Новости за 09.09.2016

We hear it all summer. The preseason is a waste. Let’s get on to the real thing. Colleges do it, why can’t the pros? The NFL can’t — or won’t — because the exhibition games actually do serve a purpose for people such as officiating chief Dean Blandino and head of football operations Troy Vincent.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Gary Kubiak didn’t flinch when Trevor Siemian threw two interceptions in his first NFL start, and neither did the no-longer-unknown quarterback. Siemian coolly led the Denver Broncos back from a late 10-point deficit for a 21-20 win over the Carolina Panthers in his first NFL start Thursday night. He did so by

BERLIN — Bayern Munich salvaged a late 2-0 win at Schalke in the Bundesliga on Friday, maintaining new coach Carlo Ancelotti’s winning start when it seemed the side was about to drop points. Minutes after missing an open net from two meters, Robert Lewandowski finally scored in the 81st minute, shooting to the top left

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — The health of a former Guantanamo detainee who resettled in Uruguay is deteriorating as he continues a hunger strike to demand he be allowed to leave the South American nation, activists and officials said Friday. Syrian native Abu Wa’el Dhiab, who was taken in by Uruguay in 2014 along with five other

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk is calling last week’s launch pad accident the “most difficult and complex failure” in the company’s 14-year history. After a week of public silence, Musk said via Twitter that the company is still investigating the accident, its second in just 15 months. A massive fireball erupted

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Friday: Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc., down $1.80 to $15.60 Energy companies sank as the price of oil gave up some of its gains from a day ago. Restoration Hardware Holdings Inc., up $1.09 to $36.38 The furniture and housewares company reported second-quarter results that were

CINCINNATI — A newly installed ATM at an Ohio university is doling out the next best thing to money — pizza. Xavier (ZAYV’-yur) University in Cincinnati has partnered with a French company to install the first Pizza ATM in North America. The company, Paline, says the machine will hold 70 pizzas at once. Each medium-sized

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Graduate and professional students at the University of Missouri are asking the schools to recognize their graduate assistants’ union among other requests. The Graduate Professional Council passed four resolutions during its first meeting this semester, The Columbia Daily Tribune (http://bit.ly/2cLPyfq ) reports. The students also asked for expanded waivers to cover supplemental

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — It’s not surprising Victor Cruz has been experiencing a wide range of emotions heading into the New York Giants’ season opener against the Dallas Cowboys. The start of every NFL season gets the juices flowing. Players wonder how they are going to do, whether the team is going to be any

Charleston Southern has suspended 14 players for its game at No. 3 Florida State on Saturday for violating NCAA rules by using financial aid meant for books to purchase other items. The school said Friday in a statement that a total of 32 players would serve one-game suspensions. None of the players was identified by

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles says about five million of its customers overcharged for fees have received another $29 million in refunds. The BMV said Friday that $28.75 million was refunded in recent months to customers by crediting their BMV accounts. Those can be applied to their next BMV transaction or sent to

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — David Harris has been on the field for every Jets game since 2008. The veteran linebacker’s playing streak is in jeopardy this weekend. Harris is questionable for the season opener Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals because of a shoulder injury. “We still need to see, from a strength standpoint, where he

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A sheriff’s deputy fired for tossing a student across a South Carolina classroom as he tried to arrest her after she refused to put away her cellphone should get his job back, his attorney said in a letter Friday. But Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott, who said he “wanted to throw up”

WICKENBURG, Ariz. — A twin-engine plane crashed Friday in the yard of a central Arizona home after taking off from a nearby airport and having mechanical trouble, seriously injuring both married couples aboard but nobody on the ground, authorities said. The crash occurred shortly after 7 a.m. about a half-mile from the Wickenburg municipal airport,

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have beefed up their offensive line and improved the running game in an effort to give quarterback Marcus Mariota more help. While the supporting cast appears to be much better heading into Sunday’s season opener hosting the Minnesota Vikings, just how well the Titans do this season is connected

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A retired sergeant who spoke out after a handcuffed Iowa man drowned is suing three Missouri Highway Patrol officials, saying they conspired against him and forced him to retire early. Randy Henry filed the lawsuit Thursday, The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/2criQyx ) reports. Twenty-year-old Brandon Ellingson was arrested in 2014 on

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s attorney general on Friday appealed the overturned conviction of a man accused of helping his uncle kill a woman in a case profiled in the popular Netflix series “Making a Murderer.” A federal magistrate judge ruled in August that investigators tricked Brendan Dassey into confessing that he helped his uncle, Steven

NEWPORT, R.I. — The Navy gave a first look inside the stealthy and futuristic Zumwalt destroyer on Friday during the ship’s first port stop at a Rhode Island naval station. The 610-foot-long warship has an angular shape to minimize its radar signature and cost more than $4.4 billion. It’s the most expensive destroyer built for

PHILADELPHIA — A menorah is mysteriously back where it belongs at a Philadelphia synagogue, three weeks after it was stolen. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Friday (http://bit.ly/2cpURRp ) that a video shows someone returning the menorah early Thursday to Congregation Beth Solomon Synagogue and Community Center. It was stolen Aug. 20. Police say the investigation continues.

HOUSTON — Houston’s DeAndre Hopkins was among three NFL players to receive the first pairs of low-top Kanye West-designed Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 cleats on Friday. “It was a surprise to me,” Hopkins told The Associated Press. “It wasn’t really nothing thought of or something we talked about. Last night they texted me and were

MINNEAPOLIS — An elementary school music teacher who has lived under a cloud of suspicion since 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling was kidnapped from central Minnesota in 1989 can breathe easier now that another man has confessed to the boy’s abduction and killing. Dan Rassier was questioned about Jacob’s abduction several times over the years and was

FRESNO, Calif. — A U.S. lawmaker accused Yosemite National Park of breaking federal law by adding 400 acres for a wildlife preserve without clearing it through Congress, but federal park officials said Friday that he’s misinterpreting the law. The addition of wetlands, grassy meadows and forest on Yosemite’s western boundary marks its largest expansion in

ADAMSTOWN, Pa. — A Pennsylvania company that produces a style of hats made famous by actor Samuel L. Jackson and rappers has moved its hat-making machines from China to Lancaster County. The Reading Eagle (http://bit.ly/2cd0MEB ) reports that Bollman Hat Co. recently began production of Kangol hats after moving its specialized knitting machines to Adamstown.

BILLINGS, Mont. — Montana has re-opened a short stretch of the Yellowstone River to fishing, boating and other activities after officials reported not finding any more dead mountain whitefish there in the last week. The roughly 4-mile section re-opened Friday is at the south end of the Paradise Valley. It includes waters from the Carbella

ROME — Egypt’s chief prosecutor has told Italian authorities Cairo police investigated an Italian researcher weeks before the young man was found tortured to death in the Egyptian capital, according to a statement Friday from both sides. Prosecutor Nabil Sadek’s assertion was the first time Egypt acknowledged police had investigated the 28-year-old doctoral student before