Новости за 11.09.2016

MEXICO CITY — Hundreds of gay and lesbian rights supporters marched to Mexico City’s Metropolitan Cathedral to support same-sex marriage Sunday, one day after thousands marched against it. Sunday’s demonstrators carried a banner reading “We are families too” and placards reading “I respect your family, respect mine.” A day earlier, marches were held in several

Knees made headlines on opening Sunday, never a good thing in the NFL. The early games saw two impact players, Houston middle linebacker Brian Cushing and San Diego wide receiver Keenan Allen, ruled out for their games and possibly the remainder of the season. Allen left the field on a cart after suffering what looked

DETROIT — Chris Tillman is back from the disabled list — and looks ready to help the Baltimore Orioles in their push for the playoffs. Tillman pitched six impressive innings, and Michael Bourn and Jonathan Schoop homered off Justin Verlander to lead the Orioles to a 3-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. The

ATLANTA — Seth Lugo isn’t pitching like a 26-year-old rookie for the New York Mets. Facing major league hitters is a lot different from pitching in the minors, but Lugo isn’t trying to do too much. “I tell myself they’re going to put the ball in play,” Lugo said. “I’m not going to try to

NEW ORLEANS — Oakland gambled with a 2-point conversion that Derek Carr converted with a pass to Michael Crabtree for the winning points with 47 seconds left to help the Raiders beat the New Orleans Saints 35-34 on Sunday. Carr hit Seth Roberts for a 10-yard touchdown setting up the gutsy call by second-year Raiders

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Alex Smith squirmed out of the pile in the end zone, got to his feet and let out a roar. All it took was the largest comeback in the 56-year history of the Kansas City Chiefs for the stoic quarterback with the California cool to finally let some emotion show. Smith

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates are running out of time. It may already be too late. Ryan Vogelsong pitched four shaky innings in Pittsburgh’s 8-0 loss to Cincinnati on Sunday, closing a disappointing four-game set against the last-place Reds. The Pirates have dropped 11 of 13 overall to fall off the pace in the NL

Last year, Oklahoma State played a bunch of games decided in the final minutes and managed to win most of them. This year, the Cowboys were not so fortunate in their first close contest, and it dealt a blow to their playoff hopes. Mason Rudolph was called for intentional grounding on the Cowboys’ last offensive

CARMEL, Ind. — Jason Day withdrew from the BMW Championship after eight holes on Sunday with back pain, making him ineligible for the Vardon Trophy. Day has a history of back issues, most recently at the Dell Match Play in the spring. The world’s No. 1 player barely made it through the opening round when

WASHINGTON — With the uncertainty surrounding Stephen Strasburg, there’s increased pressure on the Washington Nationals’ other starters, including veteran Gio Gonzalez. On Sunday, he met the challenge. Gonzalez pitched seven sharp innings, Anthony Rendon doubled home the tiebreaking run and the NL East-leading Nationals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2. Gonzalez (11-9) gave up one run

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New Jersey state police say hot coals apparently left in a parking lot by a tailgater sparked a fire at MetLife Stadium that spread to six vehicles. No injuries were reported in the fire, which broke out shortly before 1 p.m. Sunday. That was kickoff time for the game between the

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Andy Dalton got hit hard by the New York Jets, early and often. In the end, the quarterback and the rest of the Cincinnati Bengals were the ones standing. Mike Nugent kicked a 47-yard field goal with 54 seconds left, lifting the Bengals to a back-and-forth 23-22 season-opening victory Sunday. Dalton

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Aaron Rodgers was far from impressed with his season opener. He was concerned that Green Bay’s offense wasn’t effective early and had some struggles in the red zone. Nonetheless, the Packers’ harshest critic was a big reason they won a close game on the road in sweltering heat. Rodgers threw two touchdown

TAMPA, Fla. — Police say a Florida man asking if a bulletproof vest “still worked” was fatally shot by his cousin. A Tampa Police report says 23-year-old Joaquin Mendez put on the vest late Saturday and “wondered aloud whether it still worked.” Police say his cousin, 24-year-old Alexandro Garibaldi, pulled out a gun and responded,

ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Olympic silver medalist Alise Post has been honored with a homecoming parade in Minnesota. Post won the silver medal in women’s BMX cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Her hometown of St. Cloud honored her with a parade Saturday. The St. Cloud times (http://on.sctimes.com/2c0nCi8) reports Post told

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans made sure Adrian Peterson wouldn’t hurt them. So the Minnesota defense took control. Eric Kendricks returned an interception 77 yards for a touchdown late in the third quarter and Danielle Hunter scored a 24-yard TD off a fumble return and the Vikings beat Tennessee 25-16 in their season opener

NEW YORK — The playoff chase finally caught up with the New York Yankees on Sunday. On a day when Chase Headley homered and old friend Chase Whitley returned from Tommy John surgery against his former team, the Yankees lost ground in their postseason pursuit. Corey Dickerson hit a two-run homer, Matt Andriese won for

ATLANTA — Dirk Koetter got a game ball after his debut as an NFL head coach. Jameis Winston made it all possible. The second-year quarterback bounced back from an early interception to throw four touchdowns passes, leading the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 31-24 victory Sunday over the Atlanta Falcons in a season-opening matchup between

HARRISON, N.J. — Steve Birnbaum scored in the 89th minute, Lamar Neagle added another goal in stoppage time and D.C. United tied the New York Red Bulls 2-2 on Sunday in the Atlantic Cup. Birnbaum sent a shot off a sliding defender but it bounced right back to him and he rolled it inside the

PHILADELPHIA — Carson Wentz had 278 yards passing and two touchdowns in a stellar NFL debut and the Philadelphia Eagles beat Robert Griffin III and the Cleveland Browns 29-10 on Sunday. Promoted from No. 3 quarterback to starter just eight days ago, the No. 2 overall pick from North Dakota State looked like a potential

BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Ravens used a touchdown pass by Joe Flacco, two field goals and a throwback defensive performance to beat the Buffalo Bills 13-7 on Sunday in their season opener. Against former defensive coordinator Rex Ryan, now Buffalo’s head coach, the Ravens limited the Bills to 160 yards and sacked former teammate Tyrod

HOUSTON — The huge offseason investment the Houston Texans made in Brock Osweiler paid immediate dividends in the season opener. Osweiler threw for 231 yards and two touchdowns in his debut with Houston to lead the Texans and their revamped offense to a 23-14 win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday. “I think he’s everything

NEW YORK — Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the electric car company is making major improvements to the Autopilot system used by its vehicles, which will dramatically reduce the number and severity of crashes they are involved in. Sunday’s news comes in the wake of a May crash involving a Tesla Model S that was

RIO DE JANEIRO — Before racing in the women’s Paralympic triathlon Sunday, U.S. athletes Allysa Seely, Hailey Danisewicz and Melissa Stockwell talked about it being the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. They had hopes of hearing the U.S. national anthem from the podium. They all did, after sweeping the medals in the

MADRID — Hundreds of thousands of separatist-minded Catalans rallied in Barcelona on Sunday to show their support for breaking away from Spain, leaving the country without its powerful and prosperous northeastern region. Barcelona police estimated on their Twitter account that about 540,000 people attended the rally in support of a legally-binding referendum that would achieve