It's the ropes and the reins and the thrill of the rodeo, but this one is for kids and teens only, hundreds of them.
We found out more at the Little Britches National Finals in Pueblo.
For these kids and teens, their horses are their family, and the... more »
WASHINGTON (AP) - Jordan Pacheco doubled and scored the tiebreaking run on a ninth-inning wild pitch by Tyler Clippard, giving the Colorado Rockies a 4-3 comeback victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday. The NL East-leading Nationals took a 3-1 lead into the eighth, but a meltdown by their usually... more »
WASHINGTON (AP) - Gio Gonzalez pitched six innings of three-hit ball to earn his 12th win, Ian Desmond homered, and the Washington Nationals used a three-run sixth to beat the Colorado Rockies 4-1 on Saturday. Gonzalez (12-3) won his fourth straight start to move into a tie with R.A. Dickey... more »
DENVER (AP) - Jonny Gomes hit his first home run for Washington, Jayson Werth delivered a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning and the Nationals beat the Colorado Rockies 4-3 Sunday. The Rockies split the four-game series and went 2-5 on their homestand. Eliezer Alfonzo got three hits for Colorado... more »
DENVER (AP) - Ty Wigginton and Chris Iannetta each homered in a five-run fourth inning, Jhoulys Chacin won for the first time in seven weeks and a Colorado team shaken by the loss of rookie pitcher Juan Nicasio to a neck injury beat the Washington Nationals 15-7 Saturday night. Troy... more »
DENVER (AP) - Michael Morse homered and Ian Desmond had four hits, including a liner that hit Rockies starter Juan Nicasio in the head, and the Washington Nationals beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3 Friday night. Nicasio was struck in the second innings. The ball slammed into the right side of... more »
A newly released survey of 134 nations shows four Nordic countries lead the world in eliminating inequality between men and women.
Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden have topped the Global Gender Gap Index since it was first released in 2006 by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum, and Iceland remained... more »
DENVER (AP) - Brad Hawpe hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth, lifting Colorado to a 2-1 win over the Washington Nationals on Sunday as Jeff Francis threw seven sharp innings without a decision in his first start since September 2008. The Rockies also scored their first run of... more »
DENVER (AP) - Ian Desmond's throwing error in the seventh inning allowed Paul Phillips to score the go-ahead run, helping the Colorado Rockies to a 4-3 win over the Washington Nationals on Saturday night for a doubleheader sweep. In the opener, Ubaldo Jimenez threw eight stellar innings in the Rockies'... more »
DENVER (AP) - Ubaldo Jimenez threw eight solid innings and the Colorado Rockies beat the Washington Nationals 6-2 on Saturday in the opener of a day-night doubleheader. Jimenez allowed two runs and seven hits in his seventh win of the season, tying him for the major league lead. The hard-throwing... more »
WASHINGTON (AP) - Jorge De La Rosa had a three-run double in an eight-run third inning to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 10-4 win over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night in a game played hours after the Rockies learned of the death of their team president. Keli McGregor,... more »