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CSi Weather…
.REST OF TODAY…Clearing. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of light rain in
the afternoon in the Valley City area. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers in the evening, in the Jamestown area, a 40 percent chance of rain then partly cloudy after midnight in the Valley City area. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the evening.
.SUNDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.MONDAY…Cloudy. Chance of rain possibly mixed with snow in the
morning, then chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
40s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers in the
evening, then chance of rain showers and snow showers after
midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation
30 percent.
.TUESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs around 50.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers
in the evening, then slight chance of rain showers and snow
showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Chance of
precipitation 20 percent.
.THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs in the lower 50s.
Friday night through Saturday morning a chance of showers. A slight
chance to chance of showers can be expected over southern ND
Saturday afternoon.
Sunday a continued chance for showers.
Sunday night through Monday night a mix of rain/snow
at night, then showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms during
the day.
Drier conditions then take control Tuesday through Thursday,
with highs in the 50s.
Jamestown (CSi-5-2-19) Jamestown Police Warns residents of a High Risk Sex Offender who has changed where he is residing in Jamestown.
Sawyer Suko now is listed as homeless.
He presently has no vehicle.
Suko is a 25 year old white male, five feet eight inches tall, weighing 140 pounds with hazel eyes and brown hair.
He has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota Risk Level Committee of the North Dakota Attorney General’s Office.
Offense: When he was 18 he had sex with a 13 year old girl, when she was intoxicated.
Conviction Date: January 2012, Stutsman County, ND, District Court.
Disposition: One year, one day, 285 days suspended, five years supervised probation.
Suko is not wanted by police at this time and has served the sentence imposed by the court.
This notification is meant for public safety and not to increase fear in the community, nor should this information be used to threaten, assault, or intimidate the offender.
Any attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders, their families, landlords, or employers will be turned over for prosecution.
Printed handouts of the demographics of Suko are available at the Jamestown Police Department.
More information on registered sex offenders is available at the North Dakota Attorney General’s web site: www.sexoffender.nd.gov
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Public Works reports that 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 Jamestown Choralaires will host The North Dakota Men’s Choral Festival, May 11, at 7-p.m., at the University of Jamestown’s Reiland Fine Arts Center.
On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show, on CSi Cable 2, Choralaires member Roger Caine said, in addition to the Choralaires, participating groups will be from Bismarck- Mandan, Harvey, Minot, and the Valley City, Troubadours.
He said 125 singers will participate, including the Choralaires, and a number of visitors including family members from the out of town groups will be in Jamestown.
A grant from Jamestown Tourism will help to defray costs.
Tickets are Adults $15, Students $5, with tickets available from Choralaires members, Country Garden Floral, The Dakota Store, Looysen I Care, and at the door.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown High School, Teen Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Disaster Drill Exercise & Graduation was held on Thursday morning, May 2, at the Jamestown High School Gymnasium.
These students have been learning how to respond and take care of themselves, their family and their neighbors in the event of a disaster.
This spring, 95 JHS freshmen students participated in the Teen CERT program. These students have been learning how to respond and take care of themselves, their family and their neighbors in the event of a disaster. This hands-on course has taught students about emergency preparedness, fire safety, medical triage, disaster medical, search and rescue, disaster psychology, and terrorism by professional emergency responders from Stutsman County.
As the ninth year of JHS Teen CERT comes to a close, these freshmen will participate in a disaster exercise where they will be acting as the responders during a simulated bleacher collapse scenario. This will give each of them the opportunity to utilize the skills that they have learned throughout this 6-week program. The event was overseen by personnel from various local emergency response agencies and school staff. The JHS Drama students performed as the injured victims in the scenario. Each of the Teen CERT students was presented with Certificates of Completion in the graduation ceremony.
Valley City (CSi) Clean up week in Valley City is May 6-10.
Residents should put out their garbage including extra items on your regular pickup those days. There is no limit on the number of bags, cans and boxes. Crews will also pickup television sets, couches, chairs, furniture, tree branches less than 4 inches in diameter.
These items will not be picked up;
Tires, batteries and scrap metal. Tires must be taken to the transfer station. Batteries to the salvage yard and scrap metal to Valley Recycling Center.
Residents will have to take their unwanted appliances to Truck and Auto Salvage.
Jamestown (CSi) The University of Jamestown’s 2019 Graduation is set for Saturday, May 4, at Harold Newman Arena on campus.
Baccalaureate is at 10:30-a.m., with Commencement at 2:30-p.m.
Jamestown (CSi) The Kiwanis Club of Jamestown will fire up the griddles at the Knights of Columbus for the annual Kiwanis Pancake Day to raise money for local children’s projects. The goal is to raise at least $10,000. The event is Monday May 6, from 11-a.m., to 7-p.m., at the Jamestown Knights of Columbus Hall.
As it has in previous years, the Kiwanis Club of Jamestown will offer pancakes, sausage, coffee and milk.
Jamestown Kiwanis Club President, Sara Griego says, “We know kids need Kiwanis, in our community and around the world.This is an opportunity to invest in our community’s children.”
On Monday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, were Jamestown Kiwanis Club representative, Katie Ryan-Anderson, and Amanda Thrift.
Katie pointed out that Key Club members from Jamestown High School and Aktion Club members from the community will assist with making pancakes, busing tables and cleaning up.
The fundraiser provides resources for club projects such as Anne Carlsen Center, Salvation Army, Community Action, Jamestown High School, Kids Against Hunger and many more.
Tickets are $8 for adults, $4 for children ages 6-12 and free for children ages 5 and under. Bulk discounts are available. Tickets can be purchased from any Kiwanis member or online at
Amanda added that The Kiwanis Club of Jamestown welcomes new members who want to serve their community. Information about becoming a member is available at JamestownKiwanis@gmail.com, www.facebook.com/JamestownKiwanis or by joining the weekly meeting at noon, Mondays at Quality Inn & Suites.
Jamestown Kiwanis works to improve the world, one child and one community at a time. The 50 or so members meet each Monday at Quality Inn & Suites. New members are always welcome. To learn more, visit www.facebook.com/JamestownKiwanis or email JamestownKiwanis@gmail.com
Founded in 1915, Kiwanis International is a global organization of clubs and members dedicated to serving the children of the world. Kiwanis and its family of clubs, including Circle K International for university students, Key Club for students age 14–18, Builders Club for students age 11–14, K-Kids for students age 6–12 and Aktion Club for adults living with disabilities, annually dedicate more than 18.5 million service hours to strengthen communities and serve children. The Kiwanis International family comprises nearly 558,000 adult and youth members 82 nations and geographic areas. Visit www.kiwanis.org for more information.
Washington – North Dakota U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer will host a “Coffee With Cramer” Town Hall meeting in Oakes, North Dakota on Friday, May 10 from 1-p.m. to 2-p.m., at Donna’s Diner, at 604 Main Avenue, in Oakes
Cramer says “The best part of public service is the public.” He added, “Coffee with Cramer events in addition to weekly talk radio town halls afford me the direct access to North Dakotan’s I need in order to serve our state well.”
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Gov. Doug Burgum has vetoed legislation that changes when earnings from the state’s oil tax savings account may be budgeted.
Burgum vetoed the section of the Office of Management and Budget spending plan on Thursday.
The Legislature and the governor have used projections from the Legacy Fund earnings when building their budgets. But legislation passed on the last day of the session says the earnings from the savings account may not be budgeted until the next two-year spending cycle, or when the cash is in hand.
Burgum says the legislation “ignores all generally accepted accounting principles by failing to recognize the earnings in the biennium in which they are received.” Lawmakers used $100 million from Legacy Fund earnings this session to balance the state’s record $14.7 billion, two-year budget.
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The University of Colorado has named Mark Kennedy as its next president amid protests that the former Republican U.S. representative is out of step with the school’s values.
The Boulder Daily Camera reports regents voted 5-4 along party lines Thursday in favor of Kennedy, who is currently president of the University of North Dakota. Kennedy has been criticized since he was publicly named as the lone finalist April 10 for his conservative congressional voting record, as well as for his responses during five open forums held last week.
The concerns dealt mainly with Kennedy’s votes against marriage equality when he represented Minnesota in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2001 to 2007. Others have criticized the search process by the Board of Regents, saying it lacked transparency and thoroughness.
In sports…
Softball and Baseball Tournaments…
Thursday
Jamestown (uj.edu) The University of Jamestown baseball team scored five runs in the sixth inning Thursday, opening up a seven-run cushion in an 8-0 win over Morningside (Iowa) College in the Jamestown Bracket of the GPAC Baseball Postseason Tournament.
UJ, now 32-16 on the year, will face Northwestern (Iowa) at 12 p.m. Friday, with the winner advancing to the bracket championship game on Saturday.
Jimmies 8, Mustangs 0
Kaleb Binstock (SR/Grand Forks, ND) hit a two-run pinch-hit home run while Jared Bentley (JR/Washougal, WA) and Chase Hacker (JR/Millcreek, WA) also drove in runs as part of a five-run sixth inning for an 8-0 Jimmie victory.
Jaden Yackley (SR/Lynnwood, Wash.) singled in a pair of runs in the bottom of the second as Jamestown took an early 2-0 lead. The score stayed 2-0 until the sixth, when the Jimmies broke the game open with five runs on four hits, a pair of walks and a Morningside error.
Tanner Roundy (SR/Henderson, NV) reached on an error to start the inning, then moved to second on a sacrfice bunt. Binstock homered deep to right field on a 1-1 pitch, giving UJ a 4-0 lead. With two out, Grant Okawa (JR/Mississauga, ON) singled and reached second base on a wild pitch. Zach Zurbrugg (SR/Bremerton, WA) drew a walk, then Bentley doubled into the ivy on the right field fence to score Okawa. Yackley was intentionally walked to load the bases, and Hacker singled to right, driving in courtesy runner Nick Wrigg (JR/Helena, MT) and Bentley.
Kensaku Akiya (JR/Kawasaki, Japan) (7-0) tossed six shutout innings, allowing just four singles. He walked three and struck out seven. Austin Pesicka (JR/West Linn, OR) pitched three hitless innings for his first save, walking two and striking out two.
Akiya worked out of trouble in the first, as singles by the first two Mustang hitters and a wild pitch put runners on second and third with no outs. Akiya struck out the next two batters before issuing an intentional walk to the fifth-place hitter to load the bases. The final out of the inning came on a swinging strikeout as Morningside was held scoreless.
Yackley capped off the scoring with solo home run to deep right-center field in the bottom of the eighth. The homer was his third hit and third RBI of the game. Okawa finished with a pair of hits for Jamestown, which ended the game with nine hits overall.
May 2
Game 1: (6) Northwestern 7, (3) Midland 0.
Game 2: (2) Jamestown 8, (7) Morningside 0.
May 3
Game 3: (6) Northwestern (22-23) vs. (2) Jamestown (32-16), noon.
Game 4: (3) Midland (23-24) vs. (7) Morningside (26-18), 3 p.m.
Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3, 6 p.m.
FREMONT, Neb (uj.edu) The University of Jamestown softball team advanced to the championship game in the Midland Bracket of the GPAC Postseason tournament, defeating Northwestern (Iowa) 11-0 and Dordt (Iowa) 5-4 on Thursday.
The Jimmies will face the winner of Friday’s noon loser-out contest between Midland (Neb.) and Northwestern in the championship at 2:00 p.m. A UJ win in the 2 p.m. game would send them to the best-of-three GPAC Softball Tournament Championship Series on Saturday.
Jimmies 11, Red Raiders 0 (5 innings)
Mikayla Frost (JR/Melba, ID) (JR/Melba, ID) and Allie McCain (SR/Duvall, WA) (SR/Duvall, WA) each had three hits to pace the Jimmies’ 14-hit attack in an 11-0 win over Northwestern (Iowa) in Friday’s opening game of the Midland Bracket in the GPAC Postseason Tournament.
Meghan Ramage (SR/Grand Forks, ND) and Sydney Prussia (SO/Detroit Lakes, MN) both finished with two hits for Jamestown, who put up six runs in the second inning for an early 7-0 lead.
McCain and Ramage finished with three RBI, while Prussia and Katie Reisdorfer (SO/Fresno, CA) drove in two each.
Prussia drove in Jamestown’s first run with a single to center, scoring Frost, who led off with a walk and moved to second on a single by McCain.
Three Northwestern errors coupled with four Jimmie hits led to a six-run second inning. Reisdorfer’s two-out double scored Morgan Geiszler (SO/Horace, ND) and Prussia to make it 7-0.
Frost and McCain hit back-to-back doubles in the third for UJ’s eighth run, then Ramage brought home two more with a double of her own to make it 10-0. Prussia followed with a single to center scoring Ramage for an 11-0 advantage.
Katie Merchant (FR/South Haven, Minn.) (13-8) recorded her third shutout of the season. In five innings, Merchant gave up five hits, struck out two, and did not issue a walk.
Jimmies 5, Defenders 4
Allie McCain‘s two-out single in the bottom of the sixth scored Mariah Wick (SO/Jamestown, N.D.) with the eventual game-winning run as Jamestown held off a Dordt rally in a 5-4 win Friday afternoon.
With one out in the sixth, Mariah Martinez (FR/Visalia, Calif.) reached on an error by the Dordt shortstop and advanced to second. Wick walked and moved up a base after Martinez was forced out at third base. McCain followed with a single to center allowing Wick to cross the plate and give UJ a four-run lead.
Back-to-back singles by Dordt opened the seventh inning, and with one out, another single loaded the bases. A two-run Jimmie error cut the lead to 5-3, then a two-out single brought in the third run of the frame and made it a one-run game. UJ reliever Samm Hamilton (JR/Boise, Idaho) got a ground ball to second base for the final out to preserve the win and her first career save.
Jamestown opened the scoring in the bottom of the fourth with four runs, all of which came with two out. Sydney Prussia and Katie Reisdorfer alternated base hits between the two outs, then Miriah Yoder (SR/Devils Lake, ND) connected for a three-run home run to make it 3-0. Martinez, Wick, and Mikayla Frost hit consecutive singles with the latter’s driving in Martinez with the fourth run of the inning.
Dordt broke the shutout with a leadoff triple followed by a sacrifice fly in the top of the fifth.
Wick and Mikayla Frost had two hits each to lead the Jimmies. Katie Merchant (14-8) won her second game of the day, pitching 6 1/3 innings while allowing four runs (two earned) on six hits. She struck out two and did not walk a batter for the second straight game.
Valley City (VCSU) . – Tatum Lundin‘s RBI double in the top of the fourth inning broke a scoreless tie and ignited a three-run rally as the top-ranked Valley City State softball team opened the NSAA Softball Championship with a 3-0 win Thursday against Presentation College.
Lundin’s double to the fence in left-center scored pinch runner Madison Gronau for a 1-0 lead, and then Jayme Menard followed with a two-run single through the right side, scoring Autumn Perry and Lundin to put the Vikings ahead 3-0.
That’s all the run support VCSU starting pitcher Emily Smith would need. Smith, who was named the NSAA Pitcher of the Year on Wednesday night, cruised to a complete-game shutout in the opening round game.
Valley City State (47-3) moves on to play at 2 p.m. Thursday in the winner’s game of the gold bracket. No. 8 seed Presentation College (4-41) drops into a loser-out game, also at 2 p.m. Thursday.
Smith allowed just four hits to the Saints, did not walk a batter and struck out six en route to the shutout.
Bibiana Villeda took the loss for the Saints, giving up 10 hits and three runs. She did not walk anyone and struck out two.
VCSU senior Tatum Lundin had a big game for the Vikings, going 3-for-3 with a run and RBI. Autumn Perry collected two hits, and Jayme Menard went 1-for-3 with two RBIs.
Sierra Kilmer had two of the Saints’ four hits. Cherie Malacas and Jadwyn Parrish each collected one hit.
GAME TWO…
Valley City (VCSU) – Valley City State University scored three runs in the first inning and never looked back Thursday afternoon as the Vikings downed Dickinson State 7-1 in winner’s bracket play at the NSAA Softball Championship.
Marissa Hawkins‘ two-run single gave the Vikings a 3-0 lead after the first inning, and Viking pitching and defense took care of the rest. Emily Smith and Emilee Wilson combined to allow just five hits and one run to the Blue Hawks. The top-seeded Vikings tacked on two more runs each in the fourth and fifth innings.
Valley City State (48-3) advances to the Gold Bracket Championship and will play Friday at 4 p.m. Dickinson State (26-23), the No. 4 seed, drops into loser-out play in the Gold Bracket and will play at 12 p.m. Friday.
Valley City State took the lead quickly. After Emily Smith struck out the side in the top of the first inning, the Viking offense put up three runs in the bottom of the inning. Two straight walks and a bunt base hit loaded the bases with no outs. Riley Perryman then dropped one in behind second base, scoring the game’s first run. Marissa Hawkins followed with a two-run single to right field, scoring Perryman and Voni Culp for a 3-0 lead.
Dickinson State cut the Viking lead to 3-1 after four innings. Jaya Allen doubled with one out and then came in to score after Whitney Mesi singled to center field and the throw in skipped away towards the dugout.
The Vikings tacked on two more runs in the fourth inning, including a sacrifice fly by Jayme Menard, and then Tatum Lundin finished the scoring with a two-run triple in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Smith went the first five innings in the circle to pick up the win. The junior right-hander struck out seven and gave up just four hits and an unearned run en route to her second win of the day. Emilee Wilson pitched the final two innings, giving up just one hit and striking out four.
Lundin and Hawkins each had two hits and two RBIs to lead the Viking offense. Both of Lundin’s hits were triples. Voni Culp, Autumn Perry and Emily Smith each added a hit.
Kayla Stephens and Whitney Mesi each had two hits for the Blue Hawks, while Jaya Allen went 1-for-3 with a run.
Abi Brooks took the loss for Dickinson State, giving up seven hits and five earned runs in 3 1/3 innings. She walked three and struck out one. Allen pitched two innings of relief, did not allow a hit and walked one.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Deer hunting licenses in North Dakota are taking a big jump this year.
The Game and Fish Department is issuing 65,500 licenses for white-tailed deer and mule deer, up 19 percent from 2018. It’s the fourth consecutive year of an increase.
Game and Fish this year also is fully lifting restrictions on mule deer doe hunting in the west that were implemented eight years ago following a string of harsh winters.
State Wildlife Chief Jeb Williams says it’s “shaping up for a pretty decent fall.”
Hunters have through June 5 to apply for a 2019 license. This year’s regular gun season opens at noon on Nov. 8 and runs through Nov. 24.
State Tourism Division data show that deer hunting contributes tens of millions of dollars to the state economy.
NBA-ROCKETS-HARDEN
Harden will play in Game 3 despite eye injury
UNDATED (AP) — Houston Rockets guard James Harden will play in Game 3 of the NBA’s Western Conference semifinal series against Golden State on Saturday despite injuries to both eyes.
It was clear that last year’s MVP was still struggling as he squinted under the light while answering questions about it. The entire left side of his left eye remained bloody, as did the left corner of his right eye. The injury occurred when he was hit by Draymond Green during the first quarter Game 2, but he finished the Rockets’ 104-100 loss to the Warriors.
Also in the series, Warriors forward Draymond Green and Houston big man Nene had their double technical fouls rescinded by the NBA from Game 2. Golden State had approached the league asking for the consideration, and the NBA said on Twitter that the technicals had been dropped “upon league office review.”
Elsewhere in the NBA:
— Celtics President Danny Ainge (aynj) has had a mild heart attack and is expected to make a full recovery. The team says the 60-year-old executive received immediate medical attention in Milwaukee, where the Celtics were facing the Bucks in the second round of the playoffs. Ainge also had a mild heart attack in 2009.
— Nets All-Star D’Angelo Russell was detained at LaGuardia Airport Wednesday night after a small amount of marijuana was found in his luggage by TSA personnel. A spokeswoman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said Russell was issued a summons for possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana and released.
— The league has reacted in support of Portland’s Enes Kanter after the league’s Turkish-centric Twitter account failed to mention his 15-point, nine-rebound performance in Wednesday’s win at Denver. The league also fired the Turkish company in charge of operating that account. Kanter has been estranged from his native Turkey for at least two years and is a longtime critic of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
NHL PLAYOFFS…
Bruins, Avalanche even series
UNDATED (AP) — The Boston Bruins and Colorado Avalanche have evened their respective second-round series at two games apiece in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Patrice Bergeron (pah-TREES’ BEHR’-zhuh-rahn) scored two power-play goals, including the game-winner as the Bruins knocked off the Blue Jackets, 4-1 in Columbus. Bergeron put the B’s ahead 2-0 7:18 into the game, less than four minutes after David Pastrnak (PAHS’-tur-nahk) opened the scoring. Sean Kuraly provided an insurance goal 8:40 into the third before Pastrnak set up Bergeron’s final goal of the game.
Tuukka (TOO’-kah) Rask stopped 39 shots and blanked the Blue Jackets after Artemi Panarin (ahr-TEH’-mee pah-NAH’-rihn) beat him at 8:46 of the opening period.
Sergei Bobrovsky (boh-BRAHV’-skee) stopped 40 shots for Columbus.
Game 5 is Saturday in Boston.
In Denver, Philipp Grubauer stopped 32 shots for his first career playoff shutout as the Colorado Avalanche beat the San Jose Sharks, 3-0. Grubauer and the Avs defense found a way to corral Logan Couture, the leading goal scorer in the postseason who was coming off a hat trick in Game 3.
Nathan MacKinnon ran his point straight to eight games with a second-period goal that opened the scoring. Colin Wilson gave Colorado a two-goal cushion with a power-play goal early in the third period, and Erik Johnson added an empty-netter with 1:09 remaining.
Mikko Rantanen had two assists for the Avalanche, who head back to San Jose for Game 5 on Saturday.
Martin Jones stopped 25 of 27 shots for the Sharks.
NHL-GOLDEN KNIGHTS-MCCRIMMON
Golden Knights promote McCrimmon to GM, retain McPhee
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights have promoted Kelly McCrimmon to general manager and kept George McPhee as president of hockey operations.
McPhee and owner Bill Foley announced the unexpected move amid speculation about other NHL teams being interested in McCrimmon, who had served as McPhee’s top assistant since August 2016. Under McPhee and McCrimmon’s direction, Vegas made NHL history by reaching the Stanley Cup Final in its first season and made the playoffs in its second.
MLB…
UNDATED (AP) — Jose Berrios (beh-REE’-ohs) won his fourth straight start by limiting the Astros to a pair of runs and seven hits over seven innings of the Twins’ 8-2 victory. Jason Castro homered off former battery mate Brad Peacock and drove in four runs to help the AL Central leaders improve to a league-best 19-10. The game was tied 1-1 until Minnesota scored six times in the fourth to chase Peacock.
Steven Strasburg cooled off the St. Louis Cardinals while becoming the fastest pitcher to 1,500 strikeouts.
Strasburg fanned nine while allowing a run and six hits over 6 2/3 innings to pitch the Washington Nationals past the Redbirds, 2-1. The right-hander got opposing pitcher Dakota Hudson looking in the fifth inning for his eighth strikeout of the day and the 1,500th of his career. He reached the milestone 17 2/3 innings faster than Chris Sale in 2017.
Washington’s runs came in the fourth inning on an error and a double-play grounder.
Sean Doolittle struck out pinch hitter Paul Goldschmidt with the bases loaded and two outs in the eighth inning and finished the game for his fourth save, ending the Cardinals’ five-game winning streak.
Elsewhere in the majors:
— Noah Syndergaard (SIHN’-dur-gahrd) went the distance on a four-hitter and belted his second home run of the season as the Mets beat the Reds, 1-0. His third-inning blast was the fourth home run belted by Mets pitching and one of just four hits by New York on the afternoon. He also struck out 10 while becoming the first pitcher since Bob Welch in 1983 to homer in a 1-0 complete game.
— Homers by Nolan Arenado (ar-eh-NAH’-doh), David Dahl and Raimel Tapia powered the Rockies past the Brewers, 11-6. Arenado had three hits, including his ninth home run this season. Dahl finished a triple short of the cycle for the Rockies, who outscored the Brewers 22-10 in the final two games of the series.
— The Padres gained a split of their four-game set in Atlanta as Ian Kinsler and Wil Meyers homered in an 11-2 rout of the Braves. Matt Strahm worked six innings and San Diego broke the game open with a five-run fifth, helped by an errant throw from Atlanta pitcher Mike Foltynewicz (fohl-tih-NAY’-vihch) that allowed four unearned runs to score. Kinsler and Eric Hosmer each had three hits and two RBIs, while Myers went 3-for-4 with three ribbies.
— The Rays gained a four-game split in Kansas City by downing the Royals, 3-1 on Brandon Lowe’s two-run homer off Wily Peralta with two out in the ninth. Whit Merrifield drove in Kansas City’s lone run while becoming the third player with a two-triple game this season for the Royals. Tampa Bay tied the score in the fifth on consecutive singles by Willy Adames (ah-DAH’-mehs), Nate Lowe and Guillermo Heredia (heh-RAY’-dee-uh).
— The White Sox notched their second straight walk-off win as Nicky Delmonico hit a three-run homer with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to give them a 6-4 victory over the Red Sox. James McCann homered and had two hits in Chicago’s fifth win in six games. Andrew Benintendi homered and Rafael Devers (DEH’-vurz) drove in two runs as Boston had its three-game winning streak snapped.
— The Angels completed a three-game sweep as Mike Trout and Kole Calhoun homered in a 6-2 verdict over the Blue Jays. Tyler Skaggs pitched four-hit ball into the seventh inning, allowing two runs with five strikeouts. Albert Pujols (POO’hohlz) had two doubles for Los Angeles, which has won six of seven after losing nine of 10.
MLB-NEWS
Russell to begin ML stint
UNDATED (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have optioned shortstop Addison Russell to Triple-A Iowa after he completed his 40-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy.
Russell was eligible to rejoin the Cubs on Friday, but manager Joe Maddon said Tuesday the team wanted to give him more time at Triple-A to get ready.
Russell was suspended last fall after a series of allegations made by his ex-wife.
Checking out other major league news:
— The Indians are reviewing medical results of Corey Kluber’s broken right arm and will place him on the 10-day injured list while providing an update Friday before the opener of a three-game series against the Mariners. Based on the initial diagnosis, and assuming there’s no other damage, Kluber will likely miss more than one month to allow his ulna bone to heal.
— The White Sox placed left-hander Carlos Rodón on the 10-day injured list with left elbow inflammation. Although the extent of the injury has yet to be determined, general manager Rick Hahn said Rodón will be sidelined “a little while” and Tommy John surgery is a possibility. Bothered by tightness since the opener, the problem worsened on Wednesday when he allowed three runs on five hits in 3 2/3 innings against Baltimore.
NFL-NEWS
Hill attorney disputes claims
The attorney for Tyreek Hill has sent a letter to the NFL disputing child-abuse claims made by the wide receiver’s fiancée.
Attorney N. Trey Pettlon offered a point-by-point response to a secret recording of the couple that was made public last week. Pettlon says the Kansas City Chiefs wideout is willing to cooperate with the league’s investigation.
The Chiefs suspended Hill indefinitely last Thursday, shortly after KCTV aired the recording in which the couple discusses injuries to their 3-year-old son.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-NEWS
Pierce to play for UNC
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — William & Mary’s Justin Pierce says he will play his final season at North Carolina as a graduate transfer.
The 6-foot-6 wing has averaged 14.8 points and 8.8 rebounds while shooting 48% from the floor and nearly 37% from 3-point range over the past two seasons.
Pierce is the second graduate transfer to pick UNC in the past week, joining guard Christian Keeling of Charleston Southern. Keeling averaged 17.9 points over three seasons for the Buccaneers.
PGA-WELLS FARGO CHAMPIONSHIP
McIlroy has share of Wells Fargo lead
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Rory McIlroy fired a 5-under 66 that gave him a share of the lead with Joel Dahmen after the opening round of the PGA’s the Wells Fargo Championship.
McIlroy twice made birdie when he was out of position off the tee and ran off three straight birdies on the back nine for his lowest start in his 10 appearances at Quail Hollow. He’s a two-time winner at the course.
Dahmen holed a 15-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to finish a bogey-free round.
Patrick Reed was among those at 67, while defending champion Jason Day had a 68.
TRUMP-TIGER WOODS
Trump to present Medal of Freedom to Tiger Woods next week
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Tiger Woods Monday in the Rose Garden according to the White House communications department.
Woods overcame personal and professional adversity to win his fifth Masters title last month. Trump tweeted after the tournament that he had congratulated Woods and informed him that he would be receiving the medal because of his “incredible Success & Comeback in Sports (Golf) and, more importantly, LIFE.”
It’s the nation’s highest honor for a civilian and presidents have wide discretion over to whom to award it.
NHL-KELLY OBIT
NHL great Red Kelly dies
TORONTO (AP) — Another Hall of Fame member of the Detroit Red Wings’ great teams of the 1950s has died.
Red Kelly has died at age 91, according to his family. Kelly spent nearly 13 seasons with Detroit, helping the Red Wings win four championships from 1950-55. In 1954, he was the first winner of the James Norris Trophy as the NHL’s top defenseman.
Kelly went from the blue line to center and helped the Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup four times from 1962-67. He later coached the Leafs in the 1970s and was also a member of Parliament during his playing career, elected as the Liberal MP for York-West in 1962 and again in ’63.
Former Red Wings teammate Ted Lindsay died two months ago.
In world and national news…
NEW DELHI (AP) — Cyclone Fani has made landfall on India’s eastern coast as a grade 5 storm, lashing the emptied beaches with rain and wind gusting up to 205 kilometers (127 miles) per hour.
The India Meterological Department says the “extremely severe” cyclone in the Bay of Bengal hit the coastal state of Odisha around 8 a.m. on Friday.
India’s National Disaster Response Force says around 1.2 million people have been evacuated from low-lying areas of Odisha and moved to nearly 4,000 shelters.
Odisha Special Relief Commissioner Bishnupada Sethi says communications have been disrupted in some areas, but no deaths or injuries have been reported.
Fani is the fiercest storm since 1999, when a cyclone killed around 10,000 people and devastated large parts of Odisha.
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — After days of upheaval, Venezuela is sinking back into political stalemate.
In the fourth month of their standoff, President Nicolás Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaidó are unable to deliver a knock-out blow as Venezuela spirals deeper into neglect, isolation and desperation.
The opposition and its chief patron, the United States, have emerged with fewer options since Guaidó on Tuesday urged the armed forces to overthrow Maduro. But the rebellion didn’t materialize.
Experts say the opposition and the U.S. now have the hard task of devising a new way forward. At the same time, Maduro’s government is loathed by much of the population, and the fact that it has not yet arrested Guaidó suggests it is not confident enough to do so.
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers are expected to have delivered a solid month of job growth in April, buoyed by a resilient economy that has confounded concerns that 2019 would begin with a slowdown.
Economists have forecast that employers added 181,000 jobs in April and that the unemployment rate stayed at a low 3.8%, according to data provider FactSet. It would follow a 196,000 job gain in March and would roughly equal the average monthly gain for the first three months of the year.
Another decent hiring gain would highlight the economy’s steady health just months after many analysts had expressed fear that growth was poised to weaken and a recession might soon occur.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Mueller report made it clear: While the candidates were focused on campaigning in 2016, the Russians were busy laying traps for a cyberattack that changed the landscape of American politics.
The aftershocks continued well into Donald Trump’s presidency and are rippling into the 2020 presidential contest. Whether the candidates and political parties will be able to avoid a repeat is an open question.
Traditionally, cybersecurity has been a lower priority for candidates, especially at the early stages of a campaign. They need to raise money, hire a staff, pay office rents, lobby for endorsements and travel repeatedly to the early voting states.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbacca in the “Star Wars” films, has died.
Mayhew’s family said in a statement Thursday that he died at his home in Texas on Tuesday. He was 74. No cause was given.
The 7-foot-3 Mayhew played the shaggy, towering Chewbacca, sidekick to Han Solo and co-pilot of the Millennium Falcon, in the original “Star Wars” trilogy.
He went on to appear in 2005’s “Revenge of the Sith” and shared the part in 2015’s “The Force Awakens” with actor Joonas Suotamo, who later took over the role.
Born and raised in England, Mayhew had appeared in just one film and was working as a hospital orderly in London when George Lucas found him and cast him in 1977’s “Star Wars.”
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer will serve his prison sentence alongside “The Situation” from “Jersey Shore” and the fraudster behind the failed Fyre Festival.
Michael Cohen is due to report Monday to the Federal Correctional Institution, Otisville, about 70 miles (113 kilometers) from New York City. White-collar and D-list scoundrels locked up at Otisville can do time while playing bocce ball and noshing on rugelach.
The 53-year-old Cohen was sentenced in December to three years in prison for tax evasion, lying to Congress and campaign finance crimes.
The U.S. Bureau of Prisons has been tight-lipped about Cohen’s placement. The agency denied a reporter’s request to tour the Otisville and declined to comment for this article.
Cohen’s lawyer says Cohen “is making every effort to reclaim his life.”
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