Sports

Stewart speaks, then he drives

in a cloud, Smoke clears himself for a Sprint Cup return

Loaded Broncos have tough cuts ahead

NFL eyes turn to Denver, curious about its scrap pile

Davis proud to play for country

the 21-year-old is the Americans’ leader on the court, too

The fans are here for Finland

Americans will face a partisan crowd Game 1 of the World Cup

Spain salivates at a weakened U.S. team

two sides can’t meet until the World Cup final Sept. 14 in Madrid

Rams show a lot of Hart against CU

wins the Rocky Mountain Showdown by 14 points with a dominant run game

Kirtland Central sweeps Ignacio

volleyball next will travel to Monte Vista

Bayfield, Kirtland Central: And we meet again

Anthony Chamblee and BHS will dive head first into their regular season opener against Kirtland Central at 7 p.m. Friday at Wolverine Country Stadium. It’s the third year in a…

Osweiler sharp in Broncos’ preseason finale

caps the Cowboys’ winless exhibition schedule with a 24-point victory

Broncos buck the ’Boys

Brock Osweiler led four scoring drives in the final tuneup for his third season as Peyton Manning’s backup, and backup tight end Cameron Morrah and the Denver Broncos beat Dallas…

BHS beats DHS in 5 in Demons’ season debut

Durango High School opened its volleyball season with a match it has anticipated all offseason against regional non-conference rival Bayfield. After falling behind 2-1, the Demons forced a decisive fifth…

Wolverines roll the dice for a W

She sent her team out without a libero, making every player eligible to attack the ball in every position. “We didn’t even practice it until (Wednesday); it was sort of…

Durango warms up with a season-opening shutout

boys soccer side starts its season with a clean sheet

DHS hosts opener at home away from home

Durango football will open against a California school in Pueblo

Durango cobbles together a top-3 result

play ‘solid’ at Cobble Creek after their Bridges’ victory

Sports Extra

As the Smoke clears, Stewart will return to the track CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Tony Stewart will return to Sprint Cup competition Sunday night at Atlanta Motor Speedway, ending a three-race…

FLC golf picked back of the pack

CSU-Pueblo sweeps RMAC Preseason Golfers of the Year honors

Abandoned fire tower in Oregon an amazing getaway

Pelican Butte has an abandoned fire lookout tower that sits at 8,038 feet above sea level. Its 360-degree views take in Mount McLoughlin, Fourmile Lake, Skylakes Wilderness area, Lake of…

Outdoors Briefs

Backcountry Experience and Gardenswartz Outdoors have both been listed on Outdoors USA Magazine’s inaugural list of top 100 outdoors specialty retailers in the country. The two Durango shops are among…

The quartzite dragon

can be a beast, so don’t take Snowdon Peak lightly

Taking a child fishing is a special experience

Ben began sending me drawings – I’ve got a very colorful dinosaur hanging on the refrigerator – and stories he’d dictate to my sister Marcie about the goings-on in Lakeville…

U.S. Open

Trying to catch a glimpse of the third round of the U.S. Open, Qiang Wang of China was beaten in the second round by No. 29 Casey Dellacqua of Australia…

Lyles’ hit the Rockies’ lone bright spot

picks up the win and an MLB record against Colorado

Rams pull the Sonny Lubick card

embraces the underdog role against the Buffs

NFL makes it crystal clear: Hands off

rule helps dynamic offenses remain that way, while defenses suffer

Petit sets a MLB record against the Rockies

San Francisco Giants right-hander Yusmeiro Petit set a major-league record by retiring 46 consecutive batters. Petit set down the first eight Colorado hitters he faced Thursday. That broke the mark…

DHS takes the steam out of Steamboat

Cameron Barnhardt and Cy Spicer both used their Wilson-brand SpongeBob SquarePants golf balls to counter the spin on a wet Devil’s Thumb Golf Club course in Delta, and the devil…

Kids and the Hall

U.S. Open

Venus Williams was serving to Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland on Wednesday night in New York for a shot at the third round of the U.S. Open. Her sister, No. 1…

Ware makes a social visit to Dallas

Cowboys’ sack leader simply will be a spectator against his old team