Новости за 19.05.2017

SAN DIEGO — Eric Sogard reached San Diego and all but grabbed a surfboard. “You just got to try and ride the wave,” the shortstop said. Sogard had his second four-hit game in three days and drove in three runs, leading the Milwaukee Brewers over the San Diego Padres 4-2 on Thursday. Sogard is hitting

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaragua is denying that a recently activated land-based satellite station donated by Russia has the purpose of spying on the region or the United States. Orlando Castillo is director of Nicaragua’s state-run telecommunications company. He says the station known as Glonass aims to help tackle drug trafficking, natural disasters, global warming and

Spirit Airlines says canceled flights have dropped sharply since a judge intervened in a dispute with the pilots’ union over an alleged work slowdown. Spirit canceled 300 flights the first week of May and blamed pilots, who it said refused overtime flying to pressure the airline in contract negotiations. According to FlightAware, in the last

MOUNT BALDY, Calif. — Andrew Talansky’s consolation prize was merely a signature victory on arguably the most famous climb in North America, the grueling ascent of Mount Baldy during the Tour of California. The American rider sprinted clear of overall leader Rafal Majka as the duo approached the top Thursday, throwing his arms in the

WASHINGTON — The National Portrait Gallery is putting a portrait of John F. Kennedy on display in celebration of the 100th anniversary of his birth. The pastel portrait by Shirley Seltzer Cooper will go on display Friday in the museum’s “Celebrate” space. It will remain on view through July 9. The slain 35th U.S. president

INDIANAPOLIS — John Andretti can’t shake the sound from his head. The haunting sound of a machine pumping toxic chemicals into his system as part of chemotherapy. “I wake up in the middle of the night and I sit and listen to this pump going and know this pump is poison,” Andretti said. “I hear

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Lexi Thompson had six birdies in a seven-hole stretch and finished with a 6-under 65 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in the Kingsmill Championship. Playing her third tournament since losing the ANA Inspiration in a playoff after being penalized four strokes for a rules violation that a TV viewer spotted,

MIAMI — A Miami company is recalling 6,000 pounds (more than 2,700 kilograms) of cheese from California stores because of possible bacterial contamination. A Food and Drug Administration news release says the affected Queso Duro Blando brand cheese, distributed by La Nica Products Inc., has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected

NEW YORK — Even talks to speed the pace of Major League Baseball games are going slowly. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said management will speak some more with the players’ association before deciding whether to push ahead with initiatives to speed games in 2018. The average time of a nine-inning game is a record 3

INDIANAPOLIS — Jay Howard topped the speed charts at Indianapolis 500 practice Thursday with a fast lap of 226.744 mph while Honda cars claimed nine of the fastest 11 speeds during the session. Ryan Hunter-Reay, the 2014 winner at Indy, was second fastest at 225.826 mph while teammates Marco Andretti (225.709) and Fernando Alonso (225.619)

BOGOTA, Colombia — Human rights groups in Colombia are calling on the International Criminal Court to investigate executives from Chiquita Brands for alleged complicity in crimes against humanity as a result of payments made to paramilitary groups more than a decade ago. Chiquita in 2007 pleaded guilty in a case brought by the U.S. Justice

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan Board of Regents has approved a new football performance center in Schembechler Hall, a $14.8 million project that includes renovations and additional space for athletic medicine, rehabilitation, wellness and nutrition. The school says funding will come from planned athletic department resources and gifts. Schembechler Hall, constructed in

OXON HILL, Md. — As Gary Russell Jr. prepares to defend his WBC featherweight belt against Oscar Escandon on Saturday night, he refuses to be distracted by the surroundings at his first hometown pro fight. Except for the nerves when his younger brothers fight on the undercard. “I can’t control what’s going on in the

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Scott McCarron delivered another finishing eagle with the lead on the line. McCarron eagled the par-5 18th hole for a 7-under 65 and a share of the opening-round lead Thursday in the first of the PGA Tour Champions’ five majors. Lee Janzen, Jeff Sluman and Miguel Angel Jimenez joined McCarron atop the

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump persists in suggesting that his 2016 campaign has been exonerated on the question of whether it colluded with Russians, even as a powerful investigation forms to look into that matter and multiple other inquiries press on. The president joined Colombian counterpart Juan Manuel Santos in a news conference Thursday. He

LOS ANGELES — Miami Marlins right-hander Tom Koehler’s demotion to the minors has been voided, and he has instead been placed on the 10-day disabled list with bursitis in his right shoulder. The move was made Thursday before the Marlins began a four-game series against the Dodgers, and was retroactive to Wednesday. Koehler was optioned

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky has announced the signings of guard Jemarl Baker and forwards Kevin Knox and Jarred Vanderbilt. Kentucky’s signings come as guard Hamidou Diallo faces Wednesday’s deadline on whether he’ll stay in the NBA draft or return to school after not playing as a mid-year enrollee. Knox, a 6-foot-9 All-American from Tampa, Florida,

In the summer of 2015, the San Antonio Spurs went shopping like they never have before. Long content to spend big money on their core while using free agency to sprinkle role players around them, the Spurs lavished a max contract on LaMarcus Aldridge, a four-time All-Star from Portland who would join Kawhi Leonard as

AUSTIN, Texas — A judge has ordered a second mental health examination of a young man suspected of stabbing four students at the University of Texas. State District Judge Tamara Needles has ordered an examination of Kendrex White independent of the one commissioned by the 21-year-old suspect’s attorneys. The Austin American-Statesman (https://atxne.ws/2rwVsU7 ) reports that

TORONTO — Canada’s government is warning it could cancel a planned purchase of 18 Super Hornet fighter jets from Boeing Co. because of U.S. Department of Commerce anti-dumping investigations against Canadian plane maker Bombardier. Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland issued the threat in a statement Thursday. She says the government is “reviewing current military procurement that

BOSTON — LeBron James did pretty much whatever he wanted to against the Celtics in the Cavaliers’ dominating win in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. He was efficient, scoring from the outside, rolling downhill and getting to the rim at will, passing to teammates and locking down Boston’s scorers when called upon. With

BOGOTA, Colombia — The latest on the political crisis in Venezuela (all times local): 4:35 p.m. The Trump administration is imposing sanctions on members of Venezuela’s Supreme Court following a series of rulings that the U.S. says has usurped power from the nation’s opposition-controlled congress and sparked a deadly wave of unrest. The U.S. Department

CHICAGO — Javier Baez hit a grand slam, Kris Bryant homered and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-5 Thursday to complete a three-game sweep. Chicago outscored Cincinnati 25-15 in the series and has 23 wins in its last 28 games against the Reds. Baez had three hits and a season-high five RBIs. He

DAYTON, Ohio — A woman has been accused of shooting two of her children in the head in Ohio and has been arrested. Police say an 8-year-old girl and a 6-year-old boy were shot Thursday morning and are hospitalized in critical condition. An 11-year-old daughter at the Dayton home at the time was unharmed. Police

ARLINGTON, Texas — Ryan Rua hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the fifth inning and the Texas Rangers stretched their MLB-best winning streak to nine games with an 8-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday. The Rangers swept through an eight-game homestand against three teams, only their second time in franchise history to do