Новости за 17.07.2016

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Despite fighting mostly one-armed for half the fight, Deontay Wilder remained in control in the ring before quickly heading to the hospital. Wilder retained his WBC heavyweight title with a technical knockout when Chris Arreola’s corner stopped the fight after the eighth round Saturday night at Legacy Arena. Arreola’s left eye appeared

DEL MAR, Calif. — She’s Not Here won the $200,000 Yellow Ribbon Handicap for the second straight year Saturday, holding off Fresh Feline by a neck in the Del Mar turf race for fillies and mares. Ridden by Drayden Van Dyke and trained by Victoria Oliver, the 5-year-old She’s Not Here ran 1 1/16 miles

PHILADELPHIA — Ryan Howard isn’t the slugger he once was. He can still clear the fences, though. Howard homered and Maikel Franco singled home the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-2 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday night. Howard put Philadelphia in front 1-0 by

DETROIT — The Kansas City Royals probably would have won this game without Wade Davis — but having their closer back on the mound was still a comforting sight. Davis pitched a perfect ninth inning in his return from a strained forearm, and the Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 8-4 on Saturday night. Davis was

ESPERANCE, N.Y. — The Federal Aviation Administration says a small plane with four people on board has crashed in upstate New York. FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen says the single-engine Piper PA-28 crashed at about 6:45 p.m. Saturday in a heavily wooded area. She says the plane was destroyed by fire. Schoharie County Sheriff Tony Desmond

CINCINNATI — Jonathan Lucroy missed the two-strike pitch but got the call. His next swing produced a home run that sparked a big inning. Lucroy’s two-run homer started Milwaukee’s five-run third inning, and the Brewers rolled to a 9-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night with their best offensive showing in nearly two

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Fabian Espindola scored in the 89th minute to give D.C. United a 1-1 tie with the Columbus Crew on Saturday night. Espindola split three defenders to come up with a loose ball near the top of the box and slotted a low shot just beyond the fingertips of goalkeeper Steve Clark to

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves’ horrible season keeps getting worse. With eight wild pitches and four errors the last two nights, the Braves keep finding ways to top their embarrassment. “Last night we got (blown out) and tonight we had a three-run lead in the eighth and we just didn’t get it done,” catcher A.J.

ST. LOUIS — No doubt, Adam Wainwright was motivated by a pregame ceremony to honor the 2006 World Series champions. The 6-foot-7 right-hander got the final out that season as the Cardinals’ stand-in closer — and finished what he started Saturday night by pitching a three-hitter as St. Louis cruised to a 5-0 victory over

BALTIMORE — Baltimore police have arrested more than 20 people during a protest after participants blocked lanes on an interstate in the city. Lt. Jarron Jackson, a police spokesman, says some protesters blocked traffic on Interstate 83 on Saturday. He says arrest numbers are preliminary. Video on social media posted by observers showed people forming

PALM COAST, Fla. — Authorities say a Florida man fired shots at two late-night “Pokemon Go” players in a car outside his house but no one was injured. Flagler County Sheriff’s Office spokesman James Troiano says in a news release that the homeowner awoke to a noise outside about 1:30 a.m. Saturday and saw a

BOGOTA, Colombia — Tens of thousands of Venezuelans poured into neighboring Colombia to buy food and medicine on Saturday after authorities briefly opened the border that has been closed for almost a year. A similar measure last week led to dramatic scenes of the elderly and mothers storming Colombian supermarkets and highlighted how daily life

NEW YORK — After a slow start to their 10-game homestand, the New York Yankees know they need a quick turnaround. Otherwise, they might end up rare sellers at the Aug. 1 trade deadline. Before the biggest Yankee Stadium crowd this year, CC Sabathia allowed five or more runs for the fifth straight start, and

MILLVILLE, Minn. — Ken Roczen won the Spring Creek National on Saturday for his sixth victory in the first eight Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship events of the season, sweeping the 450 Class motos. The RCH Suzuki rider from Germany has won 13 of the first 16 motos this season and has 12 career 450

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Matt Moore was good again for the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night — just not as good as Baltimore’s Chris Tillman. Moore, who has two of the Rays’ three wins since June 15, pitched 7 1/3 innings, his longest start of the season, giving up two runs — on J.J.

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins inducted Torii Hunter into the team’s Hall of Fame on Saturday, and the popular outfielder concluded his acceptance speech with a plea for unity in the wake of two recent police shootings that have sparked unrest across the country. Speaking in front of a near sellout crowd before the Twins

SEATTLE — Jose Altuve immediately regretted his decision to bunt with the tying run on second in the top of the ninth inning. And while the AL batting leader reach third base with one out in the ninth, that’s as far as he got as the Houston Astros lost 1-0 to the Seattle Mariners on

SAN DIEGO — Major League Baseball is telling managers to cool it on arguing balls and strikes, and warning them not to rely on replay help to bolster their beefs. MLB executive Joe Torre sent a memo Friday to managers, general managers and assistant general managers that said: “This highly inappropriate conduct is detrimental to

PORTLAND, Ore. — Ivan Dodig and Marin Cilic kept Croatia alive in the Davis Cup quarterfinal match with the United States, beating twins Bob and Mike Bryan 6-2, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 on Saturday. Dodig and Cilic cut Croatia’s deficit to 2-1 heading into the reverse single Sunday on the Tualatin Hills hard court. The United

OAKLAND, Calif. — R.A. Dickey thought it was a safe pitch to a major league rookie. It turned out to be one of his few mistakes. Dickey gave up three home runs, though two of them were solo, and the Toronto Blue Jays lost 5-4 to the Oakland Athletics on Saturday. “If you got the

TROON, Scotland — Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson went toe-to-toe for four hours Saturday in the British Open, trading pivotal par saves and four lead changes in the cold wind and occasional rain at Royal Troon. And now they get to do it again, this time with the claret jug at stake. Stenson had a

OPELIKA, Ala. — Jhonattan Vegas’ lead was down to three strokes Saturday when rain finally stopped third-round play in the Barbasol Championship. Six shots ahead after a course-record 11-under 60 on Friday, Vegas was 1 over for the round and 16 under overall playing the par-4 14th when play was stopped on Grand National’s Lake

SAUT D’EAU, Haiti — Some carrying candles or calabash bowls with offerings of goat meat, thousands of Haitians made a Saturday pilgrimage to bathe in sacred waterfalls and pray for everything from a good harvest to an end to Haiti’s chronic political dysfunction. A mix of Voodoo and Christian faithful along with a cohort of

OAKLAND, Calif. — Just two days into his major league career, Ryon Healy isn’t wasting any time carving out a name for himself. The Oakland Athletics third baseman hit a three-run homer for his first hit in the majors in a 5-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday. “He certainly has some power

NEW YORK — The Latest on the off-duty New York City police officer accused of striking pedestrians in his SUV (all times local): 7:15 p.m. Police say an off-duty New York City police officer has been arrested on charges including manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter and driving while intoxicated after his SUV struck four pedestrians in Brooklyn,