Новости за 17.04.2018

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Defensive lineman Aaron Donald has skipped the start of the Los Angeles Rams’ voluntary offseason workouts. The Associated Press Defensive Player of the Year wasn’t at the Rams’ training complex Monday while most of his teammates began strength and conditioning work. Last season, Donald was absent from most of the Rams’

COSTA MESA, Calif. — Although Mike Pouncey is thrilled to start work with the Los Angeles Chargers, the center still has a few bittersweet thoughts about how his last job ended. Pouncey joined Philip Rivers for the start of the offseason workout program Monday, exactly four weeks after he agreed to a two-year contract with

FRISCO, Texas — Defensive end David Irving is returning to the Dallas Cowboys after signing a $2.9 million, one-year offer as a restricted free agent. The Cowboys could have matched any offer for Irving after giving him a second-round tender. Irving reported for the start of offseason workouts Monday and signed the contract. Irving was

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. — A central Indiana city hopes to keep visitors to its parks safe from lightning strikes with a system that detects them. The Noblesville Parks and Recreation Department announced Monday it has purchased AnythingWeather Communications’ iStrike Lightning Detection System. Nine lightning detectors have been installed at golf courses, sports fields, pools and other

NEW YORK — This was shear power by Bryce Harper. In a startling display, the Washington Nationals slugger broke his bat into two pieces, yet still hit a long home run Monday night against the New York Mets. Harper’s bat shattered just above his hands, and the barrel helicoptered into the high, protective netting behind

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Harry Anderson, the actor best known for playing an off-the-wall judge working the night shift of a Manhattan court room in the televised comedy series “Night Court,” has been found dead in his North Carolina home. Anderson was 65. A statement from the Asheville Police Department said officers responded to a call

NEW YORK — The 2017 Pulitzer Prize winners and finalists: JOURNALISM Public Service The New York Times and The New Yorker for stories about disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and other powerful men who have been accused of sexual harassment and abuse. The citation notes the reporting by the Times’ Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey

It was a promotion push funded in China, masterminded in Portugal, and realized in an industrial city in central England. Wolverhampton Wanderers are back in the English Premier League after a six-year absence and the club has taken a very global route to get there. A contentious one, too. The fact that Wolves’ best player,

The Portland Trail Blazers fought their way through a pressure-packed playoff race to earn home-court advantage in a series, then lost it in one game. The Toronto Raptors know that problem all too well, so they want to take advantage of playing from ahead for a change. They try for their first 2-0 playoff series

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — A Georgia prosecutor will not seek the death penalty against a woman charged with killing her husband and four children and seriously injuring another daughter by stabbing. News outlets report 34-year-old Isabel Martinez appeared in court Monday in Gwinnett County, near Atlanta, and pleaded not guilty all charges. She is charged with

IOWA CITY, Iowa — A former University of Iowa wrestler has pleaded guilty to a federal computer fraud charge for manipulating the school’s network so he could access its computers and change his and other students’ grades for classes. The U.S. attorney’s office says Trevor J. Graves pleaded guilty Monday to transmission of a command

MOULTON, Ala. — A special-needs student had a one-of-a-kind prom date when an NFL player returned to his home county in Alabama to take her to the dance. Don Jones is a 27-year-old defensive back for the San Francisco 49ers who is from Lawrence County. He tells WBRC-TV it was a “blessing” to go to

Former first lady Barbara Bush is receiving “comfort care” at her family’s home in Houston after deciding she wanted no further medical treatment for unspecified health problems. The 92-year-old has suffered from congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in recent years, and had surgery in 2009 for severe narrowing of her main heart

NEW YORK — Because who doesn’t like a good Kardashian baby name announcement? Khloe and Cleveland Cavaliers player Tristan Thompson have named their new addition True. The April 12 birth came amid a torrent of tabloid speculation about the couple after surveillance video showed the basketball star making out with other women. True Thompson, who

LSU coach Paul Mainieri won’t soon forget the way he joined the 1,400 wins club. His Tigers entered the bottom of the ninth inning trailing Tennessee by four runs Sunday, and they won 9-7 when freshman Daniel Cabrera hit a three-run, walk-off homer. The three-game sweep at home put Mainieri’s career record at 1,400-707-7. “This

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Virginia has hired former WNBA star Tina Thompson to coach its women’s basketball team. The 43-year-old Thompson has never been a head coach before, but she brings quite a resume to Virginia. She is the career scoring leader in the WNBA, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and a four-time WNBA champion. She

LAPORTE, Ind. — A northwestern Indiana man faced state and federal charges alleging he produced child pornography, molested a child and produced bombs. U.S. Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II and LaPorte County Prosecutor John Espar announced Monday that 45-year-old Eric Weiler of LaPorte faces six pornography and bomb charges and state charges of child molesting

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets safety Rontez Miles and tight end Neal Sterling have signed their restricted free agent tenders. The team also waived wide receiver Brisly Estime on Monday. Miles led the Jets last season with 26 special teams tackles in 13 games and served as Lachlan Edwards’ punt protector. Signed as

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Maria Sharapova has committed to play in the Bay Area this summer as the former Stanford WTA stop moves to San Jose State University. The five-time Grand Slam champion will play in the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic from July 30 to. Aug. 5, the tournament announced Monday. It has a 28-player

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A proposal to prohibit abortions in Pennsylvania when the sole reason is that the fetus has or may have Down syndrome passed the state House on Monday by a comfortable margin. The Republican-majority chamber voted 139-56 to send the Senate a bill that supporters said would protect a vulnerable population. “I think

MEXICO CITY — Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim said Monday that he would be concerned if leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador wins and cancels the new Mexico City airport project. Slim strongly defended the $9.2 billion project, in which his companies have won major contracts. Lopez Obrador has called the project too costly and

LONDON — Andy Carroll scored a 90th-minute equalizer soon after coming off the bench to earn West Ham a 1-1 draw against Stoke, which was denied a vital win in its bid to escape relegation from the English Premier League on Monday. Carroll’s late strike spared the blushes of teammate Joe Hart, whose mistake allowed

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Sebastien Bourdais was once considered among the best drivers in the world. In case you forgot, refer to the breathtaking pass he made Sunday on the streets of Long Beach to move into second place that will make every highlight reel this season. OK, so IndyCar ruled the pass illegal and

ALISO VIEJO, Calif. — Will Ferrell was banged up in a car crash but is very much alive, despite a false report online that the comic actor died. On Sunday, the site breaking-cnn posted a false article claiming Ferrell died in a hospital “in the wee hours of Saturday morning.” Ferrell was treated Thursday night