Новости за 17.02.2017

PHOENIX (AP) — Two passenger jets clipped their wingtips in a minor ground collision close to a Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport terminal. Nobody was injured in the Thursday evening incident.

CHICAGO (AP) — Grain futures were mostly lower Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Bud Black called on young pitcher Rayan Gonzalez and put the Puerto Rican right-hander on the spot in front of everybody.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The launch pad used to send Americans to the moon and shuttle astronauts into orbit is roaring back into action.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Corrections will try to resell $37,000 of new furniture ordered by the state Parole Commission just days before the agency was targeted for elimination.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — First baseman Marwin Gonzalez and the Houston Astros have finalized a one-year contract worth $3,725,000, a deal that avoided salary arbitration.

NEW YORK (AP) — Odyssey Sims is going to Los Angeles.

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Glen Perkins' professional baseball career began with the Minnesota Twins organization. He wants it to end that way too.

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Former NFL running back Trent Richardson is facing a misdemeanor domestic violence charge in Alabama.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Legislature doesn't appear likely to make major changes to the University of Minnesota's governing board, despite recent scandals involving the school's sports programs and claims of administrative overspending.

HOUSTON (AP) — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by 10 this week to 751.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — No less an authority on hitting than last season's runner-up for NL MVP thinks Tim Tebow has some ability with a bat — he just needs more work.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska volcano that's been active since mid-December has erupted again.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on pretrial testimony in the Robert Durst murder case (all times local):

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and a leading Republican are highlighting a key fact about labor secretary nominee Alexander Acosta: He has been confirmed three times by the Senate.

Due to predicted warmer weather, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is announcing the frozen road declaration will end soon -- along with implementation of Spring Thaw and Class II road restrictions. The changes take effect Saturday, Feb. 18, at…

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — The day in early October when Chip Hale lost his job as manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks, he called his good friend Bob Melvin. Just to talk.

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles have been eager to get back to work and forget about losing the wild-card game to the Toronto Blue Jays last October.

MIAMI (AP) — Miami Marlins shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria told a federal jury Friday he lied to investigators about knowing a key figure in an alleged Cuban ballplayer smuggling network linked to a Florida sports agent and a trainer.

LANTANA, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump wants small businesses to thrive, but his frequent Mar-a-Lago visits have flight schools and other companies at a nearby airport in a financial nosedive.

NEW YORK (AP) — Cotton futures No. 2 closed 80 cents to $7.65 a bale lower Friday.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Phillips was struck by the oddity of being traded to a team that includes 43-year-old pitcher Bartolo Colon.

WINONA, Minn. — A Weaver, Minn., man died in an apparent kayaking accident Thursday night on the Mississippi River.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Cleveland's LeBron James and New York's Carmelo Anthony did not attend NBA All-Star media day events on Friday.

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) — Reliever Tommy Hunter has agreed to a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, who are giving the 30-year right-hander an opportunity to earn a job in a revamped bullpen.