http://www.jamestownsun.com http://www.jamestownsun.com/gfx/masthead/masthead_logo.gif http://www.jamestownsun.com http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63319 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63319 Stephen Curry looked tired. His soft, feathery shot was clanging off the rim. The slender, baby-faced sophomore seemed to be just another in a long line of stars bottled up by Georgetown’s ferocious defense. Davidson’s run was certainly over. A good season was coming to a fitting end against one of college basketball’s elite programs. Then, as quick as Curry can get off a turnaround 3-pointer, the Wildcats staged a comeback. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63320 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63320 The Jamestown College softball team’s scheduled douleheader against Black Hills State was wiped out by wet weather on Saturday in Spearfish, S.D. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63321 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63321 The state American Legion athletic committee has adopted a new Class A baseball format for at least the next two years because there are no longer 12 Class A teams. Class A Legion baseball in North Dakota will be one 11-team league, rather than separate eastern and western divisions. The top five teams will qualify for the state tournament, with the other six playing a double-elimination tournament for the final three state berths. The five qualifying teams also are scheduled to play a tournament prior to state for seeding purposes. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63322 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63322 Francisco Liriano’s fourth start of spring training was encouraging for the Minnesota Twins. Hoping to break camp with the team 15 months after elbow surgery, Liriano pitched four hitless innings Sunday in Minnesota’s 3-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. The left-hander struck out five and walked two in a scoreless outing. “The first inning was a little bit like his last start,” Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. “The second inning, he started letting it go. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63323 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63323 North Dakota bounced back from a semifinal loss in the WCHA Final Five tournament, beating Colorado College 4-2 on Saturday and earning them a top seed in the upcoming NCAA tournament. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63324 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63324 Bats, balls, cards and caps are typical items players sign daily. Chris Coste gets to autograph his very own book, too. Coste detailed his 11-year journey through the minor leagues in his autobiography, “The 33-Year-Old Rookie,” which was released last week. So, when he isn’t playing catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, the Fargo native is busy with book signings. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63325 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63325 The Red Sox finally have a very good reason to get out of bed. The exhibition games are over. The regular season is about to start. And their jet lag is fading — but still not gone. “The last couple of days have been pretty rough,” Tim Wakefield, master of the hypnotic knuckler, said Sunday. “My body’s still adjusting, but I think last night was the first night I got a decent amount of sleep and not waking up four or five times during the night.” http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63339 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63339 Dirk Nowitzki started to grab the part of his left leg that hurt the most, then stopped. He might not have known what to rub first. So the reigning league MVP dejectedly put a hand on his head. Then pounded the court. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63340 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63340 Miguel Cabrera and the Detroit Tigers have reached a preliminary agreement on a $152.3 million, eight-year contract, according a personal familiar with the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Sunday because the contract was not yet final. The third baseman must pass a physical before the agreement can be finalized. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63341 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63341 Tiger Woods’ unbeaten streak lives another day. Barring a big comeback, it’ll live for only one more day. Geoff Ogilvy got to 17 under through nine holes and held a two-shot lead over Jim Furyk and Vijay Singh at the soggy CA Championship, which won’t finish until Monday because of a three-hour weather delay during the final round. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63342 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63342 The Tennessee Volunteers scrapped, pounded and grabbed. They also survived. No coincidence in that. The second-seeded Vols mostly ditched the glamorous 3-pointer and got physical in Sunday’s second-round, moving on with a 76-71 overtime victory over Butler. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63343 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63343 Novak Djokovic and Ana Ivanovic, 20-year-old Serbs who rapidly have established themselves among tennis’ top players, won Pacific Life Open titles Sunday. No. 3 Djokovic ended American Mardy Fish’s string of upsets at Indian Wells with a 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 victory, and No. 2 Ivanovic cruised to a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Svetlana Kuznetsova in the women’s championship. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63269 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63269 On the opening day of the Dakota Athletic Conference preseason tournament, the Jamestown College baseball team showed off a little muscle. The Jimmies knocked off Valley City State and Minot State Friday in Rapid City, S.D., slugging four home runs on the day. “Going into our second game today we had three homers on the year and in that game we doubled that number,” said Jamestown College coach Tom Hager. “It was fun to see our guys hit the long ball. We put some runs up early against them.” In the opening game of the day, the Jimmies needed just eight hits to down the Vikings 9-3. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63270 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63270 Adam Eaton pitched well for Philadelphia and assured he would be healthy for the start of the regular season. Livan Hernandez made Minnesota feel better about his readiness, too. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63271 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63271 When the Seahawks were trying to draft overlooked Lofa Tatupu three years ago out of Southern California, they couldn’t reach him. He was in a beach house — and out of reception area for the family’s cell phones, the only numbers the middle linebacker had given Seattle. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63272 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63272 John Wooden went home from a rehabilitation center Friday, having regained his strength after the 97-year-old UCLA coaching great broke his left wrist and collarbone in a fall at home. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63273 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63273 It was the shot of his life, and the shot of the tournament. “It kind of worked out good,” Ty Rogers said, in the understatement of the day. Rogers hit a desperation 26-foot 3-pointer with three defenders in his face and no time on the clock, and 12th-seeded Western Kentucky turned in the upset of the NCAA tournament, beating Drake 101-99 in overtime Friday in the first round of the West Regional. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63274 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63274 It wasn’t supposed to happen the way it did, but that’s OK as far as Anthony Maiani is concerned. The Denver freshman was trying to keep the puck alive for a line change when he scooped a backhander past North Dakota goalie Jean-Phillippe Lamoureaux with 1:20 left to play, snapping a 1-1 tie as the Pioneers beat the Fighting Sioux 3-1 on Friday in the semifinals of the WCHA Final Five. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63275 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63275 Leaving the diamond, the Jamestown College softball team had a bad taste in their mouths. After falling in its Dakota Athletic Conference opener against Black Hills State on Friday in Spearfish, S.D., the Jimmies survived a late rally as an eight-run lead very nearly wasn’t enough. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63290 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63290 Geoff Ogilvy was bogey-free over two days on the Blue Monster, saving par four times from the bunker Friday on his way to a 5-under 67 to remain atop the leaderboard at the CA Championship. Remaining free from the ominous presence of Tiger Woods? That might be more difficult. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63291 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63291 Alex Ovechkin became the NHL’s first 60-goal scorer in 12 years by netting two Friday night in the Washington Capitals’ comeback 5-3 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers. Ovechkin beat goalie Kari Lehtonen in the first period and then brought the Capitals within 3-2 at 11:30 of the third period with his 60th. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63292 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63292 Already a supreme scorer, LeBron James is second to none. James passed Brad Daugherty as Cleveland’s career scoring leader in the first quarter and finished with 29 points, leading the Cavaliers to a 90-83 win over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night in a possible first-round playoff preview. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63293 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63293 Stephen Curry scored 30 of his 40 points in the second half and hit the tie-breaking 3-pointer with just over a minute left, leading 10th-seeded Davidson to an 82-76 win over Gonzaga on Friday in the first round of the NCAA tournament’s Midwest Regional. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63190 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63190 No matter what happens this weekend in the WCHA Final Five, North Dakota will be in next week’s 16-team national tournament field. But the Sioux still have incentives in the final five. UND will meet Denver in the tournament’s first round Friday. Colorado College meets the winner of Thursday’s Minnesota-St. Cloud State in the other first-round game. “We’re playing for the league (playoff) championship and you don’t need to say much more than that for motivation,” UND Coach Dave Hakstol said. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63191 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63191 LaMoure High School’s Jada Meiklejohn has signed with Jamestown College to play volleyball and basketball. Meiklejohn, a 5-7 senior that was named Region 3 senior athlete of the year in both sports this past year, helped lead the Loboes to the state volleyball tournament while playing the setter position. She was a five-year starter for LaMoure, and named to the all-state and all-state tournament teams. In 2007 she tallied 330 assists, 273 digs, 89 aces, 176 blocks and 28 blocks. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63192 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63192 Mike Howe’s goal with 12.7 seconds remaining lifted Minnesota to a 3-2 win over St. Cloud State on Thursday night in the opening game of the WCHA Final Five. Howe, who was stopped on a breakaway in the first period, scored on a low shot during a scramble in front of the St. Cloud State net as the Golden Gophers advanced to the semifinals of the conference tournament at the Xcel Energy Center. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63193 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63193 Goalies from North Dakota, Michigan State and New Hampshire are among 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Award. They are North Dakota’s Jean-Philippe Lamoureux, Michigan State’s Jeff Lerg and New Hampshire’s Kevin Regan. All the other finalists are forwards, including Lamoureux’s teammate, T.J. Oshie. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63194 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63194 Less than a week after becoming the first Class B player in 13 years to win North Dakota’s Mr. Basketball award and capturing senior athlete of the year honors, Killdeer senior Austin Dufault added another accolade to his repertoire. The 6-foot-8 forward is the lone unanimous selection and only repeat first-team selection to the Class B all-state boys basketball team chosen by the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63195 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63195 Using every last one of Gerald Henderson’s 21 points, including the go-ahead basket with 11.9 seconds left, and one key steal by DeMarcus Nelson, Duke barely avoided what would have been a monumental upset, edging Belmont 71-70 in the first round of the West Regional. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63196 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63196 Michael Boulware felt like he never got a fair shake during his one year in Houston. Now that he is fully healthy and playing for a new team, Boulware hopes to get a better chance to prove that he can be the playmaker he was in Seattle. Boulware signed a one-year deal with the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday and will serve as the primary backup to safeties Darren Sharper and Madieu Williams. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63220 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63220 Alex Kovalev had two goals and an assist, and Carey Price made 34 saves to lift Montreal to a 4-2 victory over the Boston Bruins and push the Canadiens back into first place in the Eastern Conference on Thursday night. Montreal beat the Bruins for the 10th straight time, including all seven meetings this season, and tied a franchise record for the most consecutive wins against Boston. That mark was set in the 1944-45 season. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63221 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63221 The 26th annual High Prairie All-Star Football camp has been scheduled for June 2-3. The football camp, for students going into grades 7-12, will include coaching on individual skills from the staffs of the University of North Dakota, the University of Mary and Jamestown College. Participants will need to bring a helmet, shoulder pads and football cleats to the camp. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63222 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63222 A spring volleyball program for girls in grades 1-4 is scheduled for April 5-May 17. The program will be at the Jamestown High School and Jamestown Middle School gym on Saturday mornings. T-shirts may be picked up at Gun-N-Reel beginning April 3. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63223 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63223 A three-week wrestling program for boys in grades 1-4 begins March 29. The program will also be held on April 5 and April 12 at the Hansen Center from 9 a.m. until 10:20 a.m. in the Jimmie Wrestling Room. T-shirts may be picked up at Gun-N-Reel starting March 27. Participants should wear gym shoes and comfortable clothing. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63224 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63224 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63225 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63225 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63226 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63226 Jerel McNeal scored 20 points and Wesley Matthews hit eight free throws in the final 31 seconds to help Marquette beat Kentucky 74-66 Thursday in the first round of the South Regional. The Golden Eagles overcame 35 points by Kentucky senior Joe Crawford, who matched a career high. Ramel Bradley added 19 for the Wildcats (18-13). http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63227 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63227 Tiger Woods kept his head down as the rain fell harder and never broke stride as he followed a series of winding stairs and back doors, each step taking him farther from the Blue Monster. A security guard politely asked for an autograph, and Woods reached for a pen and forced a smile. A tough day at the office. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63131 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63131 Time and again, Al Jefferson took the ball on the low block, made one quick move, and scored. Down 14 at halftime, that’s what his Timberwolves — and make no mistake, these are Jefferson’s Timberwolves now — needed. And “Big Al” delivered with 22 of his 29 points in the second half of a 98-94 victory over lowly Memphis on Tuesday night. If the Grizzlies were playing any defense in the second half, Jefferson certainly didn’t see it. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63132 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63132 Jamestown High School’s Kaitlin Walsh has been named to the all-state gymnastics second team. To earn second-team all-state honors, a gymnast must be named on six or seven of the coaches voting ballots. First-team recognition requires being named on eight or nine ballots. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63133 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63133 Fast starts to the season have the Jamestown baseball and softball team rocketing up the latest Region III standings. The baseball team, ranked sixth in the first poll of the season, shot all the way up to the top spot thanks to a 10-4 start. The Jimmies’ hot start also has opened eyes nationally too, with the team earning a spot in the NAIA top 25 for the first time this season at No. 25. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63134 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63134 Getting serious consideration for the all-state team on a squad that struggles is not an easy thing to do. This year, however, Landon Rachel’s season was too much to overlook. The Jamestown High School senior was rewarded for his stellar season by being named to the 2007-08 Class A all-state boys’ basketball second team, becoming the first Blue Jay to earn the honor since Justin Cross was named to the squad in back-to-back seasons in 1999-2000 and 2000-01. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63135 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63135 Two Fargo guards, both Mr. Basketball finalists, headline the North Dakota Class A boys all-state basketball team. Fargo North’s Jordan May and Fargo South’s Jordan Allard join West Fargo guard Tanner Farkas, Bismarck guard Luke Martinez and Minot forward Zac Elgie on the first team selected by the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63136 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63136 A long day turned out to be a pretty productive one for the Jamestown High School track teams. The Blue Jays didn’t get back home from Minot until about 2 a.m. on Wednesday, but a pair of fourth-place finishes at the West Region indoor meet at the MSU dome made the marathon worth it. “The kids went out and really competed hard,” said JHS boys’ track coach Frank Conlon. “It was a long day, but the effort was really solid.” http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63158 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63158 Having to make way because Taste of Chaos was taking over the practice floor just wouldn’t fly at a lot of brand-name programs. At mid-major George Mason, it’s no big deal. On Monday, the Patriot Center was occupied by a heavy metal concert, so the Patriots practiced at a small gym down the road. Of course, at 5 p.m., they had to clear the court for the university’s men’s volleyball team. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63159 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63159 It’s not quite the promotion Leslie Frazier was looking for, but he’ll take it. Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress added the title of assistant head coach to Frazier’s role as defensive coordinator Wednesday. Frazier interviewed for head coach openings in Miami and Atlanta this offseason, losing out to Tony Sparano and Mike Smith, respectively. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63160 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63160 Chris Drury scored the tying goal with 4:46 left in regulation, and Nigel Dawes beat Martin Brodeur in the shootout to give the New York Rangers a 2-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday night. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63161 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63161 Andre Miller scored 28 points and the 76ers spoiled Allen Iverson’s return to Philadelphia. Iverson, playing in Philly for the first time since being traded to Denver in December 2006, led all scorers with 32 points and added eight assists. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63162 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63162 Nikki Iverson and Andy Lillejord of Jamestown High School and Jen Penner and David Sauter of Jamestown College have been selected as Athletes of the Week by the Jamestown Optimist Club. Iverson, a sophomore on the Blue Jay girls’ track and field team, won the triple jump, placed third in the 200 meters and was fourth in the long jump at the Fargo South Earlybird Invitational March 14. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63163 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63163 The Jamestown High School girls’ basketball team has been awarded the NDHSAA Team Scholar Award for the 2007-08 season. Teams must exceed a 3.2 grade point average to qualify for the award. The Blue Jays finished the season at 16-6, placing third in the West Region. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63164 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63164 The North Dakota High School Activities Association has agreed to a five-year deal with NBC North Dakota Sports to televise state events in football, boys and girls hockey and boys and girls basketball. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63165 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63165 North Dakota State is scheduled to stop taking applications for its head women’s basketball coach position in a week, but it might be a lot longer before a new coach is named. “The timing is excellent to hire a coach,” said women’s athletic director Lynn Dorn. “But this may not occur as quickly as you think.” http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63166 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63166 University of North Dakota officials say head men’s basketball coach Brian Jones has been given a three-year contract extension. The announcement was made by co-athletic directors Steve Brekke and Betty Ralston. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63167 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63167 Concordia-Moorhead hired former longtime North Dakota coach Rich Glas as the new head coach of the Cobber men’s basketball team Wednesday. Glas was director of basketball operations for Division I Northern Iowa the past two seasons under his former player and assistant, Ben Jacobson. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63066 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63066 The awards continue to roll in for Jake Holen, Kyle Iverson and Giuli Varriano. The two Jamestown College senior basketball players were named to the NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball All-American teams on Tuesday. Holen, a LaMoure native, was named to the third team while Iverson, who hails from Elgin, was chosen honorable mention. Varriano, a junior, was also an honorable mention selection on the women’s side. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63067 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63067 Authorities say three Grand Forks juveniles have admitted trying to steal the Grafton-Park River state high school hockey championship trophy. A statement from Walsh County State’s Attorney Barbara Whelan said the three have cooperated with officials, waived their rights to an attorney and admitted to the allegations. Whelan said the three appeared Tuesday in juvenile court in Grafton. They have been transferred to Grand Forks County for further action. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63068 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63068 Northwestern College of Iowa and Oregon Tech claimed NAIA National Tournament championships Tuesday night. Northwestern rallied out of a seven-point halftime deficit to defeat previously once-beaten College of the Ozarks, 82-75, in Sioux City, Iowa, thanks mainly to a huge night from Debbie Remmerde. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63069 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63069 The shots stopped falling, Boston’s stars took over and just like that, the Houston Rockets’ 22-game winning streak was history. Kevin Garnett scored 22 points and Paul Pierce added 20 as the Celtics beat the Rockets 94-74 on Tuesday night, stopping Houston’s remarkable victory run. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63070 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63070 The 2007-08 Class A all-state girls’ basketball team has a decidedly Jamestown feel to it for the first time in a while. Junior standout Morgan Dale was named to the first team, while fellow 11th-grader Amber Ramlo was voted to the second team. Mara Paulson, a senior at Fargo Shanley and Jamestown College recruit, was also a first-team selection. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63071 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63071 Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress said the team will wait out the legal system and the NFL before determining whether Bryant McKinnie needs to be disciplined following a fight outside a Miami night club. “The legal system is obviously what’s in play here for starters,” Childress said. “It’s difficult to talk about. The legal system is what it is. Time kind of seems like it goes through an hour glass. It grinds. It doesn’t usually fast track.” http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63088 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63088 Six former University of North Dakota and North Dakota State football standouts have gotten a chance to work out for NFL scouts. UND receiver Weston Dressler might have the best shot at landing with an NFL team. The Bismarck native ranked third nationally in receiving yards and sixth in receiving yards per game last season, and holds 19 school records. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63089 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63089 Charlie Behle, Mandy Leier, Gail Nelson, Sandy Ruark and Mike wilson competed in the individual skills competition, testing passing, dribbling and shooting skills, at the Special Olympics state basketball tournament on March 7-8. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63090 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63090 Minnesota right-hander Phil Humber shook off a blister on his non-throwing hand to outpitch Matt Albers in the Twins’ 4-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday. Humber allowed two runs and five hits over three innings in the matchup of two recently traded young pitchers trying to impress their new clubs. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63091 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63091 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63092 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63092 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63093 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63093 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63094 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63094 Pavel Kubina’s third-period power-play goal helped the Toronto Maple Leafs keep alive their hopes for a playoff spot as they beat the New York Islanders 3-1 on Tuesday night. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63095 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63095 The Mount finally got The Win. Jeremy Goode scored 21 points Tuesday night, and Mount St. Mary’s got its first NCAA tournament victory, beating Coppin State 69-60 in an opening-round game with two teams that know a lot about losing. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63096 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63096 New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi knew Tuesday’s exhibition game at Virginia Tech would be unlike any other his team ever played. He and the Yankees could feel it when 200 people were waiting as the bus made its first stop on campus at the memorial to 32 people slain last April, and in the first inning while Girardi was in the stands with football coach Frank Beamer. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63008 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63008 Jamestown College’s David Sauter was named the Dakota Athletic Conference’s Baseball Player of the Week on Monday. The Jimmies’ senior second baseman was very deserving of the honor after going 10-for-22 in Florida for the Jimmies, hitting .451 and slugging .591. He also had a double, triple, three runs scored and six runs batted in. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63009 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63009 Madey Hornung will be staying very close to home next year. The basketball, track and field and cross country standout has signed a Dakota Athletic Conference letter of intent to attend Jamestown College next fall. Hornung averaged 5.7 points, 4.0 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals a game for the Blue Jays this season, was a team co-captain and is a four-year letter winner. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63010 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63010 Even if the numbers didn’t show it, Minnesota Twins left-hander Francisco Liriano said he has progressed over the last two weeks. Liriano had one strikeout, walked two and gave up three runs, all earned, off five hits in three innings of work Monday afternoon, but took the loss as the Florida Marlins defeated the Minnesota Twins 5-3 at Hammond Stadium. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63011 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63011 Christine Miller was a first-team all-state selection as a junior in the 2006-07 girls basketball season. But that recognition didn’t mean the New Town standout was leaving well enough alone. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63012 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63012 The NHL playoffs start April 9. In the Northwest Division, it’s almost as if they’ve already begun. Brent Burns and Branko Radivojevic both scored and Niklas Backstrom stopped 29 shots for the Minnesota Wild to give them a 3-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche and break a three-way tie for first place. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63013 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63013 The outcome has never been more inevitable. Tiger Woods has never looked so invincible. The world’s No. 1 golfer faced a 25-foot birdie putt on the final hole at Bay Hill, and the moment he settled over the ball and the crowd grew quiet, it no longer mattered that Woods had not made a putt this long all week. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63031 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63031 Al Jefferson had his 48th double-double with 22 points and 14 rebounds, Ryan Gomes scored 19 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Los Angeles Clippers 99-90 Monday night. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63032 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63032 Connecticut’s four seniors have never been to the Final Four. To get there before their college careers end, the Huskies must potentially get past Big East rival Rutgers in the Greensboro Regional. The No. 1 seeded Huskies will open against No. 16 Cornell on Sunday in Bridgeport, Conn. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63033 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63033 Mallory Johannes and Ashley Smoley of Sartell, Minn., have signed Dakota Athletic Conference letters of intent to attend Jamestown College and play volleyball. Johannes, a 5-foot-10 right-side hitter, hit .320 with 165 kills, 30 blocks, 177 digs, 53 aces and 125 assists this past season, earning all-Central Lakes Conference honors, all-scholar athlete and St. Cloud all-area honorable mention. She also was an academic all-state selection as a junior. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63034 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63034 The Jamestown Taz youth wrestling team had 12 individual champions at the Mandan Wrestling Invitational. Zane Braun, Noah Braun, Brandon Dallmann, Ryan Hillerud, Jace Johnson, Clay Greenwood, Zach Bossingham, Eathan Gumke, Brandyn Harr, Paxton Mewes, Caden Heinert and Chris Wade each placed first. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63035 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=63035 Minnesota hockey player Tom Pohl is in intensive care at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester with a skull fracture after being hurt in Sunday’s game. The University of Minnesota says Pohl’s head hit the boards in the second period against Minnesota State, Mankato. The injury resulted in bleeding on the brain. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=62954 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=62954 The Jamestown College softball team finished its 14-game road trip to Arizona in style. After an up and down start to the week-long, season-opening stint, the Jimmies reeled off eight straight wins to close things out, including victories over Cornerstone (Mich.) and Lakeland (Wisc.) on Saturday in Tucson. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=62955 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=62955 T.J. Oshie scored both of North Dakota’s goals to lift the Fighting Sioux over Michigan Tech 2-1 on Sunday in the decisive game of a Western Collegiate Hockey Association first-round playoff series. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=62956 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=62956 Morningside let a 13-point halftime lead slip away but held on to beat Minot State 87-86 Saturday in the quarterfinals of the NAIA Division II women’s national basketball tournament. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=62957 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=62957 Even after getting roughed up again in a spring training start, Livan Hernandez insisted he’s ready for opening day. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=62958 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=62958 Donny Schrader will never forget the last shot he took in high school. The LaMoure senior guard connected on a three-pointer from the wing with 1.1 seconds remaining in regulation to give the Loboes a 53-50 win over Watford City Saturday in the third-place game at the state Class B boys’ basketball tournament. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=62959 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=62959 Four Winds finished the state Class B state boys’ basketball with a victory, while Lisbon was upended by a bucket late, falling to Minot Ryan. Four Winds held Mott-Regent to its second-lowest point total of the season en route to a 49-39 victory in the consolation championship, giving the Indians their 21st win of the season. Mott-Regent defeated Lisbon 52-50 in the seventh-place game. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=62960 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=62960 Tiger Woods made a 25-foot birdie putt on the final hole Sunday to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational by one shot, extending his PGA Tour winning streak to five and keeping intact a perfect season in golf. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=62983 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=62983 North Carolina, Memphis, Kansas and UCLA earned the top seeds in the NCAA tournament Sunday, and the top-ranked Tar Heels got the best deal of all: Their road to the Final Four won’t veer more than two hours outside their Chapel Hill campus. The Tar Heels (32-2) are the top seed in the East, with their first- and second-round games scheduled for Raleigh and the next two rounds in Charlotte. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=62984 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=62984 Wayne Ellington had 24 points and No. 1 North Carolina beat Clemson 86-81 on Sunday, the Tar Heels’ record 17th Atlantic Coast Conference title. Ellington finished with 24 points while Tyler Hansbrough had 18 Sunday to help the top-ranked Tar Heels beat the Tigers 86-81 in the tournament championship game, a victory that almost certainly locks up a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament while giving North Carolina a record 17th ACC title. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=62985 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=62985 Despite being short-handed, both Jamestown High School track and field teams got off to solid starts on Friday. In the indoor season-opener, the Blue Jays boys tied for first with a team predominantly made up of youngsters, finishing in a 91.5-point deadlock with Grand Forks Red River to win the 10-team Cobber High School Invitational at Concordia. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=62986 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=62986 Size mattered, in the end. Powerful 6-foot-6 post Anthony Kliniske dominated the inside on both ends to help Grafton to a 53-42 win over Turtle Lake-Mercer Saturday for the North Dakota Class B boys basketball championship. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=62987 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=62987 Grafton seniors like Anthony Kliniske were fourth-graders when their run for a state championship started. That’s the year Grafton parents organized a youth basketball program to teach youngsters the fundamentals of the game. Saturday night in the Fargodome, those parents and children were celebrating a North Dakota Class B state championship — the school’s first in 44 years. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=62988 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=62988 Tony Stewart should have won the race. When he didn’t, Denny Hamlin got a shot at victory. But the Joe Gibbs Racing drivers failed to seal the deal — again — at Bristol Motor Speedway, and Jeff Burton and his Richard Childress Racing teammates were there to capitalize. Burton scored his first win at Bristol Motor Speedway, leading teammates Kevin Harvick and Clint Bowyer to the first 1-2-3 sweep in RCR history by pouncing when the JGR drivers faltered at the very end Sunday. http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=62989 http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=62989 Killdeer’s Austin Dufault has been named North Dakota’s Mr. Basketball, the first time a Class B player has won the honor in 13 seasons.