Новости за 07.10.2017

CONCORD, N.C. — The start of the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoff race at Charlotte Motor Speedway has been delayed by rain. The playoff field of 12 will be trimmed to eight following Saturday’s 300-mile race. No Xfinity drivers have earned an automatic bid into the next round so far. Justin Allgaier currently sits atop the

EVANSTON, Ill. — Trace McSorley threw for 245 yards and a touchdown, Saquon Barkley ran for two scores in the second half, and No. 4 Penn State beat Northwestern 31-7 on Saturday. McSorley completed 25 of 34 passes. He threw a 10-yard touchdown to backup quarterback Tommy Stevens in the second quarter and added a

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nick Chubb ran for two touchdowns and 138 yards, and fifth-ranked Georgia routed Vanderbilt 45-14 Saturday despite missing three players from the Bulldogs’ stingy defense. Georgia (6-0, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) continued its best start since 2012 when the Bulldogs reached the SEC championship. The Bulldogs also avenged a 17-16 loss to Vanderbilt

WHITEHALL, Pa. — Police are investigating an anonymous letter calling on a Pennsylvania day care center to fire a black worker because of her skin color. The (Allentown) Morning Call reports that the Bridge 2 Creative Leaning Center in Whitehall Township received an envelope Tuesday containing letters addressed to the owner and a worker. The

DANBURY, Conn. — A Connecticut man charged with sexually assaulting and fatally beating his 55-year-old female roommate in May has been ordered to undergo a competency evaluation. The News-Times reports 32-year-old Steven Flood’s attorney requested the evaluation Friday in Danbury based on Flood’s medical records and conversations with Flood. Flood faces felony murder, first-degree sexual

CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson quarterback Kelly Bryant threw for 200 yards and a touchdown before leaving with an ankle injury as the second-ranked Tigers defeated Wake Forest 28-14 on Saturday to move to 6-0 for a straight season. There was no immediate word on the severity of Bryant’s injury. He left the game in the

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Anders Hill threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more, and Columbia rolled to a 41-17 win over Marist on Saturday for its best start in 21 years. Hill was 23 of 33 for 350 yards and did all his scoring damage in the first half when the Lions (4-0), who

Nigeria is the first team from Africa to qualify for the World Cup, doing it with a game to spare after beating Zambia 1-0 at home on Saturday. The victory, clinched by substitute Alex Iwobi’s goal with 17 minutes to go, ensured Nigeria will win Group B and qualify for its fifth World Cup out

Ricky and Jordan Taylor have won their first championship together by starting the Petit Le Mans on Saturday. The brothers only had to take the green flag in Braselton, Georgia, to wrap up the 2017 IMSA Prototype championship. They drive the No. 10 Cadillac DPi for their father’s Wayne Taylor Racing team. It is Ricky

WASHINGTON — A day after saying he felt great, Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper acknowledged he could still get better more than two weeks after returning from a knee injury. Harper said Saturday before Game 2 of the NL Division Series against the Chicago Cubs that he’ll feel more comfortable the more at-bats he gets. He’s

BELGRADE, Serbia — The Serbian foreign minister says U.S. and Russian envoys have met in Belgrade in an effort to end the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Minister Ivica Dacic said Kurt Volker and Vladislav Surkov held talks Saturday in the Serbian capital “dedicated to the Ukrainian crisis.” No details have emerged from the closed-door meeting.

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Defending champion Tyrrell Hatton opened up a five-shot lead heading into the final round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship on Saturday. A bogey-free 7-under-par 65 put Hatton in a commanding position to defend the title the Englishman won by four shots last year at St. Andrews, the home of golf.

CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson quarterback Kelly Bryant came out of the game after Travis Etienne’s 1-yard, third-quarter touchdown run for the second-ranked Tigers against Wake Forest on Saturday. Bryant went into the team’s medical tent on the sidelines after trainers were examining his lower leg. He came out of the tent and remained with teammates

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars have elevated offensive lineman Chris Reed from the practice squad and released quarterback Ryan Nassib. The addition of Reed to the 53-man roster likely means the Jaguars (2-2) are concerned about the health of center Brandon Linder (illness) and/or right guard A.J. Cann (hand). Linder missed practice earlier this

WASHINGTON — While the Chicago Cubs are making big changes to their Game 2 lineup against a left-hander, the Washington Nationals are making none after mustering just two hits in their Game 1 loss. Facing Nationals lefty Gio Gonzalez, Cubs manager Joe Maddon put right-handed outfielder Albert Almora Jr. in the leadoff spot and inserted

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia’s defense minister has praised a convicted war criminal for his role against NATO’s 1999 intervention in Kosovo, saying Serbia no longer has to be ashamed of a bloody crackdown against ethnic Albanian separatists. The remarks Saturday by Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin illustrate Serbia’s increasing defiance of the West. Serbia is formally

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Bradford has been listed as questionable to play in the upcoming game at Chicago. Bradford, who has not played since the season opener because of trouble with his left knee, again took part in practice on a limited basis Saturday. Coach Mike Zimmer offered no more insight

Bosnia hopes of a group runner-up finish and staying in contention for World Cup qualification were hurt when Belgium scored late to win their matchup 4-3 in Sarajevo on Saturday. Already qualified, Belgium fielded a strong squad and twice came from behind. Seeking its second ever World Cup qualification, Bosnia is under pressure from Greece,

SEATTLE — A man convicted of torturing his girlfriend’s son by forcing him to take ice baths, wrapping his head in duct tape and rubbing cayenne pepper into his eyes was sentenced to 65 years in prison for his murder. Matthew Christenson was sentenced Friday in the 2014 death of 18-year-old Otto Smith, who had

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — It’s slime time on Southern California beaches. But that’s a good thing. Black sea hares — the largest of the sea slug species — appear to be showing up on Orange County beaches in greater numbers, the Orange County Register reported (http://bit.ly/2z4HBZB). The slimy, shiny black mollusks have been spotted from

LOS ANGELES — Attorney Lisa Bloom says she is no longer representing movie mogul Harvey Weinstein as he confronts sexual harassment allegations. Bloom posted on Twitter that she has resigned as an adviser to Weinstein. She added that he and his board of directors are “moving toward an agreement.” Bloom didn’t immediately respond to an

SOLNA, Sweden — Striker Marcus Berg scored four times and captain Andreas Granqvist a brace as Sweden kept alive its hope of automatic qualification for the World Cup by demolishing Luxembourg 8-0 on Saturday. It was Sweden’s biggest World Cup qualifying win, eclipsing 7-0 wins against Malta in 1974 and 2002, FIFA said. The result

A Minnesota man who lived in a house with the decomposing bodies of his mother and twin brother for about a year says he and could not bring himself to report their deaths to authorities. Sixty-year-old Robert James Kuefler of White Bear Lake tells The Associated Press that he was “traumatized” by their deaths. White

LAPORTE, Ind. — Authorities say a head-on crash on a northern Indiana highway has killed two people. The LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office says the crash Friday night on U.S. 20 about 15 miles (24 kilometers) west of South Bend occurred when an eastbound Ford Mustang is believed to have crossed the median and collided with

BELGRADE, Serbia — Although it’s not a kingdom now, Serbia has hosted a wedding for dethroned royals. Prince Philip Karadjordjevic, of the dethroned Serbian royals, married Danica Marinkovic on Saturday in a ceremony at Belgrade’s main cathedral. The wedding was performed by the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Irinej, and attended by many