Новости за 23.05.2017

The European Tour has reason to celebrate, as long as it can avoid comparisons. The BMW PGA Championship this week is the signature event on the European Tour schedule and will be held on a revamped West course at Wentworth that has players raving. At least before they have to put scores on their cards.

INDIANAPOLIS — The head of one Indiana’s top concert venues says it’s stepping up security measures following a suicide bombing at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, that killed 22 people. Pacers Sports & Entertainment President Rick Fuson issued a statement Tuesday saying Bankers Life Fieldhouse immediately upgraded security standards visible to the public

HAMMOND, La. — Southeastern Louisiana third baseman Taylor Schwaner has been named the Southland Conference player of the year. Schwaner hit .321 with 13 home runs, 13 doubles, four triples and 68 runs batted in during the regular season. The junior from Slidell, Louisiana, ranks seventh nationally in RBI, and is second in the conference

LONDON — Crystal Palace manager Sam Allardyce announced Tuesday that he is leaving the club after just five months and does not plan to continue his 26-year career in coaching. A season that started with Allardyce managing the England national team, before leaving after just one match in charge, ended with him guiding Palace safely

PITTSBURGH — Game days were the hardest, when the pain Martavis Bryant inflicted on himself, his family and his Pittsburgh Steeler teammates felt the most acute. So Bryant retreated and refocused. The television in the Las Vegas place he shared with his trainer Alex Fine stayed off while the Steelers went through 2016 without the

LOS ANGELES — The Latest on a man who caused a disruption on a flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu (all times local): 1:40 p.m. Experts say a Turkish national should have drawn attention from authorities hours before he caused a disturbance aboard a flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu. Aviation security experts say a

The Charlatans, “Different Days” (BMG) There are two parts to The Charlatans’ 13th album, “Different Days” — the first with sunny melodies and the other which samples their roots in Manchester’s baggy dance scene. Opener “Hey Sunrise” leads with acoustic guitars and has a melancholy air like The Church’s “Under the Milky Way.” A melody

NEW ORLEANS — Two players on New Orleans’ 2009 Super Bowl championship squad, linebacker Jonathan Vilma and guard Carl Nicks, will be the next inductees into the Saints Hall of Fame. Both players joined the Saints in 2008, Nicks as a rookie and Vilma in a trade with the New York Jets. Nicks was an

U.S. stocks rose for the fourth day in a row Tuesday as they continued to recover ground they lost last week. Banks climbed as major indexes approached record highs again. On Tuesday: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index picked up 4.40 points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,398.42. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 43.08 points,

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have signed one of their two first-round draft picks by agreeing to terms with Southern California cornerback Adoree’ Jackson. Jackson went to the Titans with the 18th overall pick in the draft. The Titans earlier had taken Western Michigan wide receiver Corey Davis with the fifth overall selection. Jackson

SINSHEIM, Germany — Hoffenheim has appointed former Germany assistant coach Hansi Flick as its managing director. Hoffenheim, which reached the Champions League playoffs after its best ever Bundesliga season, says Flick takes over on July 1, when he will share leadership duties with Peter Goerlich and Frank Briel. Alexander Rosen remains as sporting director and

Kyle Snyder made history at the Rio Olympics by becoming the youngest American wrestler to win a gold medal. The medal will soon be history as well, to be replaced by the IOC and Rio organizers because of damage. Snyder and Helen Maroulis, another U.S. gold medalist wrestler, are among a group of more than

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Coach Rick Pitino got some good news while Louisville awaits its fate after an NCAA investigation into the men’s basketball program. Forward Deng Adel has decided to return to school, withdrawing from consideration in the upcoming NBA draft. The 6-foot-7 junior could help the program weather the aftermath of any penalties along

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR announced several changes to its 2018 schedule Tuesday, including new tracks for the final 11 races of the season. Indianapolis Motor Speedway will become the 26th race of the Cup season and the final chance to set next year’s playoff field. The race will be run Sept. 9 and not be

DENVER — A man wearing claw-like gloves and clown-style makeup is suspected of stabbing and killing another man in Denver. Police say 36-year-old Christian Gulzow was arrested early Tuesday after surveillance cameras helped officers track him down. Witnesses told police that a man with white clown makeup with black streaks threatened the 29-year-old victim in

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — The WBA heavyweight title fight between Shannon Briggs and Fres Oquendo is off after former champion Briggs tested positive for high levels of testosterone. The fight was set for June 3 in Hollywood. A WBA statement said that Briggs “tested positive for testosterone following a … test as part of the WBA

DEARBORN, Michigan — Ford’s new CEO, Jim Hackett, revealed a little about his plans — and a lot about himself — when he talked to media after his appointment. Here are four of the comments the former head of Steelcase Inc. made at Ford’s Dearborn headquarters Monday and the deeper meaning behind them. What he

UNITED NATIONS — China’s U.N. ambassador said Tuesday that multiple North Korean nuclear and ballistic missile tests, with no end in sight, show the “very strong” need for new talks with Pyongyang to reduce tensions and try to achieve denuclearization. Liu Jieyi, whose country is closest to North Korea, said all progress with North Korea

TOPEKA, Kan. — The Latest on the case of a 7-year-old Kansas who was murdered and fed to pigs (all times local): 3:10 p.m. Newly released document show that Kansas received reports that a boy who ultimately was murdered and fed to pigs was being physically abused years before his death. Documents also showed Tuesday

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Joe Gomez’s run-scoring single in the bottom of the 13th inning lifted Miami past Georgia Tech 6-5 on Tuesday in the opening game of the Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament. Hunter Tackett hit a grand slam in the third and Michael Burns had a solo homer in the first for the sixth-seeded

NEW YORK — On Broadway, there’s great financial news to sing about but a sour note amid the flush times: Box offices are enjoying the highest grossing season in history but attendance has dipped after four consecutive seasons of gains. The Broadway League, the national trade association for the Broadway industry, said Tuesday that box

TORONTO — Maria Sharapova has been awarded a wild card for the Rogers Cup in August in her comeback from a 15-month doping ban. Since her return, the former No. 1 player has used wild cards to play three events on the WTA Tour. She was denied a wild card for the French Open. Rogers

ORLANDO, Fla. — An attorney for the family of singer Christina Grimmie says he will refile an amended wrongful death lawsuit against the promoter and venue where “The Voice” contestant was fatally shot. Attorney Brian Caplan said Tuesday that Grimmie’s family will file a new complaint after a Florida judge dismissed the original lawsuit. The

LONDON — Even before the suicide bombing that killed 22 people at a Manchester, England, arena Monday night, the Chicago Cubs were evaluating ways to make the area around Wrigley Field safer. The City Council Budget Committee on Tuesday approved a $1 million donation by the World Series champions for the installation of 30 security

SALT LAKE CITY — Mormon President Thomas S. Monson is no longer coming to meetings at church offices regularly because of limitations related to his age, church officials said Tuesday. Monson, 89, communicates with fellow leaders on matters as needed, according to a statement from Eric Hawkins, a spokesman for The Church of Jesus Christ