Новости за 05.03.2018

DETROIT — Jessica Lindstrom scored 17 points and set a program Division I record with 1,000 career rebounds and No. 22 Green Bay reached the Horizon League championship game for the eighth-straight season with a 66-45 victory over Youngstown State on Monday. Youngstown State led by two points at the break but Karly Murphy scored

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida coach Mike White has a forbidden phrase for his staff, a rule implemented just a few weeks ago. No one is allowed to say “PK80” in front of the team. It’s banned in scouting breakdowns, video sessions and practices. It’s the coaching equivalent of a backcourt turnover that leads to an

NEW YORK — The founder of Court TV and the Brill’s Content magazine about journalism is behind a new effort to sniff out fake news. Steve Brill and partner Gordon Crovitz said Monday they’ve secured funding for NewsGuard, a company that will use journalists to analyze news and information websites. Reviews of some 7,500 sites

PHILLIPS STATION, Calif. — The Latest on the measurement of Sierra Nevada snow, a vital source of California’s water supply (all times local): 12:05 p.m. A welcome late-winter storm has more than quadrupled the snowpack in parts of California’s Sierra Nevada. California water official Frank Gehrke measured 41.1 inches of snow Monday at Phillips Station

ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Oakland Raiders have released pass rusher Aldon Smith after his latest run-in with the law. The Raiders announced the move on Monday, one day after San Francisco police said authorities were searching for Smith in connection with a domestic violence allegation. Smith has been on the suspended list since November 2015

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Outfielder Alejandro De Aza has agreed to a minor league contract to return to the Washington Nationals. De Aza was a free agent and led off an exhibition game last week for a team of available big league players against Japanese amateurs in Bradenton. He spent time last season with

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — The International University Sports Federation has selected Lake Placid as the host for the 2023 Winter World University Games. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced in Albany Monday that local organizers from the Adirondack region and the Lausanne, Switzerland-based FISU have signed a memorandum of understanding to hold the event in

NEW YORK — New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has chosen the Houston schools superintendent to lead the nation’s largest school system. De Blasio, a Democrat, said Monday that Richard A. Carranza has been appointed to replace Chancellor Carmen Farina (fah-REEN’-yah), who’s retiring. Miami’s schools superintendent had accepted the post but then backed out last

ANDERSON, Ind. — A convicted Indiana felon is seeking to run for a seat in the U.S. House. Dion Douglas pleaded guilty in 2009 to a felony charge of theft in Madison County. He acknowledges using a company credit card to pay personal expenses, which he says was a mistake. The Herald Bulletin reports that

BOSTON — The Boston Symphony Orchestra said an independent investigation into a sexual harassment allegation against prominent conductor Charles Dutoit found that it was credible and uncovered at least three other alleged instances of misconduct. The orchestra announced Friday that the investigation found “credible” the allegations against the Swiss conductor brought by Fiona Allen, a

NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Transit has suspended a conductor for allegedly announcing on a morning train that immigration agents were on board looking for “illegals.” The incident occurred Monday morning on a train headed from New Jersey to New York. An NJ Transit spokeswoman didn’t identify the conductor but said he has more than

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Seven media groups won “Grand Slam” honors in the annual Associated Press Sports Editors’ writing and sections contest that was held this week. The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times, competing in the over-175,000 circulation division, earned top-10 recognition for daily, Sunday and special sections to augment a top-10 website award

American forward Tim Weah, a son of the former soccer star and president of Liberia, made his debut for Paris Saint-Germain less than two weeks after his 18th birthday. George Weah was FIFA Player of the Year in 1995 and was elected Liberia’s president in January. Tim Weah entered Saturday’s 2-0 French league win at

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Minnesota Twins right-hander Ervin Santana left spring training for New York to have his injured middle finger examined. Santana, out until mid-to-late April following surgery on the finger, could have a cast removed. “Hopefully he comes back lighter … with the cast off,” Twins manager Paul Molitor said before Monday’s exhibition against

NEW YORK — Big Ten teams have a longer layoff than they are accustomed to heading into the NCAA Tournament. That’s the trade-off the conference had to make to play its tournament at Madison Square Garden for the first time. In years past, the Big Ten championship was the final conference tournament game played before

MOBILE, Ala. — Investigators have determined that an old wooden shipwreck found on the Alabama Gulf Coast isn’t the last slave ship to land in the United States. A statement released Monday by the Alabama Historical Commission says the ship remains found north of Mobile are too large to be those of the Clotilda. The

NEW YORK — A judge has ordered “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli to forfeit more than $7.3 million in assets in his securities fraud case. The order issued Monday would allow the government to go after personal property prosecutors say includes a one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album and other valuable collectables owned by the quirky former pharmaceutical

WASHINGTON — Trade wars generate no medals, monuments or military parades. But they do tend to leave a lot of economic wreckage, often hurt the very people they’re meant to help and can fracture diplomatic relations among allies. After announcing plans last week to slap taxes on imported aluminum and steel, President Donald Trump called

ALBANY, N.Y. — At least eight states currently have laws requiring that schools notify parents when their child is being bullied or is bullying other kids. But such policies have come under attack from LGBT advocates who argue that schools officials could inadvertently be put in the position of outing gay, lesbian or transgender students

American forward Charlie Davies, whose career was derailed by a car crash in 2009, is retiring from soccer at age 31. Davies scored four goals in 17 appearances for the U.S. before he was a passenger in a car crash on Oct. 13, 2009 that killed another passenger and left him with two broken bones

Veteran cornerback Antonio Cromartie announced his retirement from the NFL on Monday. The 11-year pro with four franchises posted a message on Instagram saying “after 27 years of playing football, today I say farewell.” An All-Pro with San Diego in 2007, when he led the league with 10 interceptions, Cromartie was one of the NFL’s

INDIANAPOLIS — When Natrona County graduate Taven Bryan showed up to Landow Performance to train this offseason, former Wyoming offensive lineman Ryan Cummings mistook him for another offensive lineman himself. “He looks like an O-lineman,” Cummings said of the defensive tackle, who played college football at Florida. “He’s just thick. He’s big.” Johnny Townsend, a

LOS ANGELES — A man was arrested and is accused of stealing Frances McDormand’s Oscars trophy after the Academy Awards on Sunday night, Los Angeles police said. Terry Bryant, 47, was arrested on suspicion of felony grand theft, said Officer Rosario Herrera, a police spokeswoman. “After some brief time apart, Frances and her Oscar were

JUPITER, Fla. — Shortstop Paul DeJong and the St. Louis Cardinals agreed to a $26 million, six-year contract, a deal that includes team options for 2024 and 2025. The 24-year-old made his major league debut last May 28 and hit .285 with a team-high 25 homers and 65 RBIs in 108 games. He was selected

YORK, Maine — The nor’easter that battered the New England coast has once again revealed a shipwreck’s remains on Short Sands Beach in York, Maine. The York Police Department posted photos Monday that show the skeleton of a ship that’s believed to be a sloop more than 160 years old. The Maine Historic Preservation Commission