Новости за 27.10.2016

PALERMO, Sicily — French midfielder Seko Fofana showed both his speed and accurate shooting to grab two late goals — his first in Serie A — as Udinese won 3-1 at Palermo on Thursday. Having joined from Manchester City in July, the 21-year-old Fofana put Udinese ahead in the 74th by curling a shot into

LAS VEGAS — A Nevada judge sentenced former NFL star Darren Sharper on Thursday to as many as eight years in prison for attempted sexual assault in Las Vegas as part of a four-state plea deal that could keep him behind bars for nearly two decades. Sharper was ordered to serve the Nevada sentence concurrently

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The father of Buffalo Bills safety Aaron Williams says his son intends to wait until the offseason to determine whether to continue playing after sustaining his latest neck injury. Anthony Williams told The Associated Press by phone Thursday that while the topic of retirement has yet to be discussed, he intends

SAN FRANCISCO — YouTube has emerged as a break-out star in Google’s cast of services as the online video site upstages cable television for a younger generation of viewers looking for amusement, news and music on their smartphones. The trend is contributing to an advertising shift away from traditional network television programming to the more

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama’s defense has changed with the times. The top-ranked Crimson Tide still has 300-pounders clogging the line of scrimmage, but nowadays the biggest stars are the hard-to-block pass rushers like Jonathan Allen, mobile linebacker Reuben Foster and cornerback Minkah Fitzpatrick. It’s a group tailor made for stopping all those hurry-up, spread-you-out offenses

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California parole officials were considering Thursday whether Charles “Tex” Watson, the self-described right-hand man of murderous cult leader Charles Manson, should be released from prison 47 years after he helped plan and carry out the slayings of pregnant actress Sharon Tate and six other people. Watson, 70, is serving a life sentence

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia’s president ordered government negotiators to delay their planned departure Thursday for Ecuador’s capital to inaugurate peace talks with the country’s second-biggest rebel group. President Juan Manuel Santos said the National Liberation Army, known by its Spanish initials ELN, must first free a former congressman it has held captive for six months.

NEW YORK — Two men from Turkey and Syria have been extradited to the United States to face international arms trafficking and drug charges, authorities announced Thursday. The men could face life in prison if convicted of conspiracy to import cocaine into the U.S. and other charges, federal prosecutors said. Authorities said their arrests stemmed

The NCAA will distribute millions of dollars in March Madness money to member schools as a reward for academic performance by athletes, starting in 2019-20. The NCAA announced Thursday that the Division I Board of Directors and NCAA Board of Governors approved the change to the revenue distribution model. The money will come from the

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana superintendents are blasting a state panel for being slow in choosing a replacement for the ISTEP student test, saying more delays will put students at risk. A letter released Wednesday by 24 southern Indiana superintendents said if the panel chaired by a Gov. Mike Pence appointee fails to act, students will “continue

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Grand Ole Opry is going north. The famous venue for country music is branching out of Tennessee for the first time its 91-year history with a new restaurant and venue in Times Square. Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc., which owns the Opry House and the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, on Thursday announced

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks slipped for the third consecutive day Thursday as media and defense companies skidded. Bond yields climbed to their highest levels since May, which helped banks and hurt stocks that pay big dividends. On Thursday: The Dow Jones industrial average gave up 29.65 points, or 0.2 percent, to 18,169.68. The Standard

Nico Rosberg is back where his Formula One championship chase run effectively began, knowing he is well on his way to his first career title if he gets another win in Mexico. The Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez is where Rosberg rebounded from a devastating loss in Texas in 2015 to start a run of seven consecutive

WASHINGTON — Auto insurers believe drivers who text, use smartphone apps or are otherwise distracted are a big factor in the recent surge in traffic fatalities and injuries, an industry official said Thursday. The Transportation Department recently announced that deaths spiked 10.4 percent in the first six months of this year. That followed a 7.2

BARRE, Vt. — Police in Vermont say a man has been accused of using a bow and arrow to shoot and kill a horse. Authorities say the 23-year-old mare named Bunny was fatally shot this month in Barre (BAYR’-ree). Searchers discovered part of an arrow lying in a pasture. Another piece was found in the

NORTH BERGEN, N.J. — After days of police work revealed no leads in the case of the missing backup dancer, it was a 911 caller who helped locate the New Jersey woman who performed with the likes of Beyonce and Rihanna. The caller told police that a woman was wandering in and out of traffic

SEATTLE — Shares of Amazon.com Inc. fell in after-market trading on Thursday after the online retailer reported third-quarter net income that missed analyst expectations. The Seattle-based company said it had profit of $252 million, or 52 cents per share. The average estimate of 15 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 85

WASHINGTON — Americans in the health insurance markets created by President Barack Obama’s law will have less choice next year than any time since the program started, a new county-level analysis for The Associated Press has found. The analysis by AP and consulting firm Avalere Health found that about one-third of U.S. counties will have

INDIANAPOLIS — A voter mobilization facing an investigation into possible voter registration fraud asked a court Thursday to unseal documents from an Indiana State Police search of its offices, saying it “has been publicly demonized by the highest state officials in Indiana.” Patriot Majority USA’s attorneys asked a judge to either unseal a search warrant

ATLANTA — A Georgia death row inmate convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend is set to be executed next month, state Corrections Commissioner Homer Bryson announced Thursday. Steven Frederick Spears, 54, is scheduled to die on Nov. 16 at the state prison in Jackson by injection of the barbiturate pentobarbital. Spears was convicted of murder in

DALLAS — American and Southwest are raising fares by $5 each way, the latest move by airlines to reverse a price slump that has lasted nearly two years. American Airlines Group Inc. raised prices first and Southwest Airlines Co. followed suit on Thursday, according to J.P. Morgan Securities and FareCompare. Both airlines confirmed the price

CINCINNATI — Undrafted rookie Kevin Hogan took off, slipped through several defenders and scored on a 28-yard run, the longest touchdown scramble by a quarterback in Browns history. All that the Bengals could do was to drop their heads. They’ve seen this before. Way too much. The Browns ran for 180 yards overall on Sunday

DENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks star Richard Sherman is a huge Harry Potter fan. So with Halloween looming, Sherman agreed to a request from his son. He donned a cape and grabbed a wand for his weekly media session, presenting a very authentic Harry Potter look. His display came three days after the Seahawks and

VIENNA — Top-seeded Andy Murray overcame a slow start against Gilles Simon of France before winning 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 and advancing to his 13th quarterfinal of the season at the Erste Bank Open on Thursday. The Scot, who improved to 16-2 against Simon in their career matches, clinched his 12th straight win of the season

It’s that time in the football season when fans ask, “Whatever happened to…?” Whether because of injury, getting keyed on or avoided by the opponent, or just plain bad luck, some Big Ten players haven’t been able to build on or repeat the big seasons they had in 2015. Here’s a look at some of