Subscribe by RSS
CSi Weather…
.REST OF TODAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT…Increasing clouds. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the Jamestown area, 20 percent in the Valley City area. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY…Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 5 to
15 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent in the Jamestown area, 30 percent in the Valley City area.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY…Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of rain showers
and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
NDDoH
COIVID-19 Stats 11:00a.m.
Wed. Jun 23, 2021
Barnes
New Positives 0
Total Positives 1423
Active: 1
Recovered: 1392
Stutsman
New Positives 0
Total Positives 3544
Active 1
Recovered 3462
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — On Wednesday, North Dakota health officials are confirming 15 new cases of the coronavirus and a positivity rate of just over 1% from tests processed in the last day. The COVID Tracking Project reports that over the past two weeks the rolling average number of daily new cases has decreased by nearly 24 per day, a drop of more than 57%. There were about 45 new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people in North Dakota over the past two weeks, which ranks 27th in the country for new cases per capita. The state’s COVID dashboard shows 16 current hospitalizations, including four patients being treated in intensive care units. There have been a total of 110,614 confirmed cases and 4,342 hospitalizations since the virus was first detected in March 2020
Jamestown (CVHD) Upcoming COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics Schedule
Thursday, June 24, 2021
Jamestown (CVHD) Central Valley Health District’s COVID-19 testing clinics are on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11-a.m. to noon.
The clinics will be held at the Jamestown Civic Center.
Pre registration is required.
Jamestown (City) On Friday, June 25, 2021, there will be street closures and/or partial closures in the Southeast (SE) part of town on 17th Street SE, the Frontier Village, and the south intersection of Circle Drive and 12th Avenue SE.
Construction signing will be put in place by the Contractor.
This construction work is scheduled to be completed by the end of the day.
Motorists should use extreme caution in this area and use alternate routes, if possible.
Jamestown (City) Starting Monday, June 28, 2021; there will be street closures in the Southwest (SW) part of town on 8th Ave SW, between 16th St SW to 18th ST SW (including frontage roads in that area). 17th St SW will remain open.
Construction signing will be put in place.
This construction work will continue for approximately two weeks.
Motorists should use extreme caution in this area and use alternate routes, if possible.
Jamestown (JPD) Jamestown Police is warning Jamestown residents regarding a new High Risk Sex Offender residing in Jamestown.
Jesse Owens Johnson live at 1530 6th Avenue SW, Buffalo Motel, Jamestown, ND Room 33.
He presently has no vehicle.
Johnson is a 37 year old white male, six feet three inches tall, weighing 286 pounds with blue eyes and brown hair.
Johnson has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota risk level committee of the North Dakota Attorney General’s Office.
Offense: Pos. of material. Sexual conduct by a minor. Johnson was found to have 11 files on his tablet containing child pornography, and chats with another person where they were exchanging sexual images of young children.
Conviction Date: April 2017 in Stutsman County, ND District Court.
Disposition: Four years, 256 days credit, concurrent.
Offense: Gross Sexual Imposition, touching a five year old female’s body parts under her clothing.
Conviction Date: April 2017 in Stutsman County, ND District Court.
Disposition: Four years 256 days credit, comcurrent.
Johnson is on GPS Monitoring.
Johnson is Not wanted by police at this time and has served the sentence imposed by the court. This notification is meant for public safety and not to increase fear in the community, nor should this information be used to threaten, assault, or intimidate the offender. Any attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders, their families, landlords, or employers will be turned over for prosecution.
Printed handouts of the demographics of Jesse Owens Johnson are available at the Jamestown Police Department.
More information on registered sex offenders is available at the North Dakota Attorney General’s web site: www.sexoffender.nd.gov
Jamestown (CSi) Chalkfest will feature works by nationally renowned chalk artist Shawn McCann accompanied by eight other artists from around the country. This is a family-friendly event where young and older alike can participate while enjoying in the breathtaking works of these great artists.
The event starts on Thursday June 24 at 5pm and continues on Friday June 25 and Saturday June 26, from 10-a.m. to 5-p.m, and is free to all, and opens this summer’s Jamestown Arts Market, at the Hansen Art Park in Downtown Jamestown.
Arts Center Director Mindi Schmitz said, eight nationally known chalk artists will be at the event, to take place at the Arts Park, and on the street, in front of the Arts Center. Planned artists to join Shawn are Jamie & Craig Rogers, Chris Carlson, Tonya Youngberg, Allison Severson, Julie Jilek, Erik Greenawalt, Brigid Higgins and Sandy Forseth.
Entertainment will be by singer Jesse Veeder returning to Jamestown.
Chalkfest opens The Downtown Arts Market Thursday evenings June 24 through August 26.
The Jamestown Arts Center has announced this summer’s entertainment at the Downtown Arts Market, and the Hansen Arts Park.
Beginning Thursday, June 24 at 5:30 pm downtown Jamestown comes to life once again!
Enjoy the best of regional live entertainment in The Hansen Arts Park. The Downtown Arts Market… a celebration of culture and community when we need it the most! Don’t forget your lawn chair or blanket.
Would you like to one of the artisan vendors at this year’s Downtown Arts Market? We are currently accepting applications. Click to download the Vendor Application.docx.
OPENING NIGHT, JUNE 24: CHALKFEST! begins
On Stage: JESSIE VEEDER
With: Retro Entertainment (Mark Urquhart & Jeremy Gray)
Jessie has been a long-standing favorite and a symbol of folk music in the badlands of Western North Dakota for what seems like forever. She is well know across all of North Dakota and the region. The singer song-writer has recently released a new album “Playing Favorites.” Jessie’s new album pays tribute to those songs and songwriters who influenced her at a young age, celebrating the traditional songs as well as covering music by John Prine, Guy Clark, Nanci Griffith, Kathy Mattea, among others.
Retro Entertainment is Mark Urquhart & Jeremy Gray. They perform a wide range of genres but for the Downtown Arts Market we will be doing Maritime Folk Music which includes “Songs from the Sea” as well as Scottish and Irish tunes. We will entertain the crowd with some good toe tapping and hand clapping upbeat songs that will be sure to engage all.
See the rest of the schedule at CSiNewsNow.com
Jamestown (NDFU) – The public is invited to a grand opening celebration of the James River Farmers Union Camp on Thursday, June 24, from 3 to 7 p.m. at the new facility, located at the Jamestown Reservoir.
Situated on 19 acres, the facility features a state-of-the-art lodge with indoor gymnasium, STEM classroom, game room and co-op store, in addition to a dormitory, boathouse, outdoor volleyball court, softball field and other features.
North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne, says, “This facility gives our summer camp program a physical presence in the eastern part of the state and complements our camp facility in western North Dakota on the Heart Butte Reservoir. We are excited for all the cooperative learning and fun kids will have here. Investing in youth education is the greatest asset of our state and organization.”
More than 1,200 kids in grades 3-12 attend Farmers Union camp every summer. Cooperative education and leadership skill development are hallmarks of Farmers Union Camp, which incorporates traditional camp activities – such as swimming and singing around a campfire – into learning.
Watne said many individuals, businesses and organizations contributed to the construction of the youth facility. They include the CHS Foundation, CoBank, Broadband Association of North Dakota, Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Farmers Union Insurance, First Community Credit Union, Ag Country Farm Credit Services, North Dakota Cooperative Managers’ Association, BCBSND Caring Foundation, Farmers Union Industries, Northern Canola Growers Association, BEK Communications, Verendrye Electric Cooperative, Red River Valley Sugarbeet Education Foundation, Dakota Pride Cooperative, North Dakota Soybean Council, North Dakota Corn Council, Farmers Union Enterprises, Ward County Farmers Union, National Farmers Union, and Knights of Columbus Council 1883.
For directions to the camp, turn west on 32nd St. SE off Hwy. 20 or travel north along E. Lakeside Road (on the east side of the Jamestown Reservoir) toward Lakeside Campground. For more information, go to ndfu.org.
Jamestown (JRMC) —Healogics recently recognized Jamestown Regional Medical Center’s Wound & Hyperbarics Clinic as heal-rate champion.
JRMC’s Wound & Hyperbaric Center manages wounds that will not heal.
Healogics partners with JRMC’s Wound Center to provide advanced wound care. Without proper treatment patients may suffer for years without any improvement, or even worse, may face amputation. To provide that care, Healogics measures Comprehensive Heal Rate (CHR). CHR is the number of days it takes a wound to heal. CHR is the rate at which a wound heals. In the most recent quarter, the JRMC team made the greatest improvement in their healing rate from any other Healogics clinics in the Western Division.
Holli Marquart, APRN, CNP says, “This award is an honor because it shows, as a team, we are dedicated to healing patients as quickly as possible so they can get back to their normal daily living.”
This year, Healogics also named the JRMC Wound Clinic a Center of Distinction. JRMC received the distinction because of its high patient satisfaction and heal rates. In JRMC’s case: 92% of patients reported they were satisfied with their care. Also, 92% of patients healed in 21 days or less.
The JRMC Wound & Hyperbaric Center understands the challenges faced each day when it comes to chronic and non-chronic healing wounds. The center offers cutting-edge treatments, the highest quality of dedicated providers and specialists and the ability to work with dressing formularies – all to help wounds heal faster.
Healogics partners with 700 Wound Care Centers like JRMC across the nation. Healogics and its partners treat more than 300,000 patients annually. In 20 years, Healogics has healed more than 4 million wounds. In 2020 alone, JRMC’s Wound Center healed more than 100 individuals.
Despite the challenges this year, JRMC worked hard to provide legendary care for patients.
JRMC Chief Nursing Officer, Trisha Jungles says, “We are proud of the wound team. The Wound Center is one of the reasons JRMC remains a destination for care in the state.”
JRMC and Healogics intend to heal every wound seen in the center.Andria Roberts, Healogics’ Clinical Director of Operations,says “This is such a fantastic achievement and really goes to show the work done to assure patients receive the healing care they need.”
Learn more about wound healing at www.jrmcnd.com/heal-faster or call (701) 952-4878.
Jamestown (Chamber) Members of the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors held a ribbon cutting ceremony for Reflections Salon. They recently opened their new business, and have 2 stylists available offering a wide variety of salon services. They are located at 920 10th St. SE. STE D You can reach them at 701-952-3300.
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.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A frequent North Dakota political candidate is leading an effort to recall Republican Gov. Doug Burgum and Lt. Gov. Brent Sanford. Michael Coachman, who last year received just 10% of the vote in the GOP primary for governor, is alleging “contempt of the voters” and negligence by Burgum. Secretary of State Al Jaeger on Wednesday announced he approved for circulation a petition for the recall effort. Coachman is a retired U.S. Air Force veteran who lives in Larimore. He was previously an unsuccessful candidate for secretary of state in 2018 and for lieutenant governor in 2012 and 2016.
FORT RICE, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a man suffered serious injuries after attempting to flee from police in a stolen vehicle. According to the patrol, the 37-year-old Cannon Ball man was driving a Buick LeSabre on Highway 1806 near Fort Rice at a high speed late Tuesday afternoon. A Bureau of Indian Affairs officer attempted to stop the vehicle for speeding, but the man refused to pull over and a pursuit began. The Highway Patrol says the stolen car entered a ditch during the chase and the man was thrown from the vehicle. He suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to a hospital. The Highway Patrol is investigating.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Bismarck woman accused of leaving two small children unattended in a parking lot while she drank at a bar is facing felony charges. Police were called to the Elbow Room shortly before midnight Monday on a report that two children were left alone in a vehicle. One child, age 6, was seen playing basketball in the parking lot. Police were called when the child told an adult to check on a 2-year-old left in the vehicle. A police affidavit says the 25-year-old woman was in the driver’s seat when officers arrived. She told police she had been in the bar for five minutes, but an Elbow Room employee said she was inside for as long as 40 minutes.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A longtime animal doctor from Hettinger has been named North Dakota’s new state veterinarian and animal health division director. Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring announced Wednesday that Dr. Ethan Andress will take over for Dr. Susan Keller, who is retiring after serving the state for 23 years. Andress will start on July 12. Andress is owner and partner of West River Veterinary Clinic in Hettinger, where he has worked as a mixed animal practitioner for 24 years. He graduated from South Dakota State University in 1994 with a bachelor’s degree in biology. He earned his doctor of veterinary medicine degree from Iowa State University in 1997.
In sports…
Fargo (NDAPSSA) University of Jamestown athletes and teams were recognized in the awards presented by North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.
UJ’s volleyball team had the winning female team of the year, while Jimmies head coach Jon Hegerle was selected female team coach of the year.
The University of Mary’s Ida Narbuvoll was named the female athlete of the year for her success on the track.
UND head football coach Bubba Schweigert was named male team coach of the year, while Fighting Hawks hockey player Shane Pinto received the male athlete of the year. University of Jamestown basketball was selected male team of the year after an historic postseason run.
NBA PLAYOFFS…
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks are three wins away from a spot in the NBA Finals after improving to 6-2 on the road this postseason.
Trae Young scored 48 points and Clint Capela converted a go-ahead putback with 29.8 seconds left as the Hawks took Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, 116-113 over the Bucks.
Milwaukee forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (an-teh-toh-KOOON’-poh) scored the first six points in a 9-0 run that turned a 98-96 deficit into a 105-98 advantage with 4:18 left. But the Hawks scored the next five points, and the game went back and forth from there.
John Collins contributed 23 points and 15 rebounds for the Hawks. Capela provided 12 points and 19 boards.
After Capela’s go-ahead bucket, Young hit four free throws in the final 18 seconds to prevent Milwaukee from being in position to hit a game-winning shot.
Antetokounmpo had 34 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists for the Bucks, while Jrue Holiday added 33 points and 10 assists. Khris Middleton finished with 15 points on 6 of 23 shooting, including 0-for-9 from 3-point range.
Game 2 is Friday in Milwaukee, where the Bucks hadn’t lost in the postseason until Wednesday.
NBA-SUNS-PAUL
Paul listed as probable Thursday
LOS ANGELES (AP) — There could be a Chris Paul sighting when the Phoenix Suns face the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 3 of the NBA’s Western Conference Finals on Thursday.
Paul is listed as probable to play for the Suns after missing the first two games of the series while in the league’s health and safety protocols. His status was updated in the league’s injury report Wednesday.
The 36-year-old point guard averaged 25.5 points, 10.2 assists and 5.0 rebounds in the second round against Denver.
NBA-NEWS
Udoka is new coach of Celtics
UNDATED (AP) — Brad Stevens has found a replacement for himself.
A person with knowledge of the situation says the Boston Celtics have hired Brooklyn Nets assistant Ime Udoka as their new head coach. The 43-year-old Udoka spent seven years on Gregg Popovich’s staff in San Antonio, including the team’s 2014 championship run. He later served on Brett Brown’s coaching staff in Philadelphia before joining the Nets before this season.
Udoka replaces Stevens, who stepped down as head coach and moved into the front office when Danny Ainge retired this month.
NHL PLAYOFFS…
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — The New York Islanders have forced a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference Final as they try to advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1984.
Anthony Beauvillier (boh-VIH’-lee-ay) scored 78 seconds into overtime to cap the Islanders’ comeback in a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Islanders had to wipe out a 2-0 deficit to force OT before Beauvillier ended his 10-game goal drought.
Brayden Point scored for the ninth straight game to give the Lightning a 1-0 lead in the first period. Anthony Cirelli made it 2-0 late in the second, giving Tampa Bay 12 consecutive goals in the series.
But Jordan Eberle sparked the comeback by scoring less than two minutes later. Scott Mayfield tied it midway through the third before Beauvillier set up a winner-take-all meeting with the Lightning in Tampa on Friday.
Mat Barzal (bahr-ZAL’) had two assists and Semyon Varlamov (SEHM’-yahn vahr-LAH’-mahv) stopped 22 shots for the Islanders.
Andre Vasilevskiy (va-sih-LEHV’-skee) turned back 25 shots, who were without Nikita Kucherov (KOO’-cheh-rahv) for all but the opening minute. Kucherov appeared to suffer a back injury when he was crosschecked by Mayfield.
NHL-NEWS
Blues blueliner retires
UNDATED (AP) — Defenseman Carl Gunnarsson has announced his retirement after playing 12 NHL seasons and scoring one of the biggest goals in St. Louis Blues history.
He scored 3:51 into overtime to tie the 2019 Stanley Cup Final against Boston at two games apiece before the Blues went on to win their first championship. It was his lone goal in 68 career playoff games.
Gunnarsson made his NHL debut in 2009 and played 629 regular-season games for the Maple Leafs and Blues, collecting 138 points.
Also around the NHL:
— Boston Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron (pah-TREES’ BEHR’-zhuh-rahn) is the winner of the Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award, as selected by the trophy’s namesake. The award is presented “to the player who exemplifies great leadership qualities to his team, on and off the ice, during the regular season and who plays a leading role in his community growing the game of hockey.”
— Daniel and Henrik Sedin (seh-DEEN’) are returning to the Canucks to work in an advisory capacity. Three years after their retirement, the Swedish twins are joining the hockey operations department with the title of special adviser to the general manager, Jim Benning.
MLB..
— The Padres scratched out a pair of runs in the bottom of the eighth to earn a 5-3 win over the Dodgers. Trent Grisham put San Diego ahead by working out a bases-loaded walk ahead of Victor Caratini’s sacrifice fly. Caratini, Jake Cronenworth and Manny Machado homered for the Padres, who are 7-3 versus the defending World Series champs this year.
UNDATED (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers have regained sole possession of first place in the NL Central, a half-game ahead of the idle Chicago Cubs.
Brandon Woodruff did a bit of everything in leading the Brewers past the Diamondbacks, 3-2. Woodruff gave up just three hits and a run over seven innings, striking out nine and improving to 6-3 with a 1.89 ERA. He also had an RBI single that opened the scoring in the fifth inning.
Caleb Smith took the loss despite a good outing, giving up just one run and four hits over six innings.
Christian Walker and Eduardo Escobar both hit solo homers for the D-backs, who have dropped 19 of 20 and 42 of their past 48.
In other major league action:
— The Giants erupted for seven runs in the 13th inning of a 9-3 victory over the Angels. Steven Duggar had an RBI double in the 12th and a two-run single in the 13th to help San Francisco win for the eighth time in nine games. Mike Tauchman struck out five times before hitting a three-run homer to cap the Giants’ 13th-inning rally.
— Francisco Lindor homered and drove in three runs as the Mets gained a split of their four-game series with the Braves, 7-3. Jeff McNeil had three hits, including an RBI single in the second inning. Michael Conforto went 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored after being activated earlier Wednesday.
— Starlin Castro poked a go-ahead, two-run single off closer Hector Neris in the ninth inning to give the Nationals a wild 13-12 triumph over the Phillies. It was the first game in major league history that featured a grand slam and three-run homer for each team. Josh Bell answered Andrew McCutchen’s slam with one of his own as the Nationals overcame deficits of 5-0, 9-5 and 12-11.
— Trevor Story homered twice and German (hehr-MAHN’) Márquez took a perfect game into the sixth inning of the Rockies’ 5-2 win at Seattle. Story had a solo shot in the fourth and a two-run homer in the eighth to help Colorado earn just their sixth road win. Brendan Rodgers also hit a two-run drive, more than enough offensive punch to back Márquez, whose perfect game was broken up by Taylor Trammell’s solo homer.
— Jonathan Schoop (skohp) provided a solo homer and a two-run double in the Tigers’ third straight win, 6-2 over the Cardinals. Winning pitcher Matt Manning allowed two runs on five hits and two walks over 5 2/3 innings. St. Louis has dropped five of six and 16 of its last 22.
— José Urquidy (ur-KEE’-dee) pitched seven innings of three-hit ball and the Astros stretched their winning streak to 10 games by crushing the Orioles, 13-0. José Altuve (al-TOO’-vay) silenced the booing fans at Camden Yards with a two-run homer. Yordan (yohr-DAHN’) Alvarez, Abraham Toro and Chas McCormick also homered for the Astros, who outscored the lowly Orioles 26-3 during a three-game sweep.
— Major league rookie home run leader Adolis García slammed his 19th and 20th before Brock Holt had a tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning of the Rangers’ 5-3 victory over the Athletics. The Rangers had hits on the first three pitches from Oakland reliever Yusmeiro Petit (yoos-MEHR’-oh peh-TEET’) to start the seventh after the A’s scored three runs in the top of the inning to erase a 2-0 deficit. Nate Lowe homered into the Texas bullpen for the Rangers.
— The Rays’ season-worst, seven-game losing streak is over after Austin Meadows, Mike Zunino (suh-NEE’-noh) and Brandon Lowe (low) homered in their 8-2 rout of the Red Sox. Zunino connected on his 15th homer, a two-run drive, during a three-run second as the Rays took a 5-1 lead. Rich Hill worked around five walks and three hits in limiting the Red Sox to one run over five innings.
— Aroldis Chapman blew a ninth-inning lead before the Yankees scored twice in the bottom half to beat the Royals, 6-5. Gary Sánchez homered off Greg Holland to tie it and Luke Voit laced a game-winning double. Ryan O’Hearn put Kansas City ahead with a two-run homer in the first and slapped an infield single that scored the tiebreaking run in the ninth.
— Robbie Ray and three relievers combined on a four-hitter in the Blue Jays’ fourth straight win, 3-1 over the Marlins. Ray struck out six over six innings to increase his season total to 103 in 79 2/3 frames. Bo Bichette (bih-SHEHT’) had two hits, an RBI and a run scored as Toronto improved to 13-2 in interleague play.
— The White Sox stopped their season-worst, five-game losing streak as Yasmani Grandal (yahs-MAH’-nee grahn-DAHL’) delivered a go-ahead, two-run double in the fifth inning of a 4-3 victory at Pittsburgh. Leury (lay-OO’-ree) García added a home run to back Dylan Cease (sees), who allowed one run over 5 2/3 innings. Liam Hendricks pitched a perfect ninth for his 19th save of the season.
MLB-NEWS
Nats GM lashes out at Phils skipper
UNDATED (AP) — There’s now a simmering feud between the Nationals and Phillies.
Nats general manager Mike Rizzo called Phils skipper Joe Girardi a “con artist” and an embarrassment for asking umpires to inspect Washington ace Max Scherzer three times for sticky substance during Tuesday’s game. Scherzer threw his glove and hat to the grass, then stared down Girardi after getting checked for a third time by umpires for sticky stuff in Washington’s 3-2 win.
Rizzo told Washington radio station 106.7 The Fan that the inspection requests were “embarrassing for Girardi, it’s embarrassing for the Phillies, it’s embarrassing for baseball.”
Major league umpires began a crackdown on Monday by regularly examining pitchers for tacky substances that can give them a better grip on the baseball.
Phillies President Dave Dombrowski defended his manager, saying that Girardi is the farthest thing from a con man and is a sincere individual.
Elsewhere around the majors:
— Indians pitcher Aaron Civale will miss more than one month with a sprained right finger, the latest blow to Cleveland’s injury-ravaged rotation. The major league victories leader injured his middle finger in a start against the Cubs on Monday. The Indians said Civale will be shut down from throwing for up to two weeks and will miss between four to five weeks of game activity.
— Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger has been activated from the 10-day injured list after missing seven games with tightness in his left hamstring. It was the second stint on the DL this season for Bellinger, who missed 46 games after suffering a hairline fracture in his left leg on April 5.
— The Mets have activated outfielder Michael Conforto, who had been sidelined since straining his right hamstring on May 16. Conforto was ready to return Tuesday but wasn’t activated after Triple-A Syracuse’s game was postponed to allow for more COVID-19 testing and contact tracing within the organization. He spent last weekend on a rehab assignment with Syracuse.
— Mets first baseman Pete Alonso says he will defend his title in next month’s Home Run Derby. Alonso won the event in 2019 by defeating Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 23-22 in the final at Cleveland. Guerrero has decided not to take part in the upcoming derby, which also features Angels slugging pitcher Shohei Ohtani (SHOH’-hay oh-TAH’-nee).
NFL-COVID OPT-OUTS
NFL sets deadline for COVID-19 opt-outs
UNDATED (AP) — NFL players must decide by July 2 if they plan to opt out of playing this season due to COVID-19 concerns, though voluntary opt-outs will not be paid any stipend this year.
In a memo sent to clubs Wednesday and obtained by The Associated Press, the league and the NFL Players Association agreed that only high-risk players will receive a stipend of $350,000. Voluntary opt-outs got a $150,000 stipend in 2020.
A total of 67 players opted out last year before vaccines were available.
COLLEGE ATHLETICS-ATHLETE COMPENSATION
UNDATED (AP) — NCAA President Mark Emmert says the association is working on interim rules that will permit college athletes to earn money off their fame and celebrity by July. The rules will act as a bridge until there is a permanent solution.
In a memo sent to member schools and obtained by The Associated Press, Emmert acknowledged the current uncertainty across college sports as it moves toward allowing name, image and likeness compensation for athletes.
Six states have laws set to go into effect July 1. These laws would undercut existing NCAA rules and give athletes to opportunity to be paid by third parties for things such as sponsorship deals, online endorsements and personal appearances.
TENNIS-WIMBLEDON SEEDINGS
Djokovic, Barty are top seeds
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Novak Djokovic (JOH’-koh-vihch) and Ash Barty are the No. 1 men’s and women’s seeds for Wimbledon, which gets underway on Monday.
Djokovic will be seeking his record-tying 20th Grand Slam at All-England Club after capturing the French Open this month. Barty hasn’t played since retiring from her second-round match at the French Open due to the flareup of an upper-leg injury.
Djokovic is followed in the men’s bracket by Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas (SEET’-see-pahs) and Dominic Thiem (teem).
Defending champion Simona Halep (HA’-lehp) is seeded second, ahead of Aryna Sabalenka and Elina Svitolina (eh-LEE’-nah svih-toh-LEE’-nah).
Roger Federer and Serena Williams are seventh seeds.
In world and national news…
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — A beachfront condo tower has partially collapsed in the Miami-area town of Surfside. Scores of fire and rescue teams rushed to the area early Thursday as part of a massive search and operation. Authorities had no word yet on casualties or details of how many people lived in the building. Officials haven’t yet said what may have caused the collapse. Photos and video from the scene show the collapse affected half the tower. The collapse sent a cloud of debris through the neighborhood, coating cars up to two blocks away with a light layer of dust. Piles of rubble and debris surrounded the area just outside the building.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of senators is seeking President Joe Biden’s support for a $953 billion infrastructure plan. It’s raising hopes for a breakthrough agreement after arduous negotiations on the president’s top legislative priority. Biden has invited members of the group of 21 senators, Republicans and Democrats, to the White House on Thursday. The pared-down plan, with $559 billion in new spending, has rare bipartisan backing and could open the door to the president’s more sweeping $4 trillion proposals. The senators have struggled over how to pay for the new spending. The White House and Democratic leaders cast the bipartisan proposal as a positive development.
BANGKOK (AP) — World shares are mostly higher as investors await new U.S. inflation data. Benchmarks rose in Paris, Frankfurt and Hong Kong but were flat in Tokyo and Shanghai. U.S. futures were higher after a bipartisan group of U.S. senators proposed a pared-down plan for $559 billion in new infrastructure spending that could open the door to President Joe Biden’s more sweeping $4 trillion proposals. Fresh data on inflation will come on Friday with the release of the Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge. It will cover May, when the consumer price index saw year-over-year inflation of 5%. Stocks were mixed Wednesday in listless trading on Wall Street.
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Europe is “on thin ice” in its battle against the coronavirus, as the highly contagious delta variant threatens to undo progress made in reducing infections. Merkel told lawmakers that the further response to the pandemic would be a main topic of discussion among European Union leaders at a meeting in Brussels on Thursday. She noted that the number of COVID-19 cases in the 27-nation bloc continue to decline, while vaccination rates climb. But she said “the pandemic isn’t over” and “in Germany and Europe we’re also still moving on thin ice.” European Union health officials predicted Wednesday that the delta variant will make up will 90% of all cases across the bloc by the end of August.
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish and U.S. military officials are meeting in Turkey to discuss plans for Turkish troops to continue securing Kabul’s airport after the withdrawal of U.S. and other NATO troops from Afghanistan. Thursday’s talks follow Turkey’s offer to protect and run the Hamid Karzai International airport, the main gateway into Afghanistan, after the alliance pulls out of the country. Turkey, which has around 500 non-combat troops in Afghanistan, is however, seeking U.S. and other allies’ support for the mission. Turkey’s president said last week that Ankara was looking for “diplomatic, logistic and financial assistance” from the United States and also wanted Pakistan and Hungary to be involved in the mission.
MOSCOW (AP) — A senior Russian diplomat warns that Russia will be ready to fire to hit to protect its borders. The tough statement from the deputy foreign minister came Thursday in the wake of a Black Sea incident in which a British destroyer sailed near Crimea in an area that Russia claims as its territorial waters. Russia said one of its warships fired warning shots and a warplane dropped bombs Wednesday in the path of British destroyer Defender to drive it away from the area near Sevastopol. Britain denied that account and insisted its ship wasn’t fired upon. The incident marked the first time since the Cold War that Moscow acknowledged using live ammunition to deter a NATO warship.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia has previewed a showdown with the United Nations, United States and Western nations Wednesday over the delivery of humanitarian aid to rebel-held northwest Syria from Turkey. Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia rejected their warnings that closing the only border crossing will leave more than 1 million people without desperately needed food and cause people to die because they lack medicine. The mandate for the Bab al-Hawa crossing from Turkey expires on July 10. U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said there is no alternative if the mandate fails. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said many people require the humanitarian assistance to survive. He warned: “A failure to extend the council’s authorization would have devastating consequences.”
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine defense chief says a recently delivered assault helicopter has crashed during a night exercise north of Manila and killed all six air force personnel on board. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Thursday it was still unknown why the S-70i Blackhawk helicopter carrying three pilots and three crewmen crashed Wednesday night near Clark Air Base, a former American military base that is now a bustling industrial and recreation complex. The air force said similar Blackhawk helicopters have been grounded amid an investigation. The Blackhawk that crashed was among six such helicopters that were delivered in November.
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A police official in Kenya says 17 soldiers have died when the helicopter they were travelling in for a training exercise crashed in the outskirts of the capital, Nairobi. Six people with severe injuries were rescued from the scene in Ole-Tepesi in Kajiado county. Kenya’s military confirmed the crash but did not give details. It does not like to make public reports of significant losses.
Comments are closed
Sorry, but you cannot leave a comment for this post.