Matt Harpring News

Apparently the Utah Jazz will miss Matt Harpring and his hard-nosed style of play quite a bit more than the rest of the NBA will.

Ron Artest says he spoke out about drinking during games with the Chicago Bulls because he hopes to help youths with similar problems.

The best part about the Jazz's dressing in their old road uniforms is that sometimes it is worthwhile to remind everyone how bad they used to be.

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They might not verbalize it like a certain quarterback, but the Jazz despise stuff, too.

Black Friday is all about shopping, and the Bulls probably spent at least part of the day thinking about next year's free-agent frenzy.

Even with a shortened bench, the Utah Jazz are playing their best basketball of the season.

The Jazz have five games still to go in a six-game homestand that continues with Tuesday night's visit from Oklahoma City, and they're three games into a favorable stretch with 11-of-14 being played at EnergySolutions Arena.

Utah Jazz's Wes Matthews, right, tries to get a shot past Philadelphia 76ers' Willie Green in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Nov.

LeBron James ' three-point play with 28 seconds remaining lifted the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers to a 107-103 victory against the Utah Jazz on Saturday night.

The Utah Jazz will be without leading scorer Deron Williams due to personal reasons when the team plays at Philadelphia on Friday.

The way they played Friday in Deron Williams' absence, Eric Maynor and Wesley Matthews might be allowed to lose the pink "We love to sparkle" backpacks they've had to carry around this season as part of their rookie initiation.

We've decided it's time to revive our series of Philadunkia scoutingA piecesA titled "Fo' with the Foes", which with the help of some accomplished journalists from around the country, preview upcoming 76ers opponents.A If you remember we began posting "Fo' with the Foes" A A pieces last year and we apologize that we kind of slacked on it so far ...

Maybe it was one of those laugh-or-cry situations, and perhaps it was no big deal, really, but with two minutes left in the Jazz's humiliating loss to the Celtics on Wednesday night, Andrei Kirilenko sat on the bench, busting out a big grin, yucking it up.

If he keeps it up, Wesley Matthews might need to bump up his cell-phone minutes and text-messaging plan.

When/where: 8 p.m.; EnerySolutions Arena. TV/radio: FSH; 610 AM, 850 AM . Key players: Guard Trevor Ariza averaged 23.3 points in his first week with the Rockets, nearly averaging his previous career high, 26 points.

It's early in the semester for the Utah Jazz , but the elements on their periodic table have appeared to be a bit skewonkered.

The Mavericks are catching Utah in a good spot as the Jazz had to play at home Monday night against Houston.

The Jazz can be pretty good. The suggestion is a simple one, not outrageous in any regard or even boastful.

As already mentioned in this space two weeks ago, the Jazz of 2009-2010 are basically the same Jazz from 2008-09. In fact, this season's team is so much like last season's, they've already picked up on the main theme from last year - injuries.