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Australian Open qualifying begins as wildfires continue to rage

MELBOURNE, Australia – Smoke haze and poor air quality caused by wildfires temporarily suspended practice sessions for the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Tuesday, but qualifying began...

Top young US men’s players uncertain for Olympic soccer

CHICAGO – If the U.S. qualifies for this year’s Olympic men’s soccer tournament, it might decide that Christian Pulisic is better off remaining with Chelsea than going to Tokyo. “...

New Mexico kicks Carlton Bragg Jr. off team after DWI arrest

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – New Mexico forward Carlton Bragg Jr. has been dismissed from the Lobos basketball team following his arrest on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and possession of le...

Police shoot and kill armed robbery suspect after standoff

WHEAT RIDGE – Police officers in suburban Denver said they shot and killed a man suspected of bank robbery after a two-hour standoff at a motel in Wheat Ridge. A Lakewood Police...

Colorado man arrested with Uber driver’s car in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – A man accused of trying to kidnap his Uber driver in Colorado is being held in New Mexico. Adam Salaz, 23, was arrested in Carlsbad over the weekend by local deputie...

New Mexico man in house arrest sues to use medical marijuana

ALBUQUERQUE – A New Mexico man serving a house arrest sentence for drunken driving is suing to be allowed to use medical marijuana. Attorney and Democratic state Sen. Jacob Candel...

Attorneys expect more Santa Fe police evidence problems

SANTA FE, N.M. – A scathing report that found dozens of issues with the Santa Fe Police Department’s handling and storage of evidence is just the beginning, attorneys say. An audi...

Semitrailer driver dead after colliding with freight train

PEETZ – The driver of a semitrailer died after colliding with a freight train carrying coal in northeastern Colorado on Friday. The collision happened at a rail crossing on Burlin...

Consistent Suter gets 1st World Cup win in foggy downhill

ALTENMARKT-ZAUCHENSEE, Austria – Corinne Suter’s consistent year in downhill racing finally earned her a first World Cup win on Saturday. Suter defied poor visibility in a race tw...

Kranjec wins World Cup giant slalom, leads standings

ADELBODEN, Switzerland – Riding a wild second run down the steep Adelboden slope, Zan Kranjec won a World Cup giant slalom on Saturday to lead the season-long standings. Kranjec h...

Trevor Story, Rockies can’t get arbitration deal done

Deals made with Dahl, Freeland, Gray

Semitrailer driver dead after colliding with freight train

PEETZ – The driver of a semitrailer died after colliding with a freight train in northeastern Colorado on Friday. The collision happened at a rail crossing in Logan County near th...