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526-mile Durango-to-Denver mountain bike race underway

Colorado Trail Race features total climbs of 70,000 feet

DATE: Jul 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Tokyo Olympics begin with muted ceremony and empty stadium

TOKYO – Belated and beleaguered, the virus-delayed Tokyo Summer Olympics finally opened Friday night with cascading fireworks and made-for-TV choreography that unfolded in a near-empty stadi...

DATE: Jul 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Duo from Durango are ready to take the stage in Tokyo

Zachary Lokken, Canoe Slalom The 27-year-old Lokken from Durango earned the American men’s spot for the 2021 Games. He won the U.S. Olympic Team Trials on April 14 in North Carolina, a...

DATE: Jul 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Tokyo Olympic flame is the first powered by hydrogen

TOKYO (AP) — Inspired by the sun, the Tokyo Olympic cauldron is designed to be better for the planet. The flame at Tokyo’s National Stadium and another cauldron burning along the waterfront ...

DATE: Jul 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

‘It's pretty fleeting’: After Tour de France, life settles down for Sepp Kuss

Durango native had strong showing in Tour de France

DATE: Jul 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Olympic scandals march on long after torch goes out

TOKYO – From doping to demonstrations to dirty officials, the Olympics have never lacked their share of off-the-field scandals and controversies that keep the Games in the headlines long aft...

DATE: Jul 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Tokyo Games boast equal gender participation for first time

Grace Luczak had left competitive rowing and taken a job in the private sector when a move toward gender equity at the Tokyo Games lured her back into a boat.

DATE: Jul 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

Durango Demons dominate national mountain bike races in Winter Park

Four teens win titles in first-ever competition for high school students

DATE: Jul 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Gonzales ends 8-start skid, Mariners beat Márquez, Rockies

DENVER – Marco Gonzales earned his first win in three months and Dylan Moore homered to lead the Seattle Mariners over the Colorado Rockies 6-4 on Tuesday night. Gonzales (2-5) had not won s...

DATE: Jul 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Bucks' 50-year wait ends with a title behind 50 from Giannis

MILWAUKEE – Giannis Antetokounmpo ended one of the greatest NBA Finals ever with 50 points and a championship Milwaukee waited 50 years to win again. Antetokounmpo added 14 rebounds and five...

DATE: Jul 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Peyton Manning teams up with brother, ESPN for MNF MegaCast

ESPN has finally landed Peyton Manning as a “Monday Night Football” commentator. It’s just not in a way anyone expected, and it won’t be for the full season. Walt Disney Company announced on...

DATE: Jul 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Out for a ride: Tadej Pogacar wins 2nd straight Tour title

Tadej Pogacar took the yellow jersey to Paris to win his second straight Tour de France on Sunday after a grueling three-week odyssey that at times he made look like a recreational ride. See...

DATE: Jul 18, 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.