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82 games into career, Corbin growing as coach

Last updated Sunday, April 1, 2012 - 11:33pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- When the Jazz visit the Portland Trail Blazers tonight, it'll mark Tyrone Corbin's 82nd game as Utah's head coach.

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NBA considers selling advertising space on jerseys

Dwain Price McClatchy Newspapers

Last updated Sunday, April 1, 2012 - 7:07pm

DALLAS -- In an attempt to generate more revenue, the NBA is pondering the idea of placing ads on the jerseys of every player from the 30 teams.

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Clippers beat Jazz 105-96 for fifth straight victory

Beth Harris The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, March 31, 2012 - 11:41pm

LOS ANGELES -- Chris Paul scored 26 points, Blake Griffin added 24 and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Utah Jazz 105-96 on Saturday night to win their fifth in a row for the first time since 2006.

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Cousins gives Kings big lift over Jazz

Jason Jones McClatchy Newspapers

Last updated Saturday, March 31, 2012 - 3:38pm

SALT LAKE CITY — Being seen as the bad guy is nothing new for Kings center DeMarcus Cousins.

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Suns' Nash says he would consider joining Heat

Andre C. Fernandez McClatchy Newspapers

Last updated Friday, March 30, 2012 - 5:43pm

Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash made some comments Thursday morning on the Dan Patrick Show that might have caught the attention of the Heat.

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Concerns in Sacramento over Kings' status

Lance Pugmire Los Angeles Times

Last updated Friday, March 30, 2012 - 5:24pm

LOS ANGELES -- Owners of the Sacramento Kings have raised concerns about the city's ability to build a new arena complex in Sacramento by the 2015 NBA season, and a family spokesman said if those concerns aren't met the team will consider relocation again.

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Luke Walton happy to be playing again with Cavaliers

Jason Lloyd Akron Beacon-Journal

Last updated Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 9:57pm

CLEVELAND -- Luke Walton's career with the Cavaliers could have started much sooner than it did. When Walton was entering the NBA in 2003, the team called him to request a private workout the day before the draft. He was exhausted, but agreed to come to Cleveland for one final workout.

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Utah Jazz forward Paul Millsap (right) pulls down a rebound against Los Angeles Lakers forward Matt Barnes during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, Sunday. The Jazz won 103-99. The Jazz will face the Oklahoma City Thunder tonight in Salt Lake City.

Standing pat at trade deadline, Jazz play ...RISK vs. REWARD

Jim Burton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, March 19, 2012 - 11:41pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Granted, Lakers' superstar Kobe Bryant seemed remarkably human, but even so, the Utah Jazz's win Sunday night in L.A. generated all sorts of positive feelings among the organization, its players and fanbase.

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Helene Elliott: Sessions shows he has upside

Helene Elliott Los Angeles Times

Last updated Monday, March 19, 2012 - 7:03pm

LOS ANGELES -- Ramon Sessions earned his first battle scar as a Los Angeles Laker on Sunday, getting a scratched forearm on a flagrant foul by Utah's Jamaal Tinsley early in the fourth quarter.

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Utah Jazz guard Derrick Favors (15) blocks Sacramento Kings' Charles Hayes (42) at Energy Solutions Arena in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012. NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner

Utah Jazz defeat the Sacramento Kings 96-93 at Energy Solutions Arena on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012.

Nicholas Draney, Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 1:23am

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Alabama head coach Nick Saban celebrates with AJ McCarron (10) after the BCS National Championship college football game on Monday in New Orleans. Alabama won 21-0.

Miles sees playing time fluctuate

Jim Burton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - 1:19am

SALT LAKE CITY -- Now in his seventh NBA season, there isn't much that can rattle C.J. Miles.

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4 in a row: Hayward's late free throw lifts Jazz over Warriors

The Associated Press The Associated Press

Last updated Sunday, January 8, 2012 - 1:19am

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Gordon Hayward made a go-ahead free throw with 11 seconds remaining, lifting the Utah Jazz past the Golden State Warriors 88-87 on Saturday night for their fourth straight victory.

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Utah Jazz center Enes Kanter (0) goes to the hoop and against Utah Jazz forward Paul Carter (2) and Utah Jazz guard Derrick Favors (15) during a scrimmage at Energy Solutions Arena in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011. NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner

Utah Jazz preseason scrimmage at Energy Solutions Arena in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011.

Nicholas Draney, Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Sunday, December 18, 2011 - 1:24am

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This image provided by the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Department shows Shirley Lewis, 38, who was arrested Dec. 8, 2011 on charges of one charge of domestic assault and two charges of domestic violence in the presence of a child. Lewis is the girlfriend of Utah Jazz center Al Jefferson. (AP Photo/Salt Lake County Sheriff)

Jazz center's girlfriend arrested for biting him

Paul Foy The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, December 9, 2011 - 3:07pm

SALT LAKE CITY — The live-in girlfriend of Utah Jazz center Al Jefferson was arrested in a domestic dispute after authorities say she bit the 6-foot-10, 265-pound player.

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Shea: What the NBA could learn from baseball

John Shea San Francisco Chronicle

Last updated Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 3:23pm

The NFL lockout lasted 136 days. The NBA lockout is in its 139th day. By contrast, Major League Baseball's collective bargaining agreement expires Dec. 11, but a settlement through 2017 is expected soon.

That means MLB, which had eight strikes/lockouts from 1972 to 1995, now is envisioning 22 consecutive years of labor peace.

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