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Yard work is Kyle Shanahan's baby on Sundays

He no longer is the little boy who wandered off on his own when he was 31/2 and spent several hours lost in the bowels of Florida Field until a security officer finally found him and reunited him with his panicked father.

Broncos/NFL

Yard work is Kyle Shanahan's baby on Sundays

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Avalanche/NHL

Red Wings make it look easy in opener

Johan Franzen, Brian Rafalski and Tomas Holmstrom scored power-play goals for the Detroit Red Wings, who built a big lead in the second period and coasted to a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Thursday night.

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Nuggets/NBA

Pierce, Allen regain form in Boston's win

Paul Pierce and Ray Allen found their shooting touch. LeBron James can only hope he left his in Cleveland.

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Rockies/MLB

Rockies hitting road with smile

The Rockies would like to feel they finally are starting to get a little momentum in their plight to be a factor in the National League West race this season.

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Columns & Blogs

LINCICOME: It's a 'Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah' daze for Rockies

The Rockies are free from worry. They have earned a pass. Getting to the World Series will do that.

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Rapids/MLS

Wambach closing in on 100 goals

U.S. national team striker Abby Wambach, who will visit Dick's Sporting Goods Park on May 15, is five goals shy of becoming the ninth player in the world to score 100. She is the most prolific offensive threat in the world — scoring goals at a rate far greater than Mia Hamm.

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Fun & Fantasy

Consistency key for pitchers

All major league pitchers — with the exception of Tim Wakefield — are hard throwers. All have the ability on a given night to show flashes of excellence, and consistency is everything.

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Racing

Milestone for NHRA's Force: 1,000th round win

John Force cemented his position as the most prolific Funny Car driver in National Hot Rod Association history Sunday, becoming the first to reach 1,000 round wins, with a first-round victory against Ron Capps in the O'Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals.

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Olympics

Olympics not an option for Clemens

“From my standpoint, we don’t need that type of distraction,” said Bob Watson, general manager of the U.S. national baseball team.

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Golf

Pro golfer Maggert IDs brother as victim of plane crash near Black Hawk

A flight from Glenwood Springs to CU graduation ceremonies in Boulder ended in tragedy Thursday when a single-engine plane crashed near Black Hawk. PGA golfer Jeff Maggert today said his brother, Barry, was killed.

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Bonanza for Ponderosa

Ponderosa made its case for being the top team in Class 5A girls tennis, with every player winning all their matches at the state tournament Thursday at the Gates Tennis Center.

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RockyPreps - Fall Sports

Student walkout protests firing of prep football coach

About a quarter of Boulder High School's student population left class to protest the administration's recent decision to dismiss Spencer Colter.

College Sports

Don't count out Jayhawks, coach says

Brandon Rush won’t be back, and it’s likely Mario Chalmers and Darrell Arthur won’t be, either. But coach Bill Self says no one should write off Kansas next season, even if the Jayhawks are without three of the top players
from their national championship team.