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Defenses shine Week 1 of Durango YAFL season

Durango’s young football players returned to the field last weekend, and it was a dominant start for two grades of Demons. The fifth-grade Durango Young America Football League te...

DATE: Aug 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Youth Sports

Revenge: Joe Haden cut by Browns, set to sign with Steelers

CLEVELAND – Joe Haden only needed a few hours to find a team that wanted him. It’s a squad he’s very familiar with. Goodbye, Cleveland. Hello, Pittsburgh. Cu...

DATE: Aug 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Houston Texans ready to head home after game canceled

ARLINGTON, Texas – The Texans headed home to flood-ravaged Houston after their final preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys was canceled Wednesday. “We’ve got several members o...

DATE: Aug 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Florida suspends 2 more for opener bringing total to 10 suspended players

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – No. 17 Florida has suspended two more players, including starting running back Jordan Scarlett, for its season opener against 11th-ranked Michigan. Scarlett an...

DATE: Aug 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Cleveland Browns release Pro Bowl cornerback Joe Haden

CLEVELAND – Too expensive and too-often injured, Joe Haden is no longer part of Cleveland’s long-term plans. The two-time Pro Bowl cornerback, who had gone from being one of the c...

DATE: Aug 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Texans-Cowboys preseason game reportedly canceled because of Hurricane Harvey

On Tuesday evening, the NFL announced that Thursday night’s preseason game between the Texans and Cowboys would be moved from hurricane-ravaged Houston to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. A...

DATE: Aug 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

J.J. Watt gets wish: Cowboys-Texans game funds going to recovery

FRISCO, Texas – While J.J. Watt still thinks the Houston-Dallas preseason game shouldn’t be played because of catastrophic flooding in Houston, the star defensive end for the Texans is getti...

DATE: Aug 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Broncos coach says he’s not aware of T.J. Ward trade talks

ENGLEWOOD – If the “No Fly Zone” is about to lose one of its pilots, Broncos coach Vance Joseph isn’t aware. Joseph said Tuesday he hadn’t heard anything about T.J. Ward being on ...

DATE: Aug 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

NFL teams have 90-man rosters for preseason finales

Change in rules gives fringe players extra chance

DATE: Aug 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Lee Corso still going on “GameDay” – with help from his friends

BRISTOL, Conn. – Lee Corso looks down at his notes and asks: “How do you say this guy’s name?” “Stid-um,” Kirk Herbstreit responds and then begins to spell Auburn quarterback Jarr...

DATE: Aug 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Cornered market: Browns looking to trade star Joe Haden

BEREA, Ohio – Joe Haden’s bounce-back season might not happen with the Browns. The two-time Pro Bowl cornerback, who has been limited by injuries the past two years, is reportedly...

DATE: Aug 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Matthew Stafford set the NFL’s contract record; it won’t last long

Derek Carr and now Matthew Stafford have nudged the biggest-contract bar higher for NFL quarterbacks in recent months and the next beneficiaries are likely to be Kirk Cousins, Drew Brees, Ma...

DATE: Aug 29, 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.