Новости за 22.12.2018

WEST POINT, N.Y. — James Towns finished with 19 points, six rebounds and five assists to propel Niagara to a 78-66 victory over Army on Saturday. Marvin Prochet pitched in with 15 points, nine boards, three blocked shots and two steals for the Purple Eagles (6-5). Dominic Robb added 13 with three blocks and reserve

BOSTON — Patrice Bergeron scored two goals to reach 300 for his career, returning to the lineup Saturday after missing 16 games and leading the Boston Bruins past the Nashville Predators 5-2. He also set up Brad Marchand’s tie-breaking score to help send Boston to its sixth win in eight games. David Pastrnak had his

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Ebuka Izundu scored 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and Miami rolled to a 75-55 win over Florida Atlantic on Saturday. Anthony Lawrence scored 17 points, Chris Lykes had 12 points and seven assists, and Dejan Vasiljevic chipped in nine points for the Hurricanes (7-4). Miami won consecutive games for the

PHILADELPHIA — Cam Atkinson scored two goals and Artemi Panarin had a goal and two assists to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. Zach Werenski also scored and Pierre-Luc Dubois added three assists for the Blue Jackets, who have won three straight. James van Riemsdyk had

GREENVILLE, N.C. — Virginia Tech is backing out of football games against East Carolina. The school announced Saturday that it is replacing September’s scrubbed game at East Carolina, as well as its decision to pull out of scheduled games against the Pirates in 2023 and 2025. Virginia Tech didn’t specify who it will play next

PHILADELPHIA — Shizz Alston Jr. scored 25 points, Nate Pierre-Louis added 22 and Temple beat Drexel 82-64 on Saturday. At 10-2, Temple is off to its best start since the 2012-13 season when it started at 10-2 before dropping its next game. Coincidentally, Temple used a 10-2 run to close the first half with Pierre-Louis

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Eugene Omoruyi had 18 points and Shaq Carter had 13 points off the bench on 6-of-7 shooting to lead Rutgers past Columbia 68-65 in overtime on Saturday. Geo Baker split through two defenders at the top of the arc, drove to the basket for an alley-oop to Carter for a 46-45 Rutgers

MILWAUKEE — Arike Ogunbowale scored 32 points and Brianna Turner added 20 as second-ranked Notre Dame rolled to an 87-63 victory over No. 19 Marquette on Saturday. The Irish (11-1) gained control by outscoring Marquette 25-11 in the second quarter for a 42-29 lead at the half. Ogunbowale, a three-time Wisconsin high school player of

DURHAM, N.H. — Neftali Alvarez scored 23 points and Fairfield defeated New Hampshire 63-57 on Saturday. Jesus Cruz added 10 points for the Stags (3-9) and Jonathan Kasibabu had a game-high nine rebounds. Alvarez had Fairfield’s only two assists. David Watkins had 16 points and seven rebounds for New Hampshire (2-10), which has lost 10

LONDON — Britain’s Liberal Democrat party has announced the death of former leader Paddy Ashdown after a short illness. He was 77. The popular, articulate Ashdown was for decades a prominent figure in Britain and continental Europe. Party leader Vince Cable said Saturday that it was a “hugely sad day” and that everyone across the

BELGRADE, Serbia — Thousands of people have rallied in Serbia, the latest protest accusing populist President Aleksandar Vucic of stifling hard-won democratic freedoms and cracking down on opponents. The anti-government crowd poured Saturday into central Belgrade, blowing whistles and waving banners. Similar marches also were held the past two weekends in the biggest expression recently

WASHINGTON — Freshman Mac McClung scored eight of his career-high 38 points in overtime, freshman James Akinjo added a career-high 25 and Georgetown pulled away for a 102-94 victory on Saturday. The game, notable for opposing coaches Darrell Walker, the first-year coach at Little Rock, and Patrick Ewing, teammates for one season with the New

ATLANTA — Nicolas Claxton had 13 points and 13 rebounds, Teshaun Hightower added 12 points, and Georgia beat Georgia Tech 70-59 on Saturday. The Bulldogs (7-4) never trailed as they won for the fourth time in five games. Rayshaun Hammonds, Georgia’s leading scorer, played just a few seconds of final 15 minutes because of foul

RABAT, Morocco — Moroccans have gathered in front of the Norwegian and Danish embassies in Rabat in a candlelight vigil to honor two Scandinavian university students killed in a terrorist attack in the Atlas Mountains. Hundreds of people brought flowers and shed tears Saturday in a show of opposition to violence and religious extremism. They

DAVIDSON, N.C. — Luka Brajkovic scored 14 points to lead six Davidson players in double figures and the Wildcats defeated Central Pennsylvania 88-54 on Saturday. Brajkovic grabbed 11 rebounds in posting his third career double-double. Luke Frampton, who had four 3-pointers, Carter Collins, David Czerapowicz and Bates Jones scored 12 points apiece with Jon Axel

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Chris Clemons made six 3-pointers and scored 36 points, helping Campbell hold off Alabama State 70-69 on Saturday in the St. Pete Shootout. Campbell was ahead 68-52 with 5:56 left but didn’t score again until Clemons’ floater with just over a minute left for a five-point lead. Reginald Gee answered with

NEW YORK — The huddled masses are still able to visit the Statue of Liberty. The Grand Canyon is open for business. The government says other national parks “will remain as accessible as possible.” But, while the star-spangled banner yet waves at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, the gates at the War of 1812 landmark are

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars have placed right tackle Jermey Parnell and safety Ronnie Harrison on injured reserve and promoted cornerback Breon Borders and offensive lineman Brandon Thomas from the practice squad. Both starters were ruled out Friday for Sunday’s game at Miami. Place-kicker Josh Lambo (groin) and receiver DJ Chark (quadriceps) also were

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Wesley Harris scored a career-high 20 points and had eight rebounds to lead West Virginia over Jacksonville State 74-72 on Saturday. Despite a sloppy shooting performance in the first half (13 of 34), the Mountaineers (7-4) got out to as much as a nine-point lead over the Gamecocks. However, Jacksonville State (7-5)

OKLAHOMA CITY — The rollout of statewide medical and recreational marijuana programs typically is a grindingly slow process that can take years. Not so in Oklahoma, which moved with lightning speed once voters approved medical cannabis in June. The ballot question received 57 percent support and established one of the nation’s most liberal medical pot

VAN BUREN, Ind. — A former Indiana town marshal is pleading guilty after authorities alleged that he broke into the home of a local elected official and stole pain medication while still wearing his police uniform. The Marion Chronicle-Tribune reports that 49-year-old former Van Buren Town Marshal Donald R. Bosley pleaded guilty Wednesday to theft

BUCHAREST, Romania — Romanians have demanded more democracy during an anti-government march to commemorate the victims of the country’s 1989 anti-communist revolt. Protesters gathered outside government offices in Bucharest carrying candles and Romanian flags before marching to Revolution Square, where late Communist leader Nicolae Ceausescu fled in a helicopter as crowds demanded his ouster. The

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Real Madrid eased to a 4-1 win over host side Al Ain to claim its fourth Club World Cup on Saturday. Ballon d’Or winner Luka Modric and Marcos Llorente scored from outside the area, and Sergio Ramos added a late goal to lead the European champions to the world

HUDDERSFIELD, England — The Ralph Hasenhuttl-inspired revival continued when Southampton followed up last week’s shock victory over Arsenal by seeing off fellow struggler Huddersfield 3-1 in the English Premier League on Saturday. Southampton’s new Austrian coach has helped conjure back-to-back wins for the south-coast club for the first time since April 2017 to pull his

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s state police say they have found a suitcase full of cash and emeralds hidden in the home of a faith healer accused of sexual abuse by hundreds of women. The suitcase was discovered at the home of Joao Teixeira de Faria on Friday in a basement accessed by a trap