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• [CBS Sports] - Coronavirus: How NBA players are coping during unexpected hiatus in season due to COVID-19 outbreak - CBSSports.com

  16-03-2020 23:55 via sportspyder.com
  
  From watching their own highlights to playing video games with fans, NBA players are trying to keep busy
  
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• Utah coronavirus diagnoses jump again while the sickest get priority for tests

  16-03-2020 23:51
  
  The total number of coronavirus cases in Utah jumped from 28 to 39, state health officials announced Monday, with at least one case that’s apparently the result of spread within the community.A Wasatch High School student was confirmed to have the virus and it is being treated as a case of “community spread," said state epidemiologist Angela Dunn — that is, the patient hasn’t traveled and doesn’t have ties to another known case of the virus.The student was identifie
  
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• Salt Lake County restaurants, bars to close. Takeout will be an option.

  16-03-2020 23:47
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here.Restaurants and bars in Salt Lake County will halt all sit-down service beginning Monday at 11 p.m., county Mayor Jenny Wilson announced, in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus.Wilson along with Gary Edwards, executive director of the Salt Lake County Health Department, issued a public health order w
  
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• [Forbes] - Predictions And Expectations For The Oklahoma City Thunder Revisited At The Hiatus

  16-03-2020 23:28 via sportspyder.com
  
  Prior to the start of the 2019-20 season, I had several predictions and expectations for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Let’s take a look back at some of these predictions and expectations and how they look now.
  
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• Salt Lake County restaurants, bars to close. Takeout will be an option. Stores

  16-03-2020 23:22
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here.Restaurants and bars in Salt Lake County will halt all sit-down service beginning Monday at 11 p.m., county Mayor Jenny Wilson announced, in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus.Wilson along with Gary Edwards, executive director of the Salt Lake County Health Department, issued a public health order w
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: A Sea of Troubles

  16-03-2020 22:44
  
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below:<a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2020/03/13/bagley-cartoon-covid/" target=_blank><u>COVID Canid</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2020/03/12/bagley-cartoon-bidens-run/"><u>Biden’s Run</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2020/03/11/bagley-cartoo
  
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• [Fansided: Sir Charles In Charge] - Donovan Mitchell is ‘doing well’ after testing positive for COVID-19

  16-03-2020 22:35 via sportspyder.com
  
  After testing positive for COVID-19 last week, Donovan Mitchell tells American and his fans that he is doing well and is asymptomatic. Less than a week aft...
  
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• How social distancing works and what it means for you

  16-03-2020 22:32
  
  New York • Can my kids go on a play date? Is it OK if I visit the gym?In this time of coronavirus, once-easy questions have suddenly become complex.Here are some questions and answers about the "social distancing" efforts to slow the epidemic in the U.S.What is social distancing?Social distancing are practices implemented by public health officials to keep contagious diseases from spreading.The measures are aimed at trying to cut down the amount of virus spreading around, and ultimately pro
  
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• Utah led nation in job creation for 12 months that ended in January

  16-03-2020 22:07
  
  It’s belated news that has likely changed now amid the coronavirus threat. But federal data released Monday said Utah ranked No. 1 in job creation for the 12 months that ended in January.Utah also enjoyed the nation’s fourth-lowest unemployment rate in January — but it was up a bit after setting an all-time record a month earlier.The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that Utah’s job growth rate was 2.9% between January 2019 and January 2020, adding 45,100 jobs in t
  
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• [12up] - Donovan Mitchell Reveals He Was Furious at Rudy Gobert for Coronavirus Situation

  16-03-2020 22:05 via sportspyder.com
  
  During an appearance on "Good Morning America," Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell revealed he was frustrated with Rudy Gobert after contracting the coronavirus.
  
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• Tom Walker: Voting is not the same as equality for women

  16-03-2020 22:00
  
  The March 15 Salt Lake Tribune editorial pages include two articles, one by the editorial board and another by George Pyle, decrying Utah’s mistreatment of women, especially in light of the laudatory attention being focused on a Utah woman, Seraph Young, being the first woman to vote in the United States.As a missionary for Equal Rights Amendment back in the early 1980s, I experienced first hand The Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints’ furious opposition to ERA, an opposition
  
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• Figure in Utah’s Washakie Renewable Energy fraud is convicted on all 10 counts

  16-03-2020 21:33
  
  A federal jury Monday convicted Lev Aslan Dermen, the only defendant to go to trial in a Utah fraud scheme that sought $1.1 billion from a government biofuel program, of conspiracy and money laundering.The defendant went from smiling to stroking his beard and rocking back and forth as the verdicts were read in downtown Salt Lake City’s federal court.Dermen, 53, and who witnesses throughout the seven weeks of testimony referred to by his former name of Levon Termendzhyan, was convicted of t
  
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• Utah’s in-person caucus-convention system is a casualty of the coronavirus

  16-03-2020 21:25
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here.Life once was a treat for delegates to state political conventions. Some candidates rented theaters to woo them with movies and popcorn. Others treated them to sports and hot dogs. Delegates received constant invitations to candidate dinners.And candidates wove elaborate strategies on how to elect supporters as
  
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• Sen. Mitt Romney proposes immediate $1,000 payment to every adult American because of coronavirus outbreak

  16-03-2020 21:08
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here.Washington • Sen. Mitt Romney wants to give working Americans $1,000 to help those in need and stimulate the economy during the coronavirus outbreak.The Utah Republican said Monday that urgent action is needed to aid workers and wants a direct payment included in congressional legislation now being debated.
  
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• Utah now has 29 cases of coronavirus: ‘Take this seriously.’

  16-03-2020 20:48
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here.Update: New numbers have been reported by the Health Department on Monday. The number of cases now stands at 29. More information is available here.The Utah Department of Health reported two additional coronavirus cases on Sunday, bringing the number of residents with a confirmed diagnosis to 21. Two new illness
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz Update: Donovan Mitchell remains symptom-free in isolation

  16-03-2020 20:45 via sportspyder.com
  
  Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell appeared on Good Morning America, giving an update on his condition four days after his diagnosis. The 2019-20 NBA season i...
  
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• After breakthrough first season, BYU basketball coach Mark Pope must rebuild — but the cupboard is hardly bare

  16-03-2020 20:45
  
  Provo • It’s time for BYU to start putting the 2019-20 season behind it and start looking at the future.While the NCAA was considering to release the 2020 Tournament bracket at one point, the organization decided against it on what would have been Selection Sunday. And just like that, the season came to an official, without-a-doubt end.For No. 14 BYU, just like with many other schools who were having a great season, the Cougars will never even get to see where they (most likely) would
  
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• [USA Today: Hoops Hype] - Utah Jazz: Their salary cap situation right now

  16-03-2020 20:44 via sportspyder.com
  
  Assuming Mike Conley opts in, the Jazz will have their entire roster back other than Jordan Clarkson and Emmanuel Mudiay. The Jazz will have no limitations in re-signing Clarkson since they have hi…
  
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• [Standard-Examiner] - Donovan Mitchell says he still doesn't even feel sick

  16-03-2020 20:42 via sportspyder.com
  
  All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz says he showed no symptoms of being sick before testing positive for the coronavirus, and he continues to have no signs of
  
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• KUTV anchorwoman Shauna Lake arrested for DUI. It is her second time.

  16-03-2020 20:32
  
  KUTV-Channel 2 anchorwoman Shauna Lake has been arrested for driving under the influence — again.Lake, 49, was arrested at the Salt Lake City International Airport on Friday night, according to Salt Lake City police. She was parked in the passenger pickup area when she was approached by an officer. Lake declined a field sobriety test; results of a blood alcohol test have not yet been completed.KUTV news director Michael Garber said he could not comment on Lake’s arrest. He also decli
  
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• Salt Lake City, state leaders launch push to mitigate coronavirus impacts on businesses

  16-03-2020 20:30
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here.The Utah coronavirus outbreak and social distancing measures to curb its spread are already having an impact on small businesses — and the tourism and hospitality industries are among the hardest hit.Visit Salt Lake, which promotes tourism in the capital city, has already seen seven confirmed cancelations
  
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• Utah Jazz Update: Donovan Mitchell remains symptom-free in isolation

  16-03-2020 20:27
  
  Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell appeared on Good Morning America, giving an update on his condition four days after his diagnosis. The 2019-20 NBA season is suspended, making Utah Jazz and basketball fans around the world devastated. Jazz fans, though, can feel a bit better about the whole situation knowing that their two All-Star players, […]
  Utah Jazz Update: Donovan Mitchell remains symptom-free in isolation - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and
  
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• Utah Jazz: Their salary cap situation right now

  16-03-2020 20:25
  
  Assuming Mike Conley opts in, the Jazz will have their entire roster back other than Jordan Clarkson and Emmanuel Mudiay. The Jazz will have no limitations in re-signing Clarkson since they have his full Bird rights. Only $16 million under the luxury tax, the Jazz may be above it if they re-sign Clarkson and use their entire mid-level exception. Look for the Jazz to extend All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell, who will likely receive a maximum contract worth $180 million over five years. Key: No
  
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• We’ll never know how far this Utah gymnastics team could have gone. But its trajectory sure changed.

  16-03-2020 20:21
  
  No matter how hard Utah gymnastics coach Tom Farden tore into his kitchen for a remodel, the energy spent on demolition couldn’t keep his mind from wondering what could have been if he was in the gym preparing his team for the Pac-12 Championships instead of standing in the middle of a ripped up home project.“When we won at Cal, I thought that was the moment we thought we might be onto something this year,” Farden said. “Then we continued to do it. I understand and suppor
  
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• Utah coronavirus updates for Monday: 29 residents have tested positive, including high school student

  16-03-2020 20:17
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here.To support journalism like this, please consider donating or become a subscriber. It’s Monday, March 16. We’ll provide the latest coronavirus updates involving Utah, but just in case you missed it here’s a rundown on recent stories:• The first Utahn to be treated in the University of Utah&
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz: Tony Bradley and Ed Davis missed out on big opportunities in OKC

  16-03-2020 20:10 via sportspyder.com
  
  Tony Bradley was ready to start at center for the Utah Jazz against the Oklahoma City Thunder prior to the NBA suspending the season. Ed Davis was looking ...
  
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• Utah Jazz: Tony Bradley and Ed Davis missed out on big opportunities in OKC

  16-03-2020 19:45
  
  Tony Bradley was ready to start at center for the Utah Jazz against the Oklahoma City Thunder prior to the NBA suspending the season. Ed Davis was looking at rotational time as well. The NBA suspending the season and the novel coronavirus making its way into the league has devastated Utah Jazz fans and basketball fans. […]
  Utah Jazz: Tony Bradley and Ed Davis missed out on big opportunities in OKC - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• How you can help: The Red Cross is seeking blood donors in Utah

  16-03-2020 19:43
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here.To support journalism like this, please consider donating or become a subscriber.If you’re looking to help others during the coronovirus pandemic, here’s one way: The American Red Cross needs your blood.Donations are down nationwide, because the Red Cross holds 80% of its blood drives at businesses,
  
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• So we’re working from home. Can the internet handle it?

  16-03-2020 19:33
  
  Derek Pando rarely had problems with his home internet service — until last week. That was when he began working from his house because of the coronavirus.Pando, 35, a tech worker in Palo Alto, California, immediately started using work applications like video conferencing that ate up a lot of data. And he shared his internet service — which was built atop a premium broadband internet package from Comcast and a state-of-the-art home Wi-Fi network — with his wife, who was also w
  
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• Utah coronavirus updates for Monday: Salt Lake City seeks $1M to help small businesses

  16-03-2020 19:20
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here.To support journalism like this, please consider donating or becoming a subscriber. It’s Monday, March 16. We’ll provide the latest coronavirus updates involving Utah, but just in case you missed it here’s a rundown on recent stories:• The first Utahn to be treated in the University of Uta
  
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• Bret Stephens: Trump meets Nemesis, the punisher of hubris

  16-03-2020 19:00
  
  The word “nemesis” is too often misused. We tend to think of it as meaning a powerful, nefarious but ultimately conquerable enemy: Vader; Voldemort; the Wicked Witch of the West. But the original Nemesis was not a villain. She was a goddess — an implacable agent of justice who gives the arrogant, insolent and wicked what they deserve.As a matter of public health, nobody should ever suggest that the novel coronavirus represents any form of justice, divine or otherwise. It’
  
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• Utah coronavirus updates for Monday: Salt Lake County orders no dining at restaurants, pick up OK

  16-03-2020 18:33
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here.It’s Monday, March 16. We’ll provide the latest coronavirus updates involving Utah, but just in case you missed it here’s a rundown on recent stories:• The first Utahn to be treated in the University of Utah’s ICU shares his story, as the number of resident cases rises to 21.• S
  
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• Salt Lake County restaurants and bars to close

  16-03-2020 18:28
  
  Restaurants and bars in Salt Lake County will halt all sit-down service beginning Monday at 11 p.m., county Mayor Jenny Wilson announced Monday, in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus.Guests, however, will be able to order meals for pickup. Delivery from third-party companies like Uber Eats and DoorDash also will be available.The county is following the lead of Summit County, which issued a sweeping order Sunday to close all businesses where people gather including restaurants and ba
  
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• [Uproxx] - Donovan Mitchell Needed To ‘Cool Off’ After Learning Of His COVID-19 Diagnosis

  16-03-2020 18:17 via sportspyder.com
  
  Mitchell appeared on Good Morning America to discuss Rudy Gobert and what it’s like to live with COVID-19 but be "asymptomatic."
  
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• Female LDS missionary released after kidnapping in Guatemala

  16-03-2020 18:13
  
  A female missionary has been freed after a brief kidnapping in southwest Guatemala, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints confirmed Monday.Few details have been disclosed. Church spokesman Daniel Woodruff issued the following statement:“We became aware of a reported kidnapping of a sister missionary Saturday evening in the Guatemala Quetzaltenango Mission," the statement said. “Church officials worked over the weekend with local authorities and she has been released."The si
  
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• Utah coronavirus updates for Monday: Governor wants many more state workers to do their jobs from home

  16-03-2020 18:10
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here.It’s Monday, March 16. We’ll provide the latest coronavirus updates involving Utah, but just in case you missed it here’s a rundown on recent stories:• The first Utahn to be treated in the University of Utah’s ICU shares his story, as the number of resident cases rises to 21.• S
  
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• U.S. officials: Foreign disinformation stoking virus fears

  16-03-2020 18:01
  
  Washington • The Trump administration is alleging that a foreign disinformation campaign is underway aimed at spreading fear in the country amid the coronavirus pandemic, three U.S. officials said Monday.On Sunday, federal officials began confronting what they said was a deliberate effort by a foreign entity to sow fears of a nationwide quarantine amid the virus outbreak. Agencies took coordinated action Sunday evening to deny that any such plans were put in place, as they tried to calm a n
  
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• Sen. Mitt Romney proposes immediate $1,000 payment to every adult American

  16-03-2020 17:52
  
  Washington • Sen. Mitt Romney wants to give working Americans $1,000 to help those in need and stimulate the economy during the coronavirus outbreak. The Utah Republican said Monday that urgent action is needed to aid workers and wants a direct payment included in congressional legislation now being debated. The payments might be evaluated on a month-to-month basis.Romney also proposes “bridge grants” to small businesses in need, expanding student aid and deferring college loans
  
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• Tell The Tribune: How have coronavirus and school shutdowns affected you?

  16-03-2020 17:45
  
  Schools are closing across Utah, leaving many families with a full house and little help for their children.The Salt Lake Tribune wants to know how coronavirus has affected your family life. Your responses won’t be published without your permission. A reporter from The Salt Lake Tribune might reach out for further comment.window.jQuery || document.write('<script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-2.2.3.min.js"><\/script>')This form requires JavaScript to complete.
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• Utah coronavirus updates for Monday: Mitt Romney’s plan to send every worker $1,000

  16-03-2020 16:55
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here.It’s Monday, March 16. We’ll provide the latest coronavirus updates involving Utah, but just in case you missed it here’s a rundown on recent stories:• The first Utahn to be treated in the University of Utah’s ICU shares his story, as the number of resident cases rises to 21.• S
  
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• LDS Church will keep calling missionaries, but some may serve in other areas at first. More missionaries to come home early.

  16-03-2020 16:53
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here.Missionary work of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will go on and calls will continue to go out, despite the coronavirus pandemic, but some proselytizers will go home from their tours early.“Missionary recommendations will continue to be received, and missionary assignments for worldwide se
  
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• [Prime Time Sports Talk] - Remembering the Flu Game

  16-03-2020 16:28 via sportspyder.com
  
  Ryan Potts goes back in time and revisits the legendary “Flu Game” of 1997.
  
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• Utah coronavirus update for Monday: Utah’s Grand Princess passengers return on a chartered plane

  16-03-2020 16:24
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here.It’s Monday, March 16. We’ll provide the latest coronavirus updates involving Utah, but just in case you missed it here’s a rundown on recent stories:• The first Utahn to be treated in the University of Utah’s ICU shares his story, as the number of resident cases rises to 21.• S
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Jazz star Donovan Mitchell to help local students get free meals while schools are closed

  16-03-2020 16:24 via sportspyder.com
  
  Donovan Mitchell may be keeping himself isolated from his loved ones for their own safety, but the Utah Jazz star is looking to make the most of his current situation. The second NBA player to test positive for the coronavirus is looking to help...
  
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• [Deseret News] - Rudy Gobert’s positive coronavirus test, NBA’s subsequent season suspension was the ‘exclamation point’ for canceling the NCAA Tournament

  16-03-2020 16:11 via sportspyder.com
  
  It took until last Thursday afternoon for it to become official, but like many sports organizations and events, the NCAA canceled its men’s and women’s postseason basketball tournaments that day...
  
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• Maureen Dowd: Plagued by the president

  16-03-2020 16:00
  
  Washington • Paging Proust. For me, this is the week when memories rush back from childhood: watching my parents get gussied up for St. Patrick’s Day parades and banquets, green carnations pinned to their lapels; the family’s annual excursion to the Tidal Basin to catch the fleeting pink splendor of the cherry blossoms.Washington’s most beautiful season is blooming outside while we get herded inside, making the dread and decay feel particularly disorienting.The landscape i
  
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• [The Spun] - Donovan Mitchell Gives Honest Answer To Question About Rudy Gobert

  16-03-2020 15:54 via sportspyder.com
  
  Donovan Mitchell gave an honest answer to a question about Rudy Gobert and the coronavirus during his appearance on national TV.
  
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• [Forbes] - Nobody Knows When The Celtics Season Will Resume

  16-03-2020 15:38 via sportspyder.com
  
  The Boston Celtics were potentially exposed to the coronavirus during their March 6 game against the Utah Jazz. The subsequent suspension of the entire NBA means that nobody knows if or when their season will resume.
  
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• [Deseret News] - Donovan Mitchell admits needing to ‘cool off’ after Rudy Gobert tested positive for coronavirus

  16-03-2020 15:36 via sportspyder.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Jazz All-Star Donovan Mitchell confirmed that he was initially angry after the news that his teammate Rudy Gobert had tested positive for coronavirus and then that he too had...
  
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• [Sports Illustrated] - Donovan Mitchell coronavirus update: Jazz star appears of Good Morning America - Sports Illustrated

  16-03-2020 15:34 via sportspyder.com
  
  Donovan Mitchell appeared on Good Morning America to speak for the first time since his coronavirus diagnosis.
  
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