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Jamestown (CSi) A large turnout was on hand on Wednesday to congratulate former Stutsman County Emergency Manager, Jerry Bergquist well on his retirement after over 32 years at the position.
At noontime a presentation was made to Jerry of gifts. Stutsman County Veterans Service Office, David Bratton presented Jerry with a gift from the organizers of the event of a fishing pole. Stutsman County Sheriff, Chad Kaiser explained why Jerry Received the fishing pole, with a standing joke about Jerry being out fishing. David said Jerry was a mentor to him when he began his veterans service position a few years ago.
Jerry was also given a poster size “to do,” list for his retirement years.
Jamestown Police Chief, Scott Edinger spoke of Jerry’s ongoing dedication to his position, as Jerry was on call day and night to serve in emergencies.
Jerry concluded by thanking the Stutsman County Commission for allowing him to hire Andrew Kirking an Riley Schafer a few months in advance of his retirement to “pass the baton,” to them and allow him to finish projects and allow them to carry on with new projects. Jerry noted the many technology changes coming to the 9-1-1- system. 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 Sheriff’s Deputy.
A meal was provided to those attending the Open House, at the basement meeting room of the LEC..
Several former Jamestown residents, and employees that partnered with Jerry through challenging times were on hand, including former Jamestown City Engineer, Reed Schwartzkoph and his wife Mary.
More photos posted in this story ar CSiNewsNow.com
NDDoH
COVID-19 Stats 11:00a.m.
Wed. Jun 30, 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) Upcoming COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics Schedule
Thursday, July 1, 2021
Vaccine Type: MODERNA -or- JOHNSHON & JOHNSON
Event Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm
Event Location: Central Valley Health District
Thursday, July 8, 2021
Vaccine Type: MODERNA -or- JOHNSHON & JOHNSON
Event Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm
Event Location: Central Valley Health District
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Vaccine Type: PFIZER, JOHNSON & JOHNSON, MODERNA
Event Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Event Location: Napoleon Public School
Thursday, July 15, 2021
Vaccine Type: MODERNA -or- JOHNSHON & JOHNSON
Event Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm
Event Location: Central Valley Health District
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Vaccine Type: PFIZER
Event Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Event Location: Central Valley Health District
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Vaccine Type: PFIZER – 2nd DOSE ONLY
Event Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Event Location: Napoleon Public School
Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Vaccine Type: PFIZER
Event Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Event Location: Central Valley Health District
Thursday, August 12, 2021
Vaccine Type: MODERNA -or- JOHNSHON & JOHNSON
Event Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm
Event Location: Central Valley Health District
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.
Jamestown (CSi) The Great Plains Mobile Food Pantry will be in Jamestown, New Rockford and Sheyenne on Thursday, July 1, as follows:
- Jamestown: 1:30-3 p.m., Jamestown Civic Center, 212 3rd Ave. NE
- Sheyenne: 11:30 a.m.-noon, high school, 320 Sunnyside Ave.
- New Rockford: 10:45-11:45 a.m., St. John’s Catholic Church, line up on Third Avenue facing east toward Second Street.
more information or to volunteer, contact Rachel Monge, regional services manager, at monge@greaetplainsfoodbank.org, 701-390-2513. For Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program assistance For, call 855-405-0000.
Jamestown (CSi) An online fundraising auction supporting the National Buffalo Museum Bison Herd is July 1-16.
The fundraising support will help to continue to advocate for the restoration through education and outreach.
The auction features themed Art and Collectibles.
To participate on line visit, visitbidpal.net/2021BidForBison.
For more information contact Megan at 701-252-8648, or at
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Arts Center has announced this summer’s entertainment at the Downtown Arts Market, and the Hansen Arts Park, at 5:30 pm
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.
July 1st: OPEN MIC NIGHT
With: Kroshus Krew
Poets, writers, musicians, comedians, solos, duos, and any and all performers are welcome to share your talent with the community at our monthly open mic night. There will be a sign up sheet at the stage. Please limit your piece to 10 minutes. Facilitated by local musician and instructor Steve Kuykendall.
Kroshus Krew performs a popular blend of tunes from the 40’s to the present. Tilford Kroshus is a retired college music professor and music consultant from Wahpeton, ND. Kroshus is a showroom phenomenon. He won’t hesitate to lead a parade through the park to get things cranked up. The other members of this music and comedy routine provide complimentary blends of a variety of talent performing on the keyboard, drum set, bass guitar, lead guitar, trombone and all are included in vocal selections.
Mandan (CSi) – On Wednesday and Thursday, June 30 – July 1, Senator John Hoeven, Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, holds a series of meetings across North Dakota with officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to review drought conditions and gather input from agriculture producers.
Hoeven is hosting both Risk Management Agency (RMA) Acting Administrator Richard Flournoy and Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Zach Ducheneaux for the discussions, which will took place in Mandan and Minot on Wednesday, and in Carrington and Argusville on Thursday.
Carrington Drought Meeting
When: Thursday, July 1
10:30 a.m. CT
Where: NDSU Agriculture Extension Center
663 Hwy 281 N
Carrington
Argusville Drought Meeting
When: Thursday, July 1
2:30 p.m. CT
Where: Argusville Community Center
107 Northern Dr.
Argusville
NDHP The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, three people were injured in a two vehicle crash on Highway 46 in east Enderlin Wednesday evening just before 6:30-p.m.
A 2014 Chevrolet Traverse was eastbound on Highway 46 leaving Enderlin and a 2014 Chevrolet Impala was traveling westbound just before 6:30 PM. The driver of the Impala reportedly fell asleep and drifted over the center line.
The driver of the Traverse steered right to avoid a head-on collision. The front of the vehicle struck the left rear corner of the Traverse, which came to rest in the south ditch. The Impala continued through the Enderlin Veterinary Clinic parking lot before striking a dumpster and then a group of trees.
Impala driver72 year old Jeanne Eskelson, of Enderlin was cited for failure to maintain control. She received non-life threatening injuries and was not wearing a seat belt. Traverse driver 42 year old Brooke Sandvig, of Enderlin received minor injuries. One passenger was uninjured and an 11 year-old juvenile in a child restraint received minor injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Bismarck energy marketer says it will purchase North Dakota’s largest coal-fired power plant from a Minnesota company that had intended to close it. Rainbow Energy Center says it reached an agreement Wednesday to acquire the Coal Creek Station in west-central North Dakota from Great River Energy. The acquisition also includes the purchase of associated transmission lines that run North Dakota to Minnesota. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Great River Energy announced last year it would close the plant near Underwood and replace most of its energy with new wind farms in Minnesota. The plant employs 260 workers.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — The Grand Forks Air Force base is preparing to handle command and control support for aircraft designed to handle real-time communication in various conditions. The proposed plan would have the Air Force’s E-11 Battlefield Airborne Control Node aircraft mission at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia report to the 319th Reconnaissance Wing in Grand Forks. The assignment is contingent on congressional approval on the retirement of E-8 aircraft at Robins and is likely to begin next year. The E-11 aircraft and a squadron of active duty personnel will enable communications support to the joint force on the battlefield. The Air Force currently has three E-11 aircraft and should eventually have a full fleet of nine planes.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Police say they have identified a person of interest in connection with the death of a woman found in a burning car in Minot earlier this month. Investigators say the man has ties to the victim, 33-year-old Domonique Kelly. Officials say that shortly after Kelly’s body was found June 3, a residence associated with the person of interest was intentionally burned. According to police, a stolen vehicle believed to have been taken by the man was found in the Minneapolis area and had also been burned.
In sports…
Wednesday…
Babe Ruth Baseball
Kindred 10 Valley city 1
American Legion
Jamestown Post 14 7 Mandan Post 40 6
Jamestown Post 14 6 Mandan Post 40 0
Jamestown (UJ) – The University of Jamestown has announced that assistant coach Travers Cox has been hired to become head coach of the Jimmie men’s volleyball team.
Travers replaces Riley Salmon, who accepted the head coaching position at Concordia University-Irvine.
UJ Director of Athletics Sean Johnson, says, “Coach Cox was an integral part of our success last season and his integrity, demeanor and work ethic are a perfect fit for our institution and department. He has a passion for the game that is second to none. Our student-athletes expressed their overwhelming support for Coach Cox.”
Cox joined the UJ men’s volleyball coaching staff in January as an assistant coach and helped the Jimmies to the NAIA national tournament in the program’s first full year of competition.
UJ posted a 21-3 record, captured the GPAC crown, and went 1-1 in NAIA tournament pool play in Des Moines, Iowa.
Two of the team’s three losses last year came to No. 1 ranked and national champion Grand View (Iowa) and the other to No. 6 Park (Mo).
In just a season and a half, the Jimmies have a combined program record of 32-5.
Cox says, “This is a dream come true for me. I absolutely loved being the assistant coach and working with the team during the 2021 season. I have great respect for the school, culture, team, and what Coach Salmon and the University of Jamestown have built.”
Cox brings over 30 years of experience in coaching indoor and outdoor volleyball to UJ. He has coached for Helena High School in Helena, Montana, West High School in Anchorage, Alaska, Helena YMCA in Helena, Montana, Home Court of America in San Antonio, Texas, Capital City Volleyball Club in Helena, Montana and Alaska Midnight Sun Volleyball Club in Anchorage, Alaska.
Salmon adds, “The Jimmie men’s volleyball program is in great hands with Coach Cox,” said Salmon. He will lead the UJ program the right way.”
Jamestown (UJ) Approaching the fifth year of his coaching career with the Jamestown men’s basketball program, Tyler Peterson has been promoted to associate head coach, athletic director Sean Johnson and head coach Danny Neville announced Wednesday.
Peterson, who has been on staff for a Great Plains Athletic Conference tournament championship and pair of NAIA national tournament appearances, including an Elite Eight run in 2021, has been the Jimmies top assistant since June 2019. He was previously a graduate assistant for the program for two years after graduating from Northland College (WI) in the spring of 2017.
In Peterson’s four years on staff, the Jimmies have amassed a record of 89-38 overall. The program has produced a GPAC player of the year, four NAIA All-American selections, and 16 all-conference selections during that time as well.
Neville says “Tyler is a big part of our program and very deserving of the title of associate head coach. Our program would not be where it is today without his dedication and hard work. He is not only a great coach, but a great person that has a positive impact on the lives of our players and staff.”
NBA PLAYOFFS…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Phoenix Suns are headed to the NBA Finals for the first time in 28 years, defeating the Los Angeles Clippers 130-103 to close out the Western Conference finals in six games. Chris Paul tied his career playoff high of 41 points points and Devin Booker added 22 points to send the Suns to their third Finals appearance in franchise history. They will face either the Atlanta Hawks or Milwaukee Bucks, who are tied 2-2 in the East finals. Marcus Morris led the Clippers with 26 points and Paul George added 21 points.
STANLEY CUP FINALS
Coleman, Vasilevskiy help Lightning take 2-0 series lead
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning lead the Stanley Cup Final two games to none after beating the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 Wednesday night.
Andrei Vasilevskiy (va-sih-LEHV’-skee) made a playoff career-high 42 saves to keep the defending champions in the game and Blake Coleman scored the Game 2 winner on a highlight-reel diving buzzer beater in the second period.
Montreal outshot Tampa Bay 43-23 and was the better team for much of the night. But the Lightning beat Carey Price three times and showed they can lean on great goaltending and score opportunistic goals much like the Canadiens.
Game 3 is Friday night in Montreal.
NHL NEWS
Toews back skating after chronic immune response syndrome
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews says he missed this past season while dealing with what he says is chronic immune response syndrome.
He says his body just kind of “fell apart” when he stepped away in December, about a month before the delayed season began.
Toews has played for Chicago since 2007 and helped the team win three Stanley Cup championships. He is under contract with Chicago for two more years.
Elsewhere in the NHL:
— The Detroit Red Wings have hired assistant coach Alex Tanguay filling an opening that was created when the team and Dan Bylsma decided he would not return next season. Tanguay had 863 points during a 16-year NHL career, which included two stints with the Colorado Avalanche.
— Tom Dundon is now sole owner of the Carolina Hurricanes after buying out the remaining shares of the NHL club held by Peter Karmanos and others. The league’s board of governors unanimously approved the transaction on Wednesday.
NBA PLAYOFFS-NEWS
Antetokounmpo, Capela injuries
UNDATED (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (YAH’-nihs an-teh-toh-KOON’-poh) is doubtful for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals after undergoing an MRI on his injured left knee in the third quarter of a 110-88 game 4 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night.
Hawks Center Clint Capela is listed as questionable for Game 5 with eye inflammation.
The Hawks also expect Trae Young too be a game-time decision as he tries to recover from a bone bruise in his right ankle. He missed Game 4.
WNBA
PHOENIX (AP) — Kayla McBride scored a season-high 26 points, Sylvia Fowles and Napheesa Collier each had a double-double and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Phoenix Mercury 82-76. McBride hit back-to-back 3-pointers — the first six of her 10 points in a 12-0 run that made it 64-53 late in the third quarter — to give Minnesota the lead for good. Brianna Turner hit a jumper to trim the Mercury’s deficit to 78-74 with 1:03 left but, after a miss on the other end by Fowles, Layshia Clarendon grabbed an offensive rebound and, after a timeout, hit a pull-up jumper Phoenix (7-8) got no closer. Brittney Griner led the Mercury with 28 points.
MLB…
— Yasmani Grandal hit a three-run shot and a towering two-run drive, and the Chicago White Sox went deep six times to pound the Minnesota Twins 13-3. Rookie Andrew Vaughn smacked a two-run homer and had three RBIs. Gavin Sheets hit his first career home run in his second game as Chicago won its third straight. José Abreu and Brian Goodwin added solo shots to help first-place Chicago expand its lead over Cleveland in the AL Central. Dylan Cease cruised to his fourth victory in five starts, allowing three hits and striking out seven in six innings. Josh Donaldson and Nelson Cruz connected for solo homers off the 25-year-old right-hander.
UNDATED (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s debut on the Yankee Stadium mound sure didn’t last long. The two-way phenom got only two outs for the Los Angeles Angels during his highly anticipated first pitching appearance in the Bronx. Ohtani, who leads the majors with 28 home runs, was chased after four early walks and charged with a career-worst seven runs.
Making his career-high 12th pitching start of the season, Ohtani flopped long before the game was delayed by rain in the third inning. He was handed a 2-0 lead in the top of the first but quickly gave it back.
The 26-year-old right-hander walked his first three batters and never recovered, throwing just 20 of 41 pitches for strikes.
Elsewhere around the majors:
— J.D. Martinez and Hunter Renfroe homered, Martin Perez pitched two-run ball into the sixth inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2 in a game twice delayed by poor weather. First pitch was pushed back 41 minutes and umpires stopped play for 1 hour, 56 minutes in the middle of the sixth, but the teams managed to play nine innings. Perez allowed two runs on seven hits over 5 1/3 innings, striking out two. He allowed a homer to Salvador Pérez leading off the second. Pérez’s homer came during a 4-for-4 night. Mike Minor gave up five runs on seven hits over five innings.
— Chris Bassitt pitched three-hit ball over seven scoreless innings to win his ninth straight decision and the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 3-1. Frank Schwindel hit his first career homer in his A’s debut after becoming the 2,000th player in franchise history earlier in the day. Elvis Andrus added two hits. Joey Gallo homered for the fourth consecutive game for the Rangers, who had won four straight. Bassitt set down 16 of his first 18 batters and pitched out of a two-out jam with runners on the corners in the sixth when he got Gallo to ground out to first on a 3-2 pitch.
— Joe Panik made an instant impression in his first game in Miami’s lineup, homering in his first at-bat and adding a go-ahead RBI single during a six-run sixth inning as the Marlins rallied for an 11-6 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Starling Marte went 4-for-6 for Miami and Garrett Cooper and Adam Duvall each had three hits for the Marlins. Bryce Harper hit two solo homers for the Phillies. Aaron Nola (5-5) struck out 11 in 4 2/3 innings.
— Miguel Cabrera hit his 494th career homer, moving into sole possession of 28th place all-time, and the Detroit Tigers completed a doubleheader sweep with a 7-1 win over the Cleveland Indians. Cabrera went 2 for 4, scored twice and broke a tie with Lou Gehrig and Fred McGriff on the homer list with a solo shot off Nick Wittgren in the fifth inning. Wily Peralta, who didn’t pitch in the majors last year, allowed one unearned run over five innings for his first victory since April 17, 2019, with Kansas City. In the first game, Harold Castro and Jonathan Schoop each had three RBIs in a 9-4 victory.
— Trea Turner completed his record-tying third career cycle by hitting a sixth-inning triple for the Washington Nationals, accomplishing the feat on his 28th birthday in a 15-6 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. The speedy shortstop became the fifth player in major league history with three cycles, joining Adrian Beltre, Babe Herman, Bob Meusel and John Reilly, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
— Highly touted Milwaukee prospect Aaron Ashby got roughed up for seven runs in the first inning of his big league debut, but Luis Urias homered twice as the Brewers rallied to rout the Chicago Cubs 15-7 for their eighth straight win. The Brewers swept the three-game series and increased their NL Central lead to six games over Chicago. The Cubs lost their sixth in a row. Willy Adames (ah-DAH’-mehs) hit a grand slam during an eight-run burst in the fourth inning that put Milwaukee ahead 14-7.
— Kwang Hyun Kim (hyoon kihm) won for the first time in 11 starts, pitching five solid innings and helping himself with a two-run double as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-4 for a three-game sweep. Kim had lost five straight decisions. Paul Goldschmidt and Tyler O’Neill each doubled twice and singled for St. Louis. Arizona lost its fourth in a row.
— Trent Grisham hit a grand slam and a solo shot and the San Diego Padres rallied to beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-5 in a rain-shortened game. The sizzling Padres have won 11 of their last 12 games and have beaten the Reds six straight times in the past two weeks. Grisham’s first career grand slam in the fifth inning came off Reds reliever Josh Osich and gave San Diego the lead for good. The rain came with one out in the Padres’ half of the sixth inning. The game was called after a 90-minute delay.
— Jon Gray tossed six strong innings in another solid outing for Colorado starters, and the Rockies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2. Garrett Hampson had four hits for the Rockies, who swept the three-game series and improved to 28-16 at home. Colorado is just 6-31 on the road. Adam Frazier led off the game with a triple, scored on a sacrifice fly and Bryan Reynolds homered for the 14th time this year for a quick 2-0 lead.
— Harold Castro and Jonathan Schoop each drove in three runs, powering the Detroit Tigers past the Cleveland Indians 9-4 in the first game of a doubleheader. Castro’s two-out single off Bryan Shaw in the fifth inning scored Nomar Mazara and broke a 4-4 tie. Schoop had a two-run single in the seventh as the Tigers banged out 15 hits in the seven-inning game. Kyle Funkhouser retired all five batters he faced in relief of starter José Urena, who allowed a career-high four home runs in 3 1/3 innings. Detroit won at Cleveland for the first time in five games this season. Rookie Bobby Bradley hit two of the four homers off Urena.
— Austin Hays homered and Ryan Mountcastle drove in two runs to help the Baltimore Orioles wrap up a three-game sweep of the slumping Houston Astros with a 5-2 win. The Astros swept the Orioles in a three-game series last week where they outscored them 26-3 as part of an 11-game winning streak.
— Ozzie Albies drove in seven runs with five hits, including two home runs, and the Atlanta Braves battered the New York Mets 20-2 for a strong finish to a disappointing month. Mets left-hander David Peterson left the game due to right side soreness in the fourth, leaving his status for his next start unknown. The Braves led 14-2 when outfielder Albert Almora entered the game to pitch in the eighth with the bases loaded. Almora gave up a three-run homer to Albies, who set career highs for hits, RBIs and by scoring four runs.
— Dylan Moore hit a three-run homer in the tenth inning and the Seattle Mariners held on after blowing two earlier leads to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-7. Moore hit a 3-1 pitch from right-hander Patrick Murphy to left-center, scoring automatic runner Luis Torrens and Shed Long Jr., who singled as a pinch-hitter. Drew Steckenrider allowed an RBI leadoff double to Cavan Biggio in the bottom of the inning but retired the next three batters — two via strikeout — for his second save. Kyle Seager and Mitch Haniger hit two-run homers for Seattle. Moore and J.P. Crawford each had three hits and scored twice. Kendall Graveman was the winning pitcher.
MLB NEWS
NEW YORK (AP) — Fired New York Mets general manager Jared Porter has been suspended by Major League Baseball baseball through at least the end of the 2022 regular season following an investigation that began after a report that he sent sexually explicit text messages and images to a female reporter in 2016 while he was working for the Chicago Cubs.
Porter is eligible to apply for reinstatement after the final game of the 2022 regular season, a timetable that could allow him to apply for front-office openings that October.
In other MLB news:
— New York Mets reliever Dellin Betances will have surgery on his right shoulder and miss the remainder of the year after pitching just once this season. The 33 year-old signed a $10.5 million, one-year deal with the Mets for 2020, but went 0-1 with a 7.71 ERA in 15 games. He exercised a player option for a $6 million deal this year, but again was hurt.
— The Los Angeles Dodgers have transferred infielder Corey Seager to the 60-day injured list making room for right-hander Bobby Wahl on the 40-man roster. Seager fractured his right wrist on May 15 against Washington and has missed 40 games since going on the IL the next day. Seager was the MVP of last year’s World Series and NL Championship Series.
— Spenser Watkins was about to give up on his baseball career this winter and take a job coaching a freshman team at a high school in Phoenix. Wednesday he was signed to a minor league deal by the Baltimore Orioles calling the 28-year-old up to the majors for the first time. The right-hander joined the Orioles for their game in Houston.
NCAA-COMPENSATIONG AHTLETES
NCAA clears athletes for compensation as state laws kick in
DALLAS (AP) — The NCAA has cleared the way for athletes to profit off their fame and celebrity. The move comes just as legislation is set to become law in a dozen states that would allow for that kind of compensation.
The NCAA wants to have federal laws or its own rules regarding the issue known as NIL but was forced to seek a temporary solution.
The decision applies to more than 450,000 athletes across all three divisions of the NCAA.
COLLEGE BASEBALL-CWS
Mississippi St shuts down Vandy again for 1st national title
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Will Bednar and Landon Sims combined on a one-hitter, Mississippi State scored early and built on its lead, and the Bulldogs won their first national championship with a 9-0 victory over Vanderbilt in the deciding third game of the College World Series finals.
Bednar was working on three days’ rest and walked three of the first five batters he faced before retiring 15 in a row.
He turned the game over to the Bulldogs’ star closer to start the seventh. It’s Mississippi State’s first national title in a team sport.
Wednesday’s game ended a CWS unlike any other since it began in 1947. There was no CWS last year because of the pandemic, and COVID-19 was never out of mind during the event’s return even though TD Ameritrade Park was at full fan capacity.
Positive COVID-19 tests and contact tracing left North Carolina State with only half its roster available in a 3-1 loss to Vanderbilt last Friday. By that night, a total of eight players had tested positive and prompted the NCAA to remove the Wolfpack from the tournament because of COVID-19 protocols.
NFL NEWS
AP source: Saints’ Ramczyk agrees to extension
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A person with knowledge of the situation says Saints right tackle Ryan Ramczyk has agreed to a five-year extension worth up to $96 million with $60 million guaranteed.
The 6-foot-6, 314-pound Ramczyk was a late first-round draft choice out of Wisconsin in 2017.
The 27-year-old has started 63 regular-season games in his four NFL seasons and was named an All-Pro in 2019.
In other NFL news:
— Two men who ran onto the field during the final quarter of the Super Bowl in February have pleaded no contest to trespassing and agreed to a year of probation. Under the terms of their probation, the men must perform 100 hours of community service, pay a $500 fine and write letters of apology to the National Football League. One man scampered onto the field wearing shorts and a pink leotard or swimsuit. The other ran onto the field first, distracting security officers.
TENNIS-WIMBLEDON
Federer faces Gasquet in 2nd round at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — It’s Switzerland vs. France again when Roger Federer takes on Richard Gasquet in the second round at Wimbledon. Federer will be hoping to emulate the Swiss soccer team’s win at the European Championship when he plays the late match on Centre Court.
This time, though, a Swiss victory wouldn’t be much of an upset. Federer has won his last 17 matches against French opponents and also has a 10-match winning streak against Gasquet.
On the women’s side, top-ranked Ash Barty will be first on Centre Court to play Anna Blinkova, the runner-up in girls singles at Wimbledon in 2015. The 17-year-old Coco Gauff takes on Elena Vesnina in another Centre Court match.
RACING-NASCAR
Chip Ganassi sells entire NASCAR team to Trackhouse Racing
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Chip Ganassi is pulling out of NASCAR at the end of the season and has sold his entire organization to Trackhouse Racing. Ganassi told The Associated Press that Trackhouse owner Justin Marks made him an offer he had to consider.
Ganassi will still run his IndyCar, IMSA sports car and Formula E programs, all out of Indianapolis.
The entire NASCAR operation, including its North Carolina race shop, will transfer to Trackhouse at the end of the season. Terms of the deal were not released.
CYCLING-TOUR DE FRANC
Tadej Pogacar routs rivals in Tour de France time trial
LAVAL, France (AP) — Defending champion Tadej Pogacar has powered to victory in the first time trial of the Tour de France to assert himself as the odds-on favorite at the three-week race.
Pogacar lagged 39 seconds behind leader Mathieu van der Poel at the start of Stage 5 in the western Mayenne region and erased a big chunk of the deficit to move into second place in the general classification.
In other Tour de France news, a French radio station reports that a fan involved in a massive pileup at the Tour de France during the opening stage at cycling’s biggest event has been arrested. The fan brandished a large cardboard sign that translates as “Go Grandpa-Grandma” while leaning into the path of oncoming riders on Saturday.
In world and national news…
(AP) Multiple news outlets say Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg surrendered to authorities ahead of expected charges against him and former President Donald Trump’s company. Weisselberg was seen walking into the the courthouse in lower Manhattan around 6:20 a.m. with his lawyer. New York prosecutors are expected to announce the first criminal indictment in a two-year investigation into Trump’s business practices, accusing his namesake company and Weisselberg of tax crimes related to fringe benefits for employees. People familiar with the matter told the AP the charges appear to involve non-monetary benefits that the company gave to top executives. They were not authorized to speak about an ongoing investigation and did so on condition of anonymity.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction has been thrown out by Pennsylvania’s highest court, which ruled that he was unfairly prosecuted because a previous district attorney had promised he wouldn’t be charged. The justices found that Cosby relied on that promise when he agreed to testify without invoking his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in a lawsuit brought against him by Temple University employee Andrea Constand. The ruling is extremely rare. One law professor who has followed Cosby’s case closely over the years says he has never heard of a high court in Pennsylvania or anywhere else grappling with a prosecutor’s informal promise not to prosecute.
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — Rescue crews and family members of those still missing in a Florida condo collapse are scheduled to meet with President Joe Biden Thursday. Many hope the visit will provide some measure of comfort to a devastated community. Biden and first lady Jill Biden plan to thank first responders and search and rescue teams. They also plan to meet with the families of victims. The president’s visit comes a week after a 12-story beachfront condominium building in Surfside suddenly came crashing down. Search crews going through the ruins found the remains of six people Wednesday, bringing the number of confirmed dead to 18. The number of residents unaccounted for stands at 145.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Hundreds of deaths in Canada, Oregon and Washington may have been caused by the historic heat wave that baked the Pacific Northwest and shattered all-time temperature records in usually temperate cities. Oregon health officials said late Wednesday more than 60 deaths have been tied to the heat, with the state’s largest county, Multnomah, blaming the weather for 45 deaths since the heat wave began Friday. British Columbia’s chief coroner said her office received reports of at least 486 “sudden and unexpected deaths” between Friday and 1 p.m. Wednesday. Normally, she said about 165 people would die in the province over a five-day period.
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Elsa has formed over the tropical Atlantic on Thursday morning and is expected to cause heavy rains that may lead to isolated flash flooding and mudslides in the Caribbean. According to Colorado State University hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach, Elsa is the earliest fifth named storm on record, beating out last year’s Eduardo which formed on July 6. The National Hurricane Center says Elsa had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph with higher gusts and was 865 miles east-southeast of the Windward Islands. Elsa is forecast to produce rainfall totals of 3 to 6 inches with maximum totals of 8 inches on Friday across the Windward and southern Leeward Islands, including Barbados.
LYTTON, British Columbia (AP) — A wildfire amid a record heat wave in western Canada has forced authorities to order residents to evacuate a village in British Columbia that smashed the country’s record for hottest temperature three days in a row this week. Mayor Jan Polderman of Lytton issued the evacuation order, saying on Twitter that the fire was threatening structures and the safety of the 250 residents of the community, which is 95 miles (153 kilometers) northeast of Vancouver. He tells CBC News that “the whole town is on fire.” Lytton’s temperature hovered around 102 degrees Fahrenheit (39 Celsius) Wednesday. That was down from Tuesday, when the village recorded a new Canadian high of 121.2 F (49.6 C), breaking the previous highs of 118.2 F (47.9 C) it reached Monday and 115 F (46.1 C) on Sunday.
TOKYO (AP) — European shares are higher after a retreat in Asia as investors await a key U.S. jobs report to see how the recovery from the pandemic is faring. Benchmarks in Japan, South Korea and Australia fell Thursday in afternoon trading. Shares also fell in Shanghai, while Hong Kong’s markets were closed for a holiday. The Bank of Japan’s quarterly “tankan” survey showed continuous recovery, with large manufacturers’ sentiment remaining largely positive. Analysts said the tankan findings showed the biggest jump in recovery for the world’s third largest economy may already have passed.
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