Новости за 19.02.2017

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Dellin Betances doesn't feel he needs to talk with Randy Levine after the New York Yankees president called the reliever a victim of "over-the-top demands based on very little sense of reality" by his representatives at…

HOCHFILZEN, Austria (AP) — Russian biathletes decided to sing their national anthem without any instrumental accompaniment after organizers played an outdated version in an embarrassing medal ceremony at the biathlon world championships.

NEW YORK (AP) — "The Great Wall" was a hit in China. In North America, it was a dud.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Adam Eaton donned his "go-to shirt" — a gray T, with the words "Mighty Mouse" in red, and a sketch of the small-but-strong cartoon character who debuted in the 1940s — before and after…

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — After watching his club go through all kinds of injury struggles last year yet make the postseason, New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson improved the team by making a pair of major signings.…

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — When the Detroit Tigers indicated they were willing to listen to offers for their top players, Ian Kinsler became a prime candidate to be traded.

Recess!

The Roca Depot on 84th Street, with a Burlington Northern caboose straddling its rails, is an ode to Lincoln’s railway past.

At this time last year, Mark Rothko’s “Yellow Band” was hanging in one of the Sheldon Museum of Art’s permanent collection galleries, spending a few months with Barnett Newman’s “Horizon Light.”

Nebraska men's gymnast Chris Stevenson capped an impressive weekend with a 15th-place finish in the all-around at the Winter Cup in Las Vegas.

It's a washout.

Adele has revealed that George Michael's family only wanted a tribute to the late singer if she was to lead the remembrance segment.

LONDON (AP) — London Fashion Week neared its climax Sunday with shows by Preen, Topshop, Mulberry and others taking place at many sites in the more-chic-than-usual British capital.

One of the largest residential projects in the history of downtown Lincoln is planned for the block that is now home to the Lincoln Journal Star.

HBO has a knack for drawing big-name actors for limited-run projects, i.e. Frances McDormand in “Olive Kitteridge” (2014) and Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson in “True Detective” (2014).

Many birders and bird-watchers in western and central Nebraska have noticed the unfortunate absence in recent years of a distinctive, entertaining and familiar bird species, the black-billed magpie.

1877: More than 400 head of cattle were reported stolen in southwestern Nebraska.

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Mr. Sportsknowitall, Ken Hambleton, answers your questions in his weekly reader mailbag.

When I met Zach Hoke — two presidents ago — he was just getting over a presidential disappointment.

Richard H. Hense, 86, Lincoln, passed away Feb. 11, 2017. He was born to John and Marie (Schneider) Hense on July 6, 1930, in Lincoln. Korean War veteran, U.S. Navy.

J. Paul McIntosh, 92, of Norfolk, died February 16, 2017, at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk.

Wilma C. Jensen 88, of Lincoln, passed away on February 15, 2017. Wilma was born in Minatare to Lydia and Fred Meier. She retired from Rustad Dermatology PC, where she worked in accounts payable, in 1994 .