Saturday, April 11, 2015

Willoughby: Turkey hunters need to be ready to move with the birds

The comeback of the wild turkey in Colorado has been well documented by now. The return, well, that's another story.

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QB Gustafson stars as Montana wraps up spring

Helena, MT (SportsNetwork.com) - Montana quarterback Brady Gustafson showed Saturday why he has moved to No. 1 on the Grizzlies' depth chart. He threw four touchdown passes to lead the way as Montana closed spring practices with a scrimmage played at Carroll College's Nelson Stadium. "Brady is really grasping it, and every rep he takes he gets better," said Grizzlies first-year coach Bob Stitt ...

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Soccer-US championship results and standings

April 12 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the US championship matches on Sunday Saturday, April 11 DC United 2 New York Red Bulls 2 New England Revolution 0 Columbus Crew 0 Philadelphia Union 2 New York City FC 1 Friday, April 10 FC Dallas 0 Colorado Rapids 4 Standings P W D L F A Pts Eastern Conference1 DC United 5 3 1 1 5 4 10 2 New York Red Bulls 4 2 2 0 7 4 8 3 New England ...

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Cubs Game Day: No fear of Coors Field

DENVER -- Coors Field has a reputation for being a graveyard for pitchers because of the thin air that turns routine fly balls into home runs.

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Linda Grensing Crum timeline

GRENSING CRUM TIMELINE

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Volleyball, Grensing Crum prove to be a perfect fit

Linda Grensing Crum recalls showing up for her first volleyball practices at Davenport’s Frank L. Smart Junior High wearing a pair of basketball shoes.

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Lori Riley: Host Role A Showcase For UConn Polo

STORRS — Carly Persano wanted to play polo more than anything. Her father played at Shallowbrook Equestrian Center in Somers.

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Playoff riches for Canada

The Winnipeg Jets, Montreal Canadiens, Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks have clinched a playoff spot this season. The Ottawa Senators could make it five Canadian teams in the postseason.

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Sens could add to Canadian content

The Senators can clinch a playoff spot by earning at least one point against the Flyers in Philadelphia on Saturday. (Joel Watson/QMI Agency) The Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins hold their respective fates in their own sweaty hands in their bids to make the NHL playoffs.

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Maddon prefers hands-off approach to hitters' adjustments

Cubs manager Joe Maddon says he prefers to allow his hitters to make their own adjustments to the defense.

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Fowler gets warm welcome in 'emotional' return to Coors

Cubs outfielder Dexter Fowler appreciated the applause from the fans at Coors Field when he was introduced on Friday for the Rockies home opener. After all, he called the ballpark home for six seasons.

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Orange glasses for better sleep?

Most evenings, before watching TV or reading emails on his phone, Matt Nicoletti puts on a pair of orange-coloured glasses.“My girlfriend thinks I look ridiculous in them,“ he said. But Nicoletti, 30, a hospitality consultant, says the glasses, which can block certain wavelengths of light emitted by electronic screens, make it easier to sleep.

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Platte Canyon junior has help fighting cancer

"To me, getting worried about it and upset about it won't help me get any better," Isaac Conrad said. "I realized I had a long journey. To let it make me unhappy would have only made it worse."

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Lori Riley: Host Role A Showcase For UConn Polo

STORRS — Carly Persano wanted to play polo more than anything. Her father played at Shallowbrook Equestrian Center in Somers.

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Man With Handgun Runs From School Of Mines Security

A man with a small handgun ran away from campus police on the School of Mines campus in Golden on Saturday afternoon.

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Marijuana taxes helping schools to build

Weren’t public schools supposed to benefit from taxes levied on marijuana sales? When and how will that happen?As with most government-related questions, the answers are more complex than a yes or no. But several varieties of marijuana taxes are being collected, and schools are seeing some benefits. Those benefits are growing as the nascent industry expands and as more local governments open the ...

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Valor Christian's Haley Showalter ranks among elite in hammer throw

Haley Showalter is a world-class hammer thrower in track and field.

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Emilee Strausburg, Student-Athlete of the Week

D'Evelyn has a great atmosphere. You see everyone come together. High school sports create a giant family. It's a great thing.

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Latest Forecast: Sunday’s Wind Could Elevate Fire Danger

Southerly winds will bring some moisture into extreme eastern Colorado by this afternoon and it could be enough to spark a few isolated thunderstorms.

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NHL notes: Late-arriving Seguin benched by Stars

Tyler Seguin's season will end on a sour note.

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Kings D Regehr to retire

Los Angeles, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Los Angeles Kings defenseman Robyn Regehr announced his intentions to retire following a season-ending 4-1 win over the San Jose Sharks Saturday. "That was probably the last professional game I'll play," Regehr said. Regehr, who turns 35 later this month, has spent 15 seasons in the NHL. He was drafted by Colorado in the first round in 1998, but was then ...

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Media Arts offers first online bachelor's degree at University of Montana

At first, Alli Bargelski worried the sound design class she is taking online at the University of Montana would leave her feeling adrift.

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CU track: Buffs' Holland dominates 100-meter dash

One week removed from setting a school record, Ana Holland nearly got another one on Saturday. During the Colorado Invitational at Potts Field, the Colorado freshman won the women's 100-meter dash with ease.

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'Dreaming Sin Fronteras' removes border between real life and art

Maria Jose Plascencia played the role of Alejandra Cardona, a survivor of the July 2012 Aurora, Colorado theater shooting, in the Denver production of "Dreaming Sin Fronteras."

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Kings D Regehr to retire

Los Angeles, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Los Angeles Kings defenseman Robyn Regehr announced his intentions to retire following a season-ending 4-1 win over the San Jose Sharks Saturday. "That was probably the last professional game I'll play," Regehr said. Regehr, who turns 35 later this month, has spent 15 seasons in the NHL. He was drafted by Colorado in the first round in 1998, but was then ...

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Air Force Academy Celebrates Founders Day

The Air Force Academy is celebrating its 61st anniversary this month. Cadets marched in the annual Founders Day parade Saturday to honor the academy's legacy. Fellow service members, veterans and the community came together to support the cadets marching in the parade. "I think it’s a great institution and I think the kids that come here are making a huge commitment for the rest of their life ...

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Condo Fire Sends Two People to The Hospital, Cause is Under Investigaiton

The fire happened at the Georgetown Square Condominiums off of Academy and Constitution. When 11 News’ crew arrived, there was heavy smoke coming from the condo, just after 2:30 p.m.

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Wild awaits its first-round opponent, Anaheim or St. Louis

The Wild's 12-game road winning streak ended Saturday with a 4-2 regular-season finale loss at the Blues.

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Robyn Regehr, former Avs 1st-round pick, says he is retiring

LOS ANGELES — Kings defenseman Robyn Regehr said he intends to retire after a 15-year NHL career.

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US Forest Service plans to open Sunset Roadless Area in Colorado for coal mining

The US National and local conservation groups have opposed U.S. Forest Service’s decision to revive Colorado Roadless Rule, which will allow Arch Coal to expand coal-mining operations in the Sunset Roadless Area in Colorado.

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Colorado State football's execution improves in second scrimmage

ENGLEWOOD — Better, which was good. Far from perfect, which is naturally expected. First-year Colorado State football coach Mike Bobo walked away from the second scrimmage of the spring — held Saturday at the Denver Broncos' training facility at Dove Valley — feeling good about the improvements his team made in one week.

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NHL notes: Late-arriving Seguin benched by Stars

Tyler Seguin's season will end on a sour note.

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Costs, consequences clash in debate over state's alcohol taxes, problem

The debate over the effect of alcohol prices on consumption and its consequences isn’t new to Nebraska or the U.S., but a new study has reignited it.

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Horse racing: Wagon Full of Gold takes $103,650 Bank of America New Mexico Challenge Championship (Gr. 3)

Horse Racing Wagon Full of Gold takes $103,650 Bank of America New Mexico Challenge Championship (Gr. 3); Prettypriceygirl wins $50,000 Czaria Handicap; Queen Arabella takes $50,340 West Texas Juvenile Stakes.

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- For Jermaine Jones, Saturday's match couldn't come soon enough. After undergoing sports hernia ...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- For Jermaine Jones, Saturday's match couldn't come soon enough. After undergoing sports hernia surgery in February, the prized midfielder underwent weeks of rehabilitation. He watched New England Revolution teammates stumble o

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Classic cars on display at Southgate Mall

Shoppers shared the concourse with hot rods at Southgate Mall this weekend during the 8th annual Western Montana Car Club Expo.

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Cubs Game Day: No fear of Coors Field

DENVER -- Coors Field has a reputation for being a graveyard for pitchers because of the thin air that turns routine fly balls into home runs.

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Robyn Regehr, former Avs 1st-round pick, says he is retiring

Kings defenseman Robyn Regehr said he intends to retire after a 15-year NHL career.

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Lobo softball rallies, snaps five-game losing skid

The University of New Mexico softball team scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to claim a... more »

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Old barn and antique tractor destroyed, bike race delayed by Hygiene fire

The Boulder County Sheriff's Office was alerted to the fire at 12:44 p.m. Though the roughly 80-year-old barn, at 6300 Hygiene Road, was destroyed, firefighters from Hygiene, Lyons, Lefthand Canyon and Longmont were able to quickly control and extinguish the fire, Boulder County Sgt. Troy Wolf said.

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Lego Brings America’s Most Famous Buildings To Colorado

The LEGO Americana Roadshow is bringing some of America's most famous buildings and landmarks to Colorado-- all made from LEGOs. The "Building Across America" exhibit is at the Park Meadows Mall.

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Skiing: Horton continues to scale the heights

THE SKY appears to be the limit for talented Barnt Green ski racer Siena Horton as she will start the 2015/16 season ranked number one in Great Britain.

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National Parks Are Our Treasure

Who would have thought a big hole would wow the kids?

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Sunday Profile: Annie Bell makes it happen

Can she have it all?It’s a question women hear, fret over, roll their eyes at or, in the case of Glenwood Springs resident Annie Bell, shrug off.“You’ve got to make opportunity,” she said. “I feel like I’ve always just said, ‘I’ll make it happen. I’m going to make something happen.’”Bell is the epitome of the woman who has it all.She’s a mother of two — Frances, 8, and Kate, 2 — and a wife.She ...

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Dick Harmon: BYU's new recruiting coordinator returns to familiar haunts with lessons from the South

A former Orem High and BYU receiver, Justin Anderson just moved back home from Louisiana to take on the recruiting...

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Driver in fatal rollover accident is Lyons man

The driver involved in a rollover accident Friday evening between Boulder and Lyons has died, according to the Colorado State Patrol.

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Greater sage-grouse face serious global warming threat

Climate change to cut key nesting habitat in Wyoming Staff Report FRISCO — As if greater sage-grouse didn’t already have enough to worry about, a new study suggests that global warming may reduce nesting habitat for the dwindling birds by 12 percent in southwestern Wyoming by 2050. “Historic disturbances of fire, development and invasive species […]

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Blackhawks will face Predators in first round of playoffs

DENVER -- The Chicago Blackhawks learned their opponent for the first round of the playoffs a few hours before they took the ice for their final game of the regular season.

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Can the geek who hates the spotlight guide Hillary to the White House?

As Clinton announces her campaign, it’s the data-obsessive Robby Mook who will run the show. And one of his tasks will be what to do with Bill Edward Helmore

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Cannabis smokers warned they risk poorer exam grades

Dutch study finds mathematics results suffer most from dope consumption – findings sure to fuel debate over steps towards legalisation If you want to do well in your exams, especially maths, don’t smoke dope. This is the finding of a unique study that is likely to be fiercely debated by those in favour of and those against the liberalisation of cannabis laws. Economists Olivier Marie of ...

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