Basketball - Utah Jazz news

• Photos: Utah Pride Parade fills Salt Lake City’s streets with color

  04-06-2023 23:33
  
  Throngs of people attended Utah’s 33rd annual Pride Parade on Sunday, filling downtown Salt Lake City’s streets with color.The parade typically hosts nearly 150,000 spectators and participants, according to the Utah Pride Center. Sunday’s joyous procession started on 100 South, then went south along 400 East, and then went west on 700 South before disbanding at 200 East.Some of the participants included Dykes on Bikes, Dragon Dads, LOVELOUD, Stonewall Sports, Project Rainbow, A
  
  Read more

• Two weekend shootings in the same SLC parking lot leave one man dead

  04-06-2023 20:56
  
  A deadly shooting that happened in downtown Salt Lake City early on Sunday became a “very emotionally charged situation” when a large crowd gathered at the scene, said Salt Lake police Chief Mike Brown in a news release.The investigation started at 4:04 a.m. on Sunday when emergency dispatchers received multiple emergency calls about a shooting at 60 W. Market St.The callers reported that people at the scene were performing CPR on a man who had been shot, the release said, and that t
  
  Read more

• Two weekend shootings in SLC leave a man dead, prompt extra police patrols

  04-06-2023 20:12
  
  A deadly shooting that happened in downtown Salt Lake City early on Sunday became a “very emotionally charged situation” when a large crowd gathered at the scene, said Salt Lake police Chief Mike Brown in a news release.The investigation started at 4:04 a.m. on Sunday when emergency dispatchers received multiple emergency calls about a shooting on West Temple.The callers reported that people at the scene were performing CPR on a man who had been shot, the release said, and that the s
  
  Read more

• [NBA Analysis Network] - This Jazz-Magic Trade Sends Cole Anthony To Utah

  04-06-2023 20:10 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah Jazz have many options at their disposal for trade scenarios this NBA offseason. Could they pursue Cole Anthony?
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Inmate dies in Davis County jail after being found unresponsive

  04-06-2023 19:26
  
  An inmate was found unresponsive at the Davis County Correctional Facility and pronounced dead on Friday, a news release stated.Deputies conducting morning head counts found the 38-year-old man alone in his cell, according to the release. No foul play is suspected in the man’s death.Internal and external investigations are being conducted, the release stated, and an advisory board made up of staff and citizens will review the man’s death to see if any policy changes could be made in
  
  Read more

• 11 Utah farmers markets to check out this summer — from Provo to Ogden

  04-06-2023 19:00
  
  Summertime is farmers market time. Here’s a rundown of 11 markets happening along the Wasatch Front this season, including the Downtown Farmers Market.Expect each to have a selection of produce and artisan-made goods, along with something more that makes each location a little unique.1. Downtown Farmers MarketWhere: Pioneer Park, 350 W. 300 South, Salt Lake City.When: Saturdays, June 3-Oct. 21, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.What else: After the market, get lunch across the street from Caputo’s Market
  
  Read more

• [NBA Analysis Network] - ‘Ambitious’ Trade Target For Jimmy Butler’s Heat, Revealed

  04-06-2023 18:35 via sportspyder.com
  NBA Analysis Network provides insight into all 30 teams along with the latest on trade rumors, free agency, and NBA Draft.
  
  Read more

• These teens were getting gender-affirming care before the Utah Legislature banned it. Here’s what has happened to them since.

  04-06-2023 18:14
  
  Every school day, Jacob says, he makes choices: Limit how much water he drinks to avoid using the bathroom, stay quiet or risk his voice giving him away, eat or starve.Liam’s day is filled with microaggressions, his father says — such as no one sitting by him on the school bus, or someone giving him a note that said “gay people should die.”In January, both boys, transgender teens in Utah, were in the process of receiving gender-affirming medical care. That’s when Go
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Inmate pronounced dead after being found unresponsive in Davis County jail

  04-06-2023 18:13
  
  An inmate was found unresponsive at the Davis County Correctional Facility on Friday and pronounced dead, a news release stated.Deputies conducting morning head counts found the 38-year-old man alone in his cell, according to the release. No foul play is suspected in the man’s death.Internal and external investigations are being conducted, the release stated, and an advisory board made up of staff and citizens will review the man’s death to see if any policy changes could be made in
  
  Read more

• Look Ahead: Local events and things to do this week, June 4-10

  04-06-2023 16:16
  
  June 4The Cure at The VivIt’s hard to believe that The Cure — the English rock band that pretty much invented the mopey Goth look and sound — has been around more than 40 years. The band, led as always by Robert Smith, is performing Sunday at Vivint Arena (changing to the Delta Center in July, though some of the signs are up already), at 301 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City. Scottish indie-rock band The Twilight Sad (which sounds like the name of a Cure song) is the opening act.
  
  Read more

• Gordon Monson: Who’s No. 1 on the list of Utah’s Top 25 most influential sports figures

  04-06-2023 16:08
  
  The word influential is an interesting one, with multiple meanings. Merriam-Webster defines it primarily as “one who has great influence,” and as “the power or capacity of causing an effect in indirect or intangible ways.”I can’t stand the trend in our world, or at least inside the realm and reach of social media, in which folks rather presumably assign themselves the honor of being “influencers.”Who the hell designates themselves as that?This is a subje
  
  Read more

• Check out these summer festivals in Utah cities and towns

  04-06-2023 16:08
  
  As the skies clear up and warm weather filters in, Utah’s festival season is kicking into gear.This weekend has seen the Utah Pride Festival and Ogden Music Festival, and both Salt Lake City’s Twilight Concert Series and Ogden Twilight shows have begun. Across Utah, cities and towns have their own unique festivals throughout the summer and into early fall.Here are some of the festivals worth visiting around Utah.Orem FestJune 5-10, OremFormerly called Summer Fest, Orem Fest is a mini
  
  Read more

• Utah’s indie bookstores are leading the charge against school book bans

  04-06-2023 16:07
  
  This story is jointly published by nonprofits Amplify Utah and The Salt Lake Tribune, in collaboration with Salt Lake Community College, to elevate diverse perspectives in local media through student journalism.An old tire shop was transformed into a bookstore just three years ago on a busy corner street in Millcreek.The large garage windows bring in light that pours over thousands of books. Rows of tall shelves are broken up by seating areas. Old church pews sit next to the fiction novels, surr
  
  Read more

• Scott D. Pierce: Did ‘Game of Thrones’ prepare viewers for ‘Succession’? Their endings were very similar.

  04-06-2023 16:07
  
  The similarities between the finales of “Succession” and “Game of Thrones” are fascinating — as are the widely divergent reactions to them … at least online.Is it possible that the ending of “GoT” prepared HBO viewers for the way that “Succession” wrapped things up?(What follows is full of “Succession” spoilers, so you’ll want to steer clear if you haven’t seen it yet. And if you haven’t seen the “Ga
  
  Read more

• Utah lawmakers banned care for trans teens. These kids face the reality of it.

  04-06-2023 16:05
  
  Every school day, Jacob says, he makes choices: Limit how much water he drinks to avoid using the bathroom, stay quiet or risk his voice giving him away, eat or starve.Liam’s day is filled with microaggressions, his father says — such as no one sitting by him on the school bus, or someone giving him a note that said “gay people should die.”In January, both boys, transgender teens in Utah, were in the process of receiving gender-affirming medical care. That’s when Go
  
  Read more

• [Last Word on Sports] - NBA Draft Rumors: 3 Teams Who Could Trade Up For Detroit Pistons No. 5 Pick

  04-06-2023 15:41 via sportspyder.com
  Detroit Pistons received bad news when they dropped to No. 5 in the draft lottery. But the Pistons still have plenty of options including trading the pick.
  
  Read more

• Letter: Why did The Tribune neglect Memorial Day?

  04-06-2023 14:00
  
  Memorial Day should be an important day of remembrance for all Americans to honor those who have sacrificed their lives for this country. Unfortunately, The Salt Lake Tribune seems to have forgotten the role they could play in helping all of us understand what this day is all about.This year there was only one paragraph in the weekend edition of the newspaper prior to Memorial Day about a few events which would take place on this day. Details were lacking. For example, it mentioned a ceremony at
  
  Read more

• Letter: The dangers of cannabis users turning into killing machines — as enshrined in Utah law

  04-06-2023 14:00
  
  I have several friends and acquaintances who use cannabis edibles for the relief of pain or as a sleeping aid. Most of these individuals are upstanding citizens that find the natural remedy superior to pharmaceuticals. One of them recently informed me that Utah’s cannabis laws have a “no flame to flower” rule which dictates no lighter or match can be used to light up. I assume the purpose of that is to avoid innocent bystanders from getting a side-eye buzz for free. Gotta pay t
  
  Read more

• Letter: Surely BlueCross BlueShield and U. of U. Health can reach a mutually agreeable solution

  04-06-2023 14:00
  
  We just received a notice from Regence BlueCross BlueShield that University of Utah Health “may leave” the Regence network beginning June 30 of 2023, and that negotiations between the two on a new contract have been going on since 2022 without yet reaching an agreement.Our personal experience with both Regence and U. of U. Health has been very good for many years, and such a failure of the negotiations would be in the least a black mark on both, eliciting a scramble among the insured
  
  Read more

• Letter: Ranked Choice Voting threatens those in power. And they know it.

  04-06-2023 14:00
  
  We should expect more pieces like the one by Andrew Welhouse against Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) as it gains popularity. Those in power know it weakens their hold. And with the stink of Trumpism, Republican leaders are especially worried — many conservatives would love other options.But let’s take Welhouse’s article point-by-point:First, he claims RCV votes are wasted if you don’t rank all your choices. And sure. On any voting day, if you skip down-ballot races, you choose
  
  Read more

• Letter: It seems that Utah’s Republican leaders only care about what goes on people’s private lives

  04-06-2023 14:00
  
  Dear Gov. Spencer Cox and Republican leadership in the state of Utah:I’m an extremely concerned native-born Utah woman of pioneer heritage who has traveled the world in service of our country to retire and come home to my native Ogden. After reporting on human rights infractions in Eastern Europe and the Western hemisphere I am at odds coming home to my state just to see the stripping of women’s and LGBTQ rights.The most recent abortion and gender-affirming care for youth bans are he
  
  Read more

• Letter: 8.3 million acres of corner-hostage land has now been freed for the rightful owners, the public

  04-06-2023 14:00
  
  Utah, and the American West, contain a patchwork of private and public property in a checkerboard pattern, setting up diagonal properties that are public lands pinched between private properties. Private landowners have claimed that no one can possibly cross from one public unit to the diagonal public unit without trespassing. Hence, only the private owner can access the public inholding.No longer.The Wyoming test case trial ended in a summary judgment last week, agreeing with the previous jury
  
  Read more

• Yoram Bauman and Dave Carrier: Utahns, don’t give up on ballot measures — and join our effort to clean the darn air

  04-06-2023 13:53
  
  This year’s Ogden Marathon, run on May 20 in a haze of wildfire smoke, served as a shockingly-early-in-the-year reminder that air pollution hurts our health and well-being, with the harshest impacts on our children and other vulnerable populations. Air pollution hurts our economy, too: A recent study led by scientists at BYU and the University of Utah estimated annual costs of $1 to $3 billion. But our Legislature seems to be hamstrung, so it’s up to citizens to take action.That&rsqu
  
  Read more

• [ClutchPoints] - ‘What’s the next step?’: Kyle Lowry challenges Jazz rookie Walker Kessler in epic NBA Finals moment

  04-06-2023 07:04 via sportspyder.com
  Kyle Lowry provides some sage advice for Jazz youngster Walker Kessler following a massive rookie campaign.
  
  Read more

• Biden signs debt ceiling bill that pulls U.S. back from brink of unprecedented default

  04-06-2023 05:05
  
  Washington • With just two days to spare, President Joe Biden signed legislation on Saturday that lifts the nation’s debt ceiling, averting an unprecedented default on the federal government’s debt.It was a decidedly low-key denouement to a monthslong drama that unnerved financial markets at home and abroad and caused anxious retirees and social service organizations to make contingency plans in case the country was unable to pay all its bills.Instead of holding a public ceremon
  
  Read more

• Woman, 2 children rescued after car plunges into Tooele reservoir

  04-06-2023 04:24
  
  A woman and two children were rescued after the car they were in fell into a reservoir in Tooele on Saturday.Tooele City police said the car fell about 20-30 feet down a hill before going into Settlement Canyon Reservoir. Officers responded to the 911 call around 2 p.m.Officials said the woman, age 43, and one of the children were able to get out on their own. The other child, a 12-year-old girl, remained trapped inside the submerged car.Officers were unable to get the door open, so they shot on
  
  Read more

• LDS Church’s renovated plaza partially reopens in downtown SLC

  04-06-2023 03:00
  
  There’s good news for downtown Salt Lake City’s workday lunch crowds: A popular place, especially for Latter-day Saints, has reopened where they can bring their sandwiches, chips, cookies and sodas and eat outside before returning to the office.Part of the revamped plaza south of the Church Office Building is now welcoming back visitors.It will be open every day from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced in a recent news release, and can be acces
  
  Read more

• Former Oregon linebacker Harrison Taggart announces commitment to BYU

  04-06-2023 02:47
  
  Former Oregon linebacker and Corner Canyon alum Harrison Taggart is returning to his home state.After one season in Eugene, Taggart announced he is transferring to BYU. He appeared in three games last year and totaled 10 snaps, preserving his redshirt season.Before going to Oregon, Taggart was rated a four-star linebacker by 247Sports. At Corner Canyon, he recorded over 240 tackles — 97 of which came during his senior season.He picked Oregon over USC, UCLA, Nebraska and a number of other P
  
  Read more

• Death toll in India train crash reaches 280, with 900 injured, as officials investigate cause

  04-06-2023 02:00
  
  Balasore, India • Rescuers found no more survivors in the overturned and mangled wreckage of two passenger trains that derailed in eastern India, killing more than 280 people and injuring hundreds in one of the country’s deadliest rail crashes in decades, officials said Saturday.Chaotic scenes erupted on Friday night as rescuers climbed atop the wrecked trains to break open doors and windows using cutting torches.The death toll rose steadily throughout the night. Scores of bodies, cov
  
  Read more

• [Salt Lake Tribune] - 5 lessons for the Utah Jazz from the NBA playoffs so far

  04-06-2023 01:30 via sportspyder.com
  What lessons might the Jazz learn from the success of the Nuggets and Heat to reach the NBA Finals? Here are five.
  
  Read more

• 5 lessons for the Utah Jazz from the NBA playoffs so far

  04-06-2023 01:00
  
  It’s been an unusual NBA playoffs.Home-court advantage hasn’t mattered at all: Fully half of the home-court underdogs have ended up pulling the upset and winning the series. The No. 1 overall seed Milwaukee Bucks lost in the first round in the East, as did the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds in the West.So as we have a No. 1 vs. No. 8 NBA Finals, we’ve seen that regular season success hasn’t mattered much in predicting the winners. Instead, it’s come down to other factors &md
  
  Read more

• Utah Pride Festival reopens after severe weather

  04-06-2023 00:47
  
  Utah’s annual Pride Festival reopened to the public shortly after it was evacuated due to severe weather.The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Salt Lake City, Millcreek and Taylorsville until 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, with hail and a tornado possible. Organizers allowed vendors to return at around 2:40 p.m. Saturday, and the public was let in around 4:30 p.m.Utah Pride Center special events manager Zeb Williams said officials were waiting for the lightning stri
  
  Read more

Follow @UtahJazz_News_ on Twitter!