Новости за 30.07.2016

SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — His time seemed to have passed. He’s ranked 150th in the world and almost surely won’t be playing on Europe’s Ryder Cup squad. His chances for making the FedEx Cup playoffs are in danger, too, particularly because he plans to stay at the Rio Olympics after playing in them. And despite winning

SAN FRANCISCO — Right tackle Anthony Davis was reinstated by the NFL on Saturday after an 11-month retirement that he planned to come back from all along. The San Francisco 49ers made the announcement ahead of their first day of training camp Sunday under new coach Chip Kelly. Davis was the 49ers’ first-round draft choice,

WATER MILL, N.Y. — If Kelly Ripa has a preference for who will join her as the co-host of “Live! With Kelly,” she isn’t saying who it is. Ripa said Saturday that naming a favorite candidate to join her on the morning talk show would be “like telling you who my favorite child is.” Ripa

BEREA, Ohio — Dressed in an orange jacket and matching orange shorts, Browns coach Hue Jackson is easy to spot on a practice field crowded with players, coaches, ball boys and onlookers. Standing in the middle of every drill on the first day of training camp, Jackson resembled a construction barrel — perhaps a fitting

SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — Thunderstorms shut down the PGA Championship on Saturday before 10 players could even hit a shot, setting up what could be a long, wet and wild conclusion to the final major of the year — whenever it ends. Jimmy Walker and Robert Streb made it as far as the practice range before

NEW YORK — Australian star Penny Taylor is calling it a career. The 35-year-old told The Associated Press that she would retire from playing basketball at the end of the WNBA season. She helped lead the Phoenix Mercury to three WNBA titles and guided Australia to a world championship in 2006. “My focus is on

Blazes have destroyed dozens of homes in several Western states and scared away tourists from California’s dramatic Big Sur coast, which is near a wildfire burning in hard-to-reach forested ridges that fire crews will likely be battling for another month. Here’s a look at some of the fires: CALIFORNIA Fire officials say a wildfire burning

RIO DE JANEIRO — Popole Misenga broke down crying — for the family in Congo that he hasn’t seen in 15 years, and for all the world’s refugees who haven’t been as lucky as he’s been. Competing in judo, Misenga is one of 10 refugee athletes who will march as a team behind the white

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Saints coach Sean Payton is ending evening meetings with players an hour earlier at training camp this summer and starting practice an hour later in the mornings. Doing so gives players more time to enjoy the amenities at the luxury Greenbrier Resort in the mountains of West Virginia, should they

TORONTO — With one big inning and another strong start from J.A. Happ, the Blue Jays moved into the AL East lead. Happ won his eighth straight decision, Devon Travis homered and Toronto used a seven-run fifth to beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-1 Saturday, taking sole possession of first place for the first time since

SAN FRANCISCO — When Mike Rizzo and Dusty Baker called Mark Melancon on Saturday from the visiting clubhouse at AT&T Park, one thing that impressed them right away about their new All-Star closer is that he planned to immediately check in with Jonathan Papelbon. “It says a lot about his character and makeup, and that

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A rare tropical plant known as the “corpse flower” has bloomed at Indiana University’s Jordan Hall greenhouse for a short-lived and smelly display. Greenhouse supervisor John Lemon says the plant’s stench was strong when its purplish bloom fully unfurled Friday night at the greenhouse. The blooms of titan arum plants emit a

SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — Until a couple weeks ago, Rich Beem didn’t know if he was going to play at the PGA Championship. Good thing he did. Beem shot a 69 in his opening round Thursday, his first sub-70 score in a major since 2006. The 45-year-old followed with a 71 Friday to make cut for

LONG POND, Pa. — Just 18, William Byron already has a slice of NASCAR history. Byron, the promising young driver for Kyle Busch Motorsports, continued his dominance in the NASCAR Truck Series and won Saturday at Pocono Raceway for a rookie-record fifth time this season. “These things don’t come easy at all,” Byron said. “It’s

CHICAGO — Kris Bryant singled sharply to left field with no outs in the seventh inning Saturday for the Chicago Cubs’ first hit off the Seattle Mariners’ Wade Miley. Dexter Fowler walked leading off the inning, and Bryant singled on a 2-2 pitch. After a sacrifice, Javier Baez’s RBI groundout put the Cubs ahead 1-0.

Bob and Mike Bryan will not defend their Olympic doubles title in Rio de Janeiro, citing health concerns. The American twins announced their withdrawal on Facebook on Saturday, saying that as “husbands and fathers, our family’s health is now our top priority.” They didn’t mention the Zika virus, which has been linked to birth defects

BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns Pro Bowl tackle Joe Thomas wishes Tom Brady had kept the pressure on in his “Deflategate” fight. New England’s quarterback recently dropped his appeal and will serve a four-game suspension to begin this season for his alleged involvement in taking air out of footballs before the 2015 AFC Championship. Brady

RIO DE JANEIRO — Two Russian swimmers filed an appeal Saturday against their exclusion from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, claiming the ban is “invalid” and “unenforceable.” The Court of Arbitration for Sport said it received appeals from Vladimir Morozov and Nikita Lobintsev, both seeking to overturn their bans over state-sponsored doping allegations. The two

WOBURN, England — Ariya Jutanugarn took the Women’s British Open lead Saturday at tree-lined Woburn, nearly four months after blowing a late lead in the first major championship of the year. “I think I know how to play under pressure,” the 20-year-old Thai player said. “I know like what I have to focus and the

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — An Indiana lawmaker plans to introduce a bill that would make it a felony to threaten a specific law enforcement agency or other emergency personnel. Republican state Rep. Wendy McNamara of Evansville says she made her intentions known now instead of closer to next year’s legislative session in response to recent shootings

BAMAKO, Mali — Fighting broke out Saturday in northeastern Mali between a coalition of Tuareg rebels and a Tuareg group allied with the government of this West African country, killing at least six people. The fighting took place in Edjerer, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) northeast of Kidal, between the government-allied group GATIA and the

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico’s governor has signed a bill letting the island’s 78 municipal governments share administrative services as a cost-saving measure amid a deep fiscal crisis. The measure amends a 1991 law to let local governments set up agreements between two or more municipalities to cooperate on finance, public works and

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii — A sushi restaurant employee believed to have been infected in a hepatitis A outbreak on the island of Oahu is recovering while almost all other staff members are cleared for work. All workers were tested after the employee was diagnosed, West Hawaii Today reported (http://bit.ly/2a7JFqV ). Two Shiono Sushi Waikoloa workers are

Jim Irsay spent 11 months trying to keep the Indianapolis Colts’ offensive cornerstones in place. Last summer, the team owner rewarded left tackle Anthony Castonzo and receiver T.Y. Hilton with lucrative contract extensions. Just before the start of free agency, he made an irresistible offer to tight end Dwayne Allen. Then last month, he made

LOS ANGELES — A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit alleging New York Knicks player Derrick Rose and two friends drugged and gang-raped a woman. On Wednesday, federal Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald said a jury must decide whether to believe Rose’s contention that the woman, a former lover, consented to group sex at