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College Football Top 25: Iowa State stuns No. 3 Oklahoma with third-string quarterback

NORMAN, Okla. — Kyle Kempt passed for 343 yards and three touchdowns, including a 25-yarder to Allen Lazard that put Iowa State ahead with 2:19 left and Joel Lanning made plays on offense an...

DATE: Oct 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Nick Stevens helps Colorado State cruise past Mountain West foe Utah State

LOGAN, Utah — Nick Stevens threw for 293 yards and two touchdowns, and Colorado State jumped out to a big lead early and cruised to a 27-14 victory over Utah State on Saturday. St...

DATE: Oct 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Colorado State University to demolish old football stadium

FORT COLLINS – Colorado State University will demolish its old football stadium ahead selling the property to developers. The Fort Collins Coloradoan reports that the university’s...

DATE: Oct 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Diamondbacks coach apologizes for wearing Apple Watch against Colorado Rockies

LOS ANGELES – Arizona Diamondbacks coach Ariel Prieto says it was a mistake for him to wear an Apple Watch in the dugout during the NL wild-card game against Colorado. Prieto told...

DATE: Oct 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Forecasters warn of heavy rain, flash flooding in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE â€“ Forecasters with the National Weather Service are warning that the northern two-thirds of New Mexico will likely see heavy rain and flash flooding over the next couple days. ...

DATE: Oct 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Massive wave of butterflies lights up Denver weather radar

DENVER – A lacy, cloud-like pattern drifting across a Denver-area radar screen turned out to be a 70-mile-wide wave of butterflies, forecasters say. Paul Schlatter of the National...

DATE: Oct 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Astronomy fans seek approval for observatory atop Colorado’s Pikes Peak

COLORADO SPRINGS – Astronomy enthusiasts are seeking permission to build an observatory atop Colorado’s Pikes Peak. The National Space Science and Technology Institute based in Co...

DATE: Oct 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Jennifer Lopez cancels Las Vegas performances after shooting

LAS VEGAS – Jennifer Lopez is canceling her Las Vegas performances this week out of respect to the victims of the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history. The entertainer on Tue...

DATE: Oct 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Italian cyclist Pirazzi gets 4-year ban for pre-Giro doping

AIGLE, Switzerland – Italian cyclist Stefano Pirazzi was banned for four years for a positive doping test ahead of the Giro d’Italia. The International Cycling Union says the 30-y...

DATE: Oct 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

George Foreman challenges Steven Seagal to 10-round fight

LAS VEGAS – Former heavyweight champion George Foreman has challenged big-screen tough guy Steven Seagal to a real-life fight. The 68-year-old Foreman posted a picture of the 65-y...

DATE: Oct 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Garth Brooks releasing 5-part anthology of his music, career

LOS ANGELES – Garth Brooks is taking a long look back at his career in a five-part anthology series comprising of books and unreleased music, the first of which will go on sale in November. ...

DATE: Oct 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Books

New Mexico city gets funds to process sex assault evidence

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s largest city has been awarded a $2.5 million federal grant to address a backlog in the processing of DNA evidence kits from sexual assaults. Albuquerque...

DATE: Oct 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World