Colorado Times: 02/16/15

Monday, February 16, 2015

Stars-Blues Preview

The Dallas Stars had hoped to extend their winning streak despite an injury to Tyler Seguin. Instead, they received a vision of what life could be like without their dynamic scorer.

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How many wins for the 2015 Phillies?

The 2015 season isn’t bringing high expectations for the Philadelphia Phillies, and Bovada, an online sports gambling site, continued to paint a bleak picture for the team in releasing their over/under MLB win total odds Monday.

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"All-Time Triple-A All-Star Team": 2nd Base

In honor of the First National Bank 2015 Triple-A All-Star Game and festivities July 12-15 at Werner Park, the Storm Chasers are compiling the starting lineup for the "All-Time Triple-A All-Star Team" of players who went on to become Major League All-Stars (full list of players).

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NMSU junior picks up WAC Hitter of the Week award

For the second-straight week the New Mexico State softball team has received a Western Athletic Conference weekly award as Emma Adams has been named the WAC Hitter of the Week for the week of Feb. 9-15, the conference announced Monday. Promote to Mobile 0 read more

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CU Takes Expensive Chance Hiring Defensive Coordinator With Troubled Past

New Buffs defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt takes over one of the worst units in the country last year. He talked with CBS4's Eric Christensen about his new beginning -- following a very controversial ending in his past.

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Armed man at Olympus Lodge, U.S. 34 closed at Drake

DRAKE -- A report of a suicidal person at the Olympus Lodge near Estes Park has caused authorities to close U.S. 34 at Drake and at Estes Park.

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Aces charge into playoff positioning

Earning five out of six points during a three-game in three-day stretch over the weekend, the Alaska Aces have moved into a tie for fourth place in the Pacific Division entering Monday's action with a record of 23-19-5 for 51 points.

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Erie man accidentally shoots, kills himself with a pellet gun

Log In & Win! Log in with a subscription to read the full story. Each user who logs in with a subscription will be entered in a monthly drawing.* A 62-year-old Weld County man reportedly died Saturday from a wound he sustained after accidentally shooting himself in the chest with a pellet gun.

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Jason Giambi announces his retirement

Jason Giambi, who played for the A's from 1995-2001 and again for part of the 2009 season, told the New York Daily News on Monday that he is retiring.

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Fantasy Sports: As usual, Cabrera should be the first option

Oh, the glory of turning from catchers to first basemen as part of a fantasy baseball season preview.

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Dr. Warren L. Berggren | Aurora News-Register

Dr. Warren L. Berggren died at his home in Golden, Colo., Jan. 30, at age 85. He was surrounded by family and loved ones. Warren is survived by wife Gretchen, children Ruth Berggren and Jeannie Tanski, sisters Janet Jones and Barbara Mohrbacher and four grandchildren.

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Jason Giambi retiring after 20 years in Major League Baseball

After 20 years in Major League Baseball, Jason Giambi has announced that he will be retiring.

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New website aids Aspen travelers

Frontline picks up two Writers Guild honors, and more awards in public media

Frontline script writers Michael Kirk and Mike Wiser picked up two Writers Guild awards for documentary script writing.

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Wildcats' Hollis-Jefferson named Pac-12 Player of Week

Aside from 'the slip,' it was a good weekend for RHJ.

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This week in NMSU Athletics

The New Mexico State athletics department has plenty of events for Aggie fans to follow this week. Please go to the official website of Aggie athletics to look at schedules, rosters and scores at http://ift.tt/14ABvA6 . Promote to Mobile 0 read more

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TOP TEN LIST: The region's best hockey players ever

All the talk about Boston University freshman Jack Eichel of North Chelmsford being one of America's best-ever hockey prospects got me thinking: Who are the best hockey players to ever come out of this area?

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Who is Kate Brown, Oregon's new governor?

Brown will become the country's first openly bisexual governor this Wednesday

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Three arrested at Fifty Shades screening

Three women have been arrested following a disturbance at a Fifty Shades of Grey screening.

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Stars-Blues Preview

The Dallas Stars had hoped to extend their winning streak despite an injury to Tyler Seguin. The Stars face a difficult matchup without Seguin on Tuesday night as they visit the hottest team in the NHL in the St. Louis Blues, though Dallas has dominated the series of late. Dallas (26-22-8) beat Florida 2-0 on Friday for its third straight victory, but that win came at a big price, as Seguin ...

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Jason Giambi announces his retirement

Giambi was American League MVP in 2000 with the Oakland Athletics; also played for New York Yankees during his 20 seasons in the big leagues.

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New website aids Aspen travelers

Travelers whose flights are diverted or cancelled during bad weather at Aspen-Pitkin County Airport can now get real-time updates on the recently launched Travel Interruption Planning Site.The website, http://ift.tt/1zINYJy, is the result of the collaborative efforts of airport officials, representatives of the three airlines serving Aspen, Colorado Mountain Express, Aspen Skiing Co., town ...

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Jason Giambi announces his retirement

Giambi was American League MVP in 2000 with the Oakland Athletics; also played for New York Yankees during his 20 seasons in the big leagues.

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Blakes scores 23, leads Sun Devils past Huskies 78-68

Blakes scored 23 points, including nine straight late in the second half, and Arizona State won on the road for just the second time this season

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Lou Cannon: In Paradox, States Play Conflicted Role in National Immigration Debate

With national immigration reform stymied by partisan division, several states have extended privileges associated with U.S. citizenship to millions of unauthorized immigrants.

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Spaniard gifts prized Twitter accounts

A Spanish shoeshine man has given the rights to Twitter handle 'riodejaneiro' to Brazilian authorities.

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Health care registration deadline extended for some

The original deadline to sign up for health insurance for 2015 was Sunday, but a software glitch means a little extra time to enroll for some uninsured Americans

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Austria cracks down on Nazi number plates

Austria's government plans to ban coded Nazi messages on custom number plates on cars.

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Developer pays $1.9M for Dallas land

Published: Monday, February 16, 2015 at 02:59 PM. Texas-based builder LGI Homes took a major step last week toward jumpstarting the Long Creek Meadows subdivision in Dallas. The development company bought 92 vacant lots in the development off Robinson-Clemmer Road.

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PRINCETON: SAVE animal shelter delays move to Montgomery

ÂSAVE, A Friend to Homeless Animals pushed back its move from Princeton until sometime in April, amid delays in relocating the organization to a new pet shelter in the Skillman section of Montgomery.

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Report: Popular Former Yankee Giambi Retires After 20-Year Career

Jason Giambi experienced quite a bit during his two decades as a player in Major League Baseball. On Monday he announced his retirement, releasing a long statement through the Daily News.

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13 Inches Of Snow Falls On Colorado Mountains, Roads Icy

A storm has dropped more than a foot of snow on parts of the Colorado mountains and left some roads in Denver and Colorado Springs glazed with ice for the morning commute.

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Democrats seek to step up fracking oversight

Democrats on a congressional oversight panel are stepping up their investigation into how well states are regulating the disposal of oil and gas waste, citing continuing public concern about the potential environmental and health risks of hydraulic fracturing. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pa., the lead Democrat on a health subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, says ...

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Colorado Considers System To Predict Fire, Flood Behavior

The large, destructive wildfires and major flooding that have ravaged Colorado in recent years often gave responders little warning.

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Jacksonville man accused of inappropriately touching women arrested

TYLER (KYTX)- A man accused of inappropriately touching three women at Marshalls has been arrested.

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Update: Female inmate found dead in Gladewater jail cell identified

A female inmate found dead in her jail cell has been identified as 53-year-old Charlotte Lea Willis of Gladewater.

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Live chat: CU Buffs beat writer Kyle Ringo takes your questions

Get your questions about Colorado football, basketball and the Pac-12 Conference answered here each Monday at noon

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Honor Roll: Union Grove High School

UNION GROVE — These Union Grove High School students were named to the term-two honor roll for the 2014-15 school year:

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Armstrong Ordered To Pay $10M In Fraud Dispute

Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has been ordered to pay $10m (£6.5m) by an arbitration panel in the US for lying about using performance-enhancing drugs. He was stripped of his medals after admitting to doping in an interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2013. "The $10m award, which must be paid directly to SCA Promotions, is believed to be the largest award of sanctions assessed against an ...

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Blogs reveal former Coe student’s fixation on violence

CEDAR RAPIDS — The three suspects in a plot to open fire into a Canadian shopping mall — which included a recent Coe College graduate — seemed to share an interest in neo-Nazism,...

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Downtown improvements continue in San Luis RC

SAN LUIS RIO COLORADO, Son. – City Hall here has kicked off with street paving in the second phase of a downtown modernization project.

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Congressional Democrats seek to step up fracking oversight

WASHINGTON — Democrats on a congressional oversight panel are stepping up their investigation into how well states are regulating the disposal of oil and gas ...

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Can't climb Grand Teton in person? Try the park interactive

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) - A new website is trying to give Internet viewers a taste of the mountaineering journey up Grand Teton's 13,770-foot summit. Grand Teton National Park's new web-based interactive takes viewers from the trailhead to the summit with maps, video and audio clips and photos. It's aimed at students as well as people who might be able to making the excursion up the highest peak ...

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