Новости за 21.06.2019

CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers used the No. 5 pick in the NBA draft to select point guard Darius Garland, who played in just five games at Vanderbilt because of a knee injury. Garland suffered torn meniscus in his left knee during a Nov. 23 game and underwent season-ending surgery. The 19-year-old might have salvaged his

PHOENIX — Chris Iannetta’s two-run, bases-loaded single in the 10th inning lifted the Colorado Rockies to a 6-4 victory Thursday that completed a three-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Iannetta, a former Diamondbacks catcher, singled off the center-field wall against Yoshihisa Hirano (3-4) with one out to drive in Ian Desmond and Brendan Rodgers. Desmond

ATLANTA — After pulling off another trade, the Atlanta Hawks added to their impressive young core by selecting wingman De’Andre Hunter from national champion Virginia with the No. 4 pick of the NBA draft on Thursday night. The selection was technically made by the Los Angeles Lakers as part of the Anthony Davis trade, but

NEW YORK — The New York Knicks selected Duke freshman swingman RJ Barrett with the third pick in the NBA draft Thursday night. Barrett led the Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring at 22.8 points per game despite somewhat being overshadowed by flashier teammate Zion Williamson, the No. 1 pick by New Orleans Pelicans. Barrett finished

METAIRIE, La. — The Pelicans have officially begun the Zion Williamson era — just days after agreeing to trade away their last No. 1 overall draft choice. Based on the celebrating crowd jammed into a downtown New Orleans promenade on Thursday night, it appeared Pelicans fans couldn’t have been happier to move on from Anthony

LE HAVRE, France — Maybe they are as good as they say they are. The United States is moving through the World Cup field like sharks through the Atlantic. “The message is that we’re on our game, that we’re building momentum, that we’ve gotten some good results, we’ve scored some good goals and we haven’t

SEATTLE — Dan Hughes admits he often took coaching for granted. He made very clear Thursday he’ll never do that again. For the first time since leading Seattle to the WNBA championship last September, Hughes will be back on the sideline Friday night when the Storm host Los Angeles. Hughes missed training camp and the

DENVER — A high school student charged in a classmate’s death during a Colorado school shooting told police that he planned the shooting for a few weeks and intended to target classmates who made fun of his gender identity. The comments by 16-year-old Alec McKinney are included in police records unsealed Thursday. McKinney’s attorneys have

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — While he spoke quietly and did the best he could to answer in English, Kaapo Kakko was prepared for the attention that came his way when all of the top NHL draft prospects gathered together on a boat sitting dockside in Vancouver Harbor. He was surrounded by cameras and peppered with

TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Lightning forward Ryan Callahan has been diagnosed with degenerative back disease and will be placed on long-term injury reserve. Team vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois made the announcement Thursday, saying the 34-year-old Callahan has “degenerative disk disease of the lumbar spine.” Callahan appeared in 52 games last season,

FORT WORTH, Texas — The president of the pilots’ union at American Airlines wants Boeing to give his safety experts time in a 737 Max flight simulator before the planes fly again. Daniel Carey says it’s essential that pilots who’ll fly the plane be involved as it goes through re-certification by regulators. Carey made the

NEW YORK — The Latest on Thursday’s NBA draft (all times local): 6:30 p.m. The Hawks now have the fourth pick in the NBA draft. A person familiar with deal says Atlanta has acquired the pick from the Pelicans. New Orleans had acquired the rights to the fourth pick in the trade that sent Anthony

NEW YORK — The 29-year-old, Killarney-born, bright red-haired Jessie Buckley has quickly found herself among the rising stars in film and television thanks to a string of performances that have culminated in a breakthrough. In “Wild Rose,” Buckley stars as a fiery, working-class Glasgow single mother, just out of prison, who dreams of becoming a

ATLANTA — A “radiological hazard warning” popped up on phone screens, crawled across television stations and blared from radios across Georgia. But the ominous warning that caused alarm Thursday morning was only a test and was never supposed to be sent out to the public. Oconee Radio Group news anchor Rahul Bali says that, for

ARCADIA, Calif. — Backstretch workers who walk, groom and care for racehorses at Santa Anita urged California legislators to keep the Southern California track open after the deaths of 29 horses since December. An estimated 500 workers gathered Thursday at the track, toting handmade signs emphasizing their love of horses and the importance of being

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Latest on a California Assembly hearing on vaccination legislation (all times local): 3 p.m. Hundreds filed through a committee hearing at California’s Capitol on Thursday to speak against legislation that proponents say will crack down on fraudulent vaccine exemptions. Several opponents of the bill told lawmakers that they will not comply

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — The Organization of American States is urging Nicaragua to release all imprisoned government opponents, cancel the legal cases against them and restore fundamental rights. The OAS said in a Thursday statement that it applauds “the release of political prisoners,” hundreds of whom have been already transferred to house arrest. But it adds

OMAHA, Neb. — The continued threat of rain and higher-than-normal reservoir releases into the Missouri River will hamper the draining of flooded fields and delay repairs to many damaged levees. Officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the National Weather Service said Thursday during a news conference that although water levels on the

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A federal grand jury has indicted two more employees of a company that owns a duck boat that sank on a Missouri lake last summer, killing 17 people. The U.S. attorney’s office says the Branson operation’s general manager, 36-year-old Curtis Lanham, of Galena, was indicted on misconduct and neglect charges. The

WASHINGTON — The Democratic-controlled House has voted to block the Justice Department from interfering with states that have legalized marijuana for recreational use. The bipartisan 267-165 vote represents a breakthrough for advocates of legalizing pot, who have unsuccessfully pressed the idea in the past under GOP control of the House. Although 11 states have legalized

CHICAGO — The New York Mets have fired pitching coach Dave Eiland and bullpen coach Chuck Hernández and named Phil Regan interim pitching coach, Ricky Bones interim bullpen coach and Jeremy Accardo pitching strategist. New York announced the moves Thursday before its game against the Chicago Cubs. The 82-year-old Regan has been the Mets’ minor

NEW YORK — With his re-election campaign officially launched, President Donald Trump is interacting with media organizations that reach beyond his base. He’s booked an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday and has done an interview with Telemundo — two of the three networks that will simulcast next week’s first debate among Democratic presidential

MOULTRIE, Ga. — A Georgia man has been found guilty of murdering five friends in 2016 and trying to cover it up by burning down a house. After a four-day trial in Moultrie, Superior Court Judge James Hardy on Thursday pronounced Jeffrey Peacock guilty on 14 counts, including five counts of murder. News outlets report

RENNES, France — Chile missed a penalty that would have sent it through to the round of 16 of the Women’s World Cup in a 2-0 victory over Thailand on Thursday. Chile, scoreless in this tournament before the Thailand match, needed to win by three goals to advance as a third-place team. Chile was ahead

MEXICO CITY — Mexican researchers said Thursday they have confirmed the existence of 1,606 secret graves containing 2,489 bodies from 2006 to 2017, but that may just scratch the surface of the true numbers behind what the study called a “building phenomenon.” “Those are not all the graves … Unfortunately, it’s just a fraction,” Denise