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Utah Basketball - A smaller Loveridge. A better Loveridge?

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:01:47 MDT

Utah Basketball - A smaller Loveridge. A better Loveridge?

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 20, 2013 01:01PM MDT

At the end of his freshman season, Utah freshman forward Jordan Loveridge weighed in at 242 pounds. The power forward/small forward looks a little different now. Loveridge is a little smaller now, 227 pounds to be exact. That's the product of a strict workout plan, along with smarter eating habits. He doesn't want to stop there, as Loveridge could enter his sophomore season at 220 pounds. His weight has always been something for him to watch. And while Loveridge was matchup problem as a stretch...

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The first American jailed for blasphemy

Sat, 11 May 2013 12:57:15 MDT

The first American jailed for blasphemy

By Rich Lowry The National Review

Updated May 11, 2013 12:57PM MDT

Nakoula Basseley Nakoula deserves a place in American history. He is the first person in this country jailed for violating Islamic anti-blasphemy laws. You won’t find that anywhere in the charges against him, of course. As a practical matter, though, everyone knows that Nakoula wouldn’t be in jail if he hadn’t produced a video crudely lampooning the prophet Muhammad. After the attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three others, the Obama administration cl...