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FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2019, file photo, Nevada head coach Jay Norvell works the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against New Mexico in Reno, Nev. A person with knowledge of the decision says Colorado State has hired Nevada head coach Jay Norvell to lead the Rams.(AP Photo/Tom R. Smedes, File)

Colorado State brings in Nevada head coach Jay Norvell

by Pat Graham Associated PressDecember 6, 2021December 6, 2021

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2001, file photo, the American flag flies with a background of Navy midshipmen during the national anthem at the 102nd Army Navy NCAA college football game in Philadelphia. Twenty years later, former Army football coach Todd Berry still gets choked up thinking about that Sept. 11, 2001, day and the terrorist attacks carried out not only on the twin towers at the World Trade Center but at the Pentagon, and in a field in rural Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Chris...

‘Life just changed’: Academy players, ex-coach recall 9/11

by Pat Graham Associated PressSeptember 9, 2021September 9, 2021

In this June 19, 2021 photo, Sha'Carri Richardson celebrates after winning the first heat of the semis finals in women's 100-meter runat the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Ore. Richardson cannot run in the Olympic 100-meter race after testing positive for a chemical found in marijuana. Richardson, who won the 100 at Olympic trials in 10.86 seconds on June 19, told of her ban Friday, July 2 on the “Today Show.”(AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Sha’Carri Richardson will miss Olympic 100 after marijuana test

by Eddie Pells Associated Press, and Pat Graham Associated PressJuly 2, 2021July 2, 2021

FILE - In this Sunday, July 28, 2019, file photo, Shelby Houlihan crosses the finish line as she wins the women's 5,000-meter run at the U.S. Championships athletics meet, in Des Moines, Iowa. Houlihan, the American record holder in the 1,500 and 5,000 meters, posted on social media that she’s been banned for four years following a positive test for what she concluded was a tainted pork burrito. Houlihan said she received an email from the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) on Jan. 14,...

Doping, burritos, tears: Welcome to track and field, 2021

by Eddie Pells Associated Press, and Pat Graham Associated PressJune 16, 2021June 16, 2021

FILE - Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf, right, runs to score a touchdown ahead of Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive back Jamel Dean during the second half of an NFL football game in Seattle, in this Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, file photo. Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf is explosive off the line of scrimmage. But Sunday, May 9, 2021, he will venture into a new sort of lane to test his speed on a different sort of line, one that's filled with Olympic-caliber sprinters. (AP...

Full speed ahead: DK Metcalf set to take on elite sprinters

by Pat Graham Associated PressMay 5, 2021May 5, 2021

Boston Red Sox's Kevin Pillar rounds the bases on his solo home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Rockies acquire outfielder Kevin Pillar from Red Sox

by Pat Graham Associated PressAugust 31, 2020

FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2019, file photo, Mikaela Shiffrin races down the course during the women's World Cup downhill ski race, in Lake Louise, Alberta. The governing body for ski racing announced it will skip the traditional World Cup swing through North America to remain in Europe due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The women’s side will miss stops in Killington, Vermont, and Lake Louise, Alberta. The men’s tour won’t race in Beaver Creek, Colorado, or make a separate trip to Lake...

World Cup ski circuit skipping US, Canada swing this season

by Pat Graham Associated PressAugust 20, 2020

United States skier Mikaela Shiffrin feeds a reindeer during the podium ceremony after winning a World Cup women’s slalom in Levi, Finland, Nov. 23.

For Shiffrin, grandma part of warm memories at Killington

by Pat Graham Associated PressNovember 27, 2019

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar (8) shoots a goal against the Columbus Blue Jackets during the second period, Nov. 9 in Denver.

Bolt from the blueline: Avs rookie Makar off to flying start

by Pat Graham Associated PressNovember 13, 2019

FILE-- In this April 19, 2019, file photo, Boston Red Sox Dustin Pedroia talks to a teammate before a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, Fla. Pedroia paid a visit to his teammates Tuesday at Coors Field as he recovers from his latest surgery to his left knee. He’s been limited to nine games over the past two seasons. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Pedroia visits Red Sox in recovery from latest knee surgery

by Pat Graham Associated PressAugust 27, 2019