Sports & Outdoors

Thanks be to John: Garnsey awarded USAA's highest honor at Park City

May 17, 2012, 1:18 pm

PARK CITY, Utah—Vail was at the top of the podium at the May 11 USAA awards here, with John Garnsey receiving its highest honor− the Julius Blegen Award for his three decades of service to the sport of skiing.
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Gold Pass helps athletes with gold medal performances

May 14, 2012, 3:49 pm

USSA's Gold Pass is now 40 years old. Sales from the pass help support  future Olympians, including this trio of up-and-comers who podiumed  during the Nor-Am races on Aspen Mountain in February. Madeleine  Osberger photo.
It made its debut during last week’s National Ski Areas Association convention and trade show in San Antonio, Texas. And now, the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association’s Gold Pass is ready to be introduced to a larger audience- winter resorts across the nation during the 2012/13 season.
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Whitewater kayak demos come to International Bridge May 15

May 13, 2012, 9:12 pm

VAIL, Colo.—Fix up your Phonix, master your McNasty or simply learn to surf. Beginning May 15, the Town of Vail is sponsoring free kayak demos Tuesday evenings from 5 to 7 p.m. through June 19 at the Vail Whitewater Park, beneath the International Bridge in the Gore Creek Promenade.
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Summer kicks off at Keystone with earliest ever opening at River Course

May 4, 2012, 9:48 am

The River Course #16. Photo courtesy Keystone Resort
KEYSTONE, Colo.—With winter clearing out quicly in the high country the Keystone River Course is scheduled to open Saturday, May 5 with the course’s front nine available for play. This marks the earliest ever opening event for the championship 18-hole course, which is oriented around the Snake River and surrounded by picturesque mountains with spectacular views of Lake Dillon.
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X Games to return to Aspen in 2013, thanks to two-year extension

May 1, 2012, 12:03 pm

Winter X Games 2012 greets spectators. ESPN recently anounced the 2013 schedule for the Games, which will include Aspen. Madeleine Osberger Photo.
ASPEN, Colo.—Aspen will host the ESPN Winter X Games for a 12th straight year, Jan. 24-27, 2013, the sports network announced today.
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USA Pro Cycling Challenge unveils poster contest winner

April 17, 2012, 5:00 pm

DENVER, Colo.—After sorting through hundreds of submissions and tabulating thousands of votes, the USA Pro Cycling Challenge unveiled the winner that will serve as the official commemorative poster for the second-annual race set for August 20-26, 2012. 
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Spring Back to Vail wraps up with the pond skimming championships

April 15, 2012, 8:06 am

The World Pond Skimming Championships returns to Golden Peak Sunday afternoon for a wet and wild spectacle the whole family will enjoy. Photo courtesy Vail Resorts.
VAIL, Colo.—Spring Back to Vail, celebrating the close of the winter season, will wrap up today with the legendary World Pond Skimming Championships presented by Rockstar and a free concert from IRATION. Sunday will also see the Spring Back to Vail Expo Village at the base of the Vista Bahn Express Lift and after-dark parties presented by Bud Light.
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Vail to host homecoming celebration for Lindsey Vonn

March 29, 2012, 10:04 am

Lndsey Vonn, one of the most successful ski racers of all time, will take center stage at Vail Mountain on April 1 in honor of her record-setting season.
VAIL, Colo. Vail Mountain will host a homecoming celebration on Sunday, April 1 at 3 p.m. for Olympic and World Alpine ski champion Lindsey Vonn, to commemorate a record-setting season.

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EagleVail golf course gets a makeover

March 28, 2012, 2:48 pm

The new eigth hole. Photo courtesy EagleVail Golf Club.
VAIL, Colo.—While early warm spring temperatures may be annoying to die-hard skiers, the upside is that the golf season could start a bit earlier than usual.
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Can Lindsey offer a repeat in 2012-2013?

March 26, 2012, 7:18 am

Sigh. Seasons like this don’t come often enough. Lindsey Vonn’s crazy-sweet World Cup run for 2011-2012 was like Vail’s snow season for 2010-2011. It was as good as the real world gets, and we’re sad to see it go.
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Ski Classic celebrates its 30th in Vail

March 20, 2012, 10:56 pm

VAIL, Colo.—America’s original Pro/Am celebrity ski event returns to Vail Mountain March 21-25 as the 2012 Korbel California Champagne American Ski Classic once again takes Golden Peak by storm.
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Breckenridge grants 50th Wish, extends ski season

March 14, 2012, 6:39 pm

Breckenridge Ski Resort's Freeway Terrain Park. (Photo by Cody Downard/Vail Resorts)
BRECKENRIDGE, Colo.—Breckenridge Ski Resort will extend its ski season two additional weekends in April as a culmination of its 50 Wishes campaign. The resort has been granting wishes all season to celebrate the ski area’s 50th anniversary season, fulfilling experiences of a lifetime submitted by guests from around the world.
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Vonn wins final WCup downhill for 12th victory

March 14, 2012, 6:31 am

Lindsey Vonn, of the United States, shows the trophy of the alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill discipline title, in Schladming, Austria, Wednesday, March 14, 2012. Lindsey Vonn ended the women's World Cup downhill season in style by dominating the final race on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Armando Trovati)
SCHLADMING, Austria - Lindsey Vonn ended the World Cup downhill season in style by dominating the final race on Wednesday.

The American overall champion, who had already won the downhill title, timed 1 minute, 46.
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Lindsey nipping on Herminator's heels

March 11, 2012, 8:09 pm

She’s kind of a big deal.

In case the recent solar flares (which are more than likely a reaction to Lindseymania) have restricted your access to the outside world, here goes:
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Canada's Nik Zoricic dies after skicross crash

March 11, 2012, 9:03 am

In this photo taken Sept. 15, 2009, Canadian National Ski Cross team member Nick Zoricic of Toronto, poses for a photo following a media event at Cypress Mountain, in North Vancouver, British Columbia. Zoricic died from head injuries after crashing in a World Cup skicross event at Grindelwald, Switzerland, on Saturday., March 10, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward, File)
GENEVA - Canada and the action-sports world endured their second tragedy in two months Saturday with the death of skicross racer Nik Zoricic, who suffered head injuries after crashing into the nets on the side of the course near the final jump of a race in Switzerland.
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Pettitte leads Yanks over Reds 4-0

May 18, 2012, 7:44 pm

New York Yankees' Andy Pettitte delivers a pitch during the first inning of an interleague baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Friday, May 18, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
NEW YORK - Andy Pettitte pitched eight shutout innings for his first regular-season win since July 2010, leading the New York Yankees over the Cincinnati Reds 4-0 Friday night.
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Verlander nearly throws 3rd no-hitter for Tigers

May 18, 2012, 7:42 pm

Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander throws against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 18, 2012, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
DETROIT - Justin Verlander came within two outs of his third career no-hitter, allowing only Josh Harrison's ninth-inning single in the Detroit Tigers' 6-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.
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Clippers try to dig out of 2-0 hole against Spurs

May 18, 2012, 6:20 pm

San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker (9), of France, gets a pat on the head from teammate San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan (21) after he scored against the Los Angeles Clippers during the fourth quarter of Game 2 of an NBA basketball Western Conference semifinal playoff series, Thursday, May 17, 2012, in San Antonio. San Antonio won 105-88. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
LOS ANGELES - Down 2-0 against the San Antonio Spurs, the Los Angeles Clippers face the tough task of needing two victories at home to keep pace with the NBA's hottest team.
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Heat regroup, relax after shocking loss to Pacers

May 18, 2012, 5:22 pm

Miami Heat's LeBron James (6) and Dwyane Wade, right, leave the court after losing 94-75 to the Indiana Pacers in Game 3 of their NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series, Thursday, May 17, 2012, in Indianapolis.  (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
INDIANAPOLIS - As panic ensued along South Beach and the national scrutiny intensified, the Miami Heat decided to chill out.

After the storm, there was silence.
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Clemens key accuser: `I misspoke' about evidence

May 18, 2012, 4:29 pm

After signing autographs, former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens leaves federal court, Thursday, May 17, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)
WASHINGTON - Roger Clemens' lawyer jabbed his left index finger and hammered away, relentlessly attacking Brian McNamee over his personal life and accusing the government's chief witness of "making up this stuff on the fly.
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Cubs P Kerry Wood retires after 13-plus seasons

May 18, 2012, 3:47 pm

Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Kerry Wood tips his hat to the crowd after being taken out during the eight inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Friday, May 18, 2012 in Chicago. The White Sox won 3-2. Wood faced one batter, striking out the White Sox's Dayan Viciedo, in what was likely his final appearance before retiring from baseball.  (AP Photo/Brian Kersey)
CHICAGO - Kerry Wood, who electrified baseball with a 20-strikeout game as a rookie in 1998 before his career was slowed by injuries, is retiring.

Wood announced his decision Friday after coming in to face a single batter in the eighth inning during a 3-2 loss to the Chicago White Sox at Wrigley Field.
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Lakers' Blake, wife target of attacks on Twitter

May 18, 2012, 1:51 pm

FILE - This Dec. 27, 2011 file photo shows Los Angeles Lakers guard Steve Blake, center, shooting between Utah Jazz forwards Paul Millsap, left, and Enes Kanter (0), of Turkey, during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles. Blake and his wife have been attacked online since he missed a possible game-winning 3-pointer against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinal. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo, File)
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - Lakers guard Steve Blake and his wife received multiple online threats after he missed a big shot late in Game 2 of Los Angeles' second-round playoff series with Oklahoma City.
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Clemens accuser says he 'misspoke' about evidence

May 18, 2012, 1:22 pm

After signing autographs, former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens leaves federal court, Thursday, May 17, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)
WASHINGTON - Roger Clemens' lawyer accused the baseball legend's former strength coach of changing testimony "on the fly," and the judge in the perjury trial imposed a time limit Friday on all future witnesses in an effort to speed things up.
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5 beaten Derby faves who won Preakness, Belmont

May 18, 2012, 12:30 pm

FILE - In this May 19, 2001, file photo, Point Given, with jockey Gary Stevens aboard, drives to the finish to win the 126th running of the Preakness horse race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Though Point Given didn't win the Kentucky Derby in 2001, he did go on to win the Preakness and Belmont Stakes races. (AP Photo/Daniel P. Derella, File)
For those who aren't sold on Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another adding the Preakness to his winning resume Saturday and setting up a Triple Crown try in the Belmont Stakes, we present the Bodemeister scenario: beaten Derby favorite returns to avenge his defeat by not only winning the Preakness, but going on to take the Belmont.
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Hawks keeping Drew as coach for 2012-13 season

May 18, 2012, 11:48 am

ATLANTA - Larry Drew is returning for his third season as the Atlanta Hawks' coach despite the team's first-round exit from the playoffs.

The Hawks announced Friday the team is exercising its option on Drew's contract for next season.
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McNamee: Some items in beer can not from Clemens

May 18, 2012, 8:33 am

After signing autographs, former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens leaves federal court, Thursday, May 17, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)
WASHINGTON - Brian McNamee says some of the medical evidence he saved in a beer can was not used on baseball pitcher Roger Clemens.

McNamee is the main prosecution witness in the case against Clemens, who's accused of lying to Congress when he denied using performance-enhancing drugs.
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Burn it like Beckham: the Olympic flame

May 18, 2012, 7:32 am

Former England football captain David Beckham, right, and London Mayor Boris Johnson attend a handover for the Olympic flame at Panathenaean stadium in Athens, Thursday, May 17, 2012.  The torch begins its 70-day journey to arrive at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics, from the Greek capital, to cover about 8,000-mile (12,875-kilometer) on its progress over many parts of England to start the games.  (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
ATHENS, Greece - David Beckham wants two things: the flame to burn right and a spot on Britain's Olympic team.

The former England national team captain and Los Angeles Galaxy star will light a cauldron at a ceremony Friday when the flame arrives in southwestern England from Greece on the eve of a 70-day torch relay for the 2012 London Olympics.
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Sweet 16: Streaking Spurs go up 2-0 on Clippers

May 17, 2012, 10:37 pm

San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker (9), of France, is fouled by  Los Angeles Clippers' Blake Griffin (32) while moving the ball upcourt during the second quarter of Game 2 of an NBA basketball Western Conference semifinal playoff series on Thursday, May 17, 2012, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
SAN ANTONIO - Tony Parker scored 22 points on his 30th birthday, Tim Duncan had 18 and the San Antonio Spurs beat the fading Los Angeles Clippers 105-88 on Thursday night, pushing their winning streak to 16 and taking a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference semifinal series.
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LA Kings beat Phoenix, move to brink of Cup final

May 17, 2012, 9:51 pm

Los Angeles Kings right wing Dustin Brown shoots in front ofPhoenix Coyotes left wing Lauri Korpikoski of Finland, during the first period of Game 3 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Western Conference finals, Thursday, May 17, 2012, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
LOS ANGELES - Dwight King scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, Jonathan Quick made 18 saves, and the Los Angeles Kings rolled to the brink of their first Stanley Cup final in 19 years with a 2-1 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Thursday night.
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McNamee admits his Clemens story changed over time

May 17, 2012, 2:53 pm

Former Major League baseball pitchers Roger Clemens arrives at federal court in Washington, Wednesday, May 16, 2012, for his perjury trial . (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
WASHINGTON - In another grueling day of cross-examination that frustrated all sides, Roger Clemens' accuser put Jose Canseco's pool party on the wrong day of the week and switched years on Debbie Clemens' human growth hormone shot.
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