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There have been a few notable Rapids collapses under Chris Armas, but perhaps none worse than what was endured at Sporting Kansas City Saturday night given the circumstances. Up 2-1 with 15 minutes to go, Colorado gave up three goals in a six-minute span as SKC won 4-2 and completed its season sweep of the Rapids. In seven days, the Rapids have been outscored 7-2 by the 13th- and 15th-place teams in the Western Conference, all while jostling for position in the bottom third of the playoff picture. “It’s lots of little things that we can be better at, whether…

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — The Air Force Falcons’ quarterback competition continued into their season opener Saturday afternoon against Bucknell. While both Josh Johnson and Liam Szarka had their moments against the Bison, it was Johnson who had the biggest ones in a dominant 49-13 victory. Johnson threw touchdown passes of 62 and 40 yards — the former to Cade Harris for one of his three TDs — and finished with 112 yards on 4-of-7 passing in the Falcons’ 19th-straight season-opening victory. Air Force has won five-straight, dating back to last season, the fourth-longest active streak in the nation, and…

The work done by the Rockies pitchers while in peril was admirable, but how they got there was the problem and they couldn’t escape enough times to scratch out a victory. Chicago couldn’t find a knockout punch Saturday night, but Kyle Tucker’s run-scoring single in the top of the sixth inning was the difference in a 4-3 win for the Cubs in front of a sellout crowd of 47,394 at Coors Field. The Cubs have now won all five games against the Rockies in 2025, and will go for the season sweep Sunday afternoon. Chicago collected 16 baserunners — nine…

Another round of summer thunderstorms delayed hundreds of flights at Denver International Airport on Saturday and caused federal officials to delay some arriving flights. The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground delay at DIA on Saturday afternoon because of the weather, delaying arriving flights by an average of 1 hour and 24 minutes, according to an alert. Related Articles Traveling for Labor Day in Colorado? Here’s what to expect. Ground delay at DIA lifted after low visibility clears More than 600 flights delayed by weather at Denver International Airport DIA ground stop lifted, hundreds of flights delayed as thunderstorms hit…

Three people were injured in hit-and-run crashes in Denver’s West Colfax and Central Business District neighborhoods early Saturday morning, according to police. Denver Police Department officers responded to the first hit-and-run crash near West 14th Avenue and North Yates Street, the agency posted on social media at 2:05 a.m. A bicyclists was hit by a driver and taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Police reported a second crash less than an hour later, with officers called to a hit-and-run near 17th and Welton streets, officials posted at 2:51 a.m. A driver hit two people on a scooter, who were…

The likelihood of Western states reaching a consensus on a plan for the future of the Colorado River is dimming as time runs out for the negotiators tasked with dividing up the shrinking river relied upon by 40 million people. “The path to success seems tenuous at this point,” Arizona’s negotiator, Tom Buschatzke, said in an interview this week with The Denver Post. “The discussions continue to revolve around the main issue that we’ve been struggling with for some time since these discussions started.” Colorado and the six other states in the Colorado River basin for more than a year…

The call came just as Ed Orgeron was pulling into a Taco Bell drive-thru, and the legendary LSU head coach quickly decided Sai’vion Jones was more important than a taco. “Coach!” said Robert Valdez, then Jones’ coach at St. James High in Vacherie, La. “I got Sai’vion Jones on the phone.” “Oh, hell, baby!” Orgeron exclaimed in his unmistakable Cajun drawl. A few months after LSU had put together one of the most dominant seasons in college football history, the now-ex head coach was trying to win another recruiting race in spring 2020: Jones, a four-star edge rusher who’d sprouted…

What began as a seemingly routine proposal to annex land for a Buc-ee’s travel center at the southwest corner of Interstate 25 and County Line Road in El Paso County has transformed over the past several months into a divisive fight over land use, transparency and the future of the Town of Palmer Lake. The proposal pushback has even led to the former mayor’s resignation, lawsuits and drawn significant attention from Tri-Lakes residents, community organizations, a U.S. senator and one of the country’s wealthiest landowners. They are all concerned about conservation efforts, traffic, infrastructure challenges and the town’s water supply.…

Grab a Coca-Cola, your favorite Pop-Tart, and settle in for a guided tour of an astonishing family journey as told by the daughter in the Long family. Amanda Uhle’s debut memoir, “Destroy This House,” is an examination of her unusual upbringing as she and her brother Adam moved with their parents through 10 houses in five states, outrunning a trail of debt and destruction during the 1980s and ’90s. Sandie and Stephen Long’s marriage was marked by deceptions from the get-go, things that should’ve torn them asunder, but instead seemed to carry them through good times and bad, for richer…

Here are 20 games to watch on the 2025 NFL slate, from Aaron Rodgers’ triumphant return to the Meadowlands to another potential Russ Bowl at Empower Field at Mile High. Week 1 Pittsburgh at New York Jets Sunday, Sept. 7, 11 a.m., CBS Tempting as it is to go with the Chiefs and Chargers slipping and sliding all over the Brazilian turf on Friday, Sept. 5, in Sao Paulo, we can’t resist QB Aaron Rodgers’ return to the Meadowlands for a matchup against former Steelers quarterback Justin Fields. Baltimore at Buffalo Sunday, Sept. 7, 6:20 p.m., NBC Bills quarterback Josh…