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Kuss, Jumbo-Visma survive crash-filled opening stage of Tour de France
Durango rider stays upright with team leaders Roglic, Dumoulin
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NFL teams huddling up to devise plans for social change
Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, center, watches the team as guard David DeCastro, bottom warms up and wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, left, walks by during a training camp practice…
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Broncos get practice for opener in empty stadium scrimmage
“Yeah, it was really weird, without a doubt,” quarterback Drew Lock said. “It sounds like there’s fans here and you look up and there’s no one behind anyone on the…
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Dustin Johnson, Hideki Matsuyama tied for lead at tough Olympia Fields
Johnson and Hideki Matsuyama survived another demanding day at Olympia Fields, both scratching out a 1-under 69 that felt better than it looked to share the lead Saturday at the…
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The strangest Tour de France sets off with big crashes
Alexander Kristoff of Norway, left, celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 97 miles with start and…
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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
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NHL playoffs to resume with 3 games each Saturday, Sunday
In the NHL’s Eastern Conference hub city of Toronto, Tampa Bay and Boston will play Game 4 of their series at 10 a.m. Saturday, followed by Philadelphia and the New…
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NBA playoffs resume Saturday as sides detail new commitments
Black Lives Matter is displayed near the NBA logo in an empty basketball arena Friday in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.Ashley Landis/Associated Press And they want to keep playing basketball. Teams…
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McIlroy, Cantlay sole survivors to par at Olympia Fields
McIlroy and Patrick Cantlay made their share of mistakes Friday and shrugged them off because that’s bound to happen on the toughest test the PGA Tour has seen this year.…
Outdoors
Vail Resorts to require reservations for 2020-21 ski season
A snowboarder wearing a medical mask at Arapahoe Basin on May 27 after the ski area reopened briefly during the COVID-19 pandemic.Jesse Paul/The Colorado Sun Here are the not-surprising changes:…
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Shinzo Abe – aka ‘Super Mario’ – loses out on Japan’s Olympics
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was a star of the closing ceremony of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, parading before a 70,000 sellout at the Maracana stadium as Nintendo…
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UCI relaxes COVID-19 exclusion rules at Tour de France
After meeting with team officials, the UCI said Friday that a team won’t be automatically sent home if two of its riders test positive for the virus within a period…
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Kenosha unrest hits home for Broncos newcomer Melvin Gordon
The veteran running back who joined the Denver Broncos in free agency this spring is a native of Kenosha, Wisconsin, where a Black man was shot in the back seven…
High School Sports
Durango splits with Grand Junction for first win of year
Bats come alive in 21-run effort by DHS
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Plewe, Tichi go down to the wire at Conquistador Golf Course
Montrose nabs team title
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Lute Olson, Hall of Fame coach, Arizona icon, dies at 85
Olson’s family said he died Thursday evening. The cause of death wasn’t given. “Coach Olson is the absolute best, one of the greatest coaches ever and one of the greatest…
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BMW Championship a grueling test early at Olympia
Matsuyama leads after one round; three players under par
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NHL puts off 2 days of playoff games amid injustice protests
The NHL playoffs are on hold for the next two days.Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press file Reaves woke up Thursday to find a text from Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk,…
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More MLB games, including Rockies, postponed in response to racial injustice
Some teams are playing. Some aren’t. Some have played with individual players sitting out. But across the sport, one theme became clear: Baseball shouldn’t avoid potentially difficult conversations and decisions…
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Uncertainty shrouds Tour de France racing against COVID-19
That’s if the rolling roadshow gets that far. Staging cycling’s premier race when COVID-19 infections are rising again in France represents both a health risk and an embodiment of French…
College Sports
Nebraska players’ lawsuit seeks to restore Big Ten fall football
University of Iowa football players parents protest outside Big Ten headquarters in Rosemont, Ill.,Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune The lawsuit in Lancaster County District Court contends, among other things, the players are…
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NFL teams cancel practice in response to James Blake shooting
Broncos among the teams to step away Thursday
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Osaka-Goff rematch could happen in U.S. Open’s 3rd round
The U.S. Tennis Association quietly posted the women’s and men’s singles draws online, without the usual TV hoopla. The draw was announced on the same day all matches in the…
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Trump: NBA has become like ‘a political organization’
NBA players made their strongest statement yet against racial injustice Wednesday when the Milwaukee Bucks didn’t take the floor for their playoff game against the Orlando Magic.Kevin C. Cox/Associated Press…
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More games postponed Thursday by racial injustice protests
NBA playoffs could resume this weekend
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Avalanche storm back, grind to Game 3 win against Stars
Colorado gets within 2-1 in series with third-period surge
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NHL players discuss options for racial injustice protests
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity early Thursday because those discussions were private. The subject rose to the forefront as multiple leagues called off games…
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Rockies withstand Arizona’s rally in 9th
8-7 win the third in a row for Colorado
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Sports come to a halt as players protest Jacob Blake shooting
The unprecedented decision to postpone the games was quickly followed by a similar decision by the Women’s National Basketball Association, which postponed three scheduled games across the state in Bradenton.…
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3 MLB games postponed in wake of Kenosha shooting
Colorado Rockies’ Matt Kemp opted not to play Wednesday in the wake of the weekend shooting by police of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Wisconsin.David Zalubowski/Associated Press Games between…