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Jamestown\u00a0 (JPD, (Justin Blinsky)\u00a0 Jamestown Police reports that on Wednesday September 16, 2020 at 3:56-a.m., a Jamestown Police Officer conducted a traffic stop on a 1994 GMC pickup in the 200 block of 5 St NW for an equipment violation. The vehicle was owned and registered to a business in the Kensal, ND area. The driver of the vehicle was identified as 30-year-old Michael Jay Grager of Jamestown. Grager made claims he was a current employee of the business, at the time of the stop. Grager was arrested on suspicion of Driving while his Operators License was suspended and two active Arrest Warrants from Foster County, ND.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CrameratCollins-2019-300x225.jpg\")
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Jamestown (CSi)\u00a0 The Jamestown Blue Jays football game on Friday September 18, 2020, will be played at UJ’s Taylor Stadium, Rollie Greeno Field.<\/p>\nVCSU<\/a> Valley City State tallied 64 kills and 17 aces in the conference opener Wednesday night as they defeated Dickinson State in the conference-opener, 23-25, 25-18, 25-16, 23-25, 15-8.<\/p>\n Three Vikings recorded double-doubles in the win. Freshman Clarissa Hilary<\/a> paced the Vikings with team-high 43 assists and 23 digs. Katie Juarez<\/a> tallied 15 kills and 16 digs while Kallene Klever<\/a> recorded 11 assists and 14 digs. Nissa Johnson<\/a> also pounded a career-high 15 kills and Maara Nelson<\/a> added 14. Kylie Erickson<\/a> tallied a team-high seven aces in the Viking win. The Vikings and Blue Hawks started the battle early in set one and holding a tie at 15-15. Dickinson State seemed to lock in the first set, holding a 24-20 advantage when the Vikings scored on three straight kills to bring it to 24-23 in favor of the Blue Hawks. A final kill from Dickinson’s Alyssa Andress secured the first set for the Blue Hawks, 25-23.<\/p>\n In set two, Valley City State pulled away early, leading by as much as six points at 18-12 after a pair of Kylie Erickson<\/a> aces. Dickinson State rallied back with a 6-2 run to trail by only two at 20-18. It was all Valley City State from there as a Bailey Nelson<\/a> kill finished it for the Vikings, 25-18.<\/p>\n The two continued to battle early on in the third set, holding onto a 14-14 tie. Nissa Johnson<\/a> pounded a game-changing kill, sending the Vikings on a six-point rally to lead 20-14. Another kill from Johnson gave the Vikings a final rally to finish off the set, taking the 25-16 win.<\/p>\n Dickinson State fired up in the fourth set, holding a big 21-14 lead. The Vikings took the next seven points including four kills from Maara Nelson<\/a> to tie things up at 21. Dickinson State took the next three, but Maara Nelson<\/a> pounded another kill to stop the Blue Hawks’ set-point. An ace from Clarissa Hilary<\/a> brought the Vikings within one, but a block from Dickinson State’s Shaina Solon and Mackenna Johnson gave them set four, 25-23.<\/p>\n Valley City State gained their momentum back in the fifth set, taking a 7-1 lead and forcing a Blue Hawk timeout. Dickinson State started a five-point rally to make it 11-6 when the Vikings took a timeout of their own. It seemed to be just what they needed to finish the match, scoring the next three and finishing on an ace from Juarez to take the final set, 15-8.<\/p>\n Valley City State improves to 1-5 overall and 1-0 in the North Star Athletic Association. Dickinson State falls to 0-1 overall and 0-1 in the conference.<\/p>\n Up next:<\/strong> Valley City State hosts Presentation College for a non-conference game on Friday, Sept. 18, at 6 p.m.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Down 7-4 with runners on first and second in the bottom of the sixth, the Jimmies appeared to tie the game on a three-run home run to right field by Tayler Cullen<\/a> (JR\/Santa Rosa, Calif.). However, the umpires ruled Cullen’s blast stuck in the ivy on top of the wall, negating the homer and giving Cullen an RBI double.<\/p>\n The Comets struck early, plating four runs in the top of the second. Skylar Forst homered and Michael Theisen singled in a run while two more runs scored on a Jimmie error.<\/p>\n Adam Senden connected on a two-run homer in the top of the third, making it 6-0 in favor of Mayville State.<\/p>\n Brian Rice<\/a> (JR\/Vancouver, WA) scored on an error in the bottom of the third for UJ’s first run.<\/p>\n Tanner Shepard<\/a> (JR\/Longville, MN) and Jared Bentley<\/a> (SR\/Washougal, WA) hit back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the fourth, cutting the Comets’ lead to 6-3.<\/p>\n Senden homered again leading off the fifth to give Mayville a three-run cushion, but the Jimmies answered in their next at-bat with a run-scoring single by Cullen.<\/p>\n Cullen, Rice, and Grant Okawa<\/a> (SR\/Mississauga, ON) all had three hits for Jamestown (0-1). Senden finished 3-for-3 and three other Comets had multiple hits.<\/p>\n Kensaku Akiya<\/a> (SR\/Kawasaki, Japan) took the loss, pitching four innings and allowing six runs (four earned) on eight hits. He walked one and struck out two. Jimmie relievers Andy Reed<\/a> (SR\/Woodinville, WA), Robert Evans<\/a> (SO\/Moses Lake, WA), and Austin Pesicka<\/a> (SR\/West Linn, OR) surrendered just one run on two hits over the final five innings.<\/p>\n Jamestown is back in action next Wednesday when they host Valley City State (N.D.) at 6 p.m.<\/p>\n MLB<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u2014 Byron Buxton and Miguel Sano each hit a two-run homer, and the Minnesota Twins denied the Chicago White Sox a chance to clinch their first playoff berth in 12 years with a 5-1 victory. Eddie Rosario also went deep and Minnesota pitchers retired their final 18 batters against the AL Central leaders. Chicago had won six straight and nine of 10. The second-place Twins moved within two games of Chicago in the division standings.<\/p>\n \u2014 Jacob deGrom left after two innings with a right hamstring spasm, but the New York Mets rallied from four runs down to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4. Phillies reliever Hector Neris dropped the ball on the mound for a balk that moved the go-ahead run to second base in the ninth. Rookie infielder Andres Gimenez hit an RBI single to put the Mets ahead.<\/p>\n \u2014 Kole Calhoun hit his third homer in two games against his former Angels teammates, and David Peralta homered and drove in two runs in the Arizona Diamondbacks\u2019 9-6 victory over Los Angeles. Nick Ahmed had a two-run single during Arizona\u2019s four-run second inning against Dylan Bundy, who had the worst start of his strong season for the Angels. Max Stassi, Jared Walsh and Justin Upton homered for the Angels, who have lost two straight at home after an 8-3 surge briefly invited hopes of playoff contention.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n UNDATED (AP) \u2014 The Los Angeles Dodgers are the first team to clinch a playoff spot in the pandemic-shortened season.<\/p>\n They beat the San Diego Padres 7-5 behind Dustin May\u2019s gutty effort out of the bullpen and home runs from AJ Pollock and Chris Taylor. Will Smith drove in three runs for the seven-time defending NL West champion Dodgers, who opened a 3 1\/2-game lead in the division by winning two of three in the matchup of the NL\u2019s two best teams.<\/p>\n San Diego is closing in on its first playoff berth since winning the division in 2006. It has lost two straight for the first time since mid-August.<\/p>\n In other action:<\/p>\n \u2014 Brandon Belt, Brandon Crawford and Evan Longoria homered for San Francisco, and the visiting Giants playing at home beat the Seattle Mariners 9-3 in a game moved to the Bay Area because of smoky, dangerous air in Western Washington. Donovan Solano and Mauricio Dubon hit early RBI singles as the Giants snapped a three-game losing streak with a \u201croad\u201d victory at Oracle Park. One encouraging development: A familiar mist hovered over the outfield late in the game, not smoke.<\/p>\n \u2014 Rookie Luis Garc\u00eda hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning and the Washington Nationals beat the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays 4-2. With Carter Kieboom on second base to start extra innings, the 20-year-old Garc\u00eda hit a leadoff shot on the first pitch from Nick Anderson. Tampa Bay completed a stretch of eight consecutive games against last-place teams at 3-5.<\/p>\n \u2014 Kyle Higashioka hit a career-high three home runs, DJ LeMahieu connected twice and the resurgent New York Yankees hit a season-best seven home runs in another Bronx air show, thumping the Toronto Blue Jays 13-2 to back another overpowering start by ace Gerrit Cole. Luke Voit lofted a three-run drive for his major league-leading 19th homer and Clint Frazier added a solo shot as the Yankees won their seventh straight game following a 5-15 slide. New York moved 1 1\/2 games ahead of Toronto for second place in the AL East, with the top two teams ensured spots in the expanded postseason that begins in less than two weeks.<\/p>\n \u2014 Javier B\u00e1ez\u2019s RBI single in the 10th inning lifted the Chicago Cubs to their fourth straight win, 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians. Automatic runner Ian Happ advanced to third when Kris Bryant greeted Phil Maton with a groundball single to open the 10th. After an intentional walk and two strikeouts, B\u00e1ez\u2019s liner to left scored Happ and sent the Indians to their eighth straight loss, their longest slide since June 2013. The Cubs won their fourth straight and strengthened their grip on first place in the NL Central.<\/p>\n \u2014 Brent Suter and three relievers combined on a two-hitter and Ryan Braun hit his 350th career homer, leading the Milwaukee Brewers over the St. Louis Cardinals 6-0 for a doubleheader split. The Cardinals took the opener 4-2 behind Adam Wainwright\u2019s four-hitter. Cardinals manager Mike Shildt ran the team in the opener. He missed the nightcap while serving a one-game suspension, imposed by Major League Baseball after tempers flared during the Brewers\u2019 18-3 romp Tuesday night. Umpires warned both teams after Braun was hit by a pitch in the fifth inning. He was at the center of the trouble the previous night when he hit Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina in the wrist during a swing.<\/p>\n \u2014 Kyle Gibson threw a four-hitter and Joey Gallo hit a ground-rule RBI double with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Texas Rangers over the Houston Astros 1-0. It was the first career shutout for the 32-year-old Gibson and third complete game. The victory snapped a seven-game road skid for the Rangers, who are 5-18 away from home this season.<\/p>\n \u2014 Cole Hamels finally got on the mound in an Atlanta uniform, allowing three runs to the Baltimore Orioles before reaching his predetermined pitch count in the fourth inning, and the Braves struggled offensively in a 5-1 loss Wednesday night. Rookie Keegan Akin struck out nine over five scoreless inning to earn his first big league victory and help the Orioles win the deciding matchup of a three-game set against the NL East leaders.<\/p>\n \u2014 Jorge Alfaro homered twice before he took a foul ball to his helmet and the Miami Marlins beat the Boston Red Sox 8-4. Garrett Cooper also homered and scored twice for Miami, which moved within 2 1\/2 games of first-place Atlanta in the NL East.<\/p>\n \u2014 Luis Castillo threw seven shutout innings, Shogo Akiyama drove in the Reds only run and Cincinnati completed a four-game sweep of Pittsburgh with a 1-0 win that keeps the Reds in the postseason picture. Castillo (3-5), coming off his first career complete game, retired nine of the last 10 batters he faced and gave up only three hits and a walk with 10 strikeouts.<\/p>\n \u2014 Mike Fiers threw six sharp innings before turning it over to a lights-out bullpen and the Oakland Athletics snapped a six-game skid against the Colorado Rockies with a 3-1 win. Next up, a well-earned day off for the Athletics, who have played 16 games in 13 days. They finished the stretch 9-7. The Rockies were 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position against the 35-year-old Fiers.<\/p>\n \u2014 Brady Singer was stellar for a second straight start, allowing two hits in six innings, and the Kansas City Royals blanked the Detroit Tigers 4-0. The rookie right-hander struck out the first five Detroit hitters and retired the first 10. Salvador Perez homered and drove in three runs for the Royals, who have won seven of eight.<\/p>\n MLB NEWS<\/p>\n AP sources: MLB umpire tests positive for virus, crews shift<\/p>\n NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Several people familiar with the situation tell The Associated Press that a Major League Baseball umpire has tested positive for the coronavirus, prompting a late shift in crew assignments in Florida this week.<\/p>\n The affected umpire wasn\u2019t identified. He was not on the field when the result was learned. MLB medical experts didn\u2019t believe the positive test represented a threat of infection or presented a risk to other personnel, according to those familiar with the matter. The people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because there was no official announcement.<\/p>\n Elsewhere around the majors:<\/p>\n \u2014 The Colorado Rockies have shut down right-hander Jon Gray for the season due to a sore shoulder. The 28-year-old last pitched Sept. 1 before going on the injured list with what was described as inflammation in his shoulder. Gray finished the season 2-4 with a 6.69 ERA. Gray has a 45-37 career mark with a 4.59 ERA. His 692 career strikeouts are fifth-most in team history.<\/p>\n \u2014 Umpires hastily cleared the field during a game between the Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs when a small drone flew into Wrigley Field over the bleachers and landed on the grass in deep left center. As Willson Contreras came to bat with two outs in the bottom of the fifth and the game tied at 2, the device was spotted over the left-center stands. Before the drone landed, umpires rushed players into their dugouts. The blinking drone took off, hovered at about 100 feet, then pulled away and vanished past the vintage center-field scoreboard.<\/p>\n VIRUS OUTBREAK-BIG TEN<\/p>\n Big Ten changes course, will play fall football after all<\/p>\n UNDATED (AP) \u2014 The Big Ten is going to give fall football a shot after all. Less than five weeks after pushing football and other fall sports to the spring in the name of player safety during the pandemic, the conference changed course and said Wednesday that it plans to begin its season the Oct. 23-24 weekend.<\/p>\n Each team will play eight games in eight weeks and the conference championship game will be held Dec. 19 \u2014 if all goes well. That should give the Big Ten an opportunity to compete for the national championship.<\/p>\n The Big Ten said its Council of Presidents and Chancellors voted unanimously Tuesday to restart sports. The vote last month was 11-3 to postpone, with Ohio State, Iowa and Nebraska voting against.<\/p>\n The decision to play came after sharp pressure from coaches, players, parents and even President Donald Trump, all of them pushing for a Big Ten football season. The conference is home to a number of battleground states in the November election, and Trump swiftly applauded the move in a tweet.<\/p>\n Another factor in triggering the re-vote was the emergence of daily rapid-response COVID-19 testing, which wasn\u2019t available when university presidents and chancellors decided to pull the plug on the season. The Big Ten said it will begin daily antigen testing of its athletes, coaches and staff on Sept. 30.<\/p>\n The Big Ten\u2019s plan to play also includes the establishment of a cardiac registry to study the effects COVID-19 has on athletes\u2019 hearts. Dr. Leslie Cooper chairs the cardiovascular department at the Mayo Clinic in Florida. He says the registry can potentially close a gap in research when it comes to the new coronavirus.<\/p>\n VIRUS OUTBREAK-PAC 12<\/p>\n Pac-12 football plans remain in holding pattern<\/p>\n UNDATED (AP) \u2014 Any plans for the Pac-12 to join the Big Ten in returning to football are on hold due to health policies in two states within the conference. The Big Ten changed course and said it will begin an eight-game football schedule on Oct. 23. The Pac-12 has also reconsidered starting its football season this fall, but does not have approval from state and local health officials in California and Oregon to start contact practices. The Pac-12 has announced a partnership that would give the conference\u2019s schools the capacity to perform daily, rapid COVID-19 tests on athletes.<\/p>\n VIRUS OUTBREAK-COLLEGE BASKETBALL<\/p>\n NCAA basketball season set to open day before Thanksgiving<\/p>\n UNDATED (AP) \u2014 The NCAA men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball seasons will begin Nov. 25, the day before Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n The Division I Council voted to push the start date back from the originally scheduled Nov. 10 as one of several precautions against the spread of coronavirus. The later start date coincides with the decision most schools made to send students home from Thanksgiving until January out of concern about a potential late-fall and early-winter flareup of COVID-19.<\/p>\n Closed campuses could serve as a quasi bubble for players and provide a window for nonconference games. The maximum number of regular-season games has been reduced from 31 to 27. The minimum number of games for consideration for the NCAA Tournament was cut from 25 to 13.<\/p>\n NHL NEWS<\/p>\n BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) \u2014 The Buffalo Sabres acquired veteran center Eric Staal in a trade that sent forward Marcus Johansson to the Minnesota Wild. The trade was the first completed by newly hired Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams, who took over after Jason Botterill was fired in June. Adams is very familiar with Staal, as they were teammates in Carolina and members of the Hurricanes team that won 2006 Stanley Cup. Both players are in the final year of their contracts, with the cost-conscious Sabres saving $1.25 million in space under the salary cap. Buffalo, however, takes on a 35-year-old Staal, who is six years older than Johansson.<\/p>\n NFL NEWS<\/p>\n Eric Reid still hasn\u2019t received an offer or workout invite<\/p>\n UNDATED (AP) \u2014 Despite setting two defensive franchise records for the Carolina Panthers last season, Eric Reid remains unsigned, like his close friend: Colin Kaepernick.<\/p>\n Reid tells The Associated Press he has not received any offers nor been invited for a visit by any team since the Carolina Panthers released him in March.<\/p>\n The 28-year-old safety had 130 tackles, four sacks, six passes defended, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble in 2019. The tackles and sacks are a franchise record for Carolina.<\/p>\n Washington coach Ron Rivera, Reid\u2019s former coach in Carolina, gave him a strong endorsement Wednesday, describing him as \u201ca heck of a teammate.\u201d Rivera says his team is set at the position, otherwise he’d call Reid. And he hasn\u2019t received any calls from other coaches or general managers inquiring about Reid.<\/p>\n A first-round pick by San Francisco in 2013, Reid went to the Pro Bowl his rookie season. He joined with Kaepernick in 2016 when the former star quarterback took a knee during the national anthem to protest against police violence, racism and social injustice. Reid has also been a vocal opponent of the NFL\u2019s new collective bargaining agreement.<\/p>\n In other NFL news:<\/p>\n \u2014 Peyton Manning and Charles Woodson are among 14 first-year eligible candidates for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Joining the two-time Super Bowl champion quarterback and the star cornerback\/safety on the ballot are receivers Calvin Johnson, Wes Welker and Roddy White; running back Steven Jackson; tight end Heath Miller; offensive linemen D\u2019Brickashaw Ferguson and Logan Mankins; defensive linemen Jared Allen, Justin Tuck and Kevin Williams; linebacker Jerod Mayo; and defensive back Charles Tillman. In all, there are 130 nominees for five modern-era spots. Enshrinement at the hall in Canton, Ohio, will take place next August.<\/p>\n In other NFL news:<\/p>\n \u2014 The New York Giants have reached a multi-year arrangement with DraftKings that makes the Boston-based company the official sports betting, i-gaming and daily fantasy operator of the NFL team. The deal grants DraftKings access to official Giants marks and logos. There will also be a first of its kind virtual SportsLounge open on Giants\u2019 game days, providing attendees access to all DraftKings platforms. The value of the deal wasn\u2019t disclosed.<\/p>\n \u2014 The Denver Broncos have placed injured linebacker Von Miller on injured reserve following his operation to repair a dislodged tendon in his left ankle. Miller was injured during a practice and is expected to miss the season, although there\u2019s a chance he could return in December if his recovery is faster than anticipated. The Broncos promoted cornerback De\u2019Vante Bausby from their practice squad with starter A.J. Bouye expected to miss a couple of weeks after injuring a shoulder in the opener against Tennessee.<\/p>\n \u2014 San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman will miss at least the next three games after injuring his calf in the season opener. A person familiar with the injury says Sherman will be placed on injured reserve and won\u2019t be eligible to return until after missing the next three weeks. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team hasn\u2019t made an announcement. Sherman is the latest key player on the defending NFC champions to be hampered by an injury so far this season.<\/p>\n \u2014 Star receiver Allen Robinson said he expects to remain with the Chicago Bears the rest of the season, though he wouldn\u2019t say if he requested a trade. Robinson is in the final season of his three-year, $42 million contract and is seeking an extension. He deleted references to the Bears from his social media accounts on Tuesday, and the Chicago Tribune reported he asked to be traded if they can\u2019t agree to a new deal. He said Wednesday he is \u201cnot gonna get into that detail.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2014 Zach Banner\u2019s season is over. The Steelers placed the right tackle on injured reserve two days after he tore the ACL in his right knee in a win over the New York Giants. Banner edged Chukwuma Okorafor during an extended training camp battle to earn the starting job. His season ended in the fourth quarter against the Giants when his knee appeared to give out while dropping back in pass protection. Okorafor, a third-round pick in the 2018 draft, figures to get the start when the Steelers host Denver in their home opener.<\/p>\n \u2014 The Patriots have promoted kicker Nick Folk and cornerback Myles Bryant from the practice squad to the 53-man roster. Folk handled kicking duties in their win over Miami, but was sent back down after the game.<\/p>\n \u2014 Bills starting linebackers Matt Milano and Tremaine Edmunds missed practice, and their availability is uncertain for Buffalo\u2019s game at the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. Coach Sean McDermott wouldn\u2019t provide an update on the players\u2019 status other than to say they were receiving treatment after getting hurt in a season-opening 27-17 win against the New York Jets.<\/p>\n NBA NEWS<\/p>\n LeBron James makes All-NBA team for record 16th time<\/p>\n LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) \u2014 LeBron James now stands alone in All-NBA recognition history, getting there unanimously. James was revealed Wednesday as an All-NBA player for a record 16th time, breaking the mark he shared with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan. He was a first-team pick on all 100 ballots, joining Milwaukee\u2019s Giannis Antetokounmpo as the only unanimous first-team selections this season. Joining them on the first team: Houston guard James Harden, Lakers forward Anthony Davis and Dallas guard Luka Doncic, who got the nod in just his second season in the NBA.<\/p>\n NHL NEWS<\/p>\n Sabres acquire Eric Staal in sending Johansson to Wild<\/p>\n BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) \u2014 The Buffalo Sabres acquired veteran center Eric Staal in a trade that sent forward Marcus Johansson to the Minnesota Wild.<\/p>\n The trade was the first completed by newly hired Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams, who took over after Jason Botterill was fired in June.<\/p>\n Adams is very familiar with Staal, as they were teammates in Carolina and members of the Hurricanes team that won 2006 Stanley Cup.<\/p>\n Both players are in the final year of their contracts, with the cost-conscious Sabres saving $1.25 million in space under the salary cap. Buffalo, however, takes on a 35-year-old Staal, who is six years older than Johansson.<\/p>\n TENNIS-ITALIAN OPEN<\/p>\n Djokovic behaves better in 1st match since US Open default<\/p>\n ROME (AP) \u2014 Novak Djokovic behaved better in his first match since being defaulted from the U.S. Open. The top-ranked Serb was mostly courteous with the chair umpire during a 6-3, 6-2 win Wednesday over local wild-card entry Salvatore Caruso in his opening match at the Italian Open.<\/p>\n The performance came in sharp contrast to the scene in New York 10 days ago, when Djokovic was disqualified for unintentionally hitting a line judge in the throat with a ball. Djokovic said earlier this week that the incident taught him \u201ca big lesson.\u201d<\/p>\n Nine-time Rome champion Rafael Nadal is set to make his return to competition after a seven-month absence against Pablo Carre\u00f1o Busta. Other winners included Matteo Berrettini and Marin Cilic (CHIHL\u2019-ihch).<\/p>\n LUGE-WORLD CUP-LAKE PLACID<\/p>\n Coronavirus fears cancel Lake Placid\u2019s luge World Cup stop<\/p>\n LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) \u2014 Lake Placid won\u2019t play host to any major international sliding events this winter, after the International Luge Federation said Wednesday it will not hold a World Cup competition there because of concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n The upstate New York village was supposed to host a luge World Cup in mid-January. It will now be held in Oberhof, Germany, meaning the entire sliding-sports season will be held in Europe and Asia \u2014 skipping North America entirely.<\/p>\n CYCLING-TOUR DE FRANCE<\/p>\n Roglic extends overall Tour lead; Lopez wins toughest stage<\/p>\n MERIBEL, France (AP) \u2014 Colombian rider Miguel Angel Lopez has won the toughest mountain stage of this year\u2019s Tour de France while race leader Primo\u017e Roglic added a few crucial seconds to his advantage over rival Tadej Pogacar.<\/p>\n Roglic finished 15 seconds behind Lopez in second place and Pogacar trudged over the line 30 seconds behind Lopez in third.<\/p>\n Roglic is 57 seconds ahead of Pogacar with four stages remaining while Lopez overtook Rigoberto Ur\u00e1n to move up to third place.<\/p>\n The 170-kilometer (105.4-mile) trek\u2019s grinding final ascent to the M\u00e9ribel ski station was the high point of this year\u2019s race at 2,304 meters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n In world and national news…<\/p>\n (AP) Sally continues to weaken as it moves over the South after hitting the Gulf Coast as a Category 2 hurricane but is still a dangerous rainmaker as it moves into Georgia on a path to the Carolinas. The tropical depression\u2019s maximum sustained winds early Thursday have decreased to near 30 mph with additional weakening expected. As of 5 a.m. EDT, Sally was centered about 50 miles southeast of Montgomery, Alabama, and is moving northeast near 12 mph. Authorities have warned that rain from the storm could swell eight waterways in Florida and Alabama to record levels.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The smoke from dozens of wildfires in the western United States is stretching clear across the country \u2014 and even pushing into Mexico, Canada and Europe. While the dangerous plumes are forcing people inside along the West Coast, residents thousands of miles away in the East are seeing unusually hazy skies and remarkable sunsets. The sun was transformed into a perfect orange orb as it set over New York City on Tuesday. On Wednesday, New Jersey residents described a yellow tinge to the overcast skies. Experts say the smoke poses less of a health concern for those who are farther away.<\/p>\n WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 The number of Americans who sought unemployment benefits last week likely numbered in the hundreds of thousands with COVID-19 seeding broad economic damage nine months after the first case was confirmed in the United States. Economists believe that around 850,000 people sought jobless aid, down from 884,000 the week before. The pandemic has delivered an unprecedented shock to the economy. Until the pandemic upended the operations of American companies, from factories to family diners, weekly jobless aid applications had never exceeded 700,000 in the U.S. The U.S. Labor Department releases its report at 8:30 a.m. Eastern.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 A military whistleblower says federal officials sought some unusual crowd control devices \u2014 including one that\u2019s been called a \u201cheat ray\u201d \u2014 to deal with protesters outside the White House on the June day that law enforcement forcibly cleared Lafayette Sqaure. National Guard Maj. Adam DeMarco says the Defense Department\u2019s lead military police officer for the National Capital Region sent an email asking if the D.C. National Guard possessed a long-range acoustic device \u2014 used to transmit loud noises \u2014 or an \u201cActive Denial System,” the so-called heat ray. DeMarco said he responded that the Guard was not in possession of either device. National Public Radio and The Washington Post first reported DeMarco\u2019s testimony.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 Attorney General William Barr says he wants prosecutors to be aggressive in charging demonstrators who cause violence. Barr made the remark in a private conference call this week with his U.S. attorneys nationwide. So far, more than 300 people have been charged with federal crimes in the protests that erupted following the death of George Floyd. An Associated Press analysis shows that many are accused of serious crimes like hurling Molotov cocktails, burning police cars and seriously injuring law enforcement. Others are not accused of serious crimes, prompting criticism that the effort is a politically motivated effort to stymie demonstrations.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 The United States is preparing to declare that all international sanctions against Iran have been restored, despite overwhelming opposition. Few countries believe restoring all international sanctions is legal, and the U.S. move could provoke a credibility crisis at the United Nations. Virtually alone in the world, the Trump administration will announce on Saturday that U.N. sanctions on Iran that were eased under the 2015 nuclear deal are back in force. But the other members of the U.N. Security Council, including U.S. allies, say the U.S. lost its legal standing to act when President Donald Trump withdrew from the nuclear accord.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) \u2014 U.S. Under Secretary of State Keith Krach has begun the second visit by a high-level American official to Taiwan in two months, prompting a stern warning and threat of possible retaliation from China. Beijing considers Taiwan its own and opposes all official contacts between other countries and the self-governing island. Krach is to meet with Taiwan’s president and hold talks on a trade dialogue. Ahead of Krach\u2019s arrival, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations had lunch Wednesday with Taiwan\u2019s top official in New York, a meeting the ambassador called historic. Krach’s visit follows one in August by the U.S. health secretary, the highest-level U.S. Cabinet official to visit since the U.S. switched formal relations from Taiwan to China in 1979.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 Attorney General William Barr is taking aim at his own Justice Department, criticizing prosecutors for behaving as \u201cheadhunters\u201d in their pursuit of prominent targets and politically charged cases. The comments at a speech at Hillsdale College in Michigan amount to a striking, and unusual, rebuke of the thousands of prosecutors who do the daily work of assembling criminal cases across the country. Barr described the prosecutors as part of the \u201cpermanent bureaucracy\u201d and said they were in need of supervision from \u201cdetached,\u201d politically appointed leaders who are accountable to the president and Congress.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n BERLIN (AP) \u2014 The Austrian government has spoken up to correct U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s claim that people in its country live in \u201cforest cities.\u201d Trump recently cited Austria and other European countries as models of good forest management that U.S. states like California, which has seen devastating wildfires lately, should learn from. 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UJ<\/a> The University of Jamestown baseball team opened up its fall season with a 7-5 loss to Mayville State (N.D.) University Wednesday night at Jack Brown Stadium.<\/p>\n
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