Новости за 13.08.2016

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Ryan LaMarre singled twice, and Justin Haley allowed just two hits over eight innings as the Pawtucket Red Sox topped the Buffalo Bisons 4-0 on Friday.

Simone Manuel of the United States became the first African-American woman to win an individual swimming event at the Olympics.

DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) -- Jonathan Davis drove in Anthony Alford with a sacrifice fly in the first inning, leading the Dunedin Blue Jays to a 6-2 win over the Brevard County Manatees on Friday.

DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) -- Jonathan Davis drove in Anthony Alford with a sacrifice fly in the first inning, leading the Dunedin Blue Jays to a 6-2 win over the Brevard County Manatees on Friday.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- Jacob Stallings hit a two-run home run and had two hits, and Frank Duncan allowed just three hits over eight innings as the Indianapolis Indians defeated the Lehigh Valley IronPigs 6-0 on Friday.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Ryan Merritt allowed just four hits over seven innings, leading the Columbus Clippers over the Syracuse Chiefs in a 1-0 win on Friday.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- Jacob Stallings hit a two-run home run and had two hits, and Frank Duncan allowed just three hits over eight innings as the Indianapolis Indians defeated the Lehigh Valley IronPigs 6-0 on Friday.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Ryan Merritt allowed just four hits over seven innings, leading the Columbus Clippers over the Syracuse Chiefs in a 1-0 win on Friday.

The impact of the crash landing caused the plane to catch fire, police said.

Swimmer Katie Ledecky has set a world record in women’s 800m freestyle.

The Democrats’ hack headache just keeps getting worse.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the Olympics being held in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):

The Twins open a three-game series against the Royals tonight with a depleted bullpen

Maligned for everything from their crime and their traffic to their mosquitos, Brazilians are facing a more pressing crisis: a dearth of Olympic medals, which is driving them to desperate ends.

I became a little obsessed with this subject a year ago, when it seemed like the Wild and Timberwolves were playing on the same night an awful lot. By Dec. 15, it had already happened 13 times — and I wrote about the TV impact. For the entire 2015-16 season, it happened 33 times — including seven shared home dates. That was a lot by comparison to 2014-15, when the teams only played on the same date 24 times. It turns out we hadn’t seen anything yet. With the release of the Wolves’ schedule Thursday, I was curious to see the overlap this year. Читать дальше...

A judge on Friday overturned the conviction of a Wisconsin man found guilty of helping his uncle kill a woman in a case profiled in the Netflix documentary series “Making a Murderer,” ruling that investigators coerced a confession using deceptive tactics. The filmmakers cast doubt on the legal process used to convict Dassey and his uncle Steven Avery in the death of Teresa Halbach, and their work sparked national interest and conjecture. “These repeated false promises, when considered in conjunction with all relevant factors... Читать дальше...

The pair and their famous mamas had some photo booth fun at David’s 7th birthday.

Poythress was once projected as a lottery pick.

Steve Kornacki shares video of Donald Trump, who is down by double digits in polling in Pennsylvania, explaining to a Pennsylvania audience that the only way he'll lose the state is if "certain sections" of the state cheat.

Defensive backs coach Jim Leonhard says he isn't concerned that the group will be a liability.

ONALASKA — John Halvorsen, who has walked the length of the Mississippi River and crossed the United States on foot, will speak at 10 a.m. Sunday at Connect Church in Onalaska. Halvorsen, a pastor in Duluth, Minn., also will share…

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Media giant Turner is leading a funding round worth $45 million in women’s lifestyle and advice digital publisher, Refinery29, according to a Turner press release.

Both companies stated their intent to collaborate on new content creation, innovative ad products, and event marketing. The investment builds on Turner’s development in digital-first... Читать дальше...

HONG KONG — Snapchat and Kik, the messaging services, use bar codes that look like drunken checkerboards to connect people and share information with a snap of their smartphone cameras. WeChat and Alipay, two Chinese apps, have long used the bar-code-like symbols — called QR codes — to let people pay for purchases and transfer money. The video-streaming service YY.com has for years made online stars of young Chinese people posing, chatting and singing in front of video cameras at home. Silicon Valley has long been the world’s tech capital... Читать дальше...