Новости за 22.02.2017

NEW YORK — Meryl Davis and Charlie White won’t be defending their Olympic ice dance gold medal in South Korea. They’re confident they are leaving U.S. chances in good hands. The Sochi champions haven’t competed for three seasons, so their announcement Wednesday hardly was a surprise. But their decision, even as archrivals Tessa Virtue and

MARSEILLE, France — Daniil Medvedev upset eighth-seeded Benoit Paire 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (4) in the first round of the Open 13 on Wednesday, and defending champion Nick Kyrgios advanced to the quarterfinals. The 21-year-old Medvedev rallied from a double break down in the decider after breaking his French opponent when Paire served for the match

GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Carmelo Anthony hasn’t heard anything from the New York Knicks that makes him believe he’s being traded. A day before the NBA’s trade deadline, Anthony said Wednesday that he expects to remain with the Knicks, since they’ve given him no indication they’re looking to deal their All-Star forward. “I haven’t heard anything,”

LAS VEGAS — A Florida man has been jailed on felony and misdemeanor charges after he fired a shot during a fight between the hip hop music group Migos and rapper Sean Kingston outside a Las Vegas Strip convention center, police said Wednesday. The gunshot was fired in the air and no one was reported

There have been great movies about Hollywood almost as long as Hollywood has been making them. Damien Chazelle’s much-Oscar nominated “La La Land” is part of a grand tradition going back beyond “Singin’ in the Rain” and running past “Mulholland Drive.” Some have even inspired their own movies. “Sullivan’s Travels,” Preston Sturges’ great 1941 satire

HAVANA — A group of Cuban dissidents on Wednesday recognized the secretary-general of the Organization of American States for defending human rights in their country even though the government denied him entry to attend the ceremony. About a dozen dissidents and diplomats from the U.S., Czech Republic and Sweden honored Luis Almagro at the home

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Eduardo Nunez finally got a chance to play regularly last season — and made the most of it. Nunez had career highs with 141 games, 553 at-bats, 159 hits, 16 home runs, 40 stolen bases and 67 RBIs. After five years in predominantly a utility role off the bench, Nunez got regular

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations needs $4.4 billion by the end of March to prevent catastrophic hunger and famine in South Sudan, Nigeria, Somalia and Yemen, yet just $90 million has been collected so far, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday. With over 20 million people at risk of starvation over the next six months

WICHITA, Kan. — A Mexican woman who tried to hide a gun her boyfriend used to fatally shoot a Kansas teenager has been deported. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brent Anderson said Wednesday that 22-year-old Azucena Garcia-Ferniza was deported Friday. Garcia-Ferniza was sentenced in December to the 15 months she had been in custody after pleading guilty

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee coach Holly Warlick says she’s “hopeful” that Diamond DeShields will be able to play Thursday against Florida, a week after the junior guard left the court on a stretcher. DeShields participated in a portion of the Tennessee practice sessions that were open to the media Wednesday. She missed Tennessee’s 59-46 victory

MADRID — It took less than 10 minutes for Real Madrid to throw away a chance to increase its lead in the Spanish league. Madrid failed to recover after conceding two early goals on Wednesday, losing 2-1 at Valencia to remain only one point ahead of Barcelona, although it still has a game in hand.

YAOUNDE, Cameroon — A Cameroon official says a suicide bomber has killed at least one person near the country’s border with Nigeria. Far North Cameroon Governor Midjiyawa Bakari says Wednesday’s attack in Wouro Dole village is just the most recent in the country’s north by Boko Haram Islamic extremists. The insurgency is based in neighboring

TULSA, Okla. — Not far from a gleaming $183 million arena and other signs of a midsize city striving to become something more, smooth pavement gives way to potholes, rusted fences and shuttered storefronts. They’re the remnants of what was once known as Tulsa’s Black Wall Street, before one of the worst race riots in

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Authorities say the man suspected of killing rapper and record-producer T-Pain’s niece has been found dead from an apparent suicide. Tallahassee police reported Tuesday night that they found the body of 25-year-old Tavon Jackson almost six months after police identified him as the suspect in the slaying of 23-year-old Javona Glover. T-Pain,

KADUNA, Nigeria — Police say gunmen have kidnapped two Germans from a village in northern Nigeria. Assistant Superintendent of Police Aliyu Usman with the Kaduna Police Command confirmed that gunmen took archaeologist Peter Breunig and associate Johannes Behringer from Jenjela village in Kaduna state on Wednesday morning. Usman says police are working with villagers to

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Qfter he took Nationals’ job in November 2015, Washington manager Dusty Baker made a call to Tanner Roark and asked the pitcher his preferred role. “He had won 14 or 15 the first year and was moved to the bullpen,” Baker recalled. “He said, ‘I want to start.” I told

Georgia is facing the difficult task of finding a way to win without its best player. Coach Mark Fox said the normal “next man up” plan doesn’t fit the challenge of replacing injured top scorer Yante Maten in the team’s final four regular-season games. More than one player will be needed to fill the void

SAINT-ETIENNE, France — Former UEFA president Michel Platini has returned to a soccer stadium for the first time since being handed a four-year suspension in 2016. The France great watched from the stands as Saint-Etienne was knocked out of the Europa League by Manchester United on Wednesday. Platini, who played for Saint-Etienne from 1979-82, is

PORTLAND, Maine — The governor has asked Republican President Donald Trump to undo Democratic former President Barack Obama’s designation of a national monument and give back the land that was donated for it. Republican Gov. Paul LePage asked Trump to take the unprecedented step of returning land in the northern part of the state to

JUPITER, Fla. — The Marlins held Ichiro Suzuki out of workouts following an outfield collision during what officials termed a “communications drill.” Ichiro was kneed in the quadriceps on Tuesday by fellow outfielder Brandon Barnes, sending the 43-year-old Ichiro tumbling to the ground. Marlins manager Don Mattingly says he believes Ichiro will “be OK.” Barnes

LOS ANGELES — Ryan Eggold is ready for more action in NBC’s “The Blacklist: Redemption.” Eggold’s character, Tom Keen, grew into a key part of mothership “The Blacklist.” Now Tom and Famke Janssen’s Susan “Scottie” Hargrave are front and center in “Redemption,” two people with dark pasts who are intent on righting wrongs, not committing

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns have again assigned forward Derrick Jones Jr. to Northern Arizona, its affiliate in the NBA Development League. Jones was the runner-up to Glenn Robinson III in the NBA Slam Dunk competition over the weekend. This is Jones’ seventh assignment of the season. He has averaged 14.6 points on 49 percent

WASHINGTON — Bacteria live on everyone’s skin, and new research shows some friendly germs produce natural antibiotics that ward off their disease-causing cousins. Now scientists are mixing the good bugs into lotions in hopes of spreading protection. In one early test, those customized creams guarded five patients with a kind of itchy eczema against risky

LONDON — The Latest on the Brit Awards ceremony (all times local): 9:42 p.m. The Brit Award for album of the year has been awarded to David Bowie for “Blackstar.” It is the latest posthumous honor for Bowie, and the second Brit Award he won Wednesday. His son, film director Duncan Jones, accepted the award

PARIS — Criticized by manager Jose Mourinho for being over-confident in the first leg at Old Trafford, Manchester United’s players put on a fine display of focus and discipline on Wednesday to beat Saint-Etienne 1-0 and reach the last 16 of the Europa League with a 4-0 aggregate win. The Red Devils traveled to France