Новости за 25.08.2016

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former members of the Jamaican reggae band The Wailers, which played alongside Bob Marley, are going to court to try to stop the group they left from performing under the same name.

NEW YORK (AP) — Dodger Stadium will host the championship game of the 2017 World Baseball Classic, with Marlins Park and Petco Park also holding games leading up to final on March 22.

NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart now can add the WNBA's top selling jersey to a year that already includes an NCAA championship and an Olympic gold medal.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A state senator from Gothenburg has joined the race to become the Nebraska Legislature's next speaker.

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — Derek Carr is a bit of a risk-taker by nature when it comes to playing quarterback in the NFL. He isn't afraid of throwing a ball into coverage if he thinks his receiver has a good…

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes have acquired prospect Lawson Crouse and veteran Dave Bolland's contract from the Florida Panthers for two draft picks.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos rode a dominant defense to the Super Bowl title last season, but this year the offense wants to carry its share of the responsibility.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Bounce entertainer Big Freedia has been sentenced to three years' probation and fined $35,000 after admitting to bilking the federal government out of housing aid.

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — Country singer and actress Jana Kramer has separated from her husband, former NFL tight end Mike Caussin.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — James McCann had a three-run homer among his four hits, Daniel Norris pitched into the seventh inning and the Detroit Tigers completed a sweep at Minnesota with an 8-5 victory on Thursday for the Twins' seventh straight…

A Florida federal judge has allowed a privacy lawsuit against ESPN and reporter Adam Schefter, in which Schefter tweeted a picture of Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul's medical records in the aftermath of a fireworks accident, to proceed.

NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart and the Seattle Storm earned the top spots on the WNBA's list of best-selling jerseys and team merchandise.

BOYLSTON, Mass. (AP) — The towering, whimsical shapes Patrick Dougherty creates by twisting and weaving sticks together have gained him an international following. Now, the artist who lives in a log cabin near Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is back in…

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — It is hard to know when and exactly why the third exhibition games of the four-game NFL preseason became the “All-Important Third Preseason Game.”

Husker football season tickets to the general public sold out the last week of July.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The third preseason game is usually the dress rehearsal for the regular season, the one time in the four-game series when starters play into the third quarter as if the outcome mattered.

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns are trading disappointing linebacker Barkevious Mingo to the New England Patriots for a 2017 fifth-round pick.

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Five passes for five completions and 39 yards is the balance of Kirk Cousins' preseason so far. He may not like that, but he's OK with it.

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The University of Vermont has canceled its women's basketball team's upcoming game in North Carolina over a state law that governs transgender bathroom access.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — It's time to find out how Joe Flacco will respond to taking a hit on his surgically repaired left knee.

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Deshaun Watson doesn't need much more than his tight circle of family, friends and teammates when prepping for the season, even one where the Clemson quarterback could very well be the face of college football.

First National Bank of Omaha will pay more than $35 million in restitution and fines for deceptive marketing practices and illegal billing of add-on products.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Department of Homeland Security investigators said Thursday they are investigating the hack of Leslie Jones' website that revealed several private details of the actress-comedian's life.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Midland University has signed a decade-long lease in west Omaha for its MBA program and other offerings.

Saying she is "disappointed, saddened and deeply concerned" by the price hike of the EpiPen, actress Sarah Jessica Parker has cut ties with the company that makes the emergency allergy treatment.