Новости за 20.11.2016

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — El campeon!

Daniel Suarez won the Xfinity Series season finale and title at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday, becoming the first foreign champion in a NASCAR national series.

The 24-year-old Mexican bested fellow championship contenders Elliott Sadler, Justin Allgaier and Erik Jones on a botched restart with three laps to go.

Suarez thanked fans and his native country in Spanish in victory lane. His win was the first of the weekend for Joe Gibbs Racing... Читать дальше...

PITTSBURGH — James Conner scored twice to set a pair of Atlantic Coast Conference career touchdown records as Pittsburgh drilled Duke 56-14 on Saturday.

SALT LAKE CITY — The goal for No. 11 Utah was clear this season — win the Pac-12 South Division. The Utes have trended upward since joining the league in 2011, but have yet to play in the championship game.

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — No. 21 Rhode Island had its first real test of the season — and passed.

MISSOULA, Mont. — Freshman quarterback Chris Murray ran for two touchdowns and Montana State rolled up 370 yards on the ground to upset rival Montana 24-17 on Saturday in the 116th Brawl of the Wild.

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — On the eve of Jimmie Johnson’s attempt to make NASCAR history, the six-time champion planned to go for a little run.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The most advanced weather satellite ever built rocketed into space Saturday night, part of an $11 billion effort to revolutionize forecasting and save lives.

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Jimmie Johnson attempts a drive into NASCAR history.

Players in the National Women’s Hockey League will play at least one more game but want more information before agreeing to a 50 percent salary cut the commissioner says is necessary “to save the season.”

When civil rights icon John Lewis returned to Nashville this weekend, he was greeted just like he was more than 50 years ago — with a mug shot and an arrest record.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The International Space Station gained three new residents Saturday, including the oldest and most experienced woman to orbit the world.

BATON ROUGE, La. — Florida coach Jim McElwain watched his Gators overcome injuries, an extra road game and repeated adversity in the shadow of their own goal line. That should be valuable experience for a feisty football team that’ll face long odds again when it meets top-ranked Alabama in the Southeastern Conference championship game in a couple weeks.

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Rhode Island guard Jarvis Garrett has been taken off the floor of No. 21 URI’s game with No. 24 Cincinnati on a stretcher and in a neck brace.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — University of Notre Dame officials say two minor fires were extinguished at concession stands in the football stadium prior to a game.

BOSTON — Boston College’s postseason hopes will live on for another week.

LONDON — The English Premier League’s north London rivals left it late to snatch points on Saturday, with Tottenham outdoing Arsenal with its comeback.

DAYTON, Ohio — Calvin Hermanson opened the game with a layup. Jock Landale was fouled and made both free throws, and then had a dunk. St. Mary’s was off and running toward an impressive road win.

GLASGOW, Scotland — Anti-doping leaders were challenged to produce more credible evidence of Russian cheating by a leading Olympic executive on Saturday.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Miami didn’t back away from its ground game, even as it went nowhere against one of the nation’s top run defenses through Saturday’s first half.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A fake field goal. A surprise onside kick. Even some naked revelers in the Yale student section attempting to distract archrival Harvard.

DENVER — Opponents of a state ruling that would prevent bars and many restaurants in Denver from offering on-site marijuana consumption said the ruling would overturn a law approved by voters and force people to sneak around while they use pot and consume alcohol.