Новости за 05.01.2019

MILWAUKEE — Infielder Cory Spangenberg and the Milwaukee Brewers have finalized a one-year contract that pays $1.2 million in the major leagues and $250,000 in the minors. The deal announced Friday had been agreed to last month pending a successful physical. Spangenberg, who turns 28 in March, was released by San Diego in November after

LOS ANGELES — Bradley Cooper, Emily Blunt, Michael B. Jordan and Adam Driver are just a few of the stars and filmmakers who gathered Friday in Los Angeles for the annual American Film Institute Awards. AFI announces its 10 film and 10 television honorees well in advance of the luncheon, making the occasion a relaxed

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Alex Zanardi popped out of his wheelchair and onto the concrete garage floor to await his turn to climb into the race car. He pushed his way toward the car, then lifted himself into the cockpit to practice a driver change as seamless as any done by his competitors. The swap

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — John Elway met with Steelers offensive line coach Mike Munchak about the Denver Broncos’ vacant head coaching position Friday, one Hall of Famer to another. Munchak met with Elway at Broncos headquarters just as former Colts coach Chuck Pagano did Wednesday before Elway flew to Los Angeles to interview Rams quarterbacks coach

FRISCO, Texas — Before North Dakota State made Fargo to Frisco an annual trip, Eastern Washington won the first FCS championship game played in North Texas. That was eight years ago. The Big Sky Conference champion Eagles (12-2) are finally back in the title game and aren’t surprised that on Saturday they will have to

BARCELONA, Spain — Borja Iglesias scored early to help Espanyol beat Leganes 1-0 and end a six-game losing streak in the Spanish league on Friday. Espanyol hadn’t won since Nov. 5 and would have set a record for longest losing run in the history of the Barcelona-based club with another defeat. Iglesias scored with a

KINSHASA, Congo — The latest on Congo’s presidential election (all times local): 11:55 p.m. France’s U.N. ambassador says the Security Council is keeping close watch on vote counting in the presidential election in Congo. Ambassador Francois Delattre spoke Friday at U.N. headquarters after a closed-door council meeting that France called. The council didn’t issue any

COVENTRY, Conn. — The Latest on a court-ordered eviction of the widower of famed herbalist Adelma Grenier Simmons from her once-acclaimed Connecticut farm (all times local): 4:50 p.m. A judge has given the widower of famed herbalist Adelma Grenier Simmons two more weeks to vacate her once-prized Connecticut farm. The order came Friday at the

NEW ORLEANS — The Latest on a call from former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for states to resist federal regulation of sports betting: (all times local): 4 p.m. The National Basketball Association says it is entitled to a cut of sports betting money because its business would suffer from a betting scandal. NBA Senior

STANFORD, Calif. — Stanford receiver JJ Arcega-Whiteside will skip his senior season to declare for the NFL draft. Arcega-Whiteside announced his decision Friday, thanking his coaches, teammates and family members. Arcega-Whiteside caught 63 passes for 1,059 yards and 14 touchdowns this season for the Cardinal. The 6-foot-3 Arcega-Whiteside is dangerous in the red zone with

NEW YORK — Jurors at the U.S. trial of the notorious Mexican drug lord known as “El Chapo” are seeing evidence he knew how to live it up even while his life was in danger. Prosecutors introduced photos Friday of an armed Joaquin Guzman dancing with an unidentified woman. They were used during testimony about

PUNE, India — Ivo Karlovic became the oldest player in 42 years to qualify for a tour-level final by beating Steve Darcis 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-3 at the Maharashtra Open on Friday. The 39-year-old Karlovic will face top-seeded Kevin Anderson, who beat defending champion Gilles Simon 6-3, 7-6 (3) in the other semifinal. He is

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An initial police report indicates a charter bus carrying elementary school-age football players from Tennessee was going too fast when it rolled off an Arkansas interstate last month and overturned, killing a 9-year-old and injuring at least 45 others. A recently released Arkansas State Police crash report says the driver was

COSTA MESA, Calif. — The Los Angeles Chargers will wait until Saturday before deciding if tight end Hunter Henry will be added to the roster for the postseason. The third-year player returned to practice on Dec. 17 and took part in team drills this week as the Chargers prepared for Sunday’s AFC wild-card game at

MADRID — Spain’s players’ association on Friday joined the players of second-division team Reus in asking the country’s soccer federation to postpone its next match because of the club’s critical financial situation. The association says that it made the request regarding Reus’ match at Malaga on Sunday. Reus only has 12 players because their former

DES MOINES, Iowa — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday that it must delay the release of key crop reports due to the partial government shutdown, leaving investors and farmers without vital information during an already tumultuous time for agricultural markets. The USDA had planned to release the closely watched reports Jan. 11 but

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays have acquired right-handed reliever Oliver Drake from the Toronto Blue Jays for $70,000. Drake, who turns 32 this month, was 1-1 with a 5.29 ERA in 44 appearances with the Blue Jays, Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Angels and Minnesota Twins last season. To make room

DENVER — Police believe a 7-year-old boy found dead in a Denver storage unit just before Christmas last attended school in late May. Denver Police spokesman Sgt. John White said investigators are focused on what happened to the boy between then and Dec. 23, when police found his body after getting information from police in

AMES, Iowa — In less than a year, Iowa State has gone from not having enough quality players to having perhaps too many for the minutes available. How coach Steve Prohm handles the situation will determine the Big 12 fate of the Cyclones. The early returns suggest he won’t try to keep everyone happy. Despite

Despite a preseason ranking of No. 16, Syracuse struggled during nonconference play. The Orange lost two straight at Madison Square Garden and two straight at home, a first since the Carrier Dome opened in 1980. But that part of the schedule is over, and it ended on a good note. Syracuse defeated upstate neighbor St.

PITTSTON, Pa. — A Pennsylvania man accused of breaking into a music store and stealing guitars tells reporters he has one thing to say: “Go Eagles.” WNEP-TV reports 49-year-old Dale Sourbeck, of Pittston, was charged Thursday with burglary. Police say Sourbeck used a hammer to break into the Rock Street Music store in Pittston around

HOUSTON — It was still dark outside when LaPorsha Washington drove her four daughters, including 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes, in the family’s silver car at 6:30 a.m. Sunday to a grocery store on the eastern outskirts of Houston. Each daughter was in her assigned seat in the family car, with Jazmine sitting behind her mother in

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s newly inaugurated government ordered military police sent to a violent northeastern state Friday following a wave of attacks on banks, public buildings and vehicles over the past two days. Camilo Santana, the governor of Ceara state, said 45 people had been arrested in connection with the dozens of attacks, which

EASTON, Pa. — A former Lehigh University student accused of poisoning his roommate has been ordered to jail over allegations he sought to flee to his native China by orchestrating his own deportation. The Allentown Morning Call reports Yukai Yang was ordered Friday to be held in Northampton County Jail in Pennsylvania until his criminal

WAUSAU, Wis. — A Wisconsin baby sitter accused of killing a 2-month-old boy has been charged with first-degree intentional homicide. A criminal complaint filed Friday says 28-year-old Marissa Tietsort of Wausau caused the infant’s death in October, then put him in a snowsuit and car seat and let his mother pick him up — without