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REST OF TODAY…REST OF TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 20 MPH.COOLER. HIGHS
IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT. COLDER.
LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY…SUNNY. PATCHY FROST IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
.SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
A WARM UP TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL HIGHS IN THE 70S ARE
EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. A COOL DOWN BACK TO
THE 60S SEEMS PLAUSIBLE FOR NEXT WEEKEND.
Valley City (CSi) Valley City Hi Liner Homecoming Festivities have been announced from Monday September 28, 2015 through Friday October 3rd.
Monday Sept 28:
- Decade Day: Students may come to school dressed as: Sr: 80’s, Jrs: 70’s, Soph: 60’s and Freshmen: 50’s
- Coronation/community Pep Fest -7 pm HAC.
- PowderPuff Football at 8:00 pm.
Tuesday, Sept. 29
- White T-shirt Signing Day
- Class Float Building 3:45 pm-7:00 pm.
Wednesday, Sept. 30
- Christmas in September Day
Thursday, Oct. 1
- Extreme Weather/Disaster Day
- 4:15 pm C Team, 5:45 pm JV, 7:00 pm V Volleyball game vs. Fargo Shanley.
- (Homecoming Royalty announced between JV & V game.)
Friday, Oct. 2– Blue & White Day
- Pep Rally 2:35 pm in the HAC.
- Parade: 4:00 pm on Central Ave.
- Football Game: 7:00 pm Valley City vs. Stanley/Powers Lake.
- (Homecoming Royalty will be introduced in pre-game.)
- (The Marching Band will perform at halftime.)
- (The VCEA will be hosting the tailgate on the south side of the
- grandstands.)
Saturday, Oct. 3
- 12:00 pm Cross Country at Grand Forks.
- 8:00 am C/JV Volleyball tourneys at Fargo.
- Dance 9:00 pm-11:45 pm HAC lobby.
Jamestown (CSi) Work is progressing on Jamestown’s new bus depot. Jamestown City Councilman Charlie Kourajian, says the reconstruction of the former garage at 119 2nd Avenue, Southeast on the property of First Congregational United Church of Christ should be finished by the end of October this year.
Kourajian also a board member of Jamestown Bus Stop Inc., a nonprofit organization that was created to build a bus shelter and ticket office for Jefferson Lines, says, with $13,000 of the $20,000 construction budget goal met, work has started to convert the 23-by-19-foot garage into a depot.
He adds, that there are still some grant applications available. If not enough dollars are on hand the organization will charge to its account and pay the rest as donations and grants are received.
Kourajian sent out 160 letters to businesses around town to explain the project and asked for a $100 gift. The response was good but not strong.
The only bus line to currently serve Jamestown is Jefferson Lines, which makes morning and afternoon stops to pick up and drop off riders on 1st Street West near Babb’s Coffee House.
The new depot would be open from 90 minutes to two hours prior to and after daily scheduled bus arrivals.
Jefferson Lines will stop along 2nd Avenue Southeast, requiring riders to walk the approximately 80 feet to the street from the depot.
The Jamestown City Council awarded $5,000 to the project in August to be used for bringing sewer, water and plumbing into the building along with installing and furnishing a restroom. The remaining budget includes $4,000 in electrical work, and $8,000 will go for walls and insulation, electrical heating and cooling, windows and shelving. The work is provided by volunteers with $3,000 going to professional services and supervision of laborers.
Jefferson Lines, hasn’t signed a formal contract, but did commit to the project by saying it would provide signage, a computer and ticketing machine with Internet service.
Jamestown Bus Stop Inc. will also serve as a ticket outlet and earn 10 percent from all sales.
There is a three-year contract with the church. Public parking is also available across the alley from the bus stop.
Jamestown (CSi) Strides for Change is an eight week indoor walking and exercise program, designed to instill a healthy life style in individuals in the community.
On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 the University of Jamestown’s Foss Wellness Center Program Directorand Kinesiology Instructor, Madey Ranum said that the American Heart Association, Centers for Disease Control, & American College of Sports Medicine has recommend a MINIMUM of 150 min. of moderate intensity aerobic exercise (ex: brisk walking) weekly to MAINTAIN health. That’s 30 min. 5 days a week.
Studies show that less than 30% of Americans are achieving these recommended guidelines.
The purpose of the program is to help improve those figures by providing an opportunity to make it easier for people in our community to meet those guidelines.
Benefits of the program includes:
Close supervision – UJ exercise science students are there to walk and talk with you every step of the way, as explained on our show by UJ senior, Sydney Jeffers, who monitors blood pressures at the event, majoring in Exercise Science.
Heart rate & Blood Pressure monitoring – provided throughout the sessions to make you sure you are exercising at an effective yet safe intensity
Safe & Social Environment – stay motivated by meeting others with similar fitness goals
The program is held at the James River Family Fitness (Formerly the James River YMCA) Indoor walking track at the main gym, Starting September 28, 2015, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 1-p.m., to 1:50-p.m., and runs through Friday November 20th.
The cost is $15, or free with a JRFF membership, and $10 if referred by a JRFF member.
Participants should wear loose fitting clothing, and a good pair of tennis shoes.
For more information, or to sign up contact Madey Ranum at the University of Jamestown at
701-253-4016
Call Madey Ranum 701-253-4106 at the University of Jamestown to sign up.
Courtenay (CSi) Xcel Energy joined U.S. Sen. John Hoeven and other state and community partners, Friday, to celebrate the start of construction on the 200-MW Courtenay Wind Farm project near Jamestown.
As the No. 1 wind utility provider for 11 consecutive years, Xcel Energy is dedicated to providing the state with reliable cost effective energy now and in the future.
Chris Clark, president, of Northern States Power Co.-Minnesota, an Xcel Energy Company, says, “When complete, the Courtenay Wind Farm will generate enough electricity to power 105,000 homes, making use of North Dakota’s abundant renewable resource. Everyone, from landowner to lawmakers, worked together to make this a reality, and the end result benefits North Dakota, the surrounding community and our customers.”
The power plant will create about 200 construction jobs and 10 full-time jobs, while providing an estimated $850,000 in tax revenue. It will use 100 wind turbines on nearly 25,000 acres of property leased from more than 60 landowners.
The Courtenay Wind Farm is expected to be operational by the end of 2016.
Clark adds, “This is just the start of tapping into one of the state’s most valuable natural resources as Xcel Energy will continue to add wind to our system and invest in North Dakota.”
In addition to Courtenay, construction is nearly complete on the company’s 150 MW Border Winds Farm in Rolette County, N.D. Xcel Energy serves more than 92,000 electric customers and nearly 52,000 natural gas customers in North Dakota.
Xcel Energy (NYSE: XEL) provides the energy that powers millions of homes and businesses across eight Western and Midwestern states. Headquartered in Minneapolis, the company is an industry leader in responsibly reducing carbon emissions and producing and delivering clean energy solutions from a variety of renewable sources at competitive prices. For more information, visit www.xcelenergy.com or follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
Valley City (CSi) A longtime Valley City restaurant and popular stop for motorists here is going out of business.
Thr Forum News Service reports that The Hilltop Cafe, at 820 11th St. S.W. with the Petro Serve convenience store, closed its doors at 4 p.m. Sunday.
Karen Hagemeister, a Charleston, S.C., resident and one of the owners for the past 10 years, said her late ex-husband bought the business 30 years ago. After decades in the family, she said the Hilltop Cafe, like other businesses in smaller communities, was “not doing well” as other restaurants moved in and started competing.
The cafe, which also is owned by Hagemeister’s two sons, Valley City resident Ronald King and Charleston resident Robert King, currently has six employees.
She said the Petro Serve convenience store, which owns the building that includes the cafe, will remain open for business. Hagemeister says, Petro Serve is tentatively planning to tear down the existing building and build a new one next year, and may put in its own restaurant.
A couple days after closing, Hilltop Cafe will hold an end-of-business sale 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday to sell off its furniture, appliances, restaurant equipment and other items.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Kiwanis Club’s “Kids’ Against Hunger,” is about $12,000 shy of their fundraising goal with one week left, to purchase and pack nutritious meals for children.
For the fifth year, the Kiwanis are raising funds, with the Food to be distributed locally and around the world.
This year’s goal is $50,000, or, $10,000 more than last year.
The group has until September 30th to raise additional funds for extra meals.
Kiwanis is calling for 400 volunteers to help package more than 200,000 meals on November 14th at James River Family Fitness.
The two shifts are: 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. At prior events, volunteers attended in groups from churches, schools, service clubs and families including but not limited to Litchville-Marion, Devils Lake, Medina and Steele youth groups, church groups from St. Paul’s United Methodist, Atonement Lutheran, Church of Latter Day Saints, Immanuel Lutheran and St. James Basilica as well as sports teams from the University of Jamestown.
Kids Against Hunger packages and sends meals consisting of vegetables, vitamins, rice and soy for starving children in the U.S. and abroad. Meal recipients need only to add water and boil the dried ingredients for 20 minutes. Meals are distributed internationally as well as locally through Great Plains Food Bank.
For more information about Jamestown’s Kids Against Hunger event, to donate to the cause or to volunteer email
JamestownKiwanis@gmail.com, Facebook page
Jamestown (CSi) The Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) will host a Big Sit! at the Warbler Woodland Wildlife Viewing Area. This FREE, fun event will be held Sunday, October 11th from 7:30 am – dark at the Warbler Woodland Wildlife Viewing Area on the Refuge. Come for an hour or so, or join us all day. The Refuge is located northeast of Pingree (off Highway 281) or southwest of Kensal (off Highway 9).
The Big Sit! is an annual, international, non-competitive birding event hosted by Bird Watcher’s Digest and founded by the New Haven (CT) Bird Club. The Big Sit! has been adopted by the National Wildlife Refuge System as part of National Wildlife Refuge Week celebrations. The Big Sit! is similar to a Big Day or a bird-a-thon in that the object is to tally as many bird species seen or heard within 24 hours from a 17-foot diameter circle. Some people have called it a “tailgate party for birders.”
The Arrowwood NWR is just one of over 550 National Wildlife Refuges spread throughout the country. Today, the National Wildlife Refuge System encompasses more than 94 million acres, dedicated to its mission of wildlife conservation. The Big Sit! allows birders of all ages as well as the non-birding public to enjoy their local National Wildlife Refuge.
THIS FREE EVENT is OPEN to every person; young or older, birder, nature enthusiast or just a refuge visitor looking for something to do!
Join us for free Chili (sponsored by Birding Drives Dakota – Friends Group of the Refuge), coffee or tea and snacks.
The Warbler Woodland Wildlife Viewing Area is located on the east side of Arrowwood Lake, north of 11th Street SE. From Highway 281, turn east on to 11th St. SE and go about 6.5 miles. From Highway 20, turn west onto Highway 9, go about 5 miles and turn west onto 11th St SE and go about 4.5 miles to the entrance of the Warbler Woodland. For additional information call 701.285.3341, ext. 104.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Insurance Department is holding its annual agent forums this week.
Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm and staff members will travel to five cities around the state to talk to agents about changes made by the 2015 Legislature, producer ethics, industry trends and other topics.
Forums are scheduled today in Jamestown and Grand Forks, Tuesday in Fargo, Wednesday in Bismarck and Thursday in Minot.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A 31-year-old man was shot three times by a Fargo police officer after authorities say the suspect aimed a replica of a real gun with a laser pointer at the officer.
The incident began early Monday with the pursuit of a stolen car in Traill County. It culminated after 3 a.m. in a parking lot near a fast food restaurant in Fargo.
Police Chief Dave Todd says the officer confronted the suspect outside of his squad car, and fired when the suspect pointed the weapon at him. It turned out to be a pellet gun.
The suspect was taken to a hospital for surgery. There was no immediate word on his condition. A female in the car was arrested.
The officer wasn’t immediately named. The state crime bureau will investigate.
HANKINSON, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a 13-year-old boy was seriously injured when he was run over during a hayride in Hankinson.
The accident happened Saturday afternoon during an Oktoberfest celebration in the southeastern North Dakota city.
The Highway Patrol say the boy was on a flatbed trailer that was among two being pulled by a tractor going about 5 mph on the streets of Hankinson. The boy somehow fell off and was run over by the second trailer.
The boy was taken by ambulance part of the way and then airlifted to a hospital in Fargo.
The two trailers were carrying about 25 riders. The 59-year-old who was driving the tractor was not hurt.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – A judge has restored a mentally impaired man’s assets by reversing transactions that authorities say he was forced into by his niece.
Northwest District Judge Robin Schmidt has voided all document exchanges between Sandra Potter and her 85-year-old uncle Robert Gross that were dated after Jan. 1, 2013.
Authorities this month filed exploitation charges against the 68-year-old Montana woman. She and Thomas Potter, Gross’s nephew, were accused a year ago of keeping Gross in deplorable living conditions and getting him to sign over oil well rights. Authorities later dropped the charges, but continued to investigate.
An oil well and land in Arizona are among the assets returned to Gross.
An arrest warrant has been issued for Sandra Potter. Current court records don’t list her attorney.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota man has been sentenced to six months in prison for dealing methamphetamine.
Anthony Salas, of Watford City, pleaded guilty in February to a federal charge of conspiracy to possess with intent to deliver meth.
Authorities say Salas and another man distributed more than 50 grams of meth in 2013. The case originated in Nevada.
U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland ordered Salas to serve three years of supervised release after his prison term is completed.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Members of a North Dakota National Guard unit who served 10 months overseas have been formally recognized for their service.
A Freedom Salute ceremony was held Sunday for the 15 soldiers with Fargo-based 231st Brigade Support Battalion Logistical Support Element.
The soldiers between last September and this past July managed supply, maintenance and transportation for units in the U.S. Central Command, or CENTCOM.
CENTCOM covers security and military issues in the central area of the globe and includes 20 countries, including Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A $13 million communications and arts center at Bismarck State College meant to accommodate the school’s growing student population has officially opened.
The state-of-the-art facility was funded through a $13 million appropriation from the state and more than $600,000 in donations and matching funds raised by the school.
Gov. Jack Dalrymple toured the facility earlier this month. He says that building “high-tech facilities” such as the Communications and Creative Arts Center at BSC is essential to providing students “the skills they need to meet the demands of North Dakota’s future workforce.”
The center provides nearly 40,000 square feet of educational space and includes a modernized library. It houses the visual arts and communications programs, as well as a campus gallery, offices and performance venues for student and community activities.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Endangered whooping cranes will be passing through North Dakota over the next several weeks during their fall migration.
The state Game and Fish Department is asking anyone who sees one of the federally protected birds to report it to state or federal wildlife officials so the whoopers can be tracked. People who spot them should be careful not to disturb them.
Spotters are asked to record the date, time, location and the bird’s activity. They’re also asked to look for any colored leg bands.
Whooping cranes are about 5 feet tall with a 7-foot wingspan. They’re bright white with black wing tips. In flight they extend their long necks straight forward, and their legs extend out behind them. They usually fly alone or in small groups, sometimes with sandhill cranes.
In sports..
Jamestown (CSi) isbon’s Jonny Carter of Lisbon took the Jamestown Speeday Stock Car Stampede Champion last weekend. didn’t have a WISSOTA 100 to remember, but he can’t say that about the Jamestown Speedway Stock Car Stampede.
His WISSOTA Street Stock was rebuilt following the 100 down in Huron the week, before.
Carter started on the outside of the front row and dominated the 20-lap street stock feature, en route to winning his first career Jamestown Speedway Stock Car Stampede title on Saturday.
Carter won back-to-back features in Jamestown to start the 2015 season, after winning the track championship and seven consecutive features here last year.
Results of the 44th annual Jamestown Speedway Stock Car Stampede
Friday and Saturday September 25, 26, 2015
WISSOTA Street Stocks
Feature: 1, Jonny Carter; 2, Royce Jawaski; 3, Ryan Pommerer; 4, Billie Christ; 5, Troy Nelson; 6, Matthew Lesmeister; 7, Jodie Michaelsohn; 8, Boomer Patterson; 9, Shawn Volk; 10, Cole Lewis; 11, Josh Ganser; 12, Levi Babcock; 13, Kyle Dykhoff; 14, Chris Ritter; 15, Shawn Becker; 16, Rick Schulz; 17, Cory Dykhoff; 18, Matt Dosch; 19, Richard Pommerer; 20, Rory Opp (DNF); 21, Randy Klein (DNF); 22, Hunter Carter (DNF); 23, Travis Robertson (DNF); 24, Duffy Froemke (DNF).
Cons 1: 1, Lesmeister; 2, Froemke; 3, Dosch; 4, Brad Hellman; 5, Scott Gartner; 6, Kyle Anderson; 7, Russell Peterson; 8, Stoney Kruk; 9, James Meagher; 10, Eric Harpole; 11, Adam Geist; 12, Scott Witkowski (DQ).
Cons 2: 1, H. Carter; 2, Opp; 3, Robertson; 4, Casey Stangeland; 5, James Tandeski; 6, Nic Klein; 7, John Feist; 8, Dan McNamee; 9, Mike Mund; 10, Lindsey Hansen; 11, Matthew Kropp; 12, Jeff Vogel.
Consi 3: 1, R. Klein; 2, Ritter; 3, Schulz; 4, Jeremy Willman; 5, Jake Emo; 6, Dustin Erickson; 7, Chris Romfo; 8, Cammy Ost; 9, Brandon Tendeland; 10, Hunter Domagala; 11, Mike Thorpe (DNS).
Heat 1: 1, J. Carter; 2, K. Dykhoff; 3, Richard Pommerer; 4, Witkowski; 5, Willman; 6, Vogel; 7, Harpole; 8, Ritter; 9, Kropp; 10, Anderson (DNF).
Heat 2: 1, Patterson; 2, Babcock; 3, C. Dykhoff; 4, H. Carter; 5, Kruk; 6, Romfo; 7, Hansen; 8, Hellman; 9, Thorpe (DNF); 10, N. Klein; (DNF).
Heat 3: 1, Lewis; 2, Becker; 3, Ganser; 4, Schulz; 5, Stangeland; 6, Lesmeister; 7, Domagala; 8, Mund; 9, Gartner; 10, Ost.
Heat 4: 1, Ryan Pommerer; 2, Christ; 3, Michaelsohn; 4, Dosch; 5, Emo; 6, McNamee; 7, Meagher; 8, Tendeland; 9, Feist; 10, Geist.
Heat 5: 1, Jawaski; 2, Nelson; 3, Volk; 4, Opp; 5, Peterson; 6, Erickson; 7, Tandeski; 8, Froemke; 9, R. Klein (DNF); 10, Robertson (DNF).
INTERLEAGUE
Final San Francisco 5 Oakland 4
AMERICAN LEAGUE
DETROIT (AP) – Byron Buxton doubled and homered to lead the Minnesota Twins to a crucial 7-1 victory win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. The Tigers finished the day with most of their key players on the bench. Ervin Santana cruised through seven innings. Randy Wolf gave up six runs on seven hits and a walk without getting out of the second inning.
The Rangers’ lead in the AL West is down to 2 1/2 games over Houston following their 4-2 loss to the Astros.
The Angels picked up their fifth straight win to stay a half-game behind Houston in the battle for the second AL wild-card berth. Kole Calhoun delivered a tiebreaking, RBI single in the eighth inning to lift Los Angeles over Seattle 3-2.
Toronto rallied from a 4-1 deficit to keep its four-game lead over the Yankees in the AL East.
The Yankees kept pace with a 6-1 win over the White Sox as rookie Luis Severino scattered five hits in six scoreless innings. Dustin Ackley hit a solo homer and rookie Greg Bird went 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored as the Yanks cut their magic number for clinching a playoff berth to three.
Final Boston 2 Baltimore 0
Final Kansas City 3 Cleveland 0
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Los Angeles still owns a magic number of two following a 12-5 loss at Colorado.
The Pirates ended their eight-game winning streak and fell three games behind the NL Central-leading Cardinals with a 4-0 loss to Jake Arrieta and the Cubs in Chicago. Arrieta picked up his major league-leading 21st victory and flirted with a perfect game until Gregory Polanco singled leading off the seventh. Arrieta also hit his second home run of the season and left after striking out nine in seven innings.
Jonathan Papelbon (PAP’-ul-bahn) got into a physical confrontation with teammate Bryce Harper before serving up Andres Blanco’s go-ahead, two-run homer in the ninth inning of Washington’s 12-5 loss to Philadelphia.
Final Miami 9 Atlanta 5
Final N-Y Mets 8 Cincinnati 1
Final Milwaukee 8 St. Louis 4
Final Arizona 4 San Diego 2
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Adrian Peterson plowed through San Diego’s defense for 126 yards and two touchdowns on 20 rushes in three quarters on Sunday as the Minnesota Vikings trampled the Chargers 31-14. Chad Greenway scored on a 91-yard interception return for the Vikings. Keenan Allen had 12 catches for 133 yards and two touchdowns for the Chargers.
UNDATED (AP) – The Jacksonville Jaguars allowed Tom Brady to inflate his stats on Sunday.
Brady has etched his name further into the NFL record book by becoming the fourth quarterback in NFL history to throw 400 touchdown passes. He accomplished the feat by connecting for a pair of scores in the Patriots 51-17 victory over Jacksonville.
The Dallas Cowboys played without Tony Romo for the first time this season, and the outcome wasn’t pretty as the Atlanta Falcons spotted them an early 14-0 lead before rallying for a 39-28 victory.
The Denver Broncos are 3-0 after Peyton Manning completed 31 of his 42 passes for 324 yards and two touchdowns in a 24-12 victory over the winless Lions in Detroit.
Seattle picked up its first victory by dominating the second half of a 26-0 rout of Chicago.
Tyrod Taylor looked pretty good in his first NFL road start, throwing for 277 yards and three scores to lead Buffalo’s 41-14 rout of Miami.
Final Cincinnati 28 Baltimore 24
Final Indianapolis 35 Tennessee 33
Final Carolina 27 New Orleans 22
Final Oakland 27 Cleveland 20
Final Philadelphia 24 N-Y Jets 17
Final Pittsburgh 12 St. Louis 6
Final Houston 19 Tampa Bay 9
Final Arizona 47 San Francisco 7
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PRESEASON
Final Carolina 2 Ottawa 1
Final Minnesota 8 Winnipeg 1
Final Florida 4 Dallas 2
Final 2OT Los Angeles 2 Colorado 1 (SO Los Angeles 2-1)
WNBA BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS
PHOENIX (AP) – Maya Moore made a free throw with 1.5 seconds to go to give Minnesota a 72-71 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday. Moore had career playoff-high 40 points to help Minnesota reach the title series for the fourth time in five seasons. Minnesota will face New York or Indiana in the best-of-five WNBA Finals.
NASCAR-SYLVANIA 300
LOUDON, N.H. (AP) – Matt Kenseth was the winner at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday, the second race of NASCAR’s Chase for the Spring Cup Championship.
Kenseth pushed Kevin Harvick down the stretch and took the lead for good when the defending series champion ran out of gas. Kenseth advanced to the second round of NASCAR’s playoffs and gave Joe Gibbs Racing its fourth straight win.
The retiring Jeff Gordon has set the NASCAR record with his 789th consecutive start
T25-POLL
Big-Ten teams stay on top
UNDATED (AP) – Big Ten rivals Ohio State and Michigan State remain 1-2 in the latest Associated Press college football poll. The Buckeyes received 45 of the first-place votes, while the Spartans received five. Third-ranked Mississippi was given 11 first-place votes while somebody gave No. 10 Utah the remaining first-place nod.
Rounding out the top five after the top three are TCU and Baylor.
The second five features Notre Dame, UCLA, Georgia, LSU and Utah.
Oregon is out of the poll for the first time since 2009, snapping its streak of consecutive Top 25 appearances at 98.
GOLF-TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP…
ATLANTA (AP) – Jordan Spieth (speeth) is the winner of the $10 million FedEx bonus. The winner of the Masters and U.S. Open clinched the prize by winning the Tour Championship in Atlanta.
By shooting a final round 69 the 22-year old finished 9-under-par for a four shot win over Danny Lee and Justin Rose.
GOLF-FIRST TEE OPEN…
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) – Tom Watson fell just short in his bid to become the oldest winner on the Champions Tour, finishing one shot behind Esteban Toledo (toh-LAY’-doh) in the First Tee Open at Pebble Beach.
Watson closed with a 5-under 67, but Toledo won the event after his 3-under 69 gave him a 9-under total. Watson was trying to break Mike Fetchick’s record as the oldest winner in tour history. Fetchick won the 1985 Hilton Head Seniors Invitational on his 63rd birthday.
In world and national news…
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) – For the first time, Pope Francis says that those who covered up for abusers are guilty of wrongdoing. He’s also defending words of consolation to Bishops, saying it does not mean he’s dismissing the scandal as “nothing.” In a wide-ranging news conference aboard the papal plane on the way to Rome, Francis also declared conscience objection a “human right” — an indirect reference to Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, who’s refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
NEW YORK (AP) – It’s been almost a year since the last face-to-face meeting between President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin, but that changes today at the United Nations amid tensions over Syria and Ukraine. The White House says the meeting will focus on Ukraine and getting Moscow to live up to a fragile peace plan. The Kremlin says Ukraine would be discussed only if time allowed, with Syria and the fight against the Islamic State dominating the discussions.
BERLIN (AP) – Former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn, who resigned in the face of the company’s emissions-rigging scandal, is now the focus of German prosecutors. The prosecutors say the investigation will concentrate on the suspicion of fraud committed through the sale of vehicles with manipulated emissions data and try to establish who was responsible. Meanwhile, Volkswagen AG’s upmarket Audi brand says 2.1 million of its vehicles are affected by the emissions-rigging scandal.
ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Greece’s coast guard had another busy weekend plucking migrants from the water or rickety boats trying to reach eastern Aegean islands clandestinely from the nearby Turkish coast. Officials say nearly a thousand more people were rescued in 32 operations from Friday morning to this morning. More than 250,000 asylum seekers have passed through Greece so far this year.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Today is tax day for Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump. He’s set to roll out a plan he says will noticeably reduce rates for lower and middle-income families as well as corporations, while increasing rates for some, like hedge fund managers who he says don’t pay enough.
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