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Third-year tight end finally healthy and it shows

Posted 4:40 PM 6/4/2013 by Jordan Mason

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - The most intriguing new face turning heads at the Denver Broncos' offseason workouts isn't Montee Ball or Sylvester Williams. It's third-year tight end Julius Thomas. The 6-foot-5, 255-pound former power forward is finally healthy after spending the bulk of his (More)

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Bruce homers as Reds beat Rockies 3-0

Posted 8:21 PM 6/3/2013 by Jordan Mason

CINCINNATI (AP) - Bronson Arroyo limited the NL's most prolific offense to four singles in eight innings, and Jay Bruce had a two-run homer among his three hits, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night. The Reds have three shutouts in (More)

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McGahee's absence opening up opportunities

Posted 6:12 PM 6/3/2013 by Jordan Mason

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Willis McGahee apparently is counting on history repeating itself. The grizzled running back skipped some of last year's offseason workouts, then showed up at the mandatory minicamp and handily won the Denver Broncos' starting job during training camp. (More)

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Gallinari to have surgery on left ACL next week

Posted 6:11 PM 6/3/2013 by Jordan Mason

DENVER (AP) - Danilo Gallinari says he will undergo surgery to repair the ACL on his left knee next week and is hoping to be back on the court for the Denver Nuggets around February. The Italian forward has been rehabbing in the team's weight room since an operation in late April to (More)

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Fowler's 2 home runs lead Rockies past L.A.

Posted 5:35 PM 6/2/2013 by Greg Smith

DENVER (AP) - Dexter Fowler hit two homers off fill-in starter Matt Magill and Jorge De La Rosa pitched seven effective innings, helping the Colorado Rockies to a 7-2 win over the slumping Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday. It was the second multihomer game of the season for Fowler. Todd (More)

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Sky Sox lose 2nd straight, 10-1 to the Bees

Posted 4:48 PM 6/2/2013 by Greg Smith

Matt Shoemaker tossed seven strong innings to help lead the Salt Lake Bees to a 10-1 win over the Colorado Springs Sky Sox on Sunday afternoon. Shoemaker (4-8) allowed just one run on two hits and struck out a season high ten batters, as the Bees win their fourth consecutive game. All ten runs (More)

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Harris nets 2 as Rapids tie FC Dallas 2-2

Posted 10:14 PM 6/1/2013 by Greg Smith

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Blas Perez scored his second goal in the 66th minute to lift MLS-leading FC Dallas into a 2-2 tie Saturday night with the Colorado Rapids, who got two goals from Atiba Harris. Perez had only three goals in his previous 13 games for FC Dallas (8-2-4), which (More)

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Fowler lifts Rockies past Dodgers 7-6 in 10th

Posted 6:21 PM 6/1/2013 by Greg Smith

DENVER (AP) - Dexter Fowler's RBI single down the first base line in the 10th inning lifted the Colorado Rockies past the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 on Saturday. The Rockies got their fourth win this season in their last at-bat, one night after losing to the Dodgers in extra innings. (More)

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Jim Scherr Accepts COO Position with European Games

Posted 6:03 PM 6/1/2013 by Greg Smith

Colorado Springs, CO (Friday, May 31, 2013) - The National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) announced today that NCHC Commissioner Jim Scherr has resigned effective immediately in order to accept the position of Chief Operation Officer for the inaugural European Games.

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Ujiri to leave Denver for Toronto

Posted 8:32 PM 5/31/2013 by Greg Smith

Masai Ujiri is leaving Denver to take over the basketball operations for the Toronto Raptors. A person with knowledge of the move told The Associated Press on Friday that the NBA's executive of the year has agreed to a deal with the Raptors. The person requested anonymity because the (More)

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Astros use 7 run inning to top Rockies, 7-5

Posted 10:36 PM 5/30/2013 by Greg Smith

DENVER (AP) - Chris Carter and Matt Dominguez hit consecutive homers during a six-run sixth, Lucas Harrell won for the first time in six starts and the Houston Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 7-5 on Thursday to sweep the two-game series at Coors Field. J.D. Martinez had a career-high (More)

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Jammer in Denver to win a championship

Posted 3:48 PM 5/30/2013 by Greg Smith

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - His paycheck may look like Peyton Manning's tip money. Still, there's at least one area where Manning and his newest Broncos teammate, defensive back Quentin Jammer, aren't nearly so far apart. "I want to win a championship," Jammer said Thursday, his first day (More)