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• Rockies, Cardinals Engage In Unusual Post-Anthem Standoff

  21-09-2016 23:39
  
  DENVER (AP) – Colorado reliever Carlos Estevez and St. Louis outfielder Jose Martinez faced each other in an unusual way – a playful post-national anthem standoff .
  With Wednesday’s game about to start, Estevez and Martinez stood near their dugouts – with their hand over their heart – and refused to back down until the other moved first.
  Jose Martinez #58 of the St. Louis Cardinals is fed a glass of water by Kolten Wong #16 while in a standoff following the National
  
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• Interior Department Touts Efforts To Protect Sage Grouse

  21-09-2016 23:33
  
  DENVER (AP) – Interior Secretary Sally Jewell is in Colorado to tout efforts to save the greater sage grouse across the West one year after the federal government decided not invoke the Endangered Species Act to protect the rare bird.
  Jewell traveled to a wildlife refuge outside Denver Wednesday as the Interior Department released a report listing steps taken so far to save the birds.
  They include studies on the effects of energy development, new satellite-based maps to locate key habitat
  
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• Chipotle Makes New Push To Convince People Its Food Is Safe

  21-09-2016 23:17
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – Chipotle is making another push to convince people that its food won’t make them sick, with plans to run more newspaper and digital ads outlining the safety steps it has taken since last year’s E. coli outbreak.
  The ads beginning Wednesday will be an open letter from co-CEO Steve Ells, who also recorded a video that will be promoted online. The move underscores the Denver-based company’s struggle to rebound from a series of food scares and extinguish any d
  
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• Wildfire That Threatened Homes Quickly Doused

  21-09-2016 23:08
  
  DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Firefighters battled a brush fire in Douglas County Wednesday afternoon.
  According to South Metro Fire Rescue, they have fully contained a 3-acre fire that briefly threatened homes near Inspiration Place and North Antelope Trail.
  Just before 3 p.m. the fire department announced the blaze was 100 percent contained and no structures were harmed.
  Update – Fire is under control and 100% contained at 3 acres.No structures damaged, no injuries, power is out i
  
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• It Didn’t Go Well 1st Time Bengals’ Ogbuehi Blocked Miller

  21-09-2016 22:58
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — As a redshirt freshman at Texas A&M, tackle Cedric Ogbuehi got to block Von Miller during practice.
  He remembers how it turned out.
  “I mean, it didn’t go well then,” the Bengals right tackle said on Wednesday. “I was an 18-year-old kid, he was a top five (draft) pick. So it didn’t go well then.”
  Much of the focus on Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium will be on how well it goes now.
  Ogbuehi will wind up blocking the Broncos’ Super B
  
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• WWE Insiders Pick Clash Of Champions: Bad News For Seth Rollins

  21-09-2016 22:48
  
  By Chuck Carroll
  Two weeks ago it was SmackDown Live’s turn, and now the RAW roster will get its first crack at a solo pay-per-view event at Sunday’s WWE Clash of the Champions.
  Like SmackDown’s Backlash PPV, WWE will face stiff competition for viewers from the NFL, as it will through January. But unlike two weeks ago there will be no distractions from the UFC or CM Punk. No, their biggest concern isn’t until the following night on RAW. That’s when a WWE Hall of Fam
  
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• Authorities Don’t Find Suspicious Device After Reports At Middle School

  21-09-2016 22:33
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Students at Denver’s Hamilton Middle School were evacuated after a suspicious device was reported Wednesday afternoon.
  Classrooms above and adjacent to where the device was reported were evacuated but Denver police say they didn’t find a suspicious device.
  Hamilton Middle School is located at 8600 East Dartmouth Avenue.
  No other information has been released.
  
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• Surveillance Video Shows Shootout Between Rival Gang Members

  21-09-2016 21:28
  
  By Rick SallingerDENVER (CBS4)– Dramatic video of a deadly shooting has been released after a gunman was sentenced to 57 months in prison.Dedric Mayfield had pled guilty in Denver Federal Court to being a felon in possession of ammunition. Two rival gang members died in the shootout.
  The video was captured by security cameras at a carwash at 35th and Downing in Denver. The incident occured Sept. 22, 2015 in daylight.
  The man in a white t-shirt is Mayfield, 39. He is seen in the video watch
  
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• Opening Statements Begin In State Trooper Cadet Death Trial

  21-09-2016 21:07
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – Opening statements began on Wednesday in the trial for a man accused in the death of a Colorado State Patrol cadet.
  Christopher Gebers, 28, is on trial for 16 charges including first-degree murder in the death of Taylor Thyfault.
  An image from the scene (credit: CBS)
  The majority of the people in the courtroom were from Thyfault’s family and the Colorado State Patrol. They said they were there to remember Thyfault.
  Prosecutors say Gebers acted recklessly when
  
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• Browns’ Josh Gordon hit with arrest warrant in paternity case

  21-09-2016 20:54
  
  BEREA, Ohio — Suspended Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon has had an arrest warrant issued against him in a paternity case.
  Gordon did not address several subpoenas and a Cuyahoga County judge issued the warrant last month, the county’s prosecutor’s office confirmed Wednesday. A woman alleges Gordon is the father of her 1-year-old daughter.
  Gordon is not eligible in the first four games this season because of his latest drug suspension. He can return to the field for the Browns
  
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• Building Under Construction Catches Fire

  21-09-2016 20:47
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Firefighters in Denver responded to a fire at a building under construction in downtown on Wednesday morning. The building was evacuated.
  The fire at 15th and California was putting out black smoke. Firefighters had it completely out just a little after noon and were working hot spots.
  (credit: Denver Fire)
  Denver Fire tweeted an update on the fire.
  Denver Fire Department responding to fire in a building under construction at 15th and California. Details to follow pic.twitte
  
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• CBS Sports’ Trent Green Looks At Texans-Pats On TNF, More Week 3 Games

  21-09-2016 20:46
  
  By Danny Cox
  The 2016 NFL season rolls into Week 3 with a big Thursday Night Football matchup between the Houston Texans and New England Patriots. The AFC action continues in a stellar Sunday doubleheader featuring the Denver Broncos squaring off against the Cincinnati Bengals followed by the New York Jets landing in Kansas City to play the Chiefs. The Pittsburgh Steelers play the Philadelphia Eagles and the San Diego Chargers play the Indianapolis Colts in oth
  
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• NFL Picks Week 3: Cardinals Win Big And Put Rex Ryan In Big Trouble

  21-09-2016 20:31
  
  Bryan Altman
  Let the good times roll, baby. That’s how I’m feeling after another winning week against the spread as we prepare to put a bow on Week 2 and head into Week 3 of the NFL season.
  However, Week 3 does present some challenges.
  Injuries are beginning to pile up league wide and Week 2 was a battle of attrition for many teams. The Patriots (Jimmy Garoppolo), Vikings (Adrian Peterson), Chargers (Danny Woodhead), Panthers (Jonathan Stewart) and Jets (Brandon Marshall) all wo
  
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• 16-Year-Old Wanted In Severe Beating Of 71-Year-Old Woman

  21-09-2016 20:25
  
  WARD, Colo. (CBS4)– Authorities continue to search for a teenager wanted in the attempted murder of a woman who was trying to help him and his friends. The suspect has been identified as Jeffrey Collins.
  Deputies from the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office rushed to a home in the 13000 block of Lefthand Canyon Drive about 8 p.m. Monday where a woman had been assaulted.
  When deputies arrived they found a 71-year-old woman who had suffered massive injuries, including a significant head in
  
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• Vikings’ Adrian Peterson to have knee surgery, sign running back Ronnie Hillman

  21-09-2016 20:11
  
  EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Adrian Peterson will have surgery on his right knee to repair a torn meniscus, putting his season and perhaps his 10-year run with Minnesota in question.
  But the Vikings have held off for now on placing the franchise’s all-time leading rusher on injured reserve.
  Peterson was hurt in Sunday night’s victory over Green Bay, needing assistance off the field after his knee twisted while being tackled at the end of a run. He has only 50 yards on 31 attempts thi
  
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• Denver firefighters quickly snuff out blaze at high-rise construction site downtown

  21-09-2016 19:55
  
  Denver firefighters were able to quickly snuff out a blaze that broke out Wednesday morning at a high-rise construction site downtown.
  The blaze was first reported around 10:30 a.m., according to Capt. Greg Pixley of the Denver Fire Department.
  The fire was at a building being built at 15th and California streets that construction workers described as a hotel.
  Denver Fire Department responding to fire in a building under construction at 15th and California. Details to follow pic.twitte
  
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• Vikings Sign Former Broncos Running Back Ronnie Hillman

  21-09-2016 19:36
  
  MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (CBS4/The Sports Xchange) – With Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson opting for surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee, Minnesota has signed free agent Ronnie Hillman.
  Hillman, the Broncos leading rusher last season, was cut by Denver after their final preseason game.
  Peterson suffered the injury in Sunday night’s win over the Green Bay Packers.
  The 31-year-old Peterson slightly twisted his knee at the end of a 5-yard run in the third quarte
  
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• Major gas leak reported after fatal crash on El Paso-Douglas county line

  21-09-2016 19:34
  
  Authorities say they are responding to a major gas leak Wednesday morning that occurred because of a fatal car crash along the El Paso-Douglas county line.
  The Colorado State Patrol says the wreck happened about 11 a.m. east of Palmer Lake on County Line Road at Indian Drive.
  Trooper Josh Lewis said a gas pipe appears to have been struck during the single-vehicle crash. One person is confirmed dead, but details on that person’s identity were not immediately available.
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• Judge sentences gang member for firing gun in fatal Denver car wash shootout

  21-09-2016 19:32
  
  A 39-year-old reputed street gang member has been sentenced to 4.75 years in prison following his conviction for firing a gun at a Denver car wash where two rival gang members were killed.
  U.S. District Judge Lewis Babcock also sentenced Dedric Delaine Mayfield on Tuesday to three years of supervised release on a charge of being a felon in possession of ammunition, Acting U.S. Attorney Bob Troyer and ATF Special Agent in Charge Ken Croke said in a Wednesday news release.
  “Our mis
  
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• Broncos Bring Back Safety Shiloh Keo

  21-09-2016 19:21
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Forty-eight hours after suggesting Shiloh Keo “won’t be out of work long,” Broncos coach Gary Kubiak welcomed back the fifth-year safety to his 53-man roster Wednesday.
  The Broncos had released Keo over the weekend while he was serving a two-game suspension for an offseason drunken driving arrest.
  Keo made a bad first impression in Denver when he allowed the winning TD in a 15-12 loss to Oakland. But he atoned for that blunder with a crucial interc
  
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• Feds to spend $211 million to cement teamwork for saving greater sage grouse

  21-09-2016 19:20
  
  Federal wildlife officials will spend at least $211 million more to spur states, landowners and developers to save the imperiled greater sage grouse voluntarily across a sagebrush steppe area spanning 11 western states.
  Colorado, other states and the energy industry also must do more to help grouse to avoid triggering mandatory federal controls — that’s the gospel of “collaborative conservation” Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and Gov. John Hickenlooper are preaching Wedn
  
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• Weld County sheriff’s deputies investigating woman’s death in Mead

  21-09-2016 19:07
  
  Sheriff’s deputies in Weld County are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in a Mead home on Wednesday morning.
  The county sheriff’s office says she was discovered about 8 a.m. on the 100 block of Hunters Cove Road.
  @WeldSheriff Investigating a death in Mead.See press release below for details. pic.twitter.com/UPSyHjq2xT
  — Weld County Sheriff (@WeldSheriff) September 21, 2016Authorities have released few details on the case, but say they have d
  
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• Widow of N.J. skier killed in Breckenridge collision sues hit-and-run teen skier

  21-09-2016 19:05
  
  The wife of a 43-year-old New Jersey man killed in a hit-and-run collision in April has sued the New Hampshire teen involved in the crash at Breckenridge Ski Resort and his ski team.A lawsuit filed by Tracey Sherwood, the spouse of John Sherwood, filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Denver against 16-year-old Max Switzer, his mother Leslie Switzer, both of Waterville Valley, N.H., his ski coach Dan Shuffleton of Thornton, N.H., the team and the company that supports it.
  The lawsuit filed
  
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• The 8 companies Steve Case will consider investing $100,000 in during his bus trip to Denver

  21-09-2016 18:54
  
  Courtesy of Revolution GrowthRise of the Rest is AOL co-founder Steve Case’s road trip through America to find startups to invest in.Noted: Mark your calendars for Oct. 4, the day AOL co-founder Steve Case arrives in a bus in Denver. Case is promoting the growth of startups outside of Silicon Valley during his Rise of the Rest tour.
  Eight local companies were picked to pitch to Case, but as many who have researched Case’s investments know, he just may give money to all of them. The e
  
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• Denver meth dealer gets 18 years in federal prison

  21-09-2016 18:52
  
  A 32-year-old Denver man has been sentenced to 18 years in a federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine and illegal gun possession.
  U.S. District Judge Philip Brimmer sentenced Dillon James Goff on Friday after he was caught with methamphetamine, guns and a large amount of cash, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Bob Troyer and ATF Special Agent in Charge Ken Croke.
  At noon on Sept. 15, 2015, Denver Police officer Tony Lopez Jr. noticed that Goff was acting suspiciously. H
  
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• School Lockout Lifted After Shots Fired

  21-09-2016 18:50
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The lockout was lifted on three schools in Denver Wednesday morning after shots were fired near the schools.
  North High School, Valdez Elementary and the Academy of Urban Learning were placed on lockout status just about 9:20 a.m. Wednesday after shots were fired in the area. The lockout was lifted at 11 a.m.
  Copter4 flew over North High School on Wednesday (credit: CBS)
  Police confirmed there was police activity in the area of 32nd and Clay Street where officers continued t
  
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• Public School Cafeteria Worker Quits In ‘Lunch Shaming’

  21-09-2016 18:21
  
  CANONSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A school cafeteria worker has quit over what she considers a “lunch shaming” policy in a Pennsylvania school district.
  Stacy Koltiska resigned last week from Wylandville Elementary School in the Canon-McMillan School District after she had to take a hot lunch away from an elementary school student because the child’s parent had fallen more than $25 behind in paying for his school lunches.
  “His eyes welled up with tears. I’ll never forget
  
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• Campus Lounge To Close After 40 Years

  21-09-2016 18:14
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A popular hangout in the Bonnie Brae neighborhood will close its doors after 40 years. The Campus Lounge will close its doors for good on Sunday.
  The owner, Jim Wiste, is a former NHL player who says it’s time to move o
  (credit: CBS)
  But people who live in the neighborhood will still have a fun place to go. The new owners will remodel the space and reopen as a new restaurant and bar.
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• A-Basin Fires Up The Snow-Making Guns

  21-09-2016 17:57
  
  ARAPAHOE BASIN, Colo. (CBS4)– The first day of Fall is Thursday but that’s not keeping Arapahoe Basin from getting ready for Winter.A-Basin fired up the snow-making guns on Tuesday to test them out. (credit: A-Basin)
  Last year, the ski area didn’t start making snow until Oct. 21 because of the unseasonably warm temperatures.In the past, A-Basin has started making snow as year as Sept. 18.
  
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• Moose Spotted Running Through Breckenridge

  21-09-2016 17:07
  
  BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. (CBS4) – Moose in Breckenridge can bring a whole new meaning to rush hour.
  That’s what Bruce McCown jokingly called in when he spotted a mama moose and her calf running through the Pinewood Village Apartments.
  “I just walked out of a boiler room doing a morning inspection, heard a dog bark and saw the moose going around the far end of the building,” McCown said.McCown says he froze as he watched the moose and her calf running through the center of the
  
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• Tale Of The Tape: Broncos At Bengals

  21-09-2016 17:05
  
  Denver's defense once again looks like one of the best in the league. Can the Bengals unlock the key to scoring on them?
  
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• Fort Carson Ceremony Marks Return Of Hospital Unit

  21-09-2016 16:57
  
  FORT CARSON, Colo. (AP) — Fort Carson is formally recognizing the return of a hospital unit after an overseas deployment.
  The 10th Combat Support Hospital will hold a ceremony Wednesday marking the end of a nine-month deployment to Kuwait.
  About 115 soldiers deployed in December 2015. They provided health care for personnel from the United States and its coalition partners.
  Fort Carson says the unit had a hand in more than 60 air evacuations and that its emergency medical team treated more
  
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• Broncos to sell stadium naming rights

  21-09-2016 16:44
  
  The Denver Broncos will make quarterly payments starting in October to own the naming rights of their stadium, but the team hopes to have a new naming-rights buyer by the end of the year, a stadium official said Tuesday.       
  
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• Miller named defensive player of week

  21-09-2016 16:43
  
  Coming off of yet another game that will strike fear in the hearts of quarterbacks everywhere, Denver Broncos outside linebacker Von Miller received AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors for the third time in his career.        
  
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• Unstoppable Von Miller Named AFC Defensive Player Of The Week

  21-09-2016 16:41
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – For the third time in his career, Von Miller has been named AFC Defensive Player of the Week.
  The linebacker led a dominating Broncos defense on Sunday in Denver’s 34-20 win over the Colts. Miller attacked off the edge with at times unstoppable force throughout the game.
  Miller had or shared three sacks of Colts quarterback Andrew Luck, and his strip-sack that resulted in a touchdown by defensive teammate Shane Ray with a minute and 51 seconds left was the g
  
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• On The Rise: Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau Stay On Tour

  21-09-2016 16:39
  
  By Dan Reardon
  While all the attention is focused on this week’s Tour Championship and the forthcoming Ryder Cup, players on the cusp of PGA Tour status are going through a series of events to try to earn their cards for next year. Big names will compete for $10 million in Atlanta, no-names just hope for a place in the room.
  Earlier this year a couple of players who started 2016 as amateurs turned professional after splashy showings in the year’s first two majors. Former U.S. Am
  
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• Colorado Medical Pot Law Poised To Add PTSD As Qualifier

  21-09-2016 16:30
  
  DENVER (AP) — Post-traumatic stress disorder may be added to Colorado’s medical marijuana program — over the Health Department’s objections.
  A panel of state lawmakers has scheduled a vote Wednesday to give PTSD patients the ability to get a doctor’s recommendation for pot, something many patient advocates have been seeking for more than a decade.
  Colorado’s 2000 medical pot law does not name PTSD but says that medical conditions could be added later. However,
  
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• Man Involved In Firefight With Police Officer Pleads Guilty

  21-09-2016 16:24
  
  BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — A man who was involved in a firefight with a Northglenn police officer has pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder.
  Adrian Moya (credit: Adams County DA)
  Prosecutors with the Adams County District Attorney’s Office say 24-year-old Adrian Moya entered his plea Monday and faces 20 to 32 years in prison when he is sentenced Nov. 18.
  He shot the officer in the abdomen and chest during a traffic stop Dec. 19. The officer, who was saved by his ballistic vest,
  
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• Latest Forecast: Still Warm Today, Bigger Cool Down Coming

  21-09-2016 16:08
  
  By Lauren Whitney
  DENVER (CBS4) – The final hours of summer are here! The new fall season officially starts at 8:21 am tomorrow. We’ll be feeling like summer today with highs in the mid 80s and a mix of sunshine and clouds. We may even get a little rain to roll through later this afternoon and evening. Drier air moves in later today, helping to clear skies overnight in the Denver area.
  Tomorrow, more rain possible in the high country and southwestern Colorado. A few showers are possi
  
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• Thursday Night Breakdown: Patriots, Unsure At QB, Look To Top Texans

  21-09-2016 15:30
  
  By Danny Cox
  An early-season AFC match-up between two undefeated teams is always exciting, because one of these division leaders will leave with a blemish on their record. It may only be Week 3, but this game could be extremely important later on in the season, as the race for playoff position heats up.
  On this week’s edition of Thursday Night Football, the Houston Texans will take on the New England Patriots, and it won’t be what many expected in the preseason. Two quarterbacks
  
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• Tonight on CBS4 News at 10 p.m.: Forbidden Plates

  21-09-2016 15:15
  
  Watch Rick Sallinger’s report on CBS4 News at 10 p.m.
  
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• Cardinals Beat Rockies 10-5, Spoiling De La Rosa’s Final Start Of The Season

  21-09-2016 14:08
  
  Cardinals beat the Colorado Rockies 10-5, spoiling the final start of the season for Jorge De La Rosa and most likely his last in a nine-year run with the Rockies.
  
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• Soicher Commentary: Elway deserves a...

  21-09-2016 13:19
  
  John Elway has three Super Bowl championship rings and a gold Hall of Fame jacket, but he’s missing something that would truly “cement” his place in football history.       
  
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• Denver Hits 90 Again, 2016 Enters Top 5 For 90-Degree Days

  21-09-2016 07:59
  
  By Chris Spears
  DENVER (CBS4) – Despite heavy cloud cover on Tuesday the high at Denver International Airport still hit 90-degrees at 2:47 p.m..
  The high was 89.4-degrees in Denver’s City Park.
  It was the second day in a row with 90-degree heat and the 55th time this year that Denver’s official high has been 90-degrees or higher.
  According to the National Weather Service, 2016 is now tied with 2005 for the 5th most 90-degree days in the period between April and September.
  2012
  
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• You Can Eat C.J. Anderson’s ‘Mile High Crunch’ Morning, Noon Or Night

  21-09-2016 05:01
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver Broncos running back C.J. Anderson has just about everything a guy could ask for — and now he has his own cereal.
  Anderson debuted his new breakfast option on Tuesday. The cereal is aptly named C.J.’s Mile High Crunch.
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  (credit: CBS)
  Anderson says he’ll eat cereal morning — noon — or night.
  He’s a big Fruit Loops guy, but his Mile High Crunch going to be more like Frosted Flakes.
  C.J. Anderson at the announcement on Tu
  
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