Tag: Ohio
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‘It’s our Grand Slam’: The National Western Stock Show finally arrives in Denver
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Nick Cragen stood next to his daughter, Amelia, and their Miniature Hereford cow on Saturday morning, preparing to show the small cow off to a panel of judges. Amelia was born with Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (PKAN), a neurological movement disorder that drops a person’s average lifespan to eight or nine years. Amelia is 12, and…
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Trucking giant expands with new Colorado Springs terminal
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Trucking giant Old Dominion Freight Line has tripled the size of its Colorado Springs terminal to handle the growing volume of freight shipped in and out of southern Colorado. The Thomasville, N.C.-based company spent $10.5…
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Colorado tourism industry took $500M hit in 2020: study
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tourism spending in Colorado fell 36% last year from the previous year, a $9 billion reduction to $15.4 billion during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study says. It was the lowest annual total since at least 2011, when the economy was still recovering from the…
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Former Colorado College running back, NFL Films pioneer Steve Sabol to be inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame
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Steve Sabol was the subject of a fascinating article in Sports Illustrated in November 1965. That issue, which featured Muhammad Ali on the cover of the weekly magazine, told the story of how Sabol, a Colorado College running back via Philadelphia marketed himself as “The Tot from Possum Trot,” a fictional town in Mississippi, “The…
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Rockies 2021 MLB Draft: Every pick for rounds 11-20
The 2021 MLB Draft is over and the Rockies have 21 new faces in their system. From outfielder Benny Montgomery, who they selected at No. 8 overall, to their 20 other picks, the Rockies feel as though they had a successful draft. “The scouting principles and the philosophies we hold true, we held true to…
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‘Four wonderful years’: Peyton Manning, John Lynch reflect on time with Denver Broncos as they enter Hall of Fame
In the early to mid-2000s, Peyton Manning and John Lynch often shared mai tais in Hawaii the week of the Pro Bowl. The two would tell football stories, with Manning playing in Indianapolis for the Colts and Lynch playing in Tampa Bay for the Buccaneers and eventually playing in Denver for the Broncos. They formed…
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Former Denver Broncos safety John Lynch elected to Hall of Fame
John Lynch, who played four seasons with the Broncos (2004-07), has been elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a part of the 2021 class, it was announced Saturday night during the NFL Honors show. Lynch joins former Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning as well as Charles Woodson, Tom Flores, Calvin Johnson, Drew Pearson,…