Новости за 13.12.2017

CINCINNATI — Coach Marvin Lewis couldn’t find words to describe how his team came apart. His players had no problem picking out the adjectives. “This was pretty bad,” defensive end Carlos Dunlap said. “It was embarrassing to put that up there and come out like that. It’s not what I expected.” A 33-7 drubbing by

Week 15 is another must win situation for season-long fantasy football players in the middle of their playoffs. Continue starting the players who helped you early in the season, but carefully evaluate this week’s NFL matchups to submit your best possible lineup. Here are several players to start and others to avoid this week. START

ATHENS, Ga. — A Georgia freshman is facing a felony forgery charge over allegations of passing a counterfeit $100 bill last summer, the third player to be arrested since the Bulldogs won the Southeastern Conference championship and a spot in the College Football Playoff. Defensive back Latavious Brini was taken into custody Tuesday evening by

Derek Jeter owns five World Series rings, which may be the reason agent Scott Boras had jewelry on his mind when discussing the Miami Marlins’ new ownership. Boras said Jeter and his group are turning the Marlins into a pawn shop. It was yet another jab at the Marlins’ direction under new CEO Jeter, who

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Agent Scott Boras says Derek Jeter and his ownership group are turning the Miami Marlins into a pawn shop. Boras’ comment Wednesday at baseball’s winter meetings is yet another jab at the Marlins’ direction under new CEO Jeter. Without naming individuals, Boras says Jeter’s group inherited a team with a

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis police say an officer has been shot while serving a search warrant on the city’s east side. Police said the officer was shot in the forearm Wednesday afternoon and was hospitalized in good condition. Police said a suspect was critically wounded in an exchange of gunfire that erupted as police were serving

LIMA, Peru — Peruvian prosecutors are seeking the arrest of the leader of a Catholic religious society accused of sexual and psychological abuse against minors. Luis Figari is the lay founder of the Peru-based Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, a conservative Roman Catholic society with chapters across South America and in the U.S. Prosecutors said Wednesday they

WACO, Texas — Kristy Wallace scored 20 points and No. 6 Baylor opened on a 27-3 run to rout McNeese State 95-34 on Wednesday. Kalani Brown had 17 points and 16 rebounds, and Didi Richards added 11 points and 12 rebounds for her first career double-double with the Lady Bears (9-1), who were playing their

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Timbers have traded midfielder Darlington Nagbe to Atlanta United in exchange for $1.65 million in allocation money. Portland is also sending defender Gbenga Arokoyo to Atlanta and receiving a 2018 international spot as part of the trade. Nagbe, who has become a regular on the U.S. national team, has been

NEW YORK — Beanie Feldstein was a Broadway buff since she was a kid. She was obsessed with musicals, hung with the “theater crowd” in high school and spent years watching shows on the Great White Way. So when she was cast opposite Bette Midler in the revival of “Hello, Dolly,” she had already hit

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Justin Simmons’ breakout season is over because of a sprained left ankle he sustained while celebrating a rare big play by the Denver Broncos in their first victory in two months. The Broncos placed Simmons on injured reserve Wednesday. He was injured in Denver’s 23-0 win over the Jets on Sunday, their

NEW YORK — A real estate research firm reports that prices for condos in Trump buildings in Manhattan fell in the first year of the Trump presidency. CityRealty says the average price per square foot for condos sold in Trump-branded buildings in the borough fell 7 percent in the 12 months through November compared to

RALEIGH, N.C. — Corning Corp. plans a new North Carolina factory and distribution center for its pharmaceutical glass containers, creating about 430 jobs in the next four years. A North Carolina committee that oversees discretionary corporate tax breaks on Tuesday approved deals on both projects giving the company up to nearly $16 million in land,

The final Thursday night game of the season couldn’t be much more forgettable. Denver and Indianapolis are hard enough to watch with a full week to prepare. On short notice: UGH! The Broncos (4-9) have been one of the league’s major disappointments, and they broke an eight-game skid last Sunday by manhandling the undermanned Jets.

CLEMSON, S.C. — This is Clemson coach Dabo Swinney’s favorite time of the year — his league champion Tigers primed for bowl practice and ready to chase a national title. “This is fun for me,” Swinney said Tuesday night. The top-ranked Tigers (12-1, No. 1 CFP) have had most of the past 10 days off

NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. — A man accused of killing a Pennsylvania police officer and then leading law enforcement on a four-day manhunt with the help of his mother will stand trial, a judge ruled Wednesday. Rahmael Sal Holt, 29, will face trial on charges he fatally shot rookie New Kensington Officer Brian Shaw last month

RENTON, Wash. — With concerns about depth at linebacker, the Seattle Seahawks have promoted linebacker Paul Dawson off their practice squad and placed offensive lineman Oday Aboushi on injured reserve. The Seahawks made the roster moves Wednesday before beginning preparations for Sunday’s NFC West matchup against the Los Angeles Rams. Seattle is uncertain of the

WASHINGTON — Melania Trump says she hopes the giving spirit that Americans displayed during a season of devastating hurricanes will continue over Christmas and into the new year. The first lady says she wants people to remember that the holidays are about family, service and gratitude — not gifts. She adds that Americans must continue

PORTAGE, Ind. — U.S. Steel failed to test a Lake Michigan tributary for a potentially carcinogenic chemical after a spill from one of the company’s plants in northwest Indiana, documents show. The October spill was the second time this year that the company’s Portage plant dumped chromium into Burns Waterway. Plant managers told an inspector

PORTAGE, Ind. — Documents show that U.S. Steel failed to test a Lake Michigan tributary for a potentially carcinogenic chemical after a spill from one of the company’s plans in northwest Indiana. The Chicago Tribune reports the incident was the second time this year that the company’s Portage plant dumped chromium into Burns Waterway. Details

PORTAGE, Ind. — Documents show that U.S. Steel failed to test a Lake Michigan tributary after an October spill of a potentially carcinogenic chemical from one of the company’s plans in northwest Indiana. The Chicago Tribune reports the incident was the second time this year that the company’s Portage plant dumped toxic hexavalent chromium into

WASHINGTON — Below is the statement the Fed released Wednesday after its policy meeting ended: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in November indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising at a solid rate. Averaging through hurricane-related fluctuations, job gains have been solid,

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Gareth Bale scored an 81st-minute winner as Real Madrid came from behind to beat Emirates club Al Jazira 2-1 on Wednesday and reach the Club World Cup final. Madrid will try to win its third world title in four seasons when its faces South American champion Gremio on Saturday.

EAST CHICAGO, Ind. — A steelworker who died Monday at ArcelorMittal’s northwestern Indiana steel mill has been identified as a 61-year-old East Chicago man. Chief Lake County Deputy Coroner Scott Sefton tells The (Northwest Indiana) Times that the cause and manner of Alfred Cadena’s death are pending a standard toxicology test and will not be

MIAMI — 4:25 p.m.. Jurors have begun deliberating the fate of a Florida mother accused of fatally beating her toddler son known as “Baby Lollipops,” a case that riveted Miami decades ago. The 12-person jury began its discussions Wednesday afternoon after hearing closing arguments from prosecutors and the defense in the third trial of 56-year-old