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• Helton apologizes during news conference at training camp

  February 18, 2013 12:00 AM

  SCOTTSDALE - A very apologetic Todd Helton faced the cameras Sunday as he arrived at the Rockies spring training camp. The 39-year-old first baseman emphasized his embarrassment when talking about his arrest earlier this month for suspicion of drunk driving. Helton fought back tears when he was asked about... more »

• Ubaldo misses start as Rox lose first Cactus League game

  March 3, 2011 1:49 AM

  PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) - Aaron Harang pitched two perfect innings in his spring debut for San Diego, and Will Venable hit a three-run homer in the Padres' 7-3 win over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday. Harang, who signed a one-year deal worth $4 million with the Padres in December, needed... more »

• Stewart sprains knee

  February 28, 2011 1:34 AM

  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Rockies third baseman Ian Stewart sustained a slight sprain of his left knee when he collided with left fielder Carlos Gonzalez during Colorado's 8-7 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday. The extent of the injury wasn't known until later that night, according to Rockies' manager... more »

• Rox win Cactus League Opener

  February 26, 2011 10:13 PM

  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Colorado ace Ubaldo Jimenez threw two scoreless if slightly shaky innings and the Rockies inaugurated the fancy new spring training facility they share with Arizona by beating the Diamondbacks 8-7 in 10 innings Saturday. Ryan Spilborghs and Craig Reynolds each doubled in two runs off Arizona... more »

• Rox set to move into new spring training facility

  January 19, 2011 1:28 AM

  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - The Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies have said adios to Tucson and are ready to move into a state-of-the-art spring training facility in Scottsdale. Finishing touches are being made at Salt River Fields, a complex that features a stadium with 7,000 seats and capacity for another... more »

• Street shut down again!

  March 31, 2010 10:05 PM

  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Colorado Rockies closer Huston Street has had another setback in his attempt to overcome the right shoulder stiffness that has bothered him all spring. Street was shutdown for the third time this spring Wednesday, a week after the right-hander said the plan was to see if... more »

• Hammel and Rox take care of Mariners

  March 18, 2010 9:40 PM

  PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) - Carlos Gonzalez, Ryan Spilborghs and Eric Young had two hits each, and Colorado starter Jason Hammel tossed five strong innings to lead the Rockies past the Seattle Mariners 9-2 on Thursday. Gonzalez and Cole Garner each drove in two runs for the Rockies, who knocked out... more »

• Rox best Tribe in split squad game

  March 18, 2010 12:05 AM

  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Jorge De La Rosa turned in his longest outing of the spring, throwing five innings and striking out six in the Colorado Rockies' 6-3 win over a Cleveland Indians split squad Wednesday. De La Rosa only got stronger as the game went along, striking out the... more »

• Rockies closer has shoulder trouble- getting MRI

  March 17, 2010 1:42 PM

  Rockies closer Huston Street felt discomfort in his right shoulder and will undergo an MRI. Street has been hampered by inflammation in his pitching shoulder and has yet to throw in an exhibition. He threw about 25 pitches Monday and said afterward that his arm "felt great" but felt... more »

• Chisox rough up Cook and Rockies

  March 17, 2010 2:21 AM

  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Juan Pierre and Mark Kotsay each had three hits and the Chicago White Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 6-1 Tuesday. The White Sox roughed up Aaron Cook for six runs on six hits, three walks and a hit batter in three innings. In his previous outing,... more »

• Rox beat Cubs in Cactus action

  March 15, 2010 10:35 PM

  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - The game took less time than the Chicago Cubs' adventurous bus ride. The usual two-hour trip from Mesa turned into a 3½-hour ordeal when Chicago's bus broke down on the highway. The Rockies needed just over two hours - short by Cactus League standards - to... more »

• Better late than never - Ubaldo helps Rox beat Angels

  March 6, 2010 2:12 AM

  TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - Next time, maybe Ubaldo Jimenez will just take the team bus. Held up by a traffic jam, Jimenez arrived too late to start Friday and instead made his spring training debut out of the bullpen for the Colorado Rockies. Slated to pitch against the Los Angeles... more »

• Rockies pitcher hopes for a rebound season

  March 4, 2010 1:55 AM

  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Pitcher Greg Smith has been the other guy for the Colorado Rockies. They acquired the 26-year-old left-hander from the Oakland Athletics in the November 2008 deal for left fielder Matt Holliday that also brought closer Huston Street and outfielder Carlos Gonzalez to Colorado. The latter two... more »

• Hammel enters spring training as Rockies fifth starter

  February 23, 2010 10:19 PM

  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - The fifth starter in many major league rotations fills that role by default. Not on the Colorado Rockies. Jason Hammel is an asset rather than an afterthought, an indication of the depth of Colorado's rotation. In addition to Hammel, the group includes right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez, who... more »

• Rockies pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training

  February 19, 2010 1:36 AM

  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Colorado Rockies pitcher Jeff Francis says it's quite a relief to be throwing without feeling any pain. Francis missed the entire 2009 season after having surgery on his left shoulder. The former 17 game winner hopes to return to form this year. Francis joined Colorado pitchers... more »