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Voters in parts of Scott, Clinton and Jackson counties will vote in a special election for their state senator on Jan. 28, 2025, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Monday. Former senator for District 35, Chris Cournoyer, was sworn in a week ago as the state's new lieutenant governor. Cournoyer resigned her senate seat at that time. Candidates wanting to run for the seat have until Jan. 14, 2025, to file their paperwork, Iowa Secretary of State spokesperson Ashley Hunt Esquivel wrote in an email. Candidates may be nominated by special convention of one of the political parties or collect signatures and file as a no-party candidate. For special elections, absentee voting begins "as soon as ballots are available, but not earlier than 20 days prior to the election," Hunt Esquivel wrote. Scott County Auditor Kerri Tompkins anticipates having early voting available in-person at the county administration building starting Jan. 16, she wrote in an email. People are also reading... Polls will be open on Jan. 28 for Election Day from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. Voters can send in ballot requests now, but Tompkins warned mail-in ballots for the special election will have a tight turnaround. Mailed ballots may not be sent out until Jan. 17 or later, Tompkins wrote, and must arrive in the auditor's office by the time polls close on Jan. 28. "I encourage voters to take this into consideration as they make their voting plans," Tompkins wrote. Cournoyer, a Republican from LeClaire, was first elected in 2018 and reelected in 2022. There's still two years left in the term representing the district, which includes Clinton, DeWitt, Camanche, Wheatland, Maquoketa, and Princeton. In Clinton County, where the bulk of the district is located, a new auditor will take office in the new year. Republican David Troester defeated Democrat Eric Van Lancker in the November election. Iowa Senate Democrats, in a statement, called the upcoming special election "a pivotal moment for Eastern Iowa to send a clear message: enough is enough." "This election allows voters to demand bold leadership and real solutions to move Iowa forward. It's about electing a Senator who will fully fund our schools, grow Iowa's middle class, and fight for a fair deal for every family — not just the wealthy few," the statement reads. "While we wait to see who the Democratic nominee will be, the Senate Majority Fund is wasting no time organizing in preparation for this election to move Iowa forward and tackle the challenges Iowa families face head-on." Get Government & Politics updates in your inbox! Stay up-to-date on the latest in local and national government and political topics with our newsletter. Bettendorf, East Moline, and Silvis Reporter {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.

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Taylor Swift’s nearly two-year Eras Tour all came to an end Sunday night on the stage at Vancouver’s BC Place stadium. Fans from around the world of all ages and demographics flew to Vancouver for the sold-out series of weekend concerts, and CHEK’s Liz Brown was among those who journeyed from Vancouver Island to BC Place. For day-trippers from Vancouver Island returning on the 1 a.m. ferry, this made for a roughly 20-hour day navigating public transit from start to finish. In the early hours of Sunday, Dec. 8, the sojourn began for Vancouver Island Swifties and even those just wanting to be part of the Taylor Swift phenomenon. En route to Swartz Bay for the 9 a.m. ferry University of Victoria biochemistry classmates Grace Poirier and Henry Yeung bussed from downtown Victoria to catch the 9 a.m. ferry from Swartz Bay. Poirier was joining Yeung last minute, thanks to someone else’s misfortune. “I’m tagging along with Henri because his brother couldn’t go, he had a final on the day of the tour,” said Poirier. “I just learned about this a couple weeks ago that I was going to go,” she said. “She’s really the only other person I know this side of town so I thought, ‘let’s invite Grace, I think she’d really enjoy that,’” said Yeung on inviting Poirier. When asked what is it about Taylor Swift that made her want to make the trek, Poirier referenced her songs, stage presence, outfits and authenticity. “I don’t know, I’ve never met her but I think she’s a really cool person,” says Poirier. Yeung said the environment Swift creates with her fans “just makes it like a special moment because everybody’s going there for the same reason,” he said. “It’s really cool to see people share similar interests and they’re all excited for the same thing. It’s a really cool environment to be in.” Story continues below It’s the final stop of Taylor Swift’s two-year, soldout Eras Tour and it all ends in Vancouver tonight, Sunday, Dec. 8. Throughout the day, we’ll be asking what brought people to the show tonight and perhaps the unanswerable question, fan or not, what is it about her that has made her a global phenomenon. #cheknews #chek #communitynews #localnews #vancouverisland #victoriabc #bc #Canada #bcferries #swartzbay #taylorswifterastour #TS #TSwift #eras Jenny on the 9 a.m. ferry doesn’t need a concert ticket to enjoy the party Boarding the ferry, passengers moved into new lines for food, bathrooms and bracelet-making areas. Among the Swift fans were those in an older demographic, showing the pop singer’s multi-generational impact. “I don’t have a ticket to go to the concert but I’m coming for the party so I’m staying across the street at the hotel, “ said Jenny Paasche of Esquimalt. “I’ll just hang out there and enjoy the whole day of this adventure.” Paasche’s been listening to Swift for decades, “since she came out with her first CD when I heard her song Tim McGraw on MuchMusic Video,” she said. “And I loved her ever since.” Roy Tyson, age 70, remembers hearing her for the first time. “Seven or eight years ago, just in the background. She’s like the Beatles, Elvis, you know — everybody wants to see her,” he says. When asked if he was going to the concert, Tyson replied he wasn’t able to. “Yeah, sure, if I had that kind of money. You know she’s got that kind of ‘come see me’ sort of thing,” he said. “Who goes on tour for two years? I wish her luck.” Waiting in the lengthy ferry breakfast line, longtime friends Judy Cuff and Sandi Duncan say they’re not off to the Swift party. “No, we are not,” said Cuff. “So not,” laughed friend Sandi Duncan, both born and raised in Victoria. They’re heading to a friend’s 80th birthday party. Asked what it is about Swift’s impact, Cuff replied: “Marketing is a big part of it I think.” “But, when we were teenagers, the Beatles got us excited, the Stones and Woodstock. You know we went wild over things,” she said. “Yeah, we went crazy about it all and we have children whose children are crazy about all this,” said Duncan. “So we understand it. We think it’s great.” While they could relate to the Swift phenomenon from their Rolling Stones and Woodstock years, they don’t relate to her music. “No, I don’t get it at all,” said Cuff. “It is a generational thing, right? So it’s hard, although I did see an 83-year-old woman interviewed who was going with her granddaughter.” “I’ve been getting to know this community through my daughter and it really feels like a community,” said mom Sonia Nicholson. “I love the positive vibe and just the coming together and the supportive nature of it all,” she said. “There’s a lot of bad news out there, and if we can have some fun and some positivity with other people that share a passion, then why not?” In the driver’s seat, dad was playing chauffeur for the day. In the walk-off passenger line, Bailey and Kate showed off their homemade bedazzled jackets Two especially bedazzled passengers stood out in the crowd, thanks to their homemade jackets. “I thrifted the jacket and she had this one already, so we just bedazzled it,” said Kate Courte of Victoria. Courte was attending the show with her soon-to-be sister-in-law, Bailey Fawcett from Calgary. It’s been 13 years since Courte first saw Swift perform, which she says coincides with the star’s birth date and lucky number 13. “I think Taylor Swift throughout all her eras has showed us that it’s OK to feel anything that you feel,” she says. “You can be a pop princess, you can be in your depressed Tortured Poets era, and that’s all part of being a woman and growing up,” said Courte. “Growing up with her has been such a gift and I’m so glad that I can share this experience with other women and feel that joy collectively as well, so it’s really important to me.” Throughout the day, more Swifties talked about the collective community as they exchanged friendship bracelets with other fans. “If I’m coming back with a sore throat in the morning, I’ll be happy,” she said. At the same time, Canucks fans emptied from the ferry for the 1 p.m. game. From Tsawwassen, passengers shuffled into the Bridgeport bus line. Grace Waeohongsa, dressed in black fur, and Lucas Noichin, sporting a green cape, saw Taylor’s opening show of the tour in Tokyo. Now, the friends were excited to enjoy the bookend show in Vancouver. “The most exciting thing is that this is the last show ever for her Eras tour and she decided to end her tour in our city, in our country,” said Waeohongsa. Noichin says the singer helped him learn English. “She inspired me when I was young, like 10 years ago,” said Noichin. “She inspired me to study English because her songs are in English. And she is a fighter. Every time she had a problem, she’d fight for it. She never gave up.” Waeohongsa said whenever she feels sad, she can relate to Swift’s music. “Even though I never saw her in person, her songs feel like we are together,” she said. Noichin’s excitement is almost overwhelming. “I’m so nervous,” he said, boarding the next bus. U.S. Canucks fans in the mix of Swifties By 12 p.m., Islanders from the 9 a.m. ferry began to converge with other Swifities as the SkyTrain swelled with fans from as far as Mexico City, and even a couple of Canucks fans south of the border. “We are going to the Canucks game at one o’clock, it’s my husband’s birthday,” said Paige Hammerl of Bellingham, Wash., not knowing it was Swift’s last show when she booked the tickets. “We had no idea. We found out on Friday and we decided to take the SkyTrain and we’re very happy we did,” she said, acknowledging the street traffic. When asked what is so affecting about her music, Hammerl said “I think she heals a lot of like young generational trauma, of like, women and men. Her lyrics aren’t that thought-provoking but they’re deep enough that everyone can really relate to it.” By 1 p.m., the packed SkyTrain empties into the streets of Vancouver Outside the Vancouver City Centre Skytrain, the Islanders are entering a sea of Swifties, some lined up in front of the Down Bad sign, one of 13 song title landmarks erected around the city. Marissa Parsons and Carrie Blodgett pose on a red carpet, dressed in last night’s concert attire. “We dressed up again to take our dresses out on the town,” said Blodgett, wearing a black and white dress with three kittens on her wrist. She and Parsons attended Saturday night’s show and spent Sunday recapturing the moments during daylight hours. “We’re moms so we don’t get to dress like this any other time,” said Parsons sporting red sequins referencing the Red album. “Lots of families were there with kids for their first concert. Sorry kids, we left you – we left ours at home,” said Blodgett. Nanaimo residents wait at the Swiftcouver photo line At approximately 2 p.m., a lengthy queue formed for the Swiftcouver sign. Mackenzie Hais travelled from Nanaimo Friday with her husband, sisters and mom, who wore bedazzled boots styled by Hais. “I made all of their boots for the concert,” said Hais. “Mine took 144 hours. The shortest was 15 and the other two were 48 and 85.” “It’s their Christmas present, they’re not getting anything else from me,” she said. Head to toe in pink cowgirl attire, two friends pose in front of the Anti-Hero sign Tamara Humphries says she understands the phenomenon with Taylor Swift. “She’s the biggest star power in the world and has been for a while. I guess since Michael Jackson,” said Humphries. But why does she think that’s the case? “Girlhood. She’s the definition of girlhood. There’s little girls of all ages, young girls, there’s older girls. There’s women our mom’s age here. It’s everybody. She even makes a connection to men too.” At 3 p.m., Nanaimo sisters wait in the merch line, scanning their phones for last-minute tickets Merchandise lines in the lower level of the Vancouver Convention Centre resemble airport security cues, zig-zagging across the room. Fans had a few hours left to purchase Eras Tour merchandise from the location of the last stop. Sisters Serena and Linnea Perry travelled from Nanaimo for the big event, despite not being able to get tickets. “We actually don’t have tickets yet, we’re just here for the vibes honestly,” said Serena, adding they plan to “just hang out downtown, see all the people and all that,” checking her phone for any ticket movement. “Yeah, we’re hoping [to get in], but it probably won’t happen,” she said. Seat Geek and Stub Hub were the main searches, but their price limit was “a couple hundred maybe at the most,” said Linnea. By 3:45 p.m. lineups at BC Place swell and spill into the street and around the block With massive lines at every gate, concertgoers followed the taped routes and hand signals from police and security. Doors opened at 4:30 p.m. and the non-ticket holders stayed close to their phones, hoping for a lucky last-minute seat. A small group of last-minute ticket hopefuls stood hunched over their phones in separate huddles waiting for numbers to drop below $2,000. Things weren’t looking good for most of them, but one woman was especially quiet, as she waited for confirmation of a ticket payment through Seat Geek. With few noticing, the woman quietly walked to the gates, where security reviewed her phone confirmation and minutes later, she successfully entered the concert with approval. As the streets emptied and quieted, those left outside hunted for coffee shops, while others happily set up their encampments for the next three hours. Story continues below Swifties went from one line up to another covering the 13 song title landmarks around Vancouver, and waiting hours in merch line-ups with no complaints. To fans, and even half fans, this is a historic event not to be missed. The final line up at BC Place started before 3 p.m. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and Taylor is said to hit the stage at 7:45 a.m. Many Vancouver Islanders made the trip and took time to share their with CHEK what this day means to them. More to come. #cheknews #chek #communitynews #localnews #vancouverislandnews #bc #vancouver #taylorswifterastour #erastour #tsvancouver #taylorswifteras #erasvancouver Lights, camera, Swift action The roar of the crowd could be heard across several blocks. After a day of shuffling from one lineup to the next, and after a year for those who booked tickets well in advance, everything came down to the 7:45 p.m. moment when Taylor Swift hit the stage and began her three-plus hour performance where she would sing more than 44 songs, including her surprise mash-ups. And you didn’t have to be inside to recognize the moment of her arrival. From 8 p.m. until 11 p.m., those outside made their own Swift party. Blankets, camp chairs, mugs of warm drinks and tablets showing live concert feeds were organized among the outside party crews. Friends and family continued singing and dancing along, every now and then getting a FaceTime call from someone inside. Some still tried to find seats, with some running up to $10,000, while others contented themselves with the outside atmosphere. 11 p.m. BC Place crowds fill the streets in a haze Sometime after 11 p.m., BC Place crowds poured into the streets looking tired, content and overwhelmed, all trying to make their way through traffic. Meandering between cars in heels, glitter and cowgirl boots, fans looked like anyone might after singing and dancing for more than three hours. A few fans lingered around BC Place waiting for rides, in a bit of a haze. “It was good. It was amazing,” said Kayla Pawley. “I’m like kinda sad it’s over but it was also amazing. The surprise songs tonight were my favourite.” Pawley came with her friend’s mom, Jackie Waddell. “Oh, it was awesome,” said Waddell. “I don’t know I’m just kind of blank. It was just a great time. We came Friday night too.” Evonne Shaver had flown in from Toronto that morning with a few others. “It was fantastic,” she said. “We saw it in Toronto so we flew to Vancouver just this morning. So yeah, we’re tired.” When asked if it felt strange knowing it was all over, she said, “not really, because I’m content.” For Shaver, Swift lived up to the nearly two years of hype. “Yes, absolutely, because even if you’re higher up – the big screens, it feels like you’re looking right at her anyways. So it’s amazing.” A woman from the Sunshine Coast sat hunched over her red sequins on the steps outside BC Place waiting for her Uber to arrive in 45 minutes. “I’m actually really out of it, it’s kind of overwhelming,” said Susan Wilson, describing her experience at the final show. “It was just a lot and it was emotional and really cool.” When asked what made it emotional, she replied: “I think Taylor made it emotional. It was the last night. There was a lot of talk about last nights.” “She was hugging her crew on stage and it was really, really cool.” Wilson travelled solo from the Sunshine Coast, spending just over $2,000 for her ticket and said it was worth every penny. “Went by myself. It was really expensive so my friends were like, ‘I’m not doing that,’ so I was like, ‘OK, I’m going by myself,’” she said. When asked what Taylor means to her, she replies: “She’s gotten me through a lot over the years. I don’t know what it is about her songs, they just really speak to – I guess to all of us, right?” “They’re vulnerable and kinda raw emotion type songs and they really kind of pull at your heartstrings and make you think of things that happened to you maybe years ago that you hadn’t healed from yet,” said Wilson. “I had to do it. I had to go.” By 1 a.m., Vancouver Islanders like Grace and Henri had boarded the added ferry back to Victoria As the doors were about to close and terminal lights about to shut off, one final straggler ran through the ferry doors, and was let in to board the ferry just in time. The rest of the Swifties remained in Vancouver overnight amidst the streets of glitter and fur. Final thoughts on the global phenomenon With 149 shows in the course of nearly two years, Swift fans thought they might hear about a re-release album or documentary. While no one could fully explain the Swift phenomenon, several alluded to her ability to connect with a range of demographics, and maintain a sense of relatability. Despite her billionaire status and whether every ferry passenger was a fan or not, there was an acknowledgement of her multi-generational impact. Over the course of the day’s conversations, the common thread was she made it OK for people to feel, and to genuinely show excitement about things. Overall, many said the performance was everything they’d hoped for. Despite not having any special guests, big reveals or news of re-release albums, fans walked away content with the end of the Eras Tour — something they’ll never forget, including who they shared it with, whether friends or new neighbours. READ ALSO: B.C. fans break data use record at last Taylor Swift Eras Tour show

NEW YORK — There's a Christmas Day basketball game at Walt Disney World, featuring Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and Wemby. An animated game, anyway. The real game takes place at Madison Square Garden, where Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs face the New York Knicks in a game televised on ABC and ESPN and streamed on Disney+ and ESPN+. The special alt-cast, the first animated presentation of an NBA game, will be shown on ESPN2 and also stream on Disney+ and ESPN+. Madison Square Garden is a staple of the NBA's Christmas schedule. Now it merges with a bigger home of the holidays, because the "Dunk the Halls" game will be staged at Disney, on a court set up right smack in the middle of where countless families have posed for vacation photos. Why that location? Because it was Mickey Mouse's Christmas wish. People are also reading... "Basketball courts often have the ability to make a normal environment look special, but in Disney it can only turn out incredible," Wembanyama said in an ESPN video promoting his Christmas debut. The story — this is Disney, after all — begins with Mickey penning a letter to Santa Claus, asking if he and his pals can host a basketball game. They'll not only get to watch one with NBA players, but some of them will even get to play. Goofy and Donald Duck will sub in for a couple Knicks players, while Mickey and Minnie Mouse will come on to play for the Spurs. "It looks to me like Goofy and Jalen Brunson have a really good pick-and-roll at the elite level," said Phil Orlins, an ESPN vice president of production. Walt Disney World hosted real NBA games in 2020, when the league set up there to complete its season that had been suspended by the COVID-19 pandemic. Those games were played at the ESPN Wide World of Sports. The setting for the Christmas game will be Main Street USA, at the entrance of the Magic Kingdom. Viewers will recognize Cinderella's castle behind one baseline and the train station at the other end, and perhaps some shops they have visited in between. Previous alternate animated broadcasts included an NFL game taking place in Andy's room from "Toy Story;" the "NHL Big City Greens Classic" during a game between the Washington Capitals and New York Rangers; and earlier this month, another NFL matchup between the Cincinnati Bengals and Dallas Cowboys also taking place at Springfield's Atoms Stadium as part of "The Simpsons Funday Football." Unlike basketball, the players are helmeted in those sports. So, this telecast required an extra level of detail and cooperation with players and teams to create accurate appearances of their faces and hairstyles. "So, this is a level of detail that we've never gone, that we've never done on any other broadcast," said David Sparrgrove, the senior director of creative animation for ESPN. Wembanyama, the 7-foot-3 phenom from France who was last season's NBA Rookie of the Year, looks huge even among most NBA players. The creators of the alternate telecast had to design how he'd look not only among his teammates and rivals, but among mice, ducks and chipmunks. "Like, Victor Wembanyama, seeing him in person is insane. It's like seeing an alien descend on a basketball court, and I think we kind of captured that in his animated character," said Drew Carter, who will again handle play-by-play duties, as he had in the previous animated telecasts, and will get an assist from sideline reporter Daisy Duck. Wembanyama's presence is one reason the Spurs-Knicks matchup, the leadoff to the NBA's five-game Christmas slate, was the obvious choice to do the animated telecast. The noon EST start means it will begin in the early evening in France and should draw well there. Also, it comes after ABC televises the "Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade" for the previous two hours, providing more time to hype the broadcast. Recognizing that some viewers who then switch over to the animated game may be Disney experts but NBA novices, there will be 10 educational explainers to help with basketball lingo and rules. Beyond Sports' visualization technology and Sony's Hawk-Eye tracking allow the animated players to make the same movements and plays made moments earlier by the real ones at MSG. Carter and analyst Monica McNutt will be animated in the style of the telecast, donning VR headsets to experience the game from Main Street, USA. Other animated faces recognizable to some viewers include NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, who will judge a halftime dunk contest among Mickey and his friends, and Santa himself, who will operate ESPN's "SkyCam" during the game. The players are curious how the production — and themselves — will look. "It's going to be so crazy to see the game animated," Spurs veteran Chris Paul said. "I think what's dope about it is it will give kids another opportunity to watch a game and to see us, basically, as characters." Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox!Eastern Kentucky secures 77-72 win over Southern Illinois

Giants release quarterback Daniel Jones just days after benching him EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The Daniel Jones era in New York is over. The Giants quarterback was granted his release by the team just days after the franchise said it was benching him in favor of third-stringer Tommy DeVito. New York president John Mara said Jones approached the team about releasing him and the club obliged. Mara added he was “disappointed” at the quick dissolution of a once-promising relationship between Jones and the team. Giants coach Brian Daboll benched Jones in favor of DeVito following a loss to the Panthers in Germany that dropped New York's record to 2-8. Conor McGregor must pay $250K to woman who says he raped her, civil jury rules LONDON (AP) — A civil jury in Ireland has awarded more than $250,000 to a woman who says she was raped by mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor in a Dublin hotel penthouse after a night of heavy partying. 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The matchup of AFC West division rivals bumps the game between the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals to Sunday afternoon. NBA memo to players urges increased vigilance regarding home security following break-ins MIAMI (AP) — The NBA is urging its players to take additional precautions to secure their homes following reports of recent high-profile burglaries of dwellings owned by Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis and Kansas City Chiefs teammates Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce. 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Caitlin Clark to join Cincinnati bid for 16th National Women's Soccer League team WNBA star Caitlin Clark has joined Cincinnati’s bid for an expansion National Women’s Soccer League team. Major League Soccer franchise FC Cincinnati is heading the group vying to bring a women’s pro team to the city. The club issued a statement confirming Clark had joined the bid group. NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman has said the league plans to announce the league’s 16th team by the end of the year. The league's 15th team will begin play in 2026 in Boston. Alyssa Nakken, first full-time female coach in MLB history, leaving Giants to join Guardians CLEVELAND (AP) — Alyssa Nakken, the first woman to coach in an MLB game, is leaving the San Francisco Giants to join the Cleveland Guardians. Nakken made history in 2022 when she took over as first-base coach following an ejection. A former college softball star at Sacramento State, Nakken joined the Giants in 2014 and was promoted to a spot on manager Gabe Kapler’s staff in 2020, becoming the majors’ first full-time female coach. Nakken has been hired as an assistant director within player development for the Guardians, who won the AL Central last season under first-year manager Stephen Vogt. Nakken, 34, will work with former Giants coaches Craig Albernaz and Kai Correa. Aaron Judge won't be bothered if Juan Soto gets bigger contract from Yankees than his $360M deal NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge won’t be bothered if Juan Soto gets a bigger deal from the New York Yankees than the captain’s $360 million, nine-year contract. Speaking a day after he was a unanimous winner of his second MVP, Judge says “It ain’t my money” and adds "that’s never been something on my mind about who gets paid the most.” Judge led the major leagues with 58 homers, 144 RBIs and 133 walks while hitting .322. Soto batted .288 with 41 homers, 109 RBIs and 129 walks in his first season with the Yankees, then became a free agent at age 26. In a 'Final Four-type weekend,' two top-6 clashes put women's college basketball focus on West Coast LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two games featuring four powerhouse teams has put the focus in women's college basketball on the West Coast this weekend. JuJu Watkins and No. 3 Southern California host Hannah Hidalgo and No. 6 Notre Dame on Saturday. Top-ranked South Carolina visits Lauren Betts and fifth-ranked UCLA on Sunday. Both games are nationally televised and the arenas are expected to be packed. WNBA scouts will be on hand to check out some of the nation's top talent. Two teams will come away with their first losses of the season. USC coach Lindsay Gottlieb calls it “a Final Four-type weekend.” A documentary featuring Watkins will air on NBC ahead of USC's game, which leads into the Army-Notre Dame football game. Noodles and wine are the secret ingredients for a strange new twist in China's doping saga Blame it on the noodles. That's what one Chinese official suggested when anti-doping leaders were looking for answers for the doping scandal that cast a shadow over this year's Olympic swim meet. Earlier this year, reports that 23 Chinese swimmers had tested positive for a banned heart medication emerged. None were sanctioned because Chinese authorities determined the swimmers were contaminated by traces of the drug spread about a hotel kitchen. In a strange twist, the leader of China's anti-doping agency suggested this case could have been similar to one in which criminals were responsible for tainting noodles that were later eaten by another Chinese athlete who also tested positive for the drug.

Ross County 2, Motherwell 1 St. Johnstone 1, Kilmarnock 0 Rangers 1, Dundee United 1 St Mirren FC 2, Aberdeen 1 Dundee 4, Hibernian FC 1 Hearts 1, Celtic 4 Hibernian FC 3, Aberdeen 3 Celtic vs. Ross County, 10 a.m. Dundee United vs. St Mirren FC, 10 a.m. Kilmarnock vs. Dundee, 10 a.m. Motherwell vs. Hibernian FC, 10 a.m. St. Johnstone vs. Rangers, 7 a.m. Hearts vs. Aberdeen, 10 a.m. Dundee vs. Motherwell, 2:45 p.m. Rangers vs. Kilmarnock, 2:45 p.m. Aberdeen vs. Celtic, 3 p.m. Aberdeen vs. St. Johnstone, 10 a.m. Celtic vs. Hibernian FC, 10 a.m. Dundee United vs. Kilmarnock, 10 a.m. Hearts vs. Dundee, 10 a.m. St Mirren FC vs. Motherwell, 10 a.m.None

League fines Hawks $100,000 for Young missing NBA Cup gameBryce Thompson scored 17 points and achieved a milestone as Oklahoma State defeated Miami 80-74 on Friday afternoon in a Charleston Classic consolation game in Charleston, S.C. Thompson made 6-of-14 shots from the floor, surpassing 1,000 points for his career at Oklahoma State (4-1), which also got 15 points from Marchelus Avery. The Cowboys won in large part thanks to their impressive 3-point shooting (10-for-22, 45.5 percent). Oklahoma State backup guard Arturo Dean, a Miami native, posted eight points and one steal. He led the nation in steals last season while playing for Florida International. Miami (3-2) has lost two straight games in Charleston, failing to take a lead at any point. They will play on Sunday against either Nevada or VCU. The Hurricanes on Friday were led by Nijel Pack, who had a game-high 20 points. Brandon Johnson had a double-double for Miami with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Matthew Cleveland scored 11 points and Lynn Kidd and Paul Djobet added 10 points apiece for Miami. Miami, which fell behind 7-0 in Thursday's loss to Drake, got behind 9-0 on Friday as Abou Ousmane scored six of his eight points. Oklahoma State stretched its lead to 18 before settling for a 43-27 advantage at the break. Pack led all first-half scorers with 10 points, but Miami shot just 29.6 percent from the floor, including 3-of-13 on 3-pointers (23.1). Oklahoma State shot 48.4 percent, including 8-for-15 on 3-pointers (53.3 percent) before intermission. The Cowboys also had a 14-8 edge in paint points. In the second half, Miami closed its 20-point deficit to 55-42 with 12:12 left. Miami got a bit closer as two straight short jumpers by Kidd, trimming the deficit to 73-62 with 3:25 to play. The Hurricanes cut it to 77-70 on Pack's 3-pointer with 34 seconds remaining, but the Cowboys hit their free throws to close out the win. --Field Level Media