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The Buffaloes lay out the welcome mat for No. 23 USC

It was cold, but the red-hot Trojans keep warm with a victory

Avalanche beat the Kings in OT

Jan Hejda and the Colorado Avalanche caught Anze Kopitar and the Kings on Saturday night in Los Angeles with an overtime goal to give the Avs a 1-0 shutout, skate-off…

FLC women’s lacrosse signs six Skyhawks-to-be

Durango’s Hawkins is part of Fort Lewis’ latest recruiting class

Broncos bested by bounce and Brady

Patriots rally from 24 down

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Northern Illinois jumps Fresno State in BCS Northern Illinois moved ahead of Fresno State in the BCS standings and up to No. 14 as the Huskies and Bulldogs jockey to…

Putting a Bear on his backside

Brandon Marshall went up and over T. J. McDonald for 117 receiving yards, but McDonald’s Rams delivered the big blow, outscoring the Bears 21-7 in the first quarter and 18-7…

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Ka’Deem Carey, Arizona, ran for 206 yards and four touchdowns while becoming the school’s all-time leading rusher to help the Wildcats shock No. 5 Oregon 42-16. Derek Carr, Fresno State,…

Bayfield: Strength through its depth

According to new head coach Randy Stephens, it could be Geoff Pope or any number of guys on the Bayfield Wolverines’ roster to provide the points from night to night.…

A smaller team has Valdez thinking big

Longtime coach says ‘this is one of the best teams I’ve ever coached’

Demons will push the pace in 2013

Durango thinks it finally has the offense to match its stout defense

Much more than meets the eye

Brady. Manning. Broncos and the Patriots. Marquee match.

Denver Broncos (9-1) at New England Patriots (7-3)

Opening Line: Broncos by 2½. Record vs. Spread: Denver, 7-3; New England, 5-5. Series Record: Broncos lead 27-19. Last Meeting: Patriots beat the Broncos 31-21, Oct. 7, 2012. Last Week:…

Grizzlies flex at cross country nationals

Stephens, Adams State crowned; Gering finishes 80th for FLC

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Vettel wins pole, sets sights on Schumacher’s record SAO PAULO – Sebastian Vettel was fastest on a wet and treacherous Interlagos track Saturday, taking the pole position for the season-ending…

Foye, a 3-pointer for the win

Try as Dirk Nowitzki might, Nuggets hang on for victory

Reload. Not rebuild.

The Bobcats went 16-9 last year and advanced to the final eight of the Class 2A state tournament, but they lost a coach and four players to graduation. Head coach…

New coach, high hopes

Jaida Ross will be one of two seniors new Bayfield High School head coach Bri Simbeck will depend on. The Wolverines are without Effie Nistler and Carrie Yost to start…

More things change …

The more they stay the same: Demons’ girls look to leap forward

From IHS to DHS, Gurule gears up for Year 1

Demons’ first-year wrestling coach is ‘ecstatic’ about his new job

Matty Laven-be-good

USC gives Colorado’s weather the cold shoulder

The Trojans aren’t warm to the idea of the chilly weather playing an impact

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Inoperable brain tumor takes Michael Weiner’s life at 51 NEW YORK – Michael Weiner, the plain-speaking, ever-positive labor lawyer who took over as head of the powerful baseball players’ union…

‘Hell must have just frozen over’

UNLV blows out AFA to become bowl eligible for the first time since 2000

All hail the vanguard of the Broncos’ line

‘We’ve been getting killed,’ but it’s not Vasquez’s fault

Robinson the ‘sparkplug’ in Nuggets’ victory

Former Bull starts the fourth-quarter rally against the Bulls

Vonn will skip the Beaver Creek Cup

After yet another crash, however, she hasn’t ruled out ‘Lake Lindsey’

Amendola, again, follows in Welker’s footsteps

Danny Amendola – Wes Welker’s replacement at Texas Tech, then New England – joined the Patriots as a free agent from the St. Louis Rams in March and has just…

The perfect Storm

Storm Johnson and No. 17 Central Florida dominated Rutgers 41-17 to remain unbeaten in the American Athletic Conference. The Knights (9-1, 6-0 AAC) won their sixth consecutive game, retaining sole…

Outdoors Briefs

Durango Nature Studies will host a full-moon hike under the Hunter’s Moon from 4:45 to 6:45 p.m. Sunday at Falls Creek. The hike is free for members, and $10 for…

Going down

Members of an international team of skydivers practice a head-down dive at Skydive Arizona in Eloy, Ariz. An international team of women skydivers has the lofty goal of setting a…