Новости за 10.07.2016

BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles cruised into the All-Star break with a performance that typified their play for much of the first half of the season. Baltimore got another solid start from Chris Tillman, and the Orioles added two more homers to their major league-leading total in a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels

CLEVELAND — The New York Yankees rolled into the All-Star break on a high note. Jacoby Ellsbury hit a three-run homer and the Yankees overcame a shaky outing by Masahiro Tanaka to beat the Cleveland Indians 11-7 on Sunday, moving to .500 (44-44) going into the break. “It’s a positive thing for us. We beat

PITTSBURGH — Kris Bryant wouldn’t let another win slip away. After Chicago squandered two leads, Bryant’s RBI single in the eighth inning lifted the Cubs to a 6-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. Pinch-hitter Matt Szczur doubled to left field with one out against Pirates reliever Tony Watson (1-3). Bryant, who had three

MONROE, La. — A man awaiting trial for murder in the burning death of a woman in Mississippi now faces another trial, in the stabbing death of a woman in Louisiana. KNOE-TV reports (http://bit.ly/29MV2ES ) that Quinton Tellis is charged with the murder of Meing-Chen Hsiao, a graduate student at the University of Louisiana at

CHICAGO — Jeff Francoeur has been around long enough to know a starting pitcher throwing in front of his family and friends may not always go smoothly. For Mike Foltynewicz, it couldn’t have gone much better. Foltynewicz allowed five hits in seven innings, Francoeur and Jace Peterson homered and the Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The University of Notre Dame is opening an office in Mexico City. The Rev. John Jenkins, president of the university, called the office a first step in a planned expansion of ties between the university and Mexico. Jenkins said like many universities in the United States, Notre Dame first looked to

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Fire Department renamed one of its stations for the city’s first African American fire chief. WISH -TV reports (http://bit.ly/29ABty0 ) the department’s Fire Station 1 was renamed on Saturday in honor of Joseph Kimbrew Sr. The Indianapolis Black Firefighters Association previously said Kimbrew started with the department in 1955, won a

INDIANAPOLIS — A group of active and retired police officers and supporters are set to begin a 13-day bicycle ride around Indiana to benefit the families of officers who have died in the line of duty. The Cops Cycling for Survivors ride is to begin Monday morning after a departure ceremony at the Indiana State

MIAMI — An NL All-Star jersey was draped over the chair at Giancarlo Stanton’s locker Sunday, and lately it’s looking like a better fit. The $325 million slugger ended a slump-marred first half of the season Sunday with a homer that put the Miami Marlins ahead to stay, and they completed their first series sweep

TORONTO — All-Star slugger Josh Donaldson said the first half of Toronto’s season has been “a little bit of a roller coaster.” That ride is heading upwards as the first half ends. Donaldson hit a three-run homer, R.A. Dickey won back-to-back starts for the first time in a month and the Blue Jays beat the

SAINT-DENIS, France — This time, Cristiano Ronaldo cried with joy at a European Championship final and lifted the trophy as the winning captain. The Portugal star hoisted the silver trophy and screamed “Vamos” — “Let’s go” — as he got his hands on an elusive first major title for his national team at the age

BOSTON — David Price was the ace the Red Sox have expected. David Ortiz is making what he’s calling his final season look historic. Price threw eight shutout innings in his best start with Boston, Ortiz entered the All-Star break with impressive numbers after hitting a two-run homer, and the Red Sox sent the Tampa

YARMOUTH, Mass. — A busty mermaid sculpted from sand and placed outside a popular Cape Cod restaurant is raising eyebrows and triggering complaints. The town of Yarmouth, Massachusetts, and the local Chamber of Commerce say they fielded complaints from locals about the exaggerated proportions of the mermaid’s chest. Yarmouth’s police department took down photos of

NEW YORK — Daniel Murphy keeps turning those Citi Field boos into booms. Murphy hit his seventh home run this year against the team that let him go last winter, lining an early drive off the facing of the upper deck and leading the Washington Nationals over the New York Mets 3-2 Sunday. “That guy’s

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The girls will come in, often wide-eyed and eager, to get a feel for what the typical day of an elite gymnast looks like. After watching three-time Olympic medalist Aly Raisman make her way through another energy-sapping, mettle-testing, soul-draining workout, those same girls who dream of following in Raisman’s footsteps often

LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw threw 25 pitches off a mound Sunday and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said there was “definitely encouraging” progress in the left-hander’s rehab from a back injury. The Dodgers have not set a timetable for the three-time Cy Young Award winner’s return. “He will not be in the rotation when we

TROON, Scotland — Rickie Fowler took to Twitter to say he’s going to the Olympics. Patrick Reed confirmed at the Scottish Open that he will join him in Rio. Now it’s up to Jordan Spieth. With one day before the deadline to submit the American team for Rio, Spieth still has not made up his

DENVER — Two people have been hospitalized after someone fired into a crowd near a Denver nightclub early Sunday and Denver police and a security guard returned fire. Authorities say the dispute began outside an apartment complex. Denver police say a guard at the apartment complex used pepper spray to break them up. The guard

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Angel McCoughtry tied her career high with four 3-pointers and finished with 26 points, and Sancho Lyttle scored 17 and grabbed 14 rebounds to help the Atlanta Dream hold off the Connecticut Sun 67-63 Sunday. Elizabeth Williams, acquired from the Sun in February, added 10 points, seven rebounds and three blocked shots

MIAMI — A Yemeni prisoner at Guantanamo Bay was released and sent to Italy after more than 14 years in custody, the Pentagon said Sunday. The release of Fayiz Ahmad Yahia Suleiman reduced the number of men held at the U.S. base in Cuba to 78. He was among about two dozen low-level Guantanamo prisoners

INVERNESS, Scotland — Alex Noren held off his pursuers in the final round Sunday to win the Scottish Open by one shot for his fifth victory on the European Tour. All of Noren’s victories have come after he started the final round in the lead and this was another impressive display of front-running from the

GARY, Ind. — Authorities have identified two Indiana men who drowned after swimming in Lake Michigan while beaches in the Gary area were under a hazard warning. The Lake County Coroner’s Office identified the men as 26-year-old Kyle Reibly and 37-year-old David Alden II, both of Griffith. The Gary Fire Department received a call about

LONDON — Milos Raonic blasted a first serve at 147 mph, the fastest delivery of the entire tournament, only for the ball to come rifling back across the net. Not only did Andy Murray make the return, he went on to win the point with a cross-court backhand passing shot. It was that kind of

LAS VEGAS — After Amanda Nunes released the chokehold that finished her stunning victory at UFC 200 on Saturday night, the new bantamweight champion leaped onto the cage and pointed ecstatically at her girlfriend, Nina Ansaroff. Nunes became the UFC’s first openly gay champion with her first-round submission of Miesha Tate. While the Brazilian bantamweight

Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk, under pressure after a fatal crash involving one of his electric cars, went on Twitter Sunday to say he’s working on another “Top Secret Tesla Masterplan.” He said he hoped to publish details this week. The tantalizing message echoes an August 2006 blog post, titled “The Secret Tesla Motors Master