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  • Family of 5 rides out tornado in bathtub

    Joshua Hornsby speaks at a memorial service for his 9-year-old daughter, Ja'Nae, who was killed when the tornado smashed Plaza Towers Elementary ...

  • Betancourt to undergo MRI with groin injury

    Email DENVER -- Rockies closer Rafael Betancourt has been pitching and succeeding through right groin tightness since late April. But after two uncharacteristically uncompetitive pitches to the D-backs' Paul Goldschmidt in the top of the 10th inning Tuesday night, he knew the pain had caught up to him. After being given a few pitches to test how he felt, Betancourt left the game, and ...

  • Colorados stoned-driving bill draws lawsuit

    DENVER -- A frequent marijuana user who says Colorado's pending pot DUI legislation violates the constitution is suing to block the bill. Brandon Baker, of Nunn, said he uses marijuana for religious reasons and that the blood limit at which drivers would be considered impaired is too low for frequent users. Baker planned to file his lawsuit Tuesday in federal court in Denver. The bill ...

  • Notebook Gregg Popovich has high praise for Nuggets

    Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images Seven NBA teams have won at least 50 games this season. Six of those teams were represented by at least one player at the NBA All-Star game, with the Denver Nuggets (54-24) being the lone exception. "(Denver) is a great example of executing the strategy and the system that the coach wants to employ," San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said before ...

  • Ty Lawson hoping to return from foot injury before playoffs

    Ty Lawson is doing his best to take things slowly. "It's annoying to me. I feel like being out there playing," Lawson said after a light workout on the Pepsi Center practice court. "Being patient is not one of my strong suits." For the first time since being diagnosed with a plantar fascia tear in his right heel, Lawson did some light jogging and shooting Saturday. He ...

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Over the Hedge

Over the Hedge

The computer-animated comedy Over the Hedge, which is being billed as the new movie from the creators of Shrek and Madagascar even though the only thing they have in common is the fact that they were all produced by DreamWorks (no, wait, co-director Tim Johnson g ... ...

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  • MLB Colorado 5 Arizona 4

    Wilin Rosario's walk-off single in the 10th inning lifted the Colorado Rockies to a 5-4 win over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks Tuesday. Rosario, who had two hits in the game, delivered the game-winner off Matt Reynolds (0-2) after Arizona gave up a one-out double ...

  • Rockies beat D-Backs on Rosarios hit

    DENVER - Wilin Rosario drove in Carlos Gonzalez with a one-out single in the 10th inning to lift Colorado past the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 on Tuesday night after the Rockies squandered a late four-run lead. Gonzalez hit a double and reliever Matt Reynolds (0-2) intentionally walked Troy Tulowitzki to get to Rosario, who came through with a liner to right on the first pitch. Rosario lifted his ...

  • Woodson picks Raiders over Broncos

    Oakland Raiders. The Raiders' Oakland stadium contract expires next year, and managing owner Mike Davis has said he may move the NFL team back to Los Angeles to get a better stadium deal. Santa Clara is also a ...

  • Colorado sheriffs sue over new gun restrictions www.privateofficer.com

    AP-- Colorado sheriffs upset with gun restrictions adopted in the aftermath of last year’s mass shootings filed a federal lawsuit Friday, challenging the regulations as unconstitutional. The lawsuit involves sheriffs from 54 of Colorado’s 64 counties, most representing rural, gun-friendly areas of the ...

  • Rosario plays hero in Rockies walk-off win

    ARI@COL: Rockies walk off on Rosario's single in 10th DENVER -- Wilin Rosario's 10th-inning single gave the Rockies a 5-4 victory over the D-backs at Coors Field on Tuesday night in front of 27,096 fans. Carlos Gonzalez doubled to right with one out in the 10th against D-backs reliever Matt Reynolds, a former member of the Rockies, who entered with a 0.92 ERA. Reynolds ...

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