Новости за 04.03.2018

LAS VEGAS — Jimmie Johnson was sent to the back of the field for the start of Sunday’s NASCAR race at Las Vegas because his car needed four trips through inspection to be approved for participation. NASCAR ejected Johnson car chief Jesse Saunders because the car failed inspection three times. The Chevrolet passed on its

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Duke freshman Marvin Bagley III is the Atlantic Coast Conference’s player and rookie of the year. The ACC announced its all-conference and individual award-winners Sunday as selected by a panel that included the 15 head coaches and 42 media members. Virginia’s Tony Bennett was selected coach of the year after guiding the

RADFORD, Va. — Carlik Jones made a long 3-pointer at the buzzer and Radford beat Liberty 55-52 on Sunday in the Big South Conference championship, earning the Highlanders their first NCAA Tournament berth since 2009. The Highlanders (22-12) called timeout with 13 seconds left, setting up the final play. Jones dribbled as the clock ran

BIRMINGHAM, England — The world of athletics stopped to watch Roger Bannister run as a black-and-white video was shown on a giant screen at the world indoor athletics championships on Sunday. Bannister, the first runner to break the 4-minute barrier in the mile, died peacefully in Oxford on Saturday at the age of 88. The

INDIANAPOLIS — People streamed into grocery and liquor stores across Indiana on Sunday as they were able to buy carryout alcohol for the first time. Indiana’s Sunday alcohol sales ban stretched back to the 1800s and often left new residents and visitors to the state bewildered. Gov. Eric Holcomb joined in the first Sunday purchases,

Eugenie Le Sommer scored just before halftime and France finished with a 1-1 draw against the U.S. women’s national team on Sunday in the SheBelieves Cup at Red Bull Arena. Mallory Pugh had put the United States in front in the 35th minute with her ninth international goal. Goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher made a pair of

MELBOURNE, Australia — Wearing his clerical collar, the most senior Vatican official ever charged in the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis appeared in an Australian court Monday for a hearing to determine whether prosecutors have sufficient evidence to put him on trial. Australian Cardinal George Pell’s committal hearing in the Melbourne Magistrates Court before Magistrate

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Joe Chealey scored 22 points and top-seeded Charleston defeated No. 8 seed Drexel 66-59 on Sunday to advance to the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament semifinals. Charleston (24-7) will play the winner of Sunday’s Towson-William & Mary game on Monday. Grant Riller added 17 points in surpassing 1,000 in his career and

HAMILTON, N.Y. — Will Rayman scored 22 points and No. 2 seed Colgate defeated No. 6 Holy Cross 62-55 on Sunday to advance to the Patriot League championship game for the first time since 2007-08. The Raiders (19-12), setting a program record with their 19th victory, play the winner of Sunday’s later game between Boston

CULLOWHEE, N.C. — Western Carolina basketball coach Larry Hunter says he is stepping down. Hunter announced the decision Sunday, one day after the Catamounts lost to Furman in the Southern Conference Tournament quarterfinals to finish 13-19. The 68-year-old Hunter said in a statement that “it’s just time for new leadership, a new voice.” His 702

RICHMOND, Va. — Brianna Cummings, the Atlantic 10 Tournament’s most outstanding player, scored 17 points to help No. 5 seed George Washington win its seventh A-10 title with a 65-49 victory over sixth-seeded Saint Joseph’s on Sunday for an automatic NCAA Tournament bid. George Washington (19-13) was picked to finish sixth in the preseason poll,

WICHITA, Kan. — Jacob Evans scored 19 points to lead No. 10 Cincinnati to a 62-61 victory over No. 11 Wichita State on Sunday, giving the Bearcats the American Athletic Conference title. Cincinnati (27-4, 16-2) survived a slugfest of a second half as the teams combined for just two baskets in the final five minutes.

GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Cleveland Indians outfielder Michael Brantley knows all about the grind of recovering from a major injury. Way too much about the slow process back to the field. At least this time around, he gets to put that experience to good use. The 30-year-old Brantley has progressed to lateral agility drills as he

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — The Latest on a shooting at Central Michigan University (all times local): 3:15 p.m. A close friend of an Illinois couple shot allegedly shot to death by their 19-year-old son in his college dorm room in Michigan says something “out-of-character” must have occurred. Jordan Murphy tells The Associated Press Sunday that

BURLINGTON, Vt. — The co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream knew he was disturbing the peace with a noisy demonstration against fighter jets. Ben Cohen told the Burlington Free Press that’s exactly the point. Cohen was one of three activists arrested for disorderly conduct Saturday after blasting jet noise from a mobile public address

SAO PAULO — Italy’s Fabio Fognini beat Chilean Nicolas Jarry 1-6, 6-1, 6-4 on Sunday to win the Brasil Open for the first time. Fognini won the sixth title of his career. Jarry was trying to win his first trophy on the tour. The final of the clay tournament in Sao Paulo was the first

BARCELONA, Spain — Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta was substituted due to injury during the first half of Sunday’s Spanish league match against Atletico Madrid. The injury comes 10 days before Barcelona hosts Chelsea in the return leg of their Champions League round-of-16 tie. The away leg in London ended 1-1. The 33-year-old Iniesta grabbed his

COCOA BEACH, Fla. — Scientists are seeing concerning levels of algae this year in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon just two years after massive blooms led to the worst fish kills on record. Florida Today reports that biologists are measuring similar algae levels in the lagoon’s waters that they saw before the devastating 2016 blooms. The

SKOPJE, Macedonia — Several thousand protesters in Macedonia have demanded that the government call off ongoing talks with neighboring Greece over a decades-long name dispute. Civic organizations joined under the motto “We are Macedonia” to organize a rally in the capital, Skopje, on Sunday. They are urging the government not to agree to any changes

BARCELONA, Spain — Lionel Messi scored from a free kick for his third straight game as Barcelona beat second-place Atletico Madrid 1-0 Sunday to increase its lead at the top of the Spanish league to eight points. Messi dipped a shot over the defense wall in the 26th minute to take his league-leading tally to

CAIRO — Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince has arrived in Egypt for a visit meant to deepen the alliance between two of the region’s powerhouses. Soon after Prince Mohammed bin Salman touched down in Cairo Sunday, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi’s office also said “regional issues” and Egypt’s fight against Islamic militants were discussed by phone

LEBANON, Ind. — A central Indiana sheriff says a fatally wounded deputy was a warrior and who laid down his life to protect others. The Boone County sheriff released a public letter Sunday, saying Friday’s shooting of 34-year-old Deputy Jacob Pickett will be a loss felt forever in the community. Sheriff Mike Nielsen says Pickett

PRETORIA, South Africa — George Coetzee closed with a 4-under 67 for a two-shot victory over Sam Horsfield of England in the Tshwane Open on Sunday. It was the South African’s first victory in two years. Coetzee had a two-shot lead going into the final round at Pretoria Country Club, and Horsfield stayed in range

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Gun store owners called it the “Trump slump.” Sales of firearms slowed dramatically after the election of Donald Trump as president in 2016 allayed fears of a Democratic crackdown on gun owners. That trend has continued in recent weeks even with talk of gun control in Congress and among business leaders following

WARREN, Ohio — A church is converting an Ohio mansion once owned by former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson into a house of worship. The Warren Tribune-Chronicle reports Living Word Sanctuary Church is converting a 10,000-square-foot (929 sq. meter) indoor pool room into a sanctuary and other rooms into offices, classrooms and a nursery. Tyson