Новости за 31.05.2017

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — George Springer reached base in all six plate appearances and hit two of Houston's season-high six home runs to lead the Astros to their seventh straight victory, 17-6 over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for May 22-28. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elena Delle Donne broke a tie with a three-point play with 44 seconds left and the Washington Mystics rallied to beat the Connecticut Sun 78-76 on Wednesday.

NEW YORK (AP) — For all the changes in television over the past decade, the dominance of CBS with a broad audience remains a constant.

NEW YORK (AP) — Mike Tirico is replacing Al Michaels as the play-by-play announcer for Thursday night games this season.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee backup quarterback Matt Cassel will have surgery to put a pin in his right thumb after being hurt during the Titans' offseason program.

MIAMI (AP) — Justin Bour hit two home runs, increasing his season total to 15, and the Miami Marlins completed their first series sweep of the season by beating woeful Philadelphia 10-2 before a sparse crowd Wednesday afternoon.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Corey Kluber will make his first start for the Cleveland Indians since May 2 against the Oakland Athletics on Thursday.

MILAN (AP) — Riccardo Chailly celebrates 40 years at La Scala next season, which he will open by conducting the Italian opera "Andrea Chenier" starring soprano Anna Netrebko for the traditional Dec. 7 gala season premiere.

In honor of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which started Wednesday and ends Thursday night with a showdown on ESPN, the search engine shared a map of the words people in each state most often Google "how to spell."

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Prosecutors are dropping charges filed against a Tennessee man for throwing a catfish onto the rink in Pittsburgh during the opening of the Stanley Cup Final.

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Police documents say Houston Texans wide receiver Keith Mumphery was expelled from a Michigan State graduate studies program last year for a sexual misconduct violation.

DENVER (AP) — America's got talent, and the leaders at the U.S. Olympic Committee are turning on the TV cameras to find it.

Camila Cabello was forced to stop songwriting for six months after a break-up left her "in a dark place", as she was unable to "confront her emotions".

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Mike Ohlman hit a two-run home run and had three hits, and Luis Santos tossed six scoreless innings as the Buffalo Bisons beat the Toledo Mud Hens 4-1 on Wednesday.

NEW YORK (AP) — A guitar that Jerry Garcia played everywhere from San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom to Egypt's Great Pyramids is headed to auction on Wednesday night.

TORONTO (AP) — Devon Travis hit a tiebreaking two-run home run in the seventh inning, Luke Maile also hit a two-run home run, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 on Wednesday, completing a three-game sweep.

"Classic Style" (Grand Central Publishing), by Kate Schelter

As the White House sent mixed signals about potential U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement, state Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks of Lincoln said Wednesday such action would deliver "the wrong message" to the world.

Five kickoff times were announced for Husker games for the upcoming season, and a couple of those will feel like slightly odd ducks to the Nebraska fan base.

Darin Erstad may get a bit creative with his pitching staff in the NCAA Tournament.

Farmers Bank of Cook, which operates in seven locations in Southeast Nebraska, has changed its name to Mainstreet Bank.

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Myles Garrett wore a baseball cap at practice Wednesday instead of a helmet.

Has any lion in winter ever roared like Christopher Plummer?

GENEVA, Ill. (AP) -- Ramon Hernandez scored on a wild pitch in the fourth inning, leading the Kane County Cougars to a 4-3 win over the Burlington Bees on Wednesday.