Новости за 01.08.2017

NEW YORK — In many ways, the only thing changing for Brad Nessler is the blazer he will be wearing in the booth. Nessler is preparing for his first season as the voice of the SEC on CBS, filling the seat held for 17 years by friend Verne Lundquist and returning to the network where

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — There was a sense of loss as Odell Beckham Jr. and Weston Richburg took the field for the start of the New York Giants’ second week of training camp. It had nothing to do with football for the all-everything wide receiver and the much-less known starting center. The sadness revolved around

LOS ANGELES — “Big Brother” was a big winner for CBS last week. The peek-a-boo reality series claimed Top 10 slots for its trio of editions last week, according to Nielsen, ranking fifth, seventh and eighth. NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” continued to demonstrate a talent for drawing viewers as the week’s most-watched show. But among

MADRID — The suspended president of the Spanish football federation, his son and another soccer official have left a Madrid prison a day after being granted bail. Angel Maria Villar, his son Gorka Villar, and suspended federation vice president Juan Padron all left the Soto de Real prison on Tuesday. They had spent 12 days

NEW YORK — Banks and technology companies took U.S. stocks higher Tuesday, and less-loved sectors including phone and real estate companies also climbed as companies continued to report strong second-quarter results. On Tuesday: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index jumped 6.05 points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,476.35. The Dow Jones industrial average advanced 72.80 points,

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland Athletics have released reliever John Axford. The A’s announced the move on Tuesday, less than a week after he was designated for assignment by the struggling club. The right-handed Axford pitched in 22 games for Oakland this season, going 0-1 with a 6.43 ERA. The 34-year-old Axford led the National

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Latest on a guilty plea by a man charged in the killing of a Navajo girl (all times local): 4 p.m. The father of an 11-year-old Navajo girl who was killed on the largest American Indian reservation says he is glad his daughter’s killer pleaded guilty. Gary Mike said Tuesday that

SOUTHLAKE, Texas — Sabre Corp. on Tuesday said it is cutting 9 percent of its global workforce to lower costs. It also reported a second-quarter loss of $6.5 million, compared with a profit the year before. Sabre, a provider of technology services to the travel industry, had 10,000 employees at the end of 2016, so

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes and defenseman Brett Pesce have agreed to a six-year contract extension. Under terms of the deal announced Tuesday and taking effect in 2018-19, Pesce will make $4.025 million per season. The 22-year-old Pesce had 18 assists and 20 points last year in his second full professional season. Both Pesce

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Picking out the Tennessee Titans’ controlling owner is very easy at training camp. Look for the woman wearing the red ball cap. Amy Adams Strunk, who took over the NFL franchise her father founded in 1960, spent time Tuesday signing autographs and posing for photos. Becoming comfortable as the face of Tennessee

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina State’s delayed trip to Italy will offer coach Kevin Keatts the first chance to see how much his new team has learned. The team departs Wednesday for a three-game, 11-day tour that was originally scheduled for last August before being postponed due to a terrorism travel alert from the U.S.

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Pass-rushing specialist Takkirist McKinley practiced for the first time with a surgically repaired shoulder. And he did not cuss or dance. He was again excited, though, much as he was on draft night when he used expletives after the Atlanta Falcons chose him No. 26, and when he posted social media

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple’s earnings climbed 12 percent to $8.7 billion in the company’s latest quarter amid rising demand for iPhones while the iPad snapped out of nearly four-year sales slump. Revenue increased 7 percent from last year to $45.4 billion. The fiscal third-quarter results announced Tuesday exceeded analysts’ projections for the period spanning from

LANSING, Mich. — A judge has set a Dec. 4 trial date for a former Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics doctor accused of molesting several female athletes. Dr. Larry Nassar of Holt faces 15 first-degree criminal sexual conduct charges in Ingham County. They had been divided into two separate cases, but Circuit Court Judge

MARIETTA, Ga. — A man accused of killing four people and wounding a fifth in a 2010 Georgia workplace mass shooting has been involuntarily committed to a prison psychiatric hospital after doctors said he has refused to take anti-psychotic medications. Jesse James Warren, of Temple, Georgia, opened fire at a Penske truck-leasing facility in Kennesaw

UNITED NATIONS — Japan’s ambassador to the United Nations said Tuesday he hopes a draft U.N. resolution that would impose new sanctions against North Korea following its tests of an intercontinental ballistic missile will be finished “in days.” The United States and China said a week ago that they were making progress on a resolution

SAN DIEGO — The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will waive environmental reviews and other laws to replace a stretch of border wall in San Diego, moving to make good on one of the president’s signature campaign pledges. Critics including the Center for Biological Diversity criticized the move as overreach and a threat to

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves have signed forward Anthony Brown to a two-way contract. The 24-year-old Brown spent most of this past season with the Erie BayHawks in the NBA G League. He averaged more than 20 points and five rebounds in 24 games. Brown signed with the New Orleans Pelicans in November and appeared

DOBBINS, Calif. — The Latest on two California deputies shot (all times local): 4:45 p.m. Yuba County Sheriff Steven Durfor says the suspect in the shooting of two California deputies was found dead inside a home. Durfor says it appears the suspect was killed when the deputies returned gunfire but that an autopsy will determine

LAS VEGAS — A 93-year-old pain management doctor was sentenced Tuesday in Las Vegas to 10 years in prison for illegally writing prescriptions for oxycodone and other painkillers that ended up in the hands of drug addicts and dealers. Dr. Henri Wetselaar, who was also fined $2.5 million, was accused of prescribing large amounts of

WASHINGTON — Top-seeded Simona Halep defeated Sloane Stephens 7-6(3), 6-0 in her opening match at the Citi Open on Tuesday. After beating Stephens, the 2015 Citi Open champion, Halep will face Mariana Duque-Marino in the second round. Stephens played her second match of the season after missing nearly a year with a stress fracture in

RICHMOND, Va. — The player with the most famous name at Washington Redskins training camp isn’t running away from his roots. Nico Marley is an undrafted 5-foot-8 rookie linebacker. More notably, he’s a grandson of Jamaican musician Bob Marley and doesn’t mind when teammates, coaches or even strangers want to talk about it. “Bob touched

NEW YORK — The stock market has never been higher, and President Donald Trump would like more people to pay attention. “Stock Market could hit all-time high (again) 22,000 today,” Trump tweeted Tuesday about the Dow Jones industrial average, before it ended the day at a record 21,963.92. “Was 18,000 only 6 months ago on

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Receiver Randall Cobb has big plans for the future, whenever he’s done playing football. He wants to get an MBA and perhaps go into football administration or coaching. He might have looked into pursuing a graduate business degree this offseason, had he not gotten married and traveled to Africa for his

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors are keeping all three of their centers from a championship season, re-signing 7-footer JaVale McGee to a one-year deal Tuesday for the veteran minimum of about $2.3 million. McGee is a fan favorite for his ability to deliver on alley-oop dunks when Stephen Curry and the others find