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Five-run first lifts Rockies over Pirates

Scott Podsednik had three doubles among his four hits and two runs scored, and Jorge De La Rosa pitched six gritty innings to give the Colorado Rockies a 7-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.

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Year 3 pivotal for Broncos' Cutler

As he enters his third season, quarterback Jay Cutler's comfort level, and expectations, have grown greatly. "He's going to start this year where his learning curve is going to be a lot faster," Hall of Famer John Elway said.

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Nuggets & NBA »

J.R. Smith isn't attracting any attention

If the Nuggets had fears of some team swooping in to sign the restricted free-agent guard J.R. Smith to a big offer sheet, they can breathe easier. Smith was asked Friday if he'd heard this summer from any other teams. "Not yet," he said.

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Five-run first lifts Rockies over Pirates

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Avalanche & NHL »

Sabres able to lock up goalie Miller with five-year extension

After watching Chris Drury, Daniel Briere and Brian Campbell leave during the past year, the Sabres were determined to keep Ryan Miller off the list of high- profile departures.

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Rapids & MLS »

Rapids tie FC Dallas on Casey's header

Rapids forward Conor Casey scored in the 67th minute to help Colorado tie FC Dallas 2-2 on Saturday night.

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Golf »

Shark is circling with 2-shot lead

Greg Norman, the 53-year-old, part-time golfer, reclaimed a spot he used to know all too well in his prime, putting the Shark one more solid round away from becoming golf's oldest major champion in its oldest of major championships, the British Open.

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Olympics »

Wambach has surgery on broken leg

U.S. soccer star Abby Wambach had surgery Thursday to repair a broken left leg that will keep her out of the Olympics.

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Sports Columns & Blogs »

LINCICOME: Without Tiger, British Open limps

The British Open is not Tiger Golf, this for the first time, really, since Tiger Woods limped off to face whatever happens next.

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Racing »

10-minute barrier not likely to fall at Pikes Peak Hill Climb

Japan's Nobuhiro Tajima still has high hopes he will break his overall record of 10 minutes, 1.408 seconds Sunday in the 86th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. And with it, he would like to take home an additional $25,000 for driving the 12.42-mile, 156-turn course under 10:00.

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College Sports »

Notre Dame hires first-time athletic director

Jack Swarbrick, a lawyer who helped draw numerous sporting events to Indianapolis, including the 2012 Super Bowl, was hired Wednesday as athletic director at Notre Dame.

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Freire wins 14th stage of Tour

Oscar Freire closed in on the sprint title at the Tour de France by winning Saturday's 14th stage, while Australia's Cadel Evans kept the yellow jersey in the doping-battered race.

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Fun & Fantasy »

Inside info: 50 rounds, 50 states, 50 days

Atlanta-based golfers Bill Evans, right, and Craig Forney are playing 50 rounds of golf in 50 states in 50 days in hopes of raising $1 million for melanoma, breast cancer and prostate cancer research. Their tour began June 9 in Vermont and will culminate in Hawaii on July 22.

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Parents' gift to Jeffco high school in son's memory saves life of his friend

The donation was made with heartfelt generosity. From Howard and Susy Lunger's standpoint, it seemed the least they could do. No one - not the Lungers, and certainly not Dan Lunger's good friends, Lindsay Hayden and Cameron Durand - believed the donated defibrillator would save the life of a friend.