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CSi Weather…
.REST OF TODAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 30s. West winds around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows around 15. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of snow in the
morning. Highs in the lower 30s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts to around 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Southeast
winds around 15 mph.
.SATURDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.SUNDAY…Cloudy. Chance of light freezing rain and snow in the
morning, then rain possibly mixed with snow in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 30s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Cloudy. Rain and snow likely in the evening, then
snow likely after midnight. Lows in the mid 20s. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent.
.MONDAY…Cloudy. Chance of snow in the morning, then snow likely
in the afternoon. Patchy blowing and drifting snow through the
day. Highs around 30. Chance of snow 60 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow.
Patchy blowing and drifting snow. Lows 10 to 15.
.TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Patchy
blowing and drifting snow. Highs in the lower 20s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 5 to 10 above.
.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 20s.
There is still a lot of uncertainly with the upcoming storm system.
This does have the potential to be a highly impactful storm and
therefore plan ahead and check back often for the latest forecast updates.
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Police investigated an accident in the 7-a.m., hour Thursday, that occurred near Wells Fargo Bank, at the 4-way stop and 2nd Street and 2nd Avenue SW, downtown.
More information when the accident report is filed.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire Department was called to 1321 5th Street, Northeast at 2:47-p.m., Wednesday.
The caller indicated smoke in the lower level apartment unit, residence stemming from a fire in the microwave oven.
City Fire Chief Jim Reuther says, Jamestown Police evacuated residents who wished to leave the building because of smoke in the hall, while the fire department checked for any spread of the fire and extracted smoke. Other residents sheltered in place.
No additional fire reported, with a smoke smell in the apartment, and fire damage confined to the microwave.
No injuries reported.
Six City Fire Units and 20 firefighers were on the scene for about 45 minutes.
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Police is warning Jamestown Resident of a convicted sex offender living in Jamestown.
Patrick Lee Leno lives at 2308 Circle Drive, ND State Hospital, Jamestown, ND
He presently has no vehicle.
Leno is a 36 year old white male 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighing 165 pounds with hazel eyes and brown hair.
He has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota risk level committee of the North Dakota Attorney General’s Office.
He was convicted of child abuse involving a six year old and a three year old girl.
Conviction date, March 2008 in Burleigh County, North Dakota District Court.
Disposition, 5 years three and a half years suspended.
He was convicted of gross sexual imposition involving a three year old girl.
He was convicted in March 2008 in Burleigh, North Dakota District Court.
Disposition, 20 years, 12 years suspended, 5 years supervised probation.
He was convicted of indecent exposure, involving a 4 year old girl.
Conviction date, February 12, 2002 in Cass County District Court.
Dispostion, 1 year with 335 days suspended for 2 days.
Leno is not wanted by police at this time and has served the sentence imposed by the court.
He is currently on GPS monitoring.
This notification is meant for public safety and not to increase fear in the community, nor should this information be used to threaten, assault, or intimidate the offender.
Any attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders, their families, landlords, or employers will be turned over for prosecution.
Printed handouts of the demographics of Leno are available at the Jamestown Police Department.
More information on registered sex offenders is available at the North Dakota Attorney General’s web site: www.sexoffender.nd.gov
Jamestown (CSi) The 37th Annual El Zagal Mystics Fish Fry will be on Friday March 2nd at Shady’s Banquet Room at the Gladstone Inn & Suites in Jamestown, from 4:30-p.m, to 7:30-p.m.
On Wednesday’ Wayne Byers Show, on CSi Cable 2, Craig Mehlhaff said, tickets are: Adults $15, Children 6-12 years old $5, and under 6 are free, and are available in advance from a Mystics member or at the door.
Tickets available at Shady’s, Sabir’s in Jamestown, Jonny B’s, and from any Mystics member, or at the door.
(Tickets are NOT deductible for charitable purposes. All proceeds do NOT go to Shrine Charities.)
Craig said in addition to cod fish the menu will include: Baked Beans, Roasted Potatoes Cole Slaw, Buns & Butter, with pop, milk, water and coffee. The dessert will be root beer floats, and ice cream will be available.
Local businesses contributing to the menu items.
Local restauranteurs will be adding their touches to the menu items.
Craig pointed out that the funds raised go to support the services of the Shrine Hospitals, including transportation for parents, along with health screenings.
He added that funds raised locally support food pantries, SAFE Shelter, and the Christmas Shop with a Cop Program for children.
Craig said the Gun Raffle tickets are available at $100 each with the proceeds benefit those Shrine causes.
He said there are 400 tickets available, with good odds of winning, plus ticket winners go back for other drawings.
The guns from Gun-n-Reel Sports Shop in Jamestown, where guns won in the drawing can be exchanged for cash or other non-gun items in the store, of equal value, or pay a cash difference.
There will also be a cash drawing.
Craig reminded residents that the Jamestown-Valley City Shrine Circus is Tuesday, April 3rd, with ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY, at the Jamestown Civic Center.
Bismarck (CSi) Catherine Lein won an award from the North Dakota Safety Council Life Saving award for performing CPR on Pat John of Jamestown.
The award was given on Friday Feb 23, in Bismarck.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Authorities say a man was arrested after barricading himself in a Bismarck apartment following a domestic incident.
Police say a “less than lethal” round was fired at the man during the 45-minute standoff Wednesday afternoon.
The Bismarck Tribune reports the man was taken to a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
The man’s name was not released. Police say the charges are pending.
Bismarck (NDDOT) Law enforcement agencies across North Dakota will run extra patrols in an effort to remove impaired drivers off the roads, as part of the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement campaign from March 1-31.
Jamestown Police Lieutenant Justin Blinsky says, “We want to use the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement campaign period to remind drivers of how simple it is to always drive sober. It’s as easy as remaining sober, designating a sober ride in advance, or calling someone when you are impaired. It’s that easy to save a life, whether it’s your own or someone else’s.”
Preliminary data from 2017 in North Dakota reports 50 motor vehicle fatalities and 470 injuries due to an alcohol-related crash. This translates to one alcohol-related fatality every seven days in North Dakota. In fact, nearly 1 in 5 (19 percent) adult arrests in North Dakota are for Driving Under the Influence (DUI).
Karin Mongeon, the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) Safety Division Director, says, “With the newly launched statewide traffic safety initiative, Vision Zero – Zero fatalities. Zero excuses, we hope that this enforcement campaign will bring more awareness to the seriousness of a driver’s actions behind the wheel so we can reach that goal. The lives lost or those individuals who have been seriously injured due to an impaired driver is unacceptable and 100 percent preventable,” said
The NDDOT administers federal grant funding as part of an overall effort to prevent fatalities and injuries on North Dakota roads. Learn more at dot.nd.gov, visionzero.nd.gov, or join the conversation on the Vision Zero ND Facebook and Twitter page.
Families are invited to create memorials for those who have died in crashes in North Dakota on the North Dakota Crash Memorial Wall at visionzero.nd.gov.
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — A Minot man has been sentenced to about four months in jail on charges stemming from a chase last fall on state Highway 1806 that involved numerous law enforcement agencies.
Authorities say 34-year-old Matthew Mize fled at speeds up to 90 mph after Mandan police tried to stop him on Nov. 30 for driving a suspicious vehicle.
The chase ultimately also involved officers with the Morton County Sheriff’s Office, state Highway Patrol and federal Bureau of Indian Affairs, before it ended near Prairie Knights Casino.
The Bismarck Tribune reports Mize recently pleaded guilty to seven felony and misdemeanor counts including reckless endangerment, drug possession and driving offenses. He was sentenced to 120 days in jail with credit for time served since his arrest.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Legislative leaders say school security will likely be on the agenda again during next year’s session in North Dakota.
House Majority Leader Al Carlson says it’s unfortunate that proposals to add more security to schools failed in the past two sessions. He says other states are taking action. Carlson says larger districts, such as Fargo, have done a good job in improving security in school buildings, but smaller districts don’t have the money to make those improvements.
KFGO reports state Superintendent Kirsten Baesler says she’s been in talks with the Highway Patrol about offering office space in rural district schools where troopers could do their routine paperwork and interact with students and staff.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Health Department is accepting proposals from laboratory companies that want to test medical marijuana in the state.
It’s the next step in efforts to establish a system for the drug approved by voters in November 2016.
Last summer, seven laboratory companies with experience in other states expressed interest in being a part of North Dakota’s program. Now they can formally apply, through April 19.
North Dakota law allows the use of medical marijuana for 17 medical conditions, along with terminal illnesses. The drug is expected to be available to patients late this year.
The Health Department is finishing administrative rules covering such things as testing, security requirements and transportation regulations. The agency two weeks ago selected a Florida-based company to implement a monitoring system for North Dakota’s program.
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A veteran journalist who has worked for outlets including the Navajo Times, the Arizona Republic and the Seattle Times has been named editor of Indian Country Today.
The National Congress of American Indians announced the selection of Mark Trahant on Wednesday. The group says Trahant is highly respected for his keen insight into issues impacting tribal nations.
Trahant is a member of Idaho’s Shoshone-Bannock Tribe and a former Native American Journalists Association president.
NCAI took over Indian Country Today about a month ago after the Oneida Nation put operations on hold to explore new business models. It later donated assets to NCAI.
The organization says it plans to share content for free with tribal newspapers, radio stations and websites.
Trahant says he’ll focus on a digital platform.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The FBI agent who led the investigation into the San Bernardino terror attack has been named the new special agent in charge of the bureau’s Minneapolis division.
Jill Sanborn will replace Rick Thornton, who is retiring.
Sanborn spent most of her 20-year career working in counterterrorism. The Star Tribune reports that she was an assistant special agent in charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles field office in 2015 when a couple inspired by foreign terrorist groups killed 14 people in San Bernardino.
She most recently led an FBI international counterterrorism operations section at its headquarters, overseeing all of the bureau’s counterterrorism investigations.
Sanborn will report to Minneapolis in April.
The FBI’s Minneapolis division encompasses Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota.
In sports…
Bismarck (CSi) The Blue Jay boys the sixth-seed in the West region Basketball Tournament and will play Mandan, on Thursday. Game time about 8:15pm in the Bismarck Event Center’s main arena.
Jamestown girls play Bismarck Legacy with game time on Thursday 3:45pm on Thursday in the Event Center’s Exhibit Hall.
The Hi- Liner Girl’s Basketball team plays Friday, in the Loser Out bracket in the Eastern Dakota Conference Tournament.
Loser Out
2:00 pm- No.5 West Fargo Sheyenne vs. No.8 West Fargo
3:45 pm- No.6 Valley City vs. No.7 Fargo North
Semifinals
5:50 pm- No.1 Fargo Davies vs. No.4 Devils Lake
7:15 pm- No. Shanley vs. No.3 Red River
Class B Basketball Poll
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP)- The Burros of Hillsboro-Central Valley will enter the Class B Boys Basketball post-season as the number one team in the state, as voted on by members of the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.
First place votes are in parenthesis, followed by the team’s record, and the number of total votes received.
(First-place votes in parentheses)
Boys
Team Rec. Pts. LW
1. Hillsboro-CV (12) 20-1 165 2
2. St. John (5) 20-1 145 1
3. Oak Grove 18-2 139 3
4. Stanley 19-2 116 4
5. Bishop Ryan 20-2 99 6
6. Carrington 19-2 60 8
7. Wyndmere-Lidg. 18-2 50 7
7. Grafton 18-3 50 9
7. Dunseith 17-4 50 10
10. Thompson 17-4 39 5
Others receiving votes: New Town (19-3), Hettinger-Scranton (17-4), Beulah (17-4), Turtle Lake-Mercer-McClusky (16-5).
Viking women’s Basketball…
VALLEY CITY (Mark Potts, VCSU)– The Valley City State University women’s basketball team has earned a No. 4 seed for the NAIA National Tournament and will face No. 5 seed St. Francis (Ill.) in the opening round, Thursday, March 8, at 1:45 p.m.
The Vikings were announced Wednesday night as the No. 4 seed in the Duer Bracket of the NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball National Tournament. The 32-team tournament is seeded into four brackets of eight teams, and runs March 7-13 at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa. First round games will be played March 7-8.
Valley City State is ranked No. 14 in the final Top 25 Coaches’ Poll released Wednesday. The Vikings earned an automatic bid to the national tournament after defeating University of Jamestown in the North Star Athletic Association Tournament Championship on Sunday. VCSU set a school record this season with 25 wins, and enters the tournament with a 25-4 overall record.
Valley City State is heading to the national tournament for the second straight season and the fifth time in program history – all of which have come since 2011. VCSU is 0-4 in its previous national tournament appearances. This year’s No. 4 seed is the highest seed in program history.
VCSU National Tournament Appearances
2011: (4) Sterling (Kan.) 71, (5) VCSU 65
2012: (1) College of the Ozarks 57, (8) VCSU 51
2013: (3) Bethel (Ind.) 79, (6) VCSU 63
2017: (2) Southeastern (Fla.) 87, (7) VCSU 58
2018: (4) VCSU vs. (5) St. Francis (Ill.), March 8, 1:45 p.m.
St. Francis is ranked No. 19 in the final Top 25 poll. The Fighting Saints earned an at-large bid to the national tournament. St. Francis is a member of the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference, and has a 20-8 overall record. St. Francis went 16-4 in conference play, finishing third in the CCAC standings. This is the third national tournament appearance for St. Francis, which has a 3-2 record at the national tournament. The Fighting Saints were a No. 1 seed for last year’s tournament and advanced to the semifinals before losing to eventual national champion Marian (Ind.).
If VCSU can win its first round matchup, it’s likely that No. 1 seed College of the Ozarks – the No. 3-ranked team in the country – will be waiting in the next round.
University of Jamestown received a No. 2 seed for the national tournament and faces No. 7 seed Cardinal Stritch in the opening round, Wednesday, March 7, at 10:15 a.m.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Game and Fish Department says anglers have until March 15 to remove permanent fish houses from all waters, as well as from state wildlife management areas and federal refuge land.
Fish houses may still be used after March 15 if they are removed daily. However, officials are warning that mild weather conditions can quickly result in unstable ice conditions.
Officials say ice conditions can vary from region to region, between lakes in the same region, and even on the same lake.
Men’s basketball…
NEW YORK (AP) — Corey Sanders scored 23 points and last-place Rutgers won a Big Ten Tournament game for the second straight season, beating Minnesota 65-54 at Madison Square Garden. The 14th seed Scarlet Knights plays sixth-seeded Indiana on Thursday night.
TOP 25 MEN’S BASKETBALL…
UNDATED (AP) — Third-ranked Xavier has clinched at least a share of its first Big East regular-season title since joining the league in 2013.
Trevon Bluiett scored 23 points in his final game at the Cintas Center to lead the Musketeers to an 84-74 victory against Providence.
Bluiett will leave Xavier as its second all-time scorer. He made the game’s first basket on a driving layup and finished off the Friars with a dunk and a pair of free throws in the final minute.
Quentin Goodin added 18 points for the Musketeers, who opened with a 21-8 run and improved to 14-3 in the conference.
Fourth-ranked Villanova still has a shot at a piece of the Big East crown after Mikal (mih-KAYL’) Bridges scored 23 points in a 69-68 overtime win at Seton Hall. Jalen Brunson was 1 of 8 from the field midway through the second half before finishing with 14 points, including two free throws in the waning seconds.
The Wildcats never trailed in OT after Phil Booth and Brunson sandwiched 3-pointers around a free throw by Angel Delgado for a 60-55 lead.
In Wednesday’s other top-25 finals:
— Marcquise Reed scored 22 points and No. 18 Clemson earned a team-record 11th ACC win by downing Florida State, 76-63. The Tigers had won 10 league games six times in 64 years as ACC members before improving to 11-6 this season.
— Cody Martin scored 26 and Jordan Caroline added 22 as No. 21 Nevada hammered UNLV, 101-75.
— Kevin Knox had 22 points and Quade Green added eight of his 18 points during a 15-5, second-half run that helped No. 23 Kentucky pull away in a 96-78 downing of Mississippi.
— Rob Gray had 19 points and nine assists, while Corey Davis Jr. provided 17 points in No. 25 Houston’s 69-56 win over SMU.
NBA…
UNDATED (AP) — The Houston Rockets now have their second 14-game winning streak of the season following a dominant first quarter in Wednesday’s 105-92 win over the Clippers at Los Angeles.
James Harden delivered 17 of his 25 points while the Rockets were outscoring the Clippers 34-12 in the opening period. Clint Capela and Eric Gordon each scored 22 points for the Rockets, who made 13 3-pointers and improved to an NBA-best 48-13.
Tobias Harris had a team-high 24 points for the Clippers, who missed 16 of their first 19 shots and had 11 turnovers in the first quarter.
The outcome keeps the Rockets a half-game ahead of Golden State.
Kevin Durant hit for 32 points and Stephen (STEH’-fehn) Curry added 25 as the Warriors earned their seventh victory in eight games, 109-101 at Washington. Klay Thompson finished with 13 points and helped Golden State limit Bradley Beal to eight points after the Wizards guard entered the night averaging 23.7 a game.
Checking out Wednesday’s other NBA action:
— Kyle Lowry added 17 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds as the Raptors beat the Magic, 117-104. DeMar DeRozan had a team-high 21 points in helping Toronto win for the 11th time in 13 games. The Raptors still top the Eastern Conference and Atlantic Division by a half-game over Boston.
— The Celtics kept pace with their fourth win in a row as Kyrie Irving dropped in 34 points before resting in the fourth quarter of a 134-106 blowout over the Hornets. Aron Baynes had 12 points and 10 rebounds, while Jaylen Brown scored 15 as Boston ended Charlotte’s five-game winning streak.
— The Pelicans were 121-116 winners at San Antonio as Anthony Davis contributed 26 points and 15 rebounds to New Orleans’ seventh straight win. Jrue (juh-ROO’) Holiday finished with 25 points for the Pelicans, who trailed by 15 before sending the Spurs to their fifth loss in six games. San Antonio finished the game without LaMarcus Aldridge because of a right ankle sprain.
— Russell Westbrook scored 30 points, including the go-ahead three-point play in the final minute of overtime to push the Thunder past the Mavericks, 111-110. Westbrook also had 11 rebounds and seven assists, while Paul George added 23 points and 11 boards.
— Detroit won for only the second time in eight games as Andre Drummond’s 15 points and 16 rebounds carried the Pistons to a 110-87 thumping of the Bucks. The Pistons outscored Milwaukee 56-34 in the paint and had 15 offensive rebounds in the first half alone as they sent the Bucks to their third consecutive loss.
— The Hawks blew most of a 23-point lead before Dennis Schroder (SHROO’-dur) scored seven of Atlanta’s final eight points in a 107-102 verdict over the Pacers. Indiana dropped its second straight despite 26 points from Bojan Bogdanovic and 22 from Victor Oladipo (oh-lah-DEE’-poh).
— The Suns’ 10-game losing streak is over after Devin Booker poured in 34 points and Josh Jackson added a career-best 29 in leading Phoenix past Memphis, 110-102. The Grizzlies committed 20 turnovers and shot 38 percent in their 11th consecutive loss.
NHL-SCHEDULE
Sabres beat Bolts
UNDATED (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning were able to expand their lead in the NHL’s Eastern Conference and Atlantic Division races, but they did so while losing to the worst team in the East.
Jason Pominville scored on a power play at 1:26 of overtime to push the Sabres past the Lightning, 2-1. Chad Johnson stopped 21 shots and was perfect after Cory Conacher beat him late in the first period.
Pominville set up the tying goal by Evan Rodrigues midway through the third period before sending Buffalo to its second straight win over Tampa Bay.
The Lightning top the East and the Atlantic with 90 points, five more than Toronto and six in front of Boston.
Elsewhere in the NHL:
— Jonathan Drouin (DROO’-an) scored a power-play goal in the second period to break a 1-1 deadlock before the Canadiens completed a 3-1 win over the fading Islanders. Drouin also assisted on Paul Byron’s tying goal and Antii Niemi (AN’-tee nee-EH’-mee) stopped 27 shots as Montreal handed New York its fourth consecutive loss.
— The Blues ended their seven-game losing streak as Carter Hutton turned back 35 shots to lead a 2-1 triumph over the Red Wings. Scottie Upshall scored for the first time since Dec. 30 and Alex Pietrangelo (peh-TRAN’-jeh-loh) made it 2-0 with 5:23 remaining.
— The Avalanche knocked off the Flames, 5-2 as Nathan McKinnon and Tyson Barrie each delivered a goal and an assist. Semyon Varlamov (SEHM’-yahn vahr-LAH’-mahv) made 30 saves for Colorado, which tied Calgary with 73 points and moved within a point of Anaheim and St. Louis for the second wild card in the West.
— Henrik Lundqvist stopped a season-high 50 shots and John Gilmour scored 82 seconds into overtime as the Rangers ended a seven-game losing streak, 6-5 at Vancouver. Kevin Hayes scored twice, Ryan Spooner had three assists and Vladislav Namestnikov (nah-MEHST’-nih-kahv) had a goal and an assist in his first game since coming to New York from Tampa Bay.
NHL DRAFT-2019
Vancouver gets ’19 draft
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The 2019 NHL draft will be held in Vancouver.
The league announced the decision Wednesday and noted it will help the hometown Canucks launch their 50th season later that year. The two-day event will be June 21-22 at Rogers Arena.
Vancouver has twice previously hosted the draft, in 1990 and 2006.
TWINS…
UNDATED (AP) — The Minnesota Twins and designated hitter Logan Morrison finalized a $6.5 million, one-year contract that includes a 2019 club option that can become guaranteed. Morrison, who has spent the majority of his major league career as a first baseman and also played the corner outfield positions, hit 38 home runs in 2017 for Tampa Bay. The 30-year-old drove in 85 runs for the Rays last season and posted a career-best .868 on-base-plus-slugging percentage that was higher than any Twins player.
VIKINGS…
UNDATED (AP) — The time for the Minnesota Vikings to commit anew to a starting quarterback has almost arrived. They’re still in evaluation mode, according to general manager Rick Spielman. Case Keenum, Teddy Bridgewater and Sam Bradford are each on track to become an unrestricted free agent in two weeks. Spielman says the Vikings have yet to make a final decision about any of them.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-ARIZONA-MILLER
UNDATED (AP) — The Arizona Board of Regents has scheduled a special meeting on Thursday to get legal advice and discuss the men’s basketball program at the University of Arizona and the contract of coach Sean Miller.
ESPN reported that federal investigators had recorded the coach in a wiretap talking about a $100,000 payout involving star freshman Deandre Ayton. Miller has said he’s confident he’ll be vindicated. Ayton and his family have denied the report.
MLB-NEWS
UNDATED (AP) — Houston Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel (YOO’-lee gur-ee-EHL’) has undergone left hand surgery and is expected to miss the start of the season.
Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow (LOO’-now) says doctors removed part of the bone broken before Gurriel arrived at camp. Normal recovery time is six weeks, which means Gurriel would miss the first two weeks of the season.
The 33-year-old Gurriel hit .299 with 18 homers and 75 RBIs last year in his first full season in the majors.
In other major league news:
— Brewers catcher Stephen Vogt is expected to miss two to three weeks because of a strained right shoulder suffered during a spring training workout last week. The 27-year-old hit .254 with eight home runs and 20 RBIs in 45 games after he was claimed off waivers from Oakland. He missed nearly a month during the season with a sprained left knee and had surgery in the offseason on his right elbow.
— First baseman Lucas Duda (DOO’-duh) and the Royals have agreed to a one-year contract, giving Kansas City a replacement for Eric Hosmer. The 32-year-old Duda hit .217 with 30 homers and 64 RBIs last year for the Mets and Rays, who acquired him on July 27.
— The Red Sox are asking the city of Boston to change Yawkey Way back to its original name, Jersey Street. The name has been under fire for years for its connection to what the team’s principal owner has said is the franchise’s complicated racial past under Tom Yawkey, a former owner. Fenway Park is on Yawkey Way.
NFL-NEWS
UNDATED (AP) — Running back Matt Forte has announced his retirement after 10 NFL seasons. The 32-year-old had one year remaining on his contract with the Jets. Forte, who spent his first eight seasons with Chicago, dealt with knee issues the past two seasons. He had a career-low 381 yards rushing on just 103 carries and ran for two touchdowns last season. With the Bears from 2008-15, Forte established himself as one of the game’s most versatile running backs. His 9,796 yards rushing rank him 33rd on the NFL’s career list. He also had 554 receptions.
— The Bears plan to part ways with quarterback Mike Glennon. General manager Ryan Pace said the Bears will release him rather than bring him back for a second season after he lost his starting job to rookie Mitchell Trubisky.
— Bills coach Sean McDermott says cutting quarterback Tyrod Taylor is not part of the team’s current plans, though he won’t rule out trading the three-year starter. Taylor helped lead the Bills to a 9-7 record and clinch the team’s first playoff berth since 1999.
USOC-BLACKMUN RESIGNS
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Scott Blackmun is resigning as CEO of the US Olympic Committee, citing health problems as the reason for ending his term after eight-plus years. The 60-year-old CEO was diagnosed with prostate cancer earlier this winter and did not attend the Pyeongchang Games.
Blackmun leaves the federation amid calls for his departure, including from two U.S. senators, who said neither he nor the USOC as a whole has done enough to react to sex abuse cases inside the U.S. gymnastics team.
Board member Susanne Lyons will serve as acting CEO.
IOC-RUSSIA
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Russia’s ban from the Olympic movement has been lifted despite two failed doping tests by its athletes at the Pyeongchang Olympics.
Wednesday’s decision by the International Olympic Committee appears to be an attempt to draw a line under the state-concocted doping scandal that tarnished the 2014 Olympics in Sochi.
TENNIS-NADAL
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Rafael Nadal’s comeback from a hip injury is on hold after the second-ranked Spaniard pulled out of the Mexican Open, saying he needs more time to recover.
Nadal was forced to retire during the Australian Open quarterfinals and hasn’t played since.
In world and national news…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest staffer to leave the Trump White House is one of his most trusted aides, Hope Hicks. She’s the fourth director of communications to serve President Donald Trump.
No specific reason was given for Hicks’ departure, which isn’t expected for several weeks. While the announcement caught many of Hicks’ colleagues by surprise, press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Hicks has been thinking about leaving for a while.
Word that the 29-year-old Hicks would leave the White came just a day after she spent nine hours answering questions from the House intelligence committee as it investigates Russian election meddling and any ties to the Trump campaign.
Hicks acknowledged to the panel that she has occasionally told “white lies” for Trump but not about anything relevant to the Russia investigation.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Activist groups are turning to television ads — including on President Donald Trump’s go-to station, Fox News — to pressure the White House into allowing transgender people to keep serving in the military.
Trump has vowed to ban transgender troops from serving. He’ll be able to see the 30-second commercial on Friday, when it starts airing on Fox, CNN and MSNBC. It uses quotes from Trump, a former senior military leader and several Congress members who were in the armed forces to argue that all qualified Americans should be able to serve.
The issue has become mired in a complicated string of political statements, court decisions, and policy reviews since Trump first stunned his administration with tweets declaring that the government would ban transgender individuals from serving in the military.
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military is accusing Syria’s rebels of shelling a humanitarian corridor that Moscow set up with the Syrian government, offering residents of Damascus’ besieged eastern suburbs a way out of the embattled enclave.
Maj. Gen. Vladimir Zolotukhin told Russia news agencies on Thursday that the militants who control the suburbs — an area known as eastern Ghouta — are shelling the route, manned by Syrian and Russian forces, and preventing evacuations.
Syrian state news agency SANA said on Wednesday that some shells had landed near the corridor but reported no injuries.
The accusations come on the third and possibly last day of a Russia-ordered “humanitarian pause” in the fighting in the area, known as eastern Ghouta, but no civilians have used the lull to leave the rebel-held suburbs.
MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin says Russia has tested new nuclear weapons, including a nuclear-powered cruise missile and a nuclear-powered underwater drone, that would be immune to enemy intercept.
Speaking in a state-of-the-nation speech Thursday, Putin said that the nuclear-powered cruise missile tested last fall has an unlimited range and high speed and is capable of penetrating any missile defense.
He said the high-speed underwater drone capable of carrying a nuclear warhead could target both aircraft carriers and coastal facilities.
Putin said that Russia also tested a new heavy intercontinental ballistic missile, called Sarmat, with a range and number of warheads exceeding its predecessor.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Encrypted messages. Two-factor authentication. Real-time monitoring of social media for malicious internet bot activity.
This is the new reality for candidates running in 2018, scared of email hacks and elaborate misinformation schemes like the ones Russia used to disrupt the 2016 campaign.
And many candidates say they’re concerned they can’t rely on Congress or the White House for advice, or protection.
Gareth Rhodes, a Democrat running for an upstate New York House seat, said this week he’s put his campaign staff through rigorous cybersecurity training. The national campaign committees supporting Democrats and Republicans for House and Senate have brought on special staffers to prevent hacks.
But special counsel Robert Mueller revealed a trickier problem for campaigns in his elaborate indictment of the Russian Internet Research Agency: Misinformation.
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish law that criminalizes accusing the Polish nation of crimes that were committed by Nazi Germany has taken effect.
The law has sparked a crisis with Israel, where officials fear its true aim is to repress research on Poles who killed Jews during World War II, something Polish officials deny.
As the law took effect Thursday, Polish and Israel representatives were in Jerusalem holding a first working meeting toward resolving a standoff over the law.
Poland’s president signed the law last month but also sent it to the constitutional court for review. Polish officials have said no criminal charges will be brought until the court has made its ruling, expecting in several weeks.
But prosecutors are also already looking for cases where Poland is defamed over its wartime activities.
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