Новости за 13.01.2017

After putting on skates for 27 years, Brandon Dubinsky doesn’t mind not having to lace ’em up twice on game days anymore. Coach John Tortorella eyed the age-old hockey tradition of morning skates and eliminated them. His Columbus Blue Jackets are atop the NHL standings, and they may be leading the charge to kill morning

LYONS, Ind. — The reward has gone up for information after conservation officers say a whooping crane that scientists were tracking was found fatally shot in west-central Indiana. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources said Friday afternoon that the reward now stands at $6,500. Indiana conservation officers say they’ve partnered with groups including the International

DETROIT — Japanese auto supplier Takata Corp. on Friday agreed to plead guilty and pay $1 billion in fines and restitution over a lengthy scheme to conceal a deadly defect in millions of air bags. Three former Takata executives were also indicted in the case. Automakers have recalled 42 million cars equipped with 69 million

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will decide whether venture capitalist Charles Kokesh has to return millions in investor dollars he used to pay himself and other advisers. The justices said Friday they will review lower court rulings that said Kokesh must pay the Securities and Exchange Commission $34.9 million in “ill-gotten gains” taken before his

BASEL, Switzerland — A Turkish court has remanded in custody two Chinese citizens over their alleged links to a deadly gun attack on an Istanbul nightclub. In a report Friday, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency named the two suspects as Omar Asim and Abuliezi Abuduhamiti. They are accused of membership in an “armed terror organization” and

PITTSBURGH — No quibbling over Gerrit Cole’s salary this season. The quibbling over closer Tony Watson’s salary is heading to a arbitration panel. The Pittsburgh Pirates and their young ace reached agreement Friday on a one-year deal that will pay Cole $3.75 million in 2017. That’s a significant bump over the $541,000 Cole made in

BOSTON — Students of the now-shuttered American Career Institute will have more than $30 million in federal student loans forgiven under a deal announced by Massachusetts’ attorney general. Attorney General Maura Healey asked the U.S. Department of Education to cancel the loan obligations after her office sued the for-profit school over fraud allegations and the

GREENVILLE, N.C. — East Carolina says basketball coach Jeff Lebo will have hip surgery Monday and be out indefinitely. Athletic director Jeff Compher said Friday that assistant coach Michael Perry will take over starting with the Pirates’ visit to Connecticut on Jan. 22. Compher says it was obvious that Lebo was in pain after he

SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners have agreed to terms on 2017 contracts with left-hander Drew Smyly and outfielder Jarrod Dyson after acquiring them in trades earlier this month. The Mariners also reached deals with outfielder Leonys Martin, infielder Danny Valencia, left-hander James Paxton and right-handers Evan Scribner and Nick Vincent. Seattle has no more players

SAN FRANCISCO — Keeping Eduardo Nunez healthy and in the lineup could mean so much for San Francisco’s infield and its chances. Nunez reached a $4.2 million, one-year agreement with the Giants on Friday to avoid arbitration. Right-handed reliever George Kontos received a $1.75 million contract and left-hander Will Smith earned $2.5 million as the

MIAMI — The Marlins have rewarded reliable All-Star closer A.J. Ramos with a $6.55 million contract as Miami reached agreement on one-year deals with five of its six arbitration-eligible players Friday. Ramos recorded 40 saves in 2016 and is expected to anchor a bullpen that could be the Marlins’ strength. His new deal includes a

ROME — Alitalia and Air Malta have called off talks aimed at making Alitalia a 49 percent shareholder in Malta’s national carrier. Both airlines in a joint statement Friday said the “current changing landscape in the airline industry was not ideal” for such a move. They said both airlines would concentrate on “current challenges without

SALT LAKE CITY — Leonardo DiCaprio’s foundation is chipping in to support a new national monument in southern Utah that’s been a flashpoint in the debate over public land use in the West, officials said Friday. His environmental group is one of several donating to create the $1.5 million Bears Ears Community Engagement Fund, which

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The AFC divisional playoff game between the Steelers and Chiefs on Sunday has been moved from an early afternoon kickoff to primetime because of an ice storm due to hit the Kansas City area this weekend. The game was originally scheduled to kick off at 12:05 p.m. Central time. It will

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — A former leader of a violent suburban New York street gang has been sentenced to three consecutive life sentences plus 145 years. Raphael Osborne also is known as Gusto. He was convicted last April of charges including attempted murder, racketeering, witness retaliation and robbery. Federal prosecutors say the 31-year-old led the

ATLANTA — Al Horford knows this won’t be just another game tonight. The four-time All-Star is returning to Philips Arena for the first time with a new team, and many are still adjusting to the fact that he no longer plays for the Atlanta Hawks. After nine seasons as a franchise cornerstone, Horford left for

DENVER — The Colorado Rockies and Gold Glove third baseman Nolan Arenado avoided arbitration Friday by agreeing to a $29.5 million, two-year contract. Arenado will make $11.75 million this season and $17.75 million in 2018. He’ll have one year of arbitration eligibility remaining for 2019, after which he would become eligible for free agency. Arenado

INDIANAPOLIS — A homeless man convicted in the fatal beating of an Indianapolis pizza delivery man has been sentenced to 68 years in prison. A Marion County judge on Friday sentenced 29-year-old Jeremiah Roberts. A jury had convicted him in December of murder and robbery. Prosecutors say Roberts and an accomplice, Derek Romano, lured 49-year-old

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo considers Serbia’s effort to launch a rail link between the two countries as a provocation and an aggressive violation of its sovereignty. The Serbian government announced Friday it will launch a railway link between Belgrade and northern Mitrovica in Kosovo, where most of the country’s ethnic Serb minority is located. Kosovo

ROME — Italy says it has expelled a Tunisian who allegedly was in contact with an Islamic State group member with links to the Berlin attacker. The Interior Ministry said Friday that the 32-year-old Tunisian, who was living in Ancona, Italy, praised IS on his Facebook page and was in contact with a fellow Tunisian

DENVER — The Environmental Protection Agency won’t repay claims totaling over $1.2 billion for economic damages from a mine waste spill the agency accidentally triggered in Colorado, saying the law prohibits it. The EPA said Friday the claims could be refiled in federal court, or Congress could authorize payments. But government attorneys concluded the EPA

SPRINGDALE, Ark. — More than 21,000 students enjoyed what will essentially be counted as a “snow day” on an Arkansas school district’s calendar — except that temperatures were in the 60s. A break in a main water line serving much of Springdale burst early Thursday, interrupting service for 25 of the district’s 31 schools. Service

NEW YORK — Calixto Bieito’s Metropolitan Opera debut has been canceled in what the company said was a cost-saving measure. The Met’s 2017-18 schedule has been set to include a staging by the provocative Spanish director of Verdi’s “La Forza del Destino,” a production first seen at the English National Opera in November 2015. The

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee and Vanderbilt are dealing with growing pains that have left both programs in serious need of a victory. Vanderbilt is adapting to a new coaching staff, while Tennessee is relying heavily on first-year players. The in-state rivals carry .500 records into Saturday’s matchup in Nashville. Tennessee (8-8, 1-3 SEC) has lost

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s inaugural welcome concert next week will feature country star Toby Keith, singer Jennifer Holliday and actor Jon Voight, organizers announced Friday. The names add some celebrity flavor to an inaugural lineup that so far has been noticeably short on star power, with organizers insisting that Trump himself is the celebrity in