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Dustin Johnson headed back to PGA Tour at Wells Fargo

WILMINGTON, N.C. – Dustin Johnson’s injured back must be feeling better. The world’s No. 1 player said he’ll return to the PGA Tour at the Wells Fargo Championships at Eagle Point...

DATE: Apr 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

NHL Playoffs: Blues, Sharks steal OT wins on the road

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Joel Edmundson scored for St. Louis at 17:48 of overtime, Jake Allen made a career-high 51 saves and the Blues sneaked into Minnesota to steal Game 1 of their first-round s...

DATE: Apr 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Oscar Robertson to attend Thunder finale against Nuggets to honor Russell Westbrook

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oscar Robertson plans to attend Wednesday night’s regular-season finale between the Thunder and the Denver Nuggets, where he will get to see Thunder guard Russell Westbrook p...

DATE: Apr 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

St. Louis sues NFL, teams over Rams relocation to Los Angeles

ST. LOUIS – The city of St. Louis and that region’s sports authority are suing the National Football League over the Rams’ relocation to Los Angeles. The lawsuit filed Wednesday i...

DATE: Apr 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Companies vie to remake Seattle arena to attract NHL, NBA

SEATTLE – Two arena companies have pitched multi-million plans to remake Seattle’s KeyArena into a premier entertainment venue that’s ready for an NBA or NHL team. Seattle has so ...

DATE: Apr 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Man climbing Mount Princeton dies after 140-foot fall

BUENA VISTA – A man climbing Colorado’s Mount Princeton died after falling about 140 feet. The Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office says 31-year-old Matthew Wayne Lackey of Boulder was...

DATE: Apr 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

12-year-old from California dies while skiing in Colorado

BRECKENRIDGE – Authorities say a 12-year-old boy from California has died after hitting a tree stump while skiing in Colorado. The Summit Daily reports Logan Goodwin of Hermosa...

DATE: Apr 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Aspen Skiing Co., KSL buying Steamboat, Winter Park and others

DENVER – The company that owns the Aspen area’s ski resorts is teaming up with a private equity firm to buy the owner of several ski resorts in the United States and Canada. Aspen...

DATE: Apr 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

IAAF clears 2 Russian world champions, 5 others to compete

MONACO – Two world champions are among seven Russian athletes who were approved by track and field’s governing body on Tuesday to compete internationally while their country remains banned f...

DATE: Apr 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports