Новости за 18.10.2017

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville trustees have fired athletic director Tom Jurich in the wake of its involvement in a national federal investigation of college basketball. The Board of Trustees voted 10-3 on Wednesday to fire Jurich after 20 years as the school’s AD. Jurich, 61, had been placed on paid administrative Sept. 27 by interim

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. — The PGA Tour is bringing a regular tournament to Kentucky for the first time in nearly 60 years. The Barbasol Championship is leaving Alabama next summer for the Keene Trace Golf Club just outside Lexington. The tournament is July 19-22 and is held the same week as the British Open. As an

MUNICH — Bayern Munich returned to the Champions League on Wednesday with a familiar face in charge and comfortably defeated Celtic 3-0. Jupp Heynckes, who retired after guiding Bayern to the Champions League, Bundesliga and German Cup treble in 2013, has the German powerhouse running smoothly again after taking over from Carlo Ancelotti, fired after

TURIN, Italy — Juventus’ defensive frailties were again exposed as it labored to a 2-1 win at home to Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League on Wednesday. Mario Mandzukic scored the winner six minutes from time after free-kick specialist Miralem Pjanic had canceled out an own-goal by Juventus defender Alex Sandro in the first half.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa’s Republican governor says President Donald Trump and the head of the Environmental Protection Agency told her they’re committed to a federal program mandating that biofuels such as corn-based ethanol be blended into gasoline and diesel. The issue emerged after the EPA proposed a plan that could lower production targets for

With two teams on bye this week, you figured setting your fantasy football lineup would be easy. Unfortunately, Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers broke his collarbone, Denver wideout Emmanuel Sanders is out due to an ankle injury and Jacksonville running back Leonard Fournette will try to play through his ankle injury. Still, the matchups give

ATLANTA — A man accused of killing a Florida priest in Georgia has pleaded guilty after reaching a deal with prosecutors to spare him the death penalty. Thirty-year-old Steven Murray faced charges including murder in the April 2016 shooting death of the Rev. Rene Robert. Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney Natalie Paine said Murray pleaded

NEW YORK — Sexual harassment and mistreatment of models have always been widely known and tolerated in the fashion industry, Christy Turlington Burns said. “The industry is surrounded by predators who thrive on the constant rejection and loneliness so many of us have experienced at some point in our careers. I feel fortunate that I

BARCELONA, Spain — Lionel Messi scored his 100th goal in European competition to lead 10-man Barcelona to a 3-1 victory at home to Olympiakos in the Champions League on Wednesday. Messi hit the century mark in 122 European matches when he curled a free kick over the wall in the 61st minute. Goalkeeper Silvio Proto

CINCINNATI — One of the NFL’s edgiest rivalries is getting passed onto the next generation of Bengals. Nine rookies will see firsthand why so much has been made of these high-stakes games with the Steelers. It won’t take them long on Sunday to realize this game is different from the others. “The vets? We know

BRUSSELS — Paris Saint-Germain needed less than three minutes to stamp its authority on its Champions League match against Anderlecht and coasted to a 4-0 victory over the Belgian champion. Kylian Mbappe scored on a balmy night with a drive from a tight angle early on before setting up Edinson Cavani for a tap-in header

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday: IBM Corp., up $12.99 to $159.53 The technology and consulting company reported much stronger sales than analysts expected. Twitter Inc., down 26 cents to $18.02 The short-messaging service is vowing to crack down on hate speech and sexual harassment amid criticism it’s not doing

OAKLAND, Calif. — Warriors forward Draymond Green underwent an MRI exam on his strained left knee and his status for an upcoming road trip is unclear. Golden State expected to release results of the test Wednesday or early Thursday prior to departing for a game Friday at New Orleans. Green got hurt in the closing

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — A Connecticut town official accused of shoplifting has applied for a program that would remove the arrest from his record. The Greenwich Time reports Greenwich Selectman Drew Marzullo applied Tuesday for the state’s accelerated rehabilitation program. The program is a special form of probation that will allow Marzullo to avoid jail and

WASHINGTON — The Latest on Republican efforts to overhaul the tax code (all times EDT): 4:30 p.m. President Donald Trump tells senators that “maybe someday you’ll see my taxes.” The president made the evidently facetious comment in a White House meeting about tax legislation Wednesday with Republicans and Democrats on the Finance Committee. It was

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says health insurers have been “enriched” by President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act. So why are companies pulling back from the law’s insurance marketplaces? __ TRUMP: “I won’t do anything to enrich the insurance companies because right now the insurance companies are being enriched. They’ve been enriched by Obamacare like

NORMAN, Okla. — Bill Snyder coached his first game as Kansas State’s head coach in 1989. At the time, Lincoln Riley had just turned six. Now, they will match wits. Kansas State’s Snyder is, at 78, the oldest coach in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Riley, Oklahoma’s 34-year-old prodigy, is the youngest. Their teams will face

SANTA FE, N.M. — A jewelry supplier has pleaded guilty in federal court to a misdemeanor criminal charge in the sale of fake Native American jewelry that was manufactured in the Philippines, representing the first conviction in a sweeping international investigation. Art supplier Mohammad Manasra pleaded guilty to misrepresenting fake Indian-produced goods in violation of

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Southeastern Conference has produced upsets, letdowns, blowouts and frantic finishes — and it’s only the midway point of the season. There have been surprises, disappointments and the usual dominance from top-ranked Alabama. The Tide and No. 3 Georgia are the league’s only unbeaten teams and remain popular picks to reach the

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — James Franklin’s whistle is the last one Penn State players hear at practice, and sometimes the coach will hesitate before he blows plays dead. He’s waiting for a satisfactory number of white helmets to charge the ball carrier. It doesn’t usually take long for him to see what he wants —

PHOENIX — Hall of Fame manager Tony La Russa is leaving the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. La Russa served as chief baseball officer from 2015 to 2016 and became chief baseball analyst when the new regime of general manager Mike Hazen and manager Torey Lovullo arrived last spring. La Russa said in a statement that the

FRACKVILLE, Pa. — Pennsylvania police say a man accused of shooting his daughter’s boyfriend in the groin after an argument at a motel over the weekend has been taken into custody. Forty-year-old David Jenkins Jr. was arraigned Wednesday in Frackville on charges including attempted homicide, aggravated assault and burglary. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for

IRONTON, Ohio — A man suspected in the deadly Ohio shootings of a 7-year-old boy and three other relatives and a related non-fatal stabbing has been indicted on charges including aggravated murder and attempted murder. Twenty-three-year-old Arron Lawson was arrested Oct. 13 after a manhunt near Ironton, just south of where authorities found the bodies

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — For the first time in the history of the world’s most famous sled dog race, several of the high-performance animals have tested positive for a prohibited drug. But race officials have refused to name the musher involved. The governing board of the nearly 1,000-mile race said in a statement that several dogs

A team that has lost two games has yet to make the College Football Playoff. The playoff has only been in existence since 2014, and it’s bound to happen at some point, but for now it seems like a difficult bar to clear. So it seems fair to say that No. 11 Southern California (6-1)