After Willie Mays' death, Rickwood Field game takes on renewed significance
Willie Mays began his professional baseball career with the Birmingham Black Barons, who barnstormed the Jim Crow South as a member of the Negro Southern League.
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Willie Mays began his professional baseball career with the Birmingham Black Barons, who barnstormed the Jim Crow South as a member of the Negro Southern League.
Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. said of Willie Mays: "He'll always be the godfather of all center fielders."
Mays was a 24-time All-Star and his iconic over-the-shoulder catch is still considered one of the greatest in the history of the game.
Connor Garden-Bachop played representative rugby for the Maori All Blacks and comes from a family of New Zealand internationals.
For the last 16 years, Ralph Lauren has been the official outfitter of Team USA for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics. Here's what they came up with for 2024.
Doctors say France's Kylian Mbappé won't need surgery on his broken nose right away, but if he returns to play in the tournament, it will be in a mask.
Coloradan Derrick White is an NBA champion for the first time in his professional basketball career.
The Boston Celtics took down the Dallas Mavericks to win the 2024 NBA Finals, the franchise's 18th title overall and first since 2008.
"It is not in an athlete's DNA to stop and if the conditions are too dangerous I do think there is a risk of fatalities," one rugby player said.
Jackson James Rice was set to become the first Caucasian to represent Tonga at an Olympic Games.
Bryson DeChambeau is the U.S. Open champion for the second time.
The Hall of Fame player has been the last 24 years working as a studio analyst for TNT and on Friday he announced that next season will be his last on TV.
Swimmer Lia Thomas' attempt to overturn World Aquatics' policy for transgender athletes, which she felt were discriminatory, has been dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Caitlin Clark, the first round overall draft pick for the WNBA, was not chosen, disappointing fans. Now, USA Basketball has responded.
Colin Prater's path to Pinehurst and the 2024 U.S. Open wasn't easy. Forty-four players are trying to qualify for only two spots.
The Denver Nuggets fired their head coach on Tuesday in a surprise move before the end of the regular season.
The Denver Nuggets have fired head coach Michael Malone and said they won't extend the contract of general manager Calvin Booth in the final week of the NBA regular season.
The Mile High City was full of fans for the home opener in Denver. The Rockies lost 6-3 to the Athletics.
On the Colorado Rockies' home opener, CBS Colorado Sports Anchor Romi Bean speaks with Rockies General Manager Bud Black about what he loves most about opening day, as well as the strengths he sees in this year's team -- and where it needs improvement.
Brady O'Neill of the Colorado Rockies spoke about where to see Dinger at Coors Field during home games.
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.
The driver of a Colorado Department of Transportation snowplow, who's accused of causing a deadly crash involving a van with a girls' hockey team, has now been charged with multiple crimes related to that crash.
A 15-year-old female student was arrested on Thursday afternoon for allegedly making a bomb threat against the high school where she is a student, according to investigators.
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts will welcome the incredibly talented cast of Alicia Keys' Hell's Kitchen, the latest musical to visit the Buell Theatre.
People in many cities in Douglas County now have a new ride option to get them around for free. The Link on Demand rideshare service will travel around areas including Lone Tree, Highlands Ranch, and select areas of Parker.
A federal judge in Denver ordered the release of an asylum seeker last week, citing concern that immigration courts in Colorado are not conducting neutral and fair bond proceedings to determine whether detainees pose a danger or flight risk.
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts will welcome the incredibly talented cast of Alicia Keys' Hell's Kitchen, the latest musical to visit the Buell Theatre.
The Front Range Passenger Rail announced a proposed agreement with the BNSF Railroad on Thursday.
The Link on Demand rideshare service will travel around areas including Lone Tree, Highlands Ranch, and select areas of Parker.
The arson suspect in the Leetsdale apartment fire refused to appear in court.
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The NFL is being investigated for practices that allegedly harm consumers for licensing games to multiple platforms — paid streaming platforms, paid cable networks, and others, sources said.
This is Michigan's second NCAA title in school history, and the win ends a 26-year national championship drought for the Big Ten.
After shutting out Cornell in the semifinals, the University of Denver Pioneers' goalie Johnny Hicks made 26 saves against Western Michigan to knock out the defending national champs and send the Pioneers to Vegas.
Sidewalks were packed, and streets were buzzing Friday, as thousands of fans flooded downtown Rockies Opening Day.
Despite needing help with his motor skills and movement, it hasn't stopped Randy Milliken from loving his favorite team.
First lady Melania Trump delivered a televised statement denying a relationship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The president says the arch will commemorate the nation's 250th anniversary.
The NFL is being investigated for practices that allegedly harm consumers for licensing games to multiple platforms — paid streaming platforms, paid cable networks, and others, sources said.
The U.S. Postal Service, which lost $9 billion in 2025, recently warned that it could run out of money within 12 months.
Blanche said the top federal prosecutor in California can seek the death penalty for three alleged MS-13 members charged with killing a victim who was cooperating with authorities, according to a memo.
First lady Melania Trump delivered a televised statement denying a relationship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The president says the arch will commemorate the nation's 250th anniversary.
The NFL is being investigated for practices that allegedly harm consumers for licensing games to multiple platforms — paid streaming platforms, paid cable networks, and others, sources said.
The U.S. Postal Service, which lost $9 billion in 2025, recently warned that it could run out of money within 12 months.
Blanche said the top federal prosecutor in California can seek the death penalty for three alleged MS-13 members charged with killing a victim who was cooperating with authorities, according to a memo.
Some states already don't have enough staff to quickly process Medicaid applications and answer enrollees' phone calls. Researchers say they may not be prepared to handle new Medicaid work rules, predicting people will lose coverage as a result.
Two more drug-making giants, Abbvie and Genentech, will start selling popular medications on the White House's discounted pharmaceutical site as soon as Monday.
Behind some of the viral physiques lies a troubling trend: the use of a powerful drug never approved for humans.
The Environmental Protection Agency also added microplastics to its contaminant candidate list for the first time.
The COVID-19 variant BA.3.2, nicknamed "Cicada," has been detected in at least 23 countries and half the states in the U.S.
The NFL is being investigated for practices that allegedly harm consumers for licensing games to multiple platforms — paid streaming platforms, paid cable networks, and others, sources said.
The U.S. Postal Service, which lost $9 billion in 2025, recently warned that it could run out of money within 12 months.
Economic forecasts show that this week's March Consumer Price Index could show prices climbing at their fastest pace in nearly two years.
Cameras on some Chevrolet Malibus can display blank or distorted images, posing a risk to drivers, according to safety regulators.
Many employees expect to retire later as mounting expenses strain budgets, while others hunker down at work as part of the "great stay."
A single malfunctioning piece of new equipment triggered a recent, sweeping power outage at Denver International Airport — an incident that stranded passengers in elevators and delayed nearly 500 flights.
Anticipating a challenging summer wildfire season, forecasters with Colorado's Division of Fire Prevention and Control are preparing to rely heavily on a pair of state-owned aircraft-both to detect fires early and to assist in fighting them once they ignite.
CBS Colorado is investigating a trucking company involved in a crash at a gas station in the southern part of the Denver metro area last month.
A Denver jury has found activist Regan Benson, a frequent critic of police, guilty of "doxing" a Denver police commander during a livestream last September, in what appears to be the first conviction under Colorado's anti-doxing law.
Fire chiefs in two departments northwest of Denver, Westminster and Arvada, say gaps in emergency dispatch technology between neighboring departments can slow response times and, in some cases, limit how quickly help arrives.
