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• [Deseret News] - Joe Ingles talks career longevity and post-NBA plans

  25-04-2020 23:23 via sportspyder.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — Joe Ingles has spent the last six weeks at home with his wife, Renae, and 3-year-old twins, Milla and Jacob. If there’s anything Ingles has learned over the past month-and-a-half...
  
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• Joe Ingles talks career longevity and post-NBA plans

  25-04-2020 23:22
  
  Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles handles the ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks, Wednesday, March 20, 2019, at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Jazz won 137-116. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) | AP SALT LAKE CITY — Joe Ingles has spent the last six weeks at home with his wife, Renae, and 3-year-old twins, Milla and Jacob. If there’s anything Ingles has learned over the past month-and-a-half of chasing around twins and being at home 24/7 it&
  
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• Utah defensive end Bradlee Anae, one of seven Utes drafted, falls to Cowboys in fifth round

  25-04-2020 23:09
  
  Bradlee Anae did not have a good showing at the NFL Scouting Combine.He knows it, he is willing to admit as much, and it is clearly a primary reason why his NFL Draft stock fell in the leadup to the three-day event. On Saturday afternoon, Anae finally saw his name flash across the ESPN bottomline after he was selected in the fifth round by the Dallas Cowboys with the 179th overall pick.Anae, an edge rusher and the University of Utah’s career sack leader with 30, was one of three Utah playe
  
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• Global death toll tops 200,000 as some virus lockdowns eased

  25-04-2020 23:01
  
  Atlanta • As the global death toll from the coronavirus surpassed 200,000 on Saturday, countries took cautious steps toward easing lockdowns imposed amid the pandemic, but fears of a surge in infections made even some outbreak-wounded businesses reluctant to reopen.The states of Georgia, Oklahoma and Alaska started loosening restrictions on businesses despite warnings from experts that such steps might be premature.Shawn Gingrich, CEO and founder of Lion’s Den Fitness, decided after t
  
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• Tribune Editorial: Utah homeless services remain adrift

  25-04-2020 23:00
  
  The task of reducing the high levels of homelessness in Salt Lake County and the rest of Utah has been passed around from one public official to another, from one committee to another and split among multiple service providers.Progress has been scant and it seems ever more than likely that the whole problem is only going to get worse as long as those responsible keep rearranging the deck chairs and are not willing or able to come up with the steady stream of funding that will be necessary to ful
  
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• Utah State basketball coach Craig Smith still toiling away to ensure the Aggies have staying power

  25-04-2020 22:43
  
  Utah State men’s basketball coach Craig Smith is spending more time with his family these days. The COVID-19 pandemic not only forced the cancellation of the NCAA Tournament, for which the Aggies qualified, but also moved students at USU to finish their spring semesters online.So instead of playing a round or two on college basketball’s biggest stage and interacting with his players and coaching staff on a regular basis before school got out for the summer, Smith hangs out in his Log
  
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• Utah defensive tackle Leki Fotu goes to Cardinals in 4th round, defensive end Bradlee Anae in 5th to Cowboys

  25-04-2020 22:42
  
  Bradlee Anae did not have a good showing at the NFL Scouting Combine.He knows it, he is willing to admit as much, and it is clearly a primary reason why his NFL Draft stock fell in the leadup to the three-day event. On Saturday afternoon, Anae finally saw his name flash across the ESPN bottomline after he was selected in the fifth round by the Dallas Cowboys with the 179th overall pick.Anae, an edge rusher and the University of Utah’s career sack leader with 30, was one of three Utah playe
  
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• [Fadeaway World] - NBA Rumors: Jazz Could Trade Rudy Gobert To Pacers For Myles Turner

  25-04-2020 21:59 via sportspyder.com
  
  For the Utah Jazz, the NBA's COVID-19 outbreak came with some especially nasty side-effects. After being diagnosed with the virus, it became
  
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• Utah defensive tackle Leki Fotu goes to Cardinals in 4th round, defensive end Bradlee in 5th to Cowboys

  25-04-2020 21:48
  
  It didn’t take long Saturday morning for a University of Utah player to hear his name called at the NFL Draft.Defensive tackle Leki Fotu was selected in the fourth round by the Arizona Cardinals with the 114th overall. Fotu was the fifth Ute selected after four teammates were selected on Friday night between the second and third rounds.In the fifth round, the Dallas Cowboys selected Utes All-American edge rusher Bradlee Anae. The fifth-round selection represents a drop based on his day 2 p
  
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• The Utah Jazz broke through nationally and Stockton-to-Malone entered the lexicon during the 1988 playoffs

  25-04-2020 21:35
  
  There were five seconds remaining.Five seconds left for the Utah Jazz to send the game to overtime or, better still, to pull off a stunning victory, one that would shock the basketball world, one that would give them a 3-2 lead and send them back to Salt Lake City with a chance to close out the dynastic and defending champion Los Angeles Lakers, one that would establish a formerly moribund franchise as a team to be reckoned with for years to come.Up until that point, the Jazz were, if not quite
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - The Utah Jazz broke through nationally and Stockton-to-Malone entered the lexicon during the 1988 playoffs

  25-04-2020 21:28 via sportspyder.com
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• K.C. Hildreth: Will we seize the opportunity before us?

  25-04-2020 21:00
  
  It is tempting to frame this pandemic as a disaster. Millions of potential dead, economic activity at a standstill and a feeling of helplessness.We can find hope, however, if we step back and look at the big picture. Examine the sweep of history and we see that every economic, social or financial collapse has been the trigger for a paradigm shift in human thinking. We shifted the paradigm and created something new, something better than what went before. We evolved.This pandemic, when seen from
  
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• Global death toll from coronavirus surpasses 200,000

  25-04-2020 20:30
  
  Atlanta • As the global death toll from the coronavirus surpassed 200,000 on Saturday, countries took cautious steps toward easing some lockdowns, while fears of infection made even some pandemic-wounded businesses reluctant to reopen.The states of Georgia, Oklahoma and Alaska started loosening restrictions on businesses despite warnings from experts that such steps might be coming too soon. Some owners said they weren’t yet ready to reopen or were doing so only on a limited basis, wo
  
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• Two more Utahns have died of COVID-19, state numbers show

  25-04-2020 20:13
  
  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.Two more Utahns have died from the coronavirus, state officials announced Saturday — raising the state’s death toll to 41.The Utah Department of Health reported Saturday that it has confirmed a total 3,948 cases of COVI
  
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• George Pyle: Give no support to a different kind of contagion

  25-04-2020 19:00
  
  “An insurrection, whatever may be its immediate cause, eventually endangers all government. Regard to the public peace, if not to the rights of the Union, would engage the citizens to whom the contagion had not communicated itself to oppose the insurgents.”— Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 28The Federalist Papers was a collection of, ahem, newspaper commentaries published in 1787 and 1788 favoring adoption of the Constitution of the United States. The essays use the word &ld
  
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• Utah defensive tackle Leki Fotu goes to Cardinals in 4th round, kicking off the final day of the NFL Draft

  25-04-2020 18:36
  
  It didn’t take long Saturday morning for a University of Utah player to hear his name called at the NFL Draft. Defensive tackle Leki Fotu was selected in the fourth round by the Arizona Cardinals with the 114th overall. Fotu was the fifth Ute selected after four teammates were selected on Friday night between the second and third rounds. Fotu, a West Valley City native and 2016 graduate of Herriman High School, started all 13 games he played in at right tackle as a senior in 2019. An All-P
  
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• Utah fears lack of boat inspections due to coronavirus could put other lakes at risk of quagga infestations

  25-04-2020 18:19
  
  Lake Powell boaters are among the most heavily monitored water recreationists in the West because their crafts are potential vectors for invasive mussels infesting Utah’s largest lake.In an effort to avoid spread of the coronavirus, however, federal and state officials were not fully inspecting or decontaminating boats that have come off the lake since early April. That move paused Utah’s main defense against the spread of quagga mussels just as boating season shifts into gear.These
  
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• Utah’s oil industry is paying a heavy price for all that cheaper gas as demand plunges

  25-04-2020 18:13
  
  That $2 you’re paying at the pump for gasoline exacts a hefty toll on Utah’s oil and gas companies, whose industry has been turned upside down from the historic crash in oil prices amid the coronavirus pandemic.With transportation nearly at a standstill, the collapse in demand for gasoline and jet fuel has sent shock waves to the wellheads in the Uinta Basin, where Utah’s oil producers are running out of options for what to do with the oil they extract. There is now almost nowh
  
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• Stella Welsh, first elected female mayor of Orem, turns 90

  25-04-2020 18:03
  
  Provo • Stella Welsh knows how to work hard, whether it is picking pears for the Libby’s cannery or deciding the zoning issues of Orem.Now this everyday hero turned 90 on Monday. Because of current virus situations, she said they won’t be doing much for her birthday, but they are reminiscing.To residents of Orem, she was their first voted in councilwoman and then first (and so far, only) female mayor. Her friend Joyce Johnson was appointed for a portion of 1991 and Stella beat h
  
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• Navajo Nation reports 6 deaths, 180 new COVID-19 cases

  25-04-2020 17:53
  
  Window Rock, Ariz. • Navajo Nation health officials on Friday reported six new deaths and 180 new cases of COVID-19.Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez said the big increase in cases is partially due to increased testing.The Navajo Department of Health says there are 1,540 known coronavirus infections across the reservation, and 58 people have died. Those don't include cases from towns that border the vast reservation that spans parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.Tribal authorities are
  
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• Gordon Monson: Mark Pope has put BYU in Haarms’ way

  25-04-2020 17:48
  
  Matt Haarms isn’t your typical BYU recruit. He didn’t grow up in Utah County. He didn’t play at Lone Peak High School. He isn’t from a Phoenix suburb or from some beach town in Orange County or from a farming community in Idaho. He didn’t grow up idolizing Jimmer Fredette. He isn’t even from the United States. He’s from Amsterdam. That’s right, he’s Dutch. And he’s not a long-term fix, or projected as a fix on down the line.But he&rsquo
  
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• House Democrats: Utah coronavirus task force needs real accountability

  25-04-2020 17:01
  
  Utahns want their government to be smart with money. Utahns expect it. We demand that funds are spent in the very best interest of the public on proven solutions, especially when officials dole out large amounts of money. While we laud the efforts of our state government, hospitals, and private sector to manage the COVID-19 pandemic, we are concerned to see emerging patterns around expediency and lack of transparency that muddle what is best for the public. Clearly, Utahns must speak loudly to h
  
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• Kimball Shinkoskey: The president and Congress walk an ancient path

  25-04-2020 17:00
  
  Tax day, April 15, reminded us that we didn’t have to pay taxes by the usual deadline. On that day, too, we learned the White House itself was sending us a chunk of money instead. It’s in the mail.Greek tyrants upset democracy by delivering gifts of tax relief or other favors to citizens in order to stabilize their administrations. The tyrant Alexander of Pherae expropriated the precious metal mines of the country, minted coins to glorify his reign and gave gifts to his people so the
  
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• Trump administration plan could revive the uranium industry in Utah, raising concerns from conservationists

  25-04-2020 16:58
  
  Bluff • A long-anticipated Trump administration report aimed to “revive and strengthen the uranium mining industry” was released Thursday, and if its recommendations are implemented, it could provide direct government support for uranium production in San Juan County where the country’s last conventional uranium mill and several idled mines are located.Uranium companies applauded the plan within hours of its release while numerous conservation groups and Native American tr
  
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• New service offers Salt Lake County homeowners free notification of any property filing

  25-04-2020 16:57
  
  The days of taking a trip to the Salt Lake County Recorder’s Office for your property record or requesting this information by mail — for a small fee — are over. The County Recorder’s Office now has a free service called Property Watch that notifies you when something is recorded on your property.“This is to keep Salt Lake County property owners informed and notified about what I would say is probably the biggest purchase anyone’s ever going to make and that i
  
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• Music promoter asking for public donations to offset costs, but offers a payback with a twist

  25-04-2020 15:00
  
  When the New York Times quoted Zeke Emanuel, director of the Healthcare Transformation Institute at the University of Pennsylvania, as saying he didn’t believe it would be safe to hold large-scale public gatherings such as concerts, sporting events, and conferences until “fall 2021 at the earliest,” it was a gut punch for many.Will Sartain was among them — not because, like most, he was taken aback by the proclamation, but because it confirmed his worst suspicions.The co-
  
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• [USA Today: Hoops Hype] - The HoopsHype Weekly: Forecasting the 2019-20 All-NBA teams should the season be over

  25-04-2020 14:33 via sportspyder.com
  
  You can get this content every Saturday morning in your email inbox. Click here to subscribe to the HoopsHype Weekly newsletter. THE 15 BEST: With not much word on when the NBA season may resume (i…
  
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• Loren Yager: The next steps on the return to normalcy

  25-04-2020 14:00
  
  Now that Utah and many other states appear to have flattened the curve in terms of the level of infections, it is natural to start thinking about what it might take to return to normalcy. Unfortunately, these decisions are vastly more complex than the stay at home orders because there is no “one size fits all” strategy.Our initial actions can be termed as brute force social distancing, where all residents were told to minimize their activities while essential employees were expected
  
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• Letter: We need emergency rent assistance

  25-04-2020 14:00
  
  Last month, nearly one-third of Americans could not pay rent. As cities, counties and states throughout the nation shelter in place to stem the spread of COVID-19, unemployment has skyrocketed, leaving many without income to pay for housing.Beyond humanitarian concerns, the rental market faces possible collapse. Meanwhile, homelessness aids the virus’s spread. And the economy cannot recover until the disease is under control.I ask our Utah congressional delegation to make housing a priorit
  
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• Letter: This pandemic is a wakeup call

  25-04-2020 14:00
  
  Utah needs to reopen its economy, but more than anything, Utah needs to reinvent its economy.I am tired of hearing about people who want the economy open and now. I am not saying they are without justification. People are suffering, can’t put food on their table, and need a steady income again. But we do not have enough testing to understand the scope of this pandemic, and reopening the economy too quickly or too widely could be devastating.I do not understand how the governor can move for
  
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• Letter: Libraries and bookstores are essential

  25-04-2020 14:00
  
  “The world is closed, so open a book,” said Salt Lake Tribune editorial page editor George Pyle in his April 15 column. The only problem is that libraries and bookstores are closed due to the coronavirus. That makes it tough for people to read books, especially seniors who don’t have the money to buy books and don’t want to read them online.Bestselling author James Patterson said, “so far Amazon hasn’t branded books as essential, cosmetics are but books are no
  
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• Letter: Larsen is a treasure who shouldn’t be buried

  25-04-2020 14:00
  
  Tribune writer Andy Larsen is a treasure. He gives us not only the numbers, but the numbers behind the numbers. His talents should not be buried in the sports section.I’m glad the current challenges have brought him out of the shadows and into the daylight of the real news.Joan Coles, Salt Lake CitySubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Letter: Fighting among ourselves doesn’t help anything

  25-04-2020 14:00
  
  We're all feeling scared, longing for life as it was, hoping for control — a self-protection instinct. Perhaps that's why we debate alternate responses to this pandemic, although it's difficult to understand how otherwise intelligent and loving people are so passionate about their opinions and seem unwilling to consider other ideas.The good news is we can "control this beast" by heeding advice from scientists and medical professionals on the front lines. Let's take precautions, not only to
  
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• Letter: Another unalienable right

  25-04-2020 14:00
  
  In light of the protests and mass gatherings (and tweets from the president) demanding the instant reopening of the economy, I guess we will have to rewrite the Declaration of Independence to include:“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. And the exercise of stupidity.”Bruce Caldwell, MillcreekSubmit a letter to th
  
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• Pitch and catch: Round 2 of NFL draft heavy on receivers

  25-04-2020 06:56
  
  Pitch and catch.While only one quarterback, Oklahoma’s Jalen Hurts, was taken on the second day of the NFL draft Friday, the guys who haul in passes were everywhere.Starting with the top two selections on Day 2 — Clemson’s Tee Higgins to Cincinnati and Southern California’s Michael Pittman to Indianapolis — seven wideouts were drafted in the second round. Add that to the six who went in the opening session, and it set an NFL record through two rounds.Three more rece
  
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• Bears take Utes’ Johnson in Round 2 of NFL draft; Blackmon, Moss and Burgess go in third round

  25-04-2020 06:40
  
  Jaylon Johnson is not going to forget the 49 chances teams had to select him in the NFL draft between Thursday and Friday.Such is the chip on the shoulder of a prospect who believes he is a first-round talent, but falls to the second round, or even lower. Once the dust settled, it took a little longer than Johnson expected, but the University of Utah All-American cornerback is indeed a pro.After going unpicked during Thursday night’s first round, the Chicago Bears pulled the trigger on Fri
  
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• For parents overwhelmed by glut of online activities for kids, there are ways to personalize options

  25-04-2020 06:21
  
  The first week after Utah schools were closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Barbara Crockett got a wild hair. So after her two boys, ages 5 and 8, finished their schoolwork, she queued up a YouTube video of author and illustrator Mo Willems teaching viewers how to draw his famous Piggie, Gerald the elephant and Pigeon characters.It did not go well. One boy quickly lost interest and wandered away. When he returned, he got upset his drawings weren’t as good as his brother’s
  
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• Rich Lowry: Social distancing isn’t a religion

  25-04-2020 06:00
  
  Forgive Jacksonville, Florida, for it has sinned.The largest city in Florida partly reopened its beaches, and it became something of a national scandal. CNN ran a disapproving segment, and the hashtag #FloridaMorons trended on Twitter.As the CNN report put it: "The scene at Jacksonville Beach wasn't one of caution in the middle of a worldwide pandemic. Crowds cheered and flooded the beach when police took the barriers down. People were seen swimming, biking, surfing, running and fishing."None of
  
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• Bears take Utes’ Johnson in Round 2 of NFL draft; Blackmon and Moss go in third round

  25-04-2020 05:11
  
  Jaylon Johnson did not expect to still be available Friday night during the second round of the NFL draft, but better late than never.After Johnson went unpicked during the first round on Thursday night, the Chicago Bears pulled the trigger Friday, selecting the University of Utah All-American cornerback in the second round with the 50th overall pick.Johnson, one of five Utes expected to be picked Friday night between the second and third rounds, is the 15th player in program history to be taken
  
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• Live coronavirus updates for Friday, April 24: Person in Gail Miller Resource Center diagnosed with COVID-19

  25-04-2020 05:06
  
  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 Friday, April 24. We’ll provide the latest coronavirus updates involving Utah throughout the day.[Read complete coronavirus coverage here.]----9:05 p.m.: Positive test for COVID-19 in Gail Miller Resource CenterSal
  
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• Paul Krugman: McConnell to every state: Drop dead

  25-04-2020 05:00
  
  COVID-19 has killed tens of thousands of Americans, and will clearly kill many more. The lockdown needed to contain the coronavirus is causing an economic slump several times as deep as the Great Recession.Yet this necessary slump doesn’t have to be accompanied by severe financial hardship. We have the resources to ensure that every American has enough to eat, that people don’t lose health insurance, that they don’t lose their homes because they can’t pay rent or mortgage
  
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• Isabell Wideman: Take back the night by turning off lights

  25-04-2020 04:00
  
  “Why not?” I thought when I signed up for the first class in dark sky studies at the University of Utah. As a civil and environmental engineering major, I wanted something to set me apart on my resume, but I was not expecting to find a field that I would be so passionate about.I’m from Missouri and, typically, people there don’t really know or care about sustainability. Growing up near St. Louis, I hardly gave the stars a second thought. It never crossed my mind that an e
  
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• [Forbes] - Trading Rudy Gobert Would Destroy The Identity Of The Utah Jazz

  25-04-2020 03:54 via sportspyder.com
  Would the Utah Jazz really consider trading Rudy Gobert?
  
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• NCAA denies request to drop Division I sport minimum

  25-04-2020 03:48
  
  The NCAA Division I Council denied a request to temporarily waive the minimum number of sports required to be a Division I member and delayed a decision on allowing all college athletes to be immediately eligible one time after transferring.The NCAA announced Friday night that a request made recently by five FBS conference commissioners to waive numerous Division I requirements for up to four years would be considered in the coming weeks. But a blanket waiver permitting schools to drop below the
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Jazz swingman Joe Ingles increasingly doubting NBA season will resume

  25-04-2020 03:26 via sportspyder.com
  There was a time when Utah Jazz sharpshooter Joe Ingles was confident the 2019-20 season would resume. Fast forward to today though, and Ingles has changed his tune. “I think originally, when we were in OKC, I assumed we would be in this two-week...
  
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• Utes’ Jaylon Johnson goes to Chicago in Round 2 of the NFL draft

  25-04-2020 02:37
  
  It took a little longer than expected, but Jaylon Johnson is a pro.After going unpicked during the first round of the NFL draft on Thursday night, the Chicago Bears pulled the trigger Friday night, selecting the University of Utah All-American cornerback in the second round with the 50th overall pick.Johnson, one of five Utes expected to be picked Friday night between the second and third rounds, is the 46th Utah player to be selected during the Kyle Whittingham era, which began with the 2005 Fi
  
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• Abram Yospe: Myths and realities about ‘today’s kids’ and their teachers

  25-04-2020 02:00
  
  As a principal and educational leader, I have seen the ways that COVID-19 has unveiled and corrected many educational myths. This has been a single positive from an otherwise dismal couple of months.Here are four myths I’ve seen debunked by the virus:1. Myth: “Today’s kids” are lazy and apathetic.Reality: Our students today are eager to learn, show resilience and grit through hard times and I believe are our most creative generation.2. Myth: “Today’s kids&rdqu
  
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• Ruling due Monday in tribal case over virus relief funding

  25-04-2020 01:59
  
  Flagstaff, Ariz. • A federal judge said he will issue a decision Monday on a request from tribes to temporarily halt the distribution of $8 billion in coronavirus relief funding for tribes.At least 15 tribes across the country have sued the U.S. Treasury Department, saying the funding should go only to the 574 tribes that have a government-to-government relationship with the U.S., not to Alaska Native corporations.The Treasury Department has taken the position that the corporations are elig
  
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• 3 states ease lockdowns; U.S. COVID-19 toll passes 50,000

  25-04-2020 01:56
  
  Savannah, Ga. • Even as the confirmed U.S. death toll from the coronavirus soared past 50,000, Georgia, Oklahoma and Alaska began loosening lockdown orders Friday on their pandemic-wounded businesses, despite warnings from health experts that the gradual steps toward normalcy might be happening too soon.Republican governors in Georgia and Oklahoma allowed salons, spas and barbershops to reopen, while Alaska opened the way for restaurants to resume dine-in service and retail shops and other
  
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• For parents overwhelmed by glut of online activities for kids, there are ways to limit options

  25-04-2020 01:39
  
  The first week after Utah schools were closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Barbara Crockett got a wild hair. So after her two boys, ages 5 and 8, finished their schoolwork, she queued up a YouTube video of author and illustrator Mo Willems teaching viewers how to draw his famous Piggie, Gerald the elephant and Pigeon characters.It did not go well. One boy quickly lost interest and wandered away. When he returned, he got upset his drawings weren’t as good as his brother’s
  
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