Новости за 17.03.2018

BERLIN — Schalke needed a penalty save and a late own goal to scramble a 1-0 win at Wolfsburg and retain second place in the Bundesliga on Saturday. Substitute Breel Embolo helped create the decider when his pass across the box was turned into his own net by Robin Knoche four minutes from time. Schalke

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Oregon State coach Scott Rueck knew it was unlikely Evina Westbrook would stay home and commit to his program. From the very beginning of the recruiting process, Westbrook told Rueck she wanted to go away to play in college. The McDonald’s All-American became yet another Oregon product that signed with Tennessee. As

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Roger Federer rallied to beat Borna Coric 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 in the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday, extending his career-best start to 17-0 and putting him in the final with a chance to win his record sixth title. Federer overcame a slow start in front of a partisan crowd that included

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — World-famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma is set to give a lecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The school says Ma will visit the campus Monday to deliver a talk titled “Yo-Yo Ma: Culture, Understanding and Survival ” as part of a lecture series featuring figures in modern thought. Ma is a prolific

DETROIT — No. 2 seed Purdue (29-6) vs. No. 10 seed Butler (21-13) Second round, East Region, Detroit, Sunday at 12:10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: An elbow injury to Purdue center Isaac Haas has put a damper on the Boilermakers’ chances of a deep run this year. He was ruled out for the season Friday,

ATHENS, Ga. — Caliya Robinson had 23 points and 16 rebounds, Mackenzie Engram added 21 points and 10 rebounds, and Georgia held off Mercer 68-63 in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament on Saturday. Que Morrison finished with 10 points and nine rebounds for the fourth-seeded Lady Bulldogs (26-6), who advanced to face

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Already a dozen NFL teams have new quarterbacks, half of them starters. And next month’s draft features a deep class of QB prospects, a half-dozen of which could hear their names called in the first round. Why such a remarkable run on prime-time passers? “They’re hard to find,” Denver Broncos general manager

NEW YORK — The NBA has fined Phoenix Suns forwards Marquese Chriss and Jared Dudley $25,000 apiece for their roles in an altercation during a game against the Utah Jazz. The punishment handed down Saturday stem from the Suns’ game Thursday night in Salt Lake City. With Utah leading 69-50 in the third quarter, Jazz

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Nicholas Baptiste scored two goals in the third period to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 5-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday. Baptiste scored the game-winner with 1:56 remaining on a deflection. Following a faceoff win in the Chicago end, Marco Scandella’s shot from the point was deflected by Baptiste

CROWN POINT, Ind. — A judge has given the FBI more time to pull data from cellphones collected during its probe of a Gary man accused of killing seven women. The Lake County judge also ruled Friday that prosecutors can use broad language in subpoenas for records on 46-year-old Darren Vann from the Lake County

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Stephanie Mavunga scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as third-seeded Ohio State routed No. 14 George Washington 87-45 on Saturday to advance in the women’s NCAA Tournament. Alexa Hart had 12 points and Kelsey Mitchell added 11 points and seven rebounds as the Buckeyes (28-6) never trailed, took off in the

SARASOTA, Fla. — Baltimore Orioles shortstop Manny Machado says that recruiting pitch by Yankees star Aaron Judge was no big deal. “I think it was just blown out of proportion,” Machado said. Earlier this week, when the Orioles and Yankees played a spring training game, Judge told Machado that he’d look good in pinstripes. The

TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals have signed free agent offensive lineman Justin Pugh to a five-year contract. The 6-foot-5, 311-pound Pugh — who has plays guard or tackle — spent the past five seasons with the New York Giants, where he started 63 games. Pugh was a first-round draft pick — 19th overall —

NEW YORK — Versatile running back Danny Woodhead has announced his retirement from the NFL after 10 seasons. Woodhead, who played with Baltimore last season, wrote in an Instagram post early Saturday that it is time for him to leave the game he loves. The 5-foot-8 Woodhead was a two-time Harlon Hill Trophy winner at

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — No. 1 seed Xavier (29-5) vs. No. 9 seed Florida State (21-11) Second round, West Region, Nashville, Tennessee, Sunday, approximately 8:40 p.m. EDT HEY YOU: These teams met in the second round a year ago, with Xavier pulling off the upset as an 11 seed over third-seeded Florida State. The Musketeers routed

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A’ja Wilson’s had the pomp and pageantry. All she wants out of this last home game is the win. South Carolina’s all-time leading scorer, the three-time Southeastern Conference player of the year and perhaps the program’s most transformational player is suiting up for the last time at home when the second-seeded Gamecocks

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Marcus Stroman has his eyes on starting the Toronto Blue Jays’ fourth game of the regular season April 1 against the New York Yankees. Stroman pitched two hitless innings against the Canada Junior National Team in his first spring training start Saturday after being sidelined by inflammation in his right shoulder. “I’ll

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Tony Carr scored 24 points to extend his Penn State sophomore scoring record, Josh Reaves had 18 points and nine rebounds and the Nittany Lions beat Notre Dame 73-63 on Saturday in the second round of the NIT. Penn State scored the first two points of the game and never trailed

BOURNEMOUTH, England — West Bromwich Albion’s slim hopes of Premier League survival took another hit when it surrendered the lead to lose 2-1 at Bournemouth on Saturday. Jay Rodriguez looked set to ease the pressure on under-fire West Brom boss Alan Pardew after he opened the scoring early in the second half. But late goals

Results from the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament on Saturday ALBANY REGION No. 1 LOUISVILLE 140, No. 16 SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) 52 STORRS, Conn. Azura Stevens scored 26 points to lead six UConn players in double figures and the Huskies opened their NCAA Tournament with a record-setting rout of Saint Francis (Pa.). The

JOHANNESBURG — The president of the Indian Ocean nation of Mauritius, Africa’s only female head of state, has resigned amid a financial scandal. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim Gurib-Fakim submitted her resignation in the “national interest,” her lawyer Yousouf Mohamed told reporters Saturday, according to local news reports. Her resignation is effective on March 23. It has been

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Tinara Moore scored 25 points to help 11th-seed Central Michigan get its first women’s NCAA Tournament win with a 78-69 victory over No. 6 LSU on Saturday in the opening round. The Chippewas, who had lost in their first three trips to the NCAAs, got in the tournament for the first time

LAKELAND, Fla. — Luis Severino will start the New York Yankees’ regular-season opener March 29th at Toronto. Yankees manager Aaron Boone announced the news Saturday. Severino was third in the AL Cy Young Award voting after going 14-6 with a 2.98 ERA in 31 starts last season. Severino will be followed in the rotation by

BARCELONA, Spain — Simone Zaza scored one goal and set up another for Rodrigo Moreno to lead Valencia to a 3-1 win over Alaves in the Spanish league on Saturday. The pair shared a quick one-two combination before Moreno was left alone to beat goalkeeper Fernando Pacheco in the19th minute. Zaza doubled the lead in

STOKE, England — Stoke’s relegation fears deepened as Charlie Adam was sent off for a lunge on Wayne Rooney in a snowy 2-1 loss to Everton in the Premier League on Saturday. After Adam’s 30th-minute dismissal for the studs-up challenge, Cenk Tosun scored twice to end Everton’s run of five straight away losses in the