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  • Oswalt set to make Rockies debut in DC

    The Rockies are hoping veteran Roy Oswalt can channel his younger, dominant self when he makes his 2013 Major League debut against the Nationals on Thursday. Oswalt's long-anticipated start comes after he collected a 2.16 ERA in five starts with Double-A Tulsa. A three-time All-Star who finished among the top five in the Cy Young Award voting five times, Oswalt struggled in nine starts ...

  • Nicasio cant recover from rough start as Rox lose

    COL@TOR: CarGo goes yard to make it a two-run game TORONTO -- Rockies right-hander Juan Nicasio wore a new number, but was the same guy. That isn't entirely bad, but nonetheless needs to improve. Nicasio was competitive for five innings, and was hurt by a couple of errors, but the three-run homer he served up to the hottest of the hot Blue Jays, Adam Lind, was the key blow in a 5-2 loss ...

  • Scout ranch evacuated in Huerfano fire

    WALSENBURG, Colo. - The Spanish Peaks Boy Scout Ranch in Huerfano County was evacuated Wednesday after a 50-acre fire erupted nearby.The Scout Ranch Fire was reported at 60 acres with zero containment, according to the Huerfano Office of Emergency Management. Flames were reported to be 150- to 200-feet high. Evacuations have also been ordered for county roads 320, 310, 317.1, 317, 312, 314, 313, ...

  • Wild Rose Fire burns in outside Rangley

    RANGLEY, Colo. - The Wild Rose Fire is burning on the west side of Texas Mountain in Rio Blanco County, spreading primarily to the east.High winds have pushed the fire through the pinion and juniper trees and the fire had burned 850 acres by Wednesday evening.Hampering firefighting efforts is limited access, rugged terrain, thick smoke and high winds. Fire fighters observed embers spotting up to ...

  • Flight attendant mom clash in flight

    DENVER - Northern Colorado resident Carey Belveal was returning to Denver after a trip to Houston with her 7-year-old son Tristen when an inflight incident occurred.She was upset when she claims a Spirit Airlines flight attendant did nothing to help her son open the lavatory door."I said to her, 'Why don't you help my son?' I was like that. Because you could see he was ...


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The Fly (1986) [DVD]

The Fly (1986) [DVD]

Near the middle of David Cronenberg's "The Fly," the main character, a brilliant scientist named Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum), declares, "You can't penetrate beyond society's sick, grave fear of the flesh." ...

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  • West Fork Fire Complex doubles in size

    The West Fork Complex fires doubled in size Wednesday to an estimated 8,375 acres.When the Red Flag conditions developed Wednesday afternoon, both fires in the West Fork Complex became very active.The West Fork fire demonstrated extreme fire behavior and moved deeper into the Weminuche Wilderness. As of 6:30 p.m., the fire had not crossed the Continental Divide. This fire generated the majority ...

  • Rockies Swept In Toronto

    TORONTO, CANADA – JUNE 19: Jordan Pacheco #15 of the Colorado Rockies reacts after striking out to end the third inning during MLB game action against the Toronto Blue Jays on June 19, 2013 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty ...

  • Bull Gulch Fire burns in Fremont County

    CAON CITY, Colo. - A 50-acre fire was burning north of Highway 50 on BLM-managed lands in Fremont County on Wednesday afternoon.The Bull Gulch Fire, approximately one mile east of Table Mountain and about nine miles northwest of the intersection of Road Gulch and Copper Gulch Road, was burning in brush, pinyon pine and juniper trees.It started about 1 p.m.Eight smokejumpers and two 20-person ...

  • Cuddyer extends unique hitting streak

    Email TORONTO -- Severely bruised ribs interrupted Rockies right fielder Michael Cuddyer's season, but they didn't break his consistent hitting approach. Cuddyer singled off Blue Jays starter Mark Buehrle in the first inning Wednesday night to extend his career-best hitting streak to 17 games. It is the longest for a Rockies player since Matt Holliday went 17 straight in 2007. A lot ...

  • Francis locker cleared out before game

    Email TORONTO -- Quietly, the Rockies cleared out the locker of left-hander Jeff Francis on Wednesday. Manager Walt Weiss did not announce that he has been bumped from the team's active roster for veteran right-hander Roy Oswalt, who will make his Rockies debut on Thursday in Washington. Weiss said he will announce the corresponding move before Thursday's game. But the locker was ...

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