Новости за 07.03.2016

HARTFORD, Connecticut - It's called "passing the trash": A school suspects a teacher of sexual misconduct and forces the teacher out to protect the students. But that teacher can still get a new job in a new school, sometimes with a glowing recommendation.

SEATTLE - A year ago, Oregon State was an upstart program on the verge of becoming a new powerhouse in the West, only to fall flat in both the Pac-12 and NCAA Tournaments.

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - Freshman Joe Rosga scored a career-high 25 on 9-of-11 shooting to help No. 6 seed Denver beat third-seeded Omaha 78-70 Sunday night in the Summit League tournament quarterfinals.

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia's president on Monday urged a summit of Muslim nations to be part of the solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict rather than part of the problem.

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - Four days off did little to slow the St. Louis Blues.

The bulk of business economists expect the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates this year but their views on the Fed's policy stance are divided.

HAVANA - "This is a conversation between two children," Graciela Lage Delgado tells a rapt class of third-graders, tightly enunciating each English word from a textbook called "Welcome to America."

WINNIPEG, Manitoba - Getting back to basics has helped fuel the Edmonton Oilers' recent string of success.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana - Purdue has won 24 of its last 31 games in large part because of seniors A.J. Hammons and Rapheal Davis. But on Senior Day, it was the Boilermakers' underclassmen who led the way against Wisconsin.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - The head of a Philippine Muslim rebel group warned Monday that the Islamic State group could gain from frustrations in the country's south following the failure of the Philippine Congress to pass an autonomy bill as part of a peace agreement.

REGINA - Jayce Hawryluk and Ivan Provorov had two goals and an assist each as the Brandon Wheat Kings toppled the Regina Pats 8-1 on Sunday in Western Hockey League action.

BEIJING - China's finance minister says Beijing is expanding deficit spending to prevent a slide in growth and support its efforts to overhaul its cooling economy.

MELBOURNE, Australia - NBA prospect Ben Simmons has been included along with Andrew Bogut, Patty Mills, and Matthew Dellavedova in an extended 26-player Australia squad to prepare for the Olympics in Rio.

BEIJING - Asian stocks were mixed Monday after Beijing cut its growth target for the cooling Chinese economy and promised more market-opening reforms, with markets in mainland China rising while Hong Kong's benchmark fell.

FORT MYERS, Florida - Zach Johnson sat out last season at Florida Gulf Coast for medical reasons, with doctors so concerned about his health that some wondered if he would ever play college basketball.

ALBANY, New York - A.J. English scored 29, Isaiah Williams added 23 points with 11 rebounds and No. 2 seed Iona beat third-seeded Siena 81-70 Sunday night in the semifinals of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament.

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina - Ge'Lawn Guyn hit four 3-pointers and finished with 22 points, and Desonta Bradford scored 15 to help No. 2 seed East Tennessee State beat third-seeded Furman 84-76 Sunday in the semifinals of the Southern Conference tournament.

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - Dexter Werner scored 18, on 6-of-8 shooting, with 11 rebounds to help No. 5 seed North Dakota State beat fourth-seeded IUPUI 60-45 Sunday in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament.

INDIANAPOLIS - Shatori Walker-Kimbrough scored 19 points and No. 5 Maryland beat No. 19 Michigan State 60-44 on Sunday night for its second consecutive Big Ten tournament title.

JAKARTA, Indonesia - The rare and awe-inspiring spectacle of a total solar eclipse will unfold over parts of Indonesia and the Indian and Pacific Oceans on Wednesday, weather permitting. The full eclipse may be visible to several million people within its narrow path including eclipse chasers who have traveled from around the world for a chance to witness it.

TORONTO - James Harden had 40 points and 14 assists, and the Houston Rockets beat Toronto 113-107 on Sunday night to end the Raptors' franchise-record, 12-game home winning streak.

NEW YORK - Authorities say a man suspected of slashing a woman in the face, fatally stabbing a store owner and setting a homeless man on fire has been shot and wounded by police in New York City.

SEATTLE - Nuno Andre Coelho scored in the 73rd minute and goalkeeper Tim Melia came up with saves on three dangerous chances to help Sporting Kansas City beat the Seattle Sounders 1-0 on Sunday in the opener for both teams.

ALBANY, New York - Micah Seaborn scored 17 points and Justin Robinson added 15 points and nine rebounds and top-seeded Monmouth beat fifth-seed Fairfield 76-63 on Sunday and advanced to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament championship game.

CHICAGO - The Chicago White Sox bolstered their outfield depth when free agent Austin Jackson agreed to a $5 million, one-year contract Sunday.