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The Professionals

May 13, 2010 Like 1 Andra Coberly

his is your recreational playground—and it’s play time. But there’s more to sports and recreation than a pair of tennies and Spandex. Whether you’re a competitive climber, weekend warrior or an occasional off-road biker, sports medicine is vital. Without proper…

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How Colorado Are You?

November 12, 2009 Like 2 Lacy Boggs

Our Annual Winter Guide takes on a new form. Test your snow cred with a Colorado-inspired quiz. Check off each of the activities you’ve done and tally your score. Are you legit? Or should you start working on your Rocky…

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People In Your Hood: Nigel Melville

November 11, 2009 Like 0 Andra Coberly

The old English adage goes, “Football is a gentleman’s game played by thugs and rugby is a thug’s game played by gentlemen.” Which means that Nigel Melville is a gentleman who is working to spread a canon of brutishness across…

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The Tatanka Tribe

October 14, 2009 Like 0 Andra Coberly

Football is a rough game—as a profession and as a pastime. It’s a game of titans, of hard knocks, of long spiraling passes that are watched with breath held, and of stadiums erupting into rapturous glee. It’s a game of…

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Colorado in Bloom

August 17, 2009 Like 0 Chris Hawkins

Wildflowers are like movie stars—usually beautiful and each with varying roles to play. Some play important parts with lasting effects. Some use others to advance themselves noxiously. Others are perennially naughty. Like Hollywood, the Front Range offers a bit of…

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People in Your Hood: Liz Kritza

August 17, 2009 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

Liz Kritza is home. Years ago, Kritza was a Colorado teenager and a high school volleyball star. Today, she’s the new coach of CU’s beleaguered women’s volleyball team. During the time in between—more than a decade at University of Tulane…

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Outdoors: Rules of the Road

July 21, 2009 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

Dear Cyclists: Before singing “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah!” about Colorado’s new bike safety law, consider a few things. The primary component of the law prescribes a three-foot passing distance between motorist and rider. A defined separation when passing is a good place to…

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Goodbye 14ers

June 22, 2009 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

Read in the Broomfield Enterprise this weekend that D-League basketball team The 14ers—who played fairly successfully at the Broomfield Events Center, winning the D-League championships this year—has been bought by an exec from the Dallas Mavericks and will move to…

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Sports Medicine: The Price of Winning

May 11, 2009 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

Youth athletes are injuring themselves more often and more seriously than ever before. Here’s how to keep your child from becoming a statistic.

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Midweek Ski Fix

March 9, 2009 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

Ditching work on a sunny Wednesday afternoon and bombing up to Keystone is my favorite way to get over the hump. Getting on I-70 around two-ish, there’s nothing but God and grimy pavement in the passing lane as I gun…