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CSi Weather…
.REST OF TODAY… Rain in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 40s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Rain likely in the evening. Lows in the lower 30s. North winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west after midnight. Chance of rain 60 percent in the Jamestown area, 70 percent in the Valley City area.
.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain
showers and thunderstorms after midnight in the Jamestown area, 30 percent in the Valley City area. Lows in the upper 30s.
South winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY…Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. South
winds around 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. Chance
of precipitation 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
.SATURDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.MONDAY…Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of rain showers.
Highs in the mid 50s.
.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain
showers in the evening. Lows in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers possibly
mixed with snow showers in the morning, then slight chance of
rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of
precipitation 20 percent.
Showers and thunderstorms to develop over far western North Dakota by early Thursday evening.
Friday looks to be the warmest day for quite some time, with highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
A cold front will move down from Canada Friday night through
Saturday afternoon, bringing a chance of rain showers as it moves
through. Temperatures behind the front are only expected to warm
into the upper 40s to mid 50s Saturday afternoon.
An active pattern looks to continue into early next week, with several
chances for rain and well below normal temperatures. Expect highs
mainly in the 50s through the middle of next week.
The recently issued Burn Ban due to the fire safety danger index in the high category, has been lifted due to rainfall amounts. The Burn Ban was lifted for Barnes, Stutsman, Logan, McIntosh, Eddy and Foster counties.
Fire Danger Map for North Dakota
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Public Works reports, that due to City utility repairs along 9th St NE between 2nd Ave & 3rd Ave NE, there will be temporary water outages on Thursday, May 2, 2019. The work is anticipated to be completed by the end of the day.
PLEASE NOTE:
The above schedule is contingent upon changing weather conditions.
PLEASE CALL THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT AT 252-5131 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
Also…
Due to City utility repairs, there will be temporary water outages beginning at noon on Friday, May 3, 2019 in the areas from 8th St NE to 13th St NE between 4th Ave NE & 5th Ave NE. The work is anticipated to be completed by the end of the day.
PLEASE NOTE:
The above schedule is contingent upon changing weather conditions.
PLEASE CALL THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT AT 252-5131 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
Jamestown (CSi) The Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office warns the public that a convicted sex offender has changed his address.
43 year old Timothy Richard Olpin, now resides at 3450 82nd Avenue, Southeast, in Jamestown.
Olpin is a white male, six feet tall with hazel eyes and gray hair.
He was convicted in 2000 in Morton County, North Dakota, District Court of gross sexual imposition involving a 14-year-old girl and in 1991 in Maryland of third degree sexual assault involving a 5-year-old boy.
Olpin is not wanted by law enforcement.
Jamestown (CSi) SAFE Shelter in Jamestown announces a successful Rabbit Run and Bunny Hop that was held at the University of Jamestown, and Harold Newman Arena on April 20th this year.
SAFE Shelter, Director, Lynn Talley says, 159 individuals signed up to participate, and raised $10,270 for Mary’s Place.
She points out that Mary’s Place opened in September of 2018, and since that time has provided 947 shelter nights for victims of domestic violence, and their children.
Mary’s Place gives them a safe place to begin to rebuild their lives and look for safe and affordable housing on their own.
Valley City (CSi) The Groundbreaking for the Streetscape One project is planned for Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at 3-p.m.
City Commission Chambers, 254 2nd Avenue NE
Jamestown (CSi) The 12th Annual Running of the Pink is set for Saturday June 1, starting at 9-a.m. with a shotgun start, at R.M. Stoudt’s car dealership in Southwest Jamestown.
Spokesperson Tara Kapp on Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, said, the 5k Run/Walk, and 10k Run is geared for any fitness level, noting that families, individuals and businesses are welcome to support raising funds, through the Women’s Way, and No Excuses, programs, and the JRMC Foundation, to provide breast and cervical cancer screenings for women who otherwise would not be able to afford the screenings.
The programs provide, for those women without insurance coverage, and for transportation costs to get to the screenings, along with educational information.
She added that Jamestown Regional Medical Center, has 3-D mamography screening, to detect breast cancer at a very early stage.
To pre-register for the Running of the Pink contact R.M. Stoudt at 701-252-2270, toll free 800-279-2886, or go on line to www.stoudtcars.com or check out their social media sites.
Early Bird Registration is by May 18, with adults at $20, youth 12 and under $15, and seniors 60 and over at $15. After May 18 the cost goes up $5 in each category.
Registrations will also be taken the day of the event, June 1.
Tara said that last year just over 700 participated, raising over $20,000 and over the past 11 years the event has raised over $131,000, with all proceeds from Running of the Pink going exclusively to the breast and cervical cancer screenings for women in need. Casey Stoudt will continue to pick up the expenses for the event.
She added that dogs are welcome to come along with supervision, and being current on vaccinations, saying that Prairie Paws Rescue is providing water stops for the dogs, along with way.
The Jamestown Rural Fire Department and law enforcement will provide traffic control along the new route this year, from Stoudt’s along the road between Menard’s and JRMC and back to Stoudt’s. Any road blockage necessary will be set up about 7:30-a.m. The new route is much flatter, and does not have highway crossing. Motorists along the route are urged to use caution when the run/walk is taking place. The event typically takes about two hours. Prizes will be awarded to both competitive runners and those casual runners and walkers.
Prizes will be award for the Largest Family Team, Largest Business Team, and the Crowd Favorite Costume. For participants there will also be swag bags, and t-shirts, and a chance to win one of two Cornhole game boards, for a $10 donation with all proceeds goint to Running of the Pink.
More information on line with links, at CSiNewsNow.com
Jamestown (JRMC) Jamestown Regional Medical Center, “Can’t do the work it does, without the work of the volunteers.” So says, JRMC President and CEO, Mike Delfs.
JRMC presented awards to the 104 JRMC volunteers at the hospital’s Volunteer Recognition Banquet on April 11.
Since 1997, those volunteers have donated more than 147,000 hours. Last year alone, they donated more than 7,200 hours.
Volunteers at JRMC serve in different ways. This includes Telecare, making blankets, tummy pillows and infant hats, personally escorting patients and guests to appointments, assembling education packets and mailings. They dedicate time to fundraising events too. The JRMC Auxiliary raised $28,500 in 2018 for the JRMC Cancer Center. They also created infant swaddles for new babies in Family BirthPlace.
In addition to celebrating the volunteers’ hard work, JRMC also recognized the following:
- Dorothy Chouinard, Legendary Volunteer
- Kay Hust, Volunteer of the Year
- Eunice Sahr, Auxilian of the Year
The Legendary volunteer is someone who made a major contribution of time, volunteering throughout his or her lifetime.
JRMC Volunteer Coordinator Mary Engels, says, “We appreciate Dorothy because through the years she has donated 8,227 hours to Jamestown Regional Medical Center. She probably has closer to 10,000 hours, but they weren’t tracked in the beginning.” Chouinard was instrumental in starting Telecare, a daily calling program to check in on patients. Chouinard also helped establish the first hospital gift shop. Most recently, she volunteered doing hospice clerical work.
Mary says, JRMC selected Hust because for the past four years she volunteered at the surgery desk at 6 a.m. each Monday. She started each shift with a smile and compassion for the patients and their families, adding, “Kay has made such a difference in patient care donating over 700 hours of her time volunteering.”
The JRMC Auxiliary selects its Auxilian of the year. About 40 individuals belong to the JRMC Auxiliary, which serves as a fundraising element of the hospital.
The news release says, “Eunice is an asset to healthcare in this region because she is willing to volunteer for every event and project. Eunice is the president of the Auxiliary, leading Auxilians to make decisions to improve patient care with the purchase of equipment to donations for the Cancer Center.”
JRMC also recognized the following for their hours of service.
100 hours
- Bonnie Allickson
- Priscilla Kungel
- Doreen Larson
- Randy Neumiller
- Marlene Stafford
- Terry Ukestad
500 hours
- Betty Geigle
- Loretta Jung
- LaVina Kleese
- Hazel Scott
- Larry Tag
- JoAnn Vollrath
1,000 hours
- Bluette Clancey
- Gloria Harr
- Marlene Humphrey
5,000 + hours
- Dorothy Chouinard
- Darlene Kropp
- Bette Parsons
- Joyce Roorda
Delfs says, “We are so grateful to our volunteers. They are THE difference in the lives of those we serve.
To learn more about volunteering at Jamestown Regional Medical Center, call (701) 952-4809 or visit www.jrmcnd.com/volunteer.
About Jamestown Regional Medical Center
Jamestown Regional Medical Center is located at 2422 20th St. SW, Jamestown, ND and serves approximately 55,000 people in nine counties. For more information, visit www.jrmcnd.com or call (701) 952-1050.
Valley City (CSi) Operation Prom Night features a “mock crash,” in Downtown Valley City, demonstrating the serious message of dangers of drinking and driving.
The mock crash will be Wednesday May 1 at 1:30 p.m., in the 400 block of Central Avenue North in front of the Valley City Senior High School.
Several Valley City High School Juniors and Seniors will participate.
Assisting will be the Valley City Police Department, the Barnes County Sheriff’s Office, Valley City Rural Fire & Rescue Squad and the Barnes County Ambulance Emergency Medical Services along with, 9-1-1 Dispatchers..
Everbridge notifications will be issued just before 1:30pm indicating that simulated crash is taking place, on cellphones and other electronic devices as if an actual disaster was happening.
Valley City residents are reminded that there will be numerous sirens going off about 1:30-p.m. on Wednesday, May 1 for the mock crash.
Valley City (CSi) Trucks supplying fresh vegetables, bakery items and boxed goods will be in Valley City from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, as part of the Great Plains Food Bank Pop-up Perishable Food Program.
Anyone in need of food assistance is welcome to attend and receive food at no cost. The food will be inside the North Dakota Winter Show arena, 707 7th St. SE.
Those attending the distribution are asked to bring bags or boxes to carry food items with them.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Bismarck police say a 76-year-old bicyclist is dead after a teenage driver left the roadway and struck the man as he rode his bike on a sidewalk.
Police were called to the crash on Nebraska Drive around 2 p.m. Tuesday. Officers found the bicyclist unconscious. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police say a vehicle driven by a 17-year-old girl left the roadway and struck the cyclist.
The name of the victim, who was from Bismarck, was not immediately released. The crash remains under investigation.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A volunteer firefighter accused of setting in fires in southwestern North Dakota, including one which destroyed a farm equipment dealership, has reached a plea deal with prosecutors.
KXMB-TV reports John Iszler has agreed to plead guilty in federal court. The former Elgin firefighter is charged with endangering by fire or explosion and criminal mischief. He’s accused of setting a number of structure fires in the winter of 2017, including one at Dakota Farm Equipment and another at an apartment building.
Prosecutors are recommending five years in prison when Iszler is sentenced in July.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota intends to sue Washington if that state’s governor signs legislation requiring oil shipped by rail to have more of its volatile gases removed.
Proponents of the bill say it would boost safety. The volatility of oil trains drew widespread public attention following several explosive derailments, including one in 2013 in Quebec that killed 47 people.
North Dakota officials worry the bill could hamper the nation’s No. 2 oil producer. About one-tenth of North Dakota’s daily oil production is shipped to Pacific Northwest refineries.
North Dakota’s Industrial Commission believes the bill is an unconstitutional violation of interstate commerce law. The regulatory group is comprised of the governor, attorney general and agricultural commissioner.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is still reviewing the bill but indicated to The Associated Press that he’s likely to sign it.
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Federal officials have cancelled future meetings of an advisory panel created by the Trump administration to make it easier to extract fossil fuels from publicly leased land and offshore sites and to ensure a fair return for taxpayers.
Interior Department spokeswoman Molly Block said Tuesday the Royalty Policy Committee’s charter expired April 21. Upcoming meetings scheduled in Pittsburgh later this week and Salt Lake City in August were cancelled.
Block declined to give a reason.
The committee was set up two years ago by former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.
Conservationists argued it was stacked in favor of industry.
They had asked a federal judge in Montana to disband the group and strike down its recommendations, including changes to how energy companies calculate what they owe taxpayers for pumping natural gas from public sites.
In sports…
High School….
CLASS A BASEBALL
Bismarck Legacy 9, Minot 2
Legacy 3, Minot 2.
Williston 2, Mandan 0; Williston 2, Mandan 1.
Dickinson 21, Watford City 0
Dickinson 10, Watford City 4.
Grand Forks Central 2, Fargo South 0.
Fargo Davies 8, Shanley 0.
West Fargo Sheyenne 4, West Fargo 4.
Fargo North 10, Wahpeton 3.
CLASS A SOFTBALL
Valley City 21, Grand Forks Central 1 (5).
Grand Forks Red River 13, Fargo South 2 (5).
Fargo Davies 11, Devils Lake 0 (5);
Fargo North 9, Fargo Shanley 3.
West Fargo Sheyenne 14, West Fargo 4 (6); West Fargo 1, Sheyenne 7.
Minot 23, Williston 8; Minot 11, Williston 11 (T5/darkness).
CLASS B BASEBALL
Hillsboro-Central Valley 7, Hatton-Northwood 1.
Enderlin-Maple Valley 12, Northern Cass 2; E-MV 15, Northern Cass 0.
Shiloh Christian 7, Hettinger 0.
CLASS B SOFTBALL
Ray 13, Westhope-Newburg-Bottineau 11.
May-Port-CG 18, Dakota Prairie 0 (5).
GIRLS SOCCER
Fargo Davies 5, Grand Forks Red River 0.
Fargo North 2, Grand Forks Central 1.
West Fargo Sheyenne 2, Fargo South 0.
Bismarck Century 0, Bismarck St. Mary’s 0.
GIRLS TENNIS
Dickinson 8, Bismarck St. Mary’s 1.
Grand Forks Central 9, Fargo South 0.
Grand Forks Red River 5, Fargo Shanley 4.
Fargo Davies 5, Wahpeton 0 (rain).
Fargo North 1, Valley City 0 (suspended/rain).
West Fargo Sheyenne 3, West Fargo 0 (suspended/rain).
College Baseball…
At VCSU
Mayville State 6 VCSU 0 (7-inningsRecap Pending)
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown High School reports that all Varsity games scheduled for yesterday (Apr 30), have been postponed or cancelled due to weather.
The Blue Jays home baseball games versus, Bismarck St. Mary’s have been postponed to May 16. The Blue Jay softball home doubleheader versus Bismarck Legacy has been postponed to May 9.
Blue Jay girls soccer in Minot has been postponed to May 18.
Blue Jay girls tennis at Mandan has been postponed to May 13.
Blue Jay boys golf in Dickinson along with Blue Jays track and field in Bismarck have been cancelled.
Sioux City, IA (GPACsports.com) – The two brackets for the 2019 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Postseason Softball Tournaments are set. Top seed, and regular season co-champion, Midland will serve as one bracket host (1,4,5,8 seeds), while second seed, and co-champion, Morningside will be the other bracket host (2,3,6,7 seeds) of the two four-team tournaments.
Tournament play will open on Thursday, May 2, at both bracket locations. In Fremont, Nebraska, top-seed Midland will host Northwestern, Jamestown, and Dordt. In Sioux City, Iowa, second-seed Morningside will host Concordia, Mount Marty, and College of Saint Mary. Play will continue, including bracket championship games, on Friday, May 3. The Midland and Morningside bracket winners will meet on Saturday, May 4, at the highest remaining seed in the GPAC Softball Tournament Championship Series presented by Cypress Risk Management. The final series will be a best two out of three format.
Midland has secured the league’s first berth to the NAIA Opening Round, while the GPAC Tournament Champion will receive the second berth. If the Warriors win the GPAC Tournament then the tournament runner-up will receive the second GPAC berth to the NAIA Opening Round. The two brackets will be double elimination, with the final the best two of three.
2019 GPAC Softball Tournament Brackets
Midland Bracket – Christensen Field
(Records – Overall, GPAC)
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Game #1 – (4) Northwestern (18-23, 11-11) vs. (5) Jamestown (27-17, 11-11) – Noon
Game #2 – (1) Midland (28-8, 18-4) vs. (8) Dordt (18-21, 10-12) – 2pm
Game #3 – Winner Game #1 vs. Winner Game #2 – 4pm
Game #4 – Loser Game #1 vs. Loser Game #2 – 6pm
Friday, May 3, 2019
Game #5 – Winner Game #4 vs. Loser Game #3 – Noon
Game #6 – Winner Game #3 vs. Winner Game #5 – 2pm
Game #7 – If necessary (Game #6 winner/loser) – 4pm
Morningside Bracket – Jensen Softball Complex
(Records – Overall, GPAC)
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Game #1 – (3) Concordia (26-10, 15-7) vs. (6) Mount Marty (20-22, 11-11) – 10am
Game #2 – (2) Morningside (25-8, 18-4) vs. (7) College of Saint Mary (17-27, 10-12) – Noon
Game #3 – Winner Game #1 vs. Winner Game #2 – 2pm
Game #4 – Loser Game #1 vs. Loser Game #2 – 4pm
Friday, May 3, 2019
Game #5 – Winner Game #4 vs. Loser Game #3 – Noon
Game #6 – Winner Game #3 vs. Winner Game #5 – 2 pm
Game #7 – If necessary (Game #6 winner/loser) – 4 pm
GPAC Softball Tournament Championship Series – Saturday, May 4, 2019
Midland Bracket Winner vs. Morningside Bracket Winner (at highest seed)
(Best 2 of 3 Format)
11am (Game 1), 1pm (Game 2), 5pm (or TBA) (Game 3, if needed)
Matt Duchene’s (doo-SHAYNZ’) power-play goal put the Jackets ahead, 2-0 12:37 into the second period. Boone Jenner also scored against Tuukka (TOO’-kah) Rask, who made 32 saves.
Jake DeBrusk scored late in the second period for the Bruins, who stay in Columbus for Game 4 on Thursday.
Meanwhile, the San Jose Sharks are up 2-1 in their second-round series following a hat trick from Logan Couture.
The Sharks forward scored the tiebreaking goal with 7:10 remaining and added an empty-netter in a 4-2 victory over the Avalanche. Couture’s go-ahead tally came 65 seconds after Matt Nieto tied it for Colorado.
Timo Meier also scored and Martin Jones stopped 25 shots as the Sharks regained home-ice advantage heading into Game 4 at Denver on Thursday.
Philipp Grubauer made 27 saves for Colorado, which snapped an eight-game home win streak.
MLB…
UNDATED (AP) — The Astros cruised to an 11-0 romp over the Twins as Gerrit Cole tossed one-hit ball over seven innings. George Springer, Jake Marisnick and Alex Bregman all homered, giving the Astros 43 for the month.
— CC Sabathia (sah-BATH’-ee-uh) became the 17th player in major league history and third left-hander to reach 3,000 career strikeouts, but Zack Greinke (GREHN’-kee) pitched better while working 7 2/3 innings in the Diamondbacks’ 3-1 win over the Yankees. Wilmer Flores hit a solo homer and a run-scoring single to support Greinke, who won his fifth straight game and stretched his scoreless innings streak to 18 before Gleyber (GLAY’-bur) Torres’ RBI double in the fourth inning.
The defending World Series champs have completed a disappointing first month of the season with back-to-back wins over the Oakland Athletics.
Rick Porcello worked eight shutout innings and the Red Sox slammed a pair of homers in a 5-1 victory over the A’s. Porcello limited Oakland to a pair of runs and two walks becoming the first Boston starter to go past the seventh inning.
Mookie Betts and Mitch Moreland homered as the Red Sox improved to 13-17 with their fourth win in six games.
Elsewhere around the majors:
— Carlos González belted a tiebreaking three-run homer for the Indians in a 7-4 victory over the Marlins. Trevor Bauer shook off a slow start to improve to 4-1, yielding four runs while striking out 10 over seven innings.
— Brian Goodwin hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning to send the Angels past the Blue Jays, 4-3. Griffin Canning retired his first 10 batters and struck out six while pitching into the fifth inning of his major league debut.
— David Freese (freez) launched a three-run homer and Justin Turner went deep for the first time this season as the Dodgers crushed the Giants, 10-3. Kiké (KEE’-kay) Hernández also connected and Walker Buehler pitched into the sixth inning to improve to 3-0 in six starts this season.
— Niko Goodrum socked a two-run homer and Miguel Cabrera had an RBI single to help the Tigers earn a 3-1 victory over the Phillies. Spencer Turnbull allowed just a run and three hits over six innings as Detroit snapped a four-game losing streak.
— Jesus Aguilar (AG’-ee-ahr) belted a three-run homer and Jhoulys Chacin (zhoo-LEES’ shah-SEEN’) pitched six scoreless innings as the Brewers topped the Rockies, 4-3. Milwaukee scratched out a sixth-inning run after being held without a base runner by German (hur-MAHN’) Marquez during the first five frames.
— The Cardinals were 3-2 winners at Washington as Adam Wainwright limited the Nationals to two runs and six hits in 6 1/3 innings. Harrison Bader drove in two runs and Kolten Wong had two hits as the NL Central leaders earned their fourth straight victory.
— Kyle Schwarber hit a two-run homer with two out in the eighth to lead the Cubs to a 6-5 win at Seattle. Daniel Descalso and Anthony Rizzo also supplied round-trippers in Chicago’s third consecutive victory.
— Franmil (FRAHN’-meel) Reyes homered twice and drove in three runs as the Padres knocked off the Braves, 4-3. Eric Hosmer also went deep to back rookie Chris Paddack, who gave up two runs and four hits over six innings.
— The Mets blew a 3-1 lead in the ninth before J.D. Davis doubled and scored on rookie Pete Alonso’s sacrifice fly in the 10th inning to give New York a 4-2 victory over the Reds. Todd Frazier homered against his former team, and Jason Vargas blanked the Reds on two hits until Eugenio (ay-oo-HEH’-nee-oh) Suárez homered in the sixth.
— The Pirates ran their season-worst losing streak to nine games as Asdrúbal (as-DROO’-bul) Cabrera blooped a two-run single in the fourth inning of the Rangers’ 3-1 verdict over Pittsburgh. Adrian Sampson struck out five without a walk and hit a batter over 5 2/3 innings of his first victory in 13 big league appearances and eight starts.
— The Rays and Royals were washed out in Kansas City, as were the Orioles and White Sox in Chicago. Both games will be made up as part of Wednesday doubleheaders.
MLB-NEWS
Rendon on injured list
UNDATED (AP) — Washington Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon (rehn-DOHN’) is finally heading to the injured list with a bruised left elbow after sitting out seven of the team’s last eight games.
Rendon was hit by a pitch on his elbow during an April 20 game against Miami, ending a 17-game hitting streak. He missed the next four games, went 0 for 3 in one appearance, then skipped three more games for the Nationals.
Rendon is batting .356 with six home runs and 18 RBIs in 20 games this season.
In other MLB news:
— The Dodgers say center fielder A.J. Pollock might need surgery because of an infection in his surgically repaired right elbow. The NL champions put Pollock on the injured list before Tuesday night’s game in San Francisco.
— The Padres’ injured list now includes rookie star Fernando Tatis (tah-TEES’) Jr., who is expected to miss at least two weeks with a hamstring injury. The 20-year-old shortstop was hitting .300 with six home runs and 13 RBIs in 27 games before injuring his left hamstring on Sunday.
— The Tigers have activated shortstop Jordy Mercer and placed second baseman Josh Harrison on the injured list. Mercer had been out because of a right quad strain, and Harrison had been on the 10-day injured list retroactive to April 27 with a bruised left shoulder. Detroit also put pitcher Tyson Ross on the paternity list.
— Ichiro Suzuki has rejoined the Mariners as a special assistant to the chairman and will also work as an instructor. Suzuki retired from baseball last month following Seattle’s opening two-game series in Japan against the Athletics.
— Marlins outfielder Lewis Brinson has been optioned to Triple-A New Orleans, the latest setback for the team’s centerpiece in the Christian Yelich (YEH’-lihch) trade. Brinson is hitting .197 with 28 strikeouts in 76 at-bats this season after batting .199 last year.
NFL-COLTS MOVE
Colts add Ware to running back stable
UNDATED (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts have added running back depth by signing Spencer Ware.
The 27-year-old Ware returned from a serious knee injury to gain 246 yards on 51 carries for the Chiefs last season. He gained 921 yards rushing and another 447 yards receiving for Kansas City in 2016 before a preseason knee injury caused him to miss the 2017 campaign.
The Colts also waived safety Isaiah Johnson, defensive tackle DeShawn Williams and receiver James Wright
In other NFL news:
— The Falcons have released guard Brandon Fusco after bolstering the position in free agency and last week’s NFL draft. Fusco started the first seven games at right guard last season before suffering a season-ending right ankle injury.
— Hall of Fame defensive end Gino Marchetti has died at 93. Marcheti helped the Baltimore Colts win consecutive NFL titles in the last 1950s and was named to the Pro Bowl during 11 of his 14 seasons. Marchetti fought in the Battle of the Bulge in World War II and enjoyed his greatest financial success with his Gino’s Hamburgers chain that he eventually sold to Marriott in 1982.
PENN STATE-ABUSE
Spanier conviction thrown out
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out former Penn State President Graham Spanier’s misdemeanor child-endangerment conviction.
The ruling came less than a day before he was due to turn himself in to begin serving a minimum sentence of two months.
The decision by U.S. Magistrate Judge Karoline Mehalchick in Scranton, Pennsylvania, gave state prosecutors three months to retry Spanier under the state’s 1995 child endangerment law, the version in place in 2001. Mehalchick agreed with Spanier that he was improperly charged under a 2007 law for actions that occurred in 2001
The 70-year-old Spanier was forced out as Penn State president shortly after former football assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was arrested in 2011 on child molestation charges. A year later, Spanier was accused of a criminal cover-up, although many of those charges were dismissed by an appeals court.
KENTUCKY DERBY-DRAW
Omaha Beach is 4-1 favorite for the 145th Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Omaha Beach is the 4-1 early favorite for the Kentucky Derby after drawing the No. 12 post position in the 20-horse field at Churchill Downs this weekend. Omaha Beach enters the Derby on a three-race winning streak and is trained by Hall of Famer Richard Mandella.
Bob Baffert-trained Game Winner is the 5-1 second choice from the No. 16 post starting inside stablemate Roadster, the 6-1 co-third choice with Improbable, at the No. 5 hole.
Baffert is going for his sixth Kentucky Derby win and second straight. Last year he won with Justify, culminating in the Triple Crown. That came three years after he took the Triple Crown with American Pharoah.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-WAKE FOREST-CLAWSON
Wake Forest signs Clawson to extension through 2026
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Wake Forest has signed football coach Dave Clawson to a contract extension through the 2026 season. Athletic director Ron Wellman announced the extension on his final day before his retirement.
Clawson is 28-35 in five seasons at Wake Forest and 22-17 during his last three years with three consecutive bowl victories. No other coach in program history has won more games in his first five seasons.
TENNIS-WIMBLEDON-SERVE CLOCK
Wimbledon targets using serve clock in 2020
LONDON (AP) — Wimbledon is “highly likely” at the 2020 tournament to introduce a serve clock that debuted in Grand Slams at last year’s US Open.
Players have 25 seconds to prepare after a point for the next first serve. They are first warned, then assessed a fault for the second violation.
Tournament CEO Richard Lewis detailed the timetable at a news conference on Tuesday saying the clock is “not a rule change, just a visible device on the court to manage the rule.”
Wimbledon will also have a retractable roof on the No. 1 court, with an increased capacity of 12,345.
USA GYMNASTICS-BANKRUPTCY
USA Gymnastics drops Nyman, faces new suit
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — USA Gymnastics have removed Edward Nyman’s appointment as the first full-time director of sports medicine and science, barely 24 hours after naming him to the position.
USA Gymnastics sited an unspecified conflict of interest as the reason for re-opening the job. Nyman was a competitive gymnast from 1987-93 and spent time as a coach before getting a doctorate in biomechanics at the University of Toledo.
Meanwhile, a new lawsuit seeks to protect potentially thousands of abused gymnasts who might not have known about a deadline for filing claims against USA Gymnastics in the embattled group’s ongoing bankruptcy.
The suit filed Monday in Indianapolis alleges USA Gymnastics knows or should know the identities of many abuse survivors who had not filed claims by Monday’s bankruptcy claims deadline.
The suit states that it’s aimed at protecting the claims of people sexually abused by someone other than former sports doctor Larry Nassar , who was sentenced to decades to prison for molesting girls and young women.
CAS-SEMENYA APPEAL
Semenya loses appeal against IAAF testosterone rules
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Caster Semenya has lost her appeal against rules designed to decrease naturally high testosterone levels in some female runners.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport’s panel of three judges gave a complex verdict and “dismissed both requests for arbitration” from Semenya and the governing body of track and field.
In a landmark judgment, the court says the IAAF’s proposed rules on athletes with “differences of sex development (DSD)” are discriminatory.
However, the judges ruled 2-1 that “on the basis of the evidence submitted by the parties, such discrimination is a necessary, reasonable and proportionate means of achieving the IAAF’s aim of preserving the integrity of female athletics in the Restricted Events.”
Semenya, a two-time Olympic champion in the 800 meters, will now be forced to medicate to suppress her testosterone levels if she wants to defend her world title in September in Doha, Qatar.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Caster Semenya has lost her appeal against rules designed to decrease naturally high testosterone levels in some female runners.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport’s panel of three judges gave a complex verdict and “dismissed both requests for arbitration” from Semenya and the governing body of track and field.
In a landmark judgment, the court says the IAAF’s proposed rules on athletes with “differences of sex development (DSD)” are discriminatory.
However, the judges ruled 2-1 that “on the basis of the evidence submitted by the parties, such discrimination is a necessary, reasonable and proportionate means of achieving the IAAF’s aim of preserving the integrity of female athletics in the Restricted Events.”
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A shooting that killed two and wounded four at a North Carolina university left students scrambling for shelter and prompted fresh calls for ways to keep campuses safe.
A vigil was planned for Wednesday on the campus of the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, where the shooting on Tuesday upended the last day of class. The governor vowed a hard look at what happened in order to prevent future shootings.
Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, told reporters that students should not have to fear for their lives on campus. He added: “In the coming days we will take a hard look at all of this to see what we need to do going forward.”
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers have a new line of inquiry to pursue when Attorney General William Barr testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Barr has been expected in Wednesday’s hearing to defend his actions surrounding the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report.
But it emerged Tuesday night that Mueller has expressed frustration to Barr in a letter with how the conclusions of his investigation have been being portrayed.
The letter lays bare a simmering rift between the Justice Department and the special counsel about whether Barr’s summary of the report adequately conveyed the gravity of Mueller’s findings, particularly on the key question of obstruction.
The revelation is likely to sharpen attacks by Democrats who accuse Barr of unduly protecting the president and of spinning Mueller’s conclusions in Trump’s favor.
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Spain’s government has confirmed that Venezuelan opposition activist Leopoldo López is at the Spanish embassy in the Caracas following an attempted military uprising on Tuesday that aimed to overthrow President Nicolas Maduro.
Spain’s government says Wednesday López, who is Juan Guaidó’s political mentor and Venezuela’s most prominent opposition activist, is at the Spanish ambassador’s residence in Caracas along with his wife and daughter.
The Chilean Foreign Minister Roberto Ampuero had already said on Twitter that López and his wife had made the “personal decision” to go to the Spanish embassy because the Chilean embassy “already had guests.”
Detained in 2014 for leading a previous round of anti-government unrest, López said on Tuesday he had been released from house arrest by security forces following an order from Guaidó.
LONDON (AP) — A British judge has sentenced WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to 50 weeks in prison for jumping bail in 2012.
Judge Deborah Taylor said Wednesday that Assange merited near the maximum sentence of one year because of the seriousness of his offense.
She rejected his claim for leniency based on the nearly seven years he spent in the Ecuadorian Embassy.
The white-haired Assange stood impassively with his hands clasped while the sentence was read. His supporters in the public gallery chanted “Shame on you” at the judge as Assange was led away.
Assange sought asylum in the South American country’s London embassy in June 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he was wanted for questioning over rape and sexual assault allegations.
Earlier, his lawyers argued that he had jumped bail because he was a “desperate man” fearing extradition to the United States.
TOKYO (AP) — Newly enthroned Emperor Naruhito received greetings by his relatives at a palace ceremony Wednesday.
Naruhito, wearing a tuxedo and accompanied by Empress Masako in a white long dress, received congratulatory greetings from his younger brother Fumihito, who is now crown prince, and 11 other adult members of the royal family.
The ceremony was held at the palace’s “Pine room.”
Naruhito, 59, succeeded his 85-year-old father, now known as Emperor Emeritus Akihito.
Earlier Wednesday, Naruhito pledged to follow his father’s footsteps in pursuing peace and staying close to the people.
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