Новости за 18.08.2016

MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana women’s basketball coach Shannon Schweyen has named Mike Petrino as an assistant. Petrino, who was raised in Kalispell, comes to UM after four seasons as an assistant at Wyoming and one as director of recruiting and video at Colorado. He says he’s glad to return to his home state. Schweyen, who

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Oft-injured Victor Cruz isn’t giving up on his hope to play for the New York Giants. The 29-year-old wide receiver remained optimistic Wednesday despite being sidelined the past few days by a groin injury. The latest injury has many wondering whether Cruz is starting another phase of getting close to playing

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country star Blake Shelton apologized on Twitter for offending people with his language, but denied being hateful after several old tweets referencing gays and non-English speakers surfaced online. Screenshots of years-old tweets posted on his Twitter account, which he controls, prompted criticism online that “The Voice” judge was sexist to women and

NEW YORK — Blue Jays slugger Josh Donaldson and manager John Gibbons have brushed off their brief but heated exchange in the dugout at Yankee Stadium. The fiery Donaldson, last year’s AL MVP, slammed his bat in frustration as he returned to the Toronto bench Wednesday after striking out for the second time against New

FARGO, N.D. — A settlement has been reached in a discrimination lawsuit brought by a transgender employee at a Fargo hospital, according to court documents filed Wednesday. Faye Seidler, who was born as a male and identifies as a female, filed the complaint in December against Sanford Medical Center. The suit was seeking unspecified damages

TORONTO — Ads on jerseys will be among the features at the upcoming World Cup of Hockey. The NHL and NHLPA announced the ventures — including puck and player tracking technology and interactive boards — on Wednesday and revealed plans for fan initiatives in Toronto throughout the two-week event that starts next month. “This tournament

RIO DE JANEIRO — Daniyar Yeleussinov leaves with a more permanent — and gnarly — reminder of his Olympic experience than a gold medal. Yeleussinov suffered a cut so deep and so long that it will leave a scar. He outclassed Uzbekistan’s Shakhram Giyasov on Wednesday and became the fourth straight boxer from Kazakhstan to

RIO DE JANEIRO — Inbee Park could tell right away Wednesday that this was not an ordinary golf tournament. Walking onto the practice range, the South Korean flag on her red shirt and the Olympic rings just about everywhere she looked, the jangled nerves made her realize that playing in the Olympics — the first

NEW YORK — NBC reached 24.1 million viewers on Tuesday for a telecast that featured Simone Biles and Aly Raisman taking the top two medals for the gymnastics floor exercise. The prime-time viewership increases by 6 percent to 25.6 million when cable and streaming is added in. Consistent with every other night of the Olympics,

PORTLAND, Ind. — An eastern Indiana man convicted of killing his girlfriend’s 5-week-old daughter by slamming her head into pavement has been sentenced to 65 years in prison. The 22-year-old Dalton R. Davis of Jay County didn’t speak at Wednesday’s sentencing hearing, which he participated in via a video link from the Jay County Jail.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Prosecutors say a Michigan man accused of strangling an ex-girlfriend to death in Tennessee 16 years ago has been indicted on a first-degree murder charge. The arrest of Jason Sanford in the 2000 death of Sarah Lea Perry comes after a recently formed cold case investigations unit began looking into Perry’s death

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State’s defense has never lacked for swagger or confidence under Jimbo Fisher. As the Seminoles continue preseason preparations for their Sept. 5 opener in Orlando against Mississippi, the defense is hoping its actions on the field are as boisterous as their words to opposing offenses. “I like how we’re savages this

RIO DE JANEIRO — China’s dominance at the diving pool shows no signs of waning. Si Yajie and Ren Qian went 1-2 in the preliminaries of women’s 10-meter platform Wednesday, setting themselves up to challenge for China’s sixth diving gold medal of the Rio Olympics. Si scored no lower than 76.50 in any of the

HOUSTON — Carlos Martinez took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, Jeremy Hazelbaker and Brandon Moss hit home runs and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 8-2 on Wednesday. The Cardinals have won four straight and have a slim hold on the second NL wild-card spot over the Pirates and Marlins. Martinez (11-7)

HOUSTON — Convinced Yankees fans are ready to embrace a new generation of Baby Bombers, owner Hal Steinbrenner watched Tyler Austin and Aaron Judge hit home runs in their first major league at-bats last weekend “I was emotional. It doesn’t happen often,” he said Wednesday. “I’m very excited about this.” Progress shown by catcher Gary

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska coach Mike Riley is impressed with the resiliency his team has shown under difficult circumstances the past month. The Cornhuskers have had to adjust to the absence of popular assistant coach Keith Williams, who was arrested on suspicion of third-offense drunken driving last weekend. His arrest came two weeks after the

INDIANAPOLIS — Former President George W. Bush will stop in Indianapolis during a fundraising trip to the state next month for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Todd Young. The Young campaign says the Indianapolis reception will be held Sept. 12, the same day Bush attends another Young fundraising event in Elkhart. Young is trying to close

Who knew a simple statement about “that time of the month” could cause such a stir? A Chinese Olympic swimmer whose popularity soared during the Rio Games for her animated facial expressions and rare candor has become a social media sensation for another off-the-cuff comment about a topic still considered taboo in China: her period.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — A couple of fights broke out, the Broncos suffered another key injury and ongoing quarterback questions for Denver and the San Francisco 49ers marked the joint practice Wednesday ahead of the exhibition game Saturday night between the teams. Broncos defensive end Derek Wolfe sustained a left ankle injury while pass rushing during

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Good leadership skills won’t be enough for Bolivian officers seeking promotion to the rank of captain in any branch of the South American nation’s military. They must now add ideological schooling. President Evo Morales inaugurated the Anti-Imperialist Command School on Wednesday outside the eastern city of Santa Cruz The academy had

LOS ANGELES — What began as a small brush fire along a freeway in drought-stricken Southern California morphed into a massive blaze fueled by gusty winds and dry vegetation. Swift-moving flames gutted a historic Route 66 diner, burned homes to their foundations and forced tens of thousands of people to flee the Cajon Pass, a

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida coach Jim McElwain insists he has no problem with anything star cornerback Jalen Tabor’s says off the field, even if it’s a little controversial. What Tabor does on the field is a different story. McElwain suspended Tabor and tight end C’yontai Lewis on Wednesday, saying neither will play in the team’s