Новости за 21.01.2016

LARAMIE, Wyoming - Tyron Criswell had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Cameron Oliver also chipped in 19 points to help Nevada beat Wyoming 75-69 Wednesday night.

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia - Many know about Shaka Smart's "Havoc" defense from his VCU days. He's trying to resurrect the same kind of approach at Texas.

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colorado - Antwan Scott made six 3-pointers and scored 27 points to help Colorado State hold off Air Force 83-79 on Wednesday night.

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia - West Virginia had just split a pair of games against Kansas and Oklahoma last week to move up the national rankings.

ORLANDO, Florida - The Philadelphia 76ers are trending in the right direction. Not so much for the Orlando Magic.

NORWALK, Iowa - Donald Trump brandished the endorsement of conservative Republican firebrand Sarah Palin at an Iowa rally Wednesday in the increasingly intense 2016 GOP presidential sweepstakes.

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - Gov. Nikki Haley asked legislators Wednesday to follow the inspirational example of the victims and survivors of last year's tragedies to make South Carolina stronger.

NEW YORK - Jada Pinkett Smith says the backlash to the all-white acting nominees for the Academy Awards "isn't really about the Oscars."

COLUMBIA, Missouri - Georgia beat Missouri for the second time in two weeks, but it certainly wasn't deja vu on Wednesday night as the Bulldogs struggled to hold off the Tigers 60-57.

HARTFORD, Connecticut - There was a point earlier this season when Connecticut sophomore Gabby Williams was scared to make a mistake in practice and in games.

SOUTH BEND, Indiana - Zach Auguste saw a need to take charge Wednesday night and did so offensively, defensively - and vocally.

MADISON, Wisconsin - Another easy win for No. 5 Maryland came with a milestone for one of the elite programs of women's college basketball.

LOS ANGELES - The Rams say they have collected over 45,000 season ticket deposits in just two days for their upcoming return season in Los Angeles.

OAKLAND, California - Officials with the Bay Area Rapid Transit say they will replace all fake security cameras with working ones, following the shooting death of a passenger.

BOGOTA, Colombia - Colombia released a group of imprisoned rebels late Wednesday, marking another milestone in a peace process that could end Latin America's longest-running armed conflict.

HARTFORD, Connecticut - Breanna Stewart had 21 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals to lead No. 1 UConn to a 106-51 victory over Central Florida on Wednesday night.

DENVER - Investigators say the attack on Denver's fire chief near the department's headquarters appears to have been random and unprovoked.

EAST LANSING, Michigan - Shavon Shields scored 28 points, playing through hip pain, and Denzel Valentine missed a shot just before the buzzer to allow Nebraska to hold on for a 72-71 win over No. 11 Michigan State on Wednesday night.

HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnam's ruling Communist Party on Thursday opened an eight-day congress that will culminate with the naming of a set of leaders who will govern the country for the next five years.

Super Bowl 34

PORTLAND, Oregon - The latest on the search for missing fishermen off the Oregon Coast (all times local):

NEW YORK - The city's parks are poised to receive additional money for security less than two weeks after a young woman reported being gang-raped by teenage boys in a playground.

ARLINGTON, Texas - Texas Rangers second baseman Jurickson Profar is throwing with no problems and expects to be fully healthy for spring training after missing the past two seasons because of right shoulder issues.

TAMPA, Florida - A.J. Davis scored 20 of his 22 points in the second half and grabbed 10 rebounds to help Central Florida beat I-4 rival South Florida 64-54 on Wednesday night.

LOS ANGELES - Viacom Inc. on Wednesday pre-released details about executive pay that show an 85 percent drop in compensation for its ailing 92-year-old executive chairman, Sumner Redstone, amid legal battles questioning his health and competence.