Новости за 23.01.2018

HOUSTON — Martaveous McKnight scored five points in the final three seconds to give Arkansas-Pine Bluff a 74-72 win over Texas Southern on Monday night. The Golden Lions (7-14, 7-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference) remained alone atop the SWAC standings and ended Texas Southern’s 27-game home winning streak, the second longest in the nation. McKnight hit

MANCHESTER, England — Alexis Sanchez arrived at Old Trafford on Monday to put the finishing touches to his bumper Manchester United contract when he was welcomed to the club by its greatest manager. Alex Ferguson was spotted chatting to Sanchez and his representative outside the ground, eight years after trying — but failing — to

DENVER — Jamal Murray scored a career-high 38 points, including a three-point play in the final minute, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 104-101 on Monday night. Nikola Jokic had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and Will Barton hit four free throws in the final 10 seconds to secure the win and

DAVOS, Switzerland — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned Tuesday that the recent wave of trade protectionism, in which governments raise barriers to free trade between nations, is “worrisome.” Modi delivered the warning in a speech Tuesday just hours after the U.S. government of President Donald Trump approved tariffs on imported solar-energy components and large

PORTLAND, Maine — A northern Maine town manager who espoused white separatist views was fired on Tuesday and said he was getting $30,000 for agreeing not to sue the town. The selectmen in the rural town of Jackman announced the decision after a closed-door executive session with Tom Kawczynski, the town’s top administrator since June.

JACKMAN, Maine — Officials in a rural Maine community are planning to meet with their town manager, who has publicly espoused white separatist views. Jackman Town Manager Tom Kawczynski (kuh-ZIN-skee) has made comments bashing Islam and called for the preservation of white European heritage in northern New England. He also operates a website that touts

NEW YORK — The Academy Awards showered outsiders, on screen and off, with milestone-setting nominations that celebrated Guillermo del Toro’s full-hearted ode to outcasts “The Shape of Water,” embraced first-time filmmakers like Greta Gerwig and Jordan Peele, and made “Mudbound” director of photography Rachel Morrison the first woman ever nominated for best cinematography. In nominations

NEW YORK — Guillermo del Toro’s lavish monster romance “The Shape of Water” fished out a leading 13 nominations, Greta Gerwig became just the fifth woman nominated for best director and “Mudbound” director of photography Rachel Morrison made history as the first woman nominated for best cinematography in nominations announced Tuesday for the 90th annual

NEW YORK — Guillermo del Toro’s lavish monster romance “The Shape of Water” fished out a leading 13 nominations, Greta Gerwig became just the fifth woman nominated for best director and “Mudbound” cinematographer Rachel Morrison made history as the first woman to earn a nod in that category in nominations announced Tuesday for the 90th

NEW YORK — Guillermo del Toro’s lavish monster romance “The Shape of Water” will vie for the most Oscar nominations Tuesday, but just as much attention may be focused on categories where women could make history. Nominations for the 90th annual Academy Awards will begin at 8:22 a.m. EST, with a second wave of nominees

SAO PAULO — Brazilian judges are scheduled to rule Wednesday on former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s appeal of his conviction on corruption and money laundering charges. The decision could prevent da Silva from running in this year’s presidential election and even potentially end the career of the enduringly popular politician. Here’s a look

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Miles Bridges scored 31 points, Jaren Jackson Jr. had 21 points and 11 rebounds and No. 6 Michigan State got a harder-than-expected 87-74 win over Illinois on Monday night. Michigan State (18-3, 6-2 Big Ten) shot 68.2 percent, which set a record at State Farm Center for an opponent’s shooting percentage. Illinois

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas — Gary Blackston and Zachary Hamilton had 26 points apiece and Troy Thompson scored 22 to help Prairie View cruise to a 93-77 win over Mississippi Valley State on Monday night and snap a four-game skid. The trio combined to make 27 of 44 (61.4 percent) from the field, including 11 of

TOKYO — The Bank of Japan has opted to keep intact its unprecedented monetary stimulus despite stronger than expected growth. Japan’s central bank announced the decision to stick with its massive asset purchases and negative interest rate policy following a policy meeting Tuesday. The U.S. Federal Reserve and European Central Bank, among other central banks,

FORT WORTH, Texas — Desmond Bane scored eight of his 15 points in just over a minute early in the second half, and TCU beat No. 7 West Virginia 82-73 on Monday night. The Horned Frogs (15-5, 3-5 Big 12) got their first home win over a Top 10 team in nearly five years on

NEW ORLEANS — DeMarcus Cousins had 44 points, 24 rebounds and 10 assists, Anthony Davis scored 34 points, and the All-Star pair led a 17-point New Orleans comeback in the final five minutes of regulation before the Pelicans pulled out a 132-128 victory over the Chicago Bulls in double overtime Monday night. Cousins scored seven

ORANGEBURG, S.C. — Jermaine Marrow tied his career high with 31 points and had nine assists to help Hampton beat South Carolina State 91-84 on Monday night. The Pirates (7-12, 2-2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) had an 11-2 run to build their largest lead of the game at 72-58 on Malique Trent-Street’s layup with 8:28 left

BEIJING — China’s anti-corruption agency says the deputy head of the Cabinet agency in charge of energy policy for the world’s second-largest economy has been dismissed on graft charges. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said Tuesday that Wang Xiaolin, a former longtime executive in the state-owned coal industry, was suspected of “serious discipline violations,”

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Marc Gasol scored 19 points, Tyreke Evans added 18 points and eight assists, and the pair led a fourth-quarter rally that lifted the Memphis Grizzlies over the Philadelphia 76ers 105-101 on Monday night. Mario Chalmers added 17 points, including a pair of free throws with 6.2 seconds remaining, to help the Grizzlies

BATON ROUGE, La. — Jared Sam shot 8 of 11 from the field and finished with 19 points, including the winning jumper with four seconds left, and Southern slipped past Alabama A&M 62-61 on Monday night. Sidney Umude added 14 points, on 6-of-9 shooting, and Eddie Reese scored 12 for Southern (8-13, 4-4 Southwestern Athletic

DALLAS — Harrison Barnes had 20 points and 10 rebounds, rookie Dennis Smith Jr. scored 17 and the Dallas Mavericks finished a season sweep of playoff-contending Washington, beating the Wizards 98-75 on Monday night. The Mavericks slowed a recent slide that had them headed back to the bottom of the Western Conference, ending their second

TROY, Ala. — Jordon Varnado had 14 points and 10 rebounds on Monday night and scored the winning basket on a putback with 2.7 seconds left to help Troy beat Appalachian State 81-79. Appalachian State (8-13, 3-5 Sun Belt) erased a 10-point deficit over the final four minutes to tie it at 79-all on Justin

BALTIMORE — Phillip Carr had 13 points and 12 rebounds, Tiwian Kendley added 13 points and Morgan State beat Delaware State 61-47 on Monday night for the Hornets’ 16th straight loss. Kendley’s fast-break windmill dunk extended Morgan State’s lead to 36-27 with 15:52 to go. Kyson Rawls nailed an open 3-pointer from the wing in

SEWANEE, Tenn. — Rivendell Writers’ Colony, a nationally renowned residency program for authors, will close at the end of March. A statement on the organization’s website from benefactor and board chair Mary Elizabeth Nelson says she plans to transform the property in Sewanee, Tennessee, into a center for spiritual healing and exploration. Nelson says the

TOKYO — Twelve people, including eight soldiers, skiing on the slopes of a volcano near a famous hot spring resort in central Japan were injured Tuesday by flying rocks during a sudden eruption, officials said. One soldier later died. The eruption quickly darkened the ski slope at Mount Kusatsu-Shirane with black ash, as volcanic rocks