Новости за 13.08.2019

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets have signed veteran cornerback Marcus Cooper for depth in their depleted secondary. The team also announced Tuesday it waived tight end Nick Truesdell to make room on the roster. Cooper has played in 74 games, including 28 starts, in stints with San Francisco, Kansas City, Arizona, Chicago

Stocks shot higher on Wall Street Tuesday after the U.S. said it would delay tariffs on Chinese imports of mobile phones, toys and other items typically on holiday shopping lists. The latest turn in the U.S.-China trade war helped the market erase much of the losses from the previous two days. Retailers and makers of

AMSTERDAM — Last season’s Champions League semifinalist Ajax came close to crashing out in qualifying Tuesday, coming from behind to beat PAOK Thessaloniki 5-4 on aggregate. On a night when former European champions Porto and Celtic were both knocked out, Ajax faced elimination when its former youth player Diego Biseswar scored for PAOK in the

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Emmanuel Sanders’ comeback was more complex than he had let on. The Denver Broncos’ 32-year-old receiver revealed this week that he had surgeries on both ankles in the offseason, one to repair his left Achilles tendon, which he tore in practice last December, and one to fix a severely sprained right ankle

There’s nothing new about those who make their living in sports chasing every dollar they can. NFL owners do it every time they threaten to devastate a city by moving a team to greener pastures. Baseball does it by signing lucrative broadcast agreement that make it more expensive — and sometimes impossible — to follow

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — “Taco Tuesday” may be a well-known term for a themed dinner night out or at home, but as restaurants across the U.S. have learned, it’s also trademarked. Cheyenne-based Taco John’s — which has nearly 400 locations in 23 states — put its legal stamp on “Taco Tuesday” 30 years ago and has

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — A South Carolina woman is recovering after being bitten by an alligator near her home in Hilton Head Island. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources spokesman David Lucas tells news outlets that it happened in the Sun City retirement community on Monday night. Lucas says a 68-year-old woman was walking

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Nick Foles won’t get to play against his former team in the preseason. Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Marrone said Tuesday he plans to sit most of his starters, including his quarterback, against Philadelphia this week. Marrone said starters will play in the team’s third exhibition game, at Miami next week. But Marrone

United Airlines is setting an earlier cut-off time when pilots must stop drinking alcohol before flights. The airline is telling pilots they must abstain from alcohol for 12 hours before flights, up from a previous ban lasting eight hours. The change in the so-called bottle-to-throttle rule comes after two United pilots were arrested in Scotland

NAPA, Calif. — Antonio Brown has returned to the Oakland Raiders training camp facility after missing time to see a specialist for his frostbitten feet and losing a grievance with the NFL over the use of a helmet. Brown walked on the field surrounded by cameras late in practice Tuesday and greeted his teammates for

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Captain Munnerlyn has no doubt that ex-teammate Cam Newton will bounce back from a shoulder injury in a big way this season. All it took to convince Munnerlyn was watching Newton step up in the pocket and uncork a 50-yard strike to a streaking Curtis Samuel down the middle of the field,

ATLANTA — A federal grand jury in Atlanta has indicted reality television star Todd Chrisley on tax evasion and other charges. U.S. Attorney Byung J. “BJay” Pak said the 12-count indictment was issued Tuesday against the “Chrisley Knows Best” star, and his wife, Julie. It also includes charges of wire fraud and conspiracy to defraud

EVANSTON, Ill. — As he listened to his team’s introduction during last month’s Big Ten media days, Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald was a bit surprised by what he heard. “Clayton Thorson leaves as the winningest quarterback in Northwestern history,” a Big Ten network announcer said, reading from a script. “But he’ll be replaced by five-star

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Matt Ryan expects to make his 2019 preseason debut when the Atlanta Falcons play the New York Jets on Thursday night, and his running back may be Devonta Freeman. Ryan has been an observer for the Falcons’ first two preseason games. Sloppy field conditions at Miami helped convince coach Dan Quinn

The Latest on sexual harassment accusations against opera legend Placido Domingo (all times EDT): 2 p.m. The Los Angeles Opera has issued a statement saying it will investigate allegations against Placido Domingo contained in an Associated Press story in which numerous women accuse the opera legend of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior. Domingo is the

UNITED NATIONS — Pakistan is calling for an urgent meeting of the U.N. Security Council, saying India’s decision to strip Kashmir of its autonomy threatens international peace and could lead to ethnic cleansing and genocide in the Muslim-majority region. Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi denounced “recent aggressive actions” by India’s Hindu nationalist-led government, saying

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Jim Harbaugh seems set up for success at Michigan in his fifth season, leading a program that’s a popular choice to win the Big Ten . “That’s where I would pick us,” Harbaugh said. Some are taking another step, predicting the Wolverines will earn a spot in the College Football Playoff

PHOENIX — Former major league pitcher Curt Schilling says he’s thinking about running for Congress in Arizona. Schilling confirmed in an email to The Arizona Republic on Monday that he’s considering a run. He declined to say which district he’d run in and wrote that “the illegal immigration issue is not a joke.” Schilling, 52,

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Seven months ago, Mark Dantonio shook up his offensive staff, keeping his assistants but switching their roles around. It was a move that reflected the state of the Michigan State program — not necessarily panicking, but certainly aware of some recent shortcomings. The Spartans went 7-6 last year, and that record

RICHMOND, Va. — Police in Virginia say more than 50 television sets have been mysteriously placed on front porches in a neighborhood outside Richmond. Henrico County police Lt. Matt Pecka said residents found older model televisions outside their front doors Sunday morning. He told the Richmond Times-Dispatch that video from one doorbell camera showed a

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Jeff Brohm likes what he sees at Purdue. The offense can rely on an experienced quarterback and a game-breaking receiver. The defense can build around a stout defensive line and some playmaking linebackers. There’s even a manageable schedule. With that combination, it’s no wonder Brohm decided to stay. “I’m sure people

MASON, Ohio — Stan Wawrinka advanced to the second round of the Western & Southern Open with a grueling 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (4) win over Grigor Dimitrov on Tuesday. In a match that lasted 2 hours, 34 minutes, Dimitrov fought off two match points in the eighth game of the third set and forced a

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A judge has delayed the trial for a Chinese woman charged with trespassing at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club and lying to Secret Service agents. Judge Roy Altman rescheduled Yujing Zhang’s case to begin Sept. 3 to give her more time to prepare her defense during a federal court hearing Tuesday

INDIANAPOLIS — A state legislator from Indianapolis was arrested over the weekend on drunken driving and other charges. An Indianapolis police report says Democratic Rep. Dan Forestal was arrested after officers were called late Saturday about a man impersonating a police officer. Forestal was booked into jail on preliminary charges of impersonating a public servant,

RENO, Nev. — A federal appeals court has ruled against Nevada in a legal battle over the U.S. government’s secret shipment of weapons-grade plutonium to a site near Las Vegas. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday denied the state’s appeal after a judge refused to block any future