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NHL, players reach tentative deal for 56-game season

The National Hockey League and players reached a tentative deal Friday to hold a 56-game season in 2021 beginning Jan. 13, pending the approval of each side’s executive board and Canadian he...

DATE: Dec 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

When it’s Tiger Woods, the son becomes more famous than dad

ORLANDO, Fla. – Padraig Harrington and Tiger Woods turned pro about the same time and have played in some 170 tournaments around the world together. That gave Harrington enough experience to...

DATE: Dec 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Livi on the Lift: Having fun? Do you live in town? Have a good run!

Do you want to ride the chair together? Having fun out there? How many runs have you gotten in? Have you been to the backside yet? Do you live in town? What do you do? ...

DATE: Dec 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

All-State Football: 10 from La Plata County headlined by Durango picks

Woolverton player of the year; Vogt wins coach award for DHS

DATE: Dec 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Air Force visits Army; service academy supremacy at stake

The coronavirus pandemic has led to an unprecedented two-week stretch of football at West Point. A week after hosting service-academy rival Navy, Army is welcoming Air Force to Mi...

DATE: Dec 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Broncos cancel practice after strength coach’s COVID-19 test

ENGLEWOOD – The Denver Broncos canceled their walkthrough Friday after strength and conditioning coach Loren Landow tested positive for the coronavirus. “I was surprised this morn...

DATE: Dec 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Suter wins season’s 1st downhill, Schmidhofer hurt in crash

VAL D’ISERE, France – Corinne Suter won the first women’s World Cup downhill of the season and Nicole Schmidhofer was injured in a high-speed crash that sent her through the safety fencing o...

DATE: Dec 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Broncos’ COVID-19 contingency plan at kicker paying off

ENGLEWOOD – When the Denver Broncos were forced to play the New Orleans Saints without any quarterbacks last month, they vowed not to get caught similarly ill prepared should something happe...

DATE: Dec 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Up to 55 injured skiers and snowboarders arrive at Colorado ERs each day

More than 4,100 transported across 2018, 2019 and the first part of 2020

DATE: Dec 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Chicago Blackhawks sticking with team name

Cleveland Indians decision doesn’t change mind of hockey team

DATE: Dec 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Regis postpones basketball games with Fort Lewis College because of COVID-19

Skyhawks travel Saturday to face Mines, Friday games postponed

DATE: Dec 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Booker, Democratic lawmakers introducing NCAA reform bill

A bill being introduced Thursday by four Democratic lawmakers would grant college athletes sweeping rights to compensation, including a share of the revenue generated by their sports, and cr...

DATE: Dec 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports