Новости за 26.08.2018

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Police officials in Evansville are preparing for possibly thousands of protesters to arrive in the southwestern Indiana city for President Donald Trump’s campaign rally there this week. While managers of the Ford Center are anticipating possibly filling 11,000 seats inside the arena for Trump’s Thursday rally, the organizers of two anti-Trump protests

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Blake Snell pitched two-hit ball over six innings and the Tampa Bay Rays won their eighth straight game Sunday, beating Boston 9-1 to hand the major league-leading Red Sox their first sweep of the season. Snell (16-5) allowed one run and struck out eight. He has given up no more than

NEW YORK — A little more than a year ago, Sloane Stephens was ranked outside of the top 950 as she tried to work her way back toward the top of tennis after foot surgery. By the time the U.S. Open was over, she was a Grand Slam champion for the first time and soaring

MIAMI — Kevin Gausman and four relievers combined on a two-hitter and the Atlanta Braves won Sunday despite an ongoing offensive slump, beating Miami 4-0. The Braves earned a split even though they scored just seven earned runs in the four-game series. The NL East leaders finished 14-5 against last-place Miami this year. Gausman (4-1)

INDIANAPOLIS — Denzelle Good’s knee injury could complicate the Indianapolis Colts’ decision at right tackle. Coach Frank Reich says the fourth-year player who finished last season and opened training camp as the starter will not play Thursday at Cincinnati and could miss several additional weeks. Good left Saturday’s game after just 25 plays. With Good

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Connecticut Open tournament director Anne Worcester heard the same story over and over last week from top players who had committed to her event, the final WTA tuneup before the U.S. Open. They had an injury or an illness and while it was nothing serious, with the major in New York

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Adam “Pacman” Jones is reuniting with Vance Joseph, who was his Cincinnati’s secondary coach during the veteran cornerback’s best seasons in the NFL. Jones signed a one-year deal with the Denver Broncos after visiting the team on Sunday. To make room, the Broncos waived inside linebacker Bo Bower. The sixth overall pick

TORONTO — Rhys Hoskins and Carlos Santana hit back-to-back home runs, Maikel Franco and Wilson Ramos each had two-run shots and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3 on Sunday, avoiding a three-game sweep. Ramos had four hits. He singled in the first, doubled home a run in the second, singled in the

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans remain winless through three preseason games with a brand-new coaching staff busy trying to fix issues on offense and defense. Quarterback Marcus Mariota and his No. 1 wide receiver Corey Davis had trouble connecting on not one, but two third downs. Both Mariota and Davis tried to take the

BROOKLYN, Iowa — The Latest on the funeral being held for an Iowa college student whose body was found earlier this month in a cornfield outside her small hometown (all times local): 5:35 p.m. The father of the 20-year-old Iowa woman whose body was found in a cornfield last week wants people to remember her

SEATTLE — Seattle Storm forward Breanna Stewart has been announced as the WNBA MVP after a season where she finished second in scoring and led Seattle to the best record in the league. Stewart was given the award Sunday prior to Seattle opening its best-of-five semifinal playoff series against Phoenix. Stewart finished with 372 total

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Houston Astros manager AJ Hinch does not expect Lance McCullers Jr. to rejoin the starting rotation this season when he returns from a forearm injury. Hinch said Sunday it is unlikely McCullers, who is 10-6 with a 3.93 ERA this season, would be able to rebuild his stamina to the point where

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Receiver Eric Decker says he is retiring from the NFL after an eight-year career with the Broncos, Jets and Titans. Decker had been in training camp with the Patriots this summer, but it wasn’t clear he would make the roster. He said on Instagram on Sunday, “This has been a passion inside

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets coach Todd Bowles says he has a good idea who his starting quarterback will be this season, but won’t divulge who he’s leaning toward. From all indications, rookie Sam Darnold will be under center when the Jets open the regular season at Detroit on Sept. 10. The No.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Roman Catholic bishop of Buffalo, New York, on Sunday rejected calls to resign over his handling of sexual abuse allegations against priests, saying: the “shepherd does not desert the flock” in difficult times. Bishop Richard Malone said he is appointing a task force of clergy, lay people and “an elected official

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Latest on a fatal mass shooting at riverfront mall during a video game tournament in Jacksonville, Florida (all times local): 4:45 p.m. Florida authorities say they’ve finished clearing the scene of a fatal mass shooting at a riverfront mall in Jacksonville and there are no additional suspects. Speaking to reporters Sunday

MINNEAPOLIS — Oakland Athletics left-hander Sean Manaea was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a left shoulder impingement before Sunday’s game against the Twins. Manaea is 12-9 with a 3.59 ERA in 27 starts this season, including 108 strikeouts and 32 walks in 160 2/3 innings. He threw a no-hitter in April against Boston.

KALISPELL, Mont. — Wildfires that have kept portions of Glacier National Park closed for two weeks are scrambling visitors’ plans and prompting some to cancel their trips. Much of Glacier’s famous Going-to-the-Sun-Road has been closed since Aug. 12 because of a fire that has burned more than 19 square miles (50 square kilometers) and destroyed

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Florida authorities are reporting a multiple people dead and “many transported” to hospitals after a mass shooting at a riverfront mall in Jacksonville. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office used Twitter and Facebook to warn people to stay away from the Jacksonville Landing. The department says to “stay far away from the area. The

PHOENIX — Retired Bishop Thomas J. O’Brien, who served the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix for more than 20 years before stepping down following a sexual-abuse scandal involving suspected pedophile priests, died Sunday. He was 82. A statement from the diocese said O’Brien died from “ongoing health complications related to Parkinson’s disease.” O’Brien served as

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina is fully replacing its football field less than a week before the season opener after hosting a Jay-Z and Beyonce concert. Crews trucked in sod from Sugar Hill, Georgia, after the old field had to be removed following the superstar couple’s concert last week. South Carolina staff will spend Monday

BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government is arguing about pensions, with Merkel’s center-left coalition partners pressing for a guarantee that they will remain stable until 2040. The coalition of Merkel’s conservative Union bloc and the center-left Social Democrats agreed when it took office earlier this year to ensure pensions remain at the current level

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Fernando Alonso’s McLaren car spiraled into the air and bounced — yes, bounced — on top of Charles Leclerc’s Sauber during a dramatic first-lap crash at Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix. Both Formula One drivers walked away unscathed, with the “halo” protective device surrounding Leclerc’s cockpit appearing to save him from a serious

LIHUE, Hawaii — An Alabama man was fined $1,500 for touching a Hawaiian monk seal as well as harassing a sea turtle on Kauai, and then posting the videos on social media. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, said the Alabama resident, who was vacationing on Kauai last year, agreed to pay the

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Police say two University of Tennessee at Chattanooga players have been arrested on driving under the influence, being a minor in possession of alcohol and other charges. News outlets cite a Chattanooga police arrest affidavit in reporting that a car driven by running back Isaiah Cobb was going 65 mph (105 kph)