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Attorney general alleges bribes in Rio Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil’s attorney general is investigating allegations that bribes were paid to a powerful lawmaker to help secure contracts for the building of venues and other works…
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Platini can’t appeal directly according to FIFA
LONDON – FIFA told Michel Platini on Tuesday that he cannot bypass its appeals process by challenging his eight-year ban directly at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Platini was…
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Remembering the Greats
The loss column is where to look in the standings. Those are the ones that can never be made up. And losses, of a different kind, hit Philadelphia in 2015…
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Stanford’s McCaffrey wins AP Player of Year
Colorado native gets 29 votes; becomes first non-Heisman winner to earn honor in six years
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Prep Spotlight: Durango’s internationally recognized sportsman Seamus Millett
Millett is a world class pentathlete and model sportsman
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Durango, Ignacio in wrestling action over weekend
The Durango High School wrestling team spent the weekend in Grand Junction matching up with the top competition in the state. Cole Gustavson went down in weight to the 160-pound…
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Denver’s weaknesses exposed
Health becomes a concern for Broncos as postseason nears
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Pittsburgh rallies past Denver
Denver blows big lead late to lose to Pittsburgh on the road
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Impressive weekend for Durango High School girls swim and dive team
Demons’ swim and dive team splits up for successful weekend
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Ligety struggling with back, hip injuries
LA VILLA, Italy – Ted Ligety’s back hurt so badly one month ago that he couldn’t even bend over and touch his knees. An Olympic and three-time world champion in…
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Hirscher wins Alta Badia GS at World Cup
Austria’s Marcel Hirscher became the first skier to win the challenging Alta Badia giant slalom in three consecutive years Sunday.Marco Trovati/Associated Press LA VILLA, Italy – Marcel Hirscher became the…
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Brem wins women’s World Cup GS
With the win, Austria’s Eva-Maria Brem went to fourth overall in the women’s World Cup Giant Slalom.Giovanni Auletta/Associated Press COURCHEVEL, France – Austrian skier Eva-Maria Brem safely protected her lead…
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FIFA’s Figueredo to be extradited
ZURICH (AP) – Former FIFA vice president Eugenio Figueredo will be extradited to his native Uruguay instead of the United States, though he won’t avoid prosecution for allegedly getting American…
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Sport Briefs
College Football Ole Miss DL Nkemdiche will not play in Sugar Bowl Mississippi defensive lineman Robert Nkemdiche has played his last college football game. The Rebels star, who was recently…
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New Orleans outlasts Denver
DENVER – Anthony Davis left after the first quarter with an illness only to return in the fourth and finish with 27 points, lifting the New Orleans Pelicans to a…
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Everyone contributes as Fort Lewis women’s basketball clobber Western State, 84-45
Everyone scores as Skyhawks clobber Western State, 84-45
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Israel looking to build football commandos
KFAR SABA, Israel – Under the bright lights, a call of “set, hike” echoes out, followed by the clatter of helmets smashing against pads at a high school football game.…
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Broncos looking to bend Steelers in Pittsburgh
Osweiler still in charge as Broncos visit Steelers
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Bayfield boys basketball falls to Monticello, Utah
Ryan Phelps a double-double machine
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Fort Lewis men’s basketball beats Western State 85-75 in Gunnison
FLC men enter winter break on a high note
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Svindal leads a Norwegian sweep of the super-G
VAL GARDENA, Italy – Aksel Lund Svindal led a Norwegian sweep of the podium in a World Cup super-G on Friday. Adding to his record with a fourth career win…
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Lindsey Vonn good but not Gut in super-combined
Vonn finishes 2nd in super-combined
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Fort Lewis women’s basketball fails to bring fight at CSU-Pueblo
RMAC’s top team outclasses Fort Lewis women in 68-54 win