Новости за 03.11.2018

NEW YORK — James Harden is missing his third straight game with a strained left hamstring and Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni says he will probably return Saturday. Harden has worked out without discomfort but the Rockets are playing on back-to-back nights, starting Friday at Brooklyn. Because he wouldn’t use Harden in both games after returning

ALAMEDA, Calif. — The defense can’t stop anybody, even a third-string, undrafted free agent quarterback making his NFL debut. The banged-up offensive line is providing no protection for Derek Carr, leaving coach Jon Gruden so concerned about his quarterback’s health that he was unwilling to call any down-field passes. The rookie punter is in a

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jimmie Johnson and Fernando Alonso will swap race cars following Alonso’s final Formula One race. The championship drivers have been teasing the Nov. 26 swap in Bahrain on their social media accounts for about a month and finally revealed Friday what they have been plotting. Johnson, a seven-time NASCAR champion, will travel

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Chris Herndon is not the superstitious type. So, he’s totally fine with talking about his three-game touchdown streak. The New York Jets’ rookie tight end would rather chat about something else, though. “I mean, it’s definitely nice to get into the end zone, but it feels a lot better when we’re

PHOENIX — Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio says he’s being unfairly blamed for releasing from custody a Mexican immigrant featured in a Donald Trump political ad that shows the man in a California courtroom bragging about killing police officers. The ad centers on Luis Bracamontes, who was convicted in the 2014 shooting deaths of two California

NAPLES, Italy — Dries Mertens scored a hat trick and Napoli warmed up for its Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain in impressive fashion by routing Empoli 5-1 on Friday. Napoli extended its unbeaten run at home in all competitions to 12 matches. Lorenzo Insigne and Arkadiusz Milik also found the net for Napoli, against

PARIS — Kylian Mbappe scored a spectacular goal and then set up Neymar as runaway French league leader Paris Saint-Germain won at home to second-place Lille 2-1 on Friday. PSG’s 12th straight win from the start of the season is a record for the top five European leagues, beating Tottenham’s 11 opening wins in 1960

STUTTGART, Germany — Stuttgart’s hopes of a revival under new coach Markus Weinzierl took another blow in a 3-0 loss at home to Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga on Friday. Sebastien Haller and Ante Rebic scored in the first half – both set up by 18-year-old striker Luka Jovic – before Nicolai Mueller completed the

ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Redskins have ruled out wide receiver Jamison Crowder, running back Chris Thompson and left tackle Trent Williams for their game Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons. Coach Jay Gruden says Crowder will miss his fourth consecutive game with an ankle injury, Thompson is out after injuring his ribs and Williams is

LOS ANGELES — A California mother who cares for her disabled daughter is suing a union that represents home health care workers because she said the group won’t let her cancel her membership. Delores Polk says in the lawsuit filed Thursday in Sacramento federal court that a telemarketer with the Service Employees International Union pressured

LONDON — Manchester City threatened to destroy UEFA with legal action when European soccer’s governing body pursued punishment against the Abu Dhabi-owned club for overspending on players and hiding costs, according to documents cited by a group of media outlets on Friday. City did not dispute the authenticity of the European Investigative Collaborations documents, primarily

MINNEAPOLIS — A published report says a woman who claims she was raped by Chinese billionaire Richard Liu told police she pleaded with him to stop his attack inside her apartment. Liu is founder of the Beijing-based e-commerce site JD.com. He was arrested Aug. 31 in Minneapolis, but released without charges. Prosecutors in Minneapolis are

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers have an opportunity to create some mid-season separation in the AFC North. To do that, they will have to beat the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Sunday, a venue where the Steelers have found it difficult to win and generate offense at times in the past.

No. 20 Fresno State has a showdown with Boise State next weekend and San Diego State after that in the two biggest games left on the schedule. First, Fresno State has to get through UNLV. The Rebels are struggling and have yet to win a conference game, but it’s not a game the Bulldogs can

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers have declined their 2019 contract options for catcher Robinson Chirinos and three pitchers. Chirinos, the primary starting catcher, had a $4.5 million option for next season. That decision Friday was a bit of a surprise while the Rangers were expected to let pitchers Doug Fister, Matt Moore and Martin

DOHA, Qatar — Simone Biles made history by picking up her record 13th career gold medal at the world gymnastics championships when she cruised to victory in the vault final on Friday. Yet it’s the silver she captured on uneven bars that the Olympic and world champion may cherish more. For years Biles viewed bars

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers running back Raheem Mostert and cornerback Emmanuel Moseley will both need season-ending surgery after getting injured against the Oakland Raiders. Coach Kyle Shanahan said Friday that Mostert broke his arm and Moseley dislocated his shoulder in the 34-3 victory Thursday night. Shanahan says both players will be placed

HAVANA — Cuba on Friday condemned the Trump administration’s latest tough talk about the island and its allies but says the door remains open to talks with Washington. Cuba’s top diplomat on U.S. affairs struck a notably conciliatory tone alongside its condemnation of National security adviser John Bolton’s Thursday speech laying out a hardline policy

LOS ANGELES — Reality TV star Farrah Abraham has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor stemming from a scuffle with security at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Abraham pleaded guilty in a Los Angeles court Friday to a charge of resisting police. The 27-year-old was sentenced to two years’ probation and five days of community labor. Police

LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw is staying with the Los Angeles Dodgers, agreeing to a $93 million, three-year contract that avoids free agency. The agreement was reached Friday, just before the deadline for Kershaw to opt out of his previous deal, a $215 million, seven-year contract that had two seasons remaining at a total of

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — As the first active-duty troops sent to the U.S. border with Mexico install coils of razor wire, a sense of unease is spreading across Texas’ Rio Grande Valley. President Donald Trump’s portrayal of a border under siege by drug smugglers and other criminals is at odds with what many residents see, with

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Police say parents of two Georgia men facing trial for murder have been arrested in connection with threats against a juror, which prompted a mistrial the first time the case was tried. Savannah police charged 43-year-old Roderick Parrish Sr. with intimidating a juror Friday. And 48-year-old Ann Parrish was charged with being

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether a nearly 100-year-old, cross-shaped war memorial located on a Maryland highway median violates the Constitution’s required separation of church and state. The court announced Friday that it would hear the case. The memorial’s supporters say the case could affect hundreds of similar monuments nationwide. A