Новости за 31.07.2016

MINNEAPOLIS — With 12 years in the major leagues under his belt, Ervin Santana has learned to remain calm on the mound. Through sloppy play behind him and his name prominent in rumors ahead of the trade deadline, the veteran right-hander displayed his poise again Sunday. Brian Dozier homered twice to support Santana’s six innings

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Hundreds of people have turned out at Michigan State’s Spartan Stadium to celebrate the life of former football player Mike Sadler, who died in a car crash in Wisconsin. Michigan State admissions director Jim Cotter offered opening remarks Sunday, describing Sadler as witty and competitive — a “light that brightened the

LONDON — London is under Harry Potter’s spell once more — and J.K. Rowling hopes the rest of the world will eventually follow. The stage play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” had its gala opening Saturday in London’s West End and is already the theater event of the year. Rowling joined director John Tiffany,

CLEVELAND — Corey Kluber admitted there was an extra buzz in the Indians’ clubhouse before Sunday’s game against Oakland. Acquiring one of the best relievers can do that to a team. “There was definitely a good vibe,” Kluber said after limiting the Athletics to five hits over seven innings in an 8-0 win. “You could

SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — Golf and storms don’t mix. That’s especially the case at Baltusrol. The last time the PGA Championship was on the A.W. Tillinghast design, thunderstorms forced the tournament to be delayed until Monday. Play resumed the next morning with Phil Mickelson facing a putt on No. 14. Mickelson ended up claiming a one-shot

A lawsuit accuses the group trying to bring skateboarding into the 2020 Olympics of skirting anti-doping rules and giving favors to an IOC member that led to the ouster of a rival group from the negotiating table. Skateboarding is one of five sports the International Olympic Committee will vote on Wednesday for possible inclusion in

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Jacob Peterson scored and Benny Feilhaber had an assist to help Sporting Kansas City beat the Portland Timbers 1-0 on Sunday. Peterson flicked a header, off a free kick by Feilhaber, to the bottom-right corner in the 50th minute. Alec Kann made a diving stop of a strike by Darlington Nagbe

DETROIT — On the way to winning their sixth straight game, the Detroit Tigers found an extra team-bonding moment. The Tigers held an 8-0 lead going into the bottom of the seventh, but sensed that the Houston Astros were upset that both Jose Altuve and George Springer had been hit by pitches. So, when the

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — It’s pretty clear Kelvin Benjamin has firmly re-established himself as the Carolina Panthers’ No. 1 wide receiver with a wide array of big-time, circus-like catches in the first week of training camp. Not that it matters much to Benjamin, who’d just assume blend back into the offense without much fanfare. “You be

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays had some success at the expense of the sliding New York Yankees. Rookie left-hander Blake Snell struck out nine over 5 1/3 innings, Luke Maile had a key two-run single and the Rays completed a three-game sweep by beating the Yankees 5-3 on Sunday. Snell (3-4) allowed

RIO DE JANEIRO — A laptop and team shirts have been stolen from Australia’s accommodation at the Olympic athletes’ village while the building was being evacuated because of a small fire, the head of the team’s delegation at the Rio Games said Sunday. Kitty Chiller said other computer equipment was “rifled through” but was left

MIAMI — Derek Dietrich won the game and lost his shirt. The pinch-hitter’s game-ending RBI triple with two out in the ninth inning helped the Miami Marlins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 Sunday for split of their four-game series. The Marlins’ celebration began as Dietrich rounded third. Teammates doused him with water and then

NEW YORK — Mets shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera has injured his left knee and exited New York’s game against the Colorado Rockies. Cabrera was hurt Sunday while scoring from first base on Neil Walker’s two-out triple in the first inning. As he looked back to find the ball, Cabrera stumbled immediately after rounding third and hobbled

SAN FRANCISCO — Mark Melancon sat patiently as his name circulated in rumors leading up to the trade deadline. “I’ve been through it before, so I realize that until it happens it’s not a big deal,” Melancon said. “I just waited until I got the phone call.” The call finally came on Saturday, and he

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Despite not having a first-round draft choice as a penalty in the Tom Brady “Deflategate” case, the New England Patriots have a group of rookies already opening eyes at training camp. It starts with cornerback Cyrus Jones. “I’m not one to grade people, I’m not coach (Bill Belichick). But I can just

BIG SUR, Calif. — Crews continued to battle a massive wildfire near California’s Big Sur that is threatening thousands of homes as another one broke out in Fresno County and quickly spread, prompting the evacuation of 300 homes near dry, rolling hills. The fatal blaze north of Big Sur grew overnight to 59 square miles

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — A lanky 6-foot-5 man in a button-down, long-sleeve shirt and tie walked onto the field during Saints training camp on Sunday, bringing a mixture of fond and painful memories to veteran safety Roman Harper. After a brief and friendly chat, Harper gave recently retired NFL quarterback Peyton Manning a hug.

MINNEAPOLIS — At the top of the Vikings’ shiny, new $1.1 billion football palace, there is a ring of glass separating the seating bowl from the roof that the team and the stadium designers call the “clear story.” At night, when U.S. Bank Stadium is lit up, the clear story gives the visual impression that

NEW YORK — Trevor Story was out of the Colorado Rockies’ lineup Sunday against the New York Mets because of a jammed left thumb. The rookie shortstop, who began the day leading the National League with 27 home runs, initially got hurt Saturday night in the fourth inning on a headfirst slide into second base.

MONTREAL — Simona Halep of Romania defeated American Madison Keys 7-6 (2), 6-3 to win the $4.7 million women’s Rogers Cup on Sunday. Halep, seeded fifth, rebounded from losing to Belinda Bencic in the final a year ago. It was the Romanian’s third tournament win this year and the 14th of her career. She won

LONG POND, Pa. — Pocono CEO Brandon Igdalsky took refuge from the rain inside a garage stall that was being used as the site of the drivers meeting. His message Sunday morning to Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart and the rest of the field: “I love you guys. But I don’t want to see

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The U.S. embassy and other foreign missions on Sunday urged the Maldives president to return to the path of democracy, saying they are concerned over what they call recent erosions of fundamental freedoms and institutions of democracy in the archipelago state. In a joint statement offices including U.S., Norway, Germany, Netherlands,

NEW YORK — Watching a second straight loss to last-place Tampa Bay convinced the New York Yankees it was time to shift more fully into sell mode. So late Saturday night, owner Hal Steinbrenner gave the go-ahead. Six days after trading closer Aroldis Chapman to the Chicago Cubs for four prospects, New York dealt reliever

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — For a couple of minutes, it seemed the injury bug had gotten the New York Giants again. Three days into training camp, leading receiver and offensive catalyst Odell Beckham Jr. sat in the end zone surrounded by team doctors and trainers. All eyes and hands were focused on his left ankle

HOBART, Ind. — A northwestern Indiana woman can continue caring for nearly two dozen feral cats on her property even though city officials rejected her request for a kennel license. City Attorney Anthony DeBonis said Jeannette Sichtermann, of Hobart, isn’t breaking any ordinances because she’s not keeping the 18 to 22 cats inside her home,