Новости за 05.09.2016

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Coach Ron Rivera says if the Carolina Panthers want to beat the Denver Broncos Thursday night they’ll need to stay out of third-and-long situations. That’s something Cam Newton and company failed to do in a 24-10 loss to the Broncos in the Super Bowl seven months ago. Denver’s top-ranked defense forced the

WARSAW, Poland — Polish leaders and families of some crash victims attended the premiere Monday of a divisive movie that supports a theory that the 2010 plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others was an assassination orchestrated by Russia. The crash in western Russia was among Poland’s greatest tragedies since World

INDIANAPOLIS — Andrew Luck spent his offseason trying to become a better quarterback. He let others argue about what the Indianapolis Colts needed to fix the offense. He downplayed the significance of a new, rich contract, and an array of coaching changes. He stuck to the script when talking about protecting himself on the field

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Devine Redding spent his first two seasons at Indiana serving as the apprentice to two future NFL running backs. This year, the 5-foot-10 junior is putting those lessons to work. In Thursday night’s season-opening win at Florida International, Redding ran 22 times for 135 yards despite sharing the carries with five other

MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities say they have captured an alleged drug trafficker and money launderer wanted in the United States. Mexico’s National Security Commission says the suspect identified only as “Martin Guadencio” was captured Friday near the western city of Guadalajara. In 2011, The U.S. Treasury Department named Martin Guadencio Avendano Ojeda as the

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The U.N. human rights chief says U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump and Dutch nationalist Geert Wilders are among “populists and demagogues” whose tactics of communication smack of Islamic State group-style propaganda. In exceptionally strong terms, and with far-right groups on the rise in the wake of extremist attacks, Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein

WASHINGTON — An election-year bill to fulfill a 70-year-old government promise and protect health-care and pension benefits for retired miners is dividing coal-state Republicans, pitting endangered incumbents against GOP leaders wary of bailing out union workers. Retirement and health-care funds currently support about 120,000 former miners and their families nationwide. But account balances have dwindled

SEATTLE — In the midst of Washington’s John Ross returning after 20 months away from football and reminding everyone just how fast he is on the field, the unthinkable happened. Huskies quarterback Jake Browning actually managed to overthrow Ross when the speedster was open sprinting down the sideline. “I’ve got to put more air under

LOS ANGELES — Hugh O’Brian, who shot to fame as Sheriff Wyatt Earp in what was hailed as television’s first adult Western, has died. He was 91. A representative from HOBY, a philanthropic organization O’Brian founded, says he died at home Monday morning in Beverly Hills. Until “The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp” debuted

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Part of a major highway near a South Carolina resort town was shut down for about 20 hours because of a sinkhole. The South Carolina Department of Transportation said its crews and the utility made emergency repairs to the southbound lanes of state Highway 31, just south of its intersection with

Texas coach Charlie Strong went home and sat around for a couple of hours after the Longhorns opened their season with a double-overtime victory over No. 10 Notre Dame. Then, without any sleep, he went back to work Monday morning. “It was just an impressive win and I was just so happy for the players.

NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield entered the season high on many Heisman Trophy watch lists. After week one, he’d settle for just winning a game. Mayfield put up big numbers in the season opener against Houston, but the third-ranked Sooners lost 33-23 to the 15th-ranked Cougars last Saturday. Mayfield took much of the

CINCINNATI — Bartolo Colon got an early start on New York’s trip to Cincinnati, and it paid off in a big way for the Mets. Colon pitched six innings of five-hit ball and Matt Reynolds homered to the lead the Mets to a 5-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday. “We had a man

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A police officer who responded to a robbery in progress at a casino garage over the weekend and was shot and wounded has been upgraded from critical to stable condition, authorities said Monday. Joshlee Vadell underwent surgery after the early Saturday shooting. Details on his injuries weren’t disclosed. Vadell, a nine-year

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst liked what he heard from the stream of players who filed into his office over the weekend to discuss the team’s upset win over No. 5 LSU. The Badgers aren’t satisfied. “They see we can be a lot better,” Chryst recounted Monday. No signs of a letdown following

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Police say a report of shots fired inside a North Carolina mall were actually noises heard outside the building. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said in a news release that officers were called to Northlake Mall at 3:15 p.m. Monday, but found no victims or suspects. Police say they have determined if any shots were

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Eli Manning isn’t worried about the New York Giants’ offense despite an awful preseason. The 35-year-old, two-time Super Bowl MVP has been around long enough to know the preseason means nothing heading into the regular-season opener at Dallas against the Cowboys on Sunday. As far as Manning is concerned, the Giants

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas coach Charlie Strong says he “knew all along” what he had at quarterback. He just chose not to tell anyone. What Strong and the Longhorns unveiled against Notre Dame on Sunday was an impressive combination of finesse and power in freshman Shane Buechele and senior Tyrone Swoopes. Unlike other quarterback rotations

MILWAUKEE — With a short turnaround after an extra-inning game, the Chicago Cubs needed major league ERA leader Kyle Hendricks to provide a strong start Monday afternoon. Hendricks delivered six strong innings and the Cubs broke away late to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2. “After like really awkward games, he has really picked us up,”

MIAMI — With one swing, Freddy Galvis ended the Philadelphia Phillies’ scoring drought. Soon their losing streak was over, too. Galvis hit a two-run homer to snap a streak of 18 consecutive scoreless innings for the Phillies, who stopped a six-game slide with a 6-2 victory over the fading Miami Marlins on Monday. “I’m just

NEW YORK — Sensing the season’s dwindling days, the New York Yankees opened their penultimate homestand by falling behind on Masahiro Tanaka’s seventh pitch of a sunny Labor Day afternoon. Jacoby Ellsbury turned the deficit into a lead on R.A. Dickey’s third offering of the day, and New York remained on the periphery of contention

HOUSTON — J.J. Watt will play in the Houston Texans’ season opener against the Chicago Bears on Sunday. Watt returned to practice Monday for the first time since back surgery in July and coach Bill O’Brien said after practice that he would play. Right tackle Derek Newton also was back at practice after sitting out

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers released tight end Bruce Miller on Monday, just hours after he was arrested for assaulting two men. Miller was charged with aggravated assault, elder abuse, threats and battery after an early-morning fight at a San Francisco hotel, according to the San Francisco Police Department. Miller was booked

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Ubaldo Jimenez appeared headed toward an early shower just two outs into Monday’s game. Then, suddenly, the Baltimore right-hander became almost unhittable. Jimenez threw a two-hitter for his first complete game since 2011, Chris Davis homered and drove in three runs and the playoff-contending Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3.

CINCINNATI — Tight end Tyler Eifert hasn’t been cleared for practice heading into the Cincinnati Bengals’ opener on Sunday at the New York Jets, the first of several games he’s expected to miss as he recovers from ankle surgery. Eifert and defensive tackle Brandon Thompson, who is still recovering from a knee injury last season,