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CSi Weather…
REST OF TODAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.TUESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds around
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows in the mid 40s.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY…Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs in
the mid 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to north
15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Rain in the evening, then rain possibly mixed
with snow after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY…Snow. Patchy blowing and drifting snow. Highs in the
mid 30s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…Cloudy. Snow likely in the evening, then chance
of snow after midnight. Patchy blowing and drifting snow through
the night. Lows in the upper 20s. Chance of snow 60 percent.
.FRIDAY…Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow in the morning, then snow
likely in the afternoon. Patchy blowing and drifting snow through
the day. Highs in the lower 30s. Chance of snow 60 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow.
Patchy blowing and drifting snow. Lows in the mid 20s.
.SATURDAY…Partly sunny. Chance of snow in the morning, then
chance of snow possibly mixed with rain in the afternoon. Patchy
blowing and drifting snow through the day. Windy. Highs in the
mid 30s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. A 30 percent chance of snow.
Lows in the mid 20s.
.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.
Accumulating snow will likely begin across northwest North Dakota
Tuesday night, and then spread across the area on Wednesday.
Accumulating snow may linger through Friday.
Strong winds may also lead to patchy blowing snow. Although there is still plenty of uncertainty regarding snowfall amounts and the exact storm track,
be prepared for travel impacts from winter weather Wednesday
through Friday.
A hard freeze is also expected across western
North Dakota Wednesday night, and across all of western and
central North Dakota Thursday night and Friday night. Make sure to
keep up to date with the forecast over the next couple of days.
This Day In History, October 7, 1872 – The first train pulls into Jamestown. *** from the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History ***
First railroad passenger train arrives in Jamestown. See photo at CSiNewsNow.com
Update…
Jamestown (JPD) Jamestown Police report, officers were sent to Northeast Jamestown at around 4:30-a.m., following several reports concerning gunshots being heard. Nothing was discovered by Police investigating.
Then, about 10-a.m., Sunday, an individual found five bullet holes in the side of his vehicle.
Lt. Robert Opp reports, “Four 9mm casings were found in the street near the car,” Lt. Opp reports. “During the investigation, it was learned that the owner of the vehicle had been at a party and had an altercation with another male. The man left the party and returned a short time later and fired five rounds into the driver’s door of the victims vehicle which was parked and unoccupied.”
No other vehicles were targeted, and there was no other damage reported in the area. No injuries were reported.
Police have not yet released the name of the 22 year old man arrested in connection with the firearm discharge. KVRR reports, 22-year-old Allen Jevning is being held in Stutsman County on reckless endangerment and criminal mischief.
Valley News Live reports he is being held on felony charges.
No other information was released by police in the investigation.
Jevning, from Brainerd, Minnesota is listed on the University Jamestown’s football roster.
Omaha (USACE) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers increased releases from Jamestown Dam Friday to 500 cubic feet per second, and will be increased to 600 cfs this weekend. Pipestem Dam will continue to release 600 cfs, for a total combined release of 1,200 cfs by Monday.
Increased river flows and the resulting higher than forecasted runoff necessitated the increases.
On Friday the Pipestem Reservoir was at pool elevation 1459.1 feet, more than 16 feet above the base of the flood control zone, and rising. The inflow is near 800 cfs. Jamestown Reservoir was at pool elevation 1431.9 feet, almost one foot above the base of the flood control zone, and rising. The inflow is near 550 cfs. Basin conditions will be continuously evaluated and adjustments to the releases will be made as needed. The target date for evacuation of flood control storage from Pipestem and Jamestown reservoirs is November 1.
The Corps of Engineers is coordinating with the Bureau of Reclamation and the City of Jamestown. Combined releases could increase if basin conditions warrant.
Valley City (CSi) On Friday, October 4, 2019, 23 year old Kyle Ray Greenough of Jamestown was sentenced in Southeast District Court to four years in prison, and ordered to pay $72,951. The court appearance, followed a change of plea from not guilty to guilty.
Greenough was charged with Aggravated Assault with a dangerous weapon, in connection with the July 17, 2019 multiple stabbing of a Valley City man, in Downtown, Valley City.
The unidentified victim was treated for multiple stab wounds and continues to recover from the injuries.
Judge Jay Schmitz ordered Greenough to have no contact with the victim.
Greenough was also ordered to be placed on supervised probation for one year after his release from prison.
Jamestown (University of Jamestown) At Saturday’s ceremony, wrapping up Homecoming 2019 activities, it was announced that the Opening Doors, Transforming Lives campaign the school raised $61,252,244 since 2014. The dollars support building additions, renovations, on campus, along with funding scholarships.
The campaign has raised funds to build the Harold Newman Arena, renovation of the Hansen Center J-House game room and movie theatre, Voorhees Chapel restoration, and a renovation of the Larson Sports Center weight room, among other projects. The campaign also raised funds to support institutional scholarships.
UJ President Polly Peterson said the end result of the campaign has better positioned the university to serve students.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A man originally sent to prison for life for helping to cover up the death of a North Dakota woman whose baby was cut from her womb is set to receive a new sentence.
William Hoehn, of Fargo, was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole in the 2017 attack on Savanna Greywind, whose baby survived. Hoehn’s girlfriend, Brooke Crews, admitted she sliced Greywind’s baby from her womb. She was sentenced to life without parole.
Justices ruled in August that a judge mistakenly classified Hoehn as a dangerous special offender and he should not have received life. Hoehn now faces 21 years in prison on two charges.
Gloria Allred, Greywind family attorney, says Savanna’s relatives were “disappointed and upset” about the ruling and hope Hoehn receives the maximum sentence at Monday’s hearing.
(Maddock) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, three individuals were injured , one seriously in a two vehicle crash North of Maddock Sunday morning just after 11-O’Clock.
63 old Terry Wallace, of Devils Lake was westbound on Highway 19 in a 1996 Chevrolet.
56 year old Kathy Schwanke, of Maddock, driving a 2012 Ford failed to yield the right of way at the intersection of Highway 19 and Highway 30 and was struck by Wallace.
The report says, stop signs are posted at the intersection requiring northbound and southbound traffic on Highway 30 to stop and yield. Wallace was treated and released on-scene for injuries. A passenger in Wallace’s vehicle, 36 year old Shane Weinmann, of Devils Lake was transported to Devils Lake and later transported to Grand Forks.
Schwanke was airlifted from the scene to Altru Hospital in Grand Forks for her injuries. The crash remains under investigation.
Responding to the scene were: The Benson County Sheriff Department, Maddock Fire Department, Maddock Ambulance Service, and Valley Med Flight.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (uj.edu) — The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced on Thursday that it has come to an agreement with Jamestown (N.D.) to continue as the host of the NAIA Women’s Wrestling National Invitational through the 2021 invitational.
Jamestown will host both the 2020 and 2021 invitationals after a successful inaugural invitational in 2019. The event originally was scheduled for two days, but weather shortened the schedule by a day. Even with the compressed schedule, the institution was able to put together a well-run tournament which crowned Menlo (Calif.) as the champion.
NAIA President and CEO Jim Carr, says, “Jamestown did an excellent job hosting the NAIA’s inaugural women’s wrestling national invitational and put significant effort into making the event special for our student-athletes. We look forward to returning.”
The annual event features 250 student-athletes who compete at their respective weight class in a double-elimination, wrestle-back format. Ten individual champions are crowned along with a team champion on the final day.
University of Jamestown Director of Athletics Sean Johnson, says, “On behalf of the University of Jamestown and our local organizing committee, we are thrilled to again host the NAIA Women’s Wrestling Invitational at Harold Newman Arena. The opportunity for this tournament to serve as a U.S. Olympic Team Trial qualifier increases the prestige of the event. Our community has embraced the opportunity to host some of the top student-athletes in the country and we are excited to play a part the continued growth of women’s wrestling.”
Women’s wrestling is the fastest growing sport in the NAIA. The sport has grown tremendously in the past four years from just a handful of institutions that sponsored it to nearly 30 today. Continued growth at this rate could signal the sport’s movement from invitational to championship status in the next few years. Invitational distinction indicates that sport has enough schools to support it, is developing administrative rules and is on the path to becoming a championship.
The 2020 Invitational will be held March 13-14. More information will be posted on jimmieathletics.com
Jamestown (CSi) October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month at the James River Humane Society.
On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, board member, Jay Nitchke said the dog adoption fee is reduced to $125 this month, only.
Jay also said the annual spaghetti feed will be held at The All Vets Club in Jamestown on Thursday October 10, from 5-p.m., to about 7-p.m., with admission a free will offering to support the shelter’s spaying and neutering of the animals.
She pointed out that participating Jamestown auto dealers, this month have set aside a vehicle to fill with supplies the shelter needs. The dealership collecting the most items will be the winner of the contest.
Jay said that volunteers are always welcome to help out at the shelter, from 5-p.m., to 7-p.m., seven days a week. She added that volunteers can help out with flexible hours available.
She said that Foster Home Care is a great way to have animals socialized before being adopted.
The shelter has more information on becoming a foster home.
Jay added that “Beatrice,” the cat, who was at the shelter for the longest time, has found a new forever home, being recently adopted.
The James River Humane Society is located off the I-94 Bloom Exit, open every day from 9-a.m., to 11:30-a.m. and 5:30-p.m., to 6:30-p.m., or by appointment.
Call 701-252-0747, on line visit: jamesriverhumanesociety.com
ALEXANDER, N.D. (AP) — A two-vehicle crash in western North Dakota has killed one woman and seriously injured another.
The Highway Patrol says the head-on crash happened Thursday morning on U.S. Highway 85 north of Alexander.
Authorities say 41-year-old Rebecca Lewis of Alexander was killed when her southbound car entered the northbound lanes and collided with an SUV.
Lewis died at the scene. The other driver, a 34-year-old woman from Watford City, suffered serious injuries and was flown to a Minot hospital.
The patrol says the road was wet and the weather foggy at the time.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — University of North Dakota officials have broken ground on a new, $80 million Memorial Union.
Groundbreaking was held outside UND’s School of Law during homecoming on Friday.
UND interim President Joshua Wynne says the new Memorial Union will be “the gateway” to the entire university in Grand Forks.
Students voted last November in favor of replacing the school’s aging student union by raising student fees to support construction and upkeep of a new building.
The new Memorial Union is scheduled for completion in 2021. The three-story building will feature 158,000 square feet of meeting and engagement spaces and include up-to-date technology, student services and expanded dining and retail options.
In sports…
Friday High School Football…
Valley City 36, Wahpeton 8
Minot 21, Jamestown/Medina/Montpelier Co-op 13
Also
Rugby 28, Carrington 0
College Football…
Saturday at Waldorf
FOREST CITY, IOWA – (VCSU) The Waldorf University football team scored touchdowns on its first three drives Saturday afternoon, marching to an early 21-7 lead and handing Valley City State its first conference loss of the season. The Vikings were unable to recover from the early onslaught as they fell 37-17 on the road.
Valley City State drops to 3-2 overall and 1-1 in the North Star Athletic Association. Waldorf University improves to 3-2 overall and 1-1 in the NSAA.
Homecoming Football, At Taylor Stadium
Saturday
Sean Fenelon (SO/West Fargo, N.D.)’s 22-yard field goal in the fourth overtime lifted the University of Jamestown football team to a 13-10 Homecoming victory over Concordia (Neb.) University Saturday at Taylor Stadium.
A steady rain fell throughout much of the first half, quickly turning Rollie Greeno Field into a muddy mess.
See other local scores and more recaps at CSiNewsNow.com under sports
Including, UJ and VCSU Cross Country, and soccer, Blue Jay Boy’s Soccer, VCSU Baseball, High School Volleyball, and more.
MLB-NLDS
Dodgers, Braves take 2-1 leads
UNDATED (AP) _ The Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves have grabbed two-games-to-one leads in their respective National League Division series.
Russell Martin delivered a two-run double and a two-run homer as the Dodgers hammered the Nationals, 10-4 in Washington. Martin’s double put Los Angeles ahead to stay and sparked a seven-run sixth that began after Game 1 starter Patrick Corbin replaced Anibal (AN’-ih-bahl) Sanchez. Kike Hernandez also hit a two-run double in the sixth before Justin Turner capped the rally with a three-run homer. Turner and David Freese (freez) each had three of the Dodgers’ 14 hits.
Winning pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu (hyoon-jihn-ree-OO’) settled down after allowing Juan Soto’s two-run homer in the first inning. Ryu limited Washington two four hits over five innings.
Sanchez had to settle for a no-decision despite holding the Dodgers to a run and four hits over five frames, including Max Muncy’s home run.
Los Angeles can close out the series Monday in DC.
The Atlanta Braves have a two-games-to-one lead in the NL Division Series following their second straight win.
The Braves were held to four hits before scoring three times off closer Carlos Martinez in the ninth inning to pull out a 3-1 victory over the Cardinals in St. Louis. The Redbirds were one out from a 1-0 win until Dansby Swanson laced an RBI double and scored on Adam Duvall’s two-run single.
Duvall entered as a pinch-hitter in the eighth before providing his second big at-bat of the series.
Swanson’s .187 batting average with runners in scoring position was the lowest in the majors this year among qualified players.
St. Louis wasted a terrific performance by Adam Wainwright, who pitched 7 2/3 innings of four-hit ball in his first postseason start since 2014.
NFL
_ Kirk Cousins, Adam Thielen (THEE’-len) and Dalvin Cook shredded the Giants’ defense in Minnesota’s 28-10 victory at the Meadowlands. Cousins completed 22 of 27 for a season-high 306 yards and had touchdown passes of 15 and 9 yards to Thielen. Cook ran for 132 yards and Thielen had seven receptions for 130 yards as the 3-2 Vikings dropped the Giants to 2-3.
_ The Eagles scored two defensive touchdowns and Carson Wentz threw for 189 yards and a score in the Eagles’ 31-6 dismantling of the 0-5 Jets. Nate Gerry returned an interception 51 yards for a score and Orlando Scandrick took a strip-sack the distance for a 44-yard TD. Brandon Graham had a career-high three of Philadelphia’s 10 sacks to help the Eagles improve to 3-2.
_ Aaron Jones scored a career-high four touchdowns and the 4-1 Packers bounced back from their only loss by hanging on for a 34-24 victory over the Cowboys. Jones’ fourth TD of the afternoon gave Green Bay a 31-3 lead in the third quarter. Dak Prescott threw for 463 yards and Amari Cooper had 226 yards receiving for the Cowboys, who are 3-2 following their second straight loss.
_ The Raiders blew a 17-0 lead before Josh Jacobs capped a 97-yard drive by scoring his second TD of the game with 1:57 left to send Oakland past the Bears, 24-21 in London. Chicago went ahead with three touchdowns in the third quarter, including a pair of TD passes from Chase Daniel to Allen Robinson. The Raiders intercepted Chicago backup Chase Daniel with 1:14 to improve to seal the victory, leaving both teams 3-2.
_ Phillip Lindsay ran for 114 yards and the Broncos’ defense forced three turnovers in a 20-13 victory against the Chargers. Joe Flacco completed 14 of 20 passes for 162 yards and a touchdown as Denver raced to a 17-0 lead in the second quarter and earned its first win in five games under coach Vic Fangio. Philip Rivers was 32 of 48 for 211 yards with two interceptions, and Melvin Gordon was held to 31 yards rushing in his first game back after a holdout. The Chargers are 2-3.
_ The Colts handed the Chiefs their first loss as Marlon Mack ran for 132 yards and Adam Vinatieri nailed four field goals to lead Indianapolis to a 19-13 victory. The 3-2 Colts allowed points on the Chiefs’ first two possessions before shutting them out until Harrison Butker’s field goal with 1:16 to go. Patrick Mahomes (mah-HOHMZ’) threw for 321 yards and a touchdown, but the Chiefs managed just 36 yards rushing despite the return of top running back Damien Williams from an injury.
Teddy Bridgewater provided the type of performance the New Orleans Saints were hoping for since he replaced the injured Drew Brees (breez) in Week 2.
Bridgewater completed 26 of 34 passes for 314 yards and four touchdowns in the Saints’ 31-24 win over the Buccaneers. It was his most productive performance since suffering a major knee injury during 2016 training camp, his third year in the NFL.
Two of his scoring throws went to Michael Thomas, while Jared Cook and Ted Ginn Jr. grabbed the others. Thomas finished with 11 catches for 182 yards as New Orleans improved to 4-1 overall and 3-0 with Bridgewater as the starter.
Bridgewater threw for fewer than 200 yards in each of his first two starts this season before posting a QB rating of 131.2 against a Tampa Bay defense that came in ranked 31st against the pass.
_ The Patriots rolled to a 33-7 win over the Redskins as 42-year-old Tom Brady threw for 348 yards and three touchdowns. Brady moved past Brett Favre (fahrv) into third place on the career list with 71,923 yards passing. Redskins QB Colt McCoy was sacked six times, marking the first time in franchise history New England has four straight games with at least five sacks. The Pats are 5-0, and the Redskins are 0-5.
_ The Bills are 4-1 after Josh Allen passed for 219 yards and two scores in a 14-7 win over the Titans. Jordan Phillips had three of Buffalo’s five sacks of Tennessee quarterback Marcus Mariota (mar-ee-OH’-tah). The Bills allowed just 252 net yards and have won three consecutive games away from Buffalo for the first time since 2004. The Titans are 2-3.
_ A fumble by JuJu Smith-Schuster led to Justin Tucker’s 46-yard field goal in overtime as the Ravens outlasted the Steelers, 26-23. Lamar Jackson threw for 161 yards with a touchdown and three picks for Baltimore, which forced overtime on Tucker’s 48-yard boot with 10 seconds left in the fourth quarter. Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph threw for 131 yards and a score before suffering a concussion following a hit to the chin by Baltimore safety Earl Thomas. The outcome puts the Ravens at 3-2 and drops Pittsburgh to 1-4.
_ Carolina picked up its third straight win since an 0-2 start as Christian McCaffrey tied a career high with 237 yards from scrimmage and scored three touchdowns in a 34-27 downing of the Jaguars. Brian Burns returned a fumble 56 yards for a touchdown and had a strip-sack in the fourth quarter. Reggie Bonnafon had a 59-yard touchdown run to put Carolina (3-2) up by seven with 3:34 left. Jacksonville is 2-3.
_ Deshaun Watson threw for a career-high 426 yards and tied his personal best with five touchdown passes as the Texans outscored the Falcons, 53-32. Will Fuller caught three TD passes and had a career-best 217 yards receiving, while Darren Fells had two touchdown grabs for the Texans. Houston improved to 302 and handed Atlanta its third consecutive loss since a 1-1 start.
_ The Cardinals picked up their first win under new coach Kliff Kingsbury by getting a 31-yard field goal from Zane Gonzalez on the last play of a 26-23 decision over the winless Bengals. Kyler Murray completed a 24-yard pass to David Johnson and scrambled 24 yards to get in range for Gonzalez’s fourth field goal. The reigning Heisman Trophy winner ran for a career-high 93 yards and completed 20 of 32 passes for 253 yards without an interception to help Arizona move to 1-3-1. The Bengals are 0-5.
NASCAR-DOVER
Larson wins playoff race at Dover to advance
DOVER, Del. (AP) _ Kyle Larson has advanced to the next round of NASCAR’s Cup playoff by taking Sunday’s race at Dover International Speedway.
Larson snapped a 75-race winless streak that included nine runner-up finishes since September 2017 in Richmond. He led 154 laps after pole-sitter Denny Hamlin began to fade. Hamlin led 219 laps.
NASCAR playoff drivers took the top six spots: Martin Truex Jr. finished second, followed by Alex Bowman, Kevin Harvick, Hamlin and Kyle Busch.
NHL-SCHEDULE
Hurricanes 3-0 after OT win
UNDATED (AP) _ The Carolina Hurricanes are still looking for their first regulation victory of the young NHL season, yet they are unbeaten after three games.
Jaccob Slavin (JAY’-kuhb SLA’-vihn) scored 1:53 into overtime to complete the Hurricanes’ comeback in a 4-3 win over the Lightning. Slavin’s game-winner came less than 24 hours after Jake Gardiner tallied in OT to lift Carolina to a 3-2victory in Washington.
Dougie Hamilton provided the tying goal on a power play in the third period. Hamilton delivered the lone shootout goal in the Hurricanes’ season-opening victory against the Canadiens.
Brett Pesce (PEH’-shee) and Erik Haula (HAW’-lah) also scored for the Hurricanes, who allowed just two shots after the Lightning carried a 3-1 lead into the second period.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
_ Josh Bailey and Anthony Beauvillier (boh-VIH’-lee-ay) each had a goal and an assist in the Islanders’ 4-1 victory over the Jets. The game was scoreless until Bailey and Brock Nelson scored during the first 4:48 of the second period. Anders Lee also tallied and Thomas Greiss stopped 35 shots to help New York bounce back from Friday’s season-opening loss to Washington.
_ Anthony Mantha scored his career-high fourth goal with 53.3 seconds left to send the Red Wings past the Stars, 4-3. Mantha notched two goals in each of the last two periods after Dallas skated off the ice with a 2-0 lead through 20 minutes. Jonathan Bernier stopped 19 shots to help the Red Wings improve to 2-0.
NHL-DEVILS MOVE
Devils get blueline depth
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) _ The New Jersey Devils have signed veteran defenseman Joe Morrow and waived him, hoping to send him to their AHL franchise.
The 26-year-old Morrow spent last season with the Winnipeg Jets, scoring one goal and six assists in 41 games. He has played in 162 career games for Winnipeg, Montreal and Boston, scoring nine goals and 23 assists.
T25-COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLL
Ohio State, Georgia tied at No. 3 in AP poll
UNDATED (AP) _ Ohio State and Georgia are tied at No. 3 in The Associated Press college football poll, with Florida moving up three spots to seventh after Saturday’s impressive victory over Auburn.
No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Clemson held their spots following a bye week for both. LSU stays at No. 5, just ahead of Oklahoma.
The Gators are followed by Wisconsin, Notre Dame and Penn State.
Baylor, Memphis and Cincinnati all entered the Top 25.
NBA-ROCKETS-CHINA SPAT
Tweet by Rockets GM angers China
BEIJING (AP) _ China’s official basketball association says it will suspend cooperation with the Houston Rockets following a tweet by the team’s general manager in support of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.
The Chinese Basketball Association said Sunday on its official Twitter-like Weibo account that Daryl Morey had made “improper remarks regarding Hong Kong” to which it expressed its “strong opposition.”
Morey’s now-deleted tweet read: “Fight for Freedom. Stand with Hong Kong.”
China’s relationship with the Rockets has been especially close because Chinese hall of famer Yao Ming played his entire NBA career with the team.
PGA-SHRINERS HOSPITAL
Na wins in Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) _ Kevin Na blew a three-shot lead on the back nine before recovering to win the PGA’s Shriners Hospital for Children Open in Las Vegas.
Na triple-bogeyed the 10th home and lost the lead for the first time Sunday with a bogey on 16, but he won it when Patrick Cantlay three-putted the second extra hole. Na closed with a 70 for a 23-under total.
GOLF-LPGA TOUR
Knight wins 1st LPGA Tour title
UNDATED (AP) _ LPGA Tour rookie Cheyenne Knight won her first title in the only LPGA event held in her home state of Texas.
Knight pulled ahead with a pair of birdies early on the back nine and closed with a 5-under 66 for an 18-under total, two ahead of Brittany Altomare and Jaye Marie Green. Knight also earned a two-year exemption after missing the cut in half of her first 18 starts on the tour.
WNBA FINALS
Mystics take 2-1 lead in WNBA Finals
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) _ The Washington Mystics are one win away from capturing their first WNBA championship.
Playing with a herniated disk that has created a pinched nerve in her back, Elena Delle Donne (DEHL’-uh dahn) scored 13 points on 5 of six shooting in 26 minutes to lead the Mystics to a 94-81 win over the Sun in Connecticut. Delle Donne hit an early 3-pointer and the Mystics made six of their nine shots from behind the arc in the first quarter to take a 32-17 lead after 10 minutes.
The Mystics have a 2-1 lead in the series and can wrap up the title Tuesday in Connecticut.
BUFFALO BILLS-AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
Ex-Buffalo Bills player accused of pulling gun on pranksters
MT. JULIET, Tenn. (AP) — A former Buffalo Bills player is accused of pulling a gun on teens who were pranking homes in his Tennessee neighborhood.
News outlets report 43-year-old Jimmy Robinson Jr. was arrested last week and charged with aggravated assault. Mt. Juliet police say authorities responding to a report of an armed man Thursday night determined that the former linebacker had hunted down teens who were ringing doorbells and running away.
Police say Robinson drove around searching for the car carrying the five teens and then ordered two of them out of their vehicle at gunpoint. It’s unclear who called authorities and how the confrontation ended.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jay Gruden has been fired as head coach of the Washington Redskins after an 0-5 start to his sixth season.
The team announced the move Monday and said offensive line coach Bill Callahan would replace Gruden on an interim basis.
Owner Daniel Snyder and team president Bruce Allen informed Gruden he was out early Monday morning, a day after a 33-7 loss to the New England Patriots.
In world and national news…
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As Rudy Giuliani pushed Ukrainian officials last spring to investigate one of Donald Trump’s main political rivals, a group of individuals with ties to the president and his personal lawyer were also active in the former Soviet republic.
Their aims were profit, not politics.
Four sources interviewed by The Associated Press say a circle of Republican businessmen touted connections to Giuliani and Trump while trying to install new management at Ukraine’s state gas company, Naftogaz. Their plan was to then steer lucrative contracts to companies controlled by Trump allies.
The effort to install a new management would soon be taken up by Energy Secretary Rick Perry, who pressed Ukraine’s president to fire the Naftogaz’s supervisory board and replace them from a list he provided.
Perry and Giuliani deny any wrongdoing.
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is celebrating one of its top researchers, Dr. Gregg Semenza, who shares this year’s Nobel Prize for medicine for his work on how genes respond to low levels of oxygen.
Semenza’s dean, Paul B. Rothman, says his “groundbreaking basic research has been inspired largely by what he has seen in the clinic” at Hopkins. The university says that work has “far-reaching implications in understanding the impacts of low oxygen levels in blood disorders, blinding eye diseases, cancer, diabetes, coronary artery disease, and other conditions.”
The 63-year-old Semenza shares the award with William G. Kaelin Jr., professor of medicine at Harvard University and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute who did his specialist training in internal medicine and oncology at Johns Hopkins, and Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe, professor at Oxford University and at the Francis Crick Institute.
Johns Hopkins University President Ronald J. Daniels calls it a momentous day, and says they’re immensely proud of Semenza’s passion for discovery, an example of the school’s commitment to creating new knowledge that helps make a better and more humane world.
BEIRUT (AP) — Germany has expressed concerns at the prospect of an incursion by Turkey into northeastern Syria, saying such an intervention could further destabilize the war-torn country.
Ulrike Demmer, a spokeswoman for Chancellor Angela Merkel, said on Monday that Germany is aware of the “special security policy situation” that Turkey faces on its border. But she cautioned that successes against the Islamic State group, which she noted were achieved in significant part by Syrian Kurdish forces with international support, “must not be endangered.”
U.S.-backed Kurdish-led forces said American troops began pulling back on Monday from positions in northeastern Syria ahead of the expected Turkish incursion.
Demmer said that a unilateral military intervention “would lead to a further escalation in Syria and contribute to a continued destabilization of the country.” She said it would also have negative security policy and humanitarian consequences.
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats leading an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine may have fresh information to work with.
A new whistleblower has stepped forward with what the person’s lawyer says is firsthand knowledge of key events.
With Congress out for another week and many Republicans reticent to speak out, a tweet from attorney Mark Zaid that a second individual had emerged and could corroborate the original whistleblower’s complaint gripped Washington and potentially heightened the stakes for Trump.
Zaid represents both whistleblowers, and he says the new whistleblower works in the intelligence field and has spoken to the intelligence community’s internal watchdog.
Trump and his supporters deny that he did anything improper, but the White House has struggled to come up with a unified response.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Emails and other documents obtained through public records requests by The Associated Press show the FBI’s far-reaching efforts to caution colleges that some Chinese scientists aspire to steal U.S. research for Beijing’s gain.
The emails show that university administrators routinely have sought briefings from law enforcement officials, even as some schools struggle with balancing the government’s warnings against the institutions’ commitment to inclusive, international academic environments.
The FBI has reached out to colleges and universities across the country as the law enforcement tries to stem what American authorities portray as the wholesale theft of technology and trade secrets by researchers tapped by China.
The emails underscore the extent of U.S. concerns that universities, as recruiters of foreign talent and incubators of cutting-edge research, are particularly vulnerable targets.
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