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.REST OF TODAY…Mostly cloudy. Chance of flurries in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 20s. Temperature falling through the afternoon. Windy. North winds 20 to 30 mph. Chance of snow 30 percent in the Jamestown area, 20 percent in the Valley City area.
.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Colder.
Lows 5 to 10 above. North winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to the
northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.THANKSGIVING DAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 20s. South winds
5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. West winds around
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.SATURDAY…Partly sunny in the morning then clearing. Highs
around 40.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.
.SUNDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows in the mid 20s.
.TUESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.
A cold front will bring light snow chances and windy conditions
mainly Wednesday morning. The best chance for measurable snow will be
across the Devils Lake Basin where one half inch or less snowfall
is possible. Northwest winds may gust to 40 mph at times. If
this occurs when it is snowing blowing snow could develop and
result in brief visibility reductions under 1 mile.
Jamestown (CSi) The 30th Annual Free Community Thanksgiving Dinner at Concordia Lutheran Church, 502 1st Ave N., Jamestown, across from Loaf and Jug, is set for Thanksgiving Day November 25.
On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Pastor Tom Eckstein said, no dining room meal will be served, in house due to COVID-19 precautions.
Meals will be provided through a drive up process available from 11-am to 1-pm at the church.
Please watch the signage for the drive through meal pick up set up that day using the alley from the north end of the block. They will also provide delivery of meals that day from 11-1. No dinning room meal in house due to covid.
This meal is free to anyone. (single people, parents, families, people working, college students, don’t want to cook or traveling through, etc.) To be served with the turkey, will be stuffing, mashed pot., gravy, veggies, and pumpkin bars for dessert.
Pastor Eckstein said 22 turkeys will be roasted courtesy of the University of Jamestown kitchen, enough he said to serve 700 meals. The turkeys were donated by Cash Wise Foods with the meals prep starting on Wednesday, with the sides being prepared by volunteers at the church.
He pointed out anyone wishing to volunteers as drivers for home delivery, prep work, and then cleanup can call the church at 701-252-2819. Those wishing a home delivered meal should also call 701-252-2819, and leave your name, phone number, address and the number of meals requested.
Pastor Eckstein invites the community to the Thanksgiving Day service, starting at 10-a.m. Sunday Services are at 8-a.m., and 10:30-a.m., and Wednesdays at 7-p.m. except for this Wednesday November 24.
The free Thanksgiving meals was started 30 years ago by the Pantry Café owner Fritz Buegel, who offer the meals for those in need.
Over the years the attendees grew, and the meal was eventually moved to Concordia Lutheran Church where more space is available.
Concordia Lutheran Church wishes everyone a healthy and safe Thanksgiving.
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:
COVID-19 Stats
Tue. Nov. 23, 2021
10:20 -a.m.
Barnes
New Positives: 6
Total Positives: 2014
Active: 34
Recovered: 1936
Breakthrough Incidents Per 10K Fully Vaccinated Individuals: 321
Stutsman
NEW DEATH: 1
TOTAL DEATHS: 92
New Positives: 12
Total Positives: 4736
Active: 81
Recovered: 4553
Breakthrough Incidents Per 10K Fully Vaccinated Individuals: 364
Valley City (CCHD) City County Health in Valley City announces their COVID-19 testing days and site location in Valley City.
Testing is at the REC Center at 140 4th Street Southwest.
Testing will be 12:30-2:30 Mon, Weds, and Fridays.
There are opportunities for vaccinations, both for annual influenza and for the COVID vaccine. Call 845-8518 to make an appointment.
Jamestown (CVHD) Central Valley Health District reminds residents that COVID testing is on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, at the Jamestown Civic Center, Exchequor Room, from 11-a.m. to 1-pm. (No testing on Thanksgiving Day.)
Call CVHD at 701-252-8130 to register.
Jamestown (Chamber) Members of the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassador Committee and the Young Professionals of Jamestown presented the Customer Service Award for November to Dwight Rasmussen for his outstanding customer service. The chamber honors individuals who demonstrate a consistent commitment to delivering products or services that satisfy customers by exceeding their requirements or expectations.
His nomination letter said, “Our experience with him was excellent! Our flight kept getting postponed to the point of being rescheduled to the next day and Dwight’s service to us was exceptional. His positive attitude, friendly outgoing manner, and knowledge made a real difference to us. His helpfulness was experienced by other customers having the same travel problems we did. One of our travel companions witnessed Dwight in action in the recent past and his professionalism, friendliness, and help never varies! He is an outstanding customer service professional!”
Congratulations to Dwight! Skywest – Jamestown Station is located at the Jamestown Regional Airport. You can reach them at 701-252-6466
Customer Service Award nomination forms are available at the Chamber office and on their website at www.jamestownchamber.com or call 701-252-4830.
Valley City (CSi) The Barnes County Sheriff’s Office has released the number of open burglary and theft cases now under investigation.
The News Release States:
“The Barnes County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the Citizens of Barnes County for information we have received regarding the recent Burglaries/Thefts that have been occurring locally.
From January 1, 2021 to November 22, 2021 of the 4,890 Calls for Service our office has received, 22 of those calls are related to Burglary/Breaking and Entering and 41 of them are Theft related calls.
For the year of 2020 during those dates, of the 3,243 Calls for Service our office had received, 17 of those were Burglary/Breaking and Entering and 46 were Theft related calls.
Barnes County Sheriff Randy McClaflin says sometimes it’s hard to solve Burglaries/Breaking and Entering calls because a majority of them take place on abandoned properties that sometimes aren’t checked for long periods of time. Theft calls can be equally as challenging to solve because of the same reasons and items can range in value worth as little as ten dollars to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Sometimes property owners let us know about them but don’t necessarily ask us to investigate them.
Sheriff McClaflin added that these numbers are in line with past years numbers however total Calls for Service numbers are on a rise. He would like the Citizens to know we take every one of these calls seriously and do our best to solve them. Sheriff McClaflin would also like to remind Citizens to continue to be aware of their surroundings and call our office if you notice something suspicious in your area.”
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Reported income by all North Dakota residents and the number of filers dropped last year largely due to the coronavirus pandemic. State Tax Department data show the reported gross income by North Dakotans dropped by 8.4 % in 2020, while the number of filers dropped by more than 18,000 from the year before. Tax Department records show the average adjusted gross income in the state decreased from about $66,000 in 2019 to about $63,000 last year. Tax Department analyst Kathy Strombeck says the decreases were not as bad as anticipated due to the pandemic.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota farmer has been accused of attempting to arrange the assassination of a Ukrainian official and has been detained in the country. North Dakota’s congressional delegation has asked the U.S. Department of State to ensure the well-being of 50-year-old Kurt Groszhans, KFGO reported. Groszhans grew up in the central part of North Dakota and attended North Dakota State University. He and a Ukrainian woman are accused of trying to assassinate Roman Leschenko, the current Agrarian Policy and Food Minister. Groszhans had business dealings with the agriculture minister. U.S. Sen. John Hoeven says his office contacted the Department of State after hearing from Groszhans’ family and friends.
In sports
Tuesday
UJ Basketball
Women
SEWARD, Neb. (UJ) — Taysha Rushton’s bank shot at the buzzer gave No. 21 Concordia University a 69-67 win over the University of Jamestown women’s basketball team Tuesday night in GPAC action.
Rushton had given the Bulldogs a 67-64 lead by making one of two free throws with 20 seconds left. On the next Jimmie possession, Hannah DeMars (JR/Grand Rapids, MN) drained a three-pointer from the top of the key to tie the game with ten seconds to play.
UJ led 17-12 after one quarter and would lead by as many as 11 in the second. Jailyn Martinson (FR/Devils Lake, ND)’s basket capped off a 7-1 run to make it 36-25 with 2:08 before halftime.
The Bulldogs scored the last five points of the half and trailed by just six despite shooting 10-for-38 overall.
Madelyn Schmidt (FR/Tappen, ND)’s jumper put Jamestown ahead by seven at the 4:05 mark of the third quarter and was the final basket for UJ in the period. CUNE closed on a 12-2 run and took a three-point lead into the final quarter.
Jamestown twice trailed by eight in the fourth, and were behind as many as seven with 1:41 to play. DeMars sank a pair of free throws, Noelle Josephson (SR/Ramsey, MN) converted a three-point play, and then made two free throws of her own to get within 66-64.
DeMars had 17 points and eight rebounds while Josephson finished with 13 points, eight rebounds, six assists, and four steals. Kia Tower (JR/Bigfork, MN) was also in double figures with 11, and Audrey Rodakowski (SO/Dickinson, ND) pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds.
UJ, now 4-4 and 1-3 in the GPAC, host Valley City State (N.D.) Saturday at 1 p.m.
Men
Concordia University (Neb) 92 Jamestown 67
SEWARD, Neb. (UJ) — The tenth-ranked University of Jamestown men’s basketball team lost for the first time this season, falling 92-76 to Concordia University in GPAC action.
In the first half, Mason Walters (JR/Jamestown, ND) had 14 points and eight rebounds while Devon Schultz (SR/Arlington, MN) posted a double-double of 10 points and ten rebounds to help the Jimmies lead 46-45 at halftime. UJ outrebounded Concordia 27-13 in the opening 20 minutes and shot 19-of-39 overall.
The teams battled back and forth in the second half, with four ties and six lead changes. The Jimmies’ largest lead was three points after a Marc Kjos (JR/Lake City, MN) layup made it 51-48 early in the second.
Kjos brought Jamestown level with a jumper at the 8:36 mark to make it 70-70, but Concordia reeled off the next 10 points and kept UJ off the scoreboard until Schultz made a pair of free throws with 4:05 to play. CUNE finshed the game on a 12-4 run.
The Bulldogs shot 17-of-27 (63 percent) from the field and 11-for-11 at the foul line in the second half, while the Jimmies shot 13-of-32 (40.6 percent) and went to the foul line just four times, making all four.
Walters led UJ with 28 points and had 11 rebounds while Schultz finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds. Cole Woodford (SO/Redwood Falls, MN) was also in double figures with 11. Kjos dished out seven assists.
Jamestown, now 8-1 overall and 2-1 in the GPAC, hosts Valley City State (N.D.) Saturday in a non-conference matchup beginning at 3 p.m.
Tuesday
Vikings Basketball
At VCSU
Women
VALLEY CITY (VCSU) – The Valley City State women’s basketball team posted a season-high 91 points to down Trinity Bible College Tuesday night in a 46-point home victory.
Five Vikings scored in double figures led by Hailey Roberts who scored 19 points, including 14 in the first half. Adriana Torres scored 18 points, Ashlyn Diemert posted 17, Taryn Dieterle scored 13 and Allie Critchley chipped in 12.
Roberts added a team-best seven steals while Critchley dished out a team-high four assists Tuesday. Bayli Heap grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds for the Vikings.
The Vikings shot 52 percent from the field (36-69), 31 percent on 3-pointers (9-29) and 91 percent from the free throw line (10-11). The Lions shot 25 percent on field goals (13-53), 12 percent from 3-point range (2-17) and 81 percent on free throws (17-21).
Valley City State improves to 3-5 on the season and Trinity Bible falls to 1-3 overall.
Valley City State held the rebounding advantage 33-24 and scored 29 points on 31 Lion turnovers. VCSU totaled 17 steals and 17 assists as a team.
The Vikings shot 60 percent in the first half and led by as much as 22 points on a 3-pointer from Diemert. VCSU led 51-31 at halftime and held the Lions to just a pair of free throws in the fourth quarter to defeat Trinity Bible 91-45.
Stacia West posted a double-double for Trinity Bible with 15 points and 10 rebounds Tuesday. Abby Molan added 13 points for the Lions.
UP NEXT: Valley City State travels to University of Jamestown on Saturday for a non-conference doubleheader. The women’s game is at 1 p.m. with the men’s game to follow at 3 p.m. at Harold Newman Arena.
Men
VCSU 95 Trinity Bible College 67
(VCSU) Five Vikings scored in double figures and Eddie Oyet and Kevin Schramm both posted double-doubles Tuesday night as the VCSU men’s basketball team rolled to a 95-67 victory over Trinity Bible College.
Leading 30-28 after 12 minutes of play, the Vikings scored 10 straight points to take a double-digit lead and then outscored the Lions 26-11 over the final 8 minutes of the first half. VCSU took a 56-39 advantage into the locker room and extended its lead to as many as 37 points in the second half.
The win is the fourth in a row for the Vikings, who are now 7-3 overall. Trinity Bible College drops to 3-6.
Jalen Addison led all scorers with 19 points, shooting 3-for-4 on 3-pointers and 8-for-9 overall on Tuesday. Schramm and Oyet both posted double-doubles with 11 points and 10 rebounds each. Oyet added a team-high three steals.
Uhana Ochan was a perfect 5-for-5 from the field as he finished with 12 points and five rebounds, and Duoth Gach had 11 points and four rebounds. Four other Vikings had at least six points in a balanced effort, which included six points and six assists from point guard Joshua Kelly.
The Vikings totaled 23 assists in the game as they shot 40-for-77 overall (52 percent). VCSU was 12-for-38 on 3’s (32 percent) and went 3-for-4 on free throws. The Vikings also held a 45-28 rebounding advantage, included a 10-7 edge on the offensive glass.
Trinity Bible College shot 38 percent overall (27-71), 23 percent on 3’s (5-22) and 57 percent at the line (8-14). Austin Molan led the Lions with 16 points.
Up next: Valley City State (7-3) rematches with No. 10-ranked University of Jamestown on Saturday, Nov. 27, at Jamestown. The Jimmies are currently 8-1 overall. VCSU lost to Jamestown 81-64 back on Nov. 12 in Valley City. Saturday’s men’s game starts at 3 p.m. with the women tipping off at 1 p.m.
Valley City (VCSU/Mark Potts) – Valley City State University will once again host the annual Barnes County High School Basketball Tournaments this winter.
The Girls Barnes County Tournament is set for Dec. 7, 9 and 11 and will feature six teams vying for the championship. LaMoure/Litchville-Marion is the top seed and the five-time defending champion in the girls tournament.
The Boys Barnes County Classic is scheduled for Jan. 11, 13 and 14. The boys will play a “classic” format will all matchups predetermined. The boys field will likely include several top ranked Class B teams in the state. A tournament champion will not be crowned on the boys side.
All games will be played at VCSU’s W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse. A schedule for both tournaments is below.
SPONSORS: Major tournament sponsors include Valley City State University, VCSU Athletics, the Valley City Chamber of Commerce, the Valley City Convention and Visitors Bureau, Sodexo, and Pizza Corner.
2021 Girls Barnes County Tournament
Tuesday, Dec. 7 – Day 1
4:30 p.m.: (1) LaMoure/Litchville-Marion vs. (4) Maple River
6:00 p.m.: (2) Sargent County vs. (6) Enderlin
7:30 p.m.: (3) Wyndmere-Lidgerwood vs. (5) Barnes County North
Thursday, Dec. 9 – Day 2
4:30 p.m.: (4) Maple River vs. (6) Enderlin
6:00 p.m.: (2) Sargent County vs. (3) Wyndmere-Lidgerwood
7:30 p.m.: (1) LaMoure/Litchville-Marion vs. (5) Barnes County North
Saturday, Dec. 11
5th place – 12:00 p.m.: 5th and 6th best records vs. each other
3rd place – 1:30 p.m.: 3rd and 4th best records vs. each other
Championship – 3:00 p.m.: Top 2 records vs. each other
Tiebreaker Criteria to determine Saturday matchups
1. Head-to-head
2. Point differential (up to 17)
3. Fewest points allowed in two games
4. Highest seeded team
*After a multiple team tie is broken, the tiebreaker reverts back to head-to-head
2022 Boys Barnes County Classic
Tuesday, Jan. 11
3:00 p.m.: Maple River vs. Barnes County North
4:30 p.m.: Enderlin vs. LaMoure/Litchville-Marion
6:00 p.m.: Dunseith vs. Wyndmere-Lidgerwood
7:30 p.m.: Sargent County vs. Four Winds JV
Thursday, Jan. 13
3:00 p.m.: Barnes County North vs. Wyndmere-Lidgerwood
4:30 p.m.: Maple River vs. Sargent County
6:00 p.m.: Dunseith vs. LaMoure/Litchville-Marion
7:30 p.m.: Enderlin vs. Hillsboro-Central Valley
Friday, Jan. 14
3:00 p.m.: Central Cass JV vs. Barnes County North
4:30 p.m.: Sargent County vs. Wyndmere-Lidgerwood
6:00 p.m.: Enderlin vs. Dunseith
7:30 p.m.: LaMoure/Litchville-Marion vs. Maple River
T25 MEN’S BASKETBALL
UNDATED (AP) — Gonzaga and UCLA are 1-2 in The Associated Press men’s basketball poll, but the Bulldogs showed on Tuesday that there could be a wide difference between the two games.
Andrew Nembhard scored 24 points and the top-ranked Zags improved to 6-0 by whipping the second-ranked Bruins, 83-63 to win the Empire Classic. Freshman Chet Holmgren showed off his unique skill set with an array of blocks and dunks, finishing with 15 points, six rebounds and four rejections. Drew Timme (TIH’-mee) was just as effective inside, scoring 18 points.
Jaime Jaquez (HY’-may HAH’-kehz) Jr. tried to keep the Bruins in it, finishing with 19 points before UCLA fell to 5-1.
It was the first meeting between the two teams since their epic battle in the Final Four last spring.
— Wisconsin blew most of a 20-point, halftime lead before eking out a 65-63 upset over 12th-ranked Houston. Johnny Davis scored a career-high 30 points on 10 of 18 from the floor, including 4 of 7 from 3-point range. Tyler Wahl chipped in with nine points and seven rebounds, while Brad Davison also had nine points for the Badgers.
— Au’Diese Toney scored 19 points, including the go-ahead free throws with just over a minute left to send No. 13 Arkansas past Cincinnati, 73-67 in the Hall of Fame Classic title game. Chris Lykes was perfect at the foul line down the stretch to finish with 15 points. Arkansas grabbed three consecutive offensive rebounds before Lykes was fouled and made two free throws with 21.8 seconds to play.
— Kofi Cockburn had a double-double and 14th-ranked Illinois bounced back from consecutive losses to hold off Kansas State, 72-64 in the consolation game of the Hall of Fame Classic. Cockburn provided 23 points and 13 rebounds for the Illini, who were coming off a 20-point loss to Cincinnati in the semifinals. Illinois shot 12 of 26 from 3-point range, with Alfonso Plummer going 7-for-9 while scoring 21 points.
NBA.
UNDATED (AP) — The New York Knicks were able to regroup after squandering a 25-point lead against the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers.
Immanuel Quickley nailed four 3-pointers in the final period to bail out the Knicks in a 106-100 victory over the Lakers. Quickly scored 12 of his 14 points in the fourth, helping New York stretch a three-point lead to 12 with 4:58 remaining.
Julius Randle added 20 points, 16 rebounds and five assists for the Knicks, but sat for eight minutes of the fourth quarter after picking up his fifth foul. Evan Fournier (FOHRN’-yay) scored 26 points to lead the Knickerbockers.
Russell Westbrook had 31 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for LA, which played while LeBron James served a one-game suspension for his altercation in Sunday’s win over the Pistons.
— CJ McCollum poured in 32 points and the Trail Blazers handed the depleted Nuggets their fifth straight loss, 119-100. Damian Lillard had 25 points and five assists to help Portland earn its fourth straight win overall and ninth in a row at home. The Trail Blazers unleashed an 18-3 spurt to close the first half, sparked by four 3-pointers from Lillard and capped by a buzzer-beating layup by McCollum, giving them a 64-52 lead at halftime.
Checking out Tuesday’s other NBA action:
— Tyler Herro (HEE’-roh) had 31 points and eight rebounds in the Heat’s 100-92 comeback win over the Pistons. Miami trailed by nine before opening the fourth quarter on a 27-6 run. Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo (ad-eh-BY’-oh) each provided 15 points and nine boards in the Heat’s fifth win in six games.
— Luka Dončić (DAHN’-chihch) had 26 points in his return to the Dallas lineup as the Mavericks defeated the Clippers, 112-104 in overtime. The Mavericks were up 102-92 late in the fourth quarter before the Clippers scored 11 of the final 12 points to force overtime, including a 3-pointer by Paul George at the buzzer. Kristaps Porzingis (KRIHS’-tahps pohr-ZIHN’-gihz) scored six of his team-high 30 points in the extra session.
NBA-NEWS
Thompson closer to returning
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson practiced at full speed on Tuesday after resuming five-on-five, full-court scrimmaging. Thompson is making a comeback from surgery last November for a torn right Achilles tendon. He missed the previous season due to a torn ACL in his left knee.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-CFP RANKINGS
Georgia still No. 1, Cincinnati cracks top 4
UNDATED (AP) — Georgia continues to top the latest CFP rankings, but there’s a new No. 2 and No. 4.
Ohio State has moved ahead of Alabama for second, with Cincinnati holding the other semifinal slot. The Bulldogs and Bearcats are the only unbeaten teams in the rankings.
Cincinnati plays at East Carolina on Friday and then meets Houston, ranked 24th by the committee, in the American Athletic Conference championship game on Dec. 4.
Michigan is fifth, followed by Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, Baylor, Mississippi and Oklahoma.
The final CFP rankings will be revealed Dec. 5 and the top four teams will play in the semifinals on Dec. 31 in the Orange and Cotton bowls. The national championship game is scheduled for Jan. 10 in Indianapolis.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-PENN STATE-FRANKLIN
Franklin gets new deal
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State football coach James Franklin has agreed to a new 10-year contract that will guarantee him at least $75 million through 2031.
Franklin and Penn State’s Board of Trustees agreed to the terms, which include a yearly base salary of $7 million, retention bonuses of $500,000 each year and a $1 million annual loan for life insurance.
Franklin is 67-32 at Penn State with seven bowl appearances and one Big Ten championship in his eight seasons.
NFL-NEWS
— The Vikings have placed defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson on the COVID-19 reserve list.
— Bears head coach Mike Nagy spent half of his press conference on Tuesday dealing with a report saying he has been told he will no longer coach the team after Thursday’s game in Detroit. The report about the firing was published by Patch.com and was described by Nagy as “not accurate.” The Bears go into Thanksgiving on a five-game losing streak that leaves them 3-7.
UNDATED (AP) — Adrian Peterson didn’t last very long with the Tennessee Titans, waived after just three games and replaced by the signing of running back Dontrell Hilliard from the practice squad. Peterson started two games and had 27 carries for 82 yards and a 3.0-yard average per rushing attempt and one touchdown run.
The Titans also signed defensive back Buster Skrine (skreen) and outside linebacker John Simon while placing defensive back Chris Jackson and wide receiver Marcus Johnson on injured reserve.
Also around the NFL:
— The Giants have fired offensive coordinator Jason Garrett after a dreadful performance in a nationally televised game against the Buccaneers. There was no immediate word on who would replace Garrett for the game Sunday at MetLife Stadium against the Eagles. Former Cleveland Browns coach Freddie Kitchens is on the staff and could take over.
—A person with direct knowledge of the decision says Zach Wilson will return as the Jets’ starting quarterback Sunday against the Texans in Houston. The No. 2 overall pick in April missed the past four games with a sprained posterior collateral ligament in his right knee.
NHL..
UNDATED (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning have points in 11 of their last 12 games by blanking the Philadelphia Flyers.
Andrei Vasilevskiy (va-sih-LEHV’-skee) turned back 34 shots and a pair of Lightning players ended lengthy goal droughts in a 4-0 shutout of the Flyers. Vasilevskiy posted his first shutout of the season and 27th of his career.
Zach Bogosian scored for the first time in 63 games, ending a drought that began after a goal against the Red Wings in January 2020. Corey Perry had gone 37 games without a goal before finally netting his 387th.
Steven Stamkos had a goal and two assists for the Lightning.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— Red-hot Roope (ROO’-pay) Hintz scored the first of two Dallas power-play goals in the first period of a 4-1 verdict over the Oilers. Hintz has scored all six of his goals this season in the last six games, including a pair of short-handed tallies on Saturday. The Oilers were held to a season-low 21 shots in losing for just the fifth time in 18 games.
— The Flames picked up their fourth straight win as Matthew Tkachuk (kah-CHUHK’) produced the tiebreaking goal with 5:35 remaining in their 5-2 win against the Blackhawks. Dillon Dube and Milan Lucic also scored for Calgary before Trevor Lewis and Johnny Gaudreau each added empty-netters. Jacob Markstrom made 19 saves for the Flames, who lead the Western Conference with 30 points.
NHL-NEWS
Mediation set for Blackhawks, former player in assault case
UNDATED (AP) — A former player who sued the Chicago Blackhawks has agreed to mediation in hopes of settling the case.
Kyle Beach says the team did nothing when he raised allegations of sexual assault against assistant coach Bradley Aldrich in 2010. An investigation commissioned by the team largely found that to be true. The fallout included top executives losing their jobs and an NHL fine of $2 million.
Mediation is set to begin in December.
In other NHL news:
— Lightning star center Brayden Point is expected to miss four to six weeks because of an upper-body injury suffered in Saturday’s loss to New Jersey. Point appeared to favor his left shoulder or arm after crashing hard into the end boards after being tripped in the third period. Point had an NHL-best 14 goals in last season’s playoffs.
MLB-NEWS
All-star, manager Bill Virdon dies
UNDATED (AP) — Former major league outfielder and manager Bill Virdon has died in a Missouri medical center at age 90.
Virdon was a career .267 hitter in 12 seasons with St. Louis and Pittsburgh, winning a World Series in 1960 with the Pirates and a Gold Glove in 1962. He was 995-921 during a 13-year managerial career that featured stints with Pittsburgh, the New York Yankees, Houston and Montreal.
No cause of death was given.
Elsewhere in the majors:
— Outfielder Clint Frazier and infielder Rougned Odor (ROOG’-nehd oh-DOHR’) have been released by the Yankees after clearing waivers, four days after they were designated for assignment. Frazier hit .186 with five homers and 15 RBIs this year. Odor batted .202 with 15 homers and 39 RBIs in 322 at-bats.
In world and national news…
DALLAS (AP) — Millions of Americans are loading up their cars or piling onto planes, determined to reclaim Thanksgiving traditions that were put on pause last year by the pandemic. The number of air travelers this week is expected to approach or even exceed pre-pandemic levels. Auto club AAA predicts that 48.3 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home over the holiday period, an increase of nearly 4 million over last year despite sharply higher gasoline prices. Many feel emboldened by the fact that nearly 200 million Americans are now fully vaccinated. But it also means brushing aside concerns about a resurgent virus at a time when the U.S. is now averaging nearly 100,000 new infections a day.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to require essential nonresident travelers crossing U.S. land borders, such as truck drivers and emergency response officials, to be fully vaccinated beginning on Jan. 22. A senior administration official said the requirement brings the rules for essential travelers in line with those that took effect earlier this month for leisure travelers, when the U.S. reopened its borders to fully vaccinated individuals. Essential travelers entering by ferry will also be required to be fully vaccinated by the same date. The official spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity to preview the announcement.
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Jury deliberations are set to continue for a second day in the trial of three white man charged with the killing of Ahmaud Arbery in coastal Georgia. The mostly white jury spent about six hours deliberating Tuesday before adjourning without a verdict. They are to resume Wednesday morning, weighing murder charges against father and son Greg and Travis McMichael and their neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan. The McMichaels said they suspected Arbery was a burglar when they chased him past their home in February 2020. Bryan joined the chase and recorded cellphone video of Travis McMichael killing Arbery with a shotgun. Travis McMichael testified he fired in self defense.
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says coronavirus cases jumped by 11% in Europe in the last week, the only region in the world where COVID-19 has continued to increase since mid-October. In its weekly assessment of the pandemic released on Tuesday, the U.N. health agency said cases and deaths globally have risen by about 6%, with about 3.6 million new infections and 51,00 new deaths reported in the previous week. Earlier this week, WHO’s Europe director Dr. Hans Kluge warned that without urgent measures taken soon, the continent could see another 700,000 deaths by the spring.
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo has tested negative for COVID-19 after his French counterpart, whom he met early in the week, became infected with the coronavirus. De Croo’s office said Wednesday that he will do an important part of his work remotely in line with restrictive measures that the government as a whole took last week. He will have a second test early next week. De Croo met with French Prime Minister Jean Castex for security talks on Monday. That same day, Castex’s daughters tested positive after her father returned from the meeting with De Croo. Castex himself then took two tests that were both positive.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — NASA has launched a spacecraft on a mission to smash into an asteroid and test whether it would be possible to knock a speeding space rock off course if one were to threaten Earth. The spacecraft is called DART, for Double Asteroid Redirection Test. It lifted off from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base. If all goes well, in September 2022 it will slam head-on into Dimorphos, an asteroid 525 feet (160 meters) across, at 15,000 mph (24,139 kph). The asteroid is no danger to Earth, just a good target for testing out the potentially planet-saving technology.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have finally driven President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion package of family services, health care and climate initiatives through the House. Now the focus turns to the Senate, where painful Republican amendments, restrictive rules and moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin lurk. It took Democrats six months, but they finally settled their internal disputes and moved compromise legislation through the House on Nov. 19. They’re now negotiating further changes for a final version that they hope by Christmas would win approval in the 50-50 Senate, where the Democrats will need all of their votes. House passage of the altered bill would also be needed.
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are falling as worries about inflation set off expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve might accelerate its plans to raise interest rates. Benchmarks in Japan, Australia, South Korea and China slipped in early trading. The Fed will release minutes later in the day from its October interest-rate meeting, potentially giving investors more details on plans to start trimming bond purchases that have helped keep interest rates low. Wall Street closed mixed. President Joe Biden ordered 50 million barrels of oil released from the nation’s strategic reserve to help bring down energy costs. The move was made in concert with other big oil-consuming nations. Oil prices were mixed by midday Wednesday in Asia.
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