Новости за 01.04.2017

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Two-time NBA scoring champion Tracy McGrady, Kansas coach Bill Self, former Chicago Bulls executive Jerry Krause and former UConn star Rebecca Lobo are part of this year's Basketball Hall of Fame class.

A look at Saturday's action on the prep diamond.

Juan Franco will step down as vice chancellor for student affairs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln at the end of the school year and return to the faculty, the university said Friday.

A look at Saturday's action on the prep pitch.

A look at Saturday's action on the prep pitch.

GRAND ISLAND — The railroad in Grand Island's Stolley Park is opening for the season.

BOSTON (AP) — A Ghana-born writer is being honored in Boston for her first book of fiction.

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko, who denounced Stalin and focused on war atrocities, dies in Oklahoma.

My father, Lowell Boomer, now deceased, would be so proud that the famed Equestrian World Cup Events are being held in Omaha this week. In 1973, he founded the United States Dressage Federation in Lincoln, which he headed for 16…

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have signed free agent running back Tim Hightower.

Pinto Lake, about an hour south of San Francisco, is one of the most polluted lakes in California.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have recalled infielder Steve Selksy from Triple-A Pawtucket and optioned infielder Marco Hernandez.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — A rough spring for Marlins first baseman Justin Bour hasn't diminished manager Don Mattingly's belief that the second-most powerful bat in the Miami lineup will provide the necessary voltage.

Hal Bock, an Associated Press sports writer from 1963-2004, served as chief baseball writer and columnist, and he covered 30 World Series. He is the author of "Banned: Baseball's Blacklist of All-Stars and Also-Rans," published by Diversion Books. As opening…

TORONTO (AP) — Blue Jays manager John Gibbons has received a contract extension through the 2019 season after guiding Toronto to the playoffs the last two years.

There is a old adage in journalism about whether a story passes or flunks “the breakfast test.” As the Baltimore Sun’s resident linguist John McIntyre succinctly put it a few years ago, the test “identifies our habitual skittishness about publishing…

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Court documents indicate a former financial adviser to retired Spurs star Tim Duncan plans to plead guilty in a multimillion-dollar fraud case.

The World Series never would have a 52-year-old pitch in Game 7.

Jamiroquai played their first UK concert for six years at The Roundhouse in Camden, London, on Friday night (03.31.17) performing a mix of classic hits with tracks from their new album 'Automaton'.

Kim Kardashian West took her daughter North to meet Ariana Grande when they attended her concert in Inglewood, California, on Friday (31.03.17)

Olly Murs has said his heart is "still broken" following his split from Francesca Thomas over 18 months ago.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons hope to have an update soon on whether issues regarding its new stadium — notably, its roof — will again delay its projected opening day.

BOSTON (AP) — The composer of the music scores for "Star Wars," ''Indiana Jones" and other iconic films is being honored by his former orchestra.

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut judge is set to decide whether to dismiss a drunken driving case against supermodel Stephanie Seymour.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — For Troy Vincent, the bloody sights and bone-chilling sounds are as raw today as they were when he was an 8-year-old, huddling with his younger brother in a closet while his mother was being beaten by…