Новости за 25.08.2017

MONTPELIER, Vt. — The Latest on a beer company’s trademark lawsuit against a snowboard company over use of the phrase “Take a Hike” (all times local): 4:45 p.m. The couple who own a snowboard company sued by a beer company over use of the phrase “Take a Hike” say they’re disappointed to see another Vermont

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia beat qualifier Elise Mertens of Belgium 6-1, 6-3 on Friday to reach the Connecticut Open final. Cibulkova is looking for her first title of the season in the final tuneup before the U.S. Open, which begins Monday. She will face the winner of the semifinal between top-seeded

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday: Autodesk Inc., up $4.36 to $114.97 The design software company had a better second quarter than analysts expected. Ulta Beauty Inc., down $21.35 to $212.36 The beauty products retailer had a solid quarter, but an important sales measurement didn’t grow as much as investors

PITTSBURGH — Pat Narduzzi considers himself a bit of a sloganeer. The Pitt football coach adopted “Earn The Jersey” during his first season in 2015. Last fall the Panthers rallied around “The Pursuit.” This time around, Narduzzi has coined “Take It.” And it means exactly what you think it means. While the Panthers have put

Stocks rose on Friday, and the Standard & Poor’s 500 index cruised to its first winning week in the last three. It was a relatively quiet week, with fewer shares trading hands than usual. On Friday: The Standard & Poor’s 500 rose 4.08 points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,443.05. The Dow Jones industrial average gained

MIAMI — A former police officer assigned to Miami International Airport has been sentenced to four years in prison for smuggling weapons to associates in the Dominican Republic. A U.S. Attorney’s Office news release says 48-year-old Michael Freshko was sentenced Friday after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to unlawfully export firearms. Court documents say Freshko

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The offseason message to Richard Lagow was succinct: Don’t be a hero. Just be a quarterback. Indiana’s new offensive coordinator, Mike DeBord , remembers having the same conversation with Brian Griese in 1997, right before Griese led Michigan to the national championship. He gave Tom Brady the same talk in 1998 and

CONCORD, N.H. — A U.S. Army soldier who participated in a scheme to buy guns and send them to a security detail for Indonesia’s president and vice president has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison. Audi Sumilat, of El Paso, Texas, pleaded guilty last year in New Hampshire. Twenty-three guns were recovered. Authorities

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Wake Forest says defensive lineman Paris Black has been suspended three games for violating undisclosed team rules. Coach Dave Clawson announced the suspension Friday. Black will be eligible to play when the Demon Deacons visit Appalachian State on Sept. 23. Black is a redshirt sophomore who did not appear on the team’s

LONDON — A man armed with a knife was detained outside London’s Buckingham Palace Friday evening, and two police officers were injured while arresting him, police said. The Metropolitan Police force says two officers suffered minor injuries while detaining the suspect, who is being held on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and assaulting police. Police

PITTSBURGH — A Pennsylvania zoo says a baby elephant born prematurely in May is “up and moving around” after a feeding tube was inserted to help it gain much-needed weight. Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium spokeswoman Tracy Gray says the still-unnamed female elephant has been given a number of feedings and its tube and gastrointestinal

BRUSSELS — The Latest on an attack in Brussels (all times local): 10:45 p.m. The federal prosecutor’s office in Belgium says Belgian soldiers have shot dead a man in downtown Brussels after he attacked the troops with a knife. Spokeswoman Esther Natus says “the suspect is dead” in the clash Friday night and one soldier

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Authorities say a Florida middle schooler has been arrested with a loaded gun and marijuana in his backpack. The News-Press of Fort Myers reports that the 13-year-old boy was taken to a juvenile detention center Wednesday after his arrest on firearm and drug possession charges. The Lee County Sheriff’s office report

MILWAUKEE — Foxconn Technology Group is being enticed to come to Wisconsin with numerous regulatory waivers, raising concerns from environmentalists who are wary of the company’s reputation in China, where it has been accused of polluting rivers. The Taiwan-based company best known for manufacturing Apple products insists that its new plant won’t damage the environment.

DENVER — A coach shown pushing cheerleaders down into splits on video in Denver was fired from another Colorado high school last year because of concerns about his techniques. Ozell Williams is one of five school workers who have been placed on leave after the videos from East High School were made public and police

ATLANTA — Georgia Tech’s triple-option offense has a group of fresh faces in the backfield. After the school dismissed leading running back Dedrick Mills last week for violation of unidentified athletic department rules, and has little game experience behind him, it may turn to running back by committee. The Yellow Jackets must replace the 771

CANTON, Ohio — Longtime general manager and personnel administrator Bobby Beathard is a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the contributors category. Beathard helped build strong teams in football stops in Kansas City (1966-67), Miami (1972-77), Washington (1978-1988) and San Diego (1990-99). He also worked for the Atlanta Falcons (1968-1971). His teams

ATLANTA — After more than a decade in a private collection in Atlanta, a stolen copy of a letter Christopher Columbus wrote about the New World is headed home to the Vatican. Upon returning to Europe from his first trip to the Americas, Columbus wrote a letter to his Spanish patrons in 1493 describing what

Tom Brosseau, “Treasures Untold” (Crossbill) A character in a Tom Brosseau song doesn’t just cry — he wipes his eyes with his tie. Such details magnify the beauty in Brosseau’s precise performing style. The wonderfully quirky North Dakota singer-songwriter goes live on “Treasures Untold,” and the show’s pace is unhurried from the start, with lengthy

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns say second-round pick Davon Reed has undergone surgery to repair a torn meniscus and will be sidelined an estimated four to six months. The guard, the 32nd overall pick out of Miami, averaged 14 points, four rebounds and 1.2 steals in the Las Vegas Summer League. Reed was a member

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Chattanooga quarterback Alejandro Bennifield will miss the Mocs’ first four games because of what the school has described as an NCAA academic issue. Chattanooga athletic department spokesman Jay Blackman confirmed Friday that Bennifield would miss four games and that sophomore Nick Tiano will take over as the Mocs’ starting quarterback. The Chattanooga

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans don’t know whether running back DeMarco Murray will make his preseason debut Sunday against the Chicago Bears at Nissan Stadium. Titans coach Mike Mularkey said Friday that “I’ll make that decision after I watch the tape today. Mularkey added that “I felt that way at this time last week

BRUSSELS — Belgian soldiers shot a man dead in downtown Brussels on Friday evening after he attacked the troops with a knife in what prosecutors described as a “terror attack.” Spokeswoman Esther Natus of the federal prosecutor’s office, which handles terrorism investigations, said the man twice shouted “Allahu akbar,” Arabic for “God is great,” as

JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming — Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank, said Friday that the global economy is strengthening but warned that countries must work together to resist a growing backlash against open trade. Draghi told an annual conference of central bankers in Jackson Hole that multi-lateral cooperation is crucial to reassuring workers who

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan says he would be open to signing free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Speaking to the team’s flagship radio station, Khan responded “absolutely” when asked Thursday whether he would support signing Kaepernick if the team’s front office wanted to do it. Khan’s comments were not recorded, just relayed via