Новости за 31.05.2017

SAN DIEGO — The rebuilding San Diego Padres are hoping to follow the Chicago Cubs’ blueprint — the one that required years of losing before a title was delivered. Not that the defending World Series champions are looking all that unbeatable up close. Austin Hedges had a home run and a career-high four RBIs, rookie

ADAMSTOWN, Pa. — If home is where you hang your hat, Kangol is struggling to afford its pricey new U.S. digs. When the famous hat brand worn by celebrities like Samuel L. Jackson, Brad Pitt and Gwen Stefani moved into a Pennsylvania factory last year from China, executives with the Bollman Hat Co. billed it

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Albert Pujols was only moderately excited when he looked up at the scoreboard and learned he had tied Babe Ruth’s career hits total with his 599th home run. The slugger always prefers to see less attention focused on his milestones and more on the Angels’ victories — particularly when a first-time starter

KABUL, Afghanistan — A massive explosion rocked a highly secure diplomatic area of Kabul on Wednesday morning, killing 64 people and wounding as many as 320, sending a huge plume of smoke over the Afghan capital. The target of the attack — which officials said was a suicide car bombing — was not immediately known,

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The death toll from mudslides and floods in Sri Lanka has climbed past 200, with 96 others missing, the government said Wednesday. The Disaster Management Center said that 202 people were confirmed dead. More than 77,000 have been displaced and over 1,500 homes destroyed since rains began swamping the southern and

NEW YORK — Scott Pelley is out as “CBS Evening News” anchor, and he’ll be returning to full-time work at the network’s flagship newsmagazine “60 Minutes.” Two people familiar with the situation confirmed reports on Wednesday that CBS is expected to announce Pelley’s departure shortly. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because they were

SEOUL, South Korea — She is probably the most loathed 20-year-old in South Korea, the privileged daughter of the woman at the center of a political scandal that brought down a president. After several months in detention in Denmark, Chung Yoo-ra returned to her home country in a hoodie and smiley-face T-shirt on Wednesday to

CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden has decided its popular baby hippo is ready for her close-up. Fiona (fee-OHN’uh) is making her news media debut Wednesday evening with cameras rolling as she navigates the 9-foot-deep Hippo Cove pool. The zoo emphasizes she isn’t ready for public display yet, but the media-only event is

AUGUSTA, Maine — Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling is in Maine to raise money for the Republican Party. Gov. Paul LePage, Senate President Michael Thibodeau (THIH’-buh-doh) and House Minority Leader Kenneth Fredette are among those expected to attend a reception and fundraiser in Augusta on Wednesday to welcome Demi Kouzounas (kuh-ZOO’-nuss) to her

CHICAGO — This wasn’t the way Chris Sale pictured his return to Chicago. With the way the Red Sox swung the bats, it didn’t make much of a difference. Sale had a shaky first start back in his former home, but Deven Marrero hit two of Boston’s season-high six home runs in a 13-7 victory

PYONGYANG, North Korea — Early one winter morning, Kim Jong Un stood at a remote observation post overlooking a valley of rice paddies near the Chinese border. The North Korean leader beamed with delight as he watched four extended range Scud missiles roar off their mobile launchers, comparing the sight to a team of acrobats

CAMDEN, N.J. — Jurors in New Jersey weighing the fate of a man accused of killing his 3-year-old son because the boy had become an impediment to his relationship with a teenage girlfriend is set to return for a fifth day of deliberations. The jury told Judge John Kelley Tuesday that it couldn’t agree on

COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio airport is giving new meaning to the word “runway.” John Glenn Columbus International Airport in the state’s capital says it’s planning a first-of-its-kind 5K run and walk this fall to take place on its north runway, which is normally reserved for aircraft. Participants in the Oct. 29 event will be

NEW YORK — Asdrubal Cabrera drifted under Jett Bandy’s bases-loaded popup with two outs in the seventh inning. Mets reliever Jerry Blevins appeared to have preserved a two-run lead over the Brewers. On a night with a Bogie-on-the-tarmac fog, the shortstop then backpedaled a half-dozen short steps, and the ball shockingly ticked off the webbing

MINNEAPOLIS — After a demotion to Houston’s bullpen that never materialized, Mike Fiers pitched as though he still belongs in the rotation. Jose Altuve had four hits and two RBIs, Fiers struck out eight over six innings, and the major league-leading Astros beat the Minnesota Twins 7-2 on Tuesday night for their season-high sixth straight

CHICAGO — Chris Sale made a shaky return to his former home, but Deven Marrero hit two of Boston’s season-high six home runs and the Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 13-7 on Tuesday night. Mookie Betts, Jackie Bradley Jr., Xander Bogaerts and Mitch Moreland also went deep. The Red Sox won for the

GREENVILLE, Texas — Three men have been found shot to death at an East Texas car dealership. Police say gunfire was reported just after 7 p.m. Tuesday at a Nissan dealership in Greenville, about 50 miles northeast of Dallas. Arriving officers found the three men dead. The dealership owner, Rick Ford, said two of the

ARLINGTON, Texas — Corey Dickerson seems to be hitting everything these days, although even the Tampa Bay Rays slugger looked surprised by his double Tuesday night. Dickerson connected with a bouncing pitch from Texas Rangers right-hander Nick Martinez and looped a standup double down the third-base line. The major league hits leader lunged after Martinez’s

ARLINGTON, Texas — Elvis Andrus tossed his bat like he knew he had just hit a tying three-run homer in the seventh inning. Now that the longest-tenured Texas player — never known for going deep in eight previous seasons — is just one home run shy of his career high with four months left, maybe

HANOI, Vietnam — Courts in Vietnam have sentenced six men to death for drug-related offenses in two separate cases. State-run Tuoi Tre newspaper reported a court in central Nghe An province on Tuesday convicted ring leader Phan Dinh Tuan and four other men on charges of trafficking 102 kilograms (224 pounds) of heroin. Tuan was

NEW YORK — A conversation between two comedians turned serious late Tuesday when U.S. Sen. Al Franken said “everything points to” collusion between President Donald Trump’s campaign and the Russians. The Minnesota Democrat did not cite any evidence, noting a special counsel has been appointed to lead an FBI probe into the Republican administration’s ties

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Eric Skoglund wasn’t sure what was going on when he was scratched from his start for Triple-A Omaha. He quickly found out he was headed to the majors. Skoglund pitched 6 1/3 innings of two-hit ball in his big league debut, helping the Kansas City Royals beat Justin Verlander and the

ST. LOUIS — Chase Utley was searching for his batting stroke in April. He’s found it in May Utley, Logan Forsythe and Chris Taylor combined to reach base 12 times and totaled six runs, helping the streaking Los Angeles Dodgers rally past the St. Louis Cardinals 9-4 on Tuesday night to move atop the NL

DENVER — A road trip that began with a whimper ended with a bang for the suddenly resurgent Seattle Mariners. Kyle Seager homered and drove in four runs, Robinson Cano also connected and Seattle beat the Colorado Rockies 10-4 on Tuesday for its third straight win. “It definitely feels good,” Seager said. “Nobody likes losing,

BALTIMORE — Brett Gardner and Matt Holliday are going head-to-head in a good-natured home run derby, and the big winner appears to be the first-place New York Yankees. Gardner and Holliday each homered twice, Aaron Judge drove in two runs and New York received a solid pitching performance from Luis Severino in an 8-3 win