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Golden Gloves boxing: Russell lives up to his name with title win

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:42:09 MDT

Golden Gloves boxing: Russell lives up to his name with title win

By Jay Drew The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 18, 2013 11:42PM MDT

When your name is Gary Russell and you are from Washington, D.C., it isn’t easy to stand out. Winning a national Golden Gloves championship should do the trick. Gary Antonio Russell learned that on Saturday night as the 2013 Golden Gloves National Tournament of Champions wrapped up by crowning 10 individual champions and a franchise (team) winner at the Salt Palace Convention Center. In the 123-pound division, Detroit’s Ja’Rico O’Quinn said after his semifinal win on Friday that he had been wait...

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Golden Gloves boxing: Texas gets messed with in semifinals

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:36:30 MDT

Golden Gloves boxing: Texas gets messed with in semifinals

By Jay Drew The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 18, 2013 10:36AM MDT

Julian Rodriguez had a difficult time watching the boxing portion of the 2012 Olympic Games in London last summer, and not just because the United States men’s team went 5-9 overall and failed to win a single medal. It was mostly because the well-spoken 18-year-old boxer from Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., believed he should have been there, instead of Jamel Herring, in the 141-pound division. Rodriguez lost a controversial decision, 14-9, to Herring in an Olympic qualifying event in Fort Carson, Colo...

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Pooling friends’ money with yours for Powerball? Beware

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:02:11 MDT

Pooling friends’ money with yours for Powerball? Beware

By BARBARA RODRIGUEZ The Associated Press

Updated May 17, 2013 10:02PM MDT

In workplaces across the nation, Americans this week have invited their colleagues to chip in $2 for a Powerball ticket and a shared daydream. The office lottery pool is a way to improve your odds and have a little fun with co-workers. And besides, who wants to be the only person at work the next day when everyone quits? With $600 million on the line, this is the time to play. It’s the largest-ever Powerball jackpot and the second-largest world jackpot of all time. And it could get even bigge...

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After eliminating Warriors, Spurs look to Memphis

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:02:31 MDT

After eliminating Warriors, Spurs look to Memphis

The Associated Press

Updated May 18, 2013 12:02AM MDT

Oakland, Calif. • Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and the San Antonio Spurs are back in the Western Conference finals for the second straight season with the same style that has carried them to four NBA titles. Don’t call these guys old just yet. After wearing down the younger Golden State Warriors in a grueling six-game series, the Spurs look as spry as ever. And they already know what to expect when they open the conference finals at home against Memphis on Sunday. “It’s going to ...

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Golden Gloves: Meet U.S. amateur boxing’s ‘Mr. Awesome’

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:41:50 MDT

Golden Gloves: Meet U.S. amateur boxing’s ‘Mr. Awesome’

By Jay Drew The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 17, 2013 08:41AM MDT

He climbs into the boxing ring with his own long, braided hair flowing beneath bright pink headgear to promote breast cancer awareness. If he’s feeling like it, he will sport a flashy pink or purple cape, and almost always he immediately searches for the nearest camera to do a little pre-fight posing. Four months ago Thursday, the dynamic, 24-year-old super heavyweight who was born in Long Island, N.Y., but has lived in Kansas City the past five years to work with renowned trainer John Brown leg...

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Golden Gloves: Utah boxers go 3-0 to advance

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:58:25 MDT

Golden Gloves: Utah boxers go 3-0 to advance

By Jay Drew The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 15, 2013 11:58PM MDT

West Valley City’s Isaac Aguilar is getting a second chance this week at the Golden Gloves National Tournament of Champions boxing tournament, and so far, he’s making the most of it. Aguilar, who turns 24 on Monday, defeated Sharone Carter of St. Louis in razor-close bout on Wednesday night at the Salt Palace Convention Center. Judges scored the bout 3-2 in Aguilar’s favor, and when the referee raised Aguilar’s hand at center ring, both boxers appeared surprised. “I thought he had the edge,” Agu...

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Golden Gloves: For undocumented boxers, a punch in the gut

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:59:10 MDT

Golden Gloves: For undocumented boxers, a punch in the gut

By Jay drew | The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 15, 2013 04:59PM MDT

Boubacar Sylla, an 18-year-old boxer from Cincinnati, woke up in a Salt Lake City hotel room on Monday morning eager to discover his opening-round draw in the Golden Gloves National Tournament of Champions at the Salt Palace Convention Center later that night. Instead, Sylla, who was born in the West African country of Senegal before moving to Ohio with his parents when he was 5 years old, found out he wouldn’t be boxing at all this week. The 2012 high school graduate and current Costco Wholesal...

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Spurs ‘D’ keys huge win over Warriors

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:59:10 MDT

Spurs ‘D’ keys huge win over Warriors

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ The Associated Press

Updated May 15, 2013 04:59PM MDT

San Antonio • Gregg Popovich urged his San Antonio Spurs to raise their energy to almost maniacal levels, because winning the battle on the boards and for loose balls was critical against the athletic Golden State Warriors. The Spurs responded to their coach’s message, outworking and outmuscling Golden State to take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference semifinals. Tony Parker had 25 points and 10 assists, and the Spurs held the Warriors’ starting backcourt to 13 points for a 109-91 victory Tuesd...

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5A boys’ soccer: Freshman Blanchard lifts Bingham past Alta

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:59:10 MDT

5A boys’ soccer: Freshman Blanchard lifts Bingham past Alta

By Christopher Kamrani The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 15, 2013 04:59PM MDT

Sandy • Daniel Blanchard’s eyes widened when he saw the ball rolling aimlessly toward him on the right side of the box. Then the freshman forward did something a seasoned veteran would do in a golden-goal overtime playoff scenario. He buried it. Blanchard, who was making his first career varsity start for his Bingham Miners, scored the game-winner Tuesday afternoon in a come-from-behind Class 5A first-round road victory over Alta 3-2. “It feels good, but it’s hard to describe,” the freshman said...

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Golden Gloves: Utah’s Gomez returned to boxing to honor his father

Mon, 13 May 2013 20:54:36 MDT

Golden Gloves: Utah’s Gomez returned to boxing to honor his father

By Jay Drew The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 13, 2013 08:54PM MDT

Many of the 300 or so boxers scheduled to compete in the Golden Gloves National Tournament of Champions this week at the Salt Palace Convention Center will turn professional shortly after the event ends, including West Valley City’s Larry Gomez. But few, if any, of the amateurs who hope to make it to Saturday’s championship round can say they stepped away from the sport for more than four years, as the 20-year-old Gomez did before returning to it about a year ago. “I had to do it,” said Gomez, i...

NBA: Warriors beat Spurs 97-87 in overtime

Mon, 13 May 2013 20:54:36 MDT

NBA: Warriors beat Spurs 97-87 in overtime

By ANTONIO GONZALEZ The Associated Press

Updated May 13, 2013 08:54PM MDT

Oakland, Calif. • His spirits down, his left ankle limp and his team’s season hanging in the balance, Stephen Curry wondered whether he could recover for the biggest game of his career until a text message popped up on his phone around 2 a.m. Saturday. Curry called back his mother, Sonya, and vented his frustrations about his latest — and most inopportune — injury setback. Finally, she spoke up to calm his concerns. “She just reminded me and battle-tested me to rely on my teammates and support,”...

Utah’s Golden Rule

Sat, 11 May 2013 01:01:07 MDT

Utah’s Golden Rule

Updated May 11, 2013 01:01AM MDT

May 17 is the ninth anniversary for marriage equality in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In the past nine years, not one individual, not one family, not one religious or civic organization has been harmed by secular equality. Not one. The average fifth-grader understands that some words are spelled the same but have completely different, unrelated meanings. For example, “nut” can mean: (a) an edible seed, or (b) a manufactured part used with a bolt to hold stuff together. Similarly, “marriage...

Spurs edge Warriors

Sat, 11 May 2013 11:08:42 MDT

Spurs edge Warriors

The Associated Press

Updated May 11, 2013 11:08AM MDT

Oakland, Calif. • Tony Parker scored 25 of his 32 points in a sizzling first half, Tim Duncan added 23 points and 10 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs quieted the hot-shooting Golden State Warriors in a 102-92 victory Friday night to take a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference semifinals. Kawhi Leonard finished with 15 points and nine rebounds, and Parker added five assists and five boards to help the Spurs wrestle back home-court advantage from the Warriors after withstanding a brief fourth-quar...

NBA playoffs: Klay Thompson fuels Warriors’ win over Spurs

Thu, 09 May 2013 20:06:59 MDT

NBA playoffs: Klay Thompson fuels Warriors’ win over Spurs

By Raul Dominguez The Associated Press

Updated May 9, 2013 08:06PM MDT

San Antonio • Klay Thompson scored 34 points, Stephen Curry added 22 and the Golden State Warriors withstood another furious rally by the San Antonio Spurs for a 100-91 victory Wednesday night to even their series at one game apiece and snap a 30-game skid in the Alamo City. Thompson, who scored 29 points in the first half, added 14 rebounds for Golden State, which had not won in San Antonio since Feb. 14, 1997. Harrison Barnes had 13 points, Carl Landry added 10 and Andrew Bogut had six points ...