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Openda scores as Lens moves into second place, Auxerre wins

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:40 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Loïs Openda scored the only goal as Lens won 1-0 at Rennes to move into second place in the French league on Saturday.Second spot secures automatic qualification for the Champions League. It promises to be a tight race as northern side Lens leads third-place Marseille on goal difference with nine rounds of matches remaining for both sides. Openda headed in a cross from fellow forward Florian Sotoca in the 31st minute to give Lens the lead. It was the 23-year-old Belgium striker’s 15th league goal in his first season with Lens.Rennes almost equalized one minute later when winger Benjamin Bourigeaud’s deflected shot was blocked by defender Facundo Medina and hit the crossbar.Bourigeaud went close near the end with another deflected strike, which was tipped over the bar by goalkeeper Brice Samba.In Saturday’s other league game, former AC Milan striker M’Baye Niang scored in the 73rd as Auxerre beat fellow struggler Troyes 1-0 to move out of the relegation...

Contreras’ 2-run single leads Brewers past Cubs 3-1

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:40 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — William Contreras hit a tiebreaking two-run single in Milwaukee’s three-run eighth inning, and the Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1 on Saturday for the team’s first win of the season.Brandon Woodruff pitched six sharp innings for Milwaukee, and Devin Williams worked a rocky ninth for the save. The Brewers lost 4-0 to the Cubs on Thursday on opening day.Dansby Swanson collected three more hits for Chicago, and Ian Happ homered. Justin Steele struck out eight in six innings.The Cubs led 1-0 before the Brewers rallied in the eighth in cold, windy conditions at Wrigley Field.Brian Anderson led off with a single against Javier Assad (0-1). Pinch-hitter Garrett Mitchell then tried to sacrifice Anderson over before reaching on a walk. Jesse Winker, who was acquired in a December trade with Seattle, followed with a pinch-hit RBI single to center.With the bases loaded and two outs, Contreras blooped a two-run single into right against Michael Fulmer.Peter Strzelec...

NASCAR-Xfinity ToyotaCare 250 Results

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:40 GMT

SaturdayAt Richmond RacewayRichmond, Va.Lap length: 0.75 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (8) Chandler Smith, Chevrolet, 250 laps, 57 points.2. (10) John H. Nemechek, Toyota, 250, 39.3. (7) Josh Berry, Chevrolet, 250, 51.4. (21) Kaz Grala, Toyota, 250, 38.5. (22) Cole Custer, Ford, 250, 44.6. (6) Sheldon Creed, Chevrolet, 250, 35.7. (17) Ryan Sieg, Ford, 250, 32.8. (20) Parker Kligerman, Chevrolet, 250, 32.9. (18) Austin Hill, Chevrolet, 250, 28.10. (11) Derek Kraus, Chevrolet, 250, 27.11. (32) Alex Labbe, Chevrolet, 250, 26.12. (16) Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, 250, 25.13. (1) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 250, 31.14. (29) Chris Hacker, Ford, 250, 0.15. (23) Ryan Ellis, Chevrolet, 250, 22.16. (14) Parker Retzlaff, Chevrolet, 250, 21.17. (3) Sam Mayer, Chevrolet, 250, 21.18. (34) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 250, 19.19. (2) Sammy Smith, Toyota, 250, 18.20. (25) Kyle Sieg, Ford, 250, 17.21. (9) Brandon Jones, Chevrolet, 250, 33.22. (24) Brett Moffitt, Ford, 250, 15.23. (4) Riley Herbs...

Lewandowski nets 2, Barcelona goes 15 points clear of Madrid

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:40 GMT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Robert Lewandowski scored twice in Barcelona’s 4-0 win at last-place Elche on Saturday as the Catalan club opened up a 15-point lead atop the standings in pursuit of its first Spanish league title in four years. Lewandowski opened the scoring in the 20th minute and added Barcelona’s third goal in the 66th to take his league-leading tally to 17 goals in his first season in Spain.Ansu Fati doubled the lead in the 56th and Ferran Torres rounded off one of Barcelona’s most comfortable victories of the campaign in the 70th.Barcelona picked right up where it left off before last week’s international break when it beat Madrid 2-1 in the league to deal what is looking like a decisive blow to its rival’s title defense.Second-place Madrid plays Real Valladolid on Sunday. Barcelona will try to beat Madrid again on Wednesday in the second leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal match. Barcelona won the first leg 1-0 in the capital.Saturday’s game was ...

Just 13% of Denver voters have cast a ballot so far

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:40 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Turnout is lower than normal for Denver's municipal election, when voters will decide on their first new mayor in 12 years.Just about 13% of active Denver voters had cast a ballot by Friday evening, according to a release from the Clerk and Recorder's Office. City elections data show the number lags behind participation levels at this point in the last three elections. Wind gusts reach 90 mph near Denver: See list of Friday’s top speeds Still, the city said that's not necessarily an indicator of overall turnout."Voters across Colorado tend to return their ballots on the final days preceding theelection, and the trend holds for Denver voters, especially since the pandemic," the release reads.What affects voter turnout in Denver?The city said the topics and candidates can have an impact on voter turnout, pointing to the 2019 election where voters decriminalized psilocybin. Denver saw an "unusually high turnout for a local election" that cycle.In this election, voter...

Police investigating Chelsea hit-and-run that left pedestrian seriously injured

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:40 GMT

Authorities are investigating a hit-and-run crash in Chelsea on Friday night that left a pedestrian seriously injured.Officers responded to a reported hit-and-run pedestrian crash in the area of 1010 Broadway around 8:30 p.m.The 59-year-old man from Revere was found unresponsive and taken to a Boston Hospital in serious condition.Police say they believe they have located the vehicle involved but no charges have been announced.Anyone with information is urged to call Chelsea police at 617-466-4800This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Pastrnak’s 14th career hat trick lifts Bruins by Pens, 4-3

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:40 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — David Pastrnak finished off his 14th career hat trick with a blast by Tristan Jarry with 2:26 remaining to lift the Boston Bruins to a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.The Bruins’ 59th win of the season moved them within three games of the NHL’s all-time victory mark set by Detroit in 1996 and tied by Tampa Bay in 2019. Boston has six games remaining.Pastrnak’s three goals gave him 56 on the season and pushed him across the 100-point plateau for the first time in his nine-year career. Charlie McAvoy scored his seventh goal for the Bruins. Jeremy Swayman stopped 21 shots as Boston won for the ninth time in 10 games.Bryan Rust scored twice for Pittsburgh, his first multigoal game since Feb. 1, 2022, against Washington. Jake Guentzel’s 35th of the season with 7:30 left in regulation tied the game. Jarry stopped 31 shots but couldn’t get a handle Pastrnak’s one-timer from the slot in the final minutes.The Bruins wrapp...

Area girls find prom dresses of their dreams at 19th annual ‘Belle of the Ball’ boutique day in Boston

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:40 GMT

Hundreds of area girls attended the 19th annual Belle of the Ball boutique day at the Hynes Convention Center on Saturday, an event that helps local families in need find the perfect donated prom dress this season.As of one New England’s largest prom dress drives, Caring Partners’ Belle of the Ball ensures that any high school girl who needs a prom dress an have one. The one-day event is the culmination of the region’s longest-running prom dress drive, which ran Feb. 6 through March 26 and accepted dresses at any one of more than 70 Jordan’s Furniture, Enterprise Bank, or Anton’s Cleaners locations.After trying on dresses, girls participating in Saturday’s event got to strut their stuff and collect accessories to complete the look.

MBTA makes progress on lifting Blue Line speed restrictions

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:40 GMT

The MBTA is slowly making progress on lifting speed restrictions on the Blue Line, but has not made much headway on speeding up the rest of the subway system.As of Saturday, 56% of the Blue Line was speed-restricted, representing an improvement over the 77% rate from the previous week. Seventeen slow zones are in place, covering 6.9 miles of track, which amounts to roughly three fewer restricted miles than before, MBTA data show.Despite the progress, the Blue Line still remains the most speed-restricted line, in terms of the percentage of track impacted, a vast difference from February, when there were only two restrictions in place, covering 1,046 feet of track.“MBTA crews have been working throughout the rapid transit system in recent weeks, including four nights of track improvement work this week on the Orange Line north of North Station,” an MBTA spokesperson said.“While the MBTA is pleased to have reduced the percentage of Blue Line track with speed restrictions, the T is also...

Massachusetts households set to receive state-funded SNAP supplements this week

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:40 GMT

More than half of a million Massachusetts households are set to receive state-funded supplements for food assistance on Friday, the first of three allotments over the next couple of months.The state benefits, expected to be received by more than 630,000 residents, come after Gov. Maura Healey signed her $388.7 million supplemental budget earlier this week. The second and third allotments are scheduled to be delivered May 2 and June 2.Healey and state food providers are calling the $130 million in benefits an “offramp” from the extra money residents had been receiving during the pandemic via the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.The COVID-era subsidies resulted in an average bump of $151 to a participating household’s normal monthly benefit of $335, according to the state Department of Transitional Assistance.Congress late last year disconnected the SNAP program from other pandemic relief plans, and February was the last month families received the extra federal money...