Новости за 11.03.2016

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island - Rhode Island's economic development agency says officials who approved a partial $12.5 million settlement last year in the agency's lawsuit over its $75 million deal with ex-Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's 38 Studios did so without knowing where exactly the money would come from.

MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee man fatally shot his neighbor and fired at the man's son after they declined a drink before killing two other tenants of his apartment complex, according to a criminal complaint filed Thursday.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Actor Russell Crowe was a pallbearer Friday at the funeral of former New Zealand cricket captain Martin Crowe, who died March 3 after a long battle with cancer.

BELLEFONTE, Pennsylvania - Lawyers for the family of former Penn State coach Joe Paterno and the NCAA are expected in court, where a judge will try to work out disputes over what information they must exchange before their civil case goes to trial.

INDIAN WELLS, California - Eugenie Bouchard beat Japanese qualifier Risa Ozaki 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 on Thursday night to close out first-round women's play in the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.

WASHINGTON - Miami coach Jim Larranaga is a firm believer that the best teacher is experience. Angel Rodriguez had to experience the pressure of what he thought was his final ACC game for it to click.

BOSTON - Just in time for St. Patrick's Day, genealogical research website Ancestry.com is making 10 million Catholic parish records from Ireland - some dating to 1655 - available online for free to help people trace their Irish heritage.

MONTREAL - Montreal defenseman P.K. Subban was taken off the ice on a stretcher after being hit on the side of the head by a teammate late in the Canadiens' 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.

INDIANAPOLIS - The only time Nebraska faced Wisconsin in the regular season, top scorer Shavon Shields was sidelined with an injury. And the Badgers shot better than 50 percent from the field in an 11-point victory.

LAS VEGAS - Brendan Westendorf had 23 points on Thursday night and third-seeded Seattle beat No. 6 seed Texas-Rio Grande Valley 75-52 in the quarterfinals of the Western Athletic Conference tournament.

LAS VEGAS - Kyle Kuzma had a meeting with Utah coach Larry Krystkowiak after the sophomore forward went through a four-game funk.

PHILADELPHIA - New lawyers for indicted U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah are expected to ask a judge to throw out a corruption case set to go to trial in May.

MONTREAL - Montreal defenseman P.K. Subban was taken off the ice on a stretcher after being hit on the side of the head by a teammate, overshadowing the Canadiens' 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Thursday night.

NEW YORK - Isaiah Whitehead had 24 points and 12 rebounds, Khadeen Carrington scored 27 and Seton Hall ran off the final eight points for an 81-73 victory over pesky Creighton in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals Thursday night.

NORTH BERGEN, New Jersey - A New Jersey man accused of speeding when he fatally struck two teenagers last weekend is facing additional charges after investigators say he tested positive for PCP.

BEIJING - China will not return to its era of pursuing economic growth at the expense of the environment despite its slowing economy, the country's environment minister said Friday.

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - A longtime confidante of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has been confirmed as one of the three final candidates to be Myanmar's next president.

KANSAS CITY, Missouri - After spending 40 minutes matching Oklahoma's Buddy Hield shot-for-shot in the Big 12 Tournament, Iowa State star Georges Niang was asked whether he could appreciate their dramatic duel.

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - The Georgia Bulldogs came out a bit too excited at the beginning, then coach Mark Fox says they lost their minds after going up by as much as 16 points.

KANSAS CITY, Missouri - Oklahoma's Buddy Hield and Iowa State's Georges Niang had just enough energy left for a hug.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Ryan Taylor had 21 points and 14 rebounds, and made a layup with three seconds left to give Marshall an 87-85 victory over UTEP on Thursday night in a Conference USA tournament quarterfinal.

NEW YORK - Xavier hadn't been playing defense lately the way it had been early in the season. On Thursday night, the fifth-ranked Musketeers looked a lot more like themselves on that end of the court in a 90-72 victory over Marquette in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals.

HAVANA - Dozens of uniformed and plainclothes police watch silently every Sunday morning as white-clad dissidents file into Mass at Santa Rita Church in a leafy Havana neighborhood of mansions overlooking the Florida Straits.

NEW YORK - A probe by the Justice Department has determined that Iran was responsible for a 2013 cyberattack on a dam in the suburbs outside of New York City, and an indictment is expected soon, a U.S. official told The Associated Press Thursday.

HOUSTON - Adrian Rodgers hit three 3-pointers and finished with 22 points and eight rebounds to help No. 4 seed Southern cruise to an 83-63 win over fifth-seeded Alabama State in the quarterfinals of the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament Thursday night.