Новости за 20.11.2017

LINCOLN, Neb. — Mike Riley’s demeanor offers no hint he could be coaching his last game for Nebraska when it plays Iowa on Friday. Long known as the “nicest guy in college football,” Riley showed up at his news conference Monday in a red top and gray athletic pants and, as he does each week,

NEW YORK — The New York Yankees have acquired minor league pitcher Reiver Sanmartin from the Texas Rangers for pitcher Ronald Herrera. The Yankees announced the move Monday. The 21-year-old Sanmartin went 7-2 with a 2.45 ERA in 14 games last season, splitting time between Single-A Spokane and Hickory. The Colombian was signed by the

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A new study suggests that dark streaks on Mars represent flowing sand — not water. Monday’s news throws cold water on 2015 research that indicated that lines on some Martian slopes were signs of water currently on the planet. Instead, Arizona scientists report in Nature Geoscience that these lines appear more

DENVER — Switching quarterbacks midseason is fraught with danger, especially for a team with a pulse, as the Denver Broncos discovered in 2006 when Mike Shanahan benched Jake Plummer after a 7-2 start, only to see rookie Jay Cutler go 2-5 and miss the playoffs. Buffalo Bills rookie coach Sean McDermott benched Tyrod Taylor for

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — The federal government says a group of commercial fishing operations dominated by a magnate known as “The Codfather” will be shut down for the rest of the season. Carlos Rafael pleaded guilty to smuggling money to Portugal and evading fishing quotas. In September, he was sentenced to nearly four years in

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panther could get two key players back for the stretch run. Tight end Greg Olsen and center Ryan Kalil returned to practice Monday following the team’s bye week and could play Sunday against the New York Jets. Coach Ron Rivera said the return of Olsen and Kalil would be a

NEW YORK — The Mexico-set “Coco” is Pixar’s first feature film with a minority lead character, and one of the largest American productions ever to feature an almost entirely Latino cast. That makes it something of a landmark event, one that has already set box-office records in Mexico where it opened several weeks early. But

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan quarterback Brandon Peters is in the concussion protocol and could be cleared to practice without contact as soon as Wednesday. The Wolverines host No. 8 Ohio State on Saturday, hoping to pull off an upset that would knock their rival out of contention for the College Football Playoff. Peters was

TUCSON, Ariz. — A former University of Arizona football player accused of domestic violence will serve five years in prison. A Tucson judge sentenced Orlando Bradford on Monday and also ordered him to pay $22,000 in restitution. The former running back pleaded guilty in September to two felony counts of aggravated assault. He initially faced

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The National Women’s Soccer League has reacquired two-time champion FC Kansas City’s membership interest, effectively folding one of its inaugural clubs after five seasons. The announcement Monday came days after the league announced a team in Salt Lake City. The move by the league is not relocation, meaning the titles won

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs’ spot atop the AFC West remained unchanged after the weekend. The public perception of them? Well, if that hadn’t done a 180-degree turn from the start of the season, when a 5-0 start had them mentioned as Super Bowl contenders, it surely did on Sunday, when a

NEW YORK — Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo says she was taken “wildly out of context” when she said on the air that there had been no sexual misconduct allegations against President Donald Trump. Bartiromo said Monday that she was aware that more than a dozen women had made accusations against Trump during last year’s presidential

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands — Bryce Washington scored 15 points and pulled down 10 rebounds and Louisiana-Lafayette defeated Iowa 80-71 in the opening game of the inaugural Cayman Islands Classic on Monday. Frank Bartley IV led the Ragin’ Cajuns (3-1) with 17 points. JaKeenan Gant added 16 points and four blocks, and Justin Miller scored

BOSTON — In a story Nov. 20 about a labor impasse at Plimoth Plantation, The Associated Press reported erroneously the month that the employees’ union and museum management began negotiating a contract. Negotiations began in February, not December. A corrected version of the story is below: Workers who depict Pilgrims seek better pay, job security

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas State coach Bill Snyder says he offered Jim Leavitt a spot on his staff last offseason but the former South Florida coach took the defensive coordinator job at Oregon. A report surfaced last week claiming Snyder had “nixed” a plan for Leavitt to take a coach-in-waiting role with the Wildcats.

INDIANAPOLIS — Colts quarterback Jacoby Brissett remains in the concussion protocol, but coach Chuck Pagano expects him to play Sunday against Tennessee. Brissett was injured after getting hit in the head during a Week 10 loss to Pittsburgh. Brissett was first checked on the sideline and then was allowed to return to the game. Afterward,

SAN DIEGO — Emirates Team New Zealand has unveiled the concept for a radical fully foiling monohull for the 2021 America’s Cup. The 75-foot boat, designed in conjunction with Challenger of Record Luna Rossa of Italy, will use twin canting T-foils to lift the hull completely out of the water in order to increase speed.

NEW WINDSOR, N.Y. — The Latest on the explosions and fire at a cosmetics factory in upstate New York (all times local): 5:45 p.m. A cosmetics factory north of New York City where two explosions and a fire injured more than 30 people was cited for nine occupational safety violations earlier this year. According to

BEREA, Ohio — Emmanuel Ogbah struggled to keep his balance while pushing back a portable scooter supporting his broken foot. “I need some practice,” he said, making a tight turn in the locker room. The Browns need him more. Cleveland’s best all-around defensive player in recent weeks, Ogbah will undergo season-ending surgery on his right

BEREA, Ohio — Browns defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah needs surgery on his broken right foot and will require up to four months of recovery. Ogbah said Monday that he suffered a non-contact injury in Sunday’s 19-7 loss to Jacksonville. Ogbah, who has been Cleveland’s best all-around defensive player in recent weeks, was chasing Jacksonville tight

INDIANAPOLIS — World champions Emma Coburn and Sam Kendricks were voted USA Track and Field’s top athletes for 2017. Coburn captured the steeplechase title at the London world championships in August. Kendricks finished the season undefeated in the pole vault, picking up a world title along the way. The winners were determined by a media

BREWSTER, N.Y. — The body of a diver who went missing inside a flooded, debris-filled old mine north of New York City has been recovered. Authorities say the body of 48-year-old Robert Thomas of Jersey City, New Jersey, was recovered Monday afternoon. Thomas was reported missing a day earlier at the site of the former

SAN FRANCISCO — The Latest on closing arguments in the San Francisco pier shooting murder trial (all times local): 11:20 a.m. Jurors in the trial of a Mexican man accused of killing a woman on a San Francisco pier in a case that touched off a national immigration debate will be prohibited from viewing social

WASHINGTON — Janet Yellen is submitting her resignation from the Federal Reserve board to President Donald Trump, announcing that she will leave the board when her successor Jerome Powell is sworn is as Fed chairman. Yellen says that she will “do my utmost” to make sure that there is a smooth transition to Powell, who

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — North Carolina’s Christmas “Cone Weed” has lost its cone and much of its weediness. The Huntersville Fire Department posted on Twitter that a road crew showed up in a truck Monday and removed the orange traffic cone that had a hardy weed growing out of it. The cone and plant on the