CSi Weather…

.REST OF TODAY…Mostly Cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.

.TONIGHT…Cloudy. Chance of rain and snow in the evening, then chance of snow after midnight. Lows in the upper 20s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight.

Chance of precipitation 30 percent in the Jamestown area, 50 percent in the Valley City area.

.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 30s. West winds 10 to

15 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. West winds

around 10 mph.

.FRIDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s.

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.

.SUNDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows 15 to 20.

.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 20.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.

 

 

Wednesday night will see the next upper level wave move through giving a

period of light snow, possibly mixed with sleet or freezing rain.

Minor accumulations.

A weak but dry clipper moves through Saturday, followed by a warmup again through the end of next week.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corp. Board met in monthly session Monday.

On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, JSDC, Business Development Director, Corry Shevlin said, board members reviewed CEO, Connie Ova’s job performance, giving her a positive review.

82 percent of the performance appraisals by the board members were satisfactory or higher, and 44 percent rated Connie’s performance as excellent.

In other business, the JSDC’s 2019 budget includes  a  two percent raise for  staff.

Shevlin added that the  JSDC eliminated a deadline for the completion of a portion of the  paving at the Airport Industrial Park, stemming from wet weather conditions and boulders under the road that  have delayed the project. The deadline for full completion of the project remains June 30, 2019.

 

Jamestown   (CSi) The Jamestown Planning Commission has approved a replat of five lots in northeast Jamestown.

Combined are five lots located at 1101 5th Avenue  Northeast into a single lot for a planned addition to Haut Funeral Home.

The change to property boundaries now moves to the Jamestown City Council for consideration at its Jan. 7 meeting.

The Planning Commission tabled a request to combine three lots into a single lot at 8381 32nd Street  Southeast, Unit 20, until its January 14 meeting to get more information from the property owners.

The property is between Jamestown Reservoir and. Highway 20, within the one-mile extraterritorial area.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Parks and Recreation Commission this month  approved new workers, and committee members .

On a 3-2 vote, commissioners voted to  allow Two Rivers Community Center to create the full-time position of guest services coordinator.

The commission approved the appointment of Tania Falk and Jen Gruebele to three-year terms on the TRAC Advisory Committee. They replace Mindi Schmitz and Rachel Liechty.

The Park Board approved  on a vote of 4-1 to keep the same Hillcrest Municipal Golf Course fees the same in 2019, as recommended by Pro Shop, superintendent, John Miller.

Commissioner Mike Soulis voted in opposing  saying that each department should do more to increase the revenue.

 

Valley City  (CSi)  On Wednesday December 12, Valley City Public Schools will have  Early Dismissal for Professional Development Day.

All students will be dismissed early to allow teachers and staff to attend a Trauma-Sensitive School Training focused on student behavioral and mental health issues.

Jamestown  (CSi)  Victory Lutheran Church, located at 510 9th Ave. SW, will host its Community Christmas Dinner, Sunday, December 16th, from 11:30 – 1:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.

A complete turkey meal with all the trimmings will be served.  Meals will also be delivered to those who are unable to attend at the church. Please call the church office at 251-1570 before 3 p.m. on Friday, December 14th to be assured of home meal delivery Sunday.

 

Bismarck  (NDDOT)  The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) has been notified of a recent post on social media concerning a letter coming from the NDDOT Driver’s License Division.

The post has some misinformation. The letter is in fact a legitimate letter from the NDDOT. It is NOT a scam.

The purpose of the letter is to inform the driver there was an inquiry of their driving record from an insurance company, current employer or prospective employer. The NDDOT provides the driver record information in accordance with North Dakota Century Code 39-33-05 to the company and then also notifies the driver about the inquiry. If you receive this letter no action is needed by the driver, unless you have a question about the information provided.

The news release says,  “We apologize for any confusion this may have caused. For driver’s license questions please contact 701-328-2604.”

 

Valley City  (VCSU)   – Valley City State University will hold its fourth Winter Commencement on Thursday, December 13, at 3:30 p.m. in Vangstad Auditorium.

Interim President Margaret Dahlberg will preside at the commencement exercises and give remarks, as will Andy Wakeford, staff adviser for the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education.

The undergraduate student reflection will be presented by Yaritza “Yari” Villanueva of Minto, N.D., graduating on Thursday with a triple major in biology, environmental science, and fisheries and wildlife science (fisheries concentration).

Faculty speaker is Hilde van Gijssel, professor of science. Born and raised in the Netherlands, van Gijssel has taught at VCSU since 2002. In spring 2018, she received the Faculty Excellence Award for senior faculty.

The VCSU Chamber Wind Ensemble, directed by Jerrold Heide, instructor in music, will perform at the ceremony.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Democrat Heidi Heitkamp bid an emotional farewell to the U.S. Senate, telling colleagues that “gridlock and partisanship does not have to rule the day.” Heitkamp lost her seat to three-term U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer in November in a race seen as critical to control of the Senate. The 63-year-year-old Heitkamp says she fought every day for rural America.

Video of Heitkamp’s speech at CSiNewsNow.com

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The head of North Dakota’s Labor Department and Job Service North Dakota has been named to lead the state Commerce Department. Gov. Doug Burgum announced Tuesday that he has appointed Michelle Kommer to the position, effective Jan. 1. She succeeds Jay Schuler, who resigned in October over a controversial email about then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The Commerce Department has four divisions, overseeing tourism, economic development, workforce development and community services.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s only full-time federal judge says he’ll go into semi-retirement next year.

Chief U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland tells KFGO radio that he has informed President Donald Trump that he plans to take senior status on his 65th birthday.

But Hovland says he’ll continue to carry “a fairly full-time caseload” for a while because of what he says is a “significant” backlog of criminal and civil cases.

Hovland has been the only federal judge in North Dakota since Judge Ralph Erickson was elevated to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals about a year ago. Hovland says he hopes both positions can be filled before he steps away next November.

Hovland is based in Bismarck. He was nominated to the federal bench by President George W. Bush in 2002.

 

TOWNER, N.D. (AP) — Voters in the Towner-Granville-Upham school district are deciding whether to raise property taxes to fund school upgrades.

The Minot Daily News reports that Wednesday’s election is on an $8.9 million bond referendum that would pay for upgrades and new construction in Granville and Towner. Work would begin next spring.

Sixty percent approval is required for the measure to pass. If it does, the owner of a $100,000 house could expect to pay $130 more in taxes per year.

There are 205 students enrolled in K-12 at Towner and 126 students in K-12 at Granville.

 

In sports…

Boy’s Basketball…

Jamestown 83 Bismarck Legacy 51

Sheyenne 99, Valley City 49

 

Bishop Ryan 42, Beulah 39

Central Cass 70, Tri-State 52

Dickinson 80, Watford City 76

Fargo Davies 99, Grand Forks Red River 75

Fargo North 78, Grand Forks Central 55

Minot 84, Bismarck St. Mary’s 60

Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 77, Westhope-Newburg 30

New Salem-Almont 67, Wilton-Wing 41

Northern Cass 56, May Port CG 31

Oakes 56, Sargent Central 52

Parshall 60, Garrison 34

West Fargo 73, Wahpeton 58

 

^Lions Holiday Tournament=

^First Round=

Powers Lake 53, Tioga 24

Ray 76, Burke County 58

 

^Roughrider Tournament=

^First Round=

Bowman County 83, Richardton-Taylor 59

Dickinson Trinity 75, Killdeer 38

Glen Ullin-Hebron 68, Heart River 53

Mott-Regent 71, New England 49

 

^Stanley Tournament=

^Consolation Semifinal=

Stanley 64, North Shore – Plaza 58

 

^Velva Invitational=

^First Round=

Surrey 52, Kenmare 49

Velva 70, Glenburn 62

 

Girl’s Basketball…

Bismarck Legacy 77 Jamestown 50

West Fargo Sheyenne  71  Valley City 44

 

Dickinson 61, Watford City 46.

Mandan 63, Bismarck High 59.

Bismarck St. Mary’s 58, Minot 44.

West Fargo 59, Wahpeton 53.

G.F. Red River 75, Fargo Davies 72.

Oak Grove 65, Lisbon 45.

Grafton 74, Finley-Sharon-Hope-Page 30.

Flasher 54, New England 37.

Carrington 68, New Rockford-Sheyenne 42.

Midkota 66, Barnes County North 50.

Richland 51, Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 39.

Rugby 39, Harvey Wells County 26.

Shiloh Christian 41, Underwood 30.

LaMoure-L-M 54, Ellendale 25.

Hettinger-Scranton 61, Grant County 55.

Kenmare 62, Berthold 51.

Kidder County 53, Napoleon-G-S 39.

Beach 55, Beulah 33.

Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 41, Westhope-Newburg 33.

Des Lacs-Burlington 63, Garrison 41.

Four Winds-Minnewaukan 71, North Star 39.

TGU 68, Our Redeemers 64 (OT).

BOYS HOCKEY

West Fargo 6, Devils Lake 0.

Grafton-Park River 6, West Fargo Sheyenne 5 (OT).

G.F. Red River 5, Fargo North 0.

G.F. Central 7, Fargo South-Shanley 1.

Bismarck Century 6, Mandan 1.

Bismarck High 5, Minot 1.

 

 

2018-2019 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 2 (Dec. 11, 2018)

RANK LAST WEEK SCHOOL (FIRST-PLACE VOTES) RECORD FINAL POINTS
1 2 College of Idaho [7] 13-1 306
2 2 Morningside (Iowa) [2] 11-0 302
3 4 Oklahoma Wesleyan [2] 12-0 295
4 1 Indiana Wesleyan [1] 11-3 284
5 6 Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 10-2 272
6 8 Briar Cliff (Iowa) 10-1 257
7 10 Union (Ky.) 9-2 234
8 11 Southeastern (Fla.) 9-1 232
9 23 Spring Arbor (Mich.) 12-2 231
10 9 Cornerstone (Mich.) 11-4 228
11 11 WVU Tech 12-2 220
12 14 Southwestern (Kan.) 11-1 200
13 13 Southern Oregon 9-3 182
13 16 Indiana Tech 9-4 182
15 5 Marian (Ind.) 9-3 170
16 7 Indiana East (Ind.) 8-4 167
17 NR College of the Ozarks (Mo.) 11-3 147
18 NR Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 9-3 123
19 NR Saint Francis (Ind.) 8-5 118
20 17 Warner Pacific (Ore.) 8-3 117
21 NR Warner (Fla.) 8-4 99
22 NR Calumet (Ind.) 11-0 98
23 15 Bethel (Ind.) 11-3 90
24 22 Oregon Tech 9-4 83
25 20 Indiana Southeast (Ind.) 8-5 73

Dropped out: Voorhees (S.C.), Dordt (Iowa), Hastings (Neb.), Montreat (N.C.)

Others receiving votes: Jamestown (N.D.) 56, Mayville State (N.D.) 41, UC Merced 36, St. Francis (Ill.) 31, Voorhees (S.C.) 22, Dordt (Iowa) 17, Hastings (Neb.) 15, Friends (Kan.) 15, Montreat (N.C.) 10, Thomas (Ga.) 3

 

2018-19 NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 2 (Dec. 11, 2018)

RANK LAST WEEK SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] RECORD POINTS
1 2 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) [12] 12-0 312
2 3 Southeastern (Fla.) 9-0 299
3 1 Concordia (Neb.) 11-1 295
4 4 College of the Ozarks (Mo.) 10-1 281
5 5 Northwestern (Iowa) 10-1 273
6 7 Indiana Tech 12-1 259
7 6 Marian (Ind.) 11-3 254
8 8 Morningside (Iowa) 8-3 236
9 11 Antelope Valley (Calif.) 8-2 223
10 10 Taylor (Ind.) 11-3 221
11 13 Sterling (Kan.) 12-0 212
12 9 St. Francis (Ill.) 7-3 205
13 15 Dordt (Iowa) 10-3 201
14 17 Eastern Oregon 7-2 179
15 12 Hastings (Neb.) 9-4 166
16 21 Indiana Wesleyan 10-4 150
17 19 Bryan (Tenn.) 10-1 145
18 14 Southern Oregon 5-3 139
19 16 Tabor (Kan.) 9-3 138
20 18 Rio Grande (Ohio) 9-2 118
21 22 Saint Xavier (Ill.) 7-3 112
22 23 Michigan-Dearborn 10-2 87
23 25 Milligan (Tenn.) 9-0 83
24 25 Midland (Neb.) 7-5 67
25 NR Saint Francis (Ind.) 7-5 47

Dropped out: Huntington (Ind.)

Receiving votes: Indiana Nothwest 45, UC Merced 40, Bellevue (Neb.) 38, Siena Heights (Mich.) 32, Huntington (Ind.) 31, St. Ambrose (Iowa) 17, Briar Cliff (Iowa) 13, Lawrence Tech (Mich.) 11, Haskell (Kan.) 10, Kansas Wesleyan 8

 

(AP)  North Dakota State quarterback Easton Stick was one of three Bison players selected to The Associated Press FCS All-America team.Stick is joined by North Dakota State offensive lineman Tanner Volson and defensive back Robbie Grimsley on the first team. The top-seeded Bison, who will play South Dakota State in the semifinals of the playoffs Friday, also placed defensive lineman Greg Menard and linebacker Jabril Cox on the second team and offensive lineman Zack Johnson on the third team.

Stick is a finalist for the Walter Payton Award, given to the best player in the Football Championship Subdivision. The other finalists are Samford second-team quarterback Delvin Hodges, who broke the FCS record for career passing yards this season with 14,584, and third-team quarterback Chandler Burks for Kennesaw State.

FIRST TEAM

OFFENSE

Quarterback — Easton Stick, senior, North Dakota State

Running backs — Joe Protheroe, senior, Cal Poly; Ryan Fulse, senior, Wagner

Linemen — Tanner Volson, senior, North Dakota State; Matt Pyke, senior, East Tennessee State; Micah Shaw, senior, North Carolina A&T; B.J. Autry, senior, Jacksonville State; Garrett Bowery, senior, Lamar

Tight end — Donald Parham, senior, Stetson

Wide receivers — Josh Pearson, junior, Jacksonville State; Michael Bandy, junior, San Diego

All-purpose player — Shane Simpson, junior, Towson

Kicker — Roldan Alcobendas, senior, Eastern Washington

DEFENSE

Linemen — Isaiah Mack, senior, Chattanooga; Derick Roberson, senior, Sam Houston State; Ahmad Gooden, senior, Samford; Darryl Johnson, junior, North Carolina A&T

Linebackers — Zach Hall, junior, Southeast Missouri State; Dante Olson, junior, Montana; B.J. Blunt, senior, McNeese State

Backs — Isaiah Swann, junior, Dartmouth; Robbie Grimsley, senior, North Dakota State; Jimmy Moreland, senior, James Madison; Will Warner, junior, Drake

Punter — Chris Faddoul, sophomore, Florida A&M

SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE

Quarterback — Devlin Hodges, senior, Samford

Running backs — A.J. Hines, junior, Duquesne; Marquis Terry, senior, Southeast Missouri State

Linemen — Iosua Operta, senior, Weber State; Spencer Blackburn, senior, Eastern Washington; Drew Forbes, senior, Southeast Missouri State; C.J. Collins, senior, Kennesaw State; Dan Cooney, senior, San Diego

Tight end — Matthew Gonzalez, junior, Robert Morris

Wide receivers — Kelvin McKnight, senior, Samford; Keelan Doss, senior, UC Davis

All-purpose player — D’Angelo Amos, sophomore, James Madison

Kicker — Grayson Atkins, sophomore, Furman

DEFENSE

Linemen — Khalen Saunders, senior, Western Illinois; Greg Menard, senior, North Dakota State; Jay-Tee Tiuli, senior, Eastern Washington; Nick Wheeler, junior, Colgate

Linebackers — Jabril Cox, sophomore, North Dakota State; Sterling Sheffield, senior, Maine; Adrian Hope, freshman, Furman

Backs — James Allen, senior, Charleston Southern; Tyree Robinson, sophomore, East Tennessee State; Nassir Adderly, senior, Delaware; Marlon Bridges, senior, Jacksonville State

Punter — Alex Pechin, senior, Bucknell

THIRD TEAM

OFFENSE

Quarterback — Chandler Burks, senior, Kennesaw State

Running backs — James Holland, senior, Colgate; James Robinson, junior, Illinois State.

Linemen — Matt Kaskey, senior, Dartmouth; Justus Basinger, junior, Wofford; C.J. Toogood, senior, Elon; Zack Johnson, junior, North Dakota State; Tiano Pupungatoa, senior, South Dakota State.

Tight end — Owen Cosenke, sophomore, Western Carolina

Wide receivers — Reggie White Jr., senior, Monmouth; Jazz Ferguson, junior, Northwestern State

All-purpose player — Kentel Williams, junior, Austin Peay

Kicker — Aidian O’Neill, junior, Towson

DEFENSE

Linemen — Nathan Clayberg, senior, Drake; Maurice Jackson, junior, Richmond; Filipe Satake, senior, Weber State; Solomon Brown, senior, Charleston Southern.

Linebackers — Pete Swenson, senior, Western Illinois; De’Arius Christmas, senior, Grambling State; Cameron Gill, junior, Wagner.

Backs — Abu Daramy-Swaray, junior, Colgate; Dominic Frasch, senior, Cal Poly; Davon Jernigan, senior, Lamar; Jordan Brown, senior, South Dakota State

Punter — Garret Wegner, sophomore, North Dakota State

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More AP college football: https://apnews.com/Collegefootball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25

 

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings, still seeking to salvage a season that started with Super Bowl designs, made a last-ditch move to capture a mid-December spark by firing offensive coordinator John DeFilippo.

Coach Mike Zimmer made what he called an “extremely difficult decision” on Tuesday morning, following a 21-7 defeat at Seattle on Monday night . DeFilippo’s first season on the job ended after just 13 games, amid a sharp decline in production by the offense over the past six weeks.

“I went round and round and round and round about it because I feel like, ‘I hired him. It’s my job to try to help him to continue to get better,’” Zimmer said. “I obviously didn’t do a good enough job there. I’ve always felt like if you hire a guy, you should stick with him and try to help him and help him mature as a coach.”

The Vikings (6-6-1) have been held to under 300 total yards in four of their past five games. They’ve scored an average of 12.8 points in those four games. Thanks to the struggles of several of their NFC competitors, though, they’re still in control of the second wild-card spot with three games to go.

“I don’t want the season to be wasted. Now, maybe it will. Maybe it won’t,” Zimmer said. “But these three games, to me, are very, very critical.”

Quarterbacks coach Kevin Stefanski was made interim offensive coordinator, taking over the play-calling duty. Stefanski has been an assistant with the Vikings since 2006, surviving two head coaching changes . Having coached quarterbacks, running backs and tight ends under Zimmer, Stefanski has a firm grasp of the scheme and the personnel.

“We’ve got a lot of smart guys in that room, and I’ll try to help him best I can,” Zimmer said.

DeFilippo’s work with new quarterback Kirk Cousins didn’t materialize into consistent success, but Zimmer said his reasoning for dismissing DeFilippo transcended Cousins and his so-so first year with the Vikings.

“This really wasn’t about one guy. This was about a lot of us holding up our end of the bargain. It was a collective thing,” Zimmer said on a conference call with reporters. He added: “We had to shake things up and try to get better.”

Stefanski will be the fourth play-caller in five years under Zimmer, whose first offensive coordinator, Norv Turner, resigned halfway through the 2016 season. Pat Shurmur thrived in the role last year, behind a career-best season for fill-in quarterback Case Keenum and a 13-3 record that propelled the Vikings to the NFC championship game.

Shurmur, however, was hired as head coach of the New York Giants. He wanted to bring Stefanski with him, but Zimmer blocked that move out of a desire to keep him on his own staff.

The 40-year-old DeFilippo came from Philadelphia, lauded for his work as quarterbacks coach with Carson Wentz and then Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles. He had previously served one season as an offensive coordinator, in 2015 with Cleveland.

The Vikings, who committed a guaranteed $84 million to Cousins on an unprecedented three-year contract, piled up the passing yards over the first eight games. Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs were dominating opposing teams, and the Vikings topped 400 total yards four times.

Lately, they’ve been unable to generate nearly enough points to stay in the NFC North race with Chicago (9-4). Zimmer publicly questioned DeFilippo’s decision-making more than once over the past month, stressing his interest in more of a run-pass balance and chiding him at one point for essentially trying to trick too many teams rather than relying on the offense’s strengths.

The Vikings didn’t cross midfield on Monday night until late in the third quarter. They actually had a prime opportunity to pull out a victory down the stretch, after a 48-yard pass by Cousins to Diggs set them up in the red zone. They had first-and-goal from the 4, but Cousins threw two incompletions, missing an open Thielen on fourth down and misfiring to tight end Kyle Rudolph instead.

“I think the added piece of the disappointment is when your defense is playing so well,” Cousins said after the Vikings went scoreless against the Seahawks until a garbage-time touchdown with 1:10 left in the game.

He added: “If our offense would bring it the way that we brought it in the earlier weeks of the season, we could be pretty dangerous. Unfortunately, we haven’t put the whole complementary football together enough this season to really be the team that I think we know we’re capable of, and that will be the challenge these last three weeks.”

 

NBA…UNDATED (AP) — The Toronto Raptors improved to an NBA-best 22-7 by dealing the Los Angeles Clippers their worst loss of the season.Serge Ibaka (ih-BAH’-kah) delivered 25 points and nine rebounds as the Raptors ripped the Clippers, 123-99 in Los Angeles. Kyle Lowry hit four of Toronto’s 14 3-pointers and added 21 points to help the Raptors win while Kawhi (kah-WY’) Leonard sat out with a bruised right hip. Fred Van Vleet had a career-high 14 assists starting in place of Leonard.Toronto shot 52 percent from the floor, had 34 assists and outscored the Clippers 28-4 in fast-break points. The Raptors also held Tobias Harris to 10 points, less than half his team-high average.Checking out Tuesday’s other NBA action:— James Harden led seven Rockets in double figures with 29 points as Houston knocked off the Trail Blazers, 111-104. Eric Gordon had 14 points off the bench and helped the Rockets put together a 24-6 run in the opening half. Chris Paul had a double-double of 11 points, 11 boards and 10 assists.— Bryn Forbes had a season-high 24 points and a career-best 11 rebounds as the Spurs hammered the Suns, 111-86. LaMarcus Aldridge added 18 points in 25 minutes before sitting out the fourth quarter of San Antonio’s third consecutive victory.NBA-CAVALIERS-THOMPSONCavaliers’ Thompson out with sprained footCLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers have lost yet another major component of their team.

Forward Tristan Thompson could miss a month with a sprained left foot suffered in Monday’s loss in Milwaukee. He made 6 of 7 shots and added six rebounds in 18 minutes before he twisted his foot in the third quarter.

Thompson is averaging 12 points and a career-high 11.6 rebounds in 27 games.

The Cavs are also without All-Star forward Kevin Love, who is recovering from toe surgery and isn’t expected to return until sometime in January.

 

MLB-NEWS

AP source: McCutchen, Phillies agree

UNDATED (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies are adding a five-time All-Star to their outfield.

A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that Andre McCutchen has agreed to a three-year, $50 million contract with the Phils.

McCutchen was an All-Star each season from 2011-15 and was the National League MVP in 2013. He spent nine years with Pittsburgh before he was traded to San Francisco last winter.

McCutchen hit .255 with 20 homers and 65 RBIs in 155 games overall for the Giants and New York Yankees this year.

In other MLB news:

— The Blue Jays have released oft-injured shortstop Troy Tulowitzki (too-loh-IHTS’-kee) with two years and $38 million remaining on his contract. The 34-year-old Tulowitzki hasn’t played in the majors since July 2017, missing all of last season following right ankle surgery performed last spring. He has been a disappointment since coming to the Blue Jays in a trade with Colorado, batting .250 with 31 home runs and 105 RBIs in 197 games.

— AL MVP Mookie Betts will hit second next year, a season after the Red Sox outfielder led the big leagues in batting average and slugging percentage from the top spot. Manager Alex Cora says Andrew Benintendi will move up a slot and hit first for the majors’ highest-scoring team.

— The White Sox have acquired right-handed Ivan Nova from the Pirates for minor league pitcher Yordi Rosario and $500,000 in international signing bonus pool allocation. Nova was 9-9 with a 4.19 ERA in 29 starts this season, striking out 114 in 161 innings.

— The Cardinals have traded third baseman Patrick Wisdom to the Rangers for infielder/outfielder Drew Robinson. The 27-year-old Wisdom made his major league debut last season, hitting .260 with four home runs and 10 RBIs in 32 games. The 26-year-old Robinson batted .183 with three homers and nine RBIs in 47 games for Texas.

— The Orioles are denying reports that they are close to hiring Cubs bench coach Brandon Hyde as their manager. The team said those stories were premature and they wouldn’t make a decision before leaving Las Vegas.

— Rays owner Stuart Sternberg says the team is reopening its site search for a new stadium now that plans for a new ballpark in Tampa’s Ybor (EE’-bor) City can’t be finalized by this month’s deadline. The decision will delay any opening until at least 2024.

 

T25 BASKETBALL

Penn ends Nova’s Big 5 run

UNDATED (AP) — Villanova’s six-year unbeaten streak against Philadelphia’s Big 5 opponents is over.

The 17th-ranked Wildcats had won a city-record 25 straight games against their local rivals until Penn pinned them with a 78-75 loss on Tuesday at the Palestra. AJ Brodeur and Antonio Woods each scored 16 points for the Quakers, who beat Villanova for the first time since 2002.

Michael Wang added 14 points for Penn, which outrebounded the Wildcats, 35-22 and improved to 9-2.

Also in top-25 college hoops:

— Noah Gurley scored 17 points and hit a 3-pointer with 5:51 left to cap a 14-4 run in No. 23 Furman’s 77-69 win over Charleston Southern. Alex Hunter and Andrew Brown had 16 points apiece for the 11-0 Paladins, and Matt Rafferty had 14 points and 14 rebounds to the win.

 

NHL…

UNDATED (AP) —  The Wild crushed the Canadiens, 7-1 as Matt Dumba scored twice in the rout. Dumba scored two of Minnesota’s power-play goals and Charlie Coyle added a short-handed goal for the Wild.

It took a third-period comeback and an overtime goal for the Buffalo Sabres to end their five-game losing streak.

Jeff Skinner scored a power-play goals 1:49 into the extra session to send the Sabres past the Kings, 4-3. Los Angeles led 3-1 until Jack Eichel (EYE’-kul) and Johan Larsson scored about 3 1/2 minutes apart over the first 7:23 of the third period.

Linus Ullmark stopped 26 shots for the Sabres, whose 0-3-2 skid followed a team record-tying 10-game winning streak.

Elsewhere on NHL ice:

— Alex Ovechkin leads the NHL with 25 goals after registering his 21st career hat trick in the Capitals’ 6-2 rout of the Red Wings. Nicklas Backstrom collected four assists and TJ Oshie (OH’-shee) scored a power-play goal in his return to the Washington lineup after missing 11 straight game with an injury.

— Brad Marchand scored twice and assisted on another during a four-goal, second-period flurry to lead the Bruins to a 4-3 win over the Coyotes. Arizona led 2-0 before Boston scored four times in five minutes, starting when Danton Heinen and David Pastrnak delivered 33 seconds apart.

— William Nylander (NEE’-lan-dur) picked up his first two points of the season by setting up a pair of goals in the Maple Leafs’ 4-1 win at Carolina. Morgan Rielly scored the go-ahead goal for the Leafs, who also received goals by Tyler Ennis, Paritck Marleau and John Tavares in their third win in four road games.

— Elias Pettersson and Jake Virtanen scored over the final 3:04 of regulation to give the Canucks a 3-2 comeback win over the Blue Jackets in Columbus. Virtanen netted the game-winner with 1:46 remaining and Jacob Markstrom stopped 34 shots as Vancouver won its third straight after losing 12 of 13.

— Nashville had dropped two straight until Ryan Ellis scored his first game-winning goal of the season in the Predators’ 3-1 verdict over the Senators. Austin Watson and Craig Smith also scored to back Pekka Rinne (PEH’-kuh REE’-nay), who turned back 25 shots.

— The Blackhawks absorbed their eighth straight loss as Kyle Connor scored twice to lead the Jets to a 6-3 win against Chicago. Mark Scheifele (SHYF’-lee) and Tyler Myers each had a goal and assist as Winnipeg stayed one point off the Central Division lead.

— Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored twice in Edmonton’s four-goal second period that led the Oilers to their fourth straight win, 6-4 at Colorado. Connor McDavid added a goal and an assist as the Oilers improved to 8-2-1 since coach Ken Hitchcock took over the struggling team on Nov. 20.

 

— Brayden Schenn capped St. Louis’ four-goal third period as the Blues beat the Florida Panthers 4-3 on Tuesday night. David Perron had two goals and Ivan Barbashev also scored to help the Blues win for the fourth time in their last 12 games.

 

NHL-NEWS

Ducks shelve Miller, Rakell, get goalie off waivers

UNDATED (AP) — The Anaheim Ducks have announced that backup netminder Ryan Miller will miss about six weeks with a sprained knee ligament suffered in Sunday’s game against the Devils. The club also says forward Rickard Rakell (rah-KEHL’) is out indefinitely with a sprained ankle.

The Ducks replaced Miller by claiming goaltender Chad Johnson off waivers from St. Louis.

In other NHL news:

— Penguins goaltender Matt Murray is nearing a return from a lower-body injury that has sidelined him since mid-November. The two-time Stanley Cup winner is practicing with his teammates for the first time since going on injured reserve last month. Murray is 4-5-1 with a 4.08-goals against average in 11 appearances.

 

NFL-NEWS

Roethlisberger nursing bruised ribs

UNDATED (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (RAHTH’-lihs-bur-gur) believes he’ll play Sunday against New England despite bruised ribs suffered in Sunday’s loss at Oakland.

Roethlisberger took a shot in the ribs and missed most of the second half of Sunday’s game before leading a potential game-tying drive that ended with a botched field-goal attempt by Chris Boswell.

Head coach Mike Tomlin indicated pain management will be the biggest concern. Roethlisberger rarely practices on Wednesdays and there’s a chance he could be given an additional day off.

Tomlin also said he will be auditioning kickers this week, although he acknowledged the talent pool is thin at this point in the season.

In other NFL news:

— The Lions have put defensive end Ziggy Ansah and tight end Michael Roberts on injured reserve with shoulder problems. Detroit kept Ansah this season with the franchise tag, but he’s dealt with injuries all season and has played in only seven games.

—The Rams have placed running back Malcolm Brown and cornerback Dominique Hatfield on injured reserve. Brown injured his collarbone earlier this month, and Hatfield needs surgery after injuring his ankle Sunday.

— The 49ers have placed receiver Pierre Garcon on season-ending injured reserve with a knee injury. Garcon has 64 receptions for 786 yards and one touchdown in 16 games over two seasons with the 49ers.

— The Cardinals have placed linebacker Thurston Armbrister and defensive tackle Robert Nkemdiche on injured reserve and signed two players. The moves leave 16 players placed on injured reserve by Arizona this season.

— Titans right tackle Jack Conklin and tight end Jonnu Smith have been placed on injured reserve with knee injuries. Both starters were hurt in Tennessee’s 30-9 win over Jacksonville last week.

 

COLLEGE FOOTBALL-NEWS

Coroner: Ex-Clemson RB died of blood clot in his lung

UNDATED (AP) — An autopsy report states that ex-Clemson running back C.J. Fuller died of a blood clot that lodged in an artery in his lungs.

Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley said in a report released Tuesday that the 22-year-old Fuller died from a “Pulmonary thromboembolism and deep vein thrombosis.” Pulmonary thromboembolism is when a clot breaks off in one part of your body and gets stuck in an artery in your lungs.

Fuller died on Oct. 3. The report said Fuller had surgery on his leg on Sept. 19, two weeks before he died.

Fuller played three seasons with the Tigers and was part of Clemson’s national championship team in 2016.

In other college football news:

— Boston College has extended the contract of football coach Steve Addazio through 2022. Addazio led the Eagles to a 7-2 record and a No. 17 ranking in The Associated Press Top 25 before losses in their last three regular-season games.

— Former Utah State coach Gary Andersen has returned to the Aggies. Andersen previously was Utah State’s coach from 2009 to 2012. He replaces Matt Wells, who had taken over the Aggies after Andersen’s first stint with the team.

 

VANDERBILT-ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

Vanderbilt hires G League President Malcolm Turner as new AD

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt has hired NBA G League President Malcolm Turner as its new athletic director, going with a business executive over candidates with experience in college athletic administration for the SEC’s only private university.

Chancellor Nicholas Zeppos says Turner didn’t come up through college athletics but believes Turner is a great fit for the Commodores. He will start Feb. 1 and replace David Williams, the first African-American athletic director in the SEC to cap a search that started in September.

 

In world and national news…

LONDON (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel is underlining the European Union’s insistence on sticking to the Brexit agreement as it stands, but stressing that she remains committed to an orderly British withdrawal. Merkel, who met Tuesday with British Prime Minister Theresa May, noted that “things are in flux” in London.

 

STRASBOURG, France (AP) — The German government says it has stepped up controls on the country’s border with France following Tuesday night’s attack in Strasbourg, but sees no change to the threat level in Germany. Interior Ministry spokeswoman Eleonore Petermann said there’s no reason to stay away from Christmas markets in Germany. A Christmas market in Berlin was targeted in a deadly attack two years ago.

 

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Donald Trump lawyer Michael Cohen was expected to find out Wednesday whether cooperation with federal investigators paid off in terms of his prison sentence for dodging taxes, lying to Congress and violating campaign finance laws. The lawyer who made his career protecting President Donald Trump could get around four years in prison at his sentencing in Manhattan. His lawyers have asked for leniency, saying some of Cohen’s crimes were motivated by overenthusiasm for Trump.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Associated Press investigation finds President Donald Trump’s daughter and son-in law could benefit from a program they pushed that offers massive tax breaks to developers who invest in downtrodden American areas. Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner own a major stake in a real estate investment firm that is launching a series of funds to take advantage of the Opportunity Zone program. And separately, Kushner’s family firm owns at least 13 properties that could qualify for the tax breaks.

 

BEIJING (AP) — China’s Foreign Ministry has denied knowledge about the detention of a former Canadian diplomat but said the organization he was working for, the International Crisis Group, is not registered in China and so any of its work in the country would be illegal. Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang told reporters Wednesday that China would handle ‘according to law’ the case of Michael Kovrig, a Hong Kong-based analyst whose employer said he was taken into custody Monday night.

 

 

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