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AURORA — Be it fall or spring, Eaton’s diamond dominance can’t be stopped.The Reds won their third straight Class 3A softball title and fourth championship in five seasons with an 8-6 victory over rival University on Saturday at Aurora Sports Park.It marked the latest breakthrough for an Eaton softball program that’s started to match the supremacy of the school’s baseball team, which owns a CHSAA-record 15 titles, including four in a row.“Community support and passion for the game are similar in baseball and softball,” first-year head coach Chad Shaw said. “There’s a tradition there. All the 10-, 11-, 12- and…

Initial observations from Colorado’s 34-23 win over Cincinnati Bearcats in Big 12 play at Folsom Field.1. Time to do the Big 12 title game math: With that Nebraska loss on the resume, CU’s probably got one path to the College Football Playoff: winning the Big 12 championship. And after a home win over Cincinnati late Saturday night, the road to Dallas in early December is starting to become a little clearer.Despite a 4-1 league record, the Buffs are going to need a little help. OK, probably quite a bit of help.The only element in their hands, of course, is winning…

Denver Post sports writer Corey Masisak opens up the Avs Mailbag periodically throughout the season. Pose an Avalanche- or NHL-related question for the Avs Mailbag.What’s the latest on Gabe Landeskog? Will we get to see him play this year? It’s weird to have our captain be someone who hasn’t played on the ice in two years. I feel like we should have an interim “C” in place, like Nathan MacKinnon. — James A., DenverThere isn’t a lot of new info on Landeskog. Both Chris MacFarland and Jared Bednar have given vague “still in recovery” type of responses since the season…

A new grocery store in Aurora, one of Colorado’s most diverse cities, is catering to the increasingly diverse Hispanic populations that are making the community their home.Ahorra Mucho is a partnership between national discount grocery chain Save A Lot and Leevers Supermarkets. The first-of-its-kind store for the two companies opened in a 24,000-square-foot former Kmart in the La Plaza Colorado at 15200 E Colfax Ave.The grocery chains call Ahorra Mucho — Spanish for save a lot — an “innovation center,” where services and products and food found in Mexico and throughout Central America will be tested and sold to tap into…

A single-vehicle crash left one person dead near northbound Sante Fe Drive and Interstate 25 in Denver early Saturday morning, according to police. Three people including the driver were inside the vehicle at the time of the crash, which officers responded to at about 12:13 a.m., police spokesman Kurt Barnes said. He said the driver and one passenger escaped without serious injuries, while the other passenger was declared dead at the scene. Barnes added that, as of 9:30 a.m., the crash was still being investigated by police and that it was too soon to say whether speed or other factors…

A municipal judge in Lone Tree this summer improperly warned a defendant that the court would report him to federal immigration authorities — an unusual act that has drawn condemnation from immigrant rights groups and defense attorneys.On July 18, Judge Lou Gresh was advising an individual accused of shoplifting when he said that “we report all illegal immigrants to ICE for deportation, as shoplifting is a deportable offense under federal law,” according to court recordings reviewed by The Denver Post.Michelle Ahronovitz, a defense attorney in the courtroom that day, said she looked around, unsure whether she had heard the judge…

By BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) — A nail-biter all night with a Hollywood ending. Game 1 of Yankees-Dodgers certainly delivered.Freddie Freeman hit the first game-ending grand slam in World Series history with two outs in the 10th inning to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 6-3 victory over the New York Yankees in a drama-filled opener Friday.“Might be the greatest baseball moment I’ve ever witnessed, and I’ve witnessed some great ones,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts marveled.Hobbled by a badly sprained right ankle, Freeman homered on the first pitch he saw — a 92 mph inside fastball from Nestor Cortes —…

Class 5A 1. Mountain Vista (9-0) won vs. Rock Canyon, 70-10: Austyn Modrzewski and the Golden Eagles went supernova on Friday night, scoring 63 points by the end of the third quarter en route to their second-highest scoring output of the fall. The senior QB threw seven TD passes a week after breaking the CHSAA career mark — now at 138 and counting — and even caught a scoring pass from running back Jack Blais in a league title-clinching performance. Next week: at Castle View, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 1. 2. Cherry Creek (8-1) won vs. Smoky Hill, 55-3: The Bruins…

LAVEEN VILLAGE, Ariz. — President Joe Biden on Friday formally apologized to Native Americans for the “sin” of a government-run boarding school system that for decades forcibly separated children from their parents, calling it a “blot on American history” in his first presidential visit to Indian Country.“It’s a sin on our soul,” said Biden, his voice full of anger and emotion, during his visit to the Gila River Indian Community’s land on the outskirts of Phoenix’s metro area. “Quite frankly, there’s no excuse that this apology took 50 years to make.”It was a moment of both contrition and frustration as…

Broncos cornerback Pat Surtain II has cleared concussion protocol and will play in Sunday’s home matchup against the Carolina Panthers.Surtain was a full participant at practice this week after being sidelined due to a head injury, which he suffered in the first quarter of Week 6’s loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.Sitting at his locker on Friday, Surtain said this was the first time since high school that he suffered a concussion. Surtain added that he was in shock the moment the injury occurred, and felt slight pressure in his head. Once it was determined that he had a concussion,…