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North Dakota continues to lead the nation in new COVID-19 cases per day per capita. Johns Hopkins University researchers say one in every 83 residents of the state tested positive for the virus in just the past week. North Dakota health officials reported a dozen new deaths due to complications from the coronavirus on Wednesday, down from a record 30 on Tuesday. The deaths increased the fatalities to 696 since the pandemic began. There were 1,039 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, and a daily positivity rate of more than 18% for the second consecutive day.
NDDoH COVID-19 Stats
Wed. Nov. 11, 2020
11am .
Barnes
New Positives 9
Total Positives 565
Active Cases 126
Recovered 428
Stutsman
Three New Deaths…
Woman in her 90s from Stutsman County.
Woman in her 80s from Stutsman County.
Woman in her 80s from Stutsman County.
TOTAL Deaths 22
New Positives 97
Positives 1645
Active 512
Recovered 1111
COVID-19 Test Results
The results listed are from the previous day. Additional data can be found on the NDDoH website. .
BY THE NUMBERS
6,098 – Total Tests from Yesterday*
958,841 – Total tests completed since the pandemic began
1,039 – Positive Individuals from Yesterday*****
57,373 – Total positive individuals since the pandemic began
18.17% – Daily Positivity Rate**
10,865 – Total Active Cases
+791 Individuals from Monday
1,082 – Individuals Recovered from Monday (212 with a recovery date of yesterday****)
45,031 – Total recovered since the pandemic began
254 – Currently Hospitalized
+0 – Individuals from yesterday
12 – New Deaths*** (686 total deaths since the pandemic began)
INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19
- Woman in her 80s from Burleigh County.
- Woman in her 80s from Cass County.
- Woman in her 90s from McHenry County.
- Woman in her 80s from Mountrail County.
- Woman in her 80s from Nelson County.
- Woman in her 90s from Ramsey County.
- Man in his 90s from Ransom County.
- Woman in her 90s from Stutsman County.
- Woman in her 80s from Stutsman County.
- Woman in her 80s from Stutsman County.
- Man in his 80s from Ward County.
- Man in his 90s from Ward County.
COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED WEDNESDAY
- Adams County – 3
- Barnes County – 9
- Benson County – 2
- Bottineau County – 1
- Burke County – 5
- Burleigh County – 116
- Cass County – 341
- Cavalier County – 4
- Dickey County – 3
- Divide County – 2
- Dunn County – 1
- Eddy County – 1
- Emmons County – 3
- Foster County – 10
- Grand Forks County – 49
- Griggs County – 1
- Hettinger County – 1
- Kidder County – 3
- LaMoure County – 5
- Logan County – 1
- McHenry County – 6
- McIntosh County – 2
- McKenzie County – 16
- McLean County – 6
- Mercer County – 8
- Morton County – 38
- Mountrail County – 9
- Nelson County – 4
- Oliver County – 1
- Pembina County – 26
- Pierce County – 4
- Ramsey County – 4
- Ransom County – 7
- Renville County – 2
- Richland County – 24
- Rolette County – 11
- Sargent County – 5
- Sioux County – 2
- Stark County – 11
- Steele County – 2
- Stutsman County – 97
- Towner County – 1
- Traill County – 8
- Walsh County – 14
- Ward County – 137
- Wells County – 4
- Williams County – 29
* Note that this does not include individuals from out of state and has been updated to reflect the most recent information discovered after cases were investigated.
**Individuals who tested positive divided by the total number of people tested who have not previously tested positive (susceptible encounters).
*** Number of individuals who tested positive and died from any cause while infected with COVID-19. There is a lag in the time deaths are reported to the NDDoH.
**** The actual date individuals are officially out of isolation and no longer contagious.
*****Totals may be adjusted as individuals are found to live out of state, in another county, or as other information is found during investigation.
For descriptions of these categories, visit the NDDoH dashboard.
For the most updated and timely information and updates related to COVID-19, visit the NDDoH website at www.health.nd.gov/coronavirus, follow on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and visit the CDC website at www.cdc.gov/coronavirus.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council will consider a mask mandate Thursday, a mandate the healthcare community supports. (The Council Chambers is limited to 8 occupants. The lobby is limited to 11.) The meeting will be shown live on CSi Cable 67 followed by replays. – Access the meeting at 701-566-9575, Phone Conference ID: 864 805 063#
Click here to join the meeting
Mayor Dwaine Heinrich says, “As Mayor of Jamestown, I have the authority to strengthen our safety practices through policy changes such as: public mask mandates and early shut down of bars and restaurants and restrictions for local gatherings (i.e. weddings, community events, etc.) Changes will not be made without consultation with local health and safety officials of the Emergency Operation Center of the community’s conditions.”
On Monday November 9, 2020 Governor Doug Burgum moved all counties in North Dakota to the high-risk (orange) level. Businesses and events/gatherings are recommended to reduce occupancy to 25%, with a cap of 50 people. No standing room options should be allowed and face coverings should be required.
Jamestown and Stutsman County officials from emergency services and healthcare are support the city in mandating stronger COVID-prevention measures.
Central Valley Health District, Unit Administrator, Robin Iszler says, Stutsman County is seeing increasing numbers of positives in the community. Residents must take precautions to prevent the spread of COVID, she said. This includes wearing masks at work, church or any event where participants might come in close contact with others. Recent positive cases have occurred from exposure at workplaces, family and social gatherings, schools and sporting events. Mask are not a perfect preventative measure, however, combined with handwashing and physical distancing, the community can collectively curb the spread.
Iszler says, for example, a hairdresser who was positive did not spread the virus to her clients because both she and the clients wore masks.
She adds, “This is an example of how masks work” saying masks prevent the spread of the virus. Wearing one also limits an individual’s chance of being exposed.
Neighboring communities including Carrington, New Rockford and Edgeley have already enacted mask mandates to protect their residents, schools and businesses.
JRMC President & CEO Mike Delfs, says, Jamestown Regional Medical Center supports a community-wide mask mandate. Based upon the most reputable, professionally recognized and accepted expertise of organizations such as the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, the North Dakota Department of Health and National Institutes of Health, the scientific data is clear: wearing a mask is the most effective action any individual can take to bend the curve and limit the spread of COVID-19. Masking is not perfect, however, it does help.
Delfs says, “Our healthcare system, both within JRMC and within the state, is strained. We are stretching resources like beds and personnel. Even if you don’t mask for you, please mask for others. We are a generous community. I know we can do this. We’re in this together.”
Others in healthcare agree.
Andrew Berkey operations manager for Jamestown Area Ambulance, says, “We walk down the halls at hospitals here and in bigger cities. It’s haunting. All you see are closed doors and all you hear is coughing. A mask mandate will protect our fellow citizens and our frontline workers. Mask up Jamestown.”
The purpose of the mask mandate is to protect the health of the community. A mask mandate would also protect the business community.
Heinrich adds, “Our goal is to keep our local business and economy going and schools open. For this to happen, our residents need to be healthy and our community data needs to improve.”
The Jamestown City Council will consider a mandate at its special meeting at 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12. The meeting will be shown live on CSi Cable 67, followed by replays.
Jamestown (CVHD) – Central Valley Health District will be holding a flu vaccination clinic for all ages:
- Thurs Nov 12 at Jamestown Civic Center from 10am to 3pm.
Regular and high dose (65 and older) vaccine will be available. High dose vaccine available on a first come, first serve basis. All individuals wishing to be vaccinated should wear a shortsleeved
shirt and should bring their insurance card for billing purposes. Most major insurance
companies, including Medicare, cover the cost of the flu shot. Those with Medicare should
present their Medicare card.
The general public should enter the Civic Center at the main door and proceed to the arena floor.
Anyone 65 and older, or those with mobility issues, may enter at the north door near the
Exchequer Room and proceed to the main area. Face coverings and social distancing will be
required.
Central Valley Health District encourages all people to take precautions to protect themselves
from getting the flu this season. These steps include washing your hands with soap and water for
at least 20 seconds, covering your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze, and staying home
from work and school when sick. For up-to-date information on the vaccination clinic and other
local public health happenings, follow Central Valley Health on Facebook or visit our website
www.centralvalleyhealth.org.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Nurses Association says it does not support a move to allow health care workers who have tested positive for COVID-19 but do not have symptoms to remain on the job. Gov. Doug Burgum supports the move to ease stress both on hospitals and medical personnel trying to keep up with skyrocketing coronavirus cases in North Dakota. The association says that if a nurse believes she or he is not well enough to provide safe patient care and chooses not to work under these circumstances, employers should not retaliate against the nurse for making this decision.
Jamestown (JDA) The Jamestown Downtown Association is informing the community that due to Covid restrictions, there will NOT be a parade down 1st Avenue on the Friday after Thanksgiving.
Instead, The Drive By Neighborhood Christmas Parade, November 27- December 18,will offer their cash prizes to the entire city of Jamestown for home displays as well as any float entrants who want to participate in this way.
Any float entries who do NOT want to participate in this way will receive their entry fee back. Other sponsors have the option to contribute their sponsorship to the cash prizes or receive a refund.
There will NOT be an after-party/awards ceremony. Parade participants and attendees are to use appropriate precautions and practice social distancing over the 10 blocks of the parade route.
A map will be generated for folks to drive by and they can vote.
Prizes: 1st place – $200, 2nd place – $100, 3rd place $50.
For more information along with entry form information by contacting Lynn Lambrecht at 701-320-7217.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said he wishes the neighboring Dakotas would take more aggressive steps to slow the spread of the coronavirus, singling out South Dakota’s Republican governor, Kristi Noem, for criticism. Walz, a Democrat, made the comments Tuesday during a news conference in St. Paul where he announced new restrictions on bars, restaurants and gatherings in Minnesota. He lamented that Minnesota is catching up with the Dakotas, which lead the country in new cases per capita. The Democratic governor said he’s not blaming neighboring states for that, but he said this summer’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota was “absolutely unnecessary,” and that data shows it helped spread the virus beyond that state.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Gov. Doug Burgum is asking the state’s attorney general to appoint outside lawyers to handle a possible lawsuit over the governor’s appointment to fill a legislative seat that was won by a candidate who died before the election. Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem is at odds with Burgum over the appointment of Washburn coal executive Wade Boeshans to the District 8 seat won by David Andahl, who died Oct. 5 from coronavirus complications. Stenehjem says the legislative branch, not the executive branch, has the authority to fill the vacancy. Burgum has asked Stenehjem to appoint three attorneys with Vogel Law Firm in Bismarck to represent him “on legal matters” related to the appointment.
In sports…
Valley City (CSi) The Hi-Liners host Fargo North in a loser out volleyball match at the Hi-Liner Activity Center Thursday night at 7-p.m.
Wednesday
UJ Men’s Basketball
Jamestown 85 Morningside 73
The University of Jamestown men’s basketball team put six players in double figures Wednesday night, defeating Morningside (Iowa) College 85-73 at Harold Newman Arena in the Great Plains Athletic Conference opener for both teams.
Mason Walters (SO/Jamestown, ND) led the way for UJ (4-0, 1-0 GPAC) with 22 points, 17 rebounds, and five assists.
Morningside led 12-10 after a pair of Collin Hill free throws with 13:36 in the first half. The Jimmies then took a four-point lead of their own after a Will Cordes (FR/Shakopee, MN) basket, only to have the Mustangs battle back and go ahead 22-18 at the 9:02 mark.
After five lead changes in the next 2:22, Jamestown built up a six-point advantage following a Devon Schultz (JR/Arlington, MN) dunk with 1:44 in the half. Cordes converted a three-point play with 48 ticks before halftime giving UJ its biggest lead of the half at 41-33.
Allante’ Pickens (SR/Chicago, IL) and Jack Talley (SR/Sioux Falls, SD) opened the second half combining for eight points as UJ led 49-36 just 1:47 into the second.
Walters capped off a 14-4 run giving Jamestown its largest lead of the night at 58-40.
Talley sank a pair of free throws with 11:58 remaining to extend the edge to 20. Jamestown comfortably led between 15 and 20 points for the rest of the night until a 5-0 Mustang run to close the game cut the final lead to 12 points.
Cordes had 16 points off the bench while Brock Schrom (SR/Grand Rapids, MN) added 15 points and six rebounds. Pickens, Talley, and Schultz all finished with 10. Devan Praska (JR/Thompson, ND) joined Walters with five assists.
UJ outshot Morningside 57.9 percent to 48.1 percent and outrebounded the Mustangs 36-24.
The Jimmies look to stay unbeaten when they travel to Valley City State (N.D.) on Saturday in a non-conference matchup.
Wednesday
UJ Women’s Basketball
Morningside 68 Jamestown 61
Morningside (Iowa) College outscored the University of Jamestown women’s basketball team 39-23 in the second and third quarters Wednesday night at Harold Newman Arena, on the way to a 68-61 win in the Great Plains Athletic Conference opener for both teams.
Jamestown lost for the first time in three games this season while Morningside improves to 2-1.
UJ led 16-8 after one quarter of play, holding the Mustangs to just 1-of-9 shooting from the field in the opening 10 minutes.
Kia Tower (SO/Bigfork, MN)’s three-pointer put the Jimmies ahead by double digits at 19-8, but Morningside outscored UJ 12-3 over the next 5:34 to make it a one-possession game.
After a Tayte Hansen three-point shot tied the game for the Mustangs with 2:36 before the half, the Jimmies went back on front on an Audrey Rodakowski (FR/Dickinson, ND) bucket and a Kia Tower basket.
Hannah DeMars (SO/Grand Rapids, MN) opened the second half by scoring UJ’s first seven points, and the Jimmies would build a six-point lead after Tower made one of two free throws at the 5:06 mark.
Morningside finished the quarter on a 16-2 run and led 47-39 entering the fourth quarter.
With 6:17 left to play, the Jimmies trailed by 11 (59-48). A pair of DeMars baskets bookended an 8-0 Jamestown run, and the lead was just three with 3:14 remaining.
Sophia Peppers made back-to-back baskets to make it an eight-point game and UJ got no closer than three points down the stretch.
DeMars finished with 22 points and nine rebounds for the Jimmies. Also scoring in double figures were Noelle Josephson (JR/Ramsey, MN) with 16, Rodakowski with 11, and Tower with 10. Josephson added seven rebounds and seven steals, and Emma Stoehr (SR/Woodbury, MN) dished out four assists.
The Jimmies are back in action next Wednesday when they host Northwestern (Iowa) College at 6 p.m.
Wednesday
UJ Women’s Soccer
Jimmie Turf Field
Jamestown 7 Presentation College 1
The University of Jamestown women’s soccer team scored five times in the first half on the way to a 7-1 victory over Presentation (S.D.) College Wednesday night at the Jimmie Turf Field.
Jamestown improves to 9-5 overall and 7-5 in the Great Plains Athletic Conference, while the Saints fall to 0-12-2 overall and 0-11-2 in the GPAC.
Penelope Hoppe (JR/Temecula, Calif.) got things started for the Jimmies with a 10th minute goal that featured a couple of one-touch passes from Madison Hagglund (FR/Marysville, Wash.) and Kamryn Fiscus (SO/Yakima, Wash.) to create some space.
Haley Dyer (SO/Honolulu, Hawaii) made it 2-0 UJ in the 17th minute on an assist by Natalie Kromm (SR/Stockton, Calif.).
Fiscus added to the lead in the 21st minute to make it 3-0, then Hagglund took a Claire Struble (JR/Murrieta, Calif.) pass in the 24th minute to make it 4-0.
The fifth Jimmie goal came off the boot of Fiscus in the 37th minute.
Presentation ended the UJ shutout hopes in the 38th minute as Amy Turner scored to make it 5-1.
Jamestown netted two more goals in the second half. Peyton Rudnick (SO/Jamestown, N.D.) used an Eleonor Flores (SO/Pico Rivera, Calif.) pass in the 83rd minute for UJ’s sixth score, then Autumn Opperud (JR/Huntington Beach, Calif.) scored as time expired to make it 7-1.
UJ outshot the Saints 20-7 and had a 14-6 edge in shots on goal. Alex Nowka (SO/Anchorage, Alaska) made five stops for the Jimmies.
UJ Men
Jamestown 11 Presentation 2
Ruben Zepeda (SR/Puebla, Mexico) set a University of Jamestown men’s soccer scoring record Wednesday night, netting five goals in the Jimmies’ 11-2 win over 10-man Presentation (S.D.) College at the Jimmie Turf Field.
Zepeda put the Jimmies ahead 2-0 with goals in the 15th and 18th minutes.
Diego Valle (JR/Yucaipa, Calif.) (19th minute) and Aaron Pike (JR/Milton Keynes, England) (25th minute) also found the scoring column for the Jimmies in the first half.
Injury forced Presentation to open the second half with just 10 healthy players, and Jamestown took advantage.
Valle bagged his second in the 49th minute to make it 5-0 Jamestown, then Zepeda completed the hat trick in the 57th minute on a pass from Valle.
Davis Lupindu ended the Jimmies’ shutout hopes with a 63rd minute tally to make it 6-1.
Arnold Ramirez (FR/Westminster, Calif.) scorched a free kick into the back of the net in the 73rd minute for lucky goal number seven on the night.
Zepeda kept his hot streak alive in the 74th minute to push the lead to 8-1.
Kotaro Okada added a goal for Presentation in the 77th minute, but Pike answered in the 83rd with his second of the match.
Zepeda’s fifth goal came in the 84th minute, then goalkeeper Alex Hamer (JR/Solihull, England), playing an outfield position for the first time in his UJ career, rounded out the scoring in the 88th minute.
David Frickel (JR/Monticello, Minn.), Valle, Zepeda, and Pike also had assists.
Shots ended 37-4 in favor of Jamestown, as did shots on goal (24-2).
The Jimmies, now 5-6 overall on the year and 5-5 in the Great Plains Athletic Conference, finish the regular season a week from Saturday against Northwestern (Iowa) College.
Wedenesday
MANDAN, N.D.– Tyler Chavez-Leech (SR/Red Deer, Alberta) scored twice and five other players lit the lamp as the University of Jamestown hockey team defeated the University of Mary Marauders 7-2 Wednesday night at Starion Sports Arena.
Chavez-Leech wasted little time in getting UJ on the board, scoring 1:20 into the contest on a pass from Marquez Ginger (FR/Augusta, Ga.).
His second made it 2-0 at the 13:44 mark of the first, with assists to Jordan Popoff (SO/Calgary, Alberta) and Andrew Clark (FR/Spokane, Wash.).
Carter Johnson (JR/Meeteetse, Wyo.) needed just 16 seconds into the second period to make it a three-goal lead for the Jimmies, with assists to Clark and Jordon Kromm (FR/Calgary, Alberta).
Reid Wilson (FR/Castlegar, British Columbia) scored at 9:11 from Manyl Boudjeltia (SO/Laval, Quebec) as Jamestown built a four-goal cushion.
The Marauders answered quickly, scoring twice in 31 seconds to cut the deficit to 4-2 with 8:32 left in the period.
Logan Berggren (FR/Cypress, Calif.) tallied an unassisted goal at 15:27 of the second making it 5-2 Jimmies.
Greg Susinski (FR/Calgary, Alberta) from Kromm on the power play made it a four-goal game once again with at 16:29 of the second.
Quin Garrison (SO/Prince George, British Columbia) scored shorthanded for the Jimmies at the 4:04 mark of the third period for UJ’s seventh and final goal. Carter Johnson got the assist.
Tyson Brouwer (SR/Lethbridge, Alberta) made 43 saves for UJ.
Jamestown is back in action Friday at Minot State. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m.
MLB-CY YOUNG
Bieber, Bauer get Cy Young awards
NEW YORK (AP) — The state of Ohio has swept this year’s Cy Young Awards. Cleveland Indians ace Shane Bieber has claimed the American League Cy Young Award in a unanimous vote, while Cincinnati’s Trevor Bauer is the National League winner.
Bieber went 8-1 with a 1.63 ERA and 122 strikeouts in 77 1/3 innings during the pandemic-shortened season. He led the majors in ERA and strikeouts while tying Cubs ace Yu Darvish for the most wins.
Bieber is the first Indian to win pitching’s Triple Crown since Bob Feller in 1940.
Twins hurler Kenta Maeda (mah-EH’-dah) finished second in the balloting by the Baseball Writers Association of America, ahead of Toronto’s Hyun-Jin Ryu (hyoon-jihn ree-OO’)
Bauer went 5-4 with an NL-best 1.73 ERA in 11 starts, helping the Reds reach the playoffs for the first time since 2013. The 29-year-old right-hander struck out 100 in 73 innings and led the majors with two shutouts, a pair of seven-inning performances on doubleheader days.
The brash Bauer is the first Cy Young winner for Cincinnati, the majors’ oldest franchise. He received 27 of 30 first-place votes.
Darvish finished second in the balloting, followed by Mets ace Jacon deGrom (deh-GRAHM’)
MLB-NEWS
Stroman, Gausman take $18.9M; Springer, LeMahieu reject
UNDATED (AP) — New York Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman and San Francisco starter Kevin Gausman have accepted $18.9 million qualifying offers for the upcoming season.
Stroman didn’t play at all last season, suffering an injury during restart camp before opting out due to COVID-19 concerns. Gausman had a bounce-back campaign this year, going 3-3 with a 3.62 ERA and 79 strikeouts over 59 2/3 innings.
Meanwhile, Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer, Astros outfielder George Springer, Yankees second baseman DJ LeMahieu (leh-MAY’-hyoo) and Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto (ree-al-MOO’-toh) have declined qualifying offers by Wednesday’s deadline. Those clubs will receive a draft pick as compensation should their player sign with another team.
In other MLB news:
— Right-hander Josh Tomlin is staying with the Braves after signing a $1 million contract that includes a team option for 2022. The 36-year-old Tomlin was 2-2 with a 4.76 ERA in 17 games with Atlanta this past season.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-COLLEGE SPORTS
Virus postponements hit SEC, Big Ten; 8 games across FBS
UNDATED (AP) — This weekend’s college football schedule continues to shrink.
Saturday’s game between 12th-ranked Georgia and host Missouri has been postponed due to COVID-19 issues involving the Tigers, who are short on players. It’s the fourth Saturday game involving SEC teams to be postponed by the coronavirus.
The Big Ten game between third-ranked Ohio State and host Maryland has been canceled because of an elevated number of COVID-19 cases within the Terrapins program. Maryland has halted team-related activities after eight players tested positive for COVID-19 over the last seven days.
Eight games across major college football have been called off this week. Overall, 55 games involving FBS teams have been canceled or postponed since late August.
In other virus-related college sports news:
— Wisconsin says it won’t have any fans for basketball or hockey home games for what the school describes as “an indefinite period of time.” Wisconsin already is playing home football games without fans. Wisconsin opens its men’s hockey season at Notre Dame this weekend. The men’s and women’s basketball schedules haven’t been released yet.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-PENN STATE-BROWN
Nittany Lions RB has to quit football
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State running back Journey Brown says he has a heart condition that is forcing him to give up football.
Brown posted Wednesday night on Twitter that he has hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a disease that causes heart muscle to become abnormally thick and can make it more difficult to pump blood.
Brown was Penn State’s leading rusher in 2019 and was expected to be one of the best backs in the country this year.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Kaleb Eleby accounted for five touchdowns, including two in the final 45 seconds, and Western Michigan rallied from a 10-point deficit with less than 3 minutes remaining to beat Toledo 41-38. Eleby was 20-of-29 passing for 284 yards and three touchdowns and scored on a pair of 1-yard touchdown runs. Eleby’s second TD run with 45 seconds made it 38-34 and then Broncos recovered the ensuing onside kick. On first-and-goal as time ticked away, Western Michigan (2-0, 2-0) faked a clock-killing spike and Eleby hit a wide-open Jaylen Hall for a 9-yard touchdown to cap the scoring with 17 seconds left. Eli Peters completed 30 of 46 for 339 yards passing and a TD for the Rockets.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-AP PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAM
Garza a unanimous pick for AP preseason squad
UNDATED (AP) — Iowa’s Luka Garza is the lone unanimous selection on The Associated Press preseason All-America men’s basketball team, one of many awards the talented big man has received prior to his senior season.
Garza was one of college basketball’s dominant players as a junior, averaging 23.9 points and 9.8 rebounds per game while shooting 54% from the floor.
Garza is joined on the First Team by Baylor senior Jared Butler, Oklahoma State freshman Cade Cunningham and Illinois junior Ayo Dosunmu. Seniors Corey Kispert of Gonzaga and Arizona State’s Remy Martin tied for the final spot.
NFL-NEWS
Vikings drop plans to seek larger crowds as virus spirals
UNDATED (AP) — The Cleveland Browns have activated quarterback Baker Mayfield from the COVID-19 list, clearing him to practice and play this weekend against Houston. Cleveland placed Mayfield on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Sunday when the team was on its bye week.
In other NFL news:
— The Seahawks may be without Shaquill Griffin and Quinton Dunbar against the Rams this weekend. Griffin has missed the past two games with a combination of a concussion and a hamstring injury. Coach Pete Carroll says Dunbar has a knee injury that has bothered him off and on this season.
— A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that Broncos defensive end Shelby Harris has tested positive for the coronavirus and will miss his second straight game Sunday. He was expected to return to practice Wednesday along with guard Graham Glasgow, who tested positive for the virus two weeks ago.
— Dolphins receiver Preston Williams has gone on injured reserve with a foot injury, meaning he’ll be sidelined for three games and perhaps longer. It’s unknown if Williams is expected to return this season, but the injury is more serious than first thought.
— Panthers coach Matt Rhule (rool) says he doesn’t anticipate running back Christian McCaffrey to play Sunday against the Buccaneers. However, Rhule doesn’t expect the 2019 Pro Bowl selection to miss the rest of the season due to a strained AC joint.
— Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey has returned from the reserve/COVID-19 list. If Campbell can’t play Sunday night at New England, his run of 98 consecutive games will end.
— The Cowboys have placed defensive end Tyrone Crawford on the COVID-19 reserve list during a bye week for Dallas. The Cowboys canceled practice Wednesday because Pittsburgh announced a positive COVID-19 test for tight end Vance McDonald on Monday. Crawford joins quarterback Andy Dalton, who has been on it almost two weeks.
— The Bengals have bolstered their defensive front by claiming Takk McKinley off waivers from the Falcons. The defensive end has recorded 17 1/2 sacks in 49 games since being taken by Atlanta in the first round of the 2017 draft. The Falcons waived him Monday after he took to social media in recent weeks to make it clear that he wanted out of Atlanta.
— The 49ers have been cleared of any potential violations of the NFL’s COVID-19 protocols following a positive test from receiver Kendrick Bourne. A person familiar with the investigation said the league and union reviewed the 49ers and determined the team was in compliance of coronavirus protocols. Bourne tested positive for the coronavirus last week and was placed on the COVID-19 list.
NBA-NEWS
Thunder promote Daigneault to head coach
UNDATED (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder have promoted assistant Mark Daigneault (DAN’-yoh) to head coach. He replaces Billy Donovan, who now is coaching the Bulls after guiding Oklahoma City to the playoffs in each of his five seasons at the helm
Daigneault coached the Thunder’s G League team for five years. He had a .572 winning percentage, won three division titles and made four playoff appearances.
In other NBA news:
— Newly-hired Hawks head coach Lloyd Pierce has added former Pacers coach Nate McMillan to his staff as an assistant. McMillan has a 661-588 record in 16 seasons as an NBA coach with the Pacers, Seattle and Portland.
OBIT-COLETTE EVERT
Mother of Chris Evert dies
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The mother of 18-time Grand Slam tennis champion Chris Evert has died at 92.
Colette Evert was the matriarch of a tennis family that produced five children who were successful in the age-group and professional ranks.
Her calm demeanor made her popular with tournament directors and other players. Chris Evert says her mother often cheered for opponents when they played well against the Evert kids.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tropical Storm Eta is dumping torrents of blustery rain on Florida’s west coast as it slogs over the state after making landfall north of the heavily populated Tampa Bay area. The National Hurricane Center in Miami predicts that after coming ashore Thursday morning, Eta will move northeast across Florida. Eta briefly gained hurricane strength at midweek before weakening to a tropical storm nearing landfall. There were no immediate reports of injuries or serious damage or flooding in the U.S. Eta first hit Nicaragua as a Category 4 hurricane, killing at least 120 people in Central America and Mexico before moving into the Gulf of Mexico.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has chosen his longtime adviser Ron Klain to reprise his role as his chief of staff. Biden suggested Wednesday he chose Klain for the position because his longtime experience in Washington had prepared him for such challenges. Biden says Klain’s “deep, varied experience and capacity to work with people all across the political spectrum” is what he needs in a White House chief of staff. The choice of Klain underscores the effort the incoming Biden administration will place on the coronavirus response from Day One. Klain served as coordinator to the Ebola response during the 2014 outbreak. Klain says he’s “honored by the President-elect’s confidence.”
WASHINGTON (AP) — Abrupt changes in the Pentagon’s top leadership have raised fears about what President Donald Trump may try to do in his final two months of office. Another concern is whether the military’s long held apolitical nature could be upended. It’s unclear if Trump’s motive for the shakeup is to strike out against those he deemed not loyal enough or if there is a broader plan to enact policy changes Trump can tout in his final days as commander in chief. Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says, “We do not take an oath to an individual.”
World shares and U.S. futures have fallen after big technology shares that have thrived during the pandemic staged a comeback overnight. Hopes raised by news of potentially effective vaccines for COVID-19 have been countered by concerns over the logistical challenges of delivering the shots as meanwhile new cases of the virus surge in many countries. Shares declined Thursday in Paris, Frankfurt and Hong Kong but rose in Tokyo. Overnight, the S&P500 and Nasdaq composite pushed higher while the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged lower. Markets have been riding a wave of relief over the end to the U.S. presidential election and hopes for a potential vaccine to beat back the pandemic.
World leaders have spoken to President-elect Joe Biden about cooperating on the coronavirus pandemic, climate change and other issues. Their conversations occurred Thursday even as President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede complicates the U.S. post-election transition. In his conversations with key Asian allies, Biden seemed intent on easing their uncertainties about a less-engaged Washington, which built up during the four years of Trump’s “America First” approach. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he invited Biden to Australia next year, while Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he and Biden agreed to deepen their countries’ alliance in the face of China’s growing influence and North Korea’s nuclear threat.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Loyalists of President Donald Trump have filed at least 15 legal challenges in Pennsylvania alone in an effort to reclaim the state’s 20 electoral votes. There’s also action on the legal front in Georgia, Arizona, Nevada and Michigan as the Republican president insists without evidence the election was stolen from him. Yet election officials nationwide from both parties say there’s been no conspiracy. In court, Trump’s lawyers must walk a precarious line between advocating for their client and upholding their professional oath. Experts doubt the suits can reverse the outcome in any state, let alone the election. Trump aides and allies have privately admitted as much, suggesting the challenges are designed more to stoke his base.
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The first witness accounts are emerging from the thousands of Ethiopian refugees who are streaming over the border into Sudan by the thousands, while the deadly fighting in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region shows no sign of easing. Tensions are spreading well beyond the cut-off region as the federal government says some 150 suspects accused of seeking to “strike fear and terror” throughout the country have been detained. Concerns remain high among ethnic Tigrayans amid reports of being singled out by authorities. Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister is rejecting international calls for de-escalation and dialogue as he seeks to remove the regional leaders.
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