Новости за 24.08.2017

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays were saved by a replay reversal, plus a pair of reversals by star center fielder Kevin Kiermaier. Alex Cobb and four relievers combined on a six-hitter and Kiermaier made two spectacular catches Thursday as the Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-0. Both of Kiermaier’s plays came

INDIANAPOLIS — Kevin Pritchard has a new sales pitch as the Indiana Pacers jump into the NBA’s version of an arms race. On Thursday, the team’s president of basketball operations, players and other officials celebrated the opening of the St. Vincent Center, a five-story, state-of-the-art practice facility that is putting the health, training and comfort

PHILADELPHIA — Giancarlo Stanton launched his major league-leading 47th home run. And to Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly, it may have been his most impressive home run yet. “That one today was extremely long,” Mattingly said. “That was into the wind. If that wind’s not blowing in, that things up on the, it might have

RICHMOND, Va. — A former University of Virginia football player has been convicted of running a $10 million fraud scheme that victimized more than 50 investors. A federal jury in Richmond on Thursday convicted 36-year-old Merrill Robertson of Chesterfield on 15 fraud-related counts. Prosecutors say Robertson used contacts in the football world to solicit investors

ORLANDO, Fla. — A caricature artist has been convicted of stabbing a former co-worker at Florida’s Universal Orlando Resort. Local news outlets report that 35-year-old Fredrick Torres was found guilty Thursday of attempted first-degree murder. He will be sentenced Oct. 12. Glenn Ferguson testified Wednesday that Torres attacked him repeatedly with a pair of scissors

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Tennessee Valley Authority says it is installing 24 more monitoring wells at a coal-fired power plant where high levels of arsenic and lead were found in groundwater. A TVA statement Thursday said it continues to investigate how the toxins ended up in wells that monitor pollution from coal ash ponds at

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A babysitter has been sentenced to life in prison after assaulting a 2-year-old boy he was watching and putting the child’s body in a freezer. Media outlets report 25-year-old Jarrel Stricklen of South Charleston was sentenced Thursday in Kanawha (kuh-NAW) County Circuit Court after pleading guilty to murder. He’ll be eligible to

LONDON — Watford has been fined nearly 4 million pounds ($5.1 million) for supplying falsified financial information to allow Italian businessman Gino Pozzo to become the club’s owner. Watford pleaded guilty to submitting a forged bank letter to provide proof that Pozzo had enough funds to take over the club before the 2014-15 season. The

HOUSTON — Texans receiver Jaelen Strong has been suspended without pay for the team’s season opener for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. Strong can participate in Houston’s last two preseason games and all practices in preseason. He can return to the roster on Sept. 11 following Houston’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sept.

WARSAW, Poland — NATO’s chief says the military alliance will send two experts to attend Russia’s war games with Belarus, after Minsk invited them to take part. The war games, known as Zapad (West in Russian) and starting on Sept. 14, have raised tensions between NATO and Russia. Zapad will see thousands of troops and

NEW YORK — Diamondbacks starter Robbie Ray knows how fortunate he was to be pitching on Thursday. His club knows how lucky they were, too. Ray returned to a big league mound for the first time since being hit in the head with a line drive last month, striking out nine in five innings and

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins have put catcher Jason Castro on the seven-day disabled list with a concussion and recalled outfielder Zack Granite. Castro took three foul balls off his face mask in Wednesday night’s 4-3 loss to the Chicago White Sox. Manager Paul Molitor said he suffered dizziness as the game wore on. He

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky will open Southeastern Conference play against Georgia. The Wildcats’ conference basketball schedule will include two meetings with Texas A&M for the second straight season, along with two dates with Missouri. The three-time defending champion Wildcats travel to LSU (Jan. 3) and Tennessee (Jan. 6) to begin a stretch with four of

DETROIT — Detroit slugger Miguel Cabrera and Yankees catcher Austin Romine wrestled on the ground near home plate during the first of three bench-clearing incidents in Thursday’s game. Five players have been ejected, along with managers Joe Girardi of the Yankees and Brad Ausmus of Detroit, and New York ench coach Rob Thompson. New York

ZURICH — Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah’s track career ended with a thrilling win in a sprawling four-man finish to the 5,000 meters at the Weltklasse Diamond League meeting on Thursday. Farah avenged his world championships loss by Muktar Edris, who fell over the finish line as just 0.13 seconds separated the first four men.

NEW YORK — Sears Holdings Inc., which operates Sears and Kmart stores, announced further store closures Thursday, saying it will shutter 28 more Kmart stores. The retailer, which reported second-quarter results illustrating that its long-term turnaround struggle continues, had already closed 180 stores so far this year. It has previously announced plans to cut another

BENSALEM, Pa. — Police in Pennsylvania say they were able to find a rape victim using her cellphone’s GPS signal. Bensalem police say they received 911 texts on Saturday from a woman claiming she’d been sexually assaulted. She texted that she was trapped in a bedroom and couldn’t escape. Officers used her cellphone’s GPS to

NEW YORK — A New York City couple who met on a bus 13 years ago have now gotten married on one. Random passengers and 50 guests joined Kara Mullins and Osvaldo “O.J.” Jimenez for their wedding on an M14 bus on Sunday. Jimenez told Mullins, “I’m glad I found my way to you!” Mullins

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Two Florida football players have been cited for misdemeanor marijuana possession. Receiver James Robinson and linebacker Ventrell Miller, both freshmen from Lakeland, were cited for possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana early Monday. According to the University Police Department, Robinson and Miller were found with the drugs at their dormitory

JELLICO, Tenn. — Tennessee authorities say two officers shot and wounded a suspect who confronted them with a gun. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said in a statement that 38-year-old Derron Ausmus went to the Jellico Police Department Thursday morning and pointed a gun at a dispatcher before fleeing into a nearby neighborhood. The statement

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — As he prepares for his seventh NFL season, Baltimore Ravens cornerback Jimmy Smith finds himself surrounded by exceptional talent, motivated players and, best of all, people he considers to be close friends. That unique bond gives Smith reason to believe Baltimore’s defense is poised for greatness in 2017. “Over the years,

BELGRADE, Maine — Police say a pontoon boat landed halfway on the lawn of a Maine restaurant, sending diners scattering and injuring several people. The Kennebec Journal reports the accident happened just after 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Village Inn and Tavern in Belgrade, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) north of Augusta. Maine Warden Service spokesman

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — The Latest on the launch of a satellite for Taiwan by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket (all times local): 12:01 p.m. SpaceX has successfully landed the first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean during the launch of an Earth-observation satellite for

OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. — Russell Henley kept it simple his first time playing Glen Oaks Club and opened with a 6-under 64 for the early lead in The Northern Trust. Glen Oaks, a spacious and immaculate course, is hosting this FedEx Cup playoff event for the first time because Liberty National is hosting the Presidents

LAS VEGAS — If Conor McGregor manages to knock out Floyd Mayweather Jr., Las Vegas bookmakers will suffer the biggest single event loss in the history of sports betting. McGregor fans are flooding casinos with small bets on the longshot mixed martial artist. He makes his pro boxing debut Saturday night against Mayweather, who is