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FLC cycling races toward mountain bike season

The Fort Lewis College Cycling Team is gearing up for its mountain bike race season, which will culminate with USA Cycling’s Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships at Purgatory Reso...

DATE: Aug 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Durango High School teams look to return to normal

Fans again will be allowed to watch the Demons play

DATE: Aug 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Durango’s Kermitt Barrett wins Hillcrest club championship

Players battled windy conditions, fast greens and smokey skies

DATE: Aug 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Searles takes helm of Dolores boys basketball

Former Division I, Fort Lewis College standout brings wealth of experience

DATE: Aug 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Pikes Peak ‘bolt war’ pits iconic climbers against each other on America’s Mountain

Longtime climbers are removing fixed protection installed by author of new guidebook

DATE: Aug 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Mountain bikers converge in Dolores for Boggy Draw Beat Down races

Cortez rider gets a win; several Durango riders nab first place

DATE: Aug 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Bodewes overcomes hallucinations to finish second in Colorado Trail Race

Scott Simmons ties for fourth and then hikes Fourteeners

DATE: Aug 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

As hikers flock to Colorado 14ers, trail-building crews work to rescue the alpine tundra

Colorado Fourteeners Initiative has worked on 35 of the state’s 58 mountains higher than 14,000 feet, fixing ‘social trails’ created by climbers taking the most direct route to the summit

DATE: Aug 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Marlins’ Brinson target of fan’s racial slur in Colorado

DENVER (AP) — Lewis Brinson of the Miami Marlins was targeted by a fan at Coors Field who repeatedly shouted a racial slur at the Black outfielder when he batted in the ninth inning Sunday. ...

DATE: Aug 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

U.S. rolls to women’s hoops gold medal in Bird’s last Olympics

SAITAMA, Japan — Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi walked off the basketball court together, arm-in-arm, one last time at the Tokyo Games. They started their journey together five Olympics ago and ...

DATE: Aug 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Peyton's Place is Hall of Fame, with Woodson, Megatron

CANTON, Ohio — Peyton's Place is now in Canton at the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The only five-time NFL MVP and a two-time Super Bowl winner who left the game five years ago with a slew of p...

DATE: Aug 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Women send powerful message in Olympic track and field

TOKYO (AP) — They set records everyone saw coming and others that surprised the experts. They suffered, and battled, and spoke their truth in ways that hadn't been heard before. Over nine ...

DATE: Aug 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: 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.