Новости за 11.03.2016

MINNEAPOLIS - Alex Boone didn't need a visit to Minnesota to be persuaded. As soon as the Vikings expressed interest, this first-time free agent was already sold.

LOS ANGELES - Warner Bros. is answering calls to make Hollywood more diverse, launching a program where it will provide five up-and-coming directors from underrepresented groups with mentoring and around $100,000 to produce a short film to show to agents, producers and studio executives.

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Derek Reese's two free throws with 13.3 seconds left proved the difference, and the Tennessee Volunteers held on to upset No. 5 seed Vanderbilt 67-65 Thursday afternoon at the Southeastern Conference tournament.

NEW YORK - Providence quickly figured out that all Ben Bentil needed was the ball.

SURPRISE, Arizona - Jose Quintana pitched into the fifth inning in his first outing, Jerry Sands homered and drove in four runs and a Chicago White Sox split squad defeated the Texas Rangers 8-2 Thursday.

PHOENIX - Gay rights organizations called on a Phoenix city councilman to resign Thursday in the wake of video showing him bemoaning same-sex marriage and transgender people's use of restrooms that correspond with their gender identity.

ORLANDO, Florida - Angel Nunez scored 19 points, on 7-of-12 shooting, with 11 rebounds and Chris Perry made 7 of 11 field-goal attempts and finished with 18 points to help ninth-seeded South Florida beat No. 8 seed East Carolina 71-66 in the first round of the American Athletic Conference tournament on Thursday.

ALLEN PARK, Michigan - The Detroit Lions have signed free agent safety Tavon Wilson.

HOUSTON - Chace Franklin scored 15 points and third-seeded Jackson State topped No. 6 seed Prairie View 69-51 in a Southwestern Athletic Conference quarterfinal game Thursday.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico's power company on Thursday cut off electricity to a hospital over nearly $4 million in unpaid bills, part of a stepped-up effort by the heavily indebted agency to collect money amid the island's economic crisis.

EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey - Free-agent prizes Olivier Vernon, Janoris Jenkins, and Damon Harrison are ready to get down to the business of rebuilding the Giants' defense.

NEW YORK - Nearly 200 cases of Zika infection have been reported in the U.S. - all traced to travel abroad.

SAO PAULO - Sao Paulo state prosecutors said Thursday they filed money laundering and criminal misrepresentation charges against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva because of evidence he and his family unduly benefited from a real estate scheme that adversely affected thousands of Brazilian families.

TAMPA, Florida - Hall of Famer Goose Gossage has criticized Toronto star Jose Bautista and New York Mets slugger Yoenis Cespedes for the way the pair celebrated home runs during the playoffs last year.

WASHINGTON - A decision to reset the password on an iCloud account tied to one of the San Bernardino attackers did not effectively thwart the investigation into the shooting, FBI officials said in a court filing Thursday as part of the Justice Department's ongoing encryption dispute with Apple Inc.

SEATTLE - Pistachios sold under the brands of Wonderful, Paramount Farms and Trader Joe's have been recalled nationwide because they may be contaminated with salmonella.

ROSWELL, New Mexico - The Latest on the escape of two violent inmates from a New Mexico prisoner transport van (all times local):

SAN ANTONIO - The University of Texas at San Antonio has fired basketball coach Brooks Thompson after 10 seasons.

IRVING, Texas - The Cowboys have agreed on a four-year contract with former Philadelphia defensive lineman Cedric Thornton.

LIMA, Peru - The Organization of American States expressed concern Thursday over the timing of the disqualification of candidates from Peru's presidential race and said it was sending an observer mission for the election, in which the daughter of jailed strongman Alberto Fujimori is the front-runner.

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's health minister says the country's top biomedical research institute is getting $2.8 million to fund studies aimed at combatting the Zika virus.

NEW YORK - New York Red Bulls defender Ronald Zubar and Vancouver Whitecaps defender Christian Bolanos have been suspended for one game each and fined undisclosed amounts for rough play.

NEW YORK - Making Havoc led all the way Thursday to take the $69,000 allowance feature at Aqueduct.

KANSAS CITY, Missouri - The Latest on the man charged with murder in the killing four men in Kansas City, Kansas, and a fifth man in central Missouri. (all times local):

I'd like to apologize to those who were sitting next to me for my aggressive popcorn munching during "10 Cloverfield Lane," the new J.J. Abrams-produced nail-biter starring a creepier John Goodman than you've ever seen (and that's saying something.)