Fernando Valenzuela died from septic shock, medical examiner says
Fernando Valenzuela, the beloved Los Angeles Dodgers pitching ace who helped the team win the 1981 World Series, died of septic shock last month, according to his death certificate.
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Fernando Valenzuela, the beloved Los Angeles Dodgers pitching ace who helped the team win the 1981 World Series, died of septic shock last month, according to his death certificate.
Mike Westhoff, the assistant head coach of the Denver Broncos, will be stepping away from the team to deal with health issues. That's according to NFL Media.
Marco Angulo died from injuries sustained in a car crash that also killed his former youth team teammate Roberto Cabezas, officials said.
Nikola Jokic of the Nuggets on Monday was named the NBA's Western Conference Player of the Week.
The Chiefs blocked Broncos kicker Wil Lutz's 35-yard field goal attempt as time expired on Sunday, and Kansas City escaped with a 16-14 victory over the Broncos to extend its winning streak to 15 games dating to last season.
Shedeur Sanders threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score, two-way star Travis Hunter had nine catches for 99 yards and a TD and No. 21 Colorado overcame an early deficit to beat Texas Tech 41-27 on Saturday.
Bobby Allison was a member of the NASCAR Hall of Fame and a three-time winner of the Daytona 500.
The 20-year-old American came from 2-0 and 5-3 down in the final set and was two points from defeat at one stage.
While the top-seeded teams are unaffected by a bye week, other teams must reschedule games. Snow has blanketed stadiums and fields, forcing changes to planned matchups.
Meregrass Flight 681 took off from Auburn University Regional Airport at 2:40 p.m. on Friday, but returned after less than an hour later.
Israeli and Dutch leaders have condemned a mass attack on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam as clear and violent antisemitism.
NASCAR issued $600,000 in fines and suspended nine team members from three different teams on Tuesday for alleged race manipulation at Martinsville Speedway.
Embattled Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin has returned to practice, a sign his six-month suspension is nearing an end.
Denver Broncos pass rusher Jonathon Cooper this week signed a four-year contract extension.
The Denver Broncos were beaten in all phases of the game on Sunday in a 41-10 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.
Watch the latest episode of "Coach Prime's Playbook with Romi Bean." The Colorado Buffaloes play Houston on Friday.
In a major milestone for Denver's women's soccer team, they announced CommonSpirit Health bought the naming rights for their training center.
Denver Broncos inside linebacker Dre Greenlaw is struggling with a quadriceps injury.
Watch CBS Colorado anchors Michael Spencer and Michelle Griego give a blind ranking for the top five games at Empower Field at Mile High.
The Broncos announced that they plan to build a new retractable roof stadium in Denver's Burnham Yard district.
See photos taken at and around Coors Field on Friday, April 3, 2026, for the Colorado Rockies home opener of the 2026 season. The Rockies fell to the Phillies by a score of 10-1.
Denver Summit FC took on Washington Spirit in the team's first home game of their inaugural season.
Broncos fans were excited about the first NFL playoff game in Denver in a decade.
The Denver Broncos beat the Chiefs 22-19 for their eighth straight victory on Nov. 17, 2025.
Jeffco Public Schools in Colorado has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education. The district says it is being asked to violate state law.
According to the attorneys for Chantal Rojas, the woman who was detained by ICE at Denver International Airport, she could be released on bond on Wednesday after a judge granted her a $3,000 bond on Tuesday.
If you spend just a few minutes standing at the corner of Ken Pratt and Main during rush hour, you're likely to see the speed enforcement camera flash.
Country music star Megan Moroney's performance at Ball Arena in Denver on Tuesday ended after only a few songs after the singer contracted an illness, officials said.
Some Northern Colorado residents are noticing musty-smelling and metallic-tasting tap water after an algae bloom affected a portion of Greeley's water source.
Jeffco Public Schools in Colorado has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education. The district says it is being asked to violate state law.
A new study found that food delivery apps have gotten increasingly popular with American teens. Some teens even use the apps to deliver food to their school during lunch.
Kids kicked off the Adams County Fair on Wednesday with a rodeo including sheep, goats, swine, and beef shows. The fair will run until August 2.
Denver Public Schools board members voted unanimously May 20 to dismiss a 50-year-old foreign language teacher following a district investigation and an independent review into student complaints about a class assignment.
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The son of Chiefs assistant coach Eric Bieniemy has been arrested and charged with a shooting that wounded his mother, Mia Bieniemy, according to authorities in Virginia.
Center fielders Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones and second baseman Jeff Kent were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.
Denver Broncos Linebacker Nik Bonitto is teaming up with the Safeway Foundation's Nourishing Neighbors program, the Bonitto Family Foundation and Food Bank of the Rockies to help fight childhood hunger.
Denver Broncos' Jonathon Cooper appeared in a Douglas County courtroom on Friday morning, where a judge set a date for his arraignment on criminal charges.
There were 89 people arrested in the New York area over the course of the World Cup, the NYPD said.
Schools in three states will be equipped with drones this coming academic year that aim to find and deter active shooters within seconds.
Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared before the Senate to testify on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic but invoked his Fifth Amendment rights in answering all questions.
Former FBI Director James Comey filed new motions late Tuesday in his effort to toss out federal charges accusing him of threatening President Trump's by posting a photo of seashells arranged to form the numbers "86 47."
The U.S. and Saudi militaries announced airstrikes late Tuesday on Iranian-backed groups in Iraq, after Iran and its proxies allegedly targeted American forces.
According to the Air Traffic Control System Command Center, all airports and facilities were being impacted by the IT outage.
Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared before the Senate to testify on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic but invoked his Fifth Amendment rights in answering all questions.
Congress appropriated $345 million for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for the 2026 fiscal year, but the agency has spent less than $15 million on grants.
Former FBI Director James Comey filed new motions late Tuesday in his effort to toss out federal charges accusing him of threatening President Trump's by posting a photo of seashells arranged to form the numbers "86 47."
The U.S. and Saudi militaries announced airstrikes late Tuesday on Iranian-backed groups in Iraq, after Iran and its proxies allegedly targeted American forces.
In the year since President Trump signed an executive order aimed at moving homeless people off the streets, states have expanded involuntary treatment for the homeless.
Congress appropriated $345 million for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for the 2026 fiscal year, but the agency has spent less than $15 million on grants.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Food safety experts say cuts to the public health system hobbled the response — and that the next outbreak could be much worse.
Since May, more than 11,000 cases of illness caused by the parasite cyclospora have been reported in 41 states. This comes after the Trump administration drastically cut FDA and CDC staff, prompting one expert to call this summer's outbreaks "a national wake-up call."
Americans say they aren't convinced the cyclospora outbreak is under control as confirmed cases near 2,000.
Schools in three states will be equipped with drones this coming academic year that aim to find and deter active shooters within seconds.
The Federal Communications Commission is banning imports of new foreign-made humanoid robots and power inverters, citing national security risks, in a move that targets China.
A longtime Denver business owner remembered for his kindness and deep ties to the Hilltop neighborhood has died.
Millions of Canadians shunned travel to the U.S. in 2025, opting to vacation at home or travel to other countries.
U.S. households will spend roughly $4,000 per student on school supplies and lunches this year, a new analysis found.
Nearly three out of every four written comments submitted to the Colorado Department of Transportation during the early public review of its proposed Bus Rapid Transit project on Colorado Boulevard oppose the idea.
Insurance can be a hassle for anyone. For one Coloradan, that hassle has been magnified all because of her name.
A man who stopped to help victims of a devastating motorcycle crash instead found himself handcuffed, jailed and accused of driving under the influence -- despite repeatedly asking officers to administer a breath test that he believed would prove his innocence.
For Billy Hailey, his release was a day he had been waiting for and working toward for 20 years. Now, he is unexpectedly back in custody after the state says it miscalculated the date.
A second family in Colorado says a little-known insurance rule has left them fighting two companies to get medical bills paid.
