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  • Confident Lopez finds pitching groove with Rockies

    Email DENVER -- Offseason acquisition Wilton Lopez didn't endear himself to his new Rockies fans when he posted a 9.00 ERA in his first nine relief appearances. But since then, he has been scored on just once in 12 games and has fulfilled the right-handed setup role the Rockies envisioned when they acquired him from the Astros. Lopez threw 1 1/3 innings Friday night to finish off the ...

  • Oswalt getting sharper set for Double-A start

    Email DENVER -- Right-handed three-time All-Star Roy Oswalt is still three to four weeks from being considered for the Rockies' rotation, but his effort Saturday at extended spring training suggests he is progressing rapidly. Pitching against a team of Brewers prospects, Oswalt gave up one hit -- a first-inning leadoff bunt single -- and struck out nine with no walks in five innings. It ...

  • Mesa Verde Visitor Center set to open Thursday

    DURANGO, Colo. (AP) -- Five months after a "soft" opening, the Mesa Verde Visitor and Research Center in southwestern Colorado is set to hold its grand opening ...

  • Shots fired in Aurora adult store

    AURORA, Colo. - Aurora police said shots were fired inside the Pleasures adult store Sunday afternoon.Crime scene tape blocked off the store at South Havana and East Jewell at 2:45 p.m. and at least 3 police vehicles were parked outside.One person transported to the hospital, according to officers on the scene.There is no suspect description available now.7NEWS has a crew at the scene gathering ...

  • CSPD Explosive device found disabled

    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Police disabled a handmade explosive device that was found in Colorado Springs Sunday morning.Colorado Springs police responded to a report of explosives found on N. 24th Street near West Uintah Street around 9:30 a.m.Officers examined the device and called in an explosives unit for assistance. Officials with the explosives unit confirmed that it was a handmade ...

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Shaft [DVD]

Shaft [DVD]

Isaac Hayes' funky theme song is still exactly the same, but that is about the only thing John Singleton's "Shaft" has in common with the original 1971 blaxploitation classic directed by Gordon Parks. ...

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  • 18-year-old Canon City girl vanished police seeking publics help

    Fremont County Sheriff's Deputies say an 18-year-old Canon City woman is missing and may be in danger. Katlyn McKinney was reported missing Sunday morning after she failed to return home from a friend's house late Saturday night. McKinney, who rarely goes outside after dark and is unfamiliar with the area, reportedly left a residence in the 1500 block of Grand Avenue at approximately ...

  • Todays MLB starting lineups May 19

    Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Atlanta Braves: 1. ...

  • Report Combat troop discharges increase sharply

    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- A newspaper investigation has found that the number of soldiers discharged from the Army for misconduct has risen to its highest rate in recent times, and some are wounded combat troops who've lost their medical care and other veterans benefits because of other-than-honorable ...

  • Masai Ujiri named 2012-13 NBA Executive of the...

    Nuggets executive vice president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri helped construct a balanced roster that won an NBA team-record 57 games in ...

  • Nuggets-Warriors Game 6 Gameday

    Posted May 3, 2013 05:40 OAKLAND, Calif. - Handed the toughest early season schedule imaginable, the Denver Nuggets banded together and persevered. After losing their best outside shooter to a knee injury in the first week of April, they went on to set a team NBA record with 57 victories and secured the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference. Conceding defeat wasn't part of Denver's ...

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