Новости за 07.05.2018

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Leah Pritchett and Courtney Force left the NHRA Southern Nationals in Atlanta with winner trophies and far less attention than Danica Patrick received for simply turning laps at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It’s May, the month of “Danica Mania,” and the buildup to her retirement after her final Indianapolis 500. She will be

TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals have released Brandon Doughty and Alek Torgersen, two quarterbacks they claimed off waivers a month ago. The drafting of Josh Rosen and signing of Princeton’s Chad Kanoff as an undrafted rookie free agent leaves the team with enough quarterbacks to get through the three-day rookie minicamp that starts Friday.

CLEVELAND — After three games, the Toronto Raptors have yet to find the answer. They came close against the Cavaliers in Games 1 and 3 of this Eastern Conference semifinal. If they don’t figure things out in Game 4 on Monday night, they will have all summer to ponder the problem. “All three games have

SAN ANGELO, Texas — A West Texas high school was locked down briefly after a man police suspected of being mentally ill entered the school brandishing a knife. A police statement says officers were called to Central High School in San Angelo, Texas, just before 11:30 a.m. Monday after school officials reported a suicidal man

CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson has added 6-foot-10 Javan White as a graduate transfer from Oral Roberts. White announced he was joining the Tigers on Instagram. Because he missed a season due to injury, White would have two years to play for Clemson. The 230-pounds White is a strong post player the Tigers were missing last

WACO, Texas — Baylor forward Natalie Chou has decided to transfer and has been granted her release from the school after two seasons with the Big 12 champion Lady Bears. Coach Kim Mulkey announced the move Monday. Chou started 21 of her 64 games with Baylor, though she missed seven games this year because of

EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings have signed four players who took part in their rookie minicamp, including wide receiver Chad Beebe, the son of former Buffalo Bills wideout and folk hero Don Beebe. Beebe led Northern Illinois last season with an average of 14.9 yards per reception. His father was a wide receiver and

LINCOLN, Neb. — Armon Gates has been hired as a Nebraska assistant coach less than a month after he was named associate head coach at Florida. Florida coach Mike White had announced the addition of Gates to his staff April 8. Media outlets began reporting last week that Gates would leave the Gators. Gates said

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday: Athenahealth Inc., up $20.67 to $146.75 Elliott Management is offering about $6.5 billion to take the medical billing software maker private. Exxon Mobil Corp., up 84 cents to $77.74 Energy stocks rose as the price of U.S. crude oil traded above $70 a barrel

OAKLAND, Calif. — The mother of Athletics outfielder Stephen Piscotty has died, less than a year after being diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Gretchen Piscotty died Sunday night from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the A’s said Monday. She was diagnosed with ALS in May 2017 when her son was with St. Louis. The Cardinals traded him

WASHINGTON — The Latest on the U.S. imposing sanctions on Venezuelans (all times local): 4:15 p.m. The United States has asked the countries of the Western Hemisphere to suspend Venezuela from the 35-nation Organization of American States. Vice President Mike Pence also urged member states to cut off Venezuelan leaders from their financial systems and

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The scene was all too familiar for the San Jose Sharks: a postgame handshake line on their home ice with the other team celebrating a series win while the Sharks wonder what might have been. A team that seemed to have the ingredients necessary for a long playoff run went out

NEWARK, N.J. — The top law enforcement official at the agency that runs New York’s airports and bridges has retired amid an investigation after radio host Rush Limbaugh told listeners he received a police escort. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said Monday Michael Fedorko will step down immediately. Limbaugh said on-air

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Illinois says it will work with federal officials and other states on a strategy for fortifying a Chicago-area lock and dam to keep Asian carp out of Lake Michigan. Gov. Bruce Rauner has sent letters to his counterparts in the Great Lakes region proposing negotiations toward an agreement on using the

WASHINGTON — The Latest on first lady Melania Trump (all times local): 3:45 p.m. President Donald Trump is playing the supportive spouse as Melania Trump unveils her initiatives as first lady. Trump sat in the front row in the Rose Garden Monday as his wife outlined her plan, dubbed “Be Best,” to support children, with

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Noah Rubin earned his first berth in the French Open’s main draw by finishing atop the U.S. Tennis Association’s wild-card challenge, while Taylor Townsend assured her fifth consecutive appearance in the clay-court major tournament. The USTA announced Monday that Rubin, a 22-year-old from Long Island, sealed his spot in Paris by

NEW ORLEANS — The Pelicans’ penchant for pushing the pace looks more and more like a quixotic mission to out-Warrior the Warriors. That’s been the dilemma for Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry as New Orleans has slid into a 3-1 hole in its Western Conference semifinal playoff series against defending champion Golden State. Although there’d be

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Matt Ryan pulled out his secret weapons to seal the five-year contract extension that made him the NFL’s highest-paid player. Ryan brought his infant twin boys, Marshall and John, to Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank’s office on Friday, when the deal was signed. “Tough negotiators,” a smiling Ryan said Monday. The

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — An Evansville woman accused with her brother of fatally beating her boyfriend has pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter. The Evansville Courier & Press reports 55-year-old Cheryl Rumsey entered the plea Friday in Vanderburgh Circuit Court. She originally was charged with murder in the August death of 53-year-old Paul Phillips. Court records show

NEW YORK — Relax, John Oliver fans. He’s not really quitting. It was all a joke. The host of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” said Sunday that he’d achieved all he’d wanted for the show by having an Australian animal hospital’s special ward to treat a chlamydia outbreak among koalas named for him. “Goodbye, forever, everyone,”

HYDERABAD, India — Sunrisers Hyderabad successfully defended a low score for the fourth time in the Indian Premier League and defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by five runs on Monday. After being bowled out for 146, Hyderabad proved yet again it has the best bowling unit in this IPL by restricting Bangalore to 141-6. Needing 19

WASHINGTON — Melania Trump gave a splashy launch Monday to her public awareness campaign to help children, calling it “Be Best.” In a rare twist on their White House roles, she commanded the Rose Garden lectern while President Donald Trump watched from the audience. The first lady said the “Be Best” campaign will focus on

WASHINGTON — Americans increased their borrowing by $11.6 billion in March as a big increase in the category that covers auto and student loans offset the largest monthly drop in credit card borrowing in more than five years. The Federal Reserve says the March increase in total debt was below the $13.6 billion increase in

BOSTON — The Latest on the Massachusetts state supreme court ruling in the case against a university for a student’s suicide (all times local): 2:45 p.m. The attorney for the family of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology student who killed himself on campus says a decision from the state’s highest court will “save student lives.”

EAST HANOVER, N.J. — A New Jersey high school is facing heat from students and parents over a new policy that either everyone makes the cheerleading squad or no one does. Hanover Park High School in East Hanover enacted the change after a parent complained his or her child didn’t make the team after tryouts