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REST OF TODAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 20. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. East winds
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.TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 20s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 5 to 10 above.
.WEDNESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs 15 to 20.
Chances of light precipitation into western and south central North Dakota Friday night through Saturday night.
Chances of rain or snow over southwest and south central North Dakota Friday afternoon…then transitioning to chances of freezing rain or snow Friday night through Saturday night for western and south central North Dakota.
Dry and cool for Sunday, then some small off and on chances of
light snow Monday through Wednesday.
On Thursday Morning…
The ND Department of Transportation along with the ND Highway Patrol have issued a Travel Alert for northeast North Dakota due to rain and snow causing icy conditions on the roadway. The Travel Alert includes the cities of Grand Forks, Devils Lake, Carrington, Langdon, and Grafton.
A Travel Alert means that motorists can still travel but may encounter areas of challenging winter weather driving conditions on roadways. Motorists should allow extra time to reach their destination and be alert to conditions that may make travel difficult, change rapidly, or cause travel delays.
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Police is investigating a two vehicle crash at the stop light at the intersection on Highway 281 and 17th Street Southwest, in the 7-a.m., hour on Thursday.
Another crash occurred Wednesday evening around 5-p.m. at the intersection of 10th Street and 4th Avenue Southeast.
Police are looking into the cause of what cause a driverless car to roll west across 2nd Avenue Southwest from the St. John’s Lutheran Church parking lot near the 5th Street Southwest intersection, on Wednesday.
The car proceeded into the yard of the home at 414 2nd Avenue, Southwest into a porch-step railing.
The SUV came to rest between the house and a light pole.
No other damages.
Valley City (Valley News Live) – The attorney for the family of Warren Lindvold, Cash Aaland says, “They’re doing OK. But this is a horrible injustice.” Aaland is representing Lindvold’s family after the 72-year-old died earlier this year after being arrested by the Valley City Police Department and held in the Barnes County Correctional Center.
An autopsy finds Lindvold died of a broken neck. His chronic arthritis, which didn’t allow him to turn his neck, is also listed as a significant contributing factor. Aaland says dash cam video of Lindvold’s arrest shows him being put in a pain compliance hold and the state’s own memo says Linvold was ‘assisted’ into the patrol car.
In the memo, the state says Lindvold’s cervical fracture was “probably due to a fall” before his arrest. Even if that were true, Aaland says law enforcement’s actions still brought about Lindvold’s death.
Aaland says, “People with a fracture of their spine don’t die. But when they are hauled around and dragged by their arms – or exposed to the kind of force these officers game him, yeah. That’s certainly, I think, responsible for Warren’s death. When the whole story comes out, and it will come out, I believe that justice will be done for Warren Lindvold and his family.”
Aaland says Lindvold’s family is considering whether or not to go after the Valley City Police Officers and the Barnes County Correctional Center in civil court.
On another matter…
Valley City (CSi) In a news release, Barnes County State’s Attorney Carl Martineck issued a statement confirming that an inmate who died at the Barnes County jail on October 5th 25 year old Lonny Levi Bradley, died from suicide.
Martineck says at the time of Bradley’s incarceration he was charged with terrorizing stemming from a September 16th incident in Valley City.
In the news release issued on November 28, Martineck said the death was a suicide based on an investigation conducted by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
Valley City (Chamber) Experience Downtown Valley City from 6-7:30pm to enjoy the Annual Parade of Lights, Thursday November 29.
After the parade, stroll around the parade floats parked downtown and vote for your favorite, take pictures with Santa at Dutton’s, enjoy late night shopping, and more!
Arc Thrift-E-Shop
Blush Boutique
Dutton’s Parlour
Nearly Nu
Noos Shop Nomadic Boutique
NuCara Pharmacy
Prairie Frame Shop
Urban Couture
Why Enter a Float?
- Increase community awareness of your business or organization
- Showcase your team’s creative abilities
- It’s easy to enter and free of charge for all community members
- Take part in a great team building activity for your employees: creating a float
- Network with other businesses and community members before and after the parade.
– Click here to print or complete the form online on our website
Jamestown (Chamber) Members of the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors and the Young Professionals of Jamestown held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Jamestown Regional Airport to celebrate the completion of the large parking lot renovation project.
This business is located at 1600 21st Ave NE in Jamestown. With the increase in passenger counts and continued growth, the Jamestown Regional Airport Authority saw the need for more adequate, unmetered parking to accommodate the increasing traffic.
With the support of the ND Public Finance Authority, the project was financed in full. The Airport Authority would like to give special thanks to Interstate Engineering, Border States Paving, Jamestown Regional Airport Employees, Federal Aviation Administration, ND Aeronautics Commission, and ND Public Finance Authority for “all of your help and support of this large project. If you’re looking to travel in the near future be sure to contact the Jamestown Regional Airport for your air travel needs.”
Businesses qualify for a ribbon-cutting ceremony if they open, move, remodel, are under new ownership or change their name. For more information, contact Emily Bivens by emailing: director@jamestownchamber.com or call the chamber at 701-252-4830.
Jamestown (CSi) The Historic 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse invites the community to visit with open houses planned December 9 and 16.
On The Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Courthouse Site Supervisor Steve Reidburn said several organizations are participating in the events, to decorate a Christmas tree in each room of the historic courthouse.
Those participating include: Williams Funeral Home, Jamestown Tourism, National Buffalo Museum, Country Gardens Floral, along with others, including UJ, RSVP, First Community Credit Union, will have signs on each tree designating which organization has decorated that tree.
Those visiting can then vote on their favorites.
Refreshments will be served.
The 1883 Courthouse will be open each of those days 1-p.m.to 5-p.m. both December 9 and December 16.
Call Steve Reidburn for more information at 701-320-6447.
He also pointed out that, during the winter months he can also be contacted to set up group tours of the 1883 Courthouse.
He said near-term plans for updates include, completing the courtroom, and new flooring, and the courtroom doors will be refurbished with a grant from Jamestown Tourism.
He added the 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse Committee matches state grants on a ten percent basis. Contact a member to arrange a charitable donation.
Steve added, this past summer 1756 visitors came by the 1883 courthouse, average about 450 per months. He said visitors were from 48 of the 50 states, excluding Hawaii and Alaska.
International visitors were from Japan, Ireland, and Australia.
Jamestown (JRVLS) The James River Valley Library System presents the fifth annual Mitten Tree, 2018.
It’s the time of year again when the weather turns cold and we need to dig our hats, mittens, scarves and other warm clothes out of storage. To help those who may not have those necessary items during this cold weather season, the James River Valley Library System has placed a Mitten Tree in the Adult Section of the Alfred Dickey Library. We are asking the community to help us decorate our Mitten Tree by donating new or gently used hats, gloves, mittens and scarves for all ages. All donations will be given to the Salvation Army, which will give these items to those who need them.
Last year the Mitten Tree received an outstanding amount of donations from our generous community, and the library wants to thank all those who helped make our Mitten Tree a huge success! This year they want to make it an even bigger success, so please stop by the library December 1, 2018, through January 4, 2019, and help us decorate our Mitten Tree again.
To learn more about the Mitten Tree, please contact the library at 701-252-2990 or adpl@daktel.com.
The James River Valley Library System is located in Jamestown, ND, and consists of the Alfred Dickey Branch, the Stutsman County Branch, and a bookmobile.
We serve all of Stutsman County by providing access to free library services and materials.
Jamestown (CSi) The U.S. Marine Corps is planning a Marine League Detachment, to be established for Jamestown and Stutsman County.
Stutsman County Veterans Service Officer, David Bratton said, the Marine League Detachment, is similar to the VFW, and DAV, serving Marine veterans.
There will be an organizational meeting on January 12, at 11-a.m., at the All Vets Club in Jamestown, with more information.
David said the VA is about to recognize hypertension being caused by veterans being exposed to Agent Orange.
He added that his office will have more information has the recognition moves forward.
Jamestown (JRMC) The New Year, New You is an eight-week wellness challenge, and is set to start Sunday January 6, 2019. 350 participants get involved each year through their employers, churches, families and other groups.
Jamestown Regional Medical Center is excited to announce that registration is officially open for New Year, New You 2019 and invites everyone to participate this year, including individuals. Registration ends on Friday, Dec. 28.
TWIN BUTTES, N.D. (AP) — A woman convicted of embezzling from a school district on the Fort Berthold Reservation has been elected to its school board.
Melissa Starr received 35 write-in votes to win a seat on the Twin Buttes board in a special election Tuesday. Starr pleaded guilty in 2007 to embezzlement and theft and was sentenced to 1½ years in prison. The Bismarck Tribune says she was one of seven Twin Buttes School Board members and district employees indicted on charges of conspiring to defraud the school district of more than $665,000.
The fraud involved false travel vouchers, payroll advances and bonuses. Records from the U.S. Attorney’s Office show Starr has paid about $20,500 toward restitution and still owes approximately $288,000.
Starr said Wednesday that parents encouraged her to run.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Texas-based developer of the Dakota Access oil pipeline says it has complied with terms of a 2017 agreement settling allegations it violated North Dakota rules during construction, though state regulators are seeking more information. Energy Transfer Partners was accused of removing too many trees and improperly handling a pipeline route change after discovering Native American artifacts.
In Sports…
Jimmie Sports, Wednesday
2018 NAIA Volleyball National Championship, Sioux City, IA
Jamestown def Viterbo W-25-18,25-12,25-13
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (uj.edu) — The 24th-ranked University of Jamestown volleyball team ended a 10-game losing streak to Viterbo (Wis.), sweeping the No. 7 V-Hawks in pool play action at the 2018 NAIA Volleyball National Championships presented by Delta Hotels.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: (24) Jamestown 3, (7) Viterbo 0 (25-18, 25-12, 25-13)
LOCATION: Tyson Events Center, Sioux City, Iowa
RECORDS: Jamestown 23-9; Viterbo 30-7
HOW IT HAPPENED
*Corina Ruud (SO/Breezy Point, Minn.) and Isabel Wedell (JR/Ellendale, N.D.) each slammed home four kills while Jackie Meiklejohn (FR/Dickey, N.D.) recorded seven assists as Jamestown took the first set 25-18.
*After Viterbo got within two points at 16-14, Jamestown scored the next five to create some breathing room with a 21-14 lead.
*Jamestown hit .195 compared to Viterbo’s .031 in the opening set.
*A balanced offensive attack in set two for Jamestown was key in a 25-12 win. Wedell had three kills in the set while four other players had two kills each.
*UJ hit .423 in the second set with only one error in 26 attempts.
*In set three, Jamestown stayed hot offensively, hitting .400. Wedell had four kills while Jordan Thomas (JR/Pingree, N.D.), Kennedy Conzemius (SR/Breckenridge, Minn.), and Ruud all had two.
FOR UJ
*Wedell had 11 kills and hit .400 for the match. Ruud hit .500 on the strength of eight kills and only two errors in 12 attempts. Conzemius, Thomas, Ellie Michaletz (SO/Aitkin, Minn.), and Britta Knudson (JR/Bismarck, N.D.) all finished with four kills.
*Jackie Meiklejohn set 19 assists and Miranda Lowman (JR/Mandan, N.D.) 13, helping UJ to a .320 hitting percentage for the match.
*Defensively, Anna Holen (FR/LaMoure, N.D.) had seven digs, followed by Meiklejohn and Julina Niemeier (SR/Jamestown, N.D.) with five. Knudson had seven blocks, including three solo.
FOR VITERBO
*Lydia Xu had 11 kils to go along with a .389 hitting percentage. Katie Frohmader had five kills while Miah Garant and Aubrey Aspen added four each.
*Lauryn Sobasky had 13 assists and nine digs, and Chole Jakscht racked up 12 assists.
*Garant finished with three block assists.
*The V-Hawks hit just .080 in the match, with 29 kills and 22 errors in 88 attempts.
UP NEXT
*Jamestown finishes pool play Thursday at 2 p.m. against Saint Xavier (Ill.), and a win would send the Jimmies to the championship bracket for the second straight season. Saint Xavier, now 28-11 on the season, was swept by Southern Oregon earlier Wednesday. Viterbo will face Southern Oregon (28-3) 4 p.m. Thursday.
Jamestown (uj.edu) Playing their first home game in 18 days, the 20th-ranked University of Jamestown women’s basketball team had their evening spoiled by Mount Marty (S.D.) College, as the Lancers came away with a 78-64 victory at Harold Newman Arena.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Mount Marty 78, Jamestown 64
LOCATION: Harold Newman Arena, Jamestown, ND
RECORDS:Mount Marty 4-5 (1-5 Great Plains Athletic Conference), Jamestown 5-4 (2-3 GPAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
*Mount Marty shot 14 of 30 (46.7%) in the first half, including 9 of 16 from beyond the arc, to build a 39-22 halftime lead over the Jimmies.
*UJ made only 8 of 29 first-half shot attempts (27.6%), and were 3 of 16 from three-point range.
*The Lancers held a sliim 16-12 lead after the first quarter, then outscored Jamestown 23-10 in the second quarter.
*Jamestown fell behind by 22 with 5:55 left in the third, but a 15-3 run over the next 3:43 provided a momentum boost. However, Mount Marty finished the quarter by scoring 11 of the final 12 points to retake a 20-point lead heading to the fourth.
FOR UJ
*Noelle Josephson (FR/Ramsey, MN) came off the bench to lead the Jimmies with 11 points and seven rebounds. Paige Schmidt (JR/Tappen, ND) added nine points, while the trio of Emma Stoehr (SO/Woodbury, MN), Jory Mullen (SR/Pierre, SD), and Mackenzie Sparby (SO/Watford City) finished with eight points.
*Lissy McCulloch (SR/Mountain Iron, MN) also had seven rebounds. Stoehr and Josephson recorded four steals each.
*The Jimmies shot 21 of 67 (31.3%) overall and 9-of-34 from three-point range.
FOR MOUNT MARTY
*Karissa Chamley scored a game-high 22 points, making 6 of her 8 three-point attempts.
*Sammy Kasowski finished with 11 points and six rebounds.
*The Chargers made 50 percent (16 of 32) of their three-point attempts.
*BCU had a 37-34 advantage on the boards.
UP NEXT
*The Jimmies travel to Sioux Center, Iowa, on Saturday to face Dordt College. Tipoff is set for 2-p.m.
Jamestown (uj.edu) Eighteen days since their last game at Harold Newman Arena, the University of Jamestown men’s basketball team made a successful return to their home court Wednesday evening, taking care of Mount Marty (S.D.) College 84-65 in Great Plains Athletic Conference action.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Jamestown 84, Mount Marty 65
LOCATION: Harold Newman Arena, Jamestown, ND
RECORDS: Jamestown 9-2 (3-2 Great Plains Athletic Conference), Mount Marty 3-8 (1-5 GPAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
*The Jimmies closed the first half on a 21-6 run after Mount Marty got within eight points at 23-15 following a Trevor Olson three-pointer with 9:12 in the half.
*Nearly half of UJ’s first half points (21 of 44) came via the three-pointer, but Jamestown was an impressive 67% (8-for-12) on shots inside the arc in the opening 20 minutes.
*The Lancers went scoreless for nearly four-and-a-half minutes as the Jimmies turned a 12-11 deficit into a 23-12 lead.
*An 11-4 run to open the second half saw UJ’s lead balloon to 30 points, 55-25. The biggest lead of the night for Jamestown came on a Brock Schrom (SO/Grand Rapids, MN) layup that made it 74-42 with 6:42 in the game.
*Mount Marty went nearly five minutes without a field goal just before the midway point of the second half.
FOR UJ
*Jon Purintun (SR/Linton, ND) turned in a game-high 26 points, adding six rebounds and five assists. Kevin Oberweiser (SR/Drummond, MT) added 17 points, Brock Schrom 12, and Terrell Alfred (JR/Orlando, FL) had 11 off the bench.
*Jack Talley (SO/Sioux Falls, SD) had a game-high 12 rebounds, a new personal best.
*The Jimmies shot 29-of-67 (43.3%) for the game, knocking down 12 of 39 three-pointers.
*UJ had a slim 42-39 advantage on the glass.
FOR MOUNT MARTY
*Chase Altenburg scored 12 points, and was joined in double figures by Reilly Devine and Jonah Larson, both with 10 points.
*Larson led the Lancers with seven rebounds.
*Mount Marty shot 21 of 58 (36.2%) from the field and were 6 of 19 on three-point attempts.
*Altenburg and Logan Flemming both shot 6-for-6 at the foul line.
UP NEXT
*The Jimmies are in Orange City, Iowa, on Saturday for a GPAC contest against Dordt College. Game time is set for 4:00 p.m.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — James Hendricks came to North Dakota State as a highly touted quarterback with monster numbers, eager to follow in the footsteps of Bison stars Carson Wentz and Brock Jensen.
When it became clear that Easton Stick was next in line to take over at QB, Hendricks was asked by coaches and others if he would be interested in switching positions.
“I was actually asked that question quite a bit,” Hendricks said. “And I was like, ‘No, absolutely not. I don’t want to do that.'”
But he did. And the junior is now a standout safety, earning first-team all-Missouri Valley Football Conference honors this season. And Stick? Well, he has been quite good.
The senior who owns school records for total offense, passing touchdowns and total touchdowns will try for his 46th victory Saturday when the top-ranked Bison (11-0) begin their quest for their seventh FCS title in eight years with a home playoff game against Montana State (8-4). A victory would get him within two of the school record held by Jensen, who guided the team to FCS titles in 2011, 2012 and 2013.
While Bison coach Chris Klieman has a whopping 15 all-conference players to brag about this season, he knows the significance of the player taking the snaps.
“You look at the best teams in the NFL and the best teams in major college football as well as FCS, they have a trigger man,” Klieman said. “We’re so excited because we have a guy who has been here, done this, for a number of years in the playoffs.”
— Rookie Luka Doncic and Devin Harris each scored 20 points and the Mavericks withstood James Harden’s triple-double in a 128-108 romp over the Rockets in Houston. Harden had 25 points, 17 assists and 11 rebounds, but it wasn’t nearly enough for a team missing Chris Paul because of an injury.
— Russell Westbrook moved into a tie for third place on the NBA list for triple-doubles with 23 points, 19 rebounds and 15 assists in the Thunder’s 100-83 win against the Cavaliers. Westbrook has 107 career triple-doubles to match Jason Kidd, but he’s still 74 behind all-time leader Oscar Robertson.
— Donovan Mitchell returned from a two-game absence and showed no effects from his bruised ribs, scoring 12 of his 29 points over the final 5:42 to lead the Jazz to a 101-91 victory over the Nets. Rudy Gobert (goh-BEHR’) had 23 points and 16 rebounds as Utah rebounded from Monday’s 33-point home loss to Indiana.
— The Pelicans’ four-game losing streak is over after Anthony Davis contributed 28 points and 15 rebounds to a 125-104 thumping of the Wizards. Jrue Holiday scored 29 points and Julius Randle added 23 points and 12 rebounds for New Orleans.
— Jeremy Lamb scored 23 points and Cody Zeller had a season-high 19 as the Hornets topped the Hawks, 108-94. Charlotte limited Atlanta to 34 percent shooting and avenged Sunday’s one-point loss to the Hawks.
NBA-NEWS
Korver goes to Jazz
UNDATED (AP) — The Utah Jazz have acquired one of the NBA’s most prolific outside shooters in league history as they try to shake off their disappointing 10-12 start.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are sending veteran forward Kyle Korver to the Jazz for guard Alec Burks and two future second-round draft picks, according to a person familiar with the deal.
The 37-year-old Korver ranks fourth in NBA history with 2,238 3-pointers, hitting 43 percent of his attempts from beyond the arc. He played for the Jazz from 2007-10.
Also in the NBA:
— Spurs coach Gregg Popovich says forward Pau Gasol (pow gah-SAHL’) has a stress fracture in his left foot. Popovich gave no timetable for the return of Gasol, who missed his 12th straight game Wednesday in Minnesota.
— Veteran NBA guard Isaiah Canaan is now available after being waived by the Suns. Canaan this season started 15 of his 19 games, averaging 7.5 points and 3.3 assists. His playing time diminished once Devin Booker took over the starting point guard spot.
— Former UCLA standout and four-time NBA All-Star Willie Naulls has died at age 84. Naulls received his All-Star nods with the Knicks and won three championships with the Celtics from 1956-66.
T25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Cavs upend Terps
UNDATED (AP) — Virginia and Maryland resumed a rivalry left dormant once in the Terrapins left the ACC for the Big Ten four years ago.
The fourth-ranked Cavaliers handed the No. 24 Terps their first loss of the season as Kyle Guy nailed five 3-pointers while scoring 18 points in Virginia’s 76-71 victory at College Park in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Ty Jerome scored 17 and De’Andre Hunter had 15 for the Cavs, who were 10-for-22 from beyond the arc and improved to 7-0.
The Terrapins turned a 17-point, second-half deficit into a 63-59 game before Virginia hit six free throws in the final 37 seconds to clinch it.
Bruno Fernandez had 14 points and 11 boards for Maryland.
The marquee matchup of the night went to Michigan as Charles Matthews provided 21 points and seven rebounds in the seventh-ranked Wolverines’ 84-67 win against No. 11 North Carolina. Jordan Poole scored 15 of his 18 points in the second half for the 7-0 Wolverines, who shut down a Tar Heels offense that came in averaging 96.6 points a game.
Michigan outscored North Carolina 34-16 in the first 12:13 of the second half to go ahead by 22.
In other top-25 finals:
— Sixth-ranked Tennessee received 21 points and 11 rebounds from Grant Williams in a 95-67 pounding of Eastern Kentucky. Admiral Schofield scored 20 points and shot 8 of 9 from the floor for the Vols, who went on a 21-3 run in the first half and avenged Friday’s loss to No. 2 Kansas in New York.
— No. 8 Auburn was 50 points better than Saint Peter’s as Anfernee McLemore and Bryce Brown each scored 19 in a 99-49 laugher. Austin Wiley chipped in 16 points and nine boards for the Tigers, scored the game’s first 13 points and led by as many as 32 before halftime.
— Tenth-ranked Kentucky clobbered Monmouth, 90-44 as Tyler Herro scored 16 points and Keldon Johnson added 15 to the Wildcats’ sixth straight win. The Wildcats shot 57 percent from the field and closed the first half on a 22-4 run over 8:46 for a 44-22 halftime lead.
— Trent Forrest hit a pull-up jumper with 5.2 seconds remaining as No. 15 Florida State stormed back to beat No. 19 Purdue, 73-72. Carsen Edwards led the Boilermakers with 24 points on 7 of 19 shooting.
— Tyus Battle scored 20 points and Elijah Hughes added 18 to help Syracuse upset No. 16 Ohio State 72-62. The Orange were 11 of 24 from 3-point range, but they didn’t take control until an 11-0 run in the second half.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-NEWS
Johnson leaving the hive
UNDATED (AP) — Georgia Tech suddenly finds itself in the market for a head football coach.
Paul Johnson is retiring after 11 seasons with the Yellow Jackets, making the surprising announcement Wednesday after meeting with his players. He will continue to coach the team until after its bowl game.
The 61-year-old Johnson was 82-59 with three trips to the ACC championship game while at Georgia Tech. The Jackets have gone to eight bowl games and are eligible for a ninth after recording a 7-5 record this year.
Johnson also had a six-year run at Navy, going 45-29 from 2002-07 before heading to Atlanta.
In other college football news:
— Purdue football coach Jeff Brohm has told athletic director Mike Bobinski that he intends to keep his job with the Boilermakers rather than take the head coaching job at his alma mater, Louisville. Brohm is 13-12 in two seasons and has taken the Boilermakers to back-to-back bowl games for the first time since 2011-12. He beat rival Indiana both years and pulled off one of this season’s most shocking upsets in October with a 29-point rout of then-No. 2 Ohio State.
— Bowling Green has hired Boston College offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler as its new head coach. The 44-year-old has done recent stints as an offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Temple, Auburn and Virginia Tech. The former Michigan quarterback was the Wolverines’ quarterback coach from 2002-07, working with Tom Brady and Chad Henne (HEH’-nee) among others.
— Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (TOO’-uh tag-oh-vy-LOH’-ah) and Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray are among the five finalists named for the Walter Camp national player of the award. Joining the two Heisman Trophy contenders as finalists are West Virginia quarterback Will Grier, Washington State quarterback Gardner Minshew and Kentucky linebacker Josh Allen. The winner will be announced Dec. 6.
NHL…
Auston awesome in return to lineup
UNDATED (AP) — The Toronto Maple Leafs welcomed back star center Auston Matthews, who missed 14 games with a shoulder injury suffered Oct. 27 against Winnipeg.
Matthews promptly picked up where he left off by delivering two goals and an assist in the Leafs’ 5-3 win over the visiting Sharks. He scored a power-play goal in the first period and gave Toronto a 5-2 lead midway through the third.
Matthews now has 12 goals and 19 points in just 12 games this season.
John Tavares scored twice in the first period for the Maple Leafs, his 16th and 17th of the season.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— Gabriel Landeskog’s (LAN’-dehs-kahgz) 15th goal of the season broke a 3-3 deadlock midway through the third period of Colorado’s 6-3 victory against Pittsburgh. Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and three assists, leaving him one point behind teammate Mikko Rantanen for the league scoring lead.
— The Ducks beat the Panthers, 3-2 on Nick Ritchie’s goal with 1:28 remaining. Ritchie scored twice and John Gibson stopped 42 shots in leading Anaheim to its fourth win in five games since a 3-8-4 skid.
— The Red Wings coughed up a 3-0 lead before Tyler Bertuzzi notched his second goal of the night with 6:53 left to send Detroit past the Blues, 4-3. Thomas Vanek had a goal and an assist as the Wings halted a three-game losing streak.
— Tyler Seguin (SAY’-gihn) scored 24 seconds into overtime to give the Stars a 4-3 victory over the Flames. Gavin Bayreuther tied it with 6:45 left in regulation before Dallas won for the first time in its last five road games.
NHL-NEWS
Flyers continue housecleaning
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Flyers have continued their organizational purge, firing assistant general manager Chris Pryor and assistant coach Gord Murphy.
The decision was announced two days after the Flyers dismissed GM Ron Hextall, and less than 24 hours after the Flyers blew a two-goal lead in the third period of a 4-3 loss to Ottawa.
The Flyers are 10-12-2 and in last place in the Eastern Conference.
MLB-NEWS
Yankees send Torreyes to Cubs
UNDATED (AP) — Infielder Ronald Torreyes (toh-RAY’-ehs) has gone from the New York Yankees to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named or cash considerations.
The 26-year-old was designated for assignment Monday to clear a roster spot when the Yankees claimed right-hander Parker Bridwell off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels.
Torreyes batted .280 with seven RBIs in 100 at-bats over 41 games for New York this year, spending much of the season at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He is a lifetime .281 hitter in 229 big league games.
In other MLB news:
— The Athletics have announced the location for their modern new ballpark, unveiling plans to build near Jack London Square along the water. The club had to switch gears after a proposed plan at Laney College fell through last December.
—The Major League Baseball Players Association has extended the contract of executive director Tony Clark through 2022, a year past the expiration of the current collective bargaining agreement.
NFL-NEWS
Fournette suspension sticks
UNDATED (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts won’t have to deal with running back Leonard Fournette when they go for their sixth consecutive victory Sunday against Jacksonville.
Fournette’s appeal of a one-game suspension for fighting has been denied, leaving him unavailable against the Colts. The running back was suspended without pay for leaving the sideline, running across the field and punching Bills defensive end Shaq Lawson during Sunday’s loss at Buffalo.
The Jaguars could also be without cornerback Jalen Ramsey versus Indianapolis. Ramsey missed practice Wednesday because of a knee injury and might not do any on-field work all week.
In other NFL news:
The Jets have placed left guard James Carpenter on the injured reserve list with a shoulder injury, ending his season. Carpenter had started in 58 straight games since signing with the Jets as a free agent in 2015 until missing New York’s 27-13 loss to New England last Sunday. New York also said rookie quarterback Sam Darnold was limited at practice Wednesday, a positive sign after he sat out team drills since injuring his right foot more than three weeks ago.
— Eric Berry was back on the Chiefs’ practice field Wednesday for the first time since early in training camp, though it remains unclear when the star safety will be ready for games. Berry tore his Achilles’ tendon in last season’s opener and rejoined the team for the start of training camp last summer before being sidelined by a troublesome heel problem.
— Lions return specialist Jamal Agnew is returning to practice after sitting out since Week 5 because of a knee injury. The team removed him from the reserve-injured designation on Wednesday.
— Defensive end Derrick Shelby has become the Falcons’ seventh former starter to land on injured reserve this season. Shelby has a groin injury.
— Eric Reid says he’s being targeted by the NFL because of his pending collusion case after being drug tested five times since signing with the Panthers on Sept. 27. Drug screenings throughout the NFL are random, but the Panthers safety says this year for him it has been “excessive.”
— Redskins coach Jay Gruden (GROO’-dehn) says the team will continue to investigate Rueben Foster’s legal problems amid the outcry from signing the running back following his latest domestic violence arrest over the weekend. Gruden said Wednesday there are “no guarantees” Foster ever plays for Washington.
OLYMPIC MEETINGS
Race on: It’s Stockholm vs. Milan-Cortina for 2026 Olympics
TOKYO (AP) — The race is on between Sweden and Italy to land the 2026 Winter Olympics.
IOC President Thomas Bach praised both bids today, but declined to take sides at meetings this week in Tokyo.
It guarantees that the Winter Olympics will be returning to Europe after winter games in Russia, South Korea — and in China in 2022.
In world and national news…
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s government has ordered a halt to work by a medical team that claimed to have helped make the world’s first gene-edited babies. Vice Minister of Science and Technology Xu Nanping told state broadcaster CCTV that his ministry is strongly opposed to the efforts that reportedly produced twin girls born earlier this month. Xu called the team’s actions illegal and unacceptable and said an investigation had been ordered.
SHANGHAI (AP) — Top global brands are among more than 200 automakers in China sending real-time data about electric vehicles to government monitoring centers, the AP found. Officials say it’s for public safety and infrastructure planning. Critics argue the tracking of over 222,000 vehicles in Shanghai alone could give China a powerful new surveillance tool as it steps up the use of technology to track citizens. Automakers worried about undermining their competitive position initially resisted complying.
MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin says that Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump will discuss an array of issues, including nuclear arms control, at their meeting on Saturday on the sidelines of Group of 20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Thursday that the two leaders will start with one-on-one talks and then continue broader negotiations involving officials from both sides.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is heading to the Group of 20 summit in Argentina, where the homebody commander in chief will spend just 48 hours on the ground yet pack in eight high-level meetings with foreign leaders. When Trump travels abroad, he increasingly likes to keep it quick. International summits are taxing events for any leader, but Trump has made his visit even more so by design, as the travel-averse president looks to minimize his time abroad.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s remarks about a possible pardon for his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort are the latest sign of his disdain for the Russia investigation. In a New York Post interview on Wednesday, Trump likened the Russia probe to Sen. Joe McCarthy’s pursuit of communists in the 1950s and said he wouldn’t take a Manafort pardon “off the table.” Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia says if Trump pardons Manafort it would be a “blatant and unacceptable abuse of power.”
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