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  • Tornado spotted near La Junta

    La Junta Fire Chief Aaron Eveatt tweeted this photo of a tornado passing near La Junta Industrial Park on 6/17/2013. (Photo by La Junta Fire Chief Aaron ...

  • Nuggets name Hornets exec Connelly as new GM

    New Nuggets GM Tim Connelly (right) puts a Russian player through a workout. (Catherine Steenkeste/Getty Images) The Nuggets announced Monday the hiring of Pelicans assistant GM Tim Connelly as their new executive vice president of basketball operations. "We are extremely excited to have Tim join the Denver Nuggets organization," Nuggets CEO Josh ...

  • De La Rosa on short end of pitchers duel in loss

    COL@TOR: De La Rosa tosses seven scoreless frames TORONTO -- Rockies left-handed pitcher Jorge De La Rosa's form returned in a big way Monday night, but Matt Belisle's consistency left him at a bad time. De La Rosa held the streaking Blue Jays to one hit in seven spectacular innings, but Belisle couldn't hold the tie, as the Rockies lost, 2-0, at Rogers Centre in front of ...

  • Denver committee offers compromise in naming of west library

    The new library on Denver's west side should be named after former library commissioner Lena Archuleta and the late Chicano activist Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales, a library committee on Monday recommended before a Thursday vote by the library commissioners."I propose that the library be named the Archuleta-Gonzales library," said Commissioner Gloria Rubio-Cortez.The ...

  • Rockies Waste De La Rosa’s Great Start In Loss To Toronto

    Jorge De La Rosa of the Colorado Rockies delivers a pitch during inter-league MLB game action against the Toronto Blue Jays June 17, 2013 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Brad White/Getty ...


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The Strangers

The Strangers

Bryan Bertinos feature film debut The Strangers is nothing if not absolutely ruthless in its intensity and single-minded in its purpose. With only a modicum of conventional narrative set-up, it goes about drilling a direct passage into your nervous system, hammering away with a ha ... ...

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  • Denver Nuggets begin predraft workouts with 12 prospects

    By Aaron J. Lopez, Nuggets.com, 6-1-13 Colorado State center Colton Iverson and Missouri point guard Phil Pressey are among 12 players scheduled to take part in a predraft workout for the Nuggets at Pepsi Center on Monday. Iverson, 7-0, 255, was named the 2012-13 Mountain West Newcomer of the Year and landed a spot on the All-MWC First Team after averaging 14.2 points and 9.8 rebounds for the ...

  • Rockies extoll virtues of learning quirks of each park

    TORONTO -- Prior to Monday's game against the Blue Jays, Rockies advance scout Chris Warren and catching instructor Jerry Weinstein walked to the right-field corner of Rogers Centre, throwing baseballs against the fence and observing. Every few feet, they'd repeat. They noted how the ball deadened when it hit the unmarked padded parts of the wall, and how it rebounded a little better ...

  • Rockies announcing plan for Oswalt Tuesday

    Email TORONTO -- Rockies manager Walt Weiss said the club will announce Tuesday their plan with veteran right-hander Roy Oswalt, who dazzled Friday in what figures to be his final start at Double-A Tulsa. With the Rockies scheduled to start left-hander Jeff Francis on Tuesday and right-hander Juan Nicasio on Wednesday, the possibility exists that Oswalt will make his Rockies debut Thursday ...

  • Playing on turf in Toronto CarGo at DH Monday

    Email TORONTO -- Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez played through the pain of left knee tendinitis, then suffered a bruised left foot Thursday when he was hit by a foul ball in the on-deck circle, and learned Monday he was still chosen as the National League Player of the Week. So what is his reward? More potential for pain, thanks to the artificial turf of Rogers Centre. Actually, Rockies ...

  • Francis Start in Canada is extra special

    Email TORONTO -- Rockies left-hander Jeff Francis is known for cool, even emotions, but he allowed that Tuesday night's start against the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre will be meaningful. Francis grew up on the West Coast in Vancouver and is a treasured figure in Canadian baseball circles. He also makes his offseason home in London, Ontario, just outside of Toronto. Francis won his only start ...

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