Новости за 07.12.2017

METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Pelicans say reserve center Alexis Ajinca has had surgery on his right knee and his recovery is expected to take four to six months, virtually ending his chances of playing this season. The 7-foot-2 Ajinca, whose status was updated by the club on Thursday, has been inactive so far

Neil Young + Promise of the Real, “The Visitor” (Reprise Records) Neil Young is unhappy. That’s good news for music fans. Young is back and crotchety in “The Visitor,” a record that finds him lashing out against President Donald Trump, environmental degradation, the fate of mankind and nearly everything in between. He doesn’t go full-Grandpa

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. humanitarian coordinator in Yemen says some 230 people have reportedly been killed and over 400 injured in six days of intensified conflict in the capital Sanaa. Jamie McGoldrick told reporters by phone from Sanaa Thursday that a halt to airstrikes and military activity has enabled civilians to venture out to

JACKSON, Miss. — U.S. Rep John Lewis says he won’t speak at the opening of Mississippi civil rights and history museums, calling it intolerable that President Donald Trump will attend. Lewis made the announcement Thursday. The Georgia Democrat and civil rights icon helped organize the 1964 Freedom Summer targeting segregation in Mississippi. The Saturday ceremony

CHICAGO — Right-hander Tyler Chatwood and the Chicago Cubs have agreed to a $38 million, three-year contract. The Cubs announced the agreement on Thursday. Chatwood is joining a team with three straight NL Championship Series appearances and a World Series title in 2016. He figures to slot into the rotation behind Jon Lester, Kyle Hendricks

Mike Riley is returning to Oregon State. The former Beavers coach was named an assistant on new coach Jonathan Smith’s staff on Thursday. Riley, most recently head coach at Nebraska, was coach at Oregon State twice, from 1997-98 and 2003-14. He will serve as an assistant head coach with a “to-be-determined” position assignment under Smith.

JERUSALEM — Breaking with decades of U.S. policy, President Donald Trump on Wednesday recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, a declaration that set off a wave of clashes between Palestinians and Israeli forces and drew sharp criticism from U.S. allies in the Middle East and beyond. Here’s a look at why U.S. recognition of the holy

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Former boxer Vinny Paz’s lawsuit against the makers of a Hollywood movie about his life has been dismissed. The Rhode Island native had sued the producer and the director of the 2016 film “Bleed for This” this year, claiming they had forged his signature and owed him $175,000. The Providence Journal reported

GOLDEN, Colo. — Officials in a Colorado city say rescuers have saved a teenager who fell into an old mine shaft that his friends said he was trying to explore. Video showed rescuers using ropes and pulleys to lift a stretcher holding the 15-year-old boy out of the mine shaft on Thursday afternoon. Golden Fire

There’s a toast Russians offer when something looks too good to be true. Roughly translated, it goes: “I’d like to drink honey with your lips.” It’s easy to imagine glasses being clinked at the Kremlin two nights ago, when the International Olympic Committee announced its decision to ban Russia in name only — while sparing

WARSAW, Poland — The Latest on political government reshuffling in Poland (all times local): 8:30 p.m. Poland’s conservative ruling party says Prime Minister Beata Szydlo has resigned and will be replaced by Finance Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. The announcement was made late Thursday by Beata Mazurek, the Law and Justice party spokeswoman, following meetings at the

SALT LAKE CITY — Another coalition of conservation groups is suing to stop President Donald Trump’s cuts to Bears Ears National Monument in Utah. The lawsuit filed Thursday by 11 organizations including the Sierra Club is the fifth legal challenge to Trump’s reductions to Bear Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments. It is the third

STOKE, England — Spanish forward Jese Rodriguez has been disciplined by Stoke after leaving the substitutes’ bench early and returning to the dressing room during a Premier League game. Jese, who is on loan at Stoke from Paris Saint-Germain, appeared to be unhappy after manager Mark Hughes made his second and third substitutions in the

MERRIMACK, N.H. — The stench of bat feces has forced a New Hampshire elementary school to close eight classrooms and work on repairs. Nashua’s The Telegraph newspaper reports a teacher first noticed the odor around Nov. 21 at the James Mastricola Upper Elementary School in Merrimack. Maintenance crews thought it was a dead mouse and

BOSTON — New Jersey Devils defenseman Ben Lovejoy says he will donate his brain to research after he dies so it can be studied for signs of traumatic injury. The Concussion Legacy Foundation says Lovejoy is the first active NHL player to make such a pledge. More than 2,500 retired athletes and military veterans have

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier underwent surgery on Wednesday night to stabilize his spine. The team announced Thursday Drs. David Okonkwo and Joseph Maroon performed the surgery after Shazier was transferred from a hospital in Cincinnati to one in Pittsburgh. The 25-year-old Shazier suffered the injury while hitting Cincinnati’s Josh Malone in the

LONDON — The Premier League has regained its swagger: England is a force again in European football, and it is Germany in decline. England will be represented by a record five teams in the Champions League knockout phase. Germany is down to one, from four entrants at the start of the competition. The cost controls

PARIS — A decade of dominance as the world’s two best soccer players has left Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi level with five Ballon d’Or awards each. Despite once trailing 4-1 to his longtime rival, Ronaldo moved level after winning the award again on Thursday. “With Messi the fight continues, in a good way,” Ronaldo

PARIS — Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Ballon d’Or award as soccer’s best player of the year for a record-equaling fifth time, moving him level with Barcelona star Lionel Messi. Ronaldo won the trophy awarded by France Football magazine at a ceremony held at the Eiffel Tower on Thursday. He finished ahead

The Latest on the Olympic games in Pyeongchang (all times local): 2:30 p.m. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders says the U.S. “looks forward to participating” in the Winter Olympics in South Korea. She tweeted that update minutes after saying at a briefing that no official decision had been made. Her tweet reads: “The U.S.

The Latest on the Olympic games in Pyeongchang (all times local): 2:15 p.m. The White House spokeswoman says “no official decision has been made” about whether the U.S. will participate in the Olympic games set to take place next year in South Korea. Sarah Huckabee Sanders tells reporters at a White House briefing that a

WHO: Lamar Jackson YEAR/POSITION/SCHOOL: Junior QB, Louisville BIO: The Pompano Beach, Florida, native started seven games as a freshman before taking over the position for good last season. Last year, he became the youngest Heisman Trophy winner at age 19. Jackson has led Louisville back from a 1-4 midyear slump in ACC play and the

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Lamar Jackson has looked even better than last year, when his performance was good enough to make him the youngest player to ever win the Heisman Trophy. This year, the junior quarterback has posted remarkably similar, eye-opening statistics but the attention has been more muted after Louisville stumbled through a 1-4 midseason

CHARLESTON, S.C. — A white former police officer in South Carolina will spend two decades in prison for shooting an unarmed black motorist to death in 2015. Former North Charleston officer Michael Slager pleaded guilty to violating Walter Scott’s civil rights when he shot him five times in the back. A state murder charge, which

Global sports bodies FIFA and the IOC have failed to show strong leadership after corruption and doping scandals, according to a European lawmakers group. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) said in two reports that “never before have sports faced such unprecedented loss of trust.” The 47-nation body released the reports in