Новости за 06.04.2016

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Ed Carpenter and James Hinchcliffe left Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday more confident about the cars they will race in May.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country giant Merle Haggard, who rose from poverty and prison to international fame through his songs about outlaws, underdogs and an abiding sense of national pride in such hits as "Okie From Muskogee" and "Sing Me…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville has announced additional self-imposed sanctions on its men's basketball program in the wake of an escort's allegations, reducing scholarships for the 2017-19 seasons and restricting official recruiting visits and recruiting opportunities for staff.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The margin of error is gone.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kevin Harvick is leading the Sprint Cup standings and appears on his way to another run at a NASCAR championship. He also could be laying the groundwork for another maddening season in which he dominates on…

LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the publication by a coalition of media outlets of an investigation into offshore financial dealings by the rich and famous (all times local):

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge on Wednesday approved a multimillion dollar settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed by former Sony Pictures Entertainment employees whose private information was stolen in a massive data breach.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Esteban Toledo is hardly the first pro golfer willing to do just about anything to get inside the ropes at the Masters.

NEW YORK (AP) — The bar is closing at "Kocktails with Khloe."

NEW YORK (AP) — Sara Bareilles, Rebel Wilson, Darren Criss, Norm Lewis, John Stamos, Tituss Burgess will sing along with the film "The Little Mermaid" for a one-night-only event this summer at the Hollywood Bowl.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Upon reflection, former Buffalo Sabres owner Tom Golisano is pleased knowing the public stink he raised over hits to the head have played a role in cleaning up the NHL game nearly a decade later.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Spike Lee documentary about protests at the University of Missouri this fall, which were spurred by what activists said was administrators' indifference to racial issues on campus, is making its premiere Wednesday night at a…

GENEVA (AP) — Under suspicion in the fallout from the global offshore accounts investigation, Uruguayan lawyer Juan Pedro Damiani resigned as a FIFA ethics judge on Wednesday.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Spike Lee documentary about the University of Missouri protests and its football team's threatened boycott is making premiering at a theater near the campus.

NEW YORK (AP) — Amy Schumer took to Instagram in a black bikini to — punctuate? — her feelings about being included in a special edition of Glamour aimed at celebrating "chic at any size."

NEW YORK (AP) — The humble chair J.K. Rowling sat on while writing the first two books of the Harry Potter series was auctioned in New York City on Wednesday for $394,000.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Jason Day was lurking just outside Augusta National Golf Club, wondering if he wanted to go in.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The confetti had barely fallen to the floor at Bankers Life Fieldhouse when UConn's returning players began fielding questions about how they could possibly compete for a fifth consecutive national championship next season without All-Americans Breanna Stewart,…

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The smell of turpentine takes Rory McIlroy back to his roots.

BOSTON (AP) — As security plans for this year's Boston Marathon are being finalized, lessons learned from the 2013 marathon bombing and three major attacks elsewhere over the last year are being incorporated, authorities said Wednesday.

MADRID (AP) — Spanish movie director Pedro Almodovar canceled his appearances this week at promotional events for his new movie "Julieta" following intense interest in the offshore company he owned with his brother years ago, Almodovar's production company said Wednesday.

MADRID (AP) — Pedro Almodovar's production company says the Spanish move director has canceled publicity events for his new movie "Julieta" following intense interest in the offshore company he owned with his brother years ago.

LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the publication by a coalition of media outlets of an investigation into offshore financial dealings by the rich and famous (all times local):

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt has lured Bryce Drew away from his alma mater at Valparaiso to coach the Commodores men's basketball team.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker is feeling so good about the role he played in Ted Cruz's victory in Wisconsin that he's comparing himself to two of the greatest quarterbacks in Green Bay Packers' history.