Jamestown (1-0-0) travels to Minot Friday for the second half of the home-and-home series.<\/p>\n
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MLB PLAYOFFS-NLDS<\/p>\n
Cardinals, Dodgers open with wins<\/p>\n
UNDATED (AP) _ The St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers have taken Game 1 of their respective National League Division Series. The Redbirds did it with a pair of late rallies, while the Dodgers relied on their outstanding pitching.<\/p>\n
The Cards scored twice in the eighth inning and erupted for four runs in the ninth off Mark Melancon (meh-LAN\u2019-suhn) to earn a 7-6 win over the Braves. Marcell Ozuna (oh-ZOO\u2019-nah) delivered a tiebreaking, two-run double and scored on Kolten Wong\u2019s two-run double that put the Cardinals ahead, 7-3.<\/p>\n
The Braves almost tied it in the bottom of the ninth. Ronald Acuna (ah-KOON\u2019-yah) Jr. belted a two-run homer off Carlos Martinez with nobody out before the Cardinals closer served up a solo shot by Freddie Freeman. Martinez managed to hang onto the lead by retiring Josh Donaldson on a grounder and fanning Nick Markakis (mahr-KAY\u2019-kihs) to end it.<\/p>\n
Acuna also was criticized by teammates and manager Brian Snitker for failing to run out a long fly ball in the seventh inning. The drive caromed off the wall for a would-be double, but Acuna had to settle for a single after electing to admire his hit instead of running hard to first.<\/p>\n
The Braves held a 3-1 lead in the eighth until Paul Goldschmidt hit a solo homer and Matt Carpenter delivered an RBI single.<\/p>\n
Braves starter Dallas Keuchel (KY\u2019-kul) was lifted after 4 2\/3 innings, charged with one run on five hits and three walks. Miles Mikolas (MY\u2019-koh-las) lasted five innings for the Redbirds, limiting Atlanta to one run and three hits.<\/p>\n
In Los Angeles, Walker Buehler (BYOO\u2019-lur) combined with three relievers on a two-hitter as the Dodgers whipped the Nationals, 6-0. Buehler was fantastic for six innings, striking out eight and holding Washington to one hit. He worked around three walks and didn\u2019t allow a hit after Juan Soto\u2019s leadoff single in the top of the second.<\/p>\n
Washington starter and loser Patrick Corbin got off to a shaky start, walking four batters in the bottom of the first to force in the eventual winning run. Max Muncy worked out the bases-loaded walk and later hit a two-run single that put the Dodgers ahead, 4-0.<\/p>\n
Muncy had two of the Dodgers\u2019 seven hits.<\/p>\n
Pinch-hitters Gavin Lux and Joc Pederson capped the scoring with solo homers off Hunter Strickland in the eighth.<\/p>\n
Both series resume on Friday.<\/p>\n
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MLB PLAYOFFS-ALDS-YANKEES\/TWINS<\/p>\n
Yankees and Twins announce Game 1 starters<\/p>\n
NEW YORK (AP) _ New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone has named his first three starters for the American League Division Series against Minnesota, but Twins skipper Rocco Baldelli hasn\u2019t announced who will follow Game 1 starter Jose Berrios (beh-REE\u2019-ohs) in his rotation.<\/p>\n
James Paxton will start the opener for the Bombers on Friday, followed by Masahiro Tanaka (mah-sah-HEE\u2019-roh tah-NAH\u2019-kah) in Game 2 and Luis Severino for the third game in Minneapolis. Right-hander Jake Odorizzi (oh-dah-RIH\u2019-zee) is the most likely candidate to start Game 2 for Minnesota.<\/p>\n
Pitcher CC Sabathia (sah-BATH\u2019-ee-ah) appears to have no problem with being left off the Yankees\u2019 AL Division Series roster by manager Aaron Boone. Sabathia is bothered by a sore left shoulder and says he didn’t want to be selfish, pitch while injured and put the team in a bad spot.<\/p>\n
The six-time All-Star left-hander just completed his 19th and final major league regular season and had been on the injured list four times this year because of his chronically painful right knee.<\/p>\n
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MLB-NEWS<\/p>\n
Mets fire skipper Callaway<\/p>\n
NEW YORK (AP) _ Mickey Callaway has been fired by the New York Mets after missing the playoffs in his two seasons as manager.<\/p>\n
The move comes four days after New York wrapped up an 86-76 season that marked a nine-win improvement over his 2018 debut. New York went 46-26 following the All-Star break and made an unlikely charge into the National League wild-card race, only to be eliminated during the final week.<\/p>\n
Former Yankees skipper Joe Girardi and Astros bench coach Joe Espada have been mentioned as possible replacements for Callaway, who was 163-161 in his two seasons at the helm.<\/p>\n
The Mets are the seventh team seeking a new manager this offseason.<\/p>\n
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NFL-SEAHAWKS\/RAMS<\/p>\n
Seahawks outlast Rams on late TD, missed FG<\/p>\n
SEATTLE (AP) _ The defending NFC champs have dropped their second straight since a 3-0 start to the season.<\/p>\n
The Seattle Seahawks withstood a wild finish to beat the Los Angeles Rams, 30-29. Russell Wilson threw a go-ahead, 5-yard touchdown pass to Chris Carson on fourth-and-goal with 2:28 remaining. Wilson was 17 of 23 for 268 yards and four TDs in one of his finest NFL starts.<\/p>\n
However, the Rams moved the ball deep into Seattle territory following Carson\u2019s scoring reception. Greg Zuerlein (ZUR\u2019-lyn) came on to win it for Los Angeles after hitting three field goals earlier in the game, but his 44-yard kick sailed wide right with 11 seconds remaining.<\/p>\n
Jared Goff finished 29 of 49 for 395 yards and one touchdown as both Gerald Everett and Cooper Kupp each went over 100 yards receiving. Goff\u2019s performance came just days after throwing for a career-high 517 yards and tying an NFL record with 45 completions in a loss to Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n
NFL-NEWS<\/p>\n
Browns\u2019 Landry still in concussion protocol<\/p>\n
Browns wide receiver Jarvis Landry remains in concussion protocol following a strong game in a win over Baltimore.<\/p>\n
Landry caught eight passes for a career-high 167 yards in Sunday\u2019s 40-25 victory. He suffered a concussion late in the third quarter and did not return.<\/p>\n
Coach Freddie Kitchens said it\u2019s not yet known if Landry will be available Monday night at San Francisco. Landry has also been returning punts this season.<\/p>\n
While Landry recovers, wide receiver Antonio Callaway returned to practice after serving a four-game NFL suspension.<\/p>\n
In other NFL news:<\/p>\n
_ Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey has missed his sixth consecutive practice because of an apparent back injury that caused him to sit out last week\u2019s victory at Denver. It was the first game Ramsey has missed in his four-year NFL career. Ramsey requested a trade Sept. 15 following a heated argument with coach Doug Marrone on the sideline.<\/p>\n
_ Redskins coach Jay Gruden still is not ready to say who will start at quarterback against the Patriots. Gruden said after Thursday\u2019s practice that he is \u201cgetting closer\u201d to deciding on a QB from among Colt McCoy, Case Keenum and first-round draft pick Dwayne Haskins but wants to wait at least another day.<\/p>\n
_ The 49ers have placed rookie receiver Jalen Hurd and cornerback Jason Verrett on injured reserve and brought back receiver Jordan Matthews and cornerback Dontae Johnson. Hurd has been dealing with a back injury since training camp and Verrett is sidelined by a knee injury.<\/p>\n
_ Sam Darnold is eager to play in a game again, but the Jets quarterback is focused on his health and safety before returning to the field. Darnold has not played since Week 1 due to mononucleosis and has been dealing with an enlarged spleen, a common symptom of the illness. He will undergo an ultrasound on the spleen Friday and have blood tests before the team determines if he\u2019s ready to face the Eagles on Sunday.<\/p>\n
NHL…<\/p>\n
UNDATED (AP) _ Nashville trailed 2-1 before Mikael Granlund and Austin Watson tallied in the first two minutes of the third period to spark the Predators to a 5-2 victory against the Wild. Ryan Ellis and Filip Forsberg each had a goal and an assist for the defending Central Division champs. Matt Duchene (doo-SHAYN\u2019) collected three assists in his first game since signing a seven-year, $56 million deal with the Predators over the summer.<\/p>\n
The rebuilt New York Rangers have opened their season by defeating one of the top teams in the NHL\u2019s Western Conference.<\/p>\n
Newly-signed forward Artemi Panarin (ahr-TEH\u2019-mee pah-NAH\u2019-rihn) provided a goal and an assist as the Rangers beat the Jets, 6-4. Jacob Trouba (TROO\u2019-bah) added a goal and two assists for the Blueshirts, who took the lead for good on Brett Howden\u2019s goal with 4:09 to play.<\/p>\n
Panarin and Trouba were New York\u2019s biggest acquisitions over the summer.<\/p>\n
Rangers veteran Mika Zibanejad (MEE\u2019-kah zih-BAN\u2019-ih-jad) had a goal and three assists to back Henrik Lundqvist, who stopped 43 shots in his 14th consecutive opening-night start and 450th career victory.<\/p>\n
Blake Wheeler tallied twice for Winnipeg.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere on NHL ice:<\/p>\n
_ The Lightning scored three times in the final last 10 \u00bd minutes to earn a 5-2 win over the new-look Panthers. Ondrej Palat (AHN\u2019-dray pah-LAHT\u2019) broke a 2-2 tie by netting a power-play goal with 10:26 left, 45 seconds after Vincent Trochek (TROH\u2019-chehk) knotted the score with a short-handed tally. Reigning scoring champ Nikita Kucherov (KOO\u2019-cheh-rahv) had a goal and an assist to help Tampa Bay spoil goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky\u2019s debut in the Florida nets.<\/p>\n
_ The Bruins opened their Eastern Conference title defense with a 2-1 victory at Dallas. Boston\u2019s Brett Ritchie scored on his first shift against his former team barely a minute into the game. Danton Heinen had a power-play goal in the first period and Tuukka (TOO\u2019-kah) Rask made 28 saves.<\/p>\n
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_ Mikko Rantanen (MEE\u2019-koh RAHN\u2019-tan-nehn) and Joonas Donskoi (YOH\u2019-nuhs DAHN\u2019-skoy) furnished two goals apiece as the Avalanche downed the Flames, 5-3. Rantanen was productive a week after signing a six-year, $55.5 million contract, and Donskoi delivered twice in his Colorado debut. Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan each had a goal and an assist for Calgary.<\/p>\n
_ The Hurricanes pulled out a 4-3 win over the Canadiens on Dougie Hamilton\u2019s shootout goal. Petr Mrazek (muh-RA\u2019-zehk) made 33 saves through regulation and overtime before handling Montreal\u2019s three shootout attempts. Erik Haula and Martin Necas (NEH\u2019-chas) scored power-play goals, with Haula\u2019s tally tying the game 6:55 into the third period.<\/p>\n
_ John Gibson turned back 32 shots and Cam Fowler broke a 1-1 tie late in the second period before the Ducks completed a 2-1 victory against the Coyotes. Fowler tallied with 32 seconds left in the middle stanza after Derek Stepan (STEH\u2019-pahn) tied it midway through the period. Derek Grant also scored for Anaheim.<\/p>\n
_ The Sabres earned a 3-1 win over the Penguins as Conor Sheary scored twice against his old team and Carter Hutton stopped 26 shots. Rasmus Dahlin (DAH\u2019-lihn) also scored to help Buffalo give Ralph Krueger a victory in his Sabres coaching debut. It was Buffalo\u2019s first regulation win over Pittsburgh since April 23, 2013.<\/p>\n
NHL-NEWS<\/p>\n
DeBrincat gets extension<\/p>\n
UNDATED (AP) _ Chicago Blackhawks forward Alex DeBrincat (deh-BRIHN\u2019-kat) has agreed to a three-year, $19.2 million contract extension through the 2022-23 season.<\/p>\n
The 21-year-old DeBrincat tied for sixth in the NHL and was second on the team to Patrick Kane last season with 41 goals. He also finished with 76 points while becoming the second-youngest Blackhawks player to score 40 goals.<\/p>\n
In other NHL news:<\/p>\n
_ The Flames announced a multiyear contract extension for general manager Brad Treliving (treh-LIV\u2019-ing) hours before their season opener against Colorado. The Flames have posted a 212-163-35 in Treliving\u2019s first five seasons as GM, making the playoffs three times and advancing to the second round in 2015.<\/p>\n
_ The Oilers have placed defenseman Adam Larsson on long-term injured reserve because of a broken foot suffered early in Wednesday\u2019s win over the Canucks. The Oilers says surgery is not required and there is no timetable for his return.<\/p>\n
MOB BUST-BASKETBALL PLOT<\/p>\n
Feds: Mob bullies spoke of plot to fix college hoops game<\/p>\n
NEW YORK (AP) _ Authorities have brought racketeering indictments against purported members of a New York City organized crime family, saying the tactics of the accused are reminiscent of playground bullies.<\/p>\n
Federal prosecutors say 11 Colombo members or associates are among 20 people charged with extortion, loansharking and other offenses, including an unrealized plot to bribe college basketball players to throw games.<\/p>\n
In the alleged basketball plot, one defendant was allegedly heard on a wiretap saying he wanted to pay thousands of dollars to players on an unnamed team to let the other team cover the points spread.<\/p>\n
The indictment did not mention a team by name, and there\u2019s no evidence the plot was carried out.<\/p>\n
PGA-SHRINERS<\/p>\n
Lefty in contention at Shriners<\/p>\n
LAS VEGAS (AP) _ Phil Mickelson is off to a strong start at the Shriner Hospital for Children Open in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n
Lefty opened with a 6-under 65 that leaves him in a five-way tie for third, two behind leader Nick Taylor. Brian Gay and Sam Ryder matched Mickelson\u2019s opening-round score, as did Brian Stuard and Maverick McNealy.<\/p>\n
Taylor\u2019s 8-under 63 included a 30 on the back nine.<\/p>\n
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In world and national news…<\/p>\n
WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 Three House committees have released dozens of texts between U.S. diplomats in Ukraine discussing how to handle a response to President Donald Trump\u2019s demands that the country launch an investigation into Joe Biden\u2019s family.<\/p>\n
The release follows an almost 10-hour interview with former Ukrainian envoy Kurt Volker. Volker provided the text messages to the committees.<\/p>\n
In the texts, Volker and two other diplomats discuss how to navigate Trump\u2019s requests for the probe into his political rival.<\/p>\n
In one exchange, Volker and Ambassador Gordon Sondland discussed a draft statement in which the Ukraine government would announce an investigation into the 2016 U.S. presidential election and into a company whose board Biden\u2019s son served on.<\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is the subject of the House Democrats\u2019 impeachment investigation .<\/p>\n
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WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 Republican leaders have had two reactions to President Donald Trump\u2019s public call for a foreign government to investigate political rival Joe Biden: silence and support.<\/p>\n
Several House and Senate leaders stayed mum Thursday as Trump escalated the controversy that has fueled an impeachment inquiry and plowed through another norm of American politics. Foreign interference in elections has long been viewed as a threat to U.S. sovereignty and democracy.<\/p>\n
The responses followed a familiar pattern in the Trump era. As the president broke another political barrier, his party leaders made no public effort to rein him in. Critics have argued that reaction has only emboldened the president while damaging the party and the presidency. Trump allies argue the president\u2019s rule-breaking rhetoric is not as important as his policies, which they support.<\/p>\n
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(AP)\u00a0 An Associated Press investigation has found that nearly 1,700 priests and other clergy members credibly accused of child sexual abuse through the Roman Catholic church are quietly living with little to no oversight from religious authorities or law enforcement, decades after the first wave of the church abuse scandal roiled U.S. dioceses.<\/p>\n
These clergy members now teach middle-school math, counsel survivors of sexual assault and live next to playgrounds and day care centers. The AP\u2019s analysis also found that dozens have committed crimes since leaving the church, including sexual assault.<\/p>\n
Victims\u2019 advocates have pushed for more oversight of these clergy members, but church officials say they cannot legally do what\u2019s being requested. And civil authorities like police departments say their purview is limited to people convicted of crimes.<\/p>\n
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HONG KONG (AP) \u2014 Thousands of protesters in masks are streaming into Hong Kong streets after the territory\u2019s leader invoked rarely used emergency powers to ban masks at rallies.<\/p>\n
Immediately defying the ban set to take force Saturday, chanting protesters are cramming streets in the central business district and elsewhere, the majority wearing masks of the type that will be outlawed in gatherings from midnight.<\/p>\n
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BAGHDAD (AP) \u2014 Iraq\u2019s most influential Shiite cleric has called for an end to the violence gripping the country, urging both sides to pull back \u201cbefore it is too late.\u201d<\/p>\n
The comments by Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani were his first since anti-government protests began earlier this week. The violence has killed 42 people so far.<\/p>\n
He also criticized the government, as well as the leaders of the two biggest parliament blocs, saying they failed to fulfill their promises to the people.<\/p>\n
Al-Sistani called on political leaders to take \u201cpractical and clear steps\u201d toward combatting corruption and on the government to \u201ccarry out its duty\u201d to diminish people\u2019s suffering.<\/p>\n
He reiterated his suggestion for a committee of technocrats tasked with making recommendations on fighting corruption, as a way out of the current crisis.<\/p>\n
Al-Sistani\u2019s message was delivered on Friday by his representative Ahmed al-Safi in the Shiite holy city of Karbala.<\/p>\n
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(AP)\u00a0 Experts say intense public scrutiny likely led to a racially diverse jury in the trial of the white Dallas police officer who fatally shot a black neighbor in his own apartment.<\/p>\n
And they say that diversity may have been an important factor in Amber Guyger\u2019s conviction and 10-year prison sentence.<\/p>\n
The case ignited debate over race and policing. Critics questioned whether race played a factor in Guyger\u2019s decision to use deadly force.<\/p>\n
Alex Piquero is a criminologist at the University of Texas at Dallas. He says the trial \u201chad a magnifying glass on it,\u201d and jury selection was a fairer process because of that.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors and defense attorneys, he says, likely realized there would be a huge public outcry if the jury had been mostly white.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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