Новости за 16.03.2019

PITTSBURGH — Vince Dunn scored twice and Pat Maroon had a goal and an assist as the St. Louis Blues defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 on Saturday. Maroon scored his sixth for the Blues, who ended a three-game losing streak, which matched their longest skid of the season. Dunn connected in the first period and

FONTANA, Calif. — Four drivers have earned a victory in the first four weeks of what’s shaping up as a competitive NASCAR Cup Series season. Only two teams have reached Victory Lane, however. Two other giants of the sport are eager to join them. Stewart-Haas Racing and Hendrick Motorsports are still looking for their first

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars gave new quarterback Nick Foles some help Saturday by signing receiver Chris Conley and right tackle Cedric Ogbuehi. Conley started 34 of 53 games in four seasons with Kansas City, totaling 104 receptions for 1,238 yards and six touchdowns. He also played with Foles in 2016. Conley started 13

DETROIT — Andreas Athanasiou scored twice and Jonathan Bernier stopped 41 shots, giving the Detroit Red Wings a 2-1 win over the New York Islanders on Saturday. The Red Wings had lost 12 of 13 to improve their chances of having the No. 1 overall pick in the NHL draft this summer. New York captain

NEW YORK — Kyle Lofton scored 23 points to lead St. Bonaventure to a 68-51 rout of Rhode Island in the Atlantic 10 Tournament semifinals Saturday. Fourth-seeded St. Bonaventure reached the championship game for the first time since 2012, when the Bonnies beat Xavier 67-56. Dominick Welch and LaDarien Griffin each added 13 for the

NORFOLK, Va. — Zacarry Douglas scored all 10 of his points during a 25-6 second-half run and North Carolina Central won its third consecutive Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament with a 50-47 victory against top-seeded Norfolk State on Saturday. The Eagles (18-15) earned another trip to the NCAA Tournament despite missing nine of their last 10

ALBANY, N.Y. — April the Giraffe has once again given birth in front of an enthralled YouTube audience. The Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, New York, said April gave birth to a healthy male calf around 12:45 p.m. Saturday. They say more than 300,000 watched live. Park officials say the newborn giraffe was on its

BOSTON — Kyrie Irving just missed his second straight triple-double with 30 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists, Jaylen Brown scored 23 points with a key 3-pointer and the Boston Celtics held off the Atlanta Hawks 129-120 Saturday after blowing a 25-point second-half lead. Marcus Morris had 19 points and Jayson Tatum 18 for Boston,

LOS ANGELES — Lakers forward Brandon Ingram is expected to be ready for next season after undergoing surgery on his right arm. Ingram had thoracic outlet decompression surgery Saturday, the Lakers say. Ingram was declared out for the season earlier this month after he was diagnosed with deep venous thrombosis. A blood clot caused shoulder

JUPITER, Fla. — Going into spring training, St. Louis manager Mike Shildt delivered the message second baseman Kolten Wong always wanted to hear. Wong wouldn’t have to prove himself. He didn’t have to be perfect. Wong would be the Cardinals’ starting second baseman. “It’s something I’ve asked for since I got to the big leagues,

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open because of a knee injury. Nadal had been set to play longtime rival Roger Federer later Saturday. The Spaniard’s right knee flared up in the second set of his 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2) victory over Karen Khachanov in Friday’s

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos are bringing back defensive lineman Zach Kerr on a two-year deal. Kerr played in 27 games for the Broncos over the last two seasons. He had 52 tackles and two sacks. The 6-foot-2, 334-pound Kerr said he drew interest in free agency from teams in the AFC North and

BERLIN — Borussia Dortmund captain Marco Reus kept his side’s Bundesliga title hopes alive with an injury-time winner in a 3-2 victory at Hertha Berlin on Saturday. Just when it seemed Dortmund’s chances would take another blow in heavy rain, Jadon Sancho set up Reus to score in the 93rd minute. Dortmund reclaimed the lead

LONDON — Huddersfield threw away a two-goal lead, and possibly its last chance to stave off relegation from the Premier League, as it lost 4-3 at West Ham on Saturday. Last-place Huddersfield was 3-1 up after Karlan Grant scored his second goal of the game in the 65th minute and looked headed for only a

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A U.S. Navy veteran held in Iran, the first American known to be detained since President Donald Trump took office, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, his lawyer said Saturday. Mark Zaid told The Associated Press that Michael White was convicted on charges of insulting Iran’s supreme leader

NEW YORK — The Latest on St. Patrick’s Day parades in the U.S. (all times local): 12:50 p.m. The St. Patrick’s Day parade in New York City is a mix of celebration and a new troublesome topic hovering over the marchers: Britain’s failed Brexit deal with the European Union that could squeeze Ireland’s economy. But

MILAN — Fabio Quagliarella celebrated his first Italy call-up in four years with yet another goal to help Sampdoria win 5-3 at Sassuolo in a Serie A game on Saturday. It was Quagliarella’s 21st league goal of the season, extending his personal record. The 36-year-old remained atop the scoring list with two more goals than

PARIS — Runaway leader Paris Saint-Germain will be without striker Edinson Cavani and winger Julian Draxler against bitter rival Marseille on Sunday, a clash between France’s two biggest clubs. PSG coach Thomas Tuchel said on Saturday that Cavani, who featured in the 3-1 loss to Manchester United last week in the Champions League despite a

BELGRADE, Serbia — The white supremacist suspected in the mosque shootings that left at least 49 people dead in New Zealand had traveled to the Balkans in the past three years, where he toured historic sites and apparently studied battles between Christians and the Ottoman empire. Authorities in Bulgaria, Turkey and Croatia have confirmed that

OMAHA, Neb. — The Latest on flooding in the Midwest (all times local): 10:45 a.m. The National Weather Service says recent heavy rains paired with rising temperatures melting snow are causing flooding in the Midwest. Weather service meteorologist Brian Pierce in Davenport, Iowa, says moderate flooding Saturday along the Mississippi River is just the beginning.

American defender Jonathan Spector has signed with Hibernian of Scotland’s Premier League after two seasons with Orlando in Major League Soccer. Hibs said the 33-year-old from Arlington Heights, Illinois, had agreed to a contract through the rest of the season. Spector has 36 appearances with the U.S. national team. He was Orlando’s captain last year

MIAMI — FIFA has agreed to make public its vote on the host for the 2023 Women’s World Cup. The organization’s decision-making body wants to be more transparent after concerns were raised last month that the women’s tournament wouldn’t fully follow the new voting process for the men’s World Cup. The United States, Canada and

HAMMOND, Ind. — Prosecutors say they’re still determining which confidential items they can share with attorneys defending an Indiana woman accused of providing tactical gear and funds to two Islamic State fighters. The Post-Tribune reports that Assistant U.S. Attorney Abizer Zanzi told a status hearing in federal court Thursday that the government has already shared

BERLIN — Second-division German club Ingolstadt will wear jerseys with an anti-fascist message in response to anti-Semitic abuse targeting its Israeli captain, Almog Cohen. The club wrote on Twitter that its main sponsor has agreed to let it carry the message “Right-wing? Only in a 4-3-3!” on the front of its jersey for its game

WARSAW, Poland — The leader of Poland’s right-wing ruling party has used hostile language while speaking against rights for LGBT persons, a subject that has risen to prominence in his political campaign ahead of crucial elections in Poland this year. Jaroslaw Kaczynski spoke Saturday to Law and Justice party activists at a convention ahead of