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CSi Weather…
TODAY…Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of precipitation 30 percent in the Jamestown area, 40 percent in the Valley City area.
.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight.
Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the
west after midnight.
.THURSDAY…Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Northwest
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 5 to
10 mph increasing to around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY…Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY…Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs around 90.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY…Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain
showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY…Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s.
Update
Jamestown, (CSi) The Jamestown Rural Fire Department with mutual aid from the Pingree Fire Department were called to battle a grass/pasture fire, that was consuming 80 acres of grasslands at Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge Management near Jamestown Tuesday afternoon. The call came in at 1:56-p.m.
Rural Fire Chief, Brian Paulson says, four rural fire units and nine firefighters were on scene to fight the fire for about two and a half hours, assisted by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
The grass fire was accidentally started by a researcher.
No injuries were reported.
No wildlife was lost to his knowledge.
Valley City (CSi) – Valley City Motorists should be aware that, construction crews on Wednesday August 4, will close 2nd Avenue Southeast from Main Street E to 2nd Street Southeast. and from College Street Southeast to 6th Street Southeast.
No parking will be allowed on either side of the roadways. The roads will reopen following completion of the mill and overlay construction. Construction is anticipated to be completed by the end of the day.
Updated maps for all road closures will be posted on the City of Valley City’s webpage http://www.valleycity.us/engineers/ when they are taking affect. If you have any questions regarding the project, please contact KLJ at (701)-845-4980.
The North Dakota Department of Health dashboard is updated daily by 11 am and includes cases reported through the previous day. The investigations are ongoing and information on the website is likely to change as cases are investigated. The information contained in this dashboard is the most up to date and will be different than previous news releases. This dashboard supersedes information from previous news releases or social media postings.
Check out our other dashboards: The COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard, NDUS Dashboard.
COVID- 19 stats,
Tues. Aug 3, 2021
10:45 – a.m.
Barnes
New Positives 1
Total Positives 1432
Active 4
Recovered: 1395
Stutsman
New Positives 4
Total Positives 3576
Active 10
Recovered 3484
Jamestown (NDDoH) The Jamestown area is being offered another Pop-up COVID vaccination clinic on Wednesday August 4 from noon to 7-p.m., at S&R Truck Plaza on Business Loop East in Jamestown.
COVID vaccinations will also be available at the UJ Block Party in Downtown Jamestown on August 25.
Jamestown (CVHD) Central Valley Health District reminds residents that COVID testing has resumed.
Unit Administrator Robin Iszler says testing is Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, at the Jamestown Civic Center, Exchequor Room, from 11-a.m. to noon.
She points out that there will not be testing the week of August 9, 2021.
Call CVHD at 701-252-8130 or see your healthcare provider.
Bismarck – Gov. Doug Burgum Tuesday released the following statement in response to the COVID-19 guidance released this week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding fully vaccinated individuals.
“Active COVID-19 cases today represent just 3% of North Dakota’s peak case numbers last November. Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 remain below 20 patients, and July deaths due to COVID-19 are on track to be the lowest since the pandemic began. Yet our positive case numbers are trending in the wrong direction, even with limited testing occurring,” Burgum said. “The highly contagious Delta variant is driving cases up across the United States, and nearly all COVID-related hospitalizations and deaths are among those not vaccinated. Safe, effective vaccines are available to all North Dakotans ages 12 and up and represent the best defense against COVID-19, including the Delta variant. Individuals with questions about the vaccines, which are now protecting nearly 1.5 billion people worldwide, are encouraged to visit with their own doctor or medical provider.
“The State of North Dakota will not be recommending any changes for state employees in response to the new CDC guidance at this time,” Burgum continued. “North Dakota’s statewide COVID-19 emergency ended April 30. Local entities are best suited to consider CDC guidelines based on local conditions, including case rates, positivity rates and available hospital capacity. North Dakota has relied on personal responsibility throughout the pandemic. Residents are encouraged to educate themselves on the differences of the Delta variant, be aware of the level of spread in their area and utilize well-known COVID-19 etiquette and mitigation measures as appropriate.”
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire Department fire units along with the rescue, along with the North Dakota Highway Patrol, Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office, and Jamestown Area Ambulance Service were called out at 4:08-p.m. Monday to a vehicle semitractor trailer crash, on Highway 52 six mile north of Jamestown, at Mile marker, 260, near Agri-Cover.
The Highway Patrol said it was a property crash, only.
The person trapped in the car was out of the vehicle when the units and rescue squad arrived on scene. Seat belts were in use, and the airbags wee deployed.
The Jamestown Rural Fire Department also responded to the scene to clean a diesel fuel leak from the semi.
Jamestown Fire and Rescue was on the scene about a half hour.
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Tourism continues working on expanding photographs and videos for their promotional use of the city.
On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Director, Searle Swedlund said, he welcomed and conducted a Jamestown Tour for the video crew from a company hired from Bismarck, shooting video of various locations in Jamestown including the Pipestem area Two River Activity Center, Frontier Village, and motels. He said the crew was impressed with what Jamestown has to offer, and continues to grow the tourism experience. He noted that the updated photos and videos will added to the bank of promotional tools.
On another topic Searle pointed out in the first half of July this year there was a 26 percent increase in visitors to Frontier Village from numbers in the pre-pandemic year of 2019. He added that plans are being discussed for next year at Frontier Village. He said the Railroad Parkette at Frontier Village is awaiting the arrival of the rail cars and track, to be installed.
He added that the Walk of Fame pavers have been installed on First Avenue, as part of the Road Diet improvements, with more information on the historic figures highlighted in the pavers to be released.
Searles said on Monday this week the Welcome to Jamestown Banners have been installed on Mill Hill, a cooperative effort of Tourism, and the Jamestown Beautification Committee.
He said, locally officials continue to work on the presentation of Bison World, to state officials this fall requesting state funding toward the project, in Jamestown.
Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session Tuesday evening at City Hall.
All members were present.
OATH OF OFFICE WAS ADMINISTERED TO POLICE OFFICE CHRISTOPHER BURK BY MAYOR CARLSRUD.
APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA
Approved payment of bills in the amount of $1,986,631.00
An Application for a Raffle Permit for Barnes County Ducks Unlimited on September 23, 2021 at the Eagles.
An Application for a Raffle Permit for Hi-Liner Booster Club from July 27, 2021-June 30, 2022 at Hanna Field and the Hi Liner Activity Center.
An Application for a Raffle Permit for VCSU Foundation from August 4th, 2021-June 30th, 2022 at Lokken Stadium/Shelley Ellig Field, W.E. Osmon Field Houser and Brockopp Brewing.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: No One Spoke
Attorney General’s “A Citizen’s Guide to North Dakota Open Records & Open Meetings Laws” *A member of the public does not have the right to speak to the governing body at an open meeting. The public is only entitled to see and hear what happens at a meeting, and to record or broadcast those observations.
No personal attacks to persons present or not
No inflammatory language used during time that you have the platform
5 minute maximum or as directed by the chair
Thank you for participating in City Government.
RESOLUTION
Approved a Resolution Accepting Bids and Awarding Master Lift Station Upgrades. Project KLJ said the two bids were rejected. The Commission moved to approve the bids, and the moved to reject the bids.
The project will be rebid, later.
NEW BUSINESS
Approved the Policy Manual Change. City Attorney Martineck said the 40 hours of sick leave time was amended for what they can be used for, as discussed at the Finance Committee Meeting.
Approved an Applications for Property Tax Exemption for Improvements at the following addresses:
As recommended by City Assessor Hansen:
220 9th Ave NW A fourplex with renovations continuing.
1049 5th Ave NW
1035 5th Ave NW
1019 5th Ave NW
Those consist of two fourplexes and an eightplex
645 12th St NW Renovations
715 12th St NW Renovations.
Approved was the Preliminary 2022 City Budget. Finance Director Richter said, budgeting meetings have been held. She said the Mill Levey increase amounts to 4.46 Mills. $100,000 needs to be replaced that is no longer available from CARES funds in the 2021 Budget. There will be 30-percent in the General Fund Budget Reserve Fund, as required. A Public Hearing will be held on the budget, at a date to be determined, after property owners are notified.
Approved the Revised Road Maintenance Agreement with Valley Township Regarding 35th St SE.
Discussed was Offering for Sale Lots 63-3450012 and 63-3440047. City Assessor Hansen said, the appraised values are fair.
The City Commission voted to table the offers, pending negotiations between the city and the property owner.
CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT HIGLIGHTS:
Gwen Crawford said, meetings are continuing with Waterfront Meadows developers.
She adds, the parking lot construction is continuing at Hannah Field.
She reminded residents that demolition projects require a permit.
CITY UPDATES & COMMISSION REPORTS ADJOURN
City Assessor Hansen said she will attend the State Board of Equalization meetings in Bismarck next week.
KLJ updated projects in progress.
Commissioner, Mike Bishop welcomed Police Officer Burk to the Police Department.
Mayor Carlsrud has seen some improvement in not littering on the city streets.
He thanked those who have worked on the budget, and have been working outdoors in the heat.
The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 68 followed by replays.
Valley City (CSi) Music at the City Park Bandshell for 2021, Weds, at 7:15-p.m. Bring your family & lawn chairs and enjoy the evening with neighbors & friends! A free will offering is taken each night for the continued support of the City Park Bandshell. (Due to inclement weather, the program will be held at the Foss Music Building on the VCSU Campus, College St. SW)Here is this summer’s schedule:
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.
This summer they will be celebrating 25 years in existence. Musicians are featured each week showcasing their talents for the community and surrounding area.
Bring your family and enjoy the evening with neighbors and friends! A freewill offering is taken each night for the continued support of the City Park Bandshell.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — An ethanol producer wants to figure out if the geology is right in eastern North Dakota to store carbon emissions underground, as is planned in the western part of the state. Midwest AgEnergy is hoping to build a system to capture the carbon dioxide emitted from its Dakota Spirit ethanol plant east of Jamestown, about 100 miles from the North Dakota-Minnesota border. and bury it in rocks a few thousand feet below the earth’s surface. That process, known as carbon storage or sequestration, has gained huge interest among the state’s ethanol and coal industries, mostly in central and western North Dakota. The Bismarck Tribune reports that the rock formations become shallower as they extend east toward Jamestown and the Red River Valley.
Bismarck (NDDOT) – A public input meeting will be held August 10 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at The American Legion Hall in Ashley. The meeting will utilize an open house format with a formal presentation at 6 p.m.
The purpose of the meeting is to discuss proposed improvements to the North Dakota Highway 11 corridor from ND 3 to east of Third Avenue Northeast in Ashley. The city will also provide information on a separate city sewer line improvement project.
Representatives from the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT), City of Ashley, and Civil Science will be on hand to answer questions and discuss concerns.
If unable to attend the public input meeting, written statements or comments must be mailed by August 25, 2021, to Jay Meacham, consultant project manager, Civil Science, Inc, 531 West Villard Street Suite 1, Dickinson, ND 58601 or email comments@civilscience.com with “Public Input Meeting” in the e-mail subject heading.
The NDDOT will consider every request for reasonable accommodation to provide:
- an accessible meeting facility or other accommodation for people with disabilities,
- language interpretation for people with limited English proficiency (LEP), and
- translations of written material necessary to access NDDOT programs and information.
To request accommodations, contact Atiana Beck, Civil Rights Division, NDDOT, at 701-328-2978 or civilrights@nd.gov. TTY users may use Relay North Dakota at 711 or 1-800-366-6888.
Valley City (VCSU) Valley City State University would like to invite clubs, organizations, groups, and the Valley City community’s businesses to participate in the 2021 VCSU Marketplace, August 25, 2021- 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the McFarland Lawn.
New and current VCSU students are invited to learn what the Valley City community and university has to offer! Your display can promote your club, organization, group, or business. You’ll have an opportunity to build connections with both incoming and existing college students, which could lead to future involvement or business! We encourage you to find creative ways to incorporate prize drawings, coupons, or free products into your display to engage students. This year, we’re expecting approximately 200 incoming freshmen, and hope to draw in older students participating in Welcome Weekend.
It’s recommend anyone not fully vaccinated wear a mask at their booths, to promote the health and safety of all those attending.
– The Marketplace will start at 6 p.m. and run until 8 p.m.
– The booths will be on the front lawn of McFarland, near the gazebo. We would like booths to be set up by 5:45 p.m. and stay for the duration of the event. We will provide tables, but chairs must be brought individually.
– In the event of inclement weather, we will have the event indoors.
– This year, there will not be a full picnic accompanying the Marketplace.
Forms can be emailed to kari.stricklin@vcsu.edu or mitchell.silkman@ndus.edu faxed to (701) 845-7123, or mailed to:
Kari Stricklin/Mitchell Silkman
VCSU Student Center
230 Viking Drive SW
Valley City, ND 58072
RSVP by August 18th, 2021
OKLEE, N.D. (AP) — The manhunt for the man accused of fatally stabbing his wife in northwestern Minnesota is over. The Red Lake County Sheriff’s Office says 44-year-old Eric Reinbold was arrested early Wednesday morning in a wooded area north of Oklee. Reinbold has eluded authorities for weeks. He’s charged with second-degree murder in the death of Lissette Reinbold who was found fatally stabbed on the driveway of her rural Oklee home July 9. According to sheriff’s officials, Reinbold was arrested without resistance and is being held in the Pennington County Jail in Thief River Falls.
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — A jury of six men and six women has been seated in the trial of man charged with killing four employees of a North Dakota property management firm. Forty-seven-year-old Chad Isaak, of Washburn, is accused of killing RJR Maintenance and Management co-owner Robert Fakler and employees Adam Fuehrer, William Cobb and Lois Cobb on April 1, 2019. The business is located in Mandan. Issak is charged with four counts of murder and three other counts. He faces life in prison without parole. Jurors are scheduled to be sworn in at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, followed by opening statements by the prosecution and defense. Testimony could last up at least two weeks.
In sports
Tuesday
At Jack Brown Stadium
Game One
Jamestown Post 14 2 Valley City Royals 1
Championship Game
Wahpeton 5 Jamestown 2
The tournament MVP is Jamestown’s Jacoby Nold
PlayNorthStar.com – The North Star Athletic Association football head coaches had selected Dickinson State (N.D.) as the unanimous favorite to win the league title for the seventh consecutive year, the conference preseason poll was announced Monday by the conference office. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own team in the preseason poll.
The Blue Hawks collected six first-place votes and 36 points. Dickinson State won their sixth straight North Star football conference title last season by going undefeated 9-0 record. DiSU qualified for the NAIA Football Championships Series (FCS), falling to eventual national runner-up Northwestern (Iowa) in the opening round.
Dickinson State was ranked No. 11 in the final NAIA Football Coaches’ Top 25 national poll last spring.
Valley City State (N.D.) picked up its final first-place vote in the poll, recording 31 points. The Vikings received votes’ recognition in the final NAIA Football Coaches’ Top 25 national poll after going 5-2 record in the league.
Waldorf (Iowa) was third with 25 points, followed by Dakota State (S.D.) fourth with 22 points. Mayville State (N.D.) finished fifth with 14 points, while Presentation (S.D.) was sixth with 11 points.
Iowa Wesleyan, located in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, joins the North Star Athletic Association as an associate member in the football conference. The Tigers placed seventh in the coaches’ preseason poll with eight points.
To earn an automatic bid to the NAIA Football Playoffs, a team need to be in the ‘Top 20′ in the national poll and win the conference title. The NAIA FCS playoffs are set for Nov. 20 with the opening round games, followed by quarterfinals round on Nov. 27 and semifinals round on Dec. 4. The NAIA FCS championship game is set for Dec. 18 with the location to be announced on a later date.
The North Star football season gets underway on Sept. 18 with Waldorf visiting Valley City State, Dickinson State traveling to Mayville State and Dakota State hosting Presentation. Each team is scheduled to play a total of eight league games, while Iowa Wesleyan is scheduled to play a total of six NSAA conference contests.
IWU is set to make their North Star Athletic Association debut at home versus Valley City State on Sept. 25.
Jamestown (JRMC) — Challenging doesn’t even begin to describe the last year or so – especially for individuals battling cancer at Jamestown Regional Medical Center.
That is why the support for Golf “FORE” Good and the JRMC Cancer Center meant so much.
JRMC Foundation Director Lisa Jackson, says, “More than 100 golfers and volunteers raised $18,570 for cancer care in this region. The funds support this community on their cancer care journey. They also eliminate travel. Since the cancer center opened in 2019, it’s saved more than 500,000 miles for individuals from 35 communities. Despite the challenges of this year, never once did we close or quit caring for the region. The support from these golfers and our sponsors protected JRMC’s financial health while we cared for the community’s physical health.”
The JRMC Cancer Center opened in June 2019, in partnership with Sanford Health. The center offers chemotherapy and other infusions in its six sun-lit and spacious infusion bays. The space also includes exam rooms, a consultation area and space for nurses and staff. The community raised $1.7 million of the $1.9 million needed to build the space.
Thundering Saints of Valley City and the JRMC Orthopedics & Sports Medicine team served as the title sponsors for the event.
Rocky Gabel, Valley City, created the Thundering Saints motorcycle group in memory of his late wife, Debbie. Debbie died of ovarian cancer in 2009. She was 52.
He says, “I want people to have care, close to home. I’m not sure people know — all of the charitable gaming from Thundering Saints in Valley City is given to organizations that help those battling cancer. I’m just so happy I can help.”
Golf tournament winners listed in this story at CSiNewsNow.com under celebrate, and sports…
For more information on the tournament, contact Jackson at (701) 952-4880 or ljackson@jrmcnd.com. For more information about the JRMC Cancer Center, visit www.jrmcnd.com/cancer.
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) — Beginning this weekend at Watkins Glen International, NASCAR will require all personnel to wear a face mask in enclosed areas at all times, regardless of vaccination status. Enclosed areas include haulers and buildings, including media centers, restrooms, the infield care center, race control and suites. NASCAR says the update to its COVID-19 protocols is being implemented on the advice of its consulting physicians and recently issued medical guidance. Masks are not required when outdoors at NASCAR events, provided individuals refrain from sustained close contact.
OLYMPICS
US mining for gold at Olympic Stadium
TOKYO (AP) — The gold medals are beginning to trickle in for U.S track and field athletes at the Tokyo Games.
Sydney McLaughlin has broken her own world record to win the women’s 400-meter hurdles in 51.46 seconds. She edged out Dalilah Muhammad, who won silver to make it a U.S. 1-2 finish.
McLaughlin set the previous world record of 51.90 seconds in June.
Also in Tokyo:
— Breanna Stewart scored 20 of her 23 points in the first half to help the U.S. women’s basketball team beat Australia, 79-55 in the quarterfinals. Trailing 5-2, Stewart scored seven consecutive points to start a 19-1 run. The Americans will face Serbia on Friday in the semifinals looking to advance to their seventh consecutive gold medal game.
— The U.S. women’s volleyball team has made it to the semifinals for the sixth time in the past eight Olympics by beating the Dominican Republic in straight sets. The Americans advanced despite playing without injured starters Jordyn Poulter and Jordan Thompson.
— NBA veteran Pau Gasol (powe gah-SAHL’) has been voted by his fellow Tokyo Games athletes to represent them as a member of the International Olympic Committee. Gasol will be an IOC member for seven years through the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, where he won two NBA titles with the Lakers. The results were announced the day after Gasol and Spain lost in the quarterfinals to the United States.
— American silver medalist Raven Saunders says her mother has died. The shot putter wrote on her Twitter account early today that “my mama was a great woman and will forever live through me. My number one guardian angel.” Media reports say that Clarissa Saunders died in Orlando, Florida, where she had been attending Olympic watch parties.
— Madelene Sagstrom of Sweden got off to a hot start in women’s golf at the Olympics. She played a bogey-free round for a 66. That gives her a one-shot lead over top-ranked Nelly Korda of the United States and Aditi Ashok of India.
— Italy has broken its own world record to win the gold medal in men’s team pursuit cycling at the Tokyo Olympics. It was a dramatic final at the Izu Velodrome as they edged world champion Denmark. The Italians led through the first half of the 4,000-meter race, then watched as the Danish team pulled ahead. Over the last five laps, the Italians wiped out a deficit of nearly a half-second to win the gold medal. Australia, the silver medalist in Rio, took bronze.
— A Russian athlete competing in karate has been ruled out of the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for the coronavirus. Anna Chernysheva was the Russian Olympic Committee team’s only karate athlete at the Olympics. The 19-year-old was due to compete Thursday in the women’s 55-kilogram kumite event.
— A Belarusian sprinter has left Tokyo en route to Europe after resisting an attempt by her Olympic team’s officials to send her home to Belarus. The athlete says she fears she could be in danger from authorities in her country who have relentlessly cracked down on dissent. Krystsina Tsimanouskaya boarded a plane at Tokyo’s Narita International Airport on this morning that left the gate for Vienna, but she was expected to travel on to Poland later in the day.
MLB…
— The Twins pulled out a 7-5 win over the Reds on Jorge Polanco’s three-run blast with one out in the ninth. Mitch Garver had a three-run homer in the fifth for the Twins, who had lost four of their previous five games. Jonathan India, Eugenio (ay-oo-HEH’-nee-oh) Suárez and Tucker Barnhart went deep for Cincinnati.
UNDATED (AP) — Make it a 1 1/2-game lead for the New York Mets over the Philadelphia Phillies in the NL East.
Taijuan Walker and the Mets continued their post All-Star break fade with a 5-4 loss to the Marlins.
Alex Jackson hit his first career home run and Bryan De La Cruz had three hits as the last-place Marlins handed the Mets their fifth loss in six games.
Isan Díaz also homered and Lewis Brinson had two hits and scored twice for Miami.
Walker was reached for four runs and eight hits over 5 2/3 innings. He is 0-3 with a 12.00 ERA since in four starts since pitching in the All-Star Game.
Meanwhile, the Phillies have picked up three games on New York since Sunday after Bryce Harper hit a solo shot against his former team to give Philadelphia a 5-2 lead in the eighth inning of a 5-4 win at Washington.
Jean Segura, J.T. Realmuto (ree-al-NOO’-toh) and Ronald Torreyes (toh-RAY’-ehs) also homered to back Zack Wheeler, who was able to pitch into the eighth.
The Phils bullpen shut the door after Wheeler gave up a two-run homer to Josh Bell in the eighth.
In other major league action:
— Madison Bumgarner threw seven stellar innings to beat his former team for the first time, sending the Diamondbacks past the Giants, 3-1. The Giants scored their only run against Bumgarner on Curt Casali’s solo homer in the fifth. Asdrúbal Cabrera’s two-RBI double helped Arizona prevent San Francisco from padding its 3 1/2-game lead over Los Angeles atop the NL West.
— Lance McCullers Jr. threw 6 2/3 shutout innings and the Astros withstood the raucous, heckling fans at Dodger Stadium to blank Los Angeles, 3-0. The largest crowd at Dodger Stadium this season had waited a long time to let José Altuve (al-TOO-vay), Carlos Correa and the Astros know just how they felt about possibly being cheated out of a 2017 World Series title. Michael Brantley’s RBI double gave Houston a 1-0 lead before Yordan (yohr-DAHN’) Alvarez smacked a two-run homer to cap the scoring.
— Tommy Pham hit a leadoff homer and Austin Nola had four hits and two RBIs for the Padres in a 8-1 pounding of the Athletics. Manny Machado added two hits and scored twice in support of Blake Snell, who was reached for just one run despite pitching around traffic for five innings. Starling Marte had three hits for Oakland, which is 5 1/2 games behind the AL West-leading Astros.
— The Reds remain 7 1/2 games off the NL Central lead after the first-place Brewers wasted a 4-0 lead in an 8-5, 10-inning loss to the Pirates. Milwaukee starter Adrian Houser was pulled after tossing hitless ball over 6 1/3 innings. Gregory Polanco singled home the tiebreaking run in the 10th and Bryan Reynolds followed with a two-run single.
— The Braves hammered Jon Lester in his first start for the Cardinals, scoring five runs in the first inning and cruising to a 6-1 victory. The 37-year-old Lester allowed the first seven hitters to reach and did not record an out until his 27th pitch. Jorge Soler (soh-LEHR’) smacked a two-run homer and Freddie Freeman went deep to help Atlanta climb within 2 1/2 games of the NL East lead.
— The Rockies routed the Cubs, 13-6 as Elías (eh-LEE’-ehs) Díaz hit a grand slam and Kyle Freeland got his first win in more than a month. Freeland gave up two runs over five innings before being removed with a left foot contusion. Sam Hilliard also homered and C.J. Cron had three hits and three RBIs for Colorado.
— The Mariners beat the Rays for the second straight day as Abraham Toro and Jarred Kelenic (keh-LEH’-nihk) homered in Seattle’s 4-2 decision over Tampa Bay. Yusei Kikuchi limited the AL East leaders to two runs and six hits over six innings after going 0-3 over his previous four starts. Randy Arozarena (ah-roh-zah-REH’-nah) homered for the Rays, who are 0-6 versus the M’s this season.
— Tampa Bay’s lead in the AL East remains a game over Boston after the Red Sox absorbed their season-high fifth loss in a row, 4-2 at Detroit. Miguel Cabrera hit his 498th home run and added a single, giving him 2,944 career hits to move ahead of Frank Robinson for 36th place all-time. Garrett Richards took the loss, allowing three runs on five hits and two walks in four-plus innings.
— The Blue Jays tore through a 7-2 win over the Indians as Hyun-Jin Ryu (hyoon-jihn ree-OO’) allowed two runs over seven innings. Ryu retired the first six batters and striking out eight to help the Blue Jays win for the fifth time in six games since returning to Toronto last Friday. George Springer and Teoscar Hernandez provided first-inning homers for the Jays.
— Giancarlo Stanton contributed a three-run homer and four RBIs to the Yankees’ 13-1 assault on the Orioles. Aaron Judge also homered and winning Luis Gil won his major league debut by scattering four hits over six shutout innings. Gil was pressed into service after Gerrit Cole was placed on the COVID-19 injured list on Monday.
— Dylan Cease (sees) matched a season high with 11 strikeouts and allowed one hit in six scoreless innings, pitching the White Sox to a 7-1 win against the Royals. Tim Anderson and Andrew Vaughn homered for AL Central-leading Chicago, which had dropped three of four at fourth-place Kansas City last week. Anderson added an RBI single in Chicago’s four-run seventh, his third hit of the night.
— Top prospect Jo Adell drove in three runs while reaching base four times in his season debut as the Angels hammered the Rangers, 11-3. Phil Gosselin had three RBI singles and Jack Mayfield homered to help Los Angeles win for only the second time in six games.
MLB-NEWS
Montgomery joins Cole on Yankees’ COVID-19 list
UNDATED (AP) — New York Yankees left-hander Jordan Montgomery has tested positive for COVID-19, a day after fellow starter Gerrit Cole was sidelined by the virus.
Montgomery and Cole will be out at least 10 days unless they draw two negative test results. They share the team lead with 21 starts.
In other major league news:
— Red Sox closer Matt Barnes is in quarantine and awaiting test results after being placed on the COVID-19 injured list. Barnes is 5-2 with 23 saves and a 2.30 ERA, but hadn’t pitched since a save against the Jays last Wednesday.
— Rays ace Tyler Glasnow will undergo Tommy John surgery on Wednesday, sidelining him the rest of this year and possibly all of next season as well. Glasnow has been on the injured list since June 15 after going 5-2 with a 2.66 ERA in 14 starts.
NCAA-GENDER EQUITY
NCAA gender equity review recommends combined Final Four
UNDATED (AP) — A law firm hired to investigate gender equity concerns at NCAA championship events says the association has not lived up to its own standards.
The report recommended holding the men’s and women’s Final Fours at the same site. It also calls for financial incentives to schools to improve their women’s basketball programs.
The review was requested in March after the NCAA failed to provide equal amenities to the teams in the men’s and women’s Division I basketball tournaments.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-CONFERENCE REALIGNMENT
AP sources: Pac-12, Big 12 commissioners consider alliances
UNDATED (AP) — The commissioners of the Pac-12 and Big 12 are discussing how the two conferences might benefit from working together or maybe even merging.
Two people with knowledge of the meeting told The Associated Press about the talks between Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby and George Kliavkoff from the Pac-12. The Big 12 is trying to rebound after learning Texas and Oklahoma plan to leave for the Southeastern Conference in 2025.
The Pac-12 has not indicated it is in a rush to add members.
NFL-VIKINGS-GLADNEY
Vikings cornerback Jeff Gladney indicted for felony assault
DALLAS (AP) — Minnesota Vikings cornerback Jeff Gladney has been indicted by a Texas grand jury for felony assault of a woman he was previously in a relationship with.
Gladney was a first-round draft pick last year out of TCU. He started 15 games for the Vikings as a rookie. He remains on the roster but has not been around the team since his arrest in April in Dallas.
Gladney is charged with domestic violence by impeding breathing. No court date has been scheduled. Vikings owner and president Mark Wilf calls the allegations “very disturbing.”
NFL-NEWS
— The Vikings have passed Washington as the lowest vaccinated team in the league. According to a person with knowledge of the NFL data, 70% of Minnesota’s roster has received at least one dose and 64.5% are fully vaccinated. The low number has drawn the ire of coach Mike Zimmer as the Vikes continue to practice without Kirk Cousins and two other quarterbacks due to COVID-19 protocols.
UNDATED (AP) — Carolina Panthers wide receiver Keith Kirkwood was hit in the neck area during practice Tuesday, carted off the field and taken away by ambulance. The player who struck him was kicked out of practice and waived.
The team says Kirkwood sustained a concussion, was released from the hospital and is back with the team.
In other news from NFL camps:
— Jets offensive lineman Cameron Clark has a bruised spinal cord and is expected to make a full recovery after he was hospitalized Tuesday with a neck injury. Clark was put on what appeared to be a spinal board and then carted to an ambulance waiting on the side of the field. Coach Robert Saleh immediately called off practice.
— Colts All-Pro guard Quenton Nelson is expected to miss five to 12 weeks after having surgery on his injured foot. Coach Frank Reich says it’s the same injury that will sideline new starting quarterback Carson Wentz. Nelson has never missed a game in his three-year career.
— Deshaun Watson missed practice for the first time since Texans’ camp began, but coach David Culley refused to explain why. Watson’s future is uncertain after he asked for a trade in January before 22 women filed lawsuits alleging that he sexually assaulted or harassed them in March.
— Browns starting middle linebacker Anthony Walker Jr. will not need surgery, but is expected to miss an extended period with a right knee injury sustained on a noncontact play in training camp Monday. Walker started 48 games over the past four seasons for the Indianapolis Colts before signing a one-year, $3 million deal with the Browns in March.
NBA-NEWS
Curry gets big extension
UNDATED (AP) — Stephen Curry will continue to draw some pretty hefty paychecks from the Golden State Warriors for a few more years.
The four-year, $215 million extension will carry through the 2025-26 season. Curry had one year remaining on his current five-year, $201 million package.
The deal was first reported by ESPN and was confirmed to the AP by Curry’s agent.
He averaged 32.0 points, 5.8 assists and 5.5 rebounds and shot 42.1% from 3-point range for the Warriors this past season.
Also around the NBA:
— The Bulls have acquired high-scoring small forward DeMar DeRozan a day after adding point guard Lonzo Ball. A person familiar with the deal says the Bulls agreed to a three-year, $85 million contract with DeRozan as part of a sign-and-trade with San Antonio. It was not clear what the Spurs are getting in return.
— Carmelo Anthony has agreed to a one-year deal with the Lakers, uniting him with fellow 2003 draft pick LeBron James. The 37-year-old Anthony averaged 13.4 points and made 40.9% of his 3-pointers coming off the bench for Portland last season.
— The Cavaliers filled one of their biggest needs, acquiring veteran point guard Ricky Rubio from the Timberwolves. Cleveland sent forward Taurean Prince, a 2022 second-round draft pick and cash to Minnesota for the 10-year NBA veteran.
TENNIS-OSAKA
Osaka to skip Montreal event
MONTREAL (AP) — Naomi Osaka has pulled out of a hard-court tune-up to be played in Montreal this month ahead of the U.S. Open.
The tournament announced the withdrawals of Osaka and two other top-10 players who have won Grand Slam titles, Sofia Kenin and Iga Swiatek.
Osaka is coming off a third-round loss at the Tokyo Olympics, her first tournament since withdrawing before her second-round match at the French Open due to mental health issues.
In world and national news…
GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of firefighters are preparing for a tougher fight against California’s largest wildfire as extremely dangerous weather returns, threatening to stoke flames into explosive growth. Authorities say the area could be hot, bone-dry and lashed with 40-mph gusts on Wednesday and Thursday. Fire officials say the Dixie Fire jumped some perimeter lines Tuesday, prompting additional evacuation orders for some 15,000 people. Dozens of fires are burning throughout the drought-stricken West. The Bootleg Fire in Oregon is 84% contained and firefighters are busy strengthening lines as they face the upcoming extreme weather. It is the nation’s largest burning wildfire.
FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The British navy says hijackers who boarded a vessel off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in the Gulf of Oman have left the ship, without elaborating. The notice on Wednesday came after the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations warned of a “potential hijack” under unclear circumstances the night before. The group reported that the vessel was safe. It did not provide further details about the event, which unfolded amid heightened tensions between Iran and the West over Tehran’s tattered 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. Over the past few years, commercial shipping in vital Persian Gulf waterways has increasingly been caught in the crosshairs.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Authorities say a bombing attack that targeted Afghanistan’s acting defense minister has killed at least eight people and wounded 20. The deputy minister was not hurt in the attack claimed Wednesday by Taliban insurgents. The blast went off late Tuesday in a heavily guarded upscale neighborhood of the capital of Kabul. It was followed by a gun battle that also left four militants dead, authorities said. Officials say the casualty toll could rise. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid in a statement claimed responsibility for the attack. It came as the insurgent group presses ahead with an offensive that is putting pressure on provincial capitals in the south and west.
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s army says it has fired back after three rockets were fired over the border from Lebanon. The exchange on Wednesday comes after sirens sounded in northern Israel warning of a possible rocket attack. The warnings sounded near Kiryat Shmona near the border with Lebanon. There were no immediate reports of damages or casualties. The army said two of the rockets landed inside Israeli territory. There have been several similar incidents in recent months. The rocket fire is believed by the Israeli military to have been launched by Palestinian groups based in Lebanon, and not the militant group Hezbollah. It’s unlikely that the groups could operate without Hezbollah’s consent.
SINGAPORE (AP) — World stocks are mixed as concerns about the risk of the spread of the delta variant of the coronavirus spreading set in. Wall Street was positioned for losses, with futures for the S&P 500 and Dow falling 0.1%. European traders were more upbeat, with indexes in France, Germany and Britain picking up early gains. The moves followed a buoyant Asian session in which traders shrugged off a coronavirus outbreak in China. Strong corporate earnings have boosted sentiments ahead of U.S. jobs data due Friday.
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