Новости за 16.12.2017

The NFL has been on the losing end of the culture war since players from around the league began kneeling during the National Anthem. Started by former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, the ill-placed form of protest has lead to failing stadium attendance, lackluster ratings and the scorn of the most powerful in the world — […]

Other notable inductees will include superlawyer Ira Millstein, political columnist William Safire, and Rep. Nita M. Lowey.

As much as Wurzel is out of his depth and a fecking embarrassment of a manager he doesn't take the blame for today

I've been his harshest critic from day 1 but could he have done much differently today, really? He works all week with them, building them up and working on set pieces and they go and concede early from a set piece and turn in one of limpest 1st half performances I've seen.

Then the same XI turn in a much improved 2 Nd half display and dominated the game and for... Читать дальше...

The Aggies are HBCU national champions for the second time in three years.

WASHINGTON — A major tax cut promised by US President Donald Trump was on track for final passage in the few coming days, after two previous holdouts in his Republican Party on Friday said they would vote yes on the legislation.

Twitter doesn’t love it, but we’ll all get used to it eventually.

It’s bowl season, so that means ESPN’s gonna try some stuff out with their game production. In the first bowl of the 2017 slate, the Celebration Bowl, they slapped a camera on a referee on the sideline for a first-person viewing experience.

It’s kinda like the first person football mode from the NFL 2K5 video game.

You can see here the camera on the bill of the ref’s hat.

In an effort to manage their luxury tax conditions, the Dodgers ship out Gonzalez, McCarthy and Kazmir.

Corey Sanders scored 22 as RU rallied from 13 down before 8,300 fans. They had lost four straight to the Pirates.

TX Lubbock TX Zone Forecast for Saturday, December 16, 2017 _____ 821 FPUS54 KLUB 162026 ZFPLUB Zone Forecasts for the South Plains Area National Weather Service Lubbock TX 226 PM CST Sat Dec 16 2017 TXZ035-171030- Lubbock- Including the cities of Lubbock, Wolfforth, and Slaton 226 PM CST Sat Dec 16 2017 .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy early in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. West winds 10 to 15... Читать дальше...

A full list of trades completed by major-league teams this off-season.

WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence will underscore the US partnership with Israel during a trip to the Middle East next week while seeking to shore up US relations with the Arab world after President Donald Trump recognised Occupied Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Authorities are investigating after gunshots were fired near Niles North High School after a basketball game Friday night in north suburban Skokie.

At UFC 157 back on Feb. 23, 2013, Robbie Lawler returned to the Octagon after fighting for almost 10 years outside the UFC to take on former title challenger Josh Koscheck in the opening bout of the pay-per-view main card. That night in Anaheim, Lawler made a successful return, knocking out Koscheck in the first round. That performance earned Lawler a $50,000 Knockout of the Night award.

Murphy says he doesn't want to offer any timetables about his recovery or when he might be ready to play.

Louisville registered its eighth win of the season by topping Memphis at Madison Square Garden.

Okay, it’s not armageddon, but a large-ish asteroid will blast reasonably close to the Earth on December 16, and we can thank NASA and global space observatories for making the event a comfortable spectator sport.

Marek Hamsik etched his name into Napoli's record books by moving level with the legendary Diego Maradona in the club's all-time record goalscorer list. The attacking midfielder levelled the Argentina great's tally of 115 goals for the Partenopei, who moved top of Serie A after the Slovakian struck his landmark goal in a 3-1 win at Torino on Saturday. The 30-year-old slotted a first-time strike into the top-right corner to end an agonising two-month wait to level Maradona's longstanding record. Читать дальше...

Des résidents de Moncton ont été expulsés de chez eux vendredi avec un préavis de 24 heures alors que la température était de - 20 degrés Celsius puisque leurs propriétés sont jugées comme étant non sécuritaires par le service d'incendie de la Ville.

Cristiano Ronaldo's free kick early in the second half would be all Real Madrid would need to claim the Club World Cup title. Real Madrid have won five titles in a calendar year for the first time in the club's history after a comfortable 1-0 victory over Gremio in the Club World Cup final in Abu Dhabi. Cristiano Ronaldo scored the only goal of the game with a free kick after 53 minutes. Los Blancos have not lost an international final since falling to defeat against Boca Juniors in 2000 in the then-named Intercontinental Cup... Читать дальше...

Afghan officials say that at least 10 homeless drug addicts have died overnight in the capital, Kabul, due to subzero temperatures.

Somalia's prime minister, Hassan ali-Khaire, said his government had demanded the U.S. briefly suspend aid to much of Somalia's armed forces in an effort to improve transparency and accountability following corruption concerns. Speaking Saturday to reporters in Mogadishu, Khaire blamed former Somali governments for U.S. concerns about corruption. "In the first month in office, my government stood for the need for Somalia to be governed on transparency principles," he said. "To ensure such principles... Читать дальше...

Lauren Wasser grew up surrounded by models and lived a glamourous lifestyle most girls envy. So when she lost her right leg in 2012 to a near fatal bout of Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) caused by a tampon she thought she would never model again. But since then the 28-year-old’s career has taken off and...

The Dodgers and Braves engaged in a massive salary swap on Saturday afternoon.