Новости за 28.11.2017

MIAMI — Wayne Cochran, the “blue-eyed soul” singer known for his towering pompadour, has died of cancer at his Florida home, according to his son Christopher Cochran. He was 78. The singer, who was called the White Knight of Soul for songs like “Last Kiss’, saw his heyday in the 1960s and ’70s. He had

MIAMI — Wayne Cochran, the “blue-eyed soul” singer known for his towering pompadours, has died. He was 78. Christopher Cochran said his father died Tuesday of cancer at his Florida home. With his heyday in the 1960s and ’70s, Cochran’s hits, included “Last Kiss” and “Goin’ Back to Miami.” He gained a celeb following including

Mississippi State hired a Florida offensive coordinator with no college head coaching experience to come lead its football program. That was nine years ago, his name was Dan Mullen. It turned out be a risk that worked out extremely well for the Bulldogs. Mullen had a 69-46 record and lifted the Bulldogs from the Southeastern

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Eli Manning is not going to be the starting quarterback for the New York Giants for the first time in more than 13 years. And yes, he is not happy about it and hurt. Tears welled in his eyes talking to reporters and his chin quivered when asked about how much

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants are changing quarterbacks for first time in more than 13 years. Yes, Eli Manning is not going to start. The Giants announced on Tuesday that Geno Smith will start in place of Manning when the Giants (2-9) face the Raiders in Oakland on Sunday. Rookie Davis Webb

PARIS — Alexandre Mendy scored twice as Bordeaux ended a seven-game winless streak with a 3-0 victory over Saint-Etienne in the French league on Tuesday. Both Saint-Etienne and Bordeaux, two of the most prestigious clubs in French football, had struggled in recent weeks following a good start to the season. Bordeaux was unbeaten in its

PARIS — Promoted Amiens extended its unbeaten run to seven matches and moved to seventh in the French league standings with a 2-1 win over Dijon on Tuesday. Quentin Cornette scored the winner five minutes into the second half after former Chelsea midfielder Gael Kakuta had opened the scoring for Amiens in the third minute

SHERMAN, N.Y. — Authorities say a grand jury will decide whether to bring criminal charges against a western New York hunter who shot and killed a neighbor he mistook for a deer. Mourners, meantime, are saying their final goodbyes to a woman described by her husband as an angel. The Chautauqua County sheriff’s office says

NEW YORK — Steven Spielberg’s newspaper drama “The Post” has been named the year’s best film by the National Board of Review, which also lavished its top acting honors on the film’s stars, Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks. The group announced its picks Tuesday on Twitter. Though the organization spread its awards around, it reserved

OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska fans are gearing up for what to them seems the imminent arrival of native son Scott Frost as the Cornhuskers new football coach. The message board outside the Husker Hounds novelty store flashes “Come Home Scott Frost,” and inside you can buy T-shirts reading “Nebraska Frost Advisory, Restore Glory” and, in

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A northern Indiana prosecutor has formed an advisory committee to help amid an increase in animal abuse cases. The Journal and Courier reports Tippecanoe County Prosecutor Patrick Harrington recently announced the plan. The goal is for the committee to help in the criminal prosecution of people who neglect animals. The panel with

NEW YORK — A retail trade group estimates that people who shopped both online and in stores from Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday spent more than those who stuck to one or the other. The National Retail Federation estimated Tuesday that more than 174 million Americans shopped in stores and online during those five days, higher

LOS ANGELES — There are bad movies, and then there is “The Room,” a spectacularly bizarre independent drama from 2003 starring, written, financed and directed by Tommy Wiseau, a unique-looking and accented man of ambiguous age and origin. “The Room” tells the story of a San Francisco banker, Johnny (Wiseau), whose fiancé, Lisa, and best

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Five straight losses to end his second season at Syracuse wasn’t what coach Dino Babers envisioned. He remains resolute in his optimism going forward. “I don’t feel like this is the end of what we’re going to do,” Babers said Saturday after the Orange had lost their final game of the season,

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State University will pay $450,000 to settle a negligence claim over the death of a student who died from accidental trauma caused by diving into shallow water during a traditional cold-weather lake jump. Twenty-two-year-old Austin Singletary died Nov. 25, 2015, in the Mirror Lake jump that drew thousands of students. The

TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is apologizing to members of the LGBTQ community for actions taken by the government against thousands of workers in the military and public service during the Cold War. Trudeau said from the 1950s to the early 1990s, the federal government employed a campaign of oppression against members and

CROWN POINT, Ind. — A northwestern Indiana high school teacher has been charged with drug possession after students allegedly saw her with drugs in her classroom. The Post-Tribune reports that 24-year-old Samantha Cox was formally charged on Monday. A probable cause affidavit says officers were called to Lake Central High School in St. John last

HOUSTON — The Houston Dash have named former Dutch international Vera Pauw as the team’s new head coach. Pauw, 54, last coached the South African women’s national team, which went to the 2016 Brazil Olympics and the semifinals of the African soccer championships in 2014. “Soccer is an evolving sport here in the U.S. with

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas will use two firms to search for its athletic director and football coach. The school announced the hiring of firms Korn Ferry and DHK International on Tuesday, two weeks after Chancellor Joseph Steinmetz fired former athletic director Jeff Long — and less than a week after interim athletic director Julie Cromer

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas will use a pair of firms to search for its new athletic director and football coach. The school announced the hiring of firms Korn Ferry and DHK International on Tuesday, two weeks after Chancellor Joseph Steinmetz fired former athletic director Jeff Long — and less than a week after interim athletic

Self-taught rocket scientist “Mad” Mike Hughes says he won’t let a little red tape stand in his way and plans to launch his steam-powered vessel on Monday in the ghost town of Amboy, California. The 61-year-old limo driver and flat-earth believer was scheduled to blast off last weekend, but he didn’t have the proper permits

CLEMSON, S.C. — If you’re looking for a team with big-game experience, Clemson is one of them. The top-ranked Tigers (11-1, No. 3 College Football Playoff) are 39-3, including 13-1 against ranked opponents the past three seasons. Next up is No. 7 Miami (10-1, No. 2 CFP) for the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship and a

LOS ANGELES — Give the binge-watching a rest, please, and play thoughtful Santa for the fellow TV addicts in your life. Peak TV makes peak gift-giving easy. Whether inspired by newcomers including “Stranger Things” and “This Is Us” or golden oldie “The Twilight Zone,” possibilities abound. There are outstanding series soundtracks to be had, and

MILWAUKEE — Amani Wilborn had 19 points and nine rebounds, and No. 23 Marquette used a 28-1 second quarter to beat winless Loyola-Chicago 92-30 on Tuesday. Marquette set a program record with its 62-point margin of victory. Marquette opened the game with a 15-2 run, scored 26 unanswered points to start the second quarter and

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Miami coach Mark Richt and Boston College running back A.J. Dillon have earned individual awards from the Atlantic Coast Conference. In voting results released Tuesday by the league, Richt is the ACC’s coach of the year and Dillon is the conference’s top rookie . Richt received 41 of a possible 59 votes