Новости за 13.08.2016

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Military helicopters on Friday rushed polio vaccines to dangerous parts of northeastern Nigeria, where Boko Haram operates and two paralyzed toddlers were recently discovered, a Nigerian health official said.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — This will be a defining image of the Rio Olympics: Michael Phelps and two more of the world's greatest swimmers holding hands on one step of the podium.

Mr. August is a nickname no professional football player wants, given that the regular season starts in September. [...] Raiders quarterback Matt McGloin’s preseason success has given him a viselike grip on the backup job, and Friday night he was squeezing it again. McGloin threw two touchdown passes in a 1 minute, 9 second span in the first quarter against the Cardinals. McGloin picked up where he left off last preseason — even without favorite target Brice Butler — and built his cushion on fourth-round pick Connor Cook for the No. Читать дальше...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Like the rest of the Kansas City Royals, this season has not been a smooth one for Yordano Ventura.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Like the rest of the Kansas City Royals, this season has not been a smooth one for Yordano Ventura.

With the drugs and the sex, and a gold medal at the age of 35, the Anthony Ervin tale was already extraordinary. Then came a revelation to match his achievement at the pool on Friday night.

Among the 32 events contested at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium, none came with less drama than Katie Ledecky’s final race of the Summer Games.

Senator Kintner is right. His marital indiscretion is between him, his wife, and God ("Kintner apologizes only to God, wife," August 6). However, he used public property to do it. That means it's also between him and us. So yes,…

The front-page headline on the July 6 Journal Star, “Kintner admits to cybersex,” prompted me to think, “So what?”

We learned during the Watergate scandal that covering up crimes and transgressions are worse than the incident itself. Gov. Pete Ricketts needs to hold a press conference and explain why the cybersex crimes of Bill Kintner were withheld from Nebraskans…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Worn out rivet fasteners on a Ferris wheel are being blamed for an overturned gondola at an eastern Tennessee fair that earlier this week sent three girls plummeting more than 30 feet to the ground.

The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development announced late Friday that it has renewed permits for the ride's owner, Family Attractions Amusement, to resume operations at other fairs around the state. Inspectors hired by the company and the Greene County Fair found that rivets had worn out on the bottom of the tub carrying the girls, allowing a trim piece to come loose and get lodged in the frame of the wheel and tipping the gondola over. Investigators determined that a safety mechanism... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK — Six batters into the game, the New York Mets were down five runs. By the time it was over, Logan Verrett had lost his spot in the rotation. Ryan Schimpf hit two of San Diego’s four homers off Verrett and drove in six runs as the Padres beat the reeling Mets 8-6

An Assam Police Battalion personnel was killed and another injured in an accidental firing at Karbi Anglong district in Assam on Saturday morning, police said.

The Supreme Court on Friday directed housing major Unitech to refund home buyers money over delay in housing project in Noida.

(ATTN: UPDATES with rankings) By Yoo Jee-ho RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Olympic golfer An Byeong-hun rued poor ball-striking in his up-and-down second round at the Rio de Janeiro Games Friday. An said it was particularly disa

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The pink scar that winds from the bottom of Connor Fields' left hand and past his wrist serves as a reminder of the injury that derailed a promising BMX season.

1st home game for new Giants Moore and Smith The Giants had been on the road since the Aug. 1 trade deadline, so pitchers Matt Moore and Will Smith put on their new home uniforms for the first time Friday. Moore, acquired from the Rays, will make his AT&T Park debut Monday when he starts against the Pirates. Smith, a former Brewer, has experience at the downtown yard and is looking to improve his ERA there, having surrendered eight runs in 31/3 innings. “That whole row right there gave me nightmares,” Smith said... Читать дальше...

The settlement was opposed by legal advocates from children and parents, who said the special monitor's role was too vague.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Drew Robinson homered, doubled and singled, scoring three runs while also driving in three as the Round Rock Express defeated the Salt Lake Bees 14-3 on Friday.

LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) -- Dylan Davis homered, doubled and singled, driving in three runs as the San Jose Giants topped the Lancaster JetHawks 10-6 on Friday.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Drew Robinson homered, doubled and singled, scoring three runs while also driving in three as the Round Rock Express defeated the Salt Lake Bees 14-3 on Friday.

PHILADELPHIA — Charlie Blackmon showed just how strong he is feeling at the plate. Unlike Philadelphia’s Ryan Howard, though, Blackmon went deep without anyone on base. Blackmon hit three home runs in a game for the first time in his career, but Howard’s grand slam and five RBIs led the Phillies to a 10-6 victory

(ATTN: UPDATES with final scores) By Yoo Jee-ho RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- Two South Koreans struggled in fickle conditions in the second round of men's golf at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Friday. An Byeong-hun followed a 68 from the

RIO DE JANEIRO — Anthony Ervin finally has an Olympic gold medal to replace the one he sold 16 years ago. The 35-year-old American won the men’s 50-meter freestyle at the Rio Games on Friday, capping a night of upsets in the pool. Ervin improbably touched first in 21.40 seconds — a hundredth of a