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Lens extends unbeaten league run to 8 games with a 3-0 win at Clermont. Marseille visits Strasbourg

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:11:29 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Lens extended its unbeaten run in the French league to eight games with a 3-0 win at Clermont in an ill-tempered match on Saturday.Club-record signing Elye Wahi opened the scoring for Lens with an 11th-minute header but was sent off in first-half stoppage time, along with Clermont defender Alidu Seidu. Lens remained in sixth place but moved one point behind fifth-place Reims ahead of Sunday’s games. It is some turnaround for Lens after losing four of its first five matches.Lens goalkeeper Brice Samba, who is a backup goalie for France, prevented an equalizer with a stunning close-range stop from striker Grejohn Kyei in the 26th.Wahi, who joined this summer from Montpellier for 35 million euros ($38 million), was shown a second yellow card and sent off following a heated verbal exchange with Seidu, who was shown a straight red card moments later. That decision angered Clermont coach Pascal Gastien and he got sent off from the dugout.Lens controlled the second half,...

Rangers throttle Bruins, 7-4

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:11:29 GMT

The eye test has told us over the last week that the Bruins are not really the best team in the NHL . Now the standings confirm it.The New York Rangers leapfrogged the B’s into the league’s top spot by points percentage for the time being with a 7-4 win at Madison Square Garden. It was the first time the B’s have lost two games in a row, and in regulation no less.But much more troubling than the standings is how the product has looked lately. Counting the B’s 3-1 win over Florida, the B’s allowed 18 goals in four games in the week.Again, the B’s started horribly and found themselves in a hole early. They played well in spurts and did tie the game twice. But the performance could not be categorized as good by any means, and with far-too-taxed Linus Ullmark having a merely average outing, the B’s got the result they could have gotten on many other outings this year if not for great goaltending.The first period was a wild, see-saw 20 minutes th...

HS soccer: Season filled with dramatic finishes

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:11:29 GMT

For the last handful of years, Concord-Carlisle (20-0-4) found itself competing atop the MIAA Div. 1 soccer ranks.However, the Patriots had consistently struggled to take that next big leap. That all changed when the school ran roughshod through its regular season slate before embarking on a deep playoff run. Thanks to goals from Sean Fernandez-Davila and Brady Poor, the Patriots knocked off a perennial state finalist in Needham, completing an unbeaten season while winning their first championship since 2011.After a miraculous finish by Oliver Ames to capturie the 2022 Div. 2 boys soccer crown, somehow the Tigers (19-3-1) managed to outdo themselves. Despite losing so many vital pieces from that team, the program reloaded, earning a playoff berth as the No. 6 seed. They went right back to the title bout, where Joey Carney sniped a game-ending goal in overtime to deliver the Tigers a second straight championship. It was the fifth Div. 2 title for the team in the past decade.The Div. ...

Donald Trump will look to upstage Clemson grad Nikki Haley at football rivalry game

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:11:29 GMT

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Donald Trump is using a college football rivalry weekend to bask among his supporters in a state and region that are key to his presidential fortunes, while potentially upstaging his Republican opponent Nikki Haley on her home turf.The former president and current front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination will be on hand Saturday when South Carolina hosts Clemson, Haley’s alma mater, in the annual Palmetto Bowl.Trump’s campaign has not detailed his itinerary. But if his visit is similar to his trip to Ames, Iowa for the Iowa State-Iowa game, he will visit pregame parties, perhaps stop by a fraternity house and then join 80,000-plus at Williams-Brice Stadium.Hours before kickoff, Trump’s campaign announced that he had been endorsed by “more South Carolina legislators than all opposing candidates combined,” including new backing from six state lawmakers who had previously supported U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, before the South Carolinian ended his pres...

Ramona woman killed in head-on collision on SR-78, DUI suspected

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:11:29 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A woman from Ramona was killed in a head-on collision Saturday on State Route 78, authorities said.The crash occurred around 7:30 a.m. when a 26-year-old Ramona man was driving a 2019 Ford F-350 pickup truck eastbound on SR-78, west of Weekend Villa Road, California Highway Patrol explained.At that same time, a 44-year-old woman was driving a 2007 Ford Edge SUV westbound SR-78. CHP said the F-350 crossed into the westbound lane, striking the Edge head-on.The impact caused the Edge to roll down an embankment to the north of the roadway. Authorities confirmed the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.The solo occupant of the F-350 left his vehicle at the scene and fled on foot, CHP explained. He was later located at his residence in Ramona and was arrested on suspicion of DUI, hit and run, as well as vehicular manslaughter.The crash prompted authorities to close both westbound and eastbound lanes for a short period of time. Caltrans said all lanes have since reopened.The...

20 citations issued at DUI checkpoint in Chula Vista

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:11:29 GMT

CHULA VISTA, Calif. — Police issued 20 citations at a driving under the influence (DUI)/Driver’s License Checkpoint in Chula Vista Friday night, authorities said.The Chula Vista Police Department (CVPD) said officers conducted the checkpoint in the 1100 block of Eastlake Parkway from 6 p.m. to midnight. Hoodmaps San Diego: This crowdsourced map stereotypes cities During that time, 2,096 vehicles traveled through the checkpoint and 626 of them were screened by officers. CVPD said a total of two drivers conducted field sobriety tests.Authorities say nine unlicensed or suspended license citations were issued, and five vehicles were impounded. Additionally, 11 other citations of varying instances were also issued during the checkpoint.CVPD says DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on reported incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. The primary purpose of these checkpoints, according to authorities, are to promote public safety by taking suspected impaired drivers off t...

Pedestrian dies after being struck by vehicle in Caledon

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:11:29 GMT

A person has died after being struck by a vehicle in Caledon. Provincial police were called to Tim Manley Drive, just east of Chinguacousy Road just after 7:30 a.m. Saturday for reports of a serious collision.When they arrived they found a pedestrian suffering from life-threatening injuries. They were transported to a nearby trauma centre, where they were later pronounced dead.No further details as to what may have led up the accident have been provided.

Hamas to release 13 Israelis, 7 foreigners for 39 Palestinians after hours-long delay, mediators say

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:11:29 GMT

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas agreed to release 13 Israelis and seven foreigners late Saturday in exchange for 39 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel, Qatari and Egyptian mediators said, after the militant group delayed the second round of swaps for several hours and claimed that Israel had violated the terms of a truce deal. The last-minute delay had created a tense standoff on the second day of what's meant to be a four-day cease-fire. By nightfall, as the hostages should have emerged from Gaza, Hamas alleged that the aid deliveries permitted by Israel fell short of what was promised and that not enough of it was reaching northern Gaza — the focus of Israel's ground offensive and main combat zone. Hamas also said not enough veteran prisoners were freed in the first swap on Friday.“This is putting the deal in danger,” Osama Hamdan, a senior Hamas official, said in Beirut. But Egypt, Qatar and Hamas itself later said obstacles had been overcome, and Hamas listed six women and 3...

Neighbors help save Virginia woman’s dogs from burning home

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:11:29 GMT

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A day that could’ve taken a turn for the worst ended with a story of a community coming together to help their neighbor in need.Thanksgiving was interrupted for one Virginia neighborhood Thursday afternoon.One woman, of Norfolk, declined to give her name or show her face, but told 10 On Your Side she was making holiday dinner when she looked out her window and saw a large cloud of smoke.“I was cleaning the house, making dinner, and I looked out the window and this large cloud of smoke was pouring down the street,” she said.She quickly jumped into action. Turkey leftovers: How long is too long in the refrigerator? “So I ran outside and I heard the woman who owned this house yelling help," she said.Her neighbor’s home was on fire.She said she called 911 after the homeowner told her she got put on hold by dispatch.The Norfolk Fire Department said they responded to the house fire around 12:30 p.m.However, the woman said there was more work to be done as they wait...

Holiday arts and fun guide: Classical music in every taste and tradition

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:11:29 GMT

Make classical music part of your holiday tradition this year by celebrating the season with the many choral groups and music ensembles in the Twin Cities. From reimagined Christmas carols to Hanukkah favorites, there’s something for every taste and tradition. Whether you’re looking for something that goes all-in on the holiday theme, or classical programs with more of a subtle holiday flavor, see below for music that fits your fancy. SPCO trumpeter Lynn Erickson (The SPCO)Corelli’s Christmas Concerto Arcangelo Corelli wrote his Concerto Grosso, Opus 6, No. 8, otherwise known as “Christmas Concerto” as a commission for Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni, and likely had the work performed for his patron on Christmas Eve back in 1690. Its peaceful last movement, called “Pastorale ad libitum,” evokes the image of shepherds guarding their flocks. The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra shares this beautiful work along with other Baroque chamber works by Giuseppe Torelli, Georg Philipp Telemann, and Antoni...