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REST OF TODAY…Sunny, colder. Highs 5 to 10 above. West winds 5 to 15 mph. Wind chills around 20 below in the Jamestown area, 24 below to 29 below zero in the Valley City area.
.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows zero to 5 above. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs 15 to 20. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
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.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows 15 to 20.
.FRIDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow in the
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.FRIDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 10.
.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 30s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.
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Valley City (City) The city of Valley City informs residents that crews began snow removal on emergency routes on Sunday, December 5th moving into the northeast section of town afterwards and working clockwise through the city.
A reminder that vehicles parked on emergency routes will be towed if they are not removed while city crews are trying to remove snow. During a snow event, public works crews plow emergency routes first to accommodate ambulances and law enforcement vehicles.
Downtown Valley City streets were wind-rowed and removed Sunday night with residential snow removal resuming when the downtown area is complete.
Jamestown crews began clearing snow in the downtown district starting at 11 p.m. Sunday, December 5.
City crews will begin clearing snow in residential areas beginning at 11 a.m. Monday, December 6.
All vehicles should be removed from the downtown streets, avenues and alleyways.
City ordinance requires that a property owner keep the sidewalk adjoining the property clear of snow and ice. People should not deposit snow or ice on the city street after the city plow has cleared the street. These violations are Class B misdemeanors under the general penalty and will result in a fine.
Please be advised that snow-clearing schedule is contingent upon changing weather conditions and snow accumulation totals.
Valley City (CSi) Valley City firefighters responded to a call for service on Saturday, December 4 around 11:30-am, in the 100 block of 3rd Street Southeast in Valley to a report of smoke and fire from the residence.
Fire Chief Scott Magnuson said when personnel arrived, they shut off power to the property and found an electrical short in the stove outlet. Damage to the property was reprted minimal. No injuries were reported. Fire personnel were on the scene for about 34 minutes.
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
Sun Dec. 5, 2021
10:30 -a.m.
Barnes
New Positives: 0
Total Positives: 2097
Active: 38
Recovered: 2010
Breakthrough Incidents Per 10K Fully Vaccinated Individuals: 349
Stutsman
New Positives: 9
Total Positives: 4954
Active: 114
Recovered: 4739
Breakthrough Incidents Per 10K Fully Vaccinated Individuals: 411
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 (City) On Mon Dec 6 and Tues Dec 7; there will be a road closure at the intersection of 7th Ave NE & 3rd St NE. This closure is scheduled to begin at 7:00 a.m. Monday and last until approximately 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, or until work is completed.
Construction signing will be put in place by the City.
Motorists should use extreme caution in this area and take alternate routes during this time, if possible.
Jamestown (CSi) The James River Humane Society in conjunction with Simply Home is offering a Christmas socking for dogs that can be filled with items.
Humane Society Vice President Jay Nitschke on Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, said, pick up the stocking at Simply Home, starting December 10, and bring the filling stocking back to Simply Home, and all the items will be distributed to the animals at the shelter, for “Christmas Gifts.” Return the stocking to the store by December 22 for distribution.
She added the Stuff the Truck availability has been extended at R.M. Stoudt, and Don Wilhelm dealerships. Bring items for the animals that they need.
She said the new jamesriverhumanesociety.org website is up and running, more user friendly with more features including dog and cat photos of available animals that are updated frequently, along with adoption forms to fill out and submit.
Jay said to access the shelter on a limited basis, make an appointment to visit. Call 701-252-0747. Call the Cat Manager Sheila at 701-367-6913, and the Dog Manager, Kris at 701-269-2803. The James River Humane Society is located off the I-94 Bloom Exit.
Jamestown (CSi) St. John’s Academy in Jamestown has set their Christmas programs.
At St. James Academy
Monday December 6
5:30-p.m.
St. John’s Academy Band, Choir, and Orchestra Concert
Friday December 10
2-p.m.
St. John’s Academy, Early Childhood Christmas Program
At the Basilica of St. James
Monday December 13
6:30-p.m.
St. John’s Academy, Grades 1-6 Christmas Pageant
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Firefighters in Fargo rescued a man who had fallen through ice on the Red River on Saturday. The man was holding himself above water when firefighters made their way across the ice to him. A firefighter in an ice rescue suit entered the water and held the man as crews onshore pulled both men with a tagline attached to the firefighter’s suit. The man was in the water for roughly seven minutes and was treated by an ambulance service.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A man whose car was struck by several bullets at Keelboat Park told Bismarck police the shooter or shooters tried to kill him in retaliation because he no longer wanted to be part of their gang. One of the suspects, 19-year-old Deanthony Claiborne, of Bismarck, was arrested Thursday. Authorities are still looking for a second suspect, who is believed to be out of state. Claiborne is charged with attempted murder, terrorizing and reckless endangerment, court documents show. An attorney isn’t listed for him. Police found several bullet holes in the man’s car. Nobody was hurt in the incident.
In Sports
Saturday
Women’s Basketball
At Harold Newman Arena
Jamestown 79 Hastings College 74
Kia Tower (JR/Bigfork, MN) scored 14 of her game-high 24 points in the second half to help lead the University of Jamestown women’s basketball team to a 79-74 win over Hastings (Neb.) College Saturday afternoon at Harold Newman Arena.
It was the fourth straight win for the Jimmies (8-4 overall, 3-3 GPAC), who will play at Mount Marty (S.D.) University next Saturday.
Jamestown led 35-32 at the half, but a 14-6 run by the Broncos put the visitors ahead 46-41 with 5:10 left in the third quarter. Megan Oswald (FR/Brownsdale, MN) brought the Jimmies level after a three-point play at the 2:56 mark. Sarah Lenz (FR/Belle Plaine, MN) put Jamestown back in front with a pair of free throws on UJ’s next possession. A 14-4 run capped off by a Tower three-pointer with a second left, made it 61-51 going into the fourth.
Allison Bauer’s basket wtih 4:03 to play brought Hastings within two points at 69-67, but Noelle Josephson (SR/Ramsey, MN) and Tower scored on back-to-back possessions to build a six-point UJ advantage.
The Jimmies narrowly outshot Hastings .441 to .439, and both teams shot 16-of-19 from the foul line. Rebounds were even at 35, and UJ committed one fewer turnover (24-23).
Tower made six of her 11 three-point attempts and recorded three steals. Josephson (14) and Hannah DeMars (JR/Grand Rapids, MN) (12) were also in double figures. DeMars had a team-high seven rebounds. Lenz and Megan Oswald each had eight points off the bench, and Jordynn Toliver (JR/Box Elder, SD) dished out four assists.
Men’s
Jamestown 91 Hastings College 88
John Argue (SO/Houston, TX) scored a career-high 36 points and grabbed eight rebounds to help lead the tenth-ranked University of Jamestown men’s basketball team to a 91-88 win over Hastings (Neb.) College Saturday evening at Harold Newman Arena.
Argue, filling in for an injured Mason Walters (JR/Jamestown, ND), erupted for 27 points on 10-of-12 shooting in the second half. He made all three of his three-point attempts and was a perfect 4-for-4 at the foul line in the final twenty minutes. His 36 points ties for the seventh-most by a Jimmie in a single game.
Hastings twice led by four points in a back-and-forth first half, and the Jimmies would take its largest lead at 37-31 following a Devon Schultz (SR/Arlington, MN) free throw at the 2:50 mark. The Broncos would tie the game again at 41 before Argue converted a three-point play just before halftime to give UJ a 44-41 lead at the break.
The Broncos took leads of 48-47 and 50-49 in the second half after baskets by Dashawn Walker, but the Jimmies would retake the lead after an Argue basket on the next trip down the floor. Will Cordes (SO/Shakopee, MN) knocked down a three-pointer and hit a jumper to make it a six-point lead, and Argue followed with another basket for a 58-50 edge.
Hastings got as close as 69-64 just under ten minutes to play, but eight straight points from Argue turned the lead into 13, and it looked like the Jimmies were in control. However, the Broncos put together a 14-3 run capped off by a TJ Babikir three-pointer that made it 86-85 UJ with 67 seconds left.
Cordes and Phil Cisrow traded three-pointers on consecutive trips down the floor, but free throws by Cordes and Devan Praska (SR/Thompson, ND) helped close out the game. Walker’s three-point attempt at the buzzer was no good, and Jamestown came away with the win.
Cordes finished with 20 points and made five three-pointers. Brady Birch (SR/Melrose, MN) had a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Marc Kjos (JR/Lake City, MN) was also in double figures with 10. Cole Woodford (SO/Redwood Falls, MN) had seven assists to go along with seven rebounds.
Jamestown, now 10-2 overall and 3-2 in the GPAC, plays at Dakota State (S.D.) Tuesday.
Saturday
Conference Openers
Women’s Basketball
VCSU 76 Dickinson State 74
DICKINSON (VCSU) – Valley City State senior Taryn Dieterle sank an inbound jumpshot at the buzzer Saturday to lift the Vikings over Dickinson State in VCSU’s conference opener, 76-74.
The Blue Hawks erased a 17-point deficit in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 74 with seven seconds to go. A bad pass heading out of bounds was saved by Adriana Torres as she knocked the ball off a Dickinson State player to retain possession with 0.7 seconds to go. Allie Critchley then found a double-teamed Dieterle who sank the game-winner as the buzzer sounded.
“This was a great team win for us tonight. I could not be more proud of our grit down the stretch.” said head coach Vanessa Johnson. “We had so many players step up in big moments and really put our team above themselves.”
Valley City State improves to 4-6 overall and opens conference play with a 1-0 record. Dickinson State falls to 0-11 overall and 0-1 in the NSAA.
Four Vikings scored in double figures Saturday, led by Adriana Torres who tied her career-high with 24 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Allie Critchley chipped in a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds while also dishing out a team-high four assists. Taryn Dieterle finished with 15 points and Ashlyn Diemert scored 14.
Valley City State shot 39 percent from the field (25-65), 28 percent on 3-pointers (7-25) and 63 percent from the free throw line (19-30). Dickinson State shot 42 percent from the field (28-66), 29 percent on 3’s (9-31) and a perfect 100 percent on free throws (9-9).
Dickinson State held the rebounding advantage 44-41 but VCSU tallied 10 offensive rebounds for 12 second chance points. Dickinson State also totaled 18 turnovers in the game while VCSU recorded 17 turnovers.
Dickinson State’s Courtney Olson posted a game-high 26 points while shooting 10-for-14 from the field. Shali Sheridan chipped in 15 points off the bench and Ashlie Watts added 13 points Saturday.
UP NEXT: VCSU will host the University of Jamestown on Wednesday, Dec. 29. Tip is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Bubble.
Men
DICKINSON (VCSU) – Valley City State’s bench scored 60 of the team’s 84 points Saturday night as the Viking men’s basketball team used its depth in a road victory at Dickinson State University.
Duoth Gach headlined the bench effort with a season-high 27 points, helping the Vikings to an 84-79 win in their North Star Athletic Association conference opener.
Valley City State improves to 8-4 overall this season and is now 1-0 in conference play. Dickinson State drops to 0-8 overall and 0-1 in conference play.
“Our depth showed tonight,” said VCSU head coach Ryan Montgomery. “Dickinson State is better than their record shows and they gave it their all. Our bench responded and helped us get the conference win on the road, which is really tough to do. We will enjoy this tonight and get back to work on Monday.”
Valley City State – the preseason favorite to win the NSAA conference title – built a 43-33 halftime lead and never trailed in the second half. The Blue Hawks tied the game twice after halftime and cut the lead to one point on three other occasions, but the Vikings always had the answer. A basket by Dickinson’s Bryce Knox cut VCSU’s lead to 80-79 in the final minute, but Joshua Kelly went 4-for-4 at the free throw line in the final 24 seconds to clinch the victory.
After the Vikings fell behind 10-2 early in the game, Gach came off the bench to spark a huge Viking rally. Gach scored 16 points over the next four minutes, igniting a 27-8 Viking run that turned the 10-2 deficit into a 29-18 lead.
The Vikings finished the game shooting just 37 percent overall (26-71) but shot 38 percent from 3-point range (11-29) and went 21-for-24 on free throws.
Gach made five 3’s and shot 10-for-16 overall as he led the Vikings with 27 points. Uhana Ochan also had a big game off the bench, finishing with 16 points, seven rebounds and four steals. Eddie Oyet posted 11 points, eight rebounds and four assists off the bench, and Tate Hebrink added six points and five assists as part of VCSU’s 60 bench points. Kelly finished with eight points, going 6-for-6 on free throws.
VCSU recorded 11 steals and forced the Blue Hawks into 19 turnovers. The Vikings turned it over just 13 times.
Cobe Begger and Knox each made five 3’s for Dickinson State as the duo combined for 41 points to lead the Blue Hawk offense. Dickinson State shot 43 percent overall and went 43 percent from 3-point range (16-37).
Up next: Valley City State will play a pair of non-conference home games this week, hosting University of Maine Fort Kent on Wednesday and Oak Hills Christian College on Sunday.
Saturday..
Blue Jays Boys Shut Out Hazen – Beulah Sat Hockey
Jamestown 10, Hazen / Beulah 0
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NDSU Football
FCS Playoffs
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Quarterback Cam Miller ran for two scores, TaMerik Williams tallied 112 yards rushing and two scoring runs and second-seeded North Dakota State was never threatened in a 38-7 win in the second round of the FCS playoffs. The Bison advance to play No. 7-seed East Tennessee State. North Dakota established a 10-0 lead after the first quarter when Miller ran it in from the 9-yard line to complete a nine-play, 83-yard drive. Jake Reinholz then kicked a 20-yard field goal with 1:58 left in the first. Nic Baker threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Landon Lenoir six seconds into the second and the Salukis were within three. But the Bison established two sustained scoring drives that broke Southern Illinois’ will.
NFL..
— The Lions are winless no more. Jared Goff threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Amon-Ra St. Brown as time expired, lifting the previously winless Detroit Lions to a 29-27 win over the Minnesota Vikings. Goff led the Lions on a 75-yard decisive possession without a timeout after Kirk Cousins threw a go-ahead 3-yard touchdown pass to Justin Jefferson with 1:50 left.
— Jonathan Taylor ran for 143 yards and two touchdowns and the Indianapolis Colts rolled to an easy 31-0 win over the hapless Houston Texans. The Texans turned the ball over twice in the first quarter and quarterback Tyrod Taylor was benched in the third quarter as Houston lost for the ninth time in 10 games.
— The Seattle Seahawks made a late goal line stand to beat the San Francisco 49ers, 30-23. Russell Wilson played his best game since returning from finger surgery, throwing for 231 yards and two touchdowns as Seattle snapped a three-game losing streak.
— Kyler Murray threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more in his return from an ankle injury and the Arizona Cardinals beat the struggling Chicago Bears 33-22. The Cardinals got Murray and three-time All-Pro receiver DeAndre Hopkins back after both players missed three games because of injuries. The NFC West leaders intercepted Andy Dalton four times.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Broncos lost for the 12th consecutive time to the Chiefs on Sunday night. And while it didn’t cost them the game by itself, coach Vic Fangio’s failed decision to go for it on fourth-and-2 at the Kansas City 8 after a 20-play drive played a key role in the game. The Broncos got no points out of it and wound up playing catchup the rest of the way. Teddy Bridgewater threw two interceptions, and Daniel Sorenson returned one 75 yards for a touchdown to clinch the 22-9 victory
UNDATED (AP) — Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski teamed up for more history.
Brady threw for 368 yards and four touchdowns — two of them to his longtime favorite target — as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Atlanta Falcons, 30-17. Brady and Gronkowski have now connected on 90 regular-season TD passes in their careers.
The Bucs improve to 9-3 moved to the brink of clinching the NFC South title. They have a four-game lead with five games remaining.
In other NFL action:
— Justin Herbert passed for three touchdowns and Tevaughn Campbell returned a Joe Mixon fumble 61 yards for a score, helping the Los Angeles Chargers hold off the Cincinnati Bengals for a 41-22 victory. Herbert was 26 of 35 for 317 yards. Mike Williams had five receptions for 110 yards, and Keenan Allen caught two of Herbert’s TD passes.
— The Pittsburgh Steelers edged the Baltimore Ravens 20-19 after turning aside a 2-point try by Baltimore in the final seconds. The Ravens pulled within one with 12 seconds to go and opted for a 2-point conversion instead of forcing overtime with an extra point. Lamar Jackson’s flip to tight end Mark Andrews fell incomplete.
— The Los Angeles Rams snapped their three-game losing streak with a 37-7 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars. Cooper Kupp, Van Jefferson and Odell Beckham Jr. caught touchdown passes from Matthew Stafford. Stafford passed for 295 yards while Sony Michel rushed for 121 yards and a score.
— Taylor Heinicke threw two touchdown passes and set up new kicker Brian Johnson’s game-winning 48-yard field goal with 37 seconds remaining to lead Washington to its fourth straight win with a 17-15 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders. Heinicke threw a 7-yard TD pass to Logan Thomas on the opening drive and a 4-yarder to Antonio Gibson early in the fourth quarter.
— Tua Tagovailoa (tag-oh-vay-LOH’-ah) threw a pair of short touchdown passes and the Miami Dolphins extended their winning streak to five games by topping the New York Giants 20-9. Isaiah Ford and Mack Hollins had the scoring grabs for Miami. Rookie Jaelan Phillips had two more sacks to give him five in his last two games.
— Gardner Minshew started in place of an injured Jalen Hurts and led the clock-eating Philadelphia Eagles to scores on their first seven possessions in a 33-18 victory over the New York Jets. Minshew was 20 of 25 for 242 yards and two touchdowns.
NBA…
UNDATED (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points, Rudy Gobert (goh-BEHR’) had 20 rebounds and five blocks and the Utah Jazz beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-108.
Bojan (BOY’-ahn) Bogdanovic added 16 points and Rudy Gay had 15 for Utah, which made 20 3-pointers but gave away a 15-point lead in the fourth.
The Cavs had a chance to win in the final seconds, but Darius Garland missed a 28-footer with 2.9 seconds to go, and Jarrett Allen couldn’t get his tip to drop.
Elsewhere in the NBA:
— A short-handed Charlotte team that leaned on its best 3-point shooting game of the season to beat Atlanta, 130-127. The Hornets made a season-high 17 3s, with Kelly Oubre Jr. making six 3s and scoring 28 points. Miles Bridges led Charlotte with 32 points.
— Pascal Siakam scored 31 points, Precious Achiuwa (ah-CHOO’-ah) had 10 points and 14 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Washington Wizards 102-90.
— Eric Gordon and Christian Wood both scored 23 points, and Houston beat New Orleans, 118-108, for its sixth straight win. Brandon Ingram scored a season-high 40 points for the Pelicans.
TOP 25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
No. 11 Arizona beats Oregon State
UNDATED (AP) — Bennedict Mathurin scored a season-high 29 points and No. 11 Arizona beat Oregon State 90-65. Christian Koloko added 12 points for the Wildcats.
NHL..
UNDATED (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning crushed the slumping Philadelphia Flyers, 7-1. Corey Perry had two goals and an assist and Ryan McDonagh scored and had a pair of assists for the Lightning. The Flyers have lost eight in a row.
In other NHL action:
— The Columbus Blue Jackets snapped a four-game losing streak with a 6-4 come-from-behind win over the San Jose Sharks.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF
Playoff set: Alabama vs. Cincinnati, Michigan vs. Georgia
IRVING, Texas (AP) — The College Football Playoff is set and it is historic: Cincinnati will play Alabama in the Cotton Bowl and Michigan will face Georgia in the Orange Bowl on New Year’s Eve.
Fourth-seeded Cincinnati becomes the first team to break through the CFP’s glass ceiling and make college football’s final four from a non-Power Five conference. The Bearcats won the American Athletic Conference and head into the postseason as the only unbeaten team in the country. Their reward will be a matchup with the defending national champions.
The Crimson Tide is in the playoff for the seventh time in its eight-year history.
Michigan is making its first appearance in the playoff. Georgia is in for the second time, and first since the 2017 season.
BOWL SELECTION DAY
Notre Dame against Oklahoma in Fiesta Bowl
UNDATED (AP) — Fifth-ranked Notre Dame will face No. 9 Oklahoma State in the Fiesta Bowl in a matchup of two teams that just missed the College Football Playoff.
The Fighting Irish finished fifth in the final CFP rankings after coach Brian Kelly left for LSU last week. Defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman was promoted to head coach on Friday.
The Cowboys came up inches short of a possible CFP berth when Dezmon Jackson was stopped just short of the end zone pylon in the final seconds of a 21-16 loss to Baylor in the Big 12 championship game.
Among the other bowl matchups:
— No. 6 Baylor and No. 8 Mississippi will match up in the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day.
— Utah will face Ohio State in the 108th edition of the Rose Bowl. The Utes will be making their first appearance in the Granddaddy of Them All on Jan. 1 after their 38-10 victory over Oregon in the Pac-12 championship game.
— Pittsburgh’s reward for its first ACC championship is a date with Michigan State in the Peach Bowl. Pitt beat Wake Forest 45-21 in the ACC championship game on Saturday night. The Dec. 30 Peach Bowl will be the Panthers’ first New Year’s Six bowl since 2004.
— No. 12 BYU draws upstart UAB as Independence Bowl opponent.
— Mountain West Conference champion Utah State will face Oregon State of the Pac-12 Conference in the inaugural LA Bowl on Dec. 18 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, the home of the Los Angeles Rams and Chargers of the NFL.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-POLL
Alabama reclaims top spot in poll
UNDATED (AP) — Alabama will head into the postseason the same way it started the regular season — as No. 1 in the nation.
The Crimson Tide reclaimed the top spot in The Associated Press college football poll after beating previously top-ranked Georgia. Defending national champion Alabama, which was No. 1 for the first six weeks of this season, jumped three spots after dominating the Southeastern Conference title game. The Bulldogs fell to No. 3.
In between, Michigan was No. 2 for a second straight week after winning the Big Ten Conference championship for the first time since 2004. Cincinnati slipped a spot to No. 4. The Bearcats are the only remaining unbeaten FBS team in the country.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-OKLAHOMA-VENABLES
Oklahoma hires Clemson’s Brent Venables to replace Riley
UNDATED (AP) — Oklahoma has hired Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables as its head coach to replace Lincoln Riley. Venables was on Oklahoma’s staff under Bob Stoops as co-defensive coordinator from 1999 to 2003 and defensive coordinator from 2004 to 2011. At Clemson, he won the Broyles Award in 2016 as the nation’s top assistant.
In other college football news:
— No. 16 Louisiana-Lafayette has promoted co-offensive coordinator and former Ragin’ Cajuns quarterback Michael Desormeaux to head coach. The announcement comes less than 24 hours after Billy Napier won his final game as Cajuns coach in the Sun Belt Conference championship game against Appalachian State.
BASEBALL HALL OF FAME
O’Neil, Hodges, Miñoso, Kaat, Oliva, Fowler get baseball HOF
UNDATED (AP) — Buck O’Neil, a champion of Black ballplayers during a monumental, eight-decade career on and off the field, has joined Gil Hodges, Minnie Miñoso and three others in being elected to the baseball Hall of Fame.
Former Minnesota Twins teammates Tony Oliva and Jim Kaat also were chosen along with Bud Fowler by a pair of veterans committees.
Longtime slugger Dick Allen, who died last December, fell one vote shy of election.
The six newcomers will be enshrined in Cooperstown, New York, next July along with any new members elected by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. David Ortiz, Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez are on that ballot.
GOLF-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Hovland rallies to win from 6 back and deny Morikawa No. 1
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Viktor Hovland is the winner of the Hero World Challenge and even he couldn’t believe it. Hovland started six shots behind and made up ground with consecutive eagles and a surprising collapse by Collin Morikawa. Hovland shot a 66 with bogeys on his last two holes to win by one shot over Sam Burns.
RACIN-F1-SAUDI ARABIAN GP
Hamilton’s win takes thrilling F1 season to final showdown
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Lewis Hamilton has won his third consecutive grand prix to pull even on points with Max Verstappen. That means Formula One’s championship race will now be decided at the season finale.
TENNIS-DAVIS CUP FINALS
Medvedev-led Russia wins Davis Cup after 15-year wait
MADRID (AP) — Russia’s 15-year wait for a Davis Cup title has ended after another clutch performance by Daniil Medvedev. He beat Marin Cilic 7-6, 6-2 in the second singles match to give Russia an insurmountable 2-0 lead over Croatia in the final on Sunday. It is Russia’s third Davis Cup title, and first since 2006.
In world and national news…
BEIJING (AP) — China is threatening to take “firm countermeasures” if the U.S. proceeds with a diplomatic boycott of February’s Beijing Winter Olympic Games. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Monday accused U.S. politicians of grandstanding over the issue of not sending dignitaries to attend the events that China hopes will showcase its economic development. Speaking to reporters at a daily briefing, Zhao said such a move would be an “outright political provocation,” but gave no details on how China would retaliate. U.S. President Joe Biden has said he is considering the boycott, under which American athletes would still compete, and an announcement is expected this week. Supporters of a boycott cite China’s poor record on human rights.
SUMBERWULUH, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers dug out the body of a 13-year-old boy with their bare hands on Monday, as improved weather conditions allowed them to resume their search after a volcano on Indonesia’s Java island erupted with fury, killing at least 15 people with searing gas and ash and leaving 27 others missing. Mount Semeru spewed thick columns of ash in a sudden eruption Saturday triggered by heavy rain. Villages and nearby towns were blanketed by tons of volcanic debris. Searing gas raced down the sides of the mountain, smothering entire villages and killing or seriously burning those caught in its path. Disaster officials say 56 people were hospitalized, mostly with burns.
LONDON (AP) — One of the scientists behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is warning that the next pandemic may be more contagious and more lethal unless more money is devoted to research and preparations to fight emerging viral threats. Professor Sarah Gilbert said in excerpts released before a speech Monday night that the scientific advances made in fighting deadly viruses “must not be lost” because of the cost of fighting the current pandemic. Gilbert was expected to say that “the next one could be worse. It could be more contagious or more lethal or both.”
BANGKOK (AP) — European shares and U.S. futures are higher after a lackluster day in Asia, where shares fell in Hong Kong and Shanghai after troubled Chinese property developer Evergrande warned it may run out of money. Moving to reassure investors and keep growth from stalling, China’s central bank cut the amount of funds banks are required to keep in reserve. On Friday, Wall Street declined following mixed U.S. jobs data that investors said was tough to parse. The S&P 500 lost 0.8%. Investors are struggling with uncertainty about the newest coronavirus variant and about when the Federal Reserve will cut off its support for markets.
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