Author: BRENT BRIGGEMAN [email protected]
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Air Force goals all still in play thanks to rare road victory over Boise State
BOISE, Idaho – Tre’ Bugg walked off the blue turf at Boise State on Saturday knowing his senior year would include a bowl game and a very specific bit of vengeance had been achieved. But he didn’t want to think what it all might mean. Not yet. “I’m going to wait for the big picture…
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Air Force linebacker Vince Sanford grabs Mountain West award after another strong showing
Vince Sanford’s out-of-nowhere rise at outside linebacker for Air Force has taken even him by surprise. Sanford was a record-breaker in high school, but at receiver. It wasn’t until his time with the Falcons that he shifted full-time to defense to play the Falcons’ hybrid outside linebacker/defensive back position. And it wasn’t until an injury…
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Florida Atlantic’s experience will present a challenge to an Air Force squad on the rebound
Nothing Florida Atlantic sees this week at Air Force will be entirely new to its team and coaching staff. The Owls have already played in front of 86,000 at No. 11 Florida, so the crowd size won’t be overwhelming to them regardless of how many file into Falcon Stadium. Florida Atlantic has already faced run-heavy…
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Utah State outguns Air Force in offensive shootout in Mountain West opener at Falcon Stadium
Air Force piled up 619 yards of offense and 45 points on Saturday night. And it lost. Utah State came into Falcon Stadium and won a shootout 49-45, erasing multiple 10-point deficits with a flurry of offense and a few timely stops. “Credit to them. I thought, gollee man, they are highly, highly skilled,” Air…
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Rockies stretch winning streak to five with walk-off blast from catcher Elias Diaz
Elias Diaz put together a spectacular at-bat, and that was before he launched a three-run walk-off home run. The Rockies’ catcher pushed the at-bat to the 10th pitch before he lined a hanging breaking ball just over the wall in left to cap Colorado’s 5-2 victory over Arizona on Saturday night. His at-bat continued the…
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Blame Dinger: Rockies conclude fan was shouting name of mascot, not racial slur
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A misunderstanding involving the name of the team mascot triggered a racially charged incident at Coors Field on Sunday the Colorado Rockies have concluded. Blame Dinger the dinosaur. Marlins’ Brinson target of fan’s racial slur…
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Pro Football Hall of Fame | The 14 Broncos enshrined in Canton
Listed by percentage of career games played with Denver and with year of Hall of Fame election, position and seasons with the Broncos. Pat Bowlen (2019) Owner, 1984-2019 The Broncos played in seven Super Bowls during Bowlen’s time as owner, matching the number of losing seasons they had in that span. He was also an…
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Tracking Coloradans in the Olympics | Medalists and upcoming schedule (July 31)
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado was represented in the Olympics by 34 athletes. Here we’ll track the schedule for those yet to compete and the medal winners among those who already have wrapped their events in Tokyo. MEDALISTS Gold…
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Backup goalie from Colorado leads U.S. to stunning victory over Mexico in CONCACAF final in Denver
Ethan Horvath provided the heroics for his country just a few miles from home. The Highlands Ranch native came into goal off the bench and provided a save on a penalty kick in the closing moments of extra time to preserve a 3-2 victory for the United States Men’s National Team over Mexico as the…
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George Silvanic, who starred locally at Palmer Ridge and Air Force, signs with Los Angeles Rams
George Silvanic’s improbable rise has landed him an NFL contract. The Palmer Ridge product, who will soon graduate from the Air Force Academy, signed as an undrafted free agent with the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday. No Falcons player was able to capitalize more from the bizarre circumstances presented by the coronavirus pandemic than the…