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NBA basketball: Utah Jazz vs. Okla. City Thunder, Feb. 10, 2012

Last updated Friday, February 10, 2012 - 11:13pm

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Piggyback Bandit. Twenty-eight-year-old Sherwin Shayegan has a history of jumping on the backs of high school athletes.

'Piggyback Bandit' banned from Minnesota prep events

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Last updated Friday, February 10, 2012 - 3:08pm

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. -- Minnesota is banning the man known as the "Piggyback Bandit" from high school games in the state.

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College basketball: Utah at Arizona St., February 9, 2012

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Last updated Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 9:13pm

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Girls sit on a crocodile made of ice on a pond in Dobra Voda, near the city of Horice, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Eastern Europe in freezing temperatures

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Last updated Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 5:41pm

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Fireworks are ignited as all of the countries participating in the Olympic games are announced during the opening ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics Friday February 8, 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah. PHOTO BY KEITH JOHNSON

Utah leaders to study 2022 Winter Olympic bid

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Last updated Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 2:35pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah officials are forming an exploratory committee to consider whether the state should pursue a bid for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

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FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2011 file photo, a model loses her balance while modeling the 2012 spring/summer collection by Araisara during Fashion Week in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

Fashion models falling down on the runway

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Last updated Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 12:21pm

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NBA Basketball: Utah Jazz at Indianapolis Pacers, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012

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Last updated Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 10:24pm

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Matthew David Stewart, 37, appears before Judge Noel Hyde Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012 in 2nd District Court in Ogden, Utah. Prosecutors have charged Matthew David Stewart with one count of capital murder, seven counts of attempted aggravated murder, and marijuana cultivation after a deadly Jan. 4 shootout at his Ogden home. Weber-Morgan Narcotics Task Force Agent Jared Francom was killed in the shooting. Five other officers were injured. (Leah Hogsten/Pool Photo)

Court appearance of Matthew David Stewart 02/07/12

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Last updated Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 10:34am

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Utah Senate passes phone ban for driving teens

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Last updated Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 3:41pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Teenagers in Utah would be barred from talking on cellphones while driving under a bill the state Senate passed Tuesday.

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FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2011 file photo, reality TV personality Kim Kardashian, right, and her then fiance, NBA basketball player Kris Humphries, arrive at the Kardashian Kollection launch party in Los Angeles. The Minnesota Twins baseball team announced Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, it will auction off a baseball autographed by Kim Kardashian and her ex-husband Kris Humphries. The auction proceeds will go to the team's charity arm, the Minnesota Twins Community Fund. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

Twins take bids on Kim-and-Kris-autographed ball

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Last updated Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 2:08pm

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Twins are cutting ties with the Kardashians, too.

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NBA basketball: Utah Jazz at New York Knicks, February 6, 2012

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Last updated Monday, February 6, 2012 - 8:42pm

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NBA suspends Lakers coach Brown 1 game for meltdown vs. Jazz

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Last updated Monday, February 6, 2012 - 2:54pm

PHILADELPHIA -- Los Angeles coach Mike Brown has been suspended one game without pay and fined $25,000 for making contact with a game official and failure to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejection in Saturday's game.

The NBA announced the suspension Monday. Brown will miss Monday's game in Philadelphia against the 76ers.

The incident occurred with 8:41 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Lakers' 96-87 loss to the Utah Jazz.

Brown received two quick technicals for arguing Pau Gasol was fouled by Utah's Earl Watson.

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