Quintana to ride in Vuelta after 2nd place at Tour de France

Nairo Quintana to ride in Spanish Vuelta after 2nd place at Tour de France

      

 

 

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Tom Danielson tests positive for synthetic testosterone

US cyclist Tom Danielson tests positive for synthetic testosterone in out-of-competition test

      

 

 

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14 People Shot, Including 2 Children, In Chicago Since Sunday Afternoon

At least 14 people were shot, including two young children, in shootings across Chicago since Sunday afternoon, police said.

 

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Chicago Thunderstorm Storm Kills One Person After Tent Collapses

 

 WOOD DALE, Ill. (AP) — One person was killed and 20 injured on Sunday when a tent where people had sought shelter during a brief storm blew off its moorings and collapsed on some of the crowd at a festival in a Chicago suburb.

Mike Rivas, deputy police chief in the suburb of Wood Dale, said three people were seriously injured and 17 others had minor injuries and were either treated at the scene or transported to area hospitals.

He declined to give details of the fatality pending notification of family.

The incident happened at about 2:40 p.m. when a sudden storm brought high winds, hail and rain to the annual Prairie Fest, Rivas said.

"People sought shelter under the tent and then it hit," he said of the storm.

The tent was ripped from its moorings and fell on some people, said Craig Celia, a spokesman for Wood Dale, which is about 25 miles northwest of Chicago. The remainder of the festival's final day was canceled, he said.

Photos of the scene showed police and fire officials holding up a sheet over a body. Chairs, tables and other debris were strewn on the grass near where the tent collapsed.

Tracy Anderson, whose husband is a member of a band that was scheduled to perform there Sunday, said her husband witnessed the huge tent blow up in the air and land.

"The tarp landed on several people, and rescuers started cutting holes to get them out," Anderson told the Chicago Tribune.

 

The annual celebration known as the Prairie Fest is a four-day event with food, live music, a carnival and fireworks. Thousands of people attend and there were around 5,000 there on Saturday night, said a city council member for the area, Art Woods.

Rivas said that luckily the festival was not yet too crowded on Sunday afternoon because the band was doing a sound check and had not started.

Parts of the Chicago area were hit by a brief, intense summer storm that brought high winds and left tree branches strewn on major roads, traffic lights out and snarled traffic.

The storm also prompted organizers to briefly shut down the popular music festival Lollapalooza in Chicago's Grant Park on Sunday afternoon, although the music had resumed by late afternoon.

 

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Cycling team blames race organizers for San Sebastian crash

American cycling team blames organizers after motorbike wrecks leading rider in Spanish race

      

 

 

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Paul McCartney Brings Down The House At Lollapalooza

When music festivals like Lollapalooza are hyper trendy (arm dyeing, anyone?) and fixated on the next hot thing, it makes it a little easier for the classics to come back and seem cooler than ever. 

Sir Paul McCartney's headlining performance Friday closed out the first night of the three-day fest in Chicago in grand fashion. The roughly two-hour set was a burst of joy on the lakefront, complete with eye-popping pyrotechnics, sweet dedications to old friends and new loves -- and heavy on Beatles-era hits.

At 73, McCartney is still lean, spry and relentless when it comes to pleasing the crowd. Where some veteran acts can phone in a show and still draw roars of approval, McCarthney never lost focus or turned off his charm.

His voice, of course, isn't as smooth as it once was, but he was still full of clear and lively whoops and yells during hits like "Back In The U.S.S.R.," "Hey Jude" and “Helter Skelter.”

Where McCartney's voice showed signs of age, the rocker's southpaw guitar skills have only improved with time. McCartney did a sexy, slithering (and wordless) jam of "Foxy Lady" as a tribute to fellow lefty Jimi Hendrix. Mixed in with the Beatles hits were a few Wings cuts and a short medley of "FourFiveSeconds" (sadly, without Kanye and Rihanna). The best surprise, however, was when McCartney invited Alabama Shakes' singer and guitarist Brittany Howard out for a blistering rendition of "Get Back." 

Though Howard more than held her own as an impressed McCartney looked on, inviting a young artist to sing with one of the most famous musicians in the world was a kind and humble gesture. 

It was that kindness that made McCartney's set extra memorable. McCartney paused a few times to take in the scene, telling the crowd how amazing it was from his view; he read aloud from several of the signs adoring fans in the audience had made for him and he dedicated songs to John Lennon, George Harrison and his wife, Nancy Shevell. 

Sir Paul even took the nasty sound bleed emanating from Kaskade's nearby EDM set with good humor. 

"I planned this," McCartney cheekily told the crowd. "It's like a mash-up between me and whatever shit they're playing over there!"

Though most of McCartney's gags fell squarely into "dad joke" territory, hearing him crack wise about the former Soviet defense minister in a Russian accent was probably a once-in-a-lifetime experience. 

The crowd, which spanned many generations, ate it up. McCartney led the audience for a spirited "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" and everyone's favorite part of "Hey Jude" (the nah-nah-nah-nahs, naturally). A few softer tunes, including a gentle, gorgeous version of "Blackbird" and "Eleanor Rigby" added dimension to the harder rocking. 

Stage flames and blasting fireworks for "Live And Let Die" thrilled the audience, and when they beckoned for an encore, he went with the obvious but fitting choice. 

Under a full moon in downtown Chicago, McCartney sang "Golden Slumbers" and wished Lollapalooza goodnight. 

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Richie Porte joins BMC team

Australian Grand Tour contender Richie Porte joins BMC Racing team for next season

      

 

 

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