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Scott is motivated by the FedExCup

After a disappointing lack of major victories, $10M could salvage a season

Rockies can’t command the Marlins

Ozuna hits a grand slam in Miami’s rout in Denver

IHS football loses its opener and Herrera to injury

“The biggest difference for us was the running game. We could not get the running game going,” IHS head coach Lupe Huerta said Friday night. “We had some routine missed…

Warming up the arms race

With junior Chrystianne Valdez (left) looking on, Ignacio sophomore middle Kelly Campbell whacks an attack against junior Ellie Seibel during practice last Saturday morning inside Ignacio Middle School, the team's…

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BHS volleyball ranked 3rd heading into 2014

Senior-led squad among state favorites, tough season schedule starts next week

Double the scrimmage, double the chances

Durango High School assistant football coach Ryan Woolverton and the rest of the DHS staff will get its first chance to see this year’s squad face an opponent Friday night,…

Viviani rolls to Stage 4 victory

Italian racer Elia Viviani used a powerful surge near the finish to capture Stage 4 at the USA Pro Challenge on Thursday. Jens Voigt of Trek Factory Racing attacked midway…

What can Aztec, DHS do for us?

Bayfield football will get its first look at its 2014 squad in Durango scrimmage

Bobcats kiss the 2014 season hello

The ‘playoffs-or-bust’ mantra continues Week 1 at Hotchkiss

Barnhardt and DHS find Pagosa gold

Durango High School golfer Cameron Barnhardt had a solid week, recording two rounds of 76. Thursday’s 5-over-76 was good for first place at Pagosa Springs Golf Club. “Cameron has really…

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Giguere getting ‘Jiggy’ with retirement after 16 years DENVER – The goaltender known as “Jiggy” is stepping away from the net. Jean-Sebastien Giguere announced his retirement Thursday after 16 NHL…

McIlroy opens the door at the Barclays

Van Pelt walks through it for a Day 1 lead in New Jersey

Benjamin shines in Seattle

Durango Swim Club star helps Colorado to a zone title

Sports Briefs

While some ice skaters clamor for their winter sports, Chapman Hill is sending out a reminder that it’s still the summer season. Chapman Hill public roller skating sessions will begin…

Team USA shows patience with Rose

Irving fills in capably as Americans rout Dominican Republic

WNBA’s ‘Jordan’ wins MVP

Maya Moore honored as the league’s greatest player

Quintana is the Vuelta favorite

Froome, however, has shifted his focus to the final grand tour major

Three in a row could be difficult

Williams draws tough matches at the U.S. Open

Europe buys into the USA

As the United States’ appetite for soccer grows, more American kids are harboring dreams of becoming the next David Beckham or Leo Messi. Their aspirations, realistic or not, have not…

‘Jiggy’ getting on with it

Avalanche backup goaltender retires from the NHL

Who rules the NFL locker room?

No coaches? The players’ domain? Or is it ‘our’ locker room?

Chippy? Nah, says Texans’ O’Brien

Kicking, pushing and shoving, Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt was involved in a minor skirmish Wednesday, while there was more of the same Thursday in Englewood. “It was competitive,”…

Rewards aplenty in Glacier Peak Wilderness

“We’re hiking a loop – Trinity Trailhead (near Lake Wenatchee) to Buck Creek Pass, out to Image Lake, back past Lyman Lakes, and up and over Spider Gap to Spider…

Outdoors Briefs

There are still approximately 20,000 leftover big-game and turkey licenses available, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said this week. Over-the-counter elk licenses also are available. Hunters are reminded that they can…

The gravel grinder movement

Cyclists roughing it off the beaten path

Demons Stampede Colorado Springs

The Demons finished first on the boys side with 81 points and eighth on the girls side with 185 points at the season-opening Cheyenne Mountain Stampede on Thursday night in…

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Stewart will skip his third Sprint Cup race in a row CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Tony Stewart will not race Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, the third Sprint Cup race…

Demons start 2014 YAFL with a 3-0 Week 1

Durango’s 5th- and 6th-grade football teams win big

Are the longer PATs on point?

Extra-point experiment draws mixed reviews from the NFL