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Dygert wins women’s US cycling title while Simmons captures men’s road race

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:32:00 GMT

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — American cyclist Chloe Dygert followed up her time trial national title with a victory in the women’s road race on Sunday, while Quinn Simmons broke away from the field to win the shortened men’s race at the U.S. championships.Dygert pulled away from Coryn Labecki, who won the criterium title earlier in the weekend, on the final turns leading to the finish on Gay Street. Labecki took the silver medal while Skylar Schneider out-sprinted 2021 champ Lauren Stephens for third.The 26-year-old Dygert’s big weekend was the culmination of a long comeback from a career-threatening injury that she sustained in a crash during the 2020 world championships. She underwent numerous procedures to repair injuries to her left leg, and after she came back to help the U.S. win a team pursuit medal at the Tokyo Games, she was sidelined for nearly all of last season due to an abnormal heart rate and a bout with the Epstein-Barr virus.She competed at La Vuelta Fem...

Nelson sharp, Marte homers again as Diamondbacks top Giants 5-2

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:32:00 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ryne Nelson struck out six in seven innings in his strongest start of the season, Ketel Marte added two hits and homered for the second consecutive game, and the Arizona Diamondbacks held off the surging San Francisco Giants 5-2 on Sunday to avoid a series sweep.Christian Walker extended his career-high hitting streak to 10 games with an RBI double for Arizona. Alek Thomas had three hits for the Diamondbacks, whose lead in the NL West had been trimmed to 1 ½ games over the Giants after San Francisco won the first two games of the series.Arizona set a franchise record with its 79th consecutive game without being shut out, the ninth-longest streak in the majors since 1998.J.D. Davis and Luis Matos each had two hits for San Francisco. It was the Giants’ second loss in 14 games and prevented them from claiming their fourth series sweep in the last six tries.San Francisco scored once in the eighth and appeared to load the bases on Patrick Bailey’s infield singl...

Woman dies after rafting accident in Colorado River

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:32:00 GMT

GRAND COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- A 51-year-old woman died after a rafting accident on the Colorado River Sunday afternoon, according to the Grand County Sheriff's Office.Dispatch received a report of an overturned raft near the Radium Campground around 12:48 p.m.The woman had been pulled from the river and was unresponsive.Life-saving measures were attempted but were unsuccessful.The woman's family is from the Kremmling area, according to GCSO.

Greece’s conservatives win election majority to secure second term

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:32:00 GMT

ATHENS — Greece’s conservatives won big on Sunday’s parliamentary elections, securing an outright majority. Far-right parties also made gains, while the left struggled, giving Greece’s parliament its most rightward slant since the restoration of democracy in 1974.The New Democracy party of Kyriakos Mitsotakis managed to widen its double-digit lead over its main rival, the left-wing Syriza party, and secured 158 seats in the country’s 300-seat parliament, under the new electoral system which awards the winning party 50 bonus seats.“Our goals are high and must be high in a second term that can transform Greece with dynamic growth rates that will raise wages and reduce inequalities,” Mitsotakis said in his first message from his party’s headquarters.“People gave us a safe majority. The major reforms will therefore proceed with speed as this is the choice of the Greek people and I will honor it in full.”Sunday’s elections were the second held in the country...

Changes are coming for star-studded Bruins

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:32:00 GMT

Several Bruins are gathering in Nashville for Monday night’s NHL Awards show and some will no doubt walk away with the hardware for the incredible regular season the team had.But just below the surface was not only the lingering pain of how that historic season ended far too early, but also that the salary crunch the club is facing will in some way break up that team.We could know how drastically it’s broken up this week when the draft is held at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday and Thursday and free agency opens on Saturday. The B’s have just under $5 million in cap space with only seven forwards and one goalie signed. Players will have to be moved to rebuild a team that will inevitably have less depth than the 2022-23 B’s did.One of those players could be one of the honorees in Nashville. Goalie Linus Ullmark is the favorite for the Vezina Trophy as the league’s top goalie, but the B’s goaltending tandem with Jeremy Swayman – a restricted free age...

Kayaker found dead in the Merrimack River in Haverhill: Massachusetts State Police

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:32:00 GMT

A kayaker who went missing in the Merrimack River in Haverhill was found dead on Sunday, according to Massachusetts State Police.Multiple fire and police departments conducted a joint search effort Sunday afternoon and evening after an adult male kayaker went missing in the Merrimack River.Then at around 6:30 p.m., Haverhill firefighters found and recovered the man’s body.State Police detectives assigned to the Essex County District Attorney’s Office have responded to the scene to conduct the death investigation, along with Haverhill Police and the State Police Crime Scene Services Section.Multiple local agencies, the State Police Underwater Recovery Unit, and the Massachusetts Environmental Police assisted in the search operation, which began about 2 hours before the recovery.

Braintree teen, Dorchester man shot dead in parked car

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:32:00 GMT

Despite attempts by first responders to render medical aid, a local teen and a Dorchester man died after they were found shot multiple times while sitting in a car in Braintree.According to a release from the Braintree Police Department, around 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning, officers were dispatched to the area of Alfred Road after several 911-callers reported gunfire in the area.“Braintree Police Officers arrived on-scene within seconds and located two individuals in a parked motor vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds,” the department wrote in a release. “A third person in the car was uninjured. Numerous life-saving measures were initiated by police, Braintree Police Department, Fire Department personnel, and Brewster Ambulance paramedics. Both victims ultimately succumbed to their injuries at a local hospital.”One of two victims lived on the street where the shooting occurred, according to the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office, who identified the victims as 19-year-old Jayden ...

Voting closes as Guatemalans choose new president after a tumultuous electoral season

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:32:00 GMT

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Polling centers closed and poll workers began tallying ballots across Guatemala on Sunday evening to determine hundreds of congressional and local races, but the big presidential field was expected only to be narrowed and require a runoff.While some isolated incidents reportedly interrupted the vote in some localities, voting appeared to have been orderly and peaceful in much of the country.Many Guatemalans expressed disappointment with their presidential choices after three opposition candidates were excluded by authorities. A large number of null ballots were expected, and experts said it could depress turnout.With none of the 22 presidential candidates polling near the required 50% threshold for winning outright, a second round of voting on Aug. 20 between the top two finishers was almost certain. At a polling place in central Guatemala City, a bell tolled and people cheered as voting closed with few still in line waiting their turn to cast ballots.Alejandro...

What is the Hajj pilgrimage and what does it mean for Muslims?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:32:00 GMT

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Over 2 million Muslims will take part in this week’s Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, as one of the world’s largest religious gatherings returns to full capacity following years of coronavirus restrictions.The Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam, and all Muslims are required to undertake it at least once in their lives if they are physically and financially able to do so. For the pilgrims, it is a profound spiritual experience that wipes away sins, brings them closer to God and highlights Muslim unity.For the Saudi royal family, which captured Mecca in the 1920s, organizing the pilgrimage is a major source of pride and legitimacy. Authorities have invested billions of dollars in modern infrastructure, but the Hajj has occasionally been marred by tragedy, as in 2015, when over 2,400 pilgrims died in a stampede.Here’s a look at the pilgrimage, which begins on Monday, and its meaning.WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF THE ...

BET Awards open with celebration of 50 years of hip-hop, medley of the genre’s early hits

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:32:00 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A masked Lil Uzi Vert opened the 2023 BET Awards on a platform suspended from the ceiling and jumped into a pyrotechnic-filled kickoff performance before the show quickly turned into a celebration of hip-hop’s early years.For a show promising to celebrate 50 years of hip-hop, it set the tone for a hip-hop history lesson: DJ Kid Capri walked the audience through a medley of the earliest days of New York City ’80s rap culture featuring The Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight,” MC LYTE’s “Cha Cha Cha”, D-NICE’s “Call ME D-Nice” and Big Daddy Kane’s “Raw,” into a partial cover of “Just A Friend,” an homage to the late great Biz Markie.“I would not be in this business on the stage tonight if it wasn’t for one person,” Big Daddy Kane said introducing the song. “Rest in peace.” He invited audience members to sing along to the song’s infectious chorus and point toward a photo of Markie shows on stage. Vert got the show started suspended above the stage for “Spi...