Новости за 17.10.2017

SHELBYVILLE, Ind. — Contractors will outfit a 30-mile section of Interstate 74 in central Indiana with cable barriers intended to prevent deadly crashes. The Indiana Department of Transportation says the $2 million project will begin as early as December and should be complete by next summer. The cable safety barriers will be installed along I-74’s

METAIRIE, La. — A victory normally earns New Orleans Saints players a day off the day after the game. Not this week. Coach Sean Payton said there was really nothing normal about the Saints’ 52-38 victory against Detroit on Sunday, so no day off. Payton saw enough imperfections in the performance to bring the players

Let’s assume that Colin Kaepernick is better than several quarterbacks — backups, and even starters — who have managed to find jobs on NFL rosters this season. (He is.) And let’s also say that teams refused to sign Kaepernick not because he isn’t good enough, but because he decided to kneel during the national anthem

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets have signed wide receiver Jalin Marshall to the practice squad two days after placing him on waivers. Marshall, who cleared waivers on Monday, was signed last year as an undrafted free agent out of Ohio State. He had 14 catches and two touchdowns as a rookie. Coach

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee quarterback Marcus Mariota is active and will start Monday night against the Indianapolis Colts after missing one game with a strained left hamstring. The Titans also kept both Matt Cassel and Brandon Weeden active against the Colts. Andrew Luck already had been declared out for his sixth straight game to open

LAS VEGAS — Event organizers say the American country duo Big & Rich is returning to the Las Vegas stage this week for a concert to benefit people affected by the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Beasley Media Group, the owner of numerous local radio stations, announced Monday it will join Boyd Gaming

CLEVELAND — The incessant failure has been unbearably painful for the Browns and their fans. On Sunday, Deshaun Watson made it feel even worse. Houston’s getting-better-by-the-week rookie quarterback, a player Cleveland could have drafted this year but chose to go in a different direction, threw three touchdown passes as the Texans kept the Browns winless

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Patience is not a luxury typically afforded to the New England Patriots. It simply comes with the territory of being a team that’s hoisted the Lombardi Trophy five times over a 15-year stretch. Two weeks ago, the Patriots looked like a team in flux following a 2-2 start. Now, after Sunday’s win

LAS VEGAS — Elton John will be pushing back from his piano at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas for the last time next year. John’s last performance of his show “The Million Dollar Piano” will be on May 19, 2018, after more than 200 shows. It is John’s second residency at Caesars Palace. His “The

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah was in a potentially season-changing scenario but grappling with one of its biggest weaknesses. The Utes were on the 3-yard line Saturday and needing a two-point conversion to beat USC and hold onto a share of the Pac-12 South lead. But Utah’s red zone performance hasn’t been one of its

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa nearly made the NCAA Tournament last season despite playing without a traditional center. The Hawkeyes figure to have a pair of freshman big men capable of providing a presence in the post. Luka Garza and Jack Nunge, both 6-foot-11, will likely see plenty of playing time this winter as the

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State has rediscovered that its offensive identity is as a running team. Of course, that works best with a successful ground game. For the best results, Florida State has often found the more the better. This year is no different. The Seminoles have received major contributions from Jacques Patrick and Cam

UNITED NATIONS — North Korea’s deputy U.N. ambassador says the situation on the Korean peninsula “has reached the touch-and-go point and a nuclear war may break out any moment.” Kim In Ryong told the U.N. General Assembly’s disarmament committee Monday that no country in the world except North Korea has been subjected to “such an

HOUSTON — Deshaun Watson has Houston’s offense running like never before. A 33-17 win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday gave them 30 or more points in four straight games for the first time in franchise history. It was Houston’s fourth straight game where the offense gained 340 yards or more. But the Texans are

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — South Carolina state troopers say a young boy was hit by a car following a reported dispute between neighbors. The patrol told local media outlets that 7-year-old Devin Dickey was struck outside a home in Campobello on Friday evening after a man got into an argument with a neighbor who authorities identified

GUATEMALA CITY — Former Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina has told a judge he is innocent of the corruption charges against him. The former leader is imprisoned while on trial in a purported corruption scheme known as “The Line,” which allegedly involved businesses paying bribes to officials to avoid customs duties in 2013 when Perez

PHILADELPHIA — Federal prosecutors are urging a judge to sentence Philadelphia’s former top prosecutor to the maximum term of five years in prison in a corruption case. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that the U.S. attorney’s office says in a sentencing memo Monday that former District Attorney Seth Williams’ “crimes demand notable punishment.” Assistant U.S. Attorney

TORONTO — Canadian plane maker Bombardier has a sold a majority stake in its C Series passenger jet business to European aerospace giant Airbus. The move comes after the U.S. Commerce Department imposed harsh duties on Bombardier, charging the Canadian company is selling the C Series planes in America below cost. The U.S. recently announced

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Win two, lose two. Win one, lose one. The Baltimore Ravens can’t seem to get enough traction to make a run at the playoffs. “Spinning your wheels right now and being .500 is in the hunt,” coach John Harbaugh said Monday. “But we need to find a way to win games.

Washington State coach Mike Leach says he was as surprised as anyone when he learned athletic director Bill Moos had taken a new job at Nebraska. But Leach said Monday he has no plans to follow Moos, noting Nebraska already has Mike Riley to lead the football program. Leach said his No. 15 Cougars are

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Before Sunday, interceptions had been harder to come by this season for the Chicago Bears than victories. Now 2-4, the Bears hope they can climb among the NFC North leaders by starting a trend after producing two interceptions and three turnovers overall in Sunday’s 27-24 overtime victory over the Baltimore Ravens.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Virginia is a victory from bowl eligibility for the first time since 2011 and receiving votes in the Top 25. It’s all very impressive considering the Cavaliers are one year removed from finishing 2- 10. The Cavaliers’ trio of captains are at the center of the turnaround. Kurt Benkert, in his second

NEW YORK — Houston’s A.J. Hinch says managers should ignore the heat and not tweet. Chicago’s Joe Maddon was criticized on social media for not using closer Wade Davis as the Cubs fell behind the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0 in the NL Championship Series. “When it doesn’t work out it’s a public slaying on Twitter,”

BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU coach Ed Orgeron understands what lies ahead of his 24th-ranked Tigers. After back-to-back victories against Florida and Auburn to revive their season, the Tigers will attempt to extend their Southeastern Conference winning streak to three games Saturday when they visit Ole Miss. Orgeron spent three years as the Rebels coach

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A South Dakota man who carried guns into an anti-Islam speaking event and livestreamed a Facebook video from outside afterward has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Ehab Jaber, of Sioux Falls, pleaded guilty in July to a federal firearms charge. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Lawrence Piersol sentenced the