Новости за 27.05.2017

DANVILLE, Calif. — The parents of a 16-year-old girl who was filmed urinating in a bathroom stall say officials at a California high school aren’t doing enough to punish the perpetrator who received a three-day suspension after she admitted to posting the video on social media. The 17-year-old girl, a star athlete at San Ramon

INDIANAPOLIS — After 17 years, Chip Ganassi is on top of the two biggest racing series in America. Now that he’s there, the car owner puts little stock in his current position. “Being the points leader in May, that and $4.50 will get you a cup of coffee at Starbucks,” Ganassi told The Associated Press.

TORONTO — Giving up a home run on the first pitch of the game didn’t spoil Marco Estrada’s good mood. Jose Bautista hit a three-run homer that backed Estrada, and the Toronto Blue Bays beat the Texas Rangers 3-1 Saturday and matched their longest winning streak this season at five. Shin-soo Choo homered into the

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians and Frank Robinson made history four decades ago. They celebrated again on Saturday. The Indians unveiled a statue of Robinson prior to their game against Kansas City. Robinson became the first African-American manager in the major leagues with the team. “It’s such a great day here,” he said in a

SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. — Five state records fell during the second day of the 2017 PIAA Track & Field Championships on Saturday at Shippensburg University. Jordan Geist of Knoch High School won his second PIAA gold medal of the weekend with a record-breaking throw of 207-6 in the boys AAA discus. He shattered the former state

NEW YORK — Just back from the minors, Jharel Cotton totally knew what he was doing. He was taking a no-hitter into the sixth inning at Yankee Stadium. “I thought about it too much,” the Oakland rookie admitted. Matt Holliday broke up Cotton’s bid with a two-run homer with two outs in the sixth, and

FORT WORTH, Texas — Tony Romo has appeared in the CBS broadcast booth with Jim Nantz for the first time. The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback, hired last month to be the network’s lead NFL analyst, was on the air Saturday for a few minutes during third-round coverage of the PGA Tour event at Colonial. Romo,

CONCORD, N.C. — Ryan Blaney demonstrated his improving patience and made sure that Kevin Harvick’s misery at Charlotte Motor Speedway continued. Blaney passed Harvick on a restart with three laps to go and held on to win the Xfinity Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday. Blaney went from last to first for his

SAO PAULO — A leading Brazilian news outlet says nearly 40 people have been killed in land conflicts since the beginning of the year in Latin America’s biggest country. Citing figures compiled by the Pastoral Land Commission of the Catholic Church, the G1 internet portal of Brazilian broadcaster Globo says land conflicts led to the

BERLIN — Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a cheeky penalty for Borussia Dortmund to win the German Cup final over Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 in what could have been his last game for the club on Saturday. Aubameyang, the Bundesliga top scorer this season with 31, chipped the ball straight down the middle as Frankfurt goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky

The America’s Cup qualifiers got off to a smashing start Saturday on Bermuda’s Great Sound. It was a good day for two-time defending champion Oracle Team USA and a bad one for Sir Ben Ainslie of Britain. Moments after Oracle Team USA came from behind to beat Emirates Team New Zealand in a thrilling rematch

BROWNSBURG, Ind. — A central Indiana man faces sentencing next month after being convicted of killing a brother he that he had shared an apartment with. A Hendricks Superior Court jury deliberated about 90 minutes before finding Justin Brabson guilty of murder on Thursday. He faces 45 to 65 years in prison when he’s sentenced

TOLEDO, Ohio — Five Ohio teachers have resigned after they slipped out of a sixth-grade camping trip for drinks and dinner, school district officials announced Friday The Blade reports (http://bit.ly/2s2dWwz ) the Washington Local Schools in Toledo gave the teachers until Friday to quit after an investigation found they left the YMCA camp in Michigan

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A private jet once owned by Elvis Presley has been auctioned after sitting on a runway in New Mexico for 35 years. The plane sold for $430,000 on Saturday at an Agoura Hills, California, event featuring celebrity memorabilia, GWS Auctions Inc. said. The buyer was not disclosed in the sold note posted

HOOVER, Ala. — Greg Deichmann homered twice to help LSU beat South Carolina 11-0 on Saturday in the Southeastern Conference tournament semifinals. The game ended after the seventh inning under the 10-run mercy rule. The Tigers (42-17) will try for their 12th league tournament championship Sunday against the Florida-Arkansas winner. They scored all 11 runs

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Music legend Gregg Allman, whose bluesy vocals and soulful touch on the Hammond B-3 organ helped propel The Allman Brothers Band to superstardom and spawn Southern rock, died Saturday, his manager said. He was 69. Allman died peacefully and surrounded by loved ones at his home near Savannah, Georgia, his manager, Michael

MILWAUKEE — Cuban outfielder-first baseman Ernesto Martinez Jr. has agreed to a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers. The 17-year-old from Holguin, Cuba, played for his national team at the 2014 Under-15 World Championship and then left the country for France, where his father played professionally. A 6-foot-6 left-handed hitter, Martinez was with France

INDIANAPOLIS — It began with a simple, black-and-white highlights show on the venerable “Wide World of Sports,” grew into a proving ground for broadcast innovations, and is now one of the longest-running relationships between a sports event and television network. ABC and the Indianapolis 500, a marriage going back more than five decades. It’s been

BENGHAZI, Libya — The Libya connection in the May 22 Manchester concert suicide bombing and Friday’s attack on Christians in Egypt has shone a light on the threat posed by militant Islamic groups that have taken advantage of lawlessness in the troubled North African nation to put down roots, recruit fighters and export jihadists to

HAILEY, Idaho — A judge has blocked actor Bruce Willis’ plan to build a private airstrip in central Idaho. The Idaho Mountain Express (http://bit.ly/2r6T4Gr ) reports that 5th District Judge Robert Elgee ruled that Camas County commissioners violated state law when drafting an ordinance allowing individuals to obtain conditional-use permits to build a private airport

WASHINGTON — The San Diego Padres placed Manuel Margot on the 10-day disabled list with a strained right calf before Saturday’s game against the Washington Nationals. The centerfielder left Wednesday’s game with calf soreness. He was in a walking boot ahead of Friday’s series opener. Second on the team in at-bats, the 22-year-old Margot is

ELKHART, Ind. — A 22-year-old northern Indiana man has been arrested in connection with the death of a 66-year-old man who was found unresponsive in a vehicle near a river. The Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department arrested Cody Garman on Friday night on preliminary charges of voluntary manslaughter and aggravated battery in the death of David

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Bunning, who went on to serve in Congress, has died. He was 85. Bunning’s death Friday was confirmed by Jon Deuser, who served as chief of staff when Bunning was in the Senate. Deuser said Bunning’s family notified him about the ex-pitcher’s death. “An All-Star and Hall

OKLAHOMA CITY — Garrett McCain hit the game-winning single in the top of the 10th inning as Oklahoma State advanced to the Big 12 Conference championship game with a 4-3 win over West Virginia on Saturday. The eighth-seeded Cowboys (29-25), who reached last season’s College World Series, will face either TCU or Texas in Sunday’s

MADRID — Spanish authorities say five members of an ultra group that supports Barcelona have been arrested in Madrid hours before the Copa del Rey final. The government’s delegation in Madrid says police have arrested members of the “Boixos Nois” (“Crazy Boys” in Catalan) ultra group after they robbed and trashed a small store in