Новости за 17.03.2018

NEW YORK — Toronto pitcher Thomas Pannone has been suspended for 80 games under Major League Baseball’s drug program following a positive test for a performance-enhancing substance. The 23-year-old left-hander tested positive for Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (DHCMT), the commissioner’s office said Friday. DHCMT also is known as Turinabol, a drug used by East German athletes in the

RENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks addressed one of their offseason needs by signing tight end Ed Dickson to a three-year contract. While Dickson isn’t intended to be a replacement for Jimmy Graham, he is the kind of tight end Seattle needs if it’s going to return to an offense that controls the game with

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Dominique Toussaint hit a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 1:08 to go and No. 10 seed Virginia held off seventh-seeded Cal 68-62 in the Albany Regional for its first women’s NCAA Tournament win in nine years on Friday. Felicia Aiyeotan led the Cavaliers (19-13) with 16 points, just her second game in double figures

WICHITA, Kan. — Kelvin Sampson cares very little that Houston won its first NCAA Tournament game this week since the Phi Slama Jama days of Hakeem Olajuwon and Co. nearly 35 year ago. He might care a little bit more about the historical ramifications. The last time the Cougars triumphed in March Madness, that team

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Caleb Martin scored 18 points and made two huge 3-pointers in overtime Friday as Nevada rallied to beat Texas 87-83 for its first NCAA Tournament victory since 2007. Nevada (28-7) erased a 14-point, second-half deficit and tied it at 68 when Jordan Caroline hit one of two free throws with 3.8 seconds

PHOENIX — A Syrian man accused of making a key component in improvised explosive devices used in attacks against U.S. soldiers during the Iraq War was convicted Friday on federal conspiracy charges. Jurors deliberated over four days before delivering the verdict against Ahmed Alahmedalabdaloklah (AL-ah-med-AL-ab-dahl-OK’-lah), who is accused of making circuit boards used to remotely

DALLAS — No. 3 seed Tennessee (26-8) vs. No. 11 seed Loyola-Chicago (29-5) Second round, South Region; Dallas; Saturday, 6:10 p.m. ET BOTTOM LINE: Tennessee coach Rick Barnes has won all five of his NCAA Tournament games at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, the first four with Texas and the latest a 73-47 first-round

WACO, Texas — Hallie Thome scored 24 points, Katelynn Flaherty added 20 and seventh-seeded Michigan defeated No. 10 Northern Colorado 75-61 on Friday in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. The Wolverines shot 57 percent from the floor and took advantage of their size at nearly every position to dominate on the boards,

MARKHAM, Ill. — Suburban Chicago police say they’ve taken into custody a man who was sought after his estranged wife was shot to death and their two children were considered missing. Markham police Chief Mack Sanders says 46-year-old Lynn Washington was located Friday morning at an undisclosed location. Sanders has stressed that investigators are not

SAN DIEGO — Jevon Carter scored 21 points, had eight assists and six steals, Teddy Allen added 16 points and No. 5 seed West Virginia overwhelmed 12th-seeded Murray State 85-68 in the first round of the East Region on Friday. The Mountaineers (25-10) pulled away in the second half and advanced to the round of

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Arike Ogunbowale scored 30 points and top-seed Notre Dame beat Cal State Northridge 99-81 on Friday in the opener of the women’s NCAA Tournament. The Irish did suffer another injury as senior captain Kathryn Westbeld went down early in the game with a rolled left ankle and did not return. There

GENEVA — UEFA says its president Aleksander Ceferin earns a pre-tax salary of 1.56 million Swiss francs ($1.64 million). The disclosure on Friday fulfills UEFA’s 2016 promise to publish what it pays top officials. Ceferin’s pay in 2016-17 is similar to FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s 1.53 million francs ($1.61 million) salary in 2017. UEFA says

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame senior Kathryn Westbeld went down early in the game with a rolled left ankle and did not return as the top-seeded Irish were playing Cal State Northridge in a first-round game on Friday night. Often referred by McGraw as “the glue” of team, Westbeld went down after her short

ATHENS, Ga. — Tom Crean opened his first news conference at Georgia by talking for almost 27 minutes before fielding his first question. First impressions were clear: Georgia’s new coach has a high-energy personality, and he’s enthusiastic about his job. Crean, named Thursday as Georgia’s new coach, spoke Friday with passion and great length about

JACKSON, Miss. — A federal judge is upholding part of a Mississippi law that says doctors who perform abortions must be certified or eligible in obstetrics and gynecology. The 2012 law also says doctors doing abortions must have hospital admitting privileges. However, U.S. District Judge Dan Jordan (JERR-dan) blocked the state from enforcing that portion

NEW YORK — Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers has been fined $15,000 for criticizing the officiating after the Clippers’ loss to the Houston Rockets. The fine was announced Friday by Kiki VanDeWeghe, the NBA’s executive vice president of basketball operations. Rivers said his team didn’t get the foul calls it deserved after the Clippers

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations is appealing for nearly $1 billion for the humanitarian crisis sparked by the flight of about 700,000 Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar to Bangladesh since August. U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq told reporters Friday that “urgent funding is required to meet life-saving and acute humanitarian needs of refugees, as well

STANFORD, Calif. — Tara VanDerveer admittedly had her doubts that this season would end with an NCAA Tournament berth for Stanford, and that’s a strange thing to hear from the Hall of Fame coach leading a storied program that regularly plays deep into March. She even mentioned it to star senior Brittany McPhee. There were

PITTSBURGH — Mike Krzyzewski walked into the Hurley family’s living room in Jersey City three decades ago, all enthusiasm, respect and wit. There to put the finishing touches on Duke’s recruitment of relentless point guard Bobby Hurley, Krzyzewski’s earnest, honest and forthright approach resonated with Bobby’s little brother Danny, too. The echoes can be heard

DALLAS — No. 3 seed Texas Tech (25-9) vs. No. 6 seed Florida (21-12) Second round, East Region; Dallas; Saturday, 8:40 p.m. ET BOTTOM LINE: Texas Tech beat instate opponent Stephen F. Austin 70-60 for its first NCAA Tournament win since 2005, when coach Chris Beard was an assistant under Bob Knight and the Red

MILWAUKEE — A person familiar with the situation says the Green Bay Packers have signed Chicago Bears cornerback Kyle Fuller to an offer sheet. Fuller is the Bears’ transition player, and the tag gives Chicago five days to match the offer. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither team

North Carolina officials said Friday they will take over a county child welfare agency that illegally removed children — potentially hundreds of them — from their homes. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said it will temporarily take over the Cherokee County Department of Social Services starting Monday. The move comes after

TAMPA, Fla. — The Minnesota Twins have acquired outfielder Jake Cave from the New York Yankees for right-hander Luis Gil in a swap of minor leaguers. To make room for Cave on the 40-man roster, the Twins designated first baseman Kennys Vargas for assignment. Vargas was originally signed by the Twins in 2009 and played

WICHITA, Kan. — Authorities in Kansas have confirmed the death of the computer hacker who turned in Chelsea Manning to law enforcement for giving thousands of documents to WikiLeaks. Sedgwick County spokeswoman Kate Flavin said Friday that Adrian Lamo’s body was at the morgue in Wichita, but she had no other details about the 37-year-old’s

BOISE, Idaho — No. 13 seed Buffalo (27-8) vs. No. 5 Kentucky (25-10) Second round, South Region; Boise, Idaho, Saturday, 5:15 p.m. ET. BOTTOM LINE: Buffalo took down one of college basketball’s biggest programs and gets another shot in the second round against Kentucky. The Bulls used pressure defense to fluster Arizona in an opening