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• Utah's Justin Bibbins collects Pac-12 weekly honor after big games against Washington schools

  22-01-2018 23:58
  The Pac-12 named Utes senior guard Justin Bibbins its men’s basketball player of the week on Monday afternoon. He’s the program’s first weekly conference honoree since Jakob Poeltl in February 2016.Bibbins, a 5-foot-8 graduate transfer who began his college career at Long Beach State, became the first Utah player this season to record back-to-back double-doubles this past week in wins over Washington and Washington State. He averaged 16.5 points, 8.5 assists and 5.5 rebounds wh
  
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• ‘I am not a monster,’ declares Utah man before being sentenced to prison for killing his brother’s girlfriend

  22-01-2018 23:15
  Family and friends of Amanda Rose Garcia wept openly in Salt Lake City’s 3rd District Court Monday as Justin Cade VanCleave, 20, was sentenced for her brutal slaying.Judge Vernice Trease sentenced VanCleave to 15 years to life for the May 23, 2016, first-degree felony murder of the 33-year-old woman, who was strangled and stabbed more than 40 times.The judge said VanCleave will not get credit for the past 608 days that he has been incarcerated at the Salt Lake County Jail.VanCleave had liv
  
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• What are the keys to being an elite shot-blocker? The NBA's best rim protectors share their secrets

  22-01-2018 23:13 via hoopshype.com
  An elite shot-blocker is extremely important in today’s NBA. They’re the second line of defense that can cover up teammates’ lapses on the perimeter, and a great rim protector can turn an average group of defenders into an elite unit.
  While they block a lot of shots, many of their contributions don’t show up in the stat sheet, such as the shots they alter or the times an opponent settles for a worse shot because they know entering the paint and challenging them won’
  
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• Slumping Milwaukee Bucks fire coach Jason Kidd

  22-01-2018 23:09
  Milwaukee • The Milwaukee Bucks have fired coach Jason Kidd following a midseason slide that left the playoff hopeful in eighth place in the Eastern Conference.Assistant coach Joe Prunty was serving as head coach for Monday night’s game against Phoenix.It was a surprising end to Kidd’s three-plus season tenure in Milwaukee, when the Bucks made the playoffs twice. Giannis Antetokounmpo turned into an All-Star under his watch. The Bucks were considered an emerging force in the Eas
  
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• Milwaukee Bucks fire coach Jason Kidd

  22-01-2018 23:07
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks have fired coach Jason Kidd following a midseason slide that left the playoff hopeful in eighth place in the Eastern Conference.
  Assistant coach Joe Prunty was serving as head coach for Monday night's game against Phoenix.
  It was a surprising end to Kidd's three-plus season tenure in Milwaukee, when the Bucks made the playoffs twice. Giannis Antetokounmpo turned into an All-Star under his watch. The Bucks were considered an emerging force in the East at
  
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• Lawrence Summers: Trump doesn't deserve credit for all the economic good news

  22-01-2018 23:04
  President Donald Trump will be attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this week. Inevitably, attention will focus on whether the president projects a commitment to internationalist values or reiterates his truculent nationalism in the name of making America “great again.” Attention will also focus on the durability of the current economic and market upswing that has buoyed the spirits of businesses and investors around the world.While Trump will probably try to tak
  
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• 15-year-old girl shot at Texas school; boy, 16, arrested

  22-01-2018 23:00
  Dallas • A 15-year-old student in Texas was injured in a shooting in her high school cafeteria Monday morning and a 16-year-old boy, also a student at the school, was taken into custody, sheriff’s officials said.The girl was airlifted to Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas following the shooting in the small town of Italy, some 45 miles (70 kilometers) south of Dallas, said Sgt. Joe Fitzgerald of the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office. The shooting happened at about 7:50 a.m. in the
  
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• Utes aren’t on edge over their recent beam performances

  22-01-2018 22:28
  When something isn’t working, changes often need to be made. But there is something to be said for patience too, which is why Utah gymnastics coach Megan Marsden isn’t panicking about her balance beam lineup just yet.The Utes are ranked just 14th on the event with a 48.992 average, but Marsden feels she might have the right lineup after Friday’s 49.2 effort in the 197.45-196.3 win over Oregon State.There were some mistakes with Maddy Stover scoring 9.725 in her first role as th
  
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• Utah's Tori Williams honored as Pac-12’s Freshman of the Week

  22-01-2018 22:26
  Utes freshman Tori Williams earned Pac-12 Conference women’s basketball freshman of the week honors on Monday. Williams helped the Utes to road wins over No. 22 Arizona State as well as Arizona this past week.Williams, a 5-foot-9 guard from Boise, Idaho, averaged 12.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists last week. She committed only one turnover and didn’t miss a free throw in Utah’s second conference road sweep of the season.Williams scored 10 points on 2-of-5 shooting (2-of
  
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• Senate breaks budget impasse, paving way for government to reopen

  22-01-2018 22:15
  Washington • Senate Democrats bowed to pressure to reopen the government Monday, joining Republicans in backing an immigration and spending compromise that was quickly denounced by liberals and immigration activists.Roughly 60 hours after the federal government first shut down, a bipartisan group of negotiators in the Senate prevailed with leadership, trading Democratic support for reopening the government for a commitment by Republicans to hold a vote resolving the status of young undocume
  
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• Ramesh Ponnuru: How to get rid of U.S. government shutdowns

  22-01-2018 22:05
  The U.S. has had four partial shutdowns of the federal government in the last 25 years. Each time, we debate who’s responsible: which party is the formal cause of it, which is being less reasonable in budget negotiations. Maybe it’s time instead to debate doing away with the possibility of shutdowns.There’s no law of nature that requires the federal government to run at partial capacity when Congress and the president can’t agree on a budget bill. Long ago Congress could
  
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• So what is Mormon apostle Uchtdorf doing now? For starters, he is overseeing global LDS missionary efforts

  22-01-2018 21:53
  During his decade in the governing First Presidency, LDS apostle Dieter F. Uchtdorf emerged as Mormonism’s de facto goodwill ambassador to the world.Now, he officially will lead the Utah-based faith’s global outreach as head of its missionary activities, according to a news release Monday.Those proselytizing efforts include more than 70,000 full-time missionaries serving in more than 420 missions.Besides that new duty, the popular German will be the LDS Church’s primary contact
  
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• Five young teams that might trade for Rodney Hood of the Utah Jazz

  22-01-2018 21:48 via hoopshype.com
  Utah Jazz wing Rodney Hood is reportedly on the market leading up to the NBA trade deadline. Who are the most likely suitors?
  There is a growing belief in league personnel circles that Utah could move swingman Rodney Hood before the Feb. 8 trade deadline … with multiple teams expressing interest
  — Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) January 20, 2018Donovan Mitchell, though he is a rookie, has surprisingly taken over for departed Gordon Hayward as the player who leads the team
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Former Jazz CEO Greg Miller buys $2.5 million car at charity auction

  22-01-2018 21:41 via sportspyder.com
  ... racecar enthusiast who bought a Toyota car dealership in San Diego after the Jazz organization restructured in 2015. Saturday's auction, televised by the Disc ...
  
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• Fight between Allosaurus and Utahraptor called off in Legislature

  22-01-2018 21:37
  A fight millions of years in the making between Allosaurus and Utahraptor has been avoided.Sen. Curt Bramble, R-Provo, says he’s been persuaded to rewrite SB43 and stop pushing to have Utahraptor replace Allosaurus as the state fossil. Instead, the bill now would add Utahraptor as the new official state dinosaur.“Both will have their moments of fame,” he said. Bramble originally had been persuaded by a 10-year-old dinosaur fanatic, Kenyon Roberts, that Utahraptor was more worth
  
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• Utah showed there is power in numbers with home sweep, but tough road tests against Arizona schools await

  22-01-2018 21:31
  The Utes don’t have a “guy.” They have a roster, and they’ve got to count on contributions from different players on a night-to-night basis.This past week’s sweep of the Washington schools only reinforced the sentiments that members of the Utah basketball program expressed during the preseason. When the questions came about replacing the production of key losses such as Kyle Kuzma, the common refrain from Utah players involved some variation of phrases such as colle
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Former Jazz CEO Greg Miller buys $2.5 million car in charity auction

  22-01-2018 21:27 via sportspyder.com
  ... racecar enthusiast who bought a Toyota car dealership in San Diego after the Jazz organization restructured in 2015. Saturday's auction, televised by the Disc ...
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Jazz looking for 2018’s first consecutive wins in Atlanta

  22-01-2018 21:17 via sportspyder.com
  ...Bembry - Groin - OUT What To Watch For: Jazz starting lineup effectiveness Jeff Swinger-USA TODAY Sports Injuries to Rodn ...
  
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• Former Jazz CEO Greg Miller buys $2.5 million car at charity auction

  22-01-2018 21:15
  SALT LAKE CITY — Somewhere in The Big Car Garage in the Sky, the late Larry H. Miller must be smiling over the convergence of two things he loved dearly — Ford GT racecars and charitable endeavors.Over the weekend, former Jazz CEO Greg Miller, his oldest son, spent $2.5 million for a stunning 2017 Ford GT.While that is a hefty price tag, a couple of autism charities must feel like their organizations and the people they help just won the lottery.In a way, they did.On Saturday, the go
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Could the Utah Jazz make the playoffs after the NBA Trade Deadline?

  22-01-2018 20:43 via sportspyder.com
  ... s like , by sending them to Ogden Pioneer Stadium. OGDEN — Expect some extra Jazz at the rodeo next summer. The northside fans at will sit in former Utah Jazz ...
  
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• Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes declares war on drugmakers for fueling opioid-addiction epidemic as 2018 Legislature opens

  22-01-2018 20:21
  House Speaker Greg Hughes opened the 2018 Legislature Monday by declaring war on opiate drugmakers for doing little to prevent addiction — and by urging part-time legislators to seek more power against the full-time governor.“This is a call to arms,” Hughes, who is beginning what he has said will be his final year in office, told colleagues in his opening speech.Hughes said he became upset with the manufacturers of opiates when he opened an office in the Rio Grande area of Salt
  
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• Two days after Herriman shooting, ‘armed and extremely dangerous’ suspect remains at large

  22-01-2018 20:12
  Two days after an “armed and extremely dangerous” man exchanged fire with Unified police and shot a resident of Herriman, he remains at large.Shortly before 6 a.m. Saturday, an officer encountered Justin Gary Llewelyn, 33, prowling cars, a news release from UPD says. Llewelyn fled on foot, but encountered another officer.Llewelyn shot at the officer’s vehicle and then exchanged fire with the officer, the release said. At one point, Llewelyn allegedly broke into a home to steal
  
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• Deadline nears for Utah's big game hunting permits

  22-01-2018 20:12
  Though Utah’s big game hunts don’t occur until the fall, hunters need to start planning ahead now if they hope to get a permit.Applications for the fall big game seasons will be accepted by the Division of Wildlife Resources starting Thursday. Hunters have until 11 p.m. on March 1 to be included in the draw.Applications will be accepted for every big game hunt except the general-season bull elk. Those permits will go on sale on a first-come, first-served basis starting July 17.For de
  
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• Kragthorpe: A college quarterback dies, and my first thought is ... who will replace him? That’s just wrong

  22-01-2018 20:07
  Knowing about the Utah ties of Washington State quarterback Tyler Hilinski and anticipating his future role in the Cougars’ program, I made sure to watch him throw the football as his team prepared to play at Rice-Eccles Stadium last November.So the news of Hilinski’s death last week stunned me. My mind immediately turned to a critical issue: Who would become WSU’s starting QB next season?That’s disturbing. And I know it.My own reaction to learning of Hilinski’s sui
  
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• Three board members quit USA Gymnastics as more victims speak

  22-01-2018 19:52
  Lansing, Mich. • Three key leaders at USA Gymnastics resigned Monday as more women and girls told a judge about being sexually assaulted at the hands of a sports doctor who spent years with Olympic gymnasts and other female athletes.The resignations of chairman Paul Parilla, vice chairman Jay Binder and treasurer Bitsy Kelley were announced in Indianapolis while a judge in Lansing, Michigan, heard a fifth day of statements from women and girls who said they were molested by Larry Nassar.&ld
  
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• Utah father sentenced to prison for killing newborn son

  22-01-2018 19:33
  Ogden • Krystopher Cleary accepted responsibility for causing the devastating injuries that killed his newborn son when he pleaded guilty to murder in December.But for 2-week-old Kyson Cleary’s mother and her family, it feels as if Cleary has not truly taken the blame for the boy’s 2015 death. He’s never disclosed what actually happened that December day — how the boy ended up with a swollen brain, tears in his brain tissue, a broken collar bone and injured eyes.&ldq
  
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• Jazz trying to shore up defense amidst changes to their player rotation

  22-01-2018 19:16
  Atlanta • For once, scoring is not the issue.The Jazz (19-27) have had three straight games of 115 points or more — two of them wins — while playing the Kings, the Knicks and the injured Clippers. With a date Monday against the last-place Atlanta Hawks (No. 26 in defensive rating), the points could come pouring out again.But what coach Quin Snyder would like to see is a return to the defensive principles the Jazz have become known for: They’ve also allowed an average of 11
  
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• 🎷🆚🦅 Tipoff: 5:30PM MT #UTAatATL https://t.co/oj3NXAi0sh

  22-01-2018 19:01 via twitter.com
  
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• The vegan sensation ‘Impossible Burger’ isn’t available in Utah yet — except at Sundance

  22-01-2018 18:53
  Park City • First, it was billboards, urging people to “demand the impossible.”Now, a new brand of vegetarian hamburger is going after the taste buds of Sundance Film Festival attendees by giving them something a billboard can’t: Free samples.“It’s a lot better than I expected,” said Julia Heath, a first-time Sundance visitor from Sacramento, Calif., who tried one of the new Impossible Burgers. Noting that it’s “more seasoned” than a bee
  
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• Jennifer Rubin: Republicans wear the ugly face of ethno-nationalists

  22-01-2018 18:53
  When President Donald Trump stops talking about a “bill of love” for “dreamers” and instead claims that Democrats want to open the floodgates of illegal immigration, and when his party puts out a grotesque ad accusing Democrats of complicity in murders committed by illegal immigrants, we should not be surprised.The Post notes, “Trump has repeatedly sought to paint immigrants as dangerous, talking about transnational gangs, such as MS-13, and implementing a travel ba
  
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• ICE detains a Polish doctor and green-card holder who has lived in the U.S. for nearly 40 years

  22-01-2018 18:41
  Lukasz Niec was 5 years old when his parents brought him and his sister to the United States from Poland. With two suitcases in tow, his parents — both doctors — left behind a country on the verge of social turmoil. It was 1979, about two years before the country's authoritarian communist government declared martial law.Niec received a temporary green card and, in 1989, became a lawful permanent resident. He grew up in Michigan, went to medical school, became a doctor, and raised a d
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Jazz guard Rodney Hood out again in Atlanta with lower leg contusion

  22-01-2018 18:29 via sportspyder.com
  ... th a mid lower leg strain, left ankle soreness and now the lower leg bruise. Jazz coach Quin Snyder said the team will miss his ability to create offense as m ...
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz at Atlanta Hawks key matchup: Ricky and Dennis

  22-01-2018 18:23 via sportspyder.com
  ... day night. The pair had a net rating of positive 30.8 in 12 minutes of play. jazz The J-Notes 18hUtah Jazz: Rudy Gobert as good as ever, but team defense need ...
  
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• Jazz guard Rodney Hood out again in Atlanta with lower leg contusion

  22-01-2018 18:17
  ATLANTA — The Utah Jazz will be without its second leading scorer tonight in Atlanta for the second straight game.Rodney Hood has been ruled out of Monday night’s game against the Hawks with a lower leg contusion.Hood suffered the injury during Friday’s home loss against the Knicks.He is averaging a career-best 16.7 points with 2.9 rebounds but has been the topic of several trade rumors.Hood has missed 10 games this season with a mid lower leg strain, left ankle soreness and no
  
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• Utah Jazz at Atlanta Hawks key matchup: Ricky and Dennis

  22-01-2018 18:00
  The Utah Jazz are coming off an impressive wire-to-wire win over the LA Clippers. They’ll look to keep the momentum rolling in Atlanta on Monday night as they take on the lottery-bound Hawks. The Utah Jazz are heading out on a three-game road trip following their home back-to-back and it’s crucial for their playoff chances […]
  Utah Jazz at Atlanta Hawks key matchup: Ricky and Dennis - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz-Atlanta Hawks: Keys to starting a winning streak

  22-01-2018 17:34 via sportspyder.com
  ... Utah Jazz: Rudy Gobert as good as ever, but team defense needs work by Ryan Aston ...
  
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• Utah Jazz-Atlanta Hawks: Keys to starting a winning streak

  22-01-2018 17:14
  The Utah Jazz will look to start their first winning streak since a six-game run early in the season, as they take on the lowly Atlanta Hawks on Monday night. If the Utah Jazz are to save their season, the time is now. Injuries and inconsistency have been a common factor throughout the first half […]
  Utah Jazz-Atlanta Hawks: Keys to starting a winning streak - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• His Utah-set book has a big publisher and great reviews — but James Anderson also made a short film to find more readers

  22-01-2018 17:07
  James Anderson’s new mystery novel, “Lullaby Road,” invites readers to ride along on a central Utah highway with Ben Adams, a half-Jewish, half-American Indian truck driver who was adopted and raised by a Mormon couple.The stark landscape of Utah’s high desert and the story’s themes — considering issues of immigration and child trafficking — are unusual ground for a mystery novel.Early reviews have praised Anderson’s writing, noting the main charac
  
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• Few arrests as Eagles fans take to streets to celebrate

  22-01-2018 17:06
  Philadelphia • Philadelphia police say few arrests have been made amid celebrations following the Eagles’ NFC championship game victory.The arrests came as thousands of fans took to the streets following the Eagles’ 38-7 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night. The Eagles advanced to their first Super Bowl since 2005, against the AFC champion New England Patriots.After Sunday’s game, huge crowds gathered in neighborhoods around the city. Police reported two arrests
  
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• [USA Today] - Gordon Hayward's comeback continues with 3-point shooting

  22-01-2018 17:04 via sportspyder.com
  ... half in an NBA basketball game Friday, April 7, 2017, in Salt Lake City. The Jazz won 120-113.  Rick Bowmer, AP Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward arrives befor ...
  
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• Schumer's moment: Shutdown puts spotlight on Dem leader

  22-01-2018 17:02
  Washington • For Republicans, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is the face of the government shutdown. For immigration advocates, he’s their best hope.Perhaps the most powerful Democrat in Washington, Schumer has so far succeeded in keeping his party unified in a bid to use the government funding fight to push for protections for some 700,000 young immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children. But he has little margin for error in this first major test of his muscle and ma
  
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• Yes, it’s that time again. The Legislature starts its 45-day blitz to sort through, debate, 1,200-plus bills

  22-01-2018 17:00
  The 2018 Legislature starts its 45-day general session Monday, expected to focus on issues from education to Medicaid expansion, homelessness and tax reform.Lawmakers were scheduled to convene at 10 a.m., when House Speaker Greg Hughes and Senate President Wayne Niederhauser will give speeches outlining their goals.Lawmakers have opened more than 1,200 bill files to draft legislation — and more than 300 bills have been numbered and publicly released, ready for quick introduction on Monday.
  
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• Fact check: Trump hates the jobless rate until it's his

  22-01-2018 16:58
  Washington • Donald Trump, the presidential candidate, would not like the way Trump, the president, is crowing about today's unemployment rate. He'd be calling the whole thing a "hoax."Trump raised a red flag about declining jobless numbers during his campaign, so as to deny President Barack Obama any credit. Trump noted that the jobless rate masks the true employment picture by leaving out the millions who have given up looking for work.But Trump is seeing red no more. The same stats he as
  
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• [Fansided: Sir Charles In Charge] - NBA Trade Rumors: Utah Jazz trying to trade Rodney Hood?

  22-01-2018 16:51 via sportspyder.com
  ... hat’s what Utah is reportedly doing. According to The Salt Lake Tribune, the Jazz are actively trying to move Rodney Hood. [ via SLT] Multiple league sources...
  
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• Kirby: Flu season is here — time to call on the healing powers of women

  22-01-2018 16:40
  It’s barf season. The flu is making the rounds, striking down the young and old, the smart and stupid. Worse, it’s incapacitating essential people like women.Yes, I said “women.” I singled them out specifically because of their gender. The stereotype is necessary. There is no creature on earth more wretched than a man with the flu and no woman to sympathize with him, even if she’s only pretending.With apologies to gay men, I’m including you in this blatantly g
  
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• News roundup: Poll: Half of Americans question Trump’s mental stability

  22-01-2018 15:05
  Poll: Half of Americans question Trump’s mental stability. The Utah Legislature opens session today. Federal government remains shutdown.Happy Monday. A new poll shows that nearly half of Americans have questions about President Donald Trump’s mental stability. Forty-eight percent of voters think Trump is mentally stable, versus the 47 percent of voters who think he is not. [Politico]Topping the news: The 2018 Utah Legislature gavels into session today. With a slew of bills on the ta
  
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