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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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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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  • Men Dressed In Red Attack Stab Pepper Spray Couple

    LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – A husband and wife were stabbed and pepper sprayed at a light rail station, and police are scouring surveillance video from the area. The attack happened just before 2 a.m. on Monday close to RTD’s Lamar Station near 13th Street in Lakewood, just a few blocks south of Colfax. Police say originally a man walked up asking for a cigarette. The assault ended ...

  • Fired Teachers Complain But DPS Defends ‘Do Not Rehire’ Policy

    DENVER (CBS4) – The teachers union representing teachers in Denver public schools is fighting back against the district’s policy for dealing with poorly performing teachers. Denver Public Schools fired 250 teachers this year, and a third were told they can never work in the district again. Tom Boasberg, superintendent of DPS, said the district has had a so-called ';Do Not ...

  • John Denver Tribute Links Musicians from Various Genres Generations

    Fifteen years after his death in a small plane crash and more than 40 years after his first hit, John Denver’s songs are getting a new lease on life. "The Music Is You," is a new tribute that brings musicians from various genres and generations together to re-imagine Denver’s biggest hits. The musicians include southern rockers My Morning Jacket, who cover "Leaving ...

  • Denvers Stock Show makeover could be funded by RTA money

    A plan being developed to revamp the National Western Stock Show & Rodeo complex could be a perfect applicant for consideration under the Regional Tourism Act, members of the stock show task force told Denver City Council on Monday.The 107-year-old stock show complex has about $110 million in deferred maintenance, ...

  • Man ID’d In Shooting Involving Fruita Officers

    GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) -- Coroner’s officials say a man who was killed in a shooting involving Fruita police officers had multiple gunshot ...

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