– Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Feb 28

CSi Weather…

.REST OF TODAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 15. West winds 5 to 15 mph.

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of snow after midnight in the Jamestown area, 50 percent in the Valley City area. Lows near zero. West winds around 5 mph shifting to the northwest up to 5 mph after midnight.

.FRIDAY…Cloudy. Snow likely in the morning, then slight chance

of snow in the afternoon. Snow accumulation around 1 inch. Highs

around 15. North winds around 5 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in

the afternoon. Chance of snow 60 percent in the Jamestown area, 70 percent in the Valley City area.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 10 below. Northwest

winds 10 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY…Partly sunny. Colder. Highs near zero. Northwest

winds 10 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 15 below.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 5 below.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 10 below.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny. Patchy blowing and drifting snow through

the day. Highs 5 to 10 above.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing and drifting snow

in the evening. Lows near zero.

.TUESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs 10 to 15.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows near zero.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 15.

Snow expected to develop Thursdy night across southern North Dakota. Snow amounts appear to be in the one to two inch range, with some

isolated 3 inch amounts. Most of the accumulation will be along

and south of Interstate 94 with the higher amounts along the

South Dakota border.

The arctic front will move through after the snow ends Friday

afternoon and friday night

Saturday, Sunday and Monday mornings all look very cold, with

lows near 30 below Sunday morning northwest and 15 to 25 below

elsewhere. Coldest wind chills could be as low as 50 below Sunday

morning north and 40 below or colder south.

Some blowing snow Sunday and Monday with a moderate northwest wind of 20 to 30 mph.

Jamestown city crews will begin the snow removal program in the Downtown district starting Friday, March 1, 2019 at 11:00 p.m.

City Ordinance Section 25-10 requires that a property owner keep the sidewalk adjoining the property clear of snow and ice. Do not deposit snow or ice on the city street after the city plow has cleared the street. These violations are class B misdemeanors under the general penalty and will result in a fine.

PLEASE NOTE:

The above schedule is contingent upon changing weather conditions and snow accumulation totals.

Update…

Jamestown (NDFU) – The Family Farms chopper that will be revealed on Tuesday, March 5, on the Discovery Channel’s 0CSi Cable 19) “American Chopper” program will air at 7 p.m. CST rather than 9 p.m. CST, as originally slated. NDFU recently received notification of the time change from Rachael Teutul, senior vice president of Paul Jr. Designs.

Farmers Union President, Mark Watne says, “The time change to primetime is a great indication of the show’s ratings and popularity. It will help us reach more people with our message that family farm agriculture is important.”

Viewers will be able to see the creation of the bike, designed by Paul Teutul, Jr., that Farmers Union commissioned last year.

Jamestown, ND, February 27, 2019 (JRMC) — Congratulations to team Get ‘ER done, the top point earner for New Year New You challenge week seven. Team Get ‘ER done includes seven participants from Jamestown Regional Medical Center’s Emergency Department.

NYNY is an eight-week wellness challenge that encourages participants to develop positive lifestyle changes.

NYNY is about exercising and eating right. It’s also about staying healthy. One way to improve or maintain health is by making healthy choices.

Nutrition is an integral part of overall health, healing and disease prevention.

JRMC Nutrition Services Manager & Registered Dietitian, Holly Kiehl said it is important to practice being mindful of what you eat.

Kiehl says, “Before reaching for something to munch on, stop and think whether this food is nourishing your body or causing disease. Learn to eat to maintain overall health and well-being. Start by making a single healthy choice, which often leads to healthier choices. It is about creating sustainable healthy choices that lead to a balanced lifestyle.”

With one week left, use this time to try out new healthy recipes like this week’s slow cooker chicken fajitas and honeycrisp salad. Earn one point for trying a NYNY recipe of the week.

Enjoy this week’s community activity outside of normal activities and yield five bonus points this week. In addition, earn extra points for the work-friendly Lose Your Lap exercises and the more intense High-Intensity Interval Training.

Team points are due by 8 a.m. on Tuesday. To learn more about NYNY or two submit points, visit www.jrmcnd.com/nyny. View the full list of teams at www.jrmcnd.com/nyny/teams-standings/.

About Jamestown Regional Medical Center

Jamestown Regional Medical Center is located at 2422 20^th St. SW, Jamestown, N.D. and serves approximately 55,000 people in nine counties. In 2018, it was named a “Top 100 Critical Access Hospital” as well as a “Best Places to Work in Healthcare.” For more information, visit www.jrmcnd.com or call (701) 952-1050.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Grand Forks police are investigating a stabbing at an apartment complex.Authorities say they were called to the complex Tuesday morning for a physical altercation between a man and woman. Arriving officers found the 29-year-old woman had been stabbed and that a 36-year-old man was likely responsible.The woman was taken to Altru Hospital. The extent of her injuries was not disclosed. The man was arrested for aggravated assault as well as an outstanding warrant for simple assault.Police say there is no general threat to the public.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Police have identified the man whose burned body was found in the basement of his Fargo home.Authorities say the body of 61-year-old Ronald Gant was found by his roommate who had returned home from vacation Feb. 22. Police say Gant has been severely burned by a fire that was confined to the basement.The cause of the fire and Gant’s death are still under investigation.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The opening of North Dakota’s first medical marijuana dispensary was delayed a day.Acreage Holdings was to open The Botanist in Fargo Thursday. The Health Department says it’s been changed to Friday.Medical Marijuana Division Director Jason Wahl says the facility didn’t pass final city inspection until Wednesday, and it still needs to undergo the final stages of a state inspection Thursday.The Botanist will sell medical marijuana produced by a Bismarck manufacturing facility. Wahl says that initially it will have dried leaves and flowers and two types of concentrates. Those are two of six forms allowed under state law. The dispensary will add more forms later.Voters approved medical marijuana in November 2016. The state hopes to have dispensaries operating in North Dakota’s eight major cities by fall.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Republican-led House has passed a resolution urging Congress to follow the state’s lead and ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.Representatives passed the resolution 77-11 on Wednesday.North Dakota passed a law in 2013 that outlaws abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, based on the disputed premise that a fetus can feel pain by then.The Red River Clinic in Fargo is the state’s sole abortion clinic. Officials at the clinic say the ban is unconstitutional but it does not apply to North Dakota because no abortions are performed at the clinic after 16 weeks.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is not backing down on his proposal to change the state’s higher education governance from one board to two.Burgum told the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday that the one-board “does not go far enough to meet the needs of higher education within the 21st century.”Burgum says multiple boards would allow the North Dakota’s 11 colleges and universities to better react to issues.But the House earlier this month disagreed and defeated the idea of two boards by a 74-19 vote.Burgum says the two-board idea will have a better chance with voters, who must ultimately approve any changes to the higher education board.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The warden of the state women’s prison in southwestern North Dakota is questioning an audit critical of her lockup that she believes was stacked to favor Gov. Doug Burgum’s plan to shutter the facility and move the inmates to Bismarck.

Dakota Women’s Correctional and Rehabilitation Center Warden Rachelle Juntunen called the timing and results of the audit done last month at the New England facility “suspicious.”

The audit done by the North Dakota Corrections Department and obtained by The Associated Press found a number of “deficiencies” that ranged from inadequate record-keeping and programs to building maintenance.

Burgum spokesman Mike Nowatzki said the governor did not call for the audit.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Soil moistures supplies in North Dakota appear to be in decent shape as spring planting season nears.The federal Agriculture Department says in its monthly crop report that 80 percent of subsoil moisture supplies and 89 percent of topsoil moistures supplies are rated adequate to surplus.Stock water supplies in the state are rated 83 percent adequate to surplus.About two-thirds of North Dakota’s winter wheat crop is rated in good condition. Cattle and calf conditions are about the same, with the death loss mostly average to light.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The nation’s farmers are struggling to pay back loans after years of low crop prices and export markets hit by President Donald Trump’s tariffs, with a key government program showing the highest default rate in at least nine years.

Many agricultural loans come due around Jan. 1, in part to give producers enough time to sell crops and livestock and to give them more flexibility in timing interest payments for tax filing purposes.

“It is beginning to become a serious situation nationwide at least in the grain crops — those that produce corn, soybeans, wheat,” said Allen Featherstone, head of the Department of Agricultural Economics at Kansas State University.

While the federal government shutdown delayed reporting, January figures show an overall rise in delinquencies for those producers with direct loans from the Agriculture Department’s Farm Service Agency.

Nationwide, 19.4 percent of FSA direct loans were delinquent in January, compared to 16.5 percent for the same month a year ago, said David Schemm, executive director of the Farm Service Agency in Kansas. During the past nine years, the agency’s January delinquency rate hit a high of 18.8 percent in 2011 and fell to a low of 16.1 percent when crop prices were significantly better in 2015.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A judge has ruled a North Dakota law that defines oil and gas ownership under Lake Sakakawea is constitutional.

But, East Central Judicial District Judge John Irb determined the 2017 law requires the state to refund too much money. Rep. Marvin Nelson and former gubernatorial candidate Paul Sorum and others challenged the law and sought to prevent the state Board of University and School Lands from “giving away” up to $2 billion in oil and gas mineral rights in coming years.

The Bismarck Tribune reports attorneys for the state said the law is not a giveaway, but a process to define the boundary of the state’s mineral interests. The legislation clarifies ownership of minerals under Lake Sakakawea through a review of the historic ordinary high water mark of the Missouri River as it existed before the Garrison Dam.

In sports…

Jamestown (uj.edu) The University of Jamestown men’s basketball team will face Southeastern (Fla.) Wednesday, March 6 at 10:15 a.m. in the Liston Bracket of the 2019 NAIA Division II Men’s National Basketball Championship.

The 32-team, single-elimination tournament will be held at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D., March 6-12.

Jamestown (28-5) is making its tenth trip to nationals in program history and first since 2013. The Jimmies are 5-9 all-time at the national tournament. Southeastern, from The Sun Conference, is 20-9 this season and will be making their second trip to nationals. The Fire went 3-1 and finished third in their only other appearance in 2014.

NAIA Division II National Tournament

Sioux Falls, S.D.

Liston Bracket

March 6

Quarterfinals

G1: (2) Spring Arbor, Mich. vs. (7) Indiana Tech, 8:30 a.m.

G2: (3) University of Jamestown vs. (6) Southeastern, Fla., 10:15 a.m.

G3: (4) IU East, Ind. vs. (5) Bethel, Ind., noon.

G4: (1) Oklahoma Wesleyan vs. (8) St. Francis, Ill., 1:45 p.m.

NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll(First-place votes in parenthesis)

Final poll

Team Rec. Pts. LW

1. Indian Wesleyan 28-5 308 2

2. Oklahoma Wesleyan 30-3 301 1

3. WVU Tech 29-4 289 4

4. Morningside, Iowa 27-3 289 2

5. College of Idaho 28-5 270 7

6. Southwestern, Kan. 27-4 260 8

7. Spring Arbor, Mich. 25-7 251 5

8. Oregon Tech 24-7 225 6

9. Union, Ky. 26-6 223 12

10. Jamestown 28-5 220 13

11. Marian, Ind. 25-7 218 9

12. Cornerstone, Mich. 25-8 211 10

13. Mount Vernon, Ohio 26-7 200 11

14. Indiana East, Ind. 24-8 181 14

15. Olivet Nazarene, Ill. 23-8 155 16

16. Dakota Wesleyan, S.D. 22-9 149 18

17. Warner, Fla. 21-10 143 17

18. Montreat, N.C. 24-7 142 19

19. Briar Cliff, Iowa 20-8 124 15

20. Bethel, Ind. 21-10 112 20

21. Madonna, Mich. 23-9 108 24

22. IU Kokomo, Ind. 25-7 97 25

23. Friends, Kan. 22-9 93 22

24. Southeastern, Fla. 20-9 75 23

25. Voorhees, S.C. 24-5 46 NR

Dropped out: Indiana Northwest (Ind.).

Others receiving votes: Corban (Ore.) 44; Indiana Tech 41; Milligan (Tenn.) 39; Ave Maria (Fla.) 36; Holy Cross (Ind.) 33; Presentation (S.D.) 27; Antelope Valley (Calif.) 11; Asbury (Ky.) 7; Indiana Northwest 4; Saint Francis (Ind.) 4.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (uj.ecu) — The University of Jamestown men’s basketball team had two players selected to the Great Plains Athletic Conference first team, as the 2018-19 GPAC All-Conference teams were announced Wednesday.

Kevin Oberweiser (SR/Drummond, MT) and Jon Purintun (SR/Linton, ND) were named to the first team, while Terrell Alfred (JR/Orlando, FL) and Jack Talley (SO/Sioux Falls, SD) earned Honorable Mention selections.

Oberweiser averaged 19.1 points per game and set a new Jimmie record with 116 three-pointers. He also passed 1000 career points at UJ and recorded one of just seven 600+ point seasons in the history of Jimmie basketball.

Purintun led the Jimmies with 19.6 points per game and broke the single-game scoring record with 45 against Valley City State (N.D.) on December 15. He currently ranks ninth on the all-time Jimmie scoring list with 1504 points, and joined Oberweiser with one of only seven 600+ point seasons.

Alfred averaged 11.4 points per game while making 82 three-pointers. He shot 45.9 percent from the floor and his 33 steals are third on the team.

Talley averaged 9.3 points and a team-high 6.2 rebounds per game. He recorded five double-doubles this season, good for fifth in the GPAC.

Jamestown, which won the GPAC Conference tournament, 86-84 over Morningside (Iowa), will find out its draw for the NAIA National Championship Wednesday at 5 p.m.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (uj,edu) — Two University of Jamestown women’s basketball players were recognized by the Great Plains Athletic Conference as the 2018-19 GPAC All-Conference teams were announced Wednesday.

Noelle Josephson (FR/Ramsey, MN) was chosen as GPAC Freshman of the Year and also earned Honorable Mention all-conference. Josephson averaged 7.2 points and 4.2 rebounds for the Jimmies in 2018-19. She also led UJ with 127 rebounds and 52 steals. Her 53 assists were second on the team.

Jenna Doyle (SR/Princeton, MN) also earned Honorable Mention all-conference recognition. Doyle, the Jimmies’ career leader in blocked shots with 192, averaged a career-high 6.3 points per game in 2018-19. She shot 47.9 percent from the floor and and a team-high 38 blocks.

2019 GPAC Women’s Basketball All-Conference Honors

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Hundreds of hunting licenses remain for North Dakota’s spring turkey season.The Game and Fish Department offered 6,025 licenses and recently held a lottery drawing. The agency says 915 leftover licenses in nine hunting units will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis beginning March 18. They’re available only to North Dakota residents.The spring turkey season opens April 13 and runs through May 19. Hunting Unit 21 in Hettinger and Adams counties will remain closed to turkey hunting again this year due to low numbers of the birds.

NBA…— Trae Young matched the career high he set earlier in the week with 36 points, and John Collins had 33 as the Hawks beat the Timberwolves, 131-123 in overtime. Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 37 points and 17 rebounds.UNDATED (AP) — Miami Heat president Pat Riley issued a video message Wednesday to season ticket holders saying that he will not give up hope of reaching the playoffs this season. His players backed him up by defeating the two-time NBA champions.The Heat wasted a 24-point lead before Dwyane (dwayn) Wade nailed a 3-pointer at the horn to give Miami a 126-125 win against the Warriors. Wade scored 25 points and Goran Dragic (DRAH’-gihch) had a team-high 27 off the bench as the Heat snapped a six-game home losing streak.Josh Richardson added 21 points and the Heat made 18 3-pointers while overcoming Klay Thompson’s 36 points. Kevin Durant added 29, but missed a free throw with 14 seconds left that kept the Heat within two points.

The Heat are tied for ninth in the Eastern Conference at 27-33, but they are just a half-game behind the Southeast Division-leading Charlotte Hornets.

Golden State’s lead in the Western Conference is down to a half-game over Denver.

Checking out Wednesday’s other NBA schedule:

— Eric Bledsoe scored five of his 26 points in overtime and provided 13 assists and 12 rebounds to help the Bucks get their sixth straight win, 141-140 at Sacramento. Malcolm Brogdon had 25 points while Khris Middleton and Nikola Mirotic scored 21 apiece as Milwaukee improved to a league-best 47-14.

— Clint Capela had 23 points and a career-high 17 rebounds as the Rockets beat the Hornets, 118-113. James Harden missed his first eight shots before finishing with 30 points in his first action since ending his streak of 32 straight 30-point games.

— The Trail Blazers have a season-high five-game winning streak after Damian Lillard scored 21 of his 33 points in the second half of a 97-92 win at Boston. Maurice Harkless had 17 points and 10 rebounds as the Blazers improved to 18-4 versus Eastern Conference opponents. The Celtics have dropped four in a row.

— Luka Doncic (DAHN’-chihch) had 26 points and 10 rebounds in his final game as a teenager to lead the Mavericks’ 110-101 verdict over the Pacers. Fellow rookie Jalen Brunson scored a season-high 24 points as Dallas stopped a five-game slide.

— Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert (goh-BEHR’) combined for 52 points in Utah’s fourth consecutive home win, 111-105 over the Clippers. Mitchell finished with a team-high 32 points and Gobert added 20 with 13 rebounds as the Jazz moved 1 ½ games ahead of the Clippers and Spurs for sixth place in the West.

— LaMarcus Aldridge scored 24 points and the Spurs bounced back from their just-completed 1-7 road trip by downing the Pistons, 105-93. DeMar DeRozan had 17 points and 13 points for San Antonio.

— Washington slowed Brooklyn’s playoff push as Bradley Beal scored 31 points and Trevor Ariza (ah-REE’-zah) had 23 with 10 rebounds in the Wizards’ 125-116 victory against the Nets. Backup Thomas Bryant had 18 points to help the Wizards end a four-game skid and halt the Nets’ two-game winning streak.

— The Lakers earned a 125-119 win over the Pelicans as LeBron James scored 33 points and Brandon Ingram added 23. Julius Randle’s game-high 35 points couldn’t stop New Orleans from losing for the fifth time in seven games.

— Zach LaVine (lah-VEEN’) scored 12 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter to help the Bulls fend off the Grizzlies, 109-107. Lauri Markkanen finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds in Chicago’s fourth win in five games.

T25 BASKETBALL…

Cavaliers hammer Jackets

UNDATED (AP) — Virginia basketball coach Tony Bennett went with a new starting lineup for the third straight game, and it paid early dividends.

The second-ranked Cavaliers took command with a 25-4 first-half run and ripped Georgia Tech, 81-51. Ty Jerome scored 19 points and De’Andre Hunter had 18 for the Cavs, who trailed 11-7 before their big run. Hunter had eight points during the spurt to help Virginia improve to 25-2 overall and 13-2 in the ACC.

The Yellow Jackets shot 37.5 percent and lost for the ninth time in 10 games.

In other top-25 finals:

— Grant Williams capped his 21-point performance by hitting the go-ahead basket with four seconds left, to lift No. 7 Tennessee over Mississippi, 73-71. Lamonte’ Turner added 17 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the field.

— Corey Davis Jr. matched his career high with 26 points to help eighth-ranked Houston clobber East Carolina, 99-65. Fabian White Jr. added 16 points for the Cougars, who shot 60 percent and improved to 27-1.

— Jermaine Samuels scored a career-high 29 points and Villanova snapped a three-game losing streak with a 67-61 win over No. 10 Marquette. Samuels was averaging only 4.1 points per game this season before hitting five 3s and shooting 10 of 19 overall from the floor for the defending national champs.

— Davide Moretti had 20 points, including four free throws in the final 18 seconds of overtime to push No. 11 Texas Tech to an 84-80 win over Oklahoma State. Jarrett Culver had 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Red Raiders, who moved into a share of the Big 12 lead.

— Caleb Martin scored 24 points on 8-of-13 shooting as part of 12th-ranked Nevada’s 89-73 victory against in-state rival UNLV. Cody Martin added a season-high 23 points and eight assists for the Wolf Pack, while teammate Jordan Caroline had 20 points and 12 rebounds for his 16th double-double this season.

— No. 15 Purdue picked up its fourth straight win as Carsen Edwards broke out of a shooting slump to score 23 points on 8 of 14 shooting in a 73-56 rout of Illinois. Matt Haarms (hahrmz) had 21 points on 8-of-8 shooting, 10 rebounds and five blocks for Purdue.

— Lamar Stevens scored 16 of his 24 points in the second half and Penn State led for all but 51 seconds into a 78-61 win against No. 17 Maryland. Myles Dread had 17 points and Myreon Jones added 10 in the Nittany Lions’ third straight victory.

— Rashawn Fredericks put No. 23 Cincinnati ahead to stay with his only two field goals to send the Bearcats to a 52-49 win against SMU. Jarron Cumberland had a team-high 12 points for the Bearcats, who won for the 12th time in 13 games despite shooting a season-low 26.6 percent from the field.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL-IOWA

Coach, broadcaster suspended

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa basketball coach Fran McCaffery has been suspended for two games by the Big Ten for berating an official during last night’s 90-70 loss to Ohio State.

He will miss games against Rutgers and Wisconsin after he and his son, point guard Connor McCaffery, received technical fouls in the second half.

Hawkeyes play-by-play announcer Gary Dolphin has been suspended for the rest of the season after likening Maryland’s Bruno Fernando to “King Kong” during a game last week.

NHL…

It’s 7-up for Flames, 10 straight for Bolts

UNDATED (AP) — The Calgary Flames have widened their lead in the NHL’s Western Conference by extending their season-high winning streak to seven games.

Johnny Gaudreau set up second-period goals by Elias Lindholm and Mark Giordano in the Flames’ 2-1 victory at New Jersey. David Rittich (RIH’-tihk) made 19 saves in improving to 22-5-5.

The outcome leaves the Flames with a seven-point lead over San Jose in both the West and Pacific Division races.

The game was delayed about 10 minutes early in the third period after Devils defenseman Mirco Mueller (MYOO’-lur) crashed into the end boards on a rush and had to be taken on the ice on a stretcher. The team said after the game that Mueller had full range of motion and was sitting up before going to a hospital for evaluation.

Over in the Eastern Conference, the Lightning claimed their team-record 10th consecutive win as Victor Hedman scored 3:25 into overtime to complete their 4-3 win over the Rangers in New York.

Nikita Kucherov (KOO’-cheh-rahv) had three assists for Tampa Bay, which blew a 3-1 lead in the second period before improving to a league-best 49-11-4.

Tyler Johnson, J.T. Miller and Dan Girardi tallied for the Bolts.

Elsewhere on NHL ice:

— Andreas Johnsson supplied a pair of goals while Toronto scored four times in a seven-minute stretch of a 6-2 romp over the Oilers. Mitch Marner added a goal and two assists, while John Tavares, William Nylander (NEE’-lan-dur) and Patrick Marleau all had a goal and an assist for Toronto.

— Carl Soderberg scored in the sixth round of the shootout and Semyon Varlamov (SEHM’-yahn vahr-LAH’-mahv) was superb while stopping 30 shots as the Avalanche outlasted the Canucks, 3-2. Mikko Rantanen had a goal and Nathan MacKinnon added his 33rd goal in Colorado’s fifth win in six games.

— The Blackhawks pulled out a 4-3 win at Anaheim on Patrick Kane’s goal with 16.1 seconds left in regulation. Alex DeBrincat scored two goals, including the tying tally with 4:54 to play.

NHL-NEWS

Penguins lose Rust, Ruhwedel

UNDATED (AP) — The injury-ravaged Pittsburgh Penguins will be without forward Bryan Rust and defenseman Chad Ruhwedel (roo-EE’-dul) indefinitely after both were injured in Tuesday’s victory over Columbus.

Coach Mike Sullivan says both Ruhwedel and Rust will be out “longer term.” Rust suffered a lower-body injury after colliding with Adam McQuaid in the first period of Pittsburgh’s 5-2 win. Ruhwedel suffered an upper-body injury in the second period and did not return.

The Penguins are already playing without defensemen Olli Maatta (MAH’-tah), Kris Letang (leh-TANG’) and Brian Dumoulin (DOO;’-muh-lihn).

In other NHL news:

— The Coyotes have signed forward Conor Garland to a two-year contract extension through the 2020-21 season. Garland started the season with Tucson of the AHL and was called up when a string of injuries hit the Coyotes. The 22-year-old has scored 12 goals with three assists in 36 games.

NFL-NEWS

— The Vikings have exercised their option on coach Mike Zimmer’s contract for 2020. The Vikings are 48-34-1 including playoffs under Zimmer, with NFC North titles in 2015 and 2017. They went 8-7-1 in 2018 after starting out as one of the Super Bowl favorites.

UNDATED (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles are prepared to lose the only quarterback to win a Super Bowl with the franchise.

Eagles general manager Howie Roseman says the team will not use its franchise tag on Nick Foles and instead will let him become a free agent. Roseman says the decision came after Foles expressed his desire to become a starter during a recent meeting.

Foles was Carson Wentz’s backup each of the past two seasons but finished both seasons as the starter. He was the Super Bowl MVP after leading the Eagles to their first NFL title since 1960 last February. This year, the defending champs lost in the divisional round.

Foles was a third-round draft pick in 2012.

In other NFL news:

— Authorities say former Bengals cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones has been arrested and jailed after an incident at a southeastern Indiana casino. The Indiana Gaming Commission says Jones was arrested for disorderly conduct, public intoxication, intimidation, and resisting arrest.

MLB-NEWS

Rockies’ Arenado says ‘my heart was here’ after $260M deal

UNDATED (AP) — Colorado Rockies slugger Nolan Arenado says he wants to emulate Todd Helton and Derek Jeter by spending his entire career with one team. He says he gave up a chance to become a free agent after this season because his heart was with Colorado.

The All-Star third baseman spoke a day after agreeing to a $260 million, eight-year contract with the Rockies. The deal’s $32.5 million average annual value is second behind the $34.42 million for pitcher Zack Greinke in a $206.5 million contract with Arizona that began in 2016. Arenado’s deal allows him to opt out after the 2021 season and become a free agent.

He says the cold free-agent market the past two seasons wasn’t a big factor but “obviously it’s in your head.”

Manny Machado waited until last week before getting a $300 million, 10-year deal with San Diego, and Bryce Harper remains on the market.

In other baseball news:

— Catcher Matt Wieters (WEE’-turz) has agreed to a minor league contract with the Cardinals. A four-time All-Star with Baltimore from 2009-16, Wieters will compete with Francisco Pena for the backup job behind Yadier Molina (YAH’-dee-ehr moh-LEE’-nuh), the only catcher on the Redbirds’ 40-man roster. Wieters spent the past two seasons with Washington.

— Phillies outfielder Roman Quinn has a right oblique strain and plans to have an MRI exam on Thursday. Quinn was hurt while taking batting practice in an indoor cage Tuesday. Outfielder Odubel Herrera remains out with a strained left hamstring, and right-hander Tommy Hunter is sidelined by a right arm flexor strain and may not start throwing again for 10 days.

— Major league players and management appear headed to early labor negotiations. The talks could lead to significant economic changes in the collective bargaining agreement and possibly a new deal past the current expiration of December 2021. Management backed off its desire for a pitch clock this year in a proposal to the players’ association on Tuesday, putting off most on-field changes to 2020 at the earliest.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL-WISCONSIN-HORNBROOK

Hornibrook transferring

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin quarterback Alex Hornibrook has posted on Instagram he intends to transfer after he graduates in May a move that would make him immediately eligible to play.

Hornibrook started 32 games for the Badgers and ranks third in school history with 47 touchdown passes and fifth with 5,438 yards passing. He missed four games last season with a concussion and passed for 1,532 yards, 13 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.

TENNIS-SHARAPOVA INJURY

Sharapova pulls out of Miami because of shoulder procedure

MIAMI (AP) — Maria Sharapova says she has undergone a “small procedure” on her right shoulder that will need a few weeks to heal, requiring her to pull out of next month’s Miami Open.

Sharapova says she has struggled since last summer with shoulder pain caused by a fraying tendon and small labrum tear.

The five-time Grand Slam champion hasn’t played since pulling out of a tournament in St. Petersburg, Russia, in late January after winning her first-round match. She won three matches at the Australian Open and is ranked 29th.

DEGALE RETIRES

2-time world boxing champ DeGale retires

LONDON (AP) — Two-time world boxing champion James DeGale has announced his retirement, 10 years after his professional debut.

The first British boxer to win an Olympic gold medal and a pro world title, says “There’s nothing left to prove.”

The 33-year-old DeGale lost last Saturday by unanimous decision to Chris Eubank Jr. for the vacant and minor IBO super middleweight title in London. That dropped his record to 25 wins, three losses by decision, and one draw.

In a statement, DeGale, a southpaw says, “It’s hard to admit that I’m not the fighter I once was.”

In world and national news…

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — South Korea’s presidential office says U.S. President Donald Trump regretted the collapse of his nuclear summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam but expressed “firm” commitment to continue negotiations. South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s office said Thursday that Trump by phone told Moon about his talks with Kim as he flew out of Vietnam. Trump says he “walked away” from talks with Kim after it was clear the two sides remained at odds over ending the North’s nuclear program.WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is slamming Democrats for holding his ex-attorney Michael Cohen’s congressional hearing during his Vietnam summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and says he tried to watch as much as he could. Cohen publicly cast Trump as a liar before the House oversight committee Wednesday and is to speak behind closed doors to the intelligence committee Thursday. Trump says he was a “little impressed” Cohen said there was “no collusion” between his 2016 campaign and Russia.ISLAMABAD (AP) — Fresh fighting has erupted between Indian and Pakistani soldiers along the so-called Line of Control that divides disputed Kashmir between the two nuclear-armed rivals. India’s army says Pakistani soldiers are targeting nearly two dozen Indian forward points with mortar and gunfire. Lt. Col. Devender Anand, an Indian army spokesman, says Pakistani troops later Thursday attacked forward posts along the Line of Control calling it an “unprovoked” violation of the 2003-cease-fire accord.

GUERNEVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A flooded river that swamped some 2,000 homes and other buildings in Northern California is expected to begin receding now that days of rain have eased. The Russian River in the wine country north of San Francisco reached its highest level in 25 years Wednesday night and Sonoma County officials say it won’t return to its banks until late Thursday.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Presidential hopeful Sen. Amy Klobuchar has built a reputation as a champion for consumer safety. The Minnesota Democrat has also advocated for the medical device industry, a big employer in her home state, in ways that complicate her reputation as a consumer defender. Some consumer advocates claim she has put the industry’s demands above patient safety, but Klobuchar counters that she has pushed to improve safety while cutting red tape that slows the approval of medical devices.