Новости за 29.10.2018

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Take a deep breath and rewatch “Days of Thunder” a couple hundred times to put some perspective on Joey Logano’s latest dustup with another driver. Logano sparked a storm of controversy at Martinsville Speedway when he bumped reigning series champion Martin Truex Jr. out of the lead to claim victory. It wasn’t

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning isn’t ready to hand over the job as the New York Giants’ starting quarterback. With fans and many in the media calling for him to be benched with the Giants off to a second straight 1-7 start, the 37-year-old Manning insisted Monday he wants to

BARRON, Wis. — Prosecutors have charged a man with burglarizing a Wisconsin home where a couple was killed and their 13-year-old daughter went missing, but authorities say he’s not a suspect in the case. Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald says 32-year-old Kyle Jaenke-Annis was arrested over the weekend at the home of James and Denise

SEATTLE — Chris Petersen tried to make it clear Monday that his decision to bench quarterback Jake Browning during Washington’s loss to California was an attempt to spark the Huskies’ sluggish offense and not an indictment of his fourth-year senior quarterback. “We’ve been kind of plodding along on offense here for the last few weeks.

HOUSTON — The former president of USA Gymnastics has pleaded not guilty in Texas to a charge of tampering with evidence in the sexual assault investigation of now-imprisoned gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar. Steve Penny entered his plea Monday during a court appearance in Huntsville, Texas. Walker County District Attorney David Weeks says a Texas judge

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska’s defense will go from playing against a middling FCS offense to one that ranks third in the Bowl Subdivision and has been held under 500 yards just once all season. Even though the starters allowed three points and had three takeaways in a 45-9 win over Bethune-Cookman , Nebraska (2-6, 1-4

SAN FRANCISCO — Yosemite National Park officials say two people who fell to their deaths from a popular overlook were a man and a woman from India who were living and working in the United States. Officials said Monday that they were 29-year-old Vishnu Viswanath and 30-year-old Meenakshi Moorthy. It’s not clear what their relationship

QUITO, Ecuador — A judge ruled against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday, rejecting his request to loosen new requirements that he says are meant to push him into leaving his asylum in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. Judge Karina Martinez decided stricter rules recently imposed by the South American nation’s embassy — such as

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Now that the Cavaliers are ranked, bowl eligible and have announced that winning the ACC’s Coastal Division is their goal, they want to maintain the focus that has carried them to a three-game winning streak. Coach Bronco Mendenhall would rather the 23rd-ranked Cavaliers keep some things to themselves, but appreciates their excitement,

NORMAN, Okla. — So far, so good for Ruffin McNeill. Oklahoma’s interim defensive coordinator has looked like a savior the past two weeks while helping a once-struggling unit find its groove. After the Sooners gave up 493 yards to Baylor and 501 to Texas in the two games before firing defensive coordinator Mike Stoops, the

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Nick Saban has no interest in reconstructing Alabama’s seven-game winning streak over LSU or pondering his team’s scarcely threatened perfect record. So just don’t ask. The top-ranked Crimson Tide coach is far more concerned with the challenges presented by Ed Orgeron’s current fourth-ranked Tigers, which appear to be substantial. “Our record or

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Zach Miller is helping out wherever he can with the Chicago Bears. He is learning how to play the piano after teaching himself how to play guitar in college. He takes his children outside to play football and soccer. In a lot of ways, life is pretty much the same for

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Quinn isn’t expecting moves before Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline. More than that, Quinn says he sees no need for the resurgent Falcons to seek help from a trade. The Falcons (3-4) return from their bye week looking to continue momentum from two straight wins as they prepare

LOS ANGELES — The Latest on a lawsuit against a New Hampshire state lawmaker (all times local): 3:35 p.m. A New Hampshire state lawmaker accused of assault in a civil lawsuit in California says he’s the victim of an extortion attempt. State Rep. Frank Sapareto was sued by Jonathan Carter of Simi Valley. Carter said

LOS ANGELES — The Latest on a lawsuit against a New Hampshire state lawmaker (all times local): 1:25 p.m. Authorities say Southern California prosecutors have declined to file criminal charges against a New Hampshire state lawmaker accused in a lawsuit of assault. Simi Valley police Sgt. Steve Shorts said Monday the Ventura County district attorney’s

PORTLAND, Ore. — Hundreds of “witches” traded in broomsticks for paddles in Oregon during the last weekend before Halloween. The costumed coven paddled six miles (10 kilometers) on boards Saturday along the Willamette River, which divides the city of Portland. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported that the paddleboard event started two years ago with a handful of

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Concerns over how Cam Newton might adjust to Norv Turner’s offense have ceased. The worries been replaced by talk of Newton being an MVP candidate again. Newton is thriving in his first season under the 66-year-old offensive coordinator. The Panthers are 5-2 and picking up a head of steam on offense entering

Purdue had all the answers for four glorious weeks. Quarterback David Blough played impeccably, the defense proved it could go toe to toe against some of the nation’s top teams and everybody made an impact in the Boilermakers’ success. It all went wrong last weekend against Michigan State, forcing coach Jeff Brohm to go back

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota forward Eric Curry will miss four to six weeks after knee surgery. Coach Richard Pitino announced Monday that Curry’s surgery went as planned. The 6-foot-9 sophomore from Memphis, Tennessee, redshirted the 2017-18 season after tearing the ACL, MCL and meniscus in his left knee during a summer pickup game. As a freshman,

FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys have fired offensive line coach Paul Alexander less than halfway into his first season with the team, marking the first time for coach Jason Garrett to make an in-season change to his coaching staff. Alexander’s dismissal was announced Monday after the Cowboys (3-4) had their bye over the weekend.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — A person familiar with the meeting confirms to The Associated Press that free agent Terrelle Pryor visited with the receiver- and quarterback-needy Buffalo Bills. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the team has not disclosed the visit, which took place before the Bills hosted the New England Patriots

The fatal crash of a Lion Air jet is renewing safety questions about Indonesian airlines, which were banned from the U.S. and Europe for several years. Like other countries in Asia, Indonesia is seeing a boom in air travel, putting pressure on airlines, government overseers and infrastructure to keep up. The surge has been particularly

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin will need some help to make November a month to remember. The Badgers are beat up, out of the Top 25 and out of first place in the Big Ten West. A loss last week to Northwestern knocked Wisconsin (5-3, 3-2) from its familiar perch atop the division. Now, just winning

DENVER — Bottom line: Gabriel Landeskog , Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen form the top line in the league. Numbers-wise, anyway. Perception-wise, their reputation is rapidly rising, too. The Colorado Avalanche’s top unit has a combined 55 points so far this season. That’s the most points of any three teammates in the NHL, regardless of

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Sammy Watkins was supposed to be a game-changing star when the Buffalo Bills drafted him fourth overall in 2014, the kind of speedy wide receiver that could make plays all over the field. It never worked out that way. Watkins had a 1,000-yard season and was reasonably productive, but he never