Новости за 04.09.2017

NEW YORK — In a season where a lot has gone wrong for the New York Mets, a jovial Jose Reyes gave his team a reason to smile on Labor Day. The 34-year-old Reyes looked like his old self Monday when he homered, drew two walks and sped from first to third on an infield

NEW YORK — A company that publishes books by Laura Ingraham, Mark Levin, Ann Coulter and other conservative authors says it wants nothing to do anymore with The New York Times and its best-seller list. Regnery Publishing said on Monday it will no longer recognize the Times’ accounting of book sales, meaning its writers can

Marcus Rashford made amends after an expensive early mistake to fire England to a 2-1 win over Slovakia and within sight of next year’s World Cup in Russia on Monday. The 19-year-old striker lost possession to Stanislav Lobotka and then failed to track the midfielder, who slotted in an opening goal inside three minutes to

WINDSOR, Conn. — Insurance adjusters are bringing more drones with them than ever before as they head to Texas to assess the damage from Harvey. Companies are using the drones on a much larger scale to record images, save time and spare human adjusters from venturing into potentially unsafe areas. Insurers have increased their fleets

STUTTGART, Germany — Defending champion Germany bounced back from a disappointing display to close in on World Cup qualification with a gala 6-0 rout of Norway on Monday. Timo Werner, who had been targeted by what Germany coach Joachim Loew called “so-called fans” during Friday’s fortunate 2-1 win over the Czech Republic in Prague, had

AUSTIN, Texas — Tom Herman’s first game at Texas was a dud, a home loss to Maryland punctuated by a smattering of late boos and debris tossed on the field from the crowd. His message on Monday was a plea for some patience and a promise that all those breakdowns in a 51-41 defeat can

NORTON, Mass. — Kevin Chappell made his first Presidents Cup team by a fraction of a point, and he needed a lot more help that he realized. “I made it a lot more exciting than it needed to be,” Chappell said. Chappell, who won his first PGA Tour event earlier this year in San Antonio,

BEREA, Ohio — Browns coach Hue Jackson has four quarterbacks, including a rookie starter, and not one has an NFL win on his resume. He’s got only four cornerbacks, a new wide receiver with blazing speed but brittle hands, and a locker room still reeling after two popular players got cut last week. On top

DETROIT — Since joining the Kansas City Royals in 2007, Alex Gordon has made a practice of coming to Comerica Park and robbing the Tigers of hits and runs. Monday’s 7-6 victory might have been his best defensive effort yet in the Detroit outfield. Gordon ran down James McCann’s fourth-inning line drive in the left-center

DENVER — Colorado has given 42 school districts and charter schools a combined $9.2 million to hire people and create programs to keep marijuana out of the hands of students. The Denver Post reports (http://dpo.st/2wzAAB0 ) the money is going to schools located near legal pot shops and is funded by proceeds from marijuana sales.

CINCINNATI — Billy Hamilton stepped into the batter’s box and was determined to get home, one way or another. Quickly, the speedster wound up scoring the winning run. Hamilton hit the first walkoff homer of his career, connecting for a solo shot with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning that sent the

CINCINNATI — Randy Bullock doesn’t feel threatened by the Bengals’ decision to keep another kicker around. Bullock won the competition with rookie Jake Elliott during training camp. The fifth-round pick was waived in final cuts on Saturday and signed to the practice squad after he cleared waivers. It’s unusual for a team to have two

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s low wages have become an increasing point of debate as the second round of negotiations on the North American Free Trade Agreement moved into their fourth day Monday. The United States has said it wants to tighten labor standards in the 23-year-old trade pact. But Mexico has drawn plants and investments

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings have claimed tight end Blake Bell off waivers from San Francisco. The Vikings waived rookie tight end Bucky Hodges on Monday with an injured designation, meaning he can be placed on injured reserve if he clears waivers. The sixth-round draft pick from Virginia Tech suffered a concussion in

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan waited many weeks for Ty Isaac to become a player. One week into the season, he took care of that. He ran for 114 yards on 11 carries Saturday in No. 11 Michigan’s 33-17 season-opening victory over Florida. “He had a terrific game,” Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said. “He’s going

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska coach Mike Riley and captain Chris Weber aren’t nearly as nervous about the team’s new defense as the Big Red fans who watched Arkansas State of the Sun Belt Conference pass for more than 400 of its 497 total yards against the Cornhuskers. The Huskers won 43-36 in an opener that

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants are keeping everyone guessing about star receiver Odell Beckham’s status for the season opener against Dallas. Beckham, who has not practiced since spraining his left ankle in a preseason game on Aug. 21, rode a stationary bike during the portion of practice that was open to the

PASADENA, Calif. — A light rain fell on the Rose Bowl in muggy, 90-degree evening heat during the miserable first 40 minutes of UCLA’s season opener. Thousands of dampened fans had already hit the exits with their Bruins trailing by 34 points. They missed nothing less than the greatest comeback in UCLA history and a

NEW YORK — Gas prices hit a high for the year on Labor Day as refineries work to recover after Harvey. As of Monday, the nationwide average for a gallon of gas was averaged $2.638, according to the AAA. That’s up from $2.45 on Thursday. Gas prices are expected to decline by mid- to late

GENEVA — UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin wants top European clubs to help bring more fairness and equality into the Champions League. Ceferin tells European Club Association members “the biggest challenge over the next few years will be ‘competitive balance.'” The Slovenian lawyer asks club officials: “How can we continue to develop football in Europe and

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas starting quarterback Shane Buechele bruised his throwing shoulder in a season-opening loss to Maryland and will be held out of practice part of this week. Buechele passed for 375 yards and finished the game in the 51-41 loss. Coach Tom Herman says Buechele doesn’t know when he got hurt but was

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida coach Jim McElwain is shouldering the blame for his team’s latest lopsided loss against a “real” program. McElwain defended offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier on Monday, expressed belief in his offensive line that got manhandled in a 33-17 loss to 11th-ranked Michigan and decided to stick with redshirt freshman Feleipe Franks at

KIGALI, Rwanda — Rwandan police say they are questioning a former presidential hopeful who is suspected of forgery and tax evasion. Police spokesman Theos Badege says officers forced their way into the home of Diane Rwigara after they were denied entry. Badege says she failed to respond to three summonses. Rwigara could not immediately be

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — It was only one game, but the long-suffering Purdue football program may have recaptured the attention of its fan base on Saturday night with an enthusiastic effort in a 35-28 loss to No. 16 Louisville and 2016 Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson. While Jackson produced 485 yards of total offense and

RENO, Nev. — The mother of a man who died after plunging into a massive fire at the Burning Man festival says he was attending the festival in Nevada for the first time. Authorities say Aaron Joel Mitchell wasn’t under the influence of alcohol, but toxicology tests are underway for other drugs. Mitchell’s mother told