\u2014 Semyon Varlamov stopped 20 shots and the New York Islanders extended their point streak to seven games with a 3-1 win over COVID-19-depleted Buffalo. The Sabres were playing their first game in two weeks. Buffalo still had six regulars sidelined, including three defensemen, in returning after a coronavirus-forced break, which began two days after a 5-3 loss to New Jersey on Jan. 31. Rust and fatigue played a factor in a game the Sabres failed to get a shot on goal in the third period and were outshot 12-0 and 29-21 overall. Anders Lee and and Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored first-period goals 1:44 apart, and Brock Nelson scored on the power play for the Islanders, who are on a 4-0-3 run.
\nUNDATED (AP) \u2014 Darcy Kuemper stopped 24 shots, Clayton Keller scored and the Arizona Coyotes closed out seven-game series against the St. Louis Blues with a 1-0 win. The teams split the first six games and the Coyotes were at their shutdown best in Game 7. Keller scored in the second period and Kuemper, making his fifth start in the series, earned his 19th career shutout. Jordan Binnington had 18 saves for the Blues.In other Monday action:\u2014 John Leonard scored his first career goal and the San Jose Sharks earned just their second regulation win of the season with a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks. San Jose captain Logan Couture and Kevin Labanc added goals in a rare productive second period for the Sharks to help coach Bob Boughner earn his 100th NHL win. Martin Jones made 26 saves. Sam Steel scored in the opening minute for the Ducks, and Max Comtois had a goal in the third. John Gibson stopped 26 shots.\u2014 Johnny Gaudreau scored 23 seconds into overtime and the Calgary Flames defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-3. Calgary salvaged the victory after squandering a 3-2 lead in the final minute of regulation. Dillon Dube, Milan Lucic and Elias Lindholm scored for the Flames in regulation. Rasmus Andersson had two assists. Tanner Pearson, Bo Horvat and Brock Boeser scored for Vancouver.\u2014 Brock McGinn and Teuvo Teravainen scored 26 seconds apart in the second period as the Carolina Hurricanes erased an early deficit and beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 7-3. Jordan Staal was credited with two goals following a scoring change, and Sebastian Aho and Nino Niederreiter also scored for the Hurricanes, who\u2019ve won three games in a row. Cam Atkinson, Boone Jenner and Kevin Stenlund scored for the Blue Jackets, who had a three-game points streak halted.\u2014 Blake Wheeler\u2019s goal early in the third proved to be the winner as the Winnipeg Jets held on for a 6-5 road victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night. Wheeler\u2019s fifth goal of the season at 6:22 of the third put Winnipeg ahead after Edmonton rallied from a 4-1 deficit to tie the score 5-5. The Jets got back into the win column after dropping a 2-1 decision to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night.\u2014 Brock McGinn and Teuvo Teravainen scored 26 seconds apart in the second period as the Carolina Hurricanes erased an early deficit and beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 7-3. Sebastian Aho, Jordan Staal, Nino Niederreiter and Vincent Trocheck also scored for the Hurricanes, who\u2019ve won three in a row. Cam Atkinson, Boone Jenner and Kevin Stenlund scored for the Blue Jackets, who had a three-game points streak halted.\u2014 Evgenii Dadonov scored his second goal of the game in overtime and the Ottawa Senators overcame a four-goal deficit to win for the first time in franchise history, stunning the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-5 on Monday night. Ottawa trailed 5-1 late in the second period before charging back, improving to 1-237-3 when trailing by at least four goals. Conor Brown and Nick Paul had a goal and an assist each, Drake Batherson and Artem Zub also scored, and Marcus Hogberg stopped 33 shots. Auston Matthews had two goals \u2014 giving him an NHL-leading 12 \u2014 and an assist for Toronto.\u2014 Jonathan Huberdeau scored and led a balanced attack that included goals from six players, and the Florida Panthers gained on Central Division-leading Tampa Bay with a 6-4 victory over the Lightning. Aleksander Barkov, Anton Stralman, Owen Tipppett, Anthony Duclair and Frank Vatrano also scored for Florida, which recorded its first win in Tampa Bay since March 26. 2016, a span of eight games. Chris Driedger finished with 27 saves. Alex Volkov scored twice for Tampa Bay, which had its six-game home winning streak halted. Steven Stamkos and Tyler Johnson also scored for the Lightning. Curtis McElhinney made 15 saves in his second start of the season.\u2014 Dominik Kubalik scored his second goal of the game 4:43 into overtime, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2. Kubalik and Mattias Janmark staked the Blackhawks to a two-goal lead in the first period that they slowly lost before stepping up in the extra session. Kubalik slipped a shot between Thomas Greiss\u2019 pads, finishing a 2-on-1 rush with Pius Suter late in overtime. The surprising Blackhawks won for the fifth time in six games in the opener of a six-game trip. Malcolm Subban finished with 27 stops in his fourth start of the season.\u2014 The Dallas Stars have postponed their home game against the Nashville Predators after a request from city officials to not play because of the impact extreme winter weather has had on the area. The announcement came only about a half-hour before Monday\u2019s game was scheduled to begin. There are significant power outages throughout the state. The NHL says the decision to postpone was made by the teams, on-ice officials and the league upon the advice of Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson. No makeup date was announced.<\/p>\n
NFL-OBIT-VINCENT JACKSON<\/p>\n
Former NFL receiver Vincent Jackson found dead in hotel room<\/p>\n
BRANDON, Fla. (AP)\u2014 Former NFL wide receiver Vincent Jackson has been found dead at a Florida hotel room, days after authorities spoke with him as part of a welfare check. There were no signs of trauma and the medical examiner\u2019s office was looking into a cause of death. Sheriff\u2019s officials said his family initially reported Jackson missing on Wednesday. Deputies tracked him down to a hotel in Brandon two days later, spoke with him and canceled the missing persons case. Jackson was then found dead Monday morning in his hotel room by a housekeeper. Jackson played for the San Diego Chargers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was selected to the Pro Bowl three times.<\/p>\n
MLB-MARLINS<\/p>\n
Marlins to allow small crowds<\/p>\n
MIAMI (AP) \u2014 Small crowds at Marlins Park will be back this season. The attendance-challenged Marlins plan to allow fans at home games, although crowds will initially be limited to about 25% of capacity. That would mean a maximum of about 9,300 spectators in the 37,446-seat ballpark.<\/p>\n
The Marlins, like the rest of MLB, didn\u2019t allow fans during the 2020 regular season because of the coronavirus pandemic. Limited crowds were permitted for the postseason. In Derek Jeter\u2019s first two years as CEO, the Marlins averaged about 10,000 fans in 2018 and 2019, worst in the majors.<\/p>\n
MLB-INDIANS-HAMILTON<\/p>\n
Indians finalize Billy Hamilton\u2019s minor league contract<\/p>\n
CLEVELAND (AP) \u2014 Billy Hamilton has joined the Indians\u2019 cluttered outfield competition. The free agent signed Monday with Cleveland, which will give Hamilton a chance to win a roster spot during training camp.<\/p>\n
Hamilton agreed to terms on a minor league deal with a spring invitation last week. The contract was finalized after he completed medical tests.<\/p>\n
Hamilton spent last season with the Cubs and Mets. He gives the Indians another option as they try to fix an outfield that hasn\u2019t produced much in recent seasons. The 30-year-old Hamilton has 305 career steals over eight seasons with Cincinnati, Kansas City, Atlanta, Chicago and New York.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere in the majors:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Catcher Austin Barnes and the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers avoided a salary arbitration hearing when they agreed to a $4.3 million, two-year contract. Barnes gets a $300,000 signing bonus and salaries of $1.5 million this year and $2.5 million in 2022. The 31-year-old hit .244 with one homer and nine RBIs in 86 bats over 29 games during the pandemic-shortened season and batted .325 in the postseason with one homer and three RBIs.<\/p>\n
\u2014 The Colorado Rockies will be taking a look at another first baseman after signing C.J. Cron to a minor-league deal with an invite to major league spring training. Cron, 31, hit .190 with four homers and eight RBIs in 13 games with Detroit last season. He was the 17th overall pick by the Los Angeles Angels in 2011 and has appeared in 686 career games with the Angels, Minnesota, Tampa Bay and the Tigers.<\/p>\n
AUSTRALIAN OPEN<\/p>\n
Osaka advances to Australian Open semis<\/p>\n
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) \u2014 Naomi Osaka has advanced to a potential semifinal showdown against Serena Williams at the Australian Open. Osaka earned her 19th victory in a row by overpowering Hsieh Su-wei 6-2, 6-2, and will next meet the winner of the later quarterfinal match between Williams and No. 2-seeded Simona Halep. Seeded third, Osaka reached 122 mph on her serve and pounded her forehand. She hit seven aces, lost only two points on her first serve and was never broken. At 35, Hsieh was the oldest woman to make her Grand Slam quarterfinal debut in the professional era.<\/p>\n
MICHAEL JORDAN-CLINIC-DONATION<\/p>\n
Michael Jordan gives $10M for North Carolina health clinics<\/p>\n
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) \u2014 A health care system announced Monday that basketball legend Michael Jordan is donating $10 million to launch two medical clinics in underserved communities near his North Carolina hometown.<\/p>\n
Novant Health says the clinics are set to open in New Hanover County in early 2022. News outlets report that the gift marks one of the largest ever from the Basketball Hall of Fame athlete. Jordan previously gave $7 million to open clinics in Charlotte in 2019 and 2020.<\/p>\n
Jordan grew up in Wilmington before going on to play at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill then later winning six championships with the Chicago Bulls.<\/p>\n
AUSTRALIA-OLYMPIAN-CHARGED<\/p>\n
Sydney police say 1996 Olympic swimmer ran drug syndicate<\/p>\n
SYDNEY (AP) \u2014 Former Olympic swimmer Scott Miller is in custody and charged with drug trafficking after Australian police seized methamphetamine valued at 2 million Australian dollars ($1.6 million) and accused him of directing a criminal syndicate.<\/p>\n
Police arrested 45-year-old Miller and a 47-year-old man, who has not been named, at their Sydney homes after finding methylamphetamine concealed in eight candles.<\/p>\n
The two men were allegedly distributing drugs from Sydney that were bound for regional New South Wales state. Miller won a silver medal in the 100-meter butterfly at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996.<\/p>\n
In world and national news…<\/p>\n
(AP)\u00a0 North Carolina authorities say at least three people were killed when a tornado tore through a seaside town. At least 10 people were injured in the deadly tornado that hit just after midnight Tuesday in southeastern Brunswick County near Grissettown. The tornado comes as millions of people in Texas are still without power early Tuesday amid subfreezing temperatures. Nearly 4 million homes and businesses were without power early Tuesday in Texas, where temperatures dipped into the single digits overnight. Police say a woman and a girl died from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at a Houston home without electricity from a car running in an attached garage, police said.<\/p>\n
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TOKYO (AP) \u2014 Global shares are rising, lifted by the economic recovery, vaccine rollouts and signs that new coronavirus cases may be abating. European shares opened higher on Tuesday trading after another strong advance in Asia. U.S. markets were closed Monday for Washington\u2019s Birthday, but U.S. futures were higher. Markets in mainland China remain closed until Thursday for the Lunar New Year. Despite data that show regional economies have been hit hard by the pandemic, investors are still sending indexes ever higher. Nascent recoveries are raising questions about potential tapering of massive stimulus measures to avoid igniting excess inflation.<\/p>\n
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) \u2014 The attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 has reignited the debate over how law enforcement should handle domestic extremist groups. In nearly half of the more than 200 federal cases stemming from that day, attackers appeared inspired by conspiracy theories, right-wing propaganda, and racist or extremist ideologies. That’s according to an Associated Press review of court records and social media posts. The FBI has linked at least 40 defendants to extremist movements. Among them are at least 16 members or associates of the neo-fascist Proud Boys and at least five connected to the anti-government Oath Keepers.<\/p>\n
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) \u2014 Iran’s state TV says Iranian and Russian militaries have kicked off a joint naval drill in the Indian Ocean aimed at boosting security of maritime trade in the region. The TV said units from Iran\u2019s Navy and the powerful Revolutionary Guard’s navy will take part in the exercise dubbed \u201cIran-Russia Maritime Security Belt 2021\u201d in the northern part of Indian Ocean. An Iranian admiral says a Russian destroyer, a logistics ship and a helicopter were to participate in the drill. This is the second such joint Russia-Iran exercise since 2019, when the two nations plus China held a four-day exercise.<\/p>\n
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) \u2014 Mardi Gras \u2014 or Fat Tuesday \u2014 has arrived in New Orleans. But officials in the tourism-dependent city aren’t hoping for big crowds during the coronavirus pandemic. All parades are canceled and bars throughout the city have been closed since Friday. Even take-out drinks are forbidden. And officials put restrictions on crowds in the historic French Quarter, which is usually the scene of huge gatherings. Another possible factor in crowd control: Frigid, temperatures were in the weather forecast. Other Gulf Coast communities also have taken virus-related safety measures. Mobile, Alabama.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Valley City\u00a0 (VCPS)\u00a0 Valley City Public School Superintendent Josh Johnson has issued a statement on Tuesday, regarding rolling blackouts.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/HouseFire021521b-300x202.jpg\")
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire Department responded to a call just before 4-p.m., Monday to 116 4th Avenue, Southeast.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mittleider-Samuel-300x169.jpg\")
Jamestown (CSi)\u00a0 Jamestown Police reports that a male subject was taken into custody following an investigation into a sexual assault reported Friday in Southwest Jamestown<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/CVHD-LOGO-300x202.jpg\"){kind=logo}
Jamestown\u00a0 (CVHD)\u00a0 Central Valley Health District reports they will hold COVID 19 testing\u00a0\u00a0 from 11 am<\/em> to 12 noon<\/strong> at the Jamestown Civic Center,\u00a0 using the Rapid Testing, BinaxNow, balance of February, at 11 am<\/em>\u00a0t0 12 noon.<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/HACentry-300x202.png\")
Valley City\u00a0 (CCHD)\u00a0 City-County Health District \u00a0in Valley city will be administering the COVID-19 vaccine to individuals who are 65 and older <\/strong>with or without chronic health conditions starting the week of February 15, 2021.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Jmst-public-schools-300x202.jpg\")
Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The Jamestown Public School Board, Monday heard a presentation by Superintendent Dr. Robert Lech saying \u00a0the Instructional Plan Review Team has recommended to continue under the current instructional plan.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/JRMC-GHD-2021-300x225.jpg\")
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Madison, SD (playnorthstar.com<\/a>) \u2013 Valley City State University seniors Joelle Aiello<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Emily Smith<\/a>\u00a0were honored by the North Star Athletic Association on Monday after helping lead the Viking softball team\u00a0to a 3-1 record this past week.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Nelson-Maara.jpg\")
MADISON, S.D. ( playnorthstar.com) \u2013 Valley City State senior Maara Nelson<\/a>\u00a0was selected as the North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) Women\u2019s Basketball Player of the Week\u2026.<\/p>\n