Новости за 01.09.2018

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys have waived Dan Bailey, the second-most accurate kicker in NFL history, in a surprise move to get their roster to 53 players for the regular season. Bailey was the Dallas kicker for seven seasons and made at least 93 percent of his kicks in three of his first five

HAMILTON, N.Y. — Grant Breneman threw for 194 yards and two touchdowns as Colgate opened the season and Patriot League play with a 24-17 victory over Holy Cross on Saturday afternoon. Colgate picked up its seventh straight victory over Holy Cross but not before the Crusaders challenged in the final quarter. Colgate took a 24-0

PITTSBURGH — Josh Dobbs’s impressive preseason ended up costing Landry Jones his job. The Pittsburgh Steelers chose to keep Dobbs and rookie Mason Rudolph as the primary backup quarterbacks behind Ben Roethlisberger when they pared the roster to 53 on Saturday. The decision left Jones, a six-year veteran, as the surprising odd man out. Dobbs

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Police in Ohio’s capital city of Columbus say a K9 officer verbally correcting his dog’s behaviors was attacked by the animal and had to shoot it. The Columbus Division of Police says Officer Brian Carter suffered “serious” bites to his arms during a training session Saturday morning. Carter was rushed to a

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — An Evansville-area man has been convicted of murder and other charges for an attack last year that left his wife dead and his adult twin daughters injured. A Vanderburgh County jury deliberated about 2½ hours Friday before finding Clinton Loehrlein of Darmstadt guilty of murder, two counts of attempted murder, two counts

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois defeated Kent State 31-24 on Saturday to extend its home-opener win streak to 21 games, the fourth-longest in the nation. But the win didn’t come easily for an Illinois team expected to easily turn around a 2-10 season from last year. Following a lackluster first half, Illinois quarterback AJ Bush showed

DAVIE, Fla. — Former starting cornerback Tony Lippett has been waived by the Miami Dolphins after missing all of last season with a torn Achilles tendon. Lippett started 13 games in 2016 but struggled returning from his injury in training camp this year. Also cut Saturday was receiver Leonte Carroo, a third-round pick in 2016

DAYTON, Ohio — Backup Jack Cook threw two touchdowns and Dayton defeated Robert Morris 49-28 in the season opener for both teams Saturday. Starter Alex Jeske was in a groove before getting hurt and completed six of seven passes for 82 yards and a score before leaving. Jeske got hurt after being tackled on a

BOSTON — Anthony Brown threw for 279 yards and four touchdowns while playing just the opening half in his return from a season-ending knee injury, and Boston College opened its 120th season with a 55-21 victory over in-state rival Massachusetts on Saturday. Brown, a redshirt sophomore, completed 15 of 21 passes and led the Eagles

CINCINNATI — The Bengals put quarterback Matt Barkley on injured reserve, leaving Jeff Driskel as the backup to Andy Dalton heading into the season. Barkley hurt his left knee during the Bengals’ preseason finale Thursday night against Indianapolis. Kemoko Turay hit Barkley in the legs after he threw a pass, drawing a roughing-the-passer penalty. Barkley

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor got some unsolicited health advice the last time she wrote a book. The justice was diagnosed with diabetes as a child and discussed it as part of her 2013 autobiography, “My Beloved World.” Sotomayor said Saturday in an interview with The Associated Press that prompted a diabetic grandmother

Text of Meghan McCain’s eulogy Saturday at Washington National Cathedral for her father, Sen. John McCain, as released by his office: “The world is a fine place and worth the fighting for, and I hate very much to leave it.” When Ernest Hemingway’s Robert Jordan, at the close “For Whom the Bell Tolls” lies wounded,

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Panthers decided to go with Taylor Heinicke as their backup quarterback behind starter Cam Newton. Carolina waived last year’s third-string QB Garrett Gilbert as part of final cuts Saturday. Carolina waived defensive end Deashon Hall, a fourth-round draft pick in 2017. He never played a down for the team. The Panthers

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Jake Bentley threw for four touchdowns, Rico Dowdle scored twice and South Carolina beat Coastal Carolina 49-15 Saturday in a season opener for each team. The Gamecocks didn’t show any sign of their historical pattern of letting smaller opponents hang around. South Carolina scored in the first three minutes, twice in the

RALEIGH, N.C. — Jakobi Meyers had career highs of 14 catches for 161 yards — including two big third-down grabs on the clinching late drive — to help North Carolina State beat James Madison 24-13 in Saturday’s season opener for both teams. Reggie Gallaspy II added a 6-yard touchdown run with 65 seconds left to

FORT WORTH, Texas — Shawn Robinson threw touchdowns to three different receivers and ran for two more scores while playing only the first half as No. 16 TCU opened the season with a 55-7 win over Southern University on Saturday. Robinson, who won his only start last season as a true freshman, came out of

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina State says defensive lineman Eurndraus Bryant was taken to a nearby hospital for precautionary X-rays after he was hurt during the first half Saturday against James Madison. The senior grabbed a fumble from quarterback Ben DiNucci and started running, but he bobbled the ball and went to the ground to

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The second half of Ohio State’s game against Oregon State has started after a lightning delay of 82 minutes. The Ohio Stadium stands cleared out as heavy rain rolled into Columbus during halftime. A lightning strike led to the second half being delayed at about 1:50 p.m. Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer was

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee right tackle Jack Conklin will start the season on the active roster after the Titans waived 35 players and placed two others on injured reserve to reach the NFL’s 53-man limit. The Titans announced their roster moves Saturday, a couple hours before the league’s afternoon deadline. Conklin tore his left ACL

When Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson received an errant back-pass on the byline to the right of his goal, there was no teammate available for a pass and an opponent was bearing down on him quickly. It looked an obvious next play for the Brazil international: Make the clearance and let the team regroup as it looked

FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys tight end Rico Gathers has been arrested on a charge of marijuana possession with his spot on the roster in question as the club prepared to make final cuts. Police in the Dallas suburb of Frisco said the former Baylor basketball player was arrested Friday night for possession of less

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The Los Angeles Lakers have waived forward Luol Deng two years after signing him to a four-year, $72 million free-agent contract. The Lakers announced the move Saturday, the first day in which the final season of Deng’s mammoth deal could be stretched over a three-season span of the Lakers’ salary cap

ROME — When Radja Nainggolan signed with Inter Milan in June, coach Luciano Spalletti said he would give the underachieving squad the “boost” it needed. The Belgian midfielder fulfilled Spalletti’s wishes in Inter’s 3-0 win at Bologna on Saturday, scoring the opener on debut to send the Nerazzurri on their way to their first Serie

NEW YORK — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): 2:15 p.m. Madison Keys rallied after dropping the first set and the U.S. Open finalist from a year ago beat Aleksandra Krunic 4-6, 6-1, 6-2. Keys lost to Sloane Stephens in the final last year and lost to her again this

PINEHURST, N.C. — Shanann Watts will be remembered as a “woman of love” and her two young two daughters as being filled with life and joy, a priest said Saturday during a funeral service for the slain Colorado family found at an oil work site. The hour-long service in Pinehurst, North Carolina, included no reference