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• Manning Breaks Favre’s Yardage Record But Broncos Trail Chiefs 10-0 After 1st Quarter

  15-11-2015 23:09
  
  DENVER (CBS4/The Sports Xchange) – The Kansas City Chiefs struck first with a touchdown after Peyton Manning threw an interception on the Broncos’ first drive.
  Manning was looking to break Brett Favre’s record for the most passing yards in NFL history on his first pass of the game but was picked off.
  On the Broncos second possession Manning fumbled but the Broncos got the ball back and Manning completed a 4-yard pass to break the record.
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• France Launches ‘Massive’ Air Strikes on ISIS

  15-11-2015 22:50
  
  PARIS (AP) — France launched “massive” air strikes on the Islamic State group’s de-facto capital in Syria Sunday night, destroying a jihadi training camp and a munitions dump in the city of Raqqa, where Iraqi intelligence officials say the attacks on Paris were planned.
  Twelve aircraft including 10 fighter jets dropped a total of 20 bombs in the biggest air strikes since France extended its bombing campaign against the extremist group to Syria in September, a Defense Mini
  
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• Peyton Manning Passes Brett Favre For Most Passing Yards In NFL History

  15-11-2015 22:42
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning has broken Brett Favre’s record for the most passing yards in NFL history.
  Manning was only 3 yards shy of breaking Favre’s record of 71,838 yards going into Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs.
  Brett Favre (credit: Rick Stewart /Allsport/Getty Images)
  Most everyone thought Manning would break the record last week when the Broncos played Manning’s former team, the Colts in Indianapolis. But a couple
  
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• Avalanche Claim Chris Wagner Off Waivers From Anaheim

  15-11-2015 22:37
  
  DENVER (AP) – The Colorado Avalanche claimed forward Chris Wagner off waivers from Anaheim.
  To make room on the roster, Colorado placed goaltender Semyon Varlamov on injured reserve with a groin injury. The move is retroactive to Nov. 10.
  Wagner didn’t score in 11 games for the Ducks this season. He was second on the team in hits and fourth in penalty minutes.
  The 24-year-old Wagner was picked in the fifth round by Anaheim in 2010.
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• New Colorado Oil, Gas Rules Could Affect Very Few Sites

  15-11-2015 22:32
  
  DENVER (AP) – New rules intended to ease tensions over oil and gas drilling near Colorado communities might have only limited impact, affecting as few as 1 percent of future sites, an analysis by state regulators shows.
  The two proposed rules would give local governments a consulting role when energy companies want to put big facilities near homes, schools and businesses. Regulators would have more authority over such facilities, which would include sites with multiple wells or storage tan
  
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• Broncos Plan Get TE Davis More Involved Vs. Chiefs

  15-11-2015 22:10
  
  DENVER (The Sports Xchange) – Denver Broncos coach Gary Kubiak promises to get new tight end Vernon Davis more involved in the offense on Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs.
  The Broncos acquired Davis from the San Francisco 49ers on Nov. 2 in exchange for a sixth-round pick in 2017. The teams will also swap late-round picks in the 2016. The 10-year-veteran has 441 career receptions for 5,640 yards and 55 touchdowns.
  In last Sunday’s 27-24 loss to the Indianapolis Colts, Davis was
  
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• Manning On Cusp Of 2 Major NFL records

  15-11-2015 21:47
  
  DENVER (AP) – Peyton Manning is active for Denver’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs despite sore ribs and a sore right foot.
  That gives him a chance to break two NFL milestones held by Brett Favre, for most career passing yards and most wins by a starting quarterback in the regular season.
  Manning entered the day with 71,836 yards through the air, 2 shy of Favre’s record and tied with Favre with 186 victories.
  At 186-78, Manning has the better winning percentage (.705 to .6
  
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• Bledsoe Leads Suns Over Cold-Shooting Nuggets, 105-81

  15-11-2015 21:43
  
  Eric Bledsoe scored 30 points in three quarters of work and the Suns held the Denver Nuggets to 22 percent shooting in the first half on the way to an easy 105-81 win on Saturday.
  
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• MacKinnon Scores 2 To Lead Avalanche Past Canadiens 6-1

  15-11-2015 21:39
  
  With captain Gabriel Landeskog sitting out two games due to a suspension, Mikhail Grigorenko scored a goal and two assists in the first period alone to help lift the Avalanche to a 6-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night at the Bell Centre.
  
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• Manning's record will cause stoppage in play for tribute

  15-11-2015 21:33
  
  Peyton Manning's yardage record will bring stoppage of play ingame against Chiefs for tribute        
  
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• Emmanuel Sanders is playing against Chiefs

  15-11-2015 21:29
  
  Emmaneul Sanders is playing despite left ankle sprain that sidelined him all week        
  
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• Broncos-Chiefs kickoff delayed for Paris tribute

  15-11-2015 18:08
  
  Broncos-Chiefs kickoff backed up 4 minutes to 2;29 p.m.        
  
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• ADA Sponsors National Healthy Lunch Day

  15-11-2015 14:30
  
  DENVER (CBS4) The American Diabetes Association has designated Tuesday, November 17th as National Healthy Lunch Day. The organization is hoping to get people talking and thinking about what makes up a healthy lunch.
  National Healthy Lunch Day is part of the ADA’s Wellness Lives Here initiative. By promoting healthy eating and regular exercise, the ADA is working to stop diabetes.
  LINKS: Learn More About Healthy Lunch Day
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  The American Diabetes Association offers tips for
  
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• Know Before You Go Program

  15-11-2015 08:01
  Know Before You Go (KBYG) is a free avalanche awareness program. Not much science, no warnings to stay out of the mountains, no formulas to memorize.
  
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• High Dollar Figures Of Some NFL Fines Surprise Broncos Players

  15-11-2015 06:59
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4) – Earlier this week the NFL fined Broncos safety T.J. Ward for having his jersey untucked.
  It’s a violation of uniform code, and a player wearing their socks too low could also get such a fine.
  On the CBS4 Football Blitz this week Vic Lombardi asked guests cornerback Chris Harris and tight end Owen Daniels if they knew how much the fine was for such a violation. Daniels nailed it = about $5,700.If a player uses Twitter or Facebook during a game, the fine for
  
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• Cañon City adults worry about punishment in teen sexting scandal

  15-11-2015 06:24
  
  A sexting scandal that may have involved hundreds of high school students has adults debating the next steps: counseling or criminal charges that could label kids as sex offenders.
  
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• Amid applications spike, Colorado still fertile ground for Peace Corps

  15-11-2015 06:24
  
  For years, the state's representation has been disproportionately high within the overseas service organization. With more than 7,000 volunteers since the program's inception, it ranks 12th nationally.
  
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• Denver residents gather to support Paris after terror attacks

  15-11-2015 05:07
  
  No matter thelanguage being spoken around a small, glittering Eiffel Tower replica in downtown Denver, it was easy to discern the concern and love pouring from the community who gathered to support Paris.
  
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• VA Medical Centers Get Extra Help During ‘Access Stand Down’

  15-11-2015 03:12
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– VA medical centers across the country held the first ever “Access Stand Down” where volunteers helped veterans get the care they need.The locations included the VA Hospital in Denver which provides services on Saturday.Volunteers helped make sure the veterans got the care they needed and even extra attention if desired. Volunteers helped veterans during the first-ever Access Stand Down (credit: CBS)
  One Army veteran was called in three months before his originall
  
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• Coloradoans In Paris Shaken By Terror Attacks

  15-11-2015 02:31
  
  By Melissa GarciaPARIS, France (CBS4)– People in Denver showed their support for those affected by Friday’s tragedy in Paris. Flowers were placed outside of the French Consulate on Grant Street and 6th Avenue on Saturday.
  Officials described the series of shootings and explosion around the French capital as an unprecedented terrorist attack. More than 125 people were killed, and hundreds more were left wounded in the attacks.Flowers outside the French Consulate in Denver (credit: CBS
  
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• Coloradans In Paris Shaken By Terror Attacks

  15-11-2015 02:31
  
  By Melissa Garcia
  PARIS, France (CBS4)– People in Denver showed their support for those affected by Friday’s tragedy in Paris. Flowers were placed outside of the French Consulate on Grant Street and 6th Avenue on Saturday.
  Officials described the series of shootings and explosion around the French capital as an unprecedented terrorist attack. More than 125 people were killed, and hundreds more were left wounded in the attacks.
  Flowers outside the French Consulate in Denver (credit: C
  
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• Fort Collins Outlaws Dedicate Championship To Teammate With Tumor

  15-11-2015 01:59
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4)– The Fort Collins Outlaws Junior Pee Wee Football team captured the state championship on Saturday and dedicated their victory to one of their own, who has a tumor.The team won the game in Thornton on Saturday afternoon. After the game they went to Children’s Hospital to rally for a teammate.Jackson Simpson, 11, was diagnosed Monday with a malignant tumor in his chest.Right after the game the team held up Simpson’s jersey with their championship plaqu
  
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• CBS Sports Poll 11/14/15

  15-11-2015 01:38
  
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• Award-Winning Earphones Made By Colorado Company

  15-11-2015 01:34
  
  By Mark Taylor
  LOVELAND, Colo. (CBS4)– A small Colorado company just won a big award. Loveland based Decibullz was just named the best earphones of 2015, by the experts at Reviewed.com.
  Decibullz owner Kyle Kirkpatrick designed the custom molded earphones back in 2012, after the Olympic level gymnastics coach couldn’t find a pair he liked.
  Decibullz (credit: CBS)
  “I set out to invent a pair of earphone that to be honest would stay in while I’m bouncing trampoline,”
  
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• Woman Arrested In $1 Million Jewelry Robbery

  15-11-2015 01:22
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)– Police in Colorado Springs have arrested the woman they believe is responsible for a $1 million jewelry heist.Officers responded to reports of a a theft at a business in the 1700 block of East Woodmen Road in Colorado Springs late Thursday night.Officers were able to identify the suspect as Patricia Eck.Police searched her home and found the stolen jewelry. Eck, 66, was arrested.
  
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• 17-Year-Old Identified As Suspect In Chopping Down Memorial Trees

  15-11-2015 00:57
  
  LONGMONT, Colo. (CBS4)– A teenager has been identified as the suspect wanted for chopping down a memorial tree.
  Police in Longmont said a student helped identify the suspect. Investigators say the teenager confessed and will pay for the crime by enrolling in the Longmont Community Justice Partnership.
  The second tree that was cut down (credit: CBS)
  A weeping willow tree was planted in the Prospect neighborhood after the a couple was murdered in 2010. Sean and Staci Griffin owned Boulder St
  
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• Trinidad Man Accused Of Running Illegal Hunting Operation

  15-11-2015 00:43
  
  TRINIDAD, Colo. (CBS4)– Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers arrested a Trinidad man who was accused of running an illegal hunting operation.
  People allegedly paid $3,000 to go on those hunts. Officers say James Hirschboeck did not have the proper licenses to run his company “Colorado Elk Adventures.”
  Officers went undercover to investigate and say Hirschboeck threatened a hunter with hammers and mace when the man asked for his money back.
  Hirschboeck is facing thousands of dol
  
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• Ground Game Fuels North Dakota Rout Of N. Colorado 45-14

  15-11-2015 00:36
  
  GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — John Santiago ran for 180 yards and two touchdowns and North Dakota built a 45-0 lead through three quarters in a 45-14 Big Sky Conference rout of Northern Colorado on Saturday.
  North Dakota’s (6-4, 4-3) ground game churned out 408 yards on 52 carries. Iwarri Smith carried 14 times for 100 yards and a touchdown, and Kyle Norberg carried 13 times for 80 yards and a score.
  Brian Labat picked off Jacob Knipp on Northern Colorado’s second play from scrimmag
  
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• Air Force Downs Utah State 35-28

  15-11-2015 00:33
  
  AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Co. (AP) — Karson Roberts ran for the go-ahead touchdown and threw a career-long 74-yard touchdown pass to Jalen Robinette as Air Force hung on to beat Utah State 35-28 Saturday for their school record 12th straight home win.
  Air Force overcame a career-high four touchdown passes by Utah State’s Kent Myers in completing its second straight 6-0 season. Myers led a last-ditch drive in the final moments, but on fourth down from the Air Force 18, his attempt for a fift
  
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• Lion King Actors Visit Students At Hallett Elementary School

  15-11-2015 00:30
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Some performers from the Broadway production of The Lion King visited students at Hallett Elementary School on Friday.The fifth graders went to the musical at the Buell Theatre and then the cast stopped by the classroom to answer their questions. (credit: CBS)
  The performers talked about the importance of getting children involved in the arts.The Lion King is on stage at the Buell Theatre through Nov. 29. Visit denvercenter.org for tickets and information.(credit: CBS)
  
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