Новости за 12.05.2017

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The New York Mets have placed closer Jeurys Familia on the 10-day disabled list with a blood clot in his right arm and activated infielder Lucas Duda from the DL.

SHAFTSBURY, Vt. (AP) — Two trees planted by poet Robert Frost near his home perhaps as far back as the 1920s have been toppled by high winds.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Five of the contestants vying for the Miss USA title have a message to immigrant girls and women watching the pageant this weekend: Set goals, work hard and don't stay in the shadows.

BOSTON (AP) — The ruling this week by a Massachusetts judge erasing the murder conviction of Aaron Hernandez, the former New England Patriots player who took his life in prison, has angered the victim's family and roiled prosecutors.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins spent the first two rounds of the playoffs engaging in high-stakes games of rope-a-dope with Columbus and Washington, absorbing some hits, avoiding others and counterpunching brilliantly to get halfway to a second straight Stanley…

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have signed eight of their nine draft picks, including first-rounder Taco Charlton.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Quarterback Mitch Trubisky showed off some skills at the first day of rookie camp with the Chicago Bears and they had nothing to do with performance on the field.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Star University of Minnesota running back Marion Barber Jr. left the university in 1981 for the NFL, but never earned his degree.

DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas-area military veteran will serve life imprisonment without parole for the 2013 shooting deaths of four women, including his girlfriend and estranged wife.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Fox network is getting in the Christmas spirit with its announcement Friday of "A Christmas Story," a live TV musical scheduled for December.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Stars have locked up a goalie with Stanley Cup Final experience in hopes of solving one of their biggest problems.

A state lawmaker says there's no "malice" intended in his plan to study a possible merger of Omaha's two University of Nebraska campuses.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — A Florida State wide receiver who warmed hearts by sitting with an autistic school child at lunch last year is attempting to overcome his own adversity and make the New York Giants.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on comedian and alum Will Ferrell's commencement talk at the University of Southern California (all times local):

OMAHA — A 9-year-old Omaha boy has been arrested at school on suspicion of second-degree felony assault for allegedly throwing a rock at an 8-year-old boy and severely injuring him.

Jan McKeown can mark that one off her bucket list.

The Lincoln Community Foundation and the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City are partnering on an event to help match local nonprofits that have proposals for community and economic development projects with funders.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts have hired five new people in their scouting department less than two weeks after this year's NFL draft.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City-area man has pleaded guilty to duping dozens of women into having sex with him on camera by telling them they were rehearsing for roles in pornographic movies.

It may be some time before we see another rookie class with as many first-year fantasy difference-makers as the 2016 crop.

DETROIT (AP) — Yale Lary, a Hall of Fame safety who helped the Detroit Lions win three NFL titles during the 1950s, has died. He was 86.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke freshman Frank Jackson will sign with an agent and remain in the NBA draft.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The University of Pittsburgh rowing team says wallets, laptops and uniforms were among items stolen from team vans as they were preparing for a big race in Philadelphia.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils have signed forward Jesper Bratt to a three-year, entry-level contract.

A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week. None of these stories are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. AP checked these out; here are the real facts: