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  • Cuddyer on track for activation from disabled list

    Email DENVER -- Rockies outfielder Michael Cuddyer was happy enough with his throwing and hitting in the batting cage that he believes he will be ready to return from his neck injury Friday, the day he is eligible to return from the 15-day disabled list. Cuddyer has a disk issue that appeared in 2004, flared in 2011 and recurred during the Rockies' last homestand. He had a epidural shot ...

  • Weiss expresses confidence in Belisle

    Email DENVER -- Rockies right-hander Matt Belisle has given up six runs in his last five outings, including Friday night's Buster Posey home run in the eighth inning. The homer cut the Rockies' lead to one run, but the team held on for a 10-9 victory. Belisle actually was good Friday for all but the homer pitch. Manager Walt Weiss said he believes Belisle (1-2, 4.22 ERA) is in a good ...

  • Torrealba to guide Nicasio in start vs. Giants

    Email DENVER -- The Rockies need right-handed pitcher Juan Nicasio to take a step forward when he faces the Giants in Sunday afternoon's finale of the four-game set at Coors Field, and they hope veteran catcher Yorvit Torrealba can give him a push. Torrealba, 34, has become the Rockies' troubleshooter when it comes to pitchers. Early in Spring Training, the Rockies thought Jorge De La ...

  • Tulowitzki realizing value of occasional rest

    Email DENVER -- Cal Ripken Jr. was a favorite player of Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki when he was growing up, but he realizes Ripken's durability is to be admired but not necessarily duplicated. Tulowitzki hates sitting out of games when he's not seriously injured. But now he knows it was the right decision when the team made sure he missed three starts in a five-game stretch ...

  • Motorcycle passenger killed in Auora after collision with car

    A passenger on a motorcycle was killed in Aurora Saturday after the motorcycle struck a car, according to the Aurora Police Department. Neither alcohol nor excessive speed was suspected. Theaccident happened at the intersection of East 6th Avenue and Del Mar Circle. Police said it appears the motorcycle rider, a man with a female passenger, saw the car and locked the front brake when trying to ...

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Pépé le Moko [DVD]

Pépé le Moko [DVD]

Pp le Moko is the film that made consummate French actor Jean Gabin a star. It was hardly his first rolehe had already played in a dozen movies since 1930, and he would eventually star (that is, play the lead role) in dozens and dozens of films over his multi-decade career. Deviously handsome in an unconventional way, Gabin excelled at conveying confidence and authority, even when trapped ... ...

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  • Colorado Sheriffs and Other Plaintiffs Sue to Void Two Gun Laws

    lawsuit in U.S. District Court to overturn two of the four gun control measures signed into law by Governor John Hickenlooper in March. When the plaintiffs announced the lawsuit on May 17 in Denver's Independence Institute's offices, the media were well represented. According to John Caldera, the institute's president, the lobby was "overflowing with microphones, cameras and ...

  • E-waste banned from trash on July 1

    DENVER - Beginning on July 1, it will be illegal to throw away electronic items in the trash in Colorado.The new law was passed last year and was made to not only be kinder to the environment, but also to generate jobs. Bill sponsors said it would create a whole infrastructure in rural areas to properly dispose of electronic waste.While the change might be a hassle for residents to get used to, ...

  • Fire at Briarhurst Manor in Manitou Springs

    Fire fighters are on the scene of a fire at the Briarhurst Manor on Manitou Ave. Our crews at the scene say light smoke could be seen coming from the rear of the building. It also appeared the building had to be evacuated because a group of people was seen outside. The fire may have started in the kitchen area of the manor, but fire crews have not yet confirmed that information. It's not ...

  • Jim Monaghans funeral services set for Wednesday

    The funeral for Jim Monaghan, a long-time Colorado political strategist, will be held at Denver's Holy Ghost Catholic Church on Wednesday, May 22, at 9 a.m. A reception from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. will be held at the governor's residence/carriage house on Logan Street between East Seventh and Eighth Avenues. Both the funeral and reception are open to the public. Monaghan, who was born in ...

  • Roller-coaster enthusiasts flip for rides in Denver

    Whether they were waiting for the next big drop or throwing their hands up as the world flipped upside-down, every whirling rider was certain of one thing.There is no such thing as a bad roller coaster. More than 100 members of the American Coaster Enthusiasts club leaned into turns and whipped around six rides at Elitch Gardens Theme & Water Park on Saturday. Group members enjoyed two hours ...

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