Author: Marissa Kraus
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USWNT tops Japan 3-0: Girma, Lavelle fuel second-half surge to take three-game series
COMMERCE CITY — On a cold Denver night, the U.S. Women’s National Team was red-hot. In the finale of a three-game series with Japan, three goals in the second half lifted the U.S. Women’s National Team to a 3-0 win in front of 17,589 fans at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. The win on Friday comes…
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U.S. Women’s National Team to face Japan at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in homecoming for Heaps, Wilson
Denver Summit FC fans won’t have to wait long to see Lindsey Heaps play in her home state. The U.S. Women’s National Team faces Japan Friday in Commerce City in the finale of a three-game friendly series with the Asian Cup winners. The series is tied 1-1, with the United States taking the first match…
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Denver Summit FC focused on continuing momentum from record-setting home opener
GLENDALE — The soccer world was watching as Denver Summit FC last weekend set a National Women’s Soccer League attendance record. Photos from the crowd at Empower Field flooded social media feeds, and public figures like Aly Raisman and Malala Yousafzai made the trip to witness it for themselves. Denver Summit FC players are grateful…
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Denver Summit FC’s inaugural home match shatters NWSL attendance record in celebration of women’s sports
Build it, and they will come. The famous misquote from “Field of Dreams” has become a rallying cry for women’s sports, and was put on display in Denver Summit FC’s record-breaking home opener at Empower Field at Mile High on Saturday. A crowd of 63,004 fans filled the stadium to break the NWSL attendance record…
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Denver Summit FC faces Gotham FC as it seeks first win ahead of inaugural home match
Denver Summit FC has one more obstacle before its first home opener Saturday. Summit FC is seeking its first win when it faces reigning NWSL champion Gotham FC at 5 p.m. Wednesday in New Jersey (Victory+). Summit has one draw and one loss after falling to Bay FC in the season opener March 14 and…
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Utah State represents Mountain West in NCAA Tournament: How realignment impacts league’s future
The Mountain West will say goodbye to its sole NCAA Tournament team following March Madness. Utah State is the only Mountain West entry to the NCAA Tournament this year after winning the conference tournament. Five teams (Colorado State, Nevada, New Mexico, UNLV and Wyoming) were chosen for the NIT. The last time the conference had…
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Air Force hires Penn State assistant Joe Crispin as new men’s basketball coach
Air Force has hired Joe Crispin as its next men’s basketball coach, according to an announcement from athletic director Nathan Pine. The move comes after a 3-29 season in which former head coach Joe Scott was suspended indefinitely and then mutually parted ways with the academy. “We are thrilled to welcome Joe, Erin and their…
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U.S. Paralympic skier Patrick Halgren exemplifies happiness, gratitude into second Paralympic Games
Patrick Halgren can’t get enough of the cheeseburgers at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Center. Free housing, a world-class training facility, and all the food at his disposal, Halgren’s life is “eerily good.” It’s a life the Paralympian never imagined when he was putting chains on tires at various ski resorts around the world, nor…
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Colorado Springs native Ally (Watt) Brazier excited to return as part of inaugural Denver Summit FC pro women’s soccer team
It had been a while since Ann Watt had fixed her daughter’s favorite meal, a Filipino dish called pancit. Watt wanted her daughter, Ally Brazier (formerly Watt), to enjoy comfort food when she came home to Colorado Springs. For the past 10 years, that wasn’t often enough, but home-cooked meals might become more frequent…
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Rylee Edmondson puts up 32 points for Lewis-Palmer in win over Rampart to advance in 5A basketball playoffs
Rylee Edmondson couldn’t miss from beyond the arc. The Lewis-Palmer senior went 5 of 5 from 3-point range in the first half and finished with 32 points to help the host No. 25 Rangers beat No. 40 Rampart 54-46 in the first round of the 5A girls basketball playoffs Wednesday. Lewis-Palmer will face No. 8 Palmer…