Новости за 16.12.2017

PITTSBURGH — Jared Wilson-Frame scored 19 points to lead Pittsburgh to a 72-51 win over McNeese State on Saturday afternoon. Both teams struggled from the floor in the first half when they went a combined 15 for 65 (23 percent). McNeese State took a 10-3 lead and it took the Panthers (6-5) much of the

BATON ROUGE, La. — Ivan Canete’s layup with five seconds remaining lifted Stephen F. Austin to an 83-82 victory against LSU on Saturday. Canete, who scored a season-high 20 points, made his game-winner after Tremont Waters put the Tigers (6-3) ahead with a 3-pointer with 18 seconds to play. LSU had an opportunity to win

MEXICO CITY — The former head of Mexico’s powerful teachers union was transferred early Saturday from custody to house arrest while she fights a years-old legal case involving alleged money laundering, a move that prompted speculation about a possible political deal ahead of next year’s elections. Elba Esther Gordillo was moved before dawn from a

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Erin Hamlin started coming to Lake Placid almost 20 years ago, when someone from USA Luge first figured out that the little girl had some potential on a sled. How right they were. She would only become the best American singles luger ever — that’s the general consensus, anyway — as

WASHINGTON — It was a lot like old times Saturday, with Jim Boeheim and Patrick Ewing facing each other for the first time as opposing coaches in one of college basketball’s best rivalries. There was, however, one noticeable difference. “There wasn’t any blood on the floor,” Boeheim said. Tyus Battle had 29 points, Oshae Brissett

WASHINGTON — Tyus Battle had 29 points, Oshae Brissett had 25 points, and Syracuse overcame a 13-point second half deficit to defeat rival Georgetown 86-79 in overtime on Saturday. Frank Howard added 19 points as Syracuse (9-1) made 10 of 23 3-pointers in staging its comeback over the final 10 minutes of regulation to force

LOS ANGELES — Matt Kemp is returning to the Los Angeles Dodgers as part of a five-player trade with the Atlanta Braves that includes cash. The Dodgers are sending first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, pitchers Scott Kazmir and Brandon McCarthy and infielder Charlie Culberson and cash to Atlanta. Gonzalez has been designated for assignment by the

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Alex Reed scored a career-high 18 points with four 3-pointers, Derek Webster Jr. had a career-high 11 points with 10 rebounds, and The Citadel went on a 28-4 first-half run in its 110-66 rout of NAIA Point University on Saturday. Tariq Simmons scored 16 points, Quayson Williams had 13, and Kaelon Harris

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Lamonte Bearden scored one second after the opening tip and Western Kentucky led wire-to-wire on Saturday, with five players reaching double figures and defeating Indiana State 81-65 in a game that was moved up to accommodate the Hilltoppers’ football bowl game. Taveion Hollingsworth led Western Kentucky with 19 points, Darius Thompson

LYNCHBURG, Va. — Lovell Cabbil scored 21 points and Ryan Kemrite 17, and the pair led a big game-opening run in a 96-40 victory over Kentucky Christian on Saturday. Cabbil and Kemrite scored eight points each in a 26-3 run to start the game. Liberty (8-3) led 51-21 at halftime with 12 Flames seeing action

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Two activists are suing the city of Fort Wayne, alleging that its noise ordinance is violating their rights to free speech. Rowan Greene and Jain Young’s federal lawsuit seeks to block the city from enforcing one portion of its ordinance. That section bars people from using machines such as amplifiers to

MANCHESTER, England — Raheem Sterling scored twice as Manchester City swept to a 4-1 victory over Tottenham on Saturday that sent the runaway Premier League leaders 14 points clear. Pep Guardiola’s side reeled off a top-flight, record-extending 16th successive victory with a typically electrifying display while overcoming rough treatment by the visitors. Kevin De Bruyne

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Corey Sanders scored eight of his season-high 22 points in a game-ending 17-2 run Saturday, leading Rutgers to its biggest victory since Steve Pikiell became coach last year — a 71-65 win over No. 15 Seton Hall. Freshman Geo Baker added 17 and Deshawn Freeman added 12 and 16 rebounds as

INDIANAPOLIS — Carsen Edwards scored 18 points, Vincent Edwards and Isaac Haas had 15 apiece, and No. 17 Purdue beat Butler 82-67 on Saturday for its second win in the seven-year history of the Crossroads Classic. The Boilermakers (11-2) never trailed on the way to their first win in the series in nearly two decades.

NEW YORK — Quentin Snider led four players in double-figure scoring with 19 points to lead Louisville to an 81-72 win over Memphis in the showcase game of the Gotham Classic on Saturday at Madison Square Garden. Louisville improved to 8-2 with its fourth straight win. V.J. King finished with 17 points for the Cardinals,

ARLINGTON, Va. — A huge number of volunteers are placing wreaths on tombstones at Arlington National Cemetery. WTOP-FM reports the annual event drew a large crowd Saturday, with more than 245,000 wreaths placed at grave sites. The Wreaths Across America caravan traveled earlier this month from Columbia Falls, Maine, where the wreaths were made. The

ARLINGTON, Va. — A huge number of volunteers are placing wreaths on tombstones at Arlington National Cemetery. WTOP-FM reports the annual event drew a large crowd Saturday, with more than 245,000 wreaths placed at grave sites. The Wreaths Across America caravan traveled earlier this month from Columbia Falls, Maine, where the wreaths were made. The

RALEIGH, N.C. — Francis Alonso scored 17 points to help UNC Greensboro beat North Carolina State 81-76 on Saturday for the first time in school history. Marvin Smith Jr. added 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Spartans (8-3), who rallied from a 14-point deficit in the first half. UNCG picked up its first win

BALTIMORE — Authorities have identified the man they said led police on a wild chase through the streets of Baltimore before being arrested on Friday. The Baltimore Sun reports that police identified Mausean Carter on Saturday. The 30-year-old Carter allegedly shot wildly at officers and pedestrians as he led cruisers on a chase for at

CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs have finalized a two-year contract with side-arming reliever Steve Cishek. The 31-year-old Cishek had a 2.01 ERA and a 3-2 record in 49 relief appearances this year for Seattle and Tampa Bay, which acquired him on July 28. He joins a rebuilt Cubs bullpen that also includes fellow right-hander Brandon

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Atlanta Falcons running back Tevin Coleman and left guard Andy Levitre have been ruled out for Monday night’s game at Tampa Bay. Coleman teams with starter Devonta Freeman in one of the NFL’s most effective backfield duos. He has been in the concussion protocol since Atlanta’s last game, a Dec. 7

TURIN, Italy — Marek Hamsik equaled Diego Maradona’s all-time record of 115 goals for Serie A team Napoli on Saturday. Hamsik reached that tally by scoring after 30 minutes in Napoli’s 3-1 win at Torino. “It’s a good accomplishment, especially as a midfielder, 115 goals is a good number,” Hamsik said. Dries Mertens controlled the

WASHINGTON — Dewan Huell scored 15 points, Lonnie Walker IV had 13 and No. 6 Miami used a fast start to beat George Washington 59-50 on Saturday. One of six remaining unbeaten teams in Division 1 entering the weekend, the Hurricanes (9-0) ripped off 13 of the game’s first 15 points on their way to

DETROIT — Charles Matthews had 20 points and seven rebounds, and Michigan went on a 19-0 run in the first half on the way to a 90-58 rout of Detroit Mercy on Saturday. Zavier Simpson added 12 points and seven assists for Michigan, and Duncan Robinson scored 11 points, all in the first half. The

HINTERZARTEN, Germany — Yuki Ito led Japan to victory in a women’s ski jumping World Cup team event on Saturday at Adler Ski Stadium. Ito soared 104 meters and 105 meters and combined with teammates Kaori Iwabuchi, Yuka Seto and Sara Takanashi to earn a total of 956.0 points. The Russian team of Anastasiya Barannikova,