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From the 125th Anniversary Calendar, of Jamestown History…
This Date In History – November 14, 1881 – Opening of Northwestern House Hotel
along what is now 1st Street East in Downtown Jamestown, was held with a public dinner with some 40 people partaking.
See more information and photo at CSiNewsNow.com
Jamestown (CSi) The November 6th General Election canvass was held on Tuesday, November 13th, and officials report a recount is in order between Stutsman County Commission candidates, Ramone Gumke, and Mark McPherson.
The certified election results show Gumke with 3,998 votes, and McPherson with 3,980 votes. The vote difference automatically triggers a recount, with the 24 vote difference, less than 0.5 percent.
The recount will be held on Wednesday November 14, at 8-a.m., at the Stutsman County Courthouse, when election ballots are checked for proper initialing, and to confirm under votes or over votes are correctly counted.
The Recount Board is tentatively scheduled to meet at 4:00 p.m. to certify the recount results. All meetings set for the Courthouse Whitney Room.
Stutsman County Auditor/COO Nicole Meland says the process is expected to be finished by 8-p.m., Wednesday.
With three seats open on the commission, the top three vote- getters in the election were Dennis Ova, Steve Cichos and Ramone Gumke.
Followed by Mark McPherson, Craig Neys and Nellie Degen.
Dale Marks did not seek re-election.
Votes after Nov 13 Canvass – Recount for County Commission Nov 14
| * | Stutsman County Commission Nov 13 Canvass #1 | |
| x | 4593 | Dennis Ova |
| x | 4591 | Steven Cichos |
| 3998 | Ramone Gumke – subject to recount | |
| 3980 | Mark McPherson – subject to recount | |
| 3867 | Craig Neys | |
| 1985 | Nellie Degen | |
| ***** | ||
| * | Stutsman County Sheriff | |
| x | 6411 | Chad Kaiser |
| 3061 | Elizabeth Kapp | |
| ***** | ||
| * | Stutsman County Measure #1 | |
| Raise 9-1-1 fee up to $1.50/mth | ||
| x | 4855 | Yes |
| 4480 | No |
Bismarck (WDAY) District 29 Republican State House of Representatives member, Chet Pollert was elected Tuesday as Majority Leader.
Pollert succeeds Fargo Republican Al Carlson, who was lost his reelection bid, last week.
Jamestown (JRMC) An early start to holiday gift-giving resulted in the gift of patient care.
Jamestown Regional Medical Center’s Nov. 2 Holiday Debut raised $2,652 for equipment, technology and patient needs.
JRMC volunteer services coordinator, Mary Engles says, “The money we receive at Holiday Debut benefits JRMC patients and their families. JRMC serves 55,000 people in this region. Residents of Jamestown and the rural communities can count on JRMC to keep state-of-the-art care local.”
Gifts available at the debut included baked goods by the JRMC Auxiliary, holiday décor, apparel and other items not available elsewhere. Some items are still for sale at the JRMC Gift Shoppe.
In addition to purchasing items for under the tree, supporters can purchase an item for on it. Hang a Tree of Love ornament at JRMC in honor or in memory of a loved one. The Tree of Love dedication includes short greeting, prayer and moment of silence to reflect on the holiday season and the ones we love. The dedication is set for 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20. Ornaments are available for a freewill donation at the JRMC Foundation.
For more information, call 952-4809 or visit www.jrmcnd.com.
About Jamestown Regional Medical Center
Jamestown Regional Medical Center is located at 2422 20th St. SW, Jamestown, N.D. and serves approximately 55,000 people in nine counties. In 2018, it was named a “Top 100 Critical Access Hospital” as well as a “Best Places to Work in Healthcare.” For more information, visit www.jrmcnd.com or call (701) 952-1050.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Regional Entrepreneur Center (JREC) is hosting another Local Makers Meetup on Thursday, November 15 at noon, at the University of Jamestown’s Unruh Sheldon building.
JREC is creating a community of makers for a variety of goods identifying resources needed to strengthen the emerging, local community of artisans.
JREC Executive Director Katherine Roth points out that the meetings will assist those working towards selling their goods locally or online.
Participants will learn about establishing a market and presence of the product, free of charge.
For more information, contact Katherine Roth at 701-252-4112 or email Katherine.Roth@uj.edu.
Jamestown (JRHS) A better life – it’s what we all strive for. And, the James River Humane Society is no exception.
This fall, volunteer members, Gary Sahr, Cally Stromberg, Karri Woehl, Camille Kuipers, Sheila Marsalek and Jay Nitschke worked to rescue feral cats and kittens.
These wild cats received veterinary care including being spayed or neutered and receiving rabies shots. They were then placed with local rural families providing them with shelter and care. To date, 20 animals have been placed with seven families.
Why would the Humane Society do this? By relocating the cats from the city limits, it provides them with a safer home, a better chance of survival and reduces the number of homeless animals.
An unsprayed female cat and her offspring can produce two litters per year. With 2.8 kittens surviving per litter, an additional twelve homeless cats are born in the first year becoming 11,606,077 homeless cats in only nine years.
It is the shelter’s hope to continue the program in the spring and fall providing more cats with a better life.
Valley City (Stephanie Mayfield) For the past 22 years, the Festival of Trees has been an instrumental source of funding for CHI Mercy Health. The generosity from local individuals and organizations has allowed the hospital to purchase much needed equipment to ensure quality care is available close to home. Recently, the Foundation Board has recognized the need to revitalize the annual charity event.
CHI Mercy Health Foundation spokeswoman Stephanie Mayfield said ‘We are excited to introduce our new Annual Charity Event: Holiday Extravaganza, on November 24.”
She says this event will be held at the Valley City Eagles Club on Saturday, November 24. The event will include an appetizer buffet, music, live & silent auctions, fun games and raffles and Dueling Pianos by Fun Pianos!
She added, “We will have a few Christmas Trees and décor on Live Auction but have added some new items to the auction like an autographed Carson Wentz Eagle’s Jersey, Getaway weekend to Minneapolis, Custom Framed Maryvale Prayer Tunnel print, 2 Premier Vintage Bottles of Wine, a VCHS T-Shirt quilt, and more”
Last year, the event raised $15,000 at the Festival of Trees and with some additional donations, they were able to purchase new software for transmitting our X-Rays! This year, our goal is to raise $27,000 to install 3 ceiling lifts in additional patient rooms that enhances our Safe Patient Handling program.
Tickets are $30 per person and are on sale in the Foundation office (3rd floor) at the Hospital or online at mercyhospitalvalleycity.org.
The doors (and silent auction and games and raffles) will open at 5:00-p.m., an hors d’oeuvres buffet will begin at 5:30pm, and our Dueling Pianos by Fun Pianos will begin at 7-p.m. The Live auction will begin after the Dueling Piano show followed by the grand prize raffle drawing for a Honda Pioneer 500 Side by Side at 10pm! The Honda UTV is sponsored by Enterprise Sales and tickets to win are $50 each and are limited to 500 tickets.
Contact Stephanie Mayfield in the CHI Mercy Health Foundation office (direct #845-6557 or stephaniemayfield@catholichealth.net) with any questions you have regarding the “Holiday Extravaganza.”
Washington (ND Congressional Delegation) – Senator John Hoeven and Congressman Kevin Cramer have announced that the U.S. House of Representatives has approved S.440 and S. 2074, legislation Senator Hoeven introduced to enable homeowners around Patterson Lake and the Jamestown Reservoir to purchase their lots. The Senate passed the legislation in October, however the House of Representatives amended the legislation so it will now go back to the Senate for additional consideration. Congressman Cramer introduced companion bills in the House of Representatives.
Specifically, the bills transfer lots at Patterson Lake to the Dickinson Parks and Recreation Department and land around the Jamestown Reservoir to the Stutsman County Park Board. Homeowners will then have the opportunity to purchase their land from these local entities.
“We’ve worked with the homeowner associations as well as local, state and federal officials in Dickinson and Jamestown to advance legislation that provides homeowners at Patterson Lake and the Jamestown Reservoir with the ability to purchase the land that they have developed and made their homes,” said Hoeven. “The House has now passed the bills for both Jamestown and Dickinson, but because they amended the bills, the legislation will need to come back to the Senate for further consideration and we’ll need to pass them again. This is another step in the process, but there’s more work to do.”
“I am pleased to work with Senator Hoeven, the Patterson Lake Homeowners Association, and the Jamestown Reservoir Cabin Owners Association to put this land into the hands of local owners where it belongs,” said Cramer. “I appreciate the House Natural Resources Committee favorably reporting my companion bills early this year and I look forward to these bills reaching the President this Congress to be enacted into law.”
Patterson Lake Legislation
Hoeven introduced S.440, legislation to transfer lots at Patterson Lake in February 2017. Specifically, the legislation:
- Transfers 41 cabin lots, and additional recreation and wildlife management lands, to the Dickinson Parks and Recreation Department. It also transfers a parcel of land, currently being leased, to the North Dakota Game and Fish Department.
- Directs that proceeds exceeding the costs of preparing residential lots for sale be used for administrative costs and deferred maintenance of the dam. The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) would continue to maintain responsibility over the reservoir and dam.
Jamestown Reservoir Legislation
After working with homeowners and local officials in Jamestown, Hoeven introduced S. 2074 in the Senate in November 2017. The Jamestown Reservoir legislation:
- Permanently transfers federal lands around Jamestown Reservoir – including 71 permitted exclusive use cabin lots, two campgrounds, a park and unpurchased lots – to the Stutsman County Park Board and the North Dakota Game and Fish at no cost.
- Directs that proceeds exceeding the costs of preparing residential lots for sale be used for administrative costs and deferred maintenance of the dam. The BOR would continue to maintain responsibility over the reservoir and dam.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Grand Forks police say an arrest that involved an officer shooting and killing a dog involved a suspect who was allegedly selling drugs to students at a high school a block away from his apartment.
Police tell WDAZ-TV that the dog attacked an officer Friday night while the officer was searching for drugs in the apartment of 56-year-old Bruce Peltier. Another officer shot and killed the animal.
Peltier faces five drug-related charges including two felonies. Together they carry a maximum sentence of more than 22 years in prison.
Court documents don’t list an attorney for Peltier, and a home telephone listing for him couldn’t be found.
In sports…
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (uj.edu) – The 2018 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Football All-Conference Team has been selected after a vote of the league coaches on Sunday, November 11.
Trent Solsma of Morningside has been named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Offensive Player-of-the-Year. Joel Katzer of Morningside and Bryce Van Beek of Northwestern were named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Defensive Co-Players-of-the-Year. Steve Ryan of Morningside College was named the Hauff Mid-America/GPAC Coach-of-the-Year.
Seven University of Jamestown football players were named to Great Plains Athletic Conference teams.
Offensive lineman Anthony Vereen (SR/Las Vegas, Nev.) was selected to the first team.
Earning second team honors were offensive lineman Andrew Maniss (SR/Porterville, Calif.) and linebacker Caleb Ellingson (SR/Jamestown, N.D.).
Honorable mention honors went to defensive linemen Andrew Jensen (SR/Gardnerville, Nev.) and Zach Phillips (SR/Greenfield, Ind.), defensive back Ben Steinolfson (SR/Steele, N.D.), and wide receiver Barry Wiliams Jr.
The Jimmies finished their first season in the Great Plains Athetic Association with a 2-7 conference record and were 3-8 overall.
2018 GPAC Football All-Conference Teams
Valley City (VCSUVikings.com)- Valley City State University’s Clarissa Olson and Paige Benson were named All-Conference, and Steve Rindfleisch was named Assistant Coach of the Year during the annual North Star Athletic Association Volleyball Honors Banquet held last week.
The honors banquet was held Thursday night in La Crosse, Wis., prior to the start of the NSAA Volleyball Postseason Tournament.
Olson, a senior from Valley City, was named 1st Team All-Conference for the third straight season after leading the team with 305 kills, 105 blocks and a .346 hitting percentage. Olson set new school records for season hitting percentage (.346) and career hitting percentage (.320) this season. She broke the old season mark of .331 and career mark of .309, both of which were held by Cindy Thielen.
Benson, a sophomore from Hankinson, N.D., was name 2nd Team All-Conference on Thursday. The outside hitter totaled 232 kills and a .182 hitting percentage this season. She finished second on the team in total kills and kills per game.
Rindfleisch, who is in his fifth season at VCSU, was named the conference’s Assistant Coach of the Year. VCSU senior Autumn Johnson was named VCSU’s Champions of Character recipient as well on Thursday night.
Valley City (VCSU) The Valley City State University football team had 14 different players named to the North Star Athletic Association Football All-Conference Teams announced Monday by the conference office.
The Vikings had eight players earn First-Team All-Conference honors, while seven players were named Second-Team All-Conference. Louis Quinones doubled up with First-Team Special Teams and Second-Team Offense honors.
Valley City State’s defense led the North Star in total defense (307 yards per game) and was second in scoring defense (19.6 points per game). It showed Monday in the postseason awards as eight different defensive players were named to the All-Conference teams, including four defensive linemen, two linebackers and two defensive backs.
Valley City State University put five players on the NSAA First-Team Defense, including three defensive linemen. Senior defensive linemen Tyler Masat, Hunter Slemmons and Austin Erickson were all named First-Team Defense, along with junior linebacker Arron Martin and junior defensive back Travon Smith.
Junior offensive lineman JohnL Jones was VCSU’s only representative on First-Team Offense. Junior kicker Landon Arredondo and junior running back/returner Louis Quinones were named First-Team Special Teams.
Viking punter Marc Wagner, a senior, was named Second-Team Special Teams. Earning Second Team honors on offense were Quinones, senior offensive lineman Dahlton Wasankari and junior receiver Jake Peterson. Second-Team Defense honors went to senior lineman Darius Graves, senior linebacker Riley Fredrickson and junior defensive back Andrew Hanretty.
Four Vikings earned Honorable Mention All-Conference, including quarterback Jalen Pfeifer, receiver Tyler Ukestad, linebacker Sal Avila and defensive back Gavin Kolden.
The Vikings ended the season with a 6-4 overall record and went 5-2 in the North Star Athletic Association, finishing second in the NSAA standings. All-Conference honors and postseason awards are voted on by the conference’s head coaches.
The entire list of the first-team, second-team, honorable mention and postseason awards in this story at CSiNewsNow.com
College Women’s Basketball…
Tuesday night…
Update…
Crookston, MN (VCSU) – The University of Minnesota-Crookston pulled away in the fourth quarter Tuesday night as the Valley City State women’s basketball team fell in a road contest, 79-64.
The Vikings led most of the first half and were tied 34-34 at halftime with Crookston, an NCAA Division II school. With Crookston leading 51-49 late in the third quarter, the Golden Eagles took control of the game with a 15-2 run that put them up 66-51 early in the fourth quarter.
A quick 7-0 run by the Vikings cut the deficit to 66-58, but VCSU could get no closer down the stretch.
Valley City State drops to 2-4 overall. Minnesota-Crookston improves to 3-0.
Back-to-back jumpers by freshman Alexis Bentz capped a 13-2 Viking run in the first quarter and built VCSU’s biggest lead of the game at 20-12. Crookston would rally to tie the game at 25-25 midway through the second quarter, and the teams played to a 34-34 halftime tie.
Four Vikings scored in double figures led by 20 points from senior guard Kate Williams. She scored 13 of her points in the first half and knocked down four 3-pointers in the game. Mackenzie Huber posted a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Hannah Schlecht had 11 points and six rebounds, and Alli Vandal finished with 10 points and six rebounds.
The Vikings shot 40 percent overall (25-62), 29 percent on 3’s (5-17) and 69 percent at the line (9-13). Crookston finished at 44 percent from the field (30-68), 30 percent on 3’s (6-20) and 81 percent on free throws (13-16).
The Golden Eagles held a slight 41-37 rebounding advantage. The Vikings had 14 turnovers, 11 assists, six steals and four blocks. Crookston finished with just nine turnovers, 11 assists, six steals and two blocks.
Caitlin Michaelis scored 19 points to lead four Golden Eagles in double figures.
Up next: Valley City State is back on the road Thursday night for a 7 p.m. game at Concordia College-Moorhead
College Men’s Basketball…
CINCINNATI (AP) — Ethan Happ flipped in a one-handed shot, and then drove past a defender for a dunk. With the game at a turning point, the 6-foot-10 forward did whatever he wanted and put Wisconsin in control.
Happ followed his triple-double in Wisconsin’s opener with another dominant performance Tuesday night, getting 30 points and 13 rebounds as the Badgers pulled away to a 77-68 victory over Xavier in the Gavitt Tipoff Games.
Wisconsin (2-0) opened the second half with an 18-4 run led by Happ , who drove inside for four baskets that set the tone. Xavier didn’t get closer than six points the rest of the way, snapping its streak of 41 straight nonconference victories at the Cintas Center.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-CFP Rankings
No change among top 4 in CFP rankings
UNDATED (AP) — The top 10 remain the same in the latest College Football Playoff rankings.
Alabama stayed atop the rankings, followed by Clemson, Notre Dame and Michigan. On the outside looking in are Georgia, Oklahoma, LSU, Washington State, West Virginia and Ohio State.
Unbeaten UCF climbed one spot to 11th.
The third rankings of the season were drama-free Tuesday night after every top-10 team won last weekend.
MLB-MANAGERS
Snitker, Melvin top skippers
NEW YORK (AP) — The Atlanta Braves and Oakland Athletics were among the top surprises in the majors this year. Their skippers have been awarded for it.
Brian Snitker has been named the National League Manager of the Year by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, which gave the American League’s top honor to A’s manager Bob Melvin.
Snitker won 90 games and the NL East title with a club that lost 90 games in 2017. He was the lone skipper to be named on all 30 ballots, receiving 17 first-place votes and 116 points. Milwaukee’s Craig Counsell was second with 99 points, while Colorado’s Bud Black finished third with 41.
Melvin and the A’s won 97 games just a year after an 87-loss campaign, finishing second in the AL West before losing to the Yankees in the wild-card game. It’s the third time He has won the award, all with the Athletics.
Melvin received 18 first-place votes and 121 points from the BBWAA. Boston’s Alex Cora was second with 79 points, 22 more than Kevin Cash of Tampa Bay.
In other MLB news:
— Red Sox knuckleballer Steven Wright has had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee for an injury that kept him out of the World Series. Wright was removed from the Division Series roster following the opener against the New York Yankees, a day after reinjuring his left knee during a workout.
— Major League Baseball is investigating claims made against the Mariners by the team’s recently-fired training and conditioning director, who said team management had disparaged Latino players. The Mariners denied the allegations in a statement following the social media postings from Lorena Martin. She claimed general manager Jerry Dipoto, manager Scott Servais and director of player development Andy McKay had called Latino players “lazy, dumb and stupid, especially the Dominicans.”
— Ryosuke Kikuchi drove in the go-ahead run as Japan rallied with four runs in the top of the ninth inning to beat the MLB All-Stars 5-3 and take a 3-1 lead in their six-game exhibition series on Tuesday. The ninth-inning comeback started when Kirby Yates walked leadoff batter Kazuki Tanaka, who stole second and scored on Seiji Uebayashi’s single to center to cut the MLB lead to 3-2.
NFL-NEWS
Bell snubs tender
UNDATED (AP) — James Connor will serve as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ primary running back the remainder of the season.
Le’Veon (LEH’-vee-ahn) Bell has refused to sign his $14.4 million franchise tender before Tuesday’s deadline, making him ineligible to play for the AFC North leaders or anyone else this season. Bell declined to accept the offer after becoming one of only three players in recent NFL history to be franchise tagged in consecutive seasons, joining linebacker Karlos Dansby and quarterback Kirk Cousins.
Connor has been outstanding during Bell’s absence, ranking third in the NFL with 771 yards rushing.
In other NFL news:
— Monday’s anticipated matchup between the Rams and Chiefs has been moved from Mexico City to Los Angeles by the NFL due to the poor condition of the field at Azteca Stadium. The league said it determined that the recently re-sodded field at Mexico City’s historic stadium “does not meet NFL standards for playability and consistency, and will not meet those standards by next Monday.”
— Rams receiver Pharoh Cooper will return to practice this week after being sidelined since the season opener by an injured ankle. Cooper was an All-Pro who made the Pro Bowl as a kick returner last season.
— The Bengals hired Hue Jackson as a special assistant, a day after Cincinnati fired its defensive coordinator and put Lewis in charge of the unit. Lewis says Jackson will help him prepare the defense each week and he’ll be on the field during games helping him with decisions.
— Police in New Jersey say a former NFL player threatened someone with a sword during an argument at a youth sports event. John “Charlie” Rogers Jr. turned himself in Monday and was charged with making terroristic threats, stalking and weapons offenses. Police say the incident happened at an Oct. 5 meeting for a youth basketball travel team at Matawan-Aberdeen Middle School.
NHL…
Devils add to Pens’ misery
UNDATED (AP) — Dmitry Orlov scored twice and had an assist as the Capitals handed the Wild their first regulation home loss of the season, 5-2. Tom Wilson also scored in his season debut after his 20-game suspension was reduced to 14, allowing him to suit up. Wilson had already missed the first 16 games of the season and will recoup about $380,000 of the $1.26 million he initially forfeited as part of the suspension.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have resumed their swoon after earning a 4-0 shutout win over the Coyotes on Saturday.
Taylor Hall scored the last two goals to cap a four-point night as the Devils handed the Pens their sixth loss in seven games, 4-2. Pittsburgh tied it on Jake Guentzel’s (GEHNT’-sulz) goal just over four minutes into the third period, but the Devils regained the lead when Hall scored on a breakaway about four minutes later.
Hall added an empty-netter and set up goals by Travis Zajac (ZAY’-jak) and Damon Severson, helping the Devils win for just the third time in 12 games since a 4-0 start.
The Penguins’ skid follows a 4-0 road trip in which they outscored their opponents 23-6.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— Joe Pavelski and Joe Thornton scored eight seconds apart late in the third period to turn the Sharks’ 4-3 deficit into a 5-4 triumph over the Predators. Pavelski had two goals and Marcus Sorenson set up the tying and winning scores after providing the game’s first tally.
— Nazem Kadri (NA’-zehm KA’-dree) scored two power-play goals and John Tavares had a goal and two assists in the Maple Leafs’ 5-1 victory over the Kings. Morgan Rielly and Andreas Johnsson also scored in Toronto’s fourth win in five games.
— Carter Hutton turned back 29 shots and Kyle Okposo (oh-POH’-soh) scored the eventual game-winner in the Sabres’ 2-1 win against Tampa Bay. Jeff Skinner notched his team-high 13th goal and Nathan Beaulieu (BOY’-loh) had two assists as Buffalo handed the Lightning their second consecutive loss since a four-game winning streak.
— The Red Wings continue to roll after Mike Green provided a goal and two assists in their seventh win in eight games, a 6-1 rout of the Coyotes. Andreas Athanasiou (ath-ah-NAY’-zhoo) had a goal and an assist for Detroit, which is a .500 team despite a 1-7-2 start.
— Tom Kuhnhackl (KOO’-nah-kul) scored twice and the Islanders stopped a three-game skid by topping the Canucks, 5-2. Jordan Eberle had a goal and an assist, Matthew Barzal set up two scores and Thomas Greiss stopped 22 shots for New York.
— Second-period goals by Aaron Ekblad and Evgenii Dadonov (dah-DAH’-nohv) carried the Panthers to their fifth straight win, 2-1 at Philadelphia. Roberto Luongo made 16 of his 30 saves in the third period and blanked the Flyers after Jakub Voracek cut Florida’s lead with 16:05 left.
— Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl (DRY’-sy-tul) each had three-point nights and Kris Russell added a goal and an assist as Edmonton whipped the Canadiens, 6-2. Draisaitl scored once and had two assists, while his linemate and captain set up three goals in the Oilers’ first win in four games.
Also in the NHL:
— Bruins goaltender Tuukka (TOO-kah) Rask has returned to practice after taking a three-day leave of absence to attend to a personal matter. Rask acknowledged the matter was related to his family, but didn’t share details.
T25 BASKETBALL
Vols hold off Jackets
UNDATED (AP) — Tennessee was a winner in its first game as a top-5 team since the 2007-08 season.
Grant Williams scored 22 points and the Vols improved to 3-0 by getting past Georgia Tech, 66-53. Jordan Bone had 15 points and Kyle Alexander added 12 while the duo helped Tennessee hold the Yellow Jackets under 28 percent from the field.
The Yellow Jackets missed 15 straight shots including their first 11 attempts during the first 7 ½ minutes of the second half.
LSU picked up its third straight win in the other top-25 game. Skylar Mays scored 19 points and transfer Kavell Bigby-Williams added a career-high 14 as the 22nd-ranked Tigers downed Memphis, 85-76. Bigby-Williams also finished with 10 rebounds and Mays hit a 3-pointer while LSU put together a 12-1 run in the second half to go ahead to stay.
SAINTS-WILL SMITH SHOT-APPEAL
Appeals court to hear case of ex-Saints star Smith’s killer
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana appellate court is set to hear the case of Cardell Hayes, convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting retired New Orleans Saints star Will Smith.
Hayes insisted he shot Smith in self-defense after Smith grabbed a gun and fired as the two argued following a 2016 traffic collision. No one else testified Smith held a gun. A handgun was found loaded but unused in Smith’s car.
Hayes is serving a 25-year sentence.
Arguments before Louisiana’s 4th Circuit Court of Appeal were set for Wednesday afternoon. An immediate ruling was not expected.
Hayes’s attorneys say a judge should have granted a new trial because a witness who contacted the defense a day after Hayes’ conviction said he had heard two guns at the time of the shooting.
In world and national news..
CHICO, Calif. (AP) — Five days after the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history, people are still waiting for word on their missing loved ones.
Over 1,000 evacuees are at more than a half-dozen shelters.
There were large bulletin boards with information about missing people. Authorities said Tuesday that the fire killed at least 48 and destroyed 7,700 homes.
Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said a list of the missing would be released soon and that 100 National Guard troops would help teams already looking for remains.
People who lost homes in the Northern California blaze sued Pacific Gas & Electric Co. Tuesday, accusing the utility of negligence and blaming it for the fire.
Utility officials say it’s too soon to tell what caused the blaze.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Hamas says the resignation of Israel’s defense minister after a two-day bout of heavy fighting is a “political victory for Gaza.”
Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri says Avigdor Lieberman’s resignation Wednesday marked “recognition of defeat and failure to confront the Palestinian resistance.” He says “Gaza’s steadfastness sent a political shockwave” in Israel.
Lieberman says he is resigning in protest over the cease-fire reached with Gaza militants on Tuesday. Lieberman had advocated for a more decisive blow against Hamas in response to the fiercest wave of rocket attacks against Israel since a 50-day war in 2014.
The latest fighting was triggered by a botched Israeli raid into Gaza on Sunday that ignited clashes and left seven Palestinian militants and a senior Israeli officer dead.
Lieberman’s resignation delivers a major blow to Israel’s ruling coalition and appears likely to spark early elections.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Who is going and who is staying in a Trump administration shakeup being weighed by the president may be anyone’s guess.
The secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Kirstjen Nielsen, had been thought to be on her way out as soon as this week. But two people with knowledge of the situation tell The Associated Press that Nielsen is likely to remain for the time being because there is no obvious successor.
People with knowledge of a possible shakeup also say that President Donald Trump is discussing replacing his chief of staff, John Kelly, with Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff.
Other possible changes involve Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.
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SINGAPORE (AP) — Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi has rebuffed criticism over her government’s treatment of its ethnic Rohingya Muslims.
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence told Suu Kyi on Wednesday that the violence, which led more than 700,000 of the country’s Rohingya minority to flee for Bangladesh since August 2017, was “without excuse.”
Pence also said Myanmar’s arrests and convictions of two Reuters journalists was “deeply troubling” to millions of Americans.
Pence and Suu Kyi met on the sidelines of the annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Singapore. Pence said the meeting was at Suu Kyi’s request.
Suu Kyi said only Myanmar was in a position to explain what happened and how it saw things, just as Americans could best understand what is happening there.
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