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.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain in the
afternoon in the Jamestown area, 40 percent in the Valley City area. Highs in the lower 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph
increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain
then slight chance of light rain and snow after midnight.
in the evening in the Jamestown area, 40 percent in the Valley City area. Lows in the upper 20s. North winds 15 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. North winds
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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s.
.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
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.FRIDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
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.SATURDAY…Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain and snow in the
morning, then slight chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in
the upper 40s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s.
.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 50.
This Day In History, March 22, 1908 – Louis L’Amour is born in Jamestown . . . . from the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History & the Official Louis L’Amour Website.
Valley City (NDHP) The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports a one vehicle rollover crash Saturday about 6:13-p.m. at 119th Ave SE, ½ mile south of 36th ST SE (2 miles south of Valley City) injured a Valley City man.
A 2005 Ford Expedition driven by 58 year old Frankie Coniglio, of Valley City, was traveling northbound on 119th Ave SE. The Ford lost control on the gravel roadway and then left the roadway. The Ford entered the west ditch and rolled. The vehicle came to rest on the driver side. He was removed from the vehicle by rescue. Coniglio was transported by ambulance to Mercy Hospital for injuries sustained in the crash.
He was wearing a seat belt
He was charged with DUI.
The crash remains under investigation by the North Dakota Highway Patrol.
Agencies Involved: NDHP, Barnes County Sheriff, Barnes Ambulance, VC Fire and Rescue.
North Dakota health officials are reporting 49 new cases of COVID-19 in the last day, lifting the total number of positive tests to 137 for the weekend and 101,514 since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The state lab on Sunday confirmed a typical light load of 801 tests, for a positivity rate of more than 7%. One death was confirmed over the weekend, for a total of 1,461 fatalities. Hospitalizations have increased from 13 to 18 in the last two days, with six people being treated in intensive care units. The COVID Tracking Project reports there were There were about 164 new cases per 100,000 people in North Dakota over the past two weeks, which ranks 37th in the country for new cases per capita.
NDDoH
Sun. Mar 21, 2021
11-a.m.
Barnes:
New Positives 0
Total Positives 1315
Active 2
Recovered 1275
Stutsman:
New Positives 0
Total Positives 3319
Revised by NDDoH
Active 12
Recovered 3226
Bismarck (NDDoH) The North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) held a news briefing on Friday Mar. 19, 2021 to provide an update on the COVID-19 pandemic in North Dakota, with NDDoH Immunization Program Manager Molly Howell being the main speaker.
Guest speakers included Kirby Kruger, NDDoH Disease Control & Forensic Pathology Section Chief, and Dr. Jeff Hostetter, M.D., Program Director for the UND Center for Family Medicine.
The North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) announced Friday that the state’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout would reach Phase 2 on Monday, March 29, opening access to the vaccine to the general public. Providers in certain areas may reach Phase 2 prior to March 29.
As of Friday, March 19, 194,903 (27%) North Dakotans had received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, with 115,524 (16%) being fully vaccinated.
Molly Howell says, “As the state prepares to make the vaccine available to the general public, it’s important for people included in Phases 1A, 1B or 1C to be vaccinated now, , as they are at highest risk for severe COVID-19 or being exposed to COVID-19. “Anyone in Phases 1A or 1B who has not received their vaccine yet is encouraged to call our COVID-19 hotline at 1-866-207-2880 and select option 2 for assistance if they’re having trouble finding vaccine.”
The Pfizer vaccine only can be given to those 16-17 years old.
She suggests that adolescents that need other vaccines for back to school, that before school starts, and getting other vaccines, to get the COVID-19 vaccine soon, because it can not be given while other types of vaccines are being received within a time period of receiving the COVID-19 inoculation.
The state will receive addition vaccine doses next week, over 10,000 doses of Pfizer and 7,500 doses of Moderna, plus more Johnson & Johnson vaccines.
More pharmacies will receive vaccine doses next week, including Medicine Shoppe Thifty White, and CVS.
Dr. Jeff Hostetter, M.D., Program Director for the UND Center for Family Medicine, said, getting COVID-19 vaccine protects yourself and others around you. He said the number of residents in North Dakota nursing homes has significantly decline the past few months stemming from COVID related deaths.
He said those who have had COVID-19 still just be vaccinated. He said those with COVID-19 have seen a reduction in symptoms.
He added there’s a better chance of not getting the COVID-19 variants with getting any of the vaccines.
Kirby Kruger, NDDoH Disease Control & Forensic Pathology Section Chief, covered the variants.
He said they include the recently discovered in North Dakota, the California variant, along with the U.K., South Africa, and Brazil Variants, in addition to the first detected COVID-19.
He said variants are detectable with blood tests with current testing procedures.
Also under study is the transmissibility and how sick a person may get from contracting the variant.
He said the vaccines currently available in North Dakota are effective against all of the coronavirus strains currently detected in the state.
He encourages everybody to continue to mask-up observe social distancing, frequent handwashing with soap and water, and sanitizing, stay at home when sick.
He added a study showed that with counties with mask mandates, case rates and death rates were reduced.
He added that those fully vaccinated can be in contact with others fully vaccinate, without taking those precautions. However, being in public, those fully vaccinated still need to take those precautions against the spread from those who are not.
Citizens can determine their vaccine eligibility in their area by checking the NDDoH COVID-19 Vaccine Locator at health.nd.gov/covidvaccinelocator.
Gov. Doug Burgum adds, “North Dakota continues to be a national leader in vaccine administration, thanks to the incredible efforts of our health care providers, public health staff, Team ND members and citizens who have received the vaccine. Those who haven’t been vaccinated are encouraged to take advantage of this expanded access to protect themselves and those around them, build community immunity, keep our schools and businesses open and help end the pandemic.”
Valley City (VCSU) VCSU employees who are traveling over spring break are highly encouraged to get a COVID test upon their return. In addition, all students who live in the residence halls that leave campus for spring break are required to test upon return.
Two testing events will be offered. The first will take place Monday, March 22 at The Bubble from 1 to 2 p.m. Rapid and conventional tests will be available and no registration is required if you have previously tested at a community event. The second event will take place on Tuesday, March 23 in the Student Center Skoal Room from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. This is a VCSU event and preregistration is required at the following link: https://nddoh-testreg-prod.powerappsportals.us/covid-19-screening/?eventid=
Valley City (Chamber) The Valley City Area Chamber of Commerce thanks all those who purchased Chamber Bucks, and participating Valley City businesses, with all One million dollars available in the For Love of Local promotion purchased and being circulated.
On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, the Chamber’s Event Coordinator, Tracy Compson said, those purchasing the Chamber Bucks have until April 30 to spend the bucks, with participating businesses and take advantage of special offers being available. After April 30, the Chamber Bucks will only be able to be spent at Chamber businesses..
Chamber Bucks never expire.
On another topic, Tracey added that Rally in the Valley is set of June 19 this year. Entries are being accepted for the 10-a.m. parade, down Central Avenue, along with vendors.
Events including, the Duckin Down the Sheyenne, Duck Race. Non-profits are encouraged to sell tickets with proceeds returned to the organization.
She pointed out that Crazy Day will be on July 28, with more details upcoming.
Bismarck (NDANG) The North Dakota National Guard presented awards recognizing individuals for a myriad of achievements at their recent Joint Leaders Conference in Bismarck, March 19. The awards ceremony that kicked off the conference was live streamed from the North Dakota Army National Guard’s Army Aviation Support Facility in Bismarck.
The conference began with remarks conducted virtually by Gov. Doug Burgum.
Among those honored:
142nd Engineer Battalion, Valley City, N.D.
Ms. Susan Lloyd, Emergency Manager, Barnes County.
Partnered with Lt. Col. Bob Bohl and Command Sgt. Maj. Gabe Gietzen.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Authorities say a suspect wanted in a shooting outside a downtown Fargo bar last month has been arrested. The Red River Valley Swat Team conducted a high-risk search warrant at the Hotel deLuxe in Fargo about 12:30 a.m. Monday. The 43-year old suspect has been on the run since the Feb. 21 shooting of three people outside the Bismarck Tavern and was considered armed and dangerous. He is charged with three counts of attempted murder and three counts of aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon. The shooting victims were hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
BISMARK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota House has voted to rescind the state’s ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, declaring that it expired in 1979. The state Democratic-NPL Party blasted the action late Friday, calling it an “assault on women’s rights.” Democrats questioned why the resolution was moved to the top of the House calendar Friday after having a committee hearing on Thursday. The lead sponsor of the resolution, Republican Sen. Janne Myrdal, says there’s a “radical movement” at the national level to reinterpret the Equal Rights Amendment to codify abortion.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jury selection enters its third week Monday for a former Minneaoplis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death. Thirteen jurors have been seated for Derek Chauvin’s trial on murder and manslaughter charges, with the judge saying two more will be seated ahead of opening statements expected March 29. Only 12 will deliberate; the others will be alternates. Last week, Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill declined defense requests to delay or move the trial over concerns that a massive settlement to George Floyd’s family would affect the jury. The 13 jurors seated so far are a diverse group.
In sports…
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Saturday
BOYS PREP BASKETBALL=
Class B State=
Championship
Kindred 40 Edgeley-Kulm-Momtpelier 34
Third Place=
Grafton 58, Four Winds/Minnewaukan 47
Fifth Place=
Dickinson Trinity 72, Rugby 47
Seventh Place=
Powers Lake 60, Shiloh Christian 49
Saturday
Kansas City
NAIA Quarterfinals
Shawnee State 76 Jamestown 65
The Jimmies end the season 22-9 .
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (UJ)– The University of Jamestown men’s basketball season came to an end Saturday with a 76-65 loss to No. 6 Shawnee State (Ohio) University in the quarterfinals of the NAIA National Tournament.
The Jimmies finish with an overall record of 22-8 and the second appearance in the NAIA quarterfinals in program history. Shawnee State improves to 28-2 and will play Saint Francis (Ind.) in one of Monday’s semifinal matchups.
UJ took an early 14-4 lead, hitting six of its first eight shots. Shawnee State then scored the next eight points to cut the lead to two, then eventually got with 22-21 after a Miles Thomas three-pointer.
James Jones scored on the Bears’ next possession with 6:32 left in the half for the only Shawnee State lead of the opening 20 minutes. Cole Woodford (FR/Redwood Falls, MN) canned a three-pointer and knocked down another jumper to regain a 26-22 Jimmie lead.
Jack Talley (SR/Sioux Falls, SD) put UJ ahead 33-28 with a three-pointer at the 1:21 mark of the first, but the Bears cut the halftime lead to one with the last four points of the half.
Marc Kjos (SO/Lake City, MN) gave the Jimmies their final lead of the game with a three-pointer to make it 48-47 with 12:03 remaining. A Thomas three-point play started a 9-1 Shawnee State run that put the Bears up by seven, and UJ was unable to mount a comeback.
Jamestown struggled to find their outside shot Saturday, making only one of 10 three-point attempts in the second half and just five of 23 in the game. UJ shot 41 percent overall while Shawnee State shot 42 percent.
The Bears would go on to lead by as many as 15 with just under three minutes to play, but the Jimmies scored 10 of the final 16 points down the stretch.
Mason Walters (SO/Jamestown, ND) had 20 points for Jamestown, passing the 1000-point mark for his career early in the first half. Brock Schrom (SR/Grand Rapids, MN) came off the bench to score 11 and Kjos was also in double figures with 10.
Jones had 31 to lead Shawnee State. Thomas was the only other Bear in double figures with 10 points.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Hunter Luepke barreled 55 yards for a touchdown less than a minute into the game and North Dakota State never trailed in a 34-13 defeat of North Dakota in a clash of top-four teams in the FCS.Luepke had missed all of North Dakota State’s previous spring games with a shoulder injury but had a career day for fourth-ranked North Dakota State. He carried the ball 28 times for 190 yards, scoring three touchdowns — all career highs. Tommy Schuster was 13-for-26 passing for 143 yards with a touchdown for second-ranked North Dakota. Otis Weah gained 129 yards on 13 carries with a 74-yard touchdown run.
Sunday
UJ Sports
Baseball…
Game One
Hastings College 5 Jamestown 2
Games Two
Hastings College 10 Jamestown 5
Softball
Game One
Mt. Marty 11 Jamestown 10
Game Two
Jamestown 3 Mt. Marty 1
Men’s Soccer
Jamestown 3 Dakota Wesleyan 2
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — North Dakota was seeded No. 1 overall Sunday for the NCAA hockey tournament, and Boston College, Minnesota and Wisconsin also earned top seeds. National Collegiate Hockey Conference champion North Dakota will open Friday night in Fargo, North Dakota, against No. 4 American International. The regional winners will advance to the Frozen Four in Pittsburgh on April 8 and 10.
NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Emily Engstler scored 18 points and made three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and No. 8 seed Syracuse pulled away from No. 9 South Dakota State for a 72-55 first-round win in the women’s NCAA Tournament. Syracuse led 50-48 to open the final period when Englstler struck from long range on consecutive baskets. Her third from long range took two bounces on the rim before falling in to put Syracuse ahead 66-52. Syracuse had five players score in double figures. Paiton Burckhard scored 17 for South Dakota State.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-NCAA TOURNAMENT
Loyola Chicago ousts first No. 1 seed
UNDATED (AP) — Loyola Chicago made a surprising run through the NCAA Tournament as an 11th seed three years ago, and the Ramblers are at it again.
Loyola Chicago became the first team to knock out a No. 1 in this tourney as Cameron Krutwig had 19 points and 12 rebounds in a 71-58 victory over Illinois. Lucas Williamson chipped in 14 points and helped the Ramblers build a 14-point lead late in the first half.
Kofi (KOH’-fee) Cockburn had team highs of 21 points and nine rebounds for the Illini, but Ayo Dosunmu (EYE’-oh doh-SOO’-moo) was held to nine points and Trent Frazier added just two on 1 of 10 shooting.
Meanwhile, Oral Roberts became just the second No. 15 seed in NCAA Tournament history to advance to the round of 16. Kevin Obanor (oh-BAN’-ur) and Max Abams carried the Golden Eagles out of an 11-point deficit to knock off No. 7 seed Florida, 81-78. Obanor scored 28 points and Abmas finished with 26.
The Golden Eagles closed the game on a 25-11 run to overcome the 11-point lead Florida held with less than 10 minutes remaining.
Also in the NCAA Tournament:
— Buddy Boeheim (BAY’-hym) carried his father, Jim, to the Hall of Fame coach’s 20th Sweet 16 appearance, scoring 22 of his 25 points after halftime to lead 11th-seeded Syracuse past No. 3 West Virginia, 75-72. Boeheim finished 6 of 13 from deep and 8 of 17 overall, and he helped put the game away with three late free throws. Joe Girard III scored all 12 of his points before halftime, steadying the Orange while Boeheim struggled.
— No. 12 Oregon State continued its surprisingly good postseason as Ethan Thompson delivered 26 points in an 80-70 victory over fourth seed Oklahoma State. Jarod Lucas and Maurice Calloo each had 15 points for the Beavers, who never looked back after building a 44-30 halftime lead. Cowboys guard Cade Cunningham had 24 points in what’s expected to be his final college game.
— Davion Mitchell scored 16 points, dished out eight assists and spearheaded a dominant defensive first half that propelled top seed Baylor to a 76-63 win over Wisconsin. Matthew Mayer was high man for the Bears with 17 points and Jared Butler added 16 while Baylor didn’t allow a single Badger to score more than 12. Wisconsin cut an 18-point deficit to seven in the second half before Baylor advanced to the Sweet 16 for the fifth time under Scott Drew.
— Justin Smith had 20 points and helped No. 3 Arkansas secure a final-play defensive stop to beat Texas Tech 68-66, securing the Razorbacks’ first trip to the Sweet 16 in a quarter-century. Star freshman Moses Moody added 11 of his 15 after halftime for Arkansas. Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 20 points to pace the sixth-seeded Red Raiders, but Mac McClung was limited to nine points.
— Quentin Grimes dropped in 22 points and Tramon Mark converted a soaring three-point play with 24 seconds left in Houston’s 63-60 decision over Rutgers. DaJon Jarreau overcame a series of bumps and bruises to score a key bucket down the stretch and finished with 17 points for the second-seeded Cougars. The 10th-seeded Scarlet Knights still had a chance after Mark’s free throws, but Geo Baker turned the ball over and Marcus Sasser made two more to extend the lead.
— Fifth seed Villanova fell behind early before cruising to an 84-61 rout of No. 13 North Texas. Jeremiah Robinson-Earl scored 18 points and Jermaine Samuels Jr. had 15 for the Wildcats, who knocked down 15 3-pointers. Nova went 9 for 15 from 3-point range in the first half and finished the first 20 minutes on a 34-6 run after falling behind, 21-13.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-UNLV-KRUGER
LAS VEGAS (AP) — UNLV has announced that Kevin Kruger is the new men’s basketball coach.
Kruger spent the past two seasons as an assistant at UNLV after returning to his alma mater in 2019. He will replace T.J. Otzelberger, who left to become the head coach at Iowa State.
The former Runnin’ Rebels point guard is the son of Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger, who led UNLV to four NCAA Tournament appearances between 2004-11.
NBA-SCHEDULE
76ers continue dominance over Knicks
UNDATED (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers stayed in sole possession of the NBA’s Eastern Conference lead by beating the New York Knicks for the 15th straight time.
Tobias Harris made two free throws with 5.3 seconds left in overtime to send the Sixers past the Knicks, 101-100. Shake Milton had a team-high 24 points and Harris added 20 as Philadelphia improved to 30-13 with its eighth win in its last 10 games.
Julius Randle scored 24 points, but his last shot rimmed out just before the buzzer as New York dropped to 21-22.
The Nets stayed a game behind the Sixers by bouncing back from Friday’s loss at Orlando.
Kyrie Irving scored 28 points and James Harden had 26 to lead the Nets to a 113-106 victory over the Wizards.
Blake Griffin made his Nets debut and dunked for the first time since December 2019. Nicolas Claxton added 16 points, including two three-point plays down the stretch to help hold off the Wizards.
Russell Westbrook had 29 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists for Washington.
Checking out Sunday’s other NBA action:
— Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton both had 26 points and the Suns won for the 17th time in their last 21 games by thumping the LeBron-less Lakers, 111-94 , Chris Paul had a triple double with 11 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds as Phoenix climbed within two games of West-leading Utah. The Lakers were playing without 17-time All-Star LeBron James, who suffered a high ankle sprain in Saturday’s 99-94 loss to the Hawks and is expected to miss significant time.
— The Mavericks hammered the trail Blazers, 137-92 as Luka Doncic (DAHN’-chich) scored 37 points in three quarters. Doncic made his first eight 3-point shots and finished with 8-for-9 shooting from long distance. Josh Richardson scored 21 points, DorianFinney-Smith added 13 and Kristaps Porzingis 12 for Dallas.
— Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson each scored 30 points and the Pelicans overcame another triple-double by Nikola Jokic (nih-KOH’-lah YOH’-kihch) to beat the Nuggets, 113-108. Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 20 points as New Orleans won the finale of a road trip after dropping its first two games in Portland. Jokic had 29 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his 52nd career triple-double, including 11 this season.
— Justin Holiday scored 15 points and hit consecutive 3-pointers in overtime to lead the Pacers to a 109-106 win over the Heat. Myles Turner finished with 16 points and five blocks as Indiana completed a two-game sweep in Miami. Doug McDermott scored 17 points and Domantas Sabonis had 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Pacers, who swept their two-game set in Miami.
— Boston’s three-game skid is over after Jaylen Brown scored 34 points and Jayson Tatum added 23 in a 112-96 decision over the Magic. The Celtics made 23 3-pointers in the game, one short of the franchise record. Brown was 10 for 18 from the distance and one short of Marcus Smart’s team record.
— The Rockets’ team-record losing streak has reached 20 games with a 114-112 setback against the Thunder. Lu Dort had a team-high 23 points and Moses Brown added 13 with 14 rebounds for Oklahoma City. Houston fell despite 27 points from Christian Wood, 24 from John Wall and 23 from Victor Oladipo (oh-lah-DEE’-poh).
— Collin Sexton scored 23 of his 36 points in the second half to help the Cavaliers deal the Raptors their eighth loss in a row, 116-105. Jarrett Allen had 17 points and 15 rebounds as the Cavs won for just the second time in seven games. Dean Wade scored 16 points and Darius Garland had 15 points and six assists for Cleveland.
— Laurie Markkanen had 16 points and eight rebounds for the Bulls in a 100-86 win over the Detroit Pistons. Zach LaVine scored 18 points for the Bulls, who had lost two straight. Daniel Galford added eight points and 11 rebounds as Chicago held Detroit to 16% shooting on its 25 3-point attempts.
NBA-NEWS
Raptors coach fined for outburst
UNDATED (AP) — The NBA has fined Toronto coach Nick Nurse $50,000 for throwing his facemask behind the scorer’s table and toward the stands, plus for directing profanity toward game officials before leaving the floor at the end of a game Friday night.
Nurse was upset at the end of Toronto’s 115-112 loss to the Utah Jazz, a game in which the Jazz took 41 free throws, compared with the Raptors’ 14.
The 27-shot difference in free throw attempts between the teams was the second largest in the NBA this season.
NHL..
— The Kings ended the Golden Knights’ five-game winning streak as Sean Walker and Dustin Brown scored 51 seconds apart in the second period of a 3-1 victory by Los Angeles. Cal Petersen made 41 saves and fell just short of his second career shutout as the Kings avenged the Knights’ 4-2 win at Staples Center on Friday. Captain Anze Kopitar had two assists.
UNDATED (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning have widened the game in the NHL’s Central Division.
Tyler Johnson broke a tie on a power play midway through the third period to help the Lightning beat the Florida Panthers, 5-3.
Yanni Gourde (YAH’-nee gohrd) and Brayden Point each had a goal and an assist as Tampa Bay opened a four-point lead over Florida in the division.
Alex Killorn (kih-LOHRN’) and Mathieu Joseph also scored, and Curtis McElhinney stopped 29 shots to improve to 3-3-1.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— Jesper Bratt ran his point streak to four games by scoring on a wraparound at 2:50 of overtime, giving the Devils a 2-1 win over the Penguins. Sami Vatanen also scored and Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 35 shots in his first game since aggravating an upper-body injury during warmups on Thursday. Sidney Crosby scored his 12th of the season for the Penguins, who have dropped three of four since a six-game winning streak.
— Calle Jarnkrok (KAL’-ee YAHRN’-krahk) scored in the fifth round of the shootout and the Predators finished a franchise-record eight-game road trip the same way they started it, with a 4-3 shootout victory over the Stars. Eeli Tolvanen had the tying goal with six minutes remaining in regulation and two assists for his first career three-point game. Ryan Johansen had a power-play goal in the first period and Filip Forsberg pulled Nashville to 3-2 late in the second.
MLB-NEWS
Perez becomes rich Royal
UNDATED (AP) — The Kansas City Royals have given six-time All-Star catcher Salvador Pérez the richest contract in club history.
The four-year, $82 million deal begins in 2022 and includes a club option worth an additional $13.5 million, with a $2 million buyout for 2026.
The deal surpasses the four-year, $72 million contract the Royals gave to outfielder Alex Gordon in 2016.
Perez is coming off a season in which he hit .333 with 11 homers and 32 RBIs to win his third Silver Slugger.
Also around the majors:
— Diamondbacks relief pitcher Tyler Clippard has a sprained right shoulder and won’t throw for at least the next six weeks. Clippard said the injury was diagnosed as a “capsule sprain” and his shoulder will be re-evaluated at the end of six weeks of rest.
— The Pirates have signed 26-year-old knuckleballer Steven Wright to a minor league deal that includes an invitation to big league camp. The right-hander last pitched in the majors in 2019, when he was limited to six appearances with Boston after serving an 80-game suspension following a positive test for human growth hormone. Wright is 24-16 with a 3.86 ERA in 81 career appearances, with 44 starts.
— Indians center fielder Óscar Mercado has been optioned to the minor leagues, continuing his slide after a promising rookie season. Mercado’s batting average plummeted to .128 in 36 games last season after he hit .269 with 15 homers and 54 RBIs in 115 games as a rookie in 2019.
NFL-BRONCOS-FULLER
CB Kyle Fuller signs with Broncos after being released by Bears
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Former All-Pro cornerback Kyle Fuller is reuniting with coach Vic Fangio in Denver.
Fuller quickly agreed to a one-year, $9.5 million contract with the Broncos on Saturday following his release from the Chicago Bears.
Fuller was an All-Pro in 2018 when he tied for the NFL lead with seven interceptions. That was Fangio’s last season as Chicago’s defensive coordinator before he became head coach in Denver.
Chicago replaced Fuller by signing cornerback Desmond Trufant to a one-year contract Saturday.
NASCAR-ATLANTA
Six races, six different winners
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Ryan Blaney became the sixth different winner in as many races to start NASCAR’s Cup season.
Blaney surged to the front with nine laps to go after Kyle Larson’s dominant performance at Atlanta Motor Speedway fell apart on a fading set of tires. Larson easily won the first two stages and led 269 of 325 laps on the 1.54-mile trioval. But his tires failed him following his final pit stop with 56 laps to go, leading to a runner-up finish.
Alex Bowman was third, followed by Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch.
PGA-HONDA CLASSIC
Jones wins in a rout
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Matt Jones won the Honda Classic by five shots, a final round of 2-under 68 good enough to finish the week at 12-under 268 at PGA National. The margin matched the largest in tournament history, tying the mark set by Jack Nicklaus in 1977 and matched by Camilo Villegas in 2010.
Jones started the week with a course record-tying round of 9-under 61.
Brandon Hagy closed with a 66 to finish 7 under and alone in second on his 30th birthday. Chase Seiffert, Brendan Steele, C.T. Pan, Denny McCarthy and Russell Henley tied for third at minus-6.
TENNIS-MIAMI OPEN-SERENA WITHDRAWS
Serena Williams latest star to withdraw from Miami Open
MIAMI (AP) — Serena Williams is the latest Grand Slam champion to withdraw from the Miami Open.
Williams pulled out Sunday, citing recent oral surgery. Novak Djokovic (NOH’-vak JOH’-kuh-vich), Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer announced earlier they would skip the tournament, which begins Tuesday.
In world and national news…
LONDON (AP) — AstraZeneca says its COVID-19 vaccine provided strong protection against sickness and eliminated hospitalizations and deaths from the disease across all age groups in a late-stage study in the United States. AstraZeneca said Monday that its experts did not identify any safety concerns related to the vaccine, including finding no increased risk of rare blood clots identified in Europe. Although AstraZeneca’s vaccine has been authorized in more than 50 countries, it has not yet been given the green light in the U.S. It has struggled to gain public trust amid a troubled rollout. The study comprised more than 30,000 volunteers, of whom two-thirds were given the vaccine while the rest got dummy shots.
(AP) Despite the clamor to speed up the U.S. vaccination drive against COVID-19, the first three months of the rollout suggest faster is not necessarily better. A surprising new analysis found that states such as South Carolina and Florida that raced to offer the vaccine to ever-larger groups of people have vaccinated smaller shares of their population than those that moved more slowly and methodically, such as Hawaii and Connecticut. The explanation, as experts see it: The rapid expansion of eligibility caused a surge in demand too big for some states to handle. The result was serious disarray, confusion and frustration. The analysis may hold an important lesson for states as they rush to meet President Joe Biden’s goal of making all adults eligible for vaccination by May 1.
(AP) Many people are contributing to GoFundMe pages for victims of the deadly Atlanta-area shootings. Randy Park launched a page asking for $20,000 to help pay funeral expenses for his mother, who was killed in the attacks. By Sunday, the donations were approaching $3 million. To date, no central fund has been created to aid families of the victims — a contrast with some other mass shootings where groups have been set up to collect and distribute money to those directly affected. For now, potential donors to the most recent attack must scour individual GoFundMe accounts.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A tool designed to help businesses protect themselves from further compromises after a global hack of Microsoft email server software has been downloaded more than 25,000 times since it was released last week. That’s according to the White House’s National Security Council. As a result, the number of vulnerable systems has fallen by 45%. The one-click Microsoft tool was created to protect against cyberattacks and to scan systems for compromises and fix them. The tool was developed after a massive hack affecting an estimated tens of thousands of users of servers running Microsoft’s Exchange email program.
BRUSSELS (AP) — The king and queen of Belgium have paid tribute to the victims of the suicide bombings which killed 32 people and injured hundreds in the Brussels subway and airport five years ago. Alongside Prime minister Alexander De Croo, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde observed a moment of silence at Brussels airport and talked with victims after Philippe laid flowers in front of a memorial plaque. They continued their journey to a metro station in downtown Brussels where they observed another moment of silence at the exact time that the explosion went off in a subway train close to the city’s European Union buildings five years ago.
LONDON (AP) — A protest in the west England city of Bristol against new policing legislation descended into violent clashes that left at least 20 police officers injured, two of them seriously. Britain’s interior minister has condemned the protest, which started Sunday afternoon and ran through to the early hours of Monday. She branded the scenes, which also saw several police vehicles damaged, as “unacceptable.” What started as a peaceful demonstration turned violent after hundreds of protesters descended on the New Bridewell police station. Many who attended the protest on College Green in the heart of the city were wearing face masks and carried placards, saying: “Say no to U.K. police state.”
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