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• Broncos already looking toward next week

  September 19, 2012 8:41 PM

  If Peyton Manning is sore, he's not saying. If his confidence is waning, he's not telling anyone. Back on the practice field following his first loss as a Denver Bronco, Manning wouldn't offer much Wednesday when asked if the hits he took against Atlanta had any lasting impact. ... more »

• New politically fun phone app benefits blind and visually impaired children Play Video

  September 9, 2012 5:52 PM

  How about some fun this campaign season? From negatives ads to political bickering between friends on Facebook, you may already be exhausted. We found a political but fun phone app that's sole purpose is actually a good cause! The Rush-Miller Foundation started over a decade ago when Eric Miller's... more »

• Search for armed robber continues

  March 9, 2012 5:19 AM

  Colorado Springs police are searching for an armed robber. They say, he robbed a Game Stop in the 7400 block of North Academy, Thursday night around 8:30 p.m. Police say the man had a gun and demanded money from the store. No one was injured, but police have... more »

• Avalanche-Blues game postponed because of weather

  February 1, 2011 3:20 PM

  ST. LOUIS (AP)-The NHL game in St. Louis between the Colorado Avalanche and Blues scheduled for Tuesday night has been postponed because of severe weather conditions. The Blues say the NHL will determine a makeup date. The game would have been the first since the All-Star break for both... more »

• Game controller tested for racial flaw

  November 4, 2010 6:29 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Looking to debunk a report that Microsoft's new motion-sensing video game controller might be racist, Consumer Reports says it found no evidence that Kinect has problems recognizing users with darker skin. GameSpot, a popular video game website, said earlier it found through testing Kinect that... more »

• 3rd Larimer County meningitis patient dies

  October 13, 2010 8:36 AM

  A 52-year-old Larimer County man who contracted meningitis during a pick-up hockey game has died. The Coloradoan in Fort Collins reports that Bill Jubert of Bellvue died Monday after a series of strokes. Joy Jubert says her husband had recently been diagnosed with vasculitis, an inflammation of blood vessels.... more »

• As 'Peanuts' turn 60, Schulz family plans future

  October 5, 2010 11:01 AM

  Good grief, Charlie Brown. The world has certainly changed since the Peanuts gang was born. For 60 years, Charles Schulz's imaginary bunch has been a fixture of newspaper funny pages and holiday TV specials. Now, his family is working to keep Snoopy, Lucy and the rest alive for... more »

• Tickets on sale for annual Bell Game

  September 29, 2010 2:09 PM

  Central and Centennial meet up this Friday in what's become the oldest high school football rivalry west of the Mississippi. Of course, we're talking about the Bell Game! Central High School says it has sold out of student tickets, but adult tickets are still available. The school says it will... more »

• Report: McKinley depressed over surgery before suicide

  September 22, 2010 8:18 AM

  An Arapahoe County Sheriff's report suggests Broncos wide receiver Kenny McKinley was depressed over knee surgery performed about a month before he committed suicide. An investigator noted in the report that shortly after the surgery, the 23-year-old said he should "just kill himself," but "No one believed he was... more »

• Outfitter, guide indicted on game-baiting charges

  August 27, 2010 8:24 AM

  A longtime Colorado hunting outfitter and a hunting guide indicted by a federal grand jury in Denver are accused of putting out hundreds of pounds of salt to lure deer and elk for their clients. State and federal authorities say Dennis Eugene Rodebaugh of Meeker and Brian Douglas Kunz... more »

• Wildlife cam photographs hovering lights

  August 26, 2010 9:58 AM

  A motion-activated camera at a Fort Worth family's favorite hunting spot is capturing shots of mysterious objects. Lisa Brock-Piekarski's game camera is supposed to take pictures of the deer on her Archer City hunting lease, but the pictures show something she can't explain. "What I see looks almost... more »

• Broncos' QB Tebow misses 2nd straight practice

  August 19, 2010 11:13 AM

  Tim Tebow is missing his second straight practice, putting his home preseason debut in question. The Denver Broncos' rookie quarterback apparently suffered bruised ribs in his first pro game Sunday night at Cincinnati when Bengals linebacker Abdul Hodge blasted him in his left side as he was scrambling for... more »

• Olympic "home version" available

  June 22, 2010 5:43 PM

  Millions of Americans were glued to television sets last February, taking in the action from the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games. Now fans can bring a piece of that action home with Backyard Games, thanks to America's athletes and the U.S. Olympic Committee. The Backyard Games concept provides Americans with... more »

• Nuggets Coach Karl to miss Wednesday's game

  March 8, 2010 5:16 PM

  Nuggets coach George Karl will miss Wednesday night's game at Minnesota as he undergoes another round of cancer treatment. Karl, who has neck and throat cancer, was scheduled for a surgical procedure Monday to have a feeding tube inserted into his stomach. He will also go through another chemotherapy... more »

• Canada-U.S. hockey tickets going for sky-high prices

  February 28, 2010 9:38 AM

  It's hard to say if Olympic records are being set, but tickets for Sunday's Canada-U.S. gold medal hockey match may be the hottest in the history of Canadian sports. On the official fan-to-fan resale Web site run by the Vancouver Organizing Committee, seats were being offered for several thousand... more »

• Casinos want lower payouts in blackjack

  February 17, 2010 12:30 PM

  Colorado casinos want regulators to lower the minimum payout on blackjacks. Under a proposal that will be considered Thursday during the Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission's monthly meeting, a $10 bet would return $12 instead of $15 under current regulations. The change would mean casinos would pay 6-to-5 when a... more »

• Colorado Lottery announces new game

  February 15, 2010 12:06 PM

  The Colorado Lottery will launch its first new Jackpot game in nine years next week. Called MatchPlay, the game will offer a rolling, $100,000 jackpot and more ways to win than the Lottery's current Jackpot games. Drawings for MatchPlay will be held on Tuesdays and Fridays. The game will begin... more »

• Which ads scored during the super bowl game

  February 9, 2010 10:46 AM

  As always, there's as much talk today about Super Bowl ads as there is about the big game itself. Everyone has their favorites and there are some rankings. Aging TV sitcom stars Betty White and Abe Vigoda have given the over 80 crowd something to celebrate. Their candy bar ad... more »

• Ah, the good-old days: The best Super Bowl ads

  February 7, 2010 10:51 AM

  The best Super Bowl commercials tend to reflect happier times, when people liked their American cars and privatized health care, nobody was worried about the fate of the world's polar bears and high fructose corn syrup was practically a food group. We should be so lucky in Super Bowl... more »

• Orangutan predicts Colts as winner

  February 6, 2010 10:22 AM

  If a rodent in Pennsylvania can predict the end of winter than an Oregon ape picking the Super Bowl winner must be a shoe-in. The Oregon Zoo's youngest orangutan, Kutai, showed no hesitation in selecting an Indianapolis Colts T-shirt during the annual football forecasting event at the zoo. The zoo... more »

• Saints, Colts to meet in Super Bowl

  January 25, 2010 9:52 AM

  The New Orleans Saints are marching to the Super Bowl for the first time in their 43-year history. Garrett Hartley boomed a game-winning 40-yard field goal in overtime to give the Saints a 31-28 victory over the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC championship game. The Saints will take on... more »

• Holy flying rats, Batman! Ginobili catches bat

  November 1, 2009 10:11 AM

  The Spurs' Manu Ginobili showed off his quick hands - capturing a bat. "That was amazing," teammate Tony Parker said after the San Antonio Spurs beat the Sacramento Kings 113-94 on Saturday night. "The legend continues with Manu. Unbelievable. ... He's always doing crazy stuff." Late in the... more »

• Teen from Norway wins Monopoly world title

  October 24, 2009 11:37 AM

  A 19-year-old from Norway has been declared the winner of the Monopoly World Championship in Las Vegas. That's after he polished off three opponents thanks to a fortunate swap of properties. He won the title Thursday by beating a player from New Zealand. The game-ending moves came when the teen's... more »

• Wacky outfits & hairdos norm during Cannon week

  October 13, 2009 2:13 PM

  On Tuesday, students at East High School showed up to school sporting wacky socks and funky hairdos. Across town at South High, students wore pink shirts, pink shoes, pink socks and pink headbands. It's spirit week at both schools. On Friday they'll face-off at the annual Cannon game, a traditional... more »

• Rockies game time scheduled for Monday

  October 11, 2009 5:10 PM

  Major League Baseball has announced game times for the Colorado Rockies vs. Philadelphia Phillies, NLDS Game 4 for Monday, October 12. If two games need to be played, the Rockies and Phillies will play at Coors Field in Denver at 2:07 p.m. (MT). The New York Yankees and Minnesota... more »

• Tickets on sale for Friday's Bell Game

  September 29, 2009 5:30 PM

  In Pueblo, tickets are on sale for Friday's Bell game--a fierce rivalry between the Central Wildcats and the Centennial Bulldogs. The teams will face-off for the 109th time in what's known as the oldest high school football rivalry west of the Mississippi. The teams compete for victory and the coveted... more »

• Nintendo plans to release Super Mario Brothers for the Wii

  September 28, 2009 11:50 AM

  Everything old is new again and that includes Super Mario. Nintendo plans to release Super Mario Brothers Wii on November 15th. In the updated version of the classic, Super Mario Brothers allows up to four players to either work together or compete to grab the most coins and secure... more »

• Engadget blog: Wii nears price cut by $50 to $200

  September 23, 2009 12:06 PM

  A $50 price cut may be imminent for Nintendo's popular Wii gaming console. Tech blog Engadget says the Wii, which has cost $250 since its 2006 launch, will see its price drop to $200 beginning Sunday. Engadget posted what it says is a leaked memo from Best Buy Co. talking... more »