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NEW YORK — Say this for the Rockies: At least they made it interesting Friday night.Down five runs after five innings, Brendan Rodgers, Charlie Blackmon and Brenton Doyle all homered between the seventh and eighth innings to pull Colorado within a run of the New York Mets in the opening game of their three-game set at Citi Field.But Ezequiel Tovar struck out swinging with the tying runner on second base in the top of the ninth, as the Rockies dropped to 1-4 on their current road trip following a 7-6 loss to the Mets.Michael Toglia also homered for Colorado, which is…

The easy days are done for the Colorado Rapids.With one of their best players gone on Olympic duty and a stretch of top opponents coming up, it’s time for the Rapids to prove they belong in a top-four spot in the Western Conference.First on the docket of tough games is coach Chris Armas’ and winger Omir Fernández’s former team, New York Red Bulls, at home on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. After that, the Rapids play the west’s No. 2 and No. 3 teams in the span of a week.The Red Bulls currently sit in fourth in the Eastern Conference and…

LAS VEGAS — The Nuggets are headliners in the Group of Death.With the in-season tournament returning for its second edition this fall, this time under a new sponsorship and name (the Emirates NBA Cup), all six groups were unveiled Friday. Denver’s is particularly dangerous from top to bottom.The Nuggets, Mavericks, Pelicans, Warriors and Grizzlies will compete in Group C in the Western Conference. The tournament’s group stage tips off Nov. 12. Games will take place around the league on Tuesdays and Fridays until eight teams advance to the knockout stage.Denver will play against each of its four group-mates once, with…

Eastbound Interstate 70 reopened near the summit of Vail Pass after a crash, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. The highway was closed as at 10:21 a.m. and reopened at 1:17 p.m., the agency said in a travel alert. Drivers reported standstill traffic between exit 176 for Vail and exit 190 for Vail Pass Summit as of 12:09 p.m., according to a Waze alert. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Northbound Interstate 25 closed for “extended period” after crash near 144th Avenue Crime and Public Safety | Aurora needs a new police chief — again — after latest…

The Aurora Police Department needs a new chief — again.The city is on the hunt for its sixth chief in five years as the turmoil at the top of the troubled law enforcement agency continues. Interim police chief Heather Morris announced Friday that she would not seek to be the police department’s permanent leader.The city opened its application process for the permanent chief position on Monday and was set to stop accepting applications at the end of the day Friday, Morris wrote in an email to police employees earlier in the day.“After thoughtful consideration, I have made the personal decision…

2:44 p.m.: “The fire is estimated at 3.5 acres and remains slow moving,” Boulder Office of Disaster Management said in a 2:30 p.m. update, noting that more than 75 firefighters are on scene with two helicopters “actively dropping water on the fire.”2:20 p.m.: Despite high heat and low humidity in the Boulder area, weak winds could limit the spread of the fire, according to the National Weather Service.Under-15-mph winds flowing northeast are expected through Friday afternoon, potentially limiting the spread of the Dinosaur fire eastward, NWS forecasters said.2 p.m.: At 1:35 p.m., the Boulder Office of Disaster Management issued an…

NEW YORK — The nearly complete fossilized remains of a 161-million-year-old stegosaurus discovered in Colorado in 2022 will be auctioned by Sotheby’s in New York next week, auction house officials said.The dinosaur that Sotheby’s calls Apex stands 11 feet (3.3 meters) tall and measures 27 feet (8.2 meters) nose to tail, according to Cassandra Hatton, Sotheby’s global head of science and popular culture.The stegosaurus, with its distinctive pointy dorsal plates, is one of the world’s most recognizable dinosaurs.Apex, which Hatton called “a coloring book dinosaur,” was discovered in May 2022 on private land near the town of Dinosaur, Colorado. The…

A 40-year-old Jefferson County paramedic has been charged with unlawful sexual contact, according to a Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office arrest affidavit.Dorsey Guffey was arrested on suspicion of one count of sexual contact – no consent on July 2, according to court records.Guffey is accused of grabbing and touching a woman, including her chest and genitals, on four occasions and making sexual comments to her even after the woman told him she was not interested in having a relationship with him.Guffey was put on administrative leave from his job because of the allegations, but the agency where he works is redacted…

LAS VEGAS – He coats the rim of the margarita glass. He is a sprinkled pinch in your favorite dish. He is lathered on vinegar chips.Jamal Murray is salty.It’s nothing new when meeting with reporters. The Nuggets’ star guard is known to brush them aside on occasion, either due to ambivalence, annoyance or distraction (like when he watched a UFC fight on his phone during a news conference).Yet, when he is candid, there are few athletes in Denver better, especially after losses.His response Wednesday night to the one question concerning Nuggets Nation, though, was unnerving. Why hasn’t Murray agreed to…

Cincinnati is four games under .500 and in eighth place in the National League wild-card standings. But put Cincy on the same field as the woeful Rockies, and the Big Red Machine revs back to life.Behind a dominating six-inning performance by All-Star Hunter Greene and a two-homer, five-RBI day from Tyler Stephenson, the Reds routed the Rockies, 8-1, Thursday afternoon at Great American Ball Park.“(Greene had) a good fastball — upper 90s — a hard slider,” manager Bud Black told reporters. “The slider was the pitch. We haven’t seen a lot of him. We’ve faced him a couple of times…