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Brad Ausmus led off the eighth with a single against Rockies starter Jason Hammel (5-4) and advanced on Juan Castro's sacrifice.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jason Marquis pitched a two-hitter to become the first 10-game winner in the National League, leading the Colorado Rockies over the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 on Tuesday night.
Something special happened Tuesday night at Security Service Field as 7,651 fans witnessed the first ever perfect game thrown in Colorado Springs Sky Sox history.
Air Force football coach Troy Calhoun has just returned from the second annual coaches tour to the Middle East.
MILLSTONE, N.J. (AP) - A judge sentenced Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith to 90 days in jail Tuesday night for causing an auto accident that killed his friend, though Smith will likely end up serving only 30.
Powerhouse rock star Carly Smithson will be the featured entertainer at the Opening Ceremony of the 2009 State Games of America on July 30 at the Colorado Springs World Arena.
Ron Wilson's coaching staff for the U.S. Olympic hockey team is complete, with the addition of
assistants John Tortorella and Scott Gordon.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Andre Ethier hit a two-run homer in the 13th inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 4-2 on Monday night in the opener of a suddenly significant series between NL West teams.
Monday’s game between the Colorado Springs Sky Sox and the Portland Beavers was suspended due to rain
You've probably heard of handball, stickball, kickball, dodgeball and volleyball. But it's likely you've never heard of pickleball.
The Rockies have won 20 of their last 23. They can really help themselves as they begin a series against the first place Dodgers. Los Angeles has lost four of their last five.
Wimbledon officials are playing down swine flu fears after four ball boys and girls were asked to stay home with flu symptoms.
The Supreme Court will decide whether the National Football League and its 32 teams can enter an exclusive licensing deal with a maker of team jerseys and other gear without violating federal antitrust law.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Aaron Cook took a shutout into the ninth inning and won his fifth consecutive start as the Colorado Rockies defeated the Oakland Athletics 3-1 on Sunday.
SEATTLE (AP) - Nate Jaqua had two second-half goals and Fredy Montero scored for the fourth straight game, helping the Seattle Sounders end the Colorado Rapids' franchise-record unbeaten streak at eight games with a 3-0 victory on Sunday.
Third baseman Christian Colonel delivered a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the tenth inning to give the Colorado Springs Sky Sox a 3-2 win over the visiting Portland Beavers on Sunday afternoon at Security Service Field in front of 3,656 fans.
MONTREAL (AP) - John Tavares, Victor Hedman and Matt Duchene were expected to be the first three players chosen in Friday night’s NHL draft. That's exactly how it transpired.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The University of Nebraska at Omaha and Bemidji (Minn.) State will join the Western Collegiate Hockey Association after this season, expanding the league to 12 teams.
All-Star outfielder Matt Holliday and the Colorado Rockies both have something to prove Friday night as Colorado starts a three-day series at Oakland.
Colorado Springs shut out Sacramento 3-0 at Raley Field on Thursday night.
DENVER (AP) - The Denver Nuggets have traded a future first-round draft pick to Minnesota for the rights to North Carolina point guard Ty Lawson.
It may be only June but a sold out crowd of about 500 packed the house Thursday for the Colorado Springs Sports Corporation’s annual football kickoff luncheon.
The top 24 players and head coach in RMAC football history have been selected to help celebrate the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference's 100th anniversary in 2009.
Vladimir Guerrero ended a 28-game home run drought and had three RBIs as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Colorado Rockies 11-3 on Wednesday night.
The Colorado Rapids extended their franchise-record unbeaten streak to eight with a 1-1 draw against FC Dallas on Wednesday night.
Four Colorado Springs pitchers combined on a five-hit shutout as the Sky Sox topped the Sacramento River Cats 2-0 at Raley Field on Wednesday afternoon.
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - The Denver Broncos have been awarded wide receiver C.J. Jones off waivers from Kansas City.
Bobby Abreu drove in the tying and go-ahead runs with a bases-loaded single in the eighth inning and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Colorado Rockies 4-3 Tuesday night, just the Rockies' second loss in 19 games.
The Sacramento River Cats topped the Colorado Springs Sky Sox 4-2 on Tuesday night at Raley Field.
Aaron Cook is now the winningest pitcher in Colorado Rockies history.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Brad Hawpe celebrated his 30th birthday with a three-run homer, Seth Smith also went deep and the Colorado Rockies beat the Los Angeles Angels 11-1 Monday night for their 17th victory in 18 games and club-record ninth straight on the road.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Matt Murton of the Colorado Springs Sky Sox has been named PCL Player of the Week
Glover took the outright lead with his lone birdie of the day at the par-4 16th and held on, taking home $1.35 million for the victory.
Picabo Street believes that in tough times for Americans, they can still feel patriotic about their Olympic teams.
FRESNO, CA – The Grizzlies rough homestand came to an end on Sunday afternoon, with Fresno dropping the final game of their series with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox by a final of 4-1.
DENVER (AP) - Clint Barmes homered, drove in two runs and scored two more as the Colorado Rockies completed a sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 5-4 victory on Sunday.
DENVER (AP) - Todd Helton hit a two-run homer with one out in the ninth inning and the Colorado Rockies won their fourth straight game, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-7 Saturday night.
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Omar Cummings scored twice and added an assist to help the Colorado Rapids extend their home unbeaten streak over D.C. United to nine with a 3-0 victory on Saturday night.
DENVER (AP) - Jason Marquis shut down the Pirates with a masterful mix of sinkers and sliders over 8 2-3 innings and the Colorado Rockies beat Pittsburgh 7-3 Friday night for their 14th win in 15 games.
FRESNO, CA – The Fresno Grizzlies dropped the first game of a four game series to Colorado Springs by a final score of 3-2 Thursday night
Ubaldo Jimenez won his third straight start in the Colorado Rockies' 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays Thursday at Coors Field.
Two more 2008 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb champions have registered to tackle the Hill again on July 19.
AURORA, Colo. (AP) - Holdout wide receiver Brandon Marshall has reported to camp - his own.
The Colorado Rockies snapped the Tampa Bay Rays' six-game winning streak with a 5-3 win Wednesday night at Coors Field
LaTraia Scott of Coronado High School is the 2008-09 Gatorade Colorado Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year.
The Broncos have released linebacker Boss Bailey, bringing a quick end to the Bailey brothers reunion in Denver.
Evan Longoria, Carlos Pena and the Tampa Bay Rays powered their way past Colorado 12-4 Tuesday night, snapping the Rockies' 11-game winning streak
DENVER (AP) - Brandon Marshall is saying his good-byes to the Denver Broncos and their fans.
Eleven-year-old Yorvit Eduardo was kidnapped in Venezuela and was released two weeks ago.
The Colorado Rockies will be going for a franchise-record 12th straight win today when they open a three-game series against Tampa Bay.
KOA radio in Denver reports that Denver Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall has asked to be traded.
In 1942, amateur golfer Vic Kregel began his Air Force career, where he flew air-sea rescue planes in World War 2. And after that, he's dedicated his life to teaching golf, as coach of the Air Force golf team, then later at UCCS.
Nothing can slow down the streaking Colorado Rockies - not even tornadoes.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The Los Angeles Lakers have won their 15th championship, beating the Orlando Magic 99-86 in Game 5 of the NBA finals Sunday night.
DENVER (AP) - Garrett Atkins and Todd Helton had three hits each and the Colorado Rockies beat the Seattle Mariners 7-1 on Sunday, matching the franchise record with their 11th straight win.
4,689 fans at Security Service Field witnessed the Sky Sox rally late but fall short in a 6-4 loss to the Las Vegas 51’s Sunday.
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - The Denver Broncos on have completed their final on-field work before the start of training camp the final week of July.
The Colorado Rockies ran their winning streak to 10, beating the Seattle Mariners 5-3 on Saturday night at Coors Field.
The Colorado Springs Sky Sox split a double header with the Las Vegas 51’s Saturday night at Security Service Field.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Air Force junior Sara Neubauer made history Saturday, as she became the first Falcon in 13 years to claim All-America honors in multiple events at the same meet.
Denver Broncos coach Josh McDaniels has named Kyle Orton the team's starting quarterback.
DENVER (AP) - Ubaldo Jimenez pitched the second complete game of his career and had an RBI single as the Colorado Rockies extended their winning streak to nine games with a 6-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.
DETROIT (AP) - Max Talbot scored two second-period goals, and the Pittsburgh Penguins overcame the loss of captain Sidney Crosby and a whole lot of history to beat the defending champion Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Friday night in Game 7 and win the Stanley Cup for the third time.
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Denver Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall is a no-show at a mandatory minicamp.
Coach Josh McDaniels said he expects wide receiver Brandon Marshall to be there.
Rockies draft three relatives -- of owner, manager and general manager.
The Colorado Rockies are back home after picking up eight straight wins on the road, their longest winning streak since the Rocktober streak propelled them into the World Series.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The Los Angeles Lakers have taken a 3-1 lead the NBA finals, rallying to beat the Orlando Magic 99-91 in overtime Thursday.
The Las Vegas 51’s came into Security Service Field red hot belting four home runs in route to a 14-4 victory over the Sky Sox Thursday night.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Air Force junior Sara Neubauer became just the third female Division I All-American in Air Force track and history,
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Aaron Cook pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning and the Colorado Rockies won their eighth straight game, holding off the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 Thursday for another sweep.
Spend Friday night at the ball park and you will help replenish Red Cross coffers.
The team is on its longest winning streak since the "Rocktober" run propelled them into the World Series.
The Dallas Stars have hired Marc Crawford as coach. Crawford has served 13 seasons as coach of the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche, Vancouver Canucks and Los Angeles Kings.
The Colorado Rockies won their seventh straight Wednesday in Milwaukee.
Air Force Academy senior hockey player Mike Phillipich has been named to the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® Men’s At-Large Team.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The Orlando Magic have won Game 3 of the NBA finals, shooting a record 63 percent in a 108-104 victory over Los Angeles to cut the Lakers' lead to 2-1.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Jordan Staal and Tyler Kennedy scored, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 25 saves as the Pittsburgh Penguins forced Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals by beating the defending champion Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Tuesday night.
The Colorado Rockies rallied for three runs in the seventh inning to continue their recent road resurgence, beating the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 on Tuesday night.
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Colorado Rockies catcher Yorvit Torrealba has returned to the United States, and could rejoin his team a little more than a week.
Ten defending 2008 champions will be back for the 87th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on July 19.
The Denver Broncos have new personnel and a new system, but receiver Jabar Gaffney says he's confident new head coach Josh McDaniels can get everyone on the same page.
The Colorado Rockies are on the road in Milwaukee tonight with a chance to pick up a sixth straight win.
Grilli, a right-hander, is in his eighth major league season.
It’s a busy June for USA basketball with training camps all month at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.
Colorado Rockies utility-man Ian Stewart is the National League Player of the Week.
Jason Marquis took the NL lead with his eighth win.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Lakers have won taken a 2-0 in the NBA finals, beating the Orlando Magic 101-96 in overtime Sunday night.
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Six first-inning runs was more than enough support for Sacramento starter Dana Eveland in the River Cats’ 6-4 victory over the Colorado Springs Sky Sox on Sunday afternoon at Raley Field.
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Ubaldo Jimenez threw eight innings of four-hit ball, Paul Phillips drove in three runs and the streaking Colorado Rockies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2 on Sunday.
DETROIT (AP) - Pavel Datsyuk made an instant impact for the Detroit Red Wings in a 5-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins Saturday, giving them a 3-2 lead in the Stanley Cup finals.
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Ian Stewart homered twice and matched a career high with five RBIs and Aaron Cook beat the St. Louis Cardinals for the first time in the Colorado Rockies' 10-1 victory on Saturday night.
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Jorge De La Rosa ended a six-game losing streak to start the season and had his first RBI on a bases-loaded walk in a breakway nine-run seventh inning in the Colorado Rockies' 11-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Lakers won Game 1 of the NBA finals, beating the Orlando Magic 100-75 behind a dominant performance from Kobe Bryant.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Sidney Crosby scored his first goal in four games in the Stanley Cup finals to put Pittsburgh ahead midway through the second period, helping the Penguins beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-2 to even the series.
Simon Miller and Casey Grice were the big winners following the final round of the Colorado Junior at Flying Horse Thursdy.
HOUSTON (AP) - Garrett Atkins broke out of a slump with two home runs and the Colorado Rockies snapped a four-game losing skid with a 10-3 win over the Houston Astros on Thursday night.
DENVER (AP) - The Colorado Avalanche have hired Joe Sacco of the AHL as their coach a day after firing Tony Granato and shaking up their front office.
DENVER (AP) - The Colorado Rockies say catcher Yorvit Torrealba's 11-year-old son and his brother-in-law have been released after they were kidnapped in Venezuela.
HOUSTON (AP) - Hunter Pence had a solo homer and two RBI singles and the Houston Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 6-4 on Wednesday night for their fourth straight victory.
