Новости за 16.01.2018

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman made two free throws with 1.2 seconds left, lifting No. 23 Michigan to a 68-67 win over Maryland on Monday night. Kevin Huerter connected on a go-ahead 3-pointer on the previous possession for the short-handed Terrapins, who trailed by 10 with five-plus minutes left in the game. Moritz Wagner

BALTIMORE — Jairus Lyles scored a season-high 35 points to help Maryland, Baltimore County beat Hartford 78-56 on Monday night. Lyles eclipsed the 30-point mark for the third time this season and seventh of his career. He was 12 of 20 from the field, including 6 of 11 from distance. UMBC made 50 percent of

INDIANAPOLIS — Allie LeClaire scored 20 points on 8-of-9 shooting, Jessica Lindstrom had 15 and No. 23 Green Bay handed IUPUI its first Horizon League loss, 60-34 on Monday night. The Phoenix (15-2, 5-1), who have won four straight, join the Jaguars (13-4, 5-1), who had won five straight, and Wright State in a first-place

MELBOURNE, Australia — The Latest on Tuesday at the Australian Open (all times local): 9 p.m. Defending champion Roger Federer had an easy run in his first-round match at the Australian Open, beating Aljaz Bedene 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 as he began his quest here for his 20th Grand Slam singles title. Some of the best

MELBOURNE, Australia — The Latest on Tuesday at the Australian Open (all times local): 5:40 p.m. Top-seeded Simona Halep overcame an injured left ankle to beat Australian wildcard entry Destanee Aiava 7-6 (5), 6-1 in the first round of the Australian Open. Halep, who recovered from a 5-2 deficit in the first set, was moving

MELBOURNE, Australia — The Latest on Tuesday at the Australian Open (all times local): 5:10 p.m. Stan Wawrinka struggled at times in his first match since last year’s Wimbledon, but held on to beat Lithuania’s Ricardas Berankis 6-3, 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (2) in the first round of the Australian Open. The 2014 champion only connected

MELBOURNE, Australia — The Latest on Tuesday at the Australian Open (all times local): 4:20 p.m. U.S. Open runner-up Madison Keys has moved into the second round of the Australian Open with a 6-1, 7-5 win over China’s Wang Qiang. Keys, a former semifinalist at Melbourne Park, rallied from a 4-1 deficit in the second

MELBOURNE, Australia — The Latest on Tuesday at the Australian Open (all times local): 3:35 p.m. Fourth-seeded Alexander Zverev has advanced to the second round at Melbourne Park with a 6-1, 7-6 (5), 7-5 win over Thomas Fabbiano. The 20-year-old Zverev, coming off five tournament wins last year, broke Fabbiano’s serve at love in the

MELBOURNE, Australia — The Latest on Tuesday at the Australian Open (all times local): 12:20 p.m. Johanna Konta has continued her strong recent form at Melbourne Park, easily winning her first-round match and eliminating another American player. Konta beat Madison Brengle 6-3, 6-1, the 10th loss in 11 first-round matches for American women. On Monday,

INDIANAPOLIS — A person familiar with the negotiations says the Indianapolis Colts are “close” to reaching a deal to hire Josh McDaniels as their new coach. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Monday on condition of anonymity because they were still working on the contract. But even if the two sides agreed to

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Their minds still racing with childlike exuberance over the stunning last-snap victory that sent them to the NFC championship game, many of the Minnesota Vikings remained awake several hours past midnight. Cornerback Xavier Rhodes replayed the video clip of the winning touchdown “about a thousand times” at home, searing the image

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Kyron Cartwright scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half to help Providence beat Butler 70-60 on Monday night. Providence trailed 29-25 at halftime but made its first eight shots of the second half. Alpha Diallo scored five straight Friar points and Cartwright went on a personal 7-0 run for

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica is sending a women’s bobsled team to the Olympics for the first time. Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian, who drove for the U.S. at the 2014 Sochi Games, will pilot the Jamaican sled in the Pyeongchang Olympics next month. It’ll likely be pushed by Carrie Russell, a sprinter who helped Jamaica win gold in

MELBOURNE, Australia — It wasn’t Maria Sharapova’s choice to miss the last Australian Open. That decision was taken out of her hands because of a doping ban following a failed test on her previous visit to Melbourne Park. The five-time major champion said it was her choice to return, though, and she relished every moment

MELBOURNE, Australia — Roger Federer picked up where he left off at the last Australian Open on a day when Maria Sharapova, Angelique Kerber and Novak Djokovic ensured there were all kinds of successful comebacks. Defending champion Federer beating Aljaz Bedene 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 in a night match, his first on Rod Laver Arena since

MELBOURNE, Australia — Defending champion Roger Federer continues his quest for a 20th Grand Slam singles title and top-seeded Simona Halep starts another bid for her first when both see action on Day Two at the Australian Open. Fourth-seeded Karolina Pliskova begins play on Rod Laver Arena in a match Tuesday against Veronica Cepede Royg,

DURHAM, N.C. — Raasean Davis had 18 points and 11 rebounds, Pablo Rivas added 15 points and North Carolina Central beat Morgan State 77-63 on Monday night. Morgan State led 18-8 after the opening seven minutes but NCCU went on a 23-2 run — with seven points by Davis. It was tied at 43 early

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan has hired Sherrone Moore to coach tight ends. Jim Harbaugh made the move Monday, another step in the reshaping of his staff this offseason. Moore coached Central Michigan’s tight ends the last four years. Harbaugh previously hired former Michigan State quarterback Dan Enos and Al Washington to be assistant coaches

JACKSON, Miss. — A Mississippi inmate convicted in 2014 of the death of a Georgia woman through illicit silicone buttocks injections has died. The Mississippi Department of Corrections said in a statement Monday that an autopsy will be done on 58-year-old Tracy Lynn Garner , who died Sunday. Garner was convicted by a jury of

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Quarterback Quinten Dormady is leaving Tennessee after a junior year in which he lost his starting job and suffered a season-ending injury. Dormady tweeted Monday that “after weeks of reflection, I’ve decided to complete my degree from Tennessee and transfer for my final year of eligibility.” Dormady, who is 6-foot-4 and from

DELAND, Fla. — Brandon Tabb scored 18 points, Soufiyane Diakite had 10 points and 15 rebounds, and Bethune-Cookman beat cross-county rival Stetson 74-62 on Monday night. Bethune-Cookman (10-9) won its fifth straight to match its win total from last season. Bethune-Cookman opened the game with a 17-7 spurt and led 34-24 after Tabb closed the

SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants acquired Andrew McCutchen from the Pittsburgh Pirates for right-hander Kyle Crick, minor league outfielder Bryan Reynolds and $500,000 in international signing bonus allocation. Pittsburgh also will send the Giants cash to cover part of McCutchen’s $14.75 million salary. McCutchen become the second star jettisoned by the Pirates in three days,

CHICAGO — Zach LaVine scored 18 points in his second game for Chicago, Justin Holiday made a career-best seven 3s and scored 25 points, and the Bulls ended the Miami Heat’s seven-game winning streak with a 119-111 victory Monday. The Bulls have won three straight and 14 of their last 21. LaVine tore an ACL

PHILADELPHIA — In his lone college season at Washington, guard Markelle Fultz shot better than 50 percent from the field and 41 percent from 3-point range. He showed so much promise that the Philadelphia 76ers traded up to take him with the No. 1 overall pick in last year’s draft. Now the 19-year-old’s shooting stroke

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — As they normally do when the opposition says something you might post on a bulletin board, the New England Patriots reacted diplomatically Monday to Jacksonville’s Jalen Ramsey guaranteeing his team is “going to the Super Bowl and we gonna win that b—-.” “Man, that guy’s really good,” said a smiling Pro Bowl