Новости за 20.09.2016

TORONTO — Europe coach Ralph Krueger was well aware of the odds against his team in the World Cup of Hockey. His players didn’t focus on that and instead listened to his message. The speed at which Europe (2-0) has bought into what Krueger was preaching has them sitting atop Group A following a 3-2

NORMAN, Okla. — Joe Mixon might be Oklahoma’s best player. He’s undoubtedly the most controversial Sooner. Mixon landed in Norman back in 2014 as one of the nation’s top running back recruits. Before he even participated in a fall practice, he got into an altercation and punched a woman in the face at a restaurant,

BATON ROUGE, La. — Trips to Auburn haven’t been kind to LSU in recent years. If that is to change, coach Les Miles’ 18th-ranked squad will need poised performances from a banged-up offensive line and a recently promoted quarterback making his first road start in the Southeastern Conference. Auburn has already been beaten at home

LOS ANGELES — Junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has a broken right thumb that will keep him out of the ring for the rest of the year. Golden Boy Promotions announced Alvarez’s injury on Monday. Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) hurt his hand during the second round of his victory over England’s Liam Smith on

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Lamar Jackson’s start has generated a buzz around Louisville and overshadowed an opportunistic Cardinals’ defense that has helped create chances for him to burst into the Heisman Trophy conversation. The third-ranked Cardinals’ most recent performance suggests their defense is poised to raise its profile. Jackson’s five-touchdown, 362-yard offensive performance in Louisville’s 63-20

NEW YORK — New York City FC says midfielder Frank Lampard is expected to be sidelined for three-to-four weeks after straining a muscle in his left calf. The team said Monday the injury was a low-grade strain of the soleus muscle and is distinct from the injury he sustained earlier this season. Lampard got hurt

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee right guard Chance Warmack has a torn tendon in a finger on his right hand, and coach Mike Mularkey says the Titans are discussing whether the lineman needs surgery or can play with the injury. Mularkey said Monday that Warmack could miss anywhere from a couple weeks to more than a

DAVIE, Fla. — In Week 1, the Miami Dolphins almost closed out a win in Seattle. In Week 2, they almost pulled off a great comeback in New England. And they’re 0-2 anyway. So a day after Miami wide receiver Jarvis Landry said “almost” can’t be good enough, Dolphins coach Adam Gase agreed — even

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan and Texas are tied for blocking the most kicks this season in major college football. The fourth-ranked Wolverines are also one of two teams, along with Akron, to lead the nation with two touchdowns off punts. Coach Jim Harbaugh, knowing how important special teams are, often keeps his best player

SONOMA, Calif. — It was the year of Roger Penske in IndyCar. No team came close to stopping Team Penske’s march to the top of the standings. When the checkered flag fell Sunday on the 2016 season, Penske drivers celebrated with their 10th victory of the year and a 1-2-3 finish in the final IndyCar

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts have a bad case of the terrible T’s. In Week 1, they couldn’t tackle. In Week 2, they let two takeaways result in immediate touchdowns. And now, for the third consecutive season, those problems have left the Colts in a 0-2 hole. “We had a lot of opportunities that we

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Adrian Peterson left U.S. Bank Stadium on crutches with a torn meniscus. Sam Bradford was seen shaking his left hand in pain for much of the game. The Minnesota Vikings took their lumps in a 17-14 victory Sunday night, and much of it had to do with a leaky offensive line

UNITED NATIONS — Key quotes from the U.N. General Assembly gathering of world leaders, which began Monday with a summit on the global refugee and migrant crisis. “The bitter truth is, this summit was called because we have been largely failing. Failing the long-suffering people of Syria, in not ending the war in its infancy.

NEW YORK — After a round of frightening domestic attacks, Americans plodded on in the comfort of routine Monday, either resilient in the face of terror or numbed by their battle scars. Fresh off a weekend in which blasts shook a New York neighborhood and a New Jersey shore town, pipe bombs were found in

NEW YORK — Slumping outfielder Jay Bruce is out of the New York Mets’ starting lineup for the second straight game. Acquired by the Mets from Cincinnati at the Aug. 1 trade deadline, Bruce is hitting .181 with four homers and 11 RBIs in 38 games with New York. “We just told Jay yesterday, look,

NEW YORK — Michelle Obama tapped some big voices to help deliver her push to get girls educated across the world. The U.S. first lady went to Broadway on Monday to host a concert for the spouses of global heads of state that included performances from the female-centric shows “The Color Purple,” ”Waitress,” ”Wicked” and

HARTFORD, Conn. — A prison inmate convicted in the killings of two women was charged on Monday in the deaths of two more. Robert White was arraigned Monday in Hartford, prosecutors said. It was unclear whether he entered a plea or whether he had a lawyer. White, who’s 56 years old and used to live

MADISON, Wis. — The Big Ten gantlet is here for No. 11 Wisconsin. The Badgers must open conference play by facing three opponents ranked eighth or better in the AP Top 25 over the next three games. They face four ranked opponents over the next five games. It starts this weekend with a visit to

LONDON — The message was not lost on the hundreds of guests at the Burberry catwalk show Monday night when they were greeted with glasses of sparkling wine rather than the champagne often offered at London Fashion Week. It was Nyetimber, a superb (and pricy) English sparkling wine sometimes served by Queen Elizabeth II, rather

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The last time Florida State lost a game by 30-plus points, it had an entire offseason to get over it. The Seminoles don’t have that luxury this time. Just about 48 hours after the 63-20 beating at Louisville , coach Jimbo Fisher was trying to move past being shell shock and address

METAIRIE, La. — Roman Harper’s recent experience tells him it would be short-sighted for the Saints to succumb to pessimism this early in the season. The Saints are 0-2 for a third straight year, and the previous two campaigns didn’t turn out well; New Orleans went 7-9 and missed the playoffs each time. But Harper

AUBURN, Ala. — A judge has issued a temporary protective order against former Auburn tight end Landon Rice. The 19-year-old woman who obtained the order filed an incident report with Auburn police on July 27 accusing Rice of first-degree rape. The report, obtained Monday by The Associated Press, said the alleged rape occurred between 11

CHICAGO — Islamic State militants rarely miss a chance, however tenuous the link, to claim at least partial credit for apparent terrorist attacks on U.S soil, from June’s deadly mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, to the stabbing of 10 people in a Minnesota shopping mall Saturday. They’re eager to precisely because

UNITED NATIONS — Joined by human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, a Yazidi woman who described praying for death while being raped by her Islamic State captors called on world leaders Monday to step up efforts to bring the militants group to justice for genocide and other crimes. The two women said not one Islamic State

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Andrew Brown arrived at Virginia three years ago as a highly touted recruit and the junior defensive tackle is finally living up to expectations. The Cavaliers have opened the season with three losses, but Brown has been a bright spot with seven tackles in the opener and 3 1/2 tackles for loss