Новости за 25.09.2018

BILLINGS, Mont. — The Latest on a ruling against planned grizzly bear hunting (all times local): 6:10 p.m. Wyoming officials say they’re disappointed grizzly bears are again getting federal protections instead of being hunted in the state. A judge in Montana on Monday blocked hunts planned in Wyoming and Idaho and put Yellowstone-area grizzlies back

BILLINGS, Mont. — A U.S. judge has restored federal protections to grizzly bears in the Northern Rocky Mountains and blocked the first hunts planned for the animals in the Lower 48 states in almost three decades. U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen’s order Monday came after he had twice delayed hunts in Wyoming and Idaho just

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah didn’t make any major offseason moves but fans shouldn’t mistake that for a sign the Jazz are satisfied with the status quo. With the start of training camp, Utah players and coaches are echoing the same message: Continuity doesn’t equal complacency. The Jazz are focused on maximizing potential they showed

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls won’t make any bold predictions about Year Two of their rebuilding project. They also won’t deny that a growth spurt on the court for Lauri Markkanen and Zach LaVine would accelerate the process in a big, big way. The 23-year-old LaVine and 21-year-old Markkanen were front and center Monday, when

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A jury has found a Tennessee cemetery mostly responsible for failing to meet obligations to families whose loved ones’ bodies were mishandled but hasn’t determined how much it should pay relatives. With Monday’s ruling, the jury found several funeral homes that also were sued didn’t have a responsibility to make sure the

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Trail Blazers head into fall camp still stinging from last season’s first-round playoff sweep by New Orleans. The trick now is not to overcorrect. “You run the risk of overreacting to defeats, and maybe being blinded by victories,” coach Terry Stotts said. “I think it’s important that we learn from it,

CANTON, Mass. — Last summer, new Boston Celtics arrivals Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward beamed just imagining what it would be like to share the court together. Those dreams lasted all of five minutes before Hayward was lost for the season to a gruesome leg injury on the opening night of the season. The Celtics

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s newest federal judge has taken his oath of office. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana announced Monday that James R. Sweeney II today took his oath of office administered by Chief Judge Jane E. Magnus-Stinson on Monday. President Donald Trump nominated Sweeney for the judgeship last November and

HOUSTON — Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta didn’t waste any time telling Carmelo Anthony why he wanted him on his team. “I’ll tell you exactly what I told him,” Fertitta said Monday. “‘We couldn’t win a championship without you last year. And if we win a championship with you this year you’re going to be

NEW YORK — For the Brooklyn Nets, familiarity breeds continuity. They hope that will lead to a few more wins. Growth was the overarching theme during media day at the Nets’ practice facility Monday. Entering its third season under general manager Sean Marks and coach Kenny Atkinson, Brooklyn has won 48 of 164 games. In

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Up, down. Good, bad. This is nothing new for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Offensive inconsistency has become as much a part of the team’s identity as defensive proficiency under coach Doug Marrone. It’s Jacksonville’s biggest downfall and a main reason why many outsiders refuse to consider the Jaguars (2-1) a legitimate title contender

FARGO, N.D. — The Latest on trial of William Hoehn, accused of murder in the death of Savanna Greywind (all times local): 5:50 p.m. A former jail inmate says the man on trial in the death of a pregnant North Dakota woman advised him that he should have “cut the baby out” of his girlfriend

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Sam Darnold and the New York Jets were back on the practice field after some time away. Time enough to mostly clear their heads of the miserable 21-17 loss at Cleveland last Thursday , not that the sting was easy to brush off in the few days since. “Yeah, they’ve been

OKLAHOMA CITY — Thunder defensive stopper Andre Roberson is inching closer to being able to play. The Oklahoma City swingman missed the second half of last season with a ruptured left patellar tendon. He expects to be cleared for contact soon and back to full speed “around December.” “There’s a return to basketball and there’s

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Things got so bad at Baltimore for the Denver Broncos that left tackle Garett Bolles had more tackles than Von Miller. Three times, Bolles was beaten by Terrell Suggs and rather than give up another sack, he simply tackled the Ravens’ ageless pass rusher who still managed 1½ sacks, a tackle for

NEW YORK — A lawyer says mental illness caused the promoter of a failed music festival to rip off investors and commit other crimes. Attorney Randall Jackson urged a Manhattan judge Friday to be lenient at Billy McFarland’s October sentencing. McFarland pleaded guilty earlier this year to defrauding investors in the 2017 Fyre Festival in

BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU coach Ed Orgeron likes to say that the football program under his direction is “all about the ball.” For him, that means protecting the ball by minimizing risk on offense and aggressively trying to take it away on defense. So far, so good. Fifth-ranked LSU was the last Football Bowl

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves have started their 30th season amid more drama and dysfunction, an all-too-familiar feeling. Jimmy Butler, the four-time All-Star shooting guard whose heralded arrival from Chicago sparked a 16-win improvement and an end to a 13-year absence from the playoffs, told president of basketball operations and head coach Tom Thibodeau last

SEATTLE — The Seattle City Council has unanimously approved plans for a privately funded $700 million renovation of KeyArena, clearing one of the last major hurdles in the city’s bid to land an expansion NHL franchise. The 8-0 vote Monday was the last step needed to complete Seattle’s expansion application in time to potentially field

ARLINGTON, Va. — First-round draft pick Alexander Alexeyev has signed a $2.775 million, three-year entry-level contract with the Washington Capitals. The team announced the deal with the defenseman on Monday. It has an average annual value of $925,000. The 18-year-old from Russia was taken with the 31st overall pick in this year’s NHL draft. He

SAN ANTONIO — DeMar DeRozan’s first month with Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has been serene, though the All-Star guard acquired in the offseason from Toronto has been warned about provoking “angry Pop.” “That hurts me,” Popovich said playfully. “I just, just . it hurts me. Our relationship is not starting off well, I guess. I

NEW YORK — Mel Gibson will co-write and direct a remake of Sam Peckinpah’s classic 1969 Western “The Wild Bunch.” Warner Bros. on Monday confirmed that Gibson will helm the production, with Bryan Bagby to co-write the script with him. It will be Gibson’s first time directing since his 2016 World War II drama “Hacksaw

LOS ANGELES — The Big Three have cleared out and Lob City is no more. For the first time in 10 years, the Los Angeles Clippers will soon begin a season without DeAndre Jordan, Blake Griffin or Chris Paul on the roster. So just who is this team? Well, coach Doc Rivers isn’t sure yet.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Marion County Public Health Department is reporting the first death from West Nile virus since 2012 for the county including Indianapolis. The agency did not disclose any details about the victim in reporting the death Monday. It says it’s the only confirmed human case of the virus in Marion County this year.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Nebraska set up what seemed like a perfectly timed play, allowing Michigan’s hard-charging defense to rush up the field just before completing a screen pass. There was one problem: Devin Bush Jr. The star linebacker for the 14th-ranked Wolverines put his smarts, speed and strength on display in a matter of