05/15/2008 12:00 AM It came before the flood of calls to T.J. Oshie’s cell phone Tuesday afternoon — a simple welcome to the National Hockey League from one of the league’s best.
Calder Trophy finalist Jonathan Toews sent Oshie, his former UND teammate and linemate, a quick text message just before Oshie officially joined in him the big leagues.
05/15/2008 12:00 AM Thanks to one swing of the bat, the Jimmies are one win away from the NAIA World Series.
Trailing 5-4 with one out in the top of the ninth, Jamestown College third baseman Ben Cairns gave the Jimmies the lead, connecting for a go-ahead, two-run homer and a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three Plains Super Regional series at Jack Brown Stadium on Wednesday night.
Steve Hirchert nailed down the Jimmies’ 31st win of the season in the bottom of the ninth, retiring the 50-14 Bruins in order for his fifth win of the season. Game 2 is today at 1 p.m., with a third and decisive game to follow, if necessary.
05/15/2008 12:00 AM Big Brown was installed as the 1-2 early favorite for Saturday’s Preakness, with the Kentucky Derby winner going for a victory that could set up a Triple Crown try three weeks later in the Belmont Stakes.
05/15/2008 12:00 AM New Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold held his breath while coach Jacques Lemaire weighed his hunger to return against a desire to retire.
As for Doug Risebrough? Leipold didn’t sound at all worried about losing his general manager, quashing curiosity whether Risebrough would listen if the once-proud Toronto Maple Leafs made a pitch for him to fill their GM vacancy.
05/15/2008 12:00 AM The Cubs were on the verge Wednesday of signing free agent outfielder Jim Edmonds, who was released last week by the San Diego Padres.
05/15/2008 12:00 AM Matt Stairs hit a grand slam and Roy Halladay rebounded from a shaky start to help the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 6-5 on Wednesday night.
05/15/2008 12:00 AM Hold on, NFL. Spygate isn’t over. Not if the “incensed” Pittsburgh Steelers fan in Congress has anything to do with it.
Sen. Arlen Specter on Wednesday called for an independent investigation of the New England Patriots’ taping of opposing coaches’ signals, possibly similar to the high-profile Mitchell Report on performance enhancing drugs in baseball.
05/15/2008 12:00 AM Ryan Zimmerman homered and Tim Redding pitched two-hit ball for six innings, sending the Washington Nationals to a 5-3 victory over the New York Mets Wednesday.
05/15/2008 12:00 AM Jay Payton hit his fourth career grand slam to back a gritty pitching effort by Daniel Cabrera, and the Baltimore Orioles rallied to beat the Boston Red Sox 6-3 Wednesday for a two-game sweep.
Solo homers by Jason Varitek and Mike Lowell, and a defensive gem by Manny Ramirez — yes, Manny Ramirez — weren’t enough to prevent the Red Sox from losing their fourth straight. It was the third consecutive game in which Boston blew a three-run lead.
05/15/2008 12:00 AM The Jamestown Parks and Recreation Department announces that the Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth baseball registration forms are now available at the Parks and Rec office.
For more information, call 252-3982.
05/15/2008 12:00 AM The Jamestown frosh/middle school baseball team split a doubleheader with Fargo South and lost to Sheyenne-New Rockford.
Dylan Anderson and Jake Stilwell each had two hits in a 10-6 loss to the Bruins in the opener.
05/15/2008 12:00 AM The Hillcrest Ladies Golf Association weekly event winners for May 13 were: Evie Burgard, longest putt on No. 3; and Karen Olson, closest to the hole on her first shot on No. 7 and No. 8.
05/15/2008 12:00 AM The Minnesota Vikings continued to negotiate to buy property owned by the Star Tribune near the Metrodome, even after the team canceled a $45 million deal to buy some of that land last summer.
The Star Tribune reported Wednesday that Vikings owner Zygi Wilf continued to buy property in the area, which would surround a proposed new, $954 million stadium for the team.
05/15/2008 12:00 AM Detroit’s goal with a guy barely in the crease, if at all, didn’t count. Dallas’ goal with a guy clearly in the crease did count.
Apparently, that’s what it takes to slow the mighty Red Wings.
Loui Ericksson’s goal about 12 minutes after Detroit’s was waved off, then third-period goals from Mike Modano and Brenden Morrow sent the Stars past the Red Wings 3-1 on Wednesday night, preventing the Western Conference finals from ending in a sweep.
05/15/2008 12:00 AM Someone is going to have to win in Boston to keep the Celtics from winning their 17th NBA title.
Cleveland hopes for one more chance.
Kevin Garnett had 26 points and 16 rebounds, Rajon Rondo added 20 points and 13 assists, and the Celtics beat the Cavaliers 96-89 on Wednesday night to move within a win of the Eastern Conference finals.
05/14/2008 12:00 AM To call Jamestown College and Bellevue University rivals might be a bit much.
But their brief history against one another has produced some memorable games, and generally, a whole bunch of runs.
Just two years ago, the two teams combined for 49 runs and 63 hits in three games, 15 of which went over the fence.
05/14/2008 12:00 AM Former Oklahoma quarterback Jason White, the 2003 Heisman Trophy winner, is the featured speaker for the Badlands Bowl banquet.
Game organizers say White is scheduled to speak on June 20 to all-star players from Montana and North Dakota.
05/14/2008 12:00 AM The St. Louis Blues on Tuesday signed a pair of first-round picks from recent drafts, forwards T.J. Oshie and Lars Eller.
Oshie, 21, was the 24th overall selection of the 2005 draft. He had delayed signing while helping North Dakota reach three consecutive NCAA Frozen Fours, including the 2007 tournament in St. Louis.
Eller, 19, was the 13th pick of the 2007 draft.
05/14/2008 12:00 AM North Dakota State University says the NCAA has approved the school’s self-study, as NDSU moves from Division II to Division I.
The study looked at academics, diversity, student-athlete welfare, rules compliance and equity.
05/14/2008 12:00 AM The Blue Jays’ state tournament hopes are still alive.
A dominant second-half performance by Jamestown High School against one of the state’s top teams Tuesday night means it will go down to the final game as to whether the Blue Jays get to go to Bismarck or not.
Down 2-0 at the half to Century, the Blue Jays scored three second half goals to earn a 3-3 tie with the Patriots.
05/14/2008 12:00 AM Matt Stairs homered and scored twice for the struggling Blue Jays’ offense in Toronto’s 5-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.
Lyle Overbay and former Twin Shannon Stewart each had two hits, including RBI doubles, for the Jays, who scored at least five runs in a game for just the second time in the last 10 games.
05/14/2008 12:00 AM It appears the Minnesota Vikings aren’t making much progress in their effort to build a new stadium in downtown Minneapolis.
The Star Tribune reported that Tuesday was the deadline for submitting bids on the newspaper’s re-listed property in downtown Minneapolis, and the Vikings aren’t saying whether they still want some of it.
05/14/2008 12:00 AM Linton, LaMoure-Litchville-Marion-Montpelier and Sargent Central-North Sargent qualified as teams for the upcoming state golf meet by placing 1-2-3 at the Region 1 girls’ golf meet at Lisbon Bissell Golf Course.
Linton, with three scores in the top 10 on the day, finished first overall with a score of 416. LLMM was second with their team tally of 426 and SCNS was third (439).
05/14/2008 12:00 AM Paul Byrd and two Cleveland relievers combined for the Indians’ fourth shutout in seven games with a 4-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night.
Byrd (2-3) allowed five hits over 7 1-3 innings, striking out seven without a walk.
05/14/2008 12:00 AM The Detroit Pistons made just enough shots and stops to advance to the Eastern Conference finals for a sixth straight year.
Richard Hamilton scored 19 of his 31 points in the first half, made victory-sealing free throws late in the game and Tayshaun Prince had a key block, helping Detroit hold off the Orlando Magic for a 91-86 win Tuesday night in Game 5 of the second-round series.
05/13/2008 12:00 AM Jamestown finished second at a boys’ junior varsity golf meet at Hillcrest on Friday.
The Blue Jays finished with a score of 192. Valley City won the meet with a score of 177 while Wahpeton was third with 200. Valley City’s Meichael Pederson was the meet’s medalist with his score of 42.
05/13/2008 12:00 AM The Jamestown High School track teams tuned up for the West Region meet with a pair of sweeps Monday night at the Last Chance invite at Rollie Greeno Field.
Nate Bivens led the boys’ team with three firsts as the Blue Jays had 11 top-place finishes in all en route to 279 points.
05/13/2008 12:00 AM Turtle Mountain’s Gabe Gourneau had his putter going on Monday and racked up his first West Region win of the season as a result.
Gourneau earned medalist honors at the Jamestown Country Club by shooting a 2-over par 74, earning a 3-shot win over Bismarck’s Oliver Boeckel.
05/13/2008 12:00 AM Call them a dying breed, the lone rangers, the few, the proud — whatever.
College baseball players from North Dakota are becoming a rare commodity, especially the ones who are legitimate contributors. Not just the token warm body or two along for the ride.
Jamestown College has been one of the rare schools to continually find area kids who can play and thrive, and this year is no different.
05/13/2008 12:00 AM Three Jamestown College baseball players have been named to the all-Region III baseball team.
Pitcher Graham Campbell, leftfielder Jeremy Burgard and second baseman David Sauter were named from the Jimmies, who host Bellevue (Neb.) in the Plains Super Regional, beginning Wednesday night at 6 p.m.
05/13/2008 12:00 AM Pairings have been set for the upcoming Class B Region IV baseball tournament, to be played May 15-20 in Grafton.
The Grafton Spoilers are the tournament’s top seed, coming off a successful winter sports season which saw them capture the Class B boys’ basketball and Class A hockey championships.
05/13/2008 12:00 AM Despite a touch of rain earlier in the day, the Jamestown High School baseball team was able to get on the field at Jack Brown Stadium, notching a sweep of Turtle Mountain Monday.
The opener of the doubleheader originally scheduled for Saturday, but postponed due to snow, saw the Blue Jays score in three of the first four innings and claim a 13-1 victory in five innings.
05/12/2008 12:00 AM So much for small ball.
Craig Monroe went 2-for-4 with two of light-hitting Minnesota’s three home runs and four RBIs, and the Twins hung on for a 9-8 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night.
05/12/2008 12:00 AM Snow and cold temperatures on Saturday morning forced a number of postponements and cancellations on the weekend sports schedule.
The Al Cassell Relays track meet at Rollie Greeno Field was canceled, along with races at the Jamestown Speedway.
05/12/2008 12:00 AM Jacques Lemaire has 11 Stanley Cup championship rings, 500 victories as a coach and is widely considered one of the best coaches in the NHL.
Yet despite all he has done as a player, executive and coach, Lemaire still needed a little reassurance from Minnesota general manager Doug Risebrough before deciding to return for an eighth season behind the Wild bench.
05/12/2008 12:00 AM Jamestown College’s Cassie Dellwo used the Dickinson State Last Chance meet to break her own record in the hammer throw on Sunday.
The senior from Polson, Mont., launched the hammer 157-10 to beat her old mark by a couple of feet, placing second in the event.
05/12/2008 12:00 AM The Jamestown College baseball team finished off the Region III tournament the same way they started it — with a resounding win over Northwestern (Iowa).
The Jimmies captured their third region title in five years with a 12-1 beating of the Red Raiders Saturday in Mayville and will now host Bellevue (Neb.) in the NAIA Plains Super Regional. Game 1 of the best-of-three series will be Wednesday at 6 p.m., with Game 2 on Thursday at 1, followed by Game 3, if necessary, at 4.
05/12/2008 12:00 AM The Utah Jazz had plenty of chances to crumble and nearly did.
They let a 12-point slip away in the last four minutes and faced overtime against league MVP Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers. Instead of wilting, Utah played its toughest defense of the playoffs and pulled out a 123-115 victory on Sunday, tying the Western Conference semifinals 2-2.
The Jazz held the Lakers to two field goals in overtime and went 9-for-9 from the foul line while outscoring the Lakers 15-7.
05/12/2008 12:00 AM Kyle Busch is NASCAR’s most hated driver. And he loves it.
Viciously booed during pre-race introductions, Busch soaked up the venom by encouraging Saturday night’s crowd at Darlington Raceway to keep it coming. And when he heard a member of Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s crew jeer him as he passed by on the parade lap, Busch smugly flipped him the bird.
This kid doesn’t need to be popular, not as long as he’s winning races.
“I don’t care. I’m here to race. I’m here to win,” Busch said. “If I win, it just makes ‘em more upset and crying on their way home.”
05/12/2008 12:00 AM Weston Dressler picked up his degree in management Saturday during UND’s graduation ceremonies in the Alerus Center.
His graduation stroll perhaps was the only time Dressler was seen walking in the Alerus Center since he arrived on the UND campus four years ago. The former Sioux wide receiver spent most of his days in the Alerus Center burning opposing defensive backs for big gains.
05/12/2008 12:00 AM Sunday at Sawgrass felt tougher on Sergio Garcia than what he faced last summer at the British Open, a playoff loss that seemed to define a career filled with more talent than trophies.
He was tormented by a suspect putter. He heard questions whether he could win a big one.
05/12/2008 12:00 AM Hiroki Kuroda took a no-hitter into the seventh inning for the Los Angeles Dodgers before the Houston Astros broke out for seven hits and six runs in the eighth inning to pull out an 8-5 win Sunday.
Lance Berkman, Carlos Lee and Hunter Pence had RBI singles against reliever Jonathan Broxton (1-1), and Brad Ausmus added a two-run single against the right-hander as the Astros won for the eighth time in nine games. Houston also completed its first three-game sweep at Dodger Stadium since September 25-27, 1992.
05/12/2008 12:00 AM Max Talbot, a sometimes overlooked fourth-line forward on a team renowned for its stars, scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and the Pittsburgh Penguins took a two-game lead in the Eastern Conference finals by beating the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 Sunday night.
05/12/2008 12:00 AM Tim Duncan had 22 points and 15 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the New Orleans Hornets 100-80 on Sunday night in Game 4 to even the Western Conference semifinals at 2-2.
Tony Parker added 21 points for the Spurs, who are assured of a Game 6 back in San Antonio. Chris Paul scored 23 for the Hornets.
Game 5 is Tuesday in New Orleans.
05/12/2008 12:00 AM A former associate of USC freshman guard O.J. Mayo claims the basketball star received thousands of dollars in cash and other gifts from an event promoter over the past four years that would violate NCAA rules, ESPN reported Sunday.
05/10/2008 12:00 AM The Blue Jays are finishing the regular season the same way they started it: on a hot streak.
The Jamestown High School girls’ tennis team swept Minot Ryan 9-0 Friday at Bolinger Courts, the second straight win for the Jays.
“We knew we needed to end this week well,” said JHS coach Tricia Gaffaney. “The girls really stepped up with a win over Bismarck. Minot Ryan hasn’t had a very good season so far this year and we wanted to make sure we got the win.”
05/10/2008 12:00 AM An unexpected champion was crowned Friday in Sioux City, Iowa, when eighth-seeded Dana collected its fourth straight win for a NAIA Region III softball championship.
05/10/2008 12:00 AM Despite cold and rain, Jamestown College’s Josh Ewalt made a run at nationals Friday at the University of Sioux Falls Last Chance decathlon/heptathlon.
05/10/2008 12:00 AM Pat Neshek was trying to be positive Friday, but he was prepared for confirmation of an injury to his right elbow.
The Minnesota Twins sidearmer and setup man had an MRI in the afternoon on the joint, which he hurt while throwing a slider in the eighth inning the day before at Chicago.
05/10/2008 12:00 AM A decisive resolution to Friday night’s game between Jamestown and Minot at Rotary Soccer Field would have pretty much cemented both teams’ postseason fate.
A win likely would have sent the Blue Jays to state later this month, and likewise for the Majettes. Instead, the teams played to a 2-all tie with most of the good stuff over the final 20 minutes.
05/10/2008 12:00 AM A Super Regionals berth is very close now.
With a 16-3 win over Mayville State on Friday in Mayville, Jamestown College moved within one victory of a Region III championship.
The Jimmies pounded out 23 hits, scoring in all but two innings and eliminating the regular season champions from the Dakota Athletic Conference.
05/10/2008 12:00 AM Central Prarie split a pair with Washburn Friday in Medina, winning the opener of a Region 8 doubleheader in dramatic fashion.
With the bases loaded and two out, Brent Mayhre reached first safely on an error that allowed the Firebirds to claim a 3-2 victory.
Brock Knodel struck out six in the game for Central prairie while Cole Bender registered five strikeouts for Washburn.
05/10/2008 12:00 AM Struggling Mike Lamb lifted the Minnesota Twins past the Boston Red Sox 7-6 on Friday night with a two-run single in the ninth inning against Jonathan Papelbon, who blew a save for the second night in a row.
05/10/2008 12:00 AM Evgeni Malkin scored two dazzling goals 5 minutes apart to give Pittsburgh a two-goal lead, after Sidney Crosby tied it, and the Penguins rode their two big stars to a 4-2 victory over cross-state rival Philadelphia in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Friday night.
Malkin, who is only 21 but is the leading scorer in the playoffs with 17 points following a three-point night, scored with 6.5 seconds left in the first period with a tired Flyers line on the ice to put Pittsburgh up 3-2.
05/10/2008 12:00 AM Hot blasts of wind on a diabolical course made The Players Championship tough enough to turn someone’s hair gray. Not that the leaders needed any help with that Friday.
Kenny Perry, who first showed up at Sawgrass 20 years ago, kept his wits and his patience in 35 mph gusts and made only one bogey in a solid round of 2-under 70 that gave him a one-shot lead at 6 under going into the weekend.
05/09/2008 12:00 AM Mayville State used the long ball to take the lead.
Jamestown College used small ball to get the win.
The No. 5-seeded Jimmies remained unbeaten in the NAIA Region III baseball tournament on Thursday, knocking off the No. 3-seeded Comets on their home field. Jamestown College battled back from an early two-run deficit to win 3-2 in 10 innings.
05/09/2008 12:00 AM Blake Harris led the Jamestown High School boys’ golf team with an 86 at the Bismarck St. Mary’s Invitational on Thursday at Hawktree Golf Course.
Miles Traiser was one shot back at 87 as Jamestown finished ninth among West Region teams.
Bismarck won the team title with a 300, 13 strokes better than runner-up Minot.
05/09/2008 12:00 AM Marc Guler tossed a one-hitter to lead Sheyenne-NewRockford past Harvey in Class B baseball on Thursday.
Guler struck out eight and allowed only Jared Volk’s fourth-inning leadoff single.
The Black Sox scored three runs in the fourth and added two more in the sixth.
05/09/2008 12:00 AM In a game involving the Region 3-leading Dakota Prairie Knights and the region’s hottest team, the Carrington Cardinals, a little more than just regulation was needed.
05/09/2008 12:00 AM Kobe Bryant added another honor Thursday to go with his MVP award, becoming the only unanimous selection to the All-NBA team.
The Lakers star was voted to the first team for the third straight season and sixth time in his career.
05/09/2008 12:00 AM With the location of their West Region doubleheader switched from Bismarck to Jamestown due to rain in the central part of the state, Jamestown High School and St. Mary’s split Thursday.
With an overcast sky creating cool May playing conditions at Jack Brown Stadium, the Saints outlasted the Blue Jays 2-1 in the opener, a game that lasted 12 innings. Jamestown then used a big second inning en route to a 10-2 win in the late game.
05/09/2008 12:00 AM Juan Uribe’s homer put the White Sox ahead and his old-fashioned hard slide that busted up a double play had his teammates and manager buzzing.
Jermaine Dye homered for the third straight game and Uribe added a two-run drive in the fifth to help struggling Chicago beat the Minnesota Twins 6-2 on Thursday.
05/09/2008 12:00 AM Jason Giambi and the sluggish New York Yankees suddenly turned sluggerish.
The Yankees played home run derby Thursday, with Giambi, Johnny Damon, Robinson Cano and Wilson Betemit connecting in a 6-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians that prevented a three-game sweep.
“There were big hits up and down the lineup,” Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.
05/09/2008 12:00 AM The flag was in a tempting location, back and left on the 13th green at the TPC Sawgrass with a pond running alongside the left side. Sergio Garcia took dead aim with a 7-iron and the ball never left its target.
This is nothing new with Garcia, who rarely struggles to make solid contact.
05/09/2008 12:00 AM Paul Pierce and Ray Allen found their shooting touch. LeBron James can only hope he left his in Cleveland.
Pierce scored 19 points, Kevin Garnett added 13 with 12 rebounds, and Allen broke out of a seven-quarter scoring drought with 16 points to help the Boston Celtics beat the Cavaliers 89-73 on Thursday night and take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
05/09/2008 12:00 AM Brandon Webb became the first pitcher to win his first eight starts in three years, tossing his 13th career complete game to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-3 on Thursday.
05/09/2008 12:00 AM Johan Franzen, Brian Rafalski and Tomas Holmstrom scored power-play goals for the Detroit Red Wings, who built a big lead in the second period and coasted to a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Thursday night.
“Our starts have been great, and we’ve played well after that,” goalie Chris Osgood said.
05/09/2008 12:00 AM Josh Beckett got eight strikeouts, including the 1,000th of his career and Kevin Youkilis hit another home run at spacious Comerica Park to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 5-1 win over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night.
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