Colorado Times: 03/21/15

Saturday, March 21, 2015

Soccer-Late Rivero winner for Whitecaps stuns Orlando

A goal deep into injury time from Uruguayan Octavio Rivero gave Vancouver Whitecaps a dramatic 1-0 win at Orlando City in Major League Soccer on Saturday. The first loss of the season for the new entrants Orlando was a bitter one after they had created the vast majority of chances but Rivero's superb finish was a worthy winner. The goal silenced the 31,072 crowd at the Citrus Bowl after what had ...

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You can go home: Returnees to ND oil boom town here to stay

WATFORD CITY, N.D. – Before oil tanker trucks rumbled down the roads at all hours, this town was so quiet Erin White rode her horse to a deserted Main Street one night. Back then, this was a dusty hamlet with few prospects for a future.

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Noble Roman's Pizza: They make it, you bake it

A new take 'n' bake pizza shop is taking shape at 3153 N. Garfield Ave., with a flurry of activity in preparation for its planned opening Wednesday.

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Daily Record: Loveland police calls March 20 - 21, 2015

Notable police callsFriday • Noon. Fraud in the 800 block of Essex Drive. • Noon. Drugs at the Loveland Police Department, 810 E.

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Ninety-plus World Record relay champions return to set two more records at USATF Masters Indoor Championships in ...

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina -- The 90-plus relay team returned to the national stage Saturday at USATF Masters Indoor Championships, where they continued to make history along with Irene Obera and three other performances that all broke World Masters records at JDL Fast Track.

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McDavid can't do it alone

Can Connor McDavid live up to the hype?

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Sports Watch for the week of March 22

• Sprint Cup Auto Club 400, 3 p.m., Ch. 29. • Florida at Mississippi, 2:30 p.m., ESPNU.

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Angels like what they see as closer Huston Street keeps to his routine

Huston Street has spent every spring of his major league career in Arizona. But he's spent those springs in four different training camps, bouncing from Oakland's facility in Phoenix to Colorado's places in Tucson and Scottsdale, on to San Diego's base in Peoria before landing with the Angels...

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Pack extend winning streak to 10 after doubleheader sweep

The Colorado State University-Pueblo extended its season-long winning streak to 10 games after sweeping a doubleheader from Metro State University of Denver Saturday at Rawlings Field.

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More copper layoffs feared

The layoffs reflect a wobbly global copper industry facing low copper prices again, economists say.

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Alabama falls to Miami in NIT second round

CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Tonye Jekiri started Miami's second-half rally with an offensive rebound and dunk, things in the 7-footer's regular repertoire. Taking a 3-pointer, that was a new -- and long-awaited -- twist.

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South Dakotans believe polygamist group wants to expand

SIOUX FALLS (AP) — The brother of an imprisoned leader of a polygamous sect wants to double the amount of water available to the group's compound in South Dakota, prompting concern by neighbors and la

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Salazar effective for Indians in 10-5 win over Rockies

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) - Danny Salazar pitched four effective innings Saturday, and Jesus Aguilar and Michael Martinez each hit a two-run homer in the Cleveland Indians' 10-5 victory over a Colorado Rockies split squad.

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Angels like what they see as closer Huston Street keeps to his routine

NMSU BASKETBALL: Menzies committed to New Mexico State, but Aggies will be different

Despite falling in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, New Mexico State capped off another solid season.

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Soccer-US championship results and standings

March 22 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the US championship matches on Sunday Saturday, March 21 Orlando City SC 0 Vancouver Whitecaps 1 Colorado Rapids 0 New York City FC 0 New England Revolution 0 Impact Montreal 0 Philadelphia Union 0 FC Dallas 2 Standings P W D L F A Pts Eastern Conference1 New York City FC 3 1 2 0 3 1 5 2 Orlando City SC 3 1 1 1 2 2 4 3 Columbus Crew 2 1 0 ...

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Soccer-US championship results and standings

Angels like what they see as closer Huston Street keeps to his routine

McDavid can't do it alone

Can Connor McDavid live up to the hype?

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Dodgers split game, routing Rangers and falling to Rockies

COLORADO 6, DODGERS 4

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Longmont fracking ban lawsuit wedged between two '92 cases

In its appeal to the Colorado Court of Appeals over a 2012 voter-approved fracking ban, Longmont is stuck between two state Supreme Court cases.

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McDavid can't do it alone

Can Connor McDavid live up to the hype?

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California first to feel hydro-power crunch of drought

Flying over the Sierra Nevada as California entered its fourth year of drought, the state's energy chief looked down and saw...

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Dodgers split game, routing Rangers and falling to Rockies

COLORADO 6, DODGERS 4

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Aguilar breaks out as Tribe tops Rockies

First-base prospect Jesus Aguilar went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs behind Danny Salazar in the Indians' 10-5 win over the Rockies on Saturday. Colorado got a home run from Charlie Blackmon.

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Last call: Brewers will monitor Fiers in camp

Mike Fiers, scratched from a Thursday start against the Giants with dead arm, will be back on the mound on Sunday in Minor League camp, where the Brewers can closely control his per-inning pitch count.

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Blackmon nails first spring homer against Tribe

Woelk: CBI berth exactly what Buffs needed

As much as the Colorado Buffaloes hate to admit it, this year's berth in the CBI may be exactly what the program needed: A cold slap in the face.

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Ethier goes deep, Gaudin injured in loss to Rockies

Andre Ethier knocked a two-run homer and Chad Gaudin had his start cut short after feeling a tweak in his biceps in Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Colorado Rockies.

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Dodgers' starting pitching depth takes two more hits

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz – The Dodgers’ starting pitching depth seems to be evaporating all across the American Southwest. Friday night in Texas, left-hander Erik Bedard started the game at the Alamodome and pitched just one inning after feeling...

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You can go home: Returnees to ND oil boom town here to stay

WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP) — Before oil tanker trucks rumbled down the roads at all hours, this town was so quiet that Erin White rode her horse to a deserted Main Street one night. Back then, this was a

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Trumbo Gets 3 Hits as Bradley, D-Backs Top Padres

Trumbo gets 3 hits, drives in 2 runs as Bradley, D-Backs top Padres 7-5

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Fraternities: Racist and sexist or merely exclusive? (+video)

Mounting revelations about offensive fraternity behavior – including suspensions at Penn State and North Carolina State this week – have generated a debate over their place in a society that increasingly values diversity, respect, and inclusiveness.

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Stanford runs past Cal St Northridge 73-60 in 1st round

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Taylor Greenfield and Lili Thompson each scored seven points in a game-changing, second-half run that helped fourth-seeded Stanford overcome a long scoring drought in the first half to beat No. 13 seed Cal State Northridge 73-60 in the NCAA Tournament opener on Saturday. Greenfield with 19 ...

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No claws, no teeth and no fur... the real-life Paddington bear saved from brutal treatment at the hands of Peruvian ...

The bear, called Cholita, was in a ‘deplorable condition’ when she was rescued during a raid in Peru last week by London-based Animal Defenders International (ADI).

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Oil Boom Lures Natives Back To North Dakota Community

Before oil tanker trucks rumbled down the roads at all hours, this town was so quiet that Erin White rode her horse to a deserted Main Street one night.

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Pen Pals Finally Meet After 64 Years Of Exchanging Letters

Two overseas pen pals who have written letters for decades finally got to meet this week.

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Stanford runs past Cal St Northridge 73-60 in 1st round

Taylor Greenfield and Lili Thompson each scored seven points in a game-changing, second-half run that helped fourth-seeded Stanford overcome a long scoring drought in the first half to beat No. 13 seed Cal State Northridge 73-60 in the NCAA Tournament opener on Saturday. Greenfield with 19 points and Thompson had 17 as they took the game over during a 14-0 run that broke open a tie game early in ...

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Lohse goes 5 innings in Brewers' 12-2 win over Texas

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) - Kyle Lohse yielded one run in five innings, Luis Sardinas went 4 for 4 with two RBIs and the Brewers crushed a Texas Rangers split squad 12-2 Saturday. Lohse, who has been named Milwaukee's opening day starter, retired nine in a row during one stretch and ...

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'This isn't us. This isn't Longmont': In shellshocked city, optimism reigns

A pair of brutal crimes carried out in a 16-hour span this week in Longmont has served as a reminder to anybody who needed one of the human capacity to inflict pain.

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Jhoulys Chacin struggles against Dodgers in pitch-count jump for Rockies

Jhoulys Chacin throws against the Dodgers on Saturday at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale, Ariz.

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NYCFC remains unbeaten, ties Colorado Rapids, 0-0

Josh Saunders had seven saves in his second consecutive shutout.

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Colorado Rapids, New York City FC play to scoreless tie

COMMERCE CITY — Two games into their season the Rapids are winless, scoreless and undefeated.

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Highlights: Colorado Rapids 0 - New York City FC 0

Colorado Rapids and New York City FC settled for a scoreless draw in Commerce City on Saturday.

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County has small but key drought buffer

As state endures fourth straight year of drought, San Diego is among least-impacted regions.

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Math stars shine bright at Colorado Mathcounts state competition

At Saturday's Mathcounts state competition, 170 students from around Colorado demonstrated their skills in algebra, geometry, probability and statistics.

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FINAL: Rockies 6, Dodgers 4

The game: The Dodgers lost to the Colorado Rockies, 6-4, Saturday afternoon at Salt River Fields. Pitching report: Starter Chad Gaudin pitched two scoreless innings before giving up a double and a triple to start the third and leaving with soreness...

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Ducks can afford to scratch players because of roster depth

The six trades the Ducks made before the NHL trade deadline this month have left Coach Bruce Boudreau to scratch players who would've been a constant presence a month ago.

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Libertyville soldier's funeral brings remembrance, awareness

Sgt. Daniel Nerstrom was knocked unconscious by bombs eight times during his 12-month deployment in Iraq from 2005 to 2006.

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Saunders gets 2nd straight shutout, NYC FC ties Colorado 0-0

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Josh Saunders had seven saves in his second consecutive shutout and 10-man New York City FC tied Colorado 0-0 on Saturday in the home opener for the Rapids. Saunders guarded the near post in the 8th minute to knock away a Gabriel Torres attempt from ...

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