Новости за 25.09.2015

NEW YORK - The NBA is adding additional days to its NBA Finals schedule, putting two days in between every game where travel is necessary.

TOKYO - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's updated plan for reviving Japan's economy and achieving a GDP target of 600 trillion yen ($5 trillion) suggests a recognition that earlier policies are not doing the trick.

LOS ANGELES - Former "Scandal" actor Columbus Short is avoiding jail time after pleading no contest Thursday to punching a man at a Los Angeles bar last year.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Martin Flores birdied his final hole for a 4-under 67 and a share of the first-round lead with Alex Aragon on Thursday in the Web.com Tour Finals' Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A decades-old campaign to wipe dozens of Alaska islands clean of invasive arctic foxes is a step closer to wrapping up with an eradication effort this summer on a large, uninhabited island that's also home to hundreds of feral non-native cattle.

ATLANTA - Inmates at some Georgia prisons have been using cellphones to traffic drugs, smuggle in contraband, steal identities and, in at least one case, to arrange a violent attack on an inmate suspected of snitching, according to federal indictments unsealed Thursday that target a dozen people who officials say were involved in two prison-based crime rings.

Jewell Loyd had no regrets about leaving school early to enter the WNBA. The No. 1 pick in the draft was honored with the league's rookie of the year award Thursday.

LOS ANGELES - The Arizona Diamondbacks felt great after scrapping their way to a three-run lead against Clayton Kershaw. Those good feelings all evaporated during one bad inning that led to another loss.

NEW YORK - Fordham and Marquette universities on Thursday rescinded from Bill Cosby honorary degrees amid allegations from women accusing the comedian of sexual assault.

WASHINGTON - After all the hubub of a night earlier, Bryce Harper's prediction that he would get plunked by pitch did not come true.

NEW YORK - Shakira, a longtime promoter of early childhood development and education, says being a mother has given her an even stronger connection to the issue.

COLUMBIA, Maryland - Authorities in Maryland say at least six townhouses are uninhabitable after an explosion and fire that injured a gas worker investigating a reported leak and a person in one home.

WILMINGTON, Delaware - Latest on shooting in which Delaware police say officers fatally shot a man in a wheelchair (all times local):

WASHINGTON - Baltimore Orioles third baseman Manny Machado squeezed Jayson Werth's liner to end the seventh inning and yelled, "Come on!" en route to the dugout.

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso - People lined up at gas stations and money machines in Burkina Faso's capital on Thursday as life began returning to normal after a week-long coup.

NEW YORK - Bill Spahr tapped the bronze Yogi Berra plaque in Monument Park with his hand, nodded his head in tribute and recalled the day he once talked to the Yankees great for 15 minutes at an airport.

METAIRIE, Louisiana - Playing light-heartedly off his recent national television commercial, Saints backup quarterback Luke McCown says he's prepared for his "chance to shine" if starter Drew Brees cannot play at Carolina on Sunday.

IRVING, Texas - Jason Witten dismisses the significance of his streak of 189 straight regular-season games - 196 counting the playoffs.

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Lakers are giving Metta World Peace another chance.

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama - Alabama backup kicker Gunnar Raborn has been arrested on a charge of driving under the influence of a controlled substance.

LOS ANGELES - Clayton Kershaw hates being removed from any game. As Dodgers manager Don Mattingly found out, Kershaw really hates getting yanked while he trails by three runs in the middle of a pennant race.

DELAWARE, Ohio - Wiggle It Jiggleit won the Little Brown Jug on Thursday, rallying to edge Lost for Words by a nose in the third leg of the 3-year-old colt and gelding pacing triple crown.

MACKEY, Indiana - A van overloaded with 24 people headed to a factory overturned on an interstate in Indiana on Thursday, killing one passenger and injuring all of the others, authorities said.

RENTON, Washington - Michael Bennett dislikes playing against his brother Martellus, so much so that he nearly signed with the Chicago Bears in free agency last year to avoid having to face him again.

OAKLAND, California - The Oakland A's hope Chris Bassitt can figure into their future plans. First, he needs to pitch, even if his first-inning woes continue.