Новости за 07.12.2017

SAN DIEGO — Christine Wade found a haven in the tent she shared with six children, pitched in an asphalt parking lot. It was, at least, far better than their previous home in the city, a shelter where rats ate through the family’s bags of clothes and chewed on 2-year-old Jaymason’s stroller. Roughly 50 of

SAN DIEGO — Christine Wade found a haven in the tent she shared with six children, pitched in an asphalt parking lot. It was, at least, far better than their previous home in the city, a shelter where rats ate through the family’s bags of clothes and chewed on 2-year-old Jaymason’s stroller. Roughly 50 of

SAN DIEGO — Christine Wade found a haven in the tent she shared with six children, pitched in an asphalt parking lot. It was, at least, far better than their previous home in the city, a shelter where rats ate through the family’s bags of clothes and chewed on 2-year-old Jaymason’s stroller. Roughly 50 of

CEDAR CITY, Utah — Brandon Better scored 26 points, Jadon Cohee added 25 — both career highs — and Southern Utah beat Long Beach State 94-89 on Wednesday night. Better was fouled on a driving layup with 1:12 remaining and it bounced in off the back rim. He added the free throw for an 88-86

NEW YORK — The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Science has announced its first code of conduct for its more than 8,400 members. Film academy chief executive Dawn Hudson introduced the new rules to members in an email Wednesday. In October, the academy broke with tradition and made Harvey Weinstein just the second person

PITTSBURGH — Tarin Smith made four 3-pointers and finished with 20 points and freshman Eric Williams Jr. had his fourth double-double to lead Duquesne to a 73-59 win over Stetson on Wednesday night. Williams had 11 points, a career-high 16 rebounds, four assists and two steals for Duquesne (4-3). Mike Lewis II added 17 points,

CHICAGO — Eli Cain scored 17 points, Bradon Cyrus added 16 and DePaul cruised to an 85-57 win over Central Connecticut on Wednesday night. Tre’Darius McCallum and Marin Maric added 13 points apiece and Jaylen Butz had 10 and nine rebounds for DePaul in the battle of Blue Demons. Joe Hugley had 11 points and

BOULDER, Colo. — Dominique Collier scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half and Colorado broke open a close game with a late run to beat New Mexico 75-57 on Wednesday night. McKinley Wright had 12 points and 10 rebounds for Colorado (7-1), which rebounded from a 72-63 setback at Colorado State last

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s prime minister rushed gay marriage into law on Friday by gaining a final signature on a bill hours after it was overwhelming endorsed by Parliament and as the nation started planning weddings that can take place in a month. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull traveled to Government House where Governor-General Peter Cosgrove

CANBERRA, Australia — Gay rights advocates have celebrated outside Australia’s Parliament House in anticipation of same-sex marriage being legalized within hours. Scores of men and women joined in singing on Thursday ahead of what is scheduled to be Parliament’s final sitting day of the year. The House of Representatives is widely expected to vote to

DENTON, Texas — Roosevelt Smart had 22 points, including five in the final minute of overtime, and nine rebounds to help North Texas beat Indiana State 79-76 on Wednesday night. A.J. Lawson and Shane Temara scored 18 points apiece and Zachary Simmons added 10 for UNT (5-5). Lawson hit a 3-pointer as time in regulation

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Isaiah Pineiro scored a career-high 23 points on 7-of-10 shooting, Tyler Williams added 13, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with four minutes left, and San Diego beat New Mexico state 65-60 on Wednesday night. A.J. Harris tied it at 56 with a free throw, but Williams hit a 3-pointer and a jumper

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Tobias Sjoberg reached career bests of 14 points and nine rebounds and Marist not only survived a 19-point Colgate comeback 78-76 after an improbable half-court turnaround at the buzzer by Colgate that was waved off after review Wednesday night. Marist was holding a 78-76 lead with six-tenths of a second remaining and

TORONTO — Frederik Andersen made 47 saves in regulation and overtime and stopped three more shots in a shootout in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 2-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. William Nylander scored the winner in the fourth round of the shootout, deking to the backhand to beat Mike Smith. Morgan Rielly

EASTON, Pa. — Ryan Betley scored 16 points, A.J. Brodeur added 15 and Pennsylvania held off Lafayette 73-68 on Wednesday night. Penn led 70-59 on a Caleb Wood layup with 2:55 to play but the Leopards charged back. Justin Jaworski started the charge with a 3-pointer and his layup with 22 seconds to go made

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Matisse Thybulle hit five 3-pointers and scored 19 points, Jaylen Nowell added 15 and Washington led most of the way in upsetting second-ranked Kansas 74-65 on Wednesday night. Noah Dickerson added 13 points and 14 rebounds for the Huskies (7-2), who knocked the Jayhawks (7-1) from the ranks of the unbeaten

RUSTON, La. — Kevon Harris scored 25 points shooting 10 of 11 and made the game-winning layup with five seconds to go and Stephen F. Austin beat Louisiana Tech 85-83 on Wednesday. The Bulldogs failed to get off a shot as time expired. Jacobi Boykins made a 3-pointer with 61 seconds left to bring Louisiana

DOVER, Del. — Jairus Lyles scored 21 points with four rebounds, six assists and three steals and UMBC rolled to an 81-60 win over Delaware State on Wednesday night. Lyles was 5 of 9 from 3-point range, and Arkel Lamar and K.J. Maura added 15 points apiece and Joe Sherburne had 10 for UMBC (6-4).

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Donta Hall had 13 points and 14 rebounds to help Alabama edge Rhode Island 68-64 on Wednesday night. John Petty and Daniel Giddens added 12 points apiece for the Crimson Tide (7-2), who used its post players to compensate for the loss of its star point guard Collin Sexton for the majority

CARACAS, Venezuela — One of China’s biggest state-run conglomerates is suing a Venezuelan counterpart in a U.S. court in a dispute over unpaid bills, a sign of Beijing’s growing impatience with its crisis-wracked South American ally. In the lawsuit filed Nov. 27 in a Houston federal court, a U.S. subsidiary of Sinopec seeks more than

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Nick Griffin hit four 3-pointers and finished with 20 points and Samuel Idowu made a late 3 to help Saint Peter’s beat Houston Baptist 76-74 on Wednesday night. Davauhnte Turner had 14 points and six assists and Idowu added 10 points, six rebounds and two blocks for Saint Peter’s (4-4). David

EDINBURG, Texas — Nick Dixon scored 24 points to help UT Rio Grande beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 82-78 on Wednesday night in the South Texas Showdown. Dixon’s 3-pointer with 3:36 to go gave UTRGV a 76-74 lead and Moe McDonald made it a four-point lead on their next possession. Dixon scored again at 1:25, McDonald

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois dropped its home-opening conference game by a point to Maryland. It was a tough loss for a team still searching for its first Big Ten win. Illini Coach Brad Underwood expected that energy to carry over against Austin Peay, but despite a 64-57 win Wednesday night against Austin Peay, Underwood wasn’t

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Michael Finke scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds to help Illinois squeeze out a 64-57 victory over Austin Peay on Wednesday night. The Illini (7-3) shot just 39.6 percent from the field and made just 21 field goals, but it was enough to snap a three-game losing streak. Illinois made 6

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. — Jalen Ray launched a game-winning 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds remaining, scored a career-best 14 points and Hofstra eked past Monmouth 85-84 Wednesday night after coming back from 14 points down. A Melik Martin 3-pointer lifted Monmouth (3-6) to a 55-41 lead five minutes into the second half, but Justin Wright-Foreman