Новости за 11.09.2016

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves have placed catcher A.J. Pierzynski on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring. Pierzynski, 39, wouldn’t say after Saturday night’s 10-inning victory over the Mets if he’s played his last game. “I don’t know the answer to that question,” he said. “It’s been discussed, obviously, but I don’t

TORONTO — In a carefully stage-managed press conference at the Toronto International Film Festival, Nate Parker and the cast of his Nat Turner slave revolt drama “The Birth of a Nation” argued passionately for focusing on their film and not on the years-old rape allegation against Parker that has enveloped the film in a scandal

SWANSEA, Wales — Two goals, a yellow card, accused of diving, and repeatedly kicked, shoved and goaded. Just a typical all-action match for Diego Costa. The Spain striker capped a bustling display by scoring from an 81st-minute overhead kick to earn Chelsea a 2-2 draw at Swansea in the English Premier League on Sunday. Costa,

BARCELONA, Spain — Valencia’s tough start to the Spanish league season hit a new low Sunday after Real Betis’ pair of 35-year-old veterans ended the club’s three-decade wait for a win at Mestalla Stadium. Ruben Castro and Joaquin Sanchez, both 35, combined for three goals to earn a thrilling 3-2 victory over a Valencia side

CHICAGO — The Kansas City Royals and Lorenzo Cain have agreed to wait a week before deciding whether the outfielder will be shut down for the rest of the season because of his troublesome left wrist. Cain said Sunday that a stem-cell injection didn’t work on the sprain and produced more inflammation in his hand.

Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles was inactive for Sunday’s opener against the Chargers as he continues to rehab from surgery last season to repair a torn ACL in his right knee. Charles has been at practice for a few weeks but did not participate in any preseason games. The Chiefs did have linebacker Tamba Hali

The Latest on Week 1 of the NFL season (all times Eastern): 12:40 p.m. The NFL has already ruled at least one 9/11 tribute out of bounds on opening weekend. Tennessee Titans linebacker Avery Williamson has been told to shelve a pair of cleats he planned to wear to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — There was a time when Bryan Akipa knew nothing of flutes. But that was long ago, before the budding artist stumbled across a wooden mallard-head flute in the studio of his mentor, sparking a fascination that led to a career in both making and playing the distinctive Dakota flutes. Now Akipa,

With Jimmy Garoppolo starting for the Patriots, Carson Wentz behind center for the Eagles and Shaun Hill or Sam Bradford — who really knows? — throwing passes for Minnesota, the first week of the NFL season will play out Sunday with plenty of uncertainty about what to expect. Other players expected to be absent in

HOUSTON — Miguel Moll knew the risk of rape when he was thrown into a Texas jail in 1989 after joyriding in a stolen car. Then 17, he was placed in a holding pen in Houston, and an older inmate said of the teenager, “I got this one.” The comment sparked the first of many

JUBA, South Sudan — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, says she is “outraged” that South Sudan’s government has harassed civil rights activists who met with a U.N. Security Council delegation during a visit to the young nation. Power said in a statement issued Saturday that the delegation observed “chilling” living conditions

NEW YORK — The NFL will review how the Panthers’ medical team handled a hit to Cam Newton’s head during Carolina’s loss to Denver in the season opener. The league said Sunday that it wants to ensure the concussion protocol is being “uniformly applied across all 32 teams.” So along with the players’ association, the

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars say running back Chris Ivory has been hospitalized with a “general medical issue” and won’t play in the team’s season opener against Green Bay. The Jaguars released a statement Sunday saying Ivory was inactive and had been admitted to a hospital. He was limited in three practices this week

HARTFORD, Conn. — A New York man is facing possible prison time for killing federally protected hawks at his mother’s home in Connecticut, saying the hawks were killing his racing pigeons. Thomas Kapusta, of Westbury on Long Island, is scheduled to be sentenced Monday in federal court in Hartford. He pleaded guilty in February to

LOS ANGELES — “Sully” took flight in theaters this weekend and has landed with a solid $35.5 million to take the top spot at the box office, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Clint Eastwood-directed film about the Miracle on the Hudson stars Tom Hanks as Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, who made an emergency landing

CHARLESTON, S.C. — U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, the first black U.S. senator from the deep South since Reconstruction, is proposing that the site where the Civil War began be raised in status to that of a national park. The Republican lawmaker has introduced a bill creating the Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Park as

ROME — Joe Hart’s Torino debut was a day to forget for the England goalkeeper. Hart gifted Atalanta the equalizer and failed to stop a penalty in a 2-1 loss Sunday. The troubles began when Hart misjudged a corner, leapt late and only got a weak glove on the ball, which turned into an assist

LIMA, Peru — Four centuries ago the Count of San Isidro planted nearly 2,000 olive trees from his native Spain in a sprawling grove on the edges of Lima, the capital of colonial Peru. Perfectly suited to the arid climate, the olive trees thrived as the city grew around them. Their twisting, knobby trunks and

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A glance at the 16 drivers competing in NASCAR’s Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, which begins Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway. The drivers are in order of seeding for the 10-race playoffs: No. 2 Ford, Penske Racing DRIVER: Brad Keselowski BORN: Feb. 12, 1984 HOMETOWN: Rochester Hills, Michigan CREW CHIEF: Paul Wolfe

KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan official says that a police chief has been killed after his vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb blast in an eastern province. Zabihullah Zemarai, a provincial council member in Nangarhar province, said Sunday that Gen. Zarawer Zahid died from his wounds after his vehicle was struck by a roadside

MADRID — The leader of Spain’s powerful northeastern region of Catalonia has said he plans to propose a government-approved binding independence referendum to secede from Spain by next year. Catalonia’s separatist leader, Carles Puigdemont, spoke Saturday at a news conference before celebrations of the Catalan National Day holiday, which separatists have used for years to

HOLLYWOOD, Ala. — After spending more than 40 years and $5 billion on an unfinished nuclear power plant in northeastern Alabama, the nation’s largest federal utility is preparing to sell the property at a fraction of its cost. The Tennessee Valley Authority has set a minimum bid of $36.4 million for its Bellefonte Nuclear Plant

MADISON, Wis. — It may be the only issue where Democrat Russ Feingold agrees with Donald Trump. In Feingold’s quest to return to the Senate, he’s joining with Trump, a bipartisan group of office holders and the traditionally solid Democratic base of union workers by loudly voicing his displeasure for a pending free trade agreement

KOCHVILLE TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Authorities say at least five people were hurt after shots were fired into a crowd at a party near Saginaw Valley State University in central Michigan. Saginaw County sheriff’s officials say the people were treated at hospitals and that their injuries aren’t considered life-threatening. They say the victims attending the large

LONDON — Police arrested 55 people and seized bladed weapons after dozens of men occupied a Sikh temple in central England on Sunday. A Sikh youth group said it was protesting the temple’s use for interfaith weddings. The Warwickshire Police force said officers were called early Sunday morning to the Gurdwara Sahib Leamington and Warwick