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• Rudy Gobert has resumed his alpha dog role with the Jazz

  27-01-2018 23:59
  Toronto • Dennis Schröder thought he had made it past the great human tower planted in the middle of the paint. He had dashed around Rudy Gobert rather — because through is impossible — and threw up a layup as he neared the baseline.Smack.Schröder’s shot attempt died, and Gobert claimed another rejection.The play on Monday night against the Atlanta Hawks served as a reminder that the NBA is getting used to the 7-foot-1 center patrolling the lane again. Averaging
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Rudy Gobert has resumed his alpha dog role with the Jazz

  27-01-2018 23:57 via sportspyder.com
  ... season.” Gobert isn’t shy about roping teammates into that notion. While the Jazz defense has played well of late, the season has been inconsistent overall. E ...
  
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• Girls' basketball state rankings for Jan. 28

  27-01-2018 23:53
  Class 6A1. Copper Hills • Wins over Taylorsville and Herriman keep Grizzlies unbeaten in region.2. Fremont • Silver Wolves rip Syracuse 51-33 in road win; at Northridge on Friday.3. Bingham • Miners survive double-overtime battle with American Fork to push winnings streak to four.4. Herriman • After convincing win over Riverton, Mustangs give No. 1 Copper Hills a test to finish week.5. Hillcrest • Seven straight victories for Huskies as Cara Snowder gets 17 in win over K
  
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• Eagles’ Fletcher Cox set for first taste of Super Bowl

  27-01-2018 23:51
  Philadelphia • Fletcher Cox is playing in the first Super Bowl he's seeing.Or so he says.The three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle is a big reason the Philadelphia Eagles are facing the New England Patriots next Sunday in Minneapolis for a chance to bring home the franchise's first Vince Lombardi Trophy.But the 27-year-old Cox isn't much of a football fan. He insists he's never even watched a Super Bowl."I don't watch sports," Cox said. "You know that."If he spends the night getting in Tom B
  
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• Patriots' Tom Brady practices without glove as Rob Gronkowski returns to practice

  27-01-2018 23:27
  Foxborough, Mass. • Two of the New England Patriots' most important players are getting healthier as they prepare to head to Minneapolis for Super Bowl week.After getting stitches in his right hand and thumb prior to the AFC championship game last week, quarterback Tom Brady was on the practice field Saturday, gripping the ball without a glove on his throwing hand. Tight end Rob Gronkowski also was at practice, returning to workouts after starting the week in the NFL's concussion protocol.B
  
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• Silencing the doubters, Caroline Wozniaki wins first major title at Australian Open

  27-01-2018 23:12
  Melbourne, Australia • For all her success in tennis, from holding the No. 1 ranking for more than a year to winning 27 titles, one question had plagued Caroline Wozniacki's career.Did she have what it takes to win a major?It took 43 Grand Slam tournaments and two failed attempts in finals before Wozniacki ended her drought with a 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-4 win over top-seeded Simona Halep in the Australian Open final on Saturday night.Only three woman have taken longer to achieve their major breakt
  
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• Boys’ basketball state rankings for Jan. 28

  27-01-2018 23:03
  Class 6A1. Lone Peak • Knights beat back Pleasant Grove 65-61 behind 21 points from Chantry Ross and 13 from Taylor Madson.2. Pleasant Grove • Only game of the week a home setback to top-ranked Lone Peak.3. Riverton • Silverwolves crash the rankings with home win over Herriman and 60-51 victory at West Jordan.4. Northridge • Knights now tied atop Region 1 standings after a big 67-65 win at Layton on Friday.5. Kearns • 20-plus margins of victory against Hunter and at Hill
  
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• Suicide bombing in Kabul kills at least 95, wounds 158, officials say

  27-01-2018 23:00
  Kabul • A suicide bomber detonated an ambulance packed with explosives outside a hospital in central Kabul on Saturday morning, officials said, killing at least 95 people and wounding 158. It was the third major attack in Afghanistan in the past week and one of the deadliest in the shell-shocked capital.Taliban insurgents claimed responsibility for the midday attack, which left bodies strewn across several blocks in a crowded section of the city that includes an Interior Ministry compound,
  
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• Monson: Stopping sexual assault against women begins with an institutional change of attitude

  27-01-2018 22:36
  The phone call still haunts me.It came after I wrote a column some 20 years ago suggesting that then-Utah basketball coach Rick Majerus stop his recruitment of a high school athlete who had pleaded guilty to a sexual assault charge, of forcing a 15-year-old female classmate to perform oral sex on him under a stairway.Majerus ended the recruitment. But before he did, I received that nameless call after the column’s publication from a woman who said she disagreed with my position on the matt
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Toronto ‘Utes’ Jakob Poeltl, Delon Wright won’t stop repping the U.

  27-01-2018 22:09 via sportspyder.com
  ... on grabbing defensive boards after boxing out. But on Friday night, the Utah Jazz rolled into town to upset the Raptors 97-93 on their home floor. Poeltl, the ...
  
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• Kin seeks Manson corpse to put 'so-called monster' to rest

  27-01-2018 22:00
  Los Angeles • The fight for the corpse of Charles Manson was thrown out of a Los Angeles court Friday, as another potential heir stepped into the case and the grandson of the cult leader made an emotional plea to a judge.In a hearing to determine the venue for legal battles over Manson’s estate and the disposition of his remains, Jason Freeman, whose father was born by Manson’s first wife, echoed the frustration of several parties who have been trying to get control of the notor
  
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• Toronto ‘Utes’ Jakob Poeltl, Delon Wright won’t stop repping the U.

  27-01-2018 21:40
  TORONTO — Nestled among a bevy of exclusive Toronto Raptors merchandise in Air Canada Centre’s Real Sports Apparel is a white No. 42 jersey.It’s expected for the Canadian team shop to carry the uniforms of Raptors All-Star guards DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry, but former University of Utah star All-American Jakob Poeltl’s threads are now available for retail, too.That’s a testament to the 7-foot center’s increased role and doubled production in his second seaso
  
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• Salem Hills' Lauren Gustin tops the state in scoring in her senior year

  27-01-2018 21:25
  Salem • Salem Hills star forward Lauren Gustin stood next to the bleachers watching the JV game with her cousin James Nelson, a guard on the boys’ team. Gustin would pour in 41 points to propel the varsity team to a dominant victory over Uintah later that Friday night, but first she showed up at the gym to support her sister Savannah.Basketball and family always have been intertwined for Gustin, who is averaging a double-double (29 points, 16 rebounds) this season. While Gustin’
  
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• [NBC Sports: Pro Basketball Talk] - Grizzlies’ Mike Conley to have heel surgery, out for season

  27-01-2018 21:21 via sportspyder.com
  ... -ahead three (Plus some ? bench reactions) pic.twitter.com/W15Xlx3lw2 — Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) January 27, 2018 The Jazz have won a couple in a row now and are ...
  
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• Justice Ginsburg, nearing 85, signals she won't retire soon

  27-01-2018 21:00
  Washington • In different circumstances, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg might be on a valedictory tour in her final months on the Supreme Court. But in the era of Donald Trump, the 84-year-old Ginsburg is packing her schedule and sending signals she intends to keep her seat on the bench for years.The eldest Supreme Court justice has produced two of the court’s four signed opinions so far this term. Outside of court, she’s the subject of a new documentary that includes video of her
  
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• Top options to replace injured DeMarcus Cousins for the Pelicans

  27-01-2018 20:31 via hoopshype.com
  After a devastating injury to New Orleans Pelicans superstar DeMarcus Cousins, the team will reportedly pursue options to replace him.
  Despite loss of Cousins for season, the Pelicans plan to remain active in acquiring talent prior to the Feb. 8 trade deadline, league sources tell ESPN.
  — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 27, 2018There is no such thing as replacing a player at the caliber of Cousins, especially in the middle of the season when options are seemingly limited. But the Pel
  
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• [NBC Sports: Pro Basketball Talk] - Watch Markelle Fultz hit over-the-head, backwards full-court shot

  27-01-2018 20:07 via sportspyder.com
  ... -ahead three (Plus some ? bench reactions) pic.twitter.com/W15Xlx3lw2 — Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) January 27, 2018 The Jazz have won a couple in a row now and are ...
  
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• Even if you’re not a vegan, you won’t mind there’s no bacon in this Bacon Carbonara at Seasons Plant Based Bistro in Salt Lake City

  27-01-2018 20:00
  $14 • Bacon CarbonaraThere’s no bacon in this dish. Or egg yolk or cheese. But it’s rich and creamy enough to satisfy any skeptic. It won’t taste exactly like the classic Roman dish, but you won’t care.The sauce is made from soaked cashews blended with oil in just the right proportions to replicate the smooth, velvety texture of the egg yolk. The bacon is small bits of smoked mushroom that flavor the whole dish.Seasons Plant Based Bistro • 1370 S. State St., Sal
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - DeMarcus Cousins Injury: Remembering Mehmet Okur’s achilles injury

  27-01-2018 19:57 via sportspyder.com
  ... at’s worth imparting it’s this: in that playoff series against Denver, other Jazz players stepped up. One in particular helped the Jazz so much that said his...
  
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• Tony Jones on the NBA: Who has legitimate gripes with being an All-Star snub?

  27-01-2018 19:50
  All-Star Game snubs are as consistent as the game itself.We see multiple players every season who aren’t selected for the game as a reserve, aren’t happy and have a right not to be happy. This season is no different. Most of the picks this time around have been pretty good. The teams are competitive and the talent is even. I was pleased to see Al Horford make the team. The Boston Celtics center never is going to be the biggest scorer, put up robust rebound numbers or be a fixture on
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz: Quin Snyder notches 150th career victory

  27-01-2018 19:36 via sportspyder.com
  ... ng that he has enjoyed incredible success overall during his tenure with the Jazz. The year before Quin took over as head coach, the Jazz finished the 2013-14 ...
  
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• Utah Jazz: Quin Snyder notches 150th career victory

  27-01-2018 19:19
  Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder hit the 150-win mark with the victory over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night in his fourth season with the team. There were a lot of reasons for celebration last night among Utah Jazz fans. The Jazz earned their first victory in Toronto (against a very good Raptors team, […]
  Utah Jazz: Quin Snyder notches 150th career victory - 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: Are two straight wins a sign of turning things around?

  27-01-2018 19:07 via sportspyder.com
  ... ossom as well as the chemistry between Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell, the Jazz could very well be in for an exciting and successful conclusion to the seaso ...
  
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• Utah Jazz: Are two straight wins a sign of turning things around?

  27-01-2018 18:48
  The Utah Jazz have strung together a nice little winning streak with road victories over the Detroit Pistons and Toronto Raptors. But can they keep it up? Prior to last night’s incredible win over the Toronto Raptors, the Utah Jazz hadn’t won two consecutive games in nearly two months. It seemed that every time they […]
  Utah Jazz: Are two straight wins a sign of turning things around? - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• Kragthorpe: Even in his worst season, the Jazz’s Quin Snyder keeps proving he’s a good coach

  27-01-2018 18:28
  Quin Snyder hacked my computer.That’s the only way to explain how every time I’ve prepared any kind of harsh evaluation of his fourth season as the Jazz’s coach, his team comes through with an improbable win. This Pavlovian strategy of success on the road, including Friday’s victory at Toronto, keeps spoiling my plan to advance the theory that Snyder is doing the worst work of his Jazz tenure.The statement remains true, mainly because of the high standards he has establis
  
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• Letter: Rep. Curtis doesn't seem to care for the Native Americans in his district

  27-01-2018 18:00
  President Trump dismembered Bears Ears National Monument, shrinking it by 85 percent last month. This illegal act was followed the next day by Rep. John Curtis introducing a bill designed to pardon the president.Curtis apparently cares little for the 10,000-plus Native Americans in his district. At community meetings this fall, 98 percent of Utah Navajos passed a resolution asking the president to keep Bears Ears intact. Rep. Curtis knows this view of native citizens in his district, but sadly h
  
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• Letter: Gracious Shireen Ghorbani is exactly what Utah's 2nd District needs

  27-01-2018 18:00
  My wife and I were both excited and nervous when we secured jobs in Utah this past summer. We didn’t know anyone in the state, and moving across the country is stressful.A family member put me in touch with Shireen Ghorbani. Without hesitation and with little introduction, she offered to let us stay with her and her family while we found a lease to sign. She and her husband cooked us dinner. She introduced us to other like-minded young professionals. Shireen was our advocate and guide in t
  
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• NBA plans to increase dialogue to cut tension between teams and referees; Jazz guard Rodney Hood nearing return

  27-01-2018 17:50
  Toronto • Starting from the tipoff, when Rudy Gobert felt that Jonas Valanciunas grabbed his arm, the Jazz had a heated dialogue with the officials on Friday night.That continued well into the Jazz-Raptors game, reaching a crescendo with two technical fouls in the span of four minutes to Gobert and Joe Ingles. And that is normal in an NBA these days, but more and more often with more heated comments postgame.While neither Gobert nor Ingles denounced the officiating postgame on Friday, the l
  
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• White House would reduce environmental requirements for infrastructure projects

  27-01-2018 17:30
  Washington • The White House has drafted a proposal to scale back environmental requirements in an effort to make it easier to construct roads, bridges and pipelines across the country as part of an infrastructure plan that President Donald Trump could release as soon as next week, according to a document obtained by The Washington Post.The plan would change things such as how officials decide a pipeline route, how a proposed border wall with Mexico would be built and whether the National P
  
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• Fashion standouts and candid moments on the Sundance red carpet

  27-01-2018 17:14
  As the 2018 Sundance Film Festival winds down, here’s a look back at some of the fashion and antics at the Park City premieres.Actors Lakeith Stanfield, left, and Terry Crews jump in the air at the premiere of "Sorry to Bother You" on Saturday, Jan. 20.Actor Helena Howard poses during the premiere of "Madeline's Madeline" at the Library Theatre on Monday, Jan. 22.
  Actor Miranda July poses during the premiere of "Madeline's Madeline" at the Library Theatre on Monday, Jan. 22.
  Actor Priyanka
  
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• Letter: Legislative session brings a few words to mind: Worst, lowest and ignored

  27-01-2018 17:13
  With the Utah Legislature in session, one wonders how many critical issues will be addressed.Be prepared for terms like worst, lowest and ignored.Utah has the lowest per-pupil public school funding in the nation, with often the worst air quality. And any proposed law to reduce gun violence is ignored with scorn. Sound like the promised land?Utah is one of the worst gerrymandered states in the nation, has one of the lowest number of its poor on Medicaid, and its leaders ignore global warming as f
  
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• Letter: Here are the rules of sexual etiquette — for the workplace and beyond

  27-01-2018 17:12
  “What is a fella to do if he likes a female he works with?” writes David T. Lancaster in his wonderful letter to The Salt Lake Tribune, Jan. 15. As a long time lady fan of the male gender, I’d like to give him a functional answer; something that may actually work without smashing his delicious male drive to connect with a chosen female. Here are the rules of sexual etiquette.1. Like we must tell little ones in a supermarket, you may look but no touch! Let the lady offer the fir
  
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• Letter: Providing family planning services to low-income women is the healthier way to go

  27-01-2018 17:10
  A bill to save money on Utah health care costs and keep low-income women and children from falling into intergenerational poverty should pass through the 2018 legislative session — but probably won’t.Opposition will come from legislators who feel a need to legislate their personal religious beliefs about contraception onto Utahns of other faiths. Other legislators will argue against “wasteful spending” to provide family planning services for those without health care cove
  
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• #TheRoundup: Ricky buries the Raps with some fourth quarter heroics READ ➡️ on.nba.com/2nfHbui https://t.co/YtWbqJ8Qnu

  27-01-2018 16:30 via twitter.com
  
  #TheRoundup: Ricky buries the Raps with some fourth quarter heroicsREAD ➡️ on.nba.com/2nfHbui https://t.co/YtWbqJ8Qnu
  
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• [NBC Sports: Pro Basketball Talk] - Kyrie Irving on playing All-Star Game with LeBron, Kevin Love: “It will be fun”

  27-01-2018 16:14 via sportspyder.com
  ... -ahead three (Plus some ? bench reactions) pic.twitter.com/W15Xlx3lw2 — Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) January 27, 2018 The Jazz have won a couple in a row now and are ...
  
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• Utah lawmakers, lobbyists and visitors to the state Capitol are blocked from websites related to alcohol, tobacco — and cream soda

  27-01-2018 15:00
  Sometimes, Rep. Paul Ray just wants to order his favorite soda while he’s working at the Capitol. Unfortunately for him, Bourbon Cream Soda doesn’t make it past state web filters that prevent legislators, lobbyists, state employees and the public from accessing sites that could be useful to public policy debates in the Legislature. So like Ray, who has to either use his personal hot spot to order his Bourbon Cream Soda or do it from home, Ray’s colleagues won’t be able to
  
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• After finding nationwide support, Utah high school journalists are considering the next steps in their censorship battle with administration

  27-01-2018 15:00
  Sure, he’d already been interviewed by local newspaper and television reporters. But for Conor Spahr, news editor of Herriman High School’s now-infamous student newspaper, it was seeing his story told by The Washington Post that brought home what a big deal his situation had become almost overnight.“I mean, we’d just seen the movie ‘The Post,’ and then a week later, we were on their home page,” Spahr said incredulously.
  As for Max Gordon, the Herriman Te
  
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• [NBC Sports: Pro Basketball Talk] - Watch Ricky Rubio drain game winning three for Utah

  27-01-2018 14:10 via sportspyder.com
  ... -ahead three (Plus some ? bench reactions) pic.twitter.com/W15Xlx3lw2 — Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) January 27, 2018 The Jazz have won a couple in a row now and are ...
  
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• Utah Representatives: We don’t support recreational marijuana — but stigma shouldn‘t stall scientific research into its effects

  27-01-2018 14:00
  Red tape, bureaucratic hurdles and arbitrary roadblocks are pervasive in Washington, D.C. These obstacles not only result in irritation and inconvenience, but also have the capacity to cause great harm to the health and happiness of those suffering from painful disorders and diseases. Barriers to medical-grade marijuana research may be resulting in the preventable and unnecessary pain of countless Americans. Many have sought to address this by legalizing medical marijuana at the state level. We
  
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• Mormon general authority Von Keetch, who worked as LDS Church’s chief attorney, dies at 57

  27-01-2018 13:57
  Von G. Keetch, a Mormon general authority who for a period of time worked as the global faith’s main outside lawyer, died Friday night after a brief and sudden illness.He was 57.“His loss is deeply felt,” church spokesman Eric Hawkins said in a news release late Friday, “and we extend our love and prayers to his wife, Bernice, his children and loved ones, and pray for the Lord’s blessings of peace to be with them at this tender time.”Keetch, who oversaw the Pu
  
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• [Jazz Fanatical] - Utah Jazz at Toronto Raptors: Opponent Game Thread Highlights

  27-01-2018 13:54 via sportspyder.com
  ...Raps only played like lukewarm trash. RedRocket13Today 4 points 6 hours ago Jazz gonna have nightmares of JV adamv12332124 Morris Peterson 7 points 6 hours a ...
  
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• Who are the Utahns who would rather sleep outside in the winter than stay in a homeless shelter?

  27-01-2018 12:00
  Hope and Despair.Those names were bestowed on two dogs — both Jack Russell and bluetick hound mixes — by a homeless woman called Thumper. Their monikers, she said, pretty much sum up life on the streets.Thumper was huddled beneath a pile of blankets with her pups near Hidden Hollow in Sugar House on Thursday at 4:30 a.m. But the 39-year-old camper sat up to greet Charly Swett from the Volunteers of America (VOA), who was carrying a clipboard and a survey.Swett and her outreach team w
  
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• Trove of sexually charged messages are at the heart of Weber State University’s investigation into a professor — but the professor says they were fabricated

  27-01-2018 12:00
  A former professor at Weber State University is suing the school for how it handled an allegation of sexual harassment from a student in his class. Although pages of emails and other electronic messages were used as evidence in the case, Jason Fritzler, who taught microbiology before resigning last year, maintains he didn’t and couldn’t have sent the messages to the student, his attorney Brian Jackson told The Salt Lake Tribune this week.Fritzler claims the sexually charged messages
  
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• You up? https://t.co/g5YtG2yDzf

  27-01-2018 09:08 via twitter.com
  
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• [NBA] - The Roundup — Rubio heroics bury the Raps in Toronto

  27-01-2018 09:07 via sportspyder.com
  ... d three (Plus some bench reactions) pic.twitter.com/W15Xlx3lw2— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) January 27, 2018 Significant Stats 4 The Jazz handed the Raptors ...
  
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• "Ricky's mentally tough, and he wants those shots. He got one tonight and it was good to see him knock it down." 📝… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  27-01-2018 09:06 via twitter.com
  "Ricky's mentally tough, and he wants those shots. He got one tonight and it was good to see him knock it down."📝… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• [ESPN] - Answering the big questions after DeMarcus Cousins' injury

  27-01-2018 08:27 via sportspyder.com
  ... o of the top free agents to be in DeAndre Jordan and Lou Williams, while the Jazz are considering what to do with Derrick Favors and Rodney Hood. New Orleans' ...
  
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• Who had the best reaction off the bench? https://t.co/cPCAYuoFob

  27-01-2018 07:54 via twitter.com
  
  Who had the best reaction off the bench? https://t.co/cPCAYuoFob
  
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• #RetirementBody https://t.co/TdmKJDDt2b

  27-01-2018 07:50 via twitter.com
  
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• NBA roundup: DeMarcus Cousins injures Achilles in Pelicans’ win over Rockets

  27-01-2018 07:14
  New Orleans • Anthony Davis scored 27 points, DeMarcus Cousins had 15 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists before seriously injuring his left Achilles, and New Orleans survived a furious Houston rally for a 115-113 victory Friday night.A person familiar with the situation said Pelicans team physicians have provided a preliminary diagnosis of an Achilles tear, which would end Cousins' season little more than a week after he was named an All-Star starter. The person spoke to The Associated Pres
  
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