Новости за 09.08.2016

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chicago White Sox put outfielder-designated hitter Avisail Garcia on the disabled list with a right knee sprain before Tuesday’s game against the Kansas City Royals. Garcia is hitting .240 with 11 doubles, nine home runs and 36 RBIs in 86 games. The White Sox recalled outfielder Jason Coats, who is

NEW YORK — At Disney, content is king. The media conglomerate’s studio entertainment, including popular films such as the animated “Finding Dory,” ”The Jungle Book” and the Marvel saga “Captain America: Civil War,” helped boost the company’s third-quarter profit above expectations. But The Walt Disney Co.’s cable and broadcast channel revenue growth was weaker. Disney

NEW YORK — Becca Pizzi has run 52 marathons on seven continents and trained in all sorts of places and conditions, but there’s one constant when she hits the road. She’s always on the lookout for people who might want to harm a woman running alone. “Every time I go out, my guard is up,”

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Of all the things on Jacksonville’s lengthy to-improve list, starting faster is near the top of the list. The Jaguars were among the NFL’s worst first-quarter teams in 2015. They scored just 35 points in the opening period, second worst in the league behind San Francisco. There were a number of persistent

RIO DE JANEIRO — Denis Gargaud Chanut stepped to the top of the podium and watched as the medal presenter made his way across the deck. The French paddler never expected to earn a medal and now Tony Estanguet, the greatest slalom canoer in his country’s history, was about to drape a gold around his

WASHINGTON — Bryce Harper is out of the Washington Nationals’ lineup for the second consecutive game because of a stiff neck. Harper has not played since leaving the Nationals’ game Saturday against the San Francisco Giants. Chris Heisey was in right field Tuesday night against the Cleveland Indians. Manager Dusty Baker said Harper was dealing

MERRILLVILLE, Ind. — Hotel officials say Merrillville’s Star Plaza Theatre and its adjacent Radisson Hotel will be demolished next year to make room for a new hotel. White Lodging president and CEO for investments and development Deno Yiankes says the hotel will close in January and the theater that has hosted top entertainers including Liberace,

RIO DE JANEIRO — With her main rivals serving doping suspensions, Deng Wei won Olympic gold and set a world record in women’s weightlifting. The Chinese lifter won the 63-kilogram category Tuesday, hoisting 147 kilograms in the clean and jerk and 115 in the snatch for a world-record total of 262. Deng’s clean and jerk

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Victor Cruz may have to wait a little longer to play in a game for the New York Giants. The wide receiver, who missed all of last season with a calf injury and has been limited to six regular-season games in the last two years, is looking iffy for the Giants’

RIO DE JANEIRO — One by one, as best they could, Emanuele Birarelli’s teammates made their way over to him for a hug or handshake. Their captain lay on the sideline with his right ankle elevated and freshly taped. He was injured in the third set of Italy’s 28-26, 20-25, 25-23, 25-23 victory over the

AUGUSTA, Maine — Julia Clukey wanted to take one more run at an Olympic team. Instead, she decided that any potential risk to her long-term health was not worth the chance. Clukey retired from luge on Tuesday, ending a 19-year career that saw her compete in the 2010 Vancouver Games, win the U.S. national title

ANDERSON, Ind. — Rob Chudzinski is keeping the Indianapolis Colts’ new-look offense top secret. Andrew Luck is helping out. As the final week of training camp began at Anderson University on Tuesday, both are revealing little about what to expect. The cancellation of Sunday’s preseason opener against Green Bay delayed the fans’ first chance to

MOSCOW — About 1,000 Russian opposition supporters rallied in Moscow Tuesday to protest a controversial new legislation that offers new sweeping powers to security agencies. The set of counter-terrorism amendments initiated by the hawkish lawmaker Irina Yarovaya has sparked outrage among rights activists. Among other things, it introduces prison sentences for failure to report a

NEW YORK — A little less than two years ago, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s North Korea comedy, “The Interview,” spawned the hack of Sony Pictures and a crisis unlike any previous in Hollywood. The experience hasn’t done much to tame them. In the crudely funny but not crudely animated R-rated comedy “Sausage Party,” Rogen

CONCORD, N.H. — A New Hampshire prep school denies it could have prevented the alleged sexual assault of a 15-year-old student who said she was raped by a senior during a game of sexual conquest in 2014. St. Paul’s School in Concord responded Monday to a federal complaint filed in June by the girl’s parents,

PHILADELPHIA — W. Carter Merbreier, who helmed the beloved local children’s TV show “Captain Noah and his Magical Ark,” died Tuesday after a short illness. He was 90. He died at his home in Audubon, in suburban Philadelphia, said his former station, WPVI-TV. The station has “lost a dear friend and TV legend,” WPVI general

MEXICO CITY — Three employees of a polling company were rescued Tuesday from a mob in southern Mexico that beat them bloody after apparently mistaking them for thieves. Inhabitants of the town of Centla, in the Gulf coast state of Tabasco, attacked five employees of the SIMO Consulting firm, including two women and three men.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Ron Rivera can’t imagine the Carolina Panthers without fullback like Mike Tolbert on the roster. The 5-foot-9, 250-pound Tolbert does a little of everything for the NFC champions — blocks, catches passes, carries the ball and even contributes on special teams. So it’s hard for Rivera to fathom how nearly one-third of

Several fans who traveled to Canton, Ohio, for the Hall of Fame game that was canceled on Sunday night because of poor field conditions are planning to sue the NFL and the hall. Attorney Michael Avenatti, who represented ticket holders for the 2011 Super Bowl who wound up without seats in Dallas, told The Associated

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A prominent stem cell researcher at Harvard University has been appointed the next dean of its medical school. Dr. George Daley will start the job in January. He replaces Jeffrey Flier, who stepped down in July after nine years at the helm. Harvard President Drew Faust announced the decision Tuesday, praising Daley

RIO DE JANEIRO — Monica Puig still had goosebumps well after the biggest win of her career. The Puerto Rican tennis player routed French Open champion Garbine Muguruza 6-1, 6-1 on Tuesday to reach the Olympic quarterfinals. “You just go in shock,” she said. Even with the big lead, keeping it together through those last

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Television viewers know there’s a mind-boggling array of shows to attempt to watch. John Landgraf, the chief executive of FX Networks, predicted change is coming but not until the number of scripted series peaks at about 500 per year. With a greater supply of U.S. television than can be profitably produced,

WICHITA, Kan. — Sedgwick County’s health department may stop offering certain types of immunizations for international travel under the county’s recommended budget. County manager Michael Scholes’ proposed budget calls for the end of providing vaccines for certain diseases and infections like yellow fever and typhoid fever, The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/2ayhqSB ) reports. Scholes says the

DAYTONA, Florida — Denny Hamlin might want to keep his own engraver on standby. The Daytona 500 winner tweeted a picture Tuesday after he received his version of the Harley J. Earl Trophy that goes to drivers who win the Great American Race. But instead of the correct year of 2016, the silver plate read

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A lawyer for a soldier accused of killing his then-14-year-old girlfriend’s mother after she objected to their age difference told a jury on Tuesday only the girlfriend is to blame. “Jamie Silvonek wanted her mother dead,” attorney Richard Webster said as 22-year-old Army Spc. Caleb Barnes’ murder trial got underway. “She killed