Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Mar 6

CSi Weather…

.REST OF TODAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. South winds 15 to 20 mph.

.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs around 40. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. East

winds around 5 mph.

.SUNDAY…Cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s. North winds 5 to 10 mph

increasing to around 15 mph in the afternoon.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 10 to 15.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20.

.TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow in the

morning. Highs in the mid 30s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow.

Lows in the mid 20s.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 40.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows in the upper 20s.

.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.

 

Very warm weather is expected Friday and Saturday and that will cause
additional snowmelt across parts of central North Dakota where
snowpack remains.

The snowpack in the James River and Pipestem Creek watersheds is
deeper and will be more resilient to melting, but temperatures will
be warm enough to generate some runoff in the coming days. Cooler
weather is forecast to arrive early next week and will result in a
favorable melt pattern. Even so, snowmelt runoff generated this
weekend may slowly make its way toward Pipestem Creek and the James
River, which may start to cause rising water levels next week.
Additional runoff is likely once temperatures begin to warm up again
by the middle of next week, too.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Police is warning residents of a convicted sex offender living in Jamestown.

Jonathan Robert Abell resides at 721 2^nd Street Southeast, Jamestown, ND

He presently has no vehicle.

He is a 27 year old white male five feet seven inches tall, weighing 215 pounds, with hazel eyes and brown hair.

He’s been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota Risk Level Committee, of the North Dakota Attorney’s General’s Office.

Offense: Gross Sexual Imposition.  When was 23 he performed sex acts on a three year old girl and a six year old boy. He forced them to perform sex acts on him.

Conviction Date: August 2017 in Richland County, ND District Court.

Disposition:  Three years, 16 days credit, 10 years supervised probation, concurrent.

Abell is currently on probation with North Dakota Parole and Probation, and he is on GPS Monitoring.

Abell is not wanted by police at this time and has served the sentence imposed by the court.

This notification is meant for public safety and not to increase fear in the community, nor should this information be used to threaten, assault, or intimidate the offender.

Any attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders, their families, landlords, or employers will be turned over for prosecution.

Printed handouts of the demographics of Jonathan Robert Abell, are available at the Jamestown Police Department.

More information on registered sex offenders is available at the North Dakota Attorney General’s web site: www.sexoffender.nd.gov

MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) — State agents are investigating after a man died following his arrest on felony warrants in Moorhead. The man was identified Thursday as 50-year-old Jeremy Robert Kelly of Fargo, North Dakota. KFGO reports officers from the High Plains Task Force were taking Kelly into custody Tuesday afternoon when he complained of shortness of breath and passed out as paramedics arrived. He was rushed to Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, and died Tuesday night. The Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office is conducting an autopsy to determine cause and manner of death. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Bismarck man has been convicted in the death of his 12-week-old daughter who died at a hospital in April 2018 — eight days after she was treated for multiple head injuries. A jury convicted Jose Rivera-Rieffel of murder and child abuse on Thursday. He faces up to life in prison without parole on the murder charge. His attorney said the case could have gone either way and his client intends to appeal after sentencing. Prosecutors said Rivera-Rieffel caused the infant’s death either by striking, shaking or applying crushing force to her.

 

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Republican senators from four states that have seen severe flooding from the Missouri River are backing legislation that would require the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to change its management of the river to reduce flood risk. The proposal would require the Corps to take steps to reduce flood risks along the lower Missouri River by changing the way it manages the dams and by strengthening levees along the river. The proposal is backed by all the senators from Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri. Corps officials say flood protection remains their highest priority.

Bismarck  (CSi)  – Three finalists have been chosen to interview with the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education for president of Bismarck State College.

The BSC Presidential Search Committee, at their meeting Thursday, March 5, named the following finalists

Dr. Clark Harris

Special Assistant to the President

Laramie County Community College

Dr. Douglas Jensen

President and CEO

Rock Valley College

Dr. Philip Klein

Dean of Health and Public Safety

South Piedmont Community College

Candidate bio information is available in a link in this story  at csinewsnow. Com

The finalists will be interviewed by the State Board of Higher Education at a meeting on March 26, and BSC’s new president is expected to be announced at that time.

 

Bismarck   (CSi)  On Sunday March 1^st, nineteen pilots were presented with awards for participating in the “Fly North Dakota Airports” Passport Program. The passport program presents awards to pilots for flying to airports in the state as well as attending FAA Safety Seminars and visiting the two North Dakota Air Museums.

Included in the photo

Matthew Brugger, Naomi Haye, David Hochalter, Chuck Refling, Joshua Simmers, John Vold

Two pilots were presented with bronze awards for visiting at least thirty airports and attending one safety seminar. These pilots received a polo shirt embroidered with the North Dakota Flying Legacy logo. The bronze award recipients were:

Clinton Cook	Bismarck, ND
David Operchal	Minot, ND

 

Five pilots were presented with the silver award for visiting at least sixty airports, one air museum and attending two safety seminars. These pilots received a flight bag embroidered with the North Dakota Flying Legacy logo. The Silver award recipients were:

 

Lyn Augustin	St. Thomas, ND
Ray Brooks	Bismarck, ND
Michael Moe	Grand Forks, ND
Jean Moe	Grand Forks, ND
Patrick Haye	Minot, ND

 

The most prestigious gold award level was achieved by twelve pilots during 2019. These pilots received a leather flight jacket embroidered with the North Dakota Flying Legacy logo in addition to the bronze and silver awards. This prestigious accomplishment is achieved when visiting all 89 public use airports in North Dakota, visiting both air museums and attending at least 3 FAA Safety seminars. These pilots join the  fifty-eight others who have completed the passport program in previous years, making a total of Seventy total pilots who have achieved the gold award level to date.

The following is a list of the thirteen individuals:

Matthew Brugger	Jamestown, ND
Walter Coombe	Bismarck, ND
Michael Haubrich	Racine, WI
Naomi Haye	Minot, ND
David Hochalter	Valley City, ND
Keith Hugo	Grand Forks, ND
Jon Owen	Luverne, ND
Chuck Refling	Bottineau, ND
Kyle Schmaltz	Minot, ND
Joshua Simmers	Carson, ND
John Vold	Fargo, ND
Tami Witt	Racine, WI

 

The awards presentation was conducted at the Dakota Territory Air Museum in Minot, ND, in conjunction with the Upper Midwest Aviation Symposium. Presenting the awards were Kyle Wanner, Executive Director and Mike McHugh, Aviation Education Coordinator of the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission. The program is sponsored by the North Dakota Department of Commerce’s Tourism Division in partnership with the Aeronautics Commission, the Airport Association of North Dakota, and the North Dakota Pilots Association.

For more stories and information about the passport program, please visit: https://aero.nd.gov/education-programs/passport-program/

 

In sports…

Jamestown  (uj.edu)  The University of Jamestown’s Mason Walters has been named the 2019-20 Great Plains Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year in men’s basketball.

Mason Walters, the North Dakota Mr. Basketball recipient for the Jamestown Blue Jays in 2018-19, led the Jimmies with 8.7 rebounds per game and averaged 14.2 points per night. Walters missed eight games of the season to a foot injury, and the Jimmies finished the season with a record of 18-13 falling at Dakota Wesleyan in the opening round of the GPAC postseason tournament in Mitchell, South Dakota last week.

Thursday…

College Softball

In Tucson, Ariz

TUCSON, ARIZ.  (VCSU)  – The Valley City State softball team split their first day at the Tucson Invitational Games Thursday.

The Vikings defeated Mount Marty College 7-5 after a seven-run rally in the sixth inning for the comeback win.

Valley City State then fell to (RV)Madonna University in five innings, 10-0.

VCSU head coach Mark Mattson said he’s proud of the effort his team continues to show, and he came away from the day feeling good about the team’s offensive approach.

“We’re doing some really nice things in the box right now, and our approach at the plate is really good,” said Mattson. “They look like they’re not intimidated by anybody right now.”

The Vikings are now 4-10 overall this season. Valley City State continues play at the Tucson Invitational Games Friday at 12 p.m. as they face Northwestern College. Valley City State then takes on Jarvis Christian College at 4:30 p.m. Friday.

Valley City State 7, Mount Marty 5
The Lancers held the Vikings scoreless through the first six innings Thursday, building a 4-0 lead heading into the bottom of the sixth inning.

The sixth inning Viking rally started with a single to center from Renee Snyder. Sydney Soulis then advanced Snyder to second base with a sacrifice bunt. A double from Autumn Perry scored Snyder, followed by a double from Joelle Aiello to score Perry.

After a pitching change for Mount Marty, Sierra Crocker reached on a single and advanced Aiello to third. Marissa Hawkins followed with an RBI single to score Aiello. Riley Perryman then reached on a Lancer error to load the bases for Keana Harmon who smashed a triple to drive in three runs for the Vikings.

Harmon scored the Vikings’ final run of the inning on a Mount Marty error, bringing Valley City State ahead 7-4.

Mount Marty would score one run in the top of the seventh inning but could not come back as the Vikings took the win with a final score of 7-5.

Joelle Lamontagne started in the circle and took the win for the Vikings, pitching six innings, giving up two earned runs on six hits while walking two and striking out one. Amber Stewart picked up the save for Valley City State, pitching one inning, giving up one run and one hit while walking two and striking out one.

Marissa Hawkins had two hits for the Vikings. Keana Harmon recorded three RBIs Thursday while Perry, Aiello, Hawkins, and Madison Gronau each added one RBI.

Rylee Denomy started for Mount Marty, giving up three runs on four hits and struck out seven in 5.1 innings. Maureena Vornhagen took the loss for the Lancers, pitching 0.2 innings and giving up four runs on three hits and striking out two.

Karlee Arnold went 3-for-3 with two RBIs for the Lancers.

Madonna 10, Valley City State 0
The Vikings then dropped their second game of the day, falling to Madonna 10-0 in five innings.

Madonna scored seven runs on six hits and one Viking error in the second inning to take the early advantage. The Crusaders scored another three runs in the bottom of the fourth to take the 10-0 lead. Valley City State could not stay alive in the bottom of the fifth, falling to the 10-run rule for the loss.

Amber Stewart started in the circle and took the loss for the Vikings, pitching two innings, allowing seven runs on nine hits and walking one. Jami Nalley also pitched two innings, giving up two runs on five hits and walked one.

Joelle Aiello, Riley Perryman, and Jayme Menard each tallied a hit for the Vikings.

Alyssa Fessenden pitched the complete game shutout for Madonna, giving up three hits, walking three, and striking out three.

Veronica Pezzoni went 3-for-4 with two RBIs for the Crusaders while Emma Sikina went 2-for-2 with one RBI. Sarah Holton added two RBIs for Madonna.

 

Thursday

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL=

Trenton 56, Shiloh Christian 50

Class A East Region=

Consolation=

Grand Forks Red River 71, Fargo South 50

West Fargo 86, Fargo North 67

Semifinal=

Fargo Davies 84, Devils Lake 66

Sheyenne 74, Fargo Shanley 51

Class A West Region=

Quarterfinal=

Jamestown 69, Williston 65, OT

The Blue Jays move on to the semifinals Friday night at5:30-p.m.

playing  Mandan

Bismarck High 63, Bismarck Century 59

Mandan 73, Dickinson 50

Minot 75, Bismarck Legacy 65

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=

Class A West Region=

Quarterfinal=

Bismarck Century 70, Dickinson 56

Bismarck High 56, Minot 47

Bismarck Legacy 54, Williston 46

Mandan 72, Bismarck St. Mary’s 51

 

Class B=

State Quarterfinal=

Central Cass 80, LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 55

Grafton 61, Rugby 45

Langdon-Edmore-Munich 56, Hettinger/Scranton 35

Trenton 56, Shiloh Christian 50

 

Thursday

Men’s D-I  Hockey

John L Wilson Arena

Jamestown 1 Minot State  0

TOKYO (AP) — The head of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday said organizers are downsizing the arrival ceremony in Japan for the Olympic torch on March 20 because of the spreading coronavirus.

Organizing committee President Yoshiro Mori also said that 140 children will not be sent to Greece to give the flame a send-off on March 19. The Olympic torch will be lighted on March 12 in a ceremony in Greece and then flown to Japan to arrive on March 20. It is to arrive in Miyagi in northern Japan at a Japan Air Self-Defense base.

The International Olympic Committee and local organizers have repeated over and over that the Olympics will open as scheduled, and the Paralympics are set to begin on Aug. 25. Virologists, however, say it’s impossible to tell if the spreading virus will allow that to happen, and a cancellation or a postponement are possible. Twelve deaths in Japan have been attributed to the virus. China is reporting more than 3,000 deaths from the virus. Outbreaks are surging in Italy, Iran, and South Korea.

NBA..

UNDATED (AP) —  Los Angeles won its sixth in a row as Kawhi (kah-WY’) Leonard delivered 25 points in a 120-105 romp over the Rockets. Montrezl (MAHN’-trehz) Harrell added 19 points and 10 rebounds off the bench for the Clippers, who built a 67-44 halftime lead while the Rockets made just 2 of 22 3-point attempts. Russell Westbrook led the Rockets with 29 points and 15 rebounds, but James Harden added just 16 while shooting 4-for-17, including 0-for-8 from 3-point range.

Stephen Curry returned to action Thursday against the Toronto Raptors, but the Golden State Warriors couldn’t win a matchup of last year’s NBA Finals.

Curry finished with 23 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in 27 minutes as the Warriors fell to the Raptors, 121-113. The two-time NBA MVP missed Golden State’s previous 58 games after breaking his left hand Oct. 30 versus Phoenix.

Norman Powell poured in 37 points for the Raptors, who expanded their lead in the Atlantic Division to 1 ½ games over Boston. Kyle Lowry chipped in 26 points, 10 assists and five rebounds for Toronto.

Checking out Thursday’s other NBA action:

— Jamal Murray capped his 18-point performance by draining a running, off-balance 13-footer from the baseline with 5.1 seconds left to give the Nuggets a 114-112 win over the Hornets. Nikola Jokic (nee-KOH’-lah YOH’-kihch) added 14 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists for Denver, which trailed by eight in the fourth quarter before winning for the fourth time in eight games. The outcome keeps the Nuggets one game behind the Clippers for the second seed in the NBA’s Western Conference.

 

— The 76ers’ nine-game road losing streak is over after Tobias Harris provided 28 point and 14 rebounds to lead them to a 125-108 win at Sacramento. Shake Milton scored 20 points and Al Horford added 18 points to help Philadelphia win without injured All-Stars Joel Embiid (joh-EHL’ ehm-BEED’) and Ben Simmons.

NBA-CELTICS-SMART

Smart fined for abusing officials

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has hit Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart with a $35,000 fine for confronting and verbally abusing the game officials at the end of Tuesday’s 129-120 overtime loss to the Nets.

The league said the punishment reflected his history of misconduct on the court.

The Celtics blew a 17-point lead in the fourth quarter of that game and were outscored, 11-2 in overtime.

T25 MEN’S BASKETBALL..

UNDATED (AP) —  Payton Pritchard furnished 20 points and 13th-ranked Oregon used an early scoring outburst to coast past California, 90-56. Anthony Matthis added 17 points on 5 for 6 shooting from 3-point range to help the Ducks move back into a first-place tie with UCLA in the Pac-12 with one game remaining.

— No. 19 Ohio State prevented Illinois from moving into a four-way tie for the Big Ten lead by downing the 23rd-rated Illini, 71-63. Kaleb Wesson furnished 19 points in the Buckeyes’ fourth straight win, while teammate E.J. Liddell tied a career high with 17 points and had 11 rebounds.

— No. 25 Michigan blew out Nebraska, 82-58 as Jon Teske scored 12 points and Zavier Simpson added 11 in their home finale. Isaiah Livers had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Wolverines.

Fifth-ranked San Diego State has reached the Mountain West Conference semifinals by surviving a tough test from Air Force.

Jordan Schakel scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half as the Aztecs rallied for a 73-60 win over the Falcons. Air Force led 44-39 until Schakel hit back-to-back 3s to give San Diego State its first lead since early in the first half. The long-range buckets ignited a 21-3 run that sent the Aztecs to their 13th consecutive victory.

Yanni Wetzell and Malachi Flynn had 16 points each as San Diego State improved to 29-1 overall this season.

— Christian Vital had 26 points and James Bouknight had 17 as UConn notched its fourth straight win, 77-71 against No. 21 Houston.

 

COLLEGE ATHLETICS-KANSAS-NCAA

Kansas denies NCAA accusations

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The University of Kansas has forcefully objected to charges that its storied men’s basketball and its football programs had committed significant violations tied primarily to recruiting.

The school let its objections be known in nearly 300 pages of documents it issued as a formal response to the NCAA’s notice of allegations Thursday night.

Kansas claims several facts involving Bill Self’s basketball program are in dispute, including charges that Kansas lacked institutional control and its Hall of Fame coach and his assistant, Kurtis Townsend, had committed a series of high-level violations.

The NCAA issued last September its original notice of allegations which included five violations for men’s basketball and two lesser ones for football. The basketball violations are all Level 1, the most severe.

NHL..

UNDATED (AP) — — Zach Parise (pah-REE’-say) and Ryan Suter (SOO’-tur) each had a goal and assist in the Wild’s sixth consecutive road win, 3-2 against the Sharks. Minnesota moved ahead of Vancouver for the second wild card in the West.

The Philadelphia Flyers have moved into a first-place tie with Washington in the NHL’s Metropolitan Division, with the Pittsburgh Penguins climbing within three points of the lead.

 

The Caps lost their division lead when Mika Zibanejad (MEE’-kuh zioh-BAN’-eh-jad) scored his career-high fifth goal of the night, beating Ilya Samsonov (sam-DOH’-nahv) at 33 seconds of overtime to send the Rangers past Washington, 6-5. Zibanejad is the first Ranger to score five times in a game since Mark Pavelich in February 1983.

Artemi Panarin (ahr-TEH’-mee pah-NAH’-rihn) had three assists for the Blueshirts, who are just a point behind the Islanders for the second Eastern Conference wild-card.

The Capitals lost for the ninth time in 13 games despite Alex Ovechkin’s (oh-VEHCH’-kihnz) two goals.

The Flyers picked up their eighth straight win as Carter Hart turned back 28 shots in a 4-1 decision over the Hurricanes. Ivan Provorov (PROH’-vah-rahv), Michael Raffl (RA’-ful), Nicolas Aube-Kubel (oh-BAY’ koo-BEHL’) and Sean Couturier (koo-TOOR’-ee-ay) scored for the Flyers, who are 24-5-4 at home.

Patric Hornqvist scored twice and the Penguins inched closer to the Metropolitan lead with a 4-2 win at Buffalo. Sidney Crosby and Marcus Pettersson also scored as Pittsburgh won its second straight since a six-game slide.

Elsewhere on NHL ice:

— The Bruins continue to pace the Atlantic Division by nine points over the Lightning after Torey Krug (kroog) scored 4:08 into overtime to send Boston past the Panthers, 2-1. Jaroslav Halak (YAH’-roh-slahv hah-LAHK’) stopped 32 shots in the Bruins’ fourth straight win.

— Tampa Bay won for just the second time in seven games as Andrei Vasilevskiy (va-sih-LEHV’-skee) posted his 21st career shutout by stopping 32 shots in a 4-0 win over the Canadiens. Victor Hedman scored twice and Nikita Kucherov (KOO’-cheh-rahv) added a goal and an assist for the Lightning.

— Alex DeBrincat’s (deh-BRIHN’-kats) second goal of the game gave the Blackhawks a 4-1 lead late in the second period of a 4-3 victory against Edmonton. Leon Draisaitl (DRY’-sy-tul) had two more assists to run his league-leading point total to 110, but the Oilers failed to pull into a first-place tie with Vegas in the Pacific Division.

— Adrian Kempe’s (KEHM’-pehz) shootout goal gave the Kings a 1-0 win over the Maple Leafs. Jonathan Quick stopped 36 shots in his first shutout of the season and 52nd of his career.

— Craig Anderson turned back 37 shots as the Senators handed the Islanders their fifth consecutive loss, 4-3. Anthony Duclair’s 23rd goal of the season broke a 2-2 deadlock late in the second period.

 

— Filip Forsberg and Matt Duchene (doo-SHAYN’) each scored power-play goals as the Predators blanked the Stars, 2-0 to end a three-game losing streak. Juuse Saros (YOO’-see SAH’-rohs) made 32 saves for his third shutout this season and the 10th of his career.

NHL-HURRICANES-PESCE

Pesce has surgery

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes have announced that defenseman Brett Pesce (PEH’-shee) had surgery on his right shoulder with a recovery time estimated at 4-6 months.

The 25-year-old Pesce had four goals and 18 points in 61 games this season. He was hurt in the second period of the Hurricanes’ win at Toronto on Feb. 22.

MLB-NEWS

Sale has a flexor strain, leading Bosox to get McHugh

UNDATED (AP) — Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale has a flexor strain near his left elbow and will not be scheduled for Tommy John surgery — for now.

The 30-year-old left-hander felt discomfort in his pitching elbow Monday, a day after throwing his first batting practice of spring training. He had an MRI that was reviewed by team physicians and elbow specialists.

Sale’s ulnar collateral ligament was treated with a platelet-rich plasma injection last Aug. 19 and did not sustain additional damage.

With Sale’s season in doubt, the Red Sox and right-hander Collin McHugh have worked out a one-year contract worth a guaranteed $600,000, a deal that allows him to earn up to $4.25 million. The 32-year-old McHugh was 4-5 with a 4.70 ERA in 35 appearances for the Astros last season, working primarily out of the bullpen. He was a 19-game winner in 2015, but he’s won just 15 games over the last three seasons.

In other MLB news:

— The White Sox have agreed to a five-year, $70 million contract with Yoán Moncada, a deal that includes a $25 million club option for 2025 that would make the agreement worth $90 million for six seasons. The White Sox acquired the 24-year-old Moncada in the December 2016 trade that sent Chris Sale to the Red Sox. The third baseman broke out last season by setting career highs with a .315 batting average, 25 homers and 79 RBIs.

— Aaron Judge hasn’t given up on being ready for the Yankees’ opener at Baltimore on March 26, but still doesn’t know the cause of soreness in his right pectoral muscle and shoulder. The star right fielder has undergone more than half a dozen tests, and more are scheduled. Judge stopped workouts about a week before spring training after experiencing soreness while swinging. Then he felt soreness on Feb. 28 while hitting in an indoor cage for the second consecutive day.

— The Cubs have scratched pitcher Yu Darvish and second baseman Jason Kipnis because of illness. In a series of tweets in Japanese, Darvish said he had a cough yesterday and expressed reluctance about entering the clubhouse amid the coronavirus outbreak. He posted that he didn’t have a fever or the flu. Theo Epstein, the president of baseball operations for the Cubs, said he didn’t have “full information right now,” but said it was his understanding Darvish had a daily illness and should be fine by tomorrow.

— Jerry Koosman’s No. 36 is being retired by the Mets, more than four decades after he threw his final pitch for the team. Koosman will be honored before the June 13 game against Washington. Koosman was runner-up for the 1968 NL Rookie of the Year and won 21 games for the 1976 Mets. His five-hitter beat Baltimore in the 1969 World Series for the Mets’ first title.

NFL-49ERS-SIGNINGS

Niners pick up options on Juszczyk, Williams

UNDATED. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers exercised contract options Thursday to keep fullback Kyle Juszczyk (YOO’-chehk) and slot cornerback K’Waun Williams on the team for the 2020 season.

Juszczyk is a valuable part of San Francisco’s offense as a blocker and receiver out of the backfield. He will earn more than $5 million in the final season of a four-year contract he signed in 2017.

Williams will be paid more than $2 million next season as a key part of the defense that helped the Niners reach the Super Bowl this year.

In other NFL news:

— The NFL Players Association has sent ballots to members for voting on the proposed collective bargaining agreement. The NFLPA announced that votes would be accepted through March 12 at one minute before midnight. The more than 2,000 members will have a window of about 7 1/2 days to examine the 439-page document and cast a yes or no vote. Ratification requires a simple majority based on the number of returned ballots.

— Police say New York Jets defensive lineman Quinnen Williams was arrested for criminal possession of a weapon when he attempted to board a plane at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. Police say the first-round draft pick last season has a permit in his home state of Alabama for the handgun. It was not immediately known whether the gun was loaded.

PGA-PALMER INVITATIONAL

Every leads Palmer by 1 over McIlroy

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Matt Every owns the first-round lead at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, one shot ahead of world No. 1 Rory McIlroy.

The 309th-ranked Every played in the tough afternoon wind while firing a 7-under 65. Not only was it Every’s lowest round at Bay Hill, it was 20 shots better than his last round six days ago in the Honda Classic.

McIlroy’s 66 came during morning play. He hasn’t finished out of the top 10 in any tournament since September.

Talor Gooch and Scottie Scheffler share third at minus-5.

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-DOCTOR

Abuse allegations, calls for state inquiry build in Michigan

YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — More men have come forward with allegations of sexual abuse by a late doctor at the University of Michigan in lawsuits and personal statements.

The new allegations include three former athletes who filed lawsuits against the school alleging that Dr. Robert Anderson sexually assaulted them while the men were members of the football and hockey teams in the 1980s. At a separate news conference, two men said Anderson sexually assaulted them during medical exams.

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is expected to sign an $8.3 billion measure on Friday to help tackle the coronavirus outbreak. The legislation would provide federal public health agencies money for vaccines, tests and potential treatments and help state and local governments prepare for and respond to the threat. The money would pay for a multifaceted attack on a virus that is spreading more widely every day, sending financial markets spiraling, disrupting travel and potentially threatening the U.S. economy’s decade-long expansion. The plan would more than triple the $2.5 billion amount outlined by the White House 10 days ago.

 

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Results were expected Friday after passengers and crew were tested for coronavirus aboard a cruise ship held off the California coast. A passenger on an earlier voyage of the ship died of the disease, and at least four others became infected. While more than 3,500 aboard the Grand Princess were ordered to stay at sea, only 45 people were tested. A military helicopter delivered test kits to the Grand Princess, which is anchored off San Francisco. Meanwhile, the U.S. death toll from the coronavirus has reached 12 and infections swell to more than 200 cases, scattered across 18 states.

 

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — People arriving in Thailand from six countries and territories will have to submit daily reports on their health as a measure against the spread of the new virus. Thailand’s Public Health Ministry announced the new regulation Friday after officially designating South Korea, China, Macao, Hong Kong, Italy and Iran as “dangerous communicable disease areas.” Both Thai citizens and foreigners who visited those areas must produce daily reports on their health and their whereabouts for 14 days, with officials collecting the information either online or by phone. The government has been reluctant to impose broad restrictions on travelers because of concerns that would affect Thailand’s huge tourism industry.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy likely added jobs at a solid pace in February before an escalation of the coronavirus outbreak disrupted factory supply chains, slowed business travel and heightened economic fears. Economists estimate that employers added 170,000 jobs and that the unemployment rate held at a low 3.6%. The government will release its report Friday at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time. The forecast suggests that the viral outbreak has yet to produce a measurable impact on the job market. The data for Friday’s jobs report was gathered mainly in the second week of February, before the virus began to spread through the United States.

 

TOKYO (AP) — World stock markets are down sharply again as pessimism prevails over the economic impact of the virus outbreak. European shares are down over 3% after Asia closed sharply lower on Friday. Futures on Wall Street are down by over 2%, suggesting another big drop on the open. The growing understanding that the spread of virus infections — and resulting damage to the economy — may not slow anytime soon is pulling sharply on markets. the price of oil is down more than 4% amid doubts about whether the OPEC cartel can agree with Russia on cutting production.

 

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan officials say gunmen killed 27 people and wounded at least 55 others in Afghanistan’s capital. The attack has targeted a remembrance ceremony for a minority Shiite leader. The Taliban have denied they were behind the attack. While no one has claimed responsibility for carrying it out, Afghanistan’s upstart Islamic State affiliate has declared war on the country’s minority Shiites. Afghan security forces are still trying to flush the gunmen out of a half-finished apartment building. The attack comes just days after the United States and the Taliban signed an ambitious peace deal. Any U.S. troop pullout would be tied in part to promises by the Taliban to fight terrorism.