Новости за 16.09.2016

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Michael Brockers realizes just how special it is to play on one of the NFL’s best defensive lines with the Los Angeles Rams. He wasn’t about to do anything to break it up. The defensive tackle agreed to a three-year contract extension Thursday, securing his future with the Rams through 2019.

SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry said he is disappointed to see sporting events pulled from his home state of North Carolina over a law that some say can lead to discrimination against LGBT people. And the two-time NBA MVP hopes lawmakers make changes to the so-called “bathroom bill” before more major events follow the NBA’s

CHICAGO — Two U.S. Army teams have excelled at the World Parachuting Championships, with the 8-way formation skydiving team trouncing the competition in record-breaking style and the women’s 4-way team taking gold after a nail-bitingly close contest. Late Wednesday, the Golden Knights’ 8-way team finished a full 40 points ahead of second-placed France in the

EL PASO, Texas — A soldier is accused of killing a transgender woman in West Texas, and the FBI is investigating whether it was a hate crime. Police arrested 21-year-old Anthony Michael Bowden on Tuesday and charged him with murder. The El Paso Times reports (http://bit.ly/2d1S9hq ) that the FBI civil rights squad is working

ELVERSON, Pa. — Stewart Hagestad rallied to win the U.S. Mid-Amateur title Thursday, overcoming a late four-hole deficit and beating Scott Harvey with a 15-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole. Hagestad, the 25-year-old former Southern California player from Newport Beach, California, won four of the final five holes of regulation — all with

MEXICO CITY — A social media campaign drew hundreds to a march demanding President Enrique Pena Nieto’s resignation as Mexico prepared for its annual independence celebration. The turnout Thursday was small for a march in a city of 20 million residents, mostly drawing young people. But its timing reinforced the country’s dissatisfaction with Pena Nieto.

SEATTLE — A man accused of driving off a Seattle freeway ramp and killing a teen who was sleeping inside a tent has been charged with vehicular homicide and hit-and-run. The Seattle Times reports (https://goo.gl/uERWop ) that prosecutors say Oscar Gutierrez-de Jesus was drunk when he drove off Interstate 5 into a median at the

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — South Koreans In Gee Chun and Sung Hyun Park shot 8-under 63 on Thursday to share the first-round lead in the Evian Championship, the last of the LPGA Tour’s five majors. Top-ranked Lydia Ko’s bid to defend her title — and win a third career major by the age of 19 —

SEATTLE — More than two years after Washington state launched legal marijuana sales, it’s planning to test pot for banned pesticides more regularly. The state’s Liquor and Cannabis Board said Thursday it’s paying the Washington Department of Agriculture more than $1 million to buy new equipment and hire two full-time workers to conduct the tests.

LAS VEGAS — A plan to build an NFL stadium in Las Vegas and lure the Raiders from Oakland crossed a major hurdle Thursday when a Nevada oversight committee voted unanimously to recommend $750 million in public funding for the project. The Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee recommended raising the hotel tax in the Las

NEW YORK — A New York City museum is offering visitors a chance to sit on a golden throne, but only in private. As part of his “America” exhibit at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan replaced the toilet in the museum’s fourth-floor restroom with a fully functional replica cast in 18-karat

RENTON, Wash. — Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson insists he’ll be ready to play against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. Wilson was a full participant in practice each of the past two days after suffering a sprained ankle in the third quarter of last week’s game against the Miami Dolphins. “I’ll be ready to roll,”

FRISCO, Texas — Dez Bryant smiled as he looked down at his phone and listened to reporters offer ideas for how the Dallas Cowboys could get their top receiver the ball more often. Without looking up, the 2014 All-Pro pointed outside the locker room, playfully suggesting that the issue should be taken up with coaches

LOS ANGELES — Scientists excavating a rare and well-preserved mammoth fossil in Channel Islands National Park, just off the coast of Southern California, say its size raises questions about its species. In a release Wednesday the scientists said the skull, discovered in 2014, is not small enough to qualify as a pygmy mammoth and not

CHICAGO — The Cleveland Indians dropped three of four in Chicago — and still gained a bit Thursday. Jose Abreu continued his second-half surge with a home run and single and Carlos Sanchez drove in the winning run in the ninth inning in the White Sox’s 2-1 victory. The first-place Indians lowered their magic number

PEORIA, Ariz. — A suburban Phoenix elementary school has received some wild visitors. Staff members spotted four burros walking onto the playground of Vistancia Elementary in the city of Peoria on Thursday morning. Peoria Unified School District spokeswoman Erin Dunsey says employees saw the burros enter the grounds through a parking lot. The animals then

A member of the Blue Angels flight demonstration team killed during practice in Tennessee lost control of his fighter jet because it was traveling too fast and then failed to recover because it was too low for the maneuver he was performing, a Navy investigation shows. A report cited pilot error as the primary cause

SAN FRANCISCO — The former dean of the University of California, Berkeley law school filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing school officials of singling him out because of his race for a second investigation of sexual harassment allegations. The University of California treated white faculty members and administrators found to have committed sexual misconduct more leniently

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Missouri man considered a person of interest in his ex-girlfriend’s 2007 disappearance remains in jail after being charged with burning another missing woman’s SUV. Kylr Yust made his first court appearance on the felony knowingly burning charge Thursday. He’s accused of torching 21-year-old Jessica Runions’ small sport utility vehicle. The

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A judge has entered a not guilty plea for a man accused of burning a missing Missouri woman’s vehicle last week. Kylr Yust is charged with knowingly burning 21-year-old Jessica Runions’ vehicle. The woman from the Kansas City suburb of Raymore was last seen leaving a party a week ago. Police

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Bills receiver Sammy Watkins is active for Buffalo’s game against the New York Jets on Thursday night. Watkins’ status was uncertain after the starter complained of soreness in his surgically repaired left foot following a 13-7 season-opening loss at Baltimore on Sunday. Watkins showed no signs of a limp while working

CHICAGO — Six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson remembers vividly the first time he rode in an off-road desert car with “Baja Bob” Gordon about 25 years ago. Johnson retold the story Thursday while saying he was in “complete and utter shock” to learn Gordon, father of former NASCAR and open-wheel driver Robby Gordon,

NEW YORK — The Tony Award best musical nominee “Something Rotten!” — a valentine to Broadway shows — will close on the Great White Way early next year. Kevin McCollum, the Tony-winning producer whose Broadway credits include “The Drowsy Chaperone” and “Rent,” said Thursday the show will end its run Jan. 1 after 742 total

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — The Green Bay Packers will be wise to treat Cordarrelle Patterson carefully this weekend. He has had their attention since his very first play against Minnesota’s biggest rival. Patterson set an NFL record that can never be topped as a rookie for the Vikings on Oct. 27, 2013, when he caught

DOVER, Del. — A former airman at Dover Air Force Base has been given 18 months of probation in the death of a 21-month-old boy who was left in his care while his mother was deployed overseas. Justin Corbett, who had been charged with first-degree murder in the 2012 death of Evan Dudley, was convicted