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  • 18 horses seized in Morrison animal case

    MORRISON, Colo. - Eighteen horses were seized from a Morrison horse rescue facility by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office over allegations of mistreatment.Investigators and animal control officers served a search warrant at 17346 Forest Ave. in Morrison as part of an on-going investigation.Since 2001, the owners of the property, identified as Paso Fino Horse Rescue, have received four ...

  • Tom Nalen will join the Ring of Fame

    DENVER - Former center Tom Nalen, who played 14 seasons (1994-2007) for the club, has been elected as the 24th member of the Denver Broncos’ Ring of Fame. Owner & CEO Pat Bowlen made the announcement on Wednesday after meeting with the selection committee.The induction ceremony will take place on Sunday, Sept. 29, at halftime of the Broncos’ home game against the Philadelphia ...

  • Betancourt expects to be on the mound Friday

    Email DENVER -- Rockies closer Rafael Betancourt had an anti-inflammatory shot in his right groin on Wednesday, and expects to return to the mound Friday at San Francisco and avoid the 15-day disabled list. Betancourt has been pitching with groin tightness since late April, yet he is 10-for-10 in save opportunities this year and has a 1.56 ERA in 19 games. However, he was removed after two ...

  • LeMahieu earning more time with hot hitting

    Email DENVER -- Rockies infielder DJ LeMahieu's three-hit, two-double game in Tuesday night's 5-4, 10-inning victory over the D-backs earned him a start at second base Wednesday in the No. 2 spot. In his first six games since being called up from Triple-A Colorado Springs, LeMahieu sizzled at .462 with two RBIs. Before joining the Rockies, he hit .364 with one home run, eight doubles ...

  • Francis feels good after pen rehab game up next

    Email DENVER -- Left-hander Jeff Francis (left groin strain) felt good Wednesday after a 25-pitch bullpen Tuesday. Actually, Rockies head athletic trainer Keith Dugger said he had wanted to limit Francis to a "touch-and-feel" 'pen session, but the fact that he was able to throw 25 pitches was positive. Francis will accompany the team to San Francisco, where he will play long toss ...


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Hellboy

Hellboy

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  • Tulowitzki gets scheduled rest Wednesday

    Email DENVER -- The Rockies gave shortstop Troy Tulowitzki planned rest Wednesday, which means he will have two off-days before Friday's series opener in San Francisco. The move took some fans by surprise and enraged the more vocal set on social media. The first-place D-backs -- tied with the Giants -- and the Rockies entered Wednesday separated by one game. But on May 22, manager Walt ...

  • Weiss unafraid to shake up order bats Fowler cleanup

    Email DENVER -- Rockies center fielder Dexter Fowler arrived at Coors Field on Wednesday looking quite cool in his designer jacket and pants and bow tie. And he managed to keep his cool after being hit with a surprise. With the Rockies resting cleanup man Troy Tulowitzki, not wanting to disrupt No. 3 hitter Carlos Gonzalez and wanting to move hot second baseman DJ LeMahieu up in the order to ...

  • 18 Horses In Poor Health Seized From Property In Morrison

    MORRISON, Colo. (CBS4) – Jefferson County Sheriff's Office investigators and animal control officers seized 18 horses from owners of a property in Morrison on Wednesday. The property owners claimed they were running a Paso Fino horse rescue operation at the property located at 17346 Forest Avenue. Authorities said in a statement that there had been an on-going investigation of ...

  • Investigators Searched Holmes’ Bank Records iPod

    CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) – James Holmes received six shipments of ammunition from an online retailer, carried a platinum MasterCard and photographed the door to the movie theater where he allegedly killed 12 people and injured 70, according to court records released Wednesday. The tidbits come in search warrants unsealed at the direction of the judge overseeing the case against Holmes, who ...

  • Denver Nuggets return to practice with sense of optimism

    Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images After a well-deserved weekend off, the Nuggets returned to practice Monday with a renewed sense of optimism about starting point ...

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