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Carlos Boozer, Mehmet Okur stay with Jazz, reject free agency

Jun. 30, 2009
Jazz forward Carlos Boozer and center Mehmet Okur exercised the options on their contracts and will stay with the Jazz.
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NBA: Utah 108, New Orleans 94

NEW ORLEANS, April 5 (UPI) -- Ronnie Brewer, Deron Williams and Mehmet Okur combined for 62 points Sunday, helping the Utah Jazz whip the New Orleans Hornets 108-94.
Jazz excuses Okur for family illness

Jazz excuses Okur for family illness

SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Utah Jazz forward Mehmet Okur has been excused by the NBA team to attend to a family illness in his native Turkey.

NBA: Utah 119, Orlando 115

SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Mehmet Okur scored 29 points Saturday -- including 12 from on 4 for 5 shooting from three-range -- to lead the Utah Jazz past Orlando 119-115.

NBA: Utah 102, New Jersey 75

SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Deron Williams scored 20 points Monday, pacing the Utah Jazz' 102-75 victory over the New Jersey Nets.

NBA: Utah 116, Golden State 112

SALT LAKE CITY, May 8 (UPI) -- Carlos Boozer's lay-up with 17 seconds left Monday night gave the Utah Jazz a 116-122 win over Utah in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series.

NBA: Utah 95, Chicago 85

CHICAGO, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Mehmet Okur and Carlos Boozer, with 40 points and 25 rebounds between them Saturday night, boosted the Utah Jazz to a 95-85 win over the Chicago Bulls.

NBA: Utah 102, Toronto 94

TORONTO, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Carlos Boozer keyed the Utah attack down the stretch Friday night in boosting the Jazz to a 102-94 victory over the Toronto Raptors.

NBA: Utah 103, Detroit 101

SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- The Utah Jazz held off the Detroit Pistons, 103-101, Monday as Mehmet Okur blocked Richard Hamilton's last-second lay-up attempt.

NBA: Utah 105, Golden State 102

SALT LAKE CITY, April 20 (UPI) -- Carlos Boozer scored 26 points and Mehmet Okur finished with 23, including a key 3-pointer, in the Utah Jazz's 105-102 victory over the Golden State Warriors.

Utah makes offers to Boozer, Okur

SALT LAKE CITY, July 14 (UPI) -- The Utah Jazz announced Wednesday the team had signed Carlos Boozer and Mehmet Okur to offer sheets.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler