Новости за 03.11.2016

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said there’s still pain two weeks after undergoing surgery to repair the meniscus in his left knee, but he isn’t ruling himself out of Sunday’s game at Baltimore. “You have surgery two weeks ago, there’s going to be a little bit (of pain),” Roethlisberger said. “But listen, anybody

NEW YORK — The opera lover who sparked a terrorism scare by scattering a friend’s ashes at New York’s Metropolitan Opera apologized Wednesday for his operatic gesture. Dallas resident Roger Kaiser said in a letter to Met general manager Peter Gelb and “the entire Metropolitan Opera community” that he promised a cancer-stricken friend in 2012

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Leicester missed its chance to secure an early place in the last 16 of the Champions League after being held to a 0-0 draw by FC Copenhagen on Wednesday. While a win would have put the Premier League champions and Group G leaders through to the knockout stages, the next opportunity will

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Brandon Marshall is warning game officials now: Watch out for Byron Maxwell’s hands. The New York Jets wide receiver had some strong words about Maxwell, the Miami Dolphins cornerback who took on Marshall last season while he was a member of the Philadelphia Eagles. “He just held every single play,” Marshall

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Brock Osweiler’s 5-2 record as Denver’s starter earned him a $72 million contract in Houston. Trevor Siemian went 6-1 in his first seven starts for the Broncos, garnering both criticism and kudos. Siemian threw a pick-6 against San Diego last weekend, his first interception since Sept. 18, but the Broncos prevailed 27-19

PORTO, Portugal — FC Porto needed another decisive performance by Andre Silva to end a winless drought at home in Europe with a 1-0 victory over Club Brugge in the Champions League on Wednesday. The Portugal forward scored his 11th goal in his last nine appearances between club and country, helping Porto to snap a

TURIN, Italy — Gonzalo Higuain showed his best and worst sides as Juventus was held to a 1-1 draw against Lyon on Wednesday, with the Italian hosts missing the chance to ensure qualification for the Champions League knockout stage with two matches to spare. Higuain netted a penalty in the 13th minute but missed an

SEVILLE, Spain — Sevilla moved closer to the knockout stages of the Champions League after easing to a 4-0 win over a Dinamo Zagreb side that played the entire second half with 10 men on Wednesday. Sevilla dominated throughout the match at its Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium, with goals from Luciano Vietto, Sergio Escudero, Steven N’Zonzi

NEW YORK — Universal Music Publishing Group has won the exclusive rights to administer Prince’s vast song catalog, from “Alphabet St.” to “Little Red Corvette.” The music publishing giant announced the deal Wednesday and said it would “work closely with Prince’s estate to develop new creative outlets for his music.” During a career spanning four

LONDON — Bayer Leverkusen claimed its first victory in Champions League Group E on Wednesday, edging an insipid Tottenham side 1-0 to condemn the London club to a second successive loss at its temporary Wembley Stadium home. A record Tottenham attendance of 85,512 saw Kevin Kampl score in the 65th minute with a deflected shot

DORTMUND, Germany — Borussia Dortmund beat Sporting 1-0 on Wednesday to advance to the knockout stage of the Champions League despite leaving top striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang out of the team. Wearing a stylish coat and a fedora hat, Aubameyang watched from the stands and saw his backup, Adrian Ramos, score the only goal in the

CLEVELAND — Wild Thing wasn’t going to miss a Game 7 for the ages. Actor Charlie Sheen, who played Ricky “Wild Thing” Vaughn in “Major League,” the iconic film about a sad-sack Cleveland Indians team finally finding success, will be at the climactic game between the Indians and Chicago Cubs. The Indians confirmed Sheen will

WARSAW, Poland — Leading by two goals against a winless Polish struggler, Real Madrid’s players could be forgiven for letting their guard down. But Legia Warsaw seized the chance to fight back and the European titleholder had to muster a late goal to salvage a humbling 3-3 draw in the Champions League on Wednesday. Madrid

MONACO — Radamel Falcao scored twice as Monaco cruised to a 3-0 win over CSKA Moscow to take a big step toward qualifying for the Champions League knockout stages. In his first European game for seven weeks following a lengthy break for concussion, Monaco’s captain caused havoc in the CSKA defense as the Russian champion

ATLANTA — The Los Angeles Lakers are without injured center Timofey Mozgov for Wednesday night’s game against the Atlanta Hawks. Mozgov suffered a left eye contusion Tuesday night in a loss at Indiana. Rookie Ivica Zubac of Croatia will make his NBA debut as the fill-in starter for Mozgov. Zubac, 19, will face a challenging

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. — The last living player from the 1945 World Series has been pulling for the Cubs. Ed Mierkowicz didn’t play for Chicago. He was on the Detroit team that beat the Cubs in Game 7 at Wrigley Field 71 years ago. Now 92, the Michigan native remains a big baseball fan and

PARIS — After Novak Djokovic reached the third round of the Paris Masters, the questions he faced were not just about his performance. The top-ranked Serb eased to a 6-3, 6-4 win on Wednesday against Gilles Muller of Luxembourg. Nothing surprising about that. But sitting by the court, watching Djokovic from close up, was Pepe

NEWARK, N.J. — Prudential Financial Inc. (PRU) on Wednesday reported third-quarter net income of $1.83 billion. The Newark, New Jersey-based company said it had profit of $4.07 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were $2.66 per share. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research

NEW YORK — The Latest on drug trial of two nephews of Venezuela’s first lady (all times local): 5 p.m. Jury selection has begun in the New York drug trial of two nephews of Venezuela’s first lady. The selection of a dozen jurors to decide whether Efrain Campo and Francisco Flores conspired to import 800

PHILADELPHIA — The Latest on strike by about 4,700 transit workers in Philadelphia (all times local): 5:25 p.m. Commuters are dealing with another chaotic evening rush hour in Philadelphia as a strike by city transit workers nears the end of a second day. Highways and city streets remain jammed as a result of a big

The Big Ten will play six Friday night football games a year starting in 2017 and continuing through at least 2022, the conference announced Wednesday. Not every school wants to host those games, though. The Friday games are being added to the conference’s television agreements with ESPN/ABC and Fox, Senior Associate Commissioner Mark Rudner said.

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — James Galanos, the California fashion designer who was known for his elegant, meticulously constructed dresses and created both of first lady Nancy Reagan’s inaugural gowns, has died. He was 92. Galanos died Sunday in West Hollywood, said fellow fashion designer Ralph Rucci, a longtime admirer and friend of Galanos. “I loved

LONDON — England and Scotland will face FIFA sanctions after insisting their players will wear black armbands with embroidered poppies to honor Britain’s war dead for a match between the neighbors. England and Scotland will meet for a World Cup qualifier on Nov. 11, Britain’s Remembrance Day, when British Commonwealth forces who have died on

TULSA, Okla. — Tulsa police are testing dozens of body cameras and plan to distribute them early next year after facing scrutiny for not already having done so when a white officer fatally shot an unarmed black man in September. Police received nearly $600,000 last year from the U.S. Department of Justice to begin buying