March 2020

License year began March 1; here’s what you need to know

Published on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 4:38pm
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2020 Montana hunting and fishing licenses went on sale starting Sunday, March 1 and this year people will see some changes to how they can buy general licenses and apply for special (limited draw) licenses and permits, the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks announced in a recent news release.

This year, FWP will not accept paper applications. That means to apply for a special license/permit in 2020, hunters will need to apply online or at an FWP office. Additionally, all people applying for a special license/permit will need to have a valid email address. 

Bruins fall to Falcons, 49-38, just one win shy of state

Published on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 4:34pm
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The Gardiner Bruins season came to an end on Monday night at the hands of the Twin Bridges Falcons in the Western C Divisional Challenge Game at Belgrade High School. The Bruins finished just one win shy of the State Tournament with the 49-38 loss. 

The Bruins fell behind early on as they struggled to find the bottom of the net, but they managed to stay within four points of the Falcons by the end of the first quarter, 14-10. 

MSU student uses full-court shot fame for greater cause

Published on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 4:32pm
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BOZEMAN — Last week, when Montana State University senior Joe Thompson wasn’t in class or working, he was busy entertaining regional and national media with interviews.

Knicks hire longtime player agent Leon Rose as president

Published on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 4:31pm

NEW YORK (AP) — Leon Rose has spent years as one of the NBA’s most powerful agents.

Now he will try to turn around one of its weakest franchises.

The New York Knicks hired Rose as their president Monday, hoping he can sign and draft the kind of dominant players he’s been representing. 

Rose is taking over a team headed toward its seventh straight season out of the playoffs. But teams such as Golden State and the Lakers have found success handing their basketball operations to an agent and the Knicks believe they can do the same with Rose.

NBA to players: Avoid high-fives as virus concern grows

Published on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 4:31pm
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MIAMI (AP) — The NBA has told players to avoid high-fiving fans and strangers and avoid taking any item for autographs, the league’s latest response in its ongoing monitoring of the coronavirus crisis that has spread to most corners of the planet.

The league, in a memo sent to teams on Sunday and obtained Monday by The Associated Press, offered 10 recommendations to players with hopes of decreasing risks of getting the virus — among them, not taking items such as pens, markers, balls and jerseys from autograph seekers.

LA County sheriff says 8 deputies took Bryant crash photos

Published on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 4:27pm

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said eight deputies allegedly took or shared graphic photos of the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash scene, but he ordered them deleted.

“That was my No. 1 priority, was to make sure those photos no longer exist,” Villanueva told NBC News for a story Monday. “We identified the deputies involved, they came to the station on their own and had admitted they had taken them and they had deleted them. And we’re content that those involved did that.”

No. 4 Baylor holds on for 71-68 overtime win over Texas Tech

Published on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 4:27pm

WACO, Texas (AP) — With the shot clock winding down in overtime and a defender in his face, Baylor guard MaCio Teague quickly stepped back behind the line and hit a 3-pointer. 

“That was crazy, saved the day like Superman,” Bears guard Jared Butler said. 

Teague made that big shot with 1:13 left in overtime, and Butler made two free throws after his steal with 11 seconds left as the No. 4 Bears held on for a 71-68 win over Texas Tech on Monday night that kept them in contention for their first Big 12 title and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. 

UN agency: Iran nearly triples stockpile of enriched uranium

Published on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 4:25pm
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VIENNA (AP) — Iran has nearly tripled its stockpile of enriched uranium since November in violation of its deal with world powers and is refusing to answer questions about three possible undeclared nuclear sites, the U.N. atomic watchdog agency said Tuesday.

Israeli exit polls: Netanyahu ahead, but short of majority

Published on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 4:24pm
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced an uncertain path to staying in office on Tuesday, even as preliminary results showed his Likud party pulling ahead of its opponents in the country’s third election in less than a year. 

Exit polls on Israeli TV stations showed Likud and its allies capturing 59 seats out of the 120 in parliament. That would still put Likud and its ultra-religious and nationalist bloc two seats short of the parliamentary majority required to form a government.

India’s riot toll rises to 46, capital on edge

Published on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 4:24pm
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NEW DELHI (AP) — The death toll in India’s capital from riots last week between Hindus and Muslims rose to 46, officials said Monday, a day after false rumors of new violence led to panicked calls to police in many parts of the city.

The riots in New Delhi began over a disputed new citizenship law, which led to clashes in which hundreds were injured and houses, shops, mosques, schools and vehicles were set on fire.