Новости за 21.07.2018

PHILADELPHIA — The game between the San Diego Padres and Philadelphia Phillies has been postponed because of the threat of all-day rain, forcing the teams to play a day-night doubleheader Sunday. It’s the 40th postponement of the season, one more than 2017. Sunday’s regularly scheduled game will move up from 1:35 p.m. to 12:05 p.m.

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland — The buzz about hair at the British Open had been about Tommy Fleetwood’s flowing locks. On Saturday it shifted to the buzz Jordan Spieth got in the barber chair before going out for his third round. “It looked like a military grade haircut,” cracked Kevin Kisner, one of Spieth’s housemates this week.

NEW YORK — Jeurys Familia was traded from the New York Mets to the Oakland Athletics on Saturday for two minor leaguers and $1 million in international signing bonus pool allotment. New York gets right-hander Bobby Wahl, infielder Will Toffey for its closer. “This trade hits three major areas,” Mets assistant general manager John Ricco

SAN FRANCISCO — Ellia Green walked out of a medical room in the bowels of AT&T Park and looked up at a TV screen on the wall. She couldn’t have liked what she saw. While her teammates placed their hands on their heads in disbelief, France was celebrating on the field after stunning Australia 19-12

CLEARWATER, Fla. — A Florida sheriff says that he will not arrest a man who killed a man during an argument over a parking space. The Tampa Bay Times reports that Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri made the announcement Friday about 47-year-old Michael Drejka. Drejka shot and killed 28-year-old Markeis McGlockton a day earlier in

ALEXANDROUPOLIS, Greece — Greek police say two migrants have been killed in northeastern Greece, hit by the same local train in two separate incidents. Police in the city of Alexandroupolis say the train on the Alexandroupolis-Ormenio line runs parallel to the Greek-Turkish border a few kilometers (miles) to the east. It hit two people walking

SAN DIEGO — Warner Bros. brought out all the stops Saturday at Comic-Con with an army of stars, surprises and new footage from films like “Aquaman,” ”Shazam!” and even “Wonder Woman 1984,” which is only three and a half weeks into production. Jason Momoa, Gal Gadot, Chris Pratt, Johnny Depp and Nicole Kidman were just

SAN DIEGO — “Wonder Woman 1984” is only three and a half weeks into production, but that didn’t stop star Gal Gadot and director Patty Jenkins from bringing some footage to Comic-Con. Audiences in the comic book convention’s Hall H on Saturday got an early look at a scene where Diana Prince saves a young

MIAMI — Federal authorities say a Florida businessman already charged with orchestrating a massive Medicare fraud scheme bribed a former university basketball coach to help get his son admitted to an Ivy League university. Prosecutors allege the payments were intended to help the son of nursing home owner Philip Esformes, who is accused of filing

WASHINGTON — The night game between the Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals has been postponed because of the threat of all-day rain. The makeup date was not announced at the time of Saturday’s postponement. The series between the NL East rivals is scheduled to conclude Sunday. That game is to start 1:35 p.m., though rain

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland — The Latest on the British Open (all times local): 7 p.m. Jordan Spieth has shot a 6-under 65 and is tied for the lead in his bid to become the first back-to-back British Open champion in 10 years. Spieth began the third round by driving the 396-yard opening hole and making the

NEW YORK — Yoenis Cespedes is out of the New York Mets’ starting lineup, one day after he returned from the disabled list and said he may need surgery on both heels that would sideline him for eight to 10 months, Mets manager Mickey Callaway said Friday that Cespedes would be a designated hitter in

CHICAGO — The St. Louis Cardinals have placed right-hander Carlos Martinez on the 10-day disabled list with a right oblique strain. The move is retroactive to Friday, a day after Martinez struggled through five innings in a 9-6 loss to the Chicago Cubs. Martinez has dropped his last two starts. St. Louis also activated right-hander

GSTAAD, Switzerland — Mandy Minella has a chance at becoming the third mother to win a WTA singles title in the last 12 months after reaching the Ladies Championships Gstaad final on Saturday. Minella, of Luxembourg, overcame 19-year-old Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 to reach her first career final at 32.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Wild and Matt Dumba have agreed on a five-year, $30 million deal to keep the 23-year-old defenseman in Minnesota after a breakout year. General manager Paul Fenton announced the deal Saturday with the restricted free agent. Dumba had 14 goals and 36 assists to go with a plus-15 rating in

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (15-4) OPEN CAMP: July 26, Foxborough, Massachusetts LAST YEAR: New England lost twice in its first four games but recovered to win 11 of its final 12 behind MVP season of quarterback Tom Brady. He impressed at age 40, throwing for 4,577 yards, 32 touchdowns and eight interceptions. He did so despite

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (12-6) OPEN CAMP: July 26, Ochsner Sports Performance Center, Metairie, Louisiana LAST YEAR: Helped by infusion of elite young talent, Saints pulled out of three-year rut of mediocrity and won NFC South. They were seconds away from advancing to NFC title game, only to be thwarted by Minnesota receiver Stefon Diggs’ winning

LOS ANGELES RAMS (11-6) OPEN CAMP: July 26, UC Irvine, Irvine, California LAST YEAR: Coach Sean McVay led one of most remarkable single-season transformations in recent NFL history. Rams ended their streaks of 12 consecutive non-playoff seasons and 13 straight non-winning seasons with rampage to first NFC West title since 2003. Franchise with NFL’s worst

ATLANTA FALCONS (11-7) OPEN CAMP: July 27, Falcons practice facility, Flowery Branch, Georgia LAST YEAR: One year after reaching Super Bowl, Falcons finished third in NFC South and lost to Philadelphia in second round of playoffs. Quarterback Matt Ryan, working under new coordinator Steve Sarkisian, had decline in production from 2016, when team led NFL

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (16-3) OPEN CAMP: July 25, NovaCare Complex, Philadelphia LAST YEAR: Won first Super Bowl title and franchise’s first NFL championship since 1960, defeating Bill Belichick, Tom Brady and Patriots. Overcame losing several key players to injury, including QB Carson Wentz, LT Jason Peters, LB Jordan Hicks and others. Backup QB Nick Foles led

AUSTIN, Texas — There was no sign of shock or outrage in the hotel hallways and conference rooms where Republican officials gathered to discuss party business even as politicians on both sides and foreign policy experts fretted about President Donald Trump’s cozy relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The men and women from all 50

BOONVILLE, Ind. — A special judge has voided a southwestern Indiana city’s sweeping ban of coal mining within three miles of its city limits. The judge was appointed to hear Alcoa Corp.’s lawsuit challenging Boonville’s coal mining regulations. He recently issued a ruling that in part voided the city’s coal mining ban within three miles

FALL RIVER, Mass. — A mother and a daughter with a love of the macabre have won an online auction to spend a night in the Massachusetts bedroom where Lizzie Borden is thought to have killed her stepmother with an ax. Sara Love, of Bath, New York, tells The Herald-News she paid $425 for a

BRANSON, Mo. — The Latest on a deadly tourist boat accident in Missouri (all times local): 7:15 p.m. The National Transportation Safety Board says inspectors will try to learn how information about a severe thunderstorm was conveyed to the crew of a tourist boat that capsized and killed 17 people on a Missouri lake. NTSB

BRANSON, Mo. — The Latest on a deadly tourist boat accident in Missouri (all times local): 4:20 p.m. A longtime friend says the Indianapolis couple who died along with seven family members on a Missouri tourist boat enjoyed traveling together after they retired. They especially liked big family trips. Seventy-year-old Horace “Butch” Coleman and 69-year-old