Новости за 03.03.2017

INDIANAPOLIS — Andreona Keys scored a career-high 26 points and fifth-seeded Purdue defeated No. 12 seed Illinois 72-58 on Thursday in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament. Keys made 10 of 14 shots and all five free-throw attempts along with six rebounds and five assists for the Boilermakers (20-11), who will face No.

SAN ANTONIO — Jordan Jenkins scored 28 points as Buffalo rallied from a 12-point third-quarter deficit to beat Mount Vernon 50-43 in a Class 3A girls’ semifinal. Jordan scored 16 first-half points, then added six points in a 14-2 Buffalo scoring run that tied the contest at 37-37 at the end of three quarters. The

On first look, it’s tempting to ask “Is that all there is?” on the NFL free agency front. A deeper investigation reveals some talent being available at most positions. As for studs, game changers and franchise players, well, there simply isn’t much now that the Steelers won’t be letting prize running back Le’Veon Bell slip

NEW YORK — Free agency is not the lifeblood of NFL teams. The draft remains the most significant means by which to build and fortify a franchise. Yet, as the salary cap increases exponentially each year under the 10-year labor agreement reached in 2011, the lure of veterans on the open market can be powerful.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A man accused of writing anti-Muslim comments on an Ohio mosque has been charged with committing a hate crime. Franklin County prosecutors say Todd M. Williams was indicted Thursday on charges of ethnic intimidation, desecration and criminal mischief in the vandalism of the Ahlul-Bayt Society Islamic Center in suburban Columbus last month.

WASHINGTON — On his first full day in office, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke issued an order Thursday reversing a last-minute action by the Obama administration to ban lead ammunition and fish tackle used on national wildlife refuges. Gun-rights supporters condemned the earlier order — issued a day before Obama left office Jan. 20 — as

NEW YORK — The parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins says it will remove artificial colors from its products in the U.S. by the end of 2018. Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc. says the exception will be on brand-name ingredients it sources to use as toppings, ice cream mixes and decorations for its sweets. It

WACO, Texas — Bob Bicknell has been hired as wide receivers coach at Baylor after working with four NFL teams over the past 10 seasons. New Baylor coach Matt Rhule announced Bicknell’s hiring Thursday, a week after Matt Lubick left to be receivers coach and co-offensive coordinator at Washington, the same role he had at

NEW YORK — Mobster John Gotti’s namesake grandson has been sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to selling oxycodone pills in New York City. The 23-year-old Gotti was arrested in August at the Queens home where his late grandfather once lived. Prosecutors say undercover officers bought more than $46,000 worth of oxycodone

LARAMIE, Wyo. — Wyoming will host Oregon in Laramie this fall in a nonconference college football matchup. The game is set for Sept. 16 and will be Oregon’s first trip to War Memorial Stadium. Wyoming’s 2017 schedule, which was announced Thursday, also shows home games against Colorado State, New Mexico, Fresno State, Hawaii, Gardner-Webb and

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville police have released body camera footage from the shooting of an apparently unarmed black man by a white officer. Police Chief Steve Conrad identified the man wounded Wednesday as 38-year-old Bruce Lamont Warrick. The video shows Officer Sarah Stumler, while searching an abandoned house, discovered Warrick behind a mattress leaning up

NEW YORK — Fees are the first thing that investors should consider when looking at a fund investment, and the financial industry has been tripping over itself to cut expenses ever lower. But expenses are hardly the only thing to consider. Keeping expenses low has been in the spotlight, mostly because it’s proven to be

SHREVEPORT, La. — Airline High School is looking to fill a coaching vacancy. Athletic Director Ronnie Coker says girls’ basketball coach David Duhon has announced his retirement after 23 years at the school. The Times (http://bit.ly/2ljf67p ) reports Duhon coached in one LHSAA state final contest, three Sweet Sixteens and compiled 481 victories in his

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump painted an overly bleak picture of the condition of the armed forces Thursday as he made his case for military expansion. A look at some of his statements from the Gerald R. Ford, a $12.9 billion aircraft carrier being built in Newport News, Virginia: TRUMP: “We are going to have

RIO DE JANEIRO — A Brazilian court has released Pele’s son, Edson Cholbi do Nascimento, who was arrested six days ago for association to drug trafficking and money laundering. A high court in the capital Brasilia decided Edinho, as the son of the football great is known, should be free until his final appeal is

The long-running television dispute between the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals is headed to an appeals court. The Appellate Division of New York Supreme Court in Manhattan will hear arguments from each side for 15 minutes on March 14. New York Supreme Court Justice Lawrence K. Marks in November 2015 threw out an arbitration decision

DOVER, Del. — The estranged wife of former Vice President Joe Biden’s youngest son, Hunter Biden, claims he squandered the couple’s money on drugs, alcohol and prostitutes since the couple separated in 2015. In a court filing last week, Kathleen Buhle Biden asked a Washington, D.C. judge to order Hunter Biden to stop spending the

TECUMSEH, Neb. — A Nebraska prison was placed on lockdown Thursday after inmates in a housing unit refused to return to their cells and a fire was started in a yard. Prison officials said about 40 of unit’s 128 inmates were involved in the disturbance at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution, the site of a

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump was barely in office when he signed an executive order restricting immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations. There was not a moment to waste, he said, because any delay would allow the “bad dudes” to rush into the U.S. Then federal courts struck down his ban. The White House said

MIAMI — U.S. authorities have charged an Arkansas man with sexually abusing children while working as a missionary in Haiti. Daniel Pye became well-known among missionaries in Haiti as he helped coordinate relief efforts in Jacmel after the January 2010 earthquake. He was jailed for about five months in Haiti in 2011 amid a dispute

CONWAY, S.C. — Jocelyn Willoughby scored 17 points and helped eighth-seeded Virginia get off to a fast start en route to a 61-44 win over ninth-seeded Wake Forest in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament on Thursday. Willoughby had eight points, four rebounds and a block in the first quarter when the

NEW YORK — Hall of Famer Gigi Fernandez has been hired as coach of the New York Empire of World TeamTennis. The league said Thursday she is succeeding Patrick McEnroe. Fernandez is the only female coach in the six-team league, whose season runs from July 16 to Aug. 2. Fernandez won 17 Grand Slam doubles

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia man who said he was under the influence of drugs when he left a blackjack table, robbed a bank, then returned to the casino for more gambling has been sentenced to five to 18 years in prison. Fifty-two-year-old Kerry Johnson of Charleston was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty to

Unheralded NASCAR driver Landon Cassill has set himself apart as something of a social media savant. Starting in 2017, Cassill would also like to be known for his racing skills. Cassill’s approachable, fashion-friendly persona has been a hit on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. But none of Cassill’s posts or tweets can mask the fact that