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Betts’ $27M, Bryant’s $18.6M skip arbitration with big deals

NEW YORK – Outfielder Mookie Betts agreed Friday to a $27 million contract with the Boston Red Sox, the largest one-year salary for an arbitration-eligible player, while Chicago Cubs third b...

DATE: Jan 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

MLB to investigate reports 2018 champion Red Sox stole signs

BOSTON – Major League Baseball says it will investigate allegations the Boston Red Sox illegally used their video replay room to steal signs between opposing pitchers and catchers during the...

DATE: Jan 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Dominant start carries Fort Lewis College past Chadron State

Skyhawks keep pace with top RMAC teams

DATE: Jan 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

LIVINGSTON: Memories made in last decade lay foundation for 2020

Sports fans across La Plata County will remember the past decade for decades to come. They will remember a national champion soccer team at Fort Lewis College, numerous conference championsh...

DATE: Dec 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Sports

Karma had a hand in top 5 ‘feel-good’ sports moments of 2019

Karma had a career year in 2019. She draped a green jacket on Tiger Woods, handed soccer’s World Cup to a tough-as-nails U.S. Women’s National Team, shipped the NBA’s Larry O’Brie...

DATE: Dec 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Sports

Curt Flood set off the free-agent revolution 50 years ago

St. Louis Cardinals’ outfielder set off baseball free-agent revolution

DATE: Dec 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Average MLB salary drops for 2nd straight year

NEW YORK – The average salary in the major leagues has dropped in consecutive years for the first time since the players’ association started keeping records more than a half-century ago. ...

DATE: Dec 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

MLB, union agree to testing for opioids after Skaggs’ death

SAN DIEGO – Major League Baseball will start testing for opioids and cocaine, but only players who do not cooperate with their treatment plans will be subject to discipline. Marij...

DATE: Dec 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

MLB’s winter meetings turned into Scott Boras show

Agent closing in on $1 billion in deals this offseason

DATE: Dec 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Rockies, Oberg agree to 3-year deal

SAN DIEGO – Right-hander Scott Oberg and the Colorado Rockies agreed Wednesday to a $13 million, three-year contract with a club option for 2023 that could make the deal worth $21 million ov...

DATE: Dec 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Rockies GM: Daniel Murphy probably returned too soon from injury

Colorado didn’t get return on investment it hoped for in 2019

DATE: Dec 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Inconsistent seams, player behavior behind home run uptick

SAN DIEGO – Baseballs weren’t juiced during a record-setting 2019 regular season, according to a study commissioned by Major League Baseball. They were just flying farther. ...

DATE: Dec 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports