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2012 U.S. figure skating champs Caydee Denney and John Coughlin readies to challenge for 2014 Sochi gold after injury
What little offseason there is in figure skating is long finished for 2012 U.S. national pairs champions John Coughlin and Caydee Denney. "The time off for the injury was our offseason," Coughlin said recently. "We have been working full-time now to be ready for the coming season and getting...
This week's Peak Performer: Alexa Chacon, The Classical Academy track and field
The top hurdlers in the 3A girls' ranks are going to sleep much better knowing Alexa Chacon has run her final race at the state meet. The Classical Academy senior capped an excellent career at the state championships and helped lead her team to an astonishing seventh team title in eight years...
NCHC commissioner, former USOC head Jim Scherr under consideration for European Games job
National Collegiate Hockey Conference commissioner Jim Scherr is in negotiations to become the chief operating officer of the inaugural 2015 European Games in Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan. Scherr said there was no deadline on a decision but said it would be "in the interest of everyone...
Corbin tosses 3-hitter as D-backs beat Rockies 5-1
DENVER (AP) — Patrick Corbin tossed a three-hitter for his first complete game and struck out a career-high 10, lifting the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night. Corbin (7-0) joined Randy Johnson as the only lefties in team history to begin the season...
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TCA has plenty of experience heading into 3A title game
The Classical Academy goes into Tuesday night's 3A state championship game with a wealth of experience. Ten seniors, nine of whom were on the Titans' 2011 championship team, will step on to the pitch at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City for one last high school game. The No. 1 Titans (15-2-1) take on No. 2 Peak to Peak (15-2-2) at 6...
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Pine Creek's Nelson six off pace at 5A state tournament
Pine Creek's Nelson in 5A title hunt At Grand Junction: Coming into the 5A tournament, 5A Metro League champ Mary Kate Nelson decided to aim for a top-15 finish. Her coach Shane Brown demanded better, asking for a top-10 finish. The Pine Creek junior is in perfect position to finish in the top 10 after shooting a 7-over-par 79 at Tiara Rado...
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Cheyenne Mountain takes team game to finals
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Cheyenne Mountain surprise leaders in 4A golf tournament
ENGLEWOOD - In another region, Lewis-Palmer's Jessica Hedgpeth wouldn't have had the chance to compete in the 4A girls' state golf tournament at Broken Tee Golf Course. So don't blame the senior if she felt a little out of place. "I didn't know if I'd hit well enough to belong here," said Hedgpeth, headed way north this fall to the University...
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Peyton Manning, Broncos return for offseason practices
There were some throws when Peyton Manning's arm seemed stronger than it was at this time last year. There was also the occasional throw when the arm seemed a little older. Then again, this was nothing but the first practice of the offseason. "I feel fine," Manning said. He added nothing more to the question he has never enjoyed...
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Canon City knocked out of 4A state baseball tournament
AURORA - No matter how many times Canon City tried to rally, Northridge kept its lead. And by the time the No. 4 Tigers' bats got hot, the score was well out of reach. Canon City scored five times in the bottom of the seventh, yet No. 8 Northridge still won 14-8 on Saturday at Cherokee Trail High School to eliminate Canon City from the Class...
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Missy Franklin graduating from high school
AURORA - Olympic star Missy Franklin is graduating from high school. The four-time gold medalist will get her diploma from Regis Jesuit High School in a ceremony in Denver on Monday evening. Franklin isn't ready to become a professional athlete yet. She'll swim in the world championships in Barcelona this summer before heading to the...
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Manitou Springs' Mattie Schwall drives the golf ball all the way to state
Mattie Schwall remembers always being able to drive the ball farther than almost everyone her age when was she 7 years old and just learning how to play golf. The current Manitou Springs junior also remembers how the inner perfectionist of her youth would get frustrated if every shot was not exactly how she envisioned it. Now, many years...
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Vista Ridge takes 4A boys' track and field crown, its first state title in any sport
LAKEWOOD - As Noah Gabel turned on the jets to reclaim the lead for Vista Ridge on the 1,600-meter relay, his three teammates could sense victory as they urged the senior to the finish line. Gabel, along with fellow seniors Aaron Johnson, Pierre Copeland and Darrian Morgan, then celebrated in earnest once the clock showed the Wolves had set a...
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Sky Sox fall to Round Rock
Round Rock, Texas - Jurickson Profar's solo homer in the seventh inning lifted the Round Rock Express to a 6-5 victory over the Colorado Springs Sky Sox Saturday at Dell Diamond. Corey Dickerson's solo shot in the top half of the seventh had drawn the Sky Sox even at 5. Trailing 3-1, the Sky Sox took the lead in the sixth as Ryan Wheeler...
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Chatwood provides lift in rout of Giants
DENVER - Tyler Chatwood threw into the sixth inning and Wilin Rosario hit a two-run homer off Tim Lincecum in the Colorado Rockies' 10-2 rout of the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night. Chatwood (2-0) had a shaky second inning but settled in after that and handcuffed the Giants, who managed one run and six hits in 52/3 innings. Rosario...
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Ramsey: Colorado girls' soccer needs more yellow cards to control mayhem
PARKER - Soccer is a game of grace and finesse. Or at least it should be. During a decade of watching Colorado high school girls' soccer, I've seen a variety of questionable tactics. Well, actually, the tactics sometimes travel beyond questionable into the realm of flat-out dirty. That's why I was happy to see a yellow card in the 60th...
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Air Academy cruises to repeat of 4A state boys' swimming title
THORNTON - Air Academy capped its second straight 4A boys' swimming state title with an exclamation point Saturday. Senior Devon Davis, chosen as the 4A Swimmer of the Year after the meet, anchored the winning 400-yard freestyle relay for the Kadets in his final high school swim to help give Air Academy a wide final margin. The Kadets won the...
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TCA survives to win girls' soccer semifinal over Colorado Academy in OT
DENVER - More than once, The Classical Academy's season flashed before its eyes. And that was just in the final 2 minutes. Ultimately, the top-seeded Titans survived a rare deficit and two late breakaway chances for Colorado Academy star Marin McCoy to prevail 2-1 on Meghan Troupe's overtime goal Saturday, capping a journey to Tuesday's 3A...
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11-year-old leaves all others in Cheyenne Mountain Zoo's Run to the Shrine 5K in her wake
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo's Run to the Shrine attracted nearly 1,200 people this year, and the race offered a few surprises for everyone, from a slight change in the course, to a young child who more than held her own. The run to the Will Rogers Shrine spans nearly 1,400 feet in elevation, and Saturday morning participants were enthusiastic....
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