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NFL players pay visit to Fort Carson soldiers Play Video
January 6, 2013 8:43 PM
FORT CARSON- More and more soldiers returning home are having a hard time transitioning from military life to civilian life. They often deal with PTSD and depression---medical issues that can go untreated for years. On Sunday, Fort Carson decided to try out a relatively new, fun approach to... more » -
High school football player suffers stroke
August 23, 2012 7:26 PM
BRENHAM, Texas (AP) - A Central Texas high school football player is hospitalized in intensive care after suffering a stroke. Senior Brenham defensive back and receiver Justin Davis is recovering from surgeries to ease pressure from brain swelling. Brenham athletic director and football coach Glen West said Davis is in... more » -
CSU football player denying drug use and fighting
April 30, 2012 6:55 AM
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - The lawyer for a CSU football player accused of attacking fellow students and using steroids and marijuana has denied the claims on behalf of his client. Attorney Erik Fischer says junior linebacker Mike Orakpo never threw a punch and was defending himself after being tackled... more » -
Jury deliberations for Bronco football player rape case continue
March 2, 2012 5:53 AM
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) - Jury deliberations are expected to resume Friday in the sexual assault trial of former Denver Broncos cornerback Perrish Cox. The six-man, six-woman jury met for about four hours Thursday without returning a verdict after hearing closing arguments from both sides. Prosecutors say the... more » -
UPDATED: Canon City teen remembered as energetic
January 3, 2011 8:57 PM
Loud, bubbly and a leader. That's how teammates are remembering Samantha Gaunt of Canon City. The 17-year old softball player died in a car wreck Sunday. At school today, her friends shared memories as they heal from this tragedy. "She was the one that would get you up when... more » -
Canon City teen remembered as energetic, in charge
January 3, 2011 5:04 PM
Students at Canon City High School are remembering a fellow classmate who died in a car wreck over the weekend. Samantha Gaunt, 17, was killed when her car crashed into a tree in Penrose Sunday morning. Gaunt was a well respected softball player and a member of the National Honor... more » -
Wyoming football player killed in Colorado crash
September 7, 2010 8:36 AM
Authorities say a pickup drifted off a Colorado highway and crashed, killing a University of Wyoming football player and injuring three teammates. The Colorado State Patrol says Ruben Narcisse, 19, of Miami was killed in the crash early Monday. Trey Fox, 19, of Glenwood Springs, Christian Morgan,18, of Aurora,... more » -
Ex-Bronco ordered to halfway house for fatal crash
June 2, 2010 8:42 PM
A former Denver Broncos defensive back was sentenced to four years in a halfway house for killing a 51-year-old motor-scooter rider in a hit-and-run crash. Billy Jenkins was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty this year to a vehicular homicide charge for the August 2008 crash. Prosecutors say Jenkins crashed his... more » -
Super Bowl champ to receive college degree
May 14, 2010 1:03 PM
Tyrone Braxton has two Super Bowl rings from his days with the Denver Broncos. After this weekend, he also will have a college degree. The former North Dakota State University defensive back is getting his bachelor's degree in university studies 27 years after leaving school. Braxton says he wrote... more » -
Amazing video: watch this leap over the catcher
April 22, 2010 10:48 AM
It will no doubt go down in history as one of the most unbelievable baseball moves. Fordham University's Brian Kownacki of the Fordham Ram's baseball team goes airborne over Iona catcher James Beck during a game Tuesday night. The move happened during a nine-run rally in the eighth... more » -
Avs sign second-round pick O'Reilly
September 21, 2009 5:59 PM
The Colorado Avalanche have signed second-round draft pick Ryan O'Reilly to a three-year, entry-level contract. The 18-year-old forward has played for the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League the last two seasons. He finished with 16 goals and 50 assists last year. O'Reilly was taken by Colorado with the... more »
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