Новости за 26.09.2016

CLEVELAND — The prize they’ve been chasing for months was right there in front of the Cleveland Indians. Carlos Rodon wouldn’t let them touch it. Rodon struck out a career-high 11 over eight dominant innings and the Chicago White Sox denied Cleveland a chance to win the AL Central title with a 3-0 win Sunday.

PITTSBURGH — The tag was clearly fake. What happened next was all too real for the NL East champion Washington Nationals: Bryce Harper got hurt and needs X-rays. Harper injured his left thumb making an awkward slide to avoid a pretend tag by Pittsburgh third baseman Jung Ho Kang, and the teams later cleared the

ELKHART, Ind. — A painting by French artist William Adolphe Bouguereau that has been missing for years has been found on a wall of an Elkhart home and will be auctioned next month. Wes Cowan, president and principal auctioneer for Cincinnati, Ohio-based Cowan’s Auctions, told the Elkhart Truth (http://bit.ly/2ctF837) the painting could sell for between

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The organizers of an honor flight taking dozens of Vietnam veterans to the nation’s capital for tours of its war memorials are inviting Lafayette-area residents to welcome those veterans home in a big way. Eighty-five Vietnam veterans are going on Monday’s one-day trip to Washington, D.C., organized by Yellow Ribbon Honor

MEXICO CITY — A missing Mexican priest was found shot dead off the side of a highway in western Mexico days after he was kidnapped from his parish residence, state prosecutors said Sunday. He was the third Roman Catholic priest to be slain in Mexico in the last week. The Michoacan state Attorney General’s Office

INDIANAPOLIS — A $4 million federal grant will help train economically disadvantaged and minority students for tech jobs. Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis says the grant has been awarded to its School of Informatics and Computing and to Ivy Tech Community College Central Indiana by the National Science Foundation. The main objective of the program is

Les Miles has finally been done in by one of the frantic finishes that came to define the Mad Hatter’s tenure at LSU. LSU fired Miles and offensive coordinator Cam Cameron on Sunday, and promoted defensive line coach Ed Orgeron to interim head coach. The moves came less than 24 hours after Miles briefly watched

ROME — Roma and Italy forward Stephan El Shaarawy has escaped unhurt from a car crash in which his vehicle was badly damaged. Italian media reports say the incident happened as El Shaarawy was driving home from Roma’s training ground on Sunday after the team returned to the capital following a 3-1 defeat at Torino.

DURHAM, N.C. — Duke says safety and kick returner DeVon Edwards is out for the season with torn knee ligaments. Coach David Cutcliffe said Sunday that Edwards tore both the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his left knee during Saturday’s 38-35 upset at Notre Dame. Edwards was injured on the Fighting Irish’s first

GIVAT ZEEV, West Bank — The Beitar Shabi Givat Zeev players huddled around for a training session, lobbing soccer balls as an autumn evening breeze swept through the surrounding rocky hills. It was a routine scene played out on soccer fields around the world, but if Palestinian authorities have their way, the team could soon

LOUDON, N.H. — Kevin Harvick has thrived as NASCAR’s version of a Game 7 master, steeling his nerves and flourishing in those win-or-else races that kept a championship push alive. His Chase off to a rocky start, Harvick injected the Chase again with a rousing finish that eliminated a must-win race for him and parked

MINNEAPOLIS — Nelson Cruz is playing a vital role in the Seattle Mariners’ postseason drive. Cruz homered twice before leaving with left wrist soreness, Jesus Sucre homered for the first time in 14 months and the Mariners beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 on Sunday. Nick Vincent, Steve Cishek and Edwin Diaz combined for 3 2/3

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Dustin Pedroia turned what looked like a sure out into the go-ahead run. Pedroia used nifty baserunning to score from first base on David Ortiz’s double in the 10th inning and the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Sunday for their 11th consecutive win. Boston’s

DETROIT — The Kansas City Royals began the game by hitting for the cycle as a team, then Whit Merrifield nearly did it by himself. Merrifield hit a triple as part of Kansas City’s four-run first inning, and he later added a single and a double in a 12-9 victory over the Detroit Tigers on

MANCHESTER, England — FIFA has disbanded its anti-racism task force, declaring the work complete despite ongoing concerns about discriminatory behavior at matches in 2018 World Cup host Russia. FIFA wrote to members of the task force to say that it has “completely fulfilled its temporary mission” and “is hereby dissolved and no longer in operation.”

HOUSTON — Joe Musgrove lifted the Houston Astros in more ways than one Sunday. With his team in desperate need of a win to remain in playoff contention, Musgrove pitched seven strong innings to help lift Houston over the Los Angeles Angels 4-1 to snap a three-game slide. “He had a tremendous game today at

Pheonix Copley and Jordan Binnington combined for 23 saves to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Blue Jackets 5-0 Sunday night in Columbus, Ohio, to complete a sweep of the teams’ two split-squad games on the opening day of the NHL preseason. Binnington made 12 saves in his 31 minutes, 19 seconds, and Copley

The NHL preseason opened Sunday, with the Blues outscoring the Columbus Blue Jackets 7-3 in the first half of day-night games between split squads. The teams play again later Sunday in the only other preseason action. Blues (ss) 7, Blue Jackets (ss) 3 At St. Louis, Robby Fabbri and Kenny Agostino scored 65 seconds apart

MILWAUKEE — A stinging line drive off the right leg of Cincinnati’s Brandon Finnegan wasn’t enough to stop the left-hander from dominating the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday. Finnegan pitched five scoreless innings in what likely was his final start of the season, lifting the Reds to a 4-2 victory. “You don’t want to come out,