Sunday, March 1, 2015

CU football: TJ Patterson follows his dream as Buffs QB

Not many football players growing up in Boulder can say they played for both Boulder and Fairview High Schools.

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Ladd Lifts Jets To 5-2 Win Over Kings

Andrew Ladd scored twice and the Winnipeg Jets boosted their playoff hopes in 5-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday.

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D-backs, Rockies unveil newly rennovated Lehi Field

The Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies on Sunday unveiled a newly renovated Lehi Field, a baseball facility in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community in Mesa, Ariz.

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ASU women’s basketball Senior Night honors graduating class with victory

Katie Hempen broke the ASU record for most three-pointers in a single season Sunday. see more

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No injuries after minivan crashed into market

No one was injured Sunday when a minivan crashed into the front of grocery store in unincorporated Arapahoe County.

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ROCKIES SELECT THE CONTRACT OF RHP JOHN AXFORD

The Colorado Rockies announced today that the club has selected the contract of right-handed pitcher John Axford. In addition, the club has placed right-handed pitcher Tyler Chatwood on the 60-day disabled list.

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Avalanche Danger Is Considerably High And Expected To Rise

The snow has been off-and-on in the high country since Saturday and more is expected there over the next few days. But it's exactly what snowmobilers want to see.

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Wild seem content to stand pat at NHL trade deadline

As the NHL's hottest team flipped the calendar to March and put to rest one of the best months in franchise history, the Minnesota Wild entered the final day before the NHL trade deadline content to stand pat and trust the players that have helped the team climb from the basement of the Western Conference into a wild-card spot.

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Young girl's story may lead Idaho to approve marijuana oil

© AP Photo Alexis Carey, left, 10, sits with her mother Clare Carey, center, and her sister Alanis Carey, right, 5, on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, in Boise, Idaho.

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It’s Up To The Sun To Clear Denver’s Snow-Packed Side Streets

It could be another rough ride around Denver this week, and residential plows that were out last week have pushed mounds of snow on the sides of the side-streets.

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CU women's basketball: Buffs fall to No. 10 Arizona State

TEMPE, Ariz. — Katie Hempen hit back-to-back 3-pointers during a key second-half stretch and scored 15 points to help No.

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CU men's basketball: Unforgettable Booker set for home finale

Askia Booker, Colorado's mercurial and ultra-talented guard, Euro-stepped through the Kansas defense and launched a long 3-point shot over the outstretched arms of the Jayhawks freshman who would become the first pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, Andrew Wiggins.

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CU women's basketball: Buffs fall to No. 10 Arizona State

TEMPE, Ariz. — Katie Hempen hit back-to-back 3-pointers during a key second-half stretch and scored 15 points to help No.

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Man Crashes Car into Home Early Sunday Morning

A Colorado Springs family got an alarming wake-up call this morning, when a truck crashed through their living room. Only 11 News was there right after it happened in the southwest part of Colorado Springs, near Security-Widefield.

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Lamar Lady Savages to travel to Sterling for regional quadrant

Lamar Lady Savages to travel to Sterling for regional quadrant

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Martinez: Five arrested in freeway chase suspected in Denver jewelry heist

Five Bay Area residents who were taken into custody after a high-speed freeway chase from Sacramento to Martinez this week were wanted in the robbery of a Denver jewelry store, federal officials said Friday.

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McPhee Reservoir at risk of mussel invasion

CORTEZ — Wildlife officials are concerned after the budget for boat inspections at McPhee Reservoir was cut in half, despite a growing risk that an invasive mussel species spreading across western states could infect water in the reservoir.

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CU women's basketball: Buffs fall to No. 10 Arizona State

TEMPE, Ariz. — Katie Hempen hit back-to-back 3-pointers during a key second-half stretch and scored 15 points to help No.

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Optum will start season at Volta ao Algarve

Canadians Will Routley and Ryan Anderson take the front on a training ride. Volta ao Alentejo stage 4 winner Tom Zirbel, left, on stage with the jersey holders.

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Pot fight between DC mayor, Congress could cost the city

Rica Madrid poses for a photograph as she smokes pot in her home on the first day of legal possession of marijuana for recreational purposes, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, in Washington.

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Silt man not wearing seatbelt, dies in rollover accident on I-70

A 24-year-old man was killed this morning after rolling the car he was driving on I-70 near Silt.

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Oil prices affect Wyoming, Colorado college students

LARAMIE, Wyo. — The downturn in oil prices has some petroleum engineering students at Wyoming and Colorado colleges rethinking their career choice. A year ago, petroleum engineering students were anticipating six-figure starting salaries for a bachelor’s degree.

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Hempen Leads No. 10 Arizona State Women Past Colorado, 59-46

Katie Hempen scores 15 points to help No. 10 Arizona State beat Colorado 59-46

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Freakish weather on both coasts is related

Hunkering down for the winter storm battering much of the East Coast, Atlanta canceled school on Wednesday, as Boston topped 100 inches of snow for the season. Lake Superior, now 95 percent covered with ice, resembles a super-sized skating rink.

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Startup Weekend features 60-second sales pitches by middle school and college students

Dozens of college and grade school students this weekend will brainstorm and pitch ideas for starting new companies -- and do it in only 54 frenzied hours from start to finish.

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College golf returns to Valley Hi for Sac State Cup

Valley Hi Country Club has been the site of many prestigious tournaments including U.S. Open qualifying in 1995, 2003 and 2009. The meticulously manicured, 7,036-yard layout has also hosted the U.S. Amateur qualifying in 2011 as well as the NCGA Super Senior Championship in 2012.

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Widespread Panic to lure valley locals to NOLA Jazz Fest

A lot of people I know from Aspen to Carbondale are excited about the upcoming Jazz Fest. The inclusion of Widespread Panic to the lineup has a lot to do with it.Oh, you thought I was talking about the Jazz Aspen Snowmass Labor Day Festival. Hardly.No, I’m “talkin’ bout, talkin’ bout, New Orleans,” as The Meters’ song repeats. Since 1970, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has been one of ...

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Weld County legislators say it’s unclear what will become of oil, gas task force proposals

» A proposal that outlines a process for increased collaboration with local governments when it comes to “large scale oil and gas facilities” in urban mitigation areas.

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North Colorado Medical Center, McKee Medical Center recognized for clinical excellence

Additionally, McKee Medical Center in Loveland received a five-star rating for coronary interventional procedures and the Pulmonary Care Excellence Award from Healthgrades.

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Greeley clothing sales closing in on milestone

People walk in and out of JC Penney on Friday at the Greeley Mall. Newer stores in the Greeley area have brought in more fashionable options, and as a result, a increased sales tax revenue for the city.

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Widespread Panic to lure valley locals to NOLA Jazz Fest

A lot of people I know from Aspen to Carbondale are excited about the upcoming Jazz Fest. The inclusion of Widespread Panic to the lineup has a lot to do with it.

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The boot is now on the other foot

During the 1990s, a person couldn’t turn around without bumping into the word “tolerance.” Tolerance was everywhere: tolerance for people’s sexual orientation, tolerance for people’s religious beliefs (or lack thereof), and tolerance for people’s choices regarding career and family, to name a few.

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Six of 10 young Republicans favor legal marijuana, survey finds

Nearly two-thirds of Millennials who identify as Republican support legalizing marijuana, while almost half of older GOP Gen-Xers do, according to a recently released Pew survey.

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30 struggling Colorado schools have 1 more year to improve

PUEBLO — A magnet middle school in Colorado Springs with a focus on aviation and Pueblo City Schools are among 30 schools in Colorado in their fifth consecutive year of low academic performance.

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Colorado youth surveys on drugs, sex under scrutiny

DENVER — Colorado has been asking middle and high school students about their sex lives and drug use for nearly a quarter of a century in anonymous public health surveys.

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New round of snow could push Boston to season record

BOSTON (AP) - After cold and snow that set February records, southern New England is entering March with another round that could push Boston over its 20-year-old snowfall record.

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What's Happening?: Florence City Council to fill Ward One vacancy

The Florence City Council will make an appointment to fill the vacancy for Ward One when it meets at 7 p.m. tonight at the Florence Municipal Center at 600 W. Third St.

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CU women's tennis: Buffs bounce back to defeat Boise State

The University of Colorado women's tennis team defeated host Boise State 4-1 Sunday to wrap up the nonconference portion of its schedule with a 9-2 record.

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Lobo women win’s their 12th straight at home

While the men have been struggling, the women have found their identity and are thriving.

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Young Idaho girl’s story may lead to approve marijuana oil

Alexis Carey and her Boise, Idaho, family learned that oil extracted from marijuana had helped other children with epilepsy and wanted to see if it would help Alexis too.

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UNM Track and Field sweeps MW indoor titles for 2nd-straight year

The Mountain West Indoor Championships finished up on Saturday, and both the Lobo men and women get the MW title.

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Egg lovers, rejoice! Scientists were wrong about cholesterol

"OK ... Bummer." Tufts University professor Miriam Nelson, on learning that a federal panel would recommend abandoning its caution about cholesterol-laden foods, The Washington Post, Feb. 10, 2015.

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Model boat racers team with local businesses to grow sport in Casper

Above the whine of engines, a small crack echoed off the Wyoming Athletic Club’s aquatic center walls.

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M. Lacrosse. IRISH EXTRA: Ossello Sets Physical Face-Off Tone For Irish

Down on one knee, the face guard of his gold helmet just inches from the green turf at the Loftus Sports Center green, University of Notre Dame men's lacrosse standout Nick Ossello gets ready to pounce the split-second a referee's whistle pierces a tense silence.

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Mountain West women's basketball standings

Mountain West men's basketball standings

Drilling scars spread across land and stay

Oil and gas companies have yet to fully restore land around half of the 47,505 inactive wells in Colorado.

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M. Lacrosse. IRISH EXTRA: Ossello Sets Physical Face-Off Tone For Irish

Down on one knee, the face guard of his gold helmet just inches from the green turf at the Loftus Sports Center green, University of Notre Dame men's lacrosse standout Nick Ossello gets ready to pounce the split-second a referee's whistle pierces a tense silence.

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Matthew Nehring, freshman of East Campus, dies

By Patricia Z. Dominguez, William Navarre, and Katherine Nazemi NEWS EDITORS A dorm meeting was held Sunday afternoon in East Campus with representatives from MIT Mental Health and MIT Student Support Services, as well as chaplains, the East Campus graduate resident tutors, and Chancellor Cynthia A. Barnhart PhD '88.

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