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NBA SCHEDULE<\/p>\n
NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 The 2020-21 NBA schedule will feature a play-in tournament and an NBA Finals that could run all the way until July 22 \u2014 keeping some players from competing in the Olympics.<\/p>\n
The league\u2019s 75th season, delayed and shortened because of the coronavirus pandemic, will begin Dec. 22 and look like none other. The NBA announced Tuesday how it will make up the 72-game schedule, which won\u2019t be entirely known until well after it\u2019s started. The first half of the schedule will be announced around the start of training camp in early December. The second half will be announced near the end of the first half.<\/p>\n
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_The Canadian government is reviewing a proposal from the NBA and the Raptors to play in Toronto amid the pandemic. A spokesman for Health Minister Patty Hajdu says they have been in contact with the Raptors and will continue to engage with them \u201cin the coming weeks.\u201d Raptors general manager Bobby Webster told Sportsnet television the team needs to know \u201cin the coming days. This is not a next week type thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014 A person with knowledge of the situation says point guard Jrue Holiday is being traded from New Orleans to Milwaukee. The person told The Associated Press that the Pelicans are getting Eric Bledsoe, George Hill and a package of future first-round draft picks from the Bucks.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Center Andre Drummond has told the Cavaliers he will exercise his $28.7 million contract option and stay with them this season. Drummond was acquired by Cleveland in a surprising trade from Detroit in February. A two-time All-Star with Detroit, the 27-year-old Drummond has consistently said he enjoys playing with the young Cavs.<\/p>\n
VIRUS OUTBREAK-NFL<\/p>\n
Giants, Falcons put players on the COVID list<\/p>\n
UNDATED (AP) \u2014 The New York Giants, Atlanta Falcons and Las Vegas Raiders put players on the COVID-19 list on the same day Washington had its first instance of someone in the organization testing positive for the coronavirus since the season began.<\/p>\n
The NFL said there were 17 new confirmed positives among players and 35 among other personnel during testing last week. Giants kicker Graham Gano, Falcons wide receiver Laquon Treadwell, Washington injured defensive lineman Matt Ioannidis, and Las Vegas defenders Clelin Ferrell and Lamarcus Joyner all went on the list.<\/p>\n
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-DUKE-WAKE FOREST<\/p>\n
Wake Forest-Duke football game won\u2019t be played<\/p>\n
UNDATED (AP) \u2014 The Atlantic Coast Conference says this weekend\u2019s game between Duke and Wake Forest won\u2019t be played due to coronavirus issues and injuries within the Demon Deacons\u2019 football program.<\/p>\n
The league made the announcement Tuesday night ahead of Saturday\u2019s matchup at Duke. The ACC\u2019s statement made no mention of rescheduling. In a separate release, Wake Forest said it would work with Duke and the ACC on the possibility of rescheduling the game. Wake Forest said the decision was due to positive cases, quarantines of close contacts and injuries. The team won\u2019t practice or hold team activities Wednesday or Thursday.<\/p>\n
NHL-PANTHERS-PETERSON<\/p>\n
Panthers hire Peterson, NHL\u2019s first Black assistant GM<\/p>\n
UNDATED (AP) \u2014 The Florida Panthers have hired Brett Peterson as an assistant general manager. The team says Peters is believed to be the first Black assistant GM in the NHL.<\/p>\n
Peterson’s hiring comes days after the nearby Miami Marlins hired Kim Ng as the first female GM in Major League Baseball.<\/p>\n
The NHL has been working to increase minority participation in front offices and on coaching staffs.<\/p>\n
Peterson has a background as a player agent just like GM Bill Zito and fellow assistant Paul Krepelka. The 39-year-old was previously vice president of hockey for Wasserman Media Group and has been an NHLPA certified agent since 2009.<\/p>\n
MLB-CUBS-EPSTEIN<\/p>\n
Epstein steps down as Cubs\u2019 president of baseball operations<\/p>\n
CHICAGO (AP) \u2014 Theo Epstein is stepping down after nine seasons as the Chicago Cubs\u2019 president of baseball operations. The team announced Epstein is leaving the organization, and general manager Jed Hoyer is being promoted to take his place.<\/p>\n
Epstein transformed the long-suffering Cubs and helped bring home a drought-busting championship in 2016. He said after the season he anticipated remaining on the job for at least one more year, with his contract set to expire in 2021.<\/p>\n
Epstein said in a statement Tuesday he will \u201ccherish\u201d his time with the Cubs and said it was simply time to make a change.<\/p>\n
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-WICHITA STATE-MARSHALL<\/p>\n
Wichita State coach Marshall resigns after misconduct probe<\/p>\n
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) \u2014 Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall has resigned following an investigation into allegations of verbal and physical abuse.<\/p>\n
Marshall, who has long been known for his combustible sideline persona, came under scrutiny when former player Shaq Morris claimed he\u2019d been struck twice by his coach during an October 2015 practice. Morris also claimed that he\u2019d seen Marshall choke assistant coach Kyle Lindsted, who had soon left to become an assistant at Minnesota.<\/p>\n
NFL-PACKERS-LAZARD<\/p>\n
Packers activate Allen Lazard<\/p>\n
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) \u2014 The Green Bay Packers have activated wide receiver Allen Lazard from injured reserve after he missed six games. Lazard had the best game of his pro career Sept. 27 when he caught six passes for 146 yards and a touchdown in a 37-30 victory at New Orleans. But he suffered a core injury in that game and hasn\u2019t played since. The 2018 undrafted free agent from Iowa State has 13 catches for 254 yards and two touchdowns in just three games this season. The Packers play at Indianapolis on Sunday.<\/p>\n
VIRUS OUTBREAK-GOLF-HAAS<\/p>\n
Haas tests positive, withdraws from tournament<\/p>\n
UNDATED (AP) \u2014 Bill Haas has tested positive for the coronavirus and has withdrawn from the RSM Classic this week at Sea Island. Haas had received a sponsor exemption.<\/p>\n
Haas is the 16th player to test positive since the PGA Tour returned from the COVID-19 pandemic in June. The RSM Classic is the 24th consecutive week of tour events, including the three majors.<\/p>\n
LONDON (AP) \u2014 Dominic Thiem mastered the tiebreakers again to get the better of Rafael Nadal at the ATP Finals. Thiem beat the 20-time Grand Slam champion in straight sets and secured his spot in the semifinals when Stefanos Tsitsipas outlasted tournament newcomer Andrey Rublev in the evening match. Thiem clinched the victory on his fifth match point in his first meeting with Nadal since the Australian Open quarterfinals in January. On that occasion, the Austrian player prevailed after winning three tiebreakers in a tight four-set match. Tsitsipas won in three sets, handing Rublev his second defeat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
In world and national news…<\/p>\n
Pfizer\u00a0 announced more results in its ongoing coronavirus vaccine study that suggest the shots are 95% effective. The company also said that the vaccine appears to protect older people most at risk of dying from COVID-19. The surprise announcement, just a week after it first revealed promising preliminary results, comes as the company is preparing within days to formally ask U.S. regulators to allow emergency use of the vaccine. With Wednesday\u2019s announcement, the company now has accumulated 170 infections in the study and 162 of those were in volunteers who got a dummy shot.<\/p>\n
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LONDON (AP) \u2014 Britain’s public spending watchdog says the government spent billions without proper transparency in a scramble to secure protective equipment early in the coronavirus outbreak. The National Audit Office says in a report Wednesday that companies with links to politicians were fast-tracked and had more chances of getting a contract than other applicants. Like many countries, the U.K. was caught without enough masks, gowns, gloves and other items to keep health care workers and the public safe as coronavirus cases skyrocketed. In the push to build up stocks, the government awarded 8,600 contracts worth 18 billion pounds ($24 billion) between March and July, most without a competitive tender process.<\/p>\n
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BERLIN (AP) \u2014 German police fired water cannons at demonstrators in downtown Berlin protesting coronavirus restrictions after saying the crowd refused to listen to their entreaties to wear masks and keep their distance from one another. As the cannons shot into the crowd outside the landmark Brandenburg Gate on Wednesday, police in riot gear moved through the crowd carrying away some protesters. \u201cWe want our lives back,\u201d read one sign carried by protesters. The protests came as German lawmakers opened debate on a bill that will provide the legal underpinning for the government to issue social distancing rules, require masks in public and close stores and other venues to slow the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n
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The Federal Aviation Administration is expected on Wednesday to clear Boeing\u2019s 737 Max to fly again after grounding the jet for nearly two years due to a pair crashes that killed 346 people. The move comes in the middle of a pandemic that has decimated the U.S. aviation industry. It also comes after the FAA has been criticized for being too lax in regulating Boeing. Agency Administrator Steve Dickson said last week the FAA won’t release the plane until safety experts are satisfied. It\u2019s not clear yet just when the Max will return to U.S. skies. American is the only U.S. airline thus far to put the Max back in its schedule, starting Dec. 29.<\/p>\n
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NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Authorities say two armed men released five people who were held hostage during an apparent robbery attempt at a home in the New York City borough of Queens before they surrendered peacefully. The roughly 5-hour standoff began after officers surrounded the home Tuesday night. Assistant Chief Ruben Beltran says a woman with a young child had reported that two armed men were inside. The New York Police Department\u2019s public information office says five people were released unharmed during police negotiations and the men surrendered about 2 a.m. Their names weren\u2019t immediately released, but police identified them as being 35 and 51 years old. Police say they also recovered two guns from the scene.<\/p>\n
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BEIJING (AP) \u2014 Global stock markets are mixed after Wall Street declined as worries about the long-term impact of the coronavirus pandemic tempered hopes for development of a possible vaccine. London, Frankfurt and Tokyo declined, while Shanghai, Hong Kong and Sydney advanced. Investors also were more cautious after U.S. data showed retail shoppers spent less last month than expected. The numbers highlight the economic threat as coronavirus infection numbers in the United States and some other countries rise. Stocks that rose this month on hopes for a vaccine receded.<\/p>\n
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WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump has fired the nation\u2019s top election security official, a widely respected member of the administration who had dared to refute the Republican president\u2019s unsubstantiated claims of electoral fraud. The dismissal Tuesday of the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Christopher Krebs, was abrupt but not a surprise. Since his loss to Democrat Joe Biden, Trump has been ridding his administration of officials seen as insufficiently loyal and denouncing how the election was conducted. Krebs has been issuing a stream of statements and tweets over the past week attesting to the proper conduct of the election.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The Jamestown City Fire Department was called to 124 1st Street East at 8-a.m., Tuesday, the Schubert’s building in Downtown Jamestown.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/CVHD-300x202.jpg\")
Jamestown (CVHD) \u2013 Central Valley Health District reports that the community should expect![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/VCSU-WE-OSMON-300x165.jpg\")
Valley City\u00a0 (CCHD)\u00a0 Starting Monday November 23, the Free COVID-19 Testing Site in Valley City moves to the VCSU W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse, from 1-p.m., to 2-p.m.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Library-AlfredDickey1-300x202.jpg\")
Jamestown\u00a0 (JRVLS)\u00a0 Due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the Jamestown, community, effective Tuesday, November 17th, both James River Valley Library locations will move to curbside pickup until further notice. Alfred Dickey Public Library and Stutsman County Library will be closed to the public for the safety of patrons and staff.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/VCcommission81517-300x202.jpg\")
Valley City\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session Tuesday evening at City Hall. The meeting was held virtually via Zoom.\u00a0 Members of the Public are not permitted in the City Commission Chambers due to COVID-19, and as allowed in ND Executive Order 2020-16.\u00a0 All members were present.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/JmstnAirport3-300x202.jpg\")
Bismarck\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 \u00a0The North Dakota Aeronautic Commission reports, Jamestown airline boardings in October this year were put at 429 , down from 896 in October 2019, down about 52 percent.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BuffaloMuseum-300x202.jpg\")
Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi) \u2013 The National Buffalo Museum is teaming up with Valley City Meat Supply to donate just over 500 pounds of ground bison to food banks in Jamestown and Valley City.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/City-Hall-4-300x202.jpg\")
Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The City of Jamestown announces, open positions on various city committees\/boards.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/WBam9flag-300x202.png\")
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