CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 15 TO 20. WEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 15. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.TUESDAY…INCREASING CLOUDS. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S.

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The National Weather Service says some
areas of northwest North Dakota got up to 18 inches of snow over
the weekend.
     Meteorologist Ken Simosko says drivers should continue to be cautious on slick roads.
     He says there is no significant snowfall forecast over the next
few days, which should give people time to dig out.

 

TRAVEL INFORMATION: Mon Nov 12, 2012 7-a.m.
NDDOT & NDHP have issued a No Travel Advisory for the West and
South Central portion of the state due to freezing rain causing
icy road conditions and hazardous travel. Cities included are
Williston, Dickinson and Bismarck.

A Travel Alert has been issued for South Central North Dakota due
to freezing rain causing icy roads. Cities included are
Jamestown and Valley City.

No Travel Advised – Motorists should not travel due to hazardous
conditions which may make it unsafe to travel. A NO TRAVEL
ADVISED has the potential to change to a ROAD CLOSED or BLOCKED
if conditions deteriorate.

Travel Alert – Motorists can still travel, but may encounter
areas of challenging winter weather driving conditions on
roadways. A TRAVEL ALERT has the potential to change to a NO
TRAVEL ADVISED if conditions deteriorate

The Medina and Crystal Springs rest areas on Interstate 94 west of Medina are open, according to the North Dakota Department of Transportation. The rest areas had been closed due to a power outage.

　

　 Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Jamestown City Council met in Special Session on Friday (Nov 9, 2012) at 1-p.m., at City Hall.

Present were: Mayor Katie Andersen, City Attorney Ken Dalsted, City Engineer, Reed Schwartzkopf, City Administrator Jeff Fuchs, and all City Council members.

The panel recessed into closed Executive Session, for the purpose of consulting with the City Attorney concerning territorial service claims by Stutsman Rural Water District.

At issue is a claim by Stutsman Rural Water that Jamestown was expanding its water service into territory Stutsman Rural Water has rights to serve, in the area of the Titan Machinery facility under construction near Jamestown Regional Medical Center.

The area is in the one mile extraterritorial limits of the City of Jamestown.

　

　

Following the Executive Session the City Council reconvened the open public meeting, and it was adjourned by Mayor Andersen.

　The city and the Rural Water District may meet in public session on November 15, 2012, depending on if District members have their schedule free to meet that day.

The open portion of the meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 67.

　

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News (Nov 9, 2012) –  The Jamestown City and Rural Fire departments were called out around 6:49 a.m. Friday… (Nov 9, 2012) to 616 2nd Avenue, Northwest, where a house was involved in flames.

When the fire units arrived the structure was fully involved inflames were shooting through the roof of the older two story house.

Both floors of the home were extensively damaged.

City Fire Chief Jim Reuther said two fire fighters were injured. One had a knee injury and was treated at a clinic.

Another fire fighter received a strained shoulder, and one city police officer fell on the ice. The extent of his injury was not known.

The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Joint Task Force of the City Fire Department, and the Jamestown Police Department.

Chief Reuther says the City Fire Department cleared the scene about 11:20 a.m.

　

While on scene, there the firefighters got a second fire call for a kitchen fire at 1108 6th Aveue Southeast at about 8:26-a.m.

The Rural Fire Department fire fighters along with a city fire department unit hopped in their trucks that were on the scene at the northwest house fire, and raced across town to that call, along with a city fire unit.

The fire caused damage to the kitchen.

Fire fighters pulled out the stove and refrigerator from the house, that were extensively scortched.

An occupant of the home suffered a burn and an ambulance was called to the scene for treatment.

Chief Reuther praised the Jamestown Rural Fire Department for their mutual aid as the pager unit at the Law Enforcement Center malfunctioned, and the City Fire Fighters were not able to be notified, that way.

Instead each City Fire Fighter had to be called by phone for the notification to respond to the first fire.

The Jamestown Rural Fire Department was notified by pager, and were able to arrive on the scene more quickly, as the City Fire Fighters then began to arrive.

The two fire departments were able to communicate with each other during the two fires, by patching into state radio.

Chief Reuther says the pager equipment was being tested through the day on Friday. As of Friday afternoon the pager equipment was still not operational, with the City Fire Department.

Then at about 4:30-p.m., Friday the City Fire Department was called to a rekindle at the 616 2nd Avenue, Northwest location.

Deputy Fire Chief Jerry Kainz says, two pumper trucks and an equipment truck returned to knock down hot spots at the scene.

Then the City Fire Department was called back to 616 2nd Avenue, Northwest about 10:30-p.m. to put out more hot spots that flared up.

 

　KCSi-T.V. News –  An Illinois man was killed and his passenger injured in a rollover accident.

 The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports the accident happened  Friday evening (Nov 9, 2012) about 6:30-p.m., on McIntosh County Highway 13.

 The SUV operated by 55 year old, Thomas Mcfall from Cary, Illinois was westbound, enroute to Hague for a hunting trip, when the vehicle left the icy roadway, and entered the north ditch, and  rolled ejecting the driver, who was dead at the scene.

 His 50 year old male passenger Stephen Peppa from Barrington, Illinois was wearing a seat belt, and was injured.

 He was taken by Ashley Ambulance to Ashley Medical Center.

 The accident remain under investigation.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The James River Humane Society, announces that November is Adopt a Senior Pet Month.

On Friday’s (Nov 9, 2012) Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, JRHS President, Jennifer Barnard said, during the month, all animals over the age of seven can be adopted at a discounted rate of $75.

She pointed out that the cookbooks have arrived, and are on sale for $20, with the proceeds benefiting the local shelter.

Contact Jennifer Barnard at 320-4962 or E-Mail: jenniferkcarlson@gmail.com

The cookbooks will also be at the shelter’s upcoming fundraisers, and a few are available at the shelter, located off the I-94 Bloom Exit.

Upcoming fundraisers will include:

A Bake Sale Saturday December 8, 2012 from 10-a.m. to 2-p.m., at the Buffalo Mall.

Those interested in donating items may drop them off at the mall’s K-Mart entrance about 9:30-a.m.

A brunch will be held at Applebee’s in Jamestown on Saturday December 15, 2012, and Humane Society board members will be selling tickets for the fundraiser.

Ms. Barnard added, the JRHS largest fundraiser, The Potato Bar, is set for March 9, 2013, at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Jamestown.

Tickets at $10 for the meal and will also be the entry for the raffle.

Those wishing tickets or having items to donate to the auction can contact Jennifer at 320-4962

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A man suffered burns when he tried to
rescue his dog from a burning camper in Bismarck over the weekend.
     Police say the man was using a stove to keep warm in the camper
parked behind a hotel. They say he fell asleep and awoke to smoke
Saturday night. The man escaped but then went back inside to rescue
the dog.
     The dog was fine but police say  the man was taken to a hospital. His
condition was not disclosed.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Fargo police say a truck found submerged in
the Red River over the weekend belongs to North Dakota State
University and is believed to have been stolen.
     The discovery of the truck on Sunday morning prompted a search
for possible occupants who didn’t make it out of the vehicle. No
one was found.
     Police say whoever took the truck probably just put it in gear
and let it travel down a hill into the water. The truck was in gear
and the keys were in the ignition when it was discovered.

 

 WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol says it
will crack down on seat belt violations in the western part of the
state.
     The patrol says troopers will be conducting a one-day
enforcement effort on Thursday as part of its “Click It or
Ticket” campaign.
     The patrol says more than half of the people killed in vehicle
crashes this year were not wearing seat belts.

 

  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Governor Jack Dalrymple (DAHL’-rimp-ul) is
encouraging North Dakotans to observe Veterans Day through
ceremonies and patriotic activities and by displaying the U.S. and
state flags.
     Dalrymple says veterans “represent the very best of our state
and nation.”
     A Veterans Day ceremony was held Sunday morning inside Memorial
Hall of the state Capitol in Bismarck.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The U.S. Small Business Administration is
making low-interest federal disaster loans available to small,
nonfarm businesses in more counties in the Dakotas.
     The loans of up to $2 million are to offset losses due to
drought in September and October.
     The latest county to be declared eligible is the North Dakota
county of Sargent. The neighboring North Dakota counties of Dickey,
Ransom and Richland, and the neighboring South Dakota counties of
Brown, Marshall and Roberts become automatically eligible.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A group is pushing a citywide curbside
recycling program for Bismarck.
     The Missouri Valley Resource Council plans to submit a petition on
Tuesday to the Bismarck City Commission.
     Scott Skokos says his group has collected 660 signatures in
favor of curbside recycling. Skokos says the group favors curbside
recycling because people would not have to drive to a recycling
site. And he says recycling would increase the life of the city’s
landfill.
     Bismarck City Commissioner Mike Seminary says the commission
will hold a public hearing on the plan.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple says he
doesn’t have a timeline for choosing a new state public service
commissioner.
     Incumbent commissioner Kevin Cramer was elected to the U.S.
House last week. He says he’ll stay on the commission until the end
of the year.
     The commission regulates utilities, coal mining, pipelines,
grain elevators, telecommunications and auctioneers.
     It has three members. Cramer’s term has four years left to run.
The person Dalrymple appoints will have to run for election in 2014
to keep the job.
     The commission will have two new members in January. One will be
Cramer’s replacement. The second is Hazen Republican state Sen.
Randy Christmann.
     Christmann was elected to the PSC last week. He defeated
Democrat Brad Crabtree.
     The third commissioner is Republican Chairman Brian Kalk.

 
     BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Republicans in the North Dakota House and
Senate will be picking their floor leaders for the 2013 Legislature
this week. Senate Republican leader Rich Wardner says he’ll be
seeking another term as majority leader.

In the House, incumbent Republican leader Al Carlson of Fargo is running for another term.
Neither Wardner nor Carlson has an announced challenger.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Driscoll woman has celebrated her 105th
birthday at a Bismarck senior center. 

Tillie Aichele gets around with the assistance of a walker and
enjoys watching the “Lawrence Welk Show.” She lived on a farm in
Driscoll until she was 102 and celebrated her 105th birthday on
Sunday.

 

 

In sports…

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota State University men’s
basketball team is getting ready to take on the No. 1 team in the
country. The Bison play at top-ranked Indiana tonight. Tip-off is 6
p.m.

 

 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Adrian Peterson raced 61 yards for the
game-sealing touchdown for the Minnesota Vikings in a 34-24 victory
over the Detroit Lions yesterday. Peterson had 120 yards in the
final 15 minutes less than a year after reconstructive surgery on
his left knee. Calvin Johnson had 207 yards on 12 catches, but his
lost fumble near midfield on the previous possession put Vikings
rookie Blair Walsh in position for his fourth field goal.

On a rainy night at Soldier Field, the Houston Texans did
just enough offensively to beat Chicago 13-6 in the Sunday night
game. Arian Foster made a diving catch in the end zone for a 2-yard
touchdown for the only TD of the game. Jay Cutler suffered a
concussion in the first half and Jason Campbell finished up as
Bears QB. The Bears suffered four turnovers in the first half.
Houston improved to 8-1. The Bears are 7-2.

  UNDATED (AP) -The 1972 Miami Dolphins can rest well once again.
They are still the only NFL team to win the Super Bowl with a
perfect season.
     The Atlanta Falcons suffered their first loss when New Orleans
scored a back-and-forth 31-27 victory at the Superdome.

The St. Louis Rams and NFC West-leading San Francisco played
to a 24-24 overtime tie, the first tie in the NFL since 2008.
 
  Final     New England  37  Buffalo        31
  Final     Denver       36  Carolina       14
  Final     Cincinnati   31  N-Y Giants     13
  Final     Baltimore    55  Oakland        20
  Final     Tampa Bay    34  San Diego      24
  Final     Tennessee    37  Miami           3
  Final     Seattle      28  N-Y Jets        7
  Final     Dallas       38  Philadelphia   23
   
 
    NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
 
  Final  Brooklyn        82  Orlando      74
  Final  L-A Clippers    89  Atlanta      76
  Final  Memphis        104  Miami        86
  Final  Oklahoma City  106  Cleveland    91
  Final  L-A Lakers     103  Sacramento   90
 
 
    TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
 
  Final  ( 2) Louisville       79       Manhattan             51
  Final  ( 4) Ohio St.         82       Albany (NY)           60
  Final  ( 9) Syracuse         62  (20) San Diego St.         49
  Final  (10) Florida          84       Alabama St.           35
  Final  (11) North Carolina   80       FAU                   56
  Final  (12) Arizona          82       Charleston Southern   73
  Final  (19) Baylor           78       Jackson St.           47
  Final  (23) Wisconsin        87       SE Louisiana          47
  Final  (24) Cincinnati       80       UT-Martin             57
 

COLLEGE HOCKEY…

 OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Dominic Zombo and Ryan Walters had three
points apiece as Nebraska-Omaha beat Minnesota-Duluth 6-3 yesterday
for a sweep of their Western Collegiate Hockey Association series.

Zombo had two goals and an assist and Walters had one goal and two
assists for the Mavericks. UNO scored two goals in each period. It
was a one-goal game before Walters’ goal at 6:38 of the third.
Brent Gwidt added another goal at 11:41.

 

NASCAR…

 AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) – Yesterday’s race at Phoenix International
Raceway was won by Kevin Harvick, who snapped a 44-race losing
streak in a crash-marred finish. But the race may well be
remembered for a wild incident involving the crews for Jeff Gordon
and Clint Bowyer (BOY’-ur) brawling in the garage after Gordon
intentionally wrecked Bowyer on the track.

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) – Brad Keselowski will take a 20-point lead
over five-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson next weekend in Miami
in the final race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.
This would be the first Sprint Cup title for Keselowski and team
owner Roger Penske.

Unofficial Results

Nov 11,201

1 19 29 Kevin Harvick  Chevrolet Budweiser 47/1 319 Running
2 3 11 Denny Hamlin  Toyota FedEx Ground  43/1 319 Running
3 1 18 Kyle Busch  Toyota M&M’s 43/2 319 Running
4 4 5 Kasey Kahne  Chevrolet Farmers Insurance  40/0 319 Running
5 12 39 Ryan Newman  Chevrolet Quicken Loans  40/1 319 Running
6 14 2 Brad Keselowski  Dodge Miller Lite  39/1 319 Running
7 20 16 Greg Biffle  Ford Filtrete 37/0 319 Running
8 6 78 Kurt Busch  Chevrolet Furniture Row  36/0 319 Running
9 7 27 Paul Menard  Chevrolet Menards / Rheem  35/0 319 Running
10 10 55 Mark Martin  Toyota Aaron’s Dream Machine  35/1 319 Running
11 13 99 Carl Edwards  Ford Fastenal 33/0 319 Running
12 21 42 Juan Montoya  Chevrolet Target 32/0 319 Running
13 33 31 Jeff Burton  Chevrolet Caterpillar 31/0 319 Running
14 22 17 Matt Kenseth  Ford Ford EcoBoost  30/0 319 Running
15 30 47 Bobby Labonte  Toyota Vektor Vodka  29/0 319 Running
16 5 43 Aric Almirola  Ford Farmland 28/0 319 Running
17 37 10 Danica Patrick  Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 0 319 Running
18 17 9 Marcos Ambrose  Ford Black & Decker  26/0 319 Running
19 39 93 Travis Kvapil  Toyota Burger King  26/1 319 Running
20 9 14 Tony Stewart  Chevrolet Mobil 1 / Office Depot  24/0 319 Running
21 23 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.  Chevrolet Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard  23/0 317 Running
22 25 13 Casey Mears  Ford GEICO 22/0 317 Running
23 18 1 Jamie McMurray  Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Allstate  21/0 317 Running
24 8 51 Regan Smith  Chevrolet Phoenix Construction  20/0 316 Running
25 27 83 Landon Cassill  Toyota Burger King  19/0 316 Running
26 42 36 Dave Blaney  Chevrolet Accell Construction  18/0 316 Running
27 15 20 Joey Logano  Toyota Dollar General  17/0 312 In Pit 
28 16 15 Clint Bowyer  Toyota 5-hour Energy  16/0 312 In Pit 
29 41 32 Timmy Hill  Ford U.S. Chrome / TMone  15/0 312 Running
30 11 24 Jeff Gordon  Chevrolet DuPont 14/0 309 In Pit 
31 26 22 Sam Hornish Jr.  Dodge Shell / Pennzoil  0 299 In Pit 
32 24 48 Jimmie Johnson  Chevrolet Lowe’s / Kobalt Tools  12/0 281 Running
33 29 34 David Ragan  Ford CertainTeed / 31-W Insulation  11/0 280 In Pit 
34 32 30 David Stremme  Toyota Inception Motorsports  10/0 86 In Pit 
35 35 33 Stephen Leicht * Chevrolet Little Joes A
utos.com 9/0 74 In Pit 
36 31 38 David Gilliland  Ford Loan Mart  8/0 50 In Pit 
37 38 26 Josh Wise * Ford MDS Transport  7/0 50 In Pit 
38 28 98 Michael McDowell  Ford Phil Parsons Racing  6/0 36 In Pit 
39 43 87 Joe Nemechek  Toyota AM-FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves / aloft hotel tempe  0 30 In Pit 
40 34 144 David Reutimann  Ford No Label Watcher  4/0 28 In Pit 
41 36 119 Mike Bliss  Toyota Plinker Tactical / Value Place  0 15 In Pit 
42 40 191 Jason Leffler  Toyota Plinker Tactical / Value Place  0 10 In Pit 
43 2 56 Martin Truex Jr.  Toyota NAPA Auto Parts  1/0 10 Out of Race 

Points

1  +1 Brad Keselowski 2371 Leader 35 0 5 13 23
2  -1 Jimmie Johnson 2351 -20 35 4 5 18 24
3  +1 Kasey Kahne 2321 -50 35 4 2 12 19
4  -1 Clint Bowyer 2319 -52 35 0 3 9 22
5  +2 Denny Hamlin 2309 -62 35 3 5 14 17
6  -1 Matt Kenseth 2297 -74 35 1 3 13 19
7  +3 Greg Biffle 2293 -78 35 3 2 11 20
8  +3 Kevin Harvick 2285 -86 35 0 1 5 13
9  -1 Tony Stewart 2283 -88 35 1 3 12 16
10  -4 Jeff Gordon 2281 -90 35 2 1 10 17
11  -2 Martin Truex Jr. 2260 -111 35 1 0 7 18
12  — Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2211 -160 33 1 1 10 19
13  — Kyle Busch 1091 -1280 35 2 1 12 19
14  — Ryan Newman 1009 -1362 35 0 1 5 13
15  — Carl Edwards 998 -1373 35 1 0 3 13
16  — Paul Menard 973 -1398 35 0 0 1 9
17  — Joey Logano 935 -1436 35 1 1 2 12
18  — Marcos Ambrose 918 -1453 35 2 1 3 8
19  — Jeff Burton 858 -1513 35 0 0 2 6
20  — Jamie McMurray 844 -1527 35 0 0 0 3
21  — Aric Almirola 831 -1540 35 1 0 1 3
22  — Juan Montoya 794 -1577 35 2 0 0 2
23  — Bobby Labonte 753 -1618 35 0 0 0 2
24  — Regan Smith 733 -1638 33 0 0 1 4
25  — Kurt Busch 700 -1671 34 0 0 1 4
26  — Mark Martin 673 -1698 23 4 0 4 10
27  +1 Travis Kvapil 621 -1750 34 0 0 0 1
28  -1 David Ragan 609 -1762 35 0 0 1 2
29  +1 Casey Mears 597 -1774 35 0 0 0 0
30  -1 David Gilliland 594 -1777 35 0 0 0 0
31  — Landon Cassill 581 -1790 35 0 0 0 0
32  — AJ Allmendinger 453 -1918 21 1 0 1 3
33  — Dave Blaney 405 -1966 33 0 0 0 0
34  — David Reutimann 363 -2008 24 0 0 0 0
35  — Brian Vickers 250 -2121 8 0 0 3 5
36  — David Stremme 230 -2141 27 0 0 0 0
37  — Michael McDowell 184 -2187 29 0 0 0 0
38  — J.J. Yeley 157 -2214 23 0 0 0 0
39  +1 Josh Wise* 143 -2228 29 0 0 0 0
40  -1 Ken Schrader 139 -2232 12 0 0 0 0
41  +1 Stephen Leicht* 126 -2245 15 0 0 0 0
42  -1 Scott Speed 124 -2247 17 0 0 0 0
43  — Michael Waltrip 94 -2277 4 0 0 0 1
44  — Terry Labonte 94 -2277 4 0 0 0 0
45  — Tony Raines 71 -2300 7 0 0 0 0
46  — Scott Riggs 54 -2317 19 0 0 0 0
47  — Brendan Gaughan 50 -2321 4 0 0 0 0
48  — Boris Said 34 -2337 2 0 0 0 0
49  +13 Timmy Hill 15 -2356 5 0 0 0 0
50  -1 Bill Elliott 14 -2357 2 0 0 0 0
51  -1 Hermie Sadler 13 -2358 1 0 0 0 0
52  -1 Mike Olsen 11 -2360 1 0 0 0 0
53  -1 Robby Gordon 11 -2360 3 0 0 0 0
54  -1 Mike Skinner 10 -2361 4 0 0 0 0
55  -1 Kelly Bires 9 -2362 3 0 0 0 0
56  -1 Tomy Drissi 6 -2365 1 0 0 0 0
57  -1 Stacy Compton 5 -2366 1 0 0 0 0
58  -1 David Mayhew 4 -2367 1 0 0 0 0
59  -1 Patrick Long 2 -2369 1 0 0 0 0
60  -1 Sam Hornish Jr. 0 -2371 19 0 0 1 1
61  -1 Trevor Bayne 0 -2371 15 0 0 0 2
62  -1 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 0 -2371 3 0 0 0 0
63  — Danica Patrick 0 -2371 10 0 0 0 0
64  +1 Austin Dillon 0 -2371 1 0 0 0 0
65  -1 Mike Bliss 0 -2371 18 0 0 0 0
66  +1 Elliott Sadler 0 -2371 1 0 0 0 0
67  -1 Robert Richardson Jr. 0 -2371 2 0 0 0 0
68  — Joe Nemechek 0 -2371 31 0 0 0 0
69  — Reed Sorenson 0 -2371 19 0 0 0 0
70  — T.J. Bell 0 -2371 5 0 0 0 0
71  +1 Jason White 0 -2371 1 0 0 0 0
72  -1 Jason Leffler 0 -2371 5 0 0 0 0
73  — Cole Whitt 0 -2371 5 0 0 0 0
74  — Chris Cook 0 -2371 2 0 0 0 0
75  — Tim Andrews 0 -2371 0 0 0 0 0
76  — Brian Simo 0 -2371 0 0 0 0 0
77  +1 Mark Green 0 -2371 0 0 0 0 0
78  -1 Jeff Green 0 -2371 0 0 0 0 0
79  — Mike Wallace 0 -2371 0 0 0 0 0
80  — Kenny Wallace 0 -2371 0 0 0 0 0

 

NBA…

 LOS ANGELES (AP) – Mike D’Antoni’s agent says the Los Angeles
Lakers have signed the former coach of the Suns and Knicks to a
four-year contract to replace Mike Brown.
     Warren Legarie confirmed the deal late Sunday night, two days
after the Lakers fired Brown five games into the season.
     D’Antoni got the job over former Lakers coach Phil Jackson. The
11-time NBA champion coach spoke to the club’s top brass Saturday
about a return.
     Instead, the Lakers went with D’Antoni, who spent five seasons
coaching Lakers point guard Steve Nash in Phoenix. D’Antoni then
coached New York for the past three seasons, resigning last March.
     The Los Angeles Times first reported D’Antoni’s hiring several
hours after the Lakers beat Sacramento 103-90 for their second
straight win under interim coach Bernie Bickerstaff.

 

 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota Timberwolves swingman Chas Budinger
will be out indefinitely with a torn meniscus in his left knee. The
Timberwolves made the announcement yesterday night, one day after
Budinger was injured in a game against the Chicago Bulls. The
Wolves say he will need surgery, which will be scheduled later this
week. No timetable for his return will be set until afterward.

 

T25 FOOTBALL-AP POLL

     NEW YORK (AP) – Oregon is No. 1 in The Associated Press college
football poll after Alabama gave up the top spot following a loss
to Texas A&M.
     The Ducks picked up 45 of 60 first-place votes. Kansas State is
No. 2 with 14 first-place votes. Notre Dame is third and received
one first-place vote.
     The Crimson Tide, which had been No. 1 for 10 straight weeks,
dropped to fourth after a 29-24 loss to the Aggies in Tuscaloosa.
Texas A&M moved up six spots to No. 9.
     Georgia, Ohio State, Florida and LSU are 5 through 8,
respectively. Florida State rounds out the top 10.
     No. 25 Kent State is ranked for first time since early November
of 1973.
    
     Meanwhile, the new BCS standings have the Wildcats (.9674) first
and the Ducks (.9497) second. The top two teams in the BCS meet
Jan. 7 in Miami for the BCS championship.

 PGA-DISNEY
    
     LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) – Charlie Beljan ran off four
straight birdies around the turn and built up a five-shot lead
before coasting to a two-stroke victory at the Children’s Miracle
Network Hospitals Classic. The 28-year-old rookie carded a
3-under-par 69 to claim his first PGA Tour title.
     Beljan spent Friday night in a hospital after suffering a panic
attack during his second round. He entered the final event of the
year in danger of losing his playing card. Now he has a two-year
exemption.
     Veteran Tim Herron was the other winner, closing with a 69 to
barely move into the top 125 and keep his card.

 TENNIS-ATP FINALS
     LONDON (AP) – Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic (NOH’-vak
JOH’-kuh-vich) will play for the title at the ATP finals.
     Six-time tournament champion Federer beat Andy Murray 7-6, 6-2
after top-ranked Djokovic defeated Juan Martin del Potro (wahn
mar-TEEN’ dehl POHT’-roh) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.

 

 NHL-LABOR
     No progress to report
     NEW YORK (AP) – NHL owners and players were back at the
bargaining table after a one-day break.
     The sides met for about 90 minutes Sunday at the league office
in Manhattan in an effort to end a lockout that is approaching the
two-month mark. There are no plans yet to meet again.
     Talks took place for four straight days earlier in the week
before heated discussions ended the run Friday night. The decision
to formally meet again came Sunday morning.
     The lockout already has caused the NHL to call off 327
regular-season games, including the New Year’s Day Winter Classic.
A lockout wiped out the entire 2004-05 season.

 

In world and  national news…

 

 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Entire blocks in a middle class Indianapolis
neighborhood are now uninhabitable after a thundering late night
explosion Saturday that killed two people. The cause continues to
elude investigators and the local utility says it’s found no
indication of a gas leak.
    
     NEW YORK (AP) – New Yorkers are increasingly protesting the
continuing power outages on Long Island after Superstorm Sandy.
There’s criticism of both the slow pace of repairs and a lack of
information. Nearly 67,000 Long Island Power Authority customers
are still without electricity.
    
     LONDON (AP) – The drug Tamiflu is under the microscope at a
leading British medical journal. The journal is asking the drug
maker Roche to release all its data on Tamiflu, claiming there is
no evidence the drug can actually stop the flu. One of the
researchers called for European governments to sue Roche.
    
     WASHINGTON (AP) – The recipient of emails from former CIA
Director David Petraeus’ paramour is requesting privacy. Jill
Kelley and her husband, Scott, have issued a statement saying they
have been “friends with Gen. Petraeus and his family for more than
five years, and they say, “We respect his and his family’s privacy
and want the same for us and our three children.” The emails from
Paula Broadwell led to the discovery of Petraeus’ affair with
Broadwell.
    
     ROME (AP) – A United Nations report says North Korea increased
its staple foods production for the second year in a row but is
still lagging in its ability to feed its people. A U.N. team
estimates that even with a 10 percent harvest improvement over last
year – North Korea will need to import 507,000 metric tons of
cereals to meet its basic food needs.