Новости за 11.08.2018

ATLANTA — Renee Montgomery was 6 of 7 from 3-point range and scored 24 points to help the Atlanta Dream beat the Dallas Wings 92-82 on Saturday. Elizabeth Williams had 18 points, nine rebounds and five blocks, Tiffany Hayes added 15 points, seven boards and five assists and Jessica Breland scored 13 points for Atlanta.

The Latest on the University of Maryland investigating allegations of coaches bullying players (all times local): 5 p.m. A candidate for Maryland governor is calling for the suspensions of Terrapins football coach DJ Durkin and athletic director Damon Evans until an investigation into a player’s death is finished. Ben Jealous called for the suspensions Saturday,

BROOKLYN, Mich. — Brett Moffitt passed Jimmy Sauter just before the finish line Saturday at Michigan International Speedway for his fourth NASCAR Truck Series victory of the season. Moffitt edged Sauter — the leader the previous 12 laps — by 0.025 seconds. “Pretty amazing this little team’s gone to Victory Lane four times this year,”

CLEMSON, S.C. — For those expecting clarity on Clemson’s quarterback question after the Tigers’ first scrimmage, forget it. Incumbent Kelly Bryant and newcomer Trevor Lawrence both played strongly Saturday in a big showing for Clemson’s offense. “I tell everybody, I’d hate to be (quarterback coach) Brandon Streeter,” tight end Milan Richard said. “We got guys

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — The Latest on former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault Newman and her book critical of President Donald Trump (all times local): 4:15 p.m. President Donald Trump has one word to describe former White House staffer and fellow reality-TV star Omarosa Manigault Newman: “Lowlife.” Manigault Newman claims in an upcoming book, “Unhinged,” that

BROOKLYN, Mich. — NASCAR’s Big 3 has essentially lapped the competition. Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick and Martin Truex Jr. have combined to win 16 of 22 races and haven’t allowed the field to win consecutive races with points at stake this year. Of the other 56 drivers who have started a race, only Clint Bowyer

BERLIN — Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen had the joy of beating his older brother in a 1-2 in the men’s 5,000 meters, and host nation Germany celebrated two more golds at the European Athletics Championships on Saturday. The 17-year-old Ingebrigtsen, who also won the 1,500 on Friday, finished in 13 minutes, 17.06 seconds for a European

BALTIMORE — David Price struck out 10 over six sparkling innings, Jackie Bradley Jr. hit two solo homers and the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-0 Saturday in the opener of a split doubleheader. Eduardo Nunez also went deep for Boston and Xander Bogaerts had three hits and scored twice. The Red Sox

Chelsea and Tottenham dispelled doubts about their readiness to make winning starts to the Premier League on Saturday. A week after being swatted aside by Manchester City in the Community Shield, Chelsea beat Huddersfield 3-0 in Maurizio Sarri’s first league match in charge. France World Cup winner N’Golo Kante volleyed in the opener in the

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s Supreme Leader has approved a request by the judiciary to set up special courts to punish corrupt officials. The official IRNA news agency Saturday reports Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as saying punishments should be “carried out quick and fair.” Khamenei, who has final say on all state matters, said the courts should

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The Latest on events marking the anniversary of white supremacist violence in Charlottesville, Virginia (all times local): 2:30 p.m. Authorities in Charlottesville say they have seized prohibited items such as brass knuckles as hundreds of people have passed through security checkpoints leading into the city’s downtown area. A news release from the

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s official IRNA news agency is reporting that China’s state-owned petroleum corporation has taken a majority share of the country’s South Pars gas project after French oil and gas company Total announced it would pull out because renewed U.S. economic sanctions against Iran. The Saturday report quotes Mohammad Mostafavi, an official in

CROWN POINT, Ind. — A northwestern Indiana high school teacher recorded on video possibly using drugs in her classroom is expected to plead guilty to a criminal charge. A Lake County judge has scheduled a Thursday hearing for former Lake Central High School teacher Samantha Cox of Cedar Lake. Defense attorney Ray Szarmach says she

AMMAN, Jordan — The Latest on developments in Jordan (all times local): 9:40 p.m. Jordan’s General Security Radio reports a police officer has been killed as forces stormed buildings outside the capital Amman in search of suspects behind an explosion that killed a policeman. It reported Saturday that several others were injured in the operation

NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray insists he hasn’t changed, yet there are constant reminders that his life will never be the same. Before June, he was merely a gifted two-sport college athlete. But once the Oakland Athletics took him with the ninth overall pick in the Major League Baseball draft and signed him

TEL AVIV, Israel — Members of Israel’s Arab minority are leading a mass protest in central Tel Aviv against a contentious law that critics say marginalizes the state’s non-Jewish citizens. The rally Saturday night marks further fallout from the explosive Nation-State law that the government says enshrines the state’s Jewish character but which critics say

ST. LOUIS — Tony Finau tried not to look at the opening two rounds of the PGA Championship as a Ryder Cup audition as he played alongside U.S. captain Jim Furyk. He sure didn’t damage his chances. Not by matching a PGA Championship record with 10 birdies in the second round. Not by bouncing back

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Jets’ already intriguing quarterback competition just got a lot more interesting. Thanks to a poised Sam Darnold. And a sharp and healthy Teddy Bridgewater. Josh McCown is still No. 1 on the depth chart, but the other two quarterbacks made big-time statements in the Jets’ 17-0 preseason-opening victory

PARIS — Radamel Falcao came off the bench to score and set up another goal as Monaco opened its French league campaign with a 3-1 win at Nantes on Saturday. An otherwise drab match quickly improved when Falcao came on midway through the second half. The veteran Colombia striker immediately started combining well with Montenegro

LEXINGTON, Ohio — Austin Cindric has won the pole for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Rock N Roll Tequila 70 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The 19-year-old rookie on Saturday had a top lap of 96.386 mph around the 2.3-mile, 13-turn road course in his Ford for Team Penske. This was the second time he

POWELL, Ohio — The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is celebrating World Elephant Day by announcing that one of its Asian elephant moms is expecting. Zoo officials said Saturday that 31-year-old Phoebe is expecting her fourth calf and her third in Columbus, where she came to live in 2002. Officials say she’s in her third trimester

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — An Illinois man is charged with reckless conduct after authorities say his 4-year-old son found a gun in a backpack his father had brought to him at day care. The Belleville News-Democrat reports that authorities say 32-year-old Joshua Finley of Maryville packed a “nap time bag” that also contained sheets and blankets,

GLASGOW, Scotland — Nikita Nagornyy kept his nerve during the last high bar exercise to help Russia win the men’s team gymnastics final at the European Championships on Saturday. A day after Russia badly struggled on the apparatus in qualification, Nagornyy avoided risks in an unspectacular but solid routine for 13.966 points. The score raised

BOLIVAR, Mo. — Missouri officials have identified three Kansas City-area teens killed in the crash of a church van that injured 10 others. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Friday’s crash happened when a rear tire of the van blew out, causing it to skid off of a highway 5 miles (8 kilometers) north of

HUDDERSFIELD, England — Maurizio Sarri enjoyed a winning start to life as a manager in the English Premier League as Chelsea outclassed Huddersfield 3-0 on Saturday. Former Napoli coach Sarri replaced Antonio Conte in a restless summer for the London club but any fears of an opening-day upset disappeared with goals from France international N’Golo