Dodgers-Giants Preview

As the San Francisco Giants try to continue their recent success against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Madison Bumgarner hopes to do the same on the mound and, considering his most recent outing, with the bat.

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Rockies-Padres Preview

The San Diego Padres are on a bit of a roll behind some stellar work on the mound. Ian Kennedy looks to extend that trend Thursday and help the Padres take three of four from the visiting Colorado Rockies. San Diego (7-8) has won five of seven since beginning the season 2-6, lowering its team ERA to 2.89 during its hot stretch. Andrew Cashner gave up one earned run in 7 1-3 innings of Wednesday ...

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People on the move, 4/15

• Hogan Lovells announced that Denver partner Andy Spielman has become global co-head of the firm's energy and natural resources group.

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AP Photos: A fracking boom pushes Colorado's oil production to its highest level in 50 years

MEAD, Colo. — Workers bustle at an oil and gas drilling site near Mead, Colo., a town of about 3,800 people north of Denver.

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Yankees shut out Cubs twice

The New York Yankees climbed to the top of the American League's East division in MLB, with a two-game shutout of the Chicago Cubs.

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10 candidates vie for Aspen fire district board

Ten candidates are running for three openings on the board of directors for the Aspen Fire Protection District.

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Aspen-area campers must secure food from bears

A black bear forages for seeds from a birdfeeder in the backyard of an Aspen residence in 2011. The White River National Forest is proposing a new rule for mandatory storage of food, garbage and other attractants at area campgrounds.

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AP Photos: Colorado hosts its own fracking boom

MEAD, Colo. (AP) — Workers bustle at an oil and gas drilling site near Mead, Colo., a town of about 3,800 people north of Denver.

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Cowboy Cerrone has wild schedule and wild reputation in MMA

Cowboy Cerrone drove north from Albuquerque through the Colorado snow this month for a glimpse at his future - a 50-year-old man taking a beating in a small-college gym.

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What's next in gay marriage's legal odyssey?

Thursday's hearing in Denver is the second of two hearings on gay marriage that are weighted with legal significance.

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Cashner solid in Padres' 4-2 win over Rockies

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Andrew Cashner pitched into the eighth inning and Chris Denorfia drove in two runs to lift the San Diego Padres to a 4-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night.

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Commentary: Some teams lived up to mottoes; others not so much

In six short months, they'll be back.Those mottoes, corny slogans and inspiring mantra ...

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Easter egg hunts planned across Weld County

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Oil and gas spill report for April 17

The following spills were reported to the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission in the past two weeks. Information is based on Form 19, which …

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A look at the best and worst playoff goalies in NHL history

Avalanche coach Patrick Roy remains the only three-time winner of the Conn Smythe, and Avs backup Jean-Sebastien Giguere is one of four goalies to win it for a team that lost in the Stanley Cup Finals.

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Minnesota Wild finds stability at goalie with Ilya Bryzgalov

Ilya Bryzgalov on Wednesday flashed the kind of personality that could make most of us feel good about our worst mood. Argumentative, insincere and unpleasant aptly describes Bryzgalov after Minnesota's practice.

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Timeline for Semyon Varlamov, Avalanche goaltender

A look at the career of Semyon Varlamov, who set an Avalanche franchise record with his 41st victory. Varlamov was born April 27, 1988, in what was then known as Kuybyshev, USSR, and is now called Samara, Russia.

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Hollywood changes script, tempts religious audiences

Hollywood may be taking the Christian audience for movies seriously, judging by its roster of releases for 2014. But the reception for the first major offering this year, 'Noah,' indicates that difficult times are ahead for an industry that isn't used to catering to the religious crowd.

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Cashner grinds through Padres win over Rockies

SAN DIEGO -- Five days after throwing his second one-hit, complete-game shutout in a span of five starts, San Diego Padres right-hander Andrew Cashner did not flirt with another gem Wednesday night against the Colorado Rockies at Petco Park. In fact, the Padres starter lost his no-hit bid and shutout to the Rockies' fifth hitter when Justin Morneau drove a changeup 411 feet beyond the fence in ...

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Hastings’ Inman wins GPAC weekly honor

McKay Inman of Hastings is this week’s GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Men’s Tennis Player-of-the-Week. Inman, a junior from Colorado Springs, Colo., went 2-0 in singles on the week with two wins over high-quality opponents, helping Hastings to a 2-0 start in the GPAC. He is now 9-12 on the year in singles and 8-10 in doubles.

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Reports of e-cigarette injury jump amid rising popularity

Complaints of injury linked to e-cigarettes, from burns and nicotine toxicity to respiratory and cardiovascular problems, have jumped over the past year as the devices become more popular, the most recent U.S. data show.

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10-Run Second Inning Powers Huskers to 17-6 Win

Trailing after the top of the first inning for the second straight game, the Nebraska baseball team exploded for a combined 15 runs in their first two at-bats, including a 10-run, 11-hit second inning en route to a 17-6 victory over the Omaha Mavericks on Wednesday at Hawks Field.

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UConn women ready to reload with new talent

After his University of Connecticut women’s basketball team won its NCAA record ninth national championship on April 8 in Nashville, Tenn., coach Geno Auriemma was asked about the significance of the victory.

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Kiszla: Avs can come of age by winning

"Why not us?" is the battle cry of the Avalanche, hockey upstarts who are absolutely crazy enough, certainly naïve enough and just maybe talented enough to believe they can win the Stanley Cup.

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Peyton Manning looks forward to new season with new teammates

For a guy who makes his living as a jock, Peyton Manning sure has become accustomed to wearing a suit and tie.

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What's Next In Gay Marriage's Legal Odyssey?

What's next in gay marriage's legal odyssey?

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Matt Cooke could get Avs fans hot

Matt Cooke led the Minnesota Wild in hits during the regular season and was first among forwards in blocked shots. He is the kind of player you want on your side in the playoffs, and Avalanche fans will surely come to dislike him over the next week or so.

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Cashner solid in Padres' 4-2 win over Rockies

Andrew Cashner pitched into the eighth inning and Chris Denorfia drove in two runs to lift the San Diego Padres to a 4-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night

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Patrick Roy, Joe Sakic, Adam Foote now help direct Avs after starring for team

Eleven years after the Minnesota Wild scored an overtime goal in Game 7 of a first-round series to shock the Avalanche, three central figures from that 2002-03 Colorado team are back in the Stanley Cup playoffs with the same franchise.

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WeeCycle brews and blues fundraiser

It's that time of year again: The WeeCycle Brews-and-Blues Fundraiser for the burping-and-bassinet set.

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Rockies edge Padres

San Diego, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Juan Nicasio tossed six strong innings and the Colorado Rockies took a 3-2 win over the San Diego Padres in the second of a three-game set.

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First-of-its-kind Cannabis Capital Summit Marijuana Investing Conference

Rockies Venture Club presents Cannabis Capital Summit - Colorado's first marijuana industry investing conference with leading speakers in the industry, educational events, industry expo and angel investment pitches from cannabis industry companies. May 29th Denver, CO (PRWeb April 16, 2014) Read the full story at http://ift.tt/1l0qwGG

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Baseball standings

April 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Standings from the MLB on Tuesday AMERICAN LEAGUEEASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Toronto 8 6 .571 - 2. NY Yankees 7 6 .538 0 1/2 3. Tampa Bay 7 7 .500 1 4. Baltimore 6 7 .462 1 1/2 5. Boston 5 9 .357 3 CENTRAL DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Detroit 6 4 .600 - 2. Chicago White Sox 8 6 .571 - 3. Cleveland 6 7 .462 1 1/2 4. Minnesota 6 7 .462 1 1/2 5. Kansas City 5 7 .417 2 ...

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National League Standings

___Atlanta 9, Philadelphia 6Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, susp.Washington 9, Miami 2St. Louis 4, Milwaukee 0N.Y. Mets 7, Arizona 3San Diego 5, Colorado 4Pittsburgh 8, Cincinnati 7, comp. of susp. gameAtlanta at Philadelphia,...

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National League Leaders

BATTING_Utley, Philadelphia, .489; Blackmon, Colorado, .468; Freeman, Atlanta, .404; Bonifacio, Chicago, .392; Pagan, San Francisco, .386; Uribe, Los Angeles, .379; DGordon, Los Angeles, .372.RUNS_Freeman, Atlanta, 12; Stanton,...

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At Boston Marathon, a chance to finally finish

Just one tiny misstep at mile 15 of the Boston Marathon last spring ruined any chance of amputee runner Jeff Glasbrenner breaking four hours.

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Astros call up prized prospect OF George Springer

HOUSTON (AP) Prized prospect George Springer says he will join the Houston Astros from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Wednesday.

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Commodities Buzz: BHP Keeps Copper Guidance Unchanged At 1.7 Million Tonnes For 2014

BHP Billiton has today come out with its nine months production report ending March 2014. The company has shown that the BHP Billiton maintained strong momentum in the nine month period ended March 2014 with record production achieved for four commodities and at 10 operations.

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Nicasio solid in Rockies' 3-2 win over Padres

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Juan Nicasio pitched six solid innings and the Colorado Rockies recorded a rare road victory with a 3-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.

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UPI Sports Schedule for Wednesday, April 15

Caroline Lee April 14 (UPI) -- A roundup of all the sporting events scheduled for April 16, 2014.

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Meds, lack of oversight put emphasis on survival

Tamisha Macklin's therapists always wanted to talk about her behavior: Did she smoke pot this week? Did she ditch school? Her therapy, she says, barely scratched the surface of her pain. They didn't ask much about the night she was taken from her father at 6 years old and dropped off at a foster home, where she cried for days and hardly spoke.

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Wheat Ridge revving up its retail resuscitation

As one of Colorado's oldest communities, Wheat Ridge has been showing its age, with ghostly shopping centers and empty lots at key intersections and unimaginative housing options in the city.

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Alleged serial killings highlight GPS limits

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Franc Cano and Steven Dean Gordon proved not once, but allegedly twice, that GPS trackers — the electronic leashes worn by 100,000 freed criminals in the U.S. — aren't foolpro

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Nebraska boy gets wish: indoor skydiving as Iron Man

LONE TREE — Eight-year-old Max Vertin has a disease that is weakening his muscles but not his imagination.

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Baseball-Highlights of Tuesday's MLB games

- - - A's 10, Angels 9 (11 innings) Third baseman Josh Donaldson's RBI double off right-hander Yoslan Herrera in the top of the 11th inning lifted the Oakland A's to a victory over the Los Angeles Angels. The Angels led 6-3 after the fourth inning before the A's (10-4) rallied for a 9-6 lead in the eighth. Angels (6-8) center fielder Mike Trout's two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth tied the ...

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At Boston Marathon, a chance to finally finish

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Just one tiny misstep at mile 15 of the Boston Marathon last spring ruined any chance of amputee runner Jeff Glasbrenner breaking four hours.

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Nicasio solid in Rockies' 3-2 win over Padres

San Diego Padres' Chase Headley throws his bat in disgust after flying out with the tie run in scoring position in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies Tuesday, April 15, 2014, in San Diego.

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Dress codes: Where should schools set limits?

They're called leggings - popular fashion items that are tight-fitting pants to some, and glorified tights to others.

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Prescription for health: Lots of LOL

Where: Boulder Public Library Canyon Theater, 1001 Arapahoe Ave.

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Rex Brothers tries to find old groove for Colorado Rockies

SAN DIEGO — Rockies pitching coach Jim Wright would like to see Rex Brothers just "grip it and rip it.

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5 Things To Do Today, April 16, in Boulder County

5 things to do today around Boulder County

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Lobos juice up volleyball schedule

MWC teams concentrating on improving their RPIs

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CannaJuanaBuy.com Crafts Relationships in Cannabis Industry at Denver Events This Week

CJB’s CEO and Director of Product Acquisitions Attend NCIA and Big Industry Show Events before Cannabis Cup and 4/20 Rally This Weekend (PRWeb April 15, 2014) Read the full story at http://ift.tt/1p96awN

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The Big Allotment Challenge review: Maybe droopy sweet peas are to allotments what the soggy bottom is to baking

The most talented allotmenteers in the country' compete to grow the firmest radishes and sweetest cut flowers. But what is so great about uniformity? Six things we learned from The Big Allotment Challenge Continue reading...

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Willoughby: Colorado Parks and Wildlife offers hunting program to build skills

Turkey hunting — like almost any type of hunting — can be intimidating to take up for the first time.

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Rockies-Padres Preview

Although he doesn't have the record to show it, Andrew Cashner has pitched like an ace throughout much of his first three starts for the San Diego Padres.

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Nicasio solid in Rockies' 3-2 win over Padres

Juan Nicasio pitched six solid innings and the Colorado Rockies recorded a rare road victory.

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Astros call up prized prospect Springer to make MLB debut

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Dress codes: Where should schools set limits?

They're called leggings - popular tight-fitting pants that seem to be the favorite new target of the school dress code.

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Astros prospect Springer: Headed to Houston

Prized prospect George Springer says he will join the Houston Astros from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Wednesday.

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States have the transportation blues

DAYTON, Ohio - On the road in a tour bus this week, the U.S. transportation secretary is spreading some bad news: The government's Highway Trust Fund is nearly broke. If allowed to run dry, that could set back or shut down projects across the country, force widespread layoffs of construction workers and delay needed repairs and improvements.

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Casual pot use causes brain abnormalities in the young: study

(Reuters) - Young, casual marijuana smokers experience potentially harmful changes to their brains, with the drug altering regions of the mind related to motivation and emotion, researchers...

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