Новости за 17.09.2016

ATLANTA — Gio Gonzalez didn’t feel too badly about another poor performance against the NL-worst Atlanta Braves. “I got beat by a lot of singles,” Gonzalez said. “Some were by just inches. It was one of those unfortunate things. You want to show you can pitch in this rotation, and it was the way today’s

ATLANTA — When he was pitching in the minor leagues earlier this month, Josh Collmenter didn’t envision himself beating the Washington Nationals. He stayed focused, though, and got another chance in the major leagues with the NL-worst Atlanta Braves, who backed him up with timely hitting. Nick Markakis and Anthony Recker each drove in two

DETROIT — A Michigan man who can’t buy a gun because he was briefly treated for mental health problems in the 1980s has won a key decision from a federal appeals court, which says the burden is on the government to justify a lifetime ban against him. The Second Amendment case was significant enough for

PALO ALTO, Calif. — An advisory board recommended a California city refuse Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s plans to demolish and rebuild four homes around his property because of privacy concerns, saying it won’t support the building of a “compound.” Zuckerberg bought the Palo Alto homes in 2013 for $30 million after learning that a developer

NEW YORK — Thousands of fans donned Mets caps with brunette locks flowing out the back at Citi Field on Saturday night — a promotional giveaway by the defending NL champs to honor follicly gifted right-hander Jacob deGrom. Those lookalikes are probably the closest the Mets will see to deGrom pitching as they push for

CINCINNATI — The baseball rested on James Taillon’s folding chair. He wasn’t sure, but he assumed it was the keepsake from his first career RBI, the best part of the rookie’s latest start. Taillon pitched five innings and singled to drive in a big league run for the first time, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates over

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson shrugged off chants of “Heisman! Heisman!” from Cardinals’ fans and seemed satisfied knowing he had played a role in one of the program’s biggest wins. A very big role worthy of all the adulation. Jackson ran for four touchdowns and threw for another as No. 10 Louisville poured

CHICAGO — Right-hander Junior Guerra’s season has been ended by the Milwaukee Brewers because of an innings limit. The 31-year-old rookie went 9-3 with a 2.81 ERA in 20 starts and 121 2/3 innings. He was on the disabled list from Aug. 8 to Sept. 2 because of right elbow inflammation and was 2-0 with

BOSTON — Yankees second baseman Starlin Castro left Saturday’s game against the Red Sox in the fifth inning after straining his right hamstring while rounding first base on a double. Castro went into second and manager Joe Girardi and a trainer came out. They chatted briefly, and Castro was lifted replaced by pinch runner Ronald

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — James Franklin hoped all week his team would start fast and play with the passion it hadn’t yet found early in games this season. The usually subdued coach pushed the right buttons. Before Penn State’s 34-27 win over Temple on Saturday, Franklin hopped around inside Beaver Stadium’s limestone-lined tunnel, trading shoves

MOSCOW — Russia’s governing party and its three largely cooperative opponents are expected to retain their positions in the national parliament, but new procedures for choosing the seats could affect their proportions. Voting for the State Duma began Sunday morning in the Far East, nine hours ahead of Moscow and won’t conclude until 22 hours

TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday that a record $12.9 billion has been raised for The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria over the next three years. Trudeau made the announcement on the second and final day of an international donors’ meeting as Microsoft founder Bill Gates, U2 frontman Bono,

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Fourteen points down last week. Trailing by 21 this week. Overcoming big deficits hasn’t been a problem for Rutgers lately, especially with Janarion Grant coming to the rescue with big plays. The senior wide receiver threw for a touchdown and had a go-ahead 69-yard punt return for another score as Rutgers rallied

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee is undefeated but still must deal with some major losses as it heads into Southeastern Conference competition. Joshua Dobbs threw a pair of 20-yard touchdown passes to Josh Malone and ran for a third score as the 15th-ranked Volunteers overcame injuries and a suspension to hold off pesky Ohio 28-19 on

POWHATAN, Va. — Court documents say an autistic boy’s family is entitled to collect $250,000 from a Virginia school bus driver who was seen on security footage striking the child with her hand. The Richmond Times-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/2cuPAmX ) reported the amount Friday. The paper says that the boy, who was 7 years old at the

ATLANTA — Georgia Tech used its lopsided win over Vanderbilt to show future opponents — including No. 5 Clemson — it can do more than just run out of its option attack. Justin Thomas threw an 81-yard touchdown pass to Marcus Marshall on the first play of the game, Dedrick Mills ran for three touchdowns

FORT WORTH, Texas — TCU tailback Kyle Hicks broke into the open, and really had a clear path to the end zone after 315-pound tackle Joseph Noteboom knocked a defensive back out of the way about 25 yards downfield. The Horned Frogs quickly rebounded from a loss that knocked them out of the Top 25,

INDIANAPOLIS — Bob Glaze, a beloved children’s TV show personality known around Indiana as “Cowboy Bob,” has died. He was 73. The guitar-strumming cowboy and animal lover was an after-school fixture on Indianapolis’ WTTV Channel 4 throughout the 1970s and 80s. He died Friday at the Community Heart and Vascular Hospital in Indianapolis, his wife,

TORONTO — Defenseman Dustin Byfuglien and forward Kyle Palmieri are the odd men out for the United States in its World Cup of Hockey opener against Team Europe. Coach John Tortorella announced his lineup shortly before Saturday’s game, confirming also that goaltender Cory Schneider would not dress. “It’s just the way it worked out,” Tortorella

GRETNA, La. — A police officer in the New Orleans suburb of Gretna was arrested in connection with a surveillance video that showed him repeatedly kicking a handcuffed burglary suspect earlier this year. The suspect was face-down on the ground as he was kicked. New Orleans media report that Officer Robert Wallow was fired Thursday

IOWA CITY, Iowa — With the biggest win in school history less than 3 yards away, North Dakota State went for two and failed. The Bison earned the ball back though — and they finished off the program’s signature victory by running the ball right at Iowa. Cam Pedersen kicked a 37-yard field as time

BOONE, N.C. — When Miami quarterback Brad Kaaya threw an interception on a goal line that gave briefly gave Appalachian State some life in the third quarter, he didn’t panic — nor did his teammates. “In years past we would close in and fold a little bit and maybe guys would point fingers and go

HOUSTON — Two Houston transit police officers were suspended after their chief said surveillance video showed one hitting a man on a rail platform with a baton. Metro police said Friday that the two officers suspended are J. Warren, who will not receive pay while away from the force, and D. Reynoso, who will receive

BAGHDAD — Families have begun returning to Fallujah three months after the Iraqi city was declared fully liberated from the Islamic State group, an Iraqi official said Saturday. Forty families were cleared to return after they passed background checks and their neighborhoods were deemed safe, Suhaib al-Rawi, governor of the western Anbar province, said. In

MADISON, Wis. — This is not the right time for No. 9 Wisconsin to have questions at quarterback, not with Big Ten play starting next week. But backup Alex Hornibrook may have put himself back into a competition with starter Bart Houston behind center after sparking the Badgers’ sluggish offense on Saturday. Hornibrook led three