Новости за 14.02.2017

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LAWRENCE, Kan. -- The Kansas basketball team was apprised before its game Monday that the Jayhawks had not lost back-to-back games in Allen Fieldhouse since, oh, before any of them were born.

By Jack McCarthy, The Sports Xchange
ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Villanova coach Jay Wright would have liked more consistent play in the second half, but a strong first 20 minutes gave the No. 2 Wildcats more than enough cushion for a 75-62 Big East victory over DePaul on Monday night at Allstate Arena.

Daniel J. Graeber
Feb. 14 (UPI) -- The marine division of Rolls-Royce, which services the offshore energy industry, said revenue was up, but only modest growth was expected this year.

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Behind a career-high 26 points from Gabby Williams, top-ranked Connecticut earned its 100th consecutive victory with a 66-55 triumph over No. 6 South Carolina on Monday in a nonconference game at Storrs, Conn.

Andrew V. Pestano
Feb. 14 (UPI) -- California Gov. Jerry Brown requested federal help from President Donald Trump over the "potential failure of the Lake Oroville Dam emergency spillway."

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Playing in college basketball's biggest phone booth (the Carrier Dome), Ryan McMahon stepped out like the man of steel Monday night and led No. 8 Louisville to a 76-72 overtime win over Syracuse in an Atlantic Coast Conference game.

By Chad Conine, The Sports Xchange
LUBBOCK, Texas -- Playing just two days after Kansas escaped their home arena with a one-point victory, the Texas Tech Red Raiders had a built-in excuse to let down versus Baylor.

Sheri Elfman
Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Edward James Olmos will star in "Sons of Anarchy" spinoff "Mayans MC."

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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Jimmy Vesey scored to snap a tie with 6:32 remaining in the third period and the New York Rangers posted a 3-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday night.

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DENVER -- Juancho Hernangomez hit six of Denver's franchise-record 24 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 27 points as the Nuggets routed the Golden State Warriors 132-110 on Monday night.

Daniel J. Graeber
Feb. 14 (UPI) -- With the nation's prime minister in Washington discussing trade issues, leaders in Alberta commemorated the economic legacy of oil and gas.

Daniel J. Graeber
Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Retail gasoline prices in the United States continue to hold steady despite regional fluctuations because oil markets in are limbo, a market survey found.

Stephen Feller
Feb. 14 (UPI) -- A district court judge made Virginia the third state to block President Trump's executive order banning travel to and from seven Middle Eastern countries.

Stephen Feller
Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Officials in Dubai unveiled a single-person automated drone taxi expected to help reduce traffic congestion when it is introduced around July 2017.

By United Press International
On Feb. 14, 1929, in what became known as the "St. Valentine's Day Massacre," gunmen believed to be working for Prohibition-era crime boss Al Capone killed seven members of the rival George "Bugs" Moran gang in a Chicago garage.

By Larry Fleisher, The Sports Xchange
NEW YORK -- Before the game, Memphis Grizzlies coach David Fizdale gave his team some simple instructions.

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American Donald Young rallied from a break down in each of the last two sets.

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Tomas Berdych posted a straight-sets win Monday in a first-round match at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

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Oakland Raiders defensive end Aldon Smith could be in more trouble.

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The Washington Nationals agreed to a contract with left-handed power hitter Adam Lind on Monday, according to multiple media reports.

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Right-handed reliever Seth Maness did not have to cross state borders to land with his new team.

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The Chargers hired former Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Richard Smith, who will be the linebackers coach for Los Angeles' newest NFL team in 2017.

Stephen Feller
Feb. 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. Treasury levied sanctions against the vice president of Venezuela on Monday, designating him as a drug kingpin with ties to terrorist organizations.

Alex Butler
Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Despite scoring a career-high 12 touchdowns last season, Latavius Murray could wear a different uniform in 2016.

Elizabeth Shim
Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Top defense officials of the United States, Japan and South Korea agreed to hold a videoconference on Thursday.