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No. 10 Auburn rocks No. 1 Georgia 40-17

AUBURN, Ala. – Kerryon Johnson ran for 167 yards and caught a 55-yard touchdown pass from Jarrett Stidham and No. 10 Auburn smothered No. 2 Georgia’s running game in a 40-17 victory Saturday...

DATE: Nov 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: College Sports

College Basketball Tipoff: Top teams Duke, Michigan State, Arizona, Kansas roll in opener

West Virginia upset in Top 25 showdown

DATE: Nov 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Colorado beats Northern Colorado 66-51

BOULDER – George King scored 12 points, Tory Miller-Stewart had 11 and Colorado opened the season by beating Northern Colorado 66-51 on Friday night. Freshman McKinley Wright adde...

DATE: Nov 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Not real news: 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 are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Pres...

DATE: Nov 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Subject of Colorado manhunt handed 35-year prison sentence

FORT COLLINS – A Colorado man who evaded police for 14 hours during a manhunt in March has been sentenced to 35 years in prison after pleading guilty to seven felony charges. The ...

DATE: Nov 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

US long-term mortgage rates decline to 3.9 percent

WASHINGTON â€“ Long-term U.S. mortgage rates slipped this week, a sign that borrowing costs are largely stable even as the Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark short-term interest rate....

DATE: Nov 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Albuquerque to participate in Facebook business program

ALBUQUERQUE – Officials in New Mexico’s largest city are excited about a new program announced by social media giant Facebook to help small businesses grow. Albuquerque Mayor Rich...

DATE: Nov 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Sheriff: Wildfires point to usefulness of old technology

UKIAH, Calif. – Wildfires that killed nine people in a remote Northern California county last month also crippled land lines, cellphones and internet service, the local sheriff said Thursday...

DATE: Nov 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Putin: Russian doping scandals could be US election meddling

MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin is suggesting that a recent flurry of Russian sports doping allegations could be an American attempt to interfere in next year’s Russian presidential electi...

DATE: Nov 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

Walmart to offer Black Friday deals early on its website

BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Walmart hopes to tempt shoppers with online deals before Black Friday. It’s beginning some online deals Thursday and plans to offer most of its Black Friday de...

DATE: Nov 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Groups appeal dismissal of Southwest coal plant lawsuit

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Environmental groups are appealing a federal judge’s dismissal of their lawsuit aimed at shutting down a coal-fired power plant and adjacent mine near the Arizona-New Mex...

DATE: Nov 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police ticket protester for projecting image on courthouse

BOULDER – A protester was cited for trespassing after projecting an image of skull and crossbones with the words “ban fracking” onto a wall of the Boulder County Courthouse. The D...