{"id":224317,"date":"2021-04-27T06:56:49","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T11:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=224317"},"modified":"2021-04-27T14:40:52","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T19:40:52","slug":"wayne-byers-show-morning-apr-27-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=224317","title":{"rendered":"Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Apr 27"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"CSi Weather…<\/p>\n

.REST OF TODAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs 60 to 65. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph.<\/p>\n

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight.<\/p>\n

.WEDNESDAY…Sunny in the morning, then partly sunny with a<\/p>\n

20 percent chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the<\/p>\n

upper 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.<\/p>\n

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain<\/p>\n

showers in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows<\/p>\n

in the lower 30s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.<\/p>\n

.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 15 to<\/p>\n

20 mph.<\/p>\n

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.<\/p>\n

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.<\/p>\n

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows in the mid 40s.<\/p>\n

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.<\/p>\n

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.<\/p>\n

.SUNDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in<\/p>\n

the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s.<\/p>\n

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain<\/p>\n

showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s.<\/p>\n

.MONDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain showers.<\/p>\n

Highs in the lower 60s.<\/p>\n

PATCHY DENSE FOG OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA EARLY TUESDAY MORNING\u2026<\/p>\n

Patchy dense fog will continue through early Tuesday morning over
\nwestern and central North Dakota, with visibility dropping to
\naround one-quarter mile at times. Those traveling should be
\nprepared for the possibility of rapidly deteriorating visibility.
\nUse extra caution at railroad crossings, intersections, and school
\nbus stops. The fog should erode during the mid-morning hours.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Jamestown\u00a0 (City of Jamestown )\u00a0 Tuesday, April 27, 2021 from 8:00am-5:00pm, 17th Ave SW from 15th St SW to 17th St SW will be closed for Water Main Repairs. Interrupted water service may occur in this area during this time.
\nPlease follow the detour signage. Motorists and pedestrians should use extreme caution in this area and use alternate routes if possible.<\/p>\n

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NDDoH<\/p>\n

COVID-19 Stats<\/p>\n

Mon Apr. 26, 2021<\/p>\n

11:00 am<\/p>\n

Barnes<\/p>\n

New Positives 0<\/p>\n

Total Positives: 1394<\/p>\n

Active: 25<\/p>\n

Recovered 1338<\/p>\n

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Stutsman:<\/p>\n

New Positives: 1<\/p>\n

Total Positives: 3459<\/p>\n

Active:\u00a0 33<\/p>\n

Recovered: 3344<\/p>\n

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COVID-19 Test Results<\/strong>
\nThe results listed are from the previous day. Additional data can be found\u202fon\u202fthe\u202f<\/em>NDDoH\u00a0website<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Please note that\u202ffrom\u202fnow on\u202fthe\u202fdaily news release will be\u202fsent\u202fMonday \u2013 Friday. The\u202f<\/em>NDDoH\u00a0dashboard<\/em><\/a>\u202fwill continue to be updated daily.<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
BY THE NUMBERS<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
274,520<\/td>\nResidents who received at least one dose of vaccine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
531,198<\/td>\nTotal COVID-19 vaccine doses administered<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1,566<\/td>\nTotal Tests from yesterday*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1,905,809<\/td>\nTotal tests completed since\u202fthe\u202fpandemic began<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
104<\/td>\nPositive Individuals from\u00a0yesterday*****<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
61<\/td>\nPCR Tests<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
43<\/td>\nAntigen Tests<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
106,809<\/td>\nTotal positive individuals since\u202fthe\u202fpandemic began<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8.01%<\/strong><\/td>\nDaily Positivity Rate**<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1,031<\/td>\nTotal Active Cases<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
+40<\/td>\nChange in active cases from yesterday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
64<\/td>\nIndividuals with a recovery date of yesterday****<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
104,292<\/td>\nTotal recovered since the pandemic began<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
45<\/strong><\/td>\nCurrently hospitalized<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
+5<\/strong><\/td>\nChange in hospitalizations from yesterday<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
0<\/td>\nNew death(s)\u00a0since 4\/23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1,486<\/td>\nTotal deaths since the pandemic began<\/p>\n

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INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
No new deaths to report\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED TODAY BY COUNTY<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Adams<\/td>\n0<\/td>\nGrant<\/td>\n1<\/td>\nRansom<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Barnes<\/td>\n0<\/td>\nGriggs<\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/strong><\/td>\nRenville<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Benson<\/td>\n0<\/td>\nHettinger<\/td>\n0<\/td>\nRichland<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Billings<\/td>\n0<\/td>\nKidder<\/td>\n0<\/td>\nRolette<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bottineau<\/td>\n0<\/td>\nLaMoure<\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/strong><\/td>\nSargent<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bowman<\/td>\n0<\/td>\nLogan<\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/strong><\/td>\nSheridan<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Burke<\/td>\n0<\/td>\nMcHenry<\/td>\n1<\/td>\nSioux<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Burleigh<\/strong><\/td>\n16<\/strong><\/td>\nMcIntosh<\/td>\n0<\/td>\nSlope<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cass<\/strong><\/td>\n30<\/strong><\/td>\nMcKenzie<\/td>\n4<\/td>\nStark<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cavalier<\/td>\n0<\/td>\nMcLean<\/td>\n0<\/td>\nSteele<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dickey<\/td>\n0<\/td>\nMercer<\/td>\n0<\/td>\nStutsman<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Divide<\/td>\n0<\/td>\nMorton<\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/strong><\/td>\nTowner<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dunn<\/td>\n1<\/td>\nMountrail<\/td>\n0<\/td>\nTraill<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eddy<\/td>\n0<\/td>\nNelson<\/td>\n0<\/td>\nWalsh<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Emmons<\/td>\n1<\/td>\nOliver<\/td>\n0<\/td>\nWard<\/strong><\/td>\n12<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foster<\/td>\n0<\/td>\nPembina<\/td>\n0<\/td>\nWells<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Golden Valley<\/td>\n0<\/td>\nPierce<\/td>\n0<\/td>\nWilliams<\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grand Forks<\/strong><\/td>\n16<\/strong><\/td>\nRamsey<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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*\u00a0Note that this\u00a0includes PCR\u00a0and antigen; it\u00a0does not include individuals from out of state.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

**Individuals\u00a0(PCR or antigen)\u00a0who tested positive divided by the total number of people tested who have not previously tested positive (<\/em>susceptible encounters<\/em><\/a>).\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

***\u00a0Number of individuals who tested positive\u00a0with a PCR or antigen test\u00a0and died from any cause while infected with COVID-19.\u00a0Please remember that deaths are reported as they\u2019re reported to us by the facility or through the official death record (up to 10-day delay).\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

****<\/em>\u00a0The actual date individuals are officially out of isolation and no longer contagious.<\/em><\/p>\n

*****Daily positive numbers include people who tested with a PCR or antigen test.\u00a0Totals may be adjusted as individuals are found to live out of state, in another county, or as other information is found during investigation.<\/em><\/p>\n

For descriptions of these categories, visit the\u00a0<\/em>NDDoH\u00a0dashboard<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

For the most updated and timely information and updates related to COVID-19, visit the\u00a0NDDoH\u00a0website at\u202fwww.health.nd.gov\/coronavirus<\/a>, follow on\u202fFacebook<\/a>,\u202fTwitter<\/a>\u202fand\u202fInstagram<\/a>\u202fand visit the CDC website at\u202fwww.cdc.gov\/coronavirus<\/a>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"

Dave Carlsrud<\/p><\/div>\n

Valley City\u00a0 (Chamber 4-26-21)\u00a0\u00a0 Valley City Mayor Dave Carlsrud\u2019s latest message to Valley City residents.<\/p>\n

Hi Everybody\u201d,\u00a0(Herb Carneal, Minnesota Twins)<\/p>\n

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Last week was a time of continuing education for many of us.\u00a0Workshops were held by Missouri River Energy Services, (MRES), in Sioux Falls and the North Dakota League of Cities, (NDLC) in Bismarck.\u00a0Brenda Klein and Avis Richter were recognized for their achievements in the NDLC Leadership Training Program, congratulations.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSMOKERS\u201d.\u00a0Will you please consider carrying a receptacle to contain cigarette butts and wrappers?\u00a0They do not decompose well and many end up in people\u2019s yards.\u00a0You can make a difference, thank you.<\/p>\n

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\u201cEverybody\u201d.\u00a0Other refuse is strewn throughout the city and county too.\u00a0Please carry a container as per the aforementioned.\u00a0If you see something on the ground, please pick it up.\u00a0You can make a difference, thank you.<\/p>\n

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The Legislative Session will likely conclude this week.\u00a0Our legislators had to sort through hundreds of bills and make many tough decisions while representing citizens of North Dakota.\u00a0Thank you all for serving.<\/p>\n

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Last week, some COVID \u201cfront line workers\u201d were mentioned.\u00a0An omission on my part is the National Guard.\u00a0They helped facilitate mass testing, vaccinations and whatever else was needed.\u00a0Please say \u201cThank you\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Last Thursday Mary O\u2019Neill from the North Dakota Forest Service provided a pruning seminar on the VCSU Campus.\u00a0\u201cIf young trees are pruned to promote good structure, they will likely remain serviceable in the landscape more years than trees that have not been structurally pruned\u201d. https:\/\/www.ag.ndsu.edu\/ndfs\/programs-and-services\/community-forestry<\/a><\/p>\n

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Take pride in how your property looks.<\/p>\n

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* Please consider having a COVID vaccination, the vaccine seems to be working well.<\/p>\n

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\u201cNow and then it is good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.<\/em><\/strong>\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(Guillaume Apollinaire)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Blessings, Be Kind, Be Respectful and Pray<\/p>\n

Dave<\/p>\n

Dave Carlsrud<\/p>\n

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\"\"Valley City\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The Valley City-Barnes County CROP WALK for HUNGER is Wednesday, May 5 with registration anytime between 6:30 and 7 pm.<\/p>\n

Co-chairperson Emmy Swedlund says, \u201cThe CROP WALK will be a little different this year. \u201cJefferson Mile\u201d, the mile route around Jefferson Elementary School and the Hi-Liner Athletic Fields area, and there will be 4 education stations, one station at each of the corners.\u201d<\/p>\n

Walkers can register at any of the 4 corners of the Jefferson mile between 6:30 pm and 7 pm\u00a0 After registering,\u00a0 walk clockwise around the mile path, and do it one, two, three or even times before the event closes at 8 pm.<\/p>\n

Co-chairperson Sharon Buhr adds, \u201cWe walk because they (those in Asia and Africa) walk.\u00a0 We walk to raise funds to help them, but they walk because they have to walk to get water, or buy items, or go to school.”<\/p>\n

Walkers are encouraged to donate money to help hungry people all around the world, including the people in the U.S. who are in need. Walkers can drop their donations off at any of the 4 education stations along the walk, or leave the donation at your church anytime now through mid May. The 4 education booths include Safe Water (Our Saviors Lutheran\u2026giving out clean water), Hunger (Epworth Methodist\u2026giving out bananas), Health and Disease (Faith Lutheran), and Planting Gardens and Raising Animals (Connect Church\u2026giving out packets of seeds).<\/p>\n

The target to raise is $5000. Twenty percent ($1000), if that much is raised, will be given to our Barnes County Food Pantry, who is definitely in need of food. Over the past 15 months almost 2000 individuals have been served by the Food Pantry.<\/p>\n

The remainder of the funds go to various places across the globe. They are used directly for food for people in need (e.g. refugee camps), but the funds can also go for seeds and purchasing gardening tools so people can grow their own food, for technical training and micro-enterprise loans so people can start their own businesses, and to dig wells because many people have to walk to a river to get their water every day.<\/p>\n

Buhr gives an example of how far people in some parts of Kenya have to walk to get their daily water. Imagine a track (like our own Hanna Field Track), with one lap being 400 meters. Now imagine having to walk around that track 50 times every day in order to get clean water for your family!<\/p>\n

Everyone is invited to join the CROP WALK for HUNGER\u2026for the exercise, for donating funds to help hungry people, and empathize with others overseas who have to walk such a distance just to get their water.<\/p>\n

The walk starts with registration from 6:30 pm to 7 pm on Wednesday, May 5, at either of the 4 stations of the \u201cJefferson Mile\u201d. \u201cCome walk, learn, donate,\u201d emphasizes Swedlund. And if you cannot come to the walk drop your donation off to your church for the CROP WALK for HUNGER. If you have any questions, please contact Sharon Buhr at 840-0973.<\/p>\n

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 The Republican-led North Dakota Legislature has passed legislation aimed at preventing North Dakota State University from funneling federal grant money to Planned Parenthood for sex education in the state. The bill easily passed the Republican-led chamber, 35-11 on Monday. The GOP-led House passed the measure 66-25 earlier this month. It is unclear of GOP Doug Burgum will sign the bill. The bill says any institution that enters into a contract with an abortion provider would have its operating budget cut by 2.5%. A school official signing the contract also would face a misdemeanor charge and a fine.<\/p>\n

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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 North Dakota reported the region\u2019s highest rate of population growth with a 15.8% jump from 2010. The U.S. Census Bureau released its first round of data from a 2020 headcount. North Dakota\u2019s population increase by 106,503 people since 2010, bringing the total population to 779,094. The state\u2019s rate of growth was the fourth-highest in the nation, but it still had the nation’s fourth-smallest population. North Dakota remained the possessor of a single seat in the U.S. House. State lawmakers will draw new legislative district lines later this year when they receive more detailed census data.<\/p>\n

\"\"Bismarck (CSi) North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has signed a proclamation designating North Dakota as a \u201cSecond Amendment Sanctuary State,\u201d reinforcing the state\u2019s support for the constitutional right to keep and bear arms.<\/p>\n

Burgum signed the proclamation Monday during a ceremonial signing with legislators for several bills approved this session to protect the rights of North Dakotans to possess and carry firearms.<\/p>\n

Burgum says, \u201cBoth the U.S. Constitution and North Dakota Constitution recognize our citizens\u2019 inalienable right to keep and bear arms, and designating North Dakota as a Second Amendment Sanctuary State sends a strong message to Congress and the White House that we will firmly resist any attempts to infringe on those rights. We are deeply grateful to all of the legislators who sponsored and supported these bills and worked to strengthen North Dakota\u2019s commitment to the Second Amendment.\u201d<\/p>\n

MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) \u2014 Members of the Fargo, North Dakota and Moorhead, Minnesota metropolitan area turned out with brushes, chemicals, and power washers to help clean a mosque that was spray-painted with derogatory terms and hate speech. The vandalism was discovered Sunday morning on the outside of the Moorhead Fargo Islamic Community Center, which is located in Moorhead. Video surveillance from the building captured images of a suspect wearing a camouflage jacket and dark ski mask. College student Nadir Yusef said he was sad to see the hatred but told KFGO radio he was happy that the community came together Monday to help with the cleanup. A GoFundMe page had raised more than $31,000 for the mosque as of Monday evening.<\/p>\n

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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 A semi driver serving a prison term for causing a crash in the North Dakota oil patch that killed two people has lost his appeal to the state Supreme Court. Sixty-five-year-old Douglas Landis, of Dagmar, Montana, is serving 1 1\/2 years following his conviction last August on two counts of negligent homicide. His semi veered over the center line on a snow-covered Highway 23 bypass in New Town and collided head-on with a pickup truck in October 2018. Authorities said Landis had been working for 24 of the previous 28 hours before the crash that killed David Wilcox and Taylor Denny, both of Arizona.<\/p>\n

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MINOT, N.D. (AP) \u2014 The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a passenger on a motorcycle was killed when the bike slammed into a railroad crossing gate in Minot. The patrol says the accident happened shortly before 10 p.m. Sunday. The motorcycle approached the crossing where the lighted crossing arms were down. Authorities say both the driver, a 42-year-old man, and the passenger, a 42-year-old woman, struck their heads on the crossing arm causing them to be thrown from the motorcycle. The woman was killed and the man was treated and released from the hospital. The patrol says the two were not wearing helmets.<\/p>\n

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 The Bismarck School Board has voted to end the district\u2019s mask requirement and its contract tracing efforts beginning May 4. The decision Monday evening was met with applause from dozens of people attending the board meeting. The mask mandate has been in place since last fall. Some parents have spoken out against the policy at least two school board meetings this school year. Superintendent Jason Hornbacher recommended the board lift the mask mandate given Gov. Doug Burgum\u2019s decision to end North Dakota’s state of emergency related to the pandemic, the availability of vaccines for staff and the low numbers of COVID-19 cases among students and staff.<\/p>\n

In sports\u2026<\/p>\n

\"\"Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The Jamestown\u00a0 High School Girl\u2019s Soccer team will host,\u00a0 \u201cSalute to Armed Forces Night,\u201d on Tuesday\u00a0 April 27 at the Jamestown Rotary Soccer Field as the Blue Jays take on\u00a0 Bismarck Legacy.<\/p>\n

The JV match begins at 5:30 pm the varsity is scheduled for 7:30 pm. All veterans and active military will get into the game free.<\/p>\n

Jamestown\u00a0 (UJ)\u00a0 The 35th<\/sup> Annual University of Jamestown, Jimmie Golf Scramble is planned for Saturday June 19, at Jamestown Country Club.<\/p>\n

The Jimmie Scramble raises funds to benefit\u00a0 University of Jamestown Athletics and the 500 plus student athletes.\u00a0 It includes scholarships and\u00a0 Athletic Department overall athletic programs.<\/p>\n

The 18 hole golf scramble includes cart rental, range balls,, UJ apparel, lunch and dinner.<\/p>\n

The format is a four person scramble, with net and gross divisions.<\/p>\n

The Event Times Are:<\/p>\n

Registration 7:30-a.m.<\/p>\n

Morning Shotgun start 8:30-a.m.<\/p>\n

Afternoon Shotgun state 1:30-p.m.<\/p>\n

Dinner 6-p.m.<\/p>\n

Awards and Prizes 6:30-p.m.<\/p>\n

Register on line by Friday June 4, at uj.edu\/jimmiescramble, or calls 701-252-3467, EXT. 5024.<\/p>\n

Or, E-mail JKlemann@uj.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Valley City\u00a0 (CSi) \u00a0Buff Murray is the new Hi-Liner Girls Golf coach. Coach Murray will succeeds Annette Beattie who resigned after three years as the Hi-Liner girls golf head coach.<\/p>\n

Valley City Public Schools activities director Mike Schultz announced the hiring<\/p>\n

Coach Murray is a math teacher at Valley City Jr\/Sr High School where he has taught since 1999.<\/p>\n

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\n

Monday<\/p>\n

At Valley City<\/p>\n

High School Softball<\/p>\n

Jamestown 6, Valley City 4<\/p>\n

Jamestown 19 Valley City 3<\/p>\n

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Baseball\u2026<\/p>\n

Jamestown 6 Valley 4<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Monday<\/p>\n

Class B Baseball<\/p>\n

LaMoure\/Litchville-Marion 7, Kidder County\/Napoleon\/Gackle-Streeter 5<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Monday<\/p>\n

VCSU Golf NSAA Conference Championships<\/p>\n

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Men<\/p>\n

5th of 6<\/p>\n

Results<\/a><\/p>\n

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Women<\/p>\n

Results<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Monday<\/p>\n

UJ Men\u2019s Golf<\/p>\n

Day 1 \u2013<\/p>\n

GPAC Championship @ Dakota Dunes CC, Dakota Dunes, SD<\/p>\n

6 of 11<\/p>\n

\"\"(AP) Turner Sports is the surprise winner of the National Hockey League\u2019s second television package. Two people familiar with the deal tell The Associated Press the two sides have agreed on a seven-year contract that includes three Stanley Cup Finals. The NHL wll now have two network partners in the United States for the first time since 1998-99. It will also get more money. This season, the NHL received $350 million in broadcast revenue from NBC and Disney Streaming Services. The upcoming deals will average $635 million per year.<\/p>\n

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MLB…<\/p>\n

\u2014 Jordan Luplow hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning off Alex Colom\u00e9, giving the Cleveland Indians a 5-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins in their series opener. Luplow\u2019s second career walk-off homer was a leadoff shot that cleared the wall in left field, scoring free runner C\u00e9sar Hern\u00e1ndez. Minnesota fell to 0-5 in extra-inning games.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Freddie Freeman hit a three-run homer and the Atlanta Braves woke up offensively after a grim doubleheader, overcoming a grand slam by Kris Bryant to beat the Chicago Cubs 8-7. The Braves were coming off two shutout losses to Arizona the previous afternoon \u2014 managing just a single hit over 14 innings.<\/p>\n

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UNDATED (AP) – Jarrod Dyson doubled and scored the go-ahead run in the fifth inning and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 to complete a four-game sweep on the road for the first time in nearly 22 years.<\/p>\n

The Royals have won a season-high five straight and own the best record in the American League at 14-7. Detroit has the worst record in the majors at 7-16 after losing 10 of 11 games and is off to its worst start since 2003. Brad Keller earned the win after giving up two runs over six innings.<\/p>\n

In other action:<\/p>\n

\u2014 Jesse Winker\u2019s two-run homer in the 10th inning sent the Cincinnati Reds past the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 to snap a seven-game losing streak. Winker led off the 10th by taking Kenley Jansen\u2019s slider over the wall in left field with Alex Blandino on second base after making the last out of the ninth. The Reds lead the majors with 34 home runs, including five by Winker, who tops the National League with a .382 batting average. Los Angeles, which lost in extra innings for the second straight night, has dropped five of its last seven after starting the season 13-3.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Anthony DeSclafani pitched a three-hitter, Evan Longoria had a two-run double and an RBI single after sitting out three games with a sore left hamstring, and the San Francisco Giants routed the Colorado Rockies 12-0. Mauricio Dubon drove in four runs and Buster Posey hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning that gave DeSclafani all the run support he needed and then some. The right-hander struck out nine and walked one as the Giants took over the major league lead in ERA at 2.81. San Francisco jumped to a quick 4-0 lead, getting an RBI double by Posey and run-scoring singles from Longoria and Darin Ruf.<\/p>\n

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\u2014 Trevor Rogers pitched six spotless innings, Corey Dickerson finished a triple shy of the cycle and the Miami Marlins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-0. Dickerson drove in three runs, two against Brewers starter Corbin Burnes, who had only allowed one earned run over four outings this season.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani (SHOH\u2019-hay oh-TAH\u2019-nee) had a start like none since Babe Ruth 100 years earlier. The Japanese right-hander struck out nine after a shaky first inning on the mound and also scored three runs and drove in two as Los Angeles beat Texas 9-4. A day after tying for the MLB home run lead at seven, Ohtani became the first home run leader since Ruth in 1921 to start a game on the mound.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Zack Wheeler took a one-hit shutout into the ninth inning and Rhys (rees) Hoskins homered twice as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1. Hoskins\u2019 seventh career multi-homer game and second this season helped the Phillies improve to 3-1 against St. Louis. Wheeler struck out nine and edged Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright in a classic pitchers\u2019 duel that took just 2 hours, 22 minutes.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Jose Altuve had three hits and two RBIs in his return after testing positive for COVID-19, leading the Houston Astros to a 5-2 win over the Seattle Mariners. Yordan Alvarez and Yuli Gurriel both had three hits and drove in a run as the Astros won for the fourth time in five games after losing their previous three.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Cedric Mullins hit two home runs and a double, Matt Harvey pitched six impressive innings and the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 4-2. Baltimore moved one game ahead of the last-place Yankees in the AL East. Harvey won consecutive starts for the first time since winning four in a row with Cincinnati in 2018.<\/p>\n

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MLB-ROCKIES-BRIDICH<\/p>\n

Jeff Bridich steps down as general manager of Rockies<\/p>\n

DENVER (AP) \u2014 Jeff Bridich is stepping down as general manager of the Colorado Rockies.<\/p>\n

The mutual agreement between Bridich and the team ends a tenure that included two playoff appearances and a falling out with Nolan Arenado that ultimately led to the All-Star third baseman\u2019s trade. Bridich was in his seventh season as GM. The team will appoint an interim general manager for the rest of the season before launching a search following the postseason.<\/p>\n

The Rockies also appointed Greg Feasel as the team president in addition to his role of being in charge of the club\u2019s business operations.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in the majors:<\/p>\n

Houston Astros starter Jake Odorizzi has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained muscle in his right arm and second baseman Jos\u00e9 Altuve has been activated after a bout with COVID-19. Odorizzi left his start Saturday after just five pitches with what the team called tightness in his right forearm. Altuve was among five Astros who were placed on the COVID-19 list on April 14.<\/p>\n

NBA…<\/p>\n

\u2014 D\u2019Angelo Russell had a season-high seven 3-pointers and scored 27 points, and Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points and 11 rebounds as the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied to beat the Utah Jazz 105-104. Minnesota, which started the day tied for the second-fewest wins in the NBA, handed the league-leading Jazz another loss. Mike Conley scored 26 points and Rudy Gobert added 18 points for Utah. The Jazz, playing their fifth straight game without leading scorer Donovan Mitchell, have lost three of five.<\/p>\n

UNDATED (AP) \u2014 Devin Booker scored 33 points and the Phoenix Suns capped a grueling road trip with a 118-110 victory that snapped the New York Knicks\u2019 nine-game winning streak.<\/p>\n

Chris Paul scored the final seven Phoenix points as the Suns held on to finish 3-2 on their trip that included visits to the top four teams in the Eastern Conference. Beaten a day earlier by Brooklyn, they fell behind by 15 quickly in this one before gaining control in the fourth quarter. Mikal Bridges added 21 points, Paul had 20 and Cameron Johnson hit three 3-pointers in the final period after the game was tied at 87 through three.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in the NBA:<\/p>\n

\u2014 Nikola Vucevic (NEE\u2019-koh-lah VOOCH\u2019-uh-vihch) scored 24 points, Daniel Theis added 23 and the Chicago Bulls moved closer to the last play-in spot in the Eastern Conference by beating the Miami Heat 110-102. Coby White added 17 points for the Bulls, who finished the game on a 36-20 run and outrebounded Miami 51-34. Theis had 12 rebounds and Vucevic 11 for Chicago. Jimmy Butler scored 33 points and Bam Adebayo added 23 for Miami, which missed a chance to move into the No. 6 spot in the East and give coach Erik Spoelstra his 600th career regular-season win. Trevor Ariza added 18 points for the Heat.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Tyrese Haliburton had 14 points and 10 assists in his second straight start in place of leading scorer De\u2019Aaron Fox, and the Sacramento Kings beat the Dallas Mavericks 113-106. Richaun Holmes added 24 points and six rebounds for Sacramento in his second game back after sitting out five with a strained hamstring. Harrison Barnes had 19 points, and Buddy Hield scored 16 including a clutch 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter. Fox, the Kings point guard, is in the NBA\u2019s health and safety protocols and could miss up to two weeks.<\/p>\n

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\u2014 Zion Williamson scored 23 points on an array of power moves, spinning dribbles and even a 3-pointer, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Los Angeles Clippers 120-103. Lonzo Ball had 18 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and two steals for New Orleans, which entered the night 4 1\/2 games out of the final Western Conference play-in spot. The Clippers were without Kawhi Leonard for a fourth straight game.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Michael Porter Jr. erupted for 31 points courtesy of a torrid shooting night, Paul Millsap added nine of his 12 points in the fourth quarter and the short-handed Denver Nuggets beat the Memphis Grizzlies 120-96. Nikola Jokic (NEE\u2019-koh-lah YOH\u2019-kich) had 24 points and 15 rebounds for his league-leading 53rd double-double to help the Nuggets knock off Memphis for a sixth straight time at home.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Pascal Siakam (see-A\u2019-kam) scored 25 points, rookie Malachi Flynn came off the bench with 18 and the Toronto Raptors pulled away in the second half for a 112-96 win over the depleted Cleveland Cavaliers. Kyle Lowry contributed nine points, five rebounds and 10 assists for the Raptors, who have won five of six. Isaac Okoro led Cleveland with 20 points.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Joel Embiid scored 21 points, Ben Simmons had 12 in his return to the lineup and the Philadelphia 76ers beat Oklahoma City 121-90. The Thunder tied a franchise record with their 14th straight loss. The Thunder lost 14 straight games in their first season in Oklahoma City in 2008-09 and can set the team mark for consecutive defeats Tuesday at Boston.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Jerami Grant and Frank Jackson scored 18 points apiece to lift the Detroit Pistons to a 100-86 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. The Hawks shot just 39% from the field and 4 of 27 from 3-point range. It was their lowest-scoring game of the season.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Dennis Schroder scored 13 of 21 points in the fourth quarter, Anthony Davis added 18 points and eight rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Orlando Magic 114-103. Trailing 80-79 following a sluggish third quarter, the Lakers\u2019 offense came alive late to end their losing streak at three games.<\/p>\n

NBA-CAVALIERS-INJURIES<\/p>\n

Cavs\u2019 Nance breaks thumb, 2 others concussed against Wizards<\/p>\n

CLEVELAND (AP) \u2014 Cleveland Cavaliers forward Larry Nance Jr. will likely miss the rest of the season, after he broke his right thumb in Sunday\u2019s loss at Washington.<\/p>\n

Nance\u2019s injury was one of several suffered by Cleveland players and will leave the Cavaliers short-handed for Monday night\u2019s game against Toronto in Florida. Guard Matthew Dellavedova is out with a neck strain and after receiving four stitches when he was accidentally head-butted. Also, center Isaiah Hartenstein and forward Lamar Stevens suffered concussions against the Wizards.<\/p>\n

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\u2014 Houston Rockets guard John Wall is likely to miss the rest of the season with strained right hamstring. Wall was injured on Friday against the Los Angeles Clippers. He had an MRI on Monday and was diagnosed with the injury. Wall\u2019s injury is yet another blow in a difficult season for the Rockets, who at 15-46 have become the NBA\u2019s worst team since the trade of superstar James Harden.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Devin Cannady of the Orlando Magic has had surgery to clean out his dislocated right ankle. Tests show he did not fracture the joint as originally feared. The Magic say a series of exams including X-rays, a CT scan and MRI showed that Cannady\u2019s bones and cartilage remained intact. Cannady dislocated the ankle during Sunday night\u2019s game against Indiana.<\/p>\n

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\u2014 Jamie Benn scored the overtime winner for the second straight game and assisted on Dallas\u2019 three regulation goals as the Stars beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3. Joe Pavelski, Jason Dickinson and Denis Gurianov also scored for the Stars, who have earned points in 10 of their last 11 games. Jake Oettinger made 29 saves. Max McCormick, Jaccob Slavin and Jani Hakanpaa scored for the Hurricanes, who clinched a playoff berth with the point.<\/p>\n

UNDATED (AP) \u2014 Drake Batherson scored a tiebreaking goal midway through the second period and the Ottawa Senators defeated the Vancouver Canucks 2-1. Josh Norris also scored for the Senators, and Brady Tkachuk had two assists. Olli Juolevi scored for the Canucks.<\/p>\n

In other action on the ice:<\/p>\n

\u2014 Alexander Barabanov scored his first NHL goal to help the San Jose Sharks beat the Arizona Coyotes 6-4 on Monday in the Sharks\u2019 first home game with fans in attendance in 13 months. Rookie goalie Josef Korenar made 21 saves and earned his first NHL victory as San Jose snapped an eight-game losing streak, its longest since 2005. Logan Couture, Erik Karlsson, Brent Burns and Noah Gregor all scored as the Sharks jumped out to a 4-0 lead by early in the second period. But they needed Barabanov\u2019s goal 11:17 of the third to help fend off a Coyotes comeback.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Sean Walker and Mikey Anderson scored, Jonathan Quick made 21 saves and the Los Angeles Kings defeated the Anaheim Ducks 4-1. Dustin Brown and Trevor Moore added empty-net goals for the Kings, who are six points behind St. Louis for the final playoff spot in the West Division. Jamie Drysdale scored for the Ducks, who have lost five in a row.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Goaltender Juuse Saros made 39 saves, and the Nashville Predators beat the Florida Panthers 4-1 to hold onto their slim hold on the fourth and final playoff spot in the Central Division. Saros has the most wins among NHL goalies since March 18 and helped the Predators remain two points ahead of Dallas. Nick Cousins scored the game-winning goal in the second period. Yakov Trenin, Erik Haula and Mikael Granlund each scored for Nashville.<\/p>\n

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\u2014 Drake Batherson scored a tiebreaking goal midway through the second period and the Ottawa Senators defeated the Vancouver Canucks 2-1. Josh Norris also scored for the Senators, and Brady Tkachuk had two assists. Olli Juolevi scored for the Canucks. Ottawa\u2019s Marc Hogberg stopped 25 of 26 shots for his third win of the season. Braden Holtby had 25 saves for Vancouver.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Connor McDavid registered his third hat trick of the season and the ninth of his career as the Edmonton Oilers dismantled Winnipeg 6-1 on Monday to leapfrog the Jets for second place in North Division. Leon Draisaitl (DRY\u2019-sy-tul), with a goal and an assist, Alex Chiasson and Darnell Nurse also scored for Edmonton, which has two games in hand on the Jets.<\/p>\n

\u2014 David Perron had a goal and two assists as the St. Louis Blues beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-1. Vladimir Tarasenko, Brayden Schenn, and Robert Thomas also scored, and Jordan Binnington made 30 saves as St. Louis won its second straight game against the Avalanche. Colorado won the season series 5-3.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Tyler Toffoli\u2019s goal in the second period was the winner as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Calgary Flames 2-1. Toffoli scored his fourth goal in as many games and his team-leading 25th of the season. Shea Weber also scored for the Canadiens. Jake Allen made 21 saves for the win. Elias Lindholm scored for Calgary. Jacob Markstrom had 22 saves in the loss.<\/p>\n

NHL-JETS-EHLERS<\/p>\n

Winnipeg loses Ehlers for the rest of the regular season<\/p>\n

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) \u2014 Winnipeg Jets coach Paul Maurice says forward Nikolaj Ehlers is out for the remainder of the regular season with an upper-body injury. Maurice said Ehlers suffered the injury in the Jets\u2019 4-1 loss to the Maple Leafs on Saturday. Maurice said he is \u201cconfident\u201d Ehlers will be back for the postseason.<\/p>\n

NHL NEWS<\/p>\n

\u2014 Calgary Flames defenseman Noah Hanifin will need season-ending shoulder surgery. The 24-year-old was injured early in the first period of Saturday\u2019s game against the Montreal Canadiens. Hanifin was tangling with Canadiens forward Corey Perry along the boards near the Flames bench when his left leg went out from underneath him. Hanifin\u2019s shoulder made contact with the ice as he went down.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Andrew Shaw has retired after 10 seasons in the NHL. The gritty forward played a key role in helping the Chicago Blackhawks win two Stanley Cup championships. He announced his retirement on the advice of his doctors. Shaw suffered multiple concussions. He had not played since the latest head injury on Feb. 9. In all, Shaw piled up 116 goals, 131 assists and 573 penalty minutes during seven seasons in Chicago and three with Montreal. Shaw is 29.<\/p>\n

NFL-COWBOYS-SEAN LEE<\/p>\n

Cowboys\u2019 Lee retires after 11 mostly injury-plagued seasons<\/p>\n

DALLAS (AP) \u2014 Sean Lee is retiring after the linebacker spent all of his 11 mostly injury-plagued seasons with the Dallas Cowboys. The 34-year-old says it is \u201cmy time to walk away.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lee is eighth in team history with 995 tackles. He led all NFL linebackers through his first six seasons. That was despite missing all of 2014 after tearing a knee ligament in the offseason. A second-round pick out of Penn State in 2010, Lee is fourth among Dallas linebackers with 14 interceptions. His 22 tackles against the New York Giants in 2016 are a club record.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in the NFL:<\/p>\n

\u2014 The Denver Broncos have promoted Brittany Bowlen to senior vice president of strategy and hired China Jude for the newly created position of V.P. of diversity, equity and inclusion. Bowlen has spent the last year spearheading the team\u2019s COVID-19 task force. The daughter of the late Pat Bowlen eventually wants to succeed her father as controlling owner of the Broncos. Jude will report to Bowlen in her newly created role.<\/p>\n

\u2014 The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have exercised the fifth-year option on the contract defensive tackle Vita Vea signed as the 12th overall pick in the 2018 draft. The 6-foot-4, 347-pound tackle has started 29 of 34 regular-season games he\u2019s played with the Bucs. Vea was sidelined most of 2020 after breaking a leg in Week 5. He returned to play an important role in the playoffs, though, appearing in Tampa Bay\u2019s wins over Green Bay in the NFC championship game and Kansas City in the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Trevor Lawrence, the likely No. 1 overall NFL draft pick, has signed an endorsement deal with cryptocurrency investment app Blockfolio. The star quarterback at Clemson, Lawrence is widely expected be selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the draft, which starts on Thursday night in Cleveland. His signing bonus will come in cryptocurrency, which will be deposited into his Blockfolio account.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Baker Mayfield is more convinced that he saw a UFO. The Browns quarterback said he believes in \u201cUFOs and Sasquatch\u201d after he and his wife, Emily, spotted something strange in the sky as they drove home from dinner in Texas last month. Mayfield said he\u2019s grateful the Browns picked up the fifth-year option on his rookie contract last week.<\/p>\n

COLLEGE BASKETBALL-MARYLAND-MANNING<\/p>\n

Maryland hires ex-Wake coach Danny Manning as assistant<\/p>\n

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) \u2014 Maryland has hired former Wake Forest coach Danny Manning as an assistant on Mark Turgeon\u2019s staff.<\/p>\n

Manning spent the past year as an analyst for ESPN. He was fired after his team finished with a losing record in five of six seasons at Wake Forest and just one NCAA Tournament appearance.<\/p>\n

Manning and Turgeon were teammates at Kansas in the 1980s. He was an assistant on the Kansas team coached by Bill Self that won the national championship in 2008. He coached Tulsa for two seasons before getting the job at Wake Forest.<\/p>\n

Maryland is coming off a trip to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.<\/p>\n

LSU-SEXUAL MISCONDUCT<\/p>\n

Suit: LSU insulated athletes, coaches from victims\u2019 claims<\/p>\n

NEW ORLEANS (AP) \u2014 Seven women have filed a federal class action lawsuit against Louisiana State University, its governing board and a host of former and current LSU officials.<\/p>\n

Monday\u2019s lawsuit was filed in Baton Rouge. It alleges years of \u201cneglect and dysfunction\u201d in LSU\u2019s responses to allegations of sexual harassment, domestic violence and rape involving student athletes. It accuses LSU and the nonprofit fundraising Tiger Athletic Foundation of a a racketeering scheme to insulate players and coaches from sexual misconduct allegations so as not to hinder the financial success of athletic programs.<\/p>\n

NCAA-COMPENSATING ATHLETES<\/p>\n

Both parties back bill for image rights for college athletes<\/p>\n

WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 A congressman who played football at Ohio State has reintroduced a bipartisan bill that would give college athletes the right to earn money through endorsements and sponsorship deals.<\/p>\n

Congressman Anthony Gonzalez, an Ohio Republican, and Emanuel Cleaver, a Democrat from Missouri, on Monday co-sponsored the Student Athlete Level Playing Field Act. It would give college athletes the right to be paid for the use of their name, image and likeness. It is the third bill related to such compensation in college sports to be introduced during this Congress. But it\u2019s the first with support from lawmakers in each party.<\/p>\n

OLYMPICS-TOKYO-LEEPER<\/p>\n

World Athletics rejects Leeper\u2019s bid to compete in Tokyo<\/p>\n

MONACO (AP) \u2014 Paralympic athlete Blake Leeper can\u2019t compete against able-bodied runners at the Tokyo Olympics. World Athletics has ruled that his prosthetic legs give him an unfair advantage because he\u2019s running \u201cunnaturally tall.\u201d<\/p>\n

The panel ruled the mechanical aids give Leeper a standing height of 184 centimeters, nearly 10 centimeters higher than allowed. The panel says he has \u201can overall competitive advantage over an athlete not using such aids.\u201d<\/p>\n

LPGA SINGAPORE<\/p>\n

LPGA Tour returns to Singapore, Thailand for 2 events<\/p>\n

SINGAPORE (AP) \u2014 The LPGA Tour is heading to Asia for the first time in 18 months and minus several tournaments because of continuing concerns over COVID-19.<\/p>\n

The abbreviated two-event schedule begins Thursday with the HSBC Women\u2019s World Championship at Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore. That will be followed by the May 6-9 Honda LPGA Thailand at Chonburi near Bangkok. A third tournament that was scheduled at Hainan Island in China was canceled three weeks ago. Top-ranked Jin-young Ko, No. 2 Inbee Park and defending champion from 2019 Sung-hyun Park will be among the players contesting the no-cut event at Sentosa.<\/p>\n

PGA-VIRUS OUTBREAK<\/p>\n

PGA\u2019s Will Gordon, Brice Garnett test positive<\/p>\n

UNDATED (AP) \u2014 Will Gordon and Brice Garnett have tested positive for the coronavirus and have withdrawn from the PGA\u2019s Valspar Championship this week in Palm Harbor, Florida.<\/p>\n

That brings the number to 12 players who have tested positive since the start of the year. That total does not include Jim Herman, who tested positive at home in Florida before flying out to the Sentry Tournament of Champions on Maui. On the European Tour, Will Besseling of The Netherlands tested positive after the Gran Canaria Lopesan Open and has withdrawn from this week\u2019s Tenerife Open.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In world and national news…<\/p>\n

WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 President Joe Biden is preparing to sign an executive order to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour for federal contractors. Administration officials say the order will provide a pay bump to hundreds of thousands of those workers. They say that workers will become more productive as a result, so the increase should not be costly to taxpayers. The increase to be approved under Tuesday’s executive order could be dramatic for workers who earn the current minimum of $10.95 an hour. Those workers would receive a 37% pay hike, though the increase would be rolled out gradually, under to the terms of the order.<\/p>\n

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DETROIT (AP) \u2014 The trade association representing most major automakers is offering guidelines for manufacturers to advertise partially automated driving systems and make sure drivers are paying attention while using them. The Alliance for Automotive Innovation says its members support the voluntary principles. They come as two federal agencies ramp up scrutiny of Tesla\u2019s Autopilot diver-assist system after two men were killed in a fiery crash earlier this month near Houston. The principles say that any vehicle with such a system should have driver monitoring as standard equipment. Cameras should be considered to make sure drivers have eyes on the road. The alliance represents companies that account for 99% of U.S. new vehicle sales. But Tesla is not a member.<\/p>\n

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) \u2014 A remotely piloted boat packed with explosives has targeted the Saudi port of Yanbu in the Red Sea. That’s according to Saudi Arabia, whose military said it destroyed the boat without offering evidence to support the claim. The blast off the coast sent black smoke into the sky. Private maritime security firm Dryad Global said it had reports that a ship had been \u201cattacked,\u201d without elaborating. The incident comes as Saudi Arabia continues its yearslong war against Yemen’s Houthi rebels, who have used such boats in the past. However, the rebels did not immediately claim the attack.<\/p>\n

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WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 Ahead of President Joe Biden\u2019s address to Congress, lawmakers are intensifying the push to make sure key priorities are included. Biden is set to unveil the next phase of his massive reinvestment program, the American Families Plan. It focuses on so-called human infrastructure \u2014 child care, health care, education and other core aspects of everyday life. It would be paid for by hiking taxes on very high-income households \u2014 those making more than $400,000 a year. With details still in flux, members of Congress are spending the final hours before Wednesday night\u2019s address trying to ensure their priorities are included.<\/p>\n

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WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 The first numbers from the 2020 census are out and show that America\u2019s population growth has declined to its slowest rate since the Great Depression \u2014 a total now of just under 331.5 million. At the same time, the nation\u2019s political center of gravity has kept shifting farther to the Republican-led South and West. Texas, Florida and other Sunbelt states are gaining congressional seats as chillier climes like New York and Ohio lose them. One historic Western exception: California is losing a seat for the first time. That’s a result of slowed migration to the nation\u2019s most populous state, which was once a symbol of the country\u2019s expansive frontier.<\/p>\n

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ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) \u2014 Attorneys for the family of a Black man killed by deputies in North Carolina say he was shot in the back of the head and had his hands on the car steering wheel when they opened fire. Their comments came Monday after body camera video was shown to Andrew Brown Jr.’s relatives. Attorney Chantel Cherry-Lassiter watched a 20-second portion of the video with the family and said Brown did not appear to be a threat to officers as he backed his vehicle out and tried to drive away. Brown’s death last Wednesday led to nightly protests in the town of Elizabeth City. The video has not been made public.<\/p>\n

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DALLAS (AP) \u2014 A Texas court is scheduled to hear arguments on overturning the conviction of a former Dallas police officer who was sentenced to prison for fatally shooting her neighbor in his home. An attorney for Amber Guyger and prosecutors are set clash before an appeals court Tuesday. At issue is whether the evidence in the case was sufficient to prove that Guyger’s 2018 shooting of Botham Jean was murder. The hearing before a panel of judges will examine a Dallas County jury\u2019s 2019 decision to sentence Guyger to 10 years in prison. Guyger’s lawyer says she acted based on a reasonable mistake.<\/p>\n

BEIJING (AP) \u2014 Global stock markets are mixed after Wall Street rose to a record as investors looked ahead to this week’s U.S. Federal Reserve meeting for reassurance that interest rates will be kept ultra-low. Tokyo and Frankfurt declined while Shanghai advanced and London was little-changed. Wall Street futures were up a day after the benchmark S&P 500 index rose 0.2% as gains for tech, banking and consumer stocks outweighed losses for health care. Japan’s central bank left policy unchanged. South Korean economic output recovered to above pre-pandemic levels after growth accelerated.<\/p>\n

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