Новости за 01.02.2017

LOS ANGELES (AP) — In his first 1 1/2 NHL seasons, Connor McDavid has become one of hockey's most dynamic skaters and scorers. The All-Star has received fawning praise from no less than Bobby Orr and Wayne Gretzky, and he…

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — While Afghanistan's Buddhists were carving the giant sandstone statues in Bamiyan in 500 A.D., Buddhists in China were creating martial arts in the Shaolin temple in Henan Province.

On the first Wednesday of February, it becomes obvious why Alabama contends for a national title every season.

NEW YORK (AP) — It's already been a busy week in the WNBA, and teams can't officially sign free agents until Wednesday.

HOUSTON (AP) — Marv Levy, the only coach in NFL history to take a team to four consecutive Super Bowls, looks at what Bill Belichick and Tom Brady have done together with the New England Patriots and marvels.

PHILOMATH — The Philomath High girls basketball team squandered a 16-point first-half lead to visiting Yamhill-Carlton, but clutch play from senior wing Kyndal Marshall helped the Warriors squeak out a 52-48 Oregon West Conference victory.

Notable events in the dispute over the four-state, $3.8 billion Dakota Access oil pipeline.

BERLIN (AP) — Authorities have raided dozens of locations in western Germany and arrested a Tunisian man suspected of being a recruiter for the Islamic State group and rounding up supporters to carry out an attack in Germany.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Army Corps of Engineers was ordered to allow construction of the Dakota Access pipeline to proceed under a disputed Missouri River crossing, North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven said. It's the latest twist in a months-long…

DALLAS (AP) — Devin Shore followed the Toronto Maple Leafs closely while he was growing up in Ajax, Ontario. And in his first career game against them, the Dallas rookie scored the first goal and assisted on the second.

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Salespeople at Pyongyang's premier car dealership wait patiently beside racks of glossy brochures in a showroom filled with that unmistakable new car smell from a couple dozen Whistle sedans and Cuckoo SUVs — all bearing…

Slow starts came back to haunt Corvallis High in recent losses to South Albany and Central.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Thousands of new slot machines and table games debuting this month as part of New York state's casino growth spurt are bringing not only more chances to gamble, but also millions of dollars more to help…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine communist rebels said Wednesday they were terminating their unilateral cease-fire after accusing the government of failing to release all political prisoners and encroaching on rebel-held areas.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Tomas Hertl scored the game-winner with 2:03 remaining in regulation after Patrick Marleau scored his 499th career goal, helping the San Jose Sharks win for the seventh time in eight games, 3-1 over the Chicago…

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jakob Silfverberg scored two goals, John Gibson made 28 saves and the Anaheim Ducks wrapped up a three-game season sweep of the struggling Colorado Avalanche with a 5-1 victory Tuesday night.

The Denver Nuggets lost to the Los Angeles Lakers 116 to 120 on January 31, 2017 at Staples Center. Wilson Chandler of the Nuggets led the game in scoring with 26 points on 10 for 20 shooting. The Nuggets' Kenneth…

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — In his first report to the new Trump administration, a U.S. watchdog that monitors billions of dollars in aid to Afghanistan issued a bleak progress report, saying the Afghan government controls barely half the country, its…

NEW YORK (AP) — John Tavares has been through this before, hearing talk about where the New York Islanders will play in the future. He prefers to just focus on playing.

BOSTON (AP) — Harvard Medical School professor Thomas Michel was so excited about recruiting Iranian researcher Soheil Saravi, he put Saravi's name on the door of his Boston lab when his new hire got his visa.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 36 points and the San Antonio Spurs held Russell Westbrook scoreless in the fourth quarter for a 108-94 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Los Angeles Kings kept the pressure on most of the game and it finally paid off in the final two minutes.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nick Young scored 23 points, Lou Williams added 21 and the Los Angeles Lakers survived a frantic fourth quarter to snap their seven-game home losing streak against Denver, beating the Nuggets 120-116 on Tuesday night.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Tyler Graovac scored twice and the Minnesota Wild defeated the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Tuesday night in a matchup of teams on a tear when the NHL All-Star break arrived.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs have admired the outstanding season Russell Westbrook is having and the Oklahoma City Thunder point guard didn't disappoint in person.