Новости за 01.03.2018

MIAMI — Isaiah Thomas still feels like there’s time. He’s four months away from free agency, the wheeling-and-dealing period where — the way things were looking a year ago — he would be signing a contract worth well over $100 million ensuring himself a level of wealth that would be well beyond what the player

NEW YORK — A medical resident recovering from gunshot wounds in a doctor’s assault-rifle attack at a New York hospital has sued the institution and a gun shop. Justin Timperio sued Wednesday in Manhattan federal court, seeking unspecified damages. Authorities say a doctor who had been forced to resign from Bronx Lebanon Hospital two years

The all-state high school girls basketball teams for Class 3A and Class 3A in Illinois, as voted on by a statewide panel of sports writers and broadcasters and compiled by John Radtke of the (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald. Players received 5 points for a first team vote and 4 points for a second team vote.

BIRMINGHAM, England — Danil Lysenko reversed his world outdoors result with Mutaz Essa Barshim by winning their world indoors high jump duel on his last leap on Thursday. Lysenko, an authorized neutral athlete, and Barshim of Qatar cleared three heights on their first attempts and were the only two to attempt 2.36 meters. Barshim, the

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Donald Hicks hit the tie-breaking 3-pointer with 34 seconds left, Ed Polite Jr. had a huge blocked shot with 14.6 to go and second-seeded Radford edged 10th-seeded Longwood 59-53 in the quarterfinals of the Big South Tournament on Thursday. Longwood came out of a timeout with a minute left to tie the

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Maci Morris scored 25 points for her seventh straight game with 20-plus and Kentucky beat Alabama 71-64 on Thursday in the second round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament. It’s the ninth straight season Kentucky has won at least one game in the conference tournament. The Wildcats ended the third quarter on a

BRUSSELS — Fugitive ex-Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has announced he is temporarily withdrawing his bid to get back his old job as president of the independence-minded northeastern Spanish region. Puigdemont says in a video message posted from Brussels, where he fled to escape arrest in Spain, that he is standing aside so the Catalan parliament

NEW YORK — Brevin Pritzl broke a tie with a foul-line jumper with 28 seconds left and Khalil Iverson secured the win with a steal in the waning seconds, leading Wisconsin past Maryland 59-54 on Thursday in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament. Brad Davison and Iverson each made two free throws in

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Lucas Pouille moved to within a win of reaching three consecutive tennis finals when he overcame Yuichi Sugita 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the quarterfinals of the Dubai Championships on Thursday. The second-seeded Pouille won in Montpellier last month and was runner-up in Marseille last week. Standing between the Frenchman and

INDIANAPOLIS — Tyler Scaife scored 19 points, including the game-winning basket with 4.3 seconds left, and ninth-seeded Rutgers upended No. 8 seed Purdue 62-60 in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday. After The Boilermakers tied it at 60 on two free throws by Dominique Oden with 33.2 seconds left, the Scarlet

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BOSTON — Massachusetts corrections officials say a transgender inmate should remain at a men’s prison because transfer to a women’s prison may cause problems. The transgender woman has filed a federal lawsuit seeking a transfer. It says she was told she could be sent to a women’s prison only if she had gender reassignment surgery.

GLOUCESTER COUNTY, N.J. — A New Jersey man who got drunk in West Virginia and mistakenly ordered a $1,635 Uber ride back to his home state says the experience was “crazy.” NJ.com reported Wednesday that Kenny Bachman thought he was taking an Uber to where he was staying, near the West Virginia University campus. But

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kevin Harvick has a victory, Aric Almirola should have won the Daytona 500 and Clint Bowyer is running well again — signs that Stewart-Haas Racing finally may have adjusted to its switch to Ford. SHR would admit that last year was an off year, its first driving the Fusion after an exclusive

NEW ORLEANS — Be on the lookout for a wraparound tuba: Someone has stolen the signature sousaphone belonging to Preservation Hall in New Orleans. Creative director and musician Ben Jaffe wrote about it on the traditional jazz venue’s Facebook page, saying he bought it after Hurricane Katrina to replace one lost to the 2005 storm.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Latest on legislation to ban tackle football for kids under 12 (all times local): 1:10 p.m. A plan to prohibit tackle football among the youngest children to prevent head trauma is moving to the Illinois House floor for a vote. The Mental Health Committee endorsed Rep. Carol Sente’s (SEHN’-tayz) legislation 11-9.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Kahlia Lawrence, the first three-time Southern Conference player of the year, scored 23 points and No. 25 Mercer cruised to a 75-44 win over Western Carolina in a league tournament opener on Thursday that set the school record winning streak at 25. Keke Calloway added 18 points for the Bears (28-2), who

TAMPA, Fla. — New Phillies manager Gabe Kapler is gathering Philadelphia players for small-group meetings that include the front office, coaches and research and development staff. “The first thing we do is walk them through what they’re really, really good at,” Kapler said. “Second thing we give them the floor, give them the opportunity to

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks dove in another dizzying day of trading after President Donald Trump promised on Thursday to deliver stiff tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, which raised the threat of escalating retaliation by other countries and higher inflation. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index erased nearly all of its gains for the

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks dropped in another dizzying day of trading on Thursday as investors dissected Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s latest testimony before Congress and the possibility of stiff tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Stocks were higher earlier in the day after Powell appeared to calm one of the market’s main worries

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A northern Indiana county is seeking federal aid to buyout about 23 flood-prone properties that were damaged by historic flooding two years ago. St. Joseph County Commissioners decided Tuesday to request Federal Emergency Management Agency funding for a “voluntary flood plain buyout program.” The South Bend Tribune reports the commissioners sent

TAMPA, Fla. — Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire liked what he saw in Daniel Norris’ first start against the New York Yankees. Bidding for a rotation spot, Norris allowed two runs in two innings Wednesday against a lineup that could resemble the one New York uses on opening day. “Ball was coming out of his hand

NEW YORK — Harvey Schmidt, the composer of “The Fantasticks,” which made its debut when Dwight D. Eisenhower was still president and became the longest running musical in history, has died. He was 88. His death on Wednesday was confirmed by Dan Demello, a publicist for the off-Broadway show. Schmidt teamed up with lyricist, director

NEW YORK — The composer of “The Fantasticks,” the longest running musical in history, has died. Harvey Schmidt was 88. His death on Wednesday was confirmed by Dan Demello, a publicist for the off-Broadway show. Schmidt teamed up with lyricist, director and storywriter Tom Jones on “The Fantasticks” as well as the Broadway shows “110

NEW YORK — Former New York City Ballet star Sean Lavery, whose dancing career was cut short when he was diagnosed with a spinal tumor, has died at age 61. Lavery, who was one of the company’s most prolific male dancers until he was forced to stop dancing in the late ’80s at age 30,