Новости за 09.02.2018

AMES, Iowa — Iowa State says that quarterback Kyle Kempt has been granted a sixth season of eligibility by the NCAA. The Cyclones announced the NCAA’s decision on Friday, saying that the governing body granted Kempt an extension of eligibility after considering the totality of the circumstances surrounding his transfer from Oregon State and Hutchinson

There are several Maine athletes participating in the Winter Olympics, but only one carried a nation’s flag into the opening ceremonies. Dinos Lefkaritis, who carried the flag for Cyprus on Friday, is a junior at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. The Sun Journal reports that he’s an engineering and economics major and the 12th Bates

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls have waived guard/forward Tony Allen after acquiring him in a trade last week. The 14-year veteran came to Chicago in the deal that sent Nikola Mirotic to New Orleans. Allen averaged 4.7 points in 22 games for the Pelicans before breaking his leg. He has not played since Dec. 10,

HUDSON, N.H. — Police say a 3-year-old New Hampshire girl wrapped a retractable dog leash around her neck and couldn’t breathe and her mother has been arrested and accused of neglecting her. They say the toddler was left unattended in the living room of a home in Hudson for an extended period of time on

NEW YORK — There’s a new manager in the dugout and a new slugger in the lineup. After reaching Game 7 of the AL Championship Series, the Yankees are back in the familiar position of a favorite. Aaron Boone, a rookie manager who succeeded Joe Girardi, has no grace period heading into his first spring

OAKLAND, Calif. — With Khris Davis slugging in the middle of a young lineup, the Oakland Athletics realize they still have much ground to overcome in a division featuring the World Series champion Houston Astros. And that’s fine with this group, which is counting on using the momentum from a strong September finish going into

SEATTLE — As general manager Jerry Dipoto accurately explained, the Seattle Mariners are a team stuck in the middle. They’re not in the position of rebuilding. They have enough talent and enough veterans — with big contracts — to be competitive. But they’re not among the elite of the American League, including the Houston Astros

NEW YORK — Fox News has removed a column from its web site that said it appeared the U.S. Olympic Committee wanted to change the event’s motto to “darker, gayer, different.” The column, posted on Wednesday, was written by veteran Fox executive John Moody. He’s executive vice president and executive editor of Fox News, but

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The speculation over how high quarterback Josh Allen will be drafted has brought dividends to the Wyoming athletics program. Cowboys coach Craig Bohl says Allen has brought great exposure to the Wyoming athletics. Many NFL Draft analysts have Allen being drafted in the first round with some predicting he could go No.

Adrian Beltre goes into his 21st major league season still seeking a World Series title. The offseason for the Texas Rangers likely would have gone much differently if the third baseman and 3,000-hit club member was their general manager. “He probably would have made some different moves this winter. I think he would have addressed

RICHMOND, Va. — Richmond coach Chris Mooney can laugh now at how much things have changed in a month. Since starting the season a very un-Richmond-like 3-13, the Spiders have won six of their last seven. “It’s not unusual to have recruiting meetings,” the Spiders’ coach in his 13th season said after a come-from-behind, 77-76,

DETROIT — Ron Gardenhire sized up his new team’s future in a way Detroit fans can surely appreciate. “Rebuild is normally saved for automobiles,” the new Tigers manager said recently. “I understand it. We’re trying to do some things here, from the minor league system, all the way through, the way we go about it.”

More than 80,000 laptops with a potentially defective battery are among this week’s recalled consumer products. Others include lamp sockets and crystal mugs. Here’s a more detailed look: LAPTOPS DETAILS: 14 inch ThinkPad X1 Carbon 5th Generation laptops. They were sold in silver and black. The product name “5th Generation Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon,” the

SEATTLE — The Latest on allegations that a U.S. champion swimmer was sexually abused by a coach (all times local): 11:35 a.m. An Olympic swimmer who accused her coach of sexually abusing her as a minor says he controlled and manipulated her from a young age. In a first-person essay posted Friday, Ariana Kukors described

OMAHA, Neb. — The Nebraska men’s basketball team plans to take a public stand against the views of a university student who described himself as a white nationalist in a widely distributed online video. Coach Tim Miles says Friday the team would wear T-shirts reading “Hate Will Never Win” at the game Saturday against Rutgers

BALTIMORE — There might come a time in the next few weeks when the Baltimore Orioles finally add a proven veteran to their stunningly thin starting rotation. “There are some pitchers available, and I’m confident we’ll be able to sign some between now and when we open (the regular season),” executive vice president of baseball

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Tennis fans anxiously awaiting Serena Williams’ return to competitive tennis will have to wait one more day. Williams won’t be playing in either of Saturday’s Fed Cup singles matches as she makes her comeback five months after becoming a mother. Williams teams up with Lauren Davis to face Lesley Kerkhove and Demi

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Serena Williams won’t be playing in either of Saturday’s Fed Cup singles matches as she returns to competitive tennis this week, five months after becoming a mother. Williams will team up with Lauren Davis to face Lesley Kerkhove and Demi Schuurs in Sunday’s doubles match as the United States opens its Fed

NEW YORK — The family real estate company once run by presidential adviser Jared Kushner is shifting a federal court case to a new venue so it won’t have to reveal the identities of foreign partners behind some of its real estate projects. With a deadline approaching within hours, the Kushner Cos. filed papers in

NEW YORK — The family real estate company once run by presidential adviser Jared Kushner is shifting a federal court case to a new venue so it won’t have to reveal the identities of foreign partners behind some of its real estate projects. With a deadline approaching within hours, the Kushner Cos. filed papers in

INDIANAPOLIS — State health officials say the number of flu-related deaths in Indiana this season reached 167 last week, up from 136 the previous week. State Health Commissioner Kris Box said Friday there are no signs Indiana’s current severe flu season has peaked. She urged Hoosiers to get a flu shot if they haven’t already

DALE, Ind. — An energy company is seeking to build a $2.5 billion plant in southern Indiana that would convert the region’s plentiful coal reserves into diesel fuel and other products. Riverview Energy officials say the plant proposed for the Spencer County town of Dale would employ about 225 workers and create about 2,000 temporary

Ireland says it will play the United States in an exhibition at Dublin on June 2, a matchup of teams that failed to qualify for the World Cup. The Football Association of Ireland announced the game Friday. The U.S. Soccer Federation doesn’t announce matches until it has a signed contract. France announced in December it

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says it has embarked on a fund-raising campaign that will likely include a ministerial-level donors conference next month to fill the gap left by the Trump administration’s sudden cut of tens of millions of dollars in funding. Scott Anderson, the agency’s West Bank operations director, said

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico football coach Bob Davie continues to face questions after a report says witnesses reported him using racial slurs. A report from the school’s Office of Equal Opportunity released Thursday said witnesses told the office Davie some variation of the N-word at a practice and told four black players on a