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Retreating Russians leave their comrades’ bodies behind
By: The Associated Press
By ADAM SCHRECK and VASILISA STEPANENKO LYMAN, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops abandoned a key Ukrainian city so rapidly that they left the bodies of their comrades in the streets, offering more evidence Tuesday of Moscow’s latest military defeat as it struggles to hang on to four regions of Ukraine...
Erik Spoelstra voted top coach by NBA GMs, but Heat picked to fall to fifth in East
By: Tribune News Service
Even with Erik Spoelstra voted the top coach in the NBA in the annual survey of league general managers, respect for the Miami Heat continues to wane despite last season’s top seed in the Eastern Conference. In the coaching section of the survey, Spoelstra received 55 percent of the votes,...
Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche NHL Odds and Predictions for October 5, 2022
By: Betting.com
The Colorado Avalanche and the Dallas Stars meet on Wednesday night in their second NHL preseason matchup. Monday night’s matchup between these two teams in Dallas featured more representative lineups than earlier in the preseason, and this should continue on Wednesday. We’ll give you a preseason betting preview for the...
Colorado Rockies at Los Angeles Dodgers MLB Odds and Predictions for October 3, 2022
By: Betting.com
The Colorado Rockies will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers this Monday, October 3, for a National League West showdown. The Dodgers have already clinched the top spot in the National League this season as they sit at 110-49, winning the most games in their franchise history. The Colorado Rockies,...
Dolphins Deep Dive: Chris Perkins and David Furones talk Tua and preview Jets matchup
By: Tribune News Service
Introducing “Dolphins Deep Dive with Perk,” the South Florida Sun Sentinel’s new weekly Dolphins video show featuring Chris Perkins, Dave Hyde, David Furones and occasional guests. On Tuesday’s show, the Dolphins writers talked about Tua Tagovailoa’s concussion, the controversy and what it means for the Dolphins. They also looked ahead...
Mariners and Phillies ending playoff droughts shows the power of going for it
By: Tribune News Service
The whole point of being a professional sports team is to try and win a championship. It is also, research has confirmed, impossible to win a championship without first making the playoffs. The Seattle Mariners and Philadelphia Phillies are both headed back to the playoffs this week, getting their first...
RJ Barrett’s theory for being disrespected
By: Tribune News Service
RJ Barrett has noticed the disrespect. He remembers it. He sees it’s continuing. For a player drafted third overall in the NBA’s largest market, Barrett hasn’t quite achieved the recognition of his peers. And now entering his fourth season with the Knicks, the 22-year-old has a theory as to why....
These Colorado taco joints are among the best 100 in the U.S., according to Yelp
By: Tiney Ricciardi
Oct. 4 is National Taco Day and to celebrate, Yelp published a list on Tuesday (Taco Tuesday) that’s sure to be something to taco-bout. The restaurant reviewing platform culled a list of the 100 best taco joints in the U.S., from trucks to cantinas and breakfast to beer sponge, based...
Colorado’s world-class elk herd in bull’s-eye of outdoor recreation boom, report warns
By: Judith Kohler
Along with heading to the mountains to see the gold aspen leaves, a must-do for a lot of Coloradans in the fall is to hear bull elk bugle. The male elk’s high-pitched bellow signals the start of the rut — mating season — and is a beckoning call for wildlife-watchers...
Nightclub in Denver’s Lincoln Park ordered by the city to close
By: Justin Wingerter
Denver’s licensing department has stripped a nightclub in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of its liquor and dance licenses after employees were caught letting an underage police cadet into the club and serving her a cocktail because she “looked old enough.” The Viceroy Lounge at 778 Mariposa St. must shut down...
Jeff McNeil contending for batting title in final days of regular season
By: Tribune News Service
The Mets need these last three games against the Washington Nationals to stay alive in what seems like a futile NL East battle with the Atlanta Braves. But Jeff McNeil needs these three games to make Mets history. The super utility player could become the first member of the Mets...
Broncos place Randy Gregory, Javonte Williams on injured reserve with knee injuries; sign RB Latavius Murray from Saints’ practice squad
By: Kyle Newman
The Broncos sent two key playmakers to injured reserve Tuesday morning, putting Randy Gregory on short-term IR and Javonte Williams on season-ending IR. Both players were hurt in the Week 4 loss in Las Vegas. Gregory is having a knee scope on his injured right knee, while Williams blew out...
Dolphins-Jets predictions: Will Miami beat longtime rival on the road without Tua?
By: Tribune News Service
Dolphins (3-1) at N.Y. Jets (2-2), Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS Latest line: Dolphins are favored by 3 points; over/under is 42. Dave Hyde, Sports Columnist (Season record: 3-1): Dolphins 24, Jets 20 Teddy Bridgewater as the insurance policy at quarterback pays off with a win on the road against a...
Loretta Lynn, coal miner’s daughter and country queen, dies at 90
By: Kristin M. Hall
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter whose frank songs about life and love as a woman in Appalachia pulled her out of poverty and made her a pillar of country music, has died. She was 90. In a statement provided to The Associated Press, Lynn’s family...
Column: Chicago White Sox front office needs some self-reflection — and new referrals — before hiring their next manager
By: Tribune News Service
There’s no way to tell how history will look at the Chicago White Sox’s rehiring of Tony La Russa in 2020, but in the moment it was always a bad idea. Sure, La Russa was a “Hall of Fame baseball person” already. But he was given a young, hungry team...
Pasta with butternut squash, kale and brown butter and more recipes with fall vibes
By: The New York Times News Service Syndicate
By Emily Weinstein, The New York Times The weather in New York flipped like a switch last week, and all of sudden we were in fall. I’m programmed to eat apples and winter squash as soon as the temperature drops, and this time was no exception: I made a crumble...
Vail Resorts rejects town of Vail’s $12 million offer for East Vail land
By: The Vail Daily
On Monday, Oct. 3, Vail Resorts responded to the town’s $12 million offer for the contested East Vail property with a resounding “no.” “For Vail Resorts, this is not, and has never been about money. This is about building affordable housing that the town desperately needs now to support the...
Petition to ban ‘corporate welfare’ for Chicago Bears stadium development rejected by Arlington Heights board
By: Tribune News Service
The Arlington Heights Village Board Monday unanimously rejected a proposed referendum to prohibit public subsidies for a proposed Chicago Bears stadium development or any other private enterprise. The board voted 9-0 to reject a petition for an “Anti-Corporate Welfare Ordinance,” which had been signed by some 565 registered voters and...
