Новости за 12.04.2017

AKRON, Ohio — LeBron James understands what it’s like being a kid on the outside looking for hope. He’s giving them some. James, who has been committed to helping kids in his hometown through a variety of educational programs, is teaming up with Akron public schools to open the “I Promise School” dedicated to aiding

DENVER — Antonio Senzatela knows exactly what he’s going to do with the baseball from his first major league win — place it on his mother’s grave in Venezuela. “A gift to my mom,” said Senzatela, who lost his mother to cancer last July. Senzatela allowed a leadoff homer and then settled down to throw

NEW YORK — Fiat Chrysler’s Dodge brand is laying claim to the fastest production car in the U.S., deposing electric car maker Tesla Motors with a freaky-fast 840-horsepower gasoline burner. The Italian-American automaker says its Demon Challenger can go from zero to 60 (97 kilometers per hour) in 2.3 seconds. That beats the Tesla Model

BILOXI, Miss. — A Mississippi police department denies that officers took a rapper’s jewelry. Boosie Badazz — formerly known as Lil Boosie — says in a Tuesday video that Biloxi police seized a bag of jewelry on Sunday when they arrested five members of his entourage for assault. Biloxi Police Lt. Christopher De Back says

TORONTO — Wily Peralta took pleasure in spoiling Toronto’s opening day party. Keon Broxton and Domingo Santana hit solo home runs, Peralta pitched six innings for his second victory in two starts and the Milwaukee Brewers beat Toronto 4-3 on Tuesday night, handing the slumping Blue Jays their sixth straight home opening loss. “I felt

WASHINGTON — The federal government hiring freeze implemented by President Donald Trump as one of his first acts in office will be lifted Wednesday. But budget director Mick Mulvaney says many jobs will remain unfilled as the White House embarks on a government-wide effort to overhaul the executive branch and significantly reduce its work force.

A look at what’s happening all around the majors Wednesday: DEALING IN D.C. NL Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer makes his first start at Nationals Park this season in a game against the Cardinals. The Nats ace was exceptional at home last year, going 8-3 with a 2.56 ERA. After missing opening day because

PHILADELPHIA — Yoenis Cespedes slowly circled the bases after each of his three homers, enjoying the results on a sweet night that began with an impressive power stroke in batting practice. Cespedes became the first Mets player to hit three homers in a game twice and New York went deep seven times to back Matt

DALLAS — Coach Rick Carlisle draped his arm around Tony Romo as the crowd roared in the final minutes of the Dallas Mavericks’ honorary game for the retiring Cowboys quarterback. Fans desperately wanted to see the career passing leader for the storied Cowboys franchise get in for at least a few seconds in a meaningless

BOSTON — After a stint on the disabled list before even throwing a pitch this season, Drew Pomeranz made his season debut a memorable one. Pomeranz struck out six and allowed just one run in six innings for the Red Sox, who tagged Baltimore for 15 hits while beating the Orioles 8-1 on Tuesday night.

MIAMI — A gray cat went scrambling for cover in the Marlins Park outfield midway through Tuesday night’s game, and no wonder, given the barrage off Marcell Ozuna’s bat. Ozuna homered twice and had a career-high six RBIs to help Miami win its home opener against the Atlanta Braves, 8-4. Announced attendance was 36,519, and

BEIJING — Beijing on Wednesday warned outside groups against seeking to intervene in the case of a Taiwanese pro-democracy activist detained in China, saying that would complicate matters and harm already tense relations between Taiwan and the mainland. Taiwan Affairs Office spokesman An Fengshan said that China had passed on letters from Lee Ming-che, who

MINNEAPOLIS — With Russell Westbrook sitting out for the first time this season, Oklahoma City coach Billy Donovan said he just wanted to see his young role players play well without the center of the Thunder universe on the floor. Victor Oladipo, Domantas Sabonis and the rest of the Russ-less Thunder did him one better.

WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals are no longer shocked by the kind of offensive performance Daniel Murphy gave on Tuesday night. Amazed, maybe. But not shocked. In his latest impressive game, Murphy homered, doubled twice and tied career highs with five RBIs and four hits to help the Nationals to an 8-3 victory over the

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — The Los Angeles Rams have signed defensive linemen Ethan Westbrooks, Matt Longacre and Louis Trinca-Pasat. The Rams also waived receiver Stedman Bailey on Tuesday. Westbrooks signed his franchise tender with the Rams after spending the previous three seasons with the club. He beat out Michael Sam for a roster spot as

LOS ANGELES — Bill O’Reilly is taking a vacation from his Fox News Channel show amid sponsor defections triggered by sexual harassment allegations. Announcing the break at the end of Tuesday’s show, O’Reilly made a point of saying it was planned and long in the works. He said he will return April 24. Around this

PITTSBURGH — Cincinnati Reds right-hander Rookie Davis left in the fifth inning of a game Tuesday night with a bruised right forearm after being struck by a pitch from Pittsburgh’s Jameson Taillon. Davis, a rookie starting pitcher, worked four innings in his second major league start. He allowed a run, two hits and four walks

BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU guard and leading scorer Antonio Blakeney says he’s declaring for this summer’s NBA draft after two seasons with the Tigers. Blakeney, who announced his decision in a written statement released by LSU on Tuesday night, leaves the Tigers shortly after the hiring of coach Will Wade. Wade, who previously coached

PHILADELPHIA — Mets starter Matt Harvey left Tuesday’s start in the sixth inning because of tightness in his left hamstring. Harvey tweaked his leg covering first base on a grounder. He allowed two runs and five hits in 5 2/3 innings, striking out six. Harvey missed the 2014 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery. He

ATLANTA — After a maddening, up-and-down season, the Atlanta Hawks seem to be getting hot at just the right time. Playoff time. Dwight Howard had 19 points and 12 rebounds as the resurgent Hawks won their fourth straight game, routing the listless Charlotte Hornets 103-76 on Tuesday night to wrap up the No. 5 seed

HONOLULU — Attorneys representing Hawaii in the state’s challenge to President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban are asking that the full panel of a federal appeals court hear the case. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is scheduled to hear the case May 15. Hawaii’s request filed Tuesday notes that the full 15-judge panel

PHILADELPHIA — Mets slugger Yoenis Cespedes has three homers in five innings against the Philadelphia Phillies. Cespedes fell down on a wild swing on the first pitch he saw, then hit a three-run homer to straightaway center field off Clay Buchholz in the first inning. He connected to deep left in the fourth off reliever

MINNEAPOLIS — When designer Rodney Richardson made the trek from Hattiesburg, Mississippi to Minneapolis to further his research in the rebranding of the Minnesota Timberwolves, he heard a familiar phrase over and over again. The motto “Minnesota Nice” serves as both genuine praise for the genial dispositions of the people in the region and a

PHILADELPHIA — Phillies right-hander Clay Buchholz left Tuesday night’s start after injuring his pitching arm in the third inning. Buchholz allowed six runs and eight hits in 2 1/3 innings against the New York Mets before he strained his right forearm on a pitch to Travis d’Arnaud. Adam Morgan replaced him with a 3-2 count

SPOKANE, Wash. — Gonzaga freshman center Zach Collins on Tuesday declared for the NBA draft, becoming the first one-and-done player in program history. The 7-0 center said he was exploring his options without hiring an agent at this time, but intends to hire an agent at a later date. The first McDonald’s All-American recruited by