Новости за 10.05.2017

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Colts career sacks leader Robert Mathis will crank up the horsepower Saturday as the IndyCar Grand Prix’s pace car driver. Organizers made the announcement Tuesday. The six-time Pro Bowler and 2013 NFL sacks champion announced his retirement at the end of last season. He finished his career with a franchise record 123

Ah, the siren song of John Denver. Who among us can resist it? Certainly, not the crew of the Covenant, a vessel powered by a golden sail cruising through space with 2,000 “colonists” in hyper sleep and years to go until they reach their destination. But when a shock wave from a solar flare jostles

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate has given preliminary approval to a bill that would let state officials ban a transgender wrestling champion from competing. The measure comes after Trinity Euless junior Mack Beggs, who is transitioning from female to male, won a Texas state girls wrestling championship. Recently adopted University Interscholastic League rules required

BOSTON — When you work for the Boston Celtics, there’s no need for daily reminders about your motivations. They’re constantly casting shadows overhead. “There’s only one goal in Boston,” Celtics coach Brad Stevens recently said. “There’s 17 banners hanging above us. We only go for one goal here.” And few people are as keenly aware

NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils have signed defenseman Viktor Loov to a one-year, two-way contract. General manager Ray Shero announced the deal on Tuesday, noting the deal is worth $650,000 at the NHL level. The 24-year-old Loov spent the 2016-17 season in the American Hockey League between the Albany Devils and Toronto Marlies.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Fever have traded a third-round pick in the 2018 WNBA draft to the San Antonio Stars for Jazmon Gwathmey. Last year, Minnesota selected the 6-foot-2 guard with the 14th overall pick in the WNBA draft and then traded her to San Antonio. As a rookie, she played in 22 games, started

After an “everything” year, Megan Rapinoe appears to be enjoying just focusing on soccer. Over the past year she’s recovered from ACL surgery, played in the Olympics, dealt with the backlash over her demonstrative support of Colin Kaepernick, and then helped the national team negotiate a new contract with U.S. Soccer. Now she gets to

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins spent the better part of five games exploiting the few chances the Washington Capitals gave them, focusing on generating quality scoring chances while the Presidents’ Trophy winners seemed more intent on quantity. In the span of 80 minutes – from the third period of Game 5 through a one-sided Washington

MINNEAPOLIS — The Latest on a lawsuit accusing a Minnesota bishop of suppressing a report of sexual abuse (all times local): 5:15 p.m. A Catholic diocese in Minnesota says its bishop denies coercing a deacon candidate into remaining silent about a priest he alleges abused him decades earlier. The Diocese of Crookston says in a

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Predators stunned the NHL not once, but twice in 2016 by trading away a top defenseman. Ryan Johansen is the big center landed with Nashville’s first big trade, a move almost forgotten in all the wake of the deal that brought P.K. Subban to Music City. With Nashville waiting for either

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A woman convicted of killing her husband and their live-in mistress has been sentenced to 60 years in prison. The Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Office says in a news release that 44-year-old Ann Anastasi was sentenced Tuesday. She entered an Alford plea to two counts of first-degree murder in December. Prosecutors

UNITED NATIONS — Putting money into U.N. agencies, where the Trump administration has just cut U.S. funding by $640 million, is as important to global peace and security as defense spending — “and sometimes even more,” a top European Union official said Tuesday. EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini told the U.N. Security Council that

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas returned to the NCAA Tournament for a second time in three years this season, thanks in large part to the arrival of junior college transfers Jaylen Barford and Daryl Macon. The Razorbacks will try and make it three out of four seasons in the NCAAs next season, led once again by

WASHINGTON — The Latest on confirmation of Dr. Scott Gottlieb as FDA commissioner (all times local): 5:20 p.m. The Senate has confirmed Dr. Scott Gottlieb as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. The vote was 57-42 on Tuesday. Gottlieb is a physician-turned-health consultant who has criticized many FDA regulations as unnecessary and has faced

DENVER — John Lackey’s breaking ball had some ferocious bite to it. That never seems to happen for him at Coors Field. For once, this park wasn’t unfriendly to him. Lackey struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings and added an RBI single , helping the Chicago Cubs stop a four-game skid by beating the

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — During his march to victory in the Dell Technologies Match Play, Dustin Johnson at times looked as though he had no pulse. Not true. “It’s beating — not very fast,” he said. “Sometimes it gets going pretty good. It just depends if I’m walking up a steep hill or something.”

ALEDO, Texas — A bogey for Tony Romo in his attempt to qualify for the U.S. Open in his home state. The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback didn’t make it through an 18-hole local qualifier for a spot in the U.S. Open next month in Erin Hills, Wisconsin. Just a few weeks after retiring as an

ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues could have been preparing for Game 7 of a second-round playoff series against the Nashville Predators on Tuesday. Instead, after being eliminated by the Predators in six games, the Blues were packing up for the offseason, reflecting on a tumultuous 2016-17 campaign and eagerly looking forward to next

MILAN — Inter Milan has sacked coach Stefano Pioli after five defeats in its past six matches, replacing him with youth team coach Stefano Vecchi for the final three matches of the season. The Serie A club announced the decision with a statement on Tuesday, thanking “Stefano and his team for the dedication and hard

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Panthers offensive tackle Michael Oher is scheduled to appear in court June 6 to answer misdemeanor assault charges stemming from an altercation with an Uber driver last month. Police online records state that Oher turned himself into Nashville police Tuesday. The records also state that Oher, 30, pushed and kicked an Uber

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Insurance company AXA plans to add 550 jobs in Charlotte over the next five years, nearly doubling its local workforce. North Carolina officials announced the move Tuesday after approving state tax breaks that could be worth nearly $12 million. The addition to 610 existing jobs will make Charlotte AXA’s largest U.S. location,

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s treasury secretary says the country is embarking on a strategy to combat illegal pipeline thefts that includes going after not only the thieves but those who purchase stolen fuel. Jose Antonio Meade says the problem costs Mexico somewhere between 15 billion and 20 billion pesos a year, or $780 million to

MANAMA, Bahrain — Manchester City has allowed FIFA Player of the Year Carli Lloyd to miss a domestic league match in England, breaking off from preparations for the FA Cup final, to fly to the Middle East to promote world soccer’s governing body. Lloyd is one of the “FIFA Legends” gathered by FIFA President Gianni

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama health officials say norovirus is likely to blame for an illness outbreak at a college baseball tournament in Montgomery. The state’s chief medical officer, Dr. Mary McIntyre, said in a statement Tuesday an investigation continues. But norovirus was detected in three people associated with the outbreak. The department says it’s still