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.REST OF TODAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds around 5 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT…Clear. Lows around 60. East winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds around
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thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY…Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s.
Jamestown (CSi) Wednesday June 30, 2021 Jerry Bergquist retires after serving 32 and a half years as the Stutsman County Emergency Manger, and 9-1-1 Coordinator.
On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Jerry highlighted his tenure in those positions over the years.
With 9-1-1, starting in December of 1989, Jerry developed and organized, and put into effect the Stutsman County system, one of the first in North Dakota, and continued to work with technology updates over the years, including access from cell phones, and locates of callers.
Jerry pointed out that the position for Emergency Manager/9-1-1 Coordinator was new back in 1989.
Some of the stand-out events that have occurred during tenure included the most challenging event, the flood in Jamestown of 2009, with the flood fight from February through July that year. Stutsman County declared a Flood Emergency and received $29-million in flood relief to assist in the flood fight, and for infrastructure needs, including roads and other flood related issues. During that span, Jerry Bergquist organized and led discussions, held seven days a week, with various agencies and entities on the flood fighting efforts, with the informational updates provided by city, county and state officials, including visits by then-governor John Hoeven, an then-U.S. Senators, Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad, and then Congressman Earl Pomeroy, along with representatives from the North Dakota Army National Guard that provided assistance including the use of a Black Hawk helicopter in emergency levy repairs.
Jerry was involved in 20 Stutsman County Presidential Disaster Declarations ranging from flooding to snow clearing efforts and other issues involved with heavy snowfall events, and the COVID-19 pandemic freeing up state and federal dollars. Also in 2020, City, County, and Central Valley Health District along with JRMC and Nursing Home officials formed a committee where pandemic issues were updated daily including regular meetings with state government officials.
He said the event that changed how Emergency Management and Public Safety in general perform their functions was the September 11, 2001 attack on America with the World Trade Center towers destroyed along with an attack on the U.S. Pentagon, and the terrorist highjacking of the commercial airliner, that went down in Pennsylvania. He said that day led to the formation of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and other changes by federal state and local officials in safeguarding the U.S.
Jerry talked about some of his most important accomplishments over his tenure, including creating the 9-1-1 emergency telephone system for Stutsman County, including a partnership with Barnes and Richland Counties, and expanding further. Another important accomplishment he noted, that covered those year, is the working together with local officials in times of emergencies, along with partnering and working together with other agencies, and entities..
He said he will miss working with many individuals on all levels over the years.
He said he won’t miss being on call 24-7.
Succeeding Jerry Bergquist as Stutsman Emergency Manager is Andrew Kirking, who comes to Jamestown with experience over the last several years as the Pembina County Emergency Manager, with Assistance Emergency Manager, and Communications Administrator, Riley Schafer a former Sherifff’s Deputy.
The public is invited to wish Jerry Bergquist well on his retirement and thank him for his years of dedicated service at an Open House for him on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 from 11-a.m. to 3-p.m. at the lower level of the Law Enforcement Center, in Jamestown.
NDDoH
COVID-19 Stats 11:00a.m.
Tues. Jun 29, 2021
Barnes
New Positives 0
Total Positives 1423
Active: 0
Recovered: 1393
Stutsman
New Positives 0
Total Positives 3545
Active 0
Recovered 3464
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.
Valley City (CCHD) City/County Health reports, that testing continues to be important. If you have any symptoms, it is important to be tested. If you have symptoms and need to be tested at other times contact your clinic.
Administrator Theresa Will says testing will move inside City County Health, starting Friday July 2 at the CCHD location. 415 2nd Ave NE, from 12:30-p.m., to 1:30-p.m. The Quick test will be administered by staff members inside their offices in Valley City.
Also starting soon testing will be available on Mondays during the same time, with the exemption of Monday July 5.
Call 845-8518 to make an appointment.
Pre-register for all clinics.
Bismarck (NDDoH) – The North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) has collaborated with North Dakota Information Technology (NDIT) to make COVID-19 test result reports available to view, download and print in a single location. Individuals who have registered through TestReg.nd.gov can now access their COVID-19 test result reports for tests that were resulted after June 10th, 2021.
“The Citizen Portal provides North Dakotans access to their COVID-19 test result reports when and where they need them,” said Nicole Brunelle, chief nursing officer at NDDoH. “Being able to access these results for travel, employers, medical procedures, etc., as needed is a service we are excited to make available. This is one of many resources available for North Dakotans. We encourage everyone to take advantage of testing as they prepare to travel and make plans for the summer,” said Brunelle.
To use the Citizen Portal, individuals will need to create or use an existing NDLogin to associate it with their TestReg registration account.
This can be done one of two ways – by clicking on the link for “Long-Form Results” in a recently received test result e-notification or by going to TestReg.nd.gov and choosing the “continue registration with account setup” option. By registering, an individual’s existing NDLogin will then be associated with their COVID-19 test result reports.
Instructions and FAQs regarding how to access test results on the Citizen Portal can be found on the DoH website.
An NDLogin is an account that can be used to access multiple online services provided by the North Dakota state government without the need to create a new account for each service. By having a common NDLogin, individuals will only need to remember one username and password to access numerous state agency online services. Some individuals may already have an NDLogin account associated with another agency such as Parks and Recreations, Game & Fish, Workforce Safety & Insurance (WSI), or Job Service North Dakota (JSND).
“The Citizen Portal is simple to register for and simple to use,” said Kris Vollmer, NDIT senior program manager. “It’s allowing us to leverage a technology platform to provide North Dakota residents with an easy to use, convenient means to access their COVID-19 testing information, all within a secure location.”
For assistance with the NDLogin, contact the North Dakota Information Technology (NDIT) Service Desk at (877) 328-4470.
For assistance with COVID-19 test results, the NDDoH hotline is open Monday-Saturday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. by calling 701-204-6664 or completing the online “Request your Results” survey or through the online “Travel Test Results” survey.
Additional NDDoH traveler resources can be found online at health.nd.gov/covidtravel.
Jamestown (City) Jamestown city crews are flushing fire hydrants in the NE & NW areas of the city. This will continue through the remainder of the week and continue into next until finished. This will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The possibility of lowered water pressure may occur in these areas during these times.
Motorists should use extreme caution in these areas.
Jamestown (City) Starting Wednesday, June 30, 2021; there will be street closures in the Southwest (SW) part of town on the North Frontage Road of 17th St SW, between 14th Ave SW to 17th Ave SW (82nd Ave SE). 17th St SW will remain open. Access to homes and businesses in this segment will remain open.
This construction work will continue for approximately two weeks.
Construction signing will be put in place.
Motorists should use extreme caution in this area and use alternate routes, if possible.
Jamestown (City) – The City of Jamestown will conduct mosquito fogging operations beginning Wednesday evening.
City crews will begin mosquito fogging at approximately 9:00 P.M. This will continue throughout the city until finished. Parents are advised to keep children out of the streets and away from the fogging machines.
Motorists should use extreme caution in these areas. The schedule is contingent upon changing weather conditions.
For more information, visit www.JamestownND.gov, Departments, Vector Control or call 701-320-5503.
Valley City (CSi) Music at the City Park Bandshell 2021 Schedule:
June 30 – Kathie Brekke & the 42nd Street Jazz Band
July 7 – Micaiah Studio of Ballet
July 14 – Monroe Doctrine
July 21 – Myron Sommerfeld & Music of the Stars
July 28 –
August 4 – Maasjo Sisters
August 11 – Jesse Veeder, singer/songwriter ???
August 18 – DeMasi Brothers
Music in the Park is on Wednesday evenings at 7:15 pm starting June 2nd. This summer they will be celebrating 25 years in existence. Musicians are featured each week showcasing their talents for the community and surrounding area.
Jamestown (CSi) The 2021 Stutsman County Fair will be Weds June 30 -Sat July 3rd, 2021. Crabtree Amusement will be this year’s carnival.
Planned Entertainment includes:
Wednesday June 30th – Johnny Holm Band
Thursday July 1st – Avenger Joe
Friday July 2nd – Out of Line
Saturday July 3rd – Old Friends Band
Stutsman County 4-H Program Coordinator Robin Barnes says
More than 160 4-Hers will enter something into the fair this year.
The 4-Hers will be judged on static exhibits, along with poultry, rabbits, horses, cows, pigs, sheep, and even llamas and alpacas.
The week concludes with the 6th annual Weiner dog races July 3rd at 1:30-p.m. in the Livestock arena, followed by The Parade of Champions, open to the public.
Jamestown (JRMC) — Jamestown Regional Medical Center announced Greg Nordstrom as its most recent Legend Award recipient.
The Legend Award is the most prestigious distinction for a JRMC employee. The Legend Award recognizes employees who exceed expectations and are THE difference in the lives of those they serve.
Radiology Manager Jason Schaffer nominated Nordstrom, a JRMC Echocardiographer. Nordstrom provides legendary care for patients with enthusiasm.
Schaffer says, “Greg is compassionate, courteous and helps patients feel comfortable during their exam. He also answers all patient questions and helps them understand the next steps,. At JRMC, people are able to receive high quality care, a very good experience, and stay close to home because of Greg. As an example, he is the only technologist to provide nuclear medicine imaging in Jamestown. That means every patient needing nuclear medicine imaging is able to have their care close to home rather than traveling – and that’s all because of Greg. Greg is THE difference for people who are in need of care in our community. He provides legendary care every day for every person he cares for. Every day he adds another story to his legendary book.”
JRMC’s 350 employees cast anonymous votes to select each Legend Award winner.
The purpose of the Legend Award is to inspire, motivate and capture the moments that define JRMC. The goal is to help employees and volunteers connect to the sense of purpose that brought them to the organization. This award is for employees who’ve made extreme efforts to benefit their patients and colleagues.
JRMC President & CEO, Mike Delfs.“The nominations inspire staff members to continually be THE difference in the lives of those we serve,” said
Once nominated, both JRMC administration and employees vote on their favorite nominees and their stories.
Schaffer adds, “On a personal note, Greg had a profound impact on me and my professional career as well. The experience he provided me as a patient motivated me to pursue a career in healthcare. Greg is definitely a legend in my book of stories.”
The Legend Award first began in 2012. Since then, more than 35 individuals have been named Legends and more than 110 employees were nominated.
To read Nordstrom’s full story, visit www.jrmcnd.com.
About Jamestown Regional Medical Center
Jamestown Regional Medical Center is located at 2422 20th St. SW, Jamestown, N.D. and serves approximately 55,000 people in nine counties. In 2020, it was named a “Top 20 Critical Access Hospital” as well as a “Top 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare.” For more information, visit www.jrmcnd.com or call (701) 952-1050.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Another pool of potential jurors is to be questioned in the trial of a man accused of killing his mother and a Grand Forks police officer. Forty-two-year-old Salamah Pendleton is accused of killing 61-year-old Lola Moore and Officer Cody Holte. The 29-year-old officer was killed during a shootout with law enforcement officers who had gone to his apartment to service eviction papers in May of last year. A Grand Forks County sheriff’s deputy was injured in the exchange of gunfire. About 40 potential jurors were questioned by both the defense and prosecution on Tuesday.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota State University President Dean Bresciani has been offered 18 more months at the helm, after which he would step down to become a professor at the school. Bresciani was given a noon Wednesday deadline to sign the terms laid out by the state Board of Higher Education, which met behind closed doors for more than four hours during its meeting in Bismarck to discuss contracts of university and college presidents. Bresciani was not available for comment. Asked whether the decision was mutual, board chairman Nick Hacker told The Associated Press that Bresciani had “input into the contract” and he expected the president to sign it. Hacker was not specific on what led to the decision to a one-time contract, but the president had clashed with the board previously.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Police say a Bismarck man drove into a gun shop and stole four rifles. The 22-year-old man allegedly rammed a service-type vehicle with cabinets into the front door of Double H Guns early Monday and stole what police called “a number of firearms.” Police Lt. Luke Gardiner says police later responded to a report of a gas drive-off at a Holiday station and the vehicle fit the one that was used in the gun shop robbery. Officers followed the vehicle and eventually arrested the man. The guns were still in the vehicle and were recovered.
In sports…
Tuesday Baseball…
At Jack Brown Stadium
American Legion Exhibition
Jamestown Post 14 8 Valley City Post 60 6 (9 innings)
Babe Ruth…
At Linton
Carrington 5 Linton/Ashley/Wishek 4
Jamestown (NDFU) – Farmers Union Insurance has teamed up with the state’s Expedition League baseball teams to offer fans limited-edition baseball jerseys in exchange for food items or cash donations to the Great Plains Food Bank.
“The Expedition League is proud to partner with two great organizations, Farmers Union Insurance and the Great Plains Food Bank,” said Steve Wagner, president of the Expedition League. “One of the key tenets of the Expedition League’s mission statement is to positively contribute to each of our communities and we’re excited to be a part of these jersey giveaways and food drives in North Dakota.”
Five hundred jerseys will be given away on gameday, starting at 5 p.m., at these ballfields:
- Dickinson Badlands Big Sticks – Tuesday, July 6
- Minot Souris Valley Sabre Dogs – Thursday, July 8
- Grand Forks Wheat City Whiskey Jacks – Thursday, July 22
Donation tables will be set up outside each ballfield, so game attendance is not required. Each person must bring three food items (either canned or boxed) or make a $10 cash donation to receive a jersey. Limit one jersey per person.
The Great Plains Food Bank is the largest hunger-relief organization in North Dakota and the state’s only food bank. It works with a wide array of individuals and organizations to guide donated surplus food and grocery products to a network of 213 food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters and charitable feeding programs.
Farmers Union Insurance is committed to citizens and their communities. With over 325 captive and independent agents in North Dakota, Utah and Arkansas, the company provides insurance products and services to individuals, families and businesses. Go to fumic.com for more information.
NBA PLAYOFFS-INJURIES
Short-handed Hawks beat short-handed Bucks
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks were able to win without their top player. The Milwaukee Bucks couldn’t do it without their biggest star.
The Hawks were minus Trae Young as they tied the NBA’s Eastern Conference Finals at two games apiece with a 110-88 rout of the Bucks. Lou Williams did a stellar job filling in for Young with 21 points. Bogdan Bogdanovic broke a series-long slump with 20 for Atlanta, which didn’t have to deal with Giannis Antetokounmpo (YAH’-nihs an-teh-toh-KOON’-poh) for the last 18 minutes.
Antetokounmpo is just the latest superstar to be injured in these playoffs, sustaining a hyperextension of his left knee in the third quarter. It came after Young was declared out with an ankle injury sustained in Game 3.
Once Antetokounmpo departed, the Hawks closed the third period on a 25-8 run to take an 87-62 lead.
Jrue (jroo) Holiday had team highs of 19 points and nine assists for the Bucks, who will host Game 5 on Thursday.
MLB…
— Gavin Sheets had two hits and two RBIs in his major league debut to back Lucas Giolito (jee-oh-LEE’-toh) in the White Sox’s 7-6 downing of the Twins. Leury (lay-OO’-ree) García also drove in two runs as Chicago increased its AL Central lead to 2 1/2 games over Cleveland.
UNDATED (AP) — The only thing hotter than the Washington Nationals right now is their starting left fielder.Kyle Schwarber led off the first inning with his 12th home run in 10 games to ignite the Nationals’ 4-3 win over the Rays. Juan Soto followed two batters later with a two-run drive, and Victor Robles added a solo homer in the second for a 4-0 lead in Washington’s 12th win in 15 games.
Schwarber is batting .253 with 25 homers and 53 RBIs. He is tied in home runs with San Diego’s Fernando Tatis (tah-TEES’) Jr., three shy of the major league-leading total of the Angels’ Shohei Ohtani (SHOH’-hay oh-TAH’-nee).
— Vince Velasquez tossed a two-hitter over seven shutout innings of the Phillies’ 4-3 win over the Marlins. Rhys Hoskins hit a solo homer and pinch-hitter Odubel (oh-DOO’-bul) Herrera drove an RBI double that gave the Phils a 4-0 lead in the seventh.
— The Mets put together a four-run seventh to rally past the Braves, 4-3. Charlie Morton had thrown 20 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings before James McCann tied it with a three-run homer and Francisco Lindor (lihn-DOHR’) hit an RBI single off loser A.J. Minter.
— Brandon Woodruff threw four-hit ball over six innings and the Brewers made the most of two hits in winning their seventh straight, 2-1 against the Cubs. Milwaukee managed to win with just an RBI double by Christian Yelich (YEH’-lihch) in the first inning and an RBI single by Jace (jays) Peterson in the fourth.
— Carlos Martínez ended a seven-start winless streak and Nolan Arenado (ar-eh-NAH’-doh) broke a fifth-inning tie with a two-run homer that pushed the Cardinals past the Diamondbacks, 3-2. Martínez allowed one run, four hits and two walks in six innings to become the second St. Louis starter since May 26 to earn a victory.
— Tommy Pham homered and Padres relievers tossed four scoreless innings in their 10th win in 11 games, 5-4 versus the Reds. Pham drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in the second and hit a solo homer in the fourth.
— German (hehr-MAHN’) Márquez came within three outs of what would have been a record-tying eighth no-hitter this season before allowing Ka’ai Tom’s single leading off the ninth inning of the Rockies’ 8-0 thrashing of the Pirates. Elías Díaz homered for the second time in two games, a solo shot in the three-run fifth.
— J.D. Martinez drove in four runs, including two on a go-ahead double in the sixth inning of the Red Sox’s fifth win in a row, 7-6 over the Royals. Kansas City dropped its seventh straight despite homers from White Merrifield, Michael A. Taylor and Ryan O’Hearn.
— Marcus Semien drove in five runs and Bo Bichette (bih-SHEHHT’) smacked a three-run homer in the Blue Jays’ 9-3 romp over the Mariners. The Jays had 15 hits, with all nine starters getting at least one in their eighth win in nine games.
— Aaron Judge and Gary Sánchez each homered as the Yankees set a season high for runs in an 11-5 pounding of the Angels. Major League home run leader Shohai Ohtani (SHOH’-hay oh-TAH’-nee) belted his 27th and 28th round-trippers for the Angels, putting him on pace for 57 this season.
— Cedric Mullins homered among his four hits as the Orioles hammered the Astros, 13-3. Austin Hays and Maikel (MY’-kehl) Franco had three RBIs each and Anthony Santander (sahn-tahn-DEHR’) added a solo homer in a five-run eighth.
— Joey Gallo has 18 home runs after hitting two more, including a go-ahead drive in the sixth inning of the Rangers’ 5-4 victory against the Athletics. Mike Foltynewicz (fohl-tih-NEH’-vihch) allowed two runs and four hits over seven innings to win for the first time in 11 starts since beating the Angels on April 27.
— The Tigers-Indians game in Cleveland was postponed by rain and rescheduled for Wednesday as part of a pair of seven-inning contests.
MLB-NEWS
Mariners’ Santiago gets 10-game ban
UNDATED (AP) — Seattle Mariners pitcher Héctor Santiago has become the first player disciplined under Major League Baseball’s crackdown on grip-enhancing foreign substances, receiving a 10-game penalty. The punishment was announced two days after Santiago was ejected from a game at the Chicago White Sox. Santiago has appealed the decision to MLB special adviser John McHale Jr., allowing him to play until the appeal is decided.
In other MLB news:
— Giants pitcher Gregory Santos has been suspended for 80 games without pay under Major League Baseball’s drug program following a positive test for Stanozolol. The 21-year-old right-hander made his debut on April 22 and was 0-2 with a 22.50 ERA in two innings over three games when he was optioned to the minors six days later.
— The family of former Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs has filed lawsuits charging the team and two former employees with negligence in his drug-related death two years ago. The lawsuits were filed by Skaggs’ parents in Texas and his wife in California, though neither complaint specified how much money the family is seeking. Skaggs was found dead in his suburban Dallas hotel room on July 1, 2019, before the start of a scheduled series with the Rangers.
— The Blue Jays and Marlins have pulled off a trade that sends injured outfielder Corey Dickerson and reliever Adam Cimber to Toronto for infielder Joe Panik and minor league reliever Andrew McInvale. Dickerson is sidelined with a bruised left foot and is expected to be in a walking boot for at least two more weeks. The sidewinding Cimber has a 2.88 ERA in 33 games, and Panik is batting .246 with two homers and 11 RBIs.
— The White Sox have placed Jake Lamb on the 10-day injured list and reinstated fellow outfielder Billy Hamilton from the IL. The 30-year-old Lamb has a strained right quadriceps.
COLLEGE BASEBALL-CWS
Bulldogs rout Commodores to force Game 3
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The College World Series is going to a third and deciding game following Mississippi State’s 13-2 laugher over Vanderbilt.
The Commodores issued a season-high 10 walks, including three in a row by 17-year-old starter Christian Little that fueled the Bulldogs’ four-run third. Mississippi State scored five times in the seventh to push its lead into double digits.
The Bulldogs finished with 14 hits, with light-hitting shortstop Lane Forsythe leading them with three hits out of the No. 9 spot after going 1 for 11 in his first five CWS games.
TENNIS-WIMBLEDON
Serena knocked out of Wimbledon by injury
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Time is running out as Serena Williams continues her quest for a record-tying 24th Grand Slam singles title.
The 39-year-old Williams had to retire in the first set after she hurt her leg in an Wimbledon opening-round match against Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus. Williams slipped on the grass while hitting a forehand in the fifth game. She received a medical timeout and was in the seventh game when her knee buckled, causing her to crumple to the grass. She was in tears as she walked to the net to concede.
Williams hasn’t won a Slam since 2017, keeping her one off the record held by Margaret Court.
Meanwhile, Venus Williams reached the second round in her first match since the Australian Open. The 41-year-old Williams won in three sets.
Playing on grass for the first time in two years, top-ranked Ash Barty defeated Carla Suárez Navarro 6-1, 6-7, 6-1.
Coco Gauff advanced to the second round as the American earned a 7-5, 64 victory over British wild card Francesca Jones.
In the men’s bracket, No. 7 Roger Federer split four sets before Adrian Mannarino had to retire with a leg injury. The 20-time Grand Slam champ flirted with losing in the opening round at a Grand Slam for the first time since 2003.
Fourth seed Alexander Zverev had 20 aces and only 18 unforced errors as he swept qualifier Tallon Griekspoor.
It’s been a great week for the Korda family. Two days after Nelly Korda earned his first LPGA major championship, brother Sebastian knocked out No. 15-Alex de Minaur in four sets.
Eighteen singles matches were postponed because of rain, including one between No. 5-seeded Bianca Andreescu and Alize Cornet.
The first-round Wimbledon match between Nick Kyrgios (KEER’-ee-ohs) and No. 21 seed Ugo Humbert had to be suspended at 3-all in the fifth set because local rules prevent play past 11 p.m.
CWS-VANDERBILT-RACIAL SLURS
Vandy AD condemns slurs directed at player parents at CWS
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Vanderbilt athletic director Candice Storey Lee is condemning the use of racially offensive language directed at some of the parents of the Commodores players during Game 1 of the College World Series finals on Monday.
Storey Lee tweeted that she’s deeply troubled that some of the parents were subjected to racist slurs. She called the behavior unacceptable and disgraceful. Vanderbilt is playing Mississippi State in the best-of-three finals.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-TCU-NCAA
NCAA puts TCU basketball on probation, punishes ex-assistant
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The NCAA has placed the TCU men’s basketball program on three years’ probation. It has also punished a former assistant coach it says accepted $6,000 from a business management company and then lied to the school about it.
The case is the latest development in a federal corruption case tied to college basketball.
Former assistant Corey Barker was given a five-year show-cause penalty. That requires any school that employs him to prove to the NCAA he can perform athletic-related duties.
NFL-NEWS
Pitts signs with Falcons
UNDATED (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have signed first-round pick Kyle Pitts, the tight end from Florida.
The fourth overall selection is expected to play a prominent role from the beginning of his rookie season. The Falcons will be looking to replace the production of wide receiver Julio Jones, who was traded to Tennessee.
The Falcons have signed each of their nine selections in this year’s NFL draft.
Also in the NFL:
— Dan Snyder’s wife Tanya was named co-CEO of the Washington Football Team. The move gives her bigger influence in the club that is currently in the midst of an independent investigation into workplace conduct the NFL is overseeing. Tanya Snyder had been in charge of the organization’s philanthropic efforts since the Snyders took ownership of the team in 1999.
NHL-AWARDS
NHL doles out hardware
The Rookie of the Year is Minnesota forward Kirill Kaprizov (kah-REEL kah-PREE’-zahf), who received 99 of 100 first-place votes. Kaprizov topped all NHL rookies and Wild skaters with 27 goals and 51 points.
NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL is handing out its major individual awards tonight, and they include a unanimous MVP and a new Norris Trophy winner.
Oilers forward Connor McDavid has come away with the Hart Trophy, awarded to the player deemed the most valuable to his team. He is just the second unanimous Hart Trophy winner in the 97-year history of the award, 39 years after Edmonton’s Wayne Gretzky did it. McDavid’s 105 points were 21 more than league runner-up Leon Draisaitl (DRY’-sy-tul).
Rangers blueliner Adam Fox captured the Norris as the league’s top defenseman. Fox ranked first among all NHL defensemen with 42 assists, was second with 47, third with 38 takeaways and third with 23 power-play points.
Golden Knights netminder Marc-Andre Fleury is the recipient of the Vezina (VEH’-zih-nuh) Trophy as the top goaltender. Fluery ranked third in the league with 26 wins, a 1.98 goals-against average, a .928 save percentage and six shutouts in 36 appearances.
McDavid and Fox were named First Team NHL All-Stars, along with Bruins forward Brad Marchand, Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews, Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar (mah-KAHR’) and Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (va-sih-LEHV’-skee).
NHL-NEWS
Sabres take interim tag off Granato
UNDATED — The Buffalo Sabres have removed the interim tag from Don Granato and named him the team’s full-time coach.
Granato replaced Ralph Krueger behind the bench after Buffalo lost 22 of its first 28 games. The Sabres won nine of their final 28 with Granato at the helm and rallied to three victories when trailing after two periods.
Granato is the sixth coach since Lindy Ruff was fired a month into the lockout-shortened 2013 season.
Elsewhere in the NHL:
— The Oilers have signed forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins to an eight-year extension with an average annual value of $5.125 million. Nugent-Hopkins had 16 goals and 35 points in 52 games this year.
— Veteran forward Wayne Simmonds signed a two-year contract extension with the Maple Leafs. Simmonds played in 38 regular-season games with Toronto this past season, with seven goals and two assists.
In world and national news…
SURFSIDE, Florida (AP) — Authorities in Florida have requested an additional search and rescue team to help look for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed condo tower. Kevin Guthrie of the Florida Division of Emergency Management said his agency asked for an additional team from the federal government. He said the new team would allow crews that have been working at the site for days to rotate out and be on hand if severe weather hits the area in coming days. The National Hurricane Center says two disorganized storm systems in the Atlantic have a chance of becoming tropical systems in the coming days, but it is unclear at this point whether they would pose a threat to the U.S.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to temporarily raise federal firefighter pay to ensure that no one fighting wildland fires is making less than $15 per hour. That word comes from a senior administration official. Biden is set to announce plans for the pay raises as he holds a virtual meeting Wednesday with governors from Western states to discuss what’s already shaping up to be a torrid wildfire season. In addition, a huge part of the Northwest is in the midst of one of the worst heat waves to hit the region in recent memory. Biden also plans to announce other moves to help boost wildfire fighting capacity and prevention efforts.
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — About a dozen deaths in Washington and Oregon may be tied to an intense heat wave that brought scorching temperatures to the Northwest and has caused one power utility to impose rolling blackouts amid heavy demand. The dangerous weather that gave Seattle and Portland consecutive days of record high temperatures exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit eased in those cities on Tuesday. But inland Spokane saw temperatures spike. The National Weather Service said the 109 F on Tuesday in Spokane was the highest temperature ever recorded there. About 9,300 Avista Utilities customers in Spokane lost power on Monday and the company said more planned blackouts began on Tuesday afternoon.
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft was operating in sync with a British destroyer during last week’s Black Sea incident. Moscow said one of its warships fired warning shots and a warplane dropped bombs in the path of British destroyer Defender on Wednesday to force it out of an area near the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014. Britain denied that account, insisted its ship wasn’t fired upon and said it was sailing in Ukrainian waters. Speaking Wednesday during a marathon live call-in show, Putin said that the U.S. aircraft’s apparent mission was to monitor the Russian military’s response to the British destroyer.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is poised to launch a new investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection on Wednesday with expected approval of a 13-person select committee to probe the violent attack. The panel would be led by Democrats, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appointing a chairperson and at least eight of the committee’s members. In a memo to all House Republicans late Tuesday, No. 2 House Republican Steve Scalise urged his members to vote against the resolution, saying the select panel “is likely to pursue a partisan agenda” in investigating the siege by former President Donald Trump’s supporters.
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Tropical Storm Enrique is swirling to the east of the tip of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula, missing a direct hit on the beach resorts there amid predictions it will weaken into a tropical depression sometime Wednesday. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Enrique’s maximum sustained winds were down to 40 mph (65 kph) late Tuesday, just barely a tropical storm The storm’s core was about 80 miles (130 kilometers) northeast of Cabo San Lucas at the southern tip of Baja and moving northwest at 12 mph (19 kph). City officials in Los Cabos are prepared to open shelters in case of flooding. Forecasters say the storm could drop 1 to 2 inches of rain, with localized amounts of as much as 4 inches.
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares are mostly higher in Asia despite new data showing Asian factory activity slowed this month as virus outbreaks disrupted shipping at some Chinese ports. Markets advanced in Tokyo, Shanghai and Seoul but edged lower in Hong Kong. On Tuesday, U.S. stocks drifted further into record heights in listless trading, as investors wait for the heavyweight economic data coming at the end of the week. On Friday, the U.S. government will give its monthly update on job growth and wage gains for workers. On the last day of June, the S&P 500 is on track for a gain of 14.3% for the first half of the year, more than double its average for a full year.
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