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CSi Weather…
.REST OF TODAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT…Mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. Southeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of
precipitation 20 percent.
.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.MONDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. Highs
around 50.
.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain in the evening,
then chance of rain possibly mixed with snow after midnight. Lows
in the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.TUESDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain in the
morning. Highs around 50.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s.
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.
Jamestown (CSi) Stutsman County conducted a simulated county-wide tornado exercise Wednesday morning, May 1st as part of Severe Summer Weather Awareness Week. The exercise began at 11:15 a.m. simulating what occurs locally when a tornado warning is issued by the National Weather Service.
The goal of the exercise was to test the Communications Center’s internal notification procedures county-wide including the testing of area community siren systems.
Stutsman County Emergency Manager, Jerry Bergquist says, the siren systems for Jamestown, Buchanan, Cleveland, Medina and Streeter were tested, all of which proved to be operational and ready for the summer weather season.
Because the National Weather Service did not participate in the simulation, the all-hazards weather radio system and the Emergency Alert System (EAS) for AM/FM radio stations and cable television providers were not activated. However, cable interrupt systems were tested manually including CSi Cable in Jamestown. The Stutsman Alerts notification system powered by Everbridge was also not activated for this test.
The Stutsman Alerts system allows individuals to sign up for immediate notification of up to six different weather warnings including tornado, thunderstorm, flood, flash flood, winter storm and blizzard.
To sign up for Stutsman Alerts, go to the Stutsman County webpage at www.stutsmancounty.org and click on the Stutsman Alerts icon. Choose to receive weather warnings via land-line telephones, cell-phones (optional text messaging) and email. Stutsman Alerts is a no-cost way to receive immediate weather warnings, but registration including a Stutsman County street address is required to utilize the service.
For those needing assistance to register, contact Stutsman County Emergency Management at 701-252-9093.
Jamestown (uj.edu) Jamestown Will Bernhagen, Jamestown College class of ’79, successfully completed his almost 600 mile walk from his home in Sherdan, Wyoming, to Jamestown on May 1, 2019. During the final miles of his walk through Jamestown, several Jimmies joined him!
The University of Jamestown report, the final mile of #WalkWithWill was filled with Jimmie Pride, and gratitude to Will for initiating and completing his walk in support of University of Jamestown and our students. And, so we collectively say, “Thank you, Will!” for a job well done. Go Jimmies!
Will’s purpose in this walk is to raise $125,000 for the final available Outdoor Shield at the Harold Newman Arena on UJ’s campus.
Originally from Ellendale, N.D., Will is a dedicated University of Jamestown alumnus who was a four-year letter winner in football at UJ. He currently serves on the UJ Board of Trustees, and his name is on the Will Bernhagen Football Locker Room at UJ. Will is the President of Cen-Dak Leasing of MT, Inc.; Managing Partner at Wyoming Sawmills Industrial Park, LLC; Partner, Belizian real estate developments; and organizer and former Board member of Beartooth Bank.
Previously…
Jamestown (UJ) Since March 23, 2019, Will Bernhagen has been walking from his home in Sheridan, Wyo. towards University of Jamestown. Rain or shine, Will is scheduled to arrive at UJ on May 1, 2019. Community members are invited to wear orange, join Will on his walk, and celebrate his 600-mile journey.
Will’s walking schedule for May 1 is as follows:
- 8:15 a.m.: Will begins walking at Mile Marker 251
- 10:45 a.m.: Will pauses at the Jamestown Regional Medical Center, exit 258, for community members to join him on the last leg of his walk
- 12:45 p.m.: Will arrives at the 5th Ave NE entrance to UJ (via Hospital Hill)
- 1 p.m.: Will arrives at Taylor Stadium on UJ’s campus to walk one final mile
Will’s purpose in this walk is to raise $125,000 for the final available Outdoor Shield at the Harold Newman Arena on UJ’s campus.
Those interested in supporting Will by making an online donation can do so at uj.edu/WalkWithWill. Those interested in walking with Will should contact Brett Moser, UJ Director of Alumni Relations, at 701-252-3467 or Brett.Moser@uj.edu for more information. Selfies and group photos can be posted using #WalkWithWill.
Originally from Ellendale, N.D., Will is a dedicated University of Jamestown alumnus who was a four-year letter winner in football at UJ. He currently serves on the UJ Board of Trustees, and his name is on the Will Bernhagen Football Locker Room at UJ. Will is the President of Cen-Dak Leasing of MT, Inc.; Managing Partner at Wyoming Sawmills Industrial Park, LLC; Partner, Belizian real estate developments; and organizer and former Board member of Beartooth Bank.
Update…
Two planned water outages in Northeast Jamestown
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 High School’s Teen Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Disaster Drill Exercise and Graduation will be held on Thursday May 2, 2019 at the Jamestown High School Gymnasium, at 1509 10th St. NE, Jamestown, ND
Group 1: 9:01 am – 10:21 am
Group 2: 10:24 am – 11:40 am
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Ministerial Association will be conducting a prayer service for the National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 2 beginning at 12:10 PM in the council chamber of City Hall. The theme of this year’s Day of Prayer is “Love One Another”.
This day of prayer was the result of a joint resolution by the United State Congress and signed into law by former President Harry Truman in 1952. It was not until 1988 when Former President Ronald Reagan designated the first Thursday in May as the Day of Prayer.
All are welcome to this service and to pray along with the Ministerial Association for the many needs of our country and to pray for increased of Love toward fellow humans.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A man killed in a crash while riding his bike in Bismarck is being remembered as a family man who enjoyed playing his accordion for nursing home residents.
Seventy-six-year-old Don Hruby was riding on a sidewalk when a teenage driver crashed into him Tuesday afternoon. Hruby’s daughter, Cori Radke, says her father worked at the Falkirk Mine and retired in 2007. She says he and her mother started The Don Hruby Band years ago and played at wedding dances and other events. Radke says her father continued to play his accordion at nursing homes after he retired, often a few times a week.
The Bismarck Tribune reports Hruby’s family asks that any donations in his memory be made to a local nursing home.
MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) — A day-long standoff in Moorhead ended when a man holding police at bay surrendered.
Police say the 35-year-old man was arrested for domestic assault Tuesday evening. A woman in the house managed to escape during the day.
KFGO reports police, Clay County sheriff’s deputies, State Patrol troopers and Red River SWAT members were on the scene throughout the day. Residents in the neighborhood southwest of Concordia College were advised to stay in their homes.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Department of Transportation says the director of its driver’s license division is under investigation for an undisclosed reason.
The agency told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Glenn Jackson has been on paid administrative leave since February while a “workplace investigation” is being done.
DOT spokeswoman Jamie Olson would not give the nature of the investigation. A telephone number listed for Jackson in Bismarck was disconnected.
Olson says she does not know when the investigation will be finished.
North Dakota’s transportation department has more than 1,000 employees, and a two-year budget of $1.2 billion.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A group of U.S. lawmakers and tribal leaders are calling attention to a watchdog report that says federal agencies need to improve their process of consulting with tribes on major infrastructure projects.
The Government Accountability Office began its review of federal agencies at lawmakers’ request following criticism three years ago over the approval of the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota.
A top complaint was that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers failed to properly consult with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe before initially approving a pipeline route that ran beneath a source of drinking water.
The GAO report says numerous tribes told federal officials that they were consulted only during the late stages of a project.
Rep. Raul Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat, said Wednesday he’s sponsoring legislation that would establish a mandatory tribal consultation process for federal agencies.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota regulators have approved a siting permit for a natural gas liquids pipeline project in the western part of the state.
The state Public Service Commission says in a release that ONEOK Bakken Pipeline, LLC, will build the 77-mile long pipeline that will start at the company’s natural gas processing plant in McKenzie County and connect with another pipeline in Richland County, Montana. The project is estimated to cost $125 million.
The 20-inch steel pipeline is designed to carry a maximum of 1,680,000 gallons per day.
PSC Commissioner Julie Fedorchak says the project attempts to minimize impact to landowners and the environment by combining the line with an existing pipeline corridor for 51 of the 77 total miles.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Spring planting is underway in North Dakota.
The Agriculture Department in its weekly crop report says farmers have started seeding spring wheat, durum, corn, canola, sugar beets, oats, barley, dry peas, dry beans, flaxseed and potatoes.
Planting of all crops is less than 10 percent complete and mostly behind the average pace.
Soil moisture continues to be in good supply. Topsoil moisture supplies statewide are rated 90% adequate to surplus, and subsoil moisture is 81% in those categories.
The winter wheat crop and cattle and calf conditions both remain rated mostly fair to good.
Hay and stock water supplies both are rated mostly adequate.
In sports…
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Blue Jay seniors Marcus Hochhalter, Aaron Mack and Jared Kallenbach were selected to the North Dakota Shrine Bowl, on July 13 at Grand Forks’ Cushman Field. The 11-man contest starts at 4 p.m., and the 9-man follows at 7 p.m.
Hochhalter and Kallenbach will also take part in The Knights of Columbus Badlands Bowl on June 15 at Connor’s Stadium in Miles City, Mont. Paul Vandal will be joining the duo in Montana.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — University of North Dakota men’s basketball coach Brian Jones is stepping down to join the staff at Illinois State.
Jones says in a release that he has accepted the associate head coaching job with the Redbirds in order to be closer to family. Jones is a native of Rock Island, Illinois.
Jones won 190 games in his 13 years with North Dakota, which ranks fourth all-time. In that time he spearheaded the program’s transition from the Division II to Division I ranks.
The Fighting Hawks earned their first berth in the Division I tournament in 2016-17, after winning the Big Sky Conference regular season and postseason titles.
North Dakota athletic director Bill Chaves says Jones will always be known as the coach that took the team to the “Big Dance.”
LAS VEGAS, Nev.- (uj.edu) – University of Jamestown head women’s wrestling coach Shauna Kemp was one of four women to win gold medals Sunday at the Women’s Beach World Games Trials and will represent the United States at the ANOC World Beach Games in San Diego, Calif., October 12-13.
Pictured above L-R: Donell Bradley, Ashley Sword, Shauna Isbell-Kemp, & Kristal Betanzo will represent the US / Photo by Robbert Wijtman
Kemp, who has also competed for the U.S. Senior Women’s National Team, defeated Estrella Maestas of Las Vegas 3-0 and 3-0 in her best-of-three series at 60 kg.
She will be joined by Donell Bradley (+70 kg), Ashley Sword (70 kg), and Kristal Betanzo (50 kg) on the U.S. team. Beach wrestling is one of 15 sports that will be part of the first-ever Beach World Games. The Games are endorsed by the International Olympic Committee and United World Wrestling is the organizing body of the Beach Wrestling competition. The U.S. Olympic Committee will manage the U.S. team in all Beach World Games participating sports.
VIDEO: Shauna Isbell-Kemp interview
WOMEN’S BEACH WORLD GAMES TRIALS
At Las Vegas, Nev., April 28
Results
50 kg
Gold – Kristal Betanzo, Hillsborough, Calif. (Leviathon WC)
60 kg
Gold – Shauna Isbell-Kemp, Jamestown, N.D. (Titan Mercury WC)
Silver – Estrella Maestas, Las Vegas, Nev.
Bronze – Lisa Ellis, Olympia, Wash. (United Training Center)
Championship Series – Kemp dec. Maestas, 2 matches to 0
Bout 1 – Kemp dec. Maestas, 3-0
Bout 2 – Kemp dec. Maestas, 3-0
Semifinals – Semifinals – Maestas dec. Ellis, 3-0
70 kg
Gold – Ashley Sword, Decatur Ga. (Valkyrie WC)
Silver – Kayla Weed, Chehalis, Wash. (United Training Center)
Championship Series – Sword dec. Weed, 2 matches to 0
Bout 1 – Sword dec. Weed, 3-0
Bout 2 – Sword dec. Weed, 3-0
Over 70 kg
Gold – Donell Bradley, Hephizibah, Ga. (Morris Fitness)
Silver – Diana Betanzo, Hillsborough, Calif. (Leviathon WC)
Bronze – Miranda Brown, Olympia, Wash. (United Training Center)
Championship Series – Bradley dec. Betanzo, 2 matches to 0
Bout 1 – Bradley dec. Betanzo, 5-0
Bout 2 – Bradley dec. Betanzo, 3-0
Semifinals – Bradley dec. Brown, 3-0
Canes go 3-up, Stars even series
UNDATED (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes are one victory away from a four-game sweep and their first berth in the NHL’s Eastern Conference finals in a decade.
Curtis McElhinney stopped 28 shots in his first Stanley Cup playoffs start and Justin Williams snapped a 2-2 tie midway through the third period of the Hurricanes’ 5-2 victory over the New York Islanders. The 35-year-old McElhinney picked up his second straight win since replacing injured netminder Petr Mrazek (muh-RA’-zehk) in the second period of Game 2.
Carolina wasted a pair of one-goal leads before Williams beat Robin Lehner off a bad clear with 9:46 remaining. Lehner made a clearing attempt that went straight to Sebastian Aho (AH’-hoh), who fed Williams in the slot.
Teuvo Teravainen (TOO’-voh tehr-ah-VY’-nehn) scored twice, including the first of the Hurricanes’ two empty-netters.
Josh Bailey had a goal and an assist for the Islanders, who will be playing for their postseason lives on Friday in Raleigh.
On the other end of the Stanley Cup playoffs spectrum, Dallas and St. Louis are now tied at two games apiece following the Stars’ 4-2 win over the Blues.
The Stars were in realignment after head coach Jim Montgomery switched up his top two lines with excellent results. Rookie Roope Hintz notched his fifth goal of the postseason after being put on a line with Alexander Radulov (RAD’-yoo-lahf) and captain Jamie Benn. Radulov finished with two assists, and Tyler Seguin (SAY’-gihn) also set up two goals after trading places with Hintz.
Jason Dickinson, Jason Spezza (SPEHT’-suh) and John Klingberg also scored, while Mats Zuccarello set up two scores.
Vladimir Tarasenko had a power-play goal for the Blues, who lost for the first time in their five road games this postseason.
The series returns to St. Louis for Game 5 on Friday night.
MLB…
UNDATED (AP) — Martin (mahr-TEEN’) Perez had his longest outing in two seasons, allowing four hits over eight scoreless innings of the Twins’ 6-2 victory against the Astros. Perez sailed after putting the first two runners on base in the opening inning. Jonathan Schoop (skohp) crushed a towering two-run homer and Nelson Cruz Jr. drove in a pair for Minnesota.
The Cleveland Indians have lost another major piece of their starting rotation as they try to capture their fourth straight American League Central title.
Corey Kluber broke his right forearm when he was hit by a comebacker during a 4-2 loss to the Marlins. The two-time American League Cy Young Award winner was struck by Brian Anderson’s liner in the fifth inning before his arm was placed in a cast. The Indians will have a better idea tomorrow of how long he might be out.
The Indians are already without starter Mike Clevinger, who is sidelined until at least June by a back injury.
Kluber allowed three runs and eight hits before leaving the game.
Miami center fielder Rosell Herrera entered the night batting .148 before collecting a career-high three RBIs to double his season total.
Elsewhere in the majors:
— Ketel Marte (keh-TEHL’ mahr-TAY’) was 2-for-2 with a solo homer and two runs scored as the DBacks completed a two-game sweep of the Yankees, 3-2. Marte’s fourth-inning blast off loser Masahiro Tanaka (mah-sah-HEE’-roh tah-NAH’-kah) gave Arizona a 3-0 lead and helped Merrill Kelly improve to 3-2. Kelly allowed one run and five hits in 5 1/3 innings as Arizona won for the seventh time in nine games.
— The Red Sox completed a three-game sweep as Mitch Moreland belted a solo homer and had two RBIs in a 7-3 win over the slumping Athletics. Christian Vázquez also homered and Marcus Walden worked three scoreless innings of one-hit relief after replacing Hector Velázquez after two innings. Mike Fiers (FY-urz) gave up three runs and five hits in five innings of Oakland’s sixth consecutive loss.
— Adalberto Mondesi hit a two-run homer and the Royals took the opener of their doubleheader with Tampa Bay by downing the Rays, 3-2. Jakub Junis beat Tampa Bay for the second time in a week, allowing two runs on six hits in 6 1/3 innings. The Rays began the day having allowed just four first-inning runs all season before the Royals nicked Ryne Stanek for three in the opening frame.
— Glenn Sparkman was recalled by the Royals for the nightcap, and he delivered by scattering three hits over seven innings of Kansas City’s 8-0 shutout of the Rays. Kelvin Gutierrez homered in the nightcap after proving an RBI in the opener, helping the Royals complete a sweep. Reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell was rocked for seven runs in just three innings.
— Mike Trout provided a three-run double and Albert Pujols added his 1,998th career RBI in the Angels’ fifth victory in six games, 6-3 over the Blue Jays. Trout’s bases-clearing drive in the fourth chased Marcus Stroman, who entered the game with a 1.43 ERA. Randal Grichuk (GRIH’-chuhk) and Rowdy Tellez homered for the Blue Jays, who had won nine of 12 before losing the first two in this three-game series.
— Miles Mikolas (MY’-koh-lahs) outpitched Max Scherzer and Marcell Ozuna (oh-ZOO’-nah) had three hits as the Cardinals dumped the Nationals, 5-1. José Martínez drove in two runs in helping St. Louis win for the 10th time in 11 games. Washington has lost the first three games of the series and six of its last seven overall to fall to 12-17.
— The Cubs won for the 13th time in 17 games as Jon Lester combined with two relievers on a one-hitter in an 11-0 thrashing of the Mariners. Lester struck out eight and allowed only Ryon Healy’s single over seven innings. Javier Baez hit a solo homer and an RBI double while Chicago put together a six-run second.
— The Rockies coasted to an 11-4 romp over the Brewers as Nolan Arenado homered twice and drove in four runs. Trevor Story also connected and Colorado stopped a three-game skid with their highest-scoring output of the season. Tony Wolters added two RBIs on a tiebreaking single in the sixth inning and a sacrifice fly in the eighth.
— The Giants walked off with a 2-1 win over the Dodgers when Buster Posey delivered an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth. Hyun-Jin Ryu had to settle for a no-decision after limiting San Francisco to a run and four hits over eight innings. Giants starter Madison Bumgarner was also sharp while yielding just a run and four hits while striking out eight over six frames.
— Pirates rookie Bryan Reynolds extended his career-opening hitting streak to nine games by lacing a three-run double in the fourth inning of a 7-5 win over the Rangers. Reynolds put the Bucs ahead to stay one day after his first career homerun gave them an 11-inning, 6-4 win that ended an eight-game losing streak. Joey Gallo, Danny Santana and Shin-Soo Choo homered for Texas.
— Maikel (MY’-kehl) Franco hit a bases-clearing double in the seventh and Rhys Hoskins homered as the Phillies whipped the Tigers, 7-3. Franco is tied with Hoskins for the team RBI lead with 25 despite primarily batting out of the eighth spot in the lineup. Aaron Nola pitched 5 2/3 innings of one-run ball in helping Philadelphia earn a split of the two-game interleague series.
— Dansby Swanson homered and drove in three to support Max Fried (freed) in the Braves’ 5-1 win over the Padres. Fried gave up one run and four hits in seven innings to outduel Cal Quantrill (KWAHN’-trihl), who overcame a shaky first inning to give up two runs on six hits and one walk in 5 2/3s. Atlanta led just 2-1 in the seventh until pinch-hitter Ronald Acuña Jr. hit an RBI single and Swanson followed with a two-run blast.
— Edwin Diaz surrendered a tiebreaking homer in the ninth for the second straight appearance, giving up a blast by Jose Iglesias in the ninth inning of the Reds’ 1-0 downing of the Mets. Anthony DeSclafani and four relievers combined to limit New York to five hits. The Mets wasted a strong outing by Jacob deGrom (deh-GRAHM’), who allowed just three hits over seven shutout innings.
— Richie Martin tripled in the eighth and scored the tiebreaking run on Jonathan Villar’s sacrifice fly as the Orioles beat the White Sox, 5-4 in Game 1 of a twinbill. Martin hit an RBI double as Baltimore chased Carlos Rodón with a three-run fourth before the Birds ended a four-game skid. Dwight Smith Jr. tied it at 4 with a run-scoring double in the seventh.
— The White Sox salvaged a split of their double header by downing the O’s, 7-6 on Yonder Alonso’s two-run single with two out in the ninth inning. With two down and runners on second and third, Jose Abreu was walked intentionally to get to Alonso, who lined a game-ending single into left field.
MLB-NEWS
Ohtani itching to play
UNDATED (AP) — Angels star and reigning AL Rookie of the Year Shohei Ohtani (SHOH’-hay oh-TAH’-nee) said Wednesday he’s ready to play whenever the team allows it, although that won’t be this weekend in Mexico.
Ohtani had Tommy John surgery Oct. 1, and he is currently taking the final rehab steps for his return. Although he won’t travel with the Angels to Mexico City, he could be ready to play when the Angels visit Detroit on Tuesday.
In other major league news:
Mets reliever Jeurys Familia (jeh-REES’ fah-MEEL’-yuh) has been placed on the 10-day injured list because of a sore right shoulder. Manager Mickey Callaway says Familia informed the team his shoulder was bothering him Wednesday morning, one day after he coughed up a two-run lead in the ninth inning against Cincinnati. In a corresponding move, the Mets called up left-hander and former Minnesota Twin, Ryan O’Rourke from the Triple-A Syracuse Mets. The 31 year old, O’Rourke, has not pitched in a MLB game since 2016, and did not pitch in 2017 because of Tommy John surgery.
The Brewers have put righty Chase Anderson on the injured list after he lacerated his right middle finger while warming up for a start against Colorado. The team didn’t say how the cut occurred.
HORSE RACING-KENTUCKY DERBY
Derby favorite scratched
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Derby favorite Omaha Beach has been scratched from Saturday’s race because of a breathing problem.
The colt from Southern California was made the 4-1 early favorite for Saturday’s 145th Derby. Omaha Beach galloped Wednesday morning without any problem and trainer Richard Mandella said everything was fine, but that changed by late afternoon when Rogers said Omaha Beach has an entrapped epiglottis.
NBA NEWS
Wolves hire Rosas
UNDATED (AP) — A person with knowledge of the process tells The Associated Press that the Minnesota Timberwolves have decided to hire current Houston Rockets executive Gersson Rosas as president of basketball operations.
Rosas has been a finalist for the top job with several other NBA teams and had a three-month stint as general manager of the Dallas Mavericks in 2013 before returning to the Rockets. He replaces Tom Thibodeau, who was fired at midseason from his dual role as president and coach.
Also in the NBA:
— Indiana Pacers All-Star guard Victor Oladipo (oh-lah-DEE’-poh) continues progressing from a right knee injury but remains uncertain when he can practice again. Pacers general manager Kevin Pritchard told reporters that following surgery, Oladipo needed about 12 to 13 weeks before he could start physical therapy. Pritchard says Oladipo is only beginning that second phase now, more than three months after suffering a season-ending ruptured quad tendon Jan. 23.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Maryland’s Fernando stays in draft
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland forward Bruno Fernando will forgo his final two seasons of eligibility and remain in the 2019 NBA draft.
Fernando had declared for early entry, and after weighing his options announced that he will attempt to turn pro.
The 6-foot-10 Fernando led the Big Ten with 22 double-doubles and a .607 field goal percentage last season.
NFL NEWS
Bears pick up Floyd’s option
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have exercised their fifth-year option on linebacker Leonard Floyd, locking him up through the 2020 season. The move was expected after Floyd played in all 16 regular-season games last season and recorded four sacks and had a 19-yard interception return for a touchdown in Week 9 at Buffalo.
OHIO STATE-TEAM DOCTOR
Ohio State wants Strauss info made public
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University wants to publicly share information about a confidential State Medical Board investigation involving the team doctor now accused of decades-old sexual misconduct against more than 150 former students.
A law firm investigating the men’s allegations about Richard Strauss for Ohio State is expected to finish its work soon. The school plans to release the findings and says they’ll reference information provided by former OSU employees during the 1996 medical board investigation.
Strauss worked at Ohio State from 1978 to 1998. He killed himself in 2005.
In world and national news…
WASHINGTON (AP) — There might well be an empty witness chair when the House Judiciary Committee meets to discuss the special counsel’s report and Attorney General William Barr’s handling of it.
Barr has told the Democratic-run committee that he will not appear at Thursday morning’s hearing. The committee’s chairman, New York Democrat Jerrold Nadler, says the panel will meet anyway.
For most of Wednesday, Barr underwent at times scathing questioning by Democratic senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee. The House panel is considering holding Barr in contempt of Congress for failing to show.
The House panel also is weighing whether to issue subpoenas after the Justice Department let pass a committee deadline to provide the panel with a full, unredacted version of Mueller’s Russia report and its underlying evidence.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina college student who police say died attacking a gunman in his classroom is being remembered by friends and family as a hero.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney said 21-year-old Riley Howell’s sacrifice Tuesday saved lives at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte because the gunman had plenty of ammunition.
Howell and another student died in the shooting in an anthropology class. Four other students were hurt.
Police arrested 22-year-old Trystan Andrew Terrell in the classroom. He is charged with two counts of murder and four counts of attempted murder.
David Belnap was Howell’s friend. He came to a campus vigil Wednesday night vigil with “Riley Howell is a hero” handwritten on the back of his T-shirt.
Belnap says he wants Howell’s decision to die protecting others to never be forgotten.
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans heeded opposition leader Juan Guaidó’s call to fill streets around the nation Wednesday but security forces showed no sign of answering his cry for a widespread military uprising, instead dispersing crowds with tear gas as the political crisis threatened to deepen.
Thousands cheered Guaidó in Caracas as he rolled up his sleeves and called on Venezuelans to remain out in force and prepare for a general strike, a day after his bold attempt to spark a mass military defection against President Nicolas Maduro failed to tilt the balance of power.
Clashes raged again between protesters and troops loyal to Maduro, making clear the standoff would drag on. State security forces launched tear gas and fired rubber bullets while bands of mostly young men threw rocks.
LONDON (AP) — A British judge has said a U.S. extradition case against Julian Assange will take “many months,” as he set a new procedural hearing for May 30.
Judge Michael Snow says a more substantive hearing is set for June 12.
The WikiLeaks founder has appeared in a London court from prison, where he is serving a 50-week sentence for skipping bail.
Assange says he will fight extradition to the United States, where he is accused of conspiring with former U.S. soldier Chelsea Manning to hack a Pentagon computer.
The charge carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Catholic services are being canceled for a second weekend in Sri Lanka’s capital after the government warned of more possible attacks by the same Islamic State-linked group that carried out Easter suicide bombings.
Rev. Edmund Tillakaratne, spokesman for the Colombo diocese, said Thursday that Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith had canceled all Sunday services in the diocese based on the latest security reports.
Last week, Muslims were told to stay home for Friday prayers and all of Sri Lanka’s Catholic churches were closed. Instead of the usual Sunday Mass, Ranjith delivered a homily before clergy and national leaders at his residence that aired on television.
The April 21 bombings at churches and luxury hotels killed 253 people and officials have warned that suspects linked to the bombings are still at large.
PHOENIX (AP) — Car-sharing apps that allow people to rent out their vehicles to strangers are growing in popularity in the United States.
But the people who find cars to rent through apps like Turo and GetAround don’t pay the taxes and surcharges that local government and airports tack on to traditional rental cars.
That’s made them a target for rental car companies, airport authorities and local governments, which want the upstart apps to pay the same taxes and fees that come with rental cars.
At stake is hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue that cities and airports count on to pay for stadiums and convention centers or to fund police, fire and other general operations. They see it as a matter of fairness.
Turo says established rental car companies are trying to stifle competition.
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