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• No. 7 Washington overcomes slow start...

  24-09-2017 22:53
  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The No. 7 Washington Huskies warmed up in the cold rain without their shirts , then went out and undressed the Colorado Buffaloes in a 37-10 rout Saturday night in a rematch of last year’s Pac-12 title game.       
  
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• Buffalo Bills Stymie Broncos In 26-16 Win

  24-09-2017 22:50
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) – Tyrod Taylor threw two touchdowns and the Bills intercepted Trevor Siemian twice in the final 19 minutes of Buffalo’s 26-16 victory over the Denver Broncos on Sunday.
  Taylor went 20 of 26 for 213 yards with a 2-yard touchdown to Andre Holmes and a 6-yarder to Charles Clay. Taylor got lucky on the touchdown pass to Holmes, as his pass deflected off the hands of Zay Jones just inside the goal line and bounced directly to Holmes in the back of the end
  
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• Officials Dispute Claims Of Confederate Flag, Racist Slurs At Game

  24-09-2017 22:41
  DENVER, Colo. (CBS4) – Weld School District officials Sunday called a Denver high school principal’s claims of racism false and unfair.
  Manual High School principal Nick Dawkins sent a letter to parents Saturday describing the flying of a Confederate flag by Weld Central High School fans at Friday night’s football game in Denver.
  (credit: CBS)
  Dawkins said in the letter that Manual players reported being taunted with racial slurs while being tackled by Weld Central players.
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• Officials: 1 Dead, 7 Victims Hurt In Church Shooting

  24-09-2017 22:32
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A masked gunman entered a church in Tennessee on Sunday and opened fire, killing at least one person and injuring seven others before apparently shooting himself, an official said.
  Don Aaron, spokesman for the Metro Nashville Police Department, said the gunman arrived at the parking lot in a blue vehicle as services were ending at the Burnette Chapel Church of Christ in the neighborhood of Antioch.
  Aaron said the suspect – wearing a half mask – fatally s
  
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• Shane Ray: Shame People Are ‘So Comfortable With Fake Truth’

  24-09-2017 21:28
  DENVER (CBS4) – Broncos linebacker Shane Ray took to Twitter Sunday during the team’s game against the Bills.
  Ray was injured two days into training camp, tearing a ligament in his wrist, and is out until likely after the bye week.
  Shane Ray (credit: CBS)
  Presumably in response to President Donald Trump’s remarks Friday night about NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem, which he then repeated in his own tweets Saturday and Sunday, Ray said that “a lot of pe
  
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• 1 Dead, 7 Victims Hurt In Tennessee Church Shooting

  24-09-2017 21:16
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A masked gunman entered a church in Tennessee on Sunday and opened fire, killing at least one person and injuring seven others before apparently shooting himself, an official said.
  Don Aaron, spokesman for the Metro Nashville Police Department, said the gunman arrived at the parking lot as services were ending at the Burnette Chapel Church of Christ in the neighborhood of Antioch. The suspect fatally shot a woman who was walking to her vehicle, then entered the rear
  
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• McManus Has Best FG Percentage In Broncos History

  24-09-2017 20:41
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (CBS4) – There could be a debate as to who the best kicker is in Broncos history.
  After McManus’s first of his two field goals in Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills, Broncos Executive Vice President of Public & Community Relations Patrick Smyth tweeted an interesting stat.
  Kicker Brandon McManus #8 of the Denver Broncos (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
  Over his career as a Bronco, McManus “has now made 80-of-96 (83.3%) career field goal attem
  
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• Trump Tweets Response To Anthem Protests

  24-09-2017 20:29
  WASHINGTON (CBS4) – President Donald Trump tweeted a response to protests during the national anthems before Sunday’s NFL games.
  Players from several teams, including the Denver Broncos, took a knee, locked arms, or placed a hand on a teammate’s shoulder in a show of solidarity after Trump said Friday night, and reiterated Saturday and Sunday, that players should be fired for not standing during the national anthem.
  If NFL fans refuse to go to games until players stop disrespec
  
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• NFL To Air ‘Unity’ Message During Sunday Night Football

  24-09-2017 20:20
  NEW YORK (CBS4) – NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell tweeted that the league will air a “Unity” message during Sunday Night Football.
  We will air this Unity spot in tonight’s game. It reflects the unifying force of our great game, our players & clubs https://t.co/b6AOOLihKl
  — Roger Goodell (@nflcommish) September 24, 2017The commercial spot follows a weekend in which President Donald Trump criticized the league, its owners, and the players for the protests that have
  
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• Avs, Nuggets, Rapids Owner Weighs In On Anthem Protests

  24-09-2017 19:56
  DENVER (CBS4) – The owner of the Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, and Colorado Rapids issued a statement on the national anthem protests.
  Stan Kroenke, who also owns the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams, said:
  The Los Angeles Rams, our fan base and our city are all comprised of people from a variety of backgrounds and beliefs. When we recognize that this diversity is our strength and seek to understand different perspectives, we are more enlightened and empathetic human beings. Our organiza
  
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• Broncos Peko Extends Iron Man Streak To 114th Straight Start

  24-09-2017 19:09
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (CBS4) – Broncos defensive tackle Domata Peko extended his iron man streak Sunday.
  Peko started in his 114th straight game, which is the longest active streak of any defensive tackle in the NFL.
  Domata Peko (credit: Quinn Harris/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
  The 32-year-old Peko agreed to a two-year, $7.5 million deal with the Broncos in March, joining his cousin Kyle Peko on the team.
  “I’m on Year 12, but I feel good. My body is feeling great,” Pek
  
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• Broncos, Bills Players Kneel During Anthem

  24-09-2017 18:57
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (CBS4) – Several Denver Broncos players took a knee during the national anthem before Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills.
  Thirty-two members of the Broncos, in total, were counted kneeling, with several more Bills players doing the same, with even more holding a fist in the air or resting a hand on the shoulder of a kneeling teammate or locking arms with others.
  From the sideline. #4Broncos pic.twitter.com/0gIJXgt5CD
  — Mark Haas (@markhaastv) September 24, 20
  
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• Watch: Von Miller Plays Catch With Broncos Fans Before Game

  24-09-2017 18:49
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (CBS4) – Broncos linebacker Von Miller gave some fans a special memory.
  Ahead of the team’s game against the Buffalo Bills, Miller played catch with some of the fans in the stands.
  The Broncos tweeted out a short clip of it.
  .@vonmiller sayingto #BroncosCountry.#BeatTheBills pic.twitter.com/AJH7TOfPMf
  — Denver Broncos (@Broncos) September 24, 2017Miller picked up two sacks last week against the Dallas Cowboys to move into third place in team history. He needs 3.5
  
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• OL Garett Bolles Active For Bills Game

  24-09-2017 18:31
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (CBS4) – Broncos offensive lineman Garett Bolles is active for the game against the Bills.
  Bolles was carted off the field in last weekend’s game against the Dallas Cowboys, and, despite returning to practice this last week, there was speculation he would not play.
  Garett Bolles after suffering a leg injury in the third quarter against the Dallas Cowboys on Sept. 17, 2017. (credit: Steve Nehf/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
  It was determined that Bolles suffered a bon
  
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• Sanders Says Trump ‘Acting And Speaking Like A Child’

  24-09-2017 18:01
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (CBS4) – Broncos wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders had some words to share with President Donald Trump.
  Trump on Friday, and again several times through the weekend, said athletes should be fired for taking a knee during the national anthem, saying that “if a players wants the privilege of making millions of dollars in the NFL, or other leagues, he or she should not be allowed to disrespect our Great American Flag (or Country) and should stand for the National Anthem. If n
  
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• Whitecaps Down Rapids, Stretch Lead In West

  24-09-2017 17:50
  VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Yordy Reyna had a goal and an assist to help the Vancouver Whitecaps beat the Colorado Rapids 2-1 on Saturday night.
  Fredy Montero also had a goal and an assist for Vancouver (14-9-6), which moved four points clear atop Major League Soccer’s Western Conference and stretched its unbeaten streak to 5-0-2.
  Dominique Badji scored for last-place Colorado (7-17-5).
  After the Rapids got the tying goal ust before halftime on a sloppy sequence that will disa
  
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• No. 7 Washington Overcomes Slow Start, Pummels Colorado

  24-09-2017 17:48
  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The No. 7 Washington Huskies warmed up in the cold rain without their shirts, then went out and undressed the Colorado Buffaloes in a 37-10 rout Saturday night in a rematch of last year’s Pac-12 title game.
  Washington Huskies warm up shirtless in rain, cold before facing Colorado. @AP_Top25 pic.twitter.com/wjc22T3Rp0
  — Arnie Stapleton (@arniestapleton) September 24, 2017The Huskies collected a trio of interceptions, a blocked punt that led to a t
  
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• Padres Shut Down Rockies On Combined 5-Hitter

  24-09-2017 17:44
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The last guy the Colorado Rockies needed to run into as they stagger down the stretch was former teammate Jhoulys Chacin.
  A motivated Chacin took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and the San Diego Padres beat Colorado 5-0 on Saturday night, cutting the Rockies’ lead for the NL’s second wild card to one game over Milwaukee.
  The Rockies entered Saturday’s games leading St. Louis by 1 1/2 games and Milwaukee by two. Milwaukee beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 in 10
  
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• Root Hits FG As Time Expires, UNC Tops Idaho St 43-42

  24-09-2017 17:40
  GREELY, Colo. (AP) — Collin Root made a 37-yard field goal as time expired to give Northern Colorado a 43-42 win over Idaho State on Saturday in a Big Sky Conference opener.
  Northern Colorado started its final possession at its 13 with 2:17 remaining. After Jacob Knipp spiked it with eight seconds left, Trae Riek ran for a 6-yard gain along the right side to set up the winning kick with three seconds left. The Bengals tried to ice Root with two timeouts before the kick.
  The teams combined
  
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• Oakland’s Maxwell First MLB Player To Kneel During Anthem

  24-09-2017 17:37
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Bruce Maxwell of the Oakland Athletics became the first major league baseball player to kneel during the national anthem Saturday, pulling the sport into a polarizing protest movement that has been criticized harshly by President Donald Trump.
  Before a home game against the Texas Rangers, Maxwell dropped to a knee just outside Oakland’s dugout, adopting a protest started by former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick in response to police
  
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• Trump Comments On Curry, NFL Protests Anger Athletes

  24-09-2017 17:32
  SOMERSET, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump denounced protests by NFL players and rescinded a White House invitation for NBA champion Stephen Curry in a two-day rant that targeted top professional athletes and brought swift condemnation Saturday from league executives and star players alike.
  Wading into thorny issues of race and politics, Trump’s comments in a Friday night speech and a series of Saturday tweets drew sharp responses from some of the nation’s top athletes, with
  
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• Steelers Won’t Come Out Of Locker Room For Anthem

  24-09-2017 17:24
  CHICAGO (CBS4) – The Pittsburgh Steelers won’t be kneeling for the national anthem. They won’t even be on the field.
  According to CBS sideline reporter Jamie Erdahl, head coach Mike Tomlin says they “will NOT be participating in the #NationalAnthem today in CHI.”
  Mike Tomlin (Photo Credit: Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
  Instead, the team will stay in the locker room.
  Mike Tomlin just told me @NFLonCBS #Steelers will NOT be participating in the #NationalAnthem today in CHI
  
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• Steelers Don’t Come Out Of Locker Room For Anthem

  24-09-2017 17:24
  CHICAGO (CBS4) – The Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t kneel for the national anthem. They weren’t even be on the field.
  CBS sideline reporter Jamie Erdahl first reported the news when she spoke with head coach Mike Tomlin.
  Mike Tomlin. No players behind him. pic.twitter.com/GYR0M4EyvR
  — Eric Edholm (@Eric_Edholm) September 24, 2017Erdahl tweeted ahead of the game that the Steelers “will NOT be participating in the #NationalAnthem today in CHI.”
  And the team didn&rsq
  
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• Governor won't call off special session

  24-09-2017 17:23
  The special session is aimed at fixing a mistake lawmakers made in a tax bill earlier this year, which accidentally blocked so-called "special districts" like RTD from collecting sales tax on recreational marijuana.       
  
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• Latest Forecast: Record Rainfall And More To Come

  24-09-2017 16:29
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – The deep, slow-moving, low pressure trough creating our cool Fall weekend is still covering the entire western half of the nation. This will keep our cool and wet weather pattern locked in over all of eastern Colorado. With rain showers again popping up during the day and a little snow for the higher mountains zones at and east of the Continental Divide. Accumulations will be very small.
  There has been slightly drier air moving into the western half of the
  
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• Students engage in global 'hackathon'

  24-09-2017 06:32
  The students will work straight through the night until 9 a.m. Cook says he and his coffee mug are ready.       
  
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• Two Men Accused Of Stealing Guns After Pot Purchase Fails

  24-09-2017 02:31
  DENVER, Colo. (CBS4) – Two 23-year-old men are being held without bond on federal charges in Denver following their indictment in a gun store burglary.
  Calvin Terrell Stafford and Napoleon Williams were indicted and arrested in Denver on September 13th.
  “On August 10, 2017, the defendants traveled from Missouri to Springfield, Colorado,” states a news release from the Colorado office of the United States Attorney General, “with the intent to buy marijuana that they could
  
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• Cloudy, Rainy and Stormy

  24-09-2017 02:20
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – Welcome to the first weekend of Fall 2017! The Autumnal Equinox arrived on Friday at 2:02 pm and right on cue a deep low pressure trough and cold front didn’t waste any time changing our Colorado weather pattern.
  Overnight Friday into Saturday morning rain showers and passing thunderstorms soaked a few areas of the state. The snow level in the mountains dropped down to 9,000 feet with light and wet accumulations.
  It will take several days for the big
  
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• Monument to the Dead Stolen from Denver Navy Veteran

  24-09-2017 00:52
  By Melissa Garcia
  DENVER, Colorado (CBS4) – A Navy Veteran in Denver is the victim of thieves who he says stole a monument to the dead.
  There was a bare spot in the rose garden where a Virgin Mary replica stood in Dan Hallinan’s front lawn for more than 25-years.Hallinan, an 85-year-old veteran and Denver native, was heartbroken to discover on Saturday that the cement statue was gone.
  “I mean, somebody’s sick. I guess they needed it worse than I do,” Hallinan told C
  
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• Colorado GOP Voted Down Move To Cancel 2018 Primary

  24-09-2017 00:31
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s Republican party has voted down an attempt by some of its members to cancel the 2018 primary in order to block unaffiliated voter participation.
  Saturday’s vote comes after Colorado voters last year approved changes that allowed the state’s 1.4 million unaffiliated voters to cast ballots in either the Democratic or Republican primary.
  Republican spokesman Daniel Cole said 67 percent of the party’s central committee voted to stick with the pr
  
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• Junior League Does Day Of Volunteer Work

  24-09-2017 00:12
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Junior League of Denver held its first ever L.U.V.S. day of service. L.U.V.S. stands for Leaders United in Volunteer Service. Nearly 200 volunteers and 8 community partners came together to do service projects in the Globeville, Elyria, and Swansea neighborhoods.
  (credit CBS)
  “Doing anywhere from planting plants at GrowHaus to making paper mache violins at El Sistema, to painting the playground here today,” said Kali Handford, president of the Junior Le
  
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• Aaron Hernandez Had Severe CTE; Daughter Sues NFL, Pats

  24-09-2017 00:04
  BOSTON (AP) — Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez had a severe case of the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, researchers said on Thursday. His lawyer announced a lawsuit against the NFL and the team, accusing them of hiding the true dangers of the sport.
  Dr. Ann McKee, the director of the CTE Center at Boston University, said Hernandez had Stage 3 (out of 4) of the disease, which can cause violent mood swings, depression and other cognitive diso
  
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