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Time has come for Durango Athletic Hall of Fame

One hundred forty years. When the town of Durango was formed two miles south of Animas City in 1880 to serve the San Juan mining district, it would have been impossible for those settlers to...

DATE: Mar 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Sports

Carmelo Anthony tells how LeBron James saved him from drowning

Over the years, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Dwyane Wade have been more than basketball superstars to one another. They have shared a deep friendship, one that has taken them on vacatio...

DATE: Mar 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Griego stays home: Fort Lewis College drops interim tag from women’s basketball coach

Durango alum no longer ‘interim’ coach of Skyhawks

DATE: Mar 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

La Plata County basketball stars honorably mentioned by CHSAA

Four girls, two boys make all-state teams

DATE: Mar 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

NBA’s Adam Silver seeking answers, which are in short supply

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver finds himself almost constantly looking at financial numbers and projections. And like the rest of a world that is dealing with the seismic effects of the corona...

DATE: Mar 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Northern Colorado promotes Smiley as head basketball coach

GREELEY – Steve Smiley has been promoted to head men’s basketball coach at Northern Colorado, replacing Jeff Lindor, who took over at the University of Wyoming. Athletic director ...

DATE: Mar 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Farris an all-region talent for Fort Lewis College basketball

Junior had career season for Skyhawks

DATE: Mar 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

NBA player coronavirus cases double

Member of Nuggets organization tests positive

DATE: Mar 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

NCAA will have to find a way to recoup after losing millions because of coronavirus

The NCAA made more than $1 billion last year, almost $867 million from the men’s Division I basketball tournament, and most of that from a massive television rights deal with CBS and Turner ...

DATE: Mar 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Kevin Durant, three other Brooklyn Nets test positive for coronavirus

NEW YORK – Four Brooklyn Nets players, including Kevin Durant, have tested positive for the new coronavirus, bringing the total to seven known players in the NBA. The Nets did not...

DATE: Mar 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

March sadness: NCAA opts not to release projected bracket after tournament was canceled

For all those who dreamed the impossible – making it a whole month without getting a single game wrong in the bracket – this is your year. Everything else about the NCAA Tournamen...

DATE: Mar 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Rick Pitino returns to college basketball, becomes next Iona head coach

At labyrinthine Webster Hall nightclub in the East Village of New York in late December 1995, back when nightclubs were nightclubs and dating apps were nonexistent, a small batch of Kentucky...

DATE: Mar 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports