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U.S. moves up 9 spots to 26th in FIFA rankings

ZURICH – The United States climbed nine spots to 26th in the FIFA rankings after winning the CONCACAF Gold Cup. The U.S. had dropped 12 places to 35th in the July rankings, one ab...

DATE: Aug 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

American women’s soccer goalkeeper Hope Solo looks to revive career abroad

AMSTERDAM — American goalkeeper Hope Solo is looking to resume playing and says she has had offers to play overseas. Solo was handed a six-month suspension and her contract with U...

DATE: Aug 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Megan Rapinoe leads United States women’s soccer rout of Japan

CARSON, Calif. – Although Australia wrapped up the inaugural Tournament of Nations title before the U.S. women stepped on the field, Megan Rapinoe and her teammates still finished strong. ...

DATE: Aug 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Neymar says move not cash-driven; PSG expects financial lift

PARIS – Neymar opened a new extravagant chapter in soccer history Friday as the game’s costliest player by fending off questions about his financial motivations as deftly as he repels oppone...

DATE: Aug 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Neymar signs 5-year deal with PSG in world-record transfer

PARIS – Six years after taking over perennial underachiever Paris Saint-Germain, the French club’s wealthy owners finally got what they wanted by hiring Neymar — a player they believe will b...

DATE: Aug 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

PSG signing Neymar a coup for isolated Qatar

LONDON – If world soccer’s transfer record is obliterated by Neymar’s move to Paris Saint-Germain, it will be a coup for the French club — and the tiny energy-rich emirate of Qatar. ...

DATE: Aug 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Barcelona has ‘doubts’ about Neymar’s future amid PSG rumors

BARCELONA, Spain – Barcelona is worried, very worried, that Neymar might be headed to Paris-Saint Germain. The Brazil striker is expected to be at practice on Wednesday, but no on...

DATE: Aug 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Miami wants to be included in 2026 World Cup bid

MIAMI – If the World Cup returns to the U.S., Miami wants to be involved. Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez said Tuesday that the county will submit a bid by September to hos...

DATE: Aug 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Julie Ertz caps late U.S. women’s soccer comeback against Brazil

SAN DIEGO – Julie Ertz came in off the bench and scored in the 89th minute and the United States overcame a late two-goal deficit to beat Brazil 4-3 on Sunday night in the Tournament of Nati...

DATE: Jul 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Australian women’s soccer beats U.S. 1-0 in Tournament of Nations

SEATTLE – Tameka Butt scored in the 67th minute and Australia beat the United States for the first time in the 28-game series, 1-0 in the Tournament of Nations on Thursday night. ...

DATE: Jul 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Senior FIFA Vice President Angel Maria Villar resigns amid corruption case

GENEVA — The corruption crisis in world soccer has removed another top FIFA official. Jailed in Spain on suspicion of financial wrongdoing as head of the Spanish football federati...

DATE: Jul 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Jordan Morris’ 88th-minute goal gives U.S. soccer Gold Cup title

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — As the victorious American players bounced so hard the podium shook, medals round their necks, a beaming Bruce Arena in the back raised his arms to the air right along ...

DATE: Jul 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Colorado history gets weird, wild, wacky at Fashion Do’s and Don’tsAnnual Snowdown event has become so popular, auditions are now required

Cowboys. Fancy ladies. Gold miners. Even-toed ungulates that some in Durango might consider more like rats.Where can you find a runway show that takes you on a whirlwind tour through the weird, wacky and wildly exaggerated 150 years of Colorado history? Only at Durango’s annual Fashion Do’s and Don’ts, held Wednesday, where models and audience members donned costumes celebrating Colorado’s sesquicentennial – the theme of this year’s two-week Snowdown celebration.Standout acts included the Ghosts of Durango, which featured four of Durango’s most famous ghosts: a Rochester hotel ghost in a Victorian get-up of a more “modern” variation; the Strater Hotel’s head of housekeeping, also head of more discreet services; a young girl haunting El Rancho bathroom; and Sheriff Bob Thompson, killed in a 1906 gunfight. according to emcee Suzan Lane. A Another act was the secret circus society, featuring Rubi Starr, Jeni Gross, Tabatha Joy Bettin, Adrienne Young and Ethan Deffenbaugh dressed as a car and the roadside pests better known as deer. Group members said the inspiration for the costume came from lived experiences driving the Durango roads. The two-person Cantine Couture act starred Leslie Ponce and Tyler Frakes in an homage to the plentiful variety of Mexican restaurants found in any Colorado town. Ponce, dressed in comically large Mexican pointy cowboy boots, ambled down the runway as if taking a stroll under the hot, dusty, high-altitude sun, while Frakes flitted about the stage in a bright yellow salsa dress. Ponce said this years costume had been tough to decide, but the final decision was inspired by TikTok videos of Mexican cowboys in pointy boots. This was the duo’s third year strutting down the runway. Why they keep coming back for more, Frakes said laughing, was, “for the fame, the glory and the attention.”

Fashion Do’s and Don'ts has been one of the most highly anticipated Snowdown events since it’s inception in the 1990s. It has more than doubled in size over the past several decades. Last year, there were a record number of models, and in order to keep the event at a manageable size, this years fashion show was the first one to require the acts to audition. But many of the models were unphased by the change. “It was actually easy,” said Jodi Zuber, one part of the two-person duo that made up the 1950s Texas Invader Ski Couple. Her partner-in-costume, Danny Jaques, said they had been doing this for several years, and it’s good with everything going on in the world to “get some levity and let your hair down.” The performers were not the only ones in costume. Audience members also dressed in a wide variety of unique takes on what makes Colorado, Colorado. JonBenet Ramsey made a miraculous appearance, being played by an 82-year-old woman, as did Casa Bonita, an ensemble that included a taco, sopaipilla and gorilla in chains – to name some of the characters. By the end of the show, people were in high spirits, as usual. “It was just delightful,” said a first-time audience member. If blessed with the chance to get the much coveted tickets – he said he would jump on it. jbowman@durangoherald.com

Annual Snowdown event has become so popular, auditions are now required

Photos: Snowdown 2026 Fashion Do’s and Don’ts

Photos: Durango High School basketball teams lose to Montrose High School

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday

About a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday

The Durango Herald’s year in photos 2025

Photos: Chapman Hill fires up the snow guns

U.S. moves up 9 spots to 26th in FIFA rankings

American women’s soccer goalkeeper Hope Solo looks to revive career abroad

Megan Rapinoe leads United States women’s soccer rout of Japan

Neymar says move not cash-driven; PSG expects financial lift

Neymar signs 5-year deal with PSG in world-record transfer

PSG signing Neymar a coup for isolated Qatar

Barcelona has ‘doubts’ about Neymar’s future amid PSG rumors

Miami wants to be included in 2026 World Cup bid

Julie Ertz caps late U.S. women’s soccer comeback against Brazil

Australian women’s soccer beats U.S. 1-0 in Tournament of Nations

Senior FIFA Vice President Angel Maria Villar resigns amid corruption case

Jordan Morris’ 88th-minute goal gives U.S. soccer Gold Cup title

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