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Pedersen wins Tour de France mass sprint after Cavendish crashes; Vingegaard keeps yellow jersey

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:02:56 GMT

LIMOGES, France (AP) — With Mark Cavendish out of the picture, former world champion Mads Pedersen claimed a second career stage win at the Tour de France on Saturday with a big burst of power to win a mass sprint.Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard kept the yellow jersey after the 201-kilometer (125-mile) eighth stage from Libourne to Limoges in central France.Pedersen proved the strongest in the long final stretch of road leading to the finish line and the Danish rider held off a late challenge from Jasper Philipsen, who had won all three previous sprints this year. “My boys gave me a perfect leadout,” said Pedersen, who rides for the Lidl-Trek team. “The final stretch was very painful. I still had the legs to finish it off.”Wout Van Aert completed the stage podium in third.The stage was marred by several crashes, including the one that ruled Cavendish out of the race. The ace sprinter hit the ground with 64 kilometers (40 miles) left while riding at the back of the peloton.The Br...

Cubs place shortstop Dansby Swanson on 10-day injured list with bruised left foot

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:02:56 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The Chicago Cubs placed Dansby Swanson on the 10-day injured list Saturday because of a bruised left foot and anticipate it will be a short absence for their All-Star shortstop.The move is retroactive to Thursday, a day after Swanson left in the seventh inning of Chicago’s 4-3 win at Milwaukee and he is eligible to return July 16 when the Cubs host the Red Sox.“It is unfortunate to get into this position,” Swanson said before Chicago continued a three-game series with the Yankees “The biggest thing — just from a timing standpoint — I’m getting four days with the break. It was almost, in a way, like a good insurance policy not to lose some retroactive dates.”In the first year of a seven-year, $177 million contract, Swanson is hitting .258 with 10 homers and 36 RBIs in 83 games. He was selected to his second All-Star team and replaced on the National League roster by Arizona’s Geraldo Perdomo.To replace Swanson, infielder Miles Mastrobuoni was recalled from Triple-A Io...

Verstappen takes pole at British GP for 5th straight F1 race as McLaren goes 2nd and 3rd

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:02:56 GMT

SILVERSTONE, England (AP) — Lando Norris nearly delighted the British Grand Prix crowd with pole position. There was just one problem: Max Verstappen.“It’s always Max. He always ruins everything for everyone,” Norris joked after the Dutch driver beat his time for his fifth pole position in a row on Saturday.The British crowd roared in celebration when Norris briefly took over the top spot late in the qualifying session, before Verstappen went yet faster to take it back by .241 seconds.The result may be routine in Formula One — Red Bull has taken pole in nine out of 10 races — but it followed a session of tension, another failure for Verstappen’s teammate Sergio Pérez, and a moment of jeopardy for the Dutch driver himself.Verstappen made contact with the pit wall and broke his front wing while leaving his garage during a red-flag stoppage in the first part of qualifying. “I just understeered and it just didn’t grip,” he told the team over the radio.Red Bull replaced the wing an...

Denver police investigating deadly hit-and-run, assault as homicide

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:02:56 GMT

Denver (KDVR) -- The Denver Police Department said Saturday that they are investigating a deadly hit-and-run as a homicide.Police said a man was assaulted and struck by a vehicle, and the suspect fled the scene. 16 indicted on 116 felonies in one of biggest drug busts in West Metro Police said they found the suspect on the ramp from Interstate 70 to Interstate 25. He was taken into custody.It started as a death investigation at 10th Avenue and Newton Street, police said Saturday morning.A couple of hours later, DPD said the case was being investigated as a homicide.The victim's identity and cause of death will be released by the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner, police said.

Cherry Creek swim area reopened after E. coli closure

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:02:56 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The natural swim area of Cherry Creek State Park was reopened Saturday morning, just in time for days of sunny weather to begin Sunday.The swim area was closed Thursday morning when Colorado Parks and Wildlife completed a routine test of the water. Friday: Chatfield State Park swim beach reopens after E. coli closure They found high levels of E. coli in the water. The levels were higher than the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment allowed.When CPW tested the water Saturday morning, they said that the samples they collected showed a dissipation of the bacteria, so it was reopened for swimming.These kinds of closures are not common, according to park operations manager Larry Butterfield.“The elevated bacteria levels can be caused by fecal waste from wildlife, run-off from urban areas, or excessive run-off from rain, and the park has seen heavy rainfall this year,” Butterfield said.E. coli are bacteria that typically live in the intestines ...

Police: At least one dead in overnight crash

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:02:56 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- At least one person is dead after a crash in the Montbello neighborhood overnight.According to the Denver Police Department, there was a crash with serious injuries involving two motorists. Denver police investigating deadly hit-and-run, assault as homicide They reported the death at 12:58 a.m. Saturday.It happened near 56th Avenue and Joliet Street in Denver, near the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge.DPD said one of the motorists was declared dead on the scene.The condition of the other motorist was unclear as of Saturday morning.

Maine veteran Matt Dyer sets out to walk across the United States

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:02:56 GMT

GARDNER, Massachusetts (WBZ) — From his table at the Gardner Ale House, Matt Dyer planned his next steps.The 29-year-old is on a monumental trip around the country by foot. The Windham, Maine native started closer to home and plans to walk to Miami, Florida before journeying to Washington state. Consider it a path to outline the country rather than walking through it.Dyer served in the United States military for several years and worked overseas. His wife tragically died by suicide roughly six years ago. Thursday will mark four years since his father passed away. Dyer, in need of a reset, set out on a similar journey to Virginia just a couple of years ago. This new journey would be unlike any other.“I wanted to start over from the beginning,” said Dyer. “There is so much to appreciate about it. By being spontaneous and not doing much preplanning, it gives me the flexibility to have fun.”Dyer pulls a cart behind him full of objects like a tent, sleeping ...

Ruby Princess cruise ship ready to depart again after colliding with San Francisco pier

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:02:56 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (WSVN)- The Ruby Princess cruise ship will set sail once again just three days after it crashed into a San Francisco pier.The ship was meant to leave from San Francisco for a 10-day cruise to Alaska on Thursday but got damaged in a collision with the dock while coming into port.Now as a form of compensation to upset passengers, the cruise ship has offered them two options.The first is to leave the ship and get a 100% refund and a 50% off coupon for another cruise. The second one is to stay on board for Sunday’s departure and get a 75% refund as well as another 75 % off a future voyage.

Man charged with OUI after fatal crash kills one motorcyclist, seriously injures another in Taunton

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:02:56 GMT

A New Bedford man was charged with driving under the influence after he allegedly struck two motorcyclists in Taunton early Saturday morning, killing one and seriously injuring the other, officials said.Fred Moreira, 35, was driving southbound on Route 24 where he was arrested around 2:30 a.m. after the crash, Massachusetts State Police announced. He faces charges of vehicular homicide, OUI liquor and negligent operation of a motor vehicle.30-year-old Tyler Moniz of Fall River was ejected from his vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. An unnamed 39-year-old Fall River man was transported to Rhode Island Hospital with life-threatening injuries.All lanes on Route 24 were reopened by 5:50 a.m.

Franklin Park’s White Stadium lining up to be home of Boston’s next professional women’s soccer team

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:02:56 GMT

Calling Franklin Park’s White Stadium “home” could be signed, sealed and delivered for an all-female group behind a bid for Boston’s next professional women’s soccer team.Boston Unity Soccer Partners submitted the only response to the city’s request for proposals to lease, improve and use the stadium’s West Grandstand and adjacent areas in the park as part of a public-private partnership.Residents are invited to a community meeting scheduled for Thursday at 6 p.m. via Zoom to learn more about the estimated $30-million proposal which would renovate the West Grandstand, improve the field and environment, and add event space in a fenced-in area south of the stadium’s track.Not only would the project lead to a home for the city’s next National Women’s Soccer League team, it would also improve conditions for Boston Public Schools athletics, as many teams compete at the long-neglected stadium.The City of Boston, responsible for improvements to the East Grandstand, would fund half the proj...