{"id":17318,"date":"2013-04-23T07:15:12","date_gmt":"2013-04-23T12:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=17318"},"modified":"2013-04-23T14:26:19","modified_gmt":"2013-04-23T19:26:19","slug":"wayne-byers-show-morning-apr-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=17318","title":{"rendered":"Wayne Byers Show &#8211; Morning &#8211; Apr 23"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/wbAM4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-608\" title=\"wbAM4\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/wbAM4-300x202.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/wbAM4-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/wbAM4-259x175.png 259w, https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/wbAM4.png 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>CSi Weather&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>TODAY&#8230;SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO<br \/>\n15 MPH.<br \/>\n.TONIGHT&#8230;PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING&#8230;THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION<br \/>\n30 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA&#8230;20 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.<br \/>\n.WEDNESDAY&#8230;MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN IN THE MORNING&#8230;THEN CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE<br \/>\nAFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND<br \/>\n15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.<br \/>\n.WEDNESDAY NIGHT&#8230;PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE EVENING.<br \/>\n.THURSDAY&#8230;MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS<br \/>\n10 TO 20 MPH.<br \/>\n.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT&#8230;PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.<br \/>\n.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT&#8230;PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. LOWS AROUND 40.<br \/>\n.SUNDAY&#8230;MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.<br \/>\n.SUNDAY NIGHT&#8230;PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE<br \/>\nEVENING&#8230;THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN&#8230;SNOW AND SLEET AFTER<br \/>\nMIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION<br \/>\n20 PERCENT.<br \/>\n.MONDAY&#8230;MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 60.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NORTH<\/p>\n<p>DAKOTA TONIGHT. SOME TRAVEL HAZARDS MAY DEVELOP DUE TO SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.<\/p>\n<p>A WEAK CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SNOW WEDNESDAY. ACCUMULATIONS<\/p>\n<p>SHOULD BE NO MORE THAN AN INCH&#8230;MAINLY SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Atlanta &#8212; The Jamestown High School LifeSmarts team representing North Dakota at the LifeSmarts Challenge National Final in Atlanta are heading home.<\/p>\n<p>The team was eliminated Monday in the quarterfinals against Rhode Island.<\/p>\n<p>The Jamestown High School team started quarterfinals at number two, with 987 points.<\/p>\n<p>Florida was number one, with 1,099 points.<\/p>\n<p>Rhode Island was ranked seventh with 878 points.<\/p>\n<p>The semifinals and championship will be held Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Representing Jamestown, as the North Dakota Champions for the second year in a row, were seniors Declan O\u2019Higgins, Kyle Gee and Mariah Schlenker, junior Zach Fossen and sophomore Kelsey Becker.<\/p>\n<p>The team is coached by Jamestown High School, Social Studies Teacher, Marchel Krieger.<\/p>\n<p>\u3000<\/p>\n<p>Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) &#8212; A proposed schedule has been released for the start of construction for the Spiritwood Energy Park Association project at Spiritwood.<\/p>\n<p>Great River Energy, Senior Project Manager, Rich Garman says, earth moving could start this fall (2013) as railroad loop track-laying work is likely to get started next spring.<\/p>\n<p>The JSDC Executive Board was told that the estimated $7.5 million rail loop would go around the planned Dakota Spirit Ag Energy plant as well as the proposed CHS Spiritwood Nitrogen Project and any other industrial projects that would build in the industrial park.<\/p>\n<p>GRE is a partner with the JSDC on the SEPA industrial park.<\/p>\n<p>The Endless Harvest project to grow lettuce in a commercial greenhouse in the Jamestown area seeks more than $1 million in backing from local agencies.<\/p>\n<p>JSDC participation would include $100,000 as its share of a pace interest buy down, $54,000 as its share of a flex pace interest buy down, $150,000 from the JSDC in new job training grant and up to $507,000 from the Job Incentive Grant to be determined by North Dakota Job Service.<\/p>\n<p>A poritio of the funds are planned to come from a tentative $500,000 loan from the South Central Dakota Regional Council.<\/p>\n<p>Other funding may include a $290,000 loan from the Governor\u2019s Fund.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>BISMARCK, N.D. (KCSi-T.V. News Apr 22, 2013) &#8212; \u2013 As part of USDA\u2019s Earth Day celebration, USDA Rural Development State Director Jasper Schneider Monday announced that two water districts will receive over $2.5 million in federal financing to expand safe, reliable water services.<\/p>\n<p>Schneider says, &#8220;As a vital natural resource, USDA strives to provide and protect water resources in the state. We are proud to partner with the rural water districts to expand essential water services.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The following two water districts will receive USDA funding.<\/p>\n<p>Stutsman Rural Water District: $1,281,500 loan to expand services to 90 new customers who include residential, agricultural, commercial and industrial users. The expansion will add 76 miles of pipeline, a new water reservoir and SCADA implementation for improved water management.<\/p>\n<p>South Central Regional Water District: $1,285,000 loan for phase IV of the Emmons, Logan, &amp; McIntosh County service area project. The project will bring services to 230 rural customers while adding 315 miles of pipeline, one water storage tank and one booster pump station.<\/p>\n<p>Earth Day is observed annually on April 22 to raise awareness about the role each person can play to protect natural resources and safeguard the environment. Since the first Earth Day celebration in 1970, the event has expanded to include participation by citizens and governments in more than 195 countries.<\/p>\n<p>During Schneider&#8217;s tenure as State Director, 42 cities, tribal reservations or water districts have received over $59 million in loans and grants. The projects have provided clean drinking water, safe sanitation and adequate water services across rural North Dakota. To learn more about USDA\u2019s water and environmental programs, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-admin\/www.rurdev.usda.gov\/UWEP_HomePage.html\"><strong>www.rurdev.usda.gov\/UWEP_HomePage.html<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong>\u00a0BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) &#8211; The North Dakota Supreme Court is considering the appeal of a man serving life in prison for shooting and beheading a North Dakota State University researcher.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nAttorneys made oral arguments in the appeal on Monday. Justices will rule later.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Prosecutors said 32-year-old Daniel Wacht shot Kurt Johnson after a night of drinking on New Year&#8217;s Eve 2010, then cut off his head. Authorities found Johnson&#8217;s head in Wacht&#8217;s basement but the researcher&#8217;s body has not been found. A jury convicted Wacht of murder a year ago.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Defense attorney Steven Mottinger told Supreme Court justices that authorities conducted illegal searches of Wacht&#8217;s van and home. Prosecutor Marina Spahr said there was a &#8220;multitude of facts&#8221; supporting the trial judge&#8217;s decisions and the guilty verdict.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>FARGO, N.D. (AP) &#8211; The National Weather Service says the Red River at Fargo is forecast to rise to 32 feet by next week, 2 feet above major flood stage. The forecast is based on current river conditions and the temperature and precipitation outlook.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Cass County Commissioner Ken Pawluk says residents in rural subdivisions should prepare for record flooding from the Sheyenne River and other Red River tributaries.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sandbags will be delivered to city residents beginning today. High school students will help place the bags on Thursday and Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0FARGO, N.D. (AP) &#8211; A looming flood has forced Fargo to move spring cleanup week to September.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The annual event allows residents to put most items &#8211; large and small &#8211; on the curb for pickup by city garbage crews. It had been scheduled for early Mary.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 City officials say public works and solid waste staff are busy getting ready for Red River flooding and their schedules won&#8217;t match up until the fall.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) &#8211; Gov. Jack Dalrymple has asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency to extend a temporary housing program to Minot and Ward County residents displaced by flooding in 2011. FEMA&#8217;s temporary housing program for Minot-area residents impacted by Souris River flooding is scheduled to expire June 24.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) &#8211; Property values in Williston are still on the rise.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0 Assessment numbers sent to property owners in the last week show little abatement in the climbing value of property in the Oil Patch city.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Residential properties are up between 15 to 35 percent in the city, while commercial properties are up as much as 10 percent.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Director of Tax and Equalization Shawna Gooch-Egge says that properties are selling for more than the city had assessed they were worth.<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) &#8211; The North Dakota Petroleum Council&#8217;s so-called Pick Up the Patch program is slated to begin today in New Town. The effort is aimed at cleaning up garbage that&#8217;s littering western North Dakota&#8217;s oil patch. The council started the campaign last year amid complaints of the growing trash problem spurred by the oil boom.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) &#8211; Tom Bodine has been named deputy commissioner in the North Dakota Department of Agriculture. Commissioner Doug Goehring made the announcement yesterday. Bodine was first appointed to deputy commissioner last June, but resigned in December to work for the North Dakota Farm Bureau.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) &#8211; Cooler temperatures and wet soil have further delayed fieldwork in North Dakota.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The U.S. Department of Agriculture says in its weekly crop report that on average, producers say they plan to start fieldwork by May 5.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Livestock producers say they are concerned about the shortage of hay supplied since pastures are not yet available for grazing.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Calving was 75 percent complete, while lambing was 82 percent complete.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cattle and calf conditions were rated 2 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 20 percent fair, 65 percent good and 8 percent excellent.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In sports\u2026<\/p>\n<p>BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) &#8211; Six schools in the Dakotas are starting a new athletic conference.<\/p>\n<p>The North Star Conference will compete in the NAIA, starting in the fall. Its North Dakota members during the first year will be Jamestown College, Mayville State and Valley City State. Its South Dakota members will be Dakota State in Madison and Presentation College in Aberdeen, a former NCAA Division III school.<\/p>\n<p>Presentation was notified Monday that it had been accepted into the NAIA.<\/p>\n<p>Dickinson State in North Dakota plans to join the North Star in 2014-15. That school, the other North Dakota schools and Dakota State all once were members of the now-defunct Dakota Athletic Conference.<\/p>\n<p>The North Star conference plans to hire a commissioner later this spring and be in full operation by July.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u3000\u00a0BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) &#8211; North Dakota&#8217;s Game and Fish Department says an annual state archery tournament continues to grow.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 More than 360 archers took part in the recent National Archery in the Schools state tournament in Bismarck. Coordinator Jeff Long says participation was up 9 percent from last year, despite the fact that a major snowstorm was bearing down on the state.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The high school state championship team was from Griggs County Central. Hankinson took top honors in the middle school competition, and Barnes County North won the elementary school division.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The overall male and female champions were Spencer Brockman of North Sargent and Lauren Moser of Medina.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>AMERICAN\u00a0 LEAGUE<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Boston\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oakland\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Baltimore\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Toronto\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tampa\u00a0 Bay\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 N-Y\u00a0 Yankees\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cleveland\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chi\u00a0 White\u00a0 Sox\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Seattle\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Houston\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Texas\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 L.A.\u00a0 Angels\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0MINNEAPOLIS (AP) &#8211; The Minnesota Twins postponed their game yesterday against the Miami Marlines because of inclement weather. The Twins announced the postponement about seven hours before the scheduled start time yesterday.\u00a0 The teams will play a doubleheader today.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NATIONAL\u00a0 LEAGUE<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Philadelphia\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pittsburgh\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 St.\u00a0 Louis\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Washington\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cincinnati\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chi\u00a0 Cubs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4,\u00a0 13\u00a0 Innings<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Milwaukee\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 San\u00a0 Diego\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 San\u00a0 Francisco\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Arizona\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NATIONAL\u00a0 BASKETBALL\u00a0 ASSOCIATION<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0UNDATED (AP) &#8211; Carlos Boozer had 13 points and 12 rebounds as the Chicago Bulls beat the Brooklyn Nets, evening the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series at a game apiece. Chris Paul capped his 24-point night by hitting the tiebreaking floater with 0.1 seconds left to give the Los Angeles Clippers a 93-91 victory and a two-games-to-none lead in their first-round series with Memphis.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NATIONAL\u00a0 HOCKEY\u00a0 LEAGUE<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Winnipeg\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Buffalo\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Detroit\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Phoenix\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pittsburgh\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ottawa\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Anaheim\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Edmonton\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Vancouver\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chicago\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0UNDATED (AP) &#8211; It was a rewarding day for Knicks guard J.R. 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