Новости за 13.09.2018

PHILADELPHIA — A surprising first half and a surge in early August had the Philadelphia Phillies in prime position to reach the postseason. Then they fell apart. Since completing a four-game sweep over the Miami Marlins on Aug. 5, the Phillies (74-71) are 11-23 and 0-10-1 in those series. They went from 1½ games ahead

INDIANAPOLIS — A juvenile has been waived to adult court to face charges in the fatal shooting of an Indiana University doctor and educator last year. Online court records say 16-year-old Tarius Blade faces three felony burglary charges in the Nov. 20, 2017, slaying of Dr. Kevin Rodgers. Blade was arrested in December along with

NEWARK, N.J. — As the New Jersey Devils arrived for the start of training camp Thursday, there was a sense of optimism for the first time in a while. The Devils were 44-29-9 last season and finished with 97 points and the second wild card in the Eastern Conference. Although the team was ousted by

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger missed practice again on Thursday due to an issue with his right elbow. The 36-year-old Roethlisberger injured the elbow on Pittsburgh’s next-to-last offensive snap in a Week 1 tie with Cleveland. He did not practice on Wednesday and second-year quarterback Josh Dobbs took all the snaps with the

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday: Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc., down $1.30 to $6 The company reported disappointing results from a study of an imaging compound used in prostate cancer treatment. Qualcomm Inc., up $2.86 to $74.61 The chipmaker said it will buy back $16 billion in stock. Acorda Therapeutics Inc.,

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — No one is safe from Jalen Ramsey’s trash talk. Not even his grandma. The Jacksonville Jaguars star cornerback and one of the NFL’s most outspoken personalities said Thursday he “definitely would” hit his grandmother if she lined up against him on the football field. “To respect the game, you have to play

BOSTON — The Latest on Boston Celtics guard Jabari Bird (all times local): 4:20 p.m. Boston Celtics guard Jabari Bird says he’s taking some time off as he deals with his health and domestic violence charges involving an alleged assault of his girlfriend. Bird says in a statement issued Thursday that he’s “taking some time

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Atlanta Falcons running back Devonta Freeman was held out of practice again, leaving his status uncertain for Sunday’s game against Carolina. Coach Dan Quinn said Thursday he’ll know more about Freeman’s status on Friday. Tevin Coleman would start if Freeman can’t play. Running back Brian Hill was promoted from the practice

EAGAN, Minn. — For all the heads Mike Hughes has turned in practice with Minnesota since the Vikings picked him in the first round of the draft , they certainly harbored no plan to play him on 79 percent of the snaps on defense in his first real NFL game. That’s what happened in his

DAVIE, Fla. — There was a time when Miami Dolphins receiver Kenny Stills was bothered by the backlash over his decision to kneel on the sideline during the national anthem, his way of following Colin Kaepernick’s lead and protesting social injustice. He is no longer worried. If anything, his resolve got stronger. “We’re not going

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina says consumer prices rose 3.9 percent in August, the highest rate so far this year. That brings the 12-month nationwide inflation rate to 34.4 percent — one of the world’s highest. The inflation rate published by the official statistics agency Thursday follows a sharp devaluation of Argentina’s currency. The peso

SEATTLE — Teams searched Thursday for a sick, critically endangered orca in the waters of Washington state and Canada, but a scientist who closely tracks the population in the Pacific Northwest said he believes the whale known as J50 has died. Experts have been preparing last-ditch efforts to save the nearly 4-year-old, emaciated whale —

SEATTLE — Teams are searching for an ailing, critically endangered orca that a scientist who tracks the whale population in the Pacific Northwest says is likely dead. Experts have been preparing last-ditch efforts to save the nearly 4-year-old, emaciated whale that included the possibility of capturing and treating her. Ken Balcomb of the Center for

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — After catching 11 passes and being targeted 15 times in his first game since breaking an ankle 11 months ago, New York Giants star Odell Beckham Jr. was admittedly sore. The NFL’s highest-paid receiver was also happy about his game, optimistic about the future, and even a little impish in dealing

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Nick Cunningham, a three-time U.S. Olympian in bobsled, has put his on-ice career on hold and will focus on coaching for the next two years. Cunningham stopped short of calling his decision a retirement, saying he may consider a return with an eye on the 2022 Beijing Olympics. He plans to

BEREA, Ohio — Baker Mayfield is humbled by the praise he received from Saints quarterback Drew Brees, who believes Cleveland’s rookie is destined for stardom. As he prepares to face the Browns this week, Mayfield said he thinks Mayfield “can be a lot better than me.” Mayfield said the praise from one of the NFL’s

MILAN — The Verona Arena open-air opera festival says it closed the summer season with a 6-percent increase in ticket sales as new management focused on bringing in big singing talent as part of a relaunch. The festival said Thursday that ticket sales for 47 performances of five operas and two special events reached 24

Keri Weishaar lives in a spacious, four-bedroom house near Tampa, Florida, thanks to the easy financing that prevailed during last decade’s housing boom. “It was basically nothing to get into this house,” said Weishaar, 48, who bought the house in the spring of 2003 after obtaining a no-money down, adjustable-rate mortgage. Then again, Weishaar and

BOSTON — The Latest on the sentencing for former New England Mafia boss Francis “Cadillac Frank” Salemme (all times local): 3:20 p.m. A former New England Mafia boss has been sentenced to life in prison for the killing of a nightclub owner in 1993. Eighty-five-year-old Francis “Cadillac Frank” Salemme was sentenced Thursday, nearly three months

Week 1 was a weak one for the likes of Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt, Patriots wide receiver Chris Hogan and any fantasy Football owner who had a Bills player in their lineup. The good news is that last week is but a fleeting memory, while Week 2 offers a fresh batch of players who

The financial crisis touched off the worst recession since the 1930s Great Depression, wiping out $11 trillion in U.S. household wealth and leaving about 8 million Americans jobless. Taxpayers funded multibillion-dollar bailouts of Wall Street mega-banks, smaller banks across the country and other financial firms. Ten years later, the economy’s recovery has been steady but

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is monitoring Pacific walruses resting on Alaska’s northwest coast. Fish and Wildlife Service spokeswoman Andrea Medeiros says people in Point Lay reported hearing walruses Aug. 22. An aerial survey Aug. 30 estimated 25,000 walruses on a barrier island near the village. Walruses over the last decade

MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City generated a club-record 500.5 million pounds ($655 million) as it won the Premier League by amassing an unprecedented 100 points. The annual report for the 2017-18 financial year was released Thursday showing the Abu Dhabi-owned club made a profit of 10.4 million pounds. City’s revenue has increased 44 percent in

LOS ANGELES — Fresh off an Emmy Award win, John Legend is sticking with television and becoming a coach on NBC’s “The Voice.” Legend won an Emmy on Saturday as a producer of NBC’s “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert,” making him an EGOT — the term for someone who’s won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar

LAKEWOOD, Colo. — The Latest on royalties paid by U.S. energy firms for extracting gas from public land (all times local): 1:10 p.m. Environmentalists and other advocates are urging a Trump administration advisory committee to reject two proposed changes to oil and gas drilling on public land, saying they could short-change taxpayers and turn over