Air Force Academy moves up to No. 7 in list of America’s best colleges, but there’s some bad news for Colorado State: Forbes Magazine thinks Western State and Fort Lewis are better.
Five wins, including a three-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds, gave the Rockies the minimum they needed on the trip, a 5-5 split. They’re more or less where they started the trip after a 3-1 loss to the Phillies on Thursday.
Some Denver Broncos fans are worried about this season. New coach, new quarterback, unsettled offense, remade defense . . . it’s enough to make a fan not want to watch until the scary part is over. The Broncos at least have offered up a good reason not to watch.
Former major league reliever Mike Timlin moves up to Colorado Springs in a series of minor league moves that include more bad news for once-promising Rockies reliever Ryan Speier.
The Colorado Rockies, who were shut out 7-0 by a pitcher the Phillies are considering sending to the bullpen when Pedro Martinez is activated, fell a half game behind the San Francisco Giants in the National League wild-card standings.
Don Banks at SI.com visits the Chicago Bears training camp and finds things all smiles and sunshine, even during an onfield skirmish between the offense and defense, since the arrival of Jay Cutler and an actual passing game.
The good news is the Rockies not only held their own against National League East leading Philadelphia, but won comfortably. The bad news is it did nothing for their position in the standings.
Steve Foster is a former assistant sports editor at the Rocky Mountain News, designer at the Chicago Sun-Times and member of the Baseball Writers Association of America. He occasionally blogs at InsideTheRockies.com.