Новости за 19.03.2017

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Jay Berger is resigning as the United States Tennis Association Player Development’s head of men’s tennis. Berger had served in the position since its creation in 2008. The USTA announced Sunday that he would continue in his role until June to assist with his successor’s transition. Under Berger, the number of

SPENCER, Ind. — Police are investigating the origin of stray bullets that have struck two homes located north of the Precision Gun Range in Owen County. The Bloomington Herald-Times reports (http://bit.ly/2nABR7w ) that the gun range has temporarily closed as officers from the Indiana State Police and the Owen County Sheriff’s Department look into complaints

MUNCIE, Ind. — A new report shows that Delaware County is the Indiana county with the highest percentage of children living in poverty. The Kids Count in Indiana 2017 Data Book shows that 31.2 percent of children up to age 17 were living in poverty in the central Indiana county. The report cites 2015 statistics

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Phoenix guard Devin Booker is sitting out Sunday’s game against the Detroit Pistons because of a sore right ankle. The Suns are also without guard Ronnie Price (left leg), guard Leandro Barbosa (illness) and forward Dragan Bender (right ankle). Booker shot 9 of 39 from the field over his previous two

JAMESTOWN, N.D. — J.C. Penney has listed three North Dakota stores among the 138 U.S. locations the retailer plans to close in the coming months. In North Dakota, the stores set to close are in Dickinson, Jamestown and Wahpeton. The department store chain listed the locations on Friday. The closing are part of a plan

AGAWAM, Mass. — A new kind of roller coaster experience is set to premiere next month at Six Flags New England. The Galactic Attack Virtual Realty Coaster is billed as a fully immersive, virtual riding experience on the Agawam park’s iconic Mind Eraser coaster. When riders board and put on Samsung Gear VR headsets, they’ll

MIAMI — Six-time champion Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the upcoming Miami Open because of a lingering right elbow injury. In a statement Sunday, Djokovic said the injury has bothered him for months and worsened in the past week. He beat Kei Nishikori in last year’s final. Djokovic’s most recent match was a loss to

The short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves were in desperate need of a versatile forward to help make up for an injury to key role player Nemanja Bjelica. As luck would have it, a replacement was waiting right there for them when they arrived in New Orleans to play the Pelicans this weekend. The Timberwolves agreed to terms

STARKVILLE, Miss. — Mississippi State’s role players have become stars and the stars are often role players. Bulldogs’ coach Vic Schaefer saw a 29-win team that was struggling on offense going into the NCAA Tournament and blew up the playing rotation in mid-March. The results, at least so far, have been fantastic. Blair Schaefer scored

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Maryland was already enjoying a heck of a second quarter when Destiny Slocum scrambled in position to take a buzzer-beating shot. Squaring up from just outside the opposite arc, Slocum stretched both arms behind her head and let the ball fly. Swish! Slocum’s 70-foot shot capped a pivotal run, and the

BARCELONA, Spain — Lionel Messi scored his 40th and 41st goals in all competitions this season to lead Barcelona to a 4-2 victory over 10-man Valencia in the Spanish league on Sunday. Back in Camp Nou for the first time since its 6-1 victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, Barcelona got another outstanding

PITTSBURGH — A moment of reconciliation more than 15 years in the making allowed the Pittsburgh Penguins to pay tribute to an important part of their past. Then Sidney Crosby and the precocious kids who play alongside him provided a thrilling reminder of just how good the defending Stanley Cup champions have it in the

NEWARK, N.J. — Making the playoffs for the third time in franchise history is just the first step for the Columbus Blue Jackets. There’s much more serious work ahead for coach John Tortorella and his team in the next few weeks: making a run at the Stanley Cup. Lukas Sedlak and Brandon Dubinsky scored on

PALMETTO, Fla. — Florida police say a 47-year-old who was reported missing by friends was killed by her daughter’s boyfriend. The Bradenton Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2mi1Oby) 26-year-old Roy Nichols Jr. was arrested early Saturday in a West Virginia truck stop along with Tricia Freeman’s daughter. Palmetto Police Chief Scott Tyler said Sunday that Nichols Jr. faces

PHILADELPHIA — Save this performance for the highlight reel: Clutch shots. A raucous home crowd. The type of comeback that embodies a team’s toughness. Yes, it was a victory in a festive atmosphere worthy of a playoff bound team, though it was the so-so 76ers — not first-place Boston — that made a dogged push

PEORIA, Ariz. — Hunter Renfroe is hoping a smashing start to his major league career late last season will turn into big success this year. Renfroe made his debut last Sept. 21 and went 9 for 22 with three home runs and 13 RBIs for the San Diego Padres in the final six games. That

This down year for Big Ten basketball just might end on an up note in the NCAA Tournament. Eighth-seeded Wisconsin took out No. 1 overall seed and defending national champion Villanova in a second-round game Saturday, and No. 7 Michigan ousted No. 2 Louisville on Sunday. In between, No. 4 Purdue defeated No. 5 Iowa

MANCHESTER, England — With their top strikers absent, there were concerns that Manchester United and Tottenham could stumble in their push for Champions League qualification from the English Premier League. No need to worry. United defied the absence of the suspended Zlatan Ibrahimovic — and fatigue because of its hectic fixture schedule — to beat

NEW YORK — In May 2002, Associated Press National Writer Jerry Schwartz interviewed the famously blunt-yet-lyric author and columnist Jimmy Breslin about his life and work. Breslin died Sunday at age 88. The following story was originally published on May 25, 2002: At 73, he’s no longer the hulking Irish wild man of yore. He’s

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina State hopes it caught a rising star by hiring Kevin Keatts. The 44-year-old’s career has been on the fast track: Six years after leaving his job at a prep school in Virginia, he earned his first head coaching job at a power conference school. During his formal introduction Sunday as

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Glen Campbell’s wife says Alzheimer’s disease has robbed the 80-year-old singer’s ability to play guitar. But Kim Campbell tells The Tennessean (http://tnne.ws/2mgkkRQ ) that her husband occasionally breaks into a solo air guitar routine, which she says is “kind of fun.” Glen Campbell was diagnosed with the brain-ravaging disease in 2011 and

NEW YORK — Dirk Nowitzki kept Dallas ahead with his consistent play, and J.J. Barea put away the Mavericks’ win with a burst at the end. Nowitzki had 23 points and nine rebounds, Barea scored 20 and the Mavericks beat the Brooklyn Nets 111-104 Sunday. The Mavericks led 94-92 with more than five minutes left

HELSINKI — Swedish police and rescue officials say that three young people were killed in a collision of two cars in northern Sweden, and six others have been injured. Ulf Axelsson, head of rescue operations, said that at least two of the injured were children in child seats. He gave no further details. The crash

Chuck Berry’s death came just weeks before the debut single off his first new studio album in nearly four decades was scheduled to go on sale, a friend of the rock ‘n’ roll legend said. Joe Edwards, the owner of the Blueberry Hill club in St. Louis where Berry performed regularly, said the tracks he

BEIT SHEMESH, Israel — In a cavernous warehouse where Israel stores its archaeological treasures, an ancient burial box is inscribed with the name of Jesus. Not THAT Jesus. Archaeologists in Israel say Jesus was a common name in the Holy Land 2,000 years ago, and that they have found about 30 ancient burial boxes inscribed