NY motorcyclist dies on ride protesting helmet law

 A motorcyclist participating in a protest ride against helmet laws in upstate New York died after he flipped over the bike's handlebars and hit his head on the pavement.The accident happened Saturday afternoon in the town of Onondaga, in central New York near Syracuse. 55-year-old Philip was driving a 1983 Harley Davidson with a group of bikers who were protesting helmet laws by not wearing helmets.Contos hit his brakes and the motorcycle fishtailed. The bike spun out of control, and Contos toppled over the handlebars. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.

US qualifies for quarterfinals.

The U.S. advanced to the quarterfinals of the Women’s World Cup with a 3-0 rout of Colombia on Saturday.The two-time World Cup champions advanced to the last eight with Sweden, which beat North Korea 1-0 in the early Group C match.The Americans and Sweden both have six points, but the U.S. leads the group on goal differential and can claim the top spot with a victory or a tie.Colombia is a team on the rise, finishing fourth at the Under-20 World Cup last year. But the youngsters were no match for the more experienced Americans. The U.S. harassed goalkeeper Sandra Sepulveda relentlessly, and she didn't get much help from her defenders, who were shredded by the speedy O'Reilly time and again - and set up O'Reilly's goal in the 12th minute.