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In first full season, Jimenez learns from success, failure

Ubaldo Jimenez, who gave up six runs in one inning of his last start, could be his own worst enemy, despite a formidable arsenal of pitches. He will try to rebound Friday night against the Houston Astros at Coors Field.

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Teams sure to test for 'weak link' on Broncos offensive front

Broncos offensive line coach Rick Dennision, who also coordinates the team's running game, is looking at a roll-up-the-sleeves task this season.

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College Sports »

BROOKS: UCLA's big man on campus

With Southern California already entrenched in its role as a college football monster, UCLA needed to answer with a monster hire last winter in replacing Karl Dorrell. Enter Rick Neuheisel.

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In first full season, Jimenez learns from success, failure

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Nuggets & NBA »

7 questions for Carmelo Anthony

With a weight off his shoulders and an Olympic gold medal around his neck, Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony held a news conference Tuesday in Denver before heading east for a busy week of basking in the spotlight.

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Avalanche & NHL »

Given time, Avs' Sakic regains desire

Turns out, Francois Giguere's patience really did pay off in the end. Had the Avalanche general manager demanded a quick response from Joe Sakic regarding his playing future when last season ended, he probably wouldn't have gotten the positive answer he was seeking.

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Rapids & MLS »

Rapids snap scoring drought, win 1-0

Mike Petke scored in the 60th minute for his first goal in nearly one year to lead the Colorado Rapids past FC Dallas, 1-0, on Thursday night.

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Sports Columns & Blogs »

LINCICOME: For starters, Cutler's already ahead

As goes Jay Cutler, so go the Broncos. It is ever so in the NFL, the quarterback the focus and the locus of things.

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RockyPreps »

VALERIO AND STOCKER: Softball falls on hard times

Three schools have dropped softball or have had to form co-op programs with other schools this fall.

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Djokovic, angered by Roddick, beats him at Open

Betrayed by his big serve, 2003 champion Andy Roddick lost to Novak Djokovic in the U.S. Open quarterfinals, while Roger Federer struggled at times against 130th-ranked qualifier Gilles Muller before eventually winning to reach the semis.

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Golf »

First round of BMW Championship a washout

The first round of the BMW Championship was washed out by steady rain that deluged Bellerive Country Club on Thursday, another setback for a tournament plagued by bad timing.

Racing »

Johnson gets 3rd win of the season

Jimmie Johnson overpowered the field Sunday night in the NASCAR Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway, grabbing his third victory of the season.

Olympics »

Heptathlete Blonksa banned for life

Olympic heptathlete Lyudmila Blonska of Ukraine received a lifetime ban for a positive doping test after winning the silver medal at the Beijing Games.

Fun & Fantasy »

Fantasy football: Week 1 matchup meter

Here are complete fantasy football rankings based on this week's matchups for all major positions (based on a combined yardage/scoring system of 4 points for a passing touchdown, 6 points for a rushing/receiving touchdown, 1 point for every 25 passing yards and 1 point for every 10 rushing/receiving yards.