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MLB umpire from Aztec leaves Rockies-Tigers game with injury

DENVER – Home plate umpire Mike Everitt, who is from Aztec, left the game between the Detroit Tigers and Colorado Rockies in the first inning after being hit by a warmup pitch. ...

Business leaders want Mexican wolves in Grand Canyon area

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – More than 60 business leaders have urged the federal government to release endangered Mexican gray wolves into the Grand Canyon area in northern Arizona and eastern Utah...

Houston gets a small break from rain as Trump heads to Texas

HOUSTON – Four days after Harvey made landfall as the fiercest hurricane to hit the U.S. in 13 years, it was still pounding Southeast Texas with rain. Here are some things happening on the g...

Pot-related traffic fatalities are up sharply in Colorado

Officials say fatalities can’t be definitely blamed on legalized marijuana

Maryland school band silences pro-Confederate state song

COLLLEGE PARK, Md. — The University of Maryland marching band will at least temporarily stop playing the state’s official song, which includes a reference to “Northern scum” and other pro-Co...

CFL team backtracks on hiring former Baylor coach Art Briles

HAMILTON, Ontario — Less than 11 hours after the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL announced the hiring of former Baylor coach Art Briles by tweeting a news release celebrating his stellar coll...

Father saves daughter who fell into Roaring Fork River

ASPEN– Colorado authorities say a father saved his 15-year-old daughter who fell into the Roaring Fork River and was under the water for more than 45 seconds. The Pitkin County Sh...

Sports court confirms Chinese doping at Beijing Olympics

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Two Chinese female weightlifters have lost their appeals against being stripped of their 2008 Beijing Olympic gold medals for doping. The Court of Arbitrat...

Sharapova-Halep match headlines Day 1 at the U.S. Open

NEW YORK — The 2017 U.S. Open is set to begin with near-perfect weather and a much-anticipated match. That comes Monday night when No. 2-seeded Simona Halep takes on former No. 1 ...

Former Baylor coach Art Briles takes CFL assistant job

HAMILTON, Ontario — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League have hired former Baylor coach Art Briles to be an assistant. The team announced the move Monday via Tw...

Michelle Wie set to have surgery to remove appendix

OTTAWA, Ontario — Michelle Wie was set to have surgery Sunday to remove her appendix. Wie withdrew before the final round of the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open and was taken to Ott...

Chris Froome wins 9th stage, increases Spanish Vuelta lead

EL POBLE NOU DE BENITATXELL, Spain – Chris Froome moved to the front in the final climb to win the ninth stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Sunday and increase his overall lead. The T...