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Participation in the NHL's player assistance program is up this season. That may not be a bad thing

May. 15, 2024 15:46 PM EDT

It was untreated anxiety and depression that Colorado Avalanche defenseman Samuel Girard blamed for his alcohol abuse, a problem that reached the point where he needed to step away from hockey. He made a decision to leave the Avalanche and enter the NHL/NHLPA player assistance...

Editorial Roundup: Florida

May. 15, 2024 12:59 PM EDT

South Florida Sun Sentinel. May 11, 2024. Editorial: Censored by the Bar It is an offense against the people of Florida for Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointments to have turned the state Supreme Court into a predictable fountain of right-wing opinions. The latest is its...

Colorado city agrees to settle police beating lawsuit for $2.1 million

May. 14, 2024 18:58 PM EDT

DENVER (AP) — Colorado Springs leaders agreed Tuesday to pay $2.1 million to settle a federal lawsuit brought by a Black man who was punched and kicked by police during a traffic stop in 2022. City councilors voted to back the agreement to settle Dalvin Gadson's lawsuit, which...

Colorado Avalanche try to forge ahead after losing Valeri Nichushkin to six-month suspension

May. 14, 2024 18:24 PM EDT

DENVER (AP) — The nameplate above the locker for Valeri Nichushkin has already been removed at the Colorado Avalanche's practice facility. It could be just for now — or possibly for good. For a second consecutive year, the Avalanche are on the brink of elimination...

Johnston finally turns 21 for the Stars, who get a chance at home to knock out Avs in 5 games

May. 14, 2024 17:00 PM EDT

Wyatt Johnston accomplished a lot for the Dallas Stars before his 21st birthday. He has already appeared in 30 NHL playoff games, with four game-winning goals over those two postseasons, and matched a single-game mark accomplished only by Wayne Gretzky. “It's unreal for sure. It's...

Survey finds 8,000 women a month got abortion pills despite their states' bans or restrictions

May. 14, 2024 14:41 PM EDT

Thousands of women in states with abortion bans and restrictions are receiving abortion pills in the mail from states that have laws protecting prescribers, a new report shows. Tuesday’s release of the #WeCount survey shows about 8,000 women a month in states that severely restrict...

US downhill skier Breezy Johnson banned for 14 months for breaking anti-doping rules

May. 14, 2024 13:23 PM EDT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Downhill skier Breezy Johnson has been banned for 14 months for three violations of anti-doping rules and can't race until December. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency published its decision late Monday for Johnson’s failure to comply with the whereabouts...

Montero drives in 3 runs as the Rockies beat Padres 5-4 and extend winning streak to five games

May. 14, 2024 01:33 AM EDT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Elehuris Montero had two hits and three RBIs to lead Colorado to an 5-4 victory over the San Diego Padres on Monday night and extend the Rockies' winning streak to five games. Colorado relievers walked the bases loaded in both the eighth and ninth innings, but the...

Espinoza scores go-ahead goal, Yarbrough has 5 saves to help Earthquakes rally, beat Rapids 3-2

May. 11, 2024 23:57 PM EDT

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Cristian Espinoza had a goal and an assist, Vitor Costa de Brito added two assists and William Yarbrough had five saves to help the San Jose Earthquakes rally from a two-goal deficit to beat the Colorado Rapids 3-2 Saturday night. San Jose (3-8-1) beat...

US dedicates $60 million to saving water along the Rio Grande as flows shrink and demands grow

May. 10, 2024 22:25 PM EDT

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. government is dedicating $60 million over the next few years to projects along the Rio Grande in southern New Mexico and West Texas to make the river more resilient in the face of climate change and growing demands. The funding announced Friday by...