Новости за 19.03.2018

BOSTON (AP) — Thousands of people dressed in green swarmed the streets of Boston on Sunday to see the 117th annual St. Patrick's Day parade. The parade route was shortened this year due to last week's nor'easter, The Boston Globe reported. The snow did not diminish the turnout or dim the enthusiasm of the paradegoers as they also faced temperatures in the low 30s. A man from a local radio station held a giant cutout of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady as people in the crowd cheered wildly. Читать дальше...

Fifth-year senior Devin Davis was heartbroken after his missed free throws opened the door for Michigan's epic buzzer-beater.

With little doubt that Vladimir Putin would win with a landslide in Russia's presidential poll on Sunday, attention turned to whether the Kremlin could rally a large turnout for the strongman.

Albany Some of the nation's top women's basketball teams will be in Albany next weekend, along with thousands of their fans. But on Sunday, the off day between games, if they're looking for a place to eat downtown, they may be out of luck. Some of the Capital City's restaurants — including 677 Prime, dp An American Brasserie and La Serre, are closed on Sundays. Some smaller cafes and other shops that cater to weekday workers also may be closed. It's one of the challenges downtown promoters face as... Читать дальше...

Pfizer Inc. has awarded its CEO a staggering 61-percent pay raise as the world’s third-largest drug company jacks up prices on hundreds of excessively-profitable medications.

America Ferrera‘s baby shower may have been without cheesy party games, but it wasn’t lacking in love.

Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected British allegations that Moscow was behind the recent nerve-agent poisoning of a Russian ex-spy in England.

The New York Jets have signed former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater to a one-year contract

Steve Carell completely improvised the kiss between Michael and Oscar on The Office.

In power for almost two decades, Vladimir Putin predictably won a fourth Kremlin term in Russia's presidential election on Sunday, extending his long rule for another six years.

New season, new project!

As a logical segue from the MLS Power Ranking Averages; and with a definite lack of rankings for both USL and NWSL, your humble author will endeavor to fill the void.

Now obviously I don’t have time to watch ever single game, so I’ll have to rely on results, highlights, and game reports where available. As with any power ranking, there will be readers who disagree with me; that is to be expected - and I invite you to do your own rankings, the more the merrier! Читать дальше...

With almost a two-year layoff between fights, it was going to take a lot to spoil Cat Zingano’s return to action.

Television journalist Soledad O'Brien on Sunday jabbed conservative presenter Chuck Woolery after he claimed that President Donald Trump is "fighting for the the Republic."

An idea for President Trump, Sen. Sherrod Brown, and all of the protectionist, tariff-happy politicians: They should form a reading club, go down to the local public library and examine the seminal tome by John Hoerr, And The Wolf Finally Came.