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Jamestown (CSi) With Jamestown Tourism taking over the management of Frontier Village this year, Tourism Executive Director Searle Swedlund says, it is continuing to look for improvements to the Village.
On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSI Cable 2, Searle said, at the January 16, Grant/Executive Board meeting, the board will consider a grant request for funding to continue the stage coach and horse rides at the Village. Karen George owns and cares for the horses and the stage coach, as the Jamestown City Council recently approved a bill of sale.
He also pointed out that developer, Brian Lunde is expected in town this month, with officials of Apogee a national firm that is looking into plans to infuse dollars in the redevelopment of Frontier Village.
Mayor Dwaine Heinrich recently said that no city dollars will be used, as the developer will work with other entities in the community, such as Jamestown Tourism and city officials. The Mayor added that this proposal will parallel others in the Jamestown community that come forward and step up to assist.
Searle Swedlund added, that community members are welcome to contact him with ideas for improvements to the Village, saying that contractors, carpenters and others will similar experiences are welcome to step forward to volunteer their time, or propose other support in the refurbishing of the buildings.
He has said in the past that Frontier Village need to be a unique visitor experience.
Also on our show, Searle said in 2020 Tourism will continue to work with agencies to help grow tourism in Jamestown.
He noted the 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse this summer plans to open the Historical Citizenship Exhibit, which has been financially supported by Jamestown Tourism, along with plans at Ft. Seward to establish a Civil War type camping experience, with new tents to be installed.
Other plans this summer include a Lakeside Marina expansion, and completing the Jamestown Reservoir island trail.
He said that the National Buffalo Museum has added a curator, and will establish new kids exhibits.
Searle said that all those items will help to further grow tourism, and compliment experiences for the local community.
Jamestown (Chamber) Members of the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassador Committee and the Young Professionals of Jamestown presented the Customer Service Award for January to Keith Schoen of Neighborhood Grocery for his outstanding customer service. The chamber honors individuals who demonstrate a consistent commitment to delivering products or services that satisfy customers by exceeding their requirements or expectations.
His letter of nomination outlined an instance where a customer forgot their wallet including forms of payment, and Keith went above and beyond to remedy the situation.
Congratulations to Keith, who along with all the other monthly winners, will be recognized at the Chamber’s annual banquet in January 2021. Customer Service Award nomination forms are available at the Chamber office and on their website at www.jamestownchamber.com or call 701-252-4830.
Valley City (CSi) The 2019 Barnes County Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign surpassed the $60,000 goal, with $69,000 raised.
In addition to coins and bills dropped into the kettles it was reported a donation of $1,000 came from a man who had been helped by the Salvation Army in the past.
Another one time kettle donation amounted to over $700.
Another family donated $5,000.
Lee Isense said there were many generous donations to the Red Kettle Campaign, in 2019, and thanks everyone who donated.
CSiNewsNow.com previously reported that the Jamestown Salvation Army reached the their 2019 Red Kettle Campaign goal, of $139,00, meaning no cuts in services, and the reopening of the Youth Center in 2020.
Bismarck (CSi) The North Dakota State Water Commission and Department of Emergency Services will be hosting a series of meetings to inform the public about the potential for 2020 spring flood threats, and steps people can take to prepare themselves and protect their property.
The meetings are scheduled as follows:
Jamestown
Wednesday, January 29 – 5:30PM
Civic Center – Exchequer Room
212 3rd Ave NE, Jamestown, ND
Fargo
Monday, January 27 – 5:30PM
Fargo Cass Public Health – Oak Room
1240 25th Street S, Fargo, ND
Grand Forks
Tuesday, January 28 – 5:30PM
City Hall – Council Chambers
255 N 4th Street, Grand Forks, ND
The meetings will also include presentations from federal partners including FEMA, the National Weather Service, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Information will be provided on dam operations, current flood forecasts, flood preparedness and mitigation tips, and flood insurance. There will be time at the end of the meetings for the public to ask questions about any of the topics presented.
Jamestown (JRMC) — When the stresses of agriculture seem too great, farmers don’t have to go it alone. Caring and confidential counseling sessions are available to farmers, ranchers and members of their households.
Jamestown Regional Medical Center collaborated with The Village Business Institute to offer web-based counseling at no cost to the agricultural community. The program is called Agricultural Workforce Assistance (AWA) and includes up to three free sessions of counseling support.
JRMC, Chief Operating Officer, Ricki Ramlo says,“Our teams in our Emergency Department see people present with a trauma or injury, however, in the conversation, we learn that these individuals also need care for their mental health. The AWA gives our teams and others a resource so farmers and ranchers get the care their need.”
Christina Rittenbach, Stutsman County Extension agent says,farming/ranching is one of the more stressful occupations, adding to that stress is the severe flooding and crop losses of this harvest season.
She says, “Recent stressors of difficult economic conditions and poor weather conditions have taken their toll, and there has been an increase in suicide rates amongst the farming and ranching population. When stressors become too much to bear, speaking with a mental health professional can make all the difference.”
The Village AWA program makes it easy for farmers and ranchers to seek the help they need and speak with trained professionals that will help them work through their challenges, she said.
The AWA offers web-based services so farmers, ranchers and their families do not have to travel. If technology is a barrier, The Village will make accommodations, Ramlo said.
The three free counseling services through AWA are available to farm families in JRMC’s nine-county region: Stutsman, Foster, LaMoure, Logan, Barnes, Eddy, Griggs, Kidder and Wells. Should a farmer or rancher from another county need this care, The Village will guide him or her through their options.
JRMC covered the expense and piloted the program, Ramlo said, in hopes that the AWA can expand to additional counties in the future.
To know if someone you love, exhibits the following, they may benefit from the AWA.
- decline of care or loss of interest in crops, animals or the farm
- deterioration of personal appearance
- less social, more likely to withdraw from events with family and friends
- change in mood or routine
- increase in alcohol or drug use
- altering life insurance policies, giving away possessions, calling to say goodbye
To access the services, call 1 (800) 627-8220 and ask for web-based counseling with The Village AWA. More information is available at www.TheVillageFamily.org.
About Jamestown Regional Medical Center
Jamestown Regional Medical Center is located at 2422 20th St. SW, Jamestown, N.D. and serves approximately 55,000 people in nine counties. In 2019, it was named a “Top 100 Critical Access Hospital” for the sixth consecutive year. Modern Healthcare named JRMC a “Best Places to Work in Healthcare” each year since 2017. For more information, visit www.jrmcnd.com or call (701) 952-1050.
(AP) Police say a North Dakota man is dead after he was shot by tactical officers in an exchange of gunfire. Officers responded to a residence in Bismarck after getting a call from a neighbor about 10 p.m. Thursday. The neighbor said the man stated that he had a bomb. Earlier, another caller told dispatchers the man stated he had weapons and would use them if anyone tried to enter his home. West Dakota SWAT officers tried unsuccessfully to get the man to surrender and the man began shooting from a second-floor window. SWAT officers returned fire and later found the man dead.
(AP) A house fire in central North Dakota has killed a child and injured three family members. Crews responded to the fire near McClusky around 2 p.m. Wednesday Flames engulfed the house, and crews were unable to enter the home.
The remains of a child were recovered from the house Thursday. Three family members were airlifted to a burn center in St. Paul, Minnesota. Authorities have not released the names of the family members and the age of the child. The state fire marshal and Sheridan County sheriff’s officials are investigating, but foul play is not suspected.
Update…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Canadian man wanted in the killing of a man in North Dakota has been arrested. U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officers arrested 41-year-old Earl Howard of Belwood, Ontario, early Thursday on the Blue Water Bridge connecting Port Huron, Michigan, with Ontario. A warrant was out for Howard’s arrest for murder in the death of 42-year-old Chad Entzel in Bismarck, North Dakota. Entzel was found with a gunshot wound to the head in a bedroom after authorities responded to a house fire last week. The victim’s wife, 38-year-old Nikki Entzel, is charged with conspiracy to commit murder in his death.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A private border wall in South Texas could start construction in the coming days following a federal judge’s ruling Thursday lifting a restraining order against the project. Judge Randy Crane’s decision was the second federal ruling in two days in favor of border barriers. On Wednesday, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a lower court’s stay that had prevented President Donald Trump’s administration from diverting $3.6 billion from military construction projects to fund 175 miles of border wall.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) — A proposed gas plant could help reduce wasteful flaring in the northern region of the Bakken oil patch. Outrigger Energy, of Denver, wants to build a plant in Williams County capable of processing up to 450 million cubic feet of gas per day. CEO Dave Keanini says crude oil prices surpassing $50 per barrel have attracted the company to oil drilling in the Bakken. The Outrigger processing plant is the sixth facility of its kind in the works in North Dakota. Officials hope the investments will significantly curb the amount of excess gas that is flared in the state.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A judge has rejected a plea agreement for a Minot man accused of leaving his three young children home alone and threatening a convenience store clerk with a knife. The state agreed to the deal which would have dismissed some charges against 27-year-old Christian Joel Henry. Among the charges against Henry are several counts of child neglect. He’s accused of leaving the children, ages 5, 2 and an infant, home alone in October. The oldest child left the house in blizzard-like conditions to look for her parents before a neighbor found her and called police. Henry is also accused of threatening the clerk with a knife in August about a stolen cell phone.
In sports…
Thursday…
BOYS PREP BASKETBALL=
Jamestown Civic Center
Stutsman County Invitational=
First Round=
Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 64, Napoleon/Gackle-Streeter 41
Ellendale 76, South Border 33
Kidder County 58, Carrington 39
Midkota 58, Medina-Pingree-Buchanan 47
Jan. 10
Jamestown Civic Center
3-pm Carrington vs. Napoleon/GS .
4:30-pmSouth Border vs. Medina/PB
6-pm Kidder Co. vs. Edgeley/KM
7:30-pm Ellendale vs. Midkota
Other Boy’s Basketball…
Grand Forks Central 72, Valley City 46
Grafton 59, Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 29
Hazen 47, Turtle Lake-Mercer-McClusky 34
Kenmare 54, Westhope-Newburg 44
Leola/Frederick, S.D. 66, Oakes 46
Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 75, Bottineau 36
New Town 70, Powers Lake 59
Ray 52, Burke County 44
Rugby 94, Des Lacs-Burlington 47
Surrey 61, Drake-Anamoose 50
Trenton 74, Tioga 45
Wahpeton 74, Fargo South 59
Washburn 56, Wilton-Wing 54
West Fargo 71, Fargo North 62
Ramsey County Tournament=
Benson County 62, North Star 60
Dakota Prairie 65, Lakota 52
Devils Lake 66, Larimore 55
Four Winds/Minnewaukan 106, Rolette-Wolford 20
GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=
Valley City 64, Grand Forks Central 37
Beulah 42, Glen Ullin-Hebron 38
Bismarck High 48, Minot 47
Bowman County 48, Richardton-Taylor 30
Bowman County 48, Richardton-Taylor-Hebron 30
Carrington 57, Ellendale 25
Cavalier 55, Larimore 53
Central Cass 66, Oak Grove Lutheran 35
Dickinson Trinity 48, Hettinger/Scranton 47
Dunseith 52, St. John 47
Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 36, South Border 27
Enderlin 68, Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 40
Fargo Shanley 73, Grand Forks Red River 71, OT
Four Winds/Minnewaukan 58, Velva 43
Grafton 66, Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 14
Harvey-Wells County 64, Midkota 42
Heart River 50, Lemmon, S.D. 24
Kindred 60, Richland 41
Langdon-Edmore-Munich 59, Stephen-Argyle, Minn. 42
Linton-HMB 74, Underwood 46
New England 64, Mott-Regent 47
New Town 57, Powers Lake 40
Sargent Central 53, Maple Valley 39
Stanley 60, Bishop Ryan 57
Thompson 65, North Border 30
Waverly-South Shore, S.D. 51, Tri-State 45
West Fargo 74, Fargo North 40
Wilton-Wing 40, Washburn 29
Thurs.
BOY’S HOCKEY
Dickinson 8, Hazen/Beulah 4
Fargo North 5, Sheyenne 1
Fargo South/Shanley 11, Devils Lake-Cando 2
Grand Forks Red River 2, Fargo Davies 0
| GIRLS HOCKEY |
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Mandan 5, Jamestown 0
Class A Boy’s and Girl’s Basketball Polls
Boys
- Fargo Davies (17) 7-0, 85, [1]
- West Fargo Sheyenne 7-0, 66, [2]
- Minot 7-1, 49, [3]
- Jamestown 6-1, 35, [4]
- Dickinson 5-2, 11, [5]
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Grand Forks Red River and Bismarck
Girls
- Bismarck Century (16), 8-0, 84, [1]
- Devils Lake (1), 5-0, 68, [2]
- Bismarck Legacy 8-0, 52, [3]
- Fargo Shanley 6-2. 19, [5]
- Grand Forks Red River 6-2, 15, [NR]
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Fargo Davies and Mandan
Men’s College Basketball…
(AP) Deondre Burns scored 22 points as Oral Roberts won its seventh straight home game, beating North Dakota State 79-73. Max Abmas hit 5 of 8 from 3-point range and finished with 21 points for the Golden Eagles. Vinnie Shahid led the Bison with 25 points.
NBA…
UNDATED (AP) — Andrew Wiggins contributed 23 points and Gorgui Dieng (GUR’-gee jehng) added 12 with 10 rebounds as the Timberwolves dumped the Trail Blazers, 116-102. Minnesota held Portland to 13 points in the second quarter and put together a 20-4 run to turn an eight-point deficit into a 46-38 lead in the period.
The Philadelphia 76ers announced bad news concerning their roster before creating good news for themselves in the NBA standings.
Josh Richardson scored 29 points and Ben Simmons had 19 as the Sixers downed the sputtering Celtics, 109-98. Boston got within a point before Furkan Korkmaz buried a 3 late in the fourth to put Philadelphia ahead, 91-87. Former Celtic Al Horford later converted a three-point play, and the 76ers took control with a 9-0 run.
Horford, Simmons and Mike Scott saw action at center in place of All-Star Joel Embiid (joh-EHL’ ehm-BEED’), who will have surgery Friday for a torn ligament in his left ring finger. Embiid injured the radial collateral ligament in the first half Monday night against Oklahoma City and will be evaluated in one to two weeks.
He is averaging 23.4 points and 12.3 rebounds in 31 games this season.
Checking out Thursday’s other NBA action:
— Russell Westbrook made his return to Oklahoma City and torched his old team for 34 points, but the Thunder routed the Rockets, 113-92. The two-time scoring champ and former MVP was greeted by cheers in his first game back since being traded to Houston last summer. Danilo Gallinari (dah-NIH’-loh gal-ih-NAH’-ree) led the Thunder with 23 points and 11 rebounds, while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 20 points.
— Kevin Love made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 37.9 seconds left in overtime and the Cavaliers snapped a five-game losing streak with a 115-112 victory over the Pistons. Tristan Thompson had 35 points and 14 rebounds for Cleveland, which trailed by 13 in the third quarter.
NBA-NEWS
LeBron, Giannis among vote leaders
UNDATED (AP) — Lakers forward LeBron James is the current leader in fan voting for the NBA All-Star Game rosters, logging more than 3.3 million votes.
Bucks forward and reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo (YAH’-nihs an-teh-toh-KOON’-poh) is the runaway leader among Eastern Conference players with over 3.2 million votes.
Lakers big man Anthony Davis and Dallas guard Luka Doncic (DAHN’-chihch) are the only other players with three million votes.
T25 MEN’S BASKETBALL
UNDATED (AP) — Cassius Winston scored 18 of his 27 points in the second half of Michigan State’s 74-58 win at Minnesota. Xavier Tillman finished with 19 points and a career-high 16 rebounds as the eighth-ranked Spartans picked up their eighth straight win since a 5-3 start.
— Zavier Simpson scored 22 points and Jon Teske (TEHS’-kee) added 18 as the 19th-ranked Wolverines downed Purdue, 84-78 in double-overtime. Boilermakers’ sophomore Trevion Williams had career highs with 36 points and 20 rebounds but missed a shot to win at the regulation buzzer.
— Will Richardson accounted for seven of Oregon’s eight points in overtime as the ninth-ranked Ducks held off No. 24 Arizona, 74-73. Richardson finished with 21 points and Payton Pritchard played all 45 minutes, finishing with 18 points, seven rebounds and six assists for the Ducks.
Top-ranked Gonzaga was able to play a relaxed 40 minutes on Thursday following a pair of close calls against West Coast Conference foes.
Joel Ayayi provided 20 points and Filip Petrusev added 17 as the Bulldogs clobbered San Diego, 94-50. Admon Gilder scored 12 points and Corey Kispert had 10 for the 17-1 Zags, who have won nine straight since falling to Michigan on Nov. 29 in the Battle 4 Atlantis.
Gonzaga overwhelmed the smaller, slower Toreros with a flurry of slam dunks, 3-pointers and fast-break layups to take a 53-16 halftime lead.
In Thursday’s other top-25 finals:
— Jamarius Burton scored 16 points and Erik Stevenson had 12 points for the Shockers in a 76-67 downing of No. 21 Memphis. The Tigers fell to 12-3 despite Precious Achiuwa’s 22 points and 12 rebounds.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-WASHINGTON-GREEN
Huskies lose Green
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Washington guard Quade Green has been ruled academically ineligible by the school and will miss the rest of the regular season.
Green will still be eligible to practice with the team and could return in late March should he regain his academic standing.
The loss of Green is a huge blow to Washington’s NCAA Tournament hopes. He was averaging 11.6 points and led the team in assists while starting 14 of 15 games.
NFL-NEWS
Thielen banged up heading into NFC divisional round
UPDATE (AP) — Adam Thielen (THEE’-lehn) had a terrific game against the New Orleans Saints last weekend, grabbing seven passes for 129 yards in the Minnesota Vikings’ 26-20 overtime win. There’s now a chance the Vikings could be without their top wide receiver for Saturday’s NFC divisional playoff game at San Francisco.
Thielen suffered a left ankle injury during practice Wednesday and was wearing a wrap on it Thursday. He declined to specify the nature or severity of the injury.
Thielen played in only eight full games during the regular season, limited by a hamstring injury he aggravated twice.
Minnesota wide receiver Stefon Diggs returned to practice Thursday after sitting out the previous two days because of illness.
In other NFL news:
— The Raiders signed offensive lineman Denzelle Good to a one-year contract extension. Good played 16 games this season for Oakland and started five, playing both left and right guard.
— Falcons tight end coach Mike Mularkey is retiring after 25 years in the league. The 58-year-old Mularkey was head coach of the Titans, Bills and Jaguars, compiling a 36-53 record in six seasons.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-NEWS
Leach leaves Cougars for Bulldogs
UNDATED (AP) — Mississippi State has hired Washington State’s Mike Leach as its new head football coach, replacing Joe Moorhead.
Leach took over a program that had been mired in the Pac-12 basement and went to five straight bowl games, including a school-record 11 victories in 2018. He finished 55-47 in eight seasons with the Cougars and is 139-90 as a college coach for both Washington State and Texas Tech.
Moorhead was fired last week after going 14-12 in two years with the Bulldogs, including a 6-7 mark this season.
In other college football news:
— Missouri State says it is parting ways with head coach Dave Steckel, the former Missouri assistant whose teams won just 13 games in five seasons. School athletic director Kyle Moats announced in November that the university intended to honor Steckel’s contract through the 2021 season.
— Tennessee offensive guard Trey Smith says he will return to school for his senior year. Smith made a successful comeback from a career-threatening medical issue to earn first-team, all-SEC honors this year.
— Offensive lineman Cade Mays is leaving Georgia and transferring to Tennessee, where his father, Kevin, was a team captain and all-SEC selection. Kevin Mays has filed a lawsuit against Georgia about two years after he lost part of his little finger after it was caught in a folding chair at a dinner for recruits at Sanford Stadium.
— Six bowl games this season saw their lowest attendance in history. Even though many bowls are played in half-empty stadiums, they aren’t going away. The number of bowls will go from 39 this season to 42 next season. Average announced attendance for non-New Year’s Six bowls was 34,500.
NHL…
UNDATED (AP) the Flames’ get a 2-1 win against the Wild. Derek Ryan also scored and Cam Talbot turned back 42 shots in Calgary’s fourth straight win.
— Pekka Rinne (PEH’-kuh REE’-nay) made 29 saves and scored an empty-net goal as the Predators picked up their first win in two games under new coach John Hynes, 5-2 at Chicago. The 37-year-old Rinne was mobbed by his teammates after his first goal and 14th career point in the NHL.
The Tampa Bay Lightning were just four games over .500 following a 3-1 loss at Washington on Dec. 19. They haven’t lost since.
The Lightning’s winning streak is at nine games after Nikita Kucherov (KOO’-cheh-rahv) notched two goals and Andrei Vasilevskiy (AHN’-dray va-sih-LEHV’-skee) stopped 25 shots in a 4-0 shutout of the Coyotes. Kucherov scored twice in a 2:37 span of the second period to put the Bolts ahead by four. Both goals were assisted by Steven Stamkos.
Cedric Paquette and Pat Maroon set up first-period goals by Alex Killorn (kih-LOHRN’) and Mikhail Sergachev (SUR’-gah-SHEHV’) to support Vasilevskiy’s first shutout of the season and 19th of his career.
Tampa Bay is one win from tying the franchise record of 10 straight set last February.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— Alexander Steen had two goals and an assist in the Blues’ eighth straight home win over the Sabres, 5-1. Robert Thomas and Tyler Bozak each had a goal and two assists in support of Jordan Binnington’s 18-save effort.
— David Pastrnak (PAHS’-tur-nahk) ran his point streak to 12 games by registering his third hat trick this season and eighth of his career in leading the Bruins’ 5-4 verdict over the Jets. Jake DeBrusk provided Boston’s other goals and backup Jaroslav Halak (YAH’-roh-slahv hah-LAHK’) stopped 17 shots in the Bruins’ second straight win since a three-game skid.
— Tony DeAngelo recorded his first career hat trick and added two assists as the Rangers doubled up the Devils, 6-3. Igor Shesterkin made 46 saves in collecting his second NHL victory in as many starts.
— Noel Acciari (ah-CHAH’-ree) scored twice and Sergei Bobrovsky (boh-BRAHF’-skee) made 30 saves in his first start in three games to lift the Panthers over the Canucks 5-2. Mike Hoffman, Evgenii Dadonov (dah-DAH’-nahv) and Mark Pysyk (PEH’-sihk) also tallied for Florida.
— The Kings scored four times in the last 6:20 of the first period and coasted to a 5-2 win at Vegas. Jack Campbell stopped 43 shots and Adrian Kempe (KEHM’-peh) supplied a pair of goals as Los Angeles won for the first time in four games.
— Ben Bishop handled 27 shots and the Stars won their sixth in a row by blanking the Ducks, 3-0. Denis Gurianov, Alexander Radulov (RAD’-yoo-lahv) and Roope (ROO’-peh) Hintz provided the goals in Bishop’s 33rd career shutout.
— Johnny Gaudreau’s second-period goal was the winner in the Flames’ 2-1 win against the Wild. Derek Ryan also scored and Cam Talbot turned back 42 shots in Calgary’s fourth straight win.
— Kevin Lebanc had a goal and an assist as the Sharks downed the Blue Jackets, 3-1. Joe Thornton and Brent Burns also scored and Aaron Dell made 30 saves in San Jose’s fifth victory in 18 games.
— Ryan Nugent-Hopkins collected a goal and an assist while the Oilers were scoring three unanswered goals in the third period to rally past the Canadiens, 4-2. Alex Chiasson (CHAY’-sahn) snapped a 2-2 deadlock midway through the final stanza to help Edmonton deal Montreal its eighth consecutive loss.
NHL-SHARKS-COUTURE
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — San Jose Sharks captain and leading scorer Logan Couture (kuh-CHUR’) will miss about six weeks after breaking his left ankle when he crashed into the boards during Tuesday’s 3-2 loss at St. Louis.
Couture collided with Blues defenseman Vince Dunn, causing him to slam into the boards.
The 30-year-old forward has scored 14 goals and 36 points in 45 games this season.
MLB-NEWS
Encarnación, White Sox finalize pact
UNDATED (AP) — The Chicago White Sox and slugger Edwin Encarnación (ehn-kar-nah-see-OHN’) have finalized their one-year, $12 million contract, a deal that includes a $12 million team option for 2021.
The 37-year-old Encarnación batted .249 with 34 home runs and 86 RBIs in 109 games for the Mariners and Yankees last season. The three-time All-Star has belted 297 home runs and driven in 850 runs since 2012.
In other baseball news:
— The Diamondbacks have finalized a one-year, $3 million deal with relief pitcher Héctor Rondón, who was 3-2 with a 3.71 ERA in 62 appearances for the Astros last season.
— Catcher Francisco Cervelli has finalized a one-year, $2 million contract with the Marlins to provide depth behind Jorge Alfaro. Cervelli was a part-time backstop for the Pirates and Braves last year, hitting .213 with three homers and 12 RBIs in 48 games.
— The Rangers have offered minor league contracts to right-hander Luís Garcia and former major league outfielder-turned pitcher James Jones.
PGA-SONY OPEN
Morikawa has clubhouse lead
HONOLULU (AP) — Collin Morikawa was the clubhouse leader when the first round of the PGA’s Sony Open was suspended by darkness.
Morikawa got through the relentless 30 mph wind without a bogey for a 5-under 65 and a two-shot lead over Matt Jones, Ted Potter Jr., Ryan Palmer and Sam Ryder.
Justin Thomas struggled early in the wind and had to keep it together for a 72.
Fourteen players will have to complete their opening rounds on Friday.
RUSSIAN DOPING
Russian doping ban heads to sport’s highest court
UNDATED (AP) — Russia’s four-year Olympic ban for manipulating doping data is heading to sport’s highest court.
The World Anti-Doping Agency says it has formally referred the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after Russia confirmed last month it will appeal the sanction.
WADA (WAH’-dah) imposed a package of sanctions including banning Russia’s name and flag from the Olympics and world championship events in various sports over four years.
In other Olympic news:
— The International Olympic Committee published guidelines Thursday specifying which types of athlete protests will not be allowed at the 2020 Tokyo Games. Rules will ban taking a knee, giving hand gestures with political meaning or showing disrespect at medal ceremonies. Athletes are prohibited from taking a political stand in the field of play.
In world and national news…
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Ukraine’s foreign minister says he and the Ukrainian president met with U.S. embassy officials Friday and obtained “important data” about the plane crash that killed 176 people in Iran earlier this week. The foreign minister gave no details but said the data would be “processed by our specialists.” The Ukrainian president had called for “all international partners” to share data relevant to the crash of the Ukrainian jetliner. He also announced plans to discuss the investigation with the U.S. Secretary of State on Friday afternoon.
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s caretaker Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi has told the U.S. secretary of state to send a delegation to Iraq tasked with formulating the mechanism for the withdrawal of U.S troops from Iraq. A statement from the prime minister’s office on Friday says the request came in a telephone call between Abdul-Mahdi and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday night. It says Pompeo called the Iraqi premier. The prime minister said Iraq rejects all violations against its sovereignty, including the attacks carried out by Iranian forces against U.S. troops in Iraq and also American violations of Iraq’s airspace in an airstrike that killed a top Iranian general last week.
BEIRUT (AP) — Activists and Iraqi officials say unidentified planes have hit targets in Syria near the border with Iraq, killing eight Iraqi militiamen amid soaring tensions between the U.S. and Iran. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the planes targeted positions belonging to pro-Iran militias in the Boukamal area, near the border with Iraq. The Britain-based organization, which documents the war in Syria through a network of activists on the ground, and two Iraqi officials said the planes struck vehicles belonging to the militias.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says it conveyed a message by President Donald Trump to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wishing him a happy birthday, which is believed to be Jan. 8. South Korea’s presidential national security director Chung Eui-yong said on return from Washington where he met Trump this week that Seoul sent the message to Pyongyang on Thursday through “proper means.” Chung didn’t disclose what the message specifically said. Kim has expressed deep frustrations over stalled nuclear negotiations with the Trump administration and vowed to bolster his nuclear arsenal as a deterrent against “gangster-like” U.S. sanctions and pressure. North Korea has never officially confirmed Kim’s birth date.
EDEN, Australia (AP) — Thousands of people are fleeing their homes and helicopters are dropping supplies to towns at risk of wildfires as hot, windy conditions threaten already fire-ravaged southeastern Australian communities. The danger is centered on Australia’s most populous states, including coastal towns that lost homes in earlier fires. Fire officials say wildfires are holding within containment lines so far, but a strong shift in winds is predicted later. The New South Wales premier said the extent of any damage from the fires wouldn’t be known until Saturday morning and that it would be a long and difficult night.
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