Новости за 13.05.2017

ASHBURN, Va. — The other rookie running back out of Oklahoma is ready to run through NFL defenders. Samaje Perine didn’t get nearly the attention before the draft as Joe Mixon. But the fourth-round pick of the Washington Redskins has the capability of starting as a rookie or at least sharing the load with undrafted

BATTLE GROUND, Ind. — An investment group has bought a long-abandoned hotel that has been an eyesore along Interstate 65 near Lafayette, with plans to strip the building down to its concrete structure in hopes of finding a buyer. The four-story building that opened in 1972 as a Holiday Inn has been closed since 2003.

GENEVA, Ill. — Officers fatally shot an armed jail inmate and freed his hostage at hospital in northern Illinois on Saturday, several hours after the inmate stole a gun from the correction’s officer guarding him, authorities said. A SWAT team quickly moved in to Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in Geneva after negotiations broke down with

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Jake Butt has no regrets and one thing to prove. The former Michigan star and Denver Broncos rookie wants to show he’s the best tight end of the 2017 NFL draft class even though six were selected ahead of him, including three in the first round. Butt was considered a first-rounder, too,

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays got another home run from Jose Bautista. The Seattle Mariners lost another starting pitcher to an injury. So it was more of the same for each team. Bautista hit a three-run shot and Kendrys Morales also went deep, helping Toronto beat Seattle 7-2 on Saturday for its sixth win

ST. LOUIS — ST. LOUIS — The Chicago Cubs bought the contract of Ian Happ from Triple-A Iowa and put the outfielder in the starting lineup against St. Louis for his major league debut. The Cubs also optioned pitcher Felix Pena to Iowa on Saturday. Chicago is short on outfielders, and Happ got the start

Forward Mallory Pugh, who left UCLA to pursue a professional career, has been acquired by the Washington Spirit of the National Women’s Soccer League. The 19-year-old Pugh recently became an allocated U.S. Soccer player. The federation allocates national team players throughout the league and pays their salaries, and the Spirit had the top spot in

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Derrick Johnson’s right Achilles tendon is doing good enough to press a gas pedal. He hopes it’s good enough to play football by late July. The Chiefs linebacker was the honorary pace car driver for Saturday night’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway, the first time he’s ever attended a

BOSTON — Nothing complicated about Chris Sale’s strong start with the Boston Red Sox. It’s just more of the same from his time with the White Sox. Sale struck out 12 while pitching seven solid innings and Mookie Betts hit a two-run homer, leading the Red Sox to a 6-3 victory over the Tampa Bay

NEW YORK — The cyberextortion attack hitting dozens of countries spread quickly and widely thanks to an unusual confluence of factors: a known and highly dangerous security hole in Microsoft Windows, tardy users who didn’t apply Microsoft’s March software fix, and a software design that allowed the malware to spread quickly once inside university, business

LISBON, Portugal — Benfica routed Vitoria Guimaraes 5-0 to win a club-record fourth straight Portuguese league title on Saturday. Benfica lifted the trophy with one round to go by opening an eight-point lead over FC Porto, which hosts Pacos Ferreira on Sunday and can only get within two points of the rival if it wins

INDIANAPOLIS — Mario Andretti showed everyone just how far technology has come in the world of racing. On Saturday, the 77-year-old racing icon made a late pass in the grass and pulled away from Sam Schmidt in the final straightaway on the Indy track to win a semi-autonomous car race, an exhibition event where the

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis has effectively dismissed reports of continuing apparitions of the Virgin Mary at the Medjugorje shrine in southern Bosnia, saying the visions “don’t have much value” even if the shrine itself has helped Catholics find God. Francis provided the first-ever details about the contentious process that has been under

NEW YORK — It’s worth more than an ounce of gold right now, it’s completely digital and it’s the currency of choice for the cyberattackers who crippled computer networks around the world in recent days. When the attackers’ “ransomware” sprang into action, it held victims hostage by encrypting their data and demanding they send payments

JOHANNESBURG — A Nigerian archbishop has become president of the Lutheran church. Archbishop Musa Panti Filibus was elected as head of the Lutheran World Federation on Saturday at an assembly held in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. Filibus, 57, is the second church leader from Africa to lead the Lutheran federation since it was founded

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Baltimore Orioles outfielder Adam Jones says the widely condemned racial insult hurled at him at Fenway Park illustrates the need for dialogue about race and for fans to police each other. He says he is trying to grapple with the reality that “people aren’t afraid to show ugliness and hate right

MANCHESTER, England — The swagger has returned to their play. The wins and the goals are piling up. Arsene Wenger, a target of abuse for much of the season, was even greeted with rapturous applause as he walked toward the fans. Things are looking up for Arsenal as the team makes its traditional end-of-season charge

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis acknowledged Saturday that the Vatican has a 2,000-case backlog in processing clerical sex abuse cases and says criticism of the slow pace was justified. But he says more staff are being added and insists the Vatican is “on the right path.” Francis was making his first comments about

WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals have agreed to terms with four-time All-Star outfielder Bryce Harper on a contract for the 2018 season. General manager Mike Rizzo announced the deal Saturday but did not disclose terms. Harper would have been eligible for arbitration. Harper can still be a free agent after the 2018 season, but agreeing

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s official IRNA news agency is reporting that a 5.7 magnitude earthquake has jolted a remote area in the northeast of the country. The Saturday report said the epicenter of the quake was the town of Pishqaleh, with a population of about 2,000 people, some 800 kilometers (498 miles) northeast of the capital

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis says he won’t try to convince U.S. President Donald Trump to soften his policies on immigration and the environment when they meet this month, but wants instead to find common ground and work for peace. Francis said proselytizing isn’t his style — in politics or religion. Speaking to

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — Cavaliers backup center Walter Tavares broke his right hand during practice this week. While the injury isn’t expected to hurt Cleveland going forward, it reinforced coach Tyronn Lue’s plan not to scrimmage while the defending champions await an opponent in the Eastern Conference finals. The 7-foot-3 Tavares, who was signed on the

WESTERLY, R.I. — A Rhode Island YMCA being sued by a mother who says the agency wouldn’t allow her to breastfeed in public says it had developed a policy allowing mothers to breastfeed in the facility in response to her complaint. The American Civil Liberties Union said Friday it filed a lawsuit against the Ocean

LONDON — Two-time world player of the year Carli Lloyd will return to the United States with at least one winner’s medal from her short stint at Manchester City after helping the team beat Birmingham 4-1 in the final of the Women’s FA Cup on Saturday. The U.S captain scored City’s third goal in front

STOKE, England — Olivier Giroud scored twice and Alexis Sanchez netted his 50th English Premier League goal as Arsenal beat Stoke 4-1 to maintain its push for Champions League qualification on Saturday. Mesut Ozil grabbed the other goal for Arsenal, whose swagger is returning as it attempts to hunt down Liverpool and Manchester City for