Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Dec 18

CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

.TONIGHT…Increasing clouds. A 20 percent chance of light rain after midnight.Not as cold. Lows in the lower 30s. Southwest winds around 5 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.

.WEDNESDAY…A 30 percent chance of light rain in

the morning. Highs 40 to 45. Breezy. West winds around 10 mph

increasing to northwest around 20 mph in the afternoon.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows in the mid 20s.

Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.

.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. Northwest winds

10 to 15 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows in the lower 20s.

.FRIDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow.

Lows in the lower 20s.

.SATURDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows around 15.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows 10 to 15.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s.

 

Most of the precipitation Tuesday evening should be in the form of light rain.

However, the James River Valley may see a period of light freezing

rain towards  Wednesday morning.

The next chance of snow arrives Friday night through Saturday night.

 

After well above average temperatures through the work week (highs in the 30s and 40s, closer to average over the weekend and into early next week, with most areas likely remaining at or a bit above normal.

Highs Saturday should be mainly in the 30s with highs Sunday through Christmas Day mainly in the 20s to lower 30s…and lows from the single digits above zero to the teens. (Average highs this time of year are in the 20s…with average lows from zero to 5 above.)

 

Jamestown (CSi another update 12-17-18) Police are warning residents regarding a convicted sex offender who has changed his Jamestown address for the second time in about a week.

John Sheku Conteh now resides at 1810 Business Loop east, Norway Inn, #5, Jamestown, ND

His vehicle is a Red 1998 Pontiac 4 door. North Dakota License 299/CJT.

Conteh has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota Risk Level Committee, of the North Dakota Attorney General’s Office.

Conteh is a 38 year old black male, six feet two inches tall weighing 260 pounds with brown eyes, and black hair.

More information

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Rural Fire Department was called to a report of a natural gas leak about 4:45-p.m. Monday in 8000 block of 36^th Street Southeast, at the east ditch of I-94.

Rural Assistant Fire Chief Joel Guthmiller says, a safety value was leaking, that posed no danger, as MDU techs responded to the location.

 

Valley City  (VCSU)  Alan LaFave, D.M.A., formally began his service as president of Valley City State University Monday.

Selected for the VCSU presidency by the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education on Sept. 27, LaFave comes to VCSU after serving as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Northern State University in Aberdeen, S.D.

LaFave had served at Northern State University since 1991 in various capacities including tenured faculty, music department chair, associate dean, dean of graduate and extended studies, and dean of the school of fine arts. He had served as provost and vice president for academic affairs since 2015.

He holds a doctor of musical arts degree and a master‘s degree in music, both from Arizona State University, along with a bachelor’s degree from Northern State.

 

Washington (Sen. Hoeven’s Office) –   President Trump has signed legislation that Senator John Hoeven authored to enable homeowners around Patterson Lake and the Jamestown Reservoir to purchase their lots. Congress passed Hoeven’s amended legislation last month.

The bills are cosponsored by Senator Heidi Heitkamp and Congressman Kevin Cramer introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives.

Hoven says, “Now that our legislation has been signed into law, the land around Jamestown Reservoir, and Patterson Lake will be transferred to the Stutsman County Park Board, and Dickinson Parks and Recreation Department respectively. Individuals with homes at Patterson Lake and the Jamestown Reservoir will be able to purchase their lots, which is an important opportunity for them to secure the property that they have developed. We appreciate all who worked with us to advance our legislation including the local homeowner associations and state, local and federal officials.”

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.

 

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  (NDFU)  – More than 600 North Dakota Farmers Union members participated in the organization’s 92^nd annual state convention Dec. 14-15 in Bismarck. A mix of educational speakers, remarks from North Dakota congressional leaders who will be sworn into the 116^th Congress, unveiling of the Family Farms chopper, introduction of Our Family Farm children’s book, organizational elections, youth achievement recognition, policy debate and entertainment highlighted the year-end celebration.

Velva farmer Mark Watne was re-elected president, a position he has held since 2013. Bob Kuylen of South Heart was re-elected vice president.

Ryan Taylor of Towner was elected to the state board of directors, representing District 2. He replaces Jim Teigen of Rugby, who did not seek re-election. District 2 encompasses the counties of Bottineau, McHenry, Pierce, Rolette and Ward. Shane Sickler of Gladstone was re-elected to the District 4 seat, running unopposed. That district encompasses the counties of Adams, Billings, Bowman, Dunn, Golden Valley, Hettinger, McKenzie, Slope and Stark. Michelle Ziesch of Pettibone was elected to the state board of directors for District 6. She replaces Ellen Linderman of Carrington who did not seek re-election. District 6 covers Dickey, Eddy, Foster, Kidder, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh, Stutsman and Wells counties.

Of special note were two special orders of business that were adopted by members. The first called on the Trump administration and USDA to distribute the second round of trade relief payments to farmers hurt by the trade war with China. The second recognized the undue economic stress farmers are facing with net farm income at a 12-year low. Farmers Union members called on the state to provide adequate mental health services in rural areas and adequate funding for mediation services.

Closing out the convention was the Torchbearer Award ceremony, where 10 youths earned the highest honor that can be achieved in the Farmers Union youth program. Recipients, listed by county, were:

BARNES – Braylen Bruns, Nicholas Pfeifer, both Valley City.

DICKEY – Breanna Olson, Forbes.

LOGAN – Veronica Schwartzenberger, Alexa Young, both Napoleon.

MERCER – Robert Fitterer, Golden Valley.

MOUNTRAIL – Lane Gandrud, Stanley.

STARK – Makayla Tysver, Dickinson.

STUTSMAN – Noah Wegenast, Ypsilanti.

WILLIAMS – Emily Ketelsen, Ray.

Carrington  (CSi)  The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train visited Carrington  Saturday, December 15, 2018, accepting donations of food and cash, to the Carrington Daily Bread program, along with a concert presentation.

Officials report that $3,500 was donated.

Photos posted on line at CSiNewsNow.com

 

 

Jamestown  (NDHP)  –To increase public awareness of impaired driving and impaired-driving related motor vehicle crashes and to deter citizens from choosing to drive impaired, the North Dakota Highway Patrol, Stutsman County Sheriff’s Department, and Jamestown Police Department will conduct a sobriety checkpoint on Saturday, Dec. 29 at a predetermined location in Stutsman County. In conjunction to the sobriety checkpoint, saturation patrols will be conducted on Dec. 28 and Dec. 29 in Stutsman and Barnes Counties.

The primary purpose of a checkpoint and saturation is to deter drinking and driving. This year, approximately 33 percent of fatal crashes have been alcohol-related. Through Dec. 8 of this year, 31 of the 100 fatalities on North Dakota roadways have occurred in alcohol-related crashes.

The North Dakota Highway Patrol reminds the public to plan ahead, always designate a sober driver, and drive distraction free as we all work together toward Vision Zero: zero fatalities on North Dakota roads.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Police investigated a vehicle that crashed into the front of Aarons, on Business Loop East, on Saturday afternoon.

More information when the report is filed.

 

Valley City  (CSi)  On Friday December 21, the Winter Solstice will be observed at 4:46-p.m., at Medicine Wheel Park in Valley City.

Curator, Joe Stickler says, the public is welcome to the festivities that start at 4:30-p.m., to officially welcome winter.

Then, the daylight starts to get longer each day thereafter.

Valley City  (VC- Chamber)  The Valley City Area Chamber of Commerce reports the lucky winners in the December 14 Christmas in the Valley Button drawing.

The final drawing will be held on Friday December 21.

Each year the button artwork is created by a 5th grade student in Valley City.

Turkey Winners provided by Leevers North and South:

Joann Jewitt Karen Hunter, Nancy King, Lynne McMonagle and Bonnie Olson.

Norwex basket from the Chamber of Commerce:  Sharon Mooridian

$25 Gift Card from Posh Salon and Spa: Darlene Trader

Vehicle Survival Kit from BEK Communications: Mary Ann Leirer.

Pick up  a Christmas in the Valley Button by purchasing  a ticket for $5 or a booklet of 5 tickets for $20 at participating Valley City businesses in Valley City, and get into the next drawing.

 

Jamestown  (Chamber)  Members of the chamber Young Professionals of Jamestown and the chamber Ambassadors recently presented the Business of the Month Award to Easter Seals Goodwill of Jamestown for their outstanding customer service and continued commitment to the community.  This business is located at 402 14^th Ave NE in Jamestown and they can be reached at 701-251-1446. Regional Manager Steve Carbno was joined by multiple staff members in celebrating this award.

The nomination stated, “Easter Seals Goodwill: “I went into the office for information. The staff was VERY informative, friendly, just overall willing to answer any silly question I have… the staff was smiling, happy, willing to go the extra mile. I appreciated that. This was not your “normal” customer service.”

The Young Professionals of Jamestown honor businesses that provide superior customer service, exhibit community spirit and provide a positive economic impact to the community.  This award provides recognition throughout the month with a plaque and a recognition banner for the month. Easter Seals, along with all of the other monthly winners, will be considered for Business of the Year to be awarded at the Chamber’s annual banquet in January of 2019.  Business of the Month award nomination forms are available at the Chamber office.  Call 701-252-4830 for more information or email director@jamestownchamber.com.

 

Update…

VELVA, N.D. (AP-CSi)  — Authorities have released the name of a 24-year-old California man who died in a one-vehicle accident in McHenry County.The Highway Patrol says the crash happened about 10 a.m. Sunday 4 miles south of Velva. Bryce Belden of San Bernadino, California,  was driving a 2007 Dodge Durango, pickup that went through an intersection and wound up crossing through a fence and entering a cattle pasture. The truck rolled over several times. The patrol says he was ejected from the vehicle, and died the scene.Assisting at the scene was the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office.

 

WISHEK, N.D. (AP) — The state Bureau of Criminal Investigation is looking into the death of a man who had been in police custody in south central North Dakota.

McIntosh County Chief Deputy Jon Kaatz tells KFGO radio that Daniel Seminole had a medical emergency while a deputy was transporting him to jail in Bismarck on Thursday night.

Kaatz wouldn’t say why Seminole was being taken to jail. He says the man died after he’d been flown from the hospital in Wishek to one in Bismarck.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Drug Enforcement Administration has reported a drastic jump in methamphetamine seizures in North Dakota this year, a trend that local law enforcement agencies are also seeing.

The DEA seized nearly 62 pounds of meth in North Dakota for fiscal year 2018, which ended on Sept. 30, the Bismarck Tribune reported. The federal law enforcement agency seized just 3 pounds in the state the year before.

“Local and state law enforcement have probably seized an equal amount if not more,” said Ken Solek, an assistant special agent at the DEA’s Minneapolis office.

Solek attributed the spike in North Dakota meth seizures to an increase in the drug’s supply, with the primary source coming from Mexican cartels distributing through Minnesota to the Dakotas.

North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem added that the price for meth has dropped significantly and the drug’s purity level is dangerous.

“A lot of the attention is on heroin and fentanyl, which is proper, but (law enforcement agencies) are still saying meth is the biggest drug problem that we have,” Stenehjem said.

Solek said that more seizures are also the result of better coordination between law enforcement agencies, which are pooling together resources to disrupt organizations supplying meth.

 

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man who helped found a business in North Dakota’s oil patch has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for fraud in a stock manipulation scheme. His co-defendant will learn his fate later this week.Ryan Gilbertson, 42, on Dec. 11 also was fined $2 million and ordered to pay more than $15 million in restitution during his sentencing in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, during which U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz called the scheme an act “of almost pure, unalloyed, unfathomable greed.”Gilbertson co-founded Wayzata-based Dakota Plains Holdings, which owned a North Dakota facility that loaded oil onto rail cars. Gilbertson manipulated the company’s stock after it went public in 2012 in a complex scheme that netted him and co-defendant Douglas Hoskins millions, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.”He executed his scheme over many years at the detriment of the company, which is now bankrupt, its shareholders and the trading public,” U.S. Attorney Erica H. MacDonald said in a statement . “He did not care about how his actions may impact others — he only cared about lining his own pockets.”A spokesman for Gilbertson told the Minneapolis Star Tribune that he plans to appeal. Hoskins, 50, whom authorities said pocketed much less money through the scheme than did Gilbertson but lied under oath to the Securities and Exchange Commission, is to be sentenced Friday by Schiltz.Dakota Plains filed for bankruptcy in December 2016. 

In sports…

 

Jamestown  (uj.edu) Four players finished in double figures and all 13 who dressed found the scoring column as the University of Jamestown women’s basketball team defeated Dakota State (S.D.) University 100-41 Monday evening at Harold Newman Arena.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Jamestown 100, Dakota State 41
LOCATION: Harold Newman Arena, Jamestown, ND
RECORDS: Jamestown 9-7 (3-6 GPAC), Dakota State 1-10 (0-1 NSAA)

HOW IT HAPPENED
*The Jimmies opened the game on an 8-0 run and would stretch their lead to 19-4 following a Mackensi Higlin (SO/Mandan, ND) basket at 5:04.
*DSU’s Olivia Breske stopped UJ’s scoring streak with a bucket at 4:10, but UJ rattled off 11 straight points to go ahead 30-6.
*Courtney Mosloski (JR/Fairmont, MN) converted the second of two foul shots to give Jamestown its biggest lead of the half, (28 points) 38-10, with 4:40 before halftime.
*The Trojans made an 8-0 run, capped off by Raven Pattion’s three-pointer, to whittle the lead down to 20.
*In the third quarter, Jamestown scored on six of its first seven possessions as part of a 17-0 run that ballooned a 47-22 halftime lead into a 64-22 advantage.
*DSU scored only eight points in the quarter on 3-of-13 shooting.
*The Jimmies continued their hot shooting in the final 10 minutes, finishing 10-for-17 from the field. They limited the Trojans to 4 of 19 in the quarter and ended the game scoring 12 of the last 14 points.

FOR UJ
*Higlin’s 14 points off the bench were a career high. Paige Schmidt (JR/Tappen, ND) had 12 points and five rebounds.
*Olivia Anderson (JR/Edgeley, ND) also had a career night, scoring 11 points. Emma Stoehr (SO/Woodbury, MN) was the fourth Jimmie in double figures, finishing with 10 points.
*Noelle Josephson (FR/Ramsey, MN) and Correy Hickman (SO/Morris, MN) both had six rebounds. Stoehr, Mya Buffetta (SO/Mountain Iron, MN), and Kasey Harper (SO/Mesa, AZ) all had three assists.
*Jamestown last reached the 100-point mark on February 21 of this year in a 100-39 win against Waldorf (Iowa).
*UJ finished the game with a 53.6 shooting percentage and outrebounded the Trojans 51-28.

FOR DS
*Patton had 10 points to lead the Trojans. Cora Peterson added eight while Alexis Evans and Kelley Criddle finished with six.
*Ashlyn Macdonald pulled down five rebounds and Olivia Breske had a pair of assists.
*The Trojans were just 4 of 25 from three-point range and finished 15 for 57 (26.3%) overall.
*DSU lost for the fifth straight game.

UP NEXT
*Jamestown returns to action with a non-conference game at Mayville State (N.D.) University on December 29. The opening tip is set for 2 p.m.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Last winter’s darkhouse spearfishing season in North Dakota was record-setting.The state Game and Fish Department says 3,717 participants speared 28,138 northern pike during the 2017-18 season, setting records in both categories.Devils Lake and Lake Sakakawea accounted for 30 percent of the spearing harvest in the state.Darkhouse spearfishing is legal from ice-up through March 15. Northern pike and nongame fish are the only legal species. The majority of spearfishing anglers are from North Dakota, though nearly 1,200 Minnesotans also registered last winter.

 

NFL-

SAINTS/PANTHERSCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The New Orleans Saints have control of the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs after putting the clamps on Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers.Alvin Kamara had 103 yards from scrimmage and scored a go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter of the Saints’ 12-9 win at Carolina. The Saints were held to a pair of Will Lutz field goals until Kamara ripped off a 16-yard scoring run with 12:12 remaining.New Orleans held Newton to 132 yards passing, sacked him four times and forced turnovers.The Saints’ defense didn’t allow a point following Chris Manhertz’s 50-yard scoring pass to Chris McCaffrey on a trick play in the first quarter.The Saints are 12-2 and one game ahead of the Rams for the top seed in the NFC postseason.The Panthers have played themselves out of playoff contention by losing six straight since a 6-2 start. 

NFL-NEWS

UNDATED (AP) — The Dolphins likely will be without their top running back as they try to grab an AFC wild-card berth.

A person familiar with the situation says Frank Gore is expected to miss the rest of the season with a sprained foot. The NFL’s all-time leading rusher among active players was hurt during Sunday’s 41-17 loss at Minnesota.

Gore rushed for a team-high 722 yards this year and averaged 4.6 yards per carry.

 Titans cornerback Logan Ryan says he broke his left leg in Tennessee’s victory over the Giants Sunday, posting on Twitter that he believes a player should release his own injury news. Ryan says he will miss the rest of the season, though he is proud he was able to walk off the field Sunday with a broken fibula.NBA…

UNDATED (AP) —  Karl-Anthony Towns had 14 points and 14 assists in just 21 minutes of the Timberwolves’ 132-105 dismantling of the Kings. Derrick Rose added 13 points and a season-high 11 assists for Minnesota, which led by 36 in the first half.Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin posted a triple-double on Monday, but it was his final two shots that allowed the Milwaukee Bucks to pull out a 107-104 victory.Griffin missed two 3-point attempts in the final 14 seconds, the last coming just before the buzzer. Griffin finished with 19 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, but he also had 10 turnovers for an unwanted quadruple-double.Giannis Antetokounmpo (YAH’-nihs an-teh-toh-KOON’-poh) had 32 points and 12 rebounds for the Bucks, who blew a 15-point lead in the second half before improving to 20-9. Antetokounmpo put Milwaukee up by three with a dunk, then added a three-point play and a driving layup to make it 107-100.Khris Middleton finished with 22 points and Eric Bledsoe added 17 with a team-high nine assists in Milwaukee’s second straight win.Checking out 

Monday’s other NBA action:

— Kevin Durant dropped in 23 points and Stephen Curry reached another milestone while contributing 20 points and seven boards to the Warriors’ 110-93 win against the Grizzlies. Curry is the fifth player in Golden State history with 15,000 regular-season points, joining Wilt Chamberlain, Rick Barry, Paul Arizin and Chris Mullin.

— Damian Lillard was 6-for-7 from 3-point range while scoring 39 points as the Trail Blazers topped the Clippers, 131-127. Los Angeles dropped its fourth in a row despite 39 points and 11 rebounds from Gary Harris.

— The Spurs hammered the 76ers as Rudy Gay delivered 21 points while LaMarcus Aldridge and DeMar DeRozan each added 20 in a 123-96 rout. San Antonio held an opponent under 100 points for the fifth straight game and took control by opening the third quarter on a 19-4 run.

— The Rockets were 102-97 winners over the Jazz behind James Harden’s 47 points. Chris Paul had 11 points and nine assists in Houston’s fourth consecutive victory since a three-game slide.

— Paul George scored 16 of his game-high 24 points in the final five minutes of the first half before the Thunder completed a 121-96 mauling of the Bulls. Russell Westbrook had 13 points, 16 rebounds and 11 steals for his 111th career triple-double.

— The Suns picked up their third straight win since a 4-24 start as Devin Booker tied his season high with 38 points to lead a 128-110 thumping of the Knicks in New York. T.J. Warren contributed 17 of his 26 points while Phoenix was outscoring the Knicks, 41-17 in the third quarter.

 

NBA-PACERS-KRAUSKOPF

NBA has its first female assistant GM

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers have made Kelly Krauskopf the first female assistant general manager in NBA history.

Krauskopf spent 19 seasons as the top executive of the WNBA’s Indiana Fever and helped oversee Indiana’s new NBA2K league team. She also served as the WNBA’s first director of basketball operations, as an assistant commissioner for the Southwest Conference and on USA Basketball’s women’s senior national team committee.

 

T25 BASKETBALL-SCHEDULE

‘Noles win, Sun Devils fall

UNDATED (AP) — Eleventh-ranked Florida State got off to a slow start on Monday, and No. 18 Arizona State never hit its stride.

Trent Forrest scored a career high 23 points on 8 of 12 shooting in the Seminoles’ 85-68 rout of Southeast Missouri. Forrest also had a team-high eight rebounds and four assists for Florida State, which trailed 47-41 with 14:46 remaining before scoring the next 12 points.

Freshman Devin Vassell added 16 points to help the 9-1 ‘Noles move to 9-1.

The Sun Devils were beaten on the road as Saben Lee scored 14 points and Aaron Nesmith added 13 off the bench to lead Vanderbilt to an 81-65 win against Arizona State. The Commodores improved to 7-2 and snapped an eight-game skid against ranked opponents that dated to an overtime win over Florida in the 2017 Southeastern Conference Tournament.

 

NHL…

Jackets blanket Knights

UNDATED (AP) — One goal was enough for the Columbus Blue Jackets to defeat to NHL’s defending Western Conference champions.

Sergei Bobrovsky (boh-BRAHF’-skee) made 14 of his 28 saves in the third period of the Jackets’ 1-0 shutout of the Golden Knights. Nick Foligno snapped a scoreless tie by beating Malcolm Subban (SOO’-ban) 40 seconds into the third period, allowing Columbus to improve to 2-3-0 on their six-game homestand.

Subban stopped 30 shots for Vegas, which entered the game on a 10-2-1 run before finishing 2-1-1 on its four-game road trip..

Elsewhere on NHL ice:

— The Senators coughed up a 3-0 lead before Thomas Chabot tallied 21 seconds into overtime to send Ottawa past the Predators, 4-3. Maxime Lajoie, Brady Tkachuk and Ryan Dzingel scored as the Senators handed Nashville its first loss against an Eastern Conference opponent this season.

— Mikko Rantanen’s (MEE’-koh RAN’-tah-nehnz) 14-game point streak ended as Thomas Greiss turned back 30 shots in the Islanders’ 4-1 verdict over the Avalanche. Johnny Boychuk and Anders Lee scored power-play goals to help New York win the opener of a four-game road trip.

— Ondrej Kase (AHN’-dray KAH’-shah) scored the tiebreaking goal while the Ducks were scoring three times in the second period to erase a 2-0 deficit in a 4-2 victory at Pittsburgh. Adam Henrique (hehn-REEK’) and Kiefer Sherwood also scored in the middle stanza, and Ryan Getzlaf (GETS’-laf) had an assist on the game-winner before adding an empty-netter to secure Anaheim’s fourth straight win and ninth in its last 10 contests.

— The Bruins were 4-0 winners over the Canadiens as Jaroslav Halak (YAH’-roh-slahv hah-LAHK’) stopped 22 shots in his third shutout of the season and 45th of his career. Colby Cave had a goal and an assist to help Boston stop a two-game skid.

 

NHL-FLYERS-HAKSTOL

Flyers fire Hakstol

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers have fired head coach Dave Hakstol and replaced him with Scott Gordon on an interim basis.

The Flyers have lost 11 of their last 14 games and are in last place in the Eastern Conference, prompting newly-hired general manager Chuck Fletcher to dismiss Hakstol.

Gordon was in his third season as head coach of the AHL’s Lehigh Valley Phantoms and spent two-plus seasons as head coach of the New York Islanders.

Hakstol was originally hired by Ron Hextall, who was fired as GM two weeks ago. The 50-year-old Hakstol led the Flyers to the playoffs in two of his three full seasons at the helm and went 134-101-42.

 

COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTES…

— Alabama coach Nick Saban says quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (TOO’-ah tuhng-oh-vy-LOH’-ah) is “probably ahead of schedule” in recovering from ankle surgery. The Heisman Trophy runner-up injured the ankle when his own lineman came down on his right foot during the fourth quarter of the SEC title game against Georgia. Tagovailoa has been practicing for the top-ranked Crimson Tide in preparation for the College Football Semifinal matchup against Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl.

— Stanford running back Bryce Love will skip the Sun Bowl to prepare for the NFL draft. Love was the Heisman Trophy runner-up last year after running for 2,118 yards and averaging 8.1 per carry. Injuries limited him to 739 yards on 166 carries this season.

— Ohio State running back Mike Weber plans to declare for the NFL draft after the Rose Bowl, announcing on Twitter Sunday that he would forgo his senior season to pursue his childhood dream of playing pro football. He said he would play in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1 “to finish what my brothers and I started.” Weber is one of four players in Ohio State history to rush for more than 1,000 yards as a freshman.

 

UNDATED (AP) — Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly is The Associated Press college football Coach of the Year, becoming the third coach to win the award twice since it was established in 1998. Kelly received 16 of 58 first-place votes from AP college football poll voters and 81 total points. Alabama’s Nick Saban was second with 16 first-place votes and 66 points and Central Florida first-year coach Josh Heupel was third

 

NEW YORK (AP) — Kansas, Duke and Tennessee are atop the latest AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for the second straight week. The Jayhawks earned 56 of 65 first-place votes to stay at No. 1, a perch they held in the preseason before being overtaken by Duke and later Gonzaga. Kansas returned to the top last week then beat reigning national champion Villanova. Michigan and Virginia each climbed a spot into the top 5. Gonzaga slid four spots to eighth after losing at North Carolina, which jumped three spots to ninth.

 

MLB-NEWS

Yankees finalize deal with Happ

UNDATED (AP) — The New York Yankees spent Monday keeping one starting pitcher and rewarding another.

The Yanks have finalized their two-year, $34 million contract with lefty J.A. Happ, a package that includes a $17 million option for 2021 if he starts at least 27 games or throws at least 165 innings in 2020.

Meanwhile, the Yanks have given lefty CC Sabathia (sah-BATH’-ee-uh) a $500,000 performance bonus for last season despite falling short of the innings quota.

The 38-year-old left-hander was ejected from his final regular-season start six outs shy of the 155 innings specified in his contract for the payment. Sabathia hit Tampa Bay’s Jesus Sucre (SOO’-kray) starting the sixth inning on Sept. 27 with his 55th pitch of the night, retaliation for Andrew Kittredge throwing a pitch behind Austin Romine in the top half.

Also around the majors:

— A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press the Houston Astros have agreed to a two-year deal with free agent outfielder Michael Brantley. The 31-year-old Bradley had spent his entire 10-year career with the Indians, batting .295 with a .351 on-base percentage. He hit .309 with 17 home runs, 36 doubles and 76 RBIs in 143 games for Cleveland last season.

— The Rangers are bringing back reliever Matt Bush with a minor league contract as the right-hander recovers from elbow surgery. Bush isn’t expected to be ready until the second half of the season after surgery in September to repair a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow.

— Pitcher Jordan Lyles and the Pirates have finalized a $2.05 million, one-year contract. Lyles is 31-52 with a 5.28 ERA in 217 appearances for Houston, Colorado, San Diego and Milwaukee.

— The Indians have acquired minor league infielder Andruw Monasterio from Washington to complete the trade that sent All-Star catcher Yan Gomes (gohmz) to the Nationals.

 

 

 

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is wishing ex-national security adviser Michael Flynn “good luck” in court as Flynn awaits sentencing for lying to the FBI. Trump tweeted hours before Flynn’s sentencing Tuesday in federal court in Washington that it “will be interesting to see what he has to say, despite tremendous pressure being put on him, about Russian Collusion” in his political campaign, adding there “was no Collusion!” Flynn has cooperated with the Russia investigation.

 

HOTAN, China (AP) — Chinese Muslims in re-education camps that undermine their religious practices are also being put to work, and some of the sportswear they sew has been sold to a U.S. company. It’s illegal in the U.S. to import products of forced labor. The workers are held indefinitely in the detention camps and told to renounce their beliefs.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The fight over $5 billion for President Donald Trump’s wall at the U.S.-Mexico border is deepening. And more than 800,000 government workers are preparing for the uncertainty ahead – a possible partial shutdown at midnight Friday. Discussions on Monday brought few signs of progress. And many Republicans say it’s up to Trump and Democrats to cut a deal.

 

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Federal judges in California have challenged parts of the Trump administration’s ‘zero-tolerance’ policy on illegal immigration. Their decision to no longer accept pleas at initial appearances led to the dismissal of many cases because the government deported defendants before they could return to court. The judges’ stance is another example of how the judiciary, in ways large and small, has put the brakes on some of the administration’s efforts to curb immigration.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. surgeon general is urging swift action to prevent millions of teenagers from becoming addicted to potent new e-cigarettes, including top-seller Juul. Surgeon General Jerome Adams says in a statement issued Tuesday that parents, teachers and physicians must learn about vaping products and make sure young people understand the risks of nicotine addiction.