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Vikings great Alan Page plans life after state Supreme Court

MINNEAPOLIS When Alan Page’s Hall of Fame football career ended, he charged into his new legal career with the tenacity that made him a feared member of the Minnesota Vikings’ Pur...

DATE: Feb 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

If healthy, Dungy sees Manning returning in 2015

ENGLEWOOD – Count Tony Dungy among those who believe Peyton Manning will play in 2015. “I was with him last week and he didn’t give me any indication one way or another, but he ce...

DATE: Feb 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Quality and quantity

FLC football adds both on National Signing Day

DATE: Feb 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Familiar names finish atop team recruiting rankings

On a day when the new faces of college football made their school choices official, some familiar names finished atop the team recruiting standings. Here’s a look at some of the ...

DATE: Feb 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Brady matches Montana

GLENDALE, Ariz. – As a kid, years before he became a pretty good quarterback in his own right, Tom Brady idolized Joe Montana. Now, at age 37, Brady owns just as many Super Bowl c...

DATE: Feb 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Snatching a ring

Brady, Butler lead Patriots to a comeback win in fourth quarter

DATE: Feb 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Bettis, Brown, Haley, Seau and Shields voted into Hall

PHOENIX – Junior Seau, Jerome Bettis, Tim Brown, Charles Haley and Will Shields were elected Saturday to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The class of 2015, announced a day before ...

DATE: Jan 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Rodgers is NFL MVP

PHOENIX Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers won his second MVP award and J.J. Watt swept away the voters the way he sweeps quarterbacks off their feet to take top defensive honors. ...

DATE: Jan 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Special teams could determine Super Bowl champion

PHOENIX While Russell Wilson was throwing interceptions in the NFC championship game, punter Jon Ryan kick-started Seattle’s rally with his arm. Could the Seahawks try ...

DATE: Jan 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Seahawks vs. Patriots: The matchups

Matchups for the Super Bowl on Sunday between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots at University of Phoenix Stadium: When the Seahawks (14-4) have the ball: If...

DATE: Jan 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Sports

Seahawks repeat a scary prospect for NFL

PHOENIX Here are some scary thoughts for the rest of the NFL: A win Sunday will stamp the Seahawks as one of the best teams of the Super Bowl era. And, given Seattle’s ...

DATE: Jan 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Record defense bodes well for Seahawks

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) – The sideshow is over, which means Marshawn Lynch can go back to not talking and this realization can become obvious again: ...

DATE: Jan 30, 2015 | 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.