Новости за 12.03.2016

INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana Gov. Mike Pence stressed his anti-abortion convictions on Friday, leaving fellow conservatives with the distinct impression he will sign a measure making the state the second to ban abortion in cases when a fetus has a genetic abnormality, such as Down syndrome.

AUSTIN, Texas - President Barack Obama says the encryption versus national security debate won't be settled by taking an "absolutist view" of the situation.

KISSIMMEE, Florida - Atlanta's Kyle Kendrick was rocked by his former team, giving up seven runs in less than two innings, and a Braves split-squad lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 9-2 on Friday.

AKRON, Ohio - A judge in Ohio won't allow a new trial for a former Akron police captain convicted of killing his ex-wife in 1997.

LAS VEGAS - Ellen Nystrom hit two free throws with 3.3 seconds remaining to lift No. 22 Colorado State to a 55-54 victory over Fresno State in the 2016 Mountain West Conference Tournament championship game on Friday.

AVONDALE, Arizona - Kevin Harvick sat on a podium in the middle of his most successful track on the 15th anniversary of his first Sprint Cup victory and insisted he's not job hunting.

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Texas A&M coach Billy Kennedy hoped his team can improve from a Southeastern Conference Tournament win over Florida that looked good - to him - only on the scoreboard.

TURIN, Italy - Gianluigi Buffon is three minutes away from equaling a 22-year record after Juventus beat Sassuolo 1-0 to move provisionally six points clear at the top of Serie A on Friday.

NEW YORK - Fans of the pop star Kesha on Friday called on Sony to cut ties with the producer she has accused of raping her.

MEXICO CITY - The monarch butterflies that winter in the mountains west of Mexico City survived the severe cold snap that hit the area this week, authorities said Friday.

WASHINGTON - District of Columbia officials said Friday they continue to oppose a proposal by power companies Exelon and Pepco to salvage their $6.8 billion merger, but the deal isn't dead yet, the companies said.

INDIANAPOLIS - Purdue reserve center Isaac Haas scored 16 points on 8-of-9 shooting and the No. 13 Boilermakers crushed Illinois 89-58 Friday in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals.

CAMDEN, South Carolina - A grand jury has refused to indict a man charged with voluntary manslaughter after shooting a teen running away after trying to steal gasoline from his pickup truck.

VERONA, New York - Former champion Ruslan Provodnikov returns to the ring June 11, taking on John Molina Jr. in a 12-round bout at the Turning Stone Resort Casino.

KISSIMMEE, Florida - Colby Rasmus hit a three-run homer in the first inning Friday, leading the Houston Astros past the Detroit Tigers 10-4 in an exhibition game.

GAINESVILLE, Florida - The attorney for Florida receiver Antonio Callaway said Friday his client was suspended for violating the university's student code of conduct and that the allegation "has no merit."

BRADENTON, Florida - Andrew McCutchen got just his second hit of the spring - a long solo home run - and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied for a 4-3 victory against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday.

MALAGA, Spain - Malaga midfielder Juan Pablo Amor scored from outside the area to secure a 1-0 win over Sporting Gijon in the Spanish league on Friday.

SANTA ANA, California - An Orange County defense attorney suffered a bloodied face and fractured nose after a brawl with a district attorney's investigator in a courthouse hallway, his lawyer said.

KANSAS CITY, Missouri - A Mexican national is charged with killing his neighbor and three other men at his neighbor's home in Kansas City, Kansas, and later gunning down another man in Missouri.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia 76ers rookie center Jahlil Okafor will have season-ending surgery on his right knee.

DUNEDIN, Florida - Marcus Stroman tossed 4 2-3 innings of three-hit ball and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 2-1 in 10 innings Friday.

GAINESVILLE, Florida - The Latest on the firings at the Wounded Warrior Project (all times local):

BOSTON - Boston College Athletic Director Brad Bates said in a letter to the school's supporters Friday that he has "total confidence" in his football and basketball coaches even though their teams failed to win an Atlantic Coast Conference game in either sport this academic year.

HOUSTON - The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. declined by 9 this week to 480, a record low and another sign of the continuing economic woes in the oil and gas industry.