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CSi Weather…
REST OF TODAY…Cloudy. Areas of fog through the day. A 20 percent chance of light freezing rain in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 30s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT…Cloudy. Snow likely possibly mixed with freezing rain in the evening. Patchy blowing and drifting snow through the night. Colder. Lows 5 to 10 above. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent in the Jamestown area, 50 percent in the Valley City area.
.THURSDAY…Partly sunny. Patchy blowing and drifting snow.
Windy, colder. Highs 10 to 15. Northwest winds 25 to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing and drifting snow
in the evening. Lows near zero. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY…Partly sunny. Highs 5 to 10 above. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 10 below.
.SATURDAY…Decreasing clouds. Highs around 5 below.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 20 below.
.SUNDAY…Partly sunny. Highs around 5 below.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 15 below.
.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs near zero.
.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 10 below.
.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs zero to 5 above.
A cold front will bring snow, and possibly some light freezing
rain, today as it moves across the state from west to east. This
wintry mix looks to begin across the north and west this morning,
spread to the central and east this afternoon, and end as all snow
tonight from west to east. Moderate snow along the front could
bring reduced visibilities, with patchy blowing snow behind the
front also continuing these visibility reductions. New snow
accumulations of around an inch or less can be expected. Those
traveling or outdoors should be prepared for the return of winter
conditions.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire Department responded about 9-a.m. Tuesday to a natural gas leak at the University of Jamestown Taylor Stadium renovation project.
City Fire Chief, Jim Reuther says, two fire units and about 7- fire fighter were on scene along with MDU to contain the leak as a larger six inch gas line was struck.
The fire department was also traveling around the stadium area and UJ Place on campus, to determine if the gas fumes were causing any concerns, from a southeast wind.
The fire units were expected to be on scene for a period of time, making sure the area was safe.
NDDoH
COVID 19 Stats
Tues. Feb 2, 2021
11-a.m.
Barnes:
New Positive 0
Total Positives 1277
Active 3
Recovered 1243
Stutsman
Positives 5
Total Positives 3252
Active 14
Recovered 3153
COVID-19 Test Results
The results listed are from the previous day. Additional data can be found on the NDDoH website.
Please note that from now on the daily news release will be sent Monday – Friday. The NDDoH dashboard will continue to be updated daily.
BY THE NUMBERS
71,292 – Residents who received at least one dose of vaccine
105,616 – Total COVID-19 vaccine doses administered
5,047 – Total Tests from yesterday*
1,530,182 – Total tests completed since the pandemic began
139 – Positive Individuals from Yesterday*****
78 – PCR Tests | 61 – Antigen Tests
97,798 – Total positive individuals since the pandemic began
3.36% – Daily Positivity Rate**
885 – Total Active Cases
-68 individuals from yesterday
132 – with a recovery date of yesterday****
95,491 – Total recovered since the pandemic began
45 – Currently Hospitalized
-2 individuals from yesterday
0 – New Deaths*** (1,422 total deaths since the pandemic began)
COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED
TUESDAY
- Bottineau County – 1
- Bowman County – 4
- Burke County – 1
- Burleigh County – 33
- Cass County – 21
- Eddy County – 3
- Foster County – 1
- Grand Forks County – 11
- McHenry County – 1
- McLean County – 1
- Morton County – 3
- Mountrail County – 3
- Pembina County – 1
- Ramsey County – 2
- Ransom County – 2
- Richland County – 8
- Rolette County – 4
- Sargent County – 2
- Sioux County – 2
- Stark County – 6
- Stutsman County – 5
- TraillCounty – 2
- Walsh County – 2
- WardCounty – 11
- Williams County – 9
* Note that this includes PCR and antigen; it does not include individuals from out of state.
**Individuals (PCR or antigen) 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 with a PCR or antigen test and died from any cause while infected with COVID-19. Please remember that deaths are reported as they’re reported to us by the facility or through the official death record (up to 10-day delay).
**** The actual date individuals are officially out of isolation and no longer contagious.
*****Daily positive numbers include people who tested with a PCR or antigen test. 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.
Bismarck The finals of the North Dakota LifeSmarts competition in Bismarck is Wednesday February 3, 2021.
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, the competition will be held in the Heritage Center Auditorium on the state Capitol grounds, beginning at 9:00 AM. This year, to comply with social distancing requirements, only eight teams will be competing, one team from each of the following high schools: Jamestown, Flasher, Burke Central, Tioga, Bottineau, Fessenden-Bowdon, Litchville-Marion, and new this year: Nedrose High School.
The LifeSmarts competition tests students on their general knowledge in five subjects: personal finance, health and safety, the environment, technology, and consumer rights and responsibilities. Each team will be guaranteed to compete in at least two rounds and the undefeated teams will advance to the championship round. The winning team will go on to represent the state in the national finals, which will be held virtually, in April.
The LifeSmarts state final competition event, now in its 25th year, is supported by many North Dakota groups, including the ND Securities Department, Capital Electric Cooperative Inc., Capital Trophy, Cash Wise Foods, and ND JumpStart!
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Tourism reports tourism grant requests are set to be reviewed this month, at the Grant/Executive Board meeting.
On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 Tourism Director Searle Swedlund said, a few grant funding requests will be viewed, including the Jamestown Art Center’s planned Chalk Fest this summer, at the Jamestown Downtown Arts Park.
He also pointed out that applications for funding of projects under the 2021, Visitor’s Promotion Capital Construction Fund, is due by March 1, 2021. Another round of applications will be due by October 1, 2021.
Past projects that have benefit from that funding include the Fort Seward Glamping Experience, the 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse Historical Display, along with grants to the soccer club, and improvements to Jack Brown Stadium.
On another topic, Searle said, Tourism and the Jamestown Downtown Association continue to partner on working with the Road Diet project, specifically with new historical sidewalk pavers to be installed this summer.
Update
Jamestown (CSi) Organizers of last Saturday’s Ice Bucket Challenge report a successful fundraising event to support the JRMC Hospice program, and Cancer Center.
$8,203 was raised.
During the challenge, participants were timed for how long they could hold themselves under the freezing water.
Marla Wegner reported on the participants:
Lisa Jackson, Jamestown
Tyler Crandall, Valley City
Todd Goter, Jamestown
Cody Waliser, Jamestown
Andrew Wegner, Jamestown
Gary Jensen, Jamestown
Seth Syverson, Jamestown
Cody Busch, Jamestown
Jamestown (Chamber) Members of the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors held a ribbon cutting ceremony for Pit Stop Express Lube. They recently moved to a new location at 117 4th St. NW here in Jamestown. You can reach them at 701-952-7867.
Businesses qualify for a ribbon-cutting ceremony if they open, move, remodel, are under new ownership or change their name. For more information, contact Emily Bivens by emailing: director@jamestownchamber.com or call the chamber at 701-252-4830.
Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session Tuesday evening at City Hall. All members were present.
Approval of Consent Agenda Items:
An Application for Raffle Permit for the Express Wrestling of Valley City for the activity dates of 1/1/2021-6/30/2021.
An Application for Raffle Permit for the Disabled American Veterans for the activity dates of 7/31/2021-6/30/2022.
An Application for Raffle Permit for Barnes County Ducks Unlimited for the activity date of 4/8/2021.
An Application for Raffle Permit for El Zagal Sheyenne Valley Flag Corps for the activity date of 8/21/2021.
Paid $141,879.44. monthly bills.
Public Comments No one spoke
Ordinance:
Approved the Second and Final Reading of an Ordinance Relating to the Annexation of Territory. City Attorney Martineck said the annex pertains to Valley Plains Equipment, along the East Interchange.
Approved the Second and Final Reading of an Ordinance, Approving Rezone of Nextera Addition to the City of Valley City. City Attorney Martineck this applies to Valley Plains Equipment. He said no changes from the First Reading.
Approved the First Reading on an Ordinance, enacting a new section of the Valley City Municipal Code relating to Wireless Telecommunications Facility Guidelines. City Attorney Martineck said, in 2018 the FCC amended regulations concerning charging fees for erecting wireless towers, and the Ordinance complies with FCC Regulations, regarding the fees able to be charged. The city will enter into an agreement with each wireless company. Changes may be included in the Second Reading.
Resolutions:
RESOLUTION
Approved , a Resolution Approving Final Plans and Specifications for Paving Improvement District No. 119 and Authorizing Engineer to Advertise for Bids.
Approved was a Resolution Approving Paving Improvement District No. 119B and Authorizing Engineer to Advertise for Bids.
Approved a Resolution Approving Sanitary Sewer District No. 64 and Authorizing Engineer to Advertise for Bids.
Approved a Resolution Approving Storm Sewer District 52 and Authorizing Engineer to Advertise for Bids.
Approved a Resolution Approving Water Main District No. 100 and Authorizing Engineer to Advertise for Bids.
The projects will be paid in part with funds from the Prairie Dog bill dollars that have been allocated to Valley City, of $2.5 million, with the local share of costs at $1.3 million, with $318,00 Transferred from the R&R Fund toward local funding. The bid opening will be in a few weeks.
Approved a Resolution Amending Master Fee Schedule – Residential Building Permit and Inspection Fees.
New Business:
Approved was the VCBCDC request for $10,000 for marketing, from the Economic Development Fund. Jennifer Feist said the dollars being used funds assisting two businesses that required buyouts in their restructuring.
Approved a Gaming Site Authorization for Valley City State University Foundation on February 1st, 2021 through June 30th 2021 at Brockopp Brewing. Finance Director Richter said this is another new gaming site for the Foundation.
The City Commission reviewed and awarded bids for 2021 vehicle purchase. Miller Motors submitted the low bid.
The City Commission approved a one time utility bill $5 credit for customers that allow the E-mailing of bills, in line with new software that moves away from paper billing.
The City Commission approved Transferring Sewer Funds to the Water Fund, and from the Electric Fund to the Street Fund, to offset deficits.
City Administrator’s Report Highlights:
Gwen Crawford said, delinquent payments of public works bills changes will include charging late fee, that were not previously charged. There will be some stipulations in individual cases.
City Updates & Commission Reports:
Avis Richter said a check for $212,000 will be delivered to the Valley City Area Chamber of Commerce, in CARES ACT funding that will be converted to Chamber Bucks in the Chamber’s economic stimulus program, Love of Local. The program starts February 6, at 9-a.m., at the Chamber office.
The Chamber previously said, beginning February 6th, 2021 through April 30th (or until city contributed funds run out), you will be able to purchase Chamber Bucks and for every dollar you spend, you will be given 25% in addition to the amount you purchase. Chamber Bucks can be used just like a check at all local businesses* from February 6th until April 30th. After this time, Chamber Bucks are valid at Chamber Member businesses only. If you use your Chamber Bucks before April 30th, you may also receive special offers at participating businesses as listed on the Valley City Area Chamber of Commerce website. The listing of participating businesses were posted on the Chamber’s web site, on January 23rd.
Mayor Carlsrud reported that 1677 COVID-10 vaccines have been administered, 13-percent of the population. 1000 doses administered by City County Health District. Of those 43-percent were given to those 75 and older.
The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 68 followed by replays.
Jamestown (CSi) Demolition has started on the former Perkins Restaurant in Jamestown. A Bismarck developer has been working on plans for the site, which will be announced later.
See closure story on line at CSiNewsNow.com
NDANG — A North Dakota Army National Guard unit has received an alert for possible mobilization. If ordered to mobilize, the Devils Lake-based 835th Engineer Utilities Detachment would deploy to the U.S. Central Command (USCENTOM) area of operations mid to late summer 2021.
The unit is headquartered at Camp Grafton Training Center near Devils Lake and consists of about 50 Soldiers with a myriad of engineer construction skills. If mobilized, the length of their mission is expected to be about one year and would consist of general vertical construction and utility work.
“The skilled Soldiers of this engineer unit are proficient carpenters, plumbers and electricians; all the expertise needed to build and improve buildings wherever they serve,” said Maj. Gen. Al Dohrmann, North Dakota adjutant general. “As always I am grateful for the superb support displayed by our Families and our employers for our Guard members. This support is critical to the successful accomplishment of our missions at home and overseas.”
This is the first overseas mobilization for 835th Engineer Utilities Detachment.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The attorney for a driver who caused a 2015 expressway crash in Bismarck that killed two women and severely injured a third is urging the North Dakota Supreme Court to order a new civil trial in the case. A jury in 2019 awarded $1 billion to the families of the two woman who were killed, 21-year-old Taylor Goven and 22-year-old Abby Renschler, and to the woman who suffered a traumatic brain injury, 21-year-old Shayna Monson. Attorney Kay Nord Hunt argued Tuesday that because Jordan Morsette admitted he was drunk at the time of the crash, evidence of his intoxication should not have been allowed during the compensatory part of the trial because it “only served to inflame the jury.”
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota House has endorsed a bill requiring the state’s courts to seal drunk driving records if the offender has stayed out of trouble for at least seven years. Representatives voted 89-3 on Monday to approve the bill that backers said was aimed at giving convicted drunken drivers who stay out of trouble better odds of getting a job. Devils Lake Republican Rep. Dennis Johnson also sponsored successful legislation two years ago that sealed the court records of convicted first-time drunken drivers who aren’t charged with another DUI or any other crime for seven years. Johnson says the latest legislation is retroactive.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — State officials and business leaders have voiced strong support for a bill that would create a broader investment policy for North Dakota’s voter-approved oil tax savings account. The bipartisan legislation would tap 20% of future oil tax collections coming into the Legacy Fund to help establish loans for expensive infrastructure projects and provide capital for in-state companies. Backers of the bill say less than 2% of the Legacy Fund’s principal is currently invested in North Dakota. Officials from the state-owned Bank of North Dakota and the Commerce Department and others spoke in favor of the legislation. No one opposed it.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A bill is set for a hearing before a North Dakota House committee this week that would reimburse attorney fees for several officials who were caught up in criminal investigations resulting from 2019 state audits. The legislation would reimburse former Commerce Commissioner Michelle Kommer and former Commerce Senior Manager Holly Holt, as well as three North Dakota State College of Science leaders, including President John Richman. The bill would reimburse “state employee claims for wrongful criminal investigation or prosecution” related to their work in the last two years and in the future. Reimbursement would apply if a criminal probe did not result in a conviction. The cost of reimbursement is about $48,000.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers are considering adding another 6 cents to the state’s 23-cent a-gallon gas tax, which hasn’t been raised since 2005. The House Finance and Taxation Committee has endorsed the hike to help pay for improvements to roads and bridges. A higher fuels tax is expected to bring in tens of millions of dollars more annually, with the bulk going to a state highway fund. The bill also more than doubles the road user fee for electric and hybrid vehicle drivers. The electric vehicle fee would jump from $120 to $250 annually. The hybrid fee would increase from $50 to $150 and the fee for electric motorcycles would increase from $20 to $100.
(NDA Commission) The North Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame committee announces that William A. (Bill) Beeks has been selected for induction into the state’s Aviation Hall of Fame. Bill will join the prestigious aviation hall of fame group that currently includes 45 other individuals who have all had a significant impact to the growth, development, and promotion of aviation in North Dakota. For more information on the North Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame, visit https://www.fly-nd.com/HoF.
In sports…
BOYS PREP BASKETBALL=
Jamestown 66, Bismarck High 56
Grand Forks Central 70, Valley City 60
Oakes 64, LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 46
Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 40, Ellendale 36
Barnes County North 59, South Border 37
Beulah 64, Glen Ullin-Hebron 34
Bismarck Legacy 64, Dickinson 45
Bismarck St. Mary’s 86, Mandan 76
Dakota Prairie 59, Lakota 45
Dickinson Trinity 69, Bowman County 68, OT
Drake-Anamoose 71, Rolette-Wolford 46
Drayton/Valley-Edinburg 62, Park River-Fordville/Lankin 52
Dunseith 82, North Star 77
Fargo South 86, Wahpeton 77
Flasher 57, Shiloh Christian 56
Four Winds/Minnewaukan 71, Harvey/Wells County 29
Garrison 87, New Town 27
Glenburn 52, South Prairie 45
Grand Forks Red River 63, Fargo Shanley 62
Linton 68, Strasburg 32
Linton-HMB 68, Strasburg-Zeeland 32
Midway-Minto 67, Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 51
Minot 92, Turtle Mountain 80
Mott-Regent 57, Beach 46
New England 71, Richardton-Taylor 54
New Rockford-Sheyenne 56, Benson County 40
North Border 63, Hatton-Northwood 58
Our Redeemer’s 50, Bishop Ryan 49
Sheyenne 84, Fargo Davies 80
St. John 63, Rolla 50
Stanley 51, Ray 46
Surrey 57, Lewis and Clark-Berthold 41
Towner-Granville-Upham 55, Westhope-Newburg 53
Trenton 68, Killdeer 26
Velva 62, Rugby 47
Washburn 50, Max 39
West Fargo 96, Fargo North 83
White Shield 57, Divide County 49
GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=
Valley City 58 Grand Forks Central 50
Jamestown 79, Bismarck High 71
Midway-Minto 70, Carrington 45
Bismarck Legacy 83, Dickinson 54
Bowman County 51, Baker/Plevna, Mont. 49
Center-Stanton 50, Central McLean 49
Central Cass 71, Maple Valley 43
Divide County 49, Burke County 15
Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 50, Griggs Central/Midkota Co-op 44
Enderlin 48, Oak Grove Lutheran 34
Fargo Davies 77, Sheyenne 50
Fargo South 64, Wahpeton 61
Grafton/St. Thomas 82, East Grand Forks, Minn. 27
Grand Forks Red River 52, Fargo Shanley 47
Grant County 53, Standing Rock 52
Hazen 66, Killdeer 39
Hettinger/Scranton 65, Heart River 54
Kidder County 50, Wilton-Wing 30
Kindred 73, Hankinson 30
Linton-HMB 52, Herreid/Selby Area, S.D. 42
Lisbon 53, Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 46
Mandan 76, Bismarck St. Mary’s 34
Minot 69, Turtle Mountain 38
Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 69, Towner-Granville-Upham 49
Napoleon/Gackle-Streeter 45, Medina-Pingree-Buchanan 42
Northern Cass 54, Richland 42
Sargent County 46, Ellendale 44
Shiloh Christian 59, Dickinson Trinity 50
Tioga 48, Powers Lake 44
Trenton 74, Stanley 49
West Fargo 93, Fargo North 40
WKLL Tournament=
Quarterfinal=
Tri-State 60, Great Plains Lutheran, S.D. 47
NBA..
UNDATED (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored a season-high 39 points, including eight straight in the fourth-quarter run that sent Brooklyn into the lead for good, and the Nets beat the Los Angeles Clippers 124-120. Kevin Durant added 28 points, James Harden had 23 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds, and the three stars scored all the points in the decisive 13-0 spurt. The Nets held on from there to snap the Clippers’ three-game winning streak. Kawhi Leonard scored 33 points and Paul George had 26 for the Clippers, who entered with the NBA’s best record and lost for just the second time in 12 games.
— Jayson Tatum had 27 points in picking up the offensive slack for Boston without injured Marcus Smart, and the Celtics withstood another scoring spree by Stephen Curry to beat the Golden State Warriors 111-107. Curry scored 38 points with seven 3-pointers and joined the late Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain as the only Warriors to score 17,000 points for the franchise. Andrew Wiggins’ layup with a minute to go for Golden State made it a three-point game, but Tatum converted a pair of free throws with 49.6 seconds left and Curry missed a contested 3 moments later.
— Donovan Mitchell scored 32 points to lead the Utah Jazz to a 117-105 victory over the Detroit Pistons. Mike Conley added 20 points and Bojan Bogdanovic chipped in 18 for Utah, which reclaimed the NBA’s best record with the Los Angeles Clippers loss to the Brooklyn Nets earlier on Tuesday. Royce O’Neale tallied 12 points and 13 rebounds. The Jazz (16-5) won their ninth straight home game. Royce O’Neale tallied 12 points and 13 rebounds. The Jazz (16-5) won their ninth straight home game. Jerami Grant scored 27 points to lead Detroit and Josh Jackson added 22. Mason Plumlee totaled 17 points and 14 rebounds for the Pistons. Detroit (5-16) lost its second straight game.
— Fred VanVleet set a franchise record with 54 points and hit a career-best 11 3-pointers as the Toronto Raptors beat the short-handed Orlando Magic 123-108. VanVleet made 11 of his first 12 attempts from 3-point range. He finished 17 of 23 from the field and 9 for 9 at the free throw line to surpass the previous Raptors record of 52 points scored by DeMar DeRozan on Jan. 1, 2018. The fifth-year guard out of Wichita State easily topped his previous high of 36 points set last season. Norman Powell added 23 points for Toronto, and Kyle Lowry had 14 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Nikola Vucevic had 21 points and 18 rebounds for Orlando.
— Damian Lillard scored 32 points, Gary Trent Jr. added 26 while hitting seven 3-pointers and the short-handed Portland Trail Blazers held on for a 132-121 victory over the Washington Wizards. Enes Kanter had 14 points and 15 rebounds for Portland, which improved to 2-2 four games into a six-game road trip. Carmelo Anthony had 21 points off the bench and Robert Covington added 19 for the Blazers. Russell Westbrook recorded a triple-double with 17 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for Washington, the only NBA team without five victories this season. Bradley Beal added 37 points.
— Domantas Sabonis scored a season-high 32 points as the Indiana Pacers beat Memphis 134-116, snapping the Grizzlies’ seven-game winning streak. The Pacers scored a season high in points, building a double-digit lead early. Sabonis made 11 of his first 12 shots and had a double-double by halftime. The Grizzlies entered with the NBA’s longest active win streak and ended up a victory shy of tying the franchise record of eight straight wins, set four times, most recently in 2015.
NBA..
UNDATED (AP) — The Phoenix Suns will allow fans to attend a home game for the first time this season when they host the Boston Celtics on Sunday.
The team says up to 1,500 fans will be allowed into Phoenix Suns Arena, which underwent a major renovation during the offseason. Sunday’s game will include free tickets for health care workers and their families, who will also get 40% percent off items in the team shop. Single-game tickets will go on sale for season-ticket holders on Thursday for games beginning on Feb. 8 against the Cavaliers. Non-season-ticket holders can buy tickets starting Friday.
— Thunder point guard George Hill had a procedure on his right thumb Tuesday and will be out of action for at least four weeks. Hill joined the Thunder in the four-team deal that sent Oklahoma City’s Steven Adams to New Orleans. He is averaging 11.8 points and 3.1 assists per game in 14 games. He is shooting 50.8% from the field and 38.6% percent on 3-pointers.
NHL..
— Philipp Grubauer stopped 27 shots to lead the short-handed Colorado Avalanche to a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild. Logan O’Connor and Valeri Nichushkin scored, and Cale Makar had an assist for the Avalanche, who have earned five of a possible six points in the third of four straight games against the Wild. Kirill Kaprizov scored and Cam Talbot had 29 saves for Minnesota. Colorado leading scorer and first-line center Nathan MacKinnon is out with a lower-body injury that will keep him sidelined week-to-week.
UNDATED (AP) — Tyler Toffoli and Josh Anderson each scored twice, and the Montreal Canadiens celebrated captain Shea Weber’s 1,000th game with a 5-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks. Antoine Roussel, Elias Pettersson and Tanner Pearson scored for the Canucks. Jake Allen made 36 saves for Montreal. Thatcher Demko stopped 28 shots for Vancouver.
— Jesse Puljujarvi scored two goals and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Ottawa Senators 4-2 to complete a sweep of the teams’ two-game set. Darnell Nurse and Leon Draisaitl (DRY’-sy-tul) also scored for Edmonton. Connor McDavid and Tyson Barrie each had a pair of assists. Cedric Paquette scored in the second period and rookie Tim Stutzle added a late goal for the struggling Senators, who dipped to 1-8-1.
— Danton Heinen and David Backes scored, and the Anaheim Ducks snapped a three-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings in the first Freeway Faceoff of the season. John Gibson made 20 saves and Nicolas Deslauriers had an empty-net goal for the Ducks. Arthur Kaliyev scored in the 19-year-old’s NHL debut for the Kings, who have lost two straight. Cal Petersen stopped 40 shots in a strong performance for Los Angeles. Heinen’s third goal of the season highlighted a dominant opening period by the Ducks, whose slow starts and weak offense have been constants.
— Nikolaj Ehlers’ first-period goal was the eventual game-winner and the Winnipeg Jets held on for a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames in the second game of a three-game set. Trevor Lewis and Derek Forbort also scored for Winnipeg, which lost to Calgary in a shootout a night earlier. Matthew Tkachuk scored twice for Calgary. Both clubs played their backup goalies. Winnipeg’s Laurent Brossoit stopped 29 of 31 shots for his second win of the season. Calgary’s David Rittich turned away 25 of 28 shots.
— Joe Pavelski had two goals and an assist, rookie Jake Oettinger made 23 saves and the Dallas Stars beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-3. Dallas snapped a two-game skid. Pavelski has a team-leading seven goals and 13 points for the Stars, who improved to 5-1-1 after being forced to delay the start of the season due to a COVID-19 outbreak. Jamie Benn, Denis Gurianov, Radek Faksa and Alexander Radulov also scored for Dallas. Benn picked up two assists. Mikhail Grigorenko had a goal and an assist, and Seth Jones and Dean Kukan got their first tallies of the season for Columbus.
— Andrei Svechnikov scored in regulation and again in the shootout, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3. Warren Foegele had a goal and an assist in his return to the lineup, helping Carolina win for the sixth time in its first seven games. Vincent Trocheck also scored, and captain Jordan Staal had two assists. Svechnikov had the only successful attempt in the shootout, closing out the victory after James Reimer turned away Alex DeBrincat, Patrick Kane and Dylan Strome for Chicago.
— Ryan O’Reilly and Vince Dunn scored to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 4-3 win over the Arizona Coyotes. Jordan Binnington made 30 saves as St. Louis stretched its winning streak to four games. Justin Faulk and Mike Hoffman also scored for the Blues. Christian Dvorak scored twice for the Coyotes and Darcy Kuemper made 28 saves for Arizona, which hasn’t won consecutive games this season.
NHL-
UNDATED (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres are the latest NHL team to be shut down because of players in COVID protocol. The league has announced the Sabres are shut down through at least Saturday after two players were added to the COVID-19 protocol list. Buffalo played New Jersey twice over the weekend, and the Devils are also off through at least Saturday with 10 players on the list. Buffalo’s game at he New York Islanders scheduled for tonight was already postponed. This move postpones three additional games, bringing the NHL’s total to 18 so far.
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Freshman Jonathan Davis scored a career-high 17 points and No. 19 Wisconsin resumed its usual dominance of Penn State with a 72-56 victory. Brad Davison added 13 points for the Badgers, whose 13-game winning streak over the Nittany Lions ended with an 81-71 loss at Penn State on Saturday. Wisconsin hasn’t lost at home to Penn State since 1995 and has won 27 of the last 30 meetings. Davison made a 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer, giving Wisconsin a 33-31 lead it never relinquished. The shot was part of an 18-2 spurt that included two other 3s from Davison. Myreon Jones scored 14 points and John Harrar added 10 for Penn State.
UNDATED (AP) — Davion Mitchell scored 27 points and No. 2 Baylor used a big run to pull away for an 83-69 victory over sixth-ranked Texas on Tuesday night. Baylor has won every game this season by at least eight points. Texas was within six points late before Baylor pulled away behind open 3-pointers from Adam Flagler and Mitchell. Andrew Jones scored a career-high 25 points for the Longhorns.
— Luka Garza scored 27 points to reach another milestone and Iowa beat Michigan State 84-78. Garza, the nation’s leading scorer, became the second 2,000-point scorer in program history. Garza, who has 2,009 points, is 107 points behind all-time leading scorer Roy Marble. Aaron Henry led Michigan State with 24 points. Joshua Langford had 15 points.
— Devontae Shuler scored 15 points and fueled a second-half rally as Mississippi beat Tennessee 52-50, the Rebels’ first win over a ranked team in more than two years. Ole Miss rallied from an 11-point first-half deficit and then withstood a late challenge by the Volunteers to stop a two-game skid. Yves Pons led the Vols with 13 points.
— Taz Sherman hit two free throws with 6.4 seconds remaining and finished with 18 points as West Virginia held on to beat Iowa State 76-72. Sherman was 5 of 7 from the floor and made 7 of 8 shots from the line to lead the Mountaineers. Solomon Young returned after missing two games due to COVID-related issues and scored 15 points. Tyler Harris also scored 15 points for Iowa State.
— Christian Braun hit four 3-pointers and scored 18 points, half of them during an 18-3 charge midway through the second half, and Kansas rolled past Kansas State 74-51.David McCormack also had 18 points and Ochai Agbaji added 15 for the Jayhawks, who had lost four of their previous five games. Kansas improved to 200-94 against the Wildcats, the most wins by any Division I school over another in men’s college hoops. The Jayhawks have won 15 consecutive games against their longtime rivals in Allen Fieldhouse.
— Eric Ayala made two free throws with three seconds left, and Maryland scored the final six points to rally past Purdue 61-60, ruining the Boilermakers’ season debut in the Top 25. Aaron Wiggins had 18 points and 11 rebounds for Maryland and Ayala scored 16. The Terps went 8 for 13 from beyond the arc in the second half after going 1 for 12 from long range over the first 20 minutes. Trevion Williams had 23 points and 11 rebounds for the Boilermakers, whose three-game road winning streak ended.
MLB-NEWS
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Grant Jackson, the winning pitcher in Game 7 of the 1979 World Series for the Pittsburgh Pirates, has died from COVID-19 complications. He was 78.
Jackson was a reliable left-hander for 18 seasons in the majors. He was 86-75 with 79 saves and a 3.46 ERA in 692 games from 1965-82. He was 3-0 with a 2.55 ERA in 13 postseason appearances. Jackson was an NL All-Star in 1969 with pitched in the World Series with Baltimore in 1971, the New York Yankees in 1976 and the ’79 Pirates.
In that 1979 Game 7, Jackson entered in the fifth inning with the Pirates trailing Baltimore 1-0. He pitched 2 2/3 hitless innings at Memorial Stadium and was replaced by Kent Tekulve in the eighth with Pittsburgh ahead 2-1. Pittsburgh won 4-1, completing a comeback from a deficit of three games to one.
— Two-time All-Star pitcher Chris Archer has agreed to rejoin the Tampa Bay Rays on a $6.5 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. The 32-year-old right-hander, an All-Star with the Rays in 2015 and 2017, is expected to get an opportunity to compete for a spot in the starting rotation for the defending AL champions. Archer went 54-68 with a 3.69 ERA in seven seasons with the Rays, who traded him to Pittsburgh in July 2018. He missed the pandemic-shortened 2020 season after undergoing thoracic outlet surgery.
— The San Diego Padres have promoted general manager A.J. Preller to president of baseball operations and extended his contract through the 2026 season. The Padres also promoted Erik Greupner from president of business operations to CEO and extended his contract through 2026. Preller has rebuilt the Padres into a playoff team. They ended a 13-year postseason drought in 2020, beating the St. Louis Cardinals in a wild card series before losing to the rival Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Division Series.
— Pitching coach Mickey Callaway has been suspended by the Los Angeles Angels after allegations of inappropriate behavior toward several women who work in sports media. The Angels announced their decision a day after the allegations against the former New York Mets manager appeared in a report by The Athletic. Angels spokesperson Marie Garvey says the team “will work closely with MLB to conduct a full investigation.” The five women who spoke to The Athletic on condition of anonymity gave detailed accounts of multiple instances of aggressive, inappropriate acts by Callaway over five years while he was employed by three teams.
— Former major leaguer Denard Span has been hired by the Tampa Bay Rays as a special assistant in baseball operations. The 36-year-old native of Tampa batted .281 with 71 homers and 490 RBIs over 11 seasons with the Rays, Minnesota Twins, Washington Nationals, San Francisco Giants and Seattle Mariners. He’s among six new additions to Tampa Bay’s baseball operations department.
— The Red Sox have used a platoon of players at second base over the past three seasons since Dustin Pedroia’s major league future was disrupted by a knee injury in 2017. A day after the four-time All-Star and four-time Gold Glove winner announced he’d end his attempts to return and retire, his former team officially began the process of moving on. The Red Sox announced the signing of Enrique Hernández, a 29-year-old who arrives fresh off contributing to the Dodgers’ World Series title during last year’s pandemic-shortened season.
AMERICUP BASKETBALL-ROSTER
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — USA Basketball has finalized the 14-player roster for the final round of AmeriCup qualifying later this month, a group led by NBA All-Stars Joe Johnson and Isaiah Thomas.
Both Johnson and Thomas have past USA Basketball experience as well. Johnson was a member of the U.S. team that won the bronze medal at the 2006 World Cup. Thomas was a member of the 2018 USA Basketball Men’s National Team. The roster includes five other players with NBA regular-season experience: Josh Boone, Treveon Graham, James Nunnally, Dakota Mathias and Jordan Sibert. Mathias played in eight games with Philadelphia this season.
Also on the team that will compete in San Juan, Puerto Rico are Paul Atkinson, Cat Barber, Chris Daniels, Will Davis II, KJ Feagi, Ra’Shad James and Tre’Shawn Thurman. ormer Milwaukee Bucks coach and longtime NBA assistant Joe Prunty will coach the squad, with Othella Harrington and Yale coach James Jones on his staff.
OLYMPICS-BASKETBALL DRAWS
UNDATED (AP) — USA Basketball won’t have to wait long for intrigue at the Tokyo Olympics. The U.S. men will face France in its group opener and the U.S. women were placed in the same group as host Japan when the draw for the rescheduled Tokyo Games was held Tuesday.
The U.S. men will also face Iran and the winner of the qualifying tournament in Canada as its other Group A rivals.
The last time the Americans played France was in 2019 in the quarterfinals of the Basketball World Cup in China. France prevailed to end the U.S. medal hopes. The U.S. men are seeking a fourth consecutive gold medal.
The Tokyo Games open July 23, one day after the NBA says is the last possible date for this season’s NBA Finals. USA Basketball’s roster won’t likely be finalized until June at the earliest and will undoubtedly hinge on how deep some players like LeBron James go into the postseason.
BEJING-BOYCOTT LETTER
TOKYO (AP) — A coalition of 180 rights group is calling for boycott of next year’s Beijing Winter Olympics tied to reported human rights abuses in China. The games are to open on February 4, 2022. The coalition is made up of groups representing Tibetans, Uighurs, Inner Mongolians and others. The group has issued an open letter to governments calling for a boycott of the Olympics to “to ensure they are not used to embolden the Chinese government’s appalling rights abuses and crackdowns on dissent.” Rights groups have previously asked the International Olympic Committee to move the games from China.
Federer said he could play one more event after Doha and then focus on the clay-court season. His main targets are Wimbledon, the Tokyo Olympics and, after he turns 40, the U.S. Open.
SPORTS BETTING-SUPER BOWL
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Here’s one more thing the coronavirus pandemic has ruined for at least some people: betting on the Super Bowl.
The American Gaming Association, the gambling industry’s national trade group, released a report Tuesday predicting that the number of people planning to make a bet on the big game will decrease this year. That’s largely because many people still haven’t returned to work settings, where office pools and squares pools are often circulated and filled out, as well as because fewer people are planning to make bets at in-person sports books, including casinos and horse tracks.
But at the same time, the report predicts that the rapid growth of legal sports betting in the U.S. should easily smash records in terms of the amount wagered online — the manner in which most sports bets are made. The AGA report says 23.2 million Americans plan to bet on the game that pits defending champions Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs against Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. That would be a decline of 12% from last year’s levels.
It says the $4.3 billion they are projected to wager, both legally and otherwise, would be down 38% from last year’s Super Bowl.
But it also forecast a record 7.6 million Americans betting with online sportsbooks, up 63% from last year.
In world and national news…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and the first lady are among those who have paid their respects to slain Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick as he lay in honor in the U.S. Capitol. Sicknick’s colleagues and the lawmakers he protected are honoring him for his actions during the violent attack on Congress that cost him his life. The officer was injured Jan. 6 when a mob besieged the Capitol, dying the next day. Following a viewing period overnight for Capitol Police officers, lawmakers are set to to pay tribute at a ceremony Wednesday morning. Sicknick will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery.
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has met with hard-right congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. Their session on Tuesday night came as Republicans wrestled over how to handle a bipartisan outcry over her embrace of outlandish conspiracy theories like suggestions that mass shootings at the nation’s schools were staged. Aides to McCarthy and Greene offered no immediate comment after the two spent around 90 minutes together in his Capitol office. The GOP is facing unrest from opposing ends of the Republican spectrum over Greene and congresswoman Liz Cheney, who voted to impeach President Donald Trump. Both situations underscore GOP fissures as the party seeks its pathway without Trump.
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China has announced a plan to provide 10 million coronavirus vaccine doses to developing nations through the global COVAX initiative. Its Foreign Ministry says China is responding to a request from the World Health Organization as developing countries seek to fill shortages predicted to run through March. Beijing called it an important policy decision to ensure equitable distribution of vaccines and to promote international cooperation in the fight against the pandemic. The ministry says WHO is in the process of approving Chinese vaccines for emergency use. COVAX has secured only a fraction of the 2 billion doses it hopes to buy in 2021. Pfizer last month committed to supply up to 40 million doses, and AstraZeneca has contributed 150 million doses.
LONDON (AP) — U.K.-based drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline and Germany’s CureVac say they plan to collaborate to develop new vaccines that can targeting emerging variants of COVID-19. The announcement comes as public health experts around the world raise concerns about mutations in the virus that may make existing vaccines less effective. The companies said in a statement Wednesday that “the increase in emerging variants with the potential to reduce the efficacy of first generation COVID-19 vaccines requires acceleration of efforts to develop vaccines against new variants to keep one step ahead of the pandemic.”
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed a second spate of orders to undo his predecessor’s immigration policies, demonstrating the powers of the White House and its limitations without support from Congress. His orders on family separation, border security and legal immigration bring to nine the number of executive actions on immigration during his first two weeks in office. With proposed legislation to give legal status and a path to citizenship to all of the estimated 11 million people in the country who don’t have it, Biden has quickly taken aim at many of former President Donald Trump’s sweeping changes to deter immigration, both legal and illegal.
WUHAN, China (AP) — World Health Organization investigators have visited a research center in the central Chinese city of Wuhan that has been the subject of speculation about the origins of the coronavirus. The Wuhan Institute of Virology has extensive virus samples, leading to unproven allegations that it may have caused the original outbreak by leaking the virus into the surrounding community. China has strongly denied that possibility and has promoted unproven theories that the virus may have originated elsewhere. Over six days, the WHO team that includes experts from 10 nations has visited hospitals, research institutes and a traditional market tied to the original outbreak.
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese police have arrested more than 80 suspected members of a criminal group that was manufacturing and selling fake COVID-19 vaccines, including to other countries. State media say police in Beijing and in Jiangsu and Shandong provinces broke up the group led by a suspect surnamed Kong that was producing the fake vaccines, which consisted of a simple saline solution. The vaccines were sold in China and to other countries, although it was unclear which ones. State media say the group had been active since last September.
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats say the Senate should convict former President Donald Trump and bar him from office because he endangered the lives of all members of Congress when he aimed a mob of supporters “like a loaded cannon” at the U.S. Capitol last month. Trump’s lawyers deny that he incited rioters and call the upcoming Senate trial unconstitutional. Both sides filed their legal briefs Tuesday in advance of next week’s trial. The Democrats forcefully linked Trump’s baseless efforts to overturn the results of the presidential election to the deadly riot at the Capitol, saying he bears “unmistakable” blame. Trump’s lawyers rejected those charges and said the Senate can’t put him on trial now that he has left the White House.
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