Новости за 31.10.2016

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Paul Ryan will be far from his home state of Wisconsin when Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump campaigns there a week before the election. Trump and running mate Mike Pence were to hold a rally the western Wisconsin city of Eau Claire on Tuesday night. But Ryan instead will be campaigning

LINCOLN, Neb. — To a man, and starting with the head coach, the Nebraska Cornhuskers said their first loss of the season motivates them more than disappoints them and that there would be no emotional hangover when they play No. 6 Ohio State in the second of two straight difficult road games. “I think our

RIO DE JANEIRO — The official broadcaster for the Olympic Games said Monday that equipment held by Brazilian authorities for more than a month, as collateral for any salary claims by workers, is being released. The equipment belonging to the Olympic Broadcasting Services, known as OBS, has been held since the Paralympics ended on Sept.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois coach Lovie Smith says freshman receiver Dominic Thieman will have surgery Tuesday and miss the rest of the season after being knocked out of Saturday’s loss to Minnesota. Smith did not provide details Monday but Thieman said on Twitter that he broke an ankle. Smith said receiver Malik Turner is back

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Tyler Natee doesn’t look like a running back. He just plays like one. At 270 pounds, he’s strong enough to run over opponents and nimble enough to bounce off of them. With his pedigree as a high school quarterback, the lefty is capable of throwing the ball. And perhaps the worst part

PHILADELPHIA — Conservative coaching, poor execution and another fourth-quarter fumble cost the Philadelphia Eagles a chance to be in first place. After wasting a 10-point lead in a 29-23 overtime loss at Dallas, the Eagles (4-3) fell two games behind the Cowboys (6-1) with another division game on the road coming up against the rested

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State’s struggling offense may have to do without starting wide receiver and kick returner Parris Campbell against No. 9 Nebraska on Saturday. Campbell, a sophomore who this season was seeing his first significant playing time, left the game in the fourth quarter after being hurt while blocking for Curtis Samuel. Coach

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi’s Republican governor is asking a federal appeals court to uphold a state law letting merchants and government employees cite religious beliefs to deny services to same-sex couples. U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves blocked the “religious objections” law moments before it was to take effect July 1, ruling that it unconstitutionally establishes

AMES, Iowa — Iowa State’s most recent stretch of futility has made it tough for any of its players to put their name in the school record book. Kicker Cole Netten is set to make history anyway. Netten is just four points shy of breaking the school record of 266 set by Jeff Shudak from

NEW ORLEANS — A man who pleaded guilty to a brief but horrific crime spree last year in New Orleans, including the video-recorded shooting of a medical student, was sentenced Monday to 54 years in prison. The sentence for Euric Cain, 22, was handed down after emotional statements from his victims, including the wounded student

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs defended their treatment of Alex Smith after he twice had his head slam into the turf in Indianapolis, saying Monday that their quarterback passed concussion tests on the sideline and in the locker room after both of the hits. Chiefs trainer Rick Burkholder also said team physicians

MADISON, Wis. — Alex Hornibrook remains the starter at quarterback for No. 8 Wisconsin, which has also used backup Bart Houston more behind center of late. Coach Paul Chryst said Monday that Hornibrook will start on Saturday at Northwestern. Hornibrook took over as starter in the Week 4 win at Michigan State. But Chryst gave

FORT WORTH, Texas — Police say the father of Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes was arrested on a charge of public intoxication during the Red Raiders’ game at TCU over the weekend. Officer Tamara Valle of the Fort Worth Police Department said Monday that former major league pitcher Pat Mahomes was arrested about 5:45 p.m.

DENVER — Mike McCoy refused to second-guess himself for not putting the ball in Melvin Gordon’s hands on four snaps from the Denver 2 in one of the worst decisions in Week 8. We’ll do the second-guessing for him. Gordon leads the league with 10 touchdowns. He was the first running back to top 100

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles is getting some much-needed help with his mechanics. Bortles said Monday he’s bringing in Adam Dedeaux, an instructor at 3DQB in Los Angeles, to spend two days fine-tuning his throwing motion. Dedeaux and partner Tom House have helped Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Tim Tebow and other NFL

BRAN, Romania — A Canadian brother and sister are passing Halloween night curled up in red velvet-lined coffins in the Transylvanian castle that inspired the Dracula legend, the first time in 70 years anyone has spent the night in the gothic fortress. The siblings from Ottawa bested 88,000 people who entered a competition hosted by

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Panthers coach Ron Rivera said he’s involved in ongoing discussions with the NFL and the Players Association about ways to make sure league MVP Cam Newton is given the same protection in the pocket as other smaller quarterbacks. Newton blasted NFL officiating following Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals after taking a

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Hawks say backup forward Mike Scott will be out about four weeks because of a sore left knee. To deal with his absence, the team has requested waivers on Edy Tavares and signed forward Ryan Kelly. Scott has yet to play this season. He will undergo a series of procedures that

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — You think you know who’s going to win at an awards show, rationalizing to yourself: “But he sold the most records” or “Well, she had the most hits,” or “HIS album really moved the needle.” But there’s one thing you can always count on — there’s a fair chance you’re wrong. That

PORTLAND, Maine — Lawyers for Florida and Georgia clashed on Monday in a long-running dispute over water rights, with Florida blaming low river flows for imperiling fisheries and Georgia denying responsibility and saying water restrictions could imperil its economy. Florida attorney Phil Perry said the Sunshine State’s neighbor flip-flopped and now claims that “Florida’s harms

WICHITA, Kan. — A man accused of plotting to bomb a western Kansas apartment complex where 120 Somali immigrants live told The Associated Press on Monday that federal prosecutors waited until 10 minutes before his detention hearing to share their evidence with his defense attorney. Patrick Stein called the AP from jail in response to

Dylan Strome is living his NHL dream playing for the Arizona Coyotes, staying in a hotel and avoiding the harsh Pennsylvania winter he endured the past three years playing for the Ontario Hockey League’s Erie Otters. He just doesn’t know how long it will last. Strome was the No. 3 overall pick in 2015 and

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Bloomington and three other Indiana cities have asked a Hamilton County judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging local protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. The Herald-Times (http://bit.ly/2fxmWqN ) reports that the cities argue the conservative advocacy groups that filed the case against local human rights ordinances don’t have standing and

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Latest on plans to search a landfill in Northern Colorado for the remains of a 13-month-old Cheyenne, Wyoming boy (all times local): 2 p.m. A Wyoming man accused of manslaughter in the death of a missing 13-month-old boy requested a lawyer at his first court appearance Monday. Twenty-three year-old Logan Hunter

UNITED NATIONS — If the warring parties in Yemen do not reach a peace agreement soon, the country could collapse with menacing consequences for the entire region, the U.N. humanitarian chief said Monday. Stephen O’Brien told the Security Council that 80 percent of Yemenis, some 21.2 million people, need some form of humanitarian assistance and