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DHS dominates Aztec girls
“Are you having fun?” he asked. DHS was in the middle of an 18-1 run that spanned the entire second quarter and the first three minutes of the third at…
High School Sports
Eagles edge Demon boys late
Pueblo East (5-5) came from behind to beat the Durango High School boys basketball team 38-33 on Friday night in the second round of Pueblo East’s Coaches Classic tournament. “They…
High School Sports
Shiprock smacks Bayfield
The Wolverines (0-6) struggled again Friday night in a 55-12 loss to the Shiprock Lady Chieftains (5-3). BHS will play one final game in the tournament Saturday before receiving a…
Professional Sports
Broncos dig into their deep linebacker corps
When it comes to the Denver starting linebacker corps, Von Miller is about the last man standing.David Zalubowski/Associated Press file photo Steven Johnson, who at 26 qualifies as the greybeard…
College Sports
About-face: Air Force, W. Michigan face off
Wide receiver Garrett Brown and Air Force found a way to beat Colorado State in the season finale for both teams and they look to carry that momentum into the…
College Sports
Colorado State prepares to face Utah without McElwain
Colorado State wide receiver Rashard Higgins, here joking with teammates during practice for the Las Vegas Bowl, has had reason to smile this season. He was a Biletnikoff Award finalist,…
College Sports
Minnesota State-Mankato, Colorado State-Pueblo to meet for Division II title
Minnesota State-Mankato has celebrated a victory for 14 consecutive weeks this season. A shot at No. 15 comes Saturday vs. Colorado State-Pueblo.Pat Christman/Mankato Free Press That was two years ago,…
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Nuggets hang on to beat Clippers 109-106
It wasn’t easy, but forward Wilson Chandler and the Denver Nuggets were just a bit too much for forward Matt Barnes and the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday in Denver.David…
Sports
Bobcats defeat Bears
Dolores did its best to hang with Ignacio, with the Bears’ Ben Lykins (left) tangling with Ignacio’s Austin McCaw on Thursday in Ignacio. The Bobcats won 66-31.STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald
Sports
Not shy in the SunUte sky
Ignacio's Austin McCaw (12) and Wyatt Hayes (2) out-leap the Center Vikings to a rebound last Friday night inside the Bobcats' temporary SunUte Community Center home, helping IHS to a…
Sports
BHS basketball boys bring it in Buena Vista
The Wolverines and Demons both cracked the Dec. 15th rankings as “Receiving Votes” with two nods each. Not a bad mental boost for Jeff Lehnus’ boys, who were to host…
High School Sports
BHS girls still winless
Playing in the showcase game on the opening night of the Farmington High School Webb Toyota Invitational, the Wolverines fells 57-20 to the tournament host. The loss dropped the Wolverines…
High School Sports
BHS boys blow past Bluejays
The Bayfield High School boys basketball team jumped out to an early 15-9 lead against Mancos on Thursday night in Bayfield, but the Bluejays (3-3) responded by winning the second…
Professional Sports
Avalanche fall in OT
Pittsburgh Penguins’ Christian Ehrhoff (10) and Colorado Avalanche’s Jarome Iginla epitomized Thursday night’s game in Pittsburgh – a tightly contested and hard-fought game that saw the Penguins win 1-0 in…
High School Sports
Baken starts, Atencio finishes
The Durango High School boys basketball team played Vista Ridge in the first round of the Pueblo East tournament in Pueblo. Baken hit four 3s in the first four minutes…
College Sports
Thirty-nine bowl games and a reason to watch every one
It’s been a whirlwind few weeks for the Colorado State football team, with interim head coach Dave Baldwin, here talking to the media after practice Wednesday, leading the Rams against…
Professional Sports
Denver re-signs tight end
The Broncos signed Jones 48 hours after waiving him. He played four snaps in the Broncos’ 22-10 victory at San Diego last weekend after being brought up from Denver’s practice…
College Sports
CSU-Pueblo football team has come a long way in a short time
He had a vision, though, and used to bring potential recruits to a plot of land featuring nothing more than a few cacti to simply say: This is where the…
Professional Sports
Limited practice makes perfect sense for Manning
Denver’s David Bruton Jr. may have been congratulating Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (right) just for surviving Sunday’s game in San Diego, when Manning was battling illness and a thigh injury.Denis…
Outdoors
ATVs for those with limited mobility
Crawford’s grandfather lost a leg to a landmine in World War II and struggled to maneuver through cattle pens and pastures on the farm with his prosthetic leg. Crawford’s mother…