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Kingery ready to move on from Rockies

Tracy Ringolsby — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:01:21 +0000

Jeff Kingery, who has been a part of the Rockies radio team since the franchise came into existence, is going to retire at the end of this season.

UNC Bears hold off late charge by Creighton

George Tanner — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:01:51 +0000

Brittani Knott and Danielle Birdsall scored second-half goals as the University of Northern Colorado Bears held off a late charge by the Creighton Bluejays in a 2-1 victory on Sunday.

Postseason would delay big Rockies decisions

Steve Foster — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:55:35 +0000

The Colorado Rockies have two weeks until the end of the regular season, and for just the third time in their history they look like they'll play beyond the final Sunday. The postseason would extend the Rockies career of a few players by a few weeks and delay a number tough decisions facing the team.

Falcons find goal in 77th minute against UNH

George Tanner — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:01:58 +0000

Air Force’s Bridgett Murphy has been struggling with an ankle injury all year. Her goal against New Hampshire on Sunday at the academy made the pain go away.

DU’s Tarnoczi reaps national honors

George Tanner — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:01:46 +0000

University of Denver freshman Alex Tarnoczi was selected to the Soccer America Men’s Team of the Week and was named Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Co-Player of the Week.

Rockies’ magic number: 91 wins

Steve Foster — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:18:01 +0000

The job isn't done, but the Colorado Rockies' win in the series finale against the San Francisco Giants dramatically improved the Rockies' chances to win the wild-card over teams that have much harder roads to the postseason.

Sports fans and other fanatics

Bob Denerstein — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:01:15 +0000

Big Fan's kick derives in large measure from the performance of Patton Oswalt, a comedian who plays a rabid New York Giants fan who comes alive when he phones a sports-talk show.

Cutler hype finally quiets

Steve Foster — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:41:13 +0000

Before the NFL season began, Jay Cutler was assumed to be a safe bet to help the Chicago Bears become winners. After one game, reality has set in.

Rockies host Red Sox in 2010

Steve Foster — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:33:25 +0000

The Colorado Rockies will host a rematch of the 2007 World Series next season when the Boston Red Sox come to Coors Field June 22-24.

Rockies find right lineup, need to stick with it

Steve Foster — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:25:26 +0000

You wouldn't know it from Monday's 9-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants, but the Colorado Rockies had the right lineup on the field. In the past month as the Rockies' offense has sputtered, new manager Jim Tracy has fallen into a similar trap that old manager Clint Hurdle fell into time after time: constantly tweaking the lineup trying to find the right mix of players at the right time. He's found it, now, and should stick with it.