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Report: Draft opinion suggests high court will overturn Roe

WASHINGTON – A draft opinion circulated among Supreme Court justices suggests that earlier this year a majority of them had thrown support behind overturning the 1973 case Roe v. Wade that l...

DATE: May 2, 2022 | CATEGORY:

Avs, Flames are the ever-unpredictable NHL West’s top seeds

Avalanche seeking to get past second-round curse

DATE: May 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

BA.2 variant takes over. What’s known about it?

In the latest battle of the coronavirus mutants, an extra-contagious version of omicron has taken over the world. The coronavirus version known as BA.2 is now dominant in at least 68 countri...

DATE: Apr 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Health

Locked in: MLB set for delayed openers after a long winter

It'll end up being 157 days between the moment Freddie Freeman and the Atlanta Braves won last year's World Series and the start of the 2022 baseball season. Everything in between? Tough to ...

DATE: Apr 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

Blackmon back atop the Colorado order, where he set records

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Charlie Blackmon, the most prolific leadoff hitter in Colorado history, is back at the top of the order this season. He is all in. “I’ll be comfortable there, no problem,...

DATE: Apr 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

Alex Colomé has clear path to be Colorado Rockies' closer

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz (AP) — Alex Colomé identifies as a closer, and he has a clear path to that role in the Colorado bullpen. If the Rockies aren't ready to bestow the title, he understands. “On...

DATE: Mar 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: Sports

AP sources: Seahawks agree to trade Russell Wilson to Denver

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos have finally landed a worthy successor to Peyton Manning. Six years and a day after Manning retired, Broncos general manager George Paton agreed to...

DATE: Mar 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

Boebert’s outburst on Afghanistan jolts State of the Union

Representative from Colorado blames Biden for deaths in Afghanistan

DATE: Mar 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

MLB cancels opening day after sides fail to end lockout

JUPITER, Fla. — Major League Baseball has canceled opening day, with Commissioner Rob Manfred announcing Tuesday the sport will scrap regular-season games over a labor dispute for the first ...

DATE: Mar 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

Manfred joins in, MLB lockout talks appear to gain momentum

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Baseball players and owners took a first step toward salvaging opening day, nearing agreement Friday on an amateur draft lottery during lockout negotiations that include...

DATE: Feb 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

Investor pushes McDonald’s to change the way it buys pork

CHICAGO – An activist investor is trying to make McDonald’s change the way it buys pork for its bacon cheeseburgers and sausage patties. Investor Carl Icahn has nominated two new candidates ...

DATE: Feb 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: Food

Rockies' Bud Black agrees to one-year extension through '23

DENVER (AP) — Colorado Rockies manager Bud Black, two wins shy of becoming the 66th manager in major league history to win 1,000 games, agreed Tuesday to a one-year contract extension throug...

DATE: Feb 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: AP Sports