Новости за 29.02.2016

Avalanche general manager Joe Sakic was busy attempting to improve Colorado's bid to make the playoffs, while a majority of his NHL counterparts stood pat as the league's trade deadline hit Monday afternoon.

NEW YORK (AP) — If the Washington Redskins decide to place the franchise tag on quarterback Kirk Cousins, it will cost them $19.95 million for 2016 under the values agreed upon by the NFL and the players' union.

A legislative hearing on a controversial bill backed by four faith-based adoption and foster care agencies "became an inquisition" earlier this month, one supporter of the bill said Monday.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When Loretta Lynn was growing up in Butcher Hollow in Kentucky in 1930s, her home in the coal mining community was always filled with music, either from her own voice echoing through the trees or the…

NEW YORK (AP) — There's no end in sight for CBS' long-running mega-hit "NCIS." The network says it has renewed the series for two more seasons, and that series star and executive producer Mark Harmon has signed a new two-year…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the NHL trade deadline (all times local):

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge on Monday delayed ruling on Bill Cosby's motion to dismiss a defamation case filed by model Janice Dickinson over her allegations that the comedian drugged and raped her in 1982.

There is no surer thing in college basketball: The UConn women are No. 1.

NEW YORK (AP) — MSNBC's Joe Scarborough, who lately has become a symbol of the media's complicated relationship with Donald Trump, said Monday that the Republican's remarks on David Duke are "disqualifying" and compel an apology.

Kansas is No. 1 for a second time this season — the first school to reach the top for a second stint.

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Adam Scott knew the only way for him to remain relevant was to win golf tournaments.

Kansas is back on top of the men's college basketball poll by The Associated Press. Villanova had been No. 1 the past three weeks.

NEW YORK (AP) — Muhammad Wilkerson is staying put — at least for now.

Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz spit some chew into a bottle at his locker, then dipped into the latest notice from baseball.

Nebraska's 150th year of statehood will be celebrated statewide next year with events including a three-day train tour of the state and a grand outdoor celebration in the shadow of the Capitol along Centennial Mall.

Senators on Monday created a task force on behavioral and mental health with the adoption of a resolution put forward by the Legislature's Performance Audit Committee.

Nebraska is one of 10 states where gas prices rose by double digits in the past week, according to AAA, and experts say we have likely seen the lowest prices of the year.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on an effort by lawyers for Bill Cosby seeking the dismissal of a defamation case by model Janice Dickinson (all times local):

Billy Devaney will make $300,000 a year in his new position as the executive director of player personnel and special assistant to the head coach. That salary info was released by the NU athletic department upon request.

OMAHA — The handler of an Omaha police dog that was killed on duty in January has been paired with another dog and the new team will prepare for their hazardous duty by training at the department's regional center.

“Finding Them Gone” by Bill Porter, Copper Canyon Press, 387 pages, $24

COLUMBUS — A former Schuyler police officer pleaded no contest Thursday in Platte County Court to a reduced domestic assault charge stemming from an Oct. 1 confrontation with his estranged wife.

Leonard (Ferg) Ferguson, 73, of Denton, went to his heavenly home on February 25, 2016. He was born May 9, 1942.

Charles R. Kleveland, 73, of Chester, passed away on February 26, 2016.

Lois Conkling, July 22, 1931 - February 27, 2016.