Новости за 20.09.2016

DENVER — It’s hard to say what was more shocking: Nolan Arenado failing to come through in the clutch or the Gold Glove winner committing a throwing error. Neither happens happen often to the All-Star third baseman, who is generating some MVP buzz for the season he’s having. Arenado’s errant throw paved the way to

BEIRUT — The U.N. humanitarian aid agency suspended all convoys in Syria on Tuesday following deadly airstrikes on aid trucks the previous night that activists said killed at least 12 people, mostly truck drivers and Red Crescent workers. The attack plunged Syria’s U.S.-Russia-brokered cease-fire further into doubt. The Syrian military, just hours earlier, had declared

ARLINGTON, Texas — Another strange game for the Los Angeles Angels. After a delay because of a swarm of bees at home the day before, the Angels started their final road trip with a 3-2 loss to AL West-leading Texas, which won in its last at-bat Monday night. That was after a late rain delay

LOS ANGELES — The Giants-Dodgers rivalry is still nasty. Adrian Gonzalez hit a game-winning double in the bottom of the ninth inning, and Los Angeles rallied past San Francisco for a 2-1 victory Monday night that increased its NL West lead to six games. “It was awesome,” Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw said. “A really fun

SEATTLE — After weeks of mostly poor performances, Marco Estrada once again flirted with a no-hitter for Toronto. And just when the Blue Jays needed that quality of a performance. Estrada took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, Edwin Encarnacion hit his 41st home run and the Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners 3-2 on

CHICAGO — It was bad enough that the quarterback on the other side made him look like the rookie. That it happened on Monday night might have made it sting even more for star-crossed Bears quarterback Jay Cutler. And that was even before the Eagles added injury to insult, forcing him out of the game

TOKYO — Global shares were mixed Tuesday as investors nervously awaited possible fresh policy moves by the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan. KEEPING SCORE: France’s CAC 40 added 0.2 percent to 4,401.61 in early trading. Germany’s DAX rose 0.5 percent to 10,428,82. Britain’s FTSE 100 edged up 0.3 percent to 6,832.22. U.S.

SAN DIEGO — The name and face are familiar but it’s a different Clayton Richard pitching for the San Diego Padres. Richard was sharp for six-plus innings and Wil Myers homered as San Diego defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 on Monday night. The win in the matchup between the NL West’s worst teams elevated the

WASHINGTON — The CEO of Wells Fargo plans to apologize before a congressional panel for betraying customers’ trust in a scandal over allegations that employees opened millions of unauthorized accounts, moved money into them and signed customers up for online banking in order to meet sales targets. In prepared testimony obtained by The Associated Press,

AMMAN, Jordan — Jordanians were voting on Tuesday for a new parliament under revised rules meant to strengthen political parties — an election seen as a small step toward democratic reform. Jordan’s veteran opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, competed for the first time in almost a decade, after boycotting two previous elections because of a

DETROIT — General Motors and the Canadian auto workers union Unifor have reached a tentative contract agreement, averting a strike that was threatened for midnight Monday. Union President Jerry Dias said the deal will bring new products to the Oshawa assembly plant near Toronto and an engine plant in St. Catherines, Ontario. Details were few

OAKLAND, Calif. — A big pinch-hit double by seldom-used Tyler White in the eighth inning and little discipline at the plate by Marwin Gonzalez in the ninth provided just enough to keep the Houston Astros on the fringe of the AL wild card race. Manager A.J. Hinch’s ballclub might be down — three games, in

BANGKOK — A Thai court found a British labor activist guilty Tuesday of defaming a fruit canning company, and gave him a suspended prison sentence in a case that has raised serious concerns among human rights workers and free speech advocates. The Bangkok South Criminal Court found Andy Hall guilty of criminal defamation against Natural

CHICAGO — Cincinnati Reds manager Bryan Price wanted no part of this record. Tim Adleman spoiled a terrific outing by giving up two of Chicago’s three home runs, and the Reds lost 5-2 to the Cubs on Monday night in the opener of a 10-game road trip. Addison Russell and Willson Contreras homered during Chicago’s

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean prosecutors questioned Lotte Group’s chairman, Shin Dong-bin, on Tuesday in a corruption probe at the country’s fifth-largest business group. “I am sorry for having caused concern,” Shin told reporters in a live televised broadcast outside the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office. He said he would cooperate with the investigation.

BALTIMORE — Rick Porcello pitched a four-hitter for his major league-high 21st victory, David Ortiz and Mookie Betts hit two-run homers and the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 on Monday night to pad their lead in the AL East. Coming off a four-game sweep of the Yankees, Boston sustained its late-season surge

SEATTLE — Toronto right-hander Marco Estrada had a no-hitter broken up when Seattle’s Robinson Cano led off the seventh inning with a single on Monday night. Estrada had allowed just two baserunners in the opener of a key three-game series until Cano lined a 2-1 pitch back up the middle. Toronto holds a two-game lead

NEW YORK — Noah Syndergaard walked off the mound, back to the New York Mets dugout and straight into the tunnel to the clubhouse, avoiding any interaction with teammates. “Baseball’s just a really funny game,” he said. Not the start the New York Mets were expecting from the pitcher they lined up to start in

DETROIT — There is no sense paying a premium for premium gasoline if your car is designed to run on regular, according to research by the automobile club AAA. Some drivers occasionally like to treat their cars to higher-octane fuel in the belief it boosts performance. But premium blends can cost around 50 cents a

BARRANQUILLA, Colombia — Younger Colombians knew almost nothing about Humberto De la Calle in 2012 when he was named the government’s chief peace negotiator for talks with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. Many older Colombians were all but sure his mission to end a half-century of bloodshed would fail. Now the Bogota attorney is

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s economy is falling apart, and police are cracking down on growing anti-government protests. But the country’s comedy scene is booming. No subject seems taboo. Even 92-year-old President Robert Mugabe, widely accused of muzzling free speech, is a target. Insulting the president can bring a one-year jail term in this southern African

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Having escaped the civil war in her homeland to find refuge in Argentina, Nairouz Baloul hopes the South American nation will now welcome many more Syrians like her to begin a new life. President Mauricio Macri has said he wants to allow more than 3,000 Syrian refugees into Argentina. But the

ARLINGTON, Texas — Elvis Andrus and the Texas Rangers always believe they’re going to win. Now they’re getting ever closer to another AL West title. Andrus scored the winning run on All-Star center fielder Ian Desmond’s RBI single with no outs in the ninth inning as the Rangers beat the last-place Los Angeles Angels 3-2

DENVER — Carlos Martinez labored most of the game. Not with his pitches, but catching his breath. Martinez threw five effective innings despite struggling to take a deep breath in the thin air and added a two-run double, helping the St. Louis Cardinals gain ground in the NL playoff race with a 5-3 win over

UNITED NATIONS — World leaders gather at the United Nations for their annual meeting Tuesday with an array of global crises that desperately need solutions, topped by the Syrian conflict, escalating attacks around the world by Islamic extremists, and millions of people fleeing fighting and poverty. Whether the 135 heads of state and government and