Новости за 09.03.2018

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa sophomore forward Tyler Cook has submitted paperwork for early entry into the 2018 NBA draft. He has not hired an agent, meaning he could possibly return to the Hawkeyes next season. Cook announced Friday that he is seeking to gauge the league’s interest after he led Iowa with 15.3 points

ST. LOUIS — Collin Sexton scored 31 points and Alabama used a strong second half to defeat No. 16 Auburn 81-63 Friday in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference Tournament. The Crimson Tide trailed 41-31 at halftime but started the second half on a 28-3 run. The stretch was keyed by three consecutive 3s by

DALLAS — Dallas Stars center Martin Hanzal is set for back surgery that will end his injury-plagued season. General manager Jim Nill said Friday the expected recovery time is six to seven months. Hanzal, who signed a $14.25 million, three-year contract on the first day of free agency in July, missed almost all of training

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas State junior forward Dean Wade will miss Friday night’s Big 12 Tournament semifinal game against No. 9 Kansas because of a foot injury. The Wildcats said the move was a precautionary measure after Wade was hurt during Thursday’s 66-64 win over TCU. Coach Bruce Weber says Wade would be re-evaluated

MILWAUKEE — A registered sex offender forbidden from visiting his severely ill 9-year-old son filed a lawsuit Friday against Wisconsin Children’s Hospital, arguing its visitation policy is “cruel and causes unnecessary harm to families and innocent children.” Security guards escorted Stuart Yates from the building Tuesday, five days after his son was hospitalized with a

PHOENIX — Francisco Cantu said he joined the Border Patrol at age 23 to get an on-the-ground education in international relations. Now 32, he says he didn’t expect his new memoir examining some of the agency’s uglier aspects would spark protests by far-left groups denouncing him for the enforcement work and forcing him to cancel

YOUNTVILLE, Calif. — The Latest on an armed man at a veterans home in Northern California (all times local): 9:45 p.m. A family member of a psychologist among those taken hostage by a gunman at a California veterans home says his daughter-in-law recently kicked the man out of a program that offered treatment to Iraq

TAMPA, Fla. — Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner is impressed with Aaron Boone without seeing him manage a regular-season game. Boone was hired to replace the fired Joe Girardi on Dec. 4. He went to the broadcast booth after his career ended in 2009 and has no major league managing or coaching experience. Steinbrenner

LIMA, Peru — U.S. President Donald Trump will attend the Summit of the Americas regional meeting of Western Hemisphere leaders in Peru. A high-ranking Peruvian government official with direct knowledge of the upcoming event confirmed to The Associated Press on Friday that Trump plans to attend. Leaders around Latin America have been watching closely for

NEW YORK — In the Trump era, the story of the Kennedys has never seemed so distant. But for former congressman Patrick Kennedy, that makes it more urgent to tell. The Democrat and mental health activist says it’s important for people to see there’s another way. He participated in CNN’s six-part historical series on his

YOUNTVILLE, Calif. — A gunman took at least three people hostage at the largest veterans home in the United States on Friday, leading to a lockdown of the sprawling grounds in California, authorities said. Authorities said they could not immediately say if anyone was injured. Police evacuated the property of the Veterans Home of California

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Latest on California’s high-speed rail project (all times local): 11:10 a.m. The projected cost of California’s bullet train from San Francisco to Los Angeles has jumped 20 percent to $77 billion and the opening date has been pushed back four years to 2033. The numbers were presented Friday in the California

WASHINGTON — A Trump Organization executive says the company has donated $151,470 in foreign government profits at its hotels and similar businesses last year to the U.S. Treasury. Company official George Sorial says the voluntary donation fulfills the company’s pledge to donate profits from foreign government patronage while Donald Trump is president. Sorial is executive

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue headlines of the week. None of these stories is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked these out; here are the real facts: NOT REAL: Meddling globalist George Soros named as the puppet master behind student gun

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Hulkamania could’ve run wild on a baseball diamond if it weren’t for a stinking injury, brother. Hulk Hogan said Friday the national pastime was his favorite sport growing up but he turned to wrestling after suffering a broken arm. “I played full-time baseball until my final year of high school. I pitched

Aspiring young drivers will get the chance to race in a new Formula 3 championship featuring on F1 race weekends beginning next year. The decision to add an F3 race to the existing F1 and F2 series was confirmed after motorsport governing body FIA held a world motorsport council meeting in Geneva on Friday. The

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Oriol Servia will enter the Indianapolis 500 in a joint effort with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing and Scuderia Corsa, which will be making its IndyCar debut. Servia will be a teammate on the Honda team with Graham Rahal and defending Indy 500 winner Takuma Sato. Servia has nine prior starts at

WASHINGTON — The Latest on U.S. trade policy (all times local): 2:30 p.m. The U.N. says Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (goo-TEHR’-esh) is “encouraged” by the announcement of an upcoming U.S.-North Korea summit and “commends the leadership and vision of all concerned.” U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters Friday that Gutteres “reiterates his support for all efforts

NEW YORK — Lisa Bonet has broken her silence about her former TV father Bill Cosby, saying she isn’t surprised he’s facing sexual misconduct allegations and claiming he gave off a “sinister” energy. Bonet says in an interview with Net-a-Porter’s Porter magazine that she wasn’t aware of any inappropriate behavior by Cosby on “The Cosby

GOSHEN, Ind. — Officials in a northern Indiana city have agreed to match donations made to a new flood relief fund to help homeowners replace items essential for winter. Goshen City Council voted Tuesday to establish the fund for those recovering from record flooding caused by heavy rains last month. The Elkhart Truth reports that

LOS ANGELES — NBC’s new drama “Rise” arrives with an impressive pedigree. It’s from the “Friday Night Lights” producer who created “Parenthood” and a producer of Broadway’s “Hamilton.” The drama about a small-town high school and its theater program stars Josh Radnor of “How I Met Your Mother.” Jason Katims says he was drawn to

The Seattle Seahawks are cutting ties with star cornerback Richard Sherman after seven seasons. The team has informed him that he will be released, and Sherman confirmed the decision in a text message to The Associated Press on Friday. The move appeared to be building after he met with the team Wednesday. Sherman declined to

CINCINNATI — It might only be puppy love, but Cincinnati’s famed hippo Fiona has her first public suitor. A 2-year-old hippopotamus named Timothy at the zoo in San Antonio, Texas, has launched his courtship via social media . Posts declared her the “most beautiful hippo” he’s ever seen and wonder if they can be “boyfriend

DORTMUND, Germany — Germany forward Marco Reus has extended his contract with Borussia Dortmund by four years to 2023. The Bundesliga club says Reus’ earlier-than-expected decision to commit to his hometown side allows it to plan for the future. Reus, who returned to Dortmund from Borussia Moenchengladbach in 2012, says he “used to dream of

VATICAN CITY — The retired archbishop of Santiago is trying to deflect criticism for Pope Francis’ troubled visit to Chile, blaming everything from the summer weather to an “absentee” spokesman for the lower-than-expected turnout and negative press coverage. Cardinal Javier Errazuriz, a top papal adviser, has written an extraordinary letter to the bishops of Latin