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Schachmann wins shortened sixth stage of Tour of Catalonia

TORREFARRERA, Spain – Maximilian Schachmann won the sixth stage of the Tour of Catalonia which was shortened due to heavy snow and bad weather in the Pyrenees Mountains on Saturday. ...

DATE: Mar 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Defense begins presenting case in re-trial of man charged with killing wife

GOLDEN, Colo. – The defense has begun presenting its case in the re-trial of a Colorado man charged with killing his wife. Michael Blagg is accused of shooting Jennifer Blagg as s...

DATE: Mar 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Thousands prepare for annual Bataan March memorial

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – Organizers of the annual Bataan Memorial Death March in southern New Mexico say this year’s event has spurred a flurry of interest. Nearly 8,400 ...

DATE: Mar 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

NCAA Tournament: A sanity check as Duke, Kansas, Villanova win

Texas Tech lone lower seed to win Friday

DATE: Mar 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Kuzmina wins biathlon World Cup sprint title

TYUMEN, Russia – Anastasia Kuzmina won the biathlon World Cup sprint title despite a 12th-place finish in Friday’s race which cut her lead in the overall standings. The Slovakian ...

DATE: Mar 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Sports

Pantano wins stage, Valverde keeps lead in Tour of Catalonia

VIELHA, Spain – Defending champion Alejandro Valverde maintained his overall lead in the Tour of Catalonia by staying near the front in a stage won by Jarlinson Pantano of Colombia on Friday...

DATE: Mar 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Ryan Cochran-Siegle defends super-G title at Alpine skiing nationals

SUN VALLEY, Idaho – Olympian Ryan Cochran-Siegle defended his super-G title at the U.S. Alpine championships. The first racer on the course, Cochran-Siegle finished in a time of 1...

DATE: Mar 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Taking a look at what didn’t happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue headlines of the week. None of these stories is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press c...

DATE: Mar 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Tuition hike, pay raises on tap for University of New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Regent at New Mexico’s flagship university have approved a tuition hike and pay raises for faculty and staff. University of New Mexico regents voted following ...

DATE: Mar 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado ACLU settles with counties over bail-hearing delays

COLORADO SPRINGS – The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado says it has settled a federal lawsuit over a man who spent 52 days in jail without getting a bail hearing. The Co...

DATE: Mar 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Niko Medved returning to Colorado State as head coach

FORT COLLINS – Former Colorado State assistant coach Niko Medved is returning to Fort Collins to lead the Rams men’s basketball program after spending a year as Drake’s head coach. ...

DATE: Mar 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Atlanta, Oakland, Seattle add express entrances – for fee

NEW YORK – Three more major league teams are emphasizing life in the fast line — for fans. Atlanta, Oakland and Seattle will open express entrances to members of CLEAR, expanding ...

DATE: Mar 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports