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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »