Новости за 31.12.2018

BALTIMORE — Brandon Horvath had a perfect day shooting on his way to a career-high 22 points, Joe Sherburne moved into the top 10 in scoring at UMBC and the Retrievers swamped Division III Centenary (NJ) 98-48 on Monday. Horvath went 6 of 6 from the field with three 3-pointers, and 7 of 7 from

WACO, Texas — Lauren Cox scored 17 points to lead seven players in double figures for No. 8 Baylor in a 98-37 win over Texas-Rio Grande Valley on Monday, the Lady Bears’ last tuneup before facing top-ranked Connecticut. Baylor (9-1) hadn’t played since a 68-63 road loss Dec. 15 at No. 6 Stanford, but showed

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. — Tyler Jones had 19 points and seven rebounds to help Maryland-Eastern Shore beat Division-II Chestnut Hill 68-62 on Monday. Colen Gaynor added 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting and Isaac Taylor scored 11 for Eastern Shore. The Hawks (2-13) snapped an eight-game skid. Isaac Taylor’s dunk gave Eastern Shore the lead for

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Central Florida has carried the chip on its shoulder all the way from Orlando to the Arizona desert. Left out of the College Football Playoff, the seventh-ranked Knights have a chance for a second straight undefeated season and self-proclaimed national championship if they can beat No. 11 LSU in Tuesday’s Fiesta Bowl.

JACKSON, Miss. — The University of Mississippi has agreed to return most of the $400,000 its athletic foundation was given by a businessman who pleaded guilty to a $100 million Ponzi scheme. The Clarion-Ledger reports that the federal receiver appointed to try to get back investors’ money says the university has agreed to return $310,000

WASHINGTON — Ryan Johansen had a goal and two assists, Viktor Arvidsson and Rocco Grimaldi each added a goal and an assist and the Nashville Predators scored four unanswered goals to break their six-game losing streak with a 6-3 win over the Washington Capitals on Monday. Johansen’s seventh goal of the season beat Braden Holtby

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Kyle Guy made seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 30 points and No. 4 Virginia beat Marshall 100-64 on Monday, giving Tony Bennett his 300th career coaching victory. Guy also grabbed a career-best eight rebounds while Ty Jerome and Jay Huff added 14 points each for the Cavaliers (12-0). Virginia led 50-25

DHAKA, Bangladesh — The Latest on elections in Bangladesh (all times local): 2:20 a.m. Representatives for the U.N. secretary-general are calling for restraint in Bangladesh after contested election results stirred violence. The spokesman’s office for U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres says in a statement Monday that it encourages both the coalition led Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Clay Matthews looked up into the Lambeau Field suites to find his parents before walking down the stadium tunnel for what might be the last time as a member of the Green Bay Packers. An offseason of change awaits in Titletown following a second straight year without a playoff appearance. A

Fiesta Bowl: No. 7 Central Florida (12-0) vs. No. 11 LSU (9-3), Tuesday, 1:15 p.m. Eastern (ESPN) Line: LSU by 7 1/2. Series Record: First meeting. WHAT’S AT STAKE UCF takes a 25-game winning streak into the Fiesta Bowl in its bid for a second straight undefeated season. The Knights proclaimed themselves national champions after

BURLINGTON, N.C. — The Latest on a fatal attack by a lion on an intern at a wildlife center (all times local): 2:35 p.m. A federal inspector found no problems at a North Carolina wildlife center in two inspections preceding a lion’s fatal attack on a young intern there. Authorities say 22-year-old Alexandra Black of

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Stasha Carey scored 18 points, Ciani Cryor had 12 points and 11 assists, and the Rutgers used an exceptional rebounding performance to upset No. 4 Maryland 73-65 on Monday. Charise Wilson and Noga Peleg Pelc added 10 points apiece for the Scarlet Knights (9-3, 2-0 Big Ten), with all of Peleg

MILAN — Italy’s 5-Star Movement has expelled four lawmakers from the party, including a former Coast Guard commander who once attracted publicity for ordering the captain of a sinking cruise ship to get back on board. The party, a partner in Italy’s coalition government, is known for its hard-line treatment of members caught veering from

NEW YORK — Audio has emerged of Louis C.K. apparently mocking the students-turned-activists from the Parkland, Florida, school shooting. The sound-only recording was posted Sunday in a since-removed YouTube video that said it was from a Dec. 16 stand-up set at a Levittown, New York, comedy club. On the recording, C.K. says the students are

NAPLES, Fla. — Investigators say a 41-year-old Florida man shooting at a target in his backyard instead hit a neighbor seated at her dinner table. Collier County Sheriff’s officials said on Facebook that the shooting occurred Sunday near Naples on Florida’s Gulf Coast. Juan Arreguin is charged with one count of shooting a missile into

NEW YORK — Andre Iguodala of the Golden State Warriors has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for heaving a ball into the stands at the end of the first half of a game in Portland. The fine was handed down Monday by league discipline executive Kiki VanDeWeghe. The incident occurred after time had expired

PHOENIX — Arizona authorities say they have sent prosecutors the results of an investigation into a now-shuttered shelter for immigrant children where videos showed staffers dragging and shoving kids. The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office investigated the incidents at the Hacienda del Sol facility in Youngtown that took place over three days in September. Prosecutors will

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch military police say passengers were evacuated from a departure area at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport for a short time due to a bomb threat. The Royal Marechaussee police force said in a tweet on Monday evening that officers overpowered a suspect and quickly lifted the evacuation order. Further details were not

JERUSALEM — Israel’s prime minister says he will not give up his re-election campaign even if the attorney general decides to file criminal charges. Police have recommended that Netanyahu be indicted on corruption charges, but Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit must make the final decision. If he decides to indict, Netanyahu is still entitled to defend

MILWAUKEE — Dynamic offense jump-started the Milwaukee Bucks’ season. Tighter defense has propelled them to the best record in the NBA. The Bucks are 15 games over .500, and impressive beginning for Mike Budenholzer’s tenure as Milwaukee’s head coach. Now comes the tough part: staying on top. “At the end of the day, we can’t

PHILADELPHIA — Nick Foles will start at quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles despite a chest injury when the defending Super Bowl champions play the Chicago Bears in an NFC wild-card game next Sunday. Eagles coach Doug Pederson says Foles is “feeling good” and will be ready to go against the Bears (12-4). He says Nate

LONDON — Police picked up a group of 12 migrants from a beach in southwestern England as top British officials met to discuss the increasing numbers of people attempting to cross the English Channel from France to England. The Home Office said the group found Monday consisted of nine men, two women and a 10-year-old

Citrus Bowl: No. 13 Penn State (9-3) vs. No. 16 Kentucky (9-3), Tuesday, 1 p.m. Eastern (ABC) Line: Penn State by 6 1/2. Series Record: Penn State leads 3-2. WHAT’S AT STAKE The winner will finish with 10 wins, and that would be significant for Penn State and even more noteworthy for Kentucky, which hasn’t

TAMPA, Fla. — Sheriff’s deputies in Florida have recovered a half-million dollar truckload of stolen tequila. Hillsborough Sheriff’s spokesman Danny Alvarez said in a statement that a truck driver hauling the load of tequila had stopped for dinner Sunday night at a Tampa area truck stop when he noticed the trailer was no longer attached

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Nick Saban still has plenty of fire. If there was any question about that, consider this scene from the Orange Bowl. Saban was absolutely livid on the Alabama sideline. He stomped, he yelled, he waved his arms, he grimaced and then capped his temper tantrum by ripping off his headset and