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.REST OF TODAY… A 30 percent chance of snow in the afternoon in the Jamestown area, 50 percent in the Valley City area.
Highs in the lower 30s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT…Cloudy. A 30 percent chance of snow in the evening.
Lows in the lower 20s. West winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the
northwest after midnight.
.TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows in the mid 20s. West
winds around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s.
.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s.
.FRIDAY…Sunny. Highs around 40.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows in the upper 20s.
.SATURDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain possibly mixed
with snow in the evening, then chance of snow after midnight.
Lows around 30. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.SUNDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain and snow in
the morning. Highs in the lower 40s.
Some rain/snow this afternoon across central and eastern North
Dakota. Precipitation should be light and only a light dusting of
snow for the eastern half of North Dakota.
Then by Wednesday a more significant warmup
through Friday.
Highs by
then should rise into the 30s
For the weekend, increasing chances for rain and snow into the region Saturday and Sunday.
(WDAY) A massive semi trailer fire reduced traffic to one lane on Interstate 94 just west of Valley City Friday night just before 8-p.m..
The North Dakota Highway Patrol was called to the scene just before 8 p.m.
The patrol said the driver was able to detach the trailer and no injury reported.
The trailer was hauling food products.
21 city fire fighters and four units cleared the scene at 5:25 p.m.
Jamestown (KFYR) – The woman accused of manslaughter and child neglect in the death of her four month old child is changing her plea.Twenty-five-year-old Justice Lange was set to stand trial for the charges starting on Monday. According to online records, a plea hearing is now set for Monday at 9 a.m. Lange pleaded not guilty to the two felonies in September.
Lange and her baby were reported missing out of Stutsman County on July 2. On July 6, Lange was found walking on a road in a rural area near Woodworth by a passing vehicle, according to authorities. She was taken to her grandparents’ home in Carrington, and then to the hospital.
Authorities began searching for the child, and with Lange’s help, were able to locate the slough where she said she had been staying with the baby.
The child’s body was found on July 7.
Jamestown (Valley News Live/News Dakota) A terrible storm that struck the region March 14th left many helpless, but emergency crews, DOT officials, and officers were still on high alert.In the aftermath, Jamestown Ambulance Service is seeking a woman who helped save a life.
“During the blizzard, we responded to a medical emergency in town in which the entrance to the residence was blocked heavily with drifted snow,” the service states. “In an effort to help our crews, a female individual came bearing shovels and helped our responders shovel through the heavy drifts to clear a path in order to extricate the patient.”
The service took to Facebook in an effort to find and thank the woman.
“We just want the opportunity to thank her in person for her act of kindness,” stated Andrew Berkey, Jamestown Ambulance Operations Manager. “The crew did not get a chance to thank the individual due to the patient’s condition being time sensitive.”
Berkey also wanted to recognize his crews, who braved the conditions to serve the region.
“Our crews also went out in incredibly dangerous situations. They helped other ambulance services who couldn’t reach destinations. They answered every call and overcame challenging obstacles. Our community is lucky to have these men and women here to serve them.”
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Public Works informs those residents affected that due to the blizzard and road conditions, there was NO garbage or recycling collection on Friday, March 15, 2019.
The garbage and recycling from Thursday, March 14, 2019, will be picked up Monday, March 18, 2019 resulting in all collection days for the week of March 18, 2019, to be one day late.
Monday, March 18, Collect garbage and recycling for Thursday routes
Tuesday, March 19, Collect garbage and recycling for Monday routes
Wednesday, March 20, Collect garbage and recycling for Tuesday routes
Thursday, March 21, Collect garbage and recycling for Wednesday routes
Friday, March 22, Collect garbage and recycling for Thursday routes
Please call the City Baling Facility with questions 701-252-5223.
NAPOLEON, N.D. (AP) — A man has surrendered to police after a nearly eight-hour standoff in Napoleon.
Authorities got a call around 6 a.m. Saturday that a 54-year-old man was threatening suicide. When officers arrived they found the man had barricaded himself inside his home and was threatening police.
Logan County Emergency Manager Daniel Schwartz says the man had a gun. No one else was believed to be in the home.
A Bismarck SWAT team arrived and brought in crisis negotiators. A two-block perimeter was established.
The man surrendered to police at 2:30 p.m. He is in custody on suspicion of terrorizing
Valley City (CSI) A Public Input Meeting will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on March 21, 2019 at Hi-Liner Activity Center, 493 Central Ave N, Valley City, ND. The Public Input Meeting will utilize an open house format with a formal presentation at 5:15 p.m.
The purpose of the Public Input Meeting is to discuss proposed streetscape improvements to Main St, Central Ave S and City Park in Valley City. The project consists of adding decorative lighting, benches, and trash receptacles throughout the project area; curb and gutter improvements along Main St and Central Ave S; installation of two traffic signals along Main St; and mill and overlay along Central Ave S. The Public Input Meeting will provide opportunity for public input. Representatives from the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT), City of Valley City, and KLJ will be on hand to answer questions and discuss concerns.
If unable to attend the Public Input Meeting, written statements or comments must be sent by April 5, 2019, by mail to Chad Petersen, KLJ, 1010 4th Ave SW, Valley City, ND 58072, or by email to chad.petersen@kljeng.com with “Public Input Meeting” in the e-mail subject heading.
The NDDOT will consider every request for reasonable accommodation to provide:
- an accessible meeting facility or other accommodation for people with disabilities,
- language interpretation for people with limited English proficiency (LEP), and
- translations of written material necessary to access NDDOT programs and information.
To request accommodations, contact Paula Messmer, Civil Rights Division, NDDOT at 701-328-2978 or civilrights@nd.gov. TTY users may use Relay North Dakota at 711 or 1-800-366-6888.
Valley City (– Lauren Roscoe is not your typical Valley City State University first-year student. Sure, she’s an elementary education major, like many others at VCSU, but Lauren also serves as the 2018-19 National Student of the Year for SADD—Students Against Destructive Decisions—a national organization with 10,000 chapters across all 50 states (and several U.S. territories) headquartered in Washington, D.C.
SADD aims to help “young people make positive decisions that advance their health and safety” by empowering them “to successfully confront the risks and pressures that challenge them throughout their daily lives.” SADD tackles this mission through peer-to-peer education on issues such as traffic safety, mental health, suicide, violence, and tobacco, alcohol and drug use.
As National Student of the Year, Lauren serves as president of SADD’s National Student Leadership Council and as the organization’s national spokesperson, carrying SADD’s advocacy message across the country. She has traveled to Arizona, Georgia, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, New York and Washington, D.C., among others, and attended events such as the national conference of the Governors Highway Safety Organization held in Atlanta in August 2018. Lauren also serves on SADD’s board of directors and attends that group’s quarterly meetings.
All of that travel makes her a frequent flyer—usually once a month—out of Hector International Airport in Fargo, but otherwise Lauren claims she’s “still a normal student” who enjoys “just hanging out with friends, sitting and talking, or watching movies.”
See the full story on line at CSiNewsNow.com
ROGERS, N.D. (AP) — Project Ignite Light, which provides backpacks filled with basic but useful items to abused or neglected children entering the social services system, has helped more than 16,000 children North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota since its launch in 2008, group representatives say.
Pebbles Thompson, Project Ignite Light founder, said it was more than 10 years ago that she recognized the need to provide support for children in abuse and neglect situations.
She says, “What we do is serve children of extreme child abuse when they’re brought into their local child advocacy center, which is strategically placed in the largest cities of every state. When a child is brought in for a forensic exam or an interview to determine the extent of abuse that they’ve suffered, we provide that child with a backpack on the off-chance this child isn’t going to be returning home. We wanted to make sure they had everything they needed.”
Thompson said these backpacks, called “Bags of Hope”, include fleece tie blankets, pajamas, toothbrushes, books, flashlights, shampoo and other items.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Fire has gutted a commercial building in Fargo.
Firefighters responded to the call about 9:30 p.m. Sunday. On arrival, they found heavy smoke and fire coming from two units on the east half of the steel building. The address listed for the building belongs to a mechanical contractor.
KFGO reports firefighters entered the building through an overhead garage door and found the interior of the two units fully involved. They had the fire under control a short time later.
There were no injuries. And, the cause of the fire is under investigation.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Minot police are investigating the death of a 26-year-old man whose body was found outside.
Officers were called Saturday afternoon to southwest Minot, where the man was found dead.
Police say there are no signs of foul play.
The name of the man was not immediately released.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Republican-led Legislature is standing by to see whether first-term GOP Gov. Doug Burgum signs or vetoes the first bill restricting abortion that he’s been sent since taking office.
The Legislature on Friday passed a bill that would require abortion providers to inform women undergoing drug-induced abortions that if they changed their minds, they could still have a live birth. It’s a claim critics argue isn’t supported by medical evidence.
A second House bill restricting abortion is likely headed to a Senate vote this week. That bill would ban the dilation and evacuation method of abortion, which opponents call “human dismemberment abortion.”
Burgum has refused to comment on those bills.
Meanwhile, several pieces of major legislation are still being negotiated by both chambers, including all remaining budget bills.
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — A Mandan elementary school has launched a new program that allows students to write, direct and perform their own stage plays in an effort to help relieve stress.
The Bismarck Tribune reports that Mary Stark Elementary School is partnering with Bismarck theater Dakota Stage Ltd. for a six-week performing arts program for students.
The school’s literacy coach, Vonda Dahl, has researched the toll that stress at home can take on students’ learning. Dahl says “every classroom has a certain number of students that are experiencing some sort of chronic stress.”
She has found that physical activity, playing chess or music, and performing and visual arts can reduce student stress.
Dahl says the school will measure how the theater program affects students academically. She hopes to continue the program next year.
In Sports…
MINOT (AP)—In the spring of 2017, a 15-year-old Mason Walters sat with a busted kneecap near the high jump uprights at University of Jamestown’s Taylor Stadium.
Walters would use the freak track and field injury as motivation to help fuel a prolific basketball career at Jamestown High School. Walters was voted the 2019 Mr. Basketball award winner Saturday, March 16, becoming Jamestown’s second recipient of the award and first since Bryan Flam in 1987.
Walters, a 6-foot-8 forward who’ll be continuing his basketball journey at NAIA Division II University of Jamestown, led Jamestown High to a perfect 27-0 season and its seventh Class A state championship earlier this month in Bismarck.
“That was the most important goal I wanted to accomplish before I graduated,” Walters said. Jamestown hadn’t won a state boys basketball title since 1993. “It’s certainly a great honor. I’m just thankful for my teammates and the season we’ve all had together.”
Walters received 74 points and 12 of 21 first-place votes in the 5-3-1 Mr. Basketball voting system. The award is voted on and presented annually to the state’s top senior player by the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.
Minot Bishop Ryan’s Ben Bohl received 43 points and four first-place votes. Bismarck Century’s Treyton Mattern received 29 points and three first-place votes. Grafton’s Dalton Albrecht received 28 points and one first-place vote. West Fargo’s Luke Lennon received 10 points and 1 first-place vote, and Fargo Davies’ Braeton Motschenbacher received five points.
Walters, the North Dakota Gatorade Player of the Year and Class A state tournament MVP, posted per-game averages of 21.1 points, 11.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocks during Jamestown’s historic 2018-19 season. The Blue Jays became just the fourth known Class A boys basketball program ever to claim an undefeated state championship, and first since Fargo North in 2002.
“He’s the most efficient basketball player I’ve had the privilege of coaching,” said Jamestown boys basketball coach Jacoby Lloyd of Walters. “It’s almost like having a sixth sense to go and get the basketball. Some of his advanced stats are just ridiculous.”
Walters averaged 67.8 percent from the field as a senior, but that number soared to 71 percent inside the 3-point arc. He tallied 5.7 second-chance points and 16.3 points in the paint per game. Walters’ career numbers read: 1,187 points, 612 rebounds and 62 blocks.
“One of the things with this team, I never had to call out anything for Mason to get his 20 (points) and 11 (rebounds) every night,” Lloyd said. “It’s validation for all the hard work he put in after the injury he suffered between his sophomore and junior year.”
Walters’ high-jumping mishap during the high school Al Cassell Relays in Jamestown resulted in same-day surgery on his left knee. He missed the 2017 AAU basketball season and summer camps, but Walters tossed himself into the rehabilitation process and didn’t miss a minute of time for the Blue Jays.
“It was tough. I had to do a lot every single day,” Walters said. “But I wasn’t taking anything for granted anymore.”
Between practicing jump shots the last two years, Walters attacked the weight room. The once lanky sophomore tipped the scale at 205 pounds this season, becoming a force in which Class A basketball had no answer for this winter.
“He transformed the way that he ate, the way that he lifted, the way he went about his business,” Lloyd said. “He’s just scratching the surface of what he possibly could become athletically.”
Walters won’t turn 18 until August 7. He’ll be joining a University of Jamestown men’s program that won 29 games and reached the NAIA D-II national tournament’s round of 16 in 2018-19.
“I’m excited. They had a really great season this year,” Walters said of his hometown Jimmies. “I’m just looking forward to getting into the gym, working out and getting bigger.”
— Dalton Albrecht, Grafton: 27.3 ppg, 11.4 rpg, 3 apg, 1.7 spg, 0.6 bpg, 55% 2FG, 30% 3FG, 75% FT.
— Ben Bohl, Bishop Ryan: 24.4 ppg, 9.1 rpg, 3.2 apg, 2.2 spg, 58% 2FG, 42% 3FG, 70% FT.
— Luke Lennon, West Fargo: 20.9 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.4 spg, 58% FG, 78% FT.
— Treyton Mattern, Bismarck Century: 23.8 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 3.0 apg.
— Braeton Motschenbacher, Fargo Davies: 20.3 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 4 apg, 1.8 spg, 51% FG, 47% 3FG, 85% FT.
CHICAGO (March 15, 2019) — In its 34th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company Friday day announced Mason Walters of Jamestown High School as its 2018-19 Gatorade North Dakota Boys Basketball Player of the Year. Walters is the first Gatorade North Dakota Boys Basketball Player of the Year to be chosen from Jamestown High School.
The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the field, distinguishes Walters as North Dakota’s best high school boys basketball player.
Class B Boy’s Basketball Tournament..
Saturday…
In Minot…
Championship Game…
Thompson 57 Shiloh Christian 47 (OT)
3rd Place
Richland 62 Bishop Ryan 47
Richland’s Cole Myers, Player of the Game
Fifth Place=New Rockford-Sheyenne 56, Beulah 53
^Seventh Place=
Powers Lake 56, Ellendale 42
NAIA Womens National Wrestling Tournament Saturday At UJ’s Harold Newman Arena…
Find the Results Posted at (uj.edu)
Ten Jimmies finished in the top eight of their respective weight classes. Places one through four were named All-American while places five through eight earned honorable mention All-American.
Cara Romeike (SR/Coppell, Texas) was the highest-placing Jimmie on Saturday, taking second at 130 pounds. She won her first two matches by tech fall before pinning Julissa Taitano of Southern Oregon in the semifinals. Romeike was pinned by Andribeth Rivera of Campbellsville University in the final.
Junnette Caldera (FR/Imperial, Calif.) was third at 101 pounds. She pinned Hiba Salem of Menlo College 30 seconds into the second period in the third-place match. All four of Caldera’s victories came via pin.
Also finishing third was Myranda Velazquez (JR/Los Banos, CA) at 155 pounds. Velazquez lost her opening bout of the day but responded with five straight wins, including two pins and two tech falls.
Agatha Andrews (FR/Akiak, Alaska) won all three of her matches at 191 pounds via pin and placed fourth. Andrews lost a tough 6-5 decision to Leilani Carmago-Naone of Midland in the third place match.
Seventh place finishes went to Arianna Marrufo (FR/Dos Palos, Calif.) (123), Jamayia Blackston (FR/Lakewood, Wash.) (116), Joy Muniz (JR/San Diego, Calif.) (143), and Sierra Talmadge (SO/Bismarck, N.D.) (155). Alyssa Schrull (JR/East Helena, Mont.) (170) and Chelsea Dionisio (SR/Santa Maria, Calif.) (116) took eighth.
In the team race, the Jimmies finished with 137.5 points, behind only Menlo College (230.5) and Oklahoma City University (154.5).
UJ was selected by a vote of the coaches as the winner of the Sportsmanship Award.
More local and regional sports scores and recaps at CSiNewsNow.com
NDSU is making its fourth NCAA Tournament appearance in 11 years, and its third trip to the Big Dance in the past six seasons.
The Final Four is in Minneapolis this year.
North Carolina heads a Midwest Regional that includes No. 2 Kentucky, No. 3 Houston and No. 4 Kansas. Of the four, the Cougars were the only team to advance to its conference tournament title game.
The West is headed by Gonzaga, which is just ahead of Michigan, Texas Tech and Florida State.
Bubble teams that made the tournament include St. John’s, Oklahoma State, Ohio State, Florida and Temple. Georgetown, Xavier, Creighton, and North Carolina State failed to join the 68-team tournament, nor did Clemson, TCU, Texas, Indiana, Alabama and Memphis.
MEN’S BASKETBALL CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS-SCHEDULE
Spartans, Tigers, Bearcats take conference crowns
UNDATED (AP) — Sixth-ranked Michigan State, No. 22 Auburn and No. 24 Cincinnati were able to celebrate tournament championships on Sunday.
The Spartans trailed by 13 in the second half and closed on a 10-0 run to rally past 10th-ranked Michigan, 65-60 in the Big Ten title game. Matt McQuaid nailed a career-high seven 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 27 points as Michigan State won the tournament for the first time since 2016.
Cassius Winston converted the go-ahead layup in the closing minute and finished with 14 points and 11 assists.
Bryce Brown scored 19 points and the Tigers won their first SEC Tournament title in 34 years by routing eighth-ranked Tennessee 84-64. Chuma Okeke scored 18 points and had 13 rebounds for Auburn, which trailed 17-13 before holding the Volunteers to two baskets over the final 11 minutes of the first half. The Tigers closed the opening half on a 19-6 run and led by 22 midway through the second.
Lamonte’ Turner led Tennessee with 24 points, but two-time SEC Player of the Year Grant Williams was held to 13.
The Bearcats captured the American Athletic Conference Tournament as Jarron Cumberland delivered 33 points and eight rebounds in a 69-57 victory over 11th-ranked Houston. Cane Broome finished with 15 points and Tre Scott added 12 to help Cincinnati beat the Cougars in the conference title game for the second consecutive year.
Armoni Brooks had 17 points for Houston, which fell to 31-3.
NBA…
76ers hold off Greek Freak and Bucks
UNDATED (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo (YAH’-nihs an-the-toh-KOON’-poh) did all he could to get the Milwaukee Bucks a victory on Sunday, but the Philadelphia 76ers were just a little bit better.
The Sixers overcame Antetokounmpo’s career-high 52 points and knocked off the Bucks, 130-125 for their fourth straight win. Joel Embiid (joh-EHL’ ehm-BEED’) had 40 points and 15 rebounds for Philadelphia, which moved one game ahead of Indiana for third in the NBA’s Eastern Conference, and two ahead of the Celtics.
Jimmy Butler added 27 points, JJ Redick 19 and Tobias Harris 12 for the Sixers.
Antetokounmpo was 15 of 26 from the field, including 3 of 8 from 3-point range. He also made 19 of 21 free throws to better his previous career high for points by eight.
Checking out Sunday’s other NBA action:
— The Rockets earned a 117-102 win over the Timberwolves behind Chris Paul, who tied a career high with six 3-pointers and finished with 25 points and 10 assists. Clint Capela furnished 20 and 13 rebounds as Houston moved 1 ½ games ahead of the Trail Blazers for third in the West.
— Blake Griffin scored 25 points and the Pistons completed a season sweep of the Raptors with a 110-107 victory in Detroit. Andre Drummond had 15 points and 17 rebounds, while Reggie Jackson added 20 points to help the Pistons win for the 14th time in their last 18 games. The Raptors remain three games behind the East-leading Bucks following their fourth loss in seven games.
— Lou Williams capped his 25-point effort by nailing the game-winning 3-pointer at the final buzzer to give the Clippers a 119-116 victory over the Nets on Sunday night. Los Angeles led 116-106 with 1:02 remaining, only to see Brooklyn score 10 straight points and tie it with 5.3 seconds remaining on DeMarre Carroll’s dunk.
— Emmanuel Mudiay (MOO’-dee-ay) provided 28 points and eight assists as the Knicks beat the Lakers, 124-123 to end an eight game losing streak. New York closed on a 13-1 run and clinched the victory when Mario Hezonja blocked LeBron James’ potential game-winning shot with 2.3 seconds to play.
— Goran Dragic (GOHR’-uhn DRAH’-gich) scored 19 points off the bench and Dwyane Wade added 17 in the Heat’s 93-75 victory over the Hornets. The 168 combined points was the lowest in the NBA this season.
— Nikola Vucevic (NEE’-koh-lah VOO’-cheh-vihch) furnished 27 points and 20 rebounds to lead the Magic to a 101-91 victory against the Hawks. Aaron Gordon added 22 points and eight rebounds for Orlando, which remains a game behind Miami in the chase for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot.
— Marvin Bagley III contributed 21 points and nine rebounds as the Kings crushed the Bulls, 129-102. Buddy Hield (heeld) added 16 points and inched closer to Sacramento’s single-season record for 3-pointers.
NHL …
Isles catch Caps by outlasting Wild
UNDATED (AP) — The New York Islanders have regained a share of first place in the Metropolitan Division despite squandering a pair of one-goal leads in Minnesota.
Brock Nelson scored 64 seconds into overtime to give the Isles their fifth win in seven games, 3-2 over the Wild. Anders Lee ran his goal streak to four games while putting New York ahead, 2-1 in the second period, but the Wild gained a point on Jared Spurgeon’s goal with 12:45 left in regulation.
Thomas Greiss (grys) stopped 32 shots for the Islanders, who share the division lead with the Capitals at 91 points apiece, three ahead of the Penguins. The Isles, Caps and Pens each have 10 games remaining.
The Wild are one point behind the Coyotes for the final Western Conference wild-card berth.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— Carter Hart turned back 41 shots and Sean Couturier (koo-TOOR’-ee-ay) scored with under four seconds left on the clock in overtime to send the Flyers past the Penguins, 2-1. Pittsburgh was on its way to a 1-0 victory until Couturier set up James van Riemsdyk’s (REEMZ’-dyks) tying goal with 19 seconds left in regulation.
— Jonathan Marchessault (MAHR’-sheh-soh) scored twice in the Golden Knights’ eighth win in nine games, 6-3 against Edmonton. Reilly Smith and William Karlsson each had two assists for Vegas, which is seven points ahead of Arizona for third place in the Pacific Division.
— Tim Schaller netted his first two goals of the season and Josh Leivo (LAY’-voh) scored in the fourth round of the shootout to lift the Canucks to a 3-2 win over the Stars. Jamie Benn and Taylor Fedun tallied for Dallas, which is two points behind the Blues for third place in the Central Division.
— The Sabres blew a 3-1 lead before Jack Eichel (EYE’-kul) and Sam Reinhart scored shootout goals to push Buffalo past St. Louis, 4-3. Brayden Schenn evened the score with 11:19 remaining in the third on a questionable goal that was challenged by the Sabres.
— The Panthers’ four-game winning streak is over after Jakob Silfverberg scored the tiebreaking goal with 4:33 left to give the Ducks a 3-2 victory against Florida. Adam Henrique (hehn-REEK’) and Daniel Sprong also scored for Anaheim, Ryan Getzlaf had two assists and John Gibson stopped 37 shots.
— Philipp Grubauer recorded his third shutout in five starts by stopping 22 shots in Colorado’s 3-0 win over the Devils. Tyson Barrie scored twice and Nathan MacKinnon scored his 37th goal of the season as the Avalanche climbed within two points of the final Western Conference wild-card slot.
MLB-NEWS
Hinch suspended 1 game
UNDATED (AP) — Houston Astros manager AJ Hinch has been suspended one game for his argument and ensuing comments about umpire Angel Hernandez at a spring training game over the weekend.
Hinch was ejected by Hernandez one pitch into the bottom of the first inning Friday night against St. Louis. Hinch came onto the field and an extended argument ensued. After the game, he called Hernandez “unprofessional” and “arrogant.”
Hinch served the suspension on Sunday.
In other baseball news:
— Bryce Harper returned to the Phillies’ lineup Sunday as the designated hitter, two days after taking a 96-mph pitch on the right ankle. He was struck by a fastball from Toronto rookie Trent Thornton on Friday.
— Yankees center fielder Aaron Hicks had a second cortisone shot for his ailing back and will not be ready for opening day. Hicks was hurt while taking batting practice on March 1.
— Back tightness is expected to keep St. Louis third baseman Matt Carpenter out of the lineup until Wednesday. Carpenter first noticed the issue on Saturday, when he wasn’t scheduled to be in the lineup.
NFL-NEWS
Dolphins ink QB Fitzpatrick
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Veteran quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick has agreed to terms on a two-year contract with the Miami Dolphins, who were in the market for a replacement for Ryan Tannehill.
The 36-year-old Fitzpatrick has a 50-75-1 record as a starter for seven NFL teams. He started seven games for Tampa Bay last year and had a passer rating of 100.4, which ranked ninth in the league.
The Dolphins traded Tannehill on Friday to the Tennessee Titans in a deal that also involved draft picks.
PGA-PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP
McIlroy wins Players Championship
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Rory McIlroy carded a pair of late birdies and closed with a 2-under 70 to win The Players Championship by one stroke over Jim Furyk (FYOOR’-ihk).
McIlroy had to play catch-up over his final four holes after the 48-year-old Furyk closed with a birdie for a 67 that gave him a one-shot advantage. McIlroy answered with a 15-foot birdie on 15 and a two-putt birdie on the next hole before closing out the title on his 10th try.
Eddie Pepperell and Jhonattan Vegas finished two strokes back and one ahead of Dustin Johnson, Brandt Snedeker and second-round co-leader Tommy Fleetwood.
NASCAR-FONTANA
Busch ties Petty’s mark
FONTANA, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Busch has tied Richard Petty’s NASCAR record with his 200th career victory across the three national series.
Busch used an impressive late surge through the field following a speeding penalty to win the Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. He dominated the first two stages, but a pit-road speeding penalty dropped him to 18th with 73 laps to go.
Busch eventually catapulted into the lead for good with 26 laps left by drafting off Team Penske teammates Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano.
Logano finished second, followed by Keselowski, Kevin Harvick,. Ryan Blaney and Kurt Busch.
WORLD CUP FINALS
Shiffrin wins giant slalom race to seal World Cup title
SOLDEU, Andorra (AP) —Mikaela Shiffrin has clinched the season-long World Cup standings title by winning a giant slalom Sunday.
The American star needed only a top-15 finish in Andorra to ensure closest challenger Petra Vlhova could not overhaul her points total.
It’s Shiffrin’s fourth World Cup title in the same season, tying the women’s record jointly held by Lindsey Vonn and Tina Maze.
Shiffrin has now won 17 World Cup races this season, extending her own record for men and women.
In world and national news…
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — Australian TV news networks have shown what they say are the mother and sister of alleged Christchurch mass killer Brenton Tarrant returning to their homes in eastern Australia with police searching for clues in the New Zealand mosque attacks.
Tarrant, an Australian, grew up in the New South Wales town of Grafton. But Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he has only spent 45 days in Australia in the past three years.
The two people identified as mother Sharon Tarrant and sister Lauren Tarrant did not comment to the media after police searched their homes. They are reportedly in protective police custody.
Nine News said they returned to their homes for the first time Monday since at least 50 people were slaughtered in Christchurch last Friday.
The mother lives in the New South Wales town of Lawrence and the sister in Sandy Beach.
Australian police said the aim of the search was to obtain material that could help New Zealand police in their investigation of the attack.
New Zealand Police Commissioner Mike Bush said the Australian police searches “haven’t discovered any matters that would threaten their public.”
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — Aya Al-Umari never got the chance to say goodbye to her brother Hussein before he was killed in a mass shooting at Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand. But she wonders if he had a premonition.
The night before the attack, he was fixated on her new T-shirt. It said: “See You Bye.” She wonders now if his teasing comments about her top were his way of saying farewell.
He’d always delighted in teasing her. One time when they were visiting Malaysia as kids, he’d given her some candy that he assured her was smooth and sweet. When she put it in her mouth, she quickly realized he’d tricked her. It was popping candy, which instantly began to fizz and spark on her tongue. She shrieked. He laughed.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Police in the central Dutch city of Utrecht say they are investigating a shooting in a tram that left “multiple” people injured and are considering the possibility of a “terrorist motive.”
Police, including heavily armed officers, flooded the area after the shooting that happened Monday morning on a tram at a busy traffic intersection.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte called the situation “very worrying” and the country’s counterterror coordinator said in a tweet that a crisis team was meeting to discuss the situation.
There have been no reports yet of any suspects arrested.
BOSTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren is embracing the role of underdog in the early months of the Democratic race for president.
Warren is facing tough questions about fundraising and electability, along with lingering skepticism about her past claim to Native American identity.
But the Massachusetts senator tells The Associated Press that it’s the race she wants to run and that her decision to skip high-dollar fundraising events is about meeting rank-and-file voters.
The 69-year-old Democrat remains in the middle of the pack in early polling. Her Boston-based senior advisers say she’ll focus on seizing opportunities to stake bold new policy positions, as she did recently by calling for the breakup of big technology companies. They say that allows her to shape the debate and showcase her policy bona fides.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An appeals court will consider the constitutionality of a struck-down Kansas statute that had required people to provide documents proving U.S. citizenship before they could register to vote.
A three-judge panel of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments Monday in Salt Lake City in a case with national implications for voting rights.
At issue is a legal challenge to a voter registration statute requiring people to provide documentary proof of citizenship such as a birth certificate, passport or naturalization papers. Kansas is appealing a ruling last year that found its law violated the constitutional right to vote.
The state faces an uphill battle to resurrect the law championed by former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who led President Donald Trump’s now-defunct voter fraud commission.
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