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Nibali all but celebrates Tour victory
Italian can taste the champagne after winning a mountainous Stage 18
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‘Mr. B’ was the ultimate players’ owner
‘Players wanted him to be around,’ Elway says
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Tigers acquire Soria from last-place Rangers NEW YORK – The first-place Detroit Tigers reinforced the back end of their shaky bullpen, acquiring closer Joakim Soria from the Texas Rangers for…
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Cyclists stake claims to jerseys
Majka looks good in polka dots; Nibali has a stranglehold on the yellow
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Tour de France
Stage: The first of three high mountain stages in the Pyrenees, Tuesday’s 147.6 miles race was the longest of this year’s Tour. The route took the 169 riders still in…
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Roger, Rogers. You’re clear for a win
10-year veteran Australian picks up first Tour de France stage victory
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Countdown to kickoff
Durango High School assistant football coach Ryan Woolverton saw the Durango Demons open “spring” football practice Monday. The non-contact drills will be held through July 30. The Demons will host…
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Elway hits greens on eve of training camp
The Denver Broncos boss spent his last hours of summer vacation playing a nine-hole exhibition Tuesday at Cherry Hills Country Club, site of this year’s BMW Championship, in a friendly…
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AFC West
Denver Broncos vice president John Elway had several tough decisions to make following his team’s lopsided Super Bowl loss to the Seattle Seahawks. The first step was building all three…
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BMC, Team-Garmin Sharp back for USA Pro Challenge DENVER – Headlining the lineup for the fourth USA Pro Challenge next month are BMC, Cannondale, Team Garmin-Sharp, Tinkoff-Saxo and Trek Factory…
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British Open
WINNER: Rory McIlroy won the claret jug for the first time with a 1-under 71 and 17-under 271 total. RUNNERS-UP: Rickie Fowler and Sergio Garcia finished two shots behind. WHERE’S…
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Tour de France
Stage: A long, flat transition stage that took riders out of the Alps, across the lavender fields of Provence and into the ancient Roman city of Nimes near the Mediterranean…
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Bourdais, Conway both make trips to IndyCar victory lane TORONTO – IndyCar ran two races in Toronto on Sunday, where rain wreaked havoc on both the schedule and driver strategy.…
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Norwegian gets stage win No. 2
A bunch of sprinters leading the pack came speeding like a runaway train and plowed past the huffing breakaway duo in the final milliseconds. Stage 15 belonged to Norwegian speedster…
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McIlroy etches his name into history
No one catches the wire-to-wire winner Sunday
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The present and the future excel
Wells wows again; Blevins twice finds the podium to cap strong trip
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The rain, rain didn’t go away
Organizers’ historic plan to use two tees for competition pans out
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Makja makes Polish history
Nibali retains lead in the Alps with 2nd-place finish on Stage 14
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McIlroy needs one round for glory
Closest rival, Fowler, trails by six strokes with 18 holes remaining
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