Новости за 22.08.2016

PONTIAC, Ill. — An Illinois Department of Corrections spokeswoman says six officers have been injured by inmates at a maximum-security prison. IDOC spokeswoman Nicole Wilson said in a brief statement that the correctional officers were treated for injuries that are not life-threatening after the incident Sunday at the Pontiac Correctional Center. Wilson says the officers

BEIJING — China’s coast guard launched live-firing exercises in the Tonkin Gulf on Monday, the latest in a series of military drills that come amid renewed tensions among disputants to territory in the South China Sea. The Maritime Safety Administration said ships and boats were barred from the area between its southern island province of

BEIJING — Asian stocks meandered on Monday as investors looked ahead to the Fed’s meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for clues on timing for possible interest rate hikes. KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.3 percent to 3,098.10 while Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 gained 0.2 percent to 16,584.75. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng shed 0.5 percent

SAN FRANCISCO — Jeff Samardzija lost his bid for a no-hitter, then Yoenis Cespedes punished a mistimed curveball. That was enough to drop the San Francisco Giants out of first place. Noah Syndergaard and Jeurys Familia combined on a three-hitter and Cespedes homered off Samardzija, leading the New York Mets over San Francisco 2-0 on

SEATTLE — Clint Dempsey was a spectator last time the Seattle Sounders played archrival Portland, kept off the field by a red-card suspension during a 3-1 loss. This time, he took charge. Dempsey scored twice and Cristian Roldan added a goal — all in the second half — in Seattle’s 3-1 victory over the Timbers

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea and the United States began annual military drills Monday despite North Korea’s threat of nuclear strikes in response to the exercises that it calls an invasion rehearsal. Such fiery rhetoric by Pyongyang is not unusual. But the latest warning comes at a time of more tension following the defection

BEIJING — For the Olympics, it’s so-long Rio, hello Asia. The next three Olympics are headed for relatively calmer ports of call in South Korea, Japan and China following the organizational drama surrounding the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia and the just completed Summer Games in Brazil, although challenges remain, especially when it comes to

SAN FRANCISCO — With 38 games left and three teams standing between the Mets and the second NL wild card, manager Terry Collins is convinced his ballclub can still make a serious push for the playoffs. A strong outing from Noah Syndergaard and another home run from slugger Yoenis Cespedes certainly helped. Syndergaard and Jeurys

PARMA HEIGHTS, Ohio — The 74-year-old driver of a car that slammed into a crowd at an outdoor community concert in Ohio injuring nine people, two of them seriously, confused the brake with the gas pedal, police said. The woman drove onto a small dance floor Sunday night in the parking lot at Greenbrier Commons

MILWAUKEE — Belgium’s Laura Gonzalez Escallon won the PHC Classic by a stroke Sunday for her second Symetra Tour title, hitting an 85-yard wedge to a foot for a birdie on the final hole. The 25-year-old former Purdue player finished with a 4-under 68 at Brown Deer Park for a 10-under 206 total in the

BALTIMORE — The Orioles are falling in the AL East standings and letting the pack catch up for the final wild card. Dallas Keuchel was solid through eight innings, Yulieski Gurriel got a hit in his major league debut and the Houston Astros beat the Orioles 5-3 in a rain-delayed victory Sunday. The Astros won

SEATTLE — Mariners manager Scott Servais let young closer Edwin Diaz rest Sunday, and it was an easy call — Seattle led by three runs, and the Milwaukee Brewers entered 0-59 when trailing after eight innings. Then things got away from Tom Wilhelmsen. Keon Broxton and Chris Carter homered and Scooter Gennett had an RBI

ROANOKE, Texas — Officials say no one was injured when a train hauling coal derailed in rural North Texas, sending some cars into a creek. Union Pacific spokesman Jeff DeGraff says 26 cars derailed off the end of a southbound train around 6:30 p.m. Sunday in the city of Roanoke, about 30 miles north of

WASHINGTON — Marcelo Sarvas and Patrick Mullins scored three minutes apart in the second half and D.C. United rallied for a 2-2 draw with the New York Red Bulls on Sunday in a game delayed 75 minutes because of lightning. Sarvas scored his first goal on a penalty kick in the 70th minute and Mullins

SAN FRANCISCO — Curtis Granderson has ended Giants pitcher Jeff Samardzija’s no-hit bid with a double to lead off the seventh inning. Yoenis Cespedes homered in the next at-bat, giving the Mets a 2-0 lead. Samardzija had retired 18 of 19 batters. The only Met to reach was pitcher Noah Syndergaard, who walked with two

DENVER — Jason Hammel came to Coors Field on a roll but was roughed up by the Colorado Rockies. Nolan Arenado broke out of a slump in a big way, hitting two homers and driving in six runs Sunday to boost the Rockies to an 11-4 win over the Chicago Cubs. Arenado hit a three-run

DENVER — Nolan Arenado broke out of a slump in a big way, hitting two homers and driving in six runs Sunday to boost the Colorado Rockies over the Chicago Cubs 11-4. Arenado hit a three-run homer during a seven-run burst in the first inning that included three Cubs errors, then added another three-run drive

BALTIMORE — Dallas Keuchel gave the Houston Astros the kind of performance they expect each time the left-hander takes the mound. While the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner has struggled through parts of the season, the confidence of his manager and teammates never wavered. Now, Keuchel might be coming around at the perfect time

SAN DIEGO — Braden Shipley had an effective four-seam fastball against the San Diego Padres on Sunday. If only he’d thrown it more. Shipley’s offspeed pitches were hit hard and the right-hander allowed seven runs in the Arizona Diamondbacks’ 9-1 loss to San Diego. “I was trying to mix it up,” Shipley said. “I was

ANAHEIM, Calif. — One of the New York Yankees’ breakout Baby Bombers had another solid start Sunday. He didn’t get much support, though, and one of baseball’s most decorated active veterans ruined the kids’ bid for a sweep. Chad Green limited the Angels to one run and five hits in six innings, but Albert Pujols

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — J.J. Spaun made a 12-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a record-setting victory Sunday in the Web.com Tour’s News Sentinel Open. Already assured a PGA Tour card as a top-25 finisher on the money list, Spaun broke through at Fox Den on his 26th birthday for his first tour victory.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Carmelo Anthony had one last thing to teach his young teammates. On the podium wearing his third Olympic gold medal, Anthony, who led this inexperienced U.S. team from the moment it first gathered weeks ago in Las Vegas, pointed toward one end of Carioca Arena, to the spot where the American

FRISCO, Texas — Jason Witten glanced overhead at a giant picture of him above the walkway to the new indoor practice stadium for the Dallas Cowboys. Defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli turned one way through a crowd of media members, only to reappear seconds later going the other way, not afraid to admit he was lost.

ATLANTA — Manager Dusty Baker had never seen the Washington Nationals struggle so badly in the field. “We played a sloppy game,” he said. “We’d have been lucky to win that game with five errors.” Shawn Kelley gave up Jace Peterson’s tiebreaking homer in the 10th inning and the Atlanta Braves scored four runs off

BALTIMORE — Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch has already described Yulieski Gurriel as an international star. Now, the 32-year-old Cuban is getting a chance to make his mark in the majors. Gurriel singled in his first big league at-bat Sunday after being called up from Triple-A Fresno earlier in the day. Gurriel was the designated