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No, “I Love L.A.” didn’t blare out of the Coors Field speakers Thursday afternoon. But that didn’t keep the Dodgers from feeling right at home. Per usual.Behind a strong start from rookie right-hander Gavin Stone and homers from the top three hitters in their lineup — All-Stars Shohei Ohtani, Will Smith and Freddie Freeman — the Dodgers beat the Rockies, 5-3, to clinch the four-game series.“Even without Mookie, that lineup is still ridiculous,” Rockies third baseman Ryan McMahon said, referring to Dodgers injured star shortstop Mookie Betts. “Their first four hitters are all MVP contenders. It’s a really good lineup,…

Glittering dresses and wide eyes greeted the return of Broadway’s “Frozen” on Wednesday night at the Buell Theatre, reflecting the pageantry and joy that leapt from the stage.The touring Broadway show is a high-energy master class for the heavily young-skewing audience, ranging from adolescents to preschoolers, and their equally excited parents. As with my 7-year-old daughter Lucy, this was undoubtedly the first touring Broadway musical they’ve experienced, and the rapture in the audience hinted it won’t be their last.Adapted from the 2013 Disney animated movie (itself inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Snow Queen”), the musical follows the branching paths…

Flights arriving at Denver International Airport are delayed by more than an hour because of thunderstorms, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.There were 631 flights delayed at DIA as of 3:50 p.m., according to the flight tracking website FlightAware. Most of the delays were on Southwest and United airlines.A traffic management program for thunderstorms is delaying arriving flights by an average of 1 hour and 41 minutes, according to the FAA.Related Articles Transportation | Turkish Airlines adds Denver to its extensive global network. What comes next? Transportation | Efforts to build an “airport city” called Colorado Aerotropolis are now official…

Drug Enforcement Administration agents seized more than half a million fake fentanyl pills in one week in Colorado, the agency said in a news release Thursday.DEA Rocky Mountain Field Division agents and local and state law enforcement seized 570,000 fake fentanyl pills during three operations conducted over seven days earlier in June.The busts account for 22% of all fentanyl pills seized in Colorado in 2023, according to the DEA. The agency seized a record 2.6 million fake fentanyl pills last year.Fentanyl was involved in about 70% of fatal drug overdoses in the United States last year, federal officials said Thursday.Colorado…

On the heels of arguably their most painful loss in an endlessly painful season, the Rockies discovered some joy with a clutch string of at-bats.Brenton Doyle delivered a game-tying sacrifice fly in the seventh and another sac fly in the ninth to hand Colorado a dramatic 7-6 win over the Dodgers on Wednesday. It was his first career walk-off plate appearance.Jake Cave, who was left fuming in the on-deck circle without a chance to bat in the ninth inning of Tuesday’s 11-9 loss, got to lead off the ninth this time in a stalemate. He and Elehuris Montero singled to…

Whatever Chris Armas prescribed to his Colorado Rapids over the two-week international break, the giving-up-goals bug seems to have been cured.After allowing 13 goals in the four matches leading up to the break, the Rapids have now earned two straight clean sheets since returning while scoring five goals in that span, including a 3-0 win against St. Louis City at CITYPARK on Wednesday night.In St. Louis, all three Rapids goals were spurred from cheap mistakes from City. All three were scored by Rapids midfielder Djordje Mihailovic, marking the first hat trick of the season for the club and the first…

Do RTD bosses arrive late to work? Re: “RTD — Riders in limbo waiting on trains,” June 15 news story News about the Front Range’s Regional Transportation District and its problems with security, schedules, lack of adequate communications about delays and cancellations, have become common in recent months. I wonder if RTD administrative staff, managers, assistant managers, etc., ride public transportation to work and are expected to arrive on time. If not, perhaps it should become policy. Maybe a mandatory “Ride RTD to work” policy would better demonstrate the importance of having public transportation provide safe and on-time service and…

The northbound Interstate 25 off ramp is closed in Greenwood Village for a fuel spill, according to South Metro Fire Rescue.Related Articles Transportation | Colorado safety regulators want RTD’s track inspection reports and 48-hour updates Transportation | Interstate 25 northbound reopens after closing for crash near Mead Transportation | 2 injured after small plane crashes in field near Larkspur Transportation | RTD riders left in limbo waiting for 10 mph trains with little info on delays Transportation | Denver weather: Near-record temperatures before weekend storms bring flooding, hail Crews responded to the crash on the ramp from northbound I-25 to…

Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions on this Summer Solstice day. The Moon is in Sagittarius.Happy Birthday for Thursday, June 20, 2024:You are warm, affectionate and spontaneous. You’re also charming and love to entertain others. This is a year of reflection for you. It’s time to look inward and renew your spiritual or religious beliefs. Explore any discipline that gives you better self-awareness. It’s time to learn and teach.ARIES(March 21-April 19)★★★For the next few weeks, your attention will turn to home, family and your private life. You will have an increased focus on redecorating projects…

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — Charlie Woods earned his way into his first USGA championship on Wednesday when the 15-year-old son of Tiger Woods had the leading score among qualifiers for the U.S. Junior Amateur next month at Oakland Hills.Charlie Woods recovered from a bogey-double bogey start at Eagle Trace Golf Club to finish with a 1-under 71 to be medalist from his qualifier, one of four players to qualify from the site.“I didn’t play great my first two holes, but I played really good for the last 16. I just told myself not to make any more bogeys or…