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• [NBA] - Roundball Roundup: Lessons from Hot Rod with AT&T SportsNet's Mike Smith

  02-03-2020 22:54 via sportspyder.com
  
  Part two with Mike Smith! The AT&T SportsNet analyst shares the lessons learned from Hot Rod Hundley. Plus, JP gets into the rhythm Utah is trying to get into ahead of Friday’s game against the
  
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• Sue Smith Jackson: Buying water won’t save you from the coronavirus

  02-03-2020 22:30
  
  Shopping last weekend, I watched countless individuals stack cases of water into their carts. I saw a sign at Walgreens saying all its face masks were sold out.I get it, people are scared, but calm down, Utah!Having a Ph.D. in health and a decade of experience teaching epidemiology at UVU, let me share some thoughts on transmission and preparedness techniques.Let’s start with the obvious – the statistical likelihood of getting the new coronavirus (COVID-19) right now is very low. You
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: Over a Barrel

  02-03-2020 22:25
  
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below:<a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2020/02/28/bagley-cartoon-shoehorn/" target=_blank><u>The Shoehorn Solution</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2020/02/27/bagley-cartoon-face-mask/"><u>Face Mask the Nation</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2020/02/27
  
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• Utah Senate votes to ban all elective abortions — if Supreme Court ever allows it

  02-03-2020 22:11
  
  The Utah Senate voted Monday to ban elective abortions at all stages of pregnancy in Utah — but only if the U.S. Supreme Court ever reverses its Roe v. Wade decision on the matter first.Senators advanced SB174 to the House on a 22-6 party-line vote, after Democrats gave last-ditch arguments against it.“We are taking away the rights of women,” said Sen. Kathleeen Riebe, D-Cottonwood Heights. “We are saying that they are not responsible for their bodies.”Sen. Luz Esca
  
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• [KSL] - Unnecessary drama: Mike Conley has had a strange week — and a strange season | KSL.com

  02-03-2020 22:07 via sportspyder.com
  
  Mike Conley was the center of some unnecessary drama this week. He ended it, though, by reminding everyone how good he can be for the Jazz.
  
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• Bernie Sanders draws a large crowd in Utah ahead of Super Tuesday primary vote

  02-03-2020 22:05
  
  Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders brought his populist promise of a political revolution to deep red Utah on Monday, drawing hundreds of fervent supporters to a Salt Lake City rally that came the day before the state’s Super Tuesday primary election.After walking onstage at the Utah State Fairpark to rapturous applause, the Vermont senator outlined a slate of progressive policies he says he would enact as president to promote systemic change on everything from climate change
  
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• Poll says Utahns support closing coal-fired plants early and switching sooner to renewable energy

  02-03-2020 22:01
  
  New polling suggests that Utahns support by a wide margin early retirements for Rocky Mountain Power’s coal-fired power plants in favor of using renewable energy sources like wind and solar.Commissioned by Western Resource Advocates, the poll found that voters support a speedier transition to cleaner energy by a margin of 53% to 33%. The findings run counter toUtah political leaders’ persistent claims that wind and solar aren’t as reliable as fossil energy because of their inte
  
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• [Amico Hoops] - Clarkson making impact with Jazz after trade from Cavaliers

  02-03-2020 21:47 via sportspyder.com
  
  CLEVELAND -- For Jordan Clarkson, it's been more of the same with the Utah Jazz. Clarkson was traded by the Cavaliers to the Jazz in late December (in a deal for Dante Exum). CLICK HERE FOR FULL STORY
  
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• Amy Klobuchar campaigns in Utah as ‘true tribute to grit’ — then drops out hours later

  02-03-2020 21:35
  
  Less than two hours after speaking at a small Utah rally where she described herself as “the alternative” to President Donald Trump, Democratic hopeful Amy Klobuchar ended her run for president.Her unexpected dropout came in the middle of the moderate Minnesota senator’s booked lineup of campaign visits across the country before Super Tuesday — which started early Monday morning in Salt Lake City. She had kicked off the event by noting that her staying in the race was a &
  
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• NBA Daily: The Season From Hell

  02-03-2020 21:20 via basketballinsiders.com
  
  It's one thing to be bad. It's another to disappoint when you had such strong aspirations. Matt John dives into why the Philadelphia 76ers and Utah Jazz are going through a season from hell.
  
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• [Amico Hoops] - National pundits seem to be giving up on Jazz after recent slump

  02-03-2020 21:20 via sportspyder.com
  
  “What a disaster of a week for the Jazz,” The Athletic’s Zach Harper wrote.
  
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• BYU basketball surges in the AP Top 25 poll

  02-03-2020 20:52
  
  Provo • About half of the AP’s Top 25 lost at least one game in the past week resulting in a shakeup in the new rankings released Monday.And it benefited BYU, as the Cougars rose to No. 15.The Cougars also found themselves ranked No. 9 in the NET rankings and 12th in Andy Katz’s latest Power 36 rankings.BYU concluded its regular season on a nine-game winning streak and finished with a 24-7 record and 13-3 in West Coast Conference play — the best mark since joining the WCC
  
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• Utah’s first marijuana pharmacy opens in Salt Lake City

  02-03-2020 20:51
  
  Utah’s first medical cannabis pharmacy opened Monday, giving patients a long-awaited legal option for buying marijuana treatments without venturing outside the state and sneaking the products back to their homes.The debut of Dragonfly Wellness at 711 State St. in Salt Lake City marks a milestone for the state’s medical marijuana program, which has been germinating for about 15 months since lawmakers laid the groundwork for it.“For far too long we’ve been told what we shou
  
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• U.S. death toll climbs to 6 as viral crisis eases in China

  02-03-2020 20:43
  
  Seoul, South Korea • The death toll from the coronavirus in the U.S. climbed to six Monday and the disease spread to ever more countries and world capitals, even as new cases in China dropped to their lowest level in six weeks.A shift in the crisis appeared to be taking shape, as hundreds of patients were released from hospitals at the epicenter of the outbreak in China and the World Health Organization reported that nine times more cases were reported outside the country than inside it ove
  
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• Utah Utes gymnasts have earned a reputation for being resilient and unflappable

  02-03-2020 20:36
  
  Utah’s fourth-ranked gymnastics team has a lot ahead of it, with two home meets to finish the regular season and then a packed post-season that begins with the Pac-12 Championships on March 21.But before they push ahead, the Utes are taking a little time to enjoy their stellar last month, a run in which four of the five meets were on the road against the league’s top teams.The Utes (10-0. 6-0) managed to remain undefeated and win the inaugural Pac-12 regular season title.The title is
  
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• BYU continues to surge in the AP Top 25 poll

  02-03-2020 20:22
  
  Provo • About half of the AP’s Top 25 lost at least one game in the past week resulting in a shakeup in the new rankings released Monday. And it benefited BYU, as the Cougars rose to No. 15.The Cougars also found themselves ranked No. 9 in the NET rankings and 12th in Andy Katz’s latest Power 36 rankings.BYU concluded its regular season on a nine-game winning streak and finished with a 24-7 record and 13-3 in West Coast Conference play — the best mark since joining the WCC
  
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• Amy Klobuchar campaigns in Utah and, hours later, drops out

  02-03-2020 19:58
  
  Hours after she spoke at a small Utah rally painting herself as “the alternative” to Donald Trump, Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar dropped out of the race.The Democratic hopeful had talked for about 40 minutes before a crowd of more than 200 at Salt Lake City’s The Depot concert venue.Her rally came hours before front-runner Bernie Sanders was also scheduled to speak at the Utah State Fairpark at noon.This is the first year that Utah has been part of the early S
  
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• Supreme Court will decide the fate of Obama health care law

  02-03-2020 19:33
  
  Washington • The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide a lawsuit that threatens the Obama-era health care law, but the decision is not likely until after the 2020 election.The court said it would hear an appeal by 20 mainly Democratic states of a lower-court ruling that declared part of the statute unconstitutional and cast a cloud over the rest.For the more than 20 million people covered under "Obamacare," nothing changes while the Supreme Court deliberates. The law's subsidized private
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz must take care of business vs Cavaliers to begin 4-game road trip

  02-03-2020 19:32 via sportspyder.com
  
  The Utah Jazz begin a four-game road trip against the Cavaliers in Cleveland tonight. This is a game that the Jazz are favored in and simply need to win. A...
  
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• [True Hoop: Salt City Hoops] - SC7: Bouncing Back from “Low Point,” Guard Rotation Math, Playoff Race Update & More

  02-03-2020 19:26 via sportspyder.com
  
  Check in every week for the quotes, stats, plays and performances that tell the stories from the last 168 hours in the world of the Jazz. Fifth worst. The Utah Jazz. Heartwarming.
  
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• Senators hit brakes on tax hike for Utah car rentals

  02-03-2020 19:19
  
  People who rent cars in Utah just avoided a proposed 1.5% tax hike.The Senate voted 27-0 on Monday to advance SB150 to make numerous changes in Utah’s transportation system — but only after removing the controversial rental car tax hike.That tax would have generated an estimated $4.5 million a year that would have gone toward mass transit projects. It was stripped following opposition from rental car companies, who argue they are already taxed at high rates.SB150 contains numerous ot
  
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• Utah Jazz must take care of business vs Cavaliers to begin 4-game road trip

  02-03-2020 19:11
  
  The Utah Jazz begin a four-game road trip against the Cavaliers in Cleveland tonight. This is a game that the Jazz are favored in and simply need to win. After dropping four consecutive games following the All-Star break, the Utah Jazz got a much-needed victory against the Washington Wizards on Friday. The Jazz couldn’t take […]
  Utah Jazz must take care of business vs Cavaliers to begin 4-game road trip - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and Mo
  
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• Did you vote early for a candidate who dropped out? Sorry, no do-overs

  02-03-2020 18:53
  
  Early Utah voters who cast ballots for Pete Buttiegieg for president essentially wasted their votes and won’t be allowed a do-over after he dropped out on Sunday. Even if Buttigieg receives enough ballots to qualify for delegates, officials say the party now won’t award them.The same is true for Tom Steyer or any of the other Democratic candidates who dropped out earlier.On the bright side, officials say it appears many Utah voters had been delaying their vote to wait for late develo
  
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• Bernie Sanders expected to draw a large crowd in Utah ahead of Super Tuesday primary vote

  02-03-2020 18:37
  
  A rally for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders was expected to draw large crowds Monday to the Utah State Fairpark in Salt Lake City, where the candidate planned to make an in-person appeal to voters the day before the Super Tuesday primary.This is Sanders’ first visit to Utah this cycle, although he visited twice during his campaign four years ago. In 2016, the Vermont Senator drew 14,000 people to a rally at This is the Place Heritage Park — and returned four days lat
  
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• [CBS Sports] - Today's Top Picks: Best bets in an NBA slate full of home underdogs - CBSSports.com

  02-03-2020 18:29 via sportspyder.com
  
  Also, watch SportsLine on CBS Sports HQ live at 6 p.m. ET for all today's best bets
  
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• Amy Klobuchar campaigns in Utah and calls herself 'the alternative’ to Trump

  02-03-2020 18:04
  
  In a get-out-the-vote effort before Super Tuesday, Amy Klobuchar visited Utah and painted herself as the presidential candidate who could beat Donald Trump and “bring decency back to the White House.”Describing herself as “the alternative” to Trump, the Minnesota senator said, “Our country can’t handle four more years of a president who thinks he’s above the law."The Democratic hopeful spoke for about 40 minutes before a crowd of more than 200 at Salt La
  
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• Most coronavirus cases are mild. That’s mostly good news.

  02-03-2020 17:27
  
  Hong Kong • As a dangerous new coronavirus has ravaged China and spread throughout the rest of the world, the outbreak’s toll has sown fear and anxiety. Nearly 3,000 deaths. More than 81,000 cases. Six continents infected.But government officials and medical experts, in their warnings about the epidemic, have also sounded a note of reassurance: Although the virus can be deadly, the vast majority of those infected so far have only mild symptoms and make full recoveries.It is an importa
  
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• Bill changing redistricting initiative sails through Utah Senate committee

  02-03-2020 16:47
  
  A panel of Utah lawmakers on Monday made quick work of a series of changes to Proposition 4, the 2018 voter-approved initiative creating an independent redistricting commission for the state.Members of the Senate Business and Labor committee voted unanimously for SB200, which loosens the initiative’s legal restrictions on the redistricting process, directing the commission to adopt its own rules for fair, nonpartisan voting maps and freeing lawmakers to disregard those maps if they choose.
  
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• [CBS Sports] - Jazz vs. Cavaliers odds, line, spread: 2020 NBA picks, March 2 predictions from advanced computer model - CBSSports.com

  02-03-2020 16:44 via sportspyder.com
  
  The SportsLine Projection Model has a pick for the clash between the Jazz and Cavaliers.
  
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• Experts paid by Utah government pool play major role in cases

  02-03-2020 16:38
  
  Ogden • In the realm of civil litigation over jail deaths in Utah, expert witnesses and an experienced cadre of private defense attorneys paid by a government indemnity pool usually play dominant and often decisive roles.Two cases underway in Davis County illustrate how this preponderance of legal firepower helps the government side prevail, or at least make it difficult for family members of deceased inmates to win their claims of alleged negligence or wrongdoing inside jails, the Standard
  
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• Bernie Sanders energizing red-state progressives, including Utah

  02-03-2020 16:26
  
  Tahlequah, Okla. • It isn’t easy being a Bernie Sanders supporter in a conservative state like Oklahoma. Travis Wyman, a 40-year-old construction worker and online “social justice warrior,” says he and other Sanders fans can hear “fear-mongering words” like socialist and communist thrown at them many times a day.It's done nothing to deter Wyman, who volunteers for Sanders' presidential campaign at phone banks and was among roughly 200 people who turned out to h
  
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• Former uranium mines on Navajo Nation up for assessments

  02-03-2020 16:15
  
  Window Rock, Ariz. • Officials from the Navajo Nation and the federal government are taking a closer look at more than a dozen former uranium mines on the reservation.The tribe and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reached an agreement years ago to assess sites where they haven't found a mining company that would be responsible for the work. They say the work is needed before the sites can be cleaned up.They recently named 17 sites on the reservation that will be assessed and that po
  
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• Pete Buttigieg ends historic presidential campaign, urges unity

  02-03-2020 15:55
  
  Washington • Pete Buttigieg, who rose from being an Indiana mayor to a barrier-breaking, top-tier candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, ended his campaign on Sunday.“The truth is the path has narrowed to a close for our candidacy if not for our cause,” Buttigieg told supporters in South Bend, Indiana. “We must recognize that at this point in the race, the best way to keep faith with those goals and ideals is to step aside and help bring our party and countr
  
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• [CBS Sports] - Cavaliers vs. Jazz: How to watch, schedule, live stream info, game time, TV channel - CBSSports.com

  02-03-2020 15:25 via sportspyder.com
  
  How to watch Cavaliers vs. Jazz basketball game
  
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• Robert Gehrke: Here’s how we could have improved Utah’s Super Tuesday experience

  02-03-2020 14:45
  
  I’ve noticed that my friends and neighbors kind of fall into two groups when I ask who they’re voting for in Tuesday’s presidential primary: One consists of those people who would — as Pete Rose once said — “walk through hell in a gasoline suit” for Bernie Sanders.And then there are people, at least anecdotally a majority, who like a candidate, maybe a few candidates, but feel like they need to be strategic in how they vote. They want to pick a winner or
  
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• Documents spell out casino’s ties to Utah polygamous sect as California seeks to deny it a gambling license

  02-03-2020 14:30
  
  California’s attorney general wants to deny a gambling license to a casino in the Golden State, partly because the owners have not explained loans they received from businesses tied to a Utah polygamous sect.Lake Elsinore Hotel and Casino also has not done enough to guard against money laundering, the California Bureau of Gambling Control said in a written filing.There is no allegation anyone at the casino has actually laundered money.The latest “Statement of Issues” filed by t
  
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• Utah lawmakers get creative with requests for ‘education’ funding

  02-03-2020 14:00
  
  The organizers of this fall’s vice presidential debate in Salt Lake City say they’ll have to buy unscaleable fencing to create a perimeter for the gathering hosted at the University of Utah.Also on their shopping list: Tents, security equipment and $1.5 million in state funding.“I don’t know if you’re excited like I am," Sen. Todd Weiler told his colleagues while making a pitch for the money. “But it’ll be fun to have the focus of the world on Utah.&rdqu
  
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• Letter: Trump has tapped into the hatred of the system

  02-03-2020 14:00
  
  Our current political and economic systems are eating away at the foundation of our democratic republic and refuse to address the social inequality that led to the election of Donald Trump and the insurgency of Bernie Sanders.They are deaf, dumb and blind to the very real economic suffering that plagues over half the country. They will not fight to pay workers a living wage. They will not provide affordable health care for all. They will not curb the voracious appetite of the military that is pr
  
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• Letter: Insurers can help cover the cost of insulin

  02-03-2020 14:00
  
  Robert Gehrke is right to call out what has become a serious public health issue in Utah: Many Utahns can’t afford the high cost of the insulin they need to control their diabetes.It’s extremely dangerous if people ration or stretch their insulin doses. It can lead to severe health complications and even death. Mr. Gehrke also points out that a legislative solution might be needed.But it’s important to note that health insurers and pharmacy benefit management companies can also
  
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• Letter: Candidates should support the rights of all they’ll represent

  02-03-2020 14:00
  
  As you may know, Merrilee Boyack just announced her candidacy for Utah House, District 56, which covers most of American Fork and northern Lehi.Boyack is also the executive director of Family Watch International. Family Watch International is listed by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a hate group for its anti-LGBTQ positions.I expect a candidate for political office to protect the rights, and fight for the rights, of all Utahns, regardless of the color of their skin, regardless of their relig
  
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• Bonneville Shoreline Trail runs into dispute between trail advocates and environmentalists

  02-03-2020 14:00
  
  Utahns of all political stripes enjoy trails that connect their communities to the outdoors, but efforts to expand one of the state’s premier trails threaten to divide two groups of stakeholders that are normally allied on public lands issues: trail users and wilderness advocates.The Bonneville Shoreline Trail, which contours along parts of the Wasatch foothills, tracks the edge of what was once a vast lake. But most of it persists as mere jagged lines on a map, particularly in the souther
  
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• Authorities announce second coronavirus death in the U.S.

  02-03-2020 05:38
  
  Seattle • Health officials in Washington state said Sunday night that a second person had died from the coronavirus — a man in his 70s from a nursing facility near Seattle where dozens of people were sick and had been tested for the virus.Researchers said earlier the virus may have been circulating for weeks undetected in Washington state.In a statement, Public Health—Seattle & King County said the man died Saturday. On Friday, health officials said a man in his 50s died of
  
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• [Deseret News] - After snapping losing streak, Utah Jazz head out on the road for four-game trip

  02-03-2020 03:22 via sportspyder.com
  
  Utah is at a point after the losing streak in which it needs to rack up victories after the recent slide, both if it wants to climb back toward the top of the Western Conference standings and keep from falling too far down.
  
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• Buttigieg ends historic presidential campaign, urges unity

  02-03-2020 03:09
  
  Washington • Pete Buttigieg, who rose from being an Indiana mayor to a barrier-breaking, top-tier candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, ended his campaign on Sunday.“The truth is the path has narrowed to a close for our candidacy if not for our cause,” Buttigieg told supporters in South Bend, Indiana. “We must recognize that at this point in the race, the best way to keep faith with those goals and ideals is to step aside and help bring our party and countr
  
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• France closes the Louvre as virus spreads to new fronts

  02-03-2020 02:43
  
  Paris • Coronavirus cases surged in Italy, and France closed the world-famous Louvre Museum on Sunday as the deadly outbreak that began in China sent fear rising across Western Europe, threatening its tourism industry.The virus has spread to more than 60 countries, and at least 3,000 people have died from the COVID-19 illness.New fronts in the battle opened rapidly over the weekend, deepening the sense of crisis that has already sent financial markets plummeting, emptied the streets in many
  
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• New York confirms 1st positive test of new virus

  02-03-2020 02:39
  
  New York • New York confirmed Sunday the state’s first positive test of the new virus that has sickened tens of thousands of people across the globe.A woman in her late 30s contracted the virus while traveling in Iran, according to a statement from Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office. She is currently isolated in her home.The patient is not in serious condition. She has respiratory symptoms and has been in a controlled situation since arriving in New York, according to the statement.“The
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Jazz’s post-All Star Game slump has national NBA pundits jumping off the Utah bandwagon

  02-03-2020 01:41 via sportspyder.com
  
  “What a disaster of a week for the Jazz,” The Athletic’s Zach Harper wrote.
  
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• No. 4 Utah gymnastics team rallies on balance beam to beat No. 13 Washington

  02-03-2020 01:39
  
  Put Utah’s gymnastics team in a tight situation on the balance beam and the Utes are going to find a way to win. That seems to be the identity of this season’s team as the Utes excelled on the apparatus for the second week in a row to clinch a victory.Last week Utah’s 49.775 effort on the beam came against UCLA in an upset. On Sunday, the fourth-ranked Utes (10-0, 6-0) scored a 49.6 on the apparatus to beat No. 13 Washington 197.675-197.6 in Seattle.The victory puts an undefeat
  
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• Utah football’s Javelin K. Guidry runs 4.29 40-yard dash at NFL combine

  02-03-2020 01:31
  
  When Javelin K. Guidry met the media on Friday morning at the NFL scouting combine, the former University of Utah nickel back said he expected to run the 40-yard dash on Sunday somewhere in the 4.2s.That may sound brash, but in fairness, Guidry was the 100-meter champion as a high schooler in two states known for speed, Texas in 2016 and California in 2017 when he ran 10.13.On Sunday, Guidry was a man of his word, running 4.29 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. That mark was the second-fastes
  
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• Biden claims momentum as Buttigieg drops out of race

  02-03-2020 01:27
  
  Columbia, S.C. • Joe Biden fought to unite the Democratic Party’s moderate wing behind his candidacy after scoring a comeback victory in South Carolina’s Democratic primary that forced leading moderate rival Pete Buttigieg out of the race on Sunday.Biden vowed to improve his campaign operation, his fundraising haul — and even his own performance — as the race pushes toward Super Tuesday. He warned of a “stark choice” between him and Sanders, while making
  
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