College Sports
Tired legs weigh down No. 15 Fort Lewis College men’s basketball at Westminster
Goodman, Orchard blow past No. 15 Skyhawks
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U.S. skier Steven Nyman concerned about knee on friendly snow in Val Gardena
American missing his swagger
Professional Sports
German skiing speed team’s rise could boost TV ratings
Opponents appreciate rise of rivals
Professional Sports
Broncos still juggling quarterbacks during lost season
Siemian done for year, Lynch could get his chance
College Sports
No. 16 Fort Lewis College women’s basketball survives scare against Westminster College
Gray’s late bucket seals victory
Professional Sports
Rockies finalize contracts with relief pitchers Bryan Shaw, Jake McGee
McGee, Shaw get three-years
College Sports
University of Northern Colorado basketball placed on probation by NCAA
NCAA sites academic fraud, recruiting violations
Pine River Times sports
State championship Bayfield football team stunned by CHSAA all-state awards
La Junta's Nuschy claims 2A player of the year
High School Sports
State championship Bayfield football team stunned by CHSAA all-state awards
La Junta’s Nuschy claims 2A player of the year
Professional Sports
Matthias Mayer leads foggy downhill training in Val Gardena
United States’ Steven Nyman is airborne during an alpine ski, men’s World Cup downhill training, Thursday in Val Gardena, Italy.Marco Trovati/Associated Press The Austrian, returning to the course where he…
Professional Sports
Women’s downhill training canceled; super-G move to Saturday
Organizers say the downhill has been provisionally switched from Saturday to Sunday. The super-G scheduled for Sunday has been moved to Saturday. Another downhill training run was scheduled for Friday…
Sports
As Olympics near, South Korea agonizes over post-Games costs
As officials prepare for the games in and around the small mountain town of Pyeongchang, there are lingering worries over the huge financial burden facing one of the nation’s poorest…
Professional Sports
Putin accuses U.S. agencies of manipulating doping testimony
Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during his annual news conference Thursday in Moscow, Russia.Pavel Golovkin/Associated Press Putin said Thursday that former Moscow anti-doping laboratory director Grigory Rodchenkov – who is…
Professional Sports
USA Cycling launches national teams; Durango’s Howard Grotts, Christopher Blevins selected
Bringing home more Olympic medals a big goal
Professional Sports
White out: Shaun White falls in Olympic halfpipe qualifier
Two-time Olympic champ has two more chances to qualify
College Sports
Paying athletes would break college sports? Never before has that been more hypocritical
Pay for play rekindled as coaches cash in
Professional Sports
‘Italjet’ looking for liftoff on home snow in Val Gardena
Italian team hasn’t won downhill since 2001
Professional Sports
Italian cyclist Ruffoni banned for 4 years for doping
Ruffoni’s positive test for a growth hormone-releasing peptide during training was announced on the eve of the Giro d’Italia in May. The 26-year-old rider and teammate Stefano Pirazzi, who also…
Professional Sports
Chris Froome maintains innocence as rival doubts handling of case
Martin believes something is amiss with Froome’s case
Outdoors
Greece: Second climber dies on snowy slopes of Mt. Olympus
Fire department rescue crews located the 55-year-old’s body in a 164-foot ravine at an altitude of about 7,220 feet in the early hours of Tuesday. They also rescued his injured…
Professional Sports
Tour de France champion Chris Froome found to have double the legal limit of asthma drug
Froome won his fourth Tour title this year and followed it with a victory at the Vuelta. But Team Sky said Wednesday that Froome, who has not been suspended, had…
Professional Sports
Broncos, Colts believe plenty at stake other than playoffs
Teams will meet on Thursday Night Football
Sports
Bob Costas wins Hall’s Frick Award for baseball broadcasting
Sportscaster Bob Costas won the Ford C. Frick Award presented by the baseball Hall of Fame for broadcasting excellence. The honor was announced Wednesday at the winter meetings in Lake…
Professional Sports
Chris Froome’s cycling doping case: What’s salbutamol and what’s banned?
But the UCI wants to know why a urine sample provided by Froome at the Spanish Vuelta in September showed a concentration of the asthma drug, salbutamol, that was twice…
Professional Sports
Roger Goodell views new NFL commissioner contract as his last
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell walks in a hallway during a break at the NFL owners’ winter meeting Wednesday in Irving, Texas.LM Otero/Associated Press Goodell’s extension through 2024 will allow him…
Professional Sports
American men impress in Val Gardena downhill skiing training
In a session run on a course that was shortened due to soft snow, Goldberg finished 0.47 seconds ahead of Maple. Thomas Dressen of Germany placed third, 0.51 behind. Steven…
Professional Sports
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers preparing to play this weekend
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been “medically cleared to return” to action after missing seven games with a broken right collarbone, the quarterback announced on Instagram Tuesday night.Don…