Colorado Times: 04/14/14

Monday, April 14, 2014

Wild pitch, throwing error gives Padres win

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Padres scored twice in the eighth inning on Rex Brothers' wild pitch and catcher Edwin Rosario's errant throw back to the plate, lifting San Diego to a 5-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night.

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Horatio N. Johnson obituary

STURGIS — Horatio N. “JJ” Johnson, 90, of Sturgis, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Friday, April 11, 2014 at Thurston Woods Village. He was born Sept. 23, 1923 in Lansing, a son to the late Thomas and Celia (Cook) Johnson.

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Minnesota Wild could be peaking at right time against Avalanche

When Ryan Suter and Zach Parise signed massive contracts with the Minnesota Wild on the Fourth of July in 2012, the celebration among Wild fans probably was bigger than anything at their local fireworks festivities that day.

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Analyzing the Minnesota Wild vs. the Colorado Avalanche

Patrick Roy's first playoff series as an NHL coach will be against the last team he faced in the postseason as a Hall of Fame goaltender. The Minnesota Wild's first-round series victory in 2003 coincided with the last time Roy manned the nets for the Avalanche.

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Wild captain Mikko Koivu better appreciates playoff run now

Mikko Koivu has a protein shake in one hand. With his other hand, he begins wiping down his equipment and organizing his pads, the same as he does after every practice.

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Priority Power Management Procures Nearly 1 Billion kWh For Clients In Sharyland Utilities Service Territor

Priority Power Management, LLC (“PPM”), a Texas-based leading independent energy management and consulting services firm, announced recently – on the deadline date for Sharyland Utilities to accept new transactions for moving customers to competitive retail electricity providers – that it has negotiated contracts for, and procured, nearly 1 billion kilowatt hours of retail electricity supply for ...

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Thrown into the fire, Brimhall running big in ASU backfield

Jacom Brimhall is standing tall as a spring standout for ASU

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Rockies' starting pitchers must do better no matter the circumstances

Just two weeks into the season, the Rockies' rotation has required a major overhaul because of injuries and three ugly performances from opening-day starter Jorge De La Rosa.

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Boston Globe wins Pulitzer for bombing coverage

NEW YORK (AP) — An award that usually is met with cheers and jubilation instead came with a moment of silence, as The Boston Globe won the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news for its "exhaustive and empathetic" coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing and the manhunt that followed.

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Hochman: Avalanche to beat Wild in seven, even with a grade of "C"

It's simple to say Colorado has this series sewn up against Minnesota before the first puck drops. The Avs dodged the bullet that is the scorching Patrick Kane and the Chicago Blackhawks.

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Athletics stay top in East, Brewers finally lose

The Oakland Athletics remain top of the American League East after edging the Los Angeles Angels on Monday.

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New thinking on brain-science therapies could help foster kids

Therapies based on brain science — and limited use of antipsychotic medications — are the answer for thousands of foster kids whose traumatic childhoods have left them with depression and extreme aggression, according to a growing number of experts. Many children taking antipsychotic medications do not have psychosis but trauma-induced behavioral problems with symptoms that mimic mental illness ...

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Padres come back on a wild pitch and error to beat Rockies

Go to TSN.ca for details. #TSN

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Padres top Rockies thanks to hitless rally

SAN DIEGO -- After watching his team score twice without a hit in a bizarre, eighth-inning rally Monday night, Padres manager Bud Black said: Both the Padres' tying and winning runs scored on the same play -- a bases-loaded wild pitch followed by a throwing error by Colorado catcher Wilin Rosario -- as the Padres edged the Rockies 5-4 in the opener of a four-game series at Petco Park. The Padres ...

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Colorado oil drilling boom intensifies as voter initiatives multiply

Colorado Attorney General John Suthers was walking down Denver's 16th Street Mall recently when a Greenpeace activist asked if he'd like to ban fracking.

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National League Standings

___Cincinnati 12, Tampa Bay 4Philadelphia 4, Miami 3Atlanta 10, Washington 2Milwaukee 4, Pittsburgh 1St. Louis 6, Chicago Cubs 4L.A. Angels 14, N.Y. Mets 2San Francisco 5, Colorado 4, 10 inningsSan Diego 5, Detroit...

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National League Leaders

BATTING_Utley, Philadelphia, .489; Blackmon, Colorado, .478; Pagan, San Francisco, .412; Freeman, Atlanta, .404; DGordon, Los Angeles, .400; Bonifacio, Chicago, .392; Adams, St. Louis, .360.RUNS_Freeman, Atlanta, 12; Goldschmidt,...

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NHL playoffs, capsule previews

Records: Avalanche (Central champion) 52-22-8, 112 points; Wild (top wild-card team) 43-27-12, 98 points. Season series: Colorado won four of five. The skinny: Under first-year coach Patrick Roy, the Avalanche went from finishing with the second-fewest points in the league last season to a division championship.

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Denver Post Fitness Calendar, 4/15/2014

All-Out Multisport invites athletes of all levels to the second annual benefit for Hope House of Colorado that provides resources for teen moms.

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Rockies’ Cuddyer crashes into outfield wall, injures elbow

SAN DIEGO — Colorado Rockies outfielder Michael Cuddyer crashed into the right-field message board Monday night and left the game with a bruised right elbow.

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Padres 5, Rockies 4

E_Rosario (2), Stults (1), E.Cabrera (1). DP_Colorado 3, San Diego 1. LOB_Colorado 9, San Diego 5. 2B_Blackmon (5), E.Cabrera (6), Medica (1). 3B_Amarista (1), Venable (1). HR_Rosario (2).

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Rising prices mean less beef for your buck

The highest beef prices since 1987 are hitting the pocketbooks of home cooks and restaurant owners. A dwindling number of cattle and growing export demand have tightened the supply and caused the average retail cost of fresh beef to climb to $5.28 a pound in February - 24 cents higher than January. Prices likely will stay high for a couple of years as cattle producers start to rebuild their ...

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Horatio N. Johnson obituary

Despite drama, FLC gets the green

DENVER x2013 After years of trying, Fort Lewis College has finally secured funding from the state to rebuild its engineering building.The state Senate gave final approval to a budget bill Monday that includes 10 million to begin construction on Berndt Hall this summer. An additional 13 million is expected to arrive in...

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Sen. Roberts stands alone on ballot

DENVER x2013 State Sen. Ellen Roberts, R-Durango, will enter the November election without a named opponent on the ballot.Colorado Democratic Party officials confirmed Monday that the party is not fielding a candidate against Roberts in Senate District 6. The Secretary of Statex2019s office does not list any minor-party or...

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Wild pitch, throwing error gives Padres win

Herex2019s the new face behind our Durango Double

Simplified x2013 and with a new director x2013 the Durango Double is set to run again Oct. 11-12.Online registration began Monday, and the hope is to attract 400 to 450 runners for the event, now entering its third year in its latest incarnation.The event, which last year had a field of 70 percent women, will benefit the...

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Another go-around coming for television

U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., will visit Durango this week to highlight the lack of access to in-state TV programming.He will meet Wednesday with Federal Communications Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel and local leaders. Because of the way the FCC draws station boundaries, Southwest Colorado residents canx2019t get local information...

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Pulitzer Prize winners include Washington Post, Guardian US

SIG'S LAST SONG | Sig Gissler, a professor at the Journalism School, will step down from his post as administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes, a post he has held since 2002.

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Wild pitch, throwing error gives Padres win

SAN DIEGO (AP) - The Padres scored twice in the eighth inning on Rex Brothers' wild pitch and catcher Edwin Rosario's errant throw back to the plate, lifting San Diego to a 5-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night. The Rockies held a one-run lead when ...

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Baseball standings

April 15 (Infostrada Sports) - Standings from the MLB on Monday AMERICAN LEAGUEEASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. NY Yankees 7 6 .538 - 2. Toronto 7 6 .538 - 3. Tampa Bay 7 7 .500 0 1/2 4. Baltimore 6 7 .462 1 5. Boston 5 8 .385 2 CENTRAL DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Detroit 6 4 .600 - 2. Chicago White Sox 7 6 .538 0 1/2 3. Minnesota 6 6 .500 1 4. Cleveland 6 7 .462 1 1/2 5. Kansas City 4 7 .364 2 1/2 ...

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Garbage truck tipped over on residential street; neighbors not surprised

A garbage truck tipped over in a Colorado Springs neighborhood on Monday (4/14/14). Police said the driver of the Springs Waste Systems truck was speeding. It landed on its side onto an electrical box, but it didn't cause a power outage. Neighbors said they're not surprised the truck was speeding and rolled-over. It happened on the northeast side of town in the 4500 block of Crow Creek Drive ...

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Anxious growers shiver

Peach growers in Palisade geared up Monday night for another cold blast in hopes of preserving a crop that was battered by an unusual lack of wind about 18 hours before.

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Padres score two on a wild pitch to top Rockies

Rockies-Padres Gameflash for game played on April 14, 2014

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Wild Brothers helps Padres steal win

Padres steal a win late against Rockies.

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Trying to combat growing drug trade in oil patch

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) — The blood-drenched man had survived a brutal attack: Beaten with brass knuckles, shocked with a stun gun, slashed with a razor blade, then dumped 40 miles away in Montana, he staggered to a farmhouse for help. His path eventually led authorities back to a quiet backyard in this oil boom town.

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Medical marijuana measure in Florida a key test of pot's political potency for Democrats

MIAMI — Democrats in the nation's largest swing-state see the question of whether to legalize medical marijuana as a rare source of hope and high voter turnout in this year's midterm elections.

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Two dozen Nigerian filmmakers head to Colorado to lift level of professionalism in work

Nigerian filmmakers listen to Community College of Aurora adjunct instructor Tony Pfau, who instructs the group on how to economically move the camera in order… via Emag.co.uk

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Medical pot measure could boost Fla. Democrats

MIAMI (AP) — Democrats in the nation's largest swing-state see the question of whether to legalize medical marijuana as a rare source of hope and high voter turnout in this year's midterm elections.

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Medical marijuana measure in Florida a key test of pot's political potency for Democrats

MIAMI — Florida Democrats hope medical marijuana is the cure to their midterm blues. Party operatives are pushing a constitutional amendment that would make Florida the first state in the South to legalize some pot use.

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GCG Financial Welcomes New Managing Director

GCG Financial welcomes Andrew Gluck as the new managing director of wealth management. Andrew is a registered representative of Securian Financial Services, Inc. (PRWeb April 14, 2014) Read the full story at http://ift.tt/1kPO1lP

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Aspen Times names Samantha Johnston general manager

Samantha Johnston joins The Aspen Times on Monday as general manager. Johnston, who has been executive director of the Colorado Press Association the past three years, joins Publisher Gunilla Asher in overseeing the newspaper’s operations as well as those of the Aspen Times Weekly and the Snowmass Sun. “We are very excited to have Samantha join The Aspen Times team,” Asher said. “She has a ...

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Pacers beat Thunder, close in on top seed - Mon, 14 Apr 2014 PST

NBA: David West scored 21 points and Lance Stephenson had his league-best fifth triple-double of the season, leading Indiana past visiting Oklahoma City 102-97 Sunday and putting the Pacers one win away from clinching the Eastern Conference’s top seed. The Pacers lead two-time defending champion Miami by a half-game with one to play and hold the tiebreaker based on conference record.

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Two dozen Nigerian filmmakers head to Colorado to lift level of professionalism in work

DENVER, April 14, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Two dozen esteemed filmmakers from the world's third-largest producer of content are embedded in an intensive four-week course at the Colorado Film School this spring. Their overriding mission: to raise professional standards for future...

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