– Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Feb 10

CSi Weather…

…WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SUNDAY…FEB 14

* WHAT…Dangerous wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as
40 below zero.

* WHERE…Much of western and central North Dakota. This includes
the Tribal Lands of the MHA Nation and the Standing Rock Sioux
Nation…Portions of central, north central, northwest and west
central Minnesota and southeast North Dakota.

* WHEN…Until noon CST /11 AM MST/ Sunday.

* IMPACTS…The dangerously cold wind chills could cause
frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…The coldest wind chills will come at
night and during the morning hours.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a
hat, and gloves.

Forecast…

REST OF TODAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 5 below. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Wind chills around 35 below.

.TONIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows around 15 below. Northwest

winds 5 to 10 mph. Wind chills around 35 below.

.THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs around 5 below. Northwest winds

around 10 mph. Wind chills around 30 below.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing.

Lows around 20 below. Northwest winds around 10 mph.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 5 below. Northwest winds

around 10 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 20 below.

.SATURDAY…Partly sunny. Highs around 10 below.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 25 below.

.SUNDAY…Sunny. Highs around 5 below.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows around 15 below.

.WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs zero to 5 above.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows around 10 below.

.TUESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs 5 to 10 above.

Jamestown ( Central Valley Health) CVHD Anticipates to Provide Over 700 Vaccinations this week.
This week, Central Valley Health District (CVHD) received a large number of COVID-19
vaccine doses and began providing vaccinations in the community on Tuesday. Unit Adminstrator, Robin Iszler says, “We have scheduled several vaccination clinics this week.”
CVHD has been using a list based from the online Vaccine Interest Survey to contact those
interested in being vaccinated. CVHD has completed contacting those on the list who are 75 and
older and are now into the list of those 65-75 with underlying health conditions.
In past weeks, CVHD was contacting interested community members who were 75 and older by
phone call and they will now be shifting vaccination appointment efforts to online registration.
Robin adds, “It will be much more efficient use of time if people now register themselves for appointments and clinics when they are available.” The online registration system, called PrepMod, also has the ability to send out reminders and registration links when it is time for the second dose.
As CVHD is shifting into the next priority group, including those 65-74 with 2 or more
underlying health conditions, they have provided a link via email to those who were on the list
for the clinics planned for Wednesday and Thursday this week. Robin says, “We want to public to know we
will no longer call them, we will email links for those on the current list.”
At this time, the online Vaccine Interest Survey has been closed. Moving forward, the new
online registration will be used now to sign those up interested for vaccinations when vaccine is
available. CVHD will be announcing when those registration links are available. CVHD
anticipates that more vaccine will continue to arrive weekly for vaccination clinics and those
eligible will be able to register for an appointment. She says “We want to establish more of a routine
schedule so that the public knows and can plan for vaccinations. Up until now the vaccine has
been limited, but more vaccine is being allocated to North Dakota and that is helping us move
through the priority groups more quickly.”
For the most up-to-date information on upcoming vaccination clinics, follow Central Valley
Health District on Facebook or monitor the website at www.centralvalleyhealth.org.

Jamestown, ND (Central Valley Health Facebook) This week’s Rapid (antigen) COVID testing schedule in Jamestown:

11am – noon Weds Feb 10 in FOYER of Civic Center
11am – noon Thurs Feb 11 at Civic Center

Rapid (antigen) testing will be conducted on all participants upon entry. For those who test negative on the rapid test, a confirmatory PCR test will be available if you choose to do so. Pre-registration is required prior to entry at https://testreg.nd.gov if you have not registered in the past.

Valley CCHD Free COVID-19 testing events for the VCSU and Valley City communities will be held this week again Wednesday and Friday, Feb 10, and 12, from 1-2 p.m. at the W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse, “The Bubble”. Rapid testing events will be held. Each day request if you would like either the BiNax Rapid testing or the PCR test.

These are WALK-IN testing events. Colder temperatures have moved operations indoors. If you wish to be tested, please park your vehicle and enter through the west entrance. Handicap parking spaces and access are available at the east entrance. Preregistration at testreg.nd.gov is encouraged; one only needs to register once.

Administrator, Theresa Will says, the Week of February 7, about 200 more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine is expected to arrive in Valley City, and the next week an undetermined amount of vaccine is expected to arrive.

Valley City (CCHD) City County Health in Valley City has announced, more vaccination clinics.

City-County Health District will begin to vaccinate people with the COVID-19 vaccine who are 75 and older, and those 65 and older with chronic health conditions.

February 10, 2021

8-a.m., to 10:45- a.m.

February 11

3:15-p.m. to 6-p.m.

Several healthcare providers and pharmacies are also getting more COVID-19 vaccine doses next week in Valley City. Call your pharmacy or healthcare provider to make an appointment.

City-County Health District, Administrator, Theresa Will says over 17-hundred vaccine doses have been administered since they started vaccinating residents, but some of those include second dose vaccines.

She encourages those without a computer to call the city county health district office to get placed on a standby list. Or get registered at CityCountyHealth.org and click on “COVID-19 Vaccine Extra Dose List”

COVID- 19 Stats…

NDDoH

Posted Tues Feb 9 at 11am.

Barnes:

New Positives +1

Total Positives 1281

Active 3

Recovered 1243

Stutsman

New Positives +4

Total Positives 3257

Active 18

Recovered 3156

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

87,401 – Residents who received at least one dose of vaccine

137,470 – Total COVID-19 vaccine doses administered

3,403 – Total Tests from yesterday*

1,563,458 – Total tests completed since the pandemic began

99 – Positive Individuals from yesterday*****

42 PCR Tests | 57 Antigen Tests
98,175 Total positive individuals since the pandemic began

3.48% – Daily Positivity Rate**

734 – Total Active Cases

-31 Individuals from yesterday

101 – with a recovery date of yesterday****

96,014 Total recovered since the pandemic began

37 – Currently Hospitalized  

-3 Individuals from yesterday

2 – New Deaths*** (1,427 total deaths since the pandemic began)

Note: Two previously reported deaths from Cass County and one from Golden Valley County were incorrectly reported and have been removed from the total.

INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19

Woman in her 80s from Cass County.
Woman in her 90s from Ward County.

COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED TUESDAY

Barnes County – 1
Bottineau Couny– 1
Bowman County – 3
Burleigh County – 11
Cass County – 29
Grand Forks County – 9
LaMoureCounty – 1
McKenzie County – 1
McLean County – 3
Mercer County – 2
Morton County – 2
Mountrail County – 1
Nelson County – 1
Pembina County – 4
Pierce County – 1
Ramsey County – 2
Richland County – 1
Rolette County – 5
Stark County – 3
Stutsman County – 4
TraillCounty – 1
Walsh County – 2
Ward County – 4
Williams County – 7

* 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.

Valley City (CSi) Valley City Police continue their investigation into thefts.

Police Chief Phil Hatcher reports, the theft of an undisclosed sum of cash from the Valley City Town and Country Club on Wednesday, February 3rd.

On Monday this week, a number of tools were taken from a motor vehicle in the 300 Block of Valley Drive. Also reported was a backpack taken from a vehicle in the 800 Block of 11th Street. NW in Valley City.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corporation (JSDC) has plans to meet in person for the Annual Meeting, possibly in late May this year, depending on the status of the COVID-19 pandemic.

On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, JSDC Business Development Director, Corry Shevlin said, if an in person meeting is not possible, it will be held virtually. Later this year, other JSDC meetings may be held in person as well, again, based on the COVID-19 pandemic conditions.

In other business, Corry said the JSDC Board approved an Flex Pace request by Advantage Propertied, doing business as Advantage Electric. He said the business’ plans include demolition and construction of a new building. The request approval now goes to the City of Jamestown and Stutsman County for approval.

The JSDC Board also heard a report from Jamestown Tourism Director, Searle Swedlund, as the board reviewed tourism’s Grant Program, as Searle said Tourism continues to hear and make grant requests this year.

Jamestown (Chamber) Members of the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassador Committee and the Young Professionals of Jamestown presented the Customer Service Award for January to Danelle Roen for her outstanding customer service. The chamber honors individuals who demonstrate a consistent commitment to delivering products or services that satisfy customers by exceeding their requirements or expectations.

Her nomination said, “My mom has hired Danelle on several occasions over the last few years and has always beamed at the professional job Danelle and her crew does. Earlier this year, Danelle volunteered her time in doing yard work for numerous citizens in the community, those citizens who needed a little pick me up or were in need of a little extra help. My mother has some health conditions and has been quarantined since March, so Danelle took care of her Spring yard clean up just because she could. To pick up those who could use a little extra sunshine in their day, is just plain award worthy.”

Congratulations to Danelle. Customer Service Award nomination forms are available at the Chamber office and on their website at www.jamestownchamber.com or call 701-252-4830.

Jamestown (CSi) Organizers of the Annual Runnin O’ The Green report the 42^nd running has been tentatively scheduled for April 17, 2021.

When the running was cancelled in 2020 due to health concerns with the COVID-19 pandemic, a committee was formed to reset the running for 2021, saying, “The longtime event has raised thousands of dollars for Elks Camp Grassick and local cancer patients in the last 41 years. The committee encourages participants to follow their Facebook page for further updates on registration, guidelines, and more. The pandemic is still here and with hopes of scheduling at a later date won’t jeopardize any decision making to postpone or cancel as we did in 2020. The health & safety for all is first priority.”

Valley City (VCSU) – Valley City State University has set spring enrollment records for the sixth consecutive year, according to official spring term 2021 numbers released Tuesday by the university.

VCSU reports a total headcount of 1,632 students this spring, including 1,501 undergraduates and 131 graduate students. Both the total headcount and undergraduate headcount are spring enrollment records, surpassing the previous highs of 1,622 and 1,491 set last year.

The full-time equivalent (FTE) of 1,119 students announced Tuesday is also a new record for the spring.

“This is absolutely tremendous news,” said VCSU President Alan LaFave. “Our entire campus community has played a role in achieving this milestone. We are very excited that students, together with their families, continue to trust Valley City State University for their education. This is validation for the work our campus continues to do in providing an outstanding college experience.”

Over the past decade, VCSU’s total headcount in the spring semester has increased by 25 percent, growing from 1,306 students in 2012 to 1,632 students this spring. Likewise, VCSU has set fall enrollment records for the past six years.

Valley City State University has been named a U.S. News and World Report “Best College” for 23 consecutive years. In the latest analysis, VCSU was ranked the No. 4 public regional college in the Midwest.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge agreed to push back a hearing about whether the Dakota Access oil pipeline should be allowed to continue operating without a key permit while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts an environmental review on the project. The Corps filed a motion Monday to postpone the Wednesday hearing in order to allow Biden administration officials more time to familiarize themselves with the case. The Standing Rock Sioux Reservation filed a lawsuit in 2016 in an attempt to stop construction of the pipeline, which began operating in 2017. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg reset the hearing for April 9. Neither the tribes nor Texas-based Energy Transfer, which owns the pipeline, objected to the delay.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota legislative panel has refused to endorse legislation to raise the state’s cigarette tax. The bipartisan bill seeks to raise the tax on cigarettes from 44 cents to $1 a pack. The House Finance and Taxation Committee gave a “do-not-pass” recommendation to the bill Tuesday. Backers of the legislation believe raising the tax will discourage tobacco use and lower health care costs. Opponents have successfully fought off several attempts to raise the state’s tobacco tax since it was last levied in 1993. They argue it punishes retailers and unfairly targets low-income North Dakotans.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Bismarck Public Schools has updated an existing tolerance policy after a student asked for the Confederate flag to be banned. Marianna Miller, a 16-year-old Black student, earlier told school board members that the flag should be banned because it causes distractions to the learning environment and makes some people feel uncomfortable. Miller cited a recent incident in which a white student wearing a piece of clothing with the Confederate flag was confronted by another white student. The amended policy allows teachers and staff to be more proactive in prohibiting items that can be disruptive, including clothing, symbols and messages that promote intolerance or hate.

WASHBURN, N.D. (AP) — Two men accused in a construction fraud scheme in McLean County have each been sentenced to 15 months in prison and have paid more than $700,000 in restitution. Fifty-six-year-old Bartley Gorman Jr. and 27-year-old Sean Gorman, both of Minot, pleaded guilty to criminal charges, including exploitation of a vulnerable adult and construction fraud. An affidavit filed in McLean County says the two men “victimized elderly or vulnerable people using residential construction fraud.” A court affidavit says the two men are part of a crime ring known as Travelers, Irish Travelers and several other names and concentrated their efforts on construction scams in the rural areas of oil-producing North Dakota counties.

LAKE HATTIE TOWNSHIP, Minn. (AP) — Co-workers were able to save a man after the logging machine he was operating broke through some ice at a remote site in northern Minnesota. The Hubbard County Sheriff’s Office says Roy Davis was trapped inside the cab of the machine as it flooded with water from a swamp in Lake Hattie Township Saturday. Davis was unable to get out of the cab because mud and ice blocked his way. A co-worker used an excavator to dig around the machine to free him. He was taken by air to a hospital and treated for hypothermia.

In sports…

Tuesday

High School

BOY’S HOCKEY

Jamestown 2, Mandan 1

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL=

Jamestown 74, Bismarck Century 67, OT

Fargo Shanley 75, Valley City 49

Oakes 65 Carrington 31

Barnes County North 47, Griggs Central/Midkota Co-op 42

Benson County 55, Dakota Prairie 42

Bishop Ryan 76, Westhope-Newburg 59

Bismarck St. Mary’s 80, Watford City 37

Bottineau 64, Glenburn 46

Bowman County 89, Baker, Mont. 48

Central McLean 78, Center-Stanton 33

Dunseith 91, Rolla 50

Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 58, LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 46

Enderlin 75, Central Cass 57

Fargo North 81, Devils Lake 57

Flasher 71, New Salem-Almont 52

Four Winds/Minnewaukan 77, Rugby 66

Garrison 52, Lewis & Clark/Berthold/North Shore Plaza Co-op 48

Glen Ullin-Hebron 85, Beach 72

Grafton/St. Thomas 75, Park River-Fordville/Lankin 29

Hankinson 66, Richland 51

Heart River 64, New England 53

Hettinger/Scranton 51, Killdeer 46

Langdon-Edmore-Munich 75, Rolette-Wolford 28

Larimore 51, Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 49

Mandan 79, Dickinson 47

Medina-Pingree-Buchanan 55, Napoleon/Gackle-Streeter 44

Midway-Minto 52, Drayton/Valley-Edinburg 39

Minot 67, Bismarck Legacy 65

Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 58, Kenmare 18

Mott-Regent 43, Dickinson Trinity 42, OT

Nedrose 72, Surrey 65

New Rockford-Sheyenne 56, Hatton 55

North Border 63, May Port CG 40

North Star 65, St. John 51

Northern Cass 75, Tri-State 50

Oak Grove Lutheran 66, Sargent County 58

Our Redeemer’s 74, Trinity Christian 52

Powers Lake 61, Burke County 50

Ray 47, Tioga 41

Sheyenne 73, Fargo South 65

Stanley 77, New Town 35

Strasburg-Zeeland 79, South Border 36

Thompson 65, Cavalier 39

Wahpeton 92, Grand Forks Red River 90

Washburn 60, Grant County 34

West Fargo 87, Grand Forks Central 48

White Shield 73, Parshall 70

Wilton-Wing 70, Standing Rock 56

Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 61, Maple Valley 42

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=

Bismarck Century 79, Jamestown 52

Fargo Shanley 67 Valley City 40

Bismarck Legacy 72, Minot 68

Devils Lake 73, Fargo North 27

Dickinson Trinity 48, Bowman County 34

Grafton/St. Thomas 83, Park River-Fordville/Lankin 14

Grand Forks Red River 69, Wahpeton 34

Hatton-Northwood 64, Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 34

Mandan 68, Dickinson 34

Midway-Minto 59, Drayton/Valley-Edinburg 36

Oak Grove Lutheran 43, Hillsboro/Central Valley 21

Richland 65, Hankinson 31

Sheyenne 80, Fargo South 68

Turtle Mountain 70, Williston 34

Watford City 63, Bismarck St. Mary’s 36

West Fargo 86, Grand Forks Central 36

(AP) – USA Hockey’s twin-sister Lamoureux tandem is retiring after 14 years of international competition.

Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux-Morando made the announcement in an article published on The Players’ Tribune website.

The 31-year-olds are from Grand Forks, North Dakota, and punctuated their careers by playing key roles in helping the United States win gold at the Pyeongchang Olympics.

Together, they were part of USA teams that also won six world championships and two Olympic silvers. Both took time off to give birth to sons following the 2018 Winter Games.

Jamestown (UJ) The University of Jamestown softball team opens its 2021 season Wednesday with a pair of games against NCAA Division II competition in West St. Paul, Minn.

At 11:15 a.m., the Jimmies face Bemidji State University, then will take on Minnesota-Crookston at 1:30 p.m.

The next three weekends have UJ playing at the Presentation Dome Tournament in Aberdeen, S.D.

NBA…

— The Pelicans ran their winning streak to four games as Josh Hart had 20 points and a career-high 17 rebounds in a 130-101 rout of the Rockets. Brandon Ingram scored 22 and Zion Williamson added 20 points, seven assists and five rebounds despite being limited to 20 minutes on the court due to early foul trouble.

UNDATED (AP) — The Utah Jazz have continued one of the most torrid stretches in team history.

Donovan Mitchell poured in 36 points and had nine assists as the Jazz picked up their fifth straight win, 122-108 over the Celtics. Joe Ingles scored a season-high 24 points and added six assists for the Jazz, while Rudy Gobert chipped in 18 points and 12 rebounds in Utah’s 16th victory in 17 games.

Ingles and Mitchell combined for three 3-pointers in a game-ending, 14-4 run to help Utah improve to an NBA-best 20-5.

Jaylen Brown scored 33 points and Jayson Tatum added 23 in Boston’s third loss in four games.

Checking out Tuesday’s other NBA action:

— Joel Embiid (joh-EHL’ ehm-BEED’) delivered 25 points and 17 rebounds for the 76ers in their sixth win in seven games, 119-111 at Sacramento. Tobias Harris and Seth Curry each added 22 points and the Sixers used a 10-0 run to take control of the game in the fourth quarter.

— The Pistons ended a four-game losing streak as Jeremi Grant equaled a career high with 32 points in a 122-111 downing of the Nets. Detroit shot 66.7% from the field in the first quarter and led by 20 in the second.

— Stephen Curry scored 32 points and the Warriors snapped the Spurs’ three-game winning streak with a 114-91 trouncing at San Antonio. Eric Paschall (PAS’-kul) had 15 points and Andrew Wiggins added 14 in Golden State’s first win at San Antonio in six tries.

— Jimmy Butler finishing with a game-high 26 points and the Heat beat New York 98-96 to finish off a sweep of a home-and-home series. Bam Adebayo (ad-eh-BY’-oh) finished with 19 points after he and Butler provided most of Miami’s points in the second half.

— Damian Lillard scored 36 points and the Trail Blazers extended their winning streak over the Magic to eight games with a 106-97 victory Tuesday night. Carmelo Anthony added a season-high 23 points for Portland, including five 3-pointers.

KOBE BRYANT CRASH

Feds blame pilot in Kobe Bryant crash

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pilot error has been determined to be the cause of a helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight others last year.

The National Transportation Safety Board said poor visibility because of thick fog north of Los Angeles probably led pilot Ara Zobayan to become disoriented. The NTSB said Zobayan thought he was climbing when the craft was plunging toward a Southern California hillside.

Zobayan frequently flew Bryant. Investigators say he ignored his training and violated federal regulations.

NBA-NEWS

— Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley has been sentenced to 120 days in jail after pleading guilty to a felony charge of threats of violence. He was arrested for pointing a rifle at a family outside his home last fall. The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office announced Beasley can serve his stay in the workhouse after the conclusion of his NBA season.
No anthem at Mavs home games

UNDATED (AP) — Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says he decided before this season began not to play the national anthem before the team’s home games.

The Mavericks played their first 10 regular-season home games without fans. The club had fans for the first time in Monday’s 127-122 win over Minnesota.

Cuban didn’t elaborate on his decision not to play the anthem, saying nobody had noticed.

TOP 25 MEN’S BASKETBALL..

— Sean McNeil scored a career-high 26 points and 14th-ranked West Virginia finished a regular-season sweep of No. 7 Texas Tech with an 82-71 victory over the Red Raiders. McBride scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half and the Mountaineers ended a four-game skid at Lubbock.
UNDATED (AP) — No. 11 Alabama was barely able to avoid a second straight SEC loss.

John Petty Jr. scored 20 points and Jahvon Quinerly (KWIHN’-ur-lee) added 13 as the Crimson Tide got past South Carolina, 81-78. Petty also provided a team-high eight rebounds in his first 20-point performance in six games.

The Gamecocks had a chance to tie it late, but they settled for Justin Minaya’s two-pointer with two seconds left instead of going for a three.

AJ Lawson finished with 21 points and Minaya had 15 for South Carolina.

Also in Tuesday’s top-25 schedule:

— Andrew Jones scored 24 points and No. 13 Texas snapped a three-game slide by holding off Kansas State, 80-77. Greg Brown added 17 points and Courtney Ramey had 14 for the 12-5 Longhorns.

— Christian Bishop scored 17 points and No. 19 Creighton capitalized on Georgetown’s worst shooting performance in a decade while rolling to a 63-48 win The Bluejays never trailed and led by as many as 24 points as the Hoyas shot 27% for the game.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-COLLEGE BASKETBALL

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Big Ten officials have decided to move next month’s men’s basketball tournament from Chicago to Indianapolis. Games will be played March 10-14 at Lucas Oil Stadium, which also will be the site of this year’s Final Four. The Big Ten women’s tournament will be held the same week just a few blocks away at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

The conference says the moves were necessary for several reasons surrounding health and safety concerns because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In other college basketball developments:

— Howard University has canceled the rest of its men’s basketball season almost two months since playing just its fifth game. The school said the decision was made out of an abundance of caution because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Howard went 1-4 and last played Dec. 18.

NHL..

UNDATED (AP) — The Florida Panthers gained some revenge on Tuesday, two days after the Detroit Red Wings pinned them with their first regulation loss of the season.

Sergei Bobrovsky (boh-BRAHV’-skee) made 31 saves and Patric Hornqvist was credited with the eventual winning goal in the Panthers’ 2-1 victory over the Red Wings. Hornqvist’s winner and came on a power play when a shot by Aaron Ekblad deflected off his shoulder and over the head of Thomas Greiss (grys).

Hornqvist also assisted on Alex Wennberg’s goal as Florida improved to 7-1-2.

Detroit has dropped nine of 10, with the lone win coming Sunday in Florida.

Elsewhere on NHL ice:

— The Lightning have a six-game winning streak after Steven Stamkos furnished two goals and an assist in a 6-1 pounding of the Predators. Mathieu Joseph scored twice and Andrei Vasilevskiy (va-sih-LEHV’-skee) made 32 saves to help Tampa Bay beat Nashville for the fourth time in 11 days.

— Zach Whitecloud scored the first game-winning goal of his career late in the third period to lift the Golden Knights over the Ducks, 5-4. Chandler Stephenson had a goal and an assist as Vegas improved to 7-0-1 at home.

— The Blackhawks pulled out a 2-1 win over the Stars on Pius Suter’s (pyoos SOO’-turz) goal 2:15 into overtime. Mattias Janmark also scored for Chicago, which is 6-1-4 in its last 11 games.

— Logan Couture (koo-TOOR’) scored once in regulation and again in a shootout as the Sharks dumped the Kings, 4-3. Dustin Brown had two goals and an assist for the Kings, who led until Evander Kane tallied with 44.3 seconds left in the third period.

— Goals by defensemen Darnell Nurse, Evan Bouchard and Tyson Barrie lifted the Oilers to a 3-2 win against the Senators. The blueliners picked up the scoring slack while Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl (DRY’-sy-tul) each ended 10-game point streaks.

— Elias (eh-LEE’-uhs) Lindholm scored a power-play goal with 1:42 to go, leading the Flames to a 3-2 win over the Jets. Andrew Mangiapane (mahn-juh-PAN’-ee) and Byron Froese (frohz) also scored to back Jacob Markstrom’s 25-save effort.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-NHL

COVID concerns force another NHL postponement

WASHINGTON (AP) — Coronavirus problems continue to affect NHL teams across the United States.

The league postponed last night’s Flyers-Capitals game in Washington because of COVID-19-related issues with Philadelphia. It’s the 34th game postponed so far this season, which is roughly a quarter of the way through.

Philadelphia’s upcoming games against New Jersey and Washington’s at Buffalo scheduled for Thursday and Saturday were already postponed because of breakouts on the Devils and Sabres.

NHL-NEWS

Pens hire Hextall, Burke

UNDATED (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins are under new management.

The team has hired Ron Hextall as general manager and veteran NHL executive Brian Burke as president of hockey operations.

Hextall previously was GM of the Flyers. He replaces Hall of Famer Jim Rutherford, who resigned abruptly two weeks ago.

— Blue Jackets center Mikko Koivu (MEE’-koh KOY’-voo) has decided to retire in the midst of his 16th NHL season, saying he couldn’t elevate his level of play. He spent the first 10 days of the season on the COVID-19 list and then had a goal and an assist in seven games with the Blue Jackets.

NFL-OBIT-SCHOTTENHEIMER

Former coach Marty Schottenheimer dead at 77

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The longtime NFL coach Marty Schottenheimer has died at 77.

Family friend and former Kansas City Chiefs publicist Bob Moore says Schottenheimer died Monday night in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2014 and was moved to a hospice Jan. 30.

Schottenheimer won 200 regular-season games with four NFL teams thanks to his “Martyball” brand of smash-mouth football but fell short in the playoffs. He was the eighth-winningest coach in NFL history. He coached for 21 seasons with Cleveland, Kansas City, Washington and San Diego.

NFL-CHIEFS-MAHOMES

Mahomes to have toe surgery

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes will have surgery this week on the turf toe injury he suffered in the playoffs. That likely will sideline him for the start of the offseason program but ensure he’ll be ready well before training camp.

SUPER BOWL-RATINGS

Super Bowl had smallest TV audience since 2006

NEW YORK (AP) — Sunday’s Super Bowl between Tampa Bay and Kansas City had the smallest television audience for the big game since 2006.

Nielsen estimated that 92 million people watched and CBS said the total audience swelled to 96.4 million when you add in people who streamed the game. It was nowhere near the 2015 record of 114.4 million viewers.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MLB PROTOCOLS

MLB players to wear electronic tracers, face discipline

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has updated its protocols to quell the coronavirus pandemic.

Players, on-field staff and non-playing personnel who require access to ballparks must wear electronic tracing devices from the start of spring training or face discipline for violations.

MLB and the union extended last year’s experimental use of seven-inning doubleheaders and runners on second base at the start of extra innings. Active rosters will return to 26 from opening day through Aug. 31 and 28 for the rest of the regular season.

MLB-NEWS

Archer back with Rays

UNDATED (AP) — Free agent right-hander Chris Archer has finalized a one-year, $6.5 million contract that reunites him with the Tampa Bay Rays.

The 32-year-old Archer missed all of the pandemic-shortened 2020 season after surgery to relieve symptoms of neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome last June. The two-time AL All-Star is 60-80 with a 3.86 ERA in 212 appearances, including 210 starts.

Elsewhere in the majors:

— A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that infielder Jonathan Villar (vee-AHR’) has agreed to a one-year, $3.55 million package with the Mets. Villar split last season between Miami and Toronto, batting .232 with two homers and 15 RBIs in 185 at-bats.

— Jordan Zimmermann has inked a minor league deal with the Brewers. Zimmermann pitched in just three games for the Tigers last season due to a forearm injury after going 1-13 with a 6.91 ERA in 2019.

— The Angels have signed outfielder Juan Lagares and utilityman Phil Gosselin to minor league deals with invitations to spring training.

TENNIS-AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Serena breezes again

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Serena Williams is looking pretty good at the Australian Open as she seeks her record-tying 24th Grand Slam singles title.

Williams has dropped just five games in two matches following a 6-3 6-0 victory over Serbia’s Nina Stojanovic (stoy-AN’-oh-vihch). Williams had just 11 unforced errors in beating the 99th-ranked Stojanovic.

Other winners in the women’s bracket include two-time major champ Garbine Muguruza (moo-gah-ROO’-thah), American Ann Li and seventh seed Aryna Sabalenka (ah-REE’-nah sa-bah-LEHN’-kah).

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova (kuh-VIH’-toh-vah) has become the second top 10 women’s player to fall in the second round. Shortly after eighth-seeded Bianca Andreescu lost to Hsieh Su-wei, the ninth-seeded Kvitova was beaten by Romania’s Sorana Cirstea 6-4, 1-6, 6-1.

On the men’s side, U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem (teem) has eased through the second round with a 6-4, 6-0, 6-2 win over Dominik Koepfer.

The No. 3-ranked Thiem reached his maiden Grand Slam final here in Australia last year before losing to Novak Djokovic.

Top seeded Novak Djokovic fended off a spirited challenge from Frances Tiafoe in the second round, beating the young American 6-3, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (2), 6-3 in a 3 1/2-hour match.

Eighth seed Diego Schwartzman and Milos Raonic (ROW’-nihch) also reached the third round, but No. 17 Stan Wawrinka (vah-VRIHN’-kah) was ousted in five sets.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-PGA-HAMILTON

Hamilton tests positive, pulls out of Pro-Am

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Ryder Cup captain Padraig Harrington has withdrawn from the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am after testing positive for the coronavirus.

The Irishman is the fifth player this year in six PGA Tour events who had to withdraw because of a positive test. That includes Jim Herman, who tested positive in Florida and did not finish his self-isolation in time to travel to Maui for the Sentry Tournament of Champions.

Meanwhile, Dustin Johnson has pulled out of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am. His manager says Johnson felt he would be better served with a week of rest at home before going to Los Angeles for the Genesis Invitational and then a World Golf Championships event in Florida.

GOLF-LPGA-SORENSTAM

Annika Sorenstam to play first LPGA event in more than a decade

UNDATED (AP) — Annika Sorenstam is returning to the LPGA Tour, at least for one tournament.

The LPGA tweeted that the 50-year-old Sorenstam has committed to play the Gainbridge LPGA in Orlando, Florida, on Feb. 25-28. It would be her first official LPGA event since she retired in 2008, the year she earned the last of her 72 tour victories.

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Opening arguments are set to begin in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. An emotional first day ended Tuesday with the Senate voting to hear the case for convicting the former president of inciting the riot at the U.S. Capitol. On Wednesday, House Democrats prosecuting the case and the former president’s attorneys will lay out their opposing arguments before the senators, who are serving as jurors. The defense lost the vote seeking to halt the trial on constitutional grounds, 56-44. Trump fumed over his lawyers’ performance, and allies were questioning the defense strategy. A highlight of the prosecution case was a video mixing Trump’s remarks with the rioting.

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats muscled past Republicans on major portions of President Joe Biden’s pandemic plan, including a proposed $130 billion in school relief and a gradual increase of the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. Democrats on the Education and Labor Committee say schools won’t be able to reopen safely until they get an infusion of funding to repair ventilation systems, buy protective equipment and take other steps recommended by health officials. The panel met Tuesday to craft its portion of a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package that tracks with Biden’s reopening plan. Republicans say they oppose the legislation.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Teachers Union has approved a deal with the nation’s third-largest school district to get students back to class during the coronavirus pandemic. The union’s roughly 25,000 members announced the vote early Wednesday, ending the possibility of a teacher lockout or strike. The agreement comes after months of negotiations and includes plans for more teacher vaccinations and metrics to allow school closures if COVID-19 infections spike. The first wave of students are due back Thursday. Other students in K-8 will return in the coming weeks for limited classroom instruction. No plans have been set for high school students to return. They will continue remote instruction.

BEIJING (AP) — Global stock prices and U.S. futures are higher after Wall Street broke a six-day winning streak. London and Frankfurt opened higher, while Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong advanced. On Wall Street, the benchmark S&P 500 index ended down 0.1%. Investors were watching Washington, where President Joe Biden’s Democrats plan to move ahead without Republican help on a proposed $1.9 trillion economic aid package. It includes payments to Americans and a possible increase in the federal minimum wage. Global stocks have risen on optimism about possible U.S. stimulus and the rollout of coronavirus vaccines.

HOUSTON (AP) — Larger numbers of immigrant families have been crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in the first weeks of President Joe Biden’s administration. Warning signs are emerging of the border crises that marked former President Donald Trump’s term: Hundreds of newly released immigrants are getting dropped off with nonprofit groups and there are growing accounts of prolonged detention in short-term facilities. Measures to control the virus have sharply cut space in holding facilities that got overwhelmed during a surge of arrivals in 2018 and 2019. To deal with the new influx, the Border Patrol on Tuesday reopened a large tent facility in South Texas to house migrant families and children. Meanwhile, long-term facilities for kids who cross alone are 80% full.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is making his first visit to the Pentagon as commander in chief. On Wednesday afternoon he’ll be taking stock of a military that is pivoting from the turmoil of the Trump years and focusing to an unusual degree on domestic and internal issues. Biden planned to meet with senior civilian and military officials. As defense leaders await direction on possible new approaches to overseas security threats, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is calling the coronavirus pandemic a top priority. He also is ordering fresh assessments of how to root out sexual assault and extremism in the military’s ranks.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi state TV says that Yemen’s Houthi rebels have targeted Abha International Airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia, causing a civilian plane on the tarmac to catch fire. The state-owned Al-Ekhbariya TV reported on Wednesday that firefighters have brought the blaze under control. There was no immediate word if there were any casualties. The Abha airport, close to the Yemeni border, has been repeatedly targeted in Houthi missile and drone attacks. There was also no information as to what type of weapon was used in the attack. It was the first time that a Yemen rebel attack reportedly damaged a civilian aircraft at the facility.

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian investigators say a malfunctioning automatic throttle may have caused the pilots of a Sriwijaya Air jet to lose control, resulting in the plane’s crash into the Java Sea last month. National Transportation Safety Committee investigators say they are still struggling to understand why the jet nosedived into the water minutes after taking off from Jakarta on Jan. 9, killing all 62 people on board. The investigators issued a preliminary report that provided new details of the pilots’ struggle to fly the plane from almost as soon as it became airborne. The lead investigator says the pilots of previous flights had reported problems with the automatic throttle system on the 26-year-old jet.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Republican legislative leader in Michigan apologized after falsely claiming supporters of President Donald Trump were not involved in the deadly attack at the U.S. Capitol, having called it a “hoax.” Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey made the remarks last week while meeting with leaders of the Hillsdale County GOP, according to a video. The men spoke with Shirkey before censuring him, including for backing a ban on the open carry of guns into the Statehouse. The Jan. 6 siege of the Capitol stunned the world as Trump supporters ransacked the building to try to stop the certification of Joe Biden’s victory.

PARIS (AP) — France’s government wants to set the age of sexual consent at 15 and make it easier to punish long-ago child sexual abuse. The move comes amid growing public pressure and a wave of online testimonies about rape and other sexual violence by parents and authority figures. The justice minister says sexual penetration of anyone under 15 by an adult will be considered rape, but exceptions would be made for teenagers having consensual sex. The move would still need to be enshrined in law, but the announcement is a major step after years of efforts to toughen French protection for children victims of rape and sexual violence.