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Openda stars as Lens beats Monaco to rise to 2nd in Ligue 1

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:55:41 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Loïs Openda enhanced his growing reputation with two goals and an assist as Lens beat Monaco 3-0 at home to move into second place in the French league on Saturday.The speedy Belgium forward struck twice inside 16 minutes against fourth-placed Monaco to reach 17 league goals, five behind top scorer Kylian Mbappé of Paris Saint-Germain. Openda then set up midfielder Adrien Thomasson in the 56th with a superbly timed run from midfield to the right flank, followed by a pinpoint pass to the waiting Thomasson near the penalty spot.Openda, who starred in a home win against PSG in January, went off to a standing ovation from the 38,000 fans in the 90th.Lens moved two points ahead of Marseille in the automatic Champions League spot. Closely knit with its supporters, Lens has strong working-class roots from its history as a mining community and is known as Les Sang et Or (The Blood and Gold) for its yellow jersey and red shorts. Lens won its only league title in 1998 and was a c...

76ers complete sweep of Nets 96-88 with Embiid sidelined

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:55:41 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Tobias Harris had 25 points and 12 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers overcame the absence of Joel Embiid to beat the Brooklyn Nets 96-88 on Saturday, completing a sweep that made them the first team to reach the second round of the playoffs.James Harden added 17 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds for the third-seeded 76ers, who will wait for the winner of the series between the Boston Celtics and Atlanta Hawks. The defending Eastern Conference champion Celtics have a 2-1 lead.The 76ers hope Embiid will be recover from his sprained right knee in time for the start of the next series.Tyrese Maxey finished a strong series with 16 points and Paul Reed added 10 points and 15 rebounds after replacing Embiid in the starting lineup.Spencer Dinwiddie scored 20 points and Nic Claxton had 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Nets, who were swept for the second straight year and have lost 10 straight postseason games. They went 0-8 this season against the 76ers.SUNS 112, CLIP...

Sanders family on display at CU Spring Game

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:55:41 GMT

BOULDER, Colo. (KDVR) -- In a game where a win or loss didn't matter, what University of Colorado head coach Deion Sanders did, is all that mattered. Folsom Field packed in 47,277 CU fans that showed up to support their new team on a nationally ESPN televised game and snowy April day.Sanders, also known as “Coach Prime,” was hired by CU in December last year, becoming the team’s 28th full-time head coach. He came into a team that won only one game last season. So expectations are high for the Buffaloes and he has already delivered in his recruitment. Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders, left, rolls out to pass the ball as running back Anthony Hankerson blocks in the first half of the team's spring practice NCAA college football game Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)Colorado wide receiver Montana Lemonious-Craig, front, pulls in a pass as cornerback Tayvion Beasley defends in the first half of the team's spring practice NCAA college footbal...

'It's Prime time!' Thousands brave cold, snow for CU Spring Game

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:55:41 GMT

BOULDER, Colo (KDVR) -- On a cold spring morning, the snow did little to dampen the excitement in Boulder.Tens of thousands showed up at Folsom Field to catch their first glimpse of the new-look Buffaloes.Reinvigorated by new head coach Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders, the annual spring game looked a bit different this year, selling out for the first time in history."Normally, you can sort of stroll in at the last minute and take a seat down on the 50-yard-line," said Barnaby Richards. "Not today."  Coach Prime’s spring game to preview fresh-look Colorado Richards and hundreds of others showed up hours before kick-off to tailgate in parking lots that also sold out weeks ahead of time. A few spots over, Ray Bianchi and his friends made the trek from Colorado Springs, donning "Prime" sweatshirts in support of their new coach."The excitement is incredible," said Bianchi. "I can't believe one guy was able to do this. Who sells out a spring game?" And while the team has...

Denver weather: More sunshine and warmth before rain this week

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:55:41 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Skies will very slowly clear over Denver Saturday night with more sunshine and close to seasonal averages on Sunday.Weather tonight: Ending snow, clearing skiesOvernight lows will be cool along the Front Range as we dip into the upper 20s. The light snow showers in the foothills and south of the city will end by midnight with clearing skies before sunrise.Weather tomorrow: More sunshineTemperatures will be closer to seasonal averages on Sunday afternoon as we top out in the upper 50s. Skies will have more sunshine with a mix of sun and clouds with light winds.Looking ahead: Tuesday into Wednesday rainMonday starts off the workweek with seasonal highs in the low 60s with partly cloudy skies and a small chance for a sprinkle in the afternoon or evening. Tuesday has cloudy skies with highs in the low 50s. Rain will move into the metro area later on Tuesday and stick around all night and into Wednesday morning. The system should clear by the early afternoon Wednesday wi...

Illinois correctional officer charged after surveillance footage shows him repeatedly hitting a man in custody

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:55:41 GMT

(CNN) — An Illinois correctional officer accused of beating a man in custody has been charged with aggravated battery and official misconduct, authorities said.The Cook County Sheriff’s Office this week released surveillance video of the September 2022 incident, which shows a man speaking to the officer and another guard before the officer, identified by the sheriff’s office as 44-year-old Richard Smith, begins punching the man.Smith appears to punch the individual even after he falls to the ground.A few more unidentified correctional officers enter the room within a minute, and at least one of them also punches the man, who is still on the ground. After a few seconds, some of the officers move to break up the incident.An internal investigation determined: “Smith struck an individual in custody more than 30 times in the Jail’s Residential Treatment Unit,” according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.According to the agency, the man,...

Volunteers support Rebuilding Together Boston’s work on homes in Dorchester

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:55:41 GMT

Rebuilding Together Boston worked with sponsors and volunteers at three locations in Dorchester on Saturday to make critical repairs and updates at two homes and one family shelter.The projects were made possible thanks to the generosity of sponsors Boston College, Grand Circle Foundation, and Lowe’s, and are part of a nationwide effort to support veterans, older adults, families, and disaster survivors with essential health and safety home repairs.If you’re in need of assistance and want to apply for the program: https://www.rebuildingtogetherboston.org/find-helpIf you want to become a volunteer: https://www.rebuildingtogetherboston.org/volunteer

Showers return Sunday

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:55:41 GMT

After a dry but gloomy start to the weekend, we turn the gloom up a notch Sunday, with a slow-moving cold front expected to move through the area. Showers will start in Worcester around 4am, with an isolated thunderstorm or two possible. Rain will arrive in the Boston area mid-morning, with some embedded heavier showers and occasional thunder. The front starts to pull out of the area late afternoon, but not without leaving behind some much-needed rain across the area. Behind the front, the upcoming week looks cool and unsettled, with highs expected in the 50s all week.

Photos: No fowl day for a day on the water

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:55:41 GMT

It may not have been the sunniest day in Greater Boston Saturday, but that didn’t stop people, or other wildlife, from getting out and about.As humans took to the water, like those taking part in a boat race in the Lower Basin of the Charles River in Cambridge, a Canadian Goose took to the land. And perhaps for a t least one, the location was a bit off.The Herald spotted one proud future parent build a nest just inches from Soldiers Field Road in Boston.Stuart Cahill/Boston HeraldWith courtship over, a Canadian Goose, builds its nest and tends to its brood just inches from Soldiers Field Road near the Eliot Bridge on Saturday in Boston. (Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)

State immigration chief held for trial in migrant deaths

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:55:41 GMT

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — A judge on Saturday ordered the immigration director of Mexico’s northern border state of Chihuahua to stand trial Saturday on charges of homicide, injuries and failure to perform his duties, for last month’s deadly fire at a migrant detention center. The judge ordered the director, Salvador González, held in prison pending trial. Judge Juan José Chávez said there was evidence that González failed to do his duty to protect the migrants. Forty migrants died in the March 27 fire in the border city of Ciudad Juarez, after a migrant allegedly set fire to foam mattresses to protest a supposed transfer.“In the end, everything depends on the head” official, Chávez said. “Not complying with standards does have its results.”Five other officials of the country’s National Immigration Institute, a guard at the center and the Venezuelan migrant accused of starting the blaze are already in custody facing homicide charges.The step is significant...