CSi Weather…

.REST OF TODAY…Mostly cloudy.  Highs around 80. South winds 15 to 20 mph.

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain showers and thunderstorms in the Jamestown area, 50 percent in the Valley City area.  Lows in the upper 50s. South winds around 10 mph.

.SATURDAY…Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers and slight

chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds

10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers and

slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast

winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

.SUNDAY…Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers and slight

chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s. East winds 10 to

20 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Rain showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in

the mid 50s.

.MONDAY…Sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in the

morning. Highs in the upper 70s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in

the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain

showers. Lows in the mid 40s.

.THURSDAY…Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of rain

showers. Highs around 70.

 

NDDoH

COVID-19 Stats

11:00 a.m

Thurs. May 20, 2021

Barnes

New Positives 0

Total Positives 1414

Active: 3

Recovered 1380

 

Stutsman

New Positives 5

Total Positives 3525

Active 16

Recovered 3428

 

Valley City  (CCHD)  Here is the latest City County Health District Clinics scheduled for Valley City and the area.

 

Friday May 21, 2021

8-a.m. to 9-a.m.

Valley City Jr./Sr. High @ The HAC

Pfizer Vaccine, ages 12+

Open for 1st and 2nd doses

 

Friday May 21, 2021

1-p.m., to 2-p.m.

Litchville

Pfizer Vaccine, ages 12+

Janssen (J&J) ages 18+

Open for 1st and 2nd doses

Valley City (CCHD)  City/County Health reports, that testing continues to be important. If you have any symptoms, it is important to be tested. If you have symptoms and need to be tested at other times contact your clinic.

Administrator Theresa Will says Testing is now on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at the CCHD location.

415 2nd Ave NE

She says the testing is drive through at the area adjacent to the west door, with assistance by the National Guard.

The times are  12:30- 1:30p.m.  Quick testing will be available.

Pre-register for all clinics.

She adds that CCHD has receivedPfizer Vaccine to administer to 12-15 year olds.

Plans are to give the shots at Valley City Public Schools to that age group, on May 21.

Jamestown (CVHD)  Central Valley Health District this week will have COVID-19 Testing at the Jamestown Civic Center in May Monday, Wednesday, and Friday’s from 11-a.m. to 12 noon,  at the Jamestown Civic Center, with the exception of Memorial Day, May 31, using the Rapid Testing, BinaxNow.

By screening with rapid antigen tests, event attendees will be able to receive their test results within 15 minutes via text notification. The test also is less invasive than a PCR (Polymerase chain reaction) test in that it uses a nasal swab to collect a sample from the lower part of the nostril.

If a person tests positive, they should isolate at home immediately and a case investigator will be in touch with them within 24 hours. If the screening yields a negative result, individuals should continue to monitor for symptoms.

Interested individuals should fill out an online survey at testreg.nd.gov for faster registration.

For more information about rapid antigen tests and North Dakota’s screening strategies, visit https://www.health.nd.gov/rapid-antigen-screening

Valley City  (CSi)  A benefit for Garrett  McFadgen will be held June 12th at the Sibley Sobusters featuring a free will Bar-B-Que dinner, Live auction, Pallet of beer raffle and music by Powerglide, Country, Rock and Rockabilly.

Barnes County farmer Garrett McFadgen was seriously injured in a farm related accident last March.http://csinewsnow.com/?p=221381

He suffered injuries to his head back and legs, when a heavy load shifted and fell on him. He now describes himself as “A Walking Miracle.”

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The Jamestown Arts Center has the summer schedule set, plus the Chalkfest and the Jamestown Arts Market, and the Jamestown Arts Park, in Downtown Jamestown.

On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Arts Center, Director, Mindi Schmitz, said,  with this summer’s Chalkfest, kicking off the Arts in the Park, Arts Market. the activities kickoff the Summer Arts Market at the Arts Park in Downtown Jamestown.

The event starts on Thursday June 24 at 5-p.m. and continues on Friday June 25 and Saturday June 26, from 10-a.m. to 5-p.m.

She said, eight nationally known chalk artists will be at the event, to take place at the Arts Park, and on the street, in front of the Arts Center.

Entertainment will be by singer Jesse Veeder returning to Jamestown.

Open Mic Night is Thursday, May 27, at the Arts Center.  Poets, writers, musicians, comedians, solos, duos, and any and all performers are welcome to share your talent with the community at our monthly open mic night. There will be a sign up sheet at the door. Please limit your piece to 10 minutes. A P.A. system, bass amp, guitar amp and music stands will be provided and facilitated by local musician Steve Kuykendall. Open mic night is back on The Arts Center gallery stage. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, social distancing is in place and masks are highly encouraged. ENJOY (as safely as possible)!!

If you haven’t yet found the courage to get up on stage, you are welcome to just sit back and take in the show.

 

Summer 2021 Schedule

The Wonderful World of Disney with Jennifer Wentz • $120

June 7 – 10  & June 14 – 17 from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Join us for a magical two weeks as we welcome back Jennifer Wentz! Miss Jennifer has an extensive knowledge on all things Disney and even works as a Disney Specialist Advisor for a travel agency! The students will learn about the history of Disney and dive into really fun art projects based on classic Disney movies, shows, and characters. Don’t miss out on this magic-packed summer camp!

 

Chalk Art with Kathleen Roehm • $60

June 21 –  24 from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

In this four-day session we are building up to our Downtown Arts Market Kick-Off event: Chalkfest! We will learn how to design pictures, graph them out on paper, then bring them to life in chalk! We will also work on chalk art techniques such as blending. Weather permitting, all of our art will be outside the Arts Center for you to check out during our first Downtown Arts Market!

 

Making Fun Things (Basic Ceramic Handbuilding) with Bill Nybo. •. $60

June 28 – July 1 from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm in the Hansen Arts Studio

It’s time to get your hands dirty! Bill will be teaching students how to create fun ceramic pieces using basic coil work. Afterwards the kids will have the opportunity to embellish pieces by creating faces, adding designs, stamping, etc. After firing the clay, students will use acrylic paint to add color to their creation. At the end of this session they will be able to take home a coil pot, box, and other items they created!

 

Pottery on the Wheel with Shelly Sayler • $60

July 5 – 8 from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm (First Group)
July 5 – 8 from 1:00 – 4:00 pm (Second Group)

Hanson Studio

If you don’t mind getting your hands dirty, this is the course for you! This week long workshop is a fun way to unleash your energy and creativity. We will practice many techniques for beginners and students who have worked with clay before. Wedging, centering, lifting, opening, tapping, trimming…before long you will be talking like a potter. We will learn all of these terms and how they work, ALL HANDS ON! From throwing your form, getting it off of the wheel to trimming a neat foot in your pieces and adding extras. You will make functional bowls, mugs and learn how to add decoration and texture. All finished pieces will be food safe, microwave safe and dishwasher safe.

 

Wearable Art—Paint a Matching Hat and Shoes with Linda Roesch • $60
July 12 – 15 from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Students will work in acrylic paint to create their own designs on shoes and a hat.  Students will learn about maintaining consistency in their art, and working with line, color and pattern.  Students will get to experiment with different painting materials and techniques to add texture and contrast to their wearable art.

 

Trading Card Game & Board Game Design with William Hessian • $60

July 19th – July 29th from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Do you like Pokemon, Yugioh, Magic, Munchkin, Settlers of Catan, and/or Monopoly? Have you ever wanted to make your very own card game or board game to play with friends and family? In this two week class students are challenged to invent their own card game in the first week, and then invent a board game the second week. Students will learn fundamental game design and then make up characters, draw animals, monsters, and items and figure out mathematical systems (luck vs skill) that make the games fun to play. The class teaches students important design elements, function, communication, text, rule book writing, drawing, composition, color theory, character development, world building, mathematics, probability, and repetition. The final day we pull out all the cards together and spend the final day playing the games invented.

 

SUMMER MUSICAL: “Recess!”  with Director Mark Reeves • $60

Audition Dates: July 9th & July 16 from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm at TRPAS

Rehearsal Dates: August 2 – August 13 from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm 

Performance Dates: August 14 at 2:00 pm and 7:00pm

Performance Location: Arts Center Stage

This session is a collaboration with Two Rivers Performing Arts School (TRPAS) and open to students in grades 3 – 7. Okay, class, pop quiz time. What do you get when you mix a young substitute teacher with a classroom full of the seemingly dumbest (and funniest) pupils found anywhere? A wise-creaking musical that’s sure to put a smile on the principal’s face, that’s what. When Miss Quackenbush takes over a class at the Little Red Schoolhouse, she soon discovers why the previous teacher had a nervous breakdown. Bad poetry, mice in the lunch boxes, and a student with the measles is enough to drive anyone crazy. Unless the likable but hare-brained pupils can pass a simple exam, they won’t advance to the next grade. It’s one inane answer after another as Miss Quackenbush tries to promote this bunch of block heads outta here. It won’t be easy, though. Only a fool would want to leave this school.

 

Beginning Thursday, June 24 at 5:30 pm downtown Jamestown comes to life once again!

Enjoy the best of regional live entertainment in The Hansen Arts Park.  The Downtown Arts Market… a celebration of culture and community when we need it the most! Don’t forget your lawn chair or blanket.

 

Would you like to one of the artisan vendors at this year’s Downtown Arts Market? We are currently accepting applications. Click to download the Vendor Application.docx.

 

OPENING NIGHT, JUNE 24: CHALKFEST! begins

On Stage:   JESSIE VEEDER
With: Retro Entertainment (Mark Urquhart & Jeremy Gray)
Jessie has been a long-standing favorite and a symbol of folk music in the badlands of Western North Dakota for what seems like forever. She is well know across all of North Dakota and the region. The singer song-writer has recently released a new album “Playing Favorites.” Jessie’s new album pays tribute to those songs and songwriters who influenced her at a young age, celebrating the traditional songs as well as covering music by John Prine, Guy Clark, Nanci Griffith, Kathy Mattea, among others.

Retro Entertainment is Mark Urquhart & Jeremy Gray. They perform a wide range of genres but for the Downtown Arts Market we will be doing Maritime Folk Music which includes “Songs from the Sea” as well as Scottish and Irish tunes. We will entertain the crowd with some good toe tapping and hand clapping upbeat songs that will be sure to engage all.

 

July 1st:    OPEN MIC NIGHT
With: Kroshus Krew
Poets, writers, musicians, comedians, solos, duos, and any and all performers are welcome to share your talent with the community at our monthly open mic night. There will be a sign up sheet at the stage. Please limit your piece to 10 minutes.  Facilitated by local musician and instructor Steve Kuykendall.

Kroshus Krew performs a popular blend of tunes from the 40’s to the present.  Tilford Kroshus is a retired college music professor and music consultant from Wahpeton, ND.  Kroshus is a showroom phenomenon.  He won’t hesitate to lead a parade through the park to get things cranked up. The other members of this music and comedy routine provide complimentary blends of a variety of talent performing on the keyboard, drum set, bass guitar, lead guitar, trombone and all are included in vocal selections.

 

July 8th:   BOULDER SHADES OF BLUE & SPACE DOGS
With: Local acoustic duo
Full description coming shortly.

 

July 15th:  DEB JENKINS BAND
With: Heather Rae
One of the upper midwest’s finest R&B and blues bands, the Deb Jenkins band has gained a passionate following from their performances ta the annual Fargo Blue Festival and clubs throughout the region. This is not a background music band… be prepared to be compelled to dance, dance, dance!

Heather Rae is an Indie/Pop singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist based in Nashville, TN. Her refreshingly unique pop sound is a blend of Aretha Franklin and Bruno Mars, which is a rare find in a city known for its country music. The Nashville Songwriter’s Association International (NSAI) has named Heather Rae as a One-to-Watch amongst today’s rising songwriters. Please visit www.HeatherRaeMusic.com for more information.


July 22nd:  MATT HODEK & DAKOTA DUTCHMEN
With: Buffalo City Church
Matt Hodek’s Dakota Dutchmen band is an authentic style polka band from Lankin, ND. They use traditional instruments such as concertina, accordion, tuba, piano, brass, reeds and drums to make up the sounds of this fine group of musicians. The tunes they play not only include polkas and waltzes but foxtrot, two-step, big band, patriotic and an occasional Christian song. The Dakota Dutchmen can be seen playing for festivals, community gatherings, family events, clubs or any place festive music is needed. Come out and take a listen when you see them in your area playing “HAPPY MUSIC FOR HAPPY PEOPLE”!

 

July 29th:    OPEN MIC NIGHT
Poets, writers, musicians, comedians, solos, duos, and any and all performers are welcome to share your talent with the community at our monthly open mic night. There will be a sign up sheet at the stage. Please limit your piece to 10 minutes.  Facilitated by local musician and instructor Steve Kuykendall.

 

August 5:    FLICKERTAIL BAND
With: Top of the Stairs Dance
Flickertail is a three piece band made up of old friends exploring and experiencing fun music of all sorts through the joy of live performance! Jeremy Gray on drums and Jon Beyer on bass…together, bring the rhythm section to life ! Steve Kuykendall adds his vocals and guitar to the mix and the result is pure fun ….this exciting trio is motivated solely by the joy of the journey….so why not come along?

 

August 12:  KICKS DIXIELAND BAND
With: The Jamestown Gymnastics Club
The Kicks Dixieland Band is a versatile jazz ensemble able to perform for intimate private parties or large special events. Our repertoire features arrangements of classic big band vocal and instrumental arrangements, waltz, polkas, with a nice mix of 50s & 60’s rock and blues charts. We also perform Dixieland jazz for school programs and other special events. This performance will be use a 6-piece combo featuring Dixieland Jazz. More information about the Kicks Band and booking information may be found at: www.fmkicksband.com.

 

August 19: BLUE ENGLISH
Full description coming shortly.

 

August 26:    OPEN MIC NIGHT
Poets, writers, musicians, comedians, solos, duos, and any and all performers are welcome to share your talent with the community at our monthly open mic night. There will be a sign up sheet at the stage. Please limit your piece to 10 minutes.  Facilitated by local musician and instructor Steve Kuykendall.

This HUGE undertaking is only possible thanks to our many supporters, volunteers and grantors. Including, but not limited to, these Arts Market sponsors:

  • Association of American University Women
  • Dakota Central Communications
  • Farmers Union
  • Farmers Union Insurance
  • First Community Credit Union
  • Heartland Chevy Dealers
  • i3G Media
  • Interstate Engineering
  • Jamestown Downtown Association
  • Jamestown Chamber of Commerce
  • Jamestown Tourism
  • Lifetime Vision Source
  • Medicine Shoppe
  • Newman Signs
  • North Dakota Council on the Arts
  • OtterTail Power Company
  • Sanford Health
  • Unison Bank
  • United Way
  • Walter Brothers Lawn Service
  • John Zvirovski
  • Lynn Lambrecht
  • Christine Witt

Update

WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) — West Fargo police says the officer who died while on duty had a heart attack. Forty-year-old Lt. Adam Gustafson died Tuesday afternoon police at Sanford hospital where he was taken after suffering the attack at police headquarters. The Cass County coroner’s office made the cause of death determination. Police Chief Denis Otterness says Gustafson will be remembered for “his contagious smile and laughter, along with his dedication, teamwork and service to the City of West Fargo.” Gustafson joined the department over 10 years ago and had recently been promoted to lieutenant.

 

Update

HILLSBORO, N.D. (AP) — Authorities say a man fleeing police in a stolen car on Interstate 29 died in head-on collision with a semi-trailer in a construction zone south of Hillsboro. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a woman in the stolen car 24 year old Elena Fladeland, was injured. The semi driver, 24-year-old Amirtpal Singh, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, was treated and released at a local hospital. The chase began about 11 a.m. Wednesday when the Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Office located a stolen 2005 Pontiac Grand Prix traveling southbound on I-29 in the Thompson area. The patrol said speeds exceeded 100 mph. The 31-year-old driver of the car Randy Cole was pronounced dead at the scene. Fladeland, was transported to Sanford Hospital in Fargo by FM Ambulance for her injuries. There was no permanent address listed for Cole or Fladeland.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Investigators have determined a fire that killed a Bismarck man earlier this month was started accidentally by smoking materials. Seventy-two-year-old James Mulfinger died May 11 in a fire at a 12-unit apartment building in Bismarck. Firefighters found him unresponsive in the apartment where the fire started. Twenty-two firefighters responded, along with police and ambulance crews. No other injuries to residents or firefighters were reported.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota regulators have approved a pipeline project that will send more Bakken crude to a Wyoming oil hub. Bridger Pipeline plans to convert 27 miles of an oil gathering pipeline into a larger transmission line in McKenzie County. It also will add another 2.4 miles to the pipeline located east of Watford City. Other pipelines will transport the oil to Guernsey, Wyoming, and then to market in other states. The state Public Service Commission voted unanimously Wednesday in favor of the $21 million project. Commission Chair Julie Fedorchak says she sees it as a sign of the Bakken’s recovery following the oil downturn brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

 

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The index of a newly released monthly survey of bankers in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states has hit a new record high, just two months after hitting its previous record high. The overall index of the Rural Mainstreet Survey for May reached 78.8 — nearly 7 points higher than the previous record of 71.9 set in March and 10 points above April’s 69.0. Any score above 50 suggests a growing economy. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss credits gains in grain prices, record-low interest rates and growing exports, but said labor shortages are hold the rural economy back. Bankers from Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming were surveyed.

In sports…

Thursday

High School Baseball

Opening Round Region One Baseball Tournament

Oakes 6 Fargo Oak Grove 4

 

Region 3 Baseball Tournament

Sheyenne/New Rockford 2 Midkota/Dakota Prairie/Lakota/Griggs County Central 1

Kidder County/Napoleon/Gackle-Streeter 10 South Border 9

Valley City Hi-Liners ppd, weather

 

Class B Baseball Regular Season Final Standings

Team Reg. Overall

LaMoure/LM 9-1 13-1

Carrington 6-4 9-7

Midkota/DP/GCC 4-5 6-9

KC/NGS 4-5 7-10

Sheyenne/NR 4-6 8-9

South Border 2-8 4-8

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota is continuing to pursue a 17-year-old bankruptcy court battle with the owner of a horse betting business despite a federal judge’s blistering rebuke of the state’s actions in the case. Judge Thad Collins last month ruled against state claims in the complicated legal odyssey that began in 2004. Collins wrote, “enough is enough,” and called the litigation “a runaway process that must stop.” The state on May 6 filed a notice of appeal. The formal appeal is due next month.

 

NBA-PLAY-IN-PACERS-WIZARDS

Beal, Westbrook lead Wiz past Pacers 142-115 for East 8 seed

WASHINGTON (AP) — Russell Westbrook nearly had a triple-double and Bradley Beal scored 25 points in just 29 minutes to help the Washington Wizards reach the NBA playoffs as the Eastern Conference’s No. 8 seed by overwhelming the Indiana Pacers 142-115 in the play-in round.

Washington led by as many as 38 points and advanced to face Joel Embiid and the No. 1 seed Philadelphia 76ers in the first round. It all marks quite a turnaround for coach Scott Brooks’ Washington team, which was 17-32 in early April. Indiana’s run of five consecutive playoff appearances ended in coach Nate Bjorkgren’s debut season.

WNBA

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jewell Loyd scored 23 points, Sue Bird added 21 points with eight assists, and the Seattle Storm used a 37-point fourth quarter to rally past the Minnesota Lynx 90-78. Seattle had just 33 points at the break and trailed by as many as 19 points in the first half. Minnesota led 75-67 with 4:44 remaining in the fourth quarter, but didn’t score again until Bridget Carleton made two free throws at 1:20. Seattle went on a 15-0 run during the span, taking its first lead, 78-75, since 3-2 on Loyd’s 3-pointer with 3:01 left. Crystal Dangerfield scored 22 points for Minnesota.

 

NBA NEWS-HAWKS-MCMILLAN FINE

McMillan fined $25,000 for saying NBA favors Knicks’ success

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Hawks interim coach Nate McMillan was fined $25,000 by the NBA after saying the league is rooting for the success of the New York Knicks and implying his team may struggle to get calls in the opening round of the playoffs.

The Hawks face the Knicks in a best-of-seven series that begins Sunday at Madison Square Garden. McMillan called the Knicks one of the league’s glamour franchises, even though this is New York’s first appearance in the playoffs since 2013.

In other NBA news:

— Atlanta Hawks forward Cam Reddish is expected to miss the opening round of the playoffs as he continues his extended recovery from an ailing right Achilles. The team says Reddish has expanded his rehabilitation to include unrestricted individual workouts and limited participation in team practice. His status will be reviewed again in 10-14 days. — Denver’s Nikola Jokic finished ninth in the MVP voting last season. Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid and Golden State’s Stephen Curry didn’t get listed on a single ballot a year ago. A year later, one of them will walk away with the NBA’s highest individual prize. Jokic, Embiid and Curry were revealed Thursday night as the three top vote getters for this year’s NBA MVP award. Curry is a two-time winner, Jokic’s best previous finish was fourth in 2019 and Embiid’s best MVP showing was seventh in 2019.

NHL-PLAYOFFS

— Reilly Smith capped a three-goal second-period surge by the Vegas Golden Knights with the go-ahead score in a 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild. The Golden Knights took a 2-1 lead on the Wild in this first round playoff series. Mark Stone had two goals, Patrick Brown and William Karlsson also scored and Nick Holden had two assists for the Golden Knights. Ryan Hartman and Joel Eriksson Ek had the goals for the Wild. Game 4 is in Minnesota on Saturday night.

— Ryan Lomberg scored on a breakaway 5:56 into overtime to cap a furious comeback and give the Florida Panthers a 6-5 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 3 of the first-round Central Division playoff matchup. The Panthers cut the Lightning’s lead to 2-1 in the best-of-seven series. The Lightning took a 5-3 lead into the final period. But the reigning Stanley Cup champions couldn’t put the Panthers away, yielding a power-play goal to Patric Hornqvist and Gustav Forsling’s equalizer with 3:07 remaining. Game 4 is Saturday at Amalie Arena.

— Paul Byron broke a tie with a short-handed goal from his knees with 7:16 left and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 on Thursday night in Game 1 of the first-round series between Original Six rivals. The game was marred by an early collision that sent Toronto captain John Tavares off the ice on a stretcher to a hospital. Tavares crashed into Montreal’s Ben Chiarot 10:29 into the first period and was hit in the head by Corey Perry’s knee as he fell. Carey Price made 35 saves and Josh Anderson had a first-period goal for the Canadiens. William Nylander tied it for Toronto early in the second.

UNDATED (AP) — Brandon Tanev scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:36 left and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Islanders 5-4 in Game 3 to take a 2-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.

Jeff Carter scored twice, Kris Letang had a goal and two assists and Jason Zucker also scored for the Penguins. Tristan Jarry stopped 26 shots. Cal Clutterbuck scored twice, Scott Mayfield had a goal and two assists, and Anthony Beauvillier also scored for New York. Semyon Varlamov finished with 22 saves. Game 4 is Saturday at Nassau Coliseum. Tanev capped a wild third period as he swatted the puck out of the air past Varlamov for the winner.

NHL-AVALANCHE-KADRI SUSPENDED

Avalanche’s Kadri suspended for hit vs Blues pending hearing

DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s Nazem Kadri (NAH’-zehm KAH’-dree) was suspended indefinitely Thursday pending a video hearing with NHL officials over his illegal check to the head of St. Louis defenseman Justin Faulk in Game 2 of the teams’ playoff series.

Kadri clipped Faulk in the head with his right elbow midway through the third period Wednesday night. Faulk left the game, and Kadri was thrown out with a match penalty. Kadri has three previous playoff suspensions on his record in addition to a four-game ban late in the regular season in 2015 for an illegal check to the head.

In other NHL items:

— Toronto captain John Tavares was taken off the ice on a stretcher after a collision early in Game 1 of the Maple Leafs’ first-round playoff matchup with the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night. Tavares crashed into Montreal’s Ben Chiarot (CHEER’-ot) 10:29 into the first period and was hit in the head by Corey Perry’s knee as he fell. Trainers and doctors from both teams rushed to the ice and attended to the 30-year-old forward before he was taken away, encouraging him to stay on the ice as he struggled to get up. Tavares gave a thumbs-up as he left on a stretcher and was later taken to a hospital.

MLB..

— Miguel Sanó hit a grand slam and José Berríos pitched five solid innings, leading the Minnesota Twins to a 6-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels and a split of a makeup doubleheader. The Angels took the opening game 7-1 with a homer and athree-run double from Phil Gosselin. Taylor Ward added a two-run homer to back Alex Cobb’s five strong innings of four-hit ball. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli watched the second game from a suite while serving a one-game suspension.

UNDATED (AP) — Joey Wendle homered twice, Rich Hill combined with his bullpen on a two-hitter and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-1 to extend their winning streak to seven games.

Tampa Bay outscored the Orioles 32-14 and out-hit them 43-22 during its first three-game sweep at Camden Yards since May 17-19, 2013.

The Rays at 26-19 are seven games over .500 for the first time this year. They hit 17 homers during the streak, Baltimore has lost 10 of 12 and at 17-26 is a season-high nine games under .500. The Orioles fell to a majors-worst 6-18 at home.

In other Thursday action:

— Will Smith hit a tiebreaking, solo home run in the seventh inning, Albert Pujols slugged a two-run shot, his first for the Dodgers, and Los Angeles defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2. The Dodgers completed a four-game sweep, outscoring Arizona 19-6. They went 8-1 on the homestand and have won four in a row and eight of nine. The D-backs dropped their 10th consecutive on the road and fifth in a row overall. There were 27 strikeouts in the game including 14 by Arizona and 13 by the Dodgers.

— Albert Pujols hit a two-run homer, his first for the Los Angeles Dodgers, in the second inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He sent an 0-1 pitch from Merrill Kelly to right field, with Josh Reddick jumping to the top of the wall in an attempt to make the catch. Will Smith, who singled leading off, scored and Pujols was greeted by high-fives from his teammates in the dugout as the Dodgers led 2-0. It was Pujols’ 668th career home run, most among active players and fifth all-time.

— Kevin Newman hit a tiebreaking single in the 10th inning, Adam Frazier had four hits and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Atlanta Braves 6-4. Atlanta, winner of the last three NL East titles, has lost seven of 10 and dropped to fourth place at 20-24.

— J.D. Martinez hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in a three-run ninth inning, and Boston Red Sox rallied to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-7. Alex Verdugo had an RBI grounder before Martinez connected on his 250th homer.

 

— Sandy Alcantara tossed two-hit ball over six innings and Garrett Cooper homered to lead the Miami Marlins to a 6-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night. Phillies starter Vince Velasquez was a late scratch because of a numb right index finger, forcing them to use a bullpen game. The first three pitchers all gave up runs and the Phillies have lost four of five games. Miguel Rojas hit a solo shot for the Marlins.

— Martín Maldonado homered and drove in three runs, helping the Houston Astros beat the Oakland 8-4 to move ahead of the Athletics for the AL West lead. Alex Bregman, Michael Brantley and Yuli Gurriel also had run-scoring hits for the Astros in the rubber match of a three-game series. Houston is 21-9 against division opponents, including 7-3 against Oakland, and at 26-18 has sole possession of the division lead for the first time since before play on April 9.

— Steven Duggar hit his first career grand slam in a nine-run third inning, Brandon Crawford drove in six runs and the San Francisco Giants routed the Cincinnati Reds 19-4 to sweep a four-game series. Darin Ruf had four hits, including a two-run homer in third. Crawford hit a three-run homer in the fifth, becoming the Giants first primary shortstop with 11 homers in a season’s first 37 games. San Francisco outscored Cincinnati 33-9 in the series and extended its winning streak to five. The NL West-leading Giants have the best record in the major leagues at 28-16.

— Domingo Germán followed Corey Kluber’s no-hitter with seven more scoreless innings, Gio Urshela and Aaron Judge delivered RBI singles as pinch-hitters in the seventh inning and the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 2-0. New York won its sixth straight series and at 25-19 moved a season-high six games over .500. Yankees pitchers have thrown seven shutouts in the team’s first 44 games for the first time since 1967. Texas had at least one hit in each of the first five innings, starting with Nick Solak’s single, a day after Kluber pitched the major leagues’ sixth no-hitter.

— Phil Gosselin homered and hit a three-run double in the first two innings, and Alex Cobb pitched five strong innings in the Los Angeles Angels’ 7-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins in the first game of a makeup doubleheader. Taylor Ward hit a two-run homer for the Angels in the opener of a doubleheader necessitated by a COVID-19 outbreak among the Twins while they were in Anaheim last month, forcing the postponement of two weekend games. Gosselin’s four RBIs matched the best total of his nine-year big league career.

MLB-NEWS-CUBS-COVID19 VACCINATIONS

Hoyer disappointed with Cubs’ COVID-19 vaccination rate

UNDATED (AP) — Chicago Cubs executive Jed Hoyer is disappointed with the team’s COVID-19 vaccination rate, and he isn’t sure if it will ever reach Major League Baseball’s threshold for relaxing some of its coronavirus protocols.

Despite the team’s vaccination advocacy and education program, the Cubs remain shy of 85% for their Tier 1 players and staff. Hoyer says “there’s a real competitive advantage” to the relaxation of MLB’s COVID-19 rules.

In other news around MLB:

— The Seattle Mariners have claimed catcher Jacob Nottingham off waivers from Milwaukee for a second time this season as part of a series of roster moves. Nottingham was claimed by the Mariners in late April but was subsequently traded back to Milwaukee when the Brewers were in need of catching help.

— The Chicago Cubs have placed outfielder Jason Heyward on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. Heyward left Wednesday night’s 4-3 loss to Washington in the fourth inning. He is batting .183 with four homers and 13 RBIs in 39 games. The Cubs also recalled outfielder Nick Martini from Triple-A Iowa before their 5-2 victory over the Nationals.

NFL-JAGUARS MOVES

Reunited: Tebow signs with Jags, rejoins Meyer as tight end

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Tim Tebow and Urban Meyer are together again. But this time in the NFL and with Tebow playing a new position.

The former Florida star and 2007 Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback has signed a one-year contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars and will attempt to revive his pro career as a tight end. The move also reunites two of college football’s most polarizing figures over the past 15 years.

The 33-year-old Tebow is returning to the NFL after five years in the New York Mets’ organization and he’ll be playing for Meyer for the first time since his senior year in 2009.

The Jacksonville Jaguars also signed rookie tight end Luke Farrell, getting their third of nine draft picks under contract. Fourth-round pass rusher Jordan Smith and sixth-round receiver Jalen Camp signed earlier this week.

Elsewhere in the NFL:

Washington is releasing longtime starting right tackle Morgan Moses and reserve Geron Christian, a person with direct knowledge of the moves tells The Associated Press. Moses started for Washington at right tackle every game for the past six seasons. Signing former Chicago Bears offensive tackle Charles Leno and drafting Samuel Cosmi in the second round led to Washington’s surprising decision to cut ties with Moses. The team saves $7.5 million against the salary cap. The 30-year-old fan favorite from Richmond, Virginia, is a free agent effective immediately.

PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

Corey Conners alone in lead at PGA Championship

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Corey Conners made it look stress-free amid the wind and havoc of Kiawah Island.

He made only one bogey on his way to a 67 and a two-shot lead in the PGA Championship. The wind was stiff enough off the Atlantic that only seven players shot in the 60s. That’s the fewest for the opening round of a PGA Championship since 2002.

Brooks Koepka was among those two shots behind. Keegan Bradley, Viktor Hovland, Aaron Wide and Sam Horsfield also fired 69s

The Ocean Course is playing shorter because of the wind but that didn’t make it easy. There was plenty of stress for Dustin Johnson. He made two double bogeys and shot 76. Justin Thomas and Rory McIlroy each shot 75.

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Negotiations between the White House and Republican senators over President Joe Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan are reaching a crucial stage before more talks Friday. The latest GOP offer has left some dismay in the administration that there hasn’t been more movement from the Republicans’ initial $568 billion proposal. A Republican says GOP lawmakers did increase their offer and have been working in good faith with the White House. But the slog of the closed-door talks is certain to mean new worries from Democrats. The president’s team had set a soft Memorial Day deadline to determine whether a deal was within reach.

 

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Scattered clashes have broken out between Palestinian protesters and Israeli police at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem hours after a truce in Gaza went into effect. Palestinians hurled stones and Israeli police fired stun grenades and tear gas shortly after Friday prayers. Clashes at the holy site, which is revered by Jews and Muslims, were one of the main triggers for the Gaza war. Immediately after Friday prayers hundreds of Palestinians had held a celebratory demonstration at Al-Aqsa in which they waved Palestinian flags and banners of the militant Hamas group ruling Gaza. It was unclear what set off the clashes.

 

BEIJING (AP) — China is rejecting European Parliament demands that it lift sanctions against European Union legislators in order to save a trade deal between the sides. A Foreign Ministry spokesperson says the sanctions are justified and that the European side should stop interfering in China’s internal affairs. The European Parliament warned China on Thursday it won’t ratify a long-awaited business investment deal as long as the sanctions against European Union legislators remain in place. China made its sanctions move after the EU, Britain, Canada and the United States launched coordinated sanctions against officials in China over human rights abuses in the far western Xinjiang region.

 

HONG KONG (AP) — China’s internet watchdog has said it found Bytedance’s Douyin, Microsoft Bing, LinkedIn and 102 other apps were engaged in improper data collection and usage. It ordered them to fix the problem. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said in a statement Friday that the 105 apps violated laws by excessively collecting and illegally accessing users’ personal information. Other companies it named included short video app Kuaishou, search engine Sogou and Baidu. The watchdog said companies had fix the problems within 15 working days or face legal consequences. The CAC has stepped up scrutiny of Chinese apps as authorities beef up protection of online personal information and seek to prevent privacy breaches.

 

BANGKOK (AP) — World shares are mixed after a rebound on Wall Street broke a three-day losing streak. Benchmarks rose Friday in Paris, Tokyo and Sydney but fell in London and Shanghai. The latest data showed weakness in Japan’s services sector as the country battles its worst COVID-19 outbreak so far. On Thursday, the S&P 500 rose 1.1%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 1.8%. Investors were encouraged by the latest jobs data that showed fewer Americans filing for unemployment benefits last week, another sign that the economic recovery is underway. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note slipped to 1.63%.

 

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Apple CEO Tim Cook will take the witness stand Friday to defend the company’s iPhone app store against charges that it has grown into an illegal monopoly — one far more profitable than his predecessor Steve Jobs ever envisioned. The technology giant is counting on Cook’s appearance on the witness stand to put the finishing touches on Apple’s defense against an antitrust case brought by Epic Games, maker of the popular video game Fortnite. Epic is trying to topple Apple’s so-called “walled garden” for apps that welcomes users and developers while keeping competition out.