Новости за 06.10.2016

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Jim Harbaugh and Michigan have made their presence felt in New Jersey when it comes to recruiting. Now the Wolverines will go there to play an actual game — and they’ll be expected to win that, too. The fourth-ranked Wolverines play their first road game of the year Saturday night against

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — In a story Oct. 3 about the injury status of Tennessee linebackers Darrin Kirkland Jr. and Jalen Reeves-Maybin, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Texas A&M’s Myles Garrett is the Southeastern Conference sacks leader this season. He was the SEC sacks leader in 2015. A corrected version of the story is below:

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Marcus Mariota certainly is looking forward to a chance to play the Miami Dolphins for a second straight season. As is the Tennessee Titans’ offensive line. A year ago, the Dolphins sacked Mariota five times and finished with six in routing Tennessee 38-10 last year in Nashville. They also intercepted the rookie

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Kerry Hyder is humble, not bitter. Motivated, not satisfied. Only the reigning Super Bowl MVP, Von Miller of the Denver Broncos, has more sacks this season than Hyder, a player few had heard of a year ago. The defensive end has five sacks and has been one of the few bright

NEW YORK — About 20 years ago, Andrew Knoll, a professor of natural history and NASA consultant, was sitting in his office at Harvard when he got a strange phone call. “The person on the other end of the line said, ‘My name is Terry Malick. I’m interested in making a film about the history

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Kyle Rudolph split wide to the left and was matched up against Giants cornerback Trevin Wade. As the Minnesota Vikings tight end ran a slant into the end zone, Wade was all over him. But in his short time in Minnesota, quarterback Sam Bradford has quickly learned that even when Rudolph

ATLANTA — Sarah Rankin, a journalist with The Associated Press in Chicago, has been appointed a reporter in AP’s bureau in Richmond, Virginia. The appointment was announced Wednesday by Ravi Nessman, AP’s interim editor for the South Region, and Steve McMillan, news editor for the Mid-Atlantic region. For the past three years, Rankin has worked

CINCINNATI — Andy Dalton leads the AFC in yards passing. His interception rate is among the lowest in the league. So far, his encore season is going as well as could be expected, except for one area — touchdowns. Dalton had a breakout season last year, leading the AFC in passer rating and setting club

SALT LAKE CITY — Chase Hansen was considered the quarterback of the future when he arrived at Utah in 2012, but circumstances pushed him to safety last season. What was thought to be a temporary move has become a full-time job as the No. 24 Utes now have one of the budding young safeties in

SPOKANE, Wash. — Washington State crushed Oregon last weekend to get a promising season back on track. Now the Cougars face a bigger challenge when they travel to No. 15 Stanford on Saturday. Stanford (3-1, 1-1 Pac-12) is coming off a 44-6 loss at No. 5 Washington, and likely itching for redemption. “Stanford is one

I’m a fan of stocking my kitchen with healthy, nutrient-dense ingredients that can be used on the fly on those busy days when 5 p.m. sneaks up without notice. Even if I pay a little more at the store for “healthy convenience food,” I’m still coming out ahead, financially and health-wise, if it keeps me

“Orange is the New Black” star Samira Wiley and show writer Lauren Morelli are engaged. The pair posted the same picture on their Instagram accounts Tuesday. It shows a smiling couple and Wiley flashing a diamond ring. When sharing the picture on Twitter , Wiley wrote, “I’ll do anything with this one.” Morelli came out

LONDON — Wearing a fitness tracker may help you keep tabs on how many steps you take, but the devices themselves — even with the lure of a cash reward — probably won’t improve your health, according to the biggest study yet done on the trendy technology. Scientists say that although the activity trackers may

PHOENIX — The Pac-12 may be going through a geographical shift in its pecking order. Oregon and Southern California, once the power centers of the conference, have dropped to the bottom. Washington and Colorado, typically near the cellar, have shifted toward the top. It’s still too early to know if this movement is permanent; there’s

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Brandon Marshall thinks OBJ needs some TLC from the Giants. The New York Jets wide receiver said Wednesday that the Giants need to keep their criticisms of star Odell Beckham Jr. “in-house” and rally behind him outside the public eye. Marshall was asked Wednesday his opinion on the situation that is

BOGOTA, Colombia — Thousands carrying candles and waving white flags marched through the capital long into the night Wednesday demanding that Colombia’s political establishment and leftist rebels not give up on a peace deal narrowly rejected by voters. The “March for Peace” was organized on social media by student groups and social movements that were

WASHINGTON — Max Scherzer remembers being urged to try to slow everything down for his postseason debut five years ago. Take an extra breath, they said. Be calm as can be, they said. Dial down the intensity, they said. Not exactly what he needed to hear, Scherzer quickly discovered. Scherzer, who starts Game 1 of

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Stores in Alaska are nearly ready to sell marijuana. This comes nearly two years after voters approved recreational pot use for adults. The biggest hang-up is waiting for labs to open to test the marijuana before it can be cleared for sale. Alaska has approved two labs, both in Anchorage. One called

SEATTLE — A satellite-linked tag fired into an endangered Puget Sound orca by federal biologists led to a fungal infection that contributed to the whale’s death, scientists said Wednesday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries said a 20-year-old whale found dead off Vancouver Island in March was found to have fragments of a dart

ATLANTA — There were mixed results in the first week of Georgia Tech’s offensive healing. After coach Paul Johnson assumed direct supervision during practice, the spread-option attack moved closer to its usual production in last week’s 35-21 loss to No. 10 Miami — at least when quarterback Justin Thomas and the Yellow Jackets were protecting

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country star Dolly Parton will receive the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award at the upcoming 50th annual Country Music Association Awards. Parton will receive the award in Nashville on Nov. 2, the CMA said Tuesday. The show will air on ABC. Parton, who wrote “I Will Always Love You” and “9 to

CARACAS, Venezuela — It was just a scraped knee. So 3-year-old Ashley Pacheco’s parents did what parents do: They hugged her, cleaned the wound twice and thought no more of it. Two weeks later, the little girl writhed screaming in a hospital bed. Her mother stayed day and night in the trauma unit. Her father

NEW YORK — After a prosperous career in advertising and sales, Bill Reilly moved upstate from Manhattan to Oswego about 20 years ago and, newly married, wondered how to keep busy. “Shortly after our honeymoon, I turned to her and said, ‘Now what am I going to do with the rest of my life?’ We

ASHBURN, Va. — After absorbing several injury blows, the Washington Redskins signed hard-hitter Donte Whitner to bring some experience and physicality to their defense. The Redskins signed the three-time Pro Bowl safety on Wednesday, putting concussed David Bruton on injured reserve. They also signed former Jacksonville Jaguars safety Josh Evans and released defensive lineman Kendall

SALT LAKE CITY — Hours after coach Kyle Whittingham said No. 24 Utah didn’t sustain any season-ending injuries during its loss California, the Utes found out three-year starting center J.J. Dielman will miss the rest of the season due to a lower leg injury. Whittingham said several players were having MRIs on Monday to determine