Новости за 03.03.2017

NEW YORK — With three kids and constant travel for work, John Hussey jumped at the chance to play an open-world adventure game like “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild” anywhere, anytime. After he heard about the Nintendo Switch, a hybrid game machine that works as both a console at home and a

Every once in a while, Nolan Arenado runs across a story that mentions his name and makes him shake his head. “I don’t know where some of it comes from,” the Colorado Rockies All-Star third baseman laughed. Being the face of a franchise and doing so many cool things, facts sometimes get intermingled with good

WASHINGTON — One by one, several Federal Reserve officials have signaled in recent days that the Fed is ready to resume raising interest rates as soon as this month. The question is whether the official who matters most — Chair Janet Yellen — will add her own voice to that impression. When Yellen speaks Friday

MEXICO CITY — Dustin Johnson thought he had the altitude figured out. He made four birdies on the back nine at Chapultepec Golf Club and was 2-under par at the turn, right about where he was expected to be in his debut as the No. 1 player in the world at the Mexico Championship. The

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s foreign minister said Friday that forces within the state in Germany are working to prevent Turkish leaders from campaigning there for a “yes” vote in a referendum to increase the president’s powers — a claim quickly rejected by the government in Berlin. Mevlut Cavusoglu made the comments a day after local

EUGENE, Ore. — Sabrina Ionescu scored 22 points and Ruthy Hebard had a double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds and Oregon pulled away from Arizona for a 70-63 win Thursday night in a first round game of the Pac 12 Conference Tournament. No. 6 seed Oregon (19-12) advanced to play third seed Washington Friday

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Sentencing has been delayed for a man convicted of fatally shooting a police officer in Memphis, Tennessee, during a chaotic raid of his home. Judge James Beasley on Friday postponed the sentencing of 25-year-old Treveno Campbell to March 28 in Shelby County Criminal Court. Defense lawyer William Massey said a presentencing report

SEOUL, South Korea — Asian shares slipped Friday as investors awaited a speech by Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen later in the day. South Korea’s Kospi fell 1.1 percent on worries that deployment of a U.S. missile defense system will hurt ties with China, its largest trading partner. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 index fell

ISLAMABAD — West Indies star Darren Sammy is among five foreign players ready to travel to Lahore if his franchise Peshawar Zalmi qualifies for the Pakistan Super League final. Peshawar team owner Javed Afridi on Friday said his contracted non-Pakistani players — captain Sammy, Dawid Malan, Samit Patel, Marlon Samuels and Chris Jordan — had

LOS ANGELES — Kings captain Anze Kopitar snapped a 13-game goal drought in regulation and scored again in the shootout, leading Los Angeles back from a two-goal deficit in the third period for a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night. Kopitar and Tanner Pearson scored early in the third to tie

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe says floods have killed 246 people and left nearly 2,000 homeless since December. The southern African country has appealed to international donors for $100 million to help those affected by the floods, which have washed away some bridges and roads and cut off some communities from surrounding areas. Saviour Kasukuwere, Zimbabwe’s

PORTLAND, Ore. — Damian Lillard had 33 points, including a key 3-pointer with just under three minutes to go, and the Portland Trail Blazers rallied for a 114-109 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night. Russell Westbrook scored 45 points on 12-of-36 shooting for the Thunder, who had their four-game winning streak snapped.

CHICAGO — When street-gang thieves slipped with ease into a Norfolk Southern rail yard on Chicago’s South Side and ripped locks off one train, they likely expected to see merchandise like toys or tennis shoes. What they beheld instead was a gangster’s jackpot: box after box of brand new guns. The guns had been en

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Marcus Sorensen snapped a second-period tie with his first NHL goal and the San Jose Sharks beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 on Thursday night, ending a six-game home losing streak to their Pacific Division rivals. Mikkel Boedker and Logan Couture also scored for the Sharks, who have won four of five

SALT LAKE CITY — Sedrick Barefield scored 14 and Utah defeated California 74-44 in Pac-12 action on Thursday night. The Utes stayed alive in their pursuit of a first-round bye in the conference tournament. The top four teams in the standings earn a bye and Utah (19-10, 10-7) and Cal (19-10, 10-7) are now tied

BEIRUT — A major assault on the Islamic State group’s self-proclaimed capital of Raqqa is expected to begin in the coming weeks, but various military forces eyeing the northern Syrian city are bitterly divided. Here’s a look at the players: SYRIAN KURDS The U.S.-backed Syria Democratic Forces — a Kurdish-led alliance that includes Arab tribesmen

BEIRUT — A major battle to liberate the Islamic State group’s stronghold of Raqqa in northern Syria is looming, with U.S. officials looking to build on momentum from victories on the battlefields of Mosul in Iraq. The Pentagon has drawn up a secret plan to do that, likely leaning on local allies with stepped-up American

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Ridge Shipley scored 17 points, Donovan Fields added 14 more and Cal Poly hung on for a 76-70 win over Cal State Northridge on Thursday night. The Mustangs were 9 for 10 from the foul line in the final 70 seconds and finished 24 for 32 for the game. Luke

DAVIS, Calif. — Brynton Lemar scored 19 points, 12 from 3-point range, and Lawrence White and Chima Moneke each scored 14 and UC Davis upended Hawaii 68-59 on Thursday. Hawaii shot just one free throw in the game; a miss by Gibson Johnson. Lemar’s 3-pointer with 7:30 left gave UC Davis (19-11, 11-4 Big West)

LOS ANGELES — The president of the film academy has sent an email to its members telling them they have much to be proud of after this year’s Oscars ceremony, and reassuring them changes will be made to avoid a repeat of problems like the botched best-picture announcement that closed the show. An Academy of

FULLERTON, Calif. — Tre’ Coggins scored 20 points with five 3-pointers as Cal State-Fullerton defeated UC Santa Barbara 65-54 on Thursday night. Coggins hit his first 3 a little over a minute into the game, sparking a getaway 16-4 run as Fullerton grabbed an early double-digit lead. Santa Barbara came as close as 35-32 on

SEATTLE — Alexys Swedlund had a career-best 23 points on 9-of-14 shooting, including four 3-pointers, Caila Hailey scored seven of her career-high 17 points in the fourth quarter and Washington State rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat Colorado 79-78 in the Pac-12 Tournament on Thursday night. Kayla Washington tied her career-best with 12 points,

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Zeek Woodley scored a game-high 24 points and Devonte Hall added 16 and Northwestern State surprised Stephen F. Austin with a 72-67 win Thursday night pulling away in the waning seconds. Northwestern State (12-16, 6-11 Southland) closed the game with 5-0 run in the final 94 seconds on an Ishmael Lane layup,

BEIJING — Beijing’s escalating condemnation of South Korea over a U.S. anti-missile system has triggered protests against a popular retail giant and a reported ban on Chinese tour groups visiting the country, apparent signs that Beijing plans to make Seoul pay an economic price over a move than China says threatens its security. Protests in

ROCK HILL, S.C. — Tyrell Nelson scored 16 points and led four in double figures and Gardner-Webb clobbered High Point 91-55 Thursday night in a Big South Conference quarterfinal just a week after eking out a two-point win at High Point in overtime. DJ Laster scored 12 points, Liam O’Reilly 11, and David Efianayi 10