Denver, CO
Zack Steffen, Jonathan Lewis push Rapids into Leagues Cup round of 16
The iron is still hot, Jonathan Lewis is still striking and the Colorado Rapids are dancing to the Leagues Cup round of 16.
Liga MX squad FC Juárez made it a game late, but a wild goal off of Calvin Harris’ head after the ball bounced around multiple times in the box was enough to pull out a 3-2 win on Friday night at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.
Juárez opened the scoring in the 18th minute after a Zack Steffen save dropped right to Juárez’s Ángel Zaldívar for an easy tap-in — an apt reward for his team’s dominance in possession up to that point.
Rapids forward Rafael Navarro picked Juárez’s pocket on a press at the goal line 10 minutes later and laid a ball off to Lewis, who calmly tucked it into the opposite corner on a one-time effort.
Right before halftime, Lewis cut the ball back inside the opposing box and a sliding Juárez player touched the ball with his trailing arm. After a very short VAR review, midfielder Djordje Mihailovic put the penalty away.
Harris’ goal put the game at 3-1, then Juárez’s Avilés Hurtado scored a penalty of his own in the 72nd minute. The Rapids held their ground for the remainder of the match, but may not have if it weren’t for another masterclass from Steffen.
A seven-save performance against León helped get the Rapids to the round of 32. Friday night, there wasn’t much he could do about his two goals allowed, but he racked up another eight saves against Juárez. Most important was a save on a breakaway which would have snuck in low at the near post.
The win sets up a rematch of the Rapids’ lone home match of last season’s edition of Leagues Cup against Deportivo Toluca. Toluca used a very late equalizer against Houston to send the match to penalties, then won 5-4.
Last season, Toluca beat the Rapids 4-1 after a lengthy rain delay. The match will be held Tuesday at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.
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A Frontier Airlines plane has hit and killed a person at Denver’s international airport, prompting the evacuation of passengers. Authorities say the man jumped a perimeter fence and ran in front of the plane as it was taking off to Los Angeles.
Published On 10 May 2026
Denver, CO
Pedestrian fatally hit by Frontier airplane departing Denver for Los Angeles, flight canceled after
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DENVER (AP) — A Frontier Airlines plane hit a pedestrian on the runway of the Denver International Airport during takeoff, airport authorities said, sparking an engine fire and forcing passengers to evacuate.
The plane, on route from Denver to Los Angeles International Airport, “reported striking a pedestrian during takeoff at DEN at approximately 11:19 p.m. on Friday,” the airport’s official X account wrote.
Neither the airport nor the airline has disclosed the pedestrian’s condition.
“We’re stopping on the runway,” the pilot tells the control tower according to the site ATC.com. “We just hit somebody. We have an engine fire.”
The pilot tells the air traffic controller they have “231 souls” on board and that and “individual was walking across the runway.”
The air traffic controller responds that they are “rolling the trucks now” before the pilot tells the tower they “have smoke in the aircraft. We are going to evacuate on the runway.”
Frontier Airlines said in a statement flight 4345 was the one involved in the collision and that “smoke was reported in the cabin and the pilots aborted takeoff.” It was not clear whether the smoke was linked to the crash with the pedestrian.
“The Airbus A321 was carrying 224 passengers and seven crew members,” the airline said. “We are investigating this incident and gathering more information in coordination with the airport and other safety authorities.”
Passengers were then evacuated via slides and the emergency crew bused them to the terminal.
Denver Airport said the National Transportation Safety Board had been notified and that runway 17L, where the incident took place, will remain closed while an investigation is conducted.
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