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Stapleton: Rules, habits, passion keeping NFL quarterbacks around

Tom Brady didn’t get things started on a strong note for the growing group of graybeard quarterbacks when the Chiefs spoiled the Patriots’ latest Super Bowl celebration with a big comeback o...

DATE: Sep 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Awaiting Irma: Rays and Dolphins to be home on the road

MIAMI – Hurricane Irma will have the Miami Dolphins setting up a temporary home in California, and make the New York Yankees the road team in their own city. The powerful Category...

DATE: Sep 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Can Oklahoma avenge last year’s Buckeye blowout?

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield clearly recalls the blowout in Norman when Ohio State came to town a year ago. The young Buckeyes dominated, quieting the home crowd in a...

DATE: Sep 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Stanford back at Coliseum 10 years after historic USC upset

LOS ANGELES – Although nearly a full decade has passed, Stanford’s victory over Southern California in 2007 still seems downright preposterous. The 0-3 Cardinal entered the Colise...

DATE: Sep 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Houston Texans’ J.J. Watt recognized for Hurricane Harvey charity efforts

HOUSTON – J.J. Watt is being honored by the NFL Players Association after raising more than $29 million for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. Watt was named the NFLPA’s Community M...

DATE: Sep 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Kansas City Chiefs’ Eric Berry out for season with ruptured Achilles’ tendon

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – One of the biggest season-opening wins in Chiefs history came at the expense of their All-Pro safety. Eric Berry ruptured his left Achilles tendon in the fourth...

DATE: Sep 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Cleveland Browns to join police, military in pregame show of unity

CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Browns will take the field on Sunday with some area police and firefighters in a pregame show of unity. As part of a broader effort to connect with their...

DATE: Sep 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Colorado Buffaloes look to crank up offense against Texas State

Montez, Lindsay want to get on track against texas State

DATE: Sep 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Tom Brady tops AP quarterback rankings

As if there is any doubt given his fistful of Super Bowl rings, Tom Brady is the best quarterback in the NFL. In the first of the weekly Associated Press position rankings for thi...

DATE: Sep 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Judge blocks Cowboys’ Ezekiel Elliott’s 6-game suspension over domestic case

A federal judge blocked Dallas Cowboys star Ezekiel Elliott’s six-game suspension over a domestic violence case Friday, setting the stage for a potentially lengthy legal fight with the NFL. ...

DATE: Sep 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Super letdown: Patriots routed in 2nd half, Chiefs win big

Patriots routed in 2nd half, Chiefs win 42-27

DATE: Sep 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Set for encore, Dallas Cowboys’ Dak Prescott ignores ‘sophomore slump’

FRISCO, Texas – Dak Prescott stared blankly at a reporter who asked how many times the new face of the Dallas franchise had heard the term “sophomore slump” in recent months after one of the...

DATE: Sep 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.