Новости за 22.03.2018

RALEIGH, N.C. — Tim Weah’s famous father was inaugurated as president of Liberia in January, the 18-year-old midfielder made his debut for Paris Saint-Germain on March 3 and he could make his first appearance for the U.S. national team next week. “It’s insane,” he said Wednesday. “It was just like it’s all coming at once,

MINNEAPOLIS — A prosecutor in Minnesota says he’s reviewing law enforcement reports about Prince’s death and will make a decision on possible charges “in the near future.” Carver County Attorney Mark Metz says in a statement that investigative data in the case remains active and isn’t public information until a charging decision is made. Authorities

WASHINGTON — The Latest on the United States and Saudi Arabia (all times local): 4:45 p.m. The Trump administration is signing off on selling more than $1 billion in arms to Saudi Arabia as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits the United States. The State Department says the administration told Congress on Thursday that it

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — Former No. 1 Angelique Kerber of Germany advanced to the third round of the Miami Open with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Johanna Larsson of Sweden on Thursday. The 10th-seeded Kerber saved all three break points she faced in the 64-minute match. She broke the 76th-ranked Larsson’s serve on four of

BOSTON — No. 5 seed West Virginia (26-10) vs. No. 1 seed Villanova (32-4) Third round, East Region; Boston; Friday at 7:27 p.m. EDT. BOTTOM LINE: Villanova is one of two top seeds left in the tournament following losses by Big East Conference rival Xavier and Virginia. The Wildcats were a No. 1 seed in

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — North Carolina State coach Wes Moore remembers hearing where his Wolfpack, fresh off a second-round trip to the NCAA Tournament, were picked to finish in the Atlantic Coast Conference this season. He thought the voters had read the instructions wrong. “Maybe,” Moore mused, “they thought that was a national poll they

CLEVELAND — The drama has included turmoil and trades, head-scratching losses, infighting, injuries and illness. Cleveland’s stormy season seems extracted from the script of a scandalous TV soap opera — “All My Cavaliers.” But just when it looked as if LeBron James and this group of Cavaliers, some of whom have yet to play together,

OMAHA, Neb. — No. 2 seed Duke (28-7) vs. No. 11 seed Syracuse (23-13) Midwest Region semifinal; Omaha, Nebraska; Friday, 10:30 p.m. EDT. BOTTOM LINE: Duke has been at its best in rolling to first- and second-round wins over Iona and Rhode Island. Now the 85-points-per-game Blue Devils go against an ACC rival that has

OMAHA, Neb. — Everything seems to be in place yet again for Kansas, which for the second straight year needs just two wins — in a gym that its rabid fans can reach in less than half a day’s drive — to make it to the Final Four. It didn’t work for the Jayhawks a

CINCINNATI — UConn coach Geno Auriemma is taking to social media to defend one of his former star players and assistant coaches fired by Cincinnati. The Bearcats fired Jamelle Elliott on Wednesday after her nine seasons working to revive their women’s basketball program. The Bearcats went 19-13 last season — their best record in 15

AUSTIN, Texas — The Latest on the Dell Technologies Match Play (all times local): 3 p.m. No one could beat Dustin Johnson a year ago. Now he can’t beat anyone in the Match Play. The world’s No. 1 player was eliminated from his group Thursday when he lost, 4 and 3, to Adam Hadwin of

NEW YORK — Charles P. Lazarus, the World War II veteran who founded Toys R Us, has died at age 94, a week after the iconic chain he started six decades ago announced it will shut down its stores across the U.S. Toys R Us confirmed Lazarus’ death in a statement Thursday. The statement said,

NEW YORK — Charles P. Lazarus, the World War II veteran who founded Toy R Us, has died at age 94, a week after the iconic chain he started six decades ago announced it will shut down its stores across the U.S. Toy R Us confirmed Lazarus’ death in a statement Thursday. The statement said,

LAS VEGAS — Hotel surveillance video from the days before the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history shows the gunman as an unremarkable Las Vegas hotel guest and casino patron. Footage of Stephen Paddock made public Thursday by MGM Resorts International offers no indication that he would carry out the shooting last Oct. 1

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Latest on the case of a mother accused of letting her infant daughter smoke marijuana (all times local): 4 p.m. A judge has ordered a mother accused of helping her 1-year-old daughter smoke marijuana not to have contact with the girl while the case is pending. Brianna Ashanti Lofton of Raleigh

NEW YORK — Mets right-hander Rafael Montero probably will miss the season after tearing a ligament in his pitching elbow. New York said Thursday that the 27-year-old has a complete tear of the ulnar collateral ligament and will likely need Tommy John surgery. Montero was 5-11 with a 5.52 ERA in 18 starts and 16

OAKLAND, Calif. — Kendall Graveman will take the ball on opening day for Oakland in a second straight season, eager to be the leader of a young rotation at age 27. “It’s fun. I feel healthy,” Graveman said as he begins his fourth season with the A’s. “It’s special. It’s the longest I’ve ever been

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s top court decided narrowly Thursday evening to give former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva temporary relief from prison on a corruption conviction until the justices meet again to decide the future of the left-leaning leader. By a 6-5 vote, the court granted da Silva a safe-conduct that lasts until

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres’ deep rebuild is starting to come into focus, even if contending for a playoff berth is still a few seasons away. With their farm system fully stocked via the draft, international signings and various deals, the Padres made a bold move by signing 28-year-old first baseman Eric Hosmer

OMAHA, Neb. — No. 1 seed Kansas (29-7) vs. No. 5 seed Clemson (25-9) Midwest Region semifinal; Omaha, Nebraska; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Jayhawks are the top seed and will have what should amount to a home game on a neutral floor. But Clemson raised eyebrows with a 31-point thrashing of Auburn

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Chicago Bears have re-signed linebacker John Timu to a one-year contract. Timu has made nine starts and has 53 tackles in three seasons with the Bears. He signed with Chicago as an undrafted free agent out of Washington in 2015. The Bears announced the move on Thursday. More AP NFL:

HELENA, Mont. — Two Frontier Conference men’s basketball coaches are changing jobs. Carroll College’s Carson Cunningham was named the head coach at NCAA Division I Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas, on Thursday while Montana-Western coach Steve Keller will be the new coach at the University of Providence in Great Falls, which is also in

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Shohei Show is about to begin for the Los Angeles Angels. Mike Trout might be the best player in baseball. Albert Pujols is its most accomplished active slugger. The Angels are loaded with veteran offensive talent around them, and their injury-plagued pitching staff is certainly intriguing. Yet most of the attention

ALP, Spain — Defending champion Alejandro Valverde regained the overall lead in the Tour of Catalonia by winning the fourth stage on Thursday. The Spaniard outdueled Egan Bernal of Colombia in the final climb of the 170-kilometer (105-mile) stage from Llanars to Alp. Nairo Quintana, Valverde’s Movistar teammate, finished third. Valverde opened a 19-second lead

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is holding out the promise of better health care for veterans through an imminent expansion of private-sector services outside the Department of Veterans Affairs system. The problem: His campaign priority remains deadlocked in Congress as his VA secretary struggles with rebellion inside the agency. During the presidential campaign, Trump repeatedly