Новости за 22.12.2018

This week’s best quotes in business cover Facebook, porch thieves, holiday shopping, women startup founders, and Amazon.

The Zags made their first 15 shots from the field in a 101-40 rout of Denver. Gonzaga shot 68.4 percent as Rui Hachimura and Brandon Clarke combined for 46 points on 19-for-21 accuracy.

The No. 8 Wildcats won 56-44, but they weren't happy with how they played — especially in the second half.

After sleepwalking through the miserable offensive performance in the first half, the Huskies turned up the defensive intensity and beat Sacramento State 57-41.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — New Orleans coach Alvin Gentry made it clear Friday that center Anthony Davis will not be traded to the Los Angeles Lakers or anywhere else as long as he remains under contract to the Pelicans. Gentry’s stance on comments by Lakers forward LeBron James about Davis was less consistent. Gentry defended […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Victor Oladipo scored 14 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter, Thaddeus Young added 21, and the Indiana Pacers beat Brooklyn 114-106 Friday night, ending the Nets’ seven-game winning streak. Bojan Bogdanovic and Domantas Sabonis each added 17 point for the Pacers, who had lost their previous two. Rookie Rodions […]

Prosecutors say the woman bound her daughter’s ankles and hands with zip ties before shooting her between the eyes at close range.

Soda tax revenue is pouring in so much faster than expected that it may not be having the deterrent effect city officials were hoping for. Maybe the tax is just too low for such a wealthy city?

Meghan Miller, 35, is accused of sexually abusing a student for more than two years, pursuing a relationship that included sexual encounters in the coach's office and the high-school gym locker room.

Seattle's defense will have a big challenge in slowing down Mahomes, who leads the NFL with 45 touchdown passe --- 11 more than anyone else in the league.

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Cassius Winston scored a season-high 26 points, leading No. 10 Michigan State to a 99-69 win over Oakland on Friday night. The Spartans (10-2) have won five straight. The Golden Grizzlies (4-9) dropped their fourth game in a row. Michigan State’s Nick Ward had 14 points in 20 minutes, limited […]

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Paul Jorgensen made five 3-pointers and scored 19 points with seven rebounds and Butler defeated UC Irvine 71-54 on Friday night for the Bulldogs’ 50th consecutive nonconference home victory. Butler (9-3) improved to 7-0 at home this season and ended UC Irvine’s streak of 10 straight road victories, which had been the […]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The body of a missing snowmobiler has been found, but the search continues for the woman’s missing husband. Anchorage television station KTUU reports the body of LaVerne Pettigen was found Friday in Big Lake north of Anchorage. Alaska State Troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters says troopers used sonar and a remotely operated […]

A Hamilton Middle School teacher decided to use posts from YouTube firebrand Felix Kjellberg to discuss bigotry and fake news; a student secretly taped the lesson and posted it on Twitter, and the teacher has been targeted on the internet.

Backtalk: Letters to the Sports Editor

The fire happened at about 11:50 a.m. in one unit of the motel in the 23900 block of Highway 99 in Edmonds, authorities said.

The Center for Investigative Reporting reported Monday that the Jesuits had sent at least 20 priests facing sexual-abuse allegations to Gonzaga.

Many families are celebrating the birth of Jesus of Nazareth during this special season. He and his family became immigrants, fleeing certain death in their homeland. His family had to protect him from the local authorities. His parents took him and fled to another, safer place. They were allowed to stay, and I don’t think […]

Plus, the Starbucks refillable tumbler is back, offering free coffee for a month.

Re: “Would a $2 billion gas-to-methanol plant in Washington state help combat climate change?”: While NW Innovation Works, the company that hopes to develop the Kalama methanol plant, has painted a rosy picture of methane being better than coal, they are not thinking of today’s reality. The gigantic proposed Kalama methanol plant must be examined […]

As a voter who is supportive of Joe Biden to face off against President Donald Trump in 2020, I was troubled by yet another call for new blood in the Democratic Party over “old white men” [“Democratic Party: New blood needed”]. Look at what Democrats have accomplished in the name of diversity: We nominated and […]

Re: “Our students are diverse, so why aren’t teachers?”: There is not a shred of evidence that a student will learn better from a teacher because the teacher looks like the student. How shallow have our views of education become? Schools should hire the most qualified teacher who has the skills to teach. I am […]

A roundup of notable obituaries from the week ending Dec. 21.

The midfielder was honored for her accomplishments on the field and for her "services to the LGBT community,"

NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia had a stent inserted after a blockage was found in an artery from his heart. Sabathia’s agent, Kyle Thousand, told The Athletic the procedure took place Dec. 11. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said the 38-year-old pitcher is expected to report to spring training on time in […]