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Kenosha unrest hits home for Broncos newcomer Melvin Gordon

ENGLEWOOD – The latest flashpoints in the racial justice movement hit home for Melvin Gordon and the rest of his new teammates. The veteran running back who joined the Denver Bron...

DATE: Aug 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

An unexpected climb to Tour de France debut for Sepp Kuss

Quick ascension to pinnacle event of road cycling was never in the life plans for Durango star

DATE: Aug 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Lute Olson, Hall of Fame coach, Arizona icon, dies at 85

TUCSON, Ariz. – Lute Olson, the Hall of Fame coach who turned Arizona into a college basketball powerhouse, has died. He was 85. Olson’s family said he died Thursday evening. The ...

DATE: Aug 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

BMW Championship a grueling test early at Olympia

Matsuyama leads after one round; three players under par

DATE: Aug 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Durango splits with Grand Junction for first win of year

Bats come alive in 21-run effort by DHS

DATE: Aug 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

NHL puts off 2 days of playoff games amid injustice protests

Vegas forward Ryan Reaves was struggling with the decision of whether to sit out the Golden Knights’ playoff game to protest racial injustice, when he discovered the players around the NHL h...

DATE: Aug 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Plewe, Tichi go down to the wire at Conquistador Golf Course

Levi Tichi played his final nine holes of golf at 5-under-par on Thursday at Conquistador Golf Course in Cortez. It wasn’t enough to beat Thayer Plewe on his home track. The Monte...

DATE: Aug 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

More MLB games, including Rockies, postponed in response to racial injustice

In a typically awkward way, Major League Baseball has been pulled into America’s discussion about racial injustice. Some teams are playing. Some aren’t. Some have played with indi...

DATE: Aug 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Uncertainty shrouds Tour de France racing against COVID-19

PARIS (AP) — Already delayed, the Tour de France sets off Saturday shrouded in uncertainty, flying in the face of the coronavirus pandemic and the imponderable question of how many of the 17...

DATE: Aug 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Nebraska players’ lawsuit seeks to restore Big Ten fall football

A group of Nebraska football players filed a lawsuit Thursday asking a jury to force the Big Ten Conference to reinstate a fall football season. The lawsuit in Lancaster County Di...

DATE: Aug 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

NFL teams cancel practice in response to James Blake shooting

Broncos among the teams to step away Thursday

DATE: Aug 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Osaka-Goff rematch could happen in U.S. Open’s 3rd round

American teenager Coco Gauff and two-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka could face each other at the U.S. Open again after Thursday’s draw for the Grand Slam tournament set up a possible t...

DATE: Aug 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports