Новости за 07.08.2016

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Woody Allen’s first small-screen series will debut on Amazon this fall. The streaming service announced the Sept. 30 debut date as well as the title for Allen’s project: “Crisis in Six Scenes.” The comedy, set during the upheaval of the 1960s, focuses on a suburban family dealing with the chaos brought

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Miguel Sano hit the highest pop-fly ever at Tropicana Field before sending two other balls deep into the left-field seats. Sano homered twice and drove in four runs as the Minnesota Twins took two of three in a series between the teams with the AL’s worst records by beating the Tampa

MOORESVILLE, Ind. — A central Indiana town now has a historical marker commemorating the adoption of the state’s flag nearly a century ago. WTHR-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2aQU8W7 ) the marker was unveiled Saturday in downtown Mooresville, about 15 miles southwest of Indianapolis. The design of the flag by Mooresville native Paul Hadley was chosen after a

RIO DE JANEIRO — Argentina’s handball team rescued tennis player Juan Martin del Potro from an elevator, but couldn’t rescue themselves from an opening-match loss to Denmark on Sunday. Argentine player Federico Pizarro heard shouting coming from an elevator in the athletes village and opened the door to find del Potro, who had been trapped

RIO DE JANEIRO — Olympic athletes have been competing in near empty venues and before thin crowds in other locations during the opening days of the Rio Games — a problem that can be traced to long security lines, traffic and a lack of familiarity in some sports. Rugby and equestrian venues have been devoid

SEYMOUR, Ind. — Construction has started on a new $5 million office building to house the headquarters of a southern Indiana egg producer. Rose Acre Farms chief operating officer Tony Wesner says the new building in Seymour is needed because the company has outgrown its current office space a few miles outside the city. The

WASHINGTON — Stephen Strasburg and Max Scherzer may headline the Nationals’ starting rotation, but Tanner Roark is proving to be pretty reliable. Roark and the Washington bullpen outdueled Madison Bumgarner as the Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants 1-0 Sunday in a matchup of NL division leaders. Roark (12-6) gave up five hits in seven

RIO DE JANEIRO — “Go get him!” Tom Thibodeau’s booming, baritone voice knifed through the air inside sold out Carioca Arena on Saturday as the U.S. team dropped back to play defense early in its Olympic tournament opener against China. “Stay home!” he barked. “Back, back!” ”Get up!” ”By yourself!” Thibodeau didn’t stop, and his

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s newest Supreme Court justice joined the bench in June, but he’ll take part in a formal investiture ceremony this week marking his ascension to the high court. Thursday’s one-hour ceremony for Justice Geoffrey Slaughter will take place in the Supreme Court’s courtroom at the Statehouse in Indianapolis and include remarks from federal

RIO DE JANEIRO — The wind blew in from the west, sending the clay targets bobbing and bouncing through the air. In case that wasn’t enough, the microphone used to pull the targets repeatedly malfunctioned, causing clays to shoot out randomly or not at all. Catherine Skinner had just enough patience — and a bit

NEW YORK — Not long after Alex Rodriguez revealed his farewell plans, Mark Teixeira showed he still has plenty left in the tank. Masahiro Tanaka rebounded from two rocky outings, Didi Gregorius homered on his bobblehead day and the New York Yankees held off the Cleveland Indians 3-2 Sunday after announcing that Rodriguez will play

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland Athletics placed right-hander Sonny Gray on the disabled list Sunday with a strained right forearm a day after he was pulled from his latest start. It’s Gray’s second stint on the DL this season. He strained his right trapezius muscle and was out from May 21-June 4. An All-Star in

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — It took only one free agent visit to NFC south rival Tampa Bay to convince defensive end Charles Johnson of what he’d known all along — he only wanted to play for the Carolina Panthers. His heart was in Carolina, and that was never going to change. It’s why the 30-year-old Johnson

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin isn’t saying much about the prospect of opening against his former team, Southern California. New defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt isn’t dropping any hints of what he really thinks about his personnel. The Crimson Tide’s two play callers took the podium Sunday for their annual — and only

RIO DE JANEIRO — A towel draped over his left shoulder, Erik Shoji sat on the bench alongside big brother Kawika and pondered what might be going so wrong for the young United States team in its Olympic volleyball opener against hard-hitting Canada. For a group of largely Olympic first-timers determined to show that youth

DETROIT — The ball bounced off first baseman James Loney and past second baseman Neil Walker, hopping agonizingly into right field. Another break had gone against the New York Mets — or so it seemed. “My first thought is: ‘Not again. You’ve got to be kidding me,'” manager Terry Collins said. The sinking feeling was

It’s summer time and the living is … not so easy for some. American workers have been taking less and less vacation over the past 15 years. A study by Project: Time Off found that in 2015, more than half of American workers left vacation time unused. If you are among this unlucky group, consider

SHIRLEY, N.Y. — A 69-year-old athlete competing in a New York triathlon has died. Authorities say Vincent Fleck, of Mount Kisco, died after a lifeguard noticed him in distress during a swimming portion of the event. Suffolk County police say a lifeguard brought him in a canoe to a rescue boat, where he received first

NEW YORK — Ready or not, Alex Rodriguez will play his final game in pinstripes this week. One of the most prolific hitters and polarizing figures in baseball history, the slumping slugger plans to take his final turn at-bat with the New York Yankees on Friday night and then become a special adviser and instructor

DIBAGA CAMP, Iraq — Camps for displaced civilians in Iraq’s north are overflowing as Iraqi forces push toward the Islamic State group-held city of Mosul, forcing thousands to flee. Just southeast of Mosul, the Dibaga camp for Iraqis displaced from Nineveh province is steadily expanding. In the camp’s center, crowds of angry young men swarm

RIO DE JANEIRO — Mantas Kalnietis scored 16 as Lithuania held on for an 82-76 win over Brazil after surviving a furious comeback from the host country. Lithuania jumped out to a 30-point lead in the second quarter and shooting a blistering 72 percent in the first half, including 6 of 9 3-pointers. Leandro Barbosa

CHICAGO — Baltimore Orioles third baseman Manny Machado became the second player in major league history to homer in the first, second and third innings. Machado hit a two-run homer in the first and a three-run shot in the second off Chicago White Sox right-hander James Shields, who allowed four home runs in 1 1/3

DENVER — Denver police will begin collecting racial information about the people they contact following recent protests and complaints about a lack of accountability. Chief Robert White said it’s difficult to determine if racial profiling is an issue without the facts. “Officers need to know and citizens need to know how everyone’s actions are going

RIO DE JANEIRO — Kami Craig felt sorry for Maddie Musselman. She was sure Musselman would be bored while rooming with her on a trip to China with the U.S. women’s water polo team. Then she noticed something about the precocious teenager. “Just her attention to detail,” the 29-year-old Craig said. “She’s incredibly organized. I

GLOUCESTER CITY, N.J. — Authorities conducting a child pornography investigation say they found more than six dozen firearms while executing a search warrant at a New Jersey home. Camden County prosecutors say 34-year-old George Walker was arrested Friday morning at his Gloucester City residence. Detectives say they found several hard drives and digital media devices