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• It takes a tech village to track Santa on Christmas Eve

  24-12-2019 23:46
  
  Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. • Depending on which country they’re from, the kids may ask about Father Christmas, Papa Noel, Saint Nick or Santa Claus.But those who believe all want to know one thing: where in the world the jolly old man and his sleigh full of gifts are on Christmas Eve.For the 64th time, a wildly popular program run by the U.S. and Canadian militaries is providing real-time updates on Santa's progress to millions around the globe.And this year, the North American Ae
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Utah front office felt Dante Exum needed a change of scenery

  24-12-2019 23:40 via sportspyder.com
  
  Dante Exum never lived up to the hype of being the fifth overall pick in the 2014 draft with the Utah Jazz. He has career averages of just 5.7 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. Exum missed the entire 2015-16 season due to a knee injury....
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Jazz waived Jeff Green to clear minutes for Georges Niang

  24-12-2019 23:40 via sportspyder.com
  
  The Utah Jazz waived veteran small forward Jeff Green on Monday to clear minutes for Georges Niang, according to Tony Jones of The Athletic. The Jazz are 18-12 on the season after losing to the Miami Heat. They are looking to become more explosive...
  
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• A town banned snowball throwing. Now it’s having second thoughts.

  24-12-2019 23:40
  
  The law in the central Wisconsin city of Wausau, written in 1962, could not be clearer.“No person shall throw or shoot any object, arrow, stone, snowball or other missile or projectile, by hand or by any other means, at any other person,” reads municipal ordinance 9.08.020, a chapter on weapons.Snowball?Officials in Wausau, a community of 38,000 known for granite quarries, ginseng farms and downhill skiing, have finally grown tired of the periodic mockery inspired by their ordinance,
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Jazz traded for Jordan Clarkson because they were unhappy with their bench play

  24-12-2019 23:10 via sportspyder.com
  
  One of the main reasons the Utah Jazz traded for shooting guard Jordan Clarkson is because they were unhappy with their bench play, according to Tony Jones of The Athletic. The Jazz made a few moves on Monday. Along with acquiring Clarkson, Utah...
  
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• Chief Justice John Roberts will tap his inner umpire in impeachment trial

  24-12-2019 21:54
  
  Washington • America’s last prolonged look at Chief Justice John Roberts came 14 years ago, when he told senators during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing that judges should be like baseball umpires, impartially calling balls and strikes."Nobody ever went to a ballgame to see the umpire," Roberts said.His hair grayer, the 64-year-old Roberts will return to the public eye as he makes the short trip from the Supreme Court to the Senate to preside over President Donald Trump’s
  
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• What does the Utah Jazz’s crazy Monday portend going forward?

  24-12-2019 21:51
  
  Something had to be done.It was clear, after the Utah Jazz’s bench fell short after being called upon time and time again, that changes would have to be made.The numbers are staggering: When any of Mike Conley, Donovan Mitchell, Joe Ingles, Royce O’Neale, Bojan Bogdanovic, and Rudy Gobert share the court, the Jazz outscore their opponents by 13.6 points per 100 possessions. That is elite. And when as soon as they had even one member of the Jazz’s bench unit out there, everythin
  
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• Commentary: Friends of Christianity Today back anti-Trump editorial

  24-12-2019 21:21
  
  This week, Christians around the world will be celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. For those of us who choose to follow Jesus in the United States and self-identify as evangelical, Christianity Today magazine has been one of the most significant journalistic outlets for discussion, Christian witness, and concern. On Dec. 19, 2019, Christianity Today's general editor, Mark Galli, wrote an editorial called “Trump Should Be Removed From Office.” One may or may not
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - It wasn’t working: An analysis of the Jazz’s crazy Monday, and what it portends going forward.

  24-12-2019 21:07 via sportspyder.com
  
  Something had to be done.
  
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• [NBA] - Utah Jazz waive Jeff Green

  24-12-2019 21:01 via sportspyder.com
  
  The Utah Jazz announced today that the team has waived forward Jeff Green.Green (6-8, 237, Georgetown) appeared in 29 games (two starts) for Utah this season, averaging 7.8 points and 2.8 rebounds in
  
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• It wasn’t working: An analysis of the Jazz’s crazy Monday, and what it portends going forward.

  24-12-2019 20:46
  
  Something had to be done.It was clear, after the Utah Jazz’s bench fell short after being called upon time and time again, that changes would have to be made.The numbers are staggering: when any of Mike Conley, Donovan Mitchell, Joe Ingles, Royce O’Neale, Bojan Bogdanovic, and Rudy Gobert share the court, the Jazz outscore their opponents by 13.6 points per 100 possessions. That is elite. And when as soon as they had even one member of the Jazz’s bench unit out there, everythin
  
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• Brighton Resort changes parking policy to promote carpoolings

  24-12-2019 20:24
  
  Unless you have three people in your car, don’t expect princess parking at Brighton Resort on weekends or powder days.Following a lead set by a neighboring Big Cottonwood Canyon resort, Brighton announced a new parking policy, which begins Wednesday, that encourages its skiers to ride-share or take the bus by penalizing those who who drive without carpooling.To help cut down on canyon traffic congestion, Solitude now charges its noncarpooling guests $20 to park, or $10 if the car has three
  
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• Chief Justict John Roberts will tap his inner umpire in impeachment trial

  24-12-2019 20:10
  
  Washington • America’s last prolonged look at Chief Justice John Roberts came 14 years ago, when he told senators during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing that judges should be like baseball umpires, impartially calling balls and strikes."Nobody ever went to a ballgame to see the umpire," Roberts said.His hair grayer, the 64-year-old Roberts will return to the public eye as he makes the short trip from the Supreme Court to the Senate to preside over President Donald Trump’s
  
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• Tax hike opponents in Utah County launch repeal referendum

  24-12-2019 20:04
  
  Opponents of a plan to raise Utah County's property taxes for the first time in more than two decades are filing a referendum to challenge it.Julie Blaney of Payson said she completed the paperwork Monday on a proposal to freeze the budget at 2018 levels, the Daily Herald in Provo reported.“And all we’re asking is that it go to the voters to decide. Let the voters decide if they want to pay more property tax," she said.The county now has 20 days to vet the referendum, and if it's app
  
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• Rise and shout, the Cougars — real ones — are out, killing a deer in Bountiful and a bobcat in Cottonwood Heights

  24-12-2019 19:54
  
  Three times on Saturday, cougars appeared in Wasatch foothill neighborhoods — one burying a deer at a Bountiful home and another eating a bobcat on the back porch of a Cottonwood Heights house — prompting Utah wildlife officials to warn hillside residents to keep pets and small children indoors.During periods of heavy snow buildup, deer sometimes exit the mountains, bringing predators after them, according to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.“There were quite a few [sigh
  
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• Thousands mark Christmas in West Bank town of Bethlehem

  24-12-2019 19:43
  
  Bethlehem, West Bank • Thousands of Christian pilgrims on Tuesday flocked to the West Bank town of Bethlehem, celebrating Christmas Eve in the traditional birthplace of Jesus.Visitors converged on the town’s large Christmas tree in Manger Square, near the spot believed to mark Jesus’ birthplace. Uniformed Palestinian Scouts wearing yellow and gold capes paraded past assembled visitors, the sound of drums and bagpipes filling the cool, clear air. Vendors hawked snacks and holiday
  
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• Commentary: Christianity Today’s call for Trump’s ouster roils the evangelical waters

  24-12-2019 19:26
  
  The timing of Christianity Today's editorial calling for President Donald Trump’s ouster couldn’t have been better. With impeachment voted and Congress gone for the holidays, it dropped into a beautiful D.C. news vacuum. Boom!Front pages of The Washington Post and The New York Times. Interviews on CNN. Commentary everywhere. And why not? Trump's support among white evangelicals has been the biggest religion story of his presidency, so his rejection by their flagship publication had t
  
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• [Deseret News] - Takeaways from the Utah Jazz’s recent road trip

  24-12-2019 19:17 via sportspyder.com
  
  MIAMI — The Utah Jazz (18-12) ended their three-game road trip with a loss to the Miami Heat after reeling off five straight wins, including the first two road games on this swing in Atlanta and...
  
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• Glen Canyon Recreation Area asks people to stay away from rock art site

  24-12-2019 19:06
  
  Page, Ariz. • Visitors to a national recreation area straddling the Arizona-Utah border are being asked to stay away from a rock art site that features sheep carved thousands of years ago.The Descending Sheep Petroglyph Panel is along the Colorado River between Glen Canyon Dam and Lees Ferry. It falls within the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.The recreation area is instituting a voluntary closure in January and February so that it can educate people about the rock art believed to be b
  
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• Parents of 2 missing Idaho children issue statement

  24-12-2019 19:03
  
  Rexburg, Idaho • The parents named as persons of interest in their children’s disappearance in Idaho issued a statement Monday through an attorney, saying they love their son and daughter and look forward to addressing “allegations once they have moved beyond speculation and rumor.”Joshua Vallow, 7, and Tylee Ryan, 17, have not been seen since September, police say. The search for the children began in November when police tried to do a welfare check on the 7-year-old boy
  
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• Logan Temple vandalized after man ‘upset with the church’ breaks into it with an ax

  24-12-2019 18:40
  
  A 34-year-old man is in custody after he broke in and vandalized the Logan Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.“He basically just said that he's upset with the church,” said Logan Police Capt. Curtis Hooley. “He was kind of rambling.”Police were alerted shortly before 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday that windows had been broken at the annex to the temple, where members enter the building. According to church spokeswoman Irene Caso, the man “used an ax to
  
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• [Deseret News] - Dante Exum-Jordan Clarkson trade made official

  24-12-2019 18:40 via sportspyder.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — The trade that will send Dante Exum and draft picks from the Utah Jazz to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Jordan Clarkson is official. The Jazz and Cavaliers announced the...
  
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• [Forbes] - Which Cavaliers Could Be Traded Next?

  24-12-2019 18:15 via sportspyder.com
  
  His name has been associated with trade rumors since his arrival in Cleveland, and the rumors are heating up this season.
  
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• South Salt Lake’s housing boom driven by its transit lines

  24-12-2019 18:07
  
  South Salt Lake • Railways helped turn South Salt Lake’s open fields of mid-20th century into “A City of Industry,” which is one of its nicknames. Trains brought people and businesses that fostered the first neighborhoods.Today, the rails that once shipped lumber, stone blocks and other supplies are now light rail and streetcar routes fueling a residential boom.Since 2015, elected leaders here have approved more than 2,800 new apartments, town homes and other dwellings &md
  
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• [Fox Sports] - Cavaliers send Clarkson to Jazz for Exum, 2 2nd-round picks

  24-12-2019 18:04 via sportspyder.com
  
  Cavaliers send Clarkson to Jazz for Exum, 2 2nd-round picks
  
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• Melania Trump silently forges path through impeachment

  24-12-2019 18:03
  
  Washington • Hillary Clinton spent the morning of her husband’s impeachment visiting Capitol Hill to rally Democrats to his side. Pat Nixon kept assuring reporters her husband wouldn’t quit — right up until he did. Eliza Johnson, frail from tuberculosis, kept watch over her husband during his impeachment while sitting in a room across from his White House office.Melania Trump, just the fourth first lady forced to grapple with the threat of her husband's impeachment, is pre
  
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• John Ortved: Dreading your kids’ annoying Christmas gifts? You need a Grinch.

  24-12-2019 18:00
  
  I’m a good uncle. I help my older niece with her reading. I go to my nephew’s football games (it’s flag football; calm down). I play dress-up and house with my younger niece.And, around Christmas time, I sneak into their home and steal some of their favorite toys.Some background: I am not a competent singer. Nor is anyone in my family. We can’t sing Broadway or Beatles tunes or even “Baa Baa Black Sheep.” And yet both my sister and I can perfectly vocalize a t
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Grading the Jazz on trading Dante Exum for Jordan Clarkson

  24-12-2019 17:41 via sportspyder.com
  
  News came down the wire Monday indicating the Cavs had agreed to trade Jordan Clarkson to the Utah Jazz for Dante Exum and a pair of second-round picks. The deal seems to be fair for both sides, with Clarkson going to a playoff contending team and...
  
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• [NBA] - Utah Jazz acquire guard Jordan Clarkson

  24-12-2019 17:37 via sportspyder.com
  
  The Utah Jazz announced today that the team has acquired guard Jordan Clarkson from Cleveland in exchange for guard Danté Exum and two future second round picks, pending the outcome of
  
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• Zion National Park institutes mandatory shuttle service

  24-12-2019 16:42
  
  St. George • Zion National Park is instituting mandatory shuttle service though Dec. 31.Park officials hope that having visitors to take the shuttle will help relieve parking and traffic congestion, the Deseret News reported. Rangers are also warning visitors to prepare for winter conditions as the time that's considered the off season gets more popular with tourists.The famous scenic drive inside the park will be closed to private vehicles. This is the second year that the park has institu
  
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• Democrats test whether voters will shrug off impeachment

  24-12-2019 16:30
  
  Guthrie Center, Iowa • Rep. Cindy Axne happily talked about trade, health care and agriculture with about three dozen constituents who gathered in a farm bureau office the weekend before Christmas. Missing from the Iowa Democrat’s talking points: her recent vote to impeach President Donald Trump.Over the course of an hour, the issue that most clearly represents Washington's Trump-era polarization came up just once. And even then, it was from a questioner who thanked Axne for supportin
  
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• [USA Today: Hoops Hype] - The HoopsHype Daily: With the Dante Exum for Jordan Clarkson swap, the great NBA trade drought of 2020 is over

  24-12-2019 16:16 via sportspyder.com
  
  REJOICE, WE HAVE A TRADE! After a dry spell that lasted 160 days, the great NBA trade drought of 2019 is finally over. It wasn’t a major deal that ended the drought, but this could signal mor…
  
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• The HoopsHype Daily: With the Dante Exum for Jordan Clarkson swap, the great NBA trade drought of 2020 is over

  24-12-2019 16:07
  
  REJOICE, WE HAVE A TRADE! After a dry spell that lasted 160 days, the great NBA trade drought of 2019 is finally over. It wasn’t a major deal that ended the drought, but this could signal more deals are on the way, particularly as we enter January. On Monday, the Cavaliers agreed to send Jordan Clarkson to Utah in exchange for 2014 draft bust Dante Exum and two future second-round picks.
  Clarkson will surely provide a boost to the Jazz’s bench scoring, as the explosive guard is avera
  
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• [Hoops Rumors] - Leftovers Notes From Cavs/Jazz Trade

  24-12-2019 15:53 via sportspyder.com
  
  The Jazz don't necessarily view Jordan Clarkson as a rental, plus more notes on their trade with the Cavaliers.
  
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• Recreation area asks people to stay away from rock art site

  24-12-2019 15:51
  
  Page, Ariz. • Visitors to a national recreation area straddling the Arizona-Utah border are being asked to stay away from a rock art site that features sheep carved thousands of years ago.The Descending Sheep Petroglyph Panel is along the Colorado River between Glen Canyon Dam and Lees Ferry. It falls within the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.The recreation area is instituting a voluntary closure in January and February so that it can educate people about the rock art believed to be b
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Jazz’s Donovan Mitchell admits to getting his butt kicked by Heat rookie Tyler Herro

  24-12-2019 15:43 via sportspyder.com
  
  Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell knew he was exploited by rookie Tyler Herro down the stretch and owned up to it following a 107-104 loss to the Miami Heat on Monday. Mitchell used some colorful language to describe what happened: “He kicked my ass,”...
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Jazz star Donovan Mitchell reacts to release of Jeff Green

  24-12-2019 15:10 via sportspyder.com
  
  The Utah Jazz released veteran forward Jeff Green on Monday, and franchise star Donovan Mitchell praised his former teammate with a short tribute video: Great player better dude! Always love Jeff! Grew up watching you (and hating you haha) on the...
  
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• For childless couples, surrogate moms, like Mary of the Nativity, deliver joy to their world

  24-12-2019 15:02
  
  As Christians gather on this and every Christmas Eve, they will recount once again the tale of a young virgin who found herself mysteriously pregnant. They will speak of a fiance, who goes through with the marriage knowing the child to be born is not his. And they will marvel at the baby, whose coming was deemed miraculous.Mary’s offering to the world, these believers agree, was Baby Jesus.Two thousand years later, more and more women are becoming pregnant without having been intimate with
  
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• Susan Atkinson: What makes a smart climate change solution?

  24-12-2019 14:00
  
  More and more Americans are looking to our legislative leaders for effective climate solution policy. We need a collective solution to our collective problem. The key challenge is to curb our use of fossil fuels to avert the worst outcomes.When we sit down at the table to hash out solution details, what is important to consider? Given that urgent action is needed, we need to get this right from the start with well thought out criteria:* Drive large scale change quickly. The solution needs to mat
  
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• Robert Kirby: Finding the joy in Christ-mess

  24-12-2019 14:00
  
  Christmas for most Americans is all about celebrating the birth of Jesus. That and maxing out their credit cards. For me, the holiday simply confirms the theory of intelligent design over that of evolution.Hang on. Let me explain.I base my belief on the fact that humans lack biological rearview vision. In short, we don’t have eyes in our butts.There is no way natural selection would have limited the scope of human vision to just our immediate front. Not being able to see a tiger sneaking u
  
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• [USA Today: For The Win] - Grading the Dante Exum-Jordan Clarkson trade for both Jazz and Cavaliers

  24-12-2019 13:37 via sportspyder.com
  
  We break down the deal between the Utah Jazz and the Cleveland Cavaliers which involved Dante Exum and Jordan Clarkson.
  
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• Letter: Well past being a jerk

  24-12-2019 13:00
  
  So, Gov. Gary Herbert thinks Trump shouldn’t be impeached just because he’s a “jerk.” Has our governor been in a coma for the last two months as Trump’s impeachable offenses have come to light? Open your eyes, Governor. He’s well past being a jerk. He’s a danger to our democracy.Laura Grzymkowski, Cottonwood HeightsSubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Letter: We are living in a monarchy

  24-12-2019 13:00
  
  President Trump is using the royal “we,” as in, “By the way, it doesn’t really feel like we’re being impeached.” Clearly we are now living in a monarchy and we’re just waiting for the Senate to ratify that fact.Meredith Alden, Salt Lake CitySubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Letter: Taking no responsibility

  24-12-2019 13:00
  
  The Dec. 19 edition of The Salt Lake Tribune contains a wonderful illustration of a key problem in the U.S. today.The president is quoted in the front page Associated Press article on his legacy as taking zero responsibility for his impeachment.The Cryptoquote solution is, “The degree of responsibility you take for your life determines how much change you can create in it.”That pretty well sums it up.Bill Hooper and Sharon Roper, TaylorsvilleSubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - A fond farewell to Dante Exum

  24-12-2019 09:59 via sportspyder.com
  
  Once a Jazzman always a Jazzman
  
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• [KSL] - Heat dominate start of 4th quarter end Jazz's winning streak | KSL.com

  24-12-2019 07:55 via sportspyder.com
  
  Sometimes the fourth quarter is all that matters. That was the case for the Utah Jazz Monday in their 107-104 loss in Miami.
  
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• [CBS Sports] - With Jimmy Butler happily standing by, Heat ride fearless rookie Tyler Herro to gutty win over the Jazz - CBSSports.com

  24-12-2019 07:35 via sportspyder.com
  
  Herro got the best of Donovan Mitchell, on both ends, when the game was on the line
  
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• [ESPN] - Jazz to sign R. Tucker, cut Green, sources say

  24-12-2019 06:58 via sportspyder.com
  
  The Jazz have agreed to a multiyear deal with Rayjon Tucker out of the G League. They also waived Jeff Green.
  
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• [NBA] - The Roundup—Ingles catches fire, but Jazz drop close one in Miami

  24-12-2019 06:53 via sportspyder.com
  
  Playing in one of the toughest venues in the NBA, the Utah Jazz came close to a road upset before falling to the Heat 107-104 Monday night in Miami. The loss snapped Utah's five-game win
  
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• [Basketball Insiders] - Sources: Jazz to Waive Jeff Green

  24-12-2019 06:45 via sportspyder.com
  
  BREAKING: The Utah Jazz are waiving Jeff Green, league sources tell myself and @ShamsCharania BREAKING: The Utah Jazz are waiving Jeff Green, league sources tell myself and @ShamsCharania — Tony Jones (@Tjonesonthenba) December 24, 2019 Source: Tony...
  
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