Новости за 19.08.2018

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina authorities say a black man seen on video being struck by police faces charges of assaulting an officer and resisting arrest. Media organizations report 44-year-old Frederick Hall of Raleigh was arrested Sunday. He did not have a listed phone number where he or relatives could be reached. Video of Friday’s

MASON, Ohio — Top-ranked Simona Halep let a match point slip away in the second-set tiebreaker, and Kiki Bertens rallied for a 2-6, 7-6 (6), 6-2 victory and the Western & Southern Open title on Sunday. Playing her first hard-court final, the Dutch clay-court specialist ended Halep’s streak of nine straight wins, including the title

ATLANTA — German Marquez and DJ LeMahieu added to their impressive road success, leading Colorado to a 4-2 victory over the Braves on Sunday for the Rockies’ first four-game sweep in Atlanta. LeMahieu gave Colorado the lead with his third-inning homer to left field, his second in two days. He has hit nine of his

CINCINNATI — Eugenio Suarez hit a two-run homer during Cincinnati’s seven-run third inning, and the Reds swept the San Francisco Giants with an 11-4 win on Sunday. Jose Peraza also hit a two-run homer for Cincinnati, which outscored San Francisco 18-5 in the last two games of the weekend set. Billy Hamilton tripled twice and

CLEVELAND — Melky Cabrera hit a grand slam to cap a six-run fourth inning and the Cleveland Indians beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-0 on Sunday for their AL-leading 13th shutout. Cabrera, batting right-handed against reliever Sean Gilmartin, hit a 1-1 pitch into the bleachers in left-center for the Indians’ ninth grand slam this season, moving

BOSTON — Jalen Beeks pitched four strong innings against the team that traded him last month and the Tampa Bay Rays limited Boston to two singles, beating the Red Sox 2-0 on Sunday. Joey Wendle and C.J. Cron homered as the Rays topped the AL East leaders for just the fifth time in 16 games

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The NFL tapped Titans head coach Mike Vrabel to narrate a video detailing the new rule on lowering the head to initiate contact, hoping the man who played 14 years as a linebacker in the league could more easily explain how players should adapt. Now Vrabel’s own Titans (0-2) find themselves tied

CINCINNATI — The Bengals have released safety George Iloka, clearing the way for rookie Jessie Bates III to move into a starting role. The seventh-year safety has been sharing time during preseason games with Bates, a second-round pick out of Wake Forest who was given a chance to win the job at the outset. Iloka

THATCHER, Ariz. — A 72-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of waving a gun at a high school dance in Arizona because he didn’t like the loud music. Police in the small southeastern Arizona town of Thatcher say Robert Layton drove to the high school parking lot around 11:45 p.m. Friday and complained about

LONG POND, Pa. — IndyCar driver Robert Wickens has been admitted to a hospital in nearby Allentown with what the series called “orthopedic injuries” sustained in a violent wreck early in the race Sunday. IndyCar said Wickens was awake and alert as he was airlifted from the track to the hospital and he was still

LONG POND, Pa. — IndyCar driver Robert Wickens was taken by helicopter for medical treatment following a violent wreck at the start of Sunday’s race at Pocono Raceway, where a driver was killed in 2015. IndyCar said Wickens was awake and alert as he was taken to a hospital. The 29-year-old Canadian driver was attempting

MADRID — Huesca made its Spanish league debut in style on Sunday, winning 2-1 at Eibar. The small club from northeastern Spain needed only five minutes to score its first-ever goal in the top flight, coming from Alex Gallar after a neat run through the Eibar defense. The midfielder also netted the second, a free-kick

DAVIE, Fla. — Adam Gase says the Miami Dolphins’ run defense will be better than last year. The preseason says otherwise. Miami has allowed 299 yards rushing in the first two exhibition games. That includes 226 yards Friday at Carolina, and 71 on one play — a touchdown run by Christian McCaffrey on the second

THACKERVILLE, Okla. — An Oklahoma casino says 14 people suffered cuts and bruises when a powerful rainstorm toppled entrance trusses and disrupted the start of an outdoor concert by the Backstreet Boys. Kym Koch-Thompson, spokeswoman for the WinStar World Casino and Resort, says the concertgoers were treated at the scene following Saturday’s storm, then taken

MISSOULA, Mont. — A wildfire in Montana’s Glacier National Park is forcing more evacuations and has burned within a half-mile of the scenic Going-to-the-Sun Road. The Missoulian newspaper reported Sunday that officials say protecting the highway through the park is their priority, with firefighters installing hoses and sprinklers to prevent it from spreading there. If

MEXICO CITY — The legislature in the violence-torn Mexican state of Guerrero is calling on the federal government to legalize production of opium for pharmaceutical use in a move it hopes will reduce crime and help local farmers. The mountainous state on Mexico’s Pacific Coast produces much of the poppy plants for heroin consumed in

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s top court has ratified the results of the country’s May parliamentary elections following a manual ballot recount ordered by the outgoing chamber following charges of irregularities. The Federal Court’s decision on Sunday paves the way for the president to summon lawmakers to an inaugural session of the new, 329-seat house. In theory,

BRIGHTON, England — Manchester United conceded three goals in a 20-minute span in the first half in a 3-2 loss to Brighton in the Premier League on Sunday. A few hours after Manchester City strolled to a 6-1 win over Huddersfield, United showed the gulf that currently exists to its fierce rival by succumbing meekly

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins have placed right-hander Ervin Santana on the 10-day disabled list and reinstated outfielder Robbie Grossman from the DL. The Twins also recalled right-hander Alan Busenitz from Triple-A Rochester before Sunday’s game against Detroit. Outfielder Johnny Field was sent down. The 35-year-old Santana, who won 16 games last year, is going

NORTH KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Many students in one Missouri school district won’t be using bathrooms designated by gender any longer. The Kansas City Star reports that the North Kansas City School District has installed gender-neutral restrooms at two new elementary schools that opened this past week. The school district also renovated bathrooms at North

PARIS — Bordeaux’s miserable start to the season continued with a 2-1 defeat at Toulouse on Sunday for a second straight loss. Two days after coach Gus Poyet was suspended for vehemently accusing the club of selling a player without telling him, Bordeaux lost to midfielder Matthieu Dossevi’s winner midway through the second half. Striker

Manchester City delivered yet another reminder that it is the team to beat in the Premier League this season. On Sunday’s evidence, winning the league title looks beyond Manchester United. A few hours after City thrashed Huddersfield 6-1 — mainly thanks to a hat trick by Sergio Aguero — United slumped to a 3-2 loss

AMES, Iowa — Iowa State defensive coordinator Jon Heacock has seen pretty much everything in 35 years of coaching. In that time, Heacock has come to view head coaches as artists charged with painting a winning picture that everyone in a program can see. Ask Heacock and the rest of the Cyclones, and they feel

SAO PAULO — The Brazilian government says it plans to send troops to the border town of Pacaraima after residents there attacked Venezuelan migrants. Government-run news agency Agencia Brasil said Sunday that the Public Security Ministry plans to send at least 60 soldiers of the elite National Force to Pacaraima. Calls to the ministry for

CLEVELAND — Indians outfielder Leonys Martin is being released from the Cleveland Clinic after being hospitalized because of a life-threatening infection. Team president Chris Antonetti says Martin was to be released later Sunday. The 30-year-old Martin became ill following a game on Aug. 8. Doctors determined he had a bacterial infection that entered his bloodstream