Новости за 30.07.2018

Sean Newcomb had enough problems explaining the pitch he threw to Chris Taylor when he was within a strike of throwing a no hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Then he had to call reporters back to the locker room Sunday in Atlanta to offer something even more difficult to explain — racist, homophobic tweets

VATICAN CITY — The largest association of Roman Catholic nuns in the United States urged its members Monday to report any sexual abuse of religious sisters by clergy and demanded that church authorities “take action to end a culture of silence, hold abusers accountable and provide support to those abused.” The Leadership Conference of Women

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Latest on a rare vintage car damaged by bear that broke into it in Alaska (all times local): 2:50 p.m. Tom Cotter says he’ll leave the dents in his rare vintage car for a while to relish the Alaska vacation story behind it. It’s not every day that a pricey collectible

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In a perfect world, Brian Orakpo would like to play 25 snaps a game for the Tennessee Titans. That would mean the Titans have enough talented linebackers on the roster to keep the 10-year veteran fresh rotating between the field and the sideline. Fresher legs all around also would mean more sacks

SAO PAULO — Neymar’s decision to use a sponsored advert to admit he sometimes over-reacted to fouls at the World Cup has backfired, with Brazilian marketing experts saying it had made the Paris Saint-Germain striker’s image even worse. Under the title ‘A New Man Every Day,’ Sunday’s video was backed by personal care products maker

NEWTON, Iowa — Iowa Speedway and the IndyCar series announced Monday that next year’s race in Newton will be at night. The series says that the race will move back to a nighttime start “in response to overwhelming fan feedback.” The track will host an IndyCar race for the 13th year in a row on

ATLANTA — Galaxy forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic will remain in Los Angeles rather than play in Wednesday night’s Major League Soccer All-Star Game against Juventus. In an announcement Monday, Ibrahimovic cited the grind of playing three matches in the past week as well as the cross-country trip to face the club he played for from 2004-06.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The sky is not falling on NASCAR, its top executives insist, and a cheerier disposition could go a long way in lifting the black clouds surrounding the series. That is a paraphrase of the message NASCAR chief operating officer Steve Phelps delivered at Pocono Raceway during a weekend sponsorship celebration. Phelps was

DETROIT — Tigers right-hander Warwick Saupold has cleared waivers and been sent outright to Triple-A Toledo. The Tigers announced the move Monday. Saupold was designated for assignment Saturday. He is 4-1 with a 4.46 ERA this season. Saupold has made 82 relief appearances for Detroit over the past three seasons, going 8-4 with a 4.98

LOS ANGELES — LA Galaxy forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic will not play in the Major League Soccer All-Star Game on Wednesday in Atlanta. The Galaxy announced that Ibrahimovic will miss the game against Juventus because of a heavy slate of league games and the travel involved. “I am disappointed to miss the 2018 All-Star game against

Dee Snider “For the Love of Metal” (Napalm) Dee Snider, the Long Island mouth that roared on all-time rock classics including “We’re Not Gonna Take It” and “I Wanna Rock,” already did the solo thing in the early ’90s while Twisted Sister was on hiatus. But apparently there was something deeper, darker and heavier brewing

BISMARCK, N.D. — An organization formed to provide legal help to opponents of the Dakota Access oil pipeline is launching an effort to help protesters with criminal warrants resolve their cases. There are about 100 outstanding warrants issued for people from 25 states. The Water Protector Legal Collective nonprofit is planning events Thursday at Oglala

MEXICO CITY — A CAT scan of a rolled-up straw mat found in a northern Mexico cave has revealed the mummified remains of a 1 ½ year-old boy. The country’s National Institute of Anthropology and History says that researchers trying to determine the age of the funeral bundle. But the institute said Sunday that organic

Tom Wilson does not want to boast he is now a big part of the Washington Capitals’ core. His new contract does that for him. When the Capitals signed the physical, top-line right winger to a $31 million, six-year contract, it was their biggest statement yet about how they see Wilson. The long-term commitment to

BEIRUT — The Latest on Syria’s civil war (all times local): 10:10 p.m. A Syrian war monitoring group says government forces have retaken the frontier with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights after Islamic State-linked militants gave up their last pocket of territory. President Bashar Assad’s forces were pushed away from the frontier in 2011, when a

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations says it received 70 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse in the second quarter of 2018 — 43 involving U.N. personnel, 24 involving people working for U.N. partner organizations, and three pertaining to U.N.-authorized international forces. U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said Monday the allegations made between April 1

OCALA, Fla. — A Florida man has been convicted of planning to place bombs on the shelves of Target stores in an attempt to drive the company’s stock price down. Federal prosecutors said Monday that a jury found Mark Barnett guilty of attempted arson and other charges. The Ocala man faces up to 40 years

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Nashville Predators have signed restricted free agent Miikka Salomaki to a two-year deal worth $750,000 in each of the next two seasons. The Predators announced the $1.5 million deal for the forward Monday. Salomaki, 25, played 58 games last season for the Predators with two goals and six assists. He ranked

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Eric Berry has twice overcome season-ending injuries, and the way the Kansas City Chiefs safety came back from a cancer diagnosis to play the following season was nothing short of inspirational. In other words, Berry has every reason to rue what might have been. Yet the undisputed leader of the Chiefs

OXNARD, Calif. — Ezekiel Elliott never has offered much about his state of mind at training camp a year ago when the star running back of the Dallas Cowboys faced the possibility of a suspension over domestic violence allegations. So let his position coach explain the difference now that the drama is gone. “You go

CARMEL, Ind. — Republican Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb is calling on the General Assembly to pass a hate crimes bill after someone spray-painted anti-Semitic graffiti at a suburban Indianapolis synagogue. He said Monday that he’ll meet with lawmakers, legal experts, corporate leaders and “citizens of all stripes who are seeking to find consensus on this

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets have signed Sam Darnold to a four-year, $30.25 million deal, ending the rookie quarterback’s contract holdout. Darnold missed the first three days of training camp practice while his representatives and the team worked out the details of his contract. The Jets announced the signing Monday with a

WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local): 5 p.m. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he has no plans to shut down the government over President Donald Trump’s push for border wall funds. Instead, the GOP leader says the Senate would be finishing up a package of budget bills this week

WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local): 3:05 p.m. With his record on Russia under scrutiny, President Donald Trump is insisting that the United States will not lift sanctions against Moscow. Trump said Monday at a news conference with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte that the sanctions would not change despite

WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local): 2:15 p.m. President Donald Trump says he would have “no problem” with a potential government shutdown, saying at a news conference that “it’s time we have border security.” Trump is issuing another shutdown threat during a joint news conference with Italy’s leader on Monday.