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Valor Christian sweeps team titles in its inaugural year in the state’s largest classification
By: Mike Chambers
LAKEWOOD — The new kids on the state’s biggest block knocked out the competition on both fronts Saturday. Valor Christian, competing at the top level of the Colorado prep track and field championships for the first time, swept the Class 5A boys and girls team titles at Jefferson County Stadium...
Kiszla: Living life to the Max, state pole-vault champ bound for El Cap, inspired by “Free Solo” legend Alex Honnold
By: Mark Kiszla
The quest for the next adrenaline rush never ends for Max Manson. If Manson is not soaring in the same rarefied his father staked out in the pole vault, the 18-year-old senior from Monarch High School is following in the finger cracks of Alex Honnold, the rock-climbing legend from the...
Rockies offense falls flat in loss to Phillies
By: Patrick Saunders
PHILADELPHIA — It was a coulda-woulda-shoulda game for the Rockies. It will go down in the box score as a 2-1 defeat to the Phillies on Saturday at Citizens Bank Park, the Rockies’ third loss in a row. Although Colorado received a solid start from right-hander Antonio Senzatela and excellent...
Shapiro: Pole vault champ Logan Kuskie reminds us that at state track, kids succeed even when they fail
By: Jake Shapiro
LAKEWOOD — Late into the cold, wet afternoon Friday, Lyons’ Logan Kuskie stared down a stopboard at the end of a now completely lonely track. The reigning Class 2A girls pole vaulting champion had already topped Abigail Shay of Wray. The other events at Jeffco Stadium were over and the...
War of Will wins Preakness, holds off riderless horse
By: Stephen Whyno
BALTIMORE (AP) — War of Will bounced back from a bumpy ride in the Kentucky Derby to win the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, holding off a field that included a riderless horse that threw his jockey out of the gate and still finished the race. Trainer Mark Casse got his...
Kickin’ It with Kiz: Are the Avs or Nuggets closer to winning a championship? Record my vote for …
By: Mark Kiszla
The Avs are more likely of the teams in the Pepsi Center to win a championship. They have a young core, plus there’s more parity in the NHL. Even when the Golden State dynasty comes to an end, there will be another on the rise wherever the league’s stars decide...
New Denver program can make old marijuana conviction disappear
By: Sam Tabachnik
After Dane Jordan was convicted of illegally growing marijuana 13 years ago, he gave up his dream of becoming a psychologist. After all, medical boards don’t readily hand out Ph.D.s to convicted felons. He couldn’t rent certain apartments. He didn’t even bother applying to most jobs. Jordan’s life was altered...
New commission to kick off new era in Colorado oil-gas regulation
By: Judith Kohler
A newly appointed Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission will take the helm Tuesday in the first meeting since a law overhauling the state oil and gas regulations took effect. Gov. Jared Polis announced the appointment Friday of an interim commission. Legislation changing the commission’s makeup and its mission called...
Arnold Schwarzenegger assaulted during event in South Africa
By: Reuters
JOHANNESBURG – A man struck Arnold Schwarzenegger with a flying kick at a sports event in South Africa on Saturday, though the actor and former California governor later reassured fans that they needn’t worry about him. Schwarzenegger, 71, was chatting with fans at the Arnold Classic Africa, an event showcasing...
Will stripe rust reach Colorado winter wheat?
By: Journal Advocate
There are now numerous reports of stripe rust (Puccinia striiformis) in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas. With the current cool and rainy weather conditions, the development of stripe rust in Colorado wheat could be possible. Stripe rust is one of the most challenging diseases of wheat because of its wide distribution,...
Boulder researchers find previous studies overestimated oil, gas-related methane emissions in decade-long probe
By: Sam Lounsberry
Colorado oil and gas industry leaders are highlighting a study led by Boulder researchers that found methane emissions from drilling haven’t made large increases despite big boosts in energy production across the country over a decade. The probe, led by scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and University...
Rockies catcher Tony Wolters’ athleticism paying big dividends behind plate
By: Patrick Saunders
PHILADELPHIA — The quick release, soft hands and nimble feet — things that Tony Wolters possessed when he entered pro baseball as a middle infielder — are the very things he’s utilizing to become a plus big-league catcher for the Rockies. “I’m trying to be athletic out there and get...
Female lawmakers speak about rapes as abortion bills advance
By: Julie Carr Smyth, CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY
COLUMBUS, Ohio — For more than two decades, Nancy Mace did not speak publicly about her rape. In April, when she finally broke her silence, she chose the most public of forums — before her colleagues in South Carolina’s legislature. A bill was being debated that would ban all abortions...
New York teen earns six figures from video games and related income
By: Peter Holley
Griffin Spikoski spends as much as 18 hours a day glued to his computer screen playing the wildly popular, multi-player video game Fortnite. His YouTube channel — where he regularly uploads videos of himself playing the online game — has nearly 1.2 million subscribers and more than 71 million views;...
Wyoming teenager sues Lakewood cop who held him at gunpoint
By: The Associated Press
JACKSON, Wyo. — A Wyoming teenager is suing an off-duty officer from Lakewood who pulled a gun on him as he ran to a bus stop in Jackson. The Jackson Hole News & Guide reports 18-year-old Gerardo Becerra filed claims of assault, battery and false imprisonment against Vanessa Schultz in...
Saunders: Drew Goodman hits a home run with fun, quirky Rockies book
By: Patrick Saunders
PHILADELPHIA — My home office is jammed with baseball books. Some of them, such as David Maraniss’s “Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball’s Last Hero,” David Halberstam’s “October 1964,” and anything written by Roger Angell, are splendid works of literature that tell compelling stories about America’s greatest game. My...
Colorado state track meet: Live coverage and results, Day 3
By: Jake Shapiro
It’s the third and final day of the Colorado high school state track and field meet at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood. The Denver Post is there throughout the weekend providing live coverage. Refresh this page for the latest updates and results, in addition to the daily schedule of events, which...
Denver mayoral candidate Jamie Giellis apologizes following “an interesting week”
By: Sam Tabachnik
Denver mayoral candidate Jamie Giellis apologized to her two competitors-turned-allies and several members of the African American community Saturday in a Facebook live discussion that followed a tumultuous few days for her campaign. “It’s been an interesting week,” Giellis said at the end of the discussion hosted by Hasira Ashemu....
