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Broncos add a punter, as raid of Lions roster continues

ENGLEWOOD – The Denver Broncos have finalized a three-year, $7 million deal with free agent punter Sam Martin, the third former Detroit Lions player signed by general manager John Elway this...

DATE: Mar 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Time has come for Durango Athletic Hall of Fame

One hundred forty years. When the town of Durango was formed two miles south of Animas City in 1880 to serve the San Juan mining district, it would have been impossible for those settlers to...

DATE: Mar 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Sports

For the marathon runners, what’s best in the long run isn’t great for long runs

In a sports world virtually put on hold, going on a run outside feels like one of the few aspects of life that hasn’t been disrupted by the novel coronavirus pandemic. But for many runners, ...

DATE: Mar 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Sports

Carmelo Anthony tells how LeBron James saved him from drowning

Over the years, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Dwyane Wade have been more than basketball superstars to one another. They have shared a deep friendship, one that has taken them on vacatio...

DATE: Mar 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Tokyo Olympics: Summer dates likely in 2021 for Games

TOKYO – Tokyo Olympic organizers seem to be leaning away from starting the rescheduled games in the spring of 2021. More and more the signs point toward the summer of 2021. Organi...

DATE: Mar 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Sports

Derek Wolfe departs Denver Broncos, signs with Ravens

Baltimore fills defensive line need

DATE: Mar 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

New cycle: USA riders face another year of training for Tokyo

The decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympics until next year because of the coronavirus pandemic has left American cyclists with an abundance of mixed feelings. Relief that a move ...

DATE: Mar 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

PLOEN: Beauty of an unknown final score

As sports fans, there are few things more gripping than a close sporting event in the final minute of regulation. Every play, coaching instruction and bounce of a ball suddenly se...

DATE: Mar 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Sports

NCAA weighs more eligibility

Sports cut short by virus could get time back

DATE: Mar 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Let’s race 2? NASCAR forced to consider schedule shakeup

It was bump day for the Indy 500. The Indianapolis 500 is now a summer event. The Monster Mile could be set for a monster-sized NASCAR weekend spectacle of racing. And a supersize...

DATE: Mar 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports