Новости за 13.06.2019

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Caster Semenya has won another court decision in her battle to get track and field’s testosterone regulations thrown out. The Olympic 800-meter champion’s lawyers say the IAAF, the governing body of athletics, has failed with an urgent request to Switzerland’s supreme court to have the testosterone rules immediately re-imposed on Semenya. […]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An environmental group is suing the federal government for failing to designate critical habitat for two species of ice seals on the threatened species list. The Center for Biological Diversity sued the National Marine Fisheries Service on Thursday for not designating critical habitat for ringed and bearded seals. A spokeswoman, Julie […]

ATLANTA (AP) — Josh Donaldson drove in the tie-breaking run in Atlanta’s five-run fifth inning to win his rematch with Joe Musgrove, and the Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 on Thursday to complete a four-game sweep. The Braves have won seven straight to pass Philadelphia for the NL East lead. The Phillies and Braves […]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois broadcast meteorologist who was taken off television after criticizing an unpopular “Code Red” weather alert system has been fired, his former employer confirmed. Joe Crain’s dismissal was confirmed Thursday by Rob Ford, a spokesman for Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns Crain’s former employer, WICS-TV in Springfield, Illinois. Ford declined […]

Washington's Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are in the bipartisan group that wrote to British Columbia's premier about Canadian mining projects "near multiple transboundary rivers that originate in B.C. and flow into our four U.S. states."

UW Huskies soccer players Dominique Bond-Flasza and Mireya Grey will both represent Jamaica at the Women's World Cup in a match against Italy on Friday.

CHICAGO (AP) — The New York Yankees have placed Kendrys Morales on the 10-day injured list with a left calf strain. Morales is the 20th player to go on the IL this year for New York, matching its total for the entire 2018 season. The first baseman/designated hitter had three hits in the Yankees’ 12-5 […]

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska House has adjourned the special session, leaving unfinished work on the capital budget and Alaska Permanent Fund dividend that guarantees a future special session. The Senate was expected to meet Thursday to decide whether to accept the House version of the capital budget that left major provisions unfunded. Gov. […]

MADRID (AP) — Taiwan is accusing Spain of double standards when it comes to extraditing criminal suspects to China after the government in Madrid sent to Beijing a group of 94 Taiwanese citizens accused of telephone and online fraud. Spain has extradited 225 suspects in all, including 218 Taiwanese, who allegedly targeted victims in mainland […]

Colson Yankoff recently became the first football player to take advantage of the Pac-12’s new transfer rule, which is designed to grant the same eligibility rights to players moving within the conference as those moving between conferences.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Facing an ever-mounting caseload, dozens of public defenders in Oregon walked out of courthouses and into the Statehouse this week to lobby for a bill that would fix a staffing shortage and an outdated contract payment system that has some attorneys representing more than 200 clients at once. A national watchdog […]

BALTIMORE (AP) — A Maryland jury has awarded nearly $3 million to an inmate who was beaten by prison guards almost six years ago in what his attorney called a “systemwide failure.” The Daily Record of Baltimore reports jurors in Baltimore awarded $2.7 million to Kevin Younger, who was assaulted by officers at the Maryland […]

GRESHAM, Ore. (AP) — A 19-year-old motorcyclist has died and the driver of an SUV was injured in a crash in Gresham, Oregon. KOIN reports the crash happened Wednesday afternoon. The 81-year-old driver of the Hyundai SUV involved in the crash was cooperating. No arrests or citations have been issued. Gresham police officers said the […]

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Supreme Court has voided a proposed amendment on crime victims’ rights because the question posed to voters was too vague. Voters in November approved the amendment on Kentucky’s version of Marsy’s Law, which would guarantee the rights of crime victims, including the right to be notified of more court […]

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The director of the Idaho Department of Water Resources is exercising new authority given to him by lawmakers earlier this year by issuing an order potentially cutting off water to some groundwater pumpers. Gary Spackman issued the order Thursday that involves some 85 pumpers who are not in compliance with an […]

MADRID (AP) — Thousands of Real Madrid fans have turned out to greet new signing Eden Hazard at his unveiling following his club record transfer from Chelsea. Hazard made his first appearance before his new supporters at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium after passing a medical exam and signing a five-year contract with club president Florentino […]

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — It’s been a year since Lamar Jackson arrived at his first NFL minicamp, fully understanding that his stature as a former Heisman Trophy winner and first-round draft pick didn’t guarantee a lick of playing time during the regular season. Former Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco was the Baltimore Ravens starting […]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A parade 52 years in the making will finally happen Saturday in St. Louis, when the city celebrates the Blues’ first-ever Stanley Cup championship. The Blues defeated the Boston Bruins 4-1 in Wednesday’s Game 7 in Boston. The Blues joined the NHL as an expansion team in 1967 and had never […]

When Daniel Vogelbach was asked about getting fans and the Mariners to campaign for him to participate in this year's home run derby in Cleveland, his response was measured. But it was clear he would relish the opportunity.

WASKOM, Texas (AP) — A small Texas city has passed a local abortion ban and declared itself a “sanctuary city for the unborn.” Right to Life of East Texas says the vote Tuesday by the all-male Waskom City Council means the city along the Louisiana border is “standing for life.” The ordinance refers to groups […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt and SMU have scheduled a three-game series that starts in 2024. The two teams will face each other twice in Nashville and once in Dallas during a six-year stretch. The series starts when SMU visits Vanderbilt on Sept. 14, 2024. Vanderbilt will host SMU again on Sept. 9, 2028. Vanderbilt […]

MOSCOW (AP) — The IAAF has denied promising that Russia will be reinstated in time for the track and field world championships, after Russian state TV quoted the country’s top track official as saying he’d received guarantees. Broadcaster Match TV published what it said were remarks from Dmitry Shlyakhtin at a meeting with athletes this […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A key NCAA official says six schools are going to be facing allegations of Level I violations as early as next month, the next turn of the screw in the college basketball corruption scandal. Stan Wilcox, vice president for regulatory affairs for the NCAA, tells CBS Sports two high-profile programs will […]

Seattle Mariners (29-42, W1) at Minnesota Twins (44-22, L1) 10:10 a.m. | Angel Stadium | Anaheim, Calif. TV: ROOT | Radio: 710 AM/97.3 FM | Stream: MLB.tv LHP Yusei Kikuchi (3-4, 4.99) vs. RHP Michael Pineda (4-3, 5.34) STARTING LINEUPS A Twitter List by SeaTimesSports

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A broadcast pioneer who helped create “American Bandstand” and launched the careers of Dick Clark and Bob Saget has died. Lew Klein was 91. Klein taught and mentored at Temple University in Philadelphia for more than six decades, lending his name to its communications school. The school says he died Wednesday. Klein’s […]