Новости за 30.08.2016

DAVIE, Fla. — The rookie roommates are ready to receive. Wideouts Leonte Carroo and Jakeem Grant expect to see plenty of duty in the Miami Dolphins’ exhibition finale Thursday against Tennessee, and they’re eager to show what they can do. “We can’t wait to watch each other’s success Thursday,” Carroo said. Starters Kenny Stills and

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A Christian woman in Alabama was forced to remove her headscarf for a driver’s license photo after being told only Muslim women could wear them in photos, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama on her behalf. Yvonne Allen of Tuskegee said in the lawsuit

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Tuesday: Hershey Corp., down $12.02 to $99.65 Snack maker Mondelez International Inc. said it had ended its bid to acquire Hershey. United Continental Holdings Inc., up $4.04 to $50.99 The No. 2 executive at American Airlines will move to rival United and take the

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Long-time center John Sullivan was in the first wave of cuts by the Minnesota Vikings, during a devastating day marked by a likely season-ending left knee injury for quarterback Teddy Bridgewater . Sullivan’s eight-year tenure with the team ended with his release on Tuesday after 12-year veteran Joe Berger was declared

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz will typically play veterans he trusts over youngsters who might have more potential. Ferentz won’t have a choice but to lean on at least a few untested kids at wide receiver in 2016. The 17th-ranked Hawkeyes will be led by one of the Big Ten’s best in

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Latest on reaction to the brutal death of an Albuquerque girl last week (all times local): 2:45 p.m. City and county officials have called a special meeting to address the brutal slaying of a 10-year-old Albuquerque girl in the hopes of identifying opportunities for the community to better protect children. Officials

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Missouri has seen an increase in the number of workers killed while on the job, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Agency officials said 24 workplace deaths have been reported since October. The agency’s acting area director Todd Sieleman told KOLR-TV (http://bit.ly/2bzQeDl ) that he doesn’t know of another point

CINCINNATI — The Bengals released receiver Brandon Tate — the franchise leader in punt returns — as part of their moves to reach the 75-man roster limit on Tuesday, leaving room for a rookie to take the job. Undrafted rookie Alex Erickson impressed during the preseason, with an 80-yard touchdown among his four punt returns.

LOS ANGELES — A judge has dismissed the key claims in a lawsuit alleging that headphone maker Beats Electronics duped one of its early partners before negotiating its $3 billion sale to Apple two years ago. The summary judgment issued late Monday by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge William Fahey resolves the heart of a

NEW YORK — Stocks fell slightly on Tuesday in another quiet day on Wall Street as hesitant investors remained on the sidelines as a slow summer winds down. On Tuesday: The Dow Jones industrial average fell 48.49 points, or 0.3 percent, to 18,454.30. The Standard and Poor’s 500 lost 4.26 points, or 0.2 percent, to

JACKSON, Miss. — The Latest on universities removing the Mississippi state flag (all times local): 3:15 p.m. Gov. Phil Bryant says state universities that removed Mississippi’s Confederate-themed flag are teaching disrespect for state law by taking it down. He said Tuesday he disagrees with decisions by Mississippi State University and the Mississippi University for Women

NEW YORK — For all of his victories during two decades on the tennis tour, including eight Grand Slam titles, Andre Agassi looks back most fondly these days on the aftermath of a loss. During an interview Tuesday in the city where he played his last professional match 10 years ago, Agassi called the way

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Colin Kaepernick will get one more chance to impress coach Chip Kelly before the San Francisco 49ers announce their starting quarterback even as the debate surrounding Kaepernick’s refusal to stand for the national anthem remains heated. Kelly said Tuesday that Kaepernick will play in the team’s final exhibition game Thursday night

PORTLAND, Ore. — A volunteer football coach and six players for a small town Oregon high school team face criminal charges for a hazing initiation in which 11 freshmen at a summer training camp had intimate parts of their bodies “aggressively targeted,” a prosecutor said Tuesday. The Philomath High School volunteer coach, Cooper Kikuta, has

CONCORD, N.H. — The Latest on the first public comments from a teen who was sexually assaulted at a New Hampshire prep school (all times local): 4 p.m. A prestigious New Hampshire prep school is denying there is a tradition of sexual assault at the school but acknowledged it has learned from the case of

FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys have placed quarterback Kellen Moore on season-ending injured reserve, eliminating the chance for him to return after breaking his right ankle in practice early in training camp. Moore was expected to be Tony Romo’s backup, and now both are out after Romo broke a bone in his back in

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — There they are: the 52 Miss America contestants, on the Atlantic City Boardwalk — and not a moment too soon for a city that could use a happy diversion. The hopefuls were welcomed to the seaside resort Tuesday afternoon to kick off two weeks that will culminate in the crowning of

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — In some ways, the Patriots’ last preseason game against the New York Giants on Thursday will serve as a sort of going away party for Tom Brady. Or at least a “see you later.” Brady’s four-game suspension for his role in “Deflategate” begins Saturday as New England shifts to the regular season.

MOSCOW — Whether Uzbekistan’s president is at death’s door or has already passed through is unclear, but that may not be the greatest uncertainty facing the country — it’s what comes after his death. As independent Uzbekistan’s only leader, Islam Karimov has run a monolithic regime, harshly repressing any opposition and cultivating no apparent successor.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Some Missouri adoptees can now obtain their birth certificates after a state law on adoption privacy was changed to be more lenient. A state law allowing adoptees born before Jan. 1, 1941, to obtain their original birth certificates went to into effect Sunday, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/2byppRh ) reports. Republican

INDIANAPOLIS — Advocates on both sides of Indiana’s debate over the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents remained divided and were unable to make recommendations Tuesday to a committee of lawmakers considering the topic ahead of the upcoming legislative session. Lawmakers sought public input on the possibility of adding LGBT civil rights protections

LANCASTER, N.H. — An annual New Hampshire fair where two spectators were killed during a circus tent collapse last year is set to reopen this week. A Vermont man and his 6-year-old daughter were killed in the collapse at the Lancaster fairgrounds last summer when a storm blew through the area. Fifty other people were

TEMECULA, Calif. — The bodies of five people were found after a fire gutted a board-and-care home for developmentally disabled people southeast of Los Angeles, authorities said Tuesday. Remains of the five adults were discovered Monday morning after firefighters put out a fire at the home, said a statement from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

Coming out of high school, Rushel Shell arrived at Pittsburgh and was labeled as the next Tony Dorsett. Four years later, Shell gets one last shot at his own name recognition as a senior at West Virginia. Shell is shouldering the Mountaineers’ rushing responsibilities following the departure of Big 12 rushing leader Wendell Smallwood, and

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee has announced seven home dates for future schedules ranging from 2018 to 2022. The school issued a release Tuesday saying the Volunteers would host UTEP in 2018, Chattanooga and UAB in 2019, Charlotte in 2020, Bowling Green in 2021 plus Ball State and Army in 2022. The UTEP game is scheduled