Professional Sports https://www.durangoherald.com/feeds/professional/ 2026-05-20 04:34:50 -0700 en-us https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/local-sports-schedule-for-upcoming-week-58/ It’s the middle of May, so that means only the best teams and athletes are still competing. That includes the Durango High School baseball and girls golf teams that are competing for tournament glory... 2026-05-17 05:30:00 -0700 8176fac2-f3a8-4d3d-b2f2-e38c34b3032c https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/kuss-supporting-vingegaard-as-giro-ditalia-begins/ For the first time since his stellar 2023 season, Durango’s Sepp Kuss is back in the Giro d’Italia in a familiar role for Team Visma-Lease a Bike. Cycling’s first Grand Tour of 2026 is underway with ... 2026-05-15 06:06:29 -0700 93ede6c2-7b1e-43ca-a3dd-40cef3db665e https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/freeburn-campbell-finish-the-traka-200-in-spain/ The Traka is one of the most famous gravel races in the world, and Durango’s Cobe Freeburn’s experience on May 1 turned into a what-could have-been story because of a feed zone. Freeburn finished 32n... 2026-05-09 08:00:00 -0700 5495ba3a-e45e-495c-a4f1-23e5c6628a74 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/vermette-wins-first-world-cup-mens-elite-downhill-race-in-south-korea/ It’s wise not to underestimate Asa Vermette’s ability on any downhill course in the world against any competition, and Saturday’s opening round World Cup event was evidence of that. The 19-year-old d... 2026-05-07 03:32:06 -0700 9ce11371-179f-4bab-833e-b5f5562f45b9 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/vermette-ready-to-compete-for-wins-in-mens-elite-downhill/ Every step of his young downhill mountain biking career, Durango’s Asa Vermette has risen to the challenge of a new level of competition, and this season will be his biggest test yet. Vermette has wo... 2026-04-30 09:17:56 -0700 77ffe617-b6a1-408a-982a-bc4632451087 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/san-francisco-49ers-select-durangos-willis-in-nfl-draft/ Durango has connections to plenty of professional athletes, but now this small mountain town will be connected to a man playing football on Sundays. Former Demons football star Carver Willis was selec... 2026-04-26 08:00:00 -0700 6cf9f1e3-dab8-4bc1-81d7-b1f20774436d https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/freeburn-finishes-sixth-at-sea-otter-classic/ Round 1 of the Life Time Grand Prix off-road cycling series is over, and Durango’s Cobe Freeburn sent a message to the off-road community that he’s ready to compete with the best. Freeburn and a larg... 2026-04-21 09:51:14 -0700 e2836b01-72ed-4360-b995-564ed34686a5 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/plenty-of-durango-riders-competing-in-life-time-grand-prix/ The Life Time Grand Prix is back for 2026, and plenty of Durango off-road cyclists will be competing around the country for the next six months for prize money and positioning in the series’ standings... 2026-04-16 08:00:00 -0700 d0dd9ade-38b8-470c-a18a-274ba5612fed https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/keeping-pace-mcelveen-ready-for-year-5-of-grand-prix-after-globetrotting-offseason/ Keeping tabs on where Durango’s Payson McElveen went in the offseason wasn’t easy, but it won’t be hard to find the off-road cyclist in the Life Time Grand Prix this season. McElveen, 33, is one of th... 2026-04-11 08:00:00 -0700 c103fe4d-46da-4552-9f61-41850880ea76 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/durangos-willis-getting-ready-for-pro-football-with-nfl-draft-approaching/ It’s been a long time since former Durango High School football star Carver Willis has been one of the young guys in the room, but it’s very likely that changes soon. Willis wrapped up his college ca... 2026-04-02 05:05:14 -0700 d6869ea6-4ab7-443b-a981-6df89eb7d793 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/blevins-amos-win-at-u-s-pro-cup-mtb-in-fayetteville/ The top mountain bike riders in the United States flocked to Fayetteville, Arkansas, last week, and Christopher Blevins and Riley Amos showed that Durango still has the best elite riders in the countr... 2026-03-25 08:00:00 -0700 b1341a9c-dc58-4580-b371-8e0c0f76e0aa https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/raising-an-olympian-mickels-sacrifices-have-led-to-skiing-success/ Durango’s Charlie Mickel was on the world stage for millions to see at the Winter Olympics in Italy, but his journey to get there took countless sacrifices from himself and his family years before his... 2026-03-22 08:00:00 -0700 3ddcce51-a128-45f7-82b3-d7fd543d15fe https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/freeburn-wins-mid-south-gravel-as-life-time-grand-prix-approaches/ Durango’s Cobe Freeburn had an impressive 2025 as one of the youngest riders on the professional gravel cycling scene, and he’s already stepped up his game in 2026, getting the biggest win of his care... 2026-03-20 08:00:00 -0700 0bcc364f-4e10-41c3-a977-ac41cf310cab https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/mickel-bounces-back-for-strong-finish-to-olympics/ MILAN – After the moguls competition on Thursday, where he failed to make the super final, Durango’s Charlie Mickel admitted that he arrived at Sunday’s dual moguls event with a pretty negative outloo... 2026-02-17 03:08:41 -0700 e5dec6f5-d216-4466-8f93-0f726a4bd968 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/vermette-makes-history-as-youngest-red-bull-hardline-two-time-champion/ As a rider who just loves ripping it on his bike, Durango’s Asa Vermette surely would’ve wanted to make history in the Red Bull Hardline Tasmania final, but he achieved his goal of winning with his qu... 2026-02-12 05:41:48 -0700 b62c711d-cb4a-423a-8798-f920447163dd https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/mickel-misses-mens-mogul-super-final-doesnt-medal/ MILAN – After a great Thursday morning qualifying run to take good momentum into the afternoon men’s moguls final at the 2026 Winter Olympics, Durango’s Charlie Mickel couldn’t deliver a run quite str... 2026-02-12 04:30:00 -0700 82d01177-26f2-4aed-b621-42c72a5f6397 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/mickel-advances-out-of-second-qualification-round-into-final/ MILAN – After a controlled and confident second qualifying run on Thursday morning, Charlie Mickel comfortably advanced to the moguls “F1” final coming up in the afternoon. The Durango native had a sc... 2026-02-12 03:48:02 -0700 5b972ed7-d9bf-4de3-a539-e8242ac64b26 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/mickel-finishes-11th-in-first-olympic-moguls-qualifying-round/ MILAN – For Durango’s Charlie Mickel, a Tuesday qualifying run that he described as “solid but not quite his best,” came extremely close to getting him straight into the Olympic moguls final, but now ... 2026-02-10 03:55:49 -0700 21fd1df0-1aa5-49fc-ba14-a5325422b8a8 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/mickel-excited-to-begin-olympic-journey/ MILAN – Now that he has arrived in Italy, Charlie Mickel’s lifelong Olympic dream has finally become a reality. “I'm just super excited to soak it all in and to have an opportunity to try and perform ... 2026-02-10 12:30:18 -0700 e4db167a-7677-4d6a-b5cd-9677670c4c2f https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/durangos-super-bowl-connection-john-benton-helping-lead-seahawks/ Durango High School football has been known for producing offensive line talent over the last few years, and one of Durango’s former football players is producing offensive linemen good enough to be i... 2026-02-08 05:30:00 -0700 3a0b4590-d42e-496c-91ce-fe0a338ff347 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/durangos-mickel-makes-u-s-winter-olympic-team/ Durango has produced plenty of Olympians in recent years, and Charlie Mickel will add his name to the list. The Durango native, who grew up skiing at Purgatory Resort, was announced on Thursday as on... 2026-01-24 07:00:00 -0700 7b1d21c4-9099-4a5a-9588-d3d31ec9547d https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/amos-starts-youth-mountain-biking-scholarship/ Durango’s Riley Amos has accomplished a lot in his young mountain biking career, but he hasn’t forgotten the financial struggles of trying to make it to the highest level of the sport. That’s why Amo... 2026-01-17 10:00:00 -0700 f62c51bc-2981-4101-b314-a5278f28811b https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/ignacios-mackey-reflects-on-2025-bull-riding-season/ Luke Mackey has shown throughout his teenage years that he’s been a top bull rider, and he showed he can ride the big bulls against big competition in 2025. The 19-year-old from Ignacio made it to the... 2026-01-11 08:00:00 -0700 9949917e-191d-42b0-af1e-4370a773dce5 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/looking-back-at-top-local-sports-moments-of-2025/ It’s not 2026 yet, but it’s still a good time to look back at the top sports moments of 2025 before the new year. There have been many memorable moments in 2025, with upset wins, game-winning shots, ... 2026-01-01 06:26:24 -0700 0d53719c-0448-4223-9685-28bbb4fe2e94 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/durango-devo-to-host-blevins-homecoming-celebration/ After a year winning World Cup races around the world, Durango’s best mountain biker is coming home to celebrate. Durango Devo is hosting a community homecoming celebration for World Cup series winner... 2025-12-18 10:00:00 -0700 af4a0f67-631a-4db4-bef7-5181d7433f66 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/six-durango-based-riders-announced-in-2026-life-time-grand-prix-lineup/ Although the 2025 Life Time Grand Prix ended in October, it’s not too early to look ahead to the 2026 season, as six Durango-based riders were announced as part of the 2026 athletes on Nov. 11. The Li... 2025-11-19 10:00:00 -0700 097914c7-e500-48c1-baa0-5d9c5579fb4d https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/amos-finishes-on-podium-at-big-sugar-to-lead-durango-contingent/ Durango’s Riley Amos had an up-and-down first year racing in the men’s elite cross-country field in the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, so he must’ve felt good to finish on the podium at Big Sugar Gravel... 2025-11-01 10:00:00 -0700 66e3d293-89e5-4235-9b7d-adc764028892 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/vermette-victorious-in-final-world-cup-of-2025/ Durango’s Asa Vermette had the goal of making the men’s elite downhill mountain bike riders nervous at the final round of the 2025 World Cup in Mont-Saine-Anne, Quebec, Canada. Mission accomplished. ... 2025-10-16 06:53:53 -0700 f685da76-b7cb-449c-bfe2-e916707504dc https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/job-finished-blevins-becomes-first-american-male-world-cup-title-winner-since-91/ For the first time since 1991, an American male has won the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Overall Title. Now, the last two American male overall winners have been from Durango. Durango’s Christopher Bl... 2025-10-09 07:00:00 -0700 ea43322c-d7f9-4324-934b-23ea869cef4c https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/local-riders-react-to-durango-hosting-2030-uci-mountain-bike-world-championships/ The 2030 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships coming to Durango has been the talk of the town since the announcement on Thursday and the Ride with the Champions bike parade in Durango on Friday. Unsu... 2025-09-29 01:00:00 -0700 87c38112-2dc8-4e02-9a0c-8f78453ba1f6