Новости за 24.09.2016

PARIS — Lorient president Loic Fery offered a contract extension to Benjamin Lecomte this week. His goalkeeper did not betray his faith, making eight saves to help beat Lyon 1-0 in the French league on Saturday. Lecomte, who extended his deal with Lorient until 2019, lifted his struggling team to only its second win in

BURLINGTON, Wash. — Authorities say they are searching for a gunman who killed five people in the makeup department of a Macy’s store at a mall north of Seattle. Here are some things to know about the shooting and the investigation: WHAT HAPPENED? Authorities say the gunman initially entered the Cascade Mall in Burlington, Washington,

AUSTIN, Texas — Ken Starr, the former president and chancellor of Baylor University, is defending former head football coach Art Briles by saying he’s “an honorable man who conducted an honorable program.” Starr also said Saturday that Briles didn’t deserve to be fired by Baylor’s regents. But he acknowledged that the university’s response to women

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — Syracuse receiver Amba Etta-Tawo is making the most of his final year of college eligibility. The graduate transfer from Maryland caught 12 passes for a school-record 270 yards and two touchdowns and the Orange beat UConn 31-24 on Saturday to snap a two-game losing skid. Etta-Tawo scored twice in the game’s

CHICAGO — The St. Louis Cardinals have a lot to accomplish if they want to return to Chicago in two weeks for a rematch of last year’s NL Division Series. They would have to qualify for one of the wild-card spots, then win the single-elimination playoff game. If they do, the Cardinals may be the

WASHINGTON — Text of President Barack Obama’s remarks on Saturday at the dedication of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, as provided by the White House. James Baldwin once wrote, “For while the tale of how we suffer, and how we are delighted, and how we may triumph is never new, it

LOUDON, N.H. — William Byron aced the inaugural Chase race in NASCAR’s Trucks Series. The Liberty University freshman dominated Saturday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and won for a whopping sixth time this season. This win came with extra credit: the 18-year-old Byron became the first driver to advance to the second round of the

LONDON — By reeling off a sixth successive English Premier League victory on Saturday, Manchester City underlined just how formidable it is under Pep Guardiola. But Jose Mourinho might finally have found the way to stop Manchester United being eclipsed by City this season — drop Wayne Rooney. Having fended off mounting criticism of his

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — For Purdue sophomores David Blough and Markell Jones, Saturday’s 24-14 come-from-behind victory against Nevada was all about redemption. Blough threw an interception during the game’s opening series that the Wolf Pack converted into a touchdown and Jones lost two opening-half fumbles, one of which was converted into a touchdown. But Blough

OAKLAND, Calif. — Colby Lewis obliged his wife when she requested a picture under an AL West champion banner of the four Texas players part of each division title since 2010. Lewis was joined for the celebratory clubhouse photo op Friday night by Elvis Andrus, Derek Holland and Mitch Moreland. The Rangers are on to

YARI PLAINS, Colombia — Top Colombian rebel leaders have begun leaving the country’s remote plains for the Caribbean city of Cartagena, where they will sign a peace accord with the government next week. A helicopter operated by the International Committee of the Red Cross transported two groups of a total of about 40 commanders with

TAMPA, Fla. — Those questions about whether Dalvin Cook can recover from a slow start? He just answered them. The shifty Florida State running back rushed for a career-high 267 yards and two touchdowns Saturday, helping the 13th-ranked Seminoles rebound from the most lopsided loss in school history with a 55-35 rout of previously unbeaten

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota has quite the 1-2-3 punch in its running game this season. The Gophers hit Colorado State with two of them all afternoon and completed nonconference play unbeaten. Rodney Smith rushed 17 times for 99 yards and two touchdowns and Shannon Brooks returned from injury to net 85 yards and a score on

YPSILANTI, Mich. — Eastern Michigan University strongly supports the right of students to peacefully demonstrate about issues that are important to them, the school’s president said Saturday, a day after students took to the field after a football game to protest racist graffiti that showed up on campus earlier in the week. The student protest

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Iowa didn’t travel to Rutgers and get that big one-sided, bounce-back win in their Big Ten Conference opener. The Hawkeyes got a win though, and that was an improvement over a week ago when they were stunned by North Dakota State in a loss that knocked them out of the Top 25.

ATLANTA — Dustin Johnson had a reasonable lie in the rough and only a few pine tree branches blocking his path to the 17th green. Neither seemed like a problem until he played the wrong shot, clipped the tree and wound up with a double bogey Saturday in the Tour Championship. It was an example

OXFORD, Miss. — Mississippi quarterback Chad Kelly faked the handoff and then took off running toward the end zone. A few seconds and 41 yards later, the quarterback had cruised through the middle of the Georgia defense and into the end zone untouched. It was pretty much that easy for the Rebels all afternoon. Ole

MEXICO CITY — Tens of thousands of people marched through Mexico City on Saturday in opposition to President Enrique Pena Nieto’s push to legalize same-sex marriage. Organizers of the National Front for the Family estimated at least 215,000 people participated, and while that number could not be immediately confirmed, it was clearly one of the

EAST LANSING, Mich. — By the time Alex Hornibrook’s first start was over, there wasn’t much question about whether he could handle one of the toughest road tests in the Big Ten. Hornibrook threw for 195 yards and a touchdown, and 11th-ranked Wisconsin turned its early-season showdown with No. 8 Michigan State into a rout,

AMES, Iowa — For once, there wasn’t a quarterback controversy for Iowa State. The Cyclones excelled behind both Joel Lanning and Jacob Park, who helped deliver first-year coach Matt Campbell’s first win. Park threw for 165 yards and three touchdowns and Iowa State thumped San Jose State 44-10 on Saturday. Mike Warren rushed for a

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama didn’t miss a beat after tailback Damien Harris went down a couple of minutes into the game. The youngsters made sure of it. Quarterback Jalen Hurts completed the opening drive with a 20-yard touchdown run and fellow freshman Joshua Jacobs scored his first two career touchdowns in the top-ranked Crimson Tide’s

TORONTO — New York manager Joe Girardi said he walked out of Friday’s post-game media session because he was upset by questions about his bullpen usage, not because the slumping Yankees lost ground in the AL wild card race and were eliminated from the AL East. “That’s a sign of some of the questions I

UNITED NATIONS — The latest on the high-level U.N. General Assembly meetings (all times local): 8 p.m. Key parties trying to restore peace to Central African Republic are urging the new government to take “concrete actions” to rapidly advance national reconciliation so that over 850,000 people who fled the violence can return home. A communique

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A faculty committee at Purdue University is trying to determine whether grade inflation has become an issue on campus. The Journal and Courier reports (http://on.jconline.com/2cVs7kk ) grade point averages for current students are rising. But the university isn’t sure if it’s because incoming students are better prepared for college or professors

WILMINGTON, Del. — Two firefighters have died and four have been injured in Delaware while battling a pre-dawn fire in a rowhouse. The Wilmington Fire Department said Lt. Christopher Leach, 41, and Senior Firefighter Jerry Fickes, 51, died in the fire, which began around 3:15 a.m. Saturday. The floor of the home collapsed as firefighters