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• LDS Church suspends all worship services worldwide due to coronavirus

  12-03-2020 23:56
  
  To help combat the coronavirus pandemic, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is suspending public gatherings of church members worldwide “until further notice,” the Utah-based faith said in a statement Thursday.That includes canceling Sunday services and midweek activities for more than 30,000 congregations across the globe, not just in the faith’s Beehive State headquarters.“Beginning immediately, all public gatherings of church members are being temporarily
  
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• Drowning in news? Recap the week with Tribune journalists and KCPW’s Behind the Headlines

  12-03-2020 23:56
  
  Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says mass gatherings in the state should be limited to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. Two Utah Jazz players are among the five Utahns who have so far tested positive for the virus. And the state legislative session comes to a close.At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Erin Alberty and Bethany Rodgers, and news columnist Robert Gehrke join KCPW’s Roger McDonough to talk about the week’s top stories. Every Friday at 9 a.m., stream “Beh
  
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• [USA Today] - Rudy Gobert gave game-worn arm sleeves to children before testing positive for coronavirus

  12-03-2020 23:49 via sportspyder.com
  
  Rudy Gobert is seen on video handing his game-worn arm sleeves to children after Saturday's Jazz-Pistons game, days before positive coronavirus test.
  
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• [The Ringer] - As the Coronavirus Hits the NBA, the Severity Hits Home for Fans

  12-03-2020 23:39 via sportspyder.com
  
  Rudy Gobert’s COVID-19 diagnosis served as a wake-up call for a world ill-equipped to confront a pandemic. As the NBA navigates uncharted waters, other leagues and the public watch to see when basketball—and more importantly, normal life—can resume.
  
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• [CBS Sports] - NBA suspends season after Rudy Gobert tests positive for coronavirus; to reevaluate in 30 days? - CBSSports.com

  12-03-2020 23:38 via sportspyder.com
  
  Donovan Mitchell joins Gobert as the second NBA player to contract the coronavirus
  
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• [NBC Sports] - Report: Kings intended to play Wednesday after other coronavirus cancellations

  12-03-2020 23:34 via sportspyder.com
  
  Courtney Kirkland refereed the Jazz's loss to the Raptors on Monday then was scheduled to work Kings-Pelicans on Wednesday.
  
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• Gail Collins: Joe Biden’s best bleeping week

  12-03-2020 23:30
  
  Memo to Joe ...Hey, things are going great. Take it easy.Our former vice president is on a roll. A man who’d never won a primary before in three presidential campaigns pretty much swept the board on Super Tuesdays I & II. This was probably the best week of his entire political career.Except maybe for the visit to an automobile plant in Detroit, where Biden called a union worker “full of s---” while shushing an aide who tried to get him to calm down.It was during an argument
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: Biden’s Run

  12-03-2020 23:30
  
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Friday, March 13, 2020. You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below:<a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2020/03/11/bagley-cartoon-women-walk/" target=_blank><u>Women Walk Out</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2020/03/10/bagley-cartoon-message/"><u>Message From Our Founder</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2020/03/09/ba
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Emmanuel Mudiay’s reaction to coronavirus outbreak in Jazz locker room

  12-03-2020 23:22 via sportspyder.com
  
  Utah Jazz guard Emmanuel Mudiay was one of the players being tested for the coronavirus after a cataclysmic day in the NBA on Wednesday. Mudiay took to social media on Thursday to announce he tested negative. He also addressed both Rudy Gobert and...
  
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• [USA Today] - What's next for NBA, teams, players during coronavirus hiatus?

  12-03-2020 23:20 via sportspyder.com
  
  As teams deal with quarantined players and COVID-19 testing, NBA grapples with when - or if - season will resume and how playoffs will be affected.
  
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• [KSL] - Donovan Mitchell tests positive for coronavirus | KSL.com

  12-03-2020 23:16 via sportspyder.com
  
  Donovan Mitchell is the second Jazz player to come back with a positive test.
  
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• [CBS Sports] - Coronavirus: Celtics to self-quarantine, get tested after playing Rudy Gobert, Donovan Mitchell and the Jazz - CBSSports.com

  12-03-2020 23:16 via sportspyder.com
  
  The Celtics, who played the Jazz last Friday, including two players now infected with coronavirus, are taking no chances
  
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• UHSAA suspends spring sports for at least two weeks

  12-03-2020 23:11
  
  High school sports in Utah took measures Thursday to mitigate the spread of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.The Utah High School Activities Association announced that all spring activities will be suspended for a period of “at least two weeks” starting Monday. Member schools can choose to suspend activities immediately at their individual discretions.The association also suspended all out of state travel for the same two-week period at a minimum.“In consultation with board direct
  
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• Jana Riess: Dear Latter-day Saints, please take coronavirus seriously

  12-03-2020 23:09
  
  On Wednesday, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints took the rare step of prohibiting attendance at its upcoming semiannual General Conference, which is scheduled for April 4–5, because of the coronavirus. The conference’s 10 hours of programming will go forward as planned, with speakers and music being streamed live online, but the 21,000-seat Conference Center in Salt Lake City will be empty.The church has been promising for months that this particular General Conference,
  
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• Utah hoops was rolling at the Pac-12 Tournament, then Oregon State went to a 1-3-1 zone

  12-03-2020 23:04
  
  As the first half of Oregon State’s 71-69 win over Utah in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament unfolded on Wednesday, Alfonso Plummer was hitting everything from everywhere. Beavers coach Wayne Tinkle was at a loss.With Plummer, a Utes junior sharpshooter experiencing a late-season awakening over the last two weeks, already having shred multiple man-to-man defenders and a 2-3 zone, Tinkle was hesitant to go 1-3-1, knowing Plummer could shred that defense, too.Plummer hit his ninth 3-p
  
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• Disneyland closing in response to coronavirus

  12-03-2020 22:56
  
  Los Angeles • The Walt Disney Co. said Thursday that it would close the Disneyland resort in Anaheim for the first time since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, and just the fourth time in its 65-year history, because of the coronavirus pandemic.Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure — two adjoining, but separately ticketed theme parks — will close Saturday morning through the end of the month. Disney’s hotels in Anaheim will remain open until Monday.Disney noted that t
  
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• [Fadeaway World] - Donovan Mitchell Was At Del City High School Yesterday And Interacted With Fans

  12-03-2020 22:54 via sportspyder.com
  
  The Coronavirus outbreak has taken the world for assault and not even NBA players are safe anymore. That's why the league decided
  
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• Updates from the Utah Legislature’s final day: Abortion ban clears House, requires final procedural vote in Senate

  12-03-2020 22:47
  
  The Utah Legislature is charging through its final marathon day of the 2020 general session on Thursday and is expected to work until midnight, passing bills at a rapid pace. Here’s the latest: Utah House OKs ban on most abortions in Utah, if U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. WadeThe Utah House has approved a proposal that would prohibit all elective abortions in Utah if the Supreme Court reverses its long-standing position on the procedure. Rep. Suzanne Harrison, an anesthesiologist, co
  
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• [NBA] - Utah Jazz, state officials give update on public safety in wake of COVID-19 cases

  12-03-2020 22:46 via sportspyder.com
  
  The Utah Jazz are taking steps to mitigate the potential spread of Coronavirus after two players preliminarily tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday in Oklahoma City.
  
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• Coronavirus fear causing Utah ERs to be overrun

  12-03-2020 22:43
  
  Editor’s note: The Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here.Emergency rooms and urgent care clinics in Utah are facing throngs of “worried well” patients who are requesting tests and treatments for potential coronavirus infections, hospital officials said Thursday.“Our emergency rooms are getting overrun, and our InstaCares, with people who are not sick,” s
  
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• [NBC Sports] - Report: NBA to remain suspended for 30 days, then reassess situation

  12-03-2020 22:36 via sportspyder.com
  
  NBA owners and Commissioner Adam Silver have reportedly decided to keep the NBA suspended for 30 days then reassess the situation.
  
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• [Deseret News] - Rudy Gobert apologizes for ‘careless’ behavior before COVID-19 diagnosis: ‘I hope my story serves as a warning and causes everyone to take this seriously’

  12-03-2020 22:31 via sportspyder.com
  
  Almost immediately after reports surfaced Wednesday night that Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert had tested positive for COVID-19, many people observed how he had been careless after a Monday press conference in touching a number of items of audio...
  
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• [Oregon Live] - Coronavirus in the NBA: Afflicted players Rudy Gobert, Donovan Mitchell apologize, urge education - oregonlive.com

  12-03-2020 22:30 via sportspyder.com
  
  The first two players in the NBA to contract coronavirus address their illness for the first time.
  
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• [Sporting News] - Jazz's Rudy Gobert apologizes for 'careless' behavior after positive coronavirus test

  12-03-2020 22:29 via sportspyder.com
  
  The NBA announced Wednesday it is suspending the season indefinitely after Gobert's test results came back positive.
  
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• NCAA cancels March Madness and spring sports championships. Utah, BYU, USU all on hiatus.

  12-03-2020 22:29
  
  College sports have been cancelled until further notice.The NCAA on Thursday afternoon announced it not only will be cancelling this year’s men’s and women’s March Madness basketball tournaments, but that it will also be canceling championships for the remaining winter sports and all spring sports. The cancellations were made amid concerns of spreading the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19.According to a statement posted on the NCAA’s website, “Today, NCAA Preside
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - NBA ref Courtney Kirkland tested for coronavirus after working Jazz-Raptors game

  12-03-2020 22:23 via sportspyder.com
  
  NBA referee Courtney Kirkland is being tested for the coronavirus after working the Utah Jazz-Toronto Raptors game on Monday, per Eric Woodyard of ESPN. Jazz All-Stars Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell have tested positive for the coronavirus:...
  
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• [USA Today] - Rudy Gobert apologizes for being 'careless' about coronavirus in Instagram post

  12-03-2020 22:22 via sportspyder.com
  
  Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert was the first NBA player to test positive for coronavirus. He apologized for being 'careless' about the virus.
  
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• Updates from the Utah Legislature’s final day: Protesters could face jail time for multiple meeting disruptions

  12-03-2020 22:22
  
  The Utah Legislature is charging through its final marathon day of the 2020 general session on Thursday and is expected to work until midnight, passing bills at a rapid pace. Here’s the latest: 3:15 p.m.: Lawmakers impose new penalties for protesters causing multiple disruptions of public meetings.The fifth time was the charm for SB173, a bill changing the criminal penalties for disrupting public meetings.With a unanimous vote on Thursday, the Senate gave the final stamp of approval to the
  
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• Chris Haynes on the suspended NBA season, where league goes from here

  12-03-2020 22:21
  
  On this episode of The HoopsHype Podcast, Alex Kennedy is joined by Yahoo Sports’ NBA insider Chris Haynes to discuss the NBA’s decision to suspend the 2019-20 season due to the coronavirus epidemic. They discuss how long this suspension may last, what people around the NBA are saying, possible long-term consequences and where the league goes from here. Time-stamps are below!
  1:00: Alex and Chris react to the NBA’s decision to suspend the season. Chris says that this
  
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• [12up] - Rudy Gobert Releases Powerful Statement After Becoming First NBA Player to Test Positive for Coronavirus

  12-03-2020 22:21 via sportspyder.com
  
  Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert released a public statement after testing positive for coronavirus Wednesday night.
  
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• [ESPN] - Jazz C Gobert apologizes for 'careless' actions

  12-03-2020 22:17 via sportspyder.com
  
  Jazz center Rudy Gobert, in his first public comments since testing positive for the coronavirus, apologized on Instagram for his "careless" actions that exposed others to the disease, saying he hopes that his "story serves as a warning."
  
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• Commentary: How Utah can slow the spread of coronavirus

  12-03-2020 22:10
  
  Utah may be land-locked, but we are working hard to prevent a tsunami from rising within our borders. The coronavirus, which causes the respiratory illness COVID-19, has infected more than 127,000 people in 100 countries and threatens to form a high, steep wave of diagnosed cases.That makes COVID-19 different than the typical seasonal flu, which instead rises slowly over several months before dissipating when warmer weather arrives.The seasonal flu is kept in check with vaccines, antiviral drugs
  
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• [The Score] - Coronavirus in sports: NCAA Tournament canceled, Gobert apologizes

  12-03-2020 22:07 via sportspyder.com
  
  The latest news as the coronavirus pandemic disrupts the sports world. Pull down the page to refresh. (All times ET.)For more details on European soccer-related coronavirus updates, tap here.What you need to know(Last update: 4:40 p.m.) The NCAA...
  
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• [The Score] - The potential ripple effects of the NBA's suspended season

  12-03-2020 22:06 via sportspyder.com
  
  In the aftermath of Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert testing positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday night, the NBA took the unprecedented step of suspending its season until further notice.Here are some of the potential ripple effects of this monumental...
  
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• [The Score] - Gobert apologizes for 'careless' behavior while infected with coronavirus

  12-03-2020 22:06 via sportspyder.com
  
  Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert issued a statement Thursday on his Instagram apologizing for his behavior while he was unknowingly infected with the coronavirus. View this post on Instagram I want to thank everyone for the outpouring of concern and...
  
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• Trump and Pence won’t be tested after meeting with infected Brazilian official

  12-03-2020 22:03
  
  Washington • President Donald Trump will not be tested for the coronavirus after coming into contact with a Brazilian official who tested positive for the virus just days after participating in meetings with him in Florida, the White House said Thursday.Fabio Wajngarten, a top communications aide to President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil, tested positive days after accompanying him to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort and posing for a photo with the president and Vice President Mike Pence. In the
  
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• [Fox Sports] - Jazz stars Mitchell, Gobert test positive; Gobert apologizes

  12-03-2020 21:55 via sportspyder.com
  
  Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz has confirmed he has tested positive for the coronavirus
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Rudy Gobert’s reaction, apology to testing positive for coronavirus

  12-03-2020 21:53 via sportspyder.com
  
  Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert set the sports world alight when he tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday evening in Oklahoma City. On Monday, Gobert had “jokingly” touched all of the Jazz reporter’s microphones and recorders as a sort of...
  
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• [Sports Illustrated] - Rudy Gobert apologizes after coronavirus diagnosis - Sports Illustrated

  12-03-2020 21:52 via sportspyder.com
  
  Gobert apologized to "people that I may have endangered" before his positive test.
  
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• [Forbes] - Where The Detroit Pistons Stand On Day 1 After The NBA Suspends Season

  12-03-2020 21:52 via sportspyder.com
  
  The Detroit Pistons are under a state of self-quarantine as the NBA begins its first full day in this new state of normal after suspending its season indefinitely.
  
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• [The Spun] - Rudy Gobert Releases Statement, Admits He Was ‘Careless’

  12-03-2020 21:47 via sportspyder.com
  
  Rudy Gobert is the NBA's "patient zero" for coronavirus. On Wednesday, it was announced that the Utah Jazz star center contracted COVID-19.
  
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• [USA Today: For The Win] - Rudy Gobert opens up on coronavirus diagnosis, apologizes for his 'careless' behavior

  12-03-2020 21:46 via sportspyder.com
  
  “I was careless and make no excuse.”
  
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• [Larry Brown Sports] - Rudy Gobert issues apology for acting ‘careless’ about coronavirus

  12-03-2020 21:44 via sportspyder.com
  
  Rudy Gobert was the first professional athlete in the United States to be diagnosed with coronavirus, and the Utah Jazz star issued an apology on Thursday for the cavalier attitude he showed toward the illness before he knew he had contracted it....
  
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• NCAA cancels basketball tournament and all spring championships

  12-03-2020 21:43
  
  Las Vegas • College sports have been cancelled until further notice.The NCAA on Thursday afternoon announced it not only will be cancelling this year’s men’s and women’s March Madness basketball tournaments, but that it will also be canceling championships for the remaining winter sports and all spring sports. The cancellations were made amid concerns of spreading the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19.According to a statement posted on the NCAA’s website, “To
  
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• [CBS Sports] - Coronavirus: Infected Jazz star Rudy Gobert issues apology 'to the people that I have endangered' - CBSSports.com

  12-03-2020 21:42 via sportspyder.com
  
  Donovan Mitchell joins Gobert, who is under fire for potentially spreading the virus, as the only Jazz members to test positive
  
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• Salt Lake Bees, Utah Grizzlies delay, suspend seasons due to coronavirus

  12-03-2020 21:40
  
  It’s not just the major sports leagues that are suspending play due to the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.Minor League Baseball announced Thursday afternoon that it will delay the start of the 2020 season. Major League Baseball made a similar announcement earlier in the day, suspending spring training and delaying Opening Day at least two weeks.“We will work with Major League Baseball and our community partners to resume play as soon as it is safe to do so,” the league said i
  
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• Utah Jazz’s Rudy Gobert apologizes for ‘careless’ behavior, as teammate Donovan Mitchell confirms he has tested positive for COVID-19

  12-03-2020 21:36
  
  Editor’s note: The Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here.A day after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert became the first athlete in a North American-based sports league to test positive for the COVID-19 disease, the All-Star center addressed his diagnosis on Instagram, taking the opportunity to also express regret in the wake of teammate Donovan Mitchell also testing positive.“
  
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• [Sportsnaut] - Jazz’ Rudy Gobert apologizes for endangering people through ‘careless’ behavior with coronavirus

  12-03-2020 21:36 via sportspyder.com
  
  Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert, who tested positive for the coronavirus, issued an apology for his careless behavior that endangered many people.
  
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• [NBC Sports] - Rudy Gobert fearful, anxious, embarrassed, apologetic after coronavirus diagnosis

  12-03-2020 21:36 via sportspyder.com
  
  Rudy Gobert tested positive for coronavirus. The NBA suspended its season. Jazz teammate Donovan Mitchell later tested positive for coronavirus.
  
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• [NBC Sports] - Donovan Mitchell after coronavirus diagnosis: People ‘need to behave responsibly’

  12-03-2020 21:36 via sportspyder.com
  
  Donovan Mitchell tested positive for coronavirus. So, Jazz players grumbled about Rudy Gobert, who also tested positive for coronavirus
  
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