Новости за 12.03.2017

DODGE CITY, Kan. — Bailey Massoth scored 25 points, Payton Meader added 16 points and 14 rebounds and Waverly beat Grainfield-Wheatland/Grinnell 54-49 for the Kansas 1A-DII girls state basketball title Saturday. The Bulldogs (25-1) opened the game on a 13-0 run, only for Grainfield-Wheatland/Grinnell to counter with a 20-1 run of its own. The lead

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Hyun-Jin Ryu took a big step in his long comeback from a left shoulder injury. A member of the Los Angeles Dodgers starting rotation before surgery in May 2015, Ryu struck out two in two scoreless innings against the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday in his first exhibition game this year. Ryu,

LAS VEGAS — Joey Logano believes the evolving strategy of restarts has made it one of the most challenging aspects for a NASCAR driver. Logano got plenty of chances to test his skills Saturday in the Xfinity race, and made all the right moves. Logano pulled away from Kyle Larson on a restart with four

AMMAN, Jordan — A Jordanian soldier who killed seven Israeli schoolgirls during a class trip to his country was released Sunday, after serving 20 years in prison, an official said. Ahmed Daqamseh had killed the eighth graders in a 1997 shooting rampage at the scenic “Island of Peace” border post where he was stationed. Seven

OPELOUSAS, La. — An 18-year-old Louisiana man has been arrested for what authorities say were inappropriate text messages to a 14-year-old girl — including, “You better be worth risking going to jail.” The St. Landry Parish sheriff’s spokesman, Maj. Eddie Thibodeaux, says George Thomas Wiley III of Krotz Springs is free on $13,500 bond after

PENDLETON, Ore. — Fire crews slipped an oxygen mask over the face of a 20-pound iguana after rescuing the creature from a house fire in Oregon. Pendleton Fire Department Assistant Chief Shawn Penninger tells the East Oregonian (http://bit.ly/2mxreR2) that only an adult human and the reptile were home at the time of the fire on

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Latest on the fire blamed on a hoverboard that sent five people to the hospital, including three girls critically injured. (all times local) 5:25 p.m. Authorities say a 3-year-old girl has died following a Pennsylvania fire that also critically injured two others and appears to have been sparked by a recharging

INDIANAPOLIS — A wintertime rule that prevents utilities from cutting the power to low income customers who don’t pay their bill is set to end for the year. Energy utility Vectren, which provides power across large swaths of Indiana, says the wintertime rule will expire on March 15. The company said in a news release

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Dylan Samberg scored with 19.4 seconds left in the second overtime and Hermantown won its second straight Class 1A boys’ hockey title, beating Monticello/Annandale/Maple Lake 4-3 on Saturday. Tyler Watkins scored twice and Jesse Jacques also had a goal for the Hawks (29-1-1), who was playing in the title game for

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Nicole Kost had 14 points, Lindsay Wyatt added 11 and Mercer pulled away from the foul line to beat Walnut Grove 43-34 on Saturday in Missouri’s Class 1 girls state basketball championship. The Cardinals (31-1) were clinging to a 37-34 lead with 35 seconds left when Bailey Owens was fouled and made

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Logan Thomazin had 31 points, including the go-ahead free throws in the final minute, as Walnut Grove beat Advance 65-62 for the Missouri Class 1 boys state basketball championship Saturday. Hunter Gilkey added 14 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the Tigers (30-3), who lost in the state title game to

SEATTLE — Sidney Jones, a potential first-round draft pick, injured his left leg during defensive back drills in pro day workouts at the University of Washington on Saturday. The Washington cornerback was performing one of his final drills of the session when he quickly pulled up and went down to the turf at the Dempsey

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — Nemanja Nikolic and Arturo Alvarez each scored in the opening 15 minutes and the Chicago Fire beat Real Salt Lake 2-0 on Saturday for the Fire’s first victory. Chicago (1-0-1) and RSL (0-1-1) each opened the season with draws last weekend. Nikolic started the scoring in the 11th minute. He was in

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Abby Bowles had 23 points, eight rebounds and five steals to lead second-seeded Fairmont Senior to a 54-42 victory over No. 1 Bluefield in the girls Class AA state championship Saturday. Fairmont Senior won its first championship since 1997. It was the third straight year the Polar Bears made the title game,

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Will Power has won the pole for IndyCar’s season-opening race at St. Petersburg, proving he still is the best driver at navigating the temporary street circuit. It is the seventh pole in eight years at St. Pete for Power, who also won the pole for this race last year. But he

PHILADELPHIA — Myles Stephens scored 21 points, including the tying tip-in in regulation and the first four points of overtime, to help send top seed Princeton past No. 4 seed Penn 72-64 on Saturday in the opener of the inaugural Ivy League Tournament. The Tigers (22-6), who went undefeated in the Ivy regular season, won

TULSA, Okla. — Oklahoma signee Ana Llanusa scored 26 points to help Choctaw defeat Deer Creek 52-36 for the Class 6A girls state title Saturday at the Mabee Center. Llanusa made just 5 of 18 field goals, but she was strong late in the game and helped the Yellowjackets outscore the Wolves 22-14 in the

BOSTON — Drew Stafford scored with 5.6 seconds left in the third period when his dump-in shot tipped off Philadelphia defenseman Brandon Manning’s stick, lifting the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 win over the Flyers on Saturday. David Pastrnak had a power-play goal, and Tuukka Rask made 26 saves for Boston, which improved to 10-3

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois basketball coach John Groce has been fired after the team finished 18-14 this season and ninth in the Big Ten. Assistant Jamall Walker has been appointed interim coach while the school searchers for a successor. Athletic director Josh Whitman on Saturday praised Groce’s leadership but said the team was not able

All season, the Atlantic Coast Conference has been one of the country’s best. The reward should come Monday. The league has a strong chance to place eight teams in the women’s NCAA field for the third time in four years. “I’m expecting this league to win some ballgames in the NCAA Tournament,” Louisville coach Jeff