Slaying of burglar in Colorado Springs detached garage will test 'Make My Day' law

Edit Colorado Springs Gazette 17 Jul 2016
A Colorado Springs homeowner failed to provide adequate warning before killing an intruder with at least one bullet in the back, newly released documents allege. The November shooting by Michael Joseph Galvin, 35, is on course to test the limits of the Colorado's Make My Day law in the state's most conservative county ... Read more on Colorado Springs Gazette ... ....

Project leader hopes Colorado Springs public market will sprout on third try

Edit Colorado Springs Gazette 17 Jul 2016
Funding challenges and changes to leadership and location have stalled the creation of a public market in Colorado Springs, but a new leader said the project will soon launch....

Ken Roczen sweeps motos at Spring Creek

Edit The Tribune San Luis Obispo 17 Jul 2016
Ken Roczen won the Spring Creek National on Saturday for his sixth victory in the first eight Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship events of the season, sweeping the 450 Class motos ... ....

Iwakuma, Cano help Mariners beat Astros 1-0

Edit Colorado Springs Gazette 17 Jul 2016
SEATTLE (AP) — Hisashi Iwakuma limited Houston to two hits in seven innings, Robinson Cano provided the only scoring with a RBI single in the sixth and the Seattle Mariners beat the Astros 1-0 on Saturday. Iwakuma (10-6) won his fourth straight start to become the first Seattle pitcher to reach double-digit wins. He struck out eight and walked one ... Read more on Colorado Springs Gazette ... ....

Pirates activate Gerrit Cole for Saturday start at Nationals

Edit Colorado Springs Gazette 17 Jul 2016
WASHINGTON (AP) — Gerrit Cole will start Saturday against the Nationals after the Pirates activated him from the 15-day disabled list ... Read more on Colorado Springs Gazette. ....

Braves put closer Vizcaino on DL with right oblique strain

Edit Colorado Springs Gazette 17 Jul 2016
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have placed struggling closer Arodys Vizcaino on the 15-day disabled list with a right oblique strain. Vizcaino left Friday's 11-2 loss to Colorado after throwing three pitches in the ninth. It was his first appearance since he missed four straight games with an infection on his right elbow ... Snitker also might use rookie Mauricio Cabrera ... Read more on Colorado Springs Gazette ... ....

Klee: After Von Miller's big deal, will Broncos grow fat and happy?

Edit Colorado Springs Gazette 17 Jul 2016
DENVER - The Broncos were only up six when Von Miller arrived, again, and Cam Newton gave up. Threw in the towel ... Watch it again ... Read more on Colorado Springs Gazette. ....

‘Star Trek Beyond’: Happy Campers, McCoy Meets Solo, And A Life Beyond Chekov?

Edit Inquisitr 17 Jul 2016
When it comes to the Star Trek universe, almost anything could happen. With Star Trek Beyond, the newest reboot adventure to hit the big screen on July 22, Karl Urban, who plays Dr ... Karl Urban arrives for the UK premiere of Star Trek Beyond pic.twitter.com/oAnbT4WnBw. — Cheryl Mullin (@cezmullin) July 12, 2016 ... Urban went to see Harrison Ford, best known as beloved Star Wars character Han Solo, at work while he was filming Star Wars....

Hard-throwing Simmons working way back from long rehab

Edit Atlanta Journal 17 Jul 2016
... could be a major addition for the Braves in the last couple of months of the season, allowing him to work back toward being the impact pitcher the Braves expected him to be before he blew out the ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow during a mound session just before 2015 spring training....

Cubs notebook: Contreras comfortable, potato chip prescriptions

Edit Chicago Sun-Times 17 Jul 2016
 . If Willson Contreras had his druthers, he would be an everyday major league catcher. But as part of a Cubs lineup in which positions are interchangeable, Contreras has found himself moving around ... Much like with Kyle Schwarber last season, manager Joe Maddon has moved his catchers around the field to avoid havig their legs take a beating ... Maddon has been pairing Contreras with his starters since spring training ... Getting chippy ... ....

Angels RBI hosts camp for kids at the stadium (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim)

Edit Public Technologies 17 Jul 2016
(Source. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim). Angels reliever Cam Bedrosian revealed the secret to pumping a mid-90s heater in the bullpen. Catcher Jett Bandy broke down the proper technique for signs and pitchouts ... Afterwards, all three took part in an autograph session ... Smith said he estimates that the Angels RBI leagues have about 1,500 participants each year, with 42 teams (about 600 kids total) this past spring ... (noodl. 34571150) ....

Super 30: Bixby defensive tackle and Oklahoma State commit Brendon Evers has monster reputation in the weight room

Edit The Oklahoman 17 Jul 2016
BIXBY — Brendon Evers grew up watching Olympic style lifting on TV as a kid and eventually wandered into his own weight room to give it a try. By the time Evers was an eighth grader, his six-foot-plus frame was powerful with the instruction of certified trainers. Back then, no one in his age group at Bixby had ever cleaned 225 pounds ... He sat in math class one afternoon last spring and saw Clements' name pop up on his phone ... It's crazy.”....

Colin Montgomerie itching to win Senior Open

Edit Scotsman 17 Jul 2016
Troon has been a treat; Carnoustie has been calculated. "If there’s one tournament I’d like to win this year, I’d have to say it is this one,” said Colin Montgomerie of the Senior Open Championship, which starts at the Angus venue on Thursday ... I didn't like it one bit ... The Edinburgh man will be heading to Angus with a spring in his step after ending a five-year drought with victory in Germany last weekend. ....
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