Новости за 02.09.2016

NFL

In observance of Labor Day, the following will be closed Monday Sept. 5:

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Top-ranked Alabama has never lost an opener under Nick Saban. And the Crimson Tide's last two national championships, including a season ago, started at the home of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys.

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) -- Ryan Strausborger hit a walk-off single in the 14th inning, as the Tacoma Rainiers topped the Fresno Grizzlies 2-1 on Thursday.

Nebraska Wesleyan University’s Visions & Ventures Symposium is going unplugged. The annual event brings together the university and Lincoln community to discuss a topic of universal significance with leading national experts.

Houston coach Tom Herman has spent all offseason downplaying the importance of the Cougars' opener against No. 3 Oklahoma.

The Audubon's Rowe Sanctuary near Gibbon will host an open house 7-9 p.m. Wednesday to talk about its needs and long-range vision.

Consumer confidence showed virtually no change while business confidence remained positive in Nebraska during August, according to the latest monthly surveys conducted by the Bureau of Business Research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

The inaugural Butler County ½ Century Bicycle Ride is set for Sept. 24, beginning at 8:15 a.m. in the City Park in David City.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Colin Kaepernick began the game by taking a knee during the national anthem. The veteran quarterback ended it with reason to hope he'll have more games with the San Francisco 49ers.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — On a night when the starters for both teams spent most of the night on the sideline, Seattle running back Thomas Rawls made a big statement by getting on the field for only a few plays.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — DJ Paul van Dyk says his website and Twitter account were hacked and that he did not write racist messages that were posted Thursday on his Twitter feed.

BEIJING (AP) — As coaches take notes, teenagers dribble footballs through a course of cones on Ritan Middle School's gleaming artificial field in eastern Beijing, part of a massive program to promote soccer as a pillar of China's rise to…

ADELANTO, Calif. (AP) -- Scott Heineman, Josh Morgan and Michael De Leon each had three hits, as the High Desert Mavericks beat the Inland Empire 66ers 14-4 on Thursday.

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) -- Edson Garcia hit a run-scoring double in the fifth inning to give the Toros de Tijuana a 2-1 win over the Sultanes de Monterrey on Thursday.

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) -- Arismendy Alcantara, Melvin Mercedes and Seth Brown each drove home three runs, as the Stockton Ports beat the Visalia Rawhide 12-1 on Thursday.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Colin Kaepernick and San Francisco 49ers safety Eric Reid kneeled during the national anthem Thursday night, continuing the quarterback's preseason protest of American racial injustice and minority oppression.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — While Teddy Bridgewater is weighing options for surgery, the Minnesota Vikings are scrutinizing the possibilities for another quarterback.

At a quick glance, the alarming spike in the price of an EpiPen is a simple tale of greed overcoming a manufacturer’s conscience.

LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. (AP) -- Chase Jensen hit a walk-off single with one out in the ninth inning, as the Lake Elsinore Storm beat the Modesto Nuts 6-5 on Thursday.

Mayor Chris Beutler’s veto of the City Council’s budget continues to show his web of lies and deceit ("Budget veto stands," Aug. 30).

In their recent editorial ("Infrastructure is falling into ruin," Aug. 24), the Journal Star editorial board makes the mistake of conflating "not big enough government" with "small government." To describe the city governments of Omaha and Lincoln as small is…

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- Pedro Silverio allowed just one hit over five innings, leading the Eugene Emeralds over the Tri-City Dust Devils in a 4-0 win on Thursday.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — While Chris Sale is the bigger name among the Chicago White Sox left-handed starting pitchers, Jose Quintana has made his own name by entering Thursday as the American League's with a 2.77 ERA.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) -- Pat Porter hit a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning, driving in Bobby Wernes with the go-ahead run, as the Quad Cities River Bandits defeated the Kane County Cougars 3-2 on Thursday.