Bismarck\u00a0 (NDHP)\u00a0 The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports that on December 10, around 7:00 AM, a North Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper\u00a0 attempted to stop a vehicle for speeding in Dawson.\u00a0 As the Trooper attempted to approach the vehicle the driver fled north towards I94. The driver proceeded west bound on I94 at speeds around 100MPH.\u00a0 The driver exited I94 at Steele, crossed Hwy 3, and proceeded down the north ditch of the I94 on ramp.\u00a0 The driver went through a fence on the north edge of the right of way.\u00a0\u00a0 The driver proceeded west on the gravel frontage road.\u00a0 Approximately two miles west of Steele the driver attempted to drive into a field on the north side of the roadway.\u00a0 When going through the fence the driver struck a rock pile.\u00a0 The vehicle vaulted over the rock pile and was disabled.\u00a0 The driver fled on foot, but was arrested a short distance from the vehicle.<\/p>\n
The driver was identified as 29 year old John Lindler of Bismarck. He was unrestrained and suffered nondisabling injuries from the incident.\u00a0 Lindler is being charged with driving under the influence, driving under suspension, fleeing a police officer, unlawful use of a motor vehicle, and drug offenses.<\/p>\n
WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) \u2014 The body of a woman was recovered from the Sheyenne River on Thursday after an extensive search. The West Fargo Fire Department and Police Department say the woman\u2019s body was recovered at about 3 p.m. Thursday, nearly 24 hours after authorities got the initial report about a woman entering the river. Fire Chief Dan Fuller said the search was challenging because there was no confirmed entry point. The woman’s car and a note were found in a nearby parking lot. Foul play is not suspected.<\/p>\n
San Diego St. 80, Arizona St. 68<\/p>\n
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) \u2014 Noah Freidel scored 17 points, Alex Arians added 16 and South Dakota State edged North Dakota State 77-75 in a Summit League opener. Sam Griesel scored a career-high 20 points for North Dakota State (0-5, 0-1). He made a layup with 11 seconds remaining to pull the Bison within one. Baylor Scheierman added 14 points for South Dakota State (4-2, 1-0). Luke Appel had 11 points. Maleeck Harden-Hayes added 18 points for the Bison. Rocky Kreuser had 17 points.<\/p>\n
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) \u2014 Filip Rebraca had a career-high 26 points as North Dakota edged past South Dakota 75-71 in a Summit League opener for both teams. Tyree Ihenacho had 12 points and nine rebounds for North Dakota. Mitchell Sueker added 11 points and Caleb Nero had 10 points. Stanley Umude had 30 points for the Coyotes. Xavier Fuller added 15 points and A.J. Plitzuweit had eight assists.<\/p>\n
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NFL-THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL…<\/p>\n
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) \u2014 Cam Akers rushed for 171 yards in a breakout performance, Kenny Young returned an interception 79 yards for a touchdown and the Los Angeles Rams clinched their fourth straight winning season with a 24-3 victory over the New England Patriots on Thursday night.<\/p>\n
Jared Goff rushed for a touchdown and threw a TD pass to Cooper Kupp as the Rams, now 9-4, rolled to a one-sided victory in a rematch of their 13-3 Super Bowl loss in February 2019.<\/p>\n
Cam Newton passed for 119 yards before getting replaced by Jarrett Stidham in the fourth quarter of another dismal offensive game for New England. The Pats are now 6-7. Five days after the Patriots scored 45 points at SoFi Stadium against the Chargers, New England endangered its push for a 12th straight playoff berth with only its second loss in six games.<\/p>\n
NBA-NEWS<\/p>\n
NBA reports 8 more positive tests<\/p>\n
UNDATED (AP) \u2014 The NBA says eight more players have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total so far this season to 56.<\/p>\n
Of those, the first 48 tested positive in the league\u2019s initial return-to-market testing phase that went from Nov. 24 through Dec. 1. Those tests showed a leaguewide positivity rate of about 9%. The next eight came from a batch of 541 players tested in the week that began Dec. 2. For that span, the positivity rate was just under 1.5%.<\/p>\n
Preseason games across the NBA begin tomorrow and the regular season is scheduled to begin with two games on Dec. 22.<\/p>\n
In other NBA news:<\/p>\n
\u2014 The NBA is making Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets pay for the point guard\u2019s silence. The league fined Irving and the team $25,000 apiece Thursday because he has refused to speak to the media thus far during the preseason. In announcing the fines, the NBA said Irving has refused on several occasions this week to participate in the team\u2019s media availability. Irving has not spoken during any of the Nets\u2019 press sessions, all being held via Zoom. He released a statement through his publicist last Friday to address his media silence, saying he wanted to ensure that his message was conveyed properly.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Paul George wants to retire with the Los Angeles Clippers, and he took a step in that direction Thursday by signing a multi-year contract extension. The six-time All-Star could have become a free agent after the upcoming season. George said recently that he wants to retire as a Clipper. He averaged 21.5 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.9 assists and shot a career-high 41% from 3-point range in his first season with the team.<\/p>\n
\u2014 The Indiana Pacers say starting forward T.J. Warren and backup guard Brian Bowen II will miss time with injuries. Warren has plantar fascitis in his right foot and is listed as week to week. Bowen is expected to miss six to eight weeks with a partially torn groin muscle. Warren averaged 19.8 points and shot 53.6% from the field last season, his first with Indiana, both career-bests. Bowen spent most of last season playing in the G-League but made six appearances with Indiana.<\/p>\n
MLB-NEWS<\/p>\n
Adam Eaton and White Sox finalize $8 million, 1-year deal<\/p>\n
UNDATED (AP) \u2014 Outfielder Adam Eaton and the Chicago White Sox have reunited, finalizing a one-year contract that guarantees $8 million. Eaton gets $7 million next season, and the White Sox have an $8.5 million option for 2022 with a $1 million buyout.<\/p>\n
Eaton played for Chicago from 2014-16 and was dealt to the Washington Nationals at the December 2016 winter meetings for current ace Lucas Giolito, Dane Dunning and Reynaldo L\u00f3pez. Eaton helped the Nationals win the World Series in 2019. They declined their option on him after he hit .226 in 41 games last season.<\/p>\n
In other MLB news:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Infielder Nate Lowe was traded from the AL champion Tampa Bay Rays to the Texas Rangers for minor league catcher and outfielder Heriberto Hernandez. As part of the swap, Tampa Bay also acquired minor league infielder Osleivis Basabe and minor league outfielder Alexander Ovalles, and Texas obtained minor league first baseman Jake Guenther and a player to be named. The 25-year-old Lowe hit .224 with four homers and 11 RBIs in 21 games last season and was 0 for 3 in the wild-card playoff against Toronto, his only postseason appearances.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Chadwick Tromp and the San Francisco Giants have agreed on a one-year deal after the team declined to tender a contract to the rookie catcher from Aruba before last week\u2019s deadline. He gets a salary of $583,000 while in the major leagues and $150,000 while in the minors. Tromp announced on social media he would be returning to the Giants, who initially signed him to a minor league deal for last season. The 25-year-old Tromp batted .213 with four home runs and 10 RBIs in 24 games last season.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pittsburgh has taken right-hander Jose Soriano from the Los Angeles Angels organization with the first of 18 picks in the major league phase of the winter meeting draft of players not protected on 40-man rosters. The 22-year-old Soriano was 0-1 with a 1.93 ERA in three starts for the Arizona Rookie League Angels in 2019 and 5-6 with a 2.55 ERA in 15 starts and two relief appearances for Burlington of the Class A Midwest League. He missed last season while recovering from Tommy John surgery.<\/p>\n
\u2014 The Philadelphia Phillies have hired longtime baseball executive Dave Dombrowski as president of baseball operations, according to two people familiar with the decision. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team hadn\u2019t announced the move. An official announcement is expected Friday. Andy MacPhail is the Phillies\u2019 current president and has planned to retire after the 2021 season.<\/p>\n
NFL-NEWS<\/p>\n
McCaffrey not expected to play vs. Broncos<\/p>\n
UNDATED (AP) \u2014 Christian McCaffrey seems likely to spend another week watching from the sideline.<\/p>\n
The 2019 All-Pro running back did not practice on Thursday and coach Matt Rhule said \u201cat this point I do not expect him to play\u201d on Sunday against the Denver Broncos. Both teams are 4-8.<\/p>\n
McCaffrey missed six games earlier this season with a high ankle sprain. He has missed the past three games with a shoulder sprain but was expected to return this week. However, Rhule said McCaffrey tweaked his thigh while working out last week and hasn\u2019t been right since.<\/p>\n
In other NFL news:<\/p>\n
\u2014The Chicago Bears closed their facility for a few hours Thursday and pushed back practice because of a positive COVID-19 test. The team placed three practice squad players on the COVID list this week but coach Matt Nagy says the team doesn\u2019t think the latest positive test was related to those cases.<\/p>\n
\u2014New York Jets rookie wide receiver Denzel Mims is dealing with a family matter and will miss the game Sunday at Seattle. Mims left the team Wednesday to travel home to Texas. Coach Adam Gase ruled Mims out against the Seahawks because the receiver would not be able to go through the NFL\u2019s COVID-19 protocols in time.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson and Kansas City\u2019s standout tight end Travis Kelce (KEL\u2019-see) are among the 32 finalists for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award. The award recognizes an NFL player for outstanding community service activities off the field, as well as excellence on the field. It was established in 1970 and renamed in 1999 after the late Hall of Fame running back. The award will be presented during Super Bowl week<\/p>\n
\u2014 The Buffalo Bills signed general manager Brandon Beane to a multi-year contract extension, locking up the architect of a team in position to secure its third playoff berth in four years. The length of the contract is likely to coincide with coach Sean McDermott, who was signed to a four-year extension in August. McDermott\u2019s contract runs through the 2025 season.<\/p>\n
\u2014 The New Orleans Saints say they are shrinking the planned crowd size for a December home game against the Kansas City Chiefs from 15,000 to 3,000 due to a recent surge in local positive tests. The club says current season ticket holders will have access to 3,000 tickets that will be distributed during the week of December 14 for the Chiefs game.<\/p>\n
\u2014Denver defensive coordinator Ed Donatell is planning to attend his first game since Oct. 25 when the Broncos travel to face the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. Donatell missed six games with a case of the novel coronavirus that landed him in the hospital last month. He\u2019s been gradually increasing his trips into team headquarters. Donatell said he\u2019s still working to regain his strength,<\/p>\n
VIRUS OUTBREAK-COLLEGE FOOTBALL<\/p>\n
Boston College decides to end season, skip bowl game<\/p>\n
UNDATED (AP) \u2014 Boston College has opted out of playing in a bowl game.<\/p>\n
Coach Jeff Hafley said on Thursday that after speaking with his players the team decided to end its season. The Eagles managed to make it through the entire season with just one positive COVID-19 test and played all 11 games on the schedule. The Eagles went 6-5, and 5-5 in the Atlantic Coast Conference to qualify for a postseason game for the fifth straight year.<\/p>\n
In other virus-related college football news:<\/p>\n
\u2014 The regular season-ending football game between No. 23 Texas and Kansas, which had already been pushed back to Saturday because of positive COVID-19 tests within the Jayhawks program, has now been canceled due to an outbreak among the Longhorns. Texas returned three positive tests after blowing out Kansas State last week. The Longhorns had a walkthrough Wednesday only to discover there were more positive tests. Kansas will finish 0-9, its second winless season since 2015.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Washington continued to pause its football activities on Thursday due to a rise in COVID-19 cases, casting serious doubt over this weekend\u2019s scheduled game against Oregon. The Huskies initially canceled practice on Wednesday. Washington is waiting on additional PCR tests to confirm positive results. Washington coach Jimmy Lake said the number of cases and the lack continuity to them has left the school\u2019s medical staff baffled.<\/p>\n
\u2014 West Virginia has paused all football activities for the next seven days and will not host No. 13 Oklahoma on Saturday due to a surge of positive COVID-19 cases and contact tracing in the football program. Athletic director Shane Lyons says the game will not be rescheduled. The next game for the Sooners will instead be the Big 12 championship game against No. 10 Iowa State in Arlington, Texas, on Dec. 19.<\/p>\n
\u2014In the Mid-American Conference, Miami (Ohio)\u2019s game at Bowling Green was also canceled Thursday.<\/p>\n
GOLF-WOMEN\u2019S OPEN<\/p>\n
Olson comes up aces and takes 1-shot lead in Women\u2019s Open<\/p>\n
HOUSTON (AP) \u2014 Amy Olson is the leader after one day at the U.S. Women\u2019s Open thanks to a hole-in-one. Olson hit an 8-iron for her ace on her seventh hole of the tournament at Champions Golf Club. She kept right on going until she had a 4-under 67. That gave the North Dakota native a one-shot lead over former Women\u2019s British Open winner Hinako Shibuno.<\/p>\n
Also at 68 were Moriya Jutanugarn and A Lim Kim. They were among only 11 players who broke 70 in perfect scoring conditions.<\/p>\n
OLYMPICS-USOPC-PROTEST RULE<\/p>\n
USOPC hears athletes, won\u2019t punish protesters<\/p>\n
CHICAGO (AP) \u2014 The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has responded to calls from American athletes by announcing it won\u2019t sanction them for raising their fists or kneeling on the medals stand at next year\u2019s Tokyo Games and beyond.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a response to a set of recommendations from a USOPC athlete group that seeks changes to the much-maligned Rule 50 of the IOC Olympic Charter, which prohibits inside-the-lines protests at the games. It was this rule that most famously led to the ouster of U.S. medalists Tommie Smith and John Carlos from the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City after the sprinters raised their fists on the medals stand to protest racial inequality in the United States.<\/p>\n
TENNIS-OBIT-OLMEDO<\/p>\n
Wimbledon champ, tennis Hall of Famer Alex Olmedo dies at 84<\/p>\n
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) \u2014 Alex Olmedo, who won the Wimbledon and Australian Championships singles titles in 1959 and was later inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, has died.<\/p>\n
Alejandro Olmedo was born in Peru in 1936 and moved to the United States as a teenager. He won NCAA tennis championships in singles and doubles at Southern California. Olmedo led the United States to the 1958 Davis Cup trophy. In 1959, he won singles titles at two Grand Slam tournaments and was runner-up at a third.<\/p>\n
Citing Olmedo\u2019s son, Alejandro Jr., the hall says Olmedo died Wednesday of brain cancer. He was 84.<\/p>\n
In world and national news…<\/p>\n
WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 An emerging $900 billion COVID-19 aid package from a bipartisan group of lawmakers has all but collapsed. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that Republican senators won\u2019t support a key compromise. It includes a slimmed-down liability shield for companies from virus-related lawsuits in exchange for adding $160 billion for cash-strapped states and cities that Democrats want. The hardened stance from McConnell creates a new stalemate over the $900-billion-plus package. Now a legislative pile-up is threatening Friday’s deadline to pass an unrelated government funding bill by midnight or risk a shutdown starting Saturday. Talks are continuing.<\/p>\n
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LONDON (AP) \u2014 Drugmakers GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi say their potential COVID-19 vaccine won\u2019t be ready until late next year as they seek to improve the shot\u2019s effectiveness in older people. The companies said Friday that early-stage trials showed the vaccine produced an \u201cinsufficient\u201d immune response in older adults, demonstrating the need to refine the product so it protects people of all ages. GSK and Sanofi, based in London and Paris, respectively, said they were confident of the vaccine\u2019s ultimate success due to positive results from other tests.<\/p>\n
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WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 A Senate vote on a wide-ranging defense policy bill is being delayed by Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul. The Republican objects to a provision in the bill that would limit President Donald Trump\u2019s ability to draw down U.S. troops from Afghanistan and Germany. Paul’s objection raises the slim prospect of a government shutdown if a short-term spending bill caught up in the dispute is not approved by Friday. Paul says he is concerned that the defense bill \u201ccreates 535 commanders-in-chief in Congress\u201d and hampers the president\u2019s ability to deploy troops as he sees fit. Trump has threatened to veto the bill.<\/p>\n
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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) \u2014 The Trump administration has carried out its ninth federal execution of the year in what has been a first series of executions during a presidential lame-duck period in 130 years. Federal prison officials in Terre Haute, Indiana, on Thursday executed a Texas street-gang member for his role in the 1999 slayings of an Iowa religious couple. The case of 40-year-old Brandon Bernard was a rare execution of a person who was in his teens when his crime was committed. He was 18 when he and four other teenagers abducted and robbed Todd and Stacie Bagley on their way from a Sunday service in Killeen, Texas. Four more federal executions, including one Friday, are planned in the weeks before President-elect Joe Biden\u2019s inauguration.<\/p>\n
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BRUSSELS (AP) \u2014 European Union leaders have reached a hard-fought deal to cut the bloc\u2019s greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by the end of the decade compared with 1990 levels, avoiding a hugely embarrassing deadlock ahead of a U.N. climate meeting this weekend. Following night-long discussions at their two-day summit in Brussels, the 27 member states on Friday approved the EU executive commission\u2019s proposal to toughen the bloc\u2019s intermediate target on the way to climate neutrality by mid-century, after a group of reluctant, coal-reliant countries finally agreed to support the improved goal.<\/p>\n
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BEIJING (AP) \u2014 Global stock markets are mostly lower after U.S. unemployment claims rose in a sign the coronavirus pandemic’s economic damage is worsening. London, Shanghai and Tokyo declined while Hong Kong advanced. U.S. stock futures were lower after Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index slipped 0.1% overnight. That came after the government reported more people than expected applied for unemployment benefits last week. Investors have been encouraged by progress in development of a coronavirus vaccine. But optimism has been dented by rising infection numbers in the United States and some other markets and renewed curbs on business.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 The North Dakota Senate\u2019s top budget writer is among several people who have tested positive for COVID-19 following the Legislature\u2019s three-day organizational session at the state Capitol last week. Grand Forks Republican Sen. Ray Holmberg confirmed his diagnosis to the Bismarck Tribune on Thursday. Three employees of the Legislature\u2019s 32-person nonpartisan research agency also have tested positive. North Dakota health officials on Thursday confirmed 575 new cases of the coronavirus and 23 additional deaths. Officials said 17 of the deaths occurred at least three days prior to the report Thursday, including 15 from November.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Stenhjemwayne-300x201.png\")
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 Republican Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says the state incurred no cost in joining a lawsuit seeking to overturn the outcome of the presidential election. North Dakota and 16 other states won by President Donald Trump in November joined Texas in urging the court to take on the lawsuit that challenges election results in four battleground states won by President-elect Joe Biden. Stenehjem said \u201cit\u2019s normal\u201d for a state to not be charged for signing on to a so-called amicus brief. Stenehjem said the case should be settled by the U.S. Supreme Court.<\/p>\n