Rockies Reinstate Axford After Son Bitten By Rattlesnake
The Colorado Rockies have reinstated right-handed reliever John Axford from the family medical emergency list after he spent a few days tending to his young son following rattlesnake bites.
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The Colorado Rockies have reinstated right-handed reliever John Axford from the family medical emergency list after he spent a few days tending to his young son following rattlesnake bites.
Derek Norris hit a tiebreaking, two-run double in the eighth inning and the San Diego Padres rallied to beat the Colorado Rockies 7-6 on Tuesday night.
Still recovering from minor injuries, Colorado Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez was in the lineup on Tuesday. But not before he did a great thing off the field.
Jorge De La Rosa, returning from a groin injury that sidelined him for the first two weeks of the season, lasted two innings and gave up a career-high tying nine runs in the Rockies' 14-3 loss.
Left-hander Jorge De La Rosa has been activated from the 15-day disabled list by the Colorado Rockies to start a series opener against San Diego.
Two weeks and 12 games in, the Rockies are 7-5. CBS4's Mark Haas thinks most fans would call that a success.
Second baseman DJ LeMahieu's failure to turn a possible inning-ending double play ultimately did more damage to the Colorado Rockies than his two-run homer off Zack Greinke did against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Kyle Kendrick found himself behind after only 15 pitches in his matchup with reigning NL MVP Clayton Kershaw.
Nolan Arenado hit a three-run homer in San Francisco Wednesday night to lead the first-place Rockies past the Giants 4-2 for a three-game sweep.
Baseball season officially opened last week and already we've had a plethora of ridiculous defensive plays.
Nolan Arenado made a sensational falling catch over the tarp in foul territory, Corey Dickerson had an RBI single among his three hits and the Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants 4-1 on Tuesday night.
Eddie Butler outdueled fellow rookie Chris Heston and shut down the Giants, and the Colorado Rockies spoiled San Francisco's latest World Series championship celebration at their home opener with a 2-0 win Monday.
Dexter Fowler hit a two-run homer off LaTroy Hawkins with two outs in the ninth inning, helping the Chicago Cubs rally for a 6-5 win over the Colorado Rockies on a blustery Sunday.
The Colorado Rockies have placed reliever John Axford on the family medical emergency list so he can tend to his young son, who was bitten by a rattlesnake last month in Arizona.
The Colorado Rockies tied their best start in franchise history, beating the Chicago Cubs 5-1 Friday behind Troy Tulowitzki's two-run double and Justin Morneau's solo homer.
In the easy win, Brock Nelson scored twice for the U.S., four players had two assists apiece and there was production up and down the lineup.
Chloe Kim has fallen short in her bid to become the first Olympic snowboarder to win three consecutive gold medals.
The Denver Broncos are inviting the community to an open house to see the new proposed design for their new stadium on Thursday.
Ukrainian Olympian banned from Winter Games for insisting on wearing helmet honoring athletes killed in his country's war with Russia.
Ellie Kam and Danny O'Shea won their medals in the "pairs free skate" event on Sunday. It was in mid-January that they would be among 16 skaters representing the United States at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games.
Team USA star skier Breezy Johnson talks with CBS News about her broken Olympic medal, a superstition, and what keeps her motivated on the slopes.
The Denver Nuggets hit the court not to practice for the next big game but to shoot hoops with some athletes from Special Olympics Colorado.
The 41-year-old American came out of retirement to compete in the 2026 Winter Olympics and crashed seconds into her downhill race on Sunday.
Maxim Naumov's score Tuesday was enough to make it through the short program, giving him another opportunity to perform when the men's free skate takes place Friday night.
The puck drops at 7 p.m. in Denver and Hart Trophy winner Nathan MacKinnon will be honored.
The Mile High Prophet grew up in Houston and was an Oilers fan. But now he is a Broncos Super Fan.
Denver native Chauncey Billups will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend.
The Denver Broncos are looking to achieve their best start to a season since 2016 on Sunday when the Los Angeles Chargers come to the Mile High City.
The Broncos defense has been stellar and the offense with quarterback Bo Nix is improving.
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.
Six athletes will be inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in Denver in 2026.
The Denver NWSL (National Women's Soccer League) team has a place to call home.
On Wednesday, Daniel Ryan Clark was sentenced to ten years in the Colorado Department of Corrections for attempting to dispose of a woman's body in the garbage.
Detectives with the Golden Police Department are asking for help in identifying two suspects wanted in two separate incidents, a sexual assault and an attempted sexual assault, that happened last month.
A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump's administration cannot pull back $600 million in public health grants allocated to four Democratic-led states, including Illinois, for now.
Investigators said the gunman had been identified as Lance Black, 62, of Evergreen.
A Colorado man was sentenced to 90 days in jail and 10 years of probation after pleading guilty to kidnapping and attempted sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl outside Thornton Middle School. He was facing eight years in prison.
On Friday, Feb. 13, dozens of couples gathered at the Denver Clerk and Recorder's Office for the 14th annual Marriage Marathon.
The plane crashed around 12:20 a.m. on the back side of Emerald Mountain. All four bodies have been recovered and the Routt County Coroner's Office will work to identify the bodies.
In just the first few hours on Thursday morning, some 500 people followed a clue to the Castle Rock Incline for a chance to win a ticket to the live "Survivor 50" finale.
The Colorado Symphony performed three sold-out concerts in New York City and the President and CEO of the Colorado Symphony, Daniel Wachter, talked about what's coming up this season for the symphony.
Cyclists enjoyed mild weather during the Winter Bike To Work Day in the Denver metro area on Friday.
In the easy win, Brock Nelson scored twice for the U.S., four players had two assists apiece and there was production up and down the lineup.
Chloe Kim has fallen short in her bid to become the first Olympic snowboarder to win three consecutive gold medals.
The Denver Broncos are inviting the community to an open house to see the new proposed design for their new stadium on Thursday.
Ukrainian Olympian banned from Winter Games for insisting on wearing helmet honoring athletes killed in his country's war with Russia.
Ellie Kam and Danny O'Shea won their medals in the "pairs free skate" event on Sunday. It was in mid-January that they would be among 16 skaters representing the United States at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games.
Inflation came in below economists' forecasts and slowed from December's 2.7% annual rate.
President Trump pardoned five former NFL players - one posthumously - for crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking.
In the easy win, Brock Nelson scored twice for the U.S., four players had two assists apiece and there was production up and down the lineup.
Four Democratic-led states that have become frequent targets of President Donald Trump have sued to block his administration from cutting off hundreds of millions in public health grants.
Chloe Kim has fallen short in her bid to become the first Olympic snowboarder to win three consecutive gold medals.
A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump's administration cannot pull back $600 million in public health grants allocated to four Democratic-led states, including Illinois, for now.
Vice President JD Vance will talk about the economy, foreign policy, the state of the Republican Party and the 2028 race for the White House in a March edition of the CBS News town hall series "Things That Matter."
President Trump pardoned five former NFL players - one posthumously - for crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking.
Colorado ranks as one of the top five most expensive housing markets in the country, and first responders are among those struggling to afford homeownership in the state.
Four Democratic-led states that have become frequent targets of President Donald Trump have sued to block his administration from cutting off hundreds of millions in public health grants.
The University of Colorado Cancer Center at CU Anschutz has been selected by the National Cancer Institute as one of just eight hubs nationwide to evaluate new multi‑cancer detection blood tests, part of a national pilot called the Vanguard Study.
Lydia Howerton of Good Eaters showed how easy it is to bake her gluten-free zucchini brownies.
In Colorado, it's not yet clear exactly how much funding will be cut for public health services, but organizations like the Colorado Health Network are bracing for impact.
The Food and Drug Administration is refusing to consider Moderna's application for a new flu vaccine made with mRNA technology, the company said.
The Marshall Project found more than 70,000 cases referred to law enforcement over allegations of substance use during pregnancy — and that's a significant undercount.
Inflation came in below economists' forecasts and slowed from December's 2.7% annual rate.
A Denver bar called Mecca Sports Bar has been under investigation for prostitution for several years. It's coming to light now because the city's Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection requested a hearing for the bar about their liquor license and dance cabaret license. Both are in limbo.ore arrests have been made.
Some travelers are finding they don't have storage above their seats when they get on the plane because early boarders are taking up the overhead bins.
Top Trump administration officials had decided to terminate Abigail Slater as the Justice Department's antitrust chief just before she announced her departure on social media.
Colorado is second in the nation for hail insurance claims, and new data shows just how much hail is impacting insurance premiums for homeowners.
A Denver judge this week ordered an area pastor, Tilo Lopez, to pay a family $311,000 in restitution after Lopez was criminally prosecuted in connection with a construction project he said he would do for the family.
The filing comes months after a judge ordered the company to pay more than $116 million for its role in the 2021 death of 6-year-old Wongel Estifanos.
Denver drivers continue to be impacted by a change in how parking tickets are disputed. That system changed in September, when the city eliminated the ability to dispute parking tickets online.
Former Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen, who retired as chief in 2022, plans to announce next week that he is running for a seat on Denver City Council.
Colorado parents are raising concerns after a dispute between their school district and its water provider put the school's future firefighting water supply in question.
