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USA Basketball seeks move out of Colorado Springs, Coach K notes
The desire for USA Basketball to move its offices out of Colorado Springs is going strong. During Thursday's press conference announcing the return of Mike Krzyzewski as the men's national team's coach through the 2016 Olympics, Krzyzewski said the organization that has been in Colorado Springs...
Sunscreen is latest substance alleged to be used to pitchers' advantage
Drew Pomeranz once tossed a pitch against the Washington Nationals, totally unaware until it left his fingers that the ball was half covered in pine tar. The pitch didn't come close to the strike zone. "I had jammed somebody so bad on a foul ball that it was covered in pine tar from his bat,...
USA Basketball eyeing new city for headquarters, training complex for several years
USA Basketball's flirtation with moving its headquarters has been going on for at least six years. "It's been a topic for a long time," Jim Tooley, the national governing body's executive director, said Friday. "Right now we don't have anything to announce. It's premature to say anything." USA...
Local girls excited about opportunity in U16 national basketball team trials
Palmer High School's Abigail Torres-Drozd could not quite contain her excitement. But then, it may be the only time this weekend she did not try too hard. The incoming Terrors sophomore guard couldn't believe she was at the USA Basketball women's Under-16 national team trials this weekend. "I...
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Falcon hires Gille to coach football, again
If this sounds familiar, that's because it is. On Friday, Falcon athletic director Randy Hinson announced that Keith Gille had accepted the offer to take the reins of the Falcon football program. "The Falcon HS head football coaching position for the 2013-2014 school year has been offered to Keith Gille," Hinson wrote in an email. "He has...
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USA Basketball seeks move out of Colorado Springs, as Coach K notes
The desire for USA Basketball to move its offices out of Colorado Springs is going strong. During Thursday's press conference announcing the return of Mike Krzyzewski as the men's national team's coach through the 2016 Olympics, Krzyzewski said the organization that has been in Colorado Springs since 1979 intends to move. "I think in the near...
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Ramsey: Palmer grad Reggie Jackson unchanged by fame with Oklahoma City Thunder
Reggie Jackson has not been swept away to jerkdom by the perilous tidal wave of sports celebrity. He remains the same Reggie who arrived, fresh from Georgia, in Colorado Springs in the sixth grade with plans to start at point guard for Russell Middle School. He wanted more then. He wants more now. He hovers on the brink of big things for the...
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Sky Sox complete road trip with 4-3 victory
ALBUQUERQUE - Charlie Culberson homered twice and drove in three as the Colorado Springs Sky Sox completed their road trip with a come-from-behind 4-3 victory over the Albuquerque Isotopes Thursday. Culberson's two-run homer in the fourth inning cut Albuquerque's lead to 3-2. An inning later, Ryan Wheeler's two-out single scored Tommy...
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Former Denver Bronco Tom Nalen to enter team's Ring of Fame Sept. 29
ENGLEWOOD - One of the quietest players in NFL history sure had a lot to say Thursday. Former Denver Broncos center Tom Nalen made up for all those "no comments" during his 15-year career during an extraordinary half hour that at times showed precisely why he was wise to stay silent rather than speak his mind. While meeting with the media...
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Klee: To revive championship history, Colorado sports go back to the future
DENVER - This spring, John Elway held court with the NFL draft, Joe Sakic was given the stage with the Avs, and Walt Weiss lifted the Rockies near the top of the NL West. On Thursday, the great goaltender, Patrick Roy, was named coach of the Avalanche. What year is it again? Professional sports in Colorado are going back to the future....
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Avalanche names Patrick Roy coach/vice president of hockey operations
The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced Thursday that the organization has reached an agreement in principle with Patrick Roy to become the franchise's Head Coach/Vice President of Hockey Operations. Due to the Memorial Day weekend, the Avalanche will hold a press conference next week in Denver to formally introduce Roy. Roy, 47, becomes...
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Second-half goals give Cheyenne Mountain first girls' soccer title since 2007
COMMERCE CITY - After a loss to Doherty in the season's third game dropped Cheyenne Mountain to 1-1-1, third-year Indians coach Tomas Martinez threw down the gauntlet to his young team. "We let everyone know that day, that if that's going to happen, let's just hang out and kick the ball around, have fun," Martinez said. "If we're going to win...
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Colorado Springs Sky Sox's Matt McBride's 6 RBIs lead way in rout
ALBUQUERQUE - Colorado Springs started fast and finished strong in a 9-1 victory against the host Isotopes on Wednesday night. The Sky Sox scored three times in the first and four in the third to pull away. Matt McBride had a monster night, going 5-for-5 with six RBIs including three- and two-run home runs, and scoring three times. Ryan...
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Ramsey: Cheyenne Mountain should be tough to beat again in 2014
COMMERCE CITY - Hannah Gerdin has a gift for understatement. Minutes after she led Cheyenne Mountain to a dominating 2-0 victory over Broomfield in the 4A soccer state finals, Gerdin looked, somewhat reluctantly, into the future. How powerful will Cheyenne Mountain be in 2014? "I would assume we'll be pretty good," Gerdin said. Allow me to...
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Memorial Day all-star baseball games for top prep athletes
Memorial Day all-star baseball games for top prep athletes The area's top high school baseball players will compete in the 52nd annual Southern Colorado High School All-Star Games, the longest-running high school all-star event in Colorado. The games will be held Monday after the Sky Sox-Fresno game scheduled for 12:35 p.m. The Southern...
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Undrafted Broncos corner Chris Harris fends off some pricey vets
ENGLEWOOD - Perrish Cox. Jonathan Wilhite. Drayton Florence. Tracy Porter. Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie? Chris Harris has had a penchant for beating out veteran cornerbacks since joining the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent out of Kansas in 2011. He rose from the bottom of the depth chart his rookie season, greasing Cox's release...
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Former area high school standouts have sights on All-America honors at NCAA Division II track and field in Pueblo
Former Coronado High School standout Megan Burrell is ready to finish her college career on a high note. The UCCS 1,500-meter record holder (4 minutes, 39.16 seconds) will race at the NCAA Division II outdoor track and field championships Thursday through Saturday in Pueblo. Burrell enjoyed a good debut season at CU before recurring injuries...
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Klee: By cruising past NL West visitors, Rockies pass early test
DENVER - On the TVs around the Rockies clubhouse, the flat screens showed the colors of the emergency broadcast system. No games, no highlights. Just yellow, white, blue, green, pink, red, blue stripes. This homestand was a test, only a test, but a test in the NL West. "That was a good homestand," shutdown closer Rex Brothers said. "We...
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Jose Canseco accused of sexual assault in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS - Former baseball slugger Jose Canseco Jr. has been accused of sexual assault in Las Vegas, in an investigation that the former baseball slugger made public with postings on a social media website claiming that a woman falsely accused him of rape. No arrest was made and police said no charges were immediately filed against the...
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