency officials sent out a public alert about wind gusts — handlers struggled with some giant balloons an
  
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• Holiday stress: Amazon, others under gun for 1-day delivery

  28-11-2019 23:13
  
  New York • This year, holiday stress may take on a whole new meaning for online retailers.Amazon, Walmart and others have promised to deliver more of their orders within 24 hours of customers clicking on "Buy."The coming weeks will be the first test of whether they can make that happen during the busy holiday shopping season, when onslaughts of orders and bad weather can lay waste to even the best delivery plans.It's an expensive feat that requires not just additional planes and vehicles, b
  
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• Families in U.S. enclave in north Mexico hold sad Thanksgiving

  28-11-2019 23:03
  
  Mexico City • Thanksgiving arrived with a sense of loss, but also a sense of solidarity, in enclaves of U.S. dual-national families in northern Mexico almost four weeks after nine of their relatives were slaughtered by drug cartel gunmen.Lenzo Widmar lost a cousin and a childhood friend in the Nov. 4 massacre, and he says this Thanksgiving brought more reflection about how to bring peace.In Widmar's words: "When your table is overflowing, you don't build a wall around it. You build a bigger
  
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• Commentary: Success of new homeless services model depends on continued support

  28-11-2019 23:00
  
  Catholic Community Services of Utah and the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City firmly believe in the new homeless resource center model of providing more people-centered services to help permanently move individuals and families out of homelessness.We understand that the caps on capacity at each of the new centers is necessary to achieve the goal of ensuring that those who come to the centers receive the individualized services they need to stay housed long-term, so they never need a resource ce
  
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• Snow, winds wane after tangling traffic, threatening Macy’s parade

  28-11-2019 22:54
  
  Wintry weather temporarily loosened its grip across much of the U.S. just in time for Thanksgiving, after tangling holiday travelers in wind, ice and snow and before more major storms descend Friday.There were some exceptions to the respite, particularly involving California's main north-south Highway 5, which was shut down in Southern California early Thursday as heavy snow softly blanketed the region.But high winds that had ripped a wooden sign from scaffolding on Chicago's Willis Tower and ne
  
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• With win at Stanford, BYU Cougars have chance to get to NCAA soccer tourney’s Final Four

  28-11-2019 22:23
  
  When Sabrina Macias Davis first came to BYU in 2015, she had just moved away from home and didn't know anyone. It felt like an even more difficult transition because she had suffered an injury her senior year of high school, which led to Davis redshirting her freshman season.With all of her family in Colorado, then-senior Michele Murphy Vasconcelos took the wide-eyed freshman goalkeeper under her wing and would have her over for dinner throughout the year. When Vasconcelos’ time at BYU cam
  
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• Eye on the Y: Jaren Hall is closer to clearing concussion protocol

  28-11-2019 22:16
  
  Happy Thanksgiving, y’all!As a recent Utah transplant whose family is 1,500 miles away, I’m thankful to be here. Enjoy your day with your loved ones.That being said, I have some news: Jaren Hall could be cleared to play this weekend, if needed.Now, coaches still haven’t confirmed anything, but Hall was seen taking snaps during Tuesday’s practice. Last Saturday, during the UMass pre-game warmups, Hall was in street clothes and didn’t participate. Seeing him take part
  
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• Thanksgiving banquet in Salt Lake City ‘opens the door’ to the homeless and hungry

  28-11-2019 22:10
  
  Nancy Maurer is beaming inside a service kitchen, where today she will supervise the preparation of 800 pounds of turkey and 800 pounds of ham.It’s only 10 a.m. on Thanksgiving, and she’s already gearing up to serve up the holiday’s trademark dishes to hundreds of diners at the Salt Lake City Mission’s annual banquet. She says she wouldn’t be anywhere else — even with a blanket of snow covering the ground.“I would’ve got here any way I could,&rdquo
  
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• Total Utah liquor sales increase in days leading up to Thanksgiving 2019

  28-11-2019 22:08
  
  Utah liquor shoppers provided another year of sales growth in the five days leading up to Thanksgiving. From Friday to Wednesday, the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control reported $12,099,885 in store sales. That’s a 3.2% growth compared to the same five-day period in 2018, according to statistics released by the DABC on Thursday.Last year, total sales were $11.7 million In 2017, sales totaled $11.3 million.But sales on Wednesday, the busiest days of the year, were down 1.6% &mdas
  
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• Bottoms up, Utah: Total liquor sales increase in days leading up to Thanksgiving this year

  28-11-2019 22:01
  
  Utah liquor shoppers provided another year of sales growth in the five days leading up to Thanksgiving. From Friday to Wednesday, the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control reported $12,099,885 in store sales. That’s a 3.2% growth compared to the same five-day period in 2018, according to statistics released by the DABC on Thursday.Last year, total sales were $11.7 million In 2017, sales totaled $11.3 million.But sales on Wednesday, the busiest days of the year, were down 1.6% &mdas
  
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• BYU women host rival Utah at the Marriott Center on Friday

  28-11-2019 20:23
  
  Provo • On top of preparing for finals and taking time off for the Thanksgiving break, BYU women’s basketball is also in the middle of one of their biggest weeks of the season.This year, the Cougars are playing two in-state rivals in one week. After taking care of Utah State and beating the Aggies 67-50 on Tuesday, BYU will welcome the Utes on Friday.Junior guard Paisley Johnson was excited entering this week, especially because it’s during Thanksgiving. While she won’t be
  
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• Margaret Renkl: I give thanks for the family matriarchs

  28-11-2019 20:00
  
  Nashville, Tenn. • Whenever I’m nervous, I find some sort of amulet to drop into my pocket. A buckeye. A feather molted from a blue jay’s tail. The river rock my middle son always called a “worry stone.” The spent egg sac from a praying mantis. A seashell from my mother-in-law’s grave. I hold onto what’s in my pocket the way an anxious baby clings to a beloved blanket at bedtime.When I was about to give my first talk at a gathering of English teachers, my
  
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• Modern Black Friday workforce: The postal clerk, the influencer and the robot

  28-11-2019 19:58
  
  A postal employee who processes one Amazon return after another. A part-time stockroom clerk who works spotty hours for minimum wage and no health benefits. A social media influencer who pitches products to her 83,000 Instagram followers. A robot that scans the shelves at Walmart.Meet America’s retail workforce in 2019. Nearly 5 million people are employed in traditional retail jobs. Many still work in stores, selling stuff, but the reality is that today’s retail industry is powered
  
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• With win at Stanford, BYU Cougars have chance to get to NCAA soccer tourney’s Elite 8

  28-11-2019 19:39
  
  When Sabrina Macias Davis first came to BYU in 2015, she had just moved away from home and didn't know anyone. It felt like an even more difficult transition because she had suffered an injury her senior year of high school, which led to Davis redshirting her freshman season.With all of her family in Colorado, then-senior Michele Murphy Vasconcelos took the wide-eyed freshman goalkeeper under her wing and would have her over for dinner throughout the year. When Vasconcelos’ time at BYU cam
  
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• [KSL] - Bojan Bogdanovic had a special 3rd quarter. Should it have been more? | KSL.com

  28-11-2019 19:14 via sportspyder.com
  
  When Bogdanovic hit a transition 3 with 2:05 left in the third, he had done much of the work to cut what had been a 14-point lead down to just 3. The problem: that was his last field goal attempt.
  
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• Red All Over: Within five days, Ute recruit Mason Falslev produces a lot of points in two sports

  28-11-2019 19:00
  
  Red All Over is a weekly newsletter covering University of Utah athletics. Subscribe here. Due to his church mission plans, Sky View High School’s Mason Falslev is not scheduled to join Utah’s basketball program for three years. But within five days, Falslev showed his all-around athletic ability in two sports.He posted 143 yards of rushing and receiving, scoring two touchdowns in Sky View’s 35-0 defeat of Park City for the Class 4A state football championship Friday at Rice-Ec
  
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• [YouTube: Utah Jazz Videos] - Gail Miller: "We want to do whatever we can to make this community better"

  28-11-2019 18:58 via sportspyder.com
  
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• Ute coach Larry Krystkowiak wants both more and less from star forward Timmy Allen

  28-11-2019 18:56
  
  Utah 6-foot-6 forward Timmy Allen’s 6-6-6 game in points, rebounds and assists in his college basketball debut last season established him as a mature, multidimensional player who would blend smoothly into the team. He went on to make the Pac-12′s All-Freshman Team as one of the Utes’ most consistent performers.Allen is Utah’s leading scorer through six games of his sophomore season, but coach Larry Krystkowiak wants more of his well-rounded ability to resurface. That eva
  
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• Colorado is a roadblock, but Utah football fans have big plans for postseason travel

  28-11-2019 18:47
  
  Tournament of Roses organizers presented bouquets of flowers to Utah administrators at Rice-Eccles Stadium on that June afternoon in 2010, when the conference now known as the Pac-12 officially invited the school to join. The roses symbolized the opportunity for the Utes’ football program to someday play in the historic Rose Bowl Game.As this decade ends, though, that Jan. 1 destination would be a mild letdown for the Utes and their fan base.If they defeat Colorado on Saturday night and th
  
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• Letter: Ad tells lies about Rep. Ben McAdams

  28-11-2019 18:25
  
  I have been seeing attack ads aimed at U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams on our local tv stations. I object strenuously to these ads because they are lies.In one ad, McAdams is criticized for taking part in the impeachment proceedings while ignoring three other crucial areas.First, the ad claims he refuses to work in securing our border while showing video of Donald Trump’s infamous wall. This is a meaningless attack. Around 40% of illegal immigrants arrive by air. Only about a third of illegal immigr
  
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• How Jell-O molds claimed their spot on the american table

  28-11-2019 18:21
  
  I ate Jell-O, of course — it was the first thing I learned to “cook,” in a dedicated set of Tupperware bowls. Its bright primary colors sparkled in glass coupes at every coffee shop in the city, and it had a taste of forbidden fruit, like melted hard candies. With a crown of equally forbidden whipped topping, it was considered a luxurious dessert.But in my 14th year, the Jell-O paradigm shifted. My pack of friends was invited to dinner at the home of another friend; her mother,
  
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• This week in Mormon Land: Conference shuffle, polygamy puzzle and temple talk

  28-11-2019 18:08
  
  The Mormon Land newsletter is a weekly highlight reel of developments in and about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, whether heralded in headlines, preached from the pulpit or buzzed about on the back benches. Want this free newsletter in your inbox? Subscribe here.Conference change
  (Francisco Kjolseth|Tribune file photo)People listen during the Sunday session of the 189th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the Conference Center in
  
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• Meghan Merideth: Before they hit the ‘Silicon Slopes,’ students need career prep

  28-11-2019 18:00
  
  Collectively dubbed “Silicon Slopes” for their high concentration of tech companies, Salt Lake City, Park City and Provo are increasingly drawing top talent from all across the country.This is great news for our students, who only stand to gain from their proximity to one of America’s key innovation hubs. If they are able to meet the needs of some of the area’s most sought-after employers — Microsoft, Adobe, eBay, etc. — they won’t have to travel far to
  
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• 3 wounded in house party shooting in South Jordan

  28-11-2019 17:44
  
  South Jordan • Authorities are searching for a suspect accused of wounding three people at a house party in South Jordan.Police Lt. Matt Pennington says the shooting happened around 2:30 a.m. Thursday.Three people were taken to a hospital with varying degrees of injuries.Pennington says one victim was struck by gunfire eight times and the other two only once.Two remain in critical condition and the third in stable condition.Investigators believe they have identified the suspect but Penningt
  
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• Predicted snowstorm hits west side of Wasatch Mountains hardest; more snow on the way

  28-11-2019 17:39
  
  Utahns woke up to snow Thanksgiving morning, but just how much varied across the Wasatch Front. The west and northwest areas were hit hardest Wednesday night, according to National Weather Service reports.On the northern Wasatch Front, Plain City and Pleasant View reported 12 inches Tuesday night and Wednesday. West Haven received 11 inches, according to the weather service. On the west side of the Salt Lake Valley, Grantsville got 18.7 inches, Stansbury Park recorded 13 inches and Magna recorde
  
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• Gordon Monson: Utah passes the eye test. The Utes should be in the College Football Playoff.

  28-11-2019 16:54
  
  Does Utah deserve to be included in the flawed, limited College Football Playoff? Let’s make an argument for the Utes. Either way, apparently, deserve’s got nothing to do with it.It’s more a matter of what brands are the best for interested parties, which ones from which leagues have established reputations, which ones shine the brightest up on the marquee, and that usually means the college game’s blue bloods have the edge.The selection committee, whose charge is farcica
  
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• Snow, winds slow after tangling traffic, threatening parade

  28-11-2019 16:53
  
  Wintry weather temporarily loosened its grip across much of the U.S. just in time for Thanksgiving, after tangling holiday travelers in wind, ice and snow and before more major storms descend Friday.Exceptions existed, particularly involving California's main north-south Highway 5, which was shut down early Thursday as heavy snow softly blanketed the region.But high winds that had ripped a wooden sign from scaffolding on Chicago's Willis Tower on Wednesday were calm enough by Thursday morning to
  
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• Predicated snowstorm hits west side of Wasatch Mountains hardest; more snow on the way

  28-11-2019 16:40
  
  Utahns woke up to snow Thanksgiving morning, but just how much varied across the Wasatch Front. The west and northwest areas were hit hardest Wednesday night, according to National Weather Service reports.On the northern Wasatch Front, Plain City and Pleasant View reported 12 inches Tuesday night and Wednesday. West Haven received 11 inches, according to the weather service. On the west side of the Salt Lake Valley, Stansbury Park recorded 13 inches and Magna recorded 11 inches.The mountains, th
  
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• [YouTube: Utah Jazz Videos] - What is everyone's favorite Thanksgiving dish? 🤔

  28-11-2019 16:31 via sportspyder.com
  
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• RSL player Kyle Beckerman and a Diné photographer help Navajo Nation homes in Utah get electricity for the first time

  28-11-2019 15:00
  
  Tselakai Dezza, Utah • When Mylo Fowler was growing up on the Navajo Nation near Steamboat, Ariz., in the 1980s and ’90s, his family didn’t have electricity. All through high school, he did homework under a kerosene lamp or tried to fill out worksheets on the long, bumpy bus ride to school in the morning.“There were so many years of being told, ‘You’ll get electricity this summer,’” Fowler said. “And that goes on for a year, which turns into f
  
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• Report: U.S. lacked technology to track separated families

  28-11-2019 15:00
  
  Phoenix • The U.S. government separated thousands of families despite knowing it lacked the technology to document and track their whereabouts, according to a report released Wednesday by an internal government watchdog.The problem resulted in some parents languishing in custody for weeks without knowing the location of their children.The report by the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General found the agency lacked proper systems when Border Patrol agents took childre
  
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• Lisa Rampton Halverson: Time to be thankful for some ‘Never Partisan’ patriots

  28-11-2019 15:00
  
  Less than two years after he won a landslide election victory with 60.7% of the popular vote and a 520-to-17 Electoral College triumph, President Richard Nixon resigned in disgrace, barely avoiding impeachment. His crimes went far beyond what the public knew at the time, but included electoral tampering, FBI collusion and tax fraud.Yet Nixon almost got away with it. Before his resignation, many thought he would ride out Watergate. Nixon would not have been held accountable for violations of his
  
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• Letter: Don’t impeach Trump. Run against him.

  28-11-2019 15:00
  
  The practice of quid pro quo is the essence of politics and many other activities. It can be done secretively or in the disguise of asking for a favor. In the conversation between President Trump and the Ukrainian leader, the quid pro quo was not explicit but it was in the form of a shadow floating in the air. “Do me a favor,” implies, “I will owe you a favor,” as night follows the day.So, are we dealing with flagrant immorality? Sure. Illegality? Perhaps, but not enough
  
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• Letter: Ask what you can do for your country

  28-11-2019 15:00
  
  We had several people step up to the plate and tell Congress what they know about events in Ukraine. We have several others who are hiding behind the cloak of the law rather than do the right and moral thing. I’m reminded of our 35th president, John F. Kennedy, who said, “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.”John Bolton and others holding out from testifying need to ask themselves what they can do for their country and testify. They ne
  
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• Utah author Terry Tempest Williams talks about erosion as an emotional state

  28-11-2019 14:00
  
  “How do we survive our grief in the midst of so many losses in the living world, from white bark pines to grizzly bears to the decline of willow flycatchers along the Colorado River?” asks nature writer Terry Tempest Williams in her new book. “How do we find the strength to not look away from all that is breaking our hearts?”Williams, the critically acclaimed author of “Refuge,” begins “Erosion: Essays of Undoing” with these challenging questions.
  
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• Robert Gehrke: The Leonardo and Salt Lake City have a toxic relationship

  28-11-2019 14:00
  
  Lisa Davis was at a colleague’s birthday party a few months ago, doing the regular cocktail chitchat when she ran into a guy she hadn’t met before and asked what he did. Kristian ran Salt Lake City arts programs.“He said my first priority is to get The Leonardo out of that building,” Davis recalls.That’s when things got awkward.Davis chairs the board for The Leonardo, the science museum located near the city library and “that building” was the museum&rsq
  
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• Ask Ann Cannon: A friend lashed out at me on social media. Is that a friendship worth salvaging?

  28-11-2019 14:00
  
  Dear Ann Cannon • I recently engaged in a social media discussion that centered on some tough stuff — Utah politics, racial and class discrimination, and women’s rights. In the process, a friend (a real friend of several years, not just a Facebook virtual friend) jumped into the discussion. She posted some clear jabs at me personally, very personal. She knows me well, and she knows of some deeply personal weak points I’ve shared with her and that I continue to work on impr
  
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• A Navy SEAL and his wife left a Utah polygamous sect. Their next mission: A good life.

  28-11-2019 14:00
  
  Colorado City, Ariz. • During his four weeks of intense Navy SEAL training off the coast of San Diego — staying awake for days at a time while running in the sand, swimming for long stretches in frigid water and packing everything from rubber rafts to comrades — Marty Jessop wondered one thing: Will Ruthie be there when he returns to the mainland?Jessop said he would have understood if Ruthie Roundy wasn’t around afterward. After all, while they both grew up in polygamous
  
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• [Hashtag Basketball] - Donovan Mitchell is an All-Star | Utah Jazz

  28-11-2019 13:42 via sportspyder.com
  
  Donovan Mitchell has been putting up eye-popping stats for the Utah Jazz. The third-year guard has seen year-over-year improvements in points, rebounds, shooting percentage (overall and 3pt), turnovers, and almost every advanced stat. The...
  
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• BYU downs Virginia Tech 90-77 in third-place game at Maui Invitational

  28-11-2019 07:30
  
  Lahaina, Hawaii • TJ Haws scored 13 of his 20 points during a key second-half run and Brigham Young made 17 3-pointers to beat Virginia Tech 90-77 Maui Invitational third-place game Wednesday night.The Cougars (5-3) turned a tight game into a rout with an array of 3-pointers, making 8 of 14 in the second half. Haws went 4 for 7 behind the arc and BYU shot 54% to leave Maui with two big victories.The Cougars went 17 for 34 from 3-point range and had six players score in double figures.The Ho
  
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• [KSL] - What went wrong for the Jazz in their loss to the Pacers? Not just one thing | KSL.com

  28-11-2019 06:29 via sportspyder.com
  
  Utah has struggled in a number of areas throughout this season. They all came to the forefront on Wednesday in Indianapolis.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - The Triple Team: Jazz have their worst defensive game of the season, and blame goes to everyone

  28-11-2019 06:11 via sportspyder.com
  
  Three thoughts on the Utah Jazz’s 121-102 loss to the Indiana Pacers from Salt Lake Tribune Jazz beat writer Andy Larsen.
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Utah Jazz fall to the Indiana Pacers

  28-11-2019 05:55 via sportspyder.com
  
  Jazz find themselves on a two-game skid
  
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• The Triple Team: Jazz have their worst defensive game of the season, and blame goes to everyone

  28-11-2019 05:45
  
  Three thoughts on the Utah Jazz’s 121-102 loss to the Indiana Pacers from Salt Lake Tribune Jazz beat writer Andy Larsen.1. In Rudy’s return, defense not strong enoughComing into tonight, the Jazz had had their two worst defensive performances of the season in their last two games: a 119.6 defensive rating against the Bucks on Monday night, and a 113.3 DRtg against the Pelicans at home on Saturday. Of course, there was a really logical reason: Rudy Gobert didn’t play either gam
  
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• [NBA] - The Roundup—The Jazz can't keep pace in Indiana, fall 121-102 on the road

  28-11-2019 04:04 via sportspyder.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — There would be no feast before Thanksgiving. Instead, the Utah Jazz will have to wait for leftovers.A sluggish first half and a night of poor shooting were too much to overcome
  
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• [KSL] - 'Relax. I’ll take care of it': A look back at Mike Conley's Indiana prep days | KSL.com

  28-11-2019 03:44 via sportspyder.com
  
  Lawrence, Indiana, is about 15 miles northeast of downtown Indianapolis. It’s there that Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley became a force in the basketball world.
  
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• [Fox Sports] - Pacers use balanced attack to pull away from Jazz 121-102

  28-11-2019 03:41 via sportspyder.com
  
  Domantas Sabonis and T.J. Warren each scored 23 points and Malcolm Brogdon added 22 to lead the Indiana Pacers past Utah 121-102
  
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• Utah hearing for Hawaii suspect in extreme cyberstalking

  28-11-2019 03:35
  
  Honolulu • A man arrested in Hawaii will be sent to Utah, where he’s accused of tormenting a family for more than year by sending more than 500 people to their house for unwanted services including food deliveries, repairs, tow trucks, locksmiths, plumbers and prostitutes.Loren Okamura was in Honolulu’s federal courthouse Wednesday, for a scheduled detention hearing. His federal defender, Sharron Rancourt, said he wants to have that hearing in Utah.He was indicted in Utah last m
  
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• Jazz can’t climb out of early hole in 121-102 loss to Pacers

  28-11-2019 03:30
  
  Indianapolis • On the last day of 2016, Mitchell had one of his best collegiate games in Bankers Life Fieldhouse against the Indiana Hoosiers, scoring 33 points coming off the bench in a win for the Louisville Cardinals, whose campus is just under two hours away.Mitchell is in a very different place now: he’s an NBA star, leading the talented Utah Jazz. But on this night in 2019, he couldn’t find his shot consistently, and the Jazz lost to the Indiana Pacers, 121-102.The third-y
  
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• No. 17 Ute volleyball team celebrates Senior Day with a sweep of Oregon State

  28-11-2019 02:47
  
  Utah volleyball player Brianna Doehrmann expected to experience a lot more Senior Day emotion, concluding her Huntsman Center career.Her absence of pre-match tears surprised her, yet she also understood why Wednesday's sweep of Oregon State didn't feel like an ending. The No. 17 Utes hope they'll return to their home court for NCAA Tournament matches next week, and they believe they can keep playing for a long time.“Honestly, I was expecting myself to cry, but I think I've prepared myself
  
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