Новости за 12.01.2017

PORTLAND, Ore. — That 24-hour travel odyssey hardly took a toll on the Portland Trail Blazers. C.J. McCollum scored 27 points and the Trail Blazers shook off any fatigue caused by weather-related delays to beat the defending NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers 102-86 on Wednesday night. Allen Crabbe added 24 points off the bench for the

CHASKA, Minn. — The Minnesota judge overseeing Prince’s estate holds a hearing Thursday on whether to declare his siblings as his heirs, and who should manage the rock superstar’s estate going forward. No will has surfaced since Prince died of an accidental painkiller overdose in April. So Prince’s sister, Tyka Nelson, and his five half-siblings

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Kendall Smith had 26 points and five assists, Darin Johnson added 20 points and Cal State Northridge beat Long Beach State 89-82 on Wednesday night for the 49ers’ first home loss. Smith was named the Big West Conference player of the week on Monday after averaging 17 points and 6.5 assists

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Asian shares were mixed Thursday following President-elect Donald Trump’s press conference. Trump offered scant details on policies, disappointing investors hoping for a clearer sense of his plans for trade and economic stimulus. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 shed 1.0 percent to 19,179.26, as the U.S. dollar fell back against the

BOSTON — Former NFL star Aaron Hernandez’s tattoos aren’t the first to be used as evidence in a murder trial. Body art has played a role in a surprising number of criminal cases nationwide, though legal experts concede that tattoos by themselves are rarely a deciding factor in convictions. A Massachusetts judge ruled this week

CALGARY, Alberta — Chad Johnson and the Calgary Flames got a victory — after getting a big scare. A late goal by Dougie Hamilton and a pair of clutch saves by Johnson led the Flames to a 3-2 win over the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night. Hamilton scored at 17:41 of the third period,

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — Hayden Graham had 21 points, eight rebounds and six assists on Wednesday night and Air Force never trailed on its way to an 81-72 win over Fresno State. Trevor Lyons added 18 points, Jacob Van scored 14, and Zach Kocur and Ryan Manning had 10 points each for the Falcons

BRUNSWICK, Maine — A Maine college is set to unveil a rare photograph of President Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration from 1861. The Bowdoin College Museum of Art in Brunswick acquired the photo at auction in October and will unveil it Thursday. It’s the first inauguration to be captured by photographers, and took place just six weeks

When crews started searching for a plane that was carrying six people when it disappeared over Lake Erie, they began with an expanse about half the size of New York City’s five boroughs. Within a few days, they narrowed it to half the area of Manhattan. Now two weeks after the crash, crews are concentrating

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A judge has set an August trial date for an Ohio man arrested for allegedly attempting to join the Islamic State. Investigators say Aaron Daniels planned to fly from Columbus to Houston in hopes of traveling to Libya to join the group. The 20-year-old Daniels was taken into custody at John Glenn

TOLEDO, Ohio — The trial of a man accused of setting a fire that killed two Ohio firefighters has been delayed until April. An attorney for Ray Abou-Arab told a judge in Toledo that he doesn’t believe a defense can be adequately prepared in time for the start of jury selection, which was slated for

LONDON — During a 17-year FIFA presidency packed with madcap ideas and policy on the hoof, not even Sepp Blatter ultimately tinkered with the World Cup format. Blatter inherited a 32-team World Cup when he entered power in 1998 and left — prematurely in disgrace — with that structure intact. Gianni Infantino, though, has barely

NEW YORK — Donald Trump says he is leaving his famed business behind. Well, sort of. That is the muddled message from the president-elect’s news conference Wednesday about plans to separate himself from his business while in office to avoid conflicts of interest. Trump and his lawyer portrayed his moves as extraordinary. Ethics lawyers who’ve

WASHINGTON — Six high-level Volkswagen employees from Germany have been indicted in the U.S. in the automaker’s emissions-cheating scandal as prosecutors made good on efforts to charge individuals in a corporate corruption case. But bringing them to trial in the U.S. is another matter. In announcing the federal charges and a corporate plea bargain by

PEORIA, Ill. — Luuk van Bree had a career high 20 points, and Donte Thomas and Darrell Brown each scored 12 to lift Bradley past Northern Iowa 72-61 Wednesday night. Bradley (8-10, 3-2 Missouri Valley) raced to a 7-0 lead and never trailed. Klint Carlson tied it at 20 on a 3 with 7:20 left,

LARAMIE, Wyo. — Hayden Dalton scored 19 points with eight rebounds and led five players in double figures as Wyoming snapped a two-game skid, beating Utah State 95-87 on Wednesday night. Dalton was 6 of 8 from the field and 5 of 5 from the line for the Cowboys (12-5, 2-2 Mountain West Conference). Alexander

JACKSON, Miss. — Marquis Vance scored 16 points and Alcorn State knocked Jackson State from the ranks of the conference undefeated with a 63-50 win on Wednesday night. The game was originally scheduled for Saturday but was postponed due to inclement weather. Denzel Dulin finished with 14 points and A.J. Mosby added 11 for Alcorn

STILLWATER, Okla. — Monte Morris scored a career-high 30 points and added five rebounds, five assists and four steals to help Iowa State beat Oklahoma State 96-86 on Wednesday night. Matt Thomas scored 19 and Nazareth Mitrou-Long contributed 17 points, six rebounds and four assists for the Cyclones (11-4, 3-1 Big 12), whose only conference

NORFOLK, Va. — Zaynah Robinson had 21 points and six assists and Norfolk State rallied after trailing most of the second half to beat Savannah State 80-76 on Wednesday night. Stavian Allen tied it at 74 and Kerwin Okoro’s 3-pointer gave the Spartans (4-12, 1-1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) the lead for good at 77-74 with

BALTIMORE — Shawn Anderson had 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists, Bryce Dulin added 14 points and seven boards and Navy beat Loyola 75-62 on Wednesday night. George Kiernan scored 11 for Navy (7-10, 2-3 Patriot League), which won its first game away from home this season. After Loyola’s Jarred Jones hit a short

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois coach John Groce saw the change he had hoped for from his team Wednesday night in the Illini’s 85-69 win over Michigan. Illinois (12-5, 2-2 Big Ten) changed up its lineup after its 96-80 loss to Indiana on Saturday, its second blowout loss in three games, and the improvements showed as

OMAHA, Neb. — Maurice Watson Jr. scored 21 points and No. 8 Creighton matched its best start in program history with a 75-64 victory over No. 12 Butler on Wednesday night. The Bluejays (16-1, 4-1 Big East) rode hot shooting in the first half to build a big lead that Butler (14-3, 3-2) couldn’t overcome

BEAUMONT, Texas — Colton Weisbrod scored 26 points with 13 rebounds as Lamar cruised past Incarnate Word 87-72 on Wednesday night. It was Weisbrod’s seventh double-double this season. He finished 9 of 20 from the field and 8 of 10 from the line for the Cardinals (11-6, 3-1 Southland Conference). Joey Frenchwood added 21 points

MELBOURNE, Australia — A long injury layoff and a fall in the rankings have created a tough draw for 17-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer at the Australian Open. Federer slipped to No. 17 in the rankings this week after Grigor Dimitrov won the Brisbane International and moved up to No. 15. The Australian Open

STORRS, Conn. — UConn may have found the answer to its offensive problems by looking inside to its senior front line. Kentan Facey scored a career-high 23 points and pulled down 10 rebounds Wednesday night to lead the Huskies to their second straight conference win, 73-59 over Temple. The 6-foot-10 forward hit nine of his