Новости за 23.06.2016

NEW YORK (AP) — Derrick Rose was once writing a great NBA story, the hometown kid leading the Chicago Bulls to their greatest heights since Michael Jordan.

TORONTO (AP) — Russell Martin hit a three-run homer and Edwin Encarnacion and Troy Tulowitzki added solo shots as the Toronto Blue Jays snapped the Arizona Diamondbacks' five-game winning streak with a 5-2 victory on Wednesday.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Copa America semifinal between Argentina and the United States was watched by a total of 8.1 million viewers in the U.S.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Sure, Oakland manager Bob Melvin and pitching coach Curt Young will reassure rookie pitcher Daniel Mengden he is doing just fine, even without a win to show for it yet.

PHOENIX (AP) — After a sixth straight season of watching playoff basketball rather than playing it, the Phoenix Suns face a multitude of choices with three first-round picks in Thursday night's draft — No. 4, No. 13 and No. 28.

CHICAGO (AP) — Hitters are adjusting to Jake Arrieta. Now the Chicago Cubs ace has to counter.

NEW YORK (AP) — With the cameras it uses to cover Congress shut off, C-SPAN turned to social media feeds on Wednesday to beam live coverage of the House Democrat's sit-in to demand votes on gun control legislation

HOUSTON (AP) — Matt Shoemaker has just one win in his past seven starts despite posting a 2.09 ERA.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest at the NHL Awards show from the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (all times EDT):

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Being a lottery pick and getting guaranteed money was not enticement enough for some players to work out for the Utah Jazz.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Following a parade choked to a crawl by a massive crowd, after proclamations, speeches and fanfare, Cleveland watched a symbolic passing of the trophy — and the torch.

NEW YORK (AP) — Even when the Mets win lately, it hurts.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Scooter Gennett and Kirk Nieuwenhuis homered to back Junior Guerra's first victory in more than a month, and the Milwaukee Brewers earned a split of their quick two-game interleague series against the Oakland Athletics with a…

NEW YORK (AP) — The Rockies' offense gave them the lead, and the bullpen gave it back.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A man who claims he told Penn State football coach Joe Paterno in 1976 that he was sexually abused by Jerry Sandusky wants a judge to protect his identity and limit questioning by lawyers in a…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's largest accreditor of for-profit colleges faces a vote Thursday that could lead to its demise, leaving hundreds of thousands of students at risk of losing access to federal financial aid.

NEW YORK (AP) — Starlin Castro had never hit a walkoff home run at any level of baseball.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers have traded one Indianapolis native for another Wednesday — sending George Hill to Utah and acquiring Jeff Teague in a three-team swap that also includes Atlanta.

DALLAS (AP) — Dez Bryant faces a lawsuit from his former landlord over allegations of more than $60,000 in damages to a house that the Dallas Cowboys receiver leased.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NHL is making a big bet on Las Vegas.

HOUSTON (AP) — Jose Altuve homered and Marwin Gonzalez's tiebreaking RBI triple in the eighth inning helped the Houston Astros to their fifth straight win, a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Ben Simmons has the sneaker deal and the TV show, so off the court he already has the look of a star.

CHICAGO (AP) — Michael Wacha pitched into the seventh inning for his first win in nearly two months and the St. Louis Cardinals waited out Jake Arrieta before roughing up Chicago's bullpen in a 7-2 victory over the Cubs on…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura wants a rehearing after a federal appeals court threw out a $1.8 million jury award to Ventura, who said he was defamed by the late author Chris Kyle in the bestselling book…

Whenever Kerry Turner thinks of a snazzy potential title for his latest music composition, he whips out his cellphone and makes a note of it.