– Wayne Byers Show – Morning – July 26

CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 mph.

.TONIGHT…Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening.

.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds around 5 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly

cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms

after midnight in the Jamestown area, 50 percent in the Valley City area. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph.

.SUNDAY…Decreasing clouds. Chance of showers and slight chance

of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.

Chance of precipitation 40 percent in the Jamestown area, 50 percent in the Valley City area.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.

.MONDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers and

thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the upper 70s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.

.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.

.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.

Rain in the forecast Saturday night. The rain chances linger into Sunday, with the best chances shifting into eastern parts of the state.

This Day In History, July 26, 1917 – NP Station opens. . . . from the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History. Photo: NDSU Institute for Regional Studies.

The New Northern Pacific Railroad station opens this evening, with dedication presided over by Mayor Flint.

Jamestown (CSi) Due to road maintenance, Jamestown Public works informs motorists that beginning Friday, July 26, 2019 traffic will be restricted in areas to one lane north and one lane south on 5^th Ave NE from 5^th St NE to 13^th St and one lane east and one lane west on 13^th St from 5^th Ave to 27^th Ave. These lane restriction areas will change dependent on the work being done and will continue until work is complete.

Motorist should use extreme caution in this area.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council’s Police & Fire Committee, Public Works Committee met Thursday evening at City Hall. Council Member Phillips was not present.

POLICE & FIRE COMMITTEE

No agenda items at this time.

PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE:

Considered was the New Phase Energy conclusions and recommendations from the Feasibility Study of the Biogas-to-Renewable Natural Gas Project for the City of Jamestown Wastewater Treatment Plant …. and recommending approval to correct maintenance concerns, and initiate the digester gas resource data collection program… and proceed with installation and operation of a biogas data collection system.

NPE presented the feasibility study converting sewage gas to natural gas, and cleaning the final natural gas product. Financing options were also considered and state grants available and loan structures. It was determined that oxygen was present in the system which needs to be remedied. The flow volume was determined to be adequate.

No new pipeline will be necessary to connect to the Montana Dakota Utilities pipeline.

The study shows the project is feasible, for this purpose and selling renewable natural “Brown gas,” and “Green gas.”

To go forward, NPE recommends eliminating the oxygen in the system and addressing a hydrogen sulfide issue. Also to replace the existing flow meter, and to initiate a three month data collection, and monitoring program. Costs were also discussed.

NPE recommends going forward with the project, following steps to be taken.

The committee recommends approving going forward on the project as outlined by NPE.

The committee recommends approval of the 2019-2020 Minnesota Valley Laboratories, Inc. testing cost proposals to monitor ground water, storm water, leachate and landfill gas to meet the landfill permits and storm water permits. The cost is just over $59,000.

The committee recommends entering into an agreement with Interstate Engineering, Inc., for the design of plans and specifications of the 2019-2020 NDDOT Safe Routes to School Project which will be specially assessed to the Jamestown Public School District, as agreed to by the school board.

City Engineer project updates were presented in the committees drop boxes.

Garbage collection update. Sanitation Foreman Roger Mayhew said due to muddy conditions the landfill was closed for a period of time, until it dries out. With four day collections, some residents are not remembering to place the garbage out in the proper locations, due to recent changes, but he said the residents are adjusting to the changes.

Recycling collection update…. Recycle North Dakota manager Ralph Freibel said the old building will be closed out. He said the amount of garbage items found in recycling material is less than previously.

The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 67 followed by replays.

St.PAUL, Minn. (Corp of Engineers) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is reducing outflows into the Sheyenne River at Baldhill Dam, located northwest of Valley City, North Dakota, to approximately 50 cubic feet per second, or cfs, beginning Sunday, July 28.

Outflows are being reduced in order for the U.S. Geological Survey to perform maintenance on survey equipment downstream from the dam.

Lake Ashtabula’s pool is currently at an elevation of 1,265.8 feet and is expected to climb to near 1,266 feet during this time.

Corps staff plan to resume outflows to 470 cfs by mid-week next week.

Baldhill Dam forms Lake Ashtabula on the Sheyenne River. Congress authorized the construction of Baldhill Dam in 1944 to stabilize flows on the Sheyenne River. The dam, which was completed in 1951, serves as a multi-purpose facility, providing water supply, flood abatement, wildlife habitat and recreational opportunities.

Jamestown (CSi) The Stutsman County Commission approved a final preliminary budget at a special meeting Wednesday, July 24.

The preliminary budget contains, a 0.95 mill rate increase, a $115,000 increase over the 2018 budget, from $73.5 million to $74.45 million.

On a $150,000 home the property tax increase amounts to $6.41 and on a commercial property, $7.13, with the same value.

Budget cuts include cutting a fulltime position, and a workforce reduction.

The new expenditures for County employees salaries, comes to six percent over last year’s budget, with the 7.5% cost of living adjustment, with county employees, receiving a 1.5% cost-of-living adjustment. Some will have salary increases and grade adjustments, base on information received in a salary survey comparing Stutsman County to similar state positions.

The budget is due August 10 this year.

The final budget meeting is set Tuesday for October 1, at 6-p.m., following the Regular Meeting of the Stutsman County Commission.

Buffalo Days activities reminders…

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Chamber reminds the community of the upcoming Buffalo Days – July 25-29 Schedule of Events

July 27
7:00am – 12:00pm Pancake Breakfast at the Jamestown Fire Department
7:00am – 8:00am Registration for TRAC 5K and other activities at TRAC

8:00am TRAC 5K Race starts at TRAC
8:00am Lineup for the Buffalo Days Parade begins at McElroy Park

9:30am Buffalo Days Parade on 1st Avenue (Route does not cross the railroad tracks)

10:00am – 2:30pm Buffalo Stampede Carnival at the Frontier Village. Stick pony races, minnow races, pony rides, fast draw and more!
10:00am Coloring, Yard Games, and Junior Sheriff Scavenger Hunt at the 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse
10:00am Mini Art Hunt Starts. You can find clues to each artwork’s hiding place at The Arts Center table in McElroy Park and on The Arts Center’s Facebook Page

11:00am – 4:00pm Buffalo Rally Car Show at McElroy Park
11:00am – 3:30pm Vendor Show at McElroy Park
11:00am – 3:30pm Inflatapalooza at McElroy Park by Jamestown Inflatable Games
11:00am Buffalo Burgers and Ice Cream at the Frontier Village

1:00pm – 3:00pm Old Friends Band at McElroy Park sponsored by Unison Bank
1:00pm Quilt Block. Come cut, piece and sew your own quilt at Fort Seward
1:00pm DW Groethe performing Cowboy poetry at the 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse

3:00pm Wild West Shootout at Frontier Village

8:00pm – 12:00am Street Dance at the Corner Bar

Jamestown (Chamber) The Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce will host the Buffalo Days Parade on July 27^th, 2019. The Parade will start at McElroy Park at 9:30am.

The parade will head north on 2^nd Avenue SE to 8^th Street SE. Turn west on 8^th Street SE to 1^st Avenue, then turn North onto 1^st Avenue. The parade will proceed north on 1^st Avenue to 1^st Street E. The Parade will not cross over the railroad tracks. The floats will then head East on 1^st Street E and turn South on 3^rd Avenue SE. The parade will continue South on 3^rd Avenue SE back to McElroy Park.

For more information, contact Emily Bivens by emailing: director@jamestownchamber.com or call the chamber at 701-252-4830.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire Department’s Pancake Breakfast will he held on Saturday July 27, at the City Fire Hall. Breakfast will be served by firefighters from 7:00am – 12:00pm.

Tickets at $7 each or $20 for a family, and can be purchased in advance. for the all you can eat meal with pancakes, sausage, potatoes, coffee, and juice.

Proceeds from the donations will be used toward the purchase of equipment.

Jamestown (CSi) Summer Concerts in the Historic 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse

Continue:

July 27 DW Groethe Musical Concert
At 1-p.m.
Visitors are asked to bring a comfortable chair suitable for the outside concert.
Aug 3 Dr. Tim Bratton
Aug 10 NYKM Musical Concert
Aug 24 Old Friends Musical Concert

504 3rd Ave SE
Jamestown, North Dakota 58401

Get Directions

July 6 Terry & Linda Musical Concert

Jamestown (CSi) In Conjunction with Buffalo Days on Saturday July 27 The Jamestown Arts Center’s Mini Art Hunts takes place, 10:00am – 3:00pm

The hunt begins: Saturday, July 27 and ends when all ten art works are found! You can find clues at The Arts Center table in McElroy park Saturday during the Buffalo Days festivities and on The Arts Center’s Facebook page.

Ten unique mini-artworks by visual artist Linda Roesch will be hiding
throughout the Jamestown park system & historic sites. Three sets of visual clues (photos) to each artwork’s hiding place will be made public on Saturday, July 27
at 10:00 am, 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm in McElroy Park and on our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/TheArtsCenterJamestown). The first clues will be the most challenging with the final clues being the most revealing.

Finders keepers. This original piece of miniature artwork is yours to keep. Be sure to REPORT YOUR FIND. Post a photo of yourself and your found treasure to our Facebook or Instagram pages. Or contact the Arts Center office (701-251-2496 / info@jamestownarts.com) to report your find. LIMIT: please only one artwork per family (you are welcome to locate them all, but claim only one).

ARTWORK HUNTING! All artwork will be hidden in PLAIN SIGHT—You will not have to move, dig, or otherwise damage anything.

Jamestown (NDFU) North Dakota Farmers Union (NDFU) welcomed on Thursday’s USDA release of Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payment details.

NDFU President Mark Watne says, “This is everything Farmers Union has worked on for months. When other groups were telling us payments wouldn’t happen, we stood up and said, ‘It has to happen. We appreciate Sen. (John) Hoeven’s leadership efforts on behalf of family farmers.”

With net farm income plummeting for a sixth consecutive year and crop markets devastated by a trade war with China, farmers will receive payments for every commodity covered under Title 1 of the Farm Bill, regardless of what crops they produce in 2019, according to USDA. Every county in the nation has been assigned a payment rate that ranges from $15 to $150.

Watne noted, “If the trade war continues, this will be the beginning of payments farmers will need for survival. This payment isn’t peanuts. It will make a difference.”

Producers can sign up for MFP payments starting Monday, July 29, thru Friday, Dec. 6. Fifty percent of the payment will be distributed in mid-to-late August. If market conditions and trade opportunities improve, payments will be discontinued. If market conditions don’t improve, 25% of the payment will be paid in November and the final 25% in early January.

To learn more about payment rates, crops and livestock covered, and payment limitations, go to farmers.gov.

Jamestown (JRMC) – Golfers and golf enthusiasts are making cancer care in Jamestown a hole in one.

JRMC Foundation Director Lisa Jackson says, more than 100 golfers helped raise $20,000 at Jamestown Regional Medical Center’s Golf “FORE” Good event on July 19. The proceeds support the JRMC Cancer Center.

She says, “With the opening of the cancer center, this year was extra special,” Jackson said. “Thank you to the sponsors, players and volunteers who made it possible.”

Cancer is the leading cause of death for Stutsman County residents ages 45-84. And in a 60-mile radius of Jamestown, 252 people are diagnosed or die from cancer each year. Now that the JRMC Cancer Center is open, those residents no longer have to travel out of town for chemotherapy services.

In addition to raising money for the JRMC Cancer Center, golfers also raised $200 for the Continue Aiding Recipients Affected by Cancer Evermore (C.A.R.E.) Endowment Fund. The C.A.R.E. fund, established by Barb and Curt Togstad, provides gas cards to patients at JRMC.

Each player also received a commemorative shot glass as part of the “Best Shot of the Day” celebration in memory of the late Jerry Baenen, a long-time supporter of JRMC and other community organizations.

“Golf “FORE” Good is always a great time for a great cause. We have fun, however, we also remember the people who need our help and have touched our hearts,” Jackson said.

Golf “FORE” Good tournament winners include:

1st Hillerud Construction

2nd University of Jamestown

1st Great River Energy

2nd Unison Bank

Hole Contest Winners include:

1 Closest in Two – Mark Domek

2 Men’s Longest Drive – Jakobi Lux

3 Closest to the Right Fairway Bunker… – Jeanne Witt

4 Closest to the Pin – Dustin Jensen

5 Ladies Longest Drive – Sierra Bennion

6 Aurelius Driver Challenge – Calvin Leyendecker

10 Men’s Shortest Drive –Dan McGough

11 Longest Putt – Sarah Lacher

16 Ladies Shortest Drive – Mallory Schulz

Other winners include:

Putting Contest: Mark Domek (3 Inches away)
50/50 Cash Raffle: Michelle Bruns
Golf Pong: Mike Gergen, Calvin Leyendecker & Brent Giesler tied, Tie breaker went to Mike

Sponsors include:

JRMC Auxiliary

- Community MRI
- Hillerud Construction
- Sanford Health

Great River Energy

Ottmar & Ottmar P.C.
Eide Bailly

BCBSND
Delta Dental
FocusOne
Climate Control
Compeer Financial

BWBR
Barb and Curt Togstad Continue Aiding Recipients Affected by Cancer Evermore (C.A.R.E.) Endowment Fund
Casey’s General Store
Davis
Dakota Central
DCI Credit Services, Inc.
Dixon Golf
Dr. Mary Aaland
Ed Ryan “Read to Them”
Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce
Jetstream Car Wash
Papa Murphy’s
Shady’s Restaurant & Lounge
The Pix Squad
Vaaler Insurance, Inc.
Vogel Law Firm
Wilhelm Chevrolet Buick GMC+

Next year’s event is set for Friday, July 17, 2019.

To learn more about the JRMC Cancer Center, visit www.jrmcnd.com/cancer. Photos and article

Jamestown (NDHP) The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports a crash Thursday between a semi and a train led to one injury.

The Crash occurred, Thursday 8 miles NW of Carrington, ND on 60th Ave NE & 7th St NE, just after 2-p.m.

A 1990 Kenworth Truck and Trailer was driven by 46 year old Wessly Overby, of Sykeston,

Overby was traveling south bound on 60th Ave NE near 7th St NE returning to Carrington. Overby did not observe the train oncoming traveling north west. Overby accelerated at the last second and was struck in the rear driver side on the trailer. Overby’s semi came to rest in the south west ditch of 60th Ave NE. The engineer conducted emergency breaking and came to rest facing north west on the railroad tracks. Overby was transported by Carrington ambulance to the Carrington hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. Overby stated he was traveling at an estimated speed of 35 mph and was not wearing his seatbelt. Canadian Pacific railway was the company operating the locomotive.The engineer estimated the train speed at 50-55 mph.

No seatbelt was in use, no airbag deployed.

He was charged with failure to yield to the right of way at a railroad intersection (Citation issued)

Assisting at the scene were the Foster County Sheriff’s Office, and Carrington Ambulance Service.

Update…

Fargo -16 year old Kaitlyn Heinonen, has been located by officers, according to the Fargo Police Department.

Earlier, Thursday Fargo police said the missing 16-year-old girl had been communicating with her mother.

Previously…

(Valley News Live) The Fargo Police Department was asking for help in finding Kaitlyn Heinonen.

BISMARCK, N.D. (NDNG) – Six Soldiers from the North Dakota National Guard’s 957th Engineer Company (Multi-Role Bridge) will be honored at 1 p.m. on July 27 as they prepare to serve in the U.S. Central Command (CENTOM) area of operations in Kuwait. The sendoff open house will be held in room 386 at the Raymond J. Bohn armory in Bismarck, and is open to the public.

Maj. Gen. Al Dohrmann, adjutant general for the North Dakota National Guard, will host the event.

The Soldiers train at Fort Bliss, Texas before traveling overseas where they will serve as engineer technical assistance and advisors for at least one year. The unit was alerted in Nov. 2017.

The officer in charge of the detachment is 1st Lt. Ryan Blumhagen of Drake, North Dakota and the senior non-commissioned officer is Staff Sgt. Taylor Braaten, of Fargo.

The unit deployed to Iraq from 2003 to 2004 and sent about 90 to Kosovo from 2009 to 2010 in support of North Dakota National Guard-led NATO peacekeeping mission.

Who: Six Soldiers from the 957th Engineer Company

What: Sendoff off open house in preparation for mobilization

When: 1 p.m., Saturday, July 27

Where: Raymond J. Bohn armory (room 386), 4200 Miriam Ave, Bismarck, N.D.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Fargo is joining 2,000 cities, counties and tribal governments that are suing pharmaceutical companies they claim have been “fueling the flood” of opioids.

KFGO reports Fargo claims in its civil lawsuit that Purdue Pharma and several other drug companies are at fault for opioid addictions that have resulted increased crime in the city, primarily burglaries and thefts.

Police Chief Dave Todd attributes the increase to “rampant drug use and addiction.”

The lawsuit seeks an unspecified amount of damages, the establishment of an abatement fund, plus related medical and law enforcement costs.

WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Authorities say the police squad cars, fire trucks and ambulances at two West Fargo schools are no cause for alarm.

Cass County Emergency Management is conducting a full-scale training exercise for first responders Friday morning at Sheyenne High School and Liberty Middle School.

The training exercise could create some traffic delays in the area. The active portion of the training should be done by mid-morning.

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — A group of senators says it has a plan to reduce insulin prices with legislation intended to hold pharmaceutical companies and insurance companies more accountable.

The proposal’s called the Insulin Price Reduction Act and its sponsors say it would incentivize reductions in list prices. The senators say in a statement the plan would hold “health care middlemen” such as pharmacy benefit managers accountable.

The senators include Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Kevin Cramer of North Dakota as well as Democratic Sens. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire and Tom Carper of Delaware.

The senators say enrollee out-of-pocket costs for insulin have more than quadrupled since 2007 for Medicare users. They say their proposal would create a new pricing model that would benefit both Medicare and private insurance users.

In sports…

Baseball…

Valley City With the American Legion Baseball East Division Tournament, state Qualiying game Thursday, at Charlie Brown Field. Grand Forks defeated Valley City Post 60, by a score of 6-3.

Valley City ends the season 16-19-1.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The discovery of zebra mussels in Lake Ashtabula didn’t stop the North Dakota Game and Fish Department from completing one of its largest walleye stocking efforts in the agency’s history.

Valley City National Fish Hatchery gets its water from the lake behind Baldhill Dam on the Sheyenne River. Crews decided not to use walleye fingerlings produced at the hatchery to stock other lakes, to prevent spreading zebra mussels.

Fisheries production leader Jerry Wiegel tells The Bismarck Tribune the move was done out of caution until more is known about zebra mussels in Ashtabula.

Instead, the agency turned to the Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery for all of the fingerlings it needed to stock walleyes in more than 140 lakes around North Dakota.

The hatchery produced more than 11 million fingerlings this year.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION….

Fargo-Moorhead 5, Lincoln 4

MLB..

UNDATED (AP) _ Nelson Cruz hit three of Minnesota’s five homers and finished with five RBIs in a 10-3 rout of the White Sox. Cruz is the third player in as many days to homer three times in a game, joining Mets second baseman Robinson Cano (kah-NOH’) and infielder Paul DeJong (deh-YUHNG’) of the Cardinals. Max Kepler and Miguel Sanó (sah-NOH’) also connected as the Twins totaled at least five homers for a major league-record ninth time this season.

The Boston Red Sox seemed to take out a season’s worth of frustration on the New York Yankees on Thursday.

Starting the night 11 games behind the AL East-leading Yanks, The Bosox attacked them for seven runs in the first inning of a 19-3 trashing at Fenway Park. Xander Bogaerts (BOH’-gahrts) launched a three-run homer in the opening frame and added a solo shot in the eighth as the Red Sox beat the Yankees for just the second time in eight meetings this season.

Bogaerts had four hits, one more than Andrew Benintendi. And Jackie Bradley Jr. Bradley, Michael Chavis and J.D. Martinez each had two of Boston’s 10 doubles.

It was the most runs ever scored by the Red Sox against the Yankees and tied the largest margin of victory versus their hated rivals.

Red Sox starter Rick Porcello is 4-1 in his last six starts despite giving up 30 runs in 29 innings. He was reached for three runs over six innings against New York.

Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka (mah-sah-HEE’-roh tah-NAH’-kah) was torched for 12 runs on 12 hits and three walks while striking out four in 3 1/3 innings.

New York’s division lead is 9 ½ games over Tampa Bay.

Elsewhere on major league diamonds:

_ Danny Santana hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high six runs as the Rangers hammered the Athletics, 11-3. Santana fell a triple shy of the cycle while helping Texas win for just the second time in 11 games. Ramón Laureano delivered a two-run single for the A’s, who have lost four of five and hold a half-game lead for the second AL wild card.

_ Jonathan Villar hit a two-run homer in the 16th inning and Stevie Wilkerson became the first position player in major league history to earn a save as the Baltimore Orioles recovered from blowing a three-run lead in the 15th for a wild 10-8 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Wilkerson came in from center field for the 16th as the Orioles’ 10th pitcher.

_ Tim Beckham’s second grand slam of the season was among the Mariners’ highlights in a 10-2 stomping of the Tigers. Kyle Seager added a solo blast and J.P. Crawford scored three times as Seattle earned a second straight win for the first time in a month. Daniel Vogelbach drove in three runs, and Wade LeBlanc pitched six effective innings as the M’s dealt Detroit its ninth loss in 10 games.

_ St. Louis has pulled even with Chicago atop the NL Central after Paul Goldschmidt homered in the Cardinals’ fifth straight win, 6-3 at Pittsburgh. Goldschmidt homered in each game of the series to help the Redbirds get a four-game sweep. Kolten Wong and Dexter Fowler also homered while the Cardinals built a 6-1 lead for Miles Mikolas (MY’-koh-lahs), who was reached for three runs over six innings.

_ A couple of former Nationals led the Rockies’ ninth-inning rally in an 8-7 victory at Washington. Daniel Murphy hit a solo shot and drove in the tiebreaking run with a fielder’s choice, three batters after Ian Desmond knotted the score with a home run. Anthony Rendon (rehn-DOHN’) belted a three-run drive for the Nats, who fell 4 ½ games behind the NL East-leading Braves.

_ Jacob deGrom (deh-GRAHM’) ran his scoreless streak to 17 innings by tossing seven more while scattering four hits in the Mets’ 4-0 shutout of the Padres. Todd Frazier hit a two-run double while the Mets were scoring four times in the opening frame for the first time ever in 160 games started by deGrom. Padres starter Eric Lauer was pulled after yielding six hits and three walks over 2 1/3 innings.

MLB-NEWS

Tulowitzki retires

UNDATED (AP) _ Veteran shortstop Troy Tulowitzki (too-loh-IHTS’-kee) has been forced to retire following a series of leg injuries over the last two years.

The five-time All-Star announced his decision more than three months after he played his last game for the New York Yankees. He spent most of 2017 on the disabled list with ankle injuries, and then missed all of last season following an April 2018 surgery on both heels.

Tulowitzki finished with a .290 average, 225 homers and 780 RBIs in 13 seasons with Colorado, Toronto and the Yankees. He appeared in only five games with the Yanks this season before straining his left calf on April 3.

In other major league news:

_ Rangers All-Star outfielder Joey Gallo will miss at least a month following surgery Thursday to remove part of a bone in his right wrist. Gallo left Tuesday’s game in Seattle because of soreness in his wrist.

_ Rays ace Blake Snell has been placed on the 10-day injured list and is expected to be sidelined until at least September due to arthroscopic surgery to remove loose bodies from his pitching elbow. The Rays say team orthopedic surgeon Dr. Koco Eaton will operate on Snell next Monday and anticipate he will be ready to return in September. The lefty is 6-7 with a 4.28 ERA in 20 starts this season, including 2-0 with a 1.64 ERA in outings since June 30.

_ The Yankees have put outfielder Bret Gardner on the 10-day injured list with left knee inflammation. The move was retroactive to July 22. Gardner has batted .243 with 15 homers and 41 RBIs this season.

NFL-NEWS

Blood clots sideline Chargers’ Okung

UNDATED (AP) _ Los Angeles Chargers offensive lineman Russell Okung will miss most of training camp due to blood clots.

The veteran left tackle revealed Thursday on Twitter that he experienced chest pains during an offseason practice at the team facility in June. Okung said he went to an urgent care and that tests revealed he suffered a pulmonary embolism.

Okung said doctors told him that the decision to go to the urgent care likely saved his life. He said that since it was detected early, it is treatable.

In other NFL news:

_ Carolina quarterback Cam Newton is participating in 11-on-11 team drills for the first time since undergoing arthroscopic surgery in January on his right throwing shoulder. Newton was limited to mostly short passes in the first half of practice as the team opened training camp Thursday.

_ Andrew Luck was limited to individual drills at the Colts’ first training camp practice and may not participate in full team work for three or four more days. Coach Frank Reich says Luck is expected to work in 7-on-7 drills Friday. The quarterback’s strained left calf will be re-evaluated after each practice.

_ The Steelers and coach Mike Tomlin have agreed on a one-year contract extension that will run through the 2021 season. The 47-year-old Tomlin had two years left on his previous deal.

_ The Jets and first-round pick Quinnen Williams have agreed to terms on a four-year contract worth $32.5 million fully guaranteed. The former Alabama defensive tackle was the No. 3 overall selection in the NFL draft in April.

_The 49ers have signed their top two draft picks to four-year contracts just before the start of training camp. The Niners announced deals with No. 2 overall pick defensive end Nick Bosa (BOH’-sah) and second-round receiver Deebo Samuel.

_ Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard fractured his left thumb in the team’s first practice at training camp. The team says Shepard was injured reaching to the ground to catch a low pass. He will be evaluated on a week-to-week basis.

_ The Bills have activated Frank Gore in time for the start of training camp. The Bills did not say what kind of injury led them to place the 36-year-old on the non-football injury list this week.

_ Left tackle Trent Williams is not at Redskins training camp because of a contract dispute. Coach Jay Gruden said Thursday there’s “no update” on Williams.

_ Lions coach Matt Patricia is beginning his second training camp with a cast on his left leg. He was treated for a tendon problem in his lower leg.

NBA-NEWS

Raptors get backcourt help

UNDATED (AP) — The Toronto Raptors have signed guard Cameron Payne in an effort to bolster a backcourt led by Kyle Lowry and Fred VanVleet.

The 6-foot-3 Payne averaged 6.3 points, 2.7 assists and 17.8 minutes in 40 games for Cleveland and Chicago last season. For his career, he has averaged 6.0 points and 2.5 assists in 153 games.

Payne was drafted 14th by Oklahoma City in 2015 after two seasons at Murray State.

In other NBA news:

_ The Bucks have added veteran guard Kyle Korver, 2 ½ weeks after he was waived by Phoenix. The 38-year-old Korver appeared in a combined 70 games with Cleveland and Utah last season, averaging 8.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists while shooting 39.7% from 3-point range. The 2015 All-Star ranks third among all active NBA players and ninth on the all-time list in 3-point field goal percentage at 42.9.

_ Wizards forward C.J. Miles will undergo surgery for a stress fracture in his left foot and is expected to be re-evaluated in six weeks. Washington acquired Miles from the Memphis Grizzlies this summer for center Dwight Howard. The 32-year-old veteran averaged 6.4 assists a game last season with Toronto and Memphis.

NBA PLAYER KILLED

Ex-wife of slain former NBA player pleads guilty

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) _ The ex-wife of slain former NBA player Lorenzen Wright has agreed to a deal in which she pleads guilty to facilitation to first-degree murder and receives a 30-year prison sentence.

Sherra Wright and co-defendant Billy Turner were charged with first-degree murder and had been scheduled to go to trial Sept. 16.

Lorenzen Wright’s body was found in a swampy field in Memphis in July 2010. He had been missing for 10 days before his body was found riddled with bullet wounds.

NHL NEWS

Blues acquire Borgman from Maple Leafs for Schmaltz

UNDATED _ Buffalo Sabres forward Evan Rodrigues has been awarded a one-year, $2 million contract through arbitration, according to the team.

The value of the contract represents a $1.35 million bump in pay over what Rodrigues made last season. He was a restricted free agent who set career highs with nine goals, 29 points and 74 games played in his fourth season with Buffalo.

PGA-ST. JUDE INVITATIONAL

Rahm’s 62 gives him St. Jude lead

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) _ Jon Rahm matched the lowest round of his PGA Tour career to take a three-stroke lead in the first round of the FedEx St. Jude Invitational in Memphis.

Rahm took advantage of nearly perfect greens while firing an 8-under 62 that included five birdie putts of at least 16 feet in a bogey-free round.

Bubba Watson, Hideki Matsuyama (hih-DEH’-kee maht-soo-YAH’-mah), Patrick Cantlay, Cameron Smith and Shugo Imahira (SHOO’-goh ee-mah-HEE’-rah) shot 65.

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS-SENIOR BRITISH OPEN

5-way tie in senior major

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England (AP) _ Americans Wes Short Jr., Scott Dunlap, Scott Parel and Ken Duke were part of a five-way tie for the lead when the first round of the Senior British Open was suspended by darkness.

The quartet opened with 3-under 67s at Royal Lytham and St. Annes to pull into a tie with England’s Paul Broadhurst.

Former Ryder Cup captains Darren Clarke and Colin Montgomerie are tied for sixth with Americans Woody Austin and Tom Gillis, and Sweden’s Magnus P. Atlevi.

LPGA-EVIAN CHAMPIONSHIP

Creamer leads Evian Championship

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) _ Paula Creamer shot a bogey-free 7-under 64 to take the lead in the first round of the Evian Championship.

Creamer last topped a major leaderboard during the 2010 U.S. Women’s Open, which she won by four strokes to get her ninth LPGA title. The 32-year-old American moved one shot clear after making her seventh birdie on the par-5 18th.

Second-ranked Inbee Park is one stroke back, as are Brittany Altomare, Jin Young Ko, and Mi Hyang Lee.

GOLF-RYDER CUP-2026 HOST

Ryder Cup returning to Ireland, Adare Manor to host in 2026

VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) _ The 2026 Ryder Cup will be played in Ireland, taking golf’s greatest team event to the home country of British Open champion Shane Lowry.

European organizers say they picked Adare Manor in County Limerick to host the biennial three-day match against the United States.

In world and national news…

DETROIT (AP) — The upcoming presidential campaign offers a critical test for Democrats of whether they can ever again rely on the multiracial coalition that helped propel Barack Obama to the White House twice.

Young black voters are critical to that effort, especially in states like Michigan, which Democrats lost by just over 10,000 votes in 2016, ceding a state that hadn’t backed a Republican since 1988. Reclaiming it, along with Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, would put Democrats on a firmer path to the presidency.

Nationally, the African American turnout rate dropped 7 percentage points in 2016 from its record high during Obama’s 2012 reelection. Other groups did not see a comparable decrease: White turnout increased slightly while Latinos held steady.

Democrats insist they’ll reverse the decline in 2020.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department’s announcement that it will begin executing federal death row inmates for the first time since 2003 raises the political stakes of an issue that has rarely been a strength for Democrats.

The party is now unified in its opposition to capital punishment more than in years past.

Only one of the two dozen candidates seeking the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination supports preserving capital punishment in some cases.

But a majority of Americans continue to support the death penalty. And support is strongest among Republicans, who constitute President Donald Trump’s base heading into his reelection bid.

So, while Democratic presidential hopefuls have already begun rushing to draw strong contrasts between themselves and Trump on capital punishment, the strategy may not resonate with many would-be voters.

TOKYO (AP) — North Korea says its latest missile test that included a new type of a tactical guided weapon was meant as a “solemn warning” to South Korea over its weapons development and plans to hold military exercises with the United States.

The message Friday was carried on state media and released in the name of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

It was directed to “South Korean military warmongers” and comes as U.S. and North Korean officials struggle to set up working-level talks after a recent meeting on the Korean border between Kim and President Donald Trump seemed to provide a breakthrough in stalled nuclear negotiations.

North Korea is infuriated over U.S.-South Korean plans for drills that the North says are invasion rehearsals and proof of the allies’ hostility to Pyongyang.

SEATTLE (AP) — There’s a rise in cyberbullying nationwide, with three times as many girls reporting being harassed online or by text message than boys.

That comes from the latest survey released this month by the National Center for Education Statistics. It shows an uptick in online abuse, though the overall number of students who report being bullied stayed the same.

The survey says about one in five students reported being bullied, ranging from rumors or being excluded to threats and physical attacks in the 2016-17 school year. That’s unchanged from the previous survey, done in 2014-15.

In that two-year span, cyberbullying increased from 11.5% to 15.3%, with 21% of girls reporting being bullied online or by text, compared with less than 7% of boys.

In the earlier survey, about 16% of girls said they were bullied online.