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Roger Goodell says NFL has to improve minority hiring
League has four minority head coaches among 32 teams
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NFL teams lost over $500M to injuries in 2019
The New York Jets finished the season with a league-high 21 players on injured reserve and had so many other injuries the organization is studying every step from practice to…
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Virus in China affects sports events, Olympic qualifiers
Indoor world championships pushed back until 2021
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Houston Astros expect to name Dusty Baker as next manager
Baker has won NL Manager of the year three times
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Without stars, Austrian slalom team longs for new success
Austria’s Marco Schwarz speeds down the course during an alpine ski men’s World Cup slalom on Tuesday in Schladming, Austria.Giovanni Auletta/Associated Press Marco Schwarz took the lead after the first…
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No. 1 Nadal upset by Dominic Thiem in Australian Open quarterfinals
Nadal fails to reach semifinals for first time since 2018
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Broncos hire former agent as new salary cap director
Hurtado’s duties as the Broncos’ vice president of football administration are the “three Cs” – managing the team’s salary cap, negotiating player contracts and ensuring the club’s compliance with the…
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Skyhawks Scoreboard: Riley Farris the RMAC player of the week
Skyhawks softball, lacrosse picked to finish in bottom half of RMAC
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Pilot of Kobe Bryant helicopter tried to avoid heavy fog
Fingerprints were used to confirm the identity of Bryant, 41, along with John Altobelli, 56; Sarah Chester, 45, and the pilot, 50-year-old Ara Zobayan, the Medical Examiner-Coroner reported. While the…
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Halep, Muguruza to meet in Australian Open semifinals
Romania’s Simona Halep celebrates after defeating Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit during their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia.Dita Alangkara/Associated Press Both have already won Wimbledon and…
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Durango pinned in duals in Farmington
Durango’s Austin Albrecht grabs hold of Bloomfield’s AJ Garcia in a 182-pound division match during Tuesday’s wrestling duals at Hermosa Middle School in Farmington. Durango competed against Bayfield and Farmington…
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Grizzlies get third in a row, beat Nuggets
Denver goes down big early, never recovers
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Ice climbing competitions in Ouray dominated by Russian athletes
Canadians claim women’s competition
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Los Angeles is grieving, can’t believe it lost Kobe Bryant
Bob Bjerkaas, pastor at the small Presbyterian church in Calabasas, California, immediately surmised that the accident was fatal and led his 75-member congregation in a parking-lot prayer. First responders and…
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Shaq: ‘Never could have imagined’ anything like Kobe’s death
“The fact that we lost probably the world’s greatest Laker, the world’s greatest basketball player is just — listen, people are going to say take your time and get better,…
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Fans flock to Staples Center to pay tribut to Kobe Bryant
Fans grieve together around globe
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World Cup leader Kristoffersen gets 4th Schladming win
The Norwegian hit a gate with his left arm and nearly skied out after a few seconds but recovered from the mishap and charged down the Planai course in an…
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Broncos hire Mike Shula to coach quarterbacks
New QB coach will work with Lock during development
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Mikaela Shiffrin to skip World Cup races at Sochi Olympics course
Rest needed after busy week
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Kobe Bryant’s helicopter tried to climb to avoid clouds before crash
Radar indicated the helicopter reached a height of 2,300 feet Sunday morning before descending, and the wreckage was found at 1,085 feet, Jennifer Homendy of the National Transportation Safety Board…
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Ash Barty wins to set up Australian Open semifinal against Sofia Kenin
Top-ranked Barty saved set points in the 11th game and another in the tiebreaker before seizing the momentum against two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova in a 7-6 (6), 6-2 quarterfinal…
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Tribute for Kobe Bryant kicks off Super Bowl media night
The NFL opened the most hyped week in professional sports with mixed emotions Monday night, one day after retired superstar Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others died in a…
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College Basketball Top 25: Baylor remains No. 1, Colorado on the rise
Top seven remains unchanged for first time this season
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International Cycling Union cancels race in China due to virus
Race was scheduled for Feb. 23-March 1
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Los Angeles unites in grief for adopted son Kobe Bryant
Candles burned alongside hand-lettered messages scrawled on signs and the pavement. Bunches of flowers piled up, some with purple-and-gold balloons attached. Men, women and children of every ethnicity milled around,…
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Rockies sidestep Nolan Arenado, front office spat at fan fest
But there was no Nolan Arenado. And there was no media availability with general manager Jeff Bridich, either, during the Colorado Rockies fan fest Saturday at Coors Field. Manager Bud…
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Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash at 41
Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant smiles as he jogs to the bench during 1 2015 game against the Philadelphia 76ers in Philadelphia. The Retired NBA superstar died in helicopter crash…
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Hokanson closes Colorado Christian for Fort Lewis College
Farris another big night with 26 for Skyhawks
High School Sports
Basketball Roundup: Ignacio topples Telluride; Durango girls tough against Grand Junction
Bayfield girls get win at Monte Vista