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DHS hosts opener at home away from home

Durango football will open against a California school in Pueblo

Durango cobbles together a top-3 result

Demons play ‘solid’ at Cobble Creek after their Bridges’ victory

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As the Smoke clears, Stewart will return to the track CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Tony Stewart will return to Sprint Cup competition Sunday night at Atlanta Motor Speedway, ending a three-race…

FLC golf picked back of the pack

CSU-Pueblo sweeps RMAC Preseason Golfers of the Year honors

Abandoned fire tower in Oregon an amazing getaway

Pelican Butte has an abandoned fire lookout tower that sits at 8,038 feet above sea level. Its 360-degree views take in Mount McLoughlin, Fourmile Lake, Skylakes Wilderness area, Lake of…

Outdoors Briefs

Backcountry Experience and Gardenswartz Outdoors have both been listed on Outdoors USA Magazine’s inaugural list of top 100 outdoors specialty retailers in the country. The two Durango shops are among…

The quartzite dragon

It can be a beast, so don’t take Snowdon Peak lightly

Taking a child fishing is a special experience

Ben began sending me drawings – I’ve got a very colorful dinosaur hanging on the refrigerator – and stories he’d dictate to my sister Marcie about the goings-on in Lakeville…

U.S. Open

Trying to catch a glimpse of the third round of the U.S. Open, Qiang Wang of China was beaten in the second round by No. 29 Casey Dellacqua of Australia…

Lyles’ hit the Rockies’ lone bright spot

Petit picks up the win and an MLB record against Colorado

Rams pull the Sonny Lubick card

CSU embraces the underdog role against the Buffs

NFL makes it crystal clear: Hands off

New rule helps dynamic offenses remain that way, while defenses suffer

Petit sets a MLB record against the Rockies

San Francisco Giants right-hander Yusmeiro Petit set a major-league record by retiring 46 consecutive batters. Petit set down the first eight Colorado hitters he faced Thursday. That broke the mark…

DHS takes the steam out of Steamboat

Cameron Barnhardt and Cy Spicer both used their Wilson-brand SpongeBob SquarePants golf balls to counter the spin on a wet Devil’s Thumb Golf Club course in Delta, and the devil…

Kids and the Hall

U.S. Open

Venus Williams was serving to Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland on Wednesday night in New York for a shot at the third round of the U.S. Open. Her sister, No. 1…

Ware makes a social visit to Dallas

Cowboys’ sack leader simply will be a spectator against his old team

Year 2, Keresey feels at home

Durango to host Bayfield in 2014 regular-season opener

Colossal Cameroonian is a gentle giant

Nembot’s journey lands 6-7, 295-pound right tackle at Colorado-Boulder

FLC is picked to finish middle of pack

Adams State sweeps the RMAC cross country preseason polls

Preseason injuries tear down a few teams’ chances

Nationally ranked Auburn, Nebraska and Oregon affected by key losses

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Degenkolb a repeat winner at the Spanish Vuelta RONDA, Spain – German rider John Degenkolb timed his final sprint perfectly to win a sunny fifth stage of the Spanish Vuelta…

Several QBs get comfortable in a new pocket

Coker at Alabama highlights this year’s class of transfer quarterbacks

A pair of neophytes christen the college football season

FBS newcomer Georgia State will play FCS rookie Abilene Christian in Game 1

Clubhouse Porch

The Durango Dermatology “Skins” Game and Progressive Best Ball tournament is Saturday at the Hillcrest Golf Club. This is the most fun format of the season, as it goes as…

6th-grade Demons roll to a 2-0 YAFL start

And that offense was backed by defense in the second half. After it was all said and done, the sixth-grade Durango Demons improved to 2-0 on the Youth American Football…

A pocket full of Poseys

For the second consecutive night, Giants win by their catcher’s bat

U.S. Open

“I went into the match thinking it was going to be such a great experience, but I never thought I would come out on top winning,” said the 15-year-old and…

Bayfield and Piedra Vista play 5 per usual

Panthers nip the Wolverines in a tighe season opener at BHS

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Darlington Raceway again a Labor Day darling in 2015 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Darlington Raceway will return to its traditional Labor Day weekend date next season in one of the few…