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HOMELESSNESS IN DENVER

Camp ban passes, provokes Protesters shout at the City Council, which approves the bill 9-4.

Civil unions quickly killed

By Jeremy P. Meyer The Denver Post

A special session opens with the bill sent to a different House panel, which rejects it 5-4.

By Tim Hoover and John Ingold The Denver Post

A legislative special session to give the issue of civil unions for same-sex couples more time for debate didn’t produce a different outcome Monday, though it did ratchet up partisan tensions.

Legislation to create civil unions died even faster during the special session that began Monday than it did during the regular session that ended last week. The House State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee shot down the bill on a 5-4 party-line vote, stopping it from getting to the House floor, where it likely would have passed, with a handful of Republicans joining Democrats.

Even committee member Rep. Don Coram, R-Montrose, who has a gay son, said he couldn’t vote for the bill.

He cited the 2006 vote by Coloradans to ban gay marriage.

“What you’re asking me to do here is invalidate the vote of six years ago,” Coram said. “I’m concerned that the gay community is being used as a political pawn. For four years we had a Democrat governor, a Democrat House and a Democrat Senate. The issue never came up. It only came up POLITICS » 8A

Jessie Pocock, far right, from One Colorado, gets a hug Monday from Daniel Ramos after hearing that the civil unions bill died. The House State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee shot down the bill on a 5-4 vote along party lines, stopping it from getting to the House floor, where it likely would have passed. The bill was killed on the first day of the General Assembly’s special session. Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post

The “kill” committee The House State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee shot down the bill on a 5-4 party-line vote, stopping it from getting to the House floor, where it likely would have passed, with a handful of Republicans joining Democrats.

The Denver City Council approved a homeless-camping ban Monday night in the face of an angry crowd that taped dollar bills to their mouths, chanted “shame” after the 9-4 vote and staged a sit-in outside the chambers.

Mayor Michael Hancock is expected to sign the bill into law today.

The ordinance, which forbids unauthorized camping on public and private property in Denver, will go into effect May 30, giving police time to learn the procedures on how to deal with homeless people caught illegally sleeping outside.

Police Chief Robert White said he expects officers to have a “light touch” and arrests would occur only as a last resort.

“Tonight was not about winners or losers. It was about beginning a long process of providing smart services to individuals that need it the most,” said the bill’s sponsor, Councilman Albus Brooks. “Time and patient application, not rhetoric, will reveal the true nature of this ordinance.”

Hancock later issued a statement, saying the passage of the bill was “a bold and necessary step forward to help ensure the highest level of health and safety for our entire city.”

The legislation has sparked emotions and controversy since its beginnings, but the passions reached their peak Monday night, with protesters holding a rally outside the City and County Building and raising signs and voices during the meeting. Their postvote sit-in disbanded when police officers asked them to leave.

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HARM FROM DONOR SPERM

Sheer number of inheritor kids ups genetic risk

By Jacqueline Mroz The New York Times

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YOUNG PEOPLE WITH AUTISM LEARNING HOW TO GET ALONG For 16 years, CSU students have mentored autistic teenagers and young adults, helping them hone the social skills that will enable them to get along a little better with the rest of the world. »4A

BUSINESS CEO to face tough crowd. JPMorgan shareholders may forgive Jamie Dimon for $2 billion trading error. »9A

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YOUNG ATHEART The Nuggets didn’t win the series.

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Ty Lawson. The 24-year-old is one of eight Nuggets younger than 27.

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AFGHAN POLICE EFFORT FAILING, PENTAGON SAYS A U.S.-backed program to recruit police in rural Afghanistan has failed to significantly stem the insurgency, with some units becoming deeply entangled in criminal activity, according to a Pentagon-funded study. »13A

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In households across the country, children conceived with donated sperm are struggling with serious genetic conditions inherited from men they have never met: heart defects, spinal muscular atrophy, neurofibromatosis type 1 and fragile-X syndrome — the most common form of mental retardation in boys — and others.

Donated eggs pose a risk as well, but the threat of genetic harm from sperm donation is arguably much greater.

Sperm donors are no more likely to carry genetic diseases than anybody else, but they can father a far greater number of children: 50, 100 or even 150, each a potential inheritor of flawed genes.

Sharine and Brian Kretchmar of Yukon, Okla., tried a number of medical treatments to conceive a second child.

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COLORADO ROUNDUP

Petitioners decry 2009 ballot law FEDERAL JUDGE REVIEWS THE BAN ON PAYING PEOPLE

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Transit team sounds death knell for FREX bus

Trail Ridge Road opens

Andy Garton delivered what sounded like a eulogy for the FrontRange Express bus line Monday.

Garton offered Colorado Springs Transit Solutions Team recommendations to the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority board of directors. By far the biggest recommendation was eliminating FREX, the weekday commuter bus service between Colorado Springs and Denver.

PPRTA contributed nearly $7 million to Colorado Springs’ 2012 transit operating budget, with nearly $800,000 going to FREX, which cost just more than $2 million this year.

Cutting FREX will help stabilize local bus service, which has been pared.

PPRTA director Jan Martin, also on the City Council, hopes to keep FREX running 18 months until the Department of Transportation can take over.

“DOT is exploring a state-run system from Fort Collins maybe all the way to Pueblo,” Martin said.

By Sara Burnett The Denver Post

A 2009 law that changed how people who circulate ballot petitions may be paid would increase costs so much that it could prevent average citizens from trying to get an initiative on the ballot, a well-known activist who has led several ballot issues told a federal judge Monday.

“Quite simply, we won’t be able to afford it,” said Jon Caldara, president of the Independence Institute, a freemarket think tank. “For people like me, this restriction is the difference between having a voice and not.”

Caldara is among a group of activists, including the pro-marijuana group SAFER, that sued the secretary of state’s office to stop it from enforcing the law, which prohibits petition circulators from being paid by the signature.

Melanie Mirbaba, an attorney for Secretary of State Scott Gessler, told U.S. District Court Judge Philip Brimmer that they will present evidence during the eight-day trial that refutes that claim.

When citizens want to put an issue on the ballot, they must collect a set number of signatures from registered voters. While this work is sometimes done by volunteers, it is most commonly done by petition circulators paid per signature.

In 2009, legislators concerned about fraud that they said occurred during the 2008 election cycle banned payment strictly on a per-signature basis. Instead, petition circulators would be paid by the hour or through a “hybrid” system in which no more than 20 percent of compensation is per signature.

Caldara testified that paying per signature is the best way to ensure that sufficient signatures are collected within a proponent’s budget. In 2010, when he was a proponent of a measure to declare health-insurance mandates unconstitutional, Caldara got a quote from a firm to collect petition signatures, he said.

If circulators were paid per signature, the cost was $1.50 per signature, for a total of $180,000. If circulators were paid hourly, the charge would have been $5.50 per signature, or a total of $660,000, according to the bid.

The law is not in effect because Brimmer in 2010 granted a request for a preliminary injunction, saying he had seen no evidence that restricting per-signature payment prevents fraud.

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Officers call survival in I-70 crash “a miracle” Road-work volunteer Peter Plaut enjoys the view from just off Trail Ridge Road on Monday, when the road opened for the season. A huge snowdrift had covered this spot a year ago, when the road through Rocky Mountain National Park didn’t open until a week after Memorial Day. Walt Hester, (Estes Park) Trail-Gazette

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RMNP greets through traffic

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Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park opened for the summer Monday, about two weeks earlier than normal.

However, park officials warn that weather conditions can change rapidly and that travelers should check before setting out for the road billed as the highest continuous paved road in the U.S. The road reaches more than 12,000 feet at its highest point. Huge snowplows are used to clear the road for summer visitors.

Historically, it closes in late October and reopens on Memorial Day weekend. Last year, after heavy snowstorms continued well into the spring, the road didn’t open until June 6.

The earliest the road has ever opened is May 7, 2002, when the state went through an extreme drought. Park spokeswoman Kyle Patterson said that in 1963, the road opened May 11.

Avon police said the fact that three people survived a fiery crash Sunday on Interstate 70 was a miracle.

Avon police say a semi drove off the bridge on I-70 and fell on top of a Honda CR-V. There was an explosion shortly after. The driver of the semi died.

Mick Woodworth, an engineer with the Eagle River Fire Protection District, told 9News that Bradley Zellefrow, the boyfriend of the Honda driver, Lara Wahl, pulled her from the car.

“They say superhuman strength could’ve happened with the boyfriend pulling her out from the driver’s side,” Woodworth said.

Investigators say Richard Howard, a passenger from the semi, got himself out of the truck. He’s still being treated at Vail Valley Medical Center.

The name of the truck driver has not been released.

HIGHLANDS RANCH One year ago, snow was 23 feet deep in places as crews labored to clear Trail Ridge Road, which climbs above 12,000 feet. National Park Service Though the road is open, the Alpine Visitor Center and the Trail Ridge Store, atop Trail Ridge Road, will be closed to vehicles and pedestrians as snow-removal equipment works in the parking area.

Restrooms are open at Rock Cut and Milner Pass.

Information about the road’s status is available on the park’s Trail Ridge Road phone-line recording at 970-586-1222.

Driver in accident that killed jogger is charged Kathleen McClure-Orme, 45, of Highlands Ranch has been charged with careless driving causing death in an April 28 incident that killed 54-yearold jogger Sherry Peters, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said Monday.

The charge is a Class 1 misdemeanor that can result in up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $1,000, according to Colorado statutes.

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The Department of Defense has identified the Fort Carson soldier who was killed Friday when his unit was attacked by small-arms fire in Bagram, Afghanistan.

First Lt. Alejo R. Thompson, 30, of Yuma, Ariz., was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson.

He joined the Army on Sept. 19, 2000, and was assigned to Fort Carson on April 20, 2011. His most recent deployment to Afghanistan began March 6.

He was deployed in Iraq from March 28, 2003, to Feb. 4, 2004.

Thompson will receive the Bronze Star and Purple Heart medals posthumously, the Army said.

President Barack Obama — who raised nearly $15 million at an event at George Clooney’s home last week— will be in Denver on May 23 for an afternoon fundraiser at the downtown Hyatt Regency.

He is also scheduled to give the commencement address at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs that morning.

Tickets for the Denver event start at $250 per person for admission to the reception only and top out at $40,000 per couple for the “co-host” level, which includes a meet-andgreet and photo with Obama, according to the invitation from the Obama Victory Fund.

There are no public events scheduled during the president’s stop.

U.S. Energy Corp. is considering scrapping its plans to mine molybdenum at an old mining site near Crested Butte in exchange for land or some other trade.

For years, the High Country Citizens’ Alliance and the Red Lady Coalition have opposed the company’s plans to mine molybdenum at Mount Emmons.

On Monday, the company said it would consider returning its land and mining claims in the Gunnison National Forest to the federal government in an exchange. Dan Morse of High Country Citizens’ Alliance says details haven’t been decided, but land, cash, timber and rights for other minerals have been discussed as possible items for the exchange.

U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., is waging a campaign that would prevent pizza from being counted as a vegetable in school meals. Polis unveiled the SLICE — School Lunch Improvements for Children’s Education — Act on Monday at Louisville Middle School. Last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture proposed a rule that would have prevented pizza from being counted as a vegetable in meals. But Congress succumbed to lobbying from the frozen food industry and blocked it, Polis said.

Polis was joined by Boulder Valley School District food services director Ann Cooper, who backs the campaign: “We just really support kids eating more fruits and vegetables. Two tablespoons of tomato paste should not be considered a vegetable.”

A horse transported from Iowa to Douglas County has been confirmed with equine herpesvirus. EHV-1 is a potentially lethal disease that killed nine horses last year in Colorado.

The horse was euthanized after showing severe neurological signs associated with EHV-1. The Douglas County site has been quarantined, and the Colorado Department of Agriculture is investigating.

Three other Colorado facilities received horses from the same transport company. Those horses have been isolated and are being monitored for signs of the disease.

Agriculture officials said that unlike in 2011, the new confirmed case is not associated with a horse show or event.

Soldier killed in Afghan battle was from Arizona

Obama fundraiser to follow AFA address

U.S. Energy considers exchange for mine plans

Polis pushes to eliminate Equine herpesvirus case pizza as school vegetable confirmed in Colorado

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School bills held back

By Karen Augé and Kevin Simpson The Denver Post

From the standpoint of K-12 education, the almost-finished 2012 legislative session was notable as much for what didn’t happen as what did, education observers say.

“I don’t think a whole lot happened that really is moving education forward,” said Tony Lewis, executive director of the Denver-based Donnell-Kay Foundation, a nonprofit education-advocacy and -funding organization. “Big, bold change was not happening this session.”

One other thing didn’t happen this session: After two years of financial bloodletting, there were no significant cuts to K-12 education.

Although per-pupil spending for 2012-13 remains at $6,474 per student, that doesn’t account for inflation — and it’s still more than $600 lower than in 2009-10, according to the Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute.

“I think the budget reflects several years of economic downturn as well as the inability of our legislators to raise any revenues,” Lewis said.

So while funding remained stable, schools still struggle to reconcile the negative effects of previous budget cuts, said Beverly Ingle, president of the Colorado Education Association.

Funding may be even, but many districts will be taking home less funding, Ingle said.

“Every time you do that, you take away programs or services or books,” she said.

On the positive side, she cited a childhood-literacy act that will provide $21 million for interventions while triggering discussion about whether to hold back students with severe reading deficiencies — a decision that ultimately will fall to district superintendents.

But efforts to create a new college-tuition level for children of workers in the country illegally failed.

“We have a number of kids who start realizing in their junior or senior year that college will be twice as expensive for them as their colleagues who live down the street,” Ingle said.

“It makes kids give up and drop out of school.”

A revamping of school discipline laws, which had produced some “zero tolerance” sanctions that defied common sense, nearly became a casualty of civil-unions politics.

Sen. Linda Newell, who had helped shepherd the issue for more than a year, saw the measure pass the Senate but nearly be killed in the House amid the crossfire over civil-unions legislation.

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At the 11th hour, though, the school-discipline measure was tacked onto the school-finance bill and passed.

Newell called the result “everything we could reasonably hope for.”

The legislation removes all zero tolerance except federal guidelines involving firearms, while encouraging school districts to offer alternatives to suspension and expulsion such as restorative justice.

A lot of issues talked about before the session didn’t become law, including: • Stricter standards for online education.

• Limiting campaign contributions for school-board can-

Van Schoales, head of the independent advocacy group A+ Denver Schools, lamented that the legislature didn’t take up the issue now.

With financial pressures easing, “there will be all sort of pressure to just add money to the existing system and tinker here and there. ... And the gravity of keeping things the same is enormous.”

Overall, Schoales said, the session was one of adjustment to education policies rather than sweeping change.

“I think the theme is tweaking and improving things already in place,” he said.

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A 64-year-old Erie man who tried to sell an antique pistol on the Discovery Channel TV show “American Guns” in December is accused of stealing the $20,000 revolver from a private museum in New Mexico.

Wylie Gene Newton is seen on the show, filmed at Gunsmoke Guns in Wheat Ridge, trying to sell two black-powder revolvers.

A viewer contacted Santa Fe authorities looking for a stolen 1800s vintage Colt Dragoon black-powder revolver.

On the episode, first aired in December, Newton says he had fired the rare gun. “What’s the point in having a gun if you can’t shoot it?” he says.

On Thursday, undercover detectives from the Wheat Ridge Police Department met Newton and offered to buy the stolen gun, leading to his arrest. He is being held in the Jefferson County Detention Center on a warrant from New Mexico.

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Bookie draws probation Daniel Dinner, who pleaded guilty to running a big illegal Denver venture, also gets in-home detention.

By Jessica Fender The Denver Post

golden» A man who for 30 years ran a large illegal-bookmaking operation that allegedly involved several high-profile figures in Denver’s sports community was sentenced Monday to six years of probation and

two months of in-home detention.

Attorneys for Daniel Dinner, 60, pointed to his long-standing struggle with gambling and sex addiction, his years of enrollment in 12step programs and his recent mental breakdown in their efforts to save him from prison time.

The courtroom was full of Dinner’s family and friends, who lauded him as a dedicated family man and a generous person.

First Judicial District Court Judge Tamara Russell said she was more swayed by Dinner’s lack of criminal history and the lack of violence involved in the gambling enterprise than Dinner’s good deeds in the community.

“It’s too easy to be generous when your pockets are being lined with illegal money,” Russell said. “When you’re not working the

weekend, you can be there for your kids; you can send them to college. It’s not fair.”

Russell said she gave in-home detention — rather than 60 days in jail — for the first time in her seven years on the bench because she believed Dinner’s mental state would suffer otherwise. He spent nearly two weeks institutionalized after the charges came down.

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Friends for life CSU helps young folks with autism grow together in social settings U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., a threeterm congressman, has faced challengers before but never a one-on-one primary debate. Ed Andrieski, The Associated Press

BLAHA, CHALLENGER IN 5TH CD, WANTS TO DEBATE INCUMBENT LAMBORN

By Kurtis Lee The Denver Post

colorado springs» With three weeks to go until ballots are sent out in the all-mail primary election that will determine who will represent the 5th Congressional District, Robert Blaha, a boisterous businessman whose deep pockets have made him a viable challenger, says he has asked incumbent U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn to a debate on more than 16 different occasions.

Will they debate, or won’t they?

Lamborn’s response has been, for the most part, unresponsive.

His spokeswoman, Catherine Mortensen, said Monday: “Mr. Blaha has said he doesn’t have a problem with the congressman’s voting record. As far as we’re concerned, there’s nothing to debate. Lamborn is not interested in a debate over personalities.”

In past primaries, the three-term Republican congressman faced several challengers but never a one-on-one matchup.

When it comes to congressional contests in the 5th District, November is irrelevant, because no Democrat or independent has ever held the seat in this über-conservative central pocket of the state.

Blaha says Lamborn owes it to his constituents to debate him. “One of the tenets that makes America so great is that we value the opportunity to have a battle of ideas and to elect the best possible representation of those ideas,” he said.

Dakota Flores checks his bowling score during a recent get-together at Chipper’s Lanes in Fort Collins. The gatherings help people with highfunctioning autism-spectrum disorders such as Asperger’s syndrome improve their social skills. Photos by Manuel Martinez, Special to The Denver Post

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The odds of getting a ride on the alwayssold-out annual Denver Post Cheyenne Frontier Days Train are better than ever this year because reservations will be sold using a lottery.

Through 7 p.m. May 24, people hoping to hitch a ride to the July 21 opening of the Frontier Days rodeo can submit a reservation request at cfdtrain.com. Reservations — one per household and no more than four tickets per request — will be filled using a computerized random-selection process.

Passengers will be notified of their status for tickets by e-mail Union Pacific fireman before June 1.

Ted Schulte monitors Tickets, wriststeam locomotive No. bands and itiner844 last year. Karl Geharies will be ring, Denver Post file mailed by July 1.

Once again, the 17-car train will be pulled by Union Pacific’s historic steam locomotive No. 844, built for passenger service in 1944 and never taken off the railroad’s active roster.

The trip, which will leave Denver at 7 a.m., includes a continental breakfast, the traditional parade through downtown Cheyenne, a private, catered barbecue, tickets to the “Daddy of ’em All” rodeo and a light supper on the way home.

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he editor of this paper, Greg Moore, uses a particular phrase when a reporter is taking too long to get to the point of a story. “Throat-clearing,” he calls it. I’m guilty on occasion. Today won’t be one of them.

I’m leaving Denver. Hard words to write. I never wanted to move here, but then I did and she has her ways, doesn’t she, the Queen City of the Plains. She’ll give you a little flash of skyline, a park in bloom, the maples turning in the fall. She’ll introduce you to the neighbors: Oh, by the way, these are the Rocky Mountains. And when you are helpless, she reveals her residents. Funny thing about Denver, it’s a city that still behaves like a town. Community is understood here. It is cherished. Once part of that, it’s hard to let go.

My husband and I left Albuquerque for Denver because opportunity presented itself.

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fort collins» Like any matriarch, Eileen Van Baren wants only to take care of her family. When her daughter Janna was in danger of losing her job at an art gallery in Loveland, the 73-year-old bought the place.

But when it comes to her autistic grandson, Dakota Flores, 18, Van Baren’s wishes are much less grand.

“He has trouble relating to people,” she said. “I want him to be able to get a job, and I want him to be able to relate to the people he’s working with. I know he’s smart; it’s just … how is he going to get along in life?”

Which is why Monday evenings — and a group of Colorado State University students — have come to play such a big part in the lives of Van Baren and Flores.

For the past 16 years, students at CSU’s College of Natural Sciences have mentored autistic teenagers and young adults, helping them hone the social skills that will enable them to get along in the world a little better.

“We knew right away that it wouldn’t do them any good just to have a play group. We needed to focus on the things they were having difficulty with,” psychology professor Lee Rosen said.

“Eye contact, conversational skills, sharing, conflict resolution. All the give-and-take that you would have in regular interactions.”

Autism is a developmental disorder that often presents itself early in life and affects social and communication skills. According to a March report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, based on 2008 data, one in every 88 children are autistic, up 23 percent from two years earlier.

Experts say the increased numbers may be a case of greater awareness. Van Baren said it was only after Flores was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome as a seventh-grader that she realized that Janna, his mother, also was autistic.

“My husband and I were worried about her as a kid, because she was off by herself all the time,” Van Baren said. “But this wasn’t brought up at all. Nobody knew about Asperger’s at that time.”

Other than a penchant for reading encyclopedias and service contracts for fun, Flores seems like any other kid. So do each of the eight workshop participants on this particular Monday night. Gathering at a local shopping mall, the group begins with a discussion of appropriate social behavior, then puts the words

Eileen Van Baren chats with Julian Nolen, center, and grandson Dakota Flores during the bowling gathering for autistic kids. into action through role-playing scenarios.

Next comes the main assignment. Each teen is given $7 and sent to buy gifts for someone in the group. The presents are exchanged, giving students the opportunity to react.

Earlier, Flores acknowledged that “people with Asperger’s are typically more honest with people — which I guess can be a bad thing.”

But other than a couple of quizzical looks at one of his gifts — a button that says, “Haters Gonna Hate” — he and everyone else express gratitude at the thoughtfulness of their benefactors.

“These skills are difficult to learn and difficult to practice,” said Lindsey Copeland, a doctoral candidate and one of the group supervisors. “This has been the most rewarding thing I’ve done in my entire graduate career.

Watching them progress and develop these skills has been amazing.”

Van Baren agreed.

“It’s working,” she said. “When I talk to friends who have autistic kids and don’t know what to do about it, I always tell them about this program.”

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misdemeanors, Dinner eventually pleaded guilty to a less serious charge, Class 3 felony criminal mischief.

He could have faced up to 12 years in prison. Prosecutors Ben Sollars and Mark Pautler had asked the judge for four years in prison.

Dinner’s bookmaking operation was described in court documents as one of the largest in Colorado.

Among his client list of prominent local figures were Steve Sander, Denver’s director of strategic marketing and a member of the Metro Denver Sports Commission’s board of directors at the time; then-Denver Post sports reporter and columnist Jim Armstrong; and then-

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Richmond is not the South — seat of the Confederacy or not.

My husband has accepted a job at Virginia Commonwealth University. It starts in the fall.

The Post was offering severance packages, the timing was right. We venture forth.

When the Rocky Mountain News closed in February 2009, I wasn’t sure where I was going to land. The Post has given me three more years in this great city to do what I love. I will always be grateful for that.

I have said this before. It has been a privilege to do this work, to watch a father curl up next to his profoundly disabled son and pepper his face with kisses, to see a woman suffering from dementia straighten and lift her arms and belt out gospel music, herself again. It has been a privilege to watch the reunion of a refugee with his family and the farewell of the city’s Indian community to one of its own, a young soldier killed in action.

I spent a lot of time in Denver’s west and north sides, the neighborhoods of the immigrant, the laborer, the poor.

Why, people would ask me — with some peevishness. Because in these neighborhoods were stories not told or told poorly, in caricature. Because the people who live there are demonized, are least understood, have the least access to power.

I’m no Mother Teresa. I also had selfish reasons for this.

This was my city. Its health, welfare, future, depend upon our ability to incorporate the marginalized into the whole.

They depend upon finding ways to tap the potential of our youth. They depend upon our investment, economic, social, moral, in the tools that provide opportunity to all. These are the neighborhoods that look upon the gleaming skyline of our city and know, even if the rest of us don’t, even as they are cast as outsiders, that they helped build it. From these communities, brown, black, white, I have learned what resourcefulness looks like and what resiliency requires.

I have been taught, not just by my elders here, but by the many bright, beautiful youth of the city what it means to persevere. They taught me that faith — in God, self, country — is born of trial and that its true nature requires humility, generosity, compassion, patience and a heavy sprinkle of humor.

I don’t know what I’m going to do when I get to Richmond, but without question I will be homesick. I will miss you who called me to tell me about your arthritis and your neighbor who put plywood — plywood! — on the front window. I will miss you who challenged me to think deeper, to be wiser. I may even miss you who found something to hate about everything I wrote. Or maybe I won’t.

I leave the paper in a few weeks, so I have more columns to write, but I wanted to tell you now, myself. Many of you have become like family to me.

This is not an overstatement.

It is the nature of the column I write. It asks people to open their hearts to me. It demands, in return, that I open my hearts to them. I am infinitely richer for that.

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managers of the Blake Street Tavern and Sports Column bars in Lower Downtown, according to the grand-jury indictment.

Law enforcement discovered an illgotten $1.2 million in Dinner’s safe. Also, he had purchased a condo in Keystone and paid cash for a $700,000 house facing Washington Park.

Dinner’s co-defendant, 38-year-old Michael Elick, similarly avoided organized-crime charges by pleading guilty to a lesser felony, Class 5 gambling by a previous offender. He received five years of probation and 100 hours of community service.

Elick had recently purchased the business from Dinner when the charges came down, but prosecutors credited

him with quickly providing information to authorities and turning around his life.

In the course of the investigation, Elick’s father committed suicide.

“My son made an error in judgment,” his mother, Linda Elick, told the judge.

“That decision has humbled him and brought him back to the understanding that the only thing that holds any value in this life are the things he cannot replace: his family.”

Federal authorities continue looking into both men and are in the process of seizing profits from the illicit operation.

In Elick’s case, that’s just less than $75,000.

Elick’s attorney, John Tatum, told the judge he does not expect a federal in-

dictment against his client, in part because he cooperated so completely with authorities.

Dinner’s $1.2 million and Keystone condo are in the process of being seized, according to one of his defense attorneys, William Taylor.

The Washington Park home is also in jeopardy.

Dinner is also likely to face a federal criminal indictment for tax evasion, Taylor said.

A search-warrant affidavit related to Dinner’s case alleges he reported income to the Internal Revenue Service of no more than $36,000 a year.

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After a depressing series of failures, they were advised by a doctor to find a sperm donor. For more than a year, the Kretchmars researched sperm banks and donors. The donor they chose was a family man, a Christian like them, they were told.

Most important, he had a clean bill of health. So the Kretchmars jumped in. After artificial insemination, Sharine Kretchmar became pregnant, and in April 2010, she gave birth to a boy they named Jaxon.

But the baby failed to have a bowel movement in the first day or so after birth, a sign to doctors that something was wrong. Doctors returned with terrible news: Jaxon appeared to have cystic fibrosis. ‘‘We were pretty much devastated,” Sharine Kretchmar said.

Genetic testing showed that Jaxon did carry the genes for cystic fibrosis. Sharine Kretchmar, 33, had no idea she was a carrier and was shocked to discover that so, too, was the Kretchmars’ donor.

His sperm, they would discover, was decades old, originally donated at a laboratory halfway across the country and frozen ever since. Whether it was properly tested is a matter of dispute.

Experience not unique Sadly, the Kretchmars’ experience is not unique.

Hundreds of cases have been documented, but it is likely there are thousands more, said Wendy Kramer, founder of the Donor Sibling Registry, a website she started to help connect families with children who are offspring of the same sperm donor.

The scale of the problem is only now becoming apparent with the advent of online communities such as Kramer’s.

“There needs to be oversight and some regulation of the industry,” she said.

It is not known how many children are born each year using sperm donors because mothers of donor offspring are not required to report their births. By some estimates, there are more than 1 million children in this country conceived with donated sperm or eggs.

The Food and Drug Administration requires that sperm donors be tested for communicable diseases, but there is no federal requirement that sperm banks screen for genetic diseases.

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Some do genetic screens Some of the better ones do anyway, in accordance with guidelines promulgated by organizations such as the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, which encourages sperm banks to test donors for conditions such as cystic fibrosis and mental retardation when there is a family history of the disease. Generally, the donor himself is tested, not his sperm.

Compliance with those guidelines is not obligatory, and genetic testing practices vary across the United States. Critics of the industry are calling for mandatory and consistent medical and genetic testing of all donors. ‘‘In this day and age, when you have genetic testing available for about $200, there’s no reason sperm banks can’t provide this for clients,” Kramer said.

The fertility industry, however, has long resisted the idea. ‘‘Human reproduction is an inherently risky proposition, and it always will be, so it’s impossible to remove all the risk and uncertainty of reproducing,” said Sean Tipton, director of public affairs for the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. “You’ll never be able to catch everything. As the technical capabilities to do genetic testing and screenings improve, the banks will do that.

But it will be incredibly expensive to test for everything.”

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And Colorado’s Republican House speaker linked Gov. John Hickenlooper to President Barack Obama’s support for gay marriage.

For the first time since a civil unions bill stalled at the legislative finish line, thanks to cultural conservatives in the state House, those same conservatives have gone on the attack.

Their target: Hickenlooper.

“Unlike Pres. Obama, Gov. Hickenlooper and their campaign operatives, Colorado families aren’t preoccupied with promoting a divisive social agenda,” House Speaker Frank McNulty, R-Highlands Ranch, wrote in a statement.

The vitriol was a far cry from the typical discourse between McNulty and Hickenlooper, who even last week as the civil unions bill teetered on extinction shared bourbon under a tree near the Capitol to discuss the bill’s fate.

But political analysts of all stripes say the criticism is unlikely to stick to a Teflon governor who has managed to meticulously maintain his pragmatic, nonpartisan persona even through contentious statehouse battles. Hickenlooper, said political consultant Eric Sondermann, “has a fair measure of political pixie dust.”

“I think it’s going to take more than this to dry up that pixie dust,” Sondermann said.

At a Monday news conference, the governor said: “Frank and I are going to be working together for a long time. When I disagree with him, I let him know. I don’t have to put it on a billboard or shout it out to TV and radio.”

Hickenlooper called a special session last week after a bill to allow civil unions and 29 other bills died on the calendar.

McNulty had refused to allow civil unions to come up for debate on the House floor, where bipartisan support suggested it would pass. An alliance of Democrats and a handful of Republicans refused to allow progress on the other legislation until it had.

McNulty cast the special session, which opened Monday, as a costly distraction from persistent economic woes and an attempt to divide the public in an election year. “(Hickenlooper) is reading straight from Barack Obama’s political playbook in Washington, D.C., to try and distract voters from the terrible economy,” McNulty said.

But political professionals say the effort to paint Hickenlooper as a divisive liberal is a risky gambit.

An April 13 survey by Public Policy Polling showed Hickenlooper was only slightly less popular among Colorado voters than civil unions, suggesting the debate is hardly outside mainstream acceptance.

Of Colorado voters surveyed, 62 percent favored civil unions.

Hickenlooper was favored by 57 percent, making him one of the most popular governors in the country, by the polling agency’s count.

Sondermann said, half-jokingly, that linking Hickenlooper to Obama may actually boost Obama’s popularity in the state.

Republican political analyst Katy Atkinson said she doesn’t see the recent round of attacks criticizing the cost of the session or linking Hickenlooper to Obama doing much to change the governor’s popularity.

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“I think that’s wrong.”

But Alex Hornaday, treasurer of the Denver County Republicans and vice president of the Log Cabin Republicans, said GOP lawmakers, who hold a tenuous 33-32 majority in the House and who have designs on retaking the Democratic-controlled Senate, may have shot themselves in the foot.

“I’m afraid what happened last week has already doomed our razor-thin majority in the House,” Hornaday said, referring to procedural wrangling that kept the bill from coming to a vote in the House despite there being enough votes to pass it.

Monday morning, House Speaker Frank McNulty, RHighlands Ranch, sent the bill to the state affairs panel, known as a “kill committee” because its members are in safe seats and can shoot down controversial bills with little worry of political consequences. That move dashed gay-rights supporters’ hopes that the special legislative session might give the bill another chance of making it to the House floor, where its bipartisan support would allow it to move to the governor’s desk and be signed into law.

Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat who called the special session, said he was disappointed the bill did not make it to the floor.

“That’s what Coloradans deserved and also what would have kept faith with our constitutional obligation to support equal rights,” Hickenlooper said in a statement.

Supporters of the bill packed the committee room Monday night in hopes of willing the bill forward. Even Tim Gill, a wealthy donor to gay-rights causes and to Democrats — and someone who rarely makes public appearances — was in the audience.

Rep. Mark Ferrandino, DDenver, the sponsor of the bill, said it felt like deja vu to be presenting the bill for the fourth time before a committee in 2012.

“This is an issue that in 20 years or less people are going to look back and say, ‘Why was this an issue?’ ” Ferrandino said.

“This is going to happen. It’s just a question of when it’s going to happen.”

Former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb, testifying for civil union supporters, called the bill “what we all know to be the right thing to do.”

“Which side of history are you going to be on?” he asked committee members.

Opponents of the bill also packed the hearing room, wearing white T-shirts reading, “Lov-

ing All, Protecting Marriage.”

El Paso County Republican Party vice chairman David Williams called the bill an “end run around the constitution,” and James Flynn, chancellor of the Catholic Archdiocese of Denver, said the legislation was “a rash reaction to obvious political pressure from special-interest groups.”

The bill’s defeat capped several days of intense partisan warfare, marked by Republican-backed radio ads and robocalls attacking Hickenlooper for calling the special session.

Hickenlooper called the special session after the House failed to debate Senate Bill 2, which would have created civil unions for same-sex couples, even though there were enough votes to pass it. In the crossfire over the issue, the Republicancontrolled House killed about 30 other bills that would have passed otherwise.

House Republicans have never before attacked Hickenlooper as strongly as they have the past few days, and many Republicans have frequently praised

the governor, who says he tries to avoid partisan fights.

Last week, when Hickenlooper was told that McNulty accused him of coordinating with the Obama campaign on the issue of civil unions and had Obama campaign operatives meeting in the governor’s office, Hickenlooper broke into laughter, asking reporters whether they were joking.

But McNulty doubled down on the accusation Monday, saying, “If I were accused of making a decision because of President Obama’s campaign strategy, I would have laughed nervously too.”

Some of the bills killed last week were saved at the last minute by grafting them onto other bills headed to the governor’s desk, but some didn’t make it.

Hickenlooper called the session to address six of those issues — along with civil unions.

Conservative group Compass Colorado launched a radio ad attacking Hickenlooper and Democrats for focusing on “samesex marriage” instead of jobs.

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“This is Gov. Hickenlooper’s special session that he called for the purpose of passing same-sex marriage,” the speaker said.

“From our perspective, our side is focused on job creation and economic recovery.”

Ferrandino scoffed at McNulty’s comments, saying the public wouldn’t believe Republican attempts to deflect attention from themselves.

“They were so dead-set on killing a bill around equality — making sure that every family has equal access to the law — that they killed many jobs bills,” he said, pointing to bills that would fund $55 million in water infrastructure projects across the state and stabilize unemployment insurance rates for businesses.

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FACEBOOK EXECS — BUT NO ZUCKERBERG — IN DENVER TODAY

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Facebook’s stop in Denver today ahead of an initial public offering planned for Friday will include six meetings with the city’s larger mutual funds and hedge funds, according to sources following the company’s roadshow.

Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg is not expected to visit Denver during the afternoon visits, said Sam Hamadeh, founder and CEO of PrivCo, which is closely tracking the company’s journey to going public.

Unlike stops in New York City, Boston and Palo Alto, Calif., the company won’t host a presentation in a hotel with well-heeled investors scrambling to get a piece of the biggest stock offering in history.

Facebook’s executive team, possibly including chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg and chief financial officer David Ebersman, will hold private meetings with representatives of Denver-area mutual funds and hedge funds, Hamadeh said.

Apple sees the best rating in a customer-satisfaction survey, while AT&T is the lone national wireless carrier to improve

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LightSquared, based in Reston, Va., listed assets of $4.48 billion and debt of $2.29 billion as of Feb. 29 in a Chapter 11 filing Monday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan. The company’s backer, Philip Falcone, and the current management team will remain with the company.

Harbinger Capital Partners, Falcone’s New York-based hedge fund, had invested about $3 billion in LightSquared and owned about 74 percent of it as of Jan. 27.

Bondholder Carl Icahn sold his $250 million in LightSquared debt holdings, Reuters reported May 6. Icahn received about 60 cents on the dollar for the holdings May 3, after originally paying about 40 cents on the dollar months earlier, Reuters said.

Dish Network Corp. Chairman Charlie Ergen acquired $350 million of the debt, the New York Post reported. Bloomberg News

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Colorado mortgage borrowers have a $200 million slice of the $25 billion settlement that state and federal regulators reached in March with the five largest mortgage lenders over their foreclosure practices.

About 20,000 Colorado families could be helped, but they need to step forward, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan said Monday in Denver.

“It may be that Colorado doesn’t get the benefits intended for it,” he said at a news conference with state officials.

Most of the money is slated for interest-rate reductions and HUD Secretary Shaun principal forDonovan visited with giveness, but Colorado leaders Mon- funds are availday in Denver. able for those Win McNamee, Getty Images who lost their homes to foreclosure. That includes payments of $1,500 to $2,000.

Those who can prove more egregious violations may receive more, if they lost their primary residence in foreclosure in 2009 or 2010 to one of the participating lenders.

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Denver resident Chris Washenberger, an AT&T wireless subscriber for seven years, is more content with the oft-criticized carrier these days even though, because of spotty coverage, he receives just about 60 percent of his cellphone calls.

“What has really made me happier with AT&T lately is (that) their customer service has gotten a bit better,” he said. “The website is more usable than it has ever been, and the options for handsets seem quite good.”

For all its network-service struggles, AT&T is the only national wireless carrier to show improvement in subscriber satisfaction over the past year, one of the surprising findings of the latest American Customer Satisfaction Index on the information sector, which covers telecommunications, media and pay-TV companies.

The ACSI, founded by researchers at the University of Michigan, releases quality measurements on different sectors throughout the year.

The information-sector index, released today, is based on roughly 8,500 surveys collected in the first quarter. Companies are assigned a score ranging from zero to 100.

As a whole, the sector received a score of 71.9, lagging the aggregate customersatisfaction score of 75.9 that covers all sectors.

Despite its improvements, AT&T — which scored 69 — is still tied for last with T-Mobile among the four national wireless carriers. Sprint sits at the top with 71, while Verizon Wireless follows with 70.

In a reflection of the growing popularity of smartphones, Apple and a handful of other device manufacturers were included in the study for the first time this year. Not surprisingly, Apple’s customer-satisfaction score of 83 crushed every other company.

Some consumers attribute Apple’s appeal to the smooth integration of the iPhone and its iOS software with the company’s products and services.

“The number of quality apps that I use on a daily basis and the easy integration of music and video with iTunes and my Mac are the main reasons I have stuck with the iOS platform,” said Christopher Linton, a Westminster resident who has owned an iPhone for more than three years.

The survey results show a growing discontent with CenturyLink, which acquired Denver-based Qwest in April 2011.

CenturyLink lost the most ground among land-line phone companies, falling from a 2011 score of 70 to an industry low of 66. CenturyLink’s acquisition of Qwest has probably contributed to the decline, researchers said.

“We typically see big drops in satisfaction in the short term (after a merger),” said David VanAmburg, director of the ACSI. “When two large service providers merge their portfolios of customers, much can be lost in the shuffle of reorganization, and reliability in terms of handling accounts (such as billing errors) often takes a hit.”

CenturyLink spokesman Mark Molzen said the Monroe, La.-based company is “committed to providing the best customer experience possible.”

“We take any concerns or issues our customers have with our service quality seriously and work to improve our service based on their feedback,” he said.

Elsewhere, customers are less satisfied with newspapers and network- and cableTV news but are happier with the movie industry.

Andy Vuong : 303-954-1209 or avuong@denverpost.com

JPMorgan shareholders may forgive CEO error Despite shareholder losses from a $2 billion mistake, Dimon could find support to handle the challenge.

By Pallavi Gogoi The Associated Press

new york» JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon owned up to stock analysts and went on television to accept blame for a $2 billion trading mistake.

Next, he faces shareholders, who are considerably less wealthy since the blunder was disclosed.

While Dimon may be greeted by some colorful protesters when he

arrives today for the JPMorgan annual meeting in Tampa, Fla., the shareholders themselves are unlikely to call for his head.

For them, facing the crisis without Dimon might be a bigger nightmare than the trading loss itself.

“When a bank is dealing with this sort of a challenge, you want someone of his caliber to shepherd it through,” said longtime JPMorgan shareholder Michael Holland, chairman and founder of money manager Holland & Co. That has not been a universal opinion since Thursday, when Dimon disclosed to analysts that the bank had lost $2 billion by making a bad bet with so-called credit derivatives.

Investors lopped almost 10 percent off JPMorgan’s stock price the next day, and 3 percent more Monday.

Since Dimon made the announcement, almost $20 billion CEO Jamie in market value has Dimon will evaporated. face stockElizabeth Warholders today. ren, architect of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and a Senate candidate from Massachusetts, called for Dimon to give up his board seat at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

And Monday, President Barack

Obama said on ABC’s “The View” talk show that the loss demonstrates the need for the Wall Street rules that Congress passed two years ago.

Many of the rules are still being written and have not taken effect.

White House press secretary Jay Carney, without singling out Dimon, said Washington can’t prevent “bad decisions being made on Wall Street.” He pointed out that it was the bank and its shareholders, not bailout-weary taxpayers, who were suffering this time.

Dimon will be talking to shareholders from a position of weakness. He has built a reputation as a cost-cutting zealot and an expert at keeping risk under control.

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Stocks take a hit amid Greek turmoil The dollar and Treasurys rise, with investors seeking safety. The 10-year note’s yield falls to 1.77 percent.

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The euro sank to a three-month low against the dollar and borrowing costs for Spain and Italy jumped as bond traders anticipated that financial stress could spread far beyond Greece. Investors dumped risky assets and plowed into the safety of the Treasury market, pushing yields to their lowest levels this year.

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lost more than half of its gains for the year in the past two weeks as worries resurface about Europe and the strength of the U.S. economy.

In Athens, talks between political parties to form a government dragged into a second week.

The uncertainty has raised concerns that Greece could miss a debt payment and drop the euro currency. The worry is that if Greece leaves the currency union, bond traders may demand steeper borrowing rates from other troubled countries and push them deeper into debt.

The turmoil could easily spread to the U.S. through the banking system.

“The large banks are globally connected,” said Guy LeBas, chief fixed-income strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott. “The concrete fear is that if Greece exits the euro, that would hurt European banks. They’ll pull back lending to U.S. banks, and then they’d be in worse shape.”

In other trading, the Standard & Poor’s 500 dropped 15.04 points to 1,338.35. The Nasdaq composite sank 31.24 points to 2,902.58.

The losses swept across the market. All 10 industry groups within the S&P 500 fell.

JPMorgan Chase’s $2 billion trading loss continued to hang over bank stocks. JPMorgan dropped 3 percent following news that the executive overseeing its trading strategy would step down. Morgan Stanley and Citigroup, two banks with large trading operations, sank more than 4 percent.

Major markets in Europe plunged. France’s CAC-40 and Germany’s DAX lost 2 percent.

Benchmark indexes fell nearly 3 percent in Italy and Spain.

Traders shifted money into the safest of government bonds, pushing Treasury prices up and their yields down. The yield on the 10-year note hit a low for the year, 1.77 percent.

Since hitting its high for the year May 1, the Dow has been on a steady slide, closing lower in seven of the past eight trading days.

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Residential Capital, or ResCap, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York, unable to make payments on debt taken out to finance soured home mortgages. The filing will separate the moneylosing ResCap subsidiary from Ally’s auto-loan and banking businesses, allowing the latter businesses to grow and speed up repayment of Ally’s bailout from 2008 and 2009, Ally said in a statement.

Ally also said Monday it is exploring the possible sale of its international operations, a move that also should help strengthen its finances and make payments to the government. International businesses include auto-loan, insurance and banking operations in Canada, Mexico, Europe and South America.

Ally, which is 74 percent owned by the U.S. government, was the financial arm of General Motors until the banking-indus-

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When the bankruptcy and potential sale of international operations are finished, Ally expects to have repaid about $11 billion of its bailout. The additional payments could come by year’s end, the company said.

“We believe that this action puts taxpayers in a stronger position to continue recovering their investment in Ally Financial,” Assistant Treasury Secretary Timothy Massad said in a statement. ResCap is a separate company, and the government does not hold any debt or equity in it, the government said. The ResCap board decided to seek bankruptcy protection Sunday.

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Briefs FRONTIER AIRLINES LOSES ITS BID FOR NEW D.C. ROUTE Frontier Airlines has lost out in an intense competition for one of four routes from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

The Denver-based carrier was one of seven airlines bidding for the coveted slots. Frontier’s proposal was for round-trip service between Washington National and Colorado Springs, with a continuation to San Diego.

The Colorado Springs business community joined in petitioning the Department of Transportation in support of Frontier’s bid.

NREL chief cool on natural gas Dan Arvizu tells a global energy conference that the fossil fuel can be a bridge technology but isn’t an answer.

By Mark Jaffe The Denver Post

Even as utilities — such as Xcel Energy in Colorado — move to build gasfired power plants, fossil fuels should be phased out by 2040 to blunt manmade climate change.

That was the message delivered Monday by Dan Arvizu, director of the National Renewable Energy Laborato-

ry, at the opening session of the World Renewable Energy Forum in Denver.

The biennial meeting is being attended by about 3,000 renewable-energy representatives, advocates and policymakers from 66 countries.

The majority of utility investments in the U.S. over the past few years have been for renewable-energy sources.

Every energy investment is long-lived, operating for 50 years or more, Arvizu said.

In the U.S., utilities are making their biggest investment — aside from wind and solar — in gas-fired power plants.

In Colorado, Xcel is investing $1.4 billion to close four coal-fired units, switch another to natural gas and build a new gas-fired plant under Colorado’s Clean Air-Clean Jobs Act of 2010.

“What happens in developing energy now really matters,” Arvizu said.

This is even more of an issue in growing developing countries, such as India and China.

Natural-gas-fired plants emit about half as much carbon dioxide — which is linked to climate change — as coal plants and also produce less in other air pollutants.

John Malone invests in stem-cell research. Broomfield’s Regener-

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West, the cable operator owned by Avista Capital Partners, set the interest rate it will pay on a $1.02 billion bridge loan the company is seeking to support its acquisition of Knology, according to a person with knowledge of the transaction.

The debt will pay interest at 7.5 percentage points more than the London interbank offered rate, said the person, who declined to be identified because the terms are private.

A customer carries onions through an open market Monday in Athens. Greece’s possible exit from the eurozone moved to the center of Europe’s financial-crisis debate. Kostas Tsironis, Bloomberg News

Greek drama EU finance chiefs plead with Greece to stay the course after voters reject austerity, but new elections may be held if coalition talks fail

By Raf Casert The Associated Press

Horse in Douglas County had virus that killed 9 last year. A horse transported from Iowa to Douglas County has been confirmed with equine herpes virus, or EHV-1, a potentially lethal disease that claimed nine horses last year in Colorado.

The Colorado Department of Agriculture is investigating. The horse with the confirmed case has been euthanized after showing severe neurological signs associated with EHV-1. The Douglas County site has been quarantined.

GM’s Opel touts push to make profit B frankfurt, germany» General Motors’ Opel unit will push into new export markets and increase the efficiency of its plants to return to profitability, the head of the German subsidiary said Monday.

Foxconn denies rumors it’s working on Apple iTV B los angeles» Foxconn, Apple’s biggest manufacturer, denied reports it was preparing to begin producing an Apple iTV after the Web went wild with rumors following a report from China. The company denied the rumors after stories were published over the weekend claiming the company’s chief executive, Terry Gua, had said Foxconn was “making preparations for iTV.”

SEC halts trading in 379 firms.

The Securities and Exchange Commission halted trading in 379 shell companies over concern that fraudsters could hijack stocks to steal investor money.

The trading suspensions, the most by the SEC in a single day, stem from the work of an agency task force that identified clearly dormant microcap stocks in 32 states and at least six countries, the SEC said Monday.

Groupon narrows losses B new york» Groupon reported a net loss of $11.7 million, or 2 cents a share, in the January-March period, compared with a loss of $146.5 million in the same period last year, when it was privately held.

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The company founder failed to tell the board of the exec’s relationship with a worker.

WideOpen West sets interest rate on bridge loan. WideOpen-

Corp. is paying about $330.6 million for the right to drill for oil and natural-gas liquids in Colorado.

The Denver-based explorationand-production company did not name the company from which it is purchasing the assets in Weld and Adams counties. But it said in a news release Monday that the assets involved include about 35,000 net acres for development.

“If we don’t start phasing out even a scale-up of natural gas by 2040, 2050, we will not achieve any of the carbonloading goals we have set for ourselves,” Arvizu said. “Natural gas, while it might be a nice bridge technology, is not the answer to what we are actually looking for in terms of a transition and transformation.”

Which low-carbon technologies — nuclear, carbon capture, solar — fill the gap remains to be determined, he said.

Best Buy chairman out over ex-CEO

ative Sciences announced Monday it secured a $2 million investment from John Malone, chairman of Liberty Media.

The company said that in addition to advancing Regenerative Sciences’ clinical and lab-based stem-cell research, the investment will help support the national expansion of its Regenexx Physician Network.

The company said its Regenexx procedures use a patient’s own stem cells to help repair a broad range of common injuries and degenerative conditions.

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brussels» Leading European Union finance officials Monday pleaded with Greece not to renege on its bailout terms and to stay the course of its painful austerity program to prevent even worse economic hardship.

Greeks fed up with the painful austerity measures gave support to anti-bailout parties in last week’s elections.

Many euro finance ministers warned, however, that Athens must stick to the terms of the rescue package if it wants to remain in the 17-nation eurozone.

Ahead of a meeting Monday, the ministers seemed unwilling to offer Greece any easier bailout terms to keep it in the eurozone, stressing that whether it leaves the common currency or not, it would take years of belttightening to ease its debt.

“An exit will solve nothing,” Belgian Finance Minister Steven Vanackere said.

His Austrian counterpart, Maria Fekter, noted that Greece was nevertheless moving closer to such an exit as the main political parties in Athens struggled for a ninth day to create a coalition government. They were to gather for more talks Monday night, and if they fail, new elections will be called.

The main political parties that agreed to Greece’s international bailout do not have the majority to create a new government, and smaller parties are reluctant to join them, noting that Greeks have clearly voted against the bailout and its related austerity terms.

“The situation is serious,” Fekter said, adding that even if there were no provisions to kick Greece out of the euro currency union, there was a possibility it could be let out of the EU. The EU’s executive commission said it was best for Greece to stay with the pack and bear the hardships with conditional aid close at hand.

Commission spokeswoman Pia Ah-

renkilde Hansen said the euro “is the best solution for Greece, the Greek people and Europe as a whole.”

World markets dropped sharply Monday on fears of the fallout from a potential Greek exit from the currency bloc. The Athens stock index fell more than 4 percent, adding to a sharp drop last week, while European and U.S. markets sustained heavy losses as well.

“Markets continue to feel the pressure, and the stakes continue to rise as what was declared unthinkable a year ago or so now starts to permeate mainstream thinking in Europe,” said Michael Hewson of CMC Markets.

If Greece were to leave the euro, its banking system would collapse under the weight of foreign debt and the economy would suffer an even sharper downturn. The government would have to default on the euro-denominated money it owes other European countries, shaking the continent’s financial system.

Chesapeake CEO would welcome Icahn as investor

Coca-Cola will test 2 mid-calorie sodas

By Chris Kahn The Associated Press

Cans of Sprite Select and Fanta Select, featuring natural sweeteners, each will have 70 calories.

By Candice Choi The Associated Press

new york» Coca-Cola is giving mid-calorie sodas another try, this time with Sprite and Fanta.

The Atlanta-based company says it will test Sprite Select and Fanta Select this summer. The drinks, which will have about half the calories of regular, will be made with a blend of sugar and other sweeteners, including Truvia and erythritol.

The tests will take place in a limited number of stores in Atlanta; Detroit; Louisville, Ky.; and Memphis, Tenn.

Scott Williamson, a spokesman for Coca-Cola, said there are no plans for a national rollout yet.

The new formulas each will have 70 calories per 12-ounce can. By contrast, a can of regular Sprite has 140 calories and a can of regular Fanta has 160.

PepsiCo Inc. earlier this year launched Pepsi Next, which has about half the calories of regular. But Coca-Cola’s new drinks are different because they use what are considered natural sweeteners, said John Sicher, publisher of Beverage Digest, which first reported on the tests.

Truvia is made from a plant, and erythritol is a sugar alcohol. Pepsi Next uses a mix of high-fructose corn syrup and three artificial sweeteners that were used in past diet sodas.

Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have tried mid-calorie drinks in the past. Coke in 2001 rolled out C2, and Pepsi in 2004 introduced Pepsi Edge. Both were discontinued because of poor sales.

richfield, minn.» Best Buy founder Richard Schulze will step down as chairman after a probe found he failed to tell the board about allegations that then-chief executive Brian Dunn was having an inappropriate relationship with a female employee.

The internal probe found Dunn acted inappropriately, such as sending multiple e-mails and text messages to the woman, lending her money and giving her free tickets to concerts and sporting events, Best Buy said Monday in a statement.

Schulze will be replaced by director Hatim Tyabji after the annual meeting June 21.

Schulze’s resignation marks a complete change at Richard Schulze was the top of Best Buy, which has strugthe board’s gled to compete chairman. against rivals such as Amazon and Apple. Two weeks before Dunn’s resignation was announced, the company reported a $1.7 billion fourth-quarter loss and said it would close 50 big-box stores.

“If none of these things had happened, (Best Buy) still faces one of its most significant challenges in the history of the company,” Brad Anderson, Best Buy’s CEO before Dunn took charge in 2009, said in a telephone interview. “They have a tremendous destabilization of power at the top of the organization, both at the CEO level and the chairman level.”

Director G. Mike Mikan is serving as Best Buy’s CEO while the board seeks a permanent replacement.

The company has said that search may take as long as nine months.

Sprite moves on a conveyor belt at the company’s bottling plant in Salt Lake City. A mid-calorie version of the drink will be test-marketed. George Frey, Bloomberg News

new york» Chesapeake Energy chief executive Aubrey McClendon said Monday he’d welcome activist investor Carl Icahn as a shareholder.

Icahn, who reportedly is buying a substantial stake in the beleaguered natural-gas producer, has a reputation for aggressively calling for changes.

But McClendon hinted that no shake-up was afoot in a conference call Monday to discuss a $3 billion loan from Goldman Sachs.

Chesapeake investors, who’ve seen the value of their shares decline by about 38 percent since late March, cheered the possibility of having Icahn on their side. Shares rose more than 4 percent.

McClendon noted Icahn briefly invested in 2010 with good results.

“He made over $500 million and called to thank me when it was over,” McClendon said. “If he comes in (again), I’m pretty confident he’ll make a lot of money.”

Icahn didn’t return a call for comment.

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allowed to comment — protesters shouted down council President Chris Nevitt, who pounded the gavel and screamed, “I need order, goddamn it,” after threatening to clear audience members from the chamber.

Councilwoman Robin Kniech stood up and told audience members to behave or they wouldn’t be able to witness the vote on the bill.

Advocates for the homeless have fought against the measure, saying it effectively criminalizes the act of being homeless. The four council members who voted against the bill — Paul Lopez, Susan Shepherd, Kniech and Debbie Ortega — didn’t want it to be approved without proper services and shelter space available.

Before the vote, Shepherd made a tearful speech telling the crowd to “watch these suckers like a hawk” after the ordinance goes into effect. She called the vote a “great injustice and tragedy that we are about to

commit in the name of compassion.”

She also told the protesters to vote out anyone who supported the camping ban.

Lopez called the ordinance “wrong, because it punishes the poor for being poor.”

And Ortega said the coroner’s office has reported that more than 425 homeless people have died on the streets or from homeless-related causes over the past seven years and fewer shelter beds are available now than when the city’s plan to end homelessness started in 2005.

But supporters said the ordinance will help people who are homeless find services. And it will give police the tools to move out homeless people, who over the past few years have irritated downtown merchants and tourists.

Councilman Chris Herndon, who voted for the bill, said that Colorado Springs has had a ban in place for several years and has seen its homeless population decline.

Councilman Charlie Brown, who voted for approval, said the vote was a “fight for the sanity of our city.”

Brooks read the standard operating procedures that police officers will have to follow, saying that no one will be arrested or cited if they say they want services and none are available.

Moreover, he said, the homeless-camping ban is a first step.

He said the discussion about the issue already has provided 240 more beds for the homeless than were available last summer.

“It’s been really frustrating for this to turn into class war and a fight when we should be coming together,” he said to the jeers of the crowd. “We disagree. That’s OK. But we should be coming together around the people who are about to sleep outside and have no other choice.”

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NATION & WORLD PAUL EFFECTIVELY ENDS PRESIDENTIAL RUN TO FOCUS ON STATE LEVEL washington» Ron Paul, the congressman from Texas and a favorite of Tea Partyers, effectively ended his presidential campaign Monday but urged his supporters to continue working at the state party level to cause havoc for presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney.

In an e-mail to supporters, Paul urged his libertarian-leaning backers to remain involved in politics and champion his causes despite the apparent end of his presidential aspirations.

Paul has found success in Paul wrecking the selection process for delegates to the party’s late-summer nominating convention in Tampa, Fla., and trumpeted that he has delayed Romney’s expected nomination.

“Moving forward, however, we will no longer spend resources campaigning in primaries in states that have not yet voted,” Paul said in his statement. “Doing so with any hope of success would take many tens of millions of dollars we simply do not have.”

Paul’s supporters have proved successful in winning state Republican conventions in places such as Maine and Nevada. His supporters in Iowa and Nevada were chosen to lead the state central parties.

“Our campaign will continue to work in the state convention process,” Paul said.

“We will continue to take leadership positions, win delegates and carry a strong message to the Republican National Convention that liberty is the way of the future.” The Associated Press BBB

Report on Afghanistan

Afghan policemen perform a drill during a graduation ceremony Sunday in Herat province. Afghan President Hamid Karzai has announced a transfer of security control that will see local forces take responsibility for 75 percent of Afghanistan’s population. Aref Karimi, AFP/Getty Images

Police ability in doubt Local forces poorly led, involved in illegal activity, study says

By David S. Cloud and Laura King Tribune Co. Washington Bureau

Top girl names tend to change from year to year, while boy names are stable, the government says. Andy Cross, Denver Post file

JACOB, SOPHIA TOP LIST OF BABY NAMES FOR 2011 washington» Reality TV is giving birth to some of the most popular baby names.

No, not Snooki. But Mason, as in Kourtney Kardashian’s son, jumped 10 spots to become the second most popular name for newborn boys in 2011.

“It shows what we’re paying attention to, what we’re thinking about,” said Laura Wattenberg, creator of the website babynamewizard.com. “Today, you can’t walk through a supermarket without learning more than you hoped to know about the Kardashian family. That’s just reality.”

The more traditional Sophia is the new top name for girls, while Jacob is No. 1 for boys for the 13th straight year, according to the list released Monday by the Social Security Administration.

Rounding out the top five for boys: William, Jayden and Noah. Michael came in sixth, the lowest ranking since 1948.

Isabella, which had been the top girl’s name for two years, dropped to second place in 2011. Emma, Olivia and Ava rounded out the top five.

The Social Security Administration provides lists of baby names dating to 1880 on its website. The Associated Press BBB

THIS DAY I N HISTORY Today is Tuesday, May 15, the 136th day of 2012. There are 230 days left in the year.

IN THE NATION

1776: Virginia endorsed American independence from Britain.

1911: The Supreme Court ruled Standard Oil Co. was a monopoly in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act and ordered its breakup.

1972: Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace was shot and left paralyzed by Arthur H. Bremer while campaigning in Laurel, Md., for the Democratic presidential nomination.

IN THE WORLD

1975: U.S. forces invaded the Cambodian island of Koh Tang and recaptured the American merchant ship Mayaguez.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is 75. Football Hall-ofFamer Emmitt Smith is 43. Rock musician Ahmet Zappa is 38. Olympic gold-medal gymnast Amy Chow is 34.

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washington» A U.S.-backed program to recruit police in rural Afghanistan has failed to significantly stem the insurgency, with some units becoming deeply entangled in criminal activity, including bribe-taking and extortion, according to a Pentagon-funded study.

The 13,000-member Afghan Local Police has been hailed by U.S. commanders as a vital, homegrown defense force in areas where the Taliban-led insurgency is strongest. But the unpublished study obtained by the Los Angeles Times contradicts official U.S. claims that the police are driving down attacks.

U.S. officials plan to increase the force to as many as 30,000 as American troops withdraw by the end of 2014 after once promising the local police would be temporary.

The study, based on classified data and produced for the U.S. special operations command in Afghanistan, presents a less positive picture.

It found that 1 in 5 U.S. special operations teams advising the local police units complained that they had committed violence or otherwise abused civilians. In recent months, some U.S. troops accused the Afghan police of drug abuse, bribe taking, rape and drug trafficking.

Afghan officials, interviewed separately, described the local forces as being poorly led, which allows them to engage in extortion and petty harassment of villagers. Sometimes the offenses are more serious, with police seizing land, assaulting people, running private jails and demanding a role in local financial transactions.

The study says violence initially increases after U.S. special forces go into an area to root out insurgents. After the Americans withdraw and leave behind a police unit, violence usually drops back to the level before the U.S. teams first intervened.

As a result, insurgent activity in most of the 78 areas patrolled by the local police is not significantly different than in areas without the units, the report concludes. The force is mostly deployed in

Pakistan may reopen its border to NATO Supply route to Afghanistan was closed to “make a point”

POST-ELECTION GREECE

Leaders fail to break deadlock over coalition

By Nicholas Paphitis The Associated Press

By Sebastian Abbot The Associated Press

islamabad» Pakistan’s foreign minister suggested Monday that the country should reopen its Afghan border to NATO troop supplies, saying the government has made its point by closing the route for nearly six months in retaliation for U.S. airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani troops.

Reopening the border risks a domestic backlash in Pakistan given Washington’s refusal to apologize for last year’s attack, which it says was an accident. But it could help ensure Pakistan has a role in the future of Afghanistan as NATO prepares to retool its strategy there during the NATO summit that starts Sunday in Chicago.

Pakistan’s presence would benefit the U.S.-led coalition as well because the country is seen as key to striking a peace deal with the Taliban and their allies in Afghanistan that would allow foreign troops to withdraw without the nation descending into further chaos.

The supply line running through Pakistan to landlocked Afghanistan will be key to that withdrawal as NATO pulls out more than a decade’s worth of equipment. It has been critical for shipping in supplies as well, although the U.S. has reduced its reliance on Pakistan in recent years by using a more costly route through Central Asia.

Shams Shahwani, a senior official in Pakistan’s Petroleum Tanker Owners Association, said he was contacted Monday by Petroleum Ministry officials who told him the NATO supply route will likely be opened by Wednesday evening. They told him to assemble his tankers in Karachi so they are ready to start transporting petroleum.

Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said the government made the right deci-

villages in Afghanistan’s east and south.

“Violence returns to (previous) levels after 15 months and levels comparable to other areas after 21 months,” according to the study, which was produced by Rand Corp., a policy research organization based in Santa Monica, Calif., that tracks the Afghan police program for the special operations command.

Lt. Col. Todd Harrell, a spokesman for the special operations command in Afghanistan, defended the work of the local police and disputed the findings of the Rand study. The level of “insurgent activity is dramatically lower” 15 months after an area is cleared by U.S. troops and a police unit begins patrolling, he said, without providing statistics.

In public, the Pentagon has portrayed the Afghan police force as a success. In a report to Congress this month on progress in the war, the Pentagon asserted that “overall security has improved in most villages” where the police unit patrol and that violence “gradually drops” after 15 to 18 months.

Pakistanis walk at the site of a car bomb Monday in Quetta, Pakistan.

Arshad Butt, The Associated Press

Dispute over airstrike Pakistan closed its border with Afghanistan to NATO supply trucks in November after a coalition airstrike accidentally killed 24 Pakistani soldiers in two remote border outposts. The Pakistani military claimed the attack was deliberate. Before the November attack, about 30 percent of the nonlethal supplies for foreign troops in Afghanistan were unloaded at the port of Karachi and then trucked across Pakistan to the border. sion to close the border to NATO to send a message to Washington that the attack on its troops in November was unacceptable.

“It was important to make a point. Pakistan has made a point, and now we can move on,” Khar said at a news conference in Islamabad when asked whether she thought Pakistan should reopen the supply route.

The U.S. welcomed Khar’s comments but said the two countries have yet to reach a final deal.

Pakistan’s defense committee of the Cabinet, which is responsible for deciding the fate of the supply route, was scheduled to meet today to discuss the issue and could authorize its reopening.

athens, greece» Marathon efforts to break Greece’s post-electoral paralysis are lurching into a ninth day amid the country’s worst crisis in decades, with fractious party leaders summoned to a yet another emergency meeting today that could see the reins of government surrendered to non-politicians.

The haggling cast a gloom over global markets, which fell Monday on fears that the debtcrippled country will have to hold another election within weeks — the only way out if squabbling party leaders fail to strike a power-sharing deal.

That would squander vital time earmarked for reforming Greece’s fast-shrinking economy. In return for the two international bailouts that are its only shield from bankruptcy, Greece has committed to implement further cutbacks. It will otherwise face the catastrophic prospect of bankruptcy and an ignominious exit from the euro, which would cause unknown consequences for Europe and the world.

European finance ministers urged Athens to struggle on with its reform schedule, warning that a euro exit was no longer inconceivable.

Late Monday, President Karolos Papoulias convened the three heads of the only clearly proEuropean parties, the first-place conservatives, the Socialist PASOK and the Democratic Left, to try to agree on a coalition government of technocrats or respected personalities, with broad parliamentary support.

PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos said after the meeting that six of the seven parties that elected legislators would be invited to new emergency talks hosted by Papoulias this afternoon.

“The effort to form a government continues,” said conservative New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras. “All three of us political leaders agreed that it is absolutely necessary to have the broader support of political parties to attain such a viable government.”

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Postal Service halts closure of 600 urban, suburban branches des moines, iowa» The U.S. Postal Service said Monday its decision to halt the closing of more than 3,700 post offices includes roughly 600 urban and suburban postal branch offices and satellite stations.

The facilities in many cities serve as neighborhood post offices. The Postal Service announced last year that it was looking at closing up to 252 mail-processing centers and 3,700 post offices, many of them in rural areas, as part of a plan to save about $6.5 billion a year.

It backed off the plan to close the 3,700 post offices last week, saying it would no longer close thousands of rural post offices but would keep them open with shorter hours.

The mail agency on Monday reiterated that about 600 branches and satellite stations in urban and suburban locations that had been included in the original study for

closure also will be kept open, rather than shut down sometime after today.

“Any proposals to close these facilities have been placed on hold and will not close at this time,” said a statement from Richard Watkins, Postal Service spokesman in the Kansas City area. “Going forward, the Postal Service will evaluate how best to incorporate them into long-term plans for effective and efficient retail service.”

The Postal Service has said it will also put forward a new plan for the mail-processing centers this week.

The Postal Service last week reported a quarterly loss of $3.2 billion and said without legislative action, it will be forced to default on more than $11 billion in health prepayments due to the Treasury this fall.

Obama defends stance on samesex marriage • new york» President Barack Obama on Monday defended his view that same-sex couples should have the right to marry, saying that the country has never gone wrong when it “expanded rights and responsibilities to everybody.”

“That doesn’t weaken families.

That strengthens families,” he told gay and lesbian supporters and others at a fundraiser hosted by singer Ricky Martin and the LGBT Leadership Council. “It’s the right thing to do.”

The remarks were his first to such an audience since he announced his personal support for same-sex marriage last week.

JPMorgan’s loss proves need for bank rules, president says • washington» President Barack Obama says JPMorgan Chase’s $2 billion loss in high-risk trading demonstrates the need for the Wall Street rules that Congress passed two years ago. Many of the rules are still being written and have not taken effect.

Obama says the bank’s loss also illustrates the sharp differences between his view of government and that of Republican challenger Mitt Romney, who has called for less stringent regulations than those contained in the new law.

Obama made his remarks during an appearance on ABC’s “The View,” a daytime talk show. The interview will air today, but a portion appeared on ABC’s “World News With Diane Sawyer.”

Denver Post wire services

A new ad campaign to air in Colorado accuses Romney of cutting workers at a steel mill.

By Ken Thomas The Associated Press

washington» President Barack Obama tried Monday to tarnish Mitt Romney as a corporate titan who got rich by cutting rather than creating jobs, opening a new effort to undercut the Republican’s claims that his background of business success is what America needs in a time of economic uncertainty.

At the center of the Obama campaign effort are a new website, TV ad and online video including interviews with onetime workers at a Kansas City, Mo., steel mill that Romney’s former private equity firm failed to successfully restructure. Workers lost jobs and health care benefits. Pensions were reduced.

“It was like a vampire. They came in and sucked the life out of us,” says steelworker Jack Cobb.

Added John Wiseman, “Bain Capital walked away with a lot of money that they made off this plant. We view Mitt Romney as a job destroyer.”

Obama’s TV ad was scheduled to run in five battleground states — Colorado, Iowa, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia — and was part of a larger $25 million, month-long campaign.

Romney’s campaign, meanwhile, aggressively worked behind the scenes to counter the Obama campaign’s Bain message.

It released a Web video about a successful steel company that Bain invested in called Steel Dynamics. The video shows steelworkers describing the company as the embodiment of the American dream, noting that the company grew from a workforce of 1,400 to more than 6,000. That video was not immediately planned for television.

Romney’s campaign said the former Massachusetts governor welcomes an election-season conversation with Obama about jobs. Romney’s campaign has argued that he helped spur tens of thousands of jobs in the public and private sectors and pointed to a net job loss during Obama’s presidency, most of which occurred during the

CALIFORNIA SHORTFALLS

Brown asks to reduce spending by $8.3 billion

By Adam Nagourney The New York Times

President Barack Obama delivers the commencement address Monday at Barnard College on the Columbia University campus in New York. Richard Drew, The Associated Press first few months of his administration. Obama has touted the creation of 4.2 million new jobs over the past 26 months as his policies took hold.

Obama steered clear of criticizing Romney during a commencement speech at the Barnard College in New York. He urged graduates of the female college to fight for their place at “the head of the table” and help lead a country still battered by economic woes toward brighter days.

“I believe that the women of this generation will help lead the way,” he said.

Obama’s choice of Barnard as his first commencement address of the spring underscored the intense focus both candidates have placed on women. Obama acknowledged that today’s college graduates are entering a shaky job market. To those who say overcoming the nation’s challenges isn’t possible, Obama said, “Don’t believe it.”

Romney, meanwhile, prepared to deliver a speech today in Iowa on reducing the huge federal debt.

Rescued boy now a grateful man Haitian refugee to graduate from Coast Guard Academy

los angeles» Struggling to contain mounting state budget shortfalls, California Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday proposed $8.3 billion in spending cuts, including slashing state employees’ pay and spending on social programs and prisons.

He warned that California would have to impose another $6 billion in cuts on public schools Brown and higher education if voters fail to approve his initiative this fall to raise sales and income taxes.

Brown said the state was facing an estimated $15.7 billion shortfall, up from $9.2 billion in January. He blamed the worsening state budget situation on the slide in California’s economy, which has led to lower revenues than he had projected last year, and court decisions preventing the state from imposing cuts voted on this year.

“I don’t like making additional cuts, and I recognize the impact they have on Californians,” Brown said in releasing his budget plan. “They are difficult — but necessary — in order to get us back on firm fiscal footing until California fully recovers from the global economic recession.”

Even as he proposed cuts, Brown proposed a 16 percent increase in funding for public schools.

But he said that was contingent on voters’ approving a 0.25-cent increase in the sales tax and an income-tax surcharge on wealthy voters this year.

U.S. adopting strategy to fight Alzheimer’s

By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press

By John Christoffersen The Associated Press

new haven, conn.» Orlando Morel was 6 years old when he and his mother left Haiti on a crowded, small wooden boat destined for the United States. Now 24, Morel remembers the blue of the ocean everywhere. And the hunger.

When a piece of bread fell into the water, Morel scooped it up. “I will never forget that taste,” he said, recalling the salty, soggy bread.

Nor will he forget when the Coast Guard showed up in a white boat and rescued him, his mother and other passengers.

The rescue led Morel to join the Coast Guard. On Wednesday, he will graduate from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in Connecticut. Morel will serve on a cutter out of Florida whose mission will include migrant interdiction in the very waters where he was rescued nearly two decades ago.

“I can put myself in their shoes,” said Morel, who can still speak Creole.

Tony McDade, chief of Morel’s company at the academy, said Morel was a “phenomenal cadet” who helped other cadets succeed. He said Morel will bring empathy to the service because of his childhood experience.

“When he told me his story, I thought, ‘Wow, this is like something out of a Hollywood movie,’ ” McDade said. “It’s not something he advertises. He’s very humble about it.”

After the rescue, Morel wound up being sent to Cuba.

His mother was taken to a hospital in the United States because she had cancer and burns on her hands. Morel was reunited with his mother at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland. He visited her several times before she died shortly after his birthday.

His mother told him that her translator, a Haitian woman serving in the U.S. Navy, would take care of him. That woman, a single mother named Louise Jackson, wound up adopting him.

Jackson, who is now battling cancer herself, said she is thrilled that her son is graduating from the Coast Guard Academy and predicted he will do well in service.

“To me, that’s a beautiful American story,” Jackson said. “It can only happen in America.”

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Dennis Wolf-Keith, center, holds a sign at a rally outside the Capitol Square Post Office on Monday in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. Char-

Orlando Morel was 6 years old when he and his mother were rescued by the Coast Guard after leaving Haiti. Morel, now 24, will graduate Wednesday from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. U.S. Coast Guard Academy, The Associated Press

washington» The Obama administration will adopt a landmark national strategy to fight Alzheimer’s today, setting the clock ticking toward a deadline of 2025 to find effective ways to treat, or at least stall, the mind-destroying disease.

Work is beginning right away: Starting today, embattled families and caregivers can check a new one-stop website for easy-to-understand information about dementia and where to get help.

The National Institutes of Health is giving the green light to some major new studies of possible therapies, including a form of insulin that is squirted into the nose.

And the world’s top Alzheimer’s scientists gathered this week to decide what other research should take place next to meet the ambitious 2025 deadline.

“These actions are the cornerstones of an historic effort to fight Alzheimer’s disease,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius in a statement. She was announcing the steps today at the meeting of researchers.

The first National Alzheimer’s Plan comes at what many scientists think is a pivotal moment.

Alzheimer’s is poised to become a defining disease of the rapidly aging population. But researchers are pushing for a big change in how potential therapies are tested by trying them in people who don’t yet have full-blown Alzheimer’s symptoms, when it might be too late to help.

“There’s a sense of optimism” thanks to some new discoveries, Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, told scientists at the Alzheimer’s Research Summit on Monday.

But “we need to figure out exactly where is the best window of opportunity” to battle back Alzheimer’s, Collins said.

About 5.4 million Americans have Alzheimer’s or related dementias. Barring a research breakthrough, those numbers will rise significantly by 2050, when up to 16 million Americans are projected to have Alzheimer’s. Already, it’s the sixthleading killer, and there is no cure. Treatments only temporarily ease some symptoms.

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Nation & World Briefs MARCHING BAND GETS LONGER SUSPENSION

Celis’ daughter, 6-year-old Isabel Mercedes Celis, has been missing for nearly a month.

tallahassee, fla.» Florida A&M University’s celebrated band, the Marching 100, will remain on suspension until the university can put in place strong anti-hazing measures, the university’s president said Monday.

The band, a moneymaker for the university because of its widely admired, elaborate halftime shows, will remain off the playing field through the 2012-13 academic year. The decision by the university president, James Ammons, is likely to have a marked impact on the university’s budget and attendance at football games.

The band was indefinitely suspended shortly after a drum major, Robert Champion, 26, died Nov. 19 during hazing on a bus after the Florida Classic football game in Orlando.

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Edwards judge to curtail some testimony B greensboro, n.c.»

The judge overseeing the criminal trial of John Edwards will curtail the testimony of a key witness for the defense as they try to prove he didn’t break the law.

Edwards’ attorneys had intended to call former Federal Election Commission chairman Scott Thomas as their first witness Monday morning, but prosecutors objected. The jury left the room while Judge Catherine C. Eagles listened to his testimony.

Thomas said it was his opinion that nearly $1 million secretly used to hide Edwards’ pregnant mistress as he campaigned for the White House did not qualify as campaign contributions under federal law. The judge ruled that Thomas won’t be allowed to say that in front of the jury.

Father of missing girl separated from sons B tuscon» Arizona’s child welfare agency is prohibiting the father of a missing Tucson girl from having any contact with his other two children, but authorities say that doesn’t mean he’s a suspect in her disappearance.

Police Sgt. Maria Hawke confirmed Monday the state agency has ordered Sergio Celis to stay away from his two sons, citing a need to ensure the boys’ welfare. She declined to elaborate.

Maine man whose decades-long battle to save New England’s tallest elm tree served as an inspiring tale of devotion has died at 103.

Frank Knight said “nothing is forever” at age 101 when the 217-year-old elm tree succumbed to Dutch elm disease and was cut down in January 2010 in Yarmouth, Maine. He referred to the 110-foot tree, nicknamed “Herbie,” as an “old friend.”

Deb Hopkins, a friend, said Knight died Monday morning in hospice care in Scarborough and that he’ll be laid to rest in a coffin made from Herbie’s wood.

Testimony ends in Steve Powell’s voyeurism trial B tacoma, wash.»

Testimony in the voyeurism trial of Steve Powell, the father-in-law of missing Utah mother Susan Powell, came to an abrupt end Monday as prosecutors rested their case and defense attorneys declined to call their own witnesses.

The final volley of information explored a brief slice of Steve Powell’s personal journals, concluding a trial with a very narrow scope. Neither side examined Steve Powell’s relationship with Susan Powell, whose 2009 disappearance triggered scrutiny of the Washington man.

Occupy farm camp raided B albany, calif.» University of California police raided a four-week Occupy encampment at a collegeowned farm used for agriculture research early Monday, arresting nine people after protesters ignored yet another weekend deadline to leave.

About 100 officers clad in riot gear arrived shortly after 6 a.m. at the camp known as Occupy the Farm, but there was no violence, said university spokesman Dan Mogulof.

Palestinian prisoners end hunger strike B jerusalem» Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners agreed to halt a weekslong hunger strike Monday in exchange for promises of better conditions, ending a standoff that left

SMOKE, FLAMES IN ARIZ. HILLS several participants clinging to life and drew thousands of Palestinians to the streets in shows of solidarity.

The Palestinians won key concessions in a deal mediated by Egyptian officials, including more family visits and limits to a controversial Israeli policy that can imprison people for years without charge.

Seven die in Afghan bombing B kabul» At least seven Afghan civilians were killed in a pharmacy Monday in a suspected suicide bombing, an official said, the latest attack in a spate of rising violence in the country.

The blast took place in Ghormach, a remote and restive district in a relatively secure area of northwestern Faryab province, said provincial Gov. Abdul Ahad Shafaq. Among the dead

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was a member of a provincial council in adjacent Badghis province, Shafaq said.

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Haiti parliament approves new government B port-au-prince,

tina» The legal battles of Argentina’s vice president just got a lot more complicated. A prosecutor says he has found sufficient cause to ask a federal judge to open an illegal enrichment probe against Amado Boudou. Also targeted are the vice president’s girlfriend, two business associates and 10 companies.

The action Monday by prosecutor Jorge Di Lello means investigative Judge Ariel Lijo must decide whether to formally open the illegal enrichment probe and eventually whether to bring any charges against Boudou.

haiti» Haiti ended another prolonged period of political uncertainty Monday as the country marked the end of President Michel Martelly’s first year in office by ushering in a new government.

Lawmakers in the lower chamber of deputies voted 70-6 with three abstentions in favor of new Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe’s political program and 22-member government. Lamothe is Martelly’s fourth pick for prime minister and the second to be ratified by the parliament.

The vote Monday was the final step

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Mexicans struggle to identify bodies

By Olga R. Rodriguez The Associated Press

monterrey, mexico» Authorities struggled Monday to identify the 49 people found mutilated and scattered in a region near the U.S. border in a presumed fight between Mexico’s two dominant drug cartels.

More than 24 hours after the gruesome discovery, officials had yet to identify any of the corpses, found without heads, hands or feet. So far, no sign of gunshots had been found on any of the bodies, Nuevo Leon state security spokesman Jorge Domene told Milenio television.

There were no reports of mass disappearances in the area, and only one couple had visited the morgue in the city of Monterrey where the bodies were taken. None of the six female bodies matched their missing daughter.

The 43 men and six women found Sunday were dumped at the entrance to the town of San Juan on a highway that connects Monterrey with Reynosa, across from McAllen, Texas.

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Though it’s not clear who the victims are, it was the fourth cartel massacre in an escalating tit-for-tat that seems to involve at least some innocents.

The Zetas and the Sinaloa cartel have emerged as main forces in drug-trafficking and other organized crime in the past year, with smaller gangs lining up on either side in a contest that resembles a war.

Authorities said at least a few victims had tattoos of the Santa Muerte cult popular among drug traffickers.

The area has seen 74 killings in the first four months of 2012.

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Lebanon rivals cite Syria Assad backers are in street battles with opponents.

By Bassem Mroue and Ben Hubbard The Associated Press

tripoli, lebanon» Firing assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades, Lebanese gunmen clashed in street battles Monday as sectarian tensions linked to the 14-month-old uprising in Syria bled across the border for a third day.

At least five people have been killed and 100 wounded in Lebanon’s second-largest city since the gun battles erupted late Saturday, security officials said. Residents say differences over Syria are at the root of the fighting, which pits neighbor against neighbor and raises fears of broader unrest that could draw in neighboring countries.

Lebanon and Syria share a complex web of political and sectarian ties and rivalries, which are easily inflamed.

Tripoli has seen bouts of sectarian violence in the past, but the fighting has become more frequent as the conflict in Syr-

ia worsens.

The fighting camps break down along sectarian and political lines. On one side are Sunni Muslims who support the rebels trying to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad. On the other are members of the tiny Alawite sect, followers of an offshoot of Shiite Islam who are Assad’s most loyal supporters.

The recent clashes were sparked by the arrest of Lebanese national Shadi Mawlawi, an outspoken critic of Assad.

The Sunni fighters say the root of the latest conflict in Tripoli is across the border.

“Syria — it wants it this way.

It wants to start a battle here so it can say, look, even in Lebanon the Sunnis are killing the Alawites,” said Mustafa Nashar, 35, whose family lives in an apartment overlooking Syria Street, which cuts through the overwhelmingly Sunni Bab alTabbani neighborhood.

Posters supporting the Syrian opposition hang on walls, and pictures of a local activist shot by a sniper in similar clashes in February read “Greetings to the free martyrs of Syria” and bear the Syrian revolutionary flag.

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A Sunni gunman fires during clashes Monday with members of the Alawite sect in Tripoli, Lebanon. Hussein Malla, The Associated Press

small position a few hundred yards away from the fighting, but no soldiers or police could be seen in the immediate area.

Mohammed Jaber, a 49-yearold fighter and Tripoli resident, said local fighting has been going on for decades in Tripoli but the Syria unrest has set it off again.

“The old has become new,” he said. “Once the Syrian revolution started, we supported all efforts to get rid of the regime.”

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ALESHIRE, WALTER F. 1927 ~ 2012 84, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 11, 2012.

He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Elisabeth.

Visitation Tues., 4-6 pm; funeral service Wed., 12 Noon at Olinger Crown Hill, W. 29th and Wadsworth.

ASEBEDO, TONY P. Service, Wed., 10am, Our Lady Mother of the Church, Commerce City, CO.

FEINGOLD, SUSAN I. 1946-2012 Susan I. Feingold, Denver, wife of Howard Feingold; mother of Cyle (Tiffany) Feingold & Lane (Jennifer) Feingold; sister of Howard (Sandra) Shapiro; grandmother of Mira & Benjamin. Graveside, Tuesday, 11:00AM, Mount Nebo Cemetery. Contributions to The Parkinson’s Association of the Rockies, 1325 S. Colorado Blvd., Ste. 204B Denver, CO 80222.

FYFE, LYNN 1950 ~ 2012

MOORE, W. UDELL 1918 ~ 2012

RUDOLPH, HARRY 1925 ~ 2012

Lynn G. Fyfe, 61, of Brighton, went to be with his Lord on May 12, 2012. Rosary Service, 7:00pm, Wednesday at Tabor-Rice Funeral Home. Memorial Mass, Thursday, 11am at St. Augustine Catholic Church, 675 E. Egbert Street in Brighton. Memorial Contributions can be made to: St. Augustine Catholic Church, 178 South 6th Avenue, Brighton, Colorado 80601.

Passed from this life in his next on Sunday, May 13, 2012, at the age of 93. A resident of Denver for 70 years, he was born on November 6, 1918, in Hollis Oklahoma to Wilcy and Grace Moore. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin where he was an outstanding basketball player and an all conference baseball player. There he met and married Jane Booth who preceded him in death last year. Udell worked for over 35 years at the Gates Rubber Company. He was a loving Father, Grandfather, Husband and Friend who was an avid golfer and outdoorsman. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his oldest son, Terry Moore; daughter-in-law, Laura Lee Moore. He is survived by daughter, Carol Bradley, Centennial, CO; son, Gary Moore and wife Gale Doyel, Albuquerque, NM; brother, Cy Moore (Frances), Hollis, OK; grandchildren, David Moore, MD (Jennifer), Nashville, TN, Melissa Taylormoore (Jonathan), Vienna, VA, Jill Bradley Centennial, CO, Julie Monzingo (Colby), Fort Worth TX; and six great-grandchildren. A graveside service will be held at Olinger Hampden Memorial Gardens on Wednesday, May 16 at 10am.

Harry Rudolph, Northglenn. Husband of Charlotte. Father of Debbie (Larry) Cochran, Gayle Hutchinson and Angie Messick. Also survived by 7 grandchildren and 1 great granddaughter. Visitation, Wed., 5–7PM, Horan & McConaty Family Chapel, 9998 Grant St. Memorial Service, Thurs., 2PM, Crossroads Church, 10451 Huron St.

HARPER, PEGGY 1923 ~ 2012 Peggy was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, to Nevin and Frances Williamson on November 19, 1923. While Peggy spent most of her life in Colorado, she always had a soft spot in her heart for Pennsylvania where she graduated from Williamsport High School and the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing in Philadelphia. After marrying the love of her life, Del, they raised their children in Cherry Hills Village. Even though she lived near the mountains, her heart always belonged to the coast. Sitting by the ocean, having a martini with Del, and listening to the waves pounding on the shore was one of her greatest joys. Peggy was devoted to her husband, children, and grandchildren. She always enjoyed swimming, shopping, or celebrating special occasions with them. Peggy also treasured her friends with whom she played bridge, went out to lunch, and supported each other in both good times and bad. Her life was filled with people she loved and that’s the way she enjoyed it most. Even with all the activity of a busy family and friends, she found time to volunteer at Swedish Hospital, for the National Heart Association, and the Colorado Historical Society. And she always managed to make her special chocolate chip cookies for visiting grandchildren. Peggy is survived by her daughter Susan (Harper) Coulson and her husband David, daughter-in-law Carolyn Harper, 7 loving grandchildren and their spouses who all thought of her as ‘Grandma’, and 14 great-grandchildren. Peggy was preceded in death by her husband Del Harper, her son Richard Dale Harper, and her daughter Patricia Harper Wipfli.

Memorial Service Wednesday, May 16, 11am, Fairmount Mortuary Chapel. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Colorado Historical Society, 1200 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203.

JARAMILLO, JOHN IESE

NINNEMAN, LORRI KYRISS 52. Services, Wednesday, May 16, at 2:00 pm, at Olinger Chapel Hill. Angels on your pillow.

PUGLIESE, LOUIS JOSEPH 1928 ~ 2012 Age 83, passed away 5/11/12. Visitation, Wednesday 5:00 - 7:00 PM, funeral service, Thursday 2:00 PM, both at Olinger Chapel Hill Mortuary and Cemetery, 6601 S. Colorado Blvd., Centennial, CO.

RAINS, DONALD 1928 ~ 2012 83. Don was born in Eastern Colorado. He farmed and ranched in Arapahoe County. Don is survived by his wife of 59 years, Maryann; sons, Danny (Patti), Tom (Kim), Jerry (DeAnna); grandchildren, Megan Rains, Jennifer Rains, Kaitlin Rains and Michael and Kendra Partick. Visitation will be Wed., 5-8pm at Olinger Hampden Mortuary, 8600 E. Hampden Ave., and funeral service Thurs., 1pm at Olinger Eastlawn Cemetery Mausoleum Chapel, 19600 E. Smith Road in Aurora.

SIDLER, AUBREY GENE 1932 ~ 2012 Private Arrangements.

SMITH, BAIRD M. 1923 ~ 2012 Sgt. U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII. Graveside service Fort Logan National Cemetery, Wednesday, 11:15 am, (staging C).

SNYDER, CAROL MAE 1945 ~ 2012 Carol Snyder of Aurora, CO peacefully passed away with her family by her side on May 12, 2012 after a 21 month long battle with cancer. Beloved wife of Larry for 45 years; loving mother of Denise (Russell) Marques and Donna (Michael) Huber; proud grandmother of Alec and Cage Huber and Eva Marques; devoted sister of Ellsworth (Claire) Bush. Memorial Service, Thursday, May 17, 11 AM at Horan & McConaty Family Chapel, 11150 E. Dartmouth Ave., Aurora. Committal at Ft. Logan National Cemetery, Staging Area B, 2:30 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Denver Hospice, 501 S Cherry St, #700, Denver, CO 80246. Please share condolences at HoranCares.com.

THOMAS, ONEIDA 1923 ~ 2012 Passed away May 8, 2012. Preceded in death by husband of 55 years, Clinton Thomas, and grandson, David Thomas. Survived by children, Jeri (Kenny) Holmes, Carolin (Nick) White, Clayton (Judy) Thomas, Leonard Thomas and Marian Robinson. Visitation, Wednesday, May 16, 2012, 4-8 PM. Funeral service, Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 10 AM.

Viewing Wed., May 16, 4-6pm; Service Thurs., May 17, 10am, Olinger Crown Hill Pavilion, to Fort Logan.

JENSEN, KYLE 1986 ~ 2012 FORD, LEWIS A., JR. 1962 ~ 2012 Entered into eternal life May 11, 2011. Visitation 1011am, Wednesday, May 16, 2012, funeral service immediately following, both at North Hills Church of God, 8891 Poze Blvd., Thornton, CO 80229.

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Kyle passed away unexpectedly on May 7, 2012. He is survived by his father Steven Jensen, mother Edie Kilpatrick, brothers Jason and Matt Jensen, and other family. Services were held on Monday, May 14, 11:00 AM, New Life Church, 11025 Voyager Pkwy., Colo.

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MESTAS, JOSIE 1933 ~ 2012 78, passed away quietly on Saturday, May 12, 2012. She is survived

by Frank, her loving husband of 59 years; children, Ernest Mestas, Kathy Mestas; grandchildren, Daniel Mestas, Josie Rae (Alex) Estrada, Deonza Lee (John) Carrillo; great grandchildren, Leyanna, Josiah, Lydia, John, Angelina, Sophia, Frankie, Isaac, Seth, Caleb and siblings, Tony Padilla, Mike (Dora) Padilla, Eunice (Mike) Ariza. She is preceded in death by her siblings, Alex Padilla, Lena Estrada and Salomon Padilla. Visitation, Thurs., 5-7 pm at Olinger Crown Hill, W. 29th and Wadsworth. Service, Fri., 1 pm at Thrive Church, 2820 W. 92nd Ave., Federal Heights.

RAMPA, MICHAEL G. “MIKE” 1940-2012 Visitation, Wed., 4-7pm, with services Thurs., 3:00pm, both at Crown Hill Mortuary with burial to follow.

ROMANO, ELLIE 1932 ~ 2012 79, passed away on May 12th.

She was born in Dodge County, Minnesota on December 3, 1932, to Floyd and Mildred Crouch. She was the co-founder of Romano’s Italian Restaurant in Littleton. In addition to her loving husband of 52 years, Neil, she is survived by her children Sue Calhoun (Mike), John (Rachelle), and Nick (Charlsy). She is survived by brother Don and sister Marie. She was preceded in death by her mother & father, and her brother Allen & sister Ruth. She has 8 granddaughters and many nephews and nieces. A celebration of her life will be held at Ascension Lutheran Church in Littleton on Thursday, May 17th at 11am. Visitation will be 6-8 Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at Drinkwine. A reception will follow the service at Romano’s Italian Restaurant in Littleton. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Kidney Foundation or a charity of your choice. Visit www.drinkwinemortuary.com for full obit.

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Divorcing reality on civil unions As if last week’s actions weren’t enough, Speaker McNulty completely abandoned the truth Monday.

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ouse Speaker Frank McNulty steamrolled majority opinion Monday and saw to it that a bill legalizing civil unions was killed on the first day of a special legislative session.

McNulty, R-Highlands Ranch, showed a complete disdain for honesty, spinning a fairy tale whereby Democrats brought the legislature “to a grinding halt” and demanded “that a bill creating same-sex marriage in Colorado be prioritized and forced to the front of the line.”

The truth: • The bill in question would have recognized a civil union between same-sex couples, which is a far cry from same-sex marriage.

• A majority of lawmakers — at least 58 of 100 — supported the measure, including three Republicans whose votes led to the bill passing three House committees after clearing the Senate.

• After promising a fair hearing, but faced with the reality that he would be on the losing side, McNulty threw his wrench in the gears of governance and let the civil unions bill — and many others — die on the second-tolast day of the regular session.

As if the anti-democratic shenanigans last week weren’t bad enough, McNulty went all-in Monday.

Rather than send the bill to the House Judiciary Committee as he had each of the last two years, he instead assigned it to a “kill committee” stacked with Republicans whom he knew would vote against it.

Unable to offer a straightforward

defense, McNulty conjured a laughable explanation that tried to shift the blame to the Democratic governor and a “divisive social agenda.”

“This is Gov. Hickenlooper’s special session that he called for the purpose of passing same-sex marriage,” McNulty said. “From our perspective, our side is focused on job creation and economic recovery.”

That argument conveniently forgets the divisive issues raised by his party.

The first debate of this year’s session was on a hopeless resolution calling for a constitutional convention — the last one was held in 1787 — to repeal the Affordable Care Act, aka “Obamacare.” Then there were debates on gun rights; a bill that called for drug testing of welfare moms; a measure calling for the federal government to sell land; and the centerpiece of job creation: criminalizing “unlawful termination of a pregnancy.”

As much as McNulty the fabulist would deny it, both sides spent time on messaging bills this year.

But only McNulty and Republicans resorted to a disgraceful power play to kill a popular bill that would acknowledge a basic civil right.

Democrats and their allies will spend plenty of energy pointing that out between now and November; while McNulty and his troops continue peddling their fiction.

The truth is that Colorado voters are smart enough to figure it out for themselves. Once they do, we expect a civil unions bill to pass in the next General Assembly through an honest process.

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Monday’s results

Who should the public hold responsible for the cost of this week’s special session of the legislature, which will cost Colorado taxpayers $23,500 a day?

Rep. Frank McNulty. By obstructing on civil unions and calling a premature end to debate last week, the House speaker subverted the political process.

Gov. John Hickenlooper. No rules were broken and the political process played itself out as it should. The governor should respect that.

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Will reports about high school bullying by Mitt Romney and heavy drug use by a young Barack Obama affect your vote?

Absolutely: 57 votes (12 percent) Probably: 54 votes (11.3 percent) Doubtful: 121 votes (25.4 percent) No way: 244 votes (51.3 percent)

Chip Bok, Creators Syndicate

The Open Forum Speaker Frank McNulty: intolerant or righteous?

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Re: “Political lightning rod; Backers of civil unions transform House speaker into face of intolerance,” May 12 news story.

Re: “Do we treat animals better than people?” May 10 letter to the editor.

I find it very disturbing that Colorado House Speaker Frank McNulty is being called intolerant by the gay community for his stand against civil unions. He has an obligation to defend the Colorado Constitution, which in 2006 added Amendment 43, defining marriage as between one man and one woman. Calling this a “civil union” is only an attempt to use a different term to maneuver around what the Colorado voters mandated in that election. Is it intolerant to try to uphold the spirit of our laws, or is intolerance merely not doing whatever the homosexual community wants?

Marty Russell, Castle Rock

BBB I wonder how Frank McNulty, et al, would feel if gay marriage were legal and heterosexual marriage were not and they were trying to get equal rights for heterosexual couples. Obviously gay couples revere and respect the sanctity of marriage and want a legal marriage, but have to settle for civil union.

God loves all his children and created them all. Why can’t we give them equal rights as all of God’s human creations are entitled to have? How many more gay humans does God have to create for us all to understand and accept? You can’t help who you fall in love with, and why would anyone care who is married to whom? Remember when it was against the law for black and white people to intermarry? Surely we have evolved beyond that place.

Donna Orlandi, Arvada

BBB I’m writing to thank Speaker Frank McNulty for having the political will to enforce what the Colorado people voted for in 2006. Democrats could have petitioned civil unions onto the ballot this year, but they didn’t. They claim public opinion has changed — so if it has, why not face the people?

And as regards the legislative brouhaha, the Democratic leadership routinely kills bills that they don’t want to get a majority vote. If this is such an outrage, then why does it happen all the time?

Also, if this issue is so important, why didn’t the Democrats bring it up when they had a full control of both houses and the governor’s office? This is waste of time and of the taxpayers’ hard-earned money!

Karen Morgan, Arvada

BBB Let’s give him a break: Frank McNulty just made a rookie mistake as speaker. He let his personal religious beliefs get in the way of his public responsibilities. He should be ashamed, but he should live to correct it, not “(expletive) die,” as someone yelled from the House gallery. His new best friend and bourbon-drinking buddy, John Hickenlooper, is giving him that opportunity. Will McNulty use it to let the House vote on civil unions? Or will he blow the save?

Jim Engelking, Golden Read more letters on this topic at blogs.denverpost.com/eLetters.

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Mary Lustig’s letter was unfair, and the picture of Hi Rise owner Doug Anderson appears to be misleading. Ms. Lustig sarcastically surmises that she hopes Mr. Anderson asked the homeless man in front of his bakery “if he’d like a bagel” before asking him to leave. Had Mr. Anderson done this — which he may in fact have done — it is likely that the next day he would be serving two, maybe four, or more homeless people as word of his generosity would surely spread. This is a societal problem and should not be thrust on our local business owners to individually resolve.

Doing so will likely ensure that many more of us will be homeless in the long term as business owners move to more amenable business climates. Perhaps Ms. Lustig may wish to take on the burden of feeding the homeless each day.

Steven Levine, Centennial

Accepting responsibility Re: “In the mountains, we accept the risk,” May 11 Colorado Voices column.

David Steiner’s column is the best summary I’ve read about why everyone has to assume some personal risk, whatever their situation, but specifically those who choose to live in the mountains of Colorado. Rather than the usual “woe is me” theme related to fires that invariably will occur in wooded areas, he states the obvious: Those who choose that lifestyle have to be accountable for their surroundings and react accordingly when there is an emergency — and there will be those.

Rather than blame everyone else (including God, I suppose), it behooves the residents in those areas to act personally responsible and go on to mitigate the damages as best they can.

Floyd Scharlemann, Lafayette

Guest Commentary

A weak independent monitor just won’t do

By Mark Cohen

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he city of Denver is in the process of hiring an independent monitor, and Mayor Michael Hancock has made a well-publicized commitment to supporting the continuance of this position as part of his promise to restore public trust in the Denver Police Department.

The mayor is to be commended for recognizing the need for continued civilian oversight of Denver’s longtroubled police department. However, no matter who fills the position, the Office of Independent Monitor is too weak a system to serve that role effectively.

Perhaps that’s why Hancock’s pick for the job, a woman from Los Angeles, turned him down flat.

It might be tough finding a great candidate to take this job, Mr. Mayor.

What thinking professional, with an eye to making a name for herself or himself, would accept a position with so little authority, so few resources and so little chance of creating real change in the way we do business as it relates to Denver law enforcement? As we search for a new independent monitor, we might be better served to look at what’s wrong with the office, not with the potential candidates.

The OIM was created in 2004 in response to community outrage over several incidents of police abuse resulting in death, including that of Ismael Mena. Citizens did not trust the police to investigate and discipline their own. In response, a group of concerned citizens met and demanded that the existing civilian oversight body, the Public Safety Review Commission, be strengthened.

Then-Mayor John Hickenlooper convened a task force, which included both law enforcement officers and community members.

Many proposed that the commission be replaced by a system similar to that in San Francisco. They proposed that the investigation of citizen complaints against police officers be removed from the police department and placed in an independent agency with civilian investigators. Hickenlooper rejected this proposal and instead instituted the OIM. While any form of civilian oversight is better than none, the independent monitor has no real authority; he or she can only observe Internal Affairs Bureau investigations, ask questions of and make suggestions to investigating officers, and make policy recommendations. The police department is free

to ignore any and all recommendations.

A recent series of incidents involving police — including the beatings of Alex Landau and Michael DeHerrera — have again raised community concern. We are told that these are just a matter of a few “bad apples.” But it’s clear that the police department has a systemic problem, which is why the ACLU of Colorado and the Colorado Progressive Coalition have called on the U.S. Department of Justice to carry out a “patterns and practices” investigation of the department.

The new chief of police and manager of safety have proposed changes in the investigative and disciplinary process that they promise will improve the situation. But what is truly needed to restore public trust is a fully resourced and fully em-

powered civilian oversight system with the authority to carry out independent investigations of civilian complaints, one whose findings will be binding.

What Denver needs most is real justice for the residents of this city.

We need an oversight system that exists not merely to observe, but one that will provide a clear and decisive road map in moving us to greater public safety and greater public confidence in law enforcement. If we give the office real teeth, real power, and real resources, I’ll bet impressive candidates will be lined up all around the City and County Building, just waiting for a chance to interview for the job.

Mark Cohen is a community activist and a leader in the ACLU of Colorado’s Race to Justice Coalition.

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Sunny and warm

Tiny t-storm chance

Northwest region

Boy, we have way aboveaverage temps in store again this week, with a damp and stormy weekend possible once again.

Craig 81/35

Sunny. Highs 7887. Mostly clear tonight. Lows 35-56.

82 70 82 83 82 77 69 83 77 73 61 78 80 83 83 79

52 42 51 50 51 47 43 51 46 45 34 49 49 50 50 49

Sunny and warm

Glenwood Springs 84/45

Grand Junction 87/56

Montrose 83/48

Denver climate 76% 6% 0.00” 0.22” 0.94” 2.80” 4.25”

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1:33 p.m. 2:46 a.m.

5:46 a.m. 7:55 p.m.

5:16 p.m. 4:39 a.m.

Skywatch Just before dawn Wednesday morning, the moon is about 5 degrees to the upper left of the distant planet Uranus. Through binoculars or a small telescope, Uranus looks like a greenish “star.”

Pollen info Trees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . high Grasses. . . . . . . . . . moderate Weeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . absent

Burlington 83/50

Colorado Springs 78/46

La Junta 85/50

Walsenburg 76/44

Southeastern plains Sunny. Highs 76-85. Mostly clear tonight. Lows 43-51.

Trinidad 79/43

Alamosa 76/35

Durango 69/45

Cortez 83/44

Sunny. Highs 81-86. Mostly clear tonight. Lows 46-51.

Pueblo 84/47

Sunny. Highs 63-83. Mostly clear tonight. Lows 35-48.

(midnight through 6 p.m. Monday) High Monday 76 Normal high 70 Low Monday 43 Normal low 43 Record high 87 (1996) Record low 27 (1912)

8:08 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

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Salida 77/41

Southwest region

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Rise

Greeley 85/47

Limon 81/46

Sunny to partly cloudy. Highs 58-79. Partly cloudy tonight.

Lows 31-42.

PM t-storms

Sterling 86/46

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Steamboat Springs 79/38

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High Low

Aurora Bailey Bennett Berthoud Boulder Castle Rock Conifer DIA Elizabeth Evergreen Fairplay Golden Highlands Ranch Lafayette Northglenn Parker

Thursday

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Monday’s Colorado extremes: Grand Junction 83°, Fraser 17°

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83 44 Greeley 81 36 Gunnison 70 28 Hayden 72 34 Kremmling 73 21 La Junta 74 47 Lamar 79 44 Leadville 62 21 Limon 74 33 Longmont 78 36 Loveland 79 41 Meeker 75 27 Montrose 79 38 Pueblo 76 41 Rifle 81 35 Salida na na Springfield 73 50 Steamboat Sp. 70 30 Sterling 81 34 Telluride 64 32 Trinidad 69 45 Vail 63 27 Walden 52 32 Wolf Cr. Pass na na

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Garden City Goodland Salina Topeka Wichita

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New Mexico Albuquerque Farmington Las Cruces Raton Santa Fe Taos

Utah Green River Price Moab Ogden St. George Salt Lake City Vernal

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Today Wednesday

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82 58 0.00 Jacksonville 85 66 1.72 Juneau 47 40 0.02 Kansas Cty, Mo. 78 52 0.00 Las Vegas 97 71 0.00 Little Rock 83 61 0.00 Los Angeles 70 57 0.00 Louisville 75 61 0.00 Memphis 82 59 0.00 Miami Beach 87 75 0.00 Milwaukee 79 52 0.00 Minneapolis 85 55 0.00 Nashville 76 63 0.00 New Orleans 82 69 0.00 New York City 70 63 0.00 Norfolk, Va. 79 66 0.00 Oklahoma City 79 59 0.00 Omaha 83 51 0.00 Orlando 84 72 0.00 Palm Springs 105 69 0.00 Philadelphia 70 64 0.01 Phoenix 102 74 0.00 Pittsburgh 66 55 0.05 Portland, Maine 63 49 0.03 Portland, Ore. 88 55 0.00 Providence 74 57 0.00 Raleigh, N.C. 75 63 0.37 Rapid City 85 44 0.00 Reno 85 50 0.00 Richmond 75 61 0.11 Sacramento 73 50 0.00 St. Louis 80 54 0.00 Salt Lake City 84 48 0.00 San Antonio 85 63 0.00 San Diego 71 61 0.00 San Francisco 66 55 0.00 San Juan 86 77 0.00 St. Ste. Marie 77 44 0.00 Seattle 80 55 0.00

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Monday Shreveport Sioux Falls Spokane Syracuse Tampa Tucson Tulsa Washington Wilmingtn, Del.

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Asia/Pacific Auckland Fiji Sydney Bangkok Beijing Hong Kong Manila New Delhi Seoul Shanghai Singapore Tokyo

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National forecast: A passing cold front will trigger a few scattered showers and thunderstorms across portions of the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes late in the day today. Thunderstorms will also be possible across much of the East and South, with locally heavy rainfall possible over portions of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Meanwhile, dry weather will be the rule from the Plains to the West Coast as an upper-level ridge of high pressure continues to be the dominant weather feature.

Monday’s extremes for the 48 contiguous states: Death Valley, Calif. 112°; Fraser 17°

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Remarkable makeover. Gastric-bypass patients become endurance athletes with boost from support group. »2B

SPORTS O’Dowd: No staff shake-up coming

NUGGETS’ HIGH HOPES

Young and restless

Rockies GM still confident his team can be contender

By Troy E. Renck The Denver Post

san francisco» While disappointed by the Rockies’ painful start, general manager Dan O’Dowd said Monday there are no plans for a major shake-up involving the coaching staff.

“It’s been frustrating for everyone involved, for our fans, for the players, for everyone. But I don’t sense that we are that point (where there would be changes). That’s not how we do business,’’ O’Dowd told The Denver Post. “No doubt that we have to find a way to get some wins and hang in there. I believe the talent is there.

That’s what scouts who come in and see us tell me. We need the pieces of the puzzle to fit.’’

The Rockies are historically patient with personnel decisions and almost never act during the season.

Clint Hurdle was fired as manager 46 games into 2009 when O’Dowd determined that Hurdle “had lost the clubhouse.’’ That team also entered the season with playoff expectations, while this year’s Rockies began spring training as longshots in a division with three stronger teams — Arizona, San Francisco and Los Angeles — in front of them.

Not wanting the distraction of having the manager begin the season in the final year of his contract, Rockies O'DOWD » 5B

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“I think it’s a consistent pattern of inconsistency.

When we have pitched, we haven’t hit. And when we’ve hit, we haven’t pitched well.’’

Dan O’Dowd, Rockies GM

Toiling away: Troy Tulowitzki arrives early to try to work his way out of a slump. 5B

GIANTS 3, ROCKIES 2

Friedrich takes another giant step forward

By Troy E. Renck The Denver Post

san francisco» Peek through the chicken wire, peel off the duct tape, bend back the paper clip and Christian Friedrich left the Rockies with an indelible lesson about the rotation.

A Rockies pitcher can succeed by attacking the strike zone with a fastball. Still, the Rockies lost 3-2 to the Giants, who scored two runs in the eighth. Colorado rallied with a run in the ninth but left the bases loaded to end the game.

So often this season, the Rockies’ starter avoids contact, loses his arm slot, provides a battery of free passes and ends up with an ERA that looks like Levi’s latest product.

The Rockies expected a left-handed, first-round pick to perform this way this year. They just figured it would be ROCKIES » 5B

Nuggets coach George Karl faces the media Monday as he analyzes his team’s loss to the Lakers in a seven-game first-round series and the outlook for a young squad as it enters the offseason. Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post

Gallo’s fright night still haunts him, Nuggets

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oo angry and embarrassed to sleep, Nuggets forward Danilo Gallinari must stare down a tough question: Did the pain of his NBA playoff experience help him grow, or expose him as a performer who shrinks in big moments?

Ever seen a 6-foot-10 man disappear? Gallinari did in Game 7 against the Lakers, when he committed four turnovers but scored only a single basket, as Los Angeles knocked Denver from the opening round.

Gallo was a zero. The hurt left an emotional scar. You could feel his humiliation from here to his native Italy.

“I had a bad night. It’s my nature, and I was given this by my parents, to live for those big moments. I want big games to prove to myself that I’m a winner and not a loser,” Gallinari told me Monday, still in agony more than 36 hours after a 96-87 loss that eliminated Denver from the postseason.

“I didn’t have just the world watching that game, but also my friends, my family and everybody in my home country knew I was coming out to have a big game.

And I didn’t.”

With a young team that has Nuggets management and fans alike squinting into the sun with giddy

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anticipation of how bright the future might be, the reality is expectations for Gallinari have taken a hit from reasonable doubt. For the second straight season, his performance has suffered in the playoffs, where increased focus of defenders and more detailed scouting reports can magnify every tiny flaw in a scorer’s skill set.

During Game 7, Gallinari came up small. He missed eight of his nine field-goal attempts. He was banished to the bench as teammates rallied from 16 points down in the second half. Given a last shot at redemption in the fourth quarter, his lone notable contribution was an overwrought drive through the lane that resulted in a costly turnover.

If reputations are built or destroyed in the NBA playoffs, then Gallo has major repair to do. Because it’s obvious he cares, I asked Gallinari if he has been able to sleep.

“I’m still not sleeping. I’m still mad,” Gallinari said. “Not talking to anybody. You lucky I’m talking to you guys today.”

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Talented starting lineup good omen

By Benjamin Hochman The Denver Post

Déjà vu was touching up its makeup, preparing to make its annual appearance, when the Nuggets suddenly spit in its face.

A postseason prior, the Nuggets lost a first-round series in five games — and they were primed to do so again this postseason. But in an incredible 96-hour span, the Nuggets stole Game 5, smacked the Lakers around in Game 6 and ultimately lost a hard-fought Game 7.

No, Denver didn’t win the series.

But the executives, coaches and players continue to talk about the growth of their young team during the final three games.

“There’s still disappointment, but our face and our culture has changed to a better and higher standard,” coach George Karl said Monday, speaking publicly for the first time since Saturday’s Game 7. “The connection between players, coaches and the organization is better than it’s been in a long time. And there’s an enthusiasm. We feel we can be better. I think we’ve moved ourselves into a pretty good place.

Every game that you win in the playoffs makes you a better team, makes you understand playoff basketball, because you have to feel both sides, winning and losing.”

The players came by the Pepsi

Young at heart The Nuggets were the youngest team in the Western Conference to make the NBA playoffs.

Just how young are these guys?

Starters Age Ty Lawson, PG 24 Arron Afflalo, SG 26 Danilo Gallinari, SF 23 Kenneth Faried, PF 22 JaVale McGee, C 24 Reserves Wilson Chandler, SF Timofey Mozgov, C Kosta Koufos, C

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Center on Monday for one final team meeting, before leaving with black garbage bags filled with memories of one crazy season.

“It was very obvious that the guys had a great energy early on, we kind of stumbled around for six weeks and then regrouped,” said Karl, whose team dealt with numerous injuries, had 20-plus starting lineups, traded Nene and nabbed the sixth seed as the youngest playoff team in the Western Conference.

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BENGALS MAY HAVE ROOM FOR EX-BUFFS

RANGERS TAKE 1-0 LEAD IN EAST FINALS

THUNDER COOLS OFF LAKERS

Quarterback Tyler Hansen, right, and running back Rodney Stewart are trying to stick with Cincinnati as undrafted rookies. »7B

Henrik Lundqvist stops all 21 shots he faces as New York pulls away from the New Jersey Devils for a 3-0 victory in Game 1. »3B

Point guard Russell Westbrook puts on a show as Oklahoma City rips L.A. 119-90 in the opener of their secondround series. »6B

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Gut check: Heat to play without Bosh miami» Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh likely will miss the rest of the playoff series against the Indiana Pacers and possibly more after an MRI confirmed he strained an abdominal muscle during Sunday’s Game 1 victory.

“Our team is going to be successful, and whether I’m playing or not, I’m still going to be a part of that,” Bosh said Monday. “I just have to make sure that I support them any kind of way and, you know, this season has to be extended for me to play again.”

The Heat placed no timetable on a return for Bosh, who suffered the injury with a minute left in the first half when he drove the lane and dunked against Pacers center Roy Hibbert. Bosh, who also drew a foul on Hibbert, fell to his knees

when he landed and reached for the right side of his lower abdomen. He made the free throw to complete the three-point play and then jogged back to play defense.

“That’s when I noticed I couldn’t really move the way I wanted to,” he said. “Initially it was off the jump, and then I was able to walk and everything, but running is a totally different story.”

Bosh said the injury is the first abdominal strain of his career.

“We’ve started treatment,” he said. “We’ll see how my body responds. If I came back, it wouldn’t surprise me at all.”

Miami likely will start Ronny Turiaf or Joel Anthony at center and keep Udonis Haslem in the opening lineup at power forward. Denver Post wire services

Jessica Schultz and Richard Kalasky lead members of the group Overweight to Endurance Athletes on a run at Waterton Canyon in Littleton. The group was training to participate in Sunday’s Colfax Marathon events. Craig F. Walker, The Denver Post

For the dedicated, the weight is over Support group helps gastric-bypass patients become endurance athletes

Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh kneels in pain during Game 1 against the Indiana Pacers in Miami on Sunday. Bosh is expected to miss the rest of the series. Michael Laughlin, Sun Sentinel

By John Meyer The Denver Post

Broncos assistant Nunnely retires from NFL position

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ichard Kalasky was overwhelmed with emotion after his first Ironman triathlon 10 days ago, but it wasn’t just the achievement of swimming 2.4 miles, biking 112 miles and running a marathon that filled him with joy.

Members of the support group he created for gastric-bypass patients were there to cheer him on, and he didn’t know they were coming until they showed up at his hotel wearing “Team Kalasky” T-shirts.

Kalasky used running to make a new life after gastric surgery, and now he uses what he has learned to help group members do the same. Several are running various Colfax Marathon events Sunday.

Three months ago, there were five in his group — called Overweight to Endurance Athletes — and now there are 38. Four drove overnight from Denver to the Ironman in St. George, Utah, to show him how much he means to them.

“I love that guy,” said Danielle Huskey, who came up with idea for the 600mile road trip.

Kalasky weighed 325 pounds in 2009 when he had “lap-band” surgery, a procedure that reduces the amount of food the stomach can hold.

“I just decided it’s a lifestyle change,” said Kalasky, who now weighs 185. “A lot of people look at it as a magic bullet.

‘You cheated, you took the easy way out, you had the surgery.’ That is not the case.

I decided I wanted to start running.”

A year after surgery, he ran the Denver Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon. He did two more marathons, got interested in triathlons and began looking for ways to help others by sharing what becoming an endurance athlete could do for them.

“We don’t just run,” Kalasky said. “If somebody is having a bad day, we can discuss it, make somebody feel better.

We take them grocery shopping. We take them to restaurants and teach them to order off of menus. People who are

Richard Kalasky leads members of Overweight to Endurance Athletes in stretching exercises before a recent run in Littleton. Craig F. Walker, The Denver Post

’Fax and figures Cash prizes of $1,000 will be at stake for runners who break records in the Colfax Marathon and half-marathon Sunday. The existing records: Men’s marathon: 2:34:27, Nicholas Mockeridge Women’s marathon: 2:59:01, Nicole Chyr Men’s half-marathon: 1:08:59, Benson Cheruiyot Women’s half-marathon: 1:20:21, Naomi Wangui

losing weight, the biggest fear is getting back to old habits — or not being able to break out of those old habits.”

Huskey weighed 339 pounds when she had gastric-bypass surgery in 2007. She got down to 170, got off track, regained weight and began going to support groups.

That’s where she heard about Kalasky.

“This group has helped me get my head on straight, because that’s where I fell,” said Huskey, who plans to run three half-marathons this year. “I knew I could do it, but I started doubting myself. Being with this group, nobody’s

judgmental, we all understand we’re all at different places — from Richard, that wants to be an Ironman, to those of us who come out and jog occasionally.”

Doing the Ironman was a huge boost for Kalasky, who is already planning another in August.

“It’s just indescribable,” Kalasky said, “knowing that you’ve set yourself to accomplish something that even a year ago you didn’t think was possible — especially three years ago at my weight and medical condition — to cross that finish line and say, ‘I’ve done it.’ ” Kalasky will run the Colfax Marathon, not for his own purposes but to pace runners in his group who are doing it as a relay.

“I’ve had my moment, and I want other members to shine,” he said. “I know what it’s like to hear your name as you cross the finish line. I want them to hear that too. For many of them, they still don’t believe in themselves. They struggle with mental images of themselves, and not thinking that they are capable of meeting certain goals. I want to be there to help push them.”

John Meyer: 303-954-1616 or jmeyer@denverpost.com

Wayne Nunnely was at a point in life in which he had to choose: job or family?

Nunnely picked family. An NFL defensive line coach for 17 seasons, the past three with the Broncos, Nunnely notified his players at their positional meeting Monday morning that he was retiring, effective immediately.

“This was not an easy decision, but it was the right one for me and my family,” Nunnely said in a statement. “At this stage of my life, I want to devote more time to my wife, Velda, and the rest of our family. They have been with me every step of the way through an incredible career that I’ve been so blessed to enjoy. The NFL has a wonderful retirement plan, and it’s

time for me to begin the next chapter of my life.”

Nunnely, 60, will be replaced

by Jay Rodgers, who had been a coaching assistant with the Broncos the past three seasons.

Rodgers, 35, is the older brother of the team’ special-teams coordinator, Jeff Rodgers.

Nunnely started his coaching career at Valley High School in Las Vegas in 1975, then coached 18 years with seven colleges, including two stints at NevadaLas Vegas, where he was head coach from 1986-89.

In the NFL, Nunnely was a defensive line coach for the New Orleans Saints (1995-96) and San Diego Chargers (19972008) before he was hired by the Broncos in 2009.

Mike Klis, The Denver Post

MLB fires arbitrator Das new york» Major League Baseball management fired Shyam Das, the arbitrator who overturned Ryan Braun’s drug suspension in February.

MLB informed Das and the players’ association of its decision last week. Das had been baseball’s permanent arbitrator since 1999, part of what technically is a three-man panel that also includes a representative of management and labor.

Baseball’s collective bargaining agreement says the arbitrator can be removed by the players’ association or management

at any time with written notice.

Das also has been an arbitrator for the NFL since 2004 and is scheduled to hear a grievance in the New Orleans Saints bounty case Wednesday.

The baseball situation “does not impact his role as an arbitrator for our CBA,” NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said.

Braun received a 50-game suspension last year for violating baseball’s drug rules. The suspension was overturned by a three-person arbitration panel, with Das casting the decisive vote. Denver Post wire services

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Marshall unlikely to be charged

Nolan Richardson III dies at 47

Hansen won’t run Preakness

Roommate convicted in slaying

New York police are likely to wrap up their investigation this week into a March nightclub incident in which Chicago Bears receiver Brandon Marshall is alleged to have punched a woman in the face, according to ESPN.com.

Police have struggled to find evidence against Marshall, and it’s likely there will be no charges filed and the case will be closed. Marshall said last week he was confident he would be “cleared of any wrongdoing.” Christin Myles, 24, accused Marshall of striking her at a New York City nightclub and wants him held criminally responsible. “Just the allegation of me balling my fist up and hitting a woman is just a lie,” Marshall said. Denver Post wire services

tulsa, okla.» Nolan Richardson III — the son of former Arkansas and Tulsa basketball coach Nolan Richardson — was found dead in his home, Tulsa police said. Officer Jason Willingham said Monday the younger Richardson’s wife found him in a chair in their south Tulsa home about 3 p.m. Sunday. A cause of death wasn’t immediately released, but Willingham said the 47-year-old’s death appears to be from natural causes. Nolan Richardson III, known as “Notes,” served as an assistant to his father at the University of Arkansas and later as head coach at Tennessee State, where he compiled a 23-41 record from 2000-03. The Associated Press

louisville, ky.» Juvenile champion Hansen will not run in the Preakness on Saturday. The nearly all-white colt won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile in November and the Gotham Stakes in March to put him among the favorites at the Kentucky Derby. But Hansen, who had sprinted to the front in his other starts, was caught in traffic and never factored. He finished ninth.

Owner Kendall Hansen said he would love to take Hansen to Baltimore and enjoy all the Preakness festivities, but that it’s not in the best interest of the horse to run the 1 3/16-mile Preakness on two weeks’ rest. The owner said he expects Hansen’s next race to be the Woody Stephens Stakes on June 9. The Associated Press

murfreesboro, tenn.» After about two hours of deliberating Monday, a jury convicted the roommate of Middle Tennessee basketball player Tina Stewart of second-degree murder in the stabbing of the athlete at an apartment they shared. Shanterrica Madden, 19, also was convicted of tampering with evidence for trying to hide the knife used in the stabbing March 2, 2011. She could face 15 to 60 years in prison for the murder conviction at sentencing, which is scheduled for July 16.

The 21-year-old Stewart was a veteran on the Lady Raiders team, which was preparing for the Sun Belt Conference Tournament when she was killed. The Associated Press

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Basketball kept Frink brothers connected

By Irv Moss The Denver Post

Brothers Mike and Pat Frink seemed to be joined at the hip when they were growing up in the Wheat Ridge area of Jefferson County.

It didn’t matter if it was oneon-one competition or pickup games on local playgrounds. If one Frink was there, so was the other. Basketball seemed to be their best common denominator.

They came from a singleparent home and their mother, Madge, worked several jobs at a time to keep the family going. The brothers never knew their father.

“We really started young in sports,” Mike Frink said last week after Pat died in an automobile accident at age 67.

“Our mother was working, and she needed us to be involved in something so she knew where we were. We grew up in sports because she knew where she could find us. People thought we were twins. We

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were about the same size, and we just about always dressed the same.”

Pat was remembered Monday at a private ceremony and will be buried at his Tucson ranch alongside his mother and daughter.

Pat and Mike attended Wheat Ridge High School and the University of Colorado, with basketball being a tying thread. But because of their age difference, their connection wasn’t quite the same.

They played together on the same team only one year at Wheat Ridge and one year at Colorado.

The Frinks helped CU go 13-12 overall and 8-6 in the Big Eight Conference in the 196465 season. Pat led that team in scoring, averaging 15 points.

Mike averaged 9.4 points.

Pat, a 6-foot-4 guard, led CU in scoring each of the three seasons he played in Boulder.

Pat missed his sophomore season because of a leg injury, while Mike was playing his

senior year. When Pat graduated in 1968, his 1,288 career points ranked second in CU history — behind Ken Charlton’s 1,352 from 1960-63.

“Pat was a great pure shooter,” Mike said. “I still hear him clapping his hands when he thought he was open. He wanted the ball. He always thought he was open.”

After their college careers and brief shots at the NBA, their paths mostly went in different directions. Mike went into coaching. His first stop was at Wheat Ridge High where he was the head coach following Harvey Moore, his coach when he played for the Farmers. Mike then traveled throughout the college ranks as an assistant coach, including a stop at CU. He also coached in the World Basketball League, the International Basketball League, China and in Brazil on the staff of its Olympic team. He retired from coaching in 2005 and moved back to Brazil two years later.

Pat Frink, left, shown with brother Mike, averaged 17.4 points in his CU basketball career from 1964-68. Photo courtesy CU After starring at CU, Pat played the 1968-69 season in the NBA with the Cincinnati Royals. His roommate was the legendary Oscar Robertson. A leg injury kept Pat out of the next season, and his basketball career faded away.

Pat became well known for

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USOC in battle vs. childhood obesity

told the Capitals’ management he wants to return to his home in Canada.

Sparked by the first lady’s “Let’s Move” initiative, 1.7 million children soon will be introduced to sports.

HUNTER OUT AS CAPITALS’ COACH

Blue Jackets retain Richards B columbus, ohio» The Blue Jackets removed the word “interim” from Todd Richards’ job title and offered him a twoyear contract to continue coaching the team he led to an 18-21-2 record after replacing Scott Arniel in January.

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Dale Hunter

arlington, va.» Dale Hunter quit as coach of the Capitals on Monday after less than one full season in the job, telling the team he wants to return to his family in Canada.

“It was the right thing to do,” Hunter said.

He is the owner of the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League, a junior hockey team playing for the Memorial Cup. One of his three children is an assistant coach with the Knights, and Hunter’s brother Mark took over as head coach when Hunter left to join the Capitals in November, replacing the fired Bruce Boudreau.

“I’m going home,” Hunter said, a couple of hours after delivering the news to Capitals general manager George McPhee. “I’ve got a good thing going there with the family, so I’ll stay home.”

Hunter, who went 30-23-7 in the regular season, met with McPhee at the team’s practice facility Monday morning, two days after the Capitals were eliminated from the playoffs in the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 2-1 loss to the Rangers in Game 7.

“We could have very easily won that series,” McPhee said.

The GM said he didn’t attempt to change Hunter’s mind, because “there’s no gray in Dale’s life.”

his willingness to lend a hand to noble causes. He ran a shelter for the homeless in Boulder. He lived on a ranch near Tucson part of the year and taught classes at one of the area’s reservation schools. He sometimes disappeared into a life of turmoil and clouded

direction.

But his undivided attention went to his daughter Kodi, who died in 2000 of Rett syndrome at age 21.

“I think he found it difficult to function after his daughter died,” Mike said of Pat. “He lost a lot too when his basketball career ended.”

Mike visited Pat in April in Tucson and found his brother to be upbeat and doing well.

Pat died May 6 in a rollover accident near Tucson. In a news release issued by the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, investigators believe speed and alcohol may have been factors in the crash.

“We played a million oneon-one games against each other,” Mike said. “We were both competitive, but he’d give you the shirt off his back. I probably knew him better than anyone, but I never totally figured him out.”

By John Meyer The Denver Post

The New Jersey Devils’ Dainius Zubrus and the New York Rangers’ Marc Staal collide while competing for the puck during Game 1 of their Stanley Cup Eastern Conference final playoff series Monday in New York. The Rangers are up 1-0. Julio Cortez, The Associated Press

Rangers best rested Devils

By Ira Podell The Associated Press

new york» Rangers rookie Chris Kreider and defenseman Dan Girardi each had a goal and an assist in the third period, and Henrik Lundqvist stopped 21 shots for his fifth career playoff shutout, as New York opened the Eastern Conference finals with a 3-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Monday night.

Playing just two days after eliminating the Washington Capitals in a stirring 2-1 Game 7 victory, the top-seeded Rangers hit their home ice again and won their third straight Game 1 of these playoffs. The Devils had been off for five days since they knocked out the Philadelphia Flyers in five games.

No team forced to play seven games in each of the first two rounds has gone on to win the Stanley Cup, but the Rangers

are determined to be the first.

Shaking off suggestions they are tired, the Rangers slogged through two scoreless periods and pulled out a win with a dominating third period.

The Rangers are in the conference finals for the first time since 1997, and they haven’t reached the Stanley Cup Finals since 1994, when they beat 22-year-old goalie Martin Brodeur and the Devils in a classic seven-game series that backed up captain Mark Messier’s guarantee.

New Jersey is making its first conference finals appearance since 2003, the year the Devils won the Cup for the third time.

Girardi, who struggled at times with his defensive duties, got a perfect setup from Kreider and scored 53 seconds into the third period. Playing in just his 13th NHL game, all in these playoffs, Kreider sent a pass back from the right cir-

cle in the Devils’ zone to the point. Girardi took long strides as he charged up ice and stepped into a shot that ripped through a screen in front by teammate Derek Stepan. The shot beat Brodeur for Girardi’s second playoff goal this season and second in 47 career postseason games.

The other assist went to 21year-old defenseman Michael Del Zotto, who along with Kreider was only 3 when these teams last met in the conference finals in 1994.

Girardi also earned a secondary assist on Kreider’s power-play goal with eight minutes remaining that made it 2-0. New York’s slumping power play connected after Girardi was drilled hard from behind into the boards by Devils forward Steve Bernier.

Artem Anisimov, who also assisted on Kreider’s goal, scored into an empty net to make it 3-0 with 1:27 left.

dallas» Natalie Coughlin has won 11 Olympic medals in swimming, but the pressure got to her Monday when she introduced Michelle Obama at an event to announce a collaboration between the U.S. Olympic family and the first lady’s “Let’s Move” initiative against childhood obesity.

“I am so nervous right now, meeting Michelle Obama,” Coughlin said.

On a stage they shared with two dozen Olympians and Olympic hopefuls, Obama hugged Coughlin and tried to calm her.

“You’ve got a lot of medals,” Obama said, “you don’t need to shake.”

The U.S. Olympic Committee and 10 of its national governing bodies announced a commitment to get 1.7 million children involved in sports this year for the first time.

USA Track & Field, for example, will expand youth programs by 35 percent to reach 120,000. USA Swimming will enroll 530,000 in beginner programs.

“Sometimes all it takes is that first lesson, or that first clinic, or that first class to get a child excited about a new sport,” Obama said. “And once they’re engaged, that’s when coaches and instructors can step in and become mentors.

That’s when discipline and teamwork can become daily lessons. That’s when being active can become a lifelong habit.”

The first lady will lead the U.S. delegation to the opening ceremony at the London Olympics on July 27. Obama

spoke of fond memories watching the Olympics when she was a child, being inspired

by Mary Lou Retton, Nadia Comaneci and Carl Lewis.

“When I am sitting in that stadium in London, cheering on Team USA, I’ll be thinking about all those young people cheering them on at home,” Obama said. “I will be thinking about the power of the Games to truly inspire a generation.”

Before taking the stage, Obama met John Orozco, a gymnast who trains at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Orozco told her about the countless hours his mother spent driving him to and from practice when he was growing up in the Bronx.

“He soon began working at the gym between practices to make money,” Obama said.

“And when he received his first paycheck, I understand he turned it over to his parents, he said, ‘Here, Dad, put this in for the mortgage.’ ” Other athletes on the stage included gymnasts Nastia Liukin and Jonathan Horton, swimmer Jessica Hardy and track athletes Bernard Lagat and Lashawn Merritt. They were here participating in a three-day media event.

“You can tell when you first meet these folks that there is a special something there,” Obama said. “Some of these athletes will bring home the gold. But all of them will make our country proud; they’re already doing it. All of them will inspire a generation of young people to get active, to strive for excellence and to pursue whatever dreams they may hold in their hearts. I cannot wait to get there to London to cheer them on.”

John Meyer: 303-954-1616 or jmeyer@denverpost.com

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CONFERENCE FINALS WESTERN CONFERENCE No. 3 Phoenix vs. No. 8 Los Angeles Kings lead series 1-0 Los Angeles 4, Phoenix 2 Today: Los Angeles at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

Thursday: Phoenix at Los Angeles, 7 p.m.

Sunday: Phoenix at Los Angeles, 1 p.m. x-Tuesday, May 22: L.A. at Phoenix, 7 p.m. x-Thursday, May 24: Phoenix at L.A., 7 p.m. x-Saturday, May 26: L.A. at Phoenix, 6 p.m.

EASTERN CONFERENCE No. 1 New York Rangers vs. No. 6 New Jersey Rangers lead series 1-0 Monday: N.Y. Rangers 3, New Jersey 0 Wednesday: New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.

Saturday: N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 11 a.m.

Monday: N.Y. Rangers at N.J., 6 p.m. x-Wed., May 23: N.J. at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m. x-Friday, May 25: N.Y. Rangers at N.J., 6 p.m. x-Sunday, May 27: N.J. at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.

Rangers 3, Devils 0 New Jersey 0 0 0 — 0 N.Y. Rangers 0 0 3 — 3 First period — None.

Second period — None.

Third period — 1, N.Y. Rangers, Girardi 2 (Kreider, Del Zotto), :53. 2, N.Y. Rangers, Kreider 3 (Anisimov, Girardi), 12:00 (pp). 3, N.Y. Rangers, Anisimov 3 (Boyle, Fedotenko), 18:33 (en).

Shots on goal — New Jersey 6-11-4_21. N.Y. Rangers 8-10-10_28. Power-play opportunities — New Jersey 0 of 4; N.Y. Rangers 1 of 4. Goalies — New Jersey, Brodeur 8-4-0 (27 shots-25 saves). N.Y. Rangers, Lundqvist 9-6-0 (21-21).

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Cubs 6, Cardinals 4 B st. louis» Alfonso Soriano singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning Monday night and Chicago sent St. Louis to its fourth consecutive loss at home despite stranding a season-worst 14 runners.

Dodgers 3, Diamondbacks 1 B los angeles» Andre Either hit his eighth home run and Clayton Kershaw (3-1) outpitched Ian Kennedy (3-3) with seven scoreless innings and six strikeouts.

Reds 3, Braves 1 B atlanta» Brandon Phillips drove in the go-ahead run with a double off the center-field wall and Cincinnati scored two runs off Jonny Venters (2-2) in the eighth inning.

Nationals 8, Padres 5 B washington» Bryce Harper hit his first big-league homer, and Chad Tracy and Xavier Nady each connected in the eighth.

Phillies 5, Astros 1 B philadelphia» Joe Blanton (4-3) pitched seven-plus strong innings and Placido Polanco homered for his 2,000th career hit.

Pirates 3, Marlins 2 B miami» Brad Lincoln (3-0) pitched six innings to earn a victory in his first start of the season, and Pittsburgh ended a streak of eight consecutive losses against the Marlins.

Mets 3, Brewers 1 B new york» Miguel Batista (1-1) pitched seven shutout innings of four-hit ball, and Daniel Murphy hit an RBI single and scored on a suicide squeeze. The Associated Press

American League West Division W

L

Pct GB WC

Texas Oakland Seattle Los Angeles

23 19 16 15

13 17 21 22

.639 — — .528 4 3 .432 7½ 6½ .417 8 7

Cleveland Detroit Chicago Kansas City Minnesota

19 17 17 14 10

16 18 19 20 25

.543 — — .486 2 4½ .472 2½ 5 .412 4½ 7 .286 9 11½

Baltimore Tampa Bay New York Toronto Boston

22 22 20 19 16

14 14 15 17 19

.611 — — .611 — — .571 1½ 1½ .528 3 3 .457 5½ 5½

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Str Home

6-4 L-1 6-4 W-1 5-5 L-1 5-5 L-2

Away

10-7 9-10 7-8 9-9

13-6 20-7 9-13 6-12

8-10 9-9 7-11 4-13 6-13

11-6 8-9 10-8 10-7 4-12

11-9 13-3 11-8 8-8 8-11

11-5 9-11 9-7 11-9 8-8

Central Division 5-5 W-1 4-6 L-1 5-5 W-1 6-4 W-3 3-7 L-1

East Division 5-5 L-2 4-6 W-2 7-3 W-1 4-6 L-2 5-5 W-4

White Sox 7, Tigers 5 B chicago» Dayan Viciedo homered and hit a go-ahead two-run single Monday night to finish with four RBIs, and Adam Dunn hit his 12th home run in the first inning for Chicago, surpassing his total from all of last season.

Yankees 8, Orioles 5 B baltimore» Mark Teixeira hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh.

Red Sox 6, Mariners 1 B boston» Jon Lester (2-3) pitched his second complete game, and Daniel Nava and Kelly Shoppach homered.

Rays 7, Blue Jays 1 B toronto» Cesar Ramos (1-0) got his first career win after replacing Jeff Niemann, who was knocked out after he was struck on the right foot by Adam Lind’s grounder in the first.

Royals 3, Rangers 1 B arlington, texas» Kansas City parlayed Adrian Beltre’s fifth-inning throwing error into two runs.

Indians 5, Twins 4 B minneapolis» Shin-Soo Choo hit the go-ahead RBI single off Matt Capps (0-2) in the ninth inning.

A’s 5, Angels 0 B anaheim, calif.» Tyson Ross (2-3) pitched six scoreless innings. The Associated Press

Today’s Probable Pitchers N AT I O N A L LE AG U E Colorado San Fran.

2012 2011 vs. Opp. Pitchers Line W-L ERA Rec W-L IP ERA Guthrie (R) 8:15p 2-1 5.92 3-1 — — — Lincecum (R) -150 2-3 5.89 2-5 1-1 13.1 2.70

San Diego Bass (R) 11:05a Washington Strasburg (R) -210 Houston Lyles (R) 11:05a Phila.

Lee (L) -230 Chicago Maholm (L) 11:45a St. Louis Lohse (R) -170 Milwaukee Greinke (R) -135 New York Gee (R) 5:10p Pittsburgh Correia (R) 5:10p Miami Johnson (R) -180 Cincinnati Cueto (R) 5:10p Atlanta Hudson (R) -115 Arizona Miley (L) 8:10p Los Angeles Bllngsley (R) -145

1-4 3-0 0-0 0-1 4-2 5-1 3-1 2-2 1-3 0-3 4-0 1-1 3-1 2-2

3.23 1.64 4.50 2.17 4.05 2.08 3.35 4.78 3.47 5.87 1.12 4.50 2.76 3.32

1-5 6-1 0-1 0-4 4-2 6-1 5-2 3-3 2-4 3-4 6-1 2-1 3-1 4-3

Last 3 starts W-L IP ERA 1-1 17.1 6.75 1-1 18.0 3.50

— — — 0-2 19.2 4.12 — — — 1-0 19.0 2.37 — — — 0-0 6.0 4.50 1-0 7.0 3.86 0-1 23.0 2.35 0-2 11.0 6.55 3-0 19.1 0.93 1-0 17.2 2.55 2-1 16.0 3.94 — — — 1-0 19.1 1.86 — — — 1-0 18.2 4.34 — — — 0-3 18.1 4.91 1-0 7.0 0.00 0-1 15.0 7.80 0-1 8.0 2.25 2-0 23.0 0.39 — — — 1-1 18.0 4.50 0-0 1.0 18.00 1-1 18.0 3.50 1-2 26.0 4.15 0-1 17.0 3.71

A M E R I C A N L E AG U E Pitchers Line W-L Cleveland Lowe (R) -135 5-1 Minnesota Marquis (R)11:10a 2-2 Detroit Schrzr (R) 12:10p 2-3 Chicago Peavy (R) -120 4-1 Seattle Beavan (R) 2:05p 1-3 Boston Beckett (R) -210 2-4 Oakland Colon (R) 5:05p 3-3 Los Angeles Santana (R) -150 1-6 Tampa Bay Price (L) 5:05p 5-2 Toronto Alvarez (R) -110 3-2 New York Sabathia (L) -145 5-0 Baltimore Chen (L) 5:05p 3-0 Kansas City Mazzaro (R) 6:05p 0-0 Texas Lewis (R) -230 3-2

2012 ERA Rec 2.47 5-2 6.26 2-3 5.73 3-4 1.89 5-2 4.32 3-3 5.97 2-4 3.96 4-4 5.09 1-6 2.98 5-2 2.61 3-4 3.51 6-1 2.68 5-1 0.00 0-0 3.69 4-3

2011 vs. Opp. W-L IP ERA — — — — — — 2-2 29.0 1.24 0-1 10.0 9.00 0-2 13.0 6.23 1-1 12.0 4.50 1-0 18.1 2.45 1-0 12.1 2.19 3-2 36.1 2.23 0-1 6.0 6.00 2-0 16.0 1.69 — — — — — — 0-0 6.0 6.00

Last 3 starts W-L IP ERA 2-0 19.2 1.83 1-2 16.0 5.63 1-1 18.0 3.00 1-1 23.2 1.90 0-1 14.0 5.79 1-2 15.0 7.20 0-1 15.2 6.89 1-2 22.1 2.82 2-1 21.1 3.37 3-0 22.0 0.82 3-0 24.0 1.50 2-0 19.2 2.75 — — — 1-2 19.2 5.95

KEY: W-L — Records include regular season. TEAM REC — Team’s record in games started by today’s pitcher. HOW TO READ THE ODDS — Cleveland is -135.

Wager $135 to win $100 on favored Cleveland or $100 to win $125 on underdog Minnesota. There is a $10 spread between the favorite and the underdog prices until the odds reach -200, when the spread widens.

Harper a little young to fly solo

Breakout was in the Cards

Washington’s Bryce Harper became the youngest majorleaguer to homer since 1998, hitting a solo shot in his 15th game and 54th at-bat. He’s the youngest active player in the majors — and, at 19 years and 211 days old, the youngest to hit a homer since Adrian Beltre of the Los Angeles Dodgers was 19 years and 171 days old on Sept. 25, 1998. AP photo

Chicago’s Bryan LaHair broke a 1-for-14 slump, getting three hits for the Cubs, including a two-run homer — his ninth overall and fourth against the Cardinals. The Cubs sent the Cardinals to a fourth straight home loss. St. Louis hadn’t lost four straight at home since a five-game skid Aug. 14-20, 2010.

Phillies 5, Astros 1

Nationals 8, Padres 5

Houston AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Altuve 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .321 Schafer cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .244 b-Mxwell ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Lowrie ss 3 0 0 0 1 2 .275 Ca.Lee 1b 4 0 3 0 0 0 .285 Bogusevic rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .234 C.Johnson 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .298 T.Buck lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .241 C.Snyder c 4 0 1 0 0 2 .154 Harrell p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .214 W.Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Abad p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --a-M.Gnzlz ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .229 Dvi.Crpnter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Totals 34 1 7 1 1 12 Philadelphia AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Rollins ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .225 Pierre lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .337 Wigginton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Victorino cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .259 Pence rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .243 Ruiz c 3 1 2 1 0 0 .340 Polanco 3b 3 3 1 2 1 0 .281 Mayberry 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .247 Galvis 2b 4 0 3 2 0 0 .231 Blanton p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .083 Bastardo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Qualls p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --c-Fntenot ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Papelbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Totals 32 5 10 5 2 6 Houston 000 000 010 — 1 7 1 Phil.

000 012 02x — 5 10 0 a-homered for Abad in the 8th. b-struck out for Schafer in the 8th. c-flied out for Qualls in the 8th. E — Lowrie (3). LOB — Houston 7, Philadelphia 7. 2B — Mayberry (5). 3B — Victorino (2). HR — M.Gonzalez (1), off Blanton; Polanco (1), off Davi.Carpenter. RBIs — M.Gonzalez (2), Ruiz (23), Polanco 2 (8), Galvis 2 (15). SB — Altuve (6). S — Blanton. Runners left in scoring position — Houston 4 (Bogusevic, T.Buck, Ca.Lee, C.Snyder); Philadelphia 3 (Pierre 2, Fontenot). RISP — Houston 0 for 7; Philadelphia 3 for 6. Runners moved up — Bogusevic. GIDP — Ruiz. DP — Houston 1 (Altuve, Ca.Lee).

Houston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Harrell 5M 5 3 2 2 3 81 4.40 W.Lopez L 1 0 0 0 0 4 1.66 Abad 1 0 0 0 0 1 13 6.00 Dvi.Crpntr 1 4 2 2 0 2 26 4.02 Phil.

IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Blanton 7 6 1 1 1 7 106 2.96 Bastardo M 0 0 0 0 2 11 1.64 Qualls L 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.84 Papelbon 1 1 0 0 0 3 14 2.40 W — Blanton (4-3). L — Harrell (2-3).

Blanton pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

Inherited runners-scored — W.Lopez 2-1, Bastardo 1-0, Qualls 1-0. IBB — off Harrell (Rollins). HBP — by Harrell (Ruiz).

T — 2:38. A — 43,824 (43,651).

San Diego AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Maybin cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .210 Denorfia rf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .269 Guzman lf 5 1 1 0 0 2 .277 Alonso 1b 4 2 2 0 0 1 .300 Headley 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .250 Hundley c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .171 O.Hudson 2b 4 1 1 2 0 1 .209 Bartlett ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 .133 d-Venable ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 Stauffer p 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 a-Suppan ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Mikolas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Thatcher p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Gregerson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --e-Darnell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Totals 33 5 7 4 4 7 Washington AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Desmond ss 5 2 3 2 0 0 .271 Bernadina lf 3 1 2 0 0 0 .246 b-Nady ph-lf 2 1 1 1 0 0 .138 Zmerman 3b 2 0 1 1 3 0 .241 LaRoche 1b 4 0 0 1 0 1 .325 Harper rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .232 Espinosa 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .216 Ankiel cf 2 1 0 0 2 1 .268 Leon c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Flores c 3 1 1 0 0 0 .238 Detwiler p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Stammen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clippard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --c-Tracy ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .293 H.Rdriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --S.Burnett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Totals 33 8 11 7 5 7 San Diego 010 310 000 — 5 7 2 Wash.

103 002 02x — 8 11 2 a-sacrificed for Stauffer in the 6th. bflied out for Bernadina in the 6th. c-homered for Clippard in the 8th. d-walked for Bartlett in the 9th. e-fouled out for Gregerson in the 9th. E — Headley 2 (4), Desmond (6), Harper (2). LOB — San Diego 7, Washington 7. 2B — Guzman (9), Alonso (12), Headley (8), Desmond (11).

HR — Harper (1), off Stauffer; Tracy (3), off Gregerson; Nady (2), off Gregerson.

RBIs — Headley (17), O.Hudson 2 (11), Stauffer (1), Desmond 2 (14), Nady (3), Zimmerman (8), LaRoche (25), Harper (4), Tracy (11). SB — O.Hudson (3), LaRoche (1). CS — Desmond (1). S — Stauffer, Suppan, Stammen.

Runners left in scoring position — San Diego 4 (Bartlett, Maybin 2, Guzman); Washington 4 (Harper, Espinosa 2, LaRoche). RISP — San Diego 2 for 11; Washington 2 for 11. Runners moved up — Alonso, Bernadina, LaRoche. GIDP — Guzman, LaRoche. DP — San Diego 1; Washington 1.

San Diego IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Stauffer 5 7 4 3 3 5 91 5.40 Mikolas L 2 2 2 1 0 10 13.50 Thatcher 1M 0 0 0 1 2 22 2.89 Gregerson 1 2 2 2 0 0 16 3.18 Wash.

IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Detwiler 5 7 5 4 1 3 87 2.75 Stammen 2 0 0 0 0 3 22 1.29 Clippard 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 3.38 H.Rdrguez L 0 0 0 3 0 21 4.60 S.Burnett M 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.90 W — Stammen (3-0). L — Mikolas (0-1).

S — S.Burnett (1-1).

Inherited runners-scored — Thatcher 1-0, S.Burnett 3-0. IBB — off Thatcher (Zimmerman). T — 3:04. A — 19,434 (41,487).

Cubs 6, Cardinals 4 Chicago AB R H BI BB SO Avg. DeJesus rf 6 0 2 0 0 3 .274 Campana cf 5 2 1 0 0 1 .338 S.Castro ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 .333 LaHair 1b 4 1 3 2 1 0 .356 A.Soriano lf 4 0 1 1 1 0 .250 Dolis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --I.Stewart 3b 4 1 2 0 1 1 .203 Soto c 4 0 2 1 0 1 .167 Barney 2b 2 1 1 0 2 0 .254 Dempster p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 c-R.Jhnsn ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .204 Camp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --d-Mather ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Totals 39 6 14 5 5 7 St. Louis AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Furcal ss 5 0 0 0 0 2 .370 Jay cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .343 Holliday lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .255 Craig rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .372 Berkman 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .344 Freese 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .283 Y.Molina c 4 1 2 2 0 0 .303 Schumkr 2b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .325 Westbrook p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 a-Dscalso ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .203 E.Sanchez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --b-M.Cpntr ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .274 V.Marte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Boggs p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --e-Beltran ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Totals 36 4 10 4 1 8 Chicago 000 040 011 — 6 14 0 St. Louis 000 004 000 — 4 10 3 a-flied out for Westbrook in the 5th. bstruck out for E.Sanchez in the 6th. cstruck out for Dempster in the 7th. dgrounded into a fielder's choice for Camp in the 9th. e-flied out for Boggs in the 9th.

E — Schumaker (1), Holliday (2), Freese (1). LOB — Chicago 14, St. Louis 6. 2B — I.Stewart (5), Barney (7), Craig (4), Berkman (3), Y.Molina (13). HR — LaHair (9), off Westbrook. RBIs — S.Castro (21), LaHair 2 (20), A.Soriano (17), Soto (6), Berkman (3), Y.Molina 2 (18), Schumaker (6).

SB — Campana (9), LaHair (1). CS — DeJesus (3). S — Campana, Barney.

Runners left in scoring position — Chicago 10 (Dempster 3, I.Stewart 3, DeJesus, Re.Johnson 2, Campana); St. Louis 4 (Westbrook 2, Y.Molina 2). RISP — Chicago 3 for 17; St. Louis 4 for 11.

Runners moved up — A.Soriano, Dempster. GIDP — S.Castro, A.Soriano. DP — St. Louis 2 (Freese, Schumaker, Berkman), (Berkman, Freese, Schumaker).

Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Dempster 6 9 4 4 1 5 95 1.74 Camp 2 1 0 0 0 1 21 3.15 Dolis 1 0 0 0 0 2 9 3.22 St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Westbrk 5 11 4 4 2 2 107 2.35 E.Sanchez 1 0 0 0 0 1 12 0.00 V.Marte 1 1 0 0 2 2 23 4.02 Boggs 2 2 2 1 1 2 46 2.81 W — Camp (2-1). L — Boggs (0-1). S — Dolis (4).

IBB — off Boggs (LaHair), off V.Marte (I.Stewart, Barney). HBP — by Boggs (Soto). T — 3:15. A — 44,276 (43,975).

Reds 3, Braves 1 Cincinnati AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Cozart ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Stubbs cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .241 Votto 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .313 B.Phillips 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .252 Bruce rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .302 Heisey lf 3 0 3 1 0 0 .233 Frazier 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .273 Valdez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 Mesoraco c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .213 H.Bailey p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Ondrusek p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Chapman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --b-Cstnzo ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Totals 33 3 7 2 3 6 Atlanta AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Bourn cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .331 Prado lf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .288 Freeman 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .277 J.Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .146 Uggla 2b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .275 McCann c 2 0 0 0 2 0 .231 C.Jones 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .300 Heyward rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .252 Pstrnicky ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .269 Venters p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --L.Hrnandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 c-Diaz ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .324 Delgado p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Durbin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --a-Hinske ph 2 0 0 0 0 0 .341 Totals 33 1 8 1 4 6 Cincinnati 000 100 020 — 3 7 0 Atlanta 000 010 000 — 1 8 1 a-grounded into a fielder's choice for Durbin in the 7th. b-struck out for Chapman in the 9th. c-singled for L.Hernandez in the 9th. E — Pastornicky (3). LOB — Cincinnati 7, Atlanta 10. 2B — B.Phillips (4), Bruce (10), Heisey 2 (4). 3B — Bourn (2).

RBIs — B.Phillips (12), Heisey (6), Prado (18). S — Heisey. SF — Prado.

Runners left in scoring position — Cincinnati 4 (Mesoraco 2, Cozart, Frazier); Atlanta 4 (Pastornicky 2, Heyward 2).

RISP — Cincinnati 2 for 12; Atlanta 0 for 5.

Runners moved up — Bruce, McCann.

GIDP — B.Phillips. DP — Atlanta 1 (Uggla, Pastornicky, Freeman).

Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA H.Bailey 6M 6 1 1 2 3 114 4.35 Ondrusek M 1 0 0 1 0 15 0.00 Chapman M 0 0 0 1 1 12 0.00 Marshall 1 1 0 0 0 2 12 4.15 Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Delgado 6M 4 1 0 3 4 107 3.79 Durbin L 0 0 0 0 0 2 7.62 Venters 1 3 2 2 0 1 27 3.29 L.Hrnndez 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 3.22 W — Ondrusek (3-0). L — Venters (2-2).

S — Marshall (6).

T — 3:02. A — 19,697 (49,586).

Pirates 3, Marlins 2 Pittsburgh AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Tabata rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .242 Walker 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .269 A.McCtchn cf 3 1 1 1 0 1 .339 P.Alvarez 3b 4 0 1 1 0 3 .216 McGehee 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .218 Presley lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .226 Barajas c 3 1 2 1 0 1 .182 Barmes ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .167 Lincoln p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-Navarro ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .171 J.Hughes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grilli p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Totals 30 3 6 3 2 7 Miami AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Reyes ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .261 Infante 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .304 H.Ramirez 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .221 Morrison lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .283 Stanton rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .280 G.Sanchez 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .198 Cishek p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Choate p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Webb p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 c-Kearns ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Bonifacio cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .255 J.Buck c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .202 A.Sanchez p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .133 b-Dobbs ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Totals 34 2 7 2 1 5 Pittsburgh 110 001 000 — 3 6 1 Miami 100 100 000 — 2 7 0 a-flied out for Lincoln in the 7th. bgrounded out for A.Sanchez in the 7th. clined out for Webb in the 9th. E — McGehee (2). LOB — Pittsburgh 3, Miami 6. 2B — Tabata (6), P.Alvarez (6), Barajas (5), Morrison (2). HR — Barajas (2), off A.Sanchez; H.Ramirez (7), off Lincoln. RBIs — A.McCutchen (14), P.Alvarez (17), Barajas (3), H.Ramirez (23), Bonifacio (4). SB — Bonifacio (18). CS — Presley (4), Barmes (2). SF — A.McCutchen.

Runners left in scoring position — Pittsburgh 1 (Presley); Miami 3 (H.Ramirez, J.Buck, Stanton). RISP — Pittsburgh 0 for 4; Miami 1 for 8. Runners moved up — Walker, G.Sanchez.

Pitt.

IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Lincoln 6 4 2 2 1 3 80 1.33 J.Hughes 1 1 0 0 0 0 11 1.45 Grilli 1 2 0 0 0 2 18 2.57 Hanrahan 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 3.55 Miami IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA A.Sanchez 7 6 3 3 1 5 92 2.28 Cishek 1 0 0 0 0 1 12 1.56 Choate M 0 0 0 1 1 12 1.00 Webb L 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.00 W — Lincoln (3-0). L — A.sanchez (2-1).

S — Hanrahan (7).

Inherited runners-scored — Webb 1-0.

T — 2:41. A — 25,666 (37,442).

Mets 3, Brewers 1 Milwaukee AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Morgan cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .202 c-R.Wks ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .157 Fr.Rdriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Lucroy c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .323 Braun lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .304 Ar.Rmirez 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .233 Hart rf 4 0 1 1 0 2 .254 Green 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .278 Conrad 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 C.Izturis ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .208 d-Kttaras ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Gallardo p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Veras p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --b-Aoki ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Totals 32 1 6 1 2 6 New York AB R H BI BB SO Avg. A.Torres cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .260 Nieuwnhs lf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .302 D.Wright 3b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .398 Duda rf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .255 Dn.Mrphy 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .333 I.Davis 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .168 Cedeno ss 3 0 0 1 0 1 .208 Nickeas c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .212 Batista p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 a-Vldspin ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Byrdak p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Parnell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --F.Francisco p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Totals 27 3 3 2 6 8 Milw.

000 000 001 — 1 6 1 New York 100 001 01x — 3 3 1 a-struck out for Batista in the 7th. bgrounded out for Veras in the 8th. cgrounded out for Morgan in the 8th. dflied out for C.Izturis in the 9th. E — Ar.Ramirez (5), Duda (2). LOB — Milwaukee 7, New York 7. 2B — Ar.Ramirez (11), D.Wright (9), Dan.Murphy (10). RBIs — Hart (17), Dan.Murphy (14), Cedeno (3).

SB — Braun (6), Nieuwenhuis (2). S — Gallardo, Cedeno. Runners left in scoring position — Milwaukee 4 (Hart 2, Morgan, Kottaras); New York 5 (I.Davis 3, Duda, Cedeno). RISP — Milwaukee 1 for 9; New York 1 for 10. Runners moved up — Braun, D.Wright, Duda, Dan.Murphy, I.Davis.

Milw.

IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Gallardo 6 2 2 2 6 6 109 5.04 Veras 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 6.75 Fr.Rdrgz 1 1 1 0 0 1 25 4.96 New York IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Batista 7 4 0 0 1 5 108 4.26 Byrdak L 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.38 Parnell M 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.16 F.Frncsco 1 2 1 1 1 1 22 8.59 W — Batista (1-1). L — Gallardo (2-4).

S — F.Francisco (9).

T — 2:55. A — 20,061 (41,922).

Dodgers 3, Diamondbacks 1 Arizona AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Blmquist ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .214 A.Hill 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .246 J.Upton rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .226 Kubel lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .296 Glschmdt 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .218 M.Montero c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .261 R.Roberts 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .204 Pollock cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .262 I.Kennedy p 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 a-Ransom ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .289 Breslow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Totals 30 1 5 1 3 7 Los Angeles AB R H BI BB SO Avg. D.Gordon ss 4 1 1 0 0 2 .212 M.Ellis 2b 4 0 0 1 0 1 .263 Abreu lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .296 Jansen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Ethier rf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .308 A.Ellis c 4 1 1 0 0 1 .314 Loney 1b 3 0 2 0 1 1 .245 A.Knnedy 3b 2 0 0 1 0 0 .171 Lindblom p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Van Slyke lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Gwynn Jr. cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Kershaw p 1 0 0 0 1 1 .154 b-Sellers ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Totals 30 3 7 3 2 8 Arizona 000 000 010 — 1 5 1 Los Ang. 100 002 00x — 3 7 0 a-struck out for I.Kennedy in the 7th. bstruck out for Kershaw in the 7th.

E — I.Kennedy (1). LOB — Arizona 6, Los Angeles 6. HR — A.Hill (5), off Lindblom; Ethier (8), off I.Kennedy. RBIs — A.Hill (14), M.Ellis (8), Ethier (33), A.Kennedy (4). SB — J.Upton (6), R.Roberts (3). S — I.Kennedy. SF — A.Kennedy.

Runners left in scoring position — Arizona 3 (A.Hill, Goldschmidt, Ransom); Los Angeles 1 (Ethier). RISP — Arizona 1 for 6; Los Angeles 1 for 4.

Runners moved up — Pollock, D.Gordon, M.Ellis.

Arizona IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA I.Kennedy 6 6 3 2 2 5 98 3.81 Breslow 2 1 0 0 0 3 26 1.45 Los Ang. IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Kershaw 7 4 0 0 3 6 108 2.22 Lindblom 1 1 1 1 0 1 15 2.33 Jansen 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 2.29 W — Kershaw (3-1). L — I.Kennedy (3-3). S — Jansen (4).

Umpires — Home, Marvin Hudson; First, Tim McClelland; Second, Brian Runge; Third, Ted Barrett.

T — 2:39. A — 24,312 (56,000).

Yankees 8, Orioles 5 New York AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Jeter ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 .367 Grandrson cf 4 1 1 1 1 1 .257 Al.Rdrgz dh 5 2 3 0 0 0 .292 Cano 2b 5 2 2 0 0 1 .303 Teixeira 1b 4 3 2 2 1 0 .231 Swisher rf 3 0 1 2 2 1 .277 Ibanez lf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .261 1-Wise pr-lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Er.Chavez 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .310 Martin c 2 0 0 0 2 1 .178 Totals 36 8 11 7 6 5 Baltimore AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Avery lf 5 2 2 1 0 0 .222 Hardy ss 5 2 2 3 0 1 .245 Markakis rf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .252 Ad.Jones cf 5 0 2 1 0 1 .295 Wieters c 3 0 1 0 1 1 .275 Betemit 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .236 C.Davis 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .274 N.Johnson dh 2 0 0 0 2 2 .167 Andino 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .285 Totals 36 5 10 5 4 10 New York 000 212 201 — 8 11 1 Baltimore 200 030 000 — 5 10 1 1-ran for Ibanez in the 9th.

E — Er.Chavez (2), C.Davis (3). LOB — New York 10, Baltimore 8. 2B — Cano (12), Teixeira (8), Swisher (11), Avery (1), Ad.Jones (8). 3B — Avery (1).

HR — Granderson (12), off Hammel; Teixeira (5), off Ayala; Hardy (9), off Nova.

RBIs — Granderson (21), Teixeira 2 (19), Swisher 2 (26), Ibanez (22), Er.Chavez (6), Avery (1), Hardy 3 (15), Ad.Jones (22).

SF — Er.Chavez.

Runners left in scoring position — New York 5 (Er.Chavez, Granderson 2, Al.Rodriguez, Martin); Baltimore 5 (Betemit 2, N.Johnson, Avery, Ad.Jones).

RISP — New York 1 for 11; Baltimore 3 for 10. Runners moved up — Teixeira, Ibanez, Markakis.

GIDP — Jeter 2, C.Davis, Andino.

DP — New York 2 (Cano, Teixeira), (Jeter, Teixeira); Baltimore 2 (Andino, Hardy, C.Davis), (Betemit, Andino, C.Davis).

New York IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Nova 5L 7 5 5 3 4 92 5.44 Rapada L 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.60 Phelps 1 3 0 0 0 1 26 2.96 Logan 1 0 0 0 0 3 15 2.30 Wade L 0 0 0 0 1 3 1.59 R.Soriano 1 0 0 0 0 1 15 2.57 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Hammel 5 7 5 4 3 3 95 2.68 Ayala 2 2 2 2 1 1 41 1.86 Eveland 1M 2 1 1 2 0 34 4.70 O'Day L 0 0 0 0 1 6 1.56 W — Phelps (1-1). L — Ayala (1-1). S — R.Soriano (2).

Hammel pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.

Inherited runners-scored — Phelps 1-0, Logan 2-0, Ayala 3-2, O'Day 2-0.

IBB — off Eveland (Swisher). HBP — by Eveland (Martin, Ibanez).

T — 3:42. A — 16,492 (45,971).

Red Sox 6, Mariners 1 Seattle AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Ackley dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .248 C.Wells lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .216 I.Suzuki rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .291 J.Montero c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .262 Smoak 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .214 Seager 2b 4 0 0 1 0 0 .284 Liddi 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .293 M.Snders cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .223 Ryan ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .140 Totals 34 1 8 1 0 6 Boston AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Aviles ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Pedroia 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .313 Ortiz dh 4 1 1 1 0 0 .346 Ad.Gnzlez 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .293 Middlbrks 3b 4 1 1 0 0 2 .304 C.Ross rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .256 Nava lf 2 1 1 2 2 0 .583 Byrd cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .284 Shoppach c 4 1 2 1 0 1 .265 Totals 31 6 9 6 4 4 Seattle 000 000 001 — 1 8 0 Boston 200 300 01x — 6 9 0 LOB — Seattle 6, Boston 6. 2B — Smoak (2), Ortiz (15), Ad.Gonzalez (14), C.Ross (8). HR — Nava (1), off Vargas; Shoppach (1), off Vargas.

RBIs — Seager (21), Ortiz (26), Ad.Gonzalez (20), Nava 2 (6), Byrd (5), Shoppach (6). CS — Byrd (2). SF — Byrd.

Runners left in scoring position — Seattle 3 (I.Suzuki, M.Saunders, Liddi); Boston 2 (C.Ross, Shoppach). RISP — Seattle 0 for 6; Boston 1 for 4.

Runners moved up — Seager.

DP — Boston 1 (Pedroia, Aviles).

Seattle IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Vargas 6 7 5 5 3 3 103 3.28 Kelley 2 2 1 1 1 1 34 5.40 Boston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Lester 9 8 1 1 0 6 119 3.71 W — Lester (2-3). L — Vargas (4-3).

IBB — off Kelley (Nava).

Umpires — Home, Tim Timmons; First, Jeff Kellogg; Second, Eric Cooper; Third, Marty Foster.

T — 2:25. A — 37,334 (37,495).

Rays 7, Blue Jays 1

Indians 5, Twins 4

Tampa Bay AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Zobrist rf 4 2 1 1 1 2 .218 B.Upton cf 3 1 1 0 2 2 .260 Joyce lf 5 1 0 0 0 2 .274 C.Pena 1b 4 1 0 0 1 3 .225 Scott dh 5 1 1 2 0 3 .236 S.Rodrigz 3b 4 0 2 2 0 1 .238 Rhymes 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Gimenez c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .220 E.Johnson ss 2 0 1 1 2 1 .273 Totals 34 7 7 6 6 14 Toronto AB R H BI BB SO Avg. K.Johnson 2b 5 0 2 1 0 1 .259 Y.Escobar ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .248 Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Bautista rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .194 Lind 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .184 Encrncion dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .270 Thames lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .259 Lawrie 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .288 Rasmus cf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .221 a-B.Fcsco ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Arencibia c 3 0 0 0 1 2 .222 Totals 31 1 4 1 6 9 T.B. 000 060 001 — 7 7 0 Toronto 010 000 000 — 1 4 2 a-struck out for Rasmus in the 9th.

E — Lind 2 (5). LOB — Tampa Bay 7, Toronto 9. 2B — S.Rodriguez (3), Rhymes (2).

HR — Zobrist (6), off Villanueva.

RBIs — Zobrist (16), Scott 2 (26), S.Rodriguez 2 (11), E.Johnson (6), K.Johnson (19). SB — B.Upton (5), E.Johnson (6), K.Johnson (4). CS — E.Johnson (1).

Runners left in scoring position — Tampa Bay 5 (Scott 2, Joyce, Rhymes, E.Johnson); Toronto 5 (Encarnacion 2, Y.Escobar, Lawrie, K.Johnson). RISP — Tampa Bay 3 for 15; Toronto 1 for 8.

Runners moved up — Gimenez, Lind.

GIDP — Gimenez.

DP — Toronto 1 (Lawrie, K.Johnson, Lind).

T.B. IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Niemann 1 1 0 0 1 0 23 3.38 C.Ramos 3 2 1 1 3 3 57 2.25 W.Davis 2 0 0 0 1 1 31 2.04 Howell 1 0 0 0 0 1 13 2.08 Badenhop 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 4.50 McGee 1 1 0 0 1 3 24 2.31 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Morrow 5 4 6 1 4 7 90 2.22 L.Perez 1 0 0 0 1 1 17 2.45 E.Crwfrd 1 1 0 0 0 3 17 3.60 Cordero 1 1 0 0 0 1 12 8.10 Vllnueva 1 1 1 1 1 2 15 5.79 W — C.Ramos (1-0). L — Morrow (4-2).

HBP — by Cordero (Rhymes). WP — Morrow.

Umpires — Home, CB Bucknor; First, Bill Miller; Second, Dan Iassogna; Third, Dale Scott.

T — 3:21. A — 15,289 (49,260).

Cleveland AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Choo rf 4 0 1 1 0 2 .236 Kipnis 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .281 A.Cabrera ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .316 Hafner dh 3 0 1 1 1 0 .252 C.Santana c 2 0 1 1 1 1 .252 Brantley cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .261 Jo.Lopez 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .192 Kotchman 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .198 2-Marson pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .095 Duncan lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .200 Cunngham lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Totals 33 5 8 5 3 6 Minnesota AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Span cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .292 Dozier ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .242 Mauer 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .276 Willingham lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .294 Doumit dh 3 1 1 2 1 0 .252 Plouffe 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .133 1-A.Casilla pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Mstroianni rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .214 Butera c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 a-Prmelee ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .185 J.Carroll 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .226 Totals 32 4 5 3 5 4 Cleveland 000 220 001 — 5 8 1 Minn.

001 000 030 — 4 5 0 a-struck out for Butera in the 9th. 1-ran for Plouffe in the 8th. 2-ran for Kotchman in the 9th. E — C.Santana (4). LOB — Cleveland 6, Minnesota 6. 2B — A.Cabrera (12), Hafner (5), Jo.Lopez (2), Willingham (11). HR — Kotchman (3), off Pavano; Doumit (5), off Hagadone. RBIs — Choo (13), Hafner (16), C.Santana (19), Kotchman 2 (11), Willingham (21), Doumit 2 (23). SB — Span (4). SF — C.Santana.

Runners left in scoring position — Cleveland 3 (Jo.Lopez, Brantley 2); Minnesota 3 (Mauer 3). RISP — Cleveland 2 for 7; Minnesota 2 for 6.

Runners moved up — Hafner, Brantley, Dozier, Butera. GIDP — Kipnis.

DP — Minnesota 1 (J.Carroll, Dozier, Mauer).

Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA J.Gomez 7 3 1 0 3 2 96 3.75 Pestano M 1 2 2 1 1 22 3.07 Hagadone 0 1 1 1 1 0 13 1.74 J.Smith L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.81 C.Perez 1 0 0 0 0 1 12 3.68 Minn.

IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Pavano 6 6 4 4 0 3 72 5.14 Liriano 2 0 0 0 3 3 42 8.79 Capps 1 2 1 1 0 0 16 3.86 W — J.Smith (3-1). L — Capps (0-2). S — C.Perez (12).

Hagadone pitched to 2 batters in the 8th. Inherited runners-scored — Hagadone 1-1, J.Smith 1-0. HBP — by Pavano (Choo). WP — Capps. PB_C.Santana.

T — 2:43. A — 32,313 (39,500).

Royals 3, Rangers 1 Kansas City AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Dyson cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .292 Hosmer 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .174 Butler dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .284 A.Gordon lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .256 Francoeur rf 3 2 2 0 1 0 .250 Moustkas 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .306 B.Pena c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Getz 2b 3 1 0 0 0 1 .282 A.Escobar ss 3 0 1 2 0 0 .297 Totals 31 3 6 2 2 4 Texas AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Andrus ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .326 M.Young 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .288 Hamilton lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .400 Beltre 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .300 N.Cruz rf 4 1 1 1 0 3 .273 Torrealba c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .220 B.Snyder dh 3 0 0 0 0 2 .310 a-Mreland ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Alb.Gnzlez 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .242 b-D.Mphy ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .272 Gentry cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .308 c-Napoli ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .259 Totals 34 1 7 1 2 11 K.C. 000 020 100 — 3 6 1 Texas 000 100 000 — 1 7 1 b-singled for Alb.Gonzalez in the 9th. cstruck out for Gentry in the 9th. E — Moustakas (3), Beltre (2). LOB — Kansas City 3, Texas 8. HR — N.Cruz (4), off B.Chen.

RBIs — A.Escobar 2 (12), N.Cruz (20).

SB — Dyson (4), Getz (6). CS — Francoeur (3).

Runners left in scoring position — Texas 2 (N.Cruz, M.Young). RISP — Kansas City 1 for 5; Texas 0 for 2.

Runners moved up — Hosmer, B.Pena.

GIDP — A.Gordon, B.Pena.

DP — Texas 2 (Alb.Gonzalez, Andrus, M.Young), (Andrus, Alb.Gonzalez, M.Young).

K.C. IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA B.Chen 2 7 106 4.34 6M 5 1 1 K.Herrera L 1 0 0 0 1 10 3.44 Mijares 0 0 1 2.40 L 0 0 0 Crow 0 1 8 2.65 M 0 0 0 Broxton 1 1 0 0 0 2 16 1.32 Texas IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Feldman 4M 3 2 0 1 1 81 3.00 R.Ross 1 2 32 2.65 2L 2 1 1 Adams 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 1.98 D.Holland 1 1 0 0 0 0 9 3.78 W — B.Chen (2-4). L — Feldman (0-1).

S — Broxton (8).

Inherited runners-scored — K.Herrera 1-0, R.Ross 1-0.

Umpires — Home, Mike Everitt; First, Paul Schrieber; Second, Tim Welke; Third, Laz Diaz.

T — 2:50. A — 38,702 (48,194).

White Sox 7, Tigers 5 Detroit AB R H BI BB SO Avg. A.Jackson cf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .318 Dirks lf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .361 a-R.Sntgo ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .154 Mi.Cbrera 3b 5 1 3 0 0 0 .305 Fielder 1b 5 1 3 2 0 0 .278 D.Young dh 5 1 2 1 0 3 .236 Raburn 2b-lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .149 Boesch rf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .232 Jh.Peralta ss 2 0 0 1 3 0 .252 1-Worth pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Laird c 2 0 0 1 0 0 .281 b-Avila ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Totals 36 5 12 5 6 5 Chicago AB R H BI BB SO Avg. De Aza cf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .285 Beckham 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .202 A.Dunn dh 4 1 1 2 0 3 .250 Konerko 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .331 Rios rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .281 Pierzynski c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .257 Al.Ramirez ss 3 2 2 0 1 0 .209 Viciedo lf 3 1 2 4 0 0 .210 Lillibridge lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .171 Morel 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .184 Totals 34 7 10 7 2 11 Detroit 302 000 000 — 5 12 0 Chicago 200 023 00x — 7 10 1 a-struck out for Dirks in the 8th. bgrounded out for Laird in the 9th. 1-ran for Jh.Peralta in the 9th.

E — Z.Stewart (1). LOB — Detroit 13, Chicago 5. 2B — A.Jackson (10), Fielder (4), D.Young (6). HR — A.Dunn (12), off Smyly; Viciedo (4), off Smyly. RBIs — Fielder 2 (18), D.Young (10), Jh.Peralta (10), Laird (3), A.Dunn 2 (28), Viciedo 4 (9), Morel (5). SB — Mi.Cabrera (1), Al.Ramirez (3). S — Laird. SF — Laird.

Runners left in scoring position — Detroit 8 (Boesch 2, Mi.Cabrera, Dirks 3, A.Jackson, Avila); Chicago 2 (Beckham, Morel). RISP — Detroit 3 for 17; Chicago 2 for 6. GIDP — Fielder. DP — Chicago 1 (Al.Ramirez, Beckham, Konerko).

Detroit IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Smyly 5 5 4 4 1 4 69 2.31 Putkonen L 4 3 3 1 1 23 12.46 Below 2 0 0 0 0 4 24 2.12 Dotel M 1 0 0 0 2 14 3.46 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Danks 3 9 5 5 3 0 80 6.46 Z.Stewart 3 1 0 0 1 2 39 2.19 H.Sntiago 1 0 0 0 1 1 20 4.85 Thornton 1 1 0 0 0 1 9 4.30 Reed 1 1 0 0 1 1 22 4.76 W — Z.Stewart (1-1). L — Putkonen (0-2). S — Reed (3).

Danks pitched to 2 batters in the 4th.

Z.Stewart pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

Inherited runners-scored — Below 2-0, Z.Stewart 2-0, H.Santiago 1-0. HBP — by Danks (Dirks).

Umpires — Home, Phil Cuzzi; First, Greg Gibson; Second, Vic Carapazza; Third, Gerry Davis.

T — 3:01. A — 23,538 (40,615).

Athletics 5, Angels 0 Oakland AB R H BI BB SO Avg. J.Weeks 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .198 Penningtn ss 4 1 1 0 1 0 .212 Reddick rf 4 2 1 1 1 0 .289 J.Gomes dh 3 0 0 0 2 1 .236 S.Smith lf 5 1 2 2 0 1 .253 Donaldson 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .105 Barton 1b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .182 K.Suzuki c 4 0 2 1 0 1 .227 Cowgill cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .111 Totals 33 5 8 5 6 6 Los Angeles AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Trout cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .283 M.Izturis 2b 4 0 3 0 0 0 .294 Hester c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Pujols 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .197 K.Morales dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 .303 Trumbo rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .330 Callaspo 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .225 V.Wells lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .233 Aybar ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .193 Bo.Wilson c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 a-Bourjos ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .193 H.Kndrick 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Totals 34 0 8 0 1 5 Oakland 100 120 010 — 5 8 0 Los Ang. 000 000 000 — 0 8 0 a-grounded out for Bo.Wilson in the 8th.

LOB — Oakland 9, Los Angeles 8. 2B — S.Smith 2 (4), Donaldson (1). HR — Reddick (9), off Haren. RBIs — Reddick (20), S.Smith 2 (11), Donaldson (2), K.Suzuki (10). SB — K.Suzuki (1), Cowgill (1), M.Izturis (7), Aybar (2). SF — Donaldson.

Runners left in scoring position — Oakland 4 (Reddick, Cowgill, Barton, J.Weeks); Los Angeles 6 (K.Morales 2, Bo.Wilson 2, Trumbo, Aybar). RISP — Oakland 2 for 9; Los Angeles 0 for 8.

Runners moved up — Barton. GIDP — Reddick, V.Wells.

DP — Oakland 1 (Pennington, J.Weeks, Barton); Los Angeles 1 (Haren, Aybar, Pujols).

Oakland IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA T.Ross 6 5 0 0 1 2 94 6.25 Balfour 1 0 0 0 0 1 12 4.00 Norberto 1 2 0 0 0 1 22 3.44 R.Cook 1 1 0 0 0 1 15 0.00 Los Ang. IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Haren 6 6 4 4 4 5 106 4.41 Takahashi 1 0 0 0 1 1 16 7.27 Isrnghsen 1 2 1 1 0 0 16 2.84 Walden 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 4.00 W — T.Ross (2-3). L — haren (1-4).

IBB — off Haren (Reddick). HBP — by Haren (J.Weeks). WP — R.Cook, Haren.

T — 2:56. A — 32,851 (45,957).

NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS THROUGH SUNDAY BATTING G AB R H Wright, NYM 31 115 24 46 Furcal, STL 33 133 25 51 Kemp, LAD 34 117 29 42 Cabrera, SF 34 141 21 49 Jay, STL 26 101 17 35 LaHair, CHC 31 100 15 34 HOME RUNS Beltran, STL 13 Kemp, LAD 12 Braun, MIL 10 Bruce, CIN 10 LaHair, CHC 8 Gonzalez, COL 7 Freese, STL 7 Stanton, MIA 7 Alvarez, PIT 7 Pence, PHL 7 Hart, MIL 7 Ethier, LAD 7 RUNS BATTED IN Ethier, LAD 32 Beltran, STL 32 Freeman, ATL 28 Gonzalez, COL 28 Kemp, LAD 28 WON-LOST Lynn, STL 6-1 Lilly, LAD 5-0 Capuano, LAD 5-0 Hamels, PHL 5-1 Lohse, STL 5-1 GAMES PITCHED Byrdak, NYM 20 Lopez, HOU 19 Brothers, COL 18 Webb, MIA 18 Jansen, LAD 18

BA .400 .383 .359 .348 .347 .340

AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS THROUGH SUNDAY BATTING G AB R Hamilton, TEX 32 127 30 Jeter, NYY 34 145 24 Ortiz, BOS 34 132 24 Konerko, CHW 34 123 16 Sweeney, BOS 30 111 10 HOME RUNS Hamilton, TEX 18 Granderson, NYY 11 Encarnacion, TOR 11 Dunn, CHW 11 Jones, BAL 10 RUNS BATTED IN Hamilton, TEX 44 Encarnacion, TOR 29 Cabrera, DET 29 Dunn, CHW 26 Butler, KC 25 Ortiz, BOS 25 STOLEN BASES Weeks, OAK 9 Jennings, TB 8 Lillibridge, CHW 7 Pennington, OAK 7 Escobar, KC 7 EARNED RUN AVERAGE Smyly, DET 1.59 Peavy, CHW 1.89 Hammel, BAL 2.09

H 51 54 46 41 37

BA .402 .372 .348 .333 .333

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SPORTS «5B

Rockies Rewind

O’DOWD: Ask

FRIEDRICH STRIKES OUT 10 IN SECOND STRAIGHT STRONG GAME

pitchers for more strikes

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By Troy E. Renck The Denver Post

FROM 1B

san francisco»On a road trip that only Clark Griswold could love, Christian Friedrich has been the one player to stop the hazard lights from blinking. The rookie lefthander turned in arguably the most impressive performance by a Rockie this season, working seven innings and striking out 10, a team best in 2012.

Friedrich has allowed two earned runs in 13 innings in his first two starts. His reward? A no-decision, and the Rockies lost 3-2.

Turning point. After Friedrich muzzled the Giants for seven innings, the bullpen couldn’t do its part for one inning. Rex Brothers allowed a leadoff single in the eighth, setting the wheels in motion for the team’s sixth loss in seven games on this forgettable roadie. Matt Belisle entered, and Joaquin Arias put down a perfect bunt down the first-base line. Wilin Rosario threw wildly to second baseman Jonathan Herrera covering, leaving runners at first and third. With one out, Buster Posey shoved home the go-ahead run on a single up the middle.

The Rockies are 3-12 over their last 15 games.

On the mound. Friedrich pitched like he had a cab waiting outside. He was efficient, effective and dominant. He didn’t reach a three-ball count until the fourth inning.

And unlike Alex White, who melted down in the game’s biggest moment Sunday, Friedrich navigated back from crises in the fourth and fifth innings, then made a grown man’s pitch to end the sixth. After allowing a game-tying home run to Gregor Blanco, Friedrich fanned Brett Pill on three pitches with runners at second and third with a vicious curveball. Seven of the first 15 outs recorded by Friedrich were strikeouts. That’s a good month for some Rockies pitchers.

At the plate. There was Wilin Rosario’s majestic moonball — and little else. The rookie catcher skyed a Vogelsong fastball within six rows of the left-field concourse, one of the longest home runs a Rockies player has hit at AT&T Park. Rosario has five home runs in limited duty this season.

The Rockies exercised patience against Vogelsong, who entered the game undefeated against Colorado, with only Michael Cuddyer enjoying much success against him. Vogelsong stepped in and out of potholes, walking five hitters through three innings. But he escaped damage when Cuddyer flied out to the center-field warning track with the bases loaded in the third inning. Vogelsong finished with 117 pitches, but allowed just three hits over seven innings.

What it means. That the rotation finally has a ray of hope. Friedrich has posted the best back-to-back starts of any Rockie this season. He hasn’t thrown at Coors Field yet, so caution is necessary. But his ability to miss bats and pound the strike zone aggressively with his fastball should play in any ballpark.

GIANTS 3, ROCKIES 2 Colorado AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Scutaro 2b-ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 .254 Colvin cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .311 b-Fwler ph-cf 1 0 0 0 1 1 .219 C.Gonzalez lf 3 0 1 0 2 0 .301 Tulowitzki ss 2 0 1 0 2 0 .262 1-Nlson pr-3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Helton 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .242 Cuddyer rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .270 W.Rosario c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .236 J.Hrera 3b-2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .268 Friedrich p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brothers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Belisle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 c-Giambi ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240 2-White pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Totals 32 2 5 1 8 5 San Francisco AB R H BI BB SO Avg. G.Blanco rf 4 2 3 1 0 1 .286 Arias 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .255 Me.Cabrera lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .338 Posey c 4 0 2 1 0 0 .289 Pagan cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .277 Pill 1b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .255 Culberson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .125 Burriss 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 B.Crawford ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .212 Vogelsong p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 a-Schrhltz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Ja.Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --S.Casilla p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Totals 33 3 10 3 1 10 Colorado 000 100 001 — 2 5 1 San Fran.

000 001 02x — 3 10 1 a-flied out for Vogelsong in the 7th. bwalked for Colvin in the 8th. c-walked for Belisle in the 9th. 1-ran for Tulowitzki in the 8th. 2-ran for Giambi in the 9th.

E — W.Rosario (1), Arias (2). LOB — Colorado 11, San Francisco 7. 2B — C.Gonzalez (6), Pagan (6). HR — W.Rosario (5), off Vogelsong; G.Blanco (1), off Friedrich. RBIs — W.Rosario (11), G.Blanco (8), Posey (13), Pill (9). CS — Scutaro (2).

Runners left in scoring position — Colorado 7 (Helton, Cuddyer 4, Nelson 2); San Francisco 5 (Posey, Vogelsong, Pill 2, Culberson). RISP — Colorado 0 for 7; San Francisco 2 for 9.

Runners moved up — Helton. GIDP — Posey.

DP — Colorado 1 (Tulowitzki, Scutaro, Helton).

Colorado IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Friedrich 7 6 1 1 1 10 93 1.38 Brothers 0 1 1 1 0 0 6 4.26 Belisle 1 3 1 1 0 0 21 2.50

San Fran. IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Vogelsong 7 3 1 1 5 3 117 2.66 Ja.Lopez M 1 0 0 1 0 15 1.23 Romo L 0 0 0 0 1 5 0.00 S.Casilla 1 1 1 0 2 1 28 1.29 W — Romo (2-0). L — Brothers (1-2). S — S.Casilla (8).

Brothers pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

Inherited runners-scored — Belisle 1-1, Romo 2-0. IBB — off S.Casilla (C.Gonzalez).

Umpires — Home, Kerwin Danley; first, Paul Nauert; second, Angel Campos; third, Dana DeMuth.

T — 3:09. A — 41,254 (41,915).

HOW THE ROCKIES LOST: Rockies fourth. Rosario homered to left on a 0-0 count. J.Herrera grounded out, shortstop B.Crawford to first baseman Pill.

Friedrich grounded out, shortstop B.Crawford to first baseman Pill. Scutaro lined out to shortstop B.Crawford. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rockies 1, Giants 0.

Giants sixth. G.Blanco homered to right on a 1-0 count. Arias flied out to right fielder Cuddyer. Me.Cabrera struck out. Posey singled to center. Pagan doubled to left, Posey to third. Pill struck out, catcher Rosario to first baseman Helton. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Rockies 1, Giants 1.

Giants eighth. Scutaro in as shortstop.

Fowler in as center fielder. Nelson in as third baseman. J.Herrera in as second baseman. Brothers pitching. G.Blanco infield single to shortstop. Belisle pitching.

Arias infield single to first, G.Blanco to second. On Rosario's error, G.Blanco to third.

Me.Cabrera flied out to left fielder C.Gonzalez. Posey singled to center, G.Blanco scored, Arias to second. Pagan flied out to right fielder Cuddyer. Pill singled to left, Arias scored, Posey to second. Culberson grounded out, pitcher Belisle to first baseman Helton. 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 left on.

Giants 3, Rockies 1.

Rockies ninth. Burriss in as second baseman. S.Casilla pitching. Rosario grounded out, third baseman Arias to first baseman Pill. J.Herrera singled to left. Giambi pinchhitting for Belisle. Giambi walked on a full count, J.Herrera to second. White pinchrunning for Giambi. Scutaro safe at second on Arias's error, J.Herrera scored, White to third. Fowler struck out. C.Gonzalez was intentionally walked. Nelson grounded out, third baseman Arias to first baseman Pill.

1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 left on. Giants 3, Rockies 2.

Looking Ahead TO DAY Rockies at Giants, 8:15 p.m., ROOT, 850 AM There’s no way to overstate how much Jeremy Guthrie’s bicycle accident threw the Rockies’ rotation off course. He hadn’t pitched to expectations, but he was still giving the club innings. It didn’t help that his replacement, Guillermo Moscoso, was underwhelming in two starts before his demotion. The Rockies were 3-11 entering Guthrie Monday night since Guthrie landed on the disabled list with a sore shoulder. Guthrie has been solid on the road this season, posting a 2.57 ERA, while holding opponents to a .146 average. He faces Tim Lincecum, oddly the weak link in the Giants’ rotation this season while dealing with command issues and a lack of velocity.

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Upcoming Pitching Matchups Today: Rockies’ Jeremy Guthrie (2-1, 5.92 ERA) at Giants’ Tim Lincecum (2-3, 5.89), 8:15 p.m., ROOT Wednesday: Diamondbacks’ Patrick Corbin (2-1, 4.50) at Rockies’ Jamie Moyer (1-3, 4.66), 6:40 p.m., ROOT Thursday: Diamondbacks’ Trevor Cahill (2-4, 3.65) at Rockies’ Juan Nicasio (2-1, 4.65), 1:10 p.m., ROOT Friday: Mariners’ Kevin Millwood (1-4, 5.09) at Rockies’ Alex White (0-2, 6.75), 6:40 p.m., ROOT

Left-hander Christian Friedrich, pitching Monday against the Giants AT&T Park in San Francisco, continues to look like a keeper in the Rockies’ rotation. Thearon W. Henderson, Getty Images

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Drew Pomeranz. The jewel of the Ubaldo Jimenez trade is working on his delivery in Triple-A Colorado Springs, showing progress as he tries to regain his velocity and command.

If he needs to know what he’s supposed to look like, he should just DVR Friedrich’s past two games. The left-hander was considered as valuable as a rosin bag at the end of last season.

He was overweight and an afterthought, unable to make waves in Double-A against younger competition.

And then the light bulb turned on. More like went fluorescent, to be accurate. The 2008 draft choice made careeraltering decisions, dedicating himself to his craft in a way he had only given lip service before. He worked out, dropping weight and clearing his mind.

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er in his past life, Friedrich has controlled hitters in his first two outings like he’s using a joystick.

As impressive as he was in his debut, it came with a qualifier. It was at Petco Park, which is to pitchers what Coors Field is to hitters. And it came against the Padres, who by rule use spaghetti for bats. San Francisco’s offense isn’t much better, but what Friedrich did on a cool Monday night was more impressive.

Before a sellout crowd against a team that plays with high energy, Friedrich was a buzz kill. He worked like he was doubleparked outside. Of his first 50 pitches, 37 were strikes. He finished with 10 strikeouts, reaching 94 mph on his four-seamer, while mixing a demonic 74-mph curveball. He worked seven innings, allowing six hits and walking just one Giant. He finished with 93 pitches, 69 strikes.

No one hits the ball out at AT&T Park, it seems. But the

outfield plays big and is ripe for bloopers. After allowing a Gregor Blanco home run, Friedrich sent a Hallmark to Trouble. A Buster Posey single and Angel Pagan double left runners at second and third in the sixth inning. Given the Rockies’ lack of offense — Wilin Rosario had a solo home run and the next hardest hit ball was the fouled shot that Dexter Fowler slammed off Troy Tulowitizki’s left knee, leading to his removal from the game — the outcome was in balance. In the end, it was Chris Nelson, batting in Tulowitzki’s spot, making the final out.

Regardless of the outcome, Friedrich accomplished two things in his second game. He showed what an aggressive fastball and confidence can accomplish.

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Rockies Briefs TULO WORKING TO PROVIDE SPARK FOR OFFENSE san francisco» For Troy Tulowitzki, the standings are a reflection of what he sees in the mirror.

He’s not playing well, and not surprisingly, the team has followed suit.

“No one is more frustrated than I am with my performance. I understand the criticism. I know what I signed up for,” Tulowitzki said. “I can tell you I am working hard to get better.”

Tulowitzki arrived early Monday to take extra batting practice. He is slumping, hitting too many flyballs, traced to anxiousness at the plate.

“We need Tulo to play like

an aircraft carrier, but he can’t put so much pressure on himself. We have young guys and veterans doing that right now,’’ general manager Dan O’Dowd said.

After hitting fifth Sunday, Tulo returned to the cleanup spot against the Giants. He worked a walk in his first atbat, but entered the game just 3-for-18 on the road trip.

“I will get through this,’’ Tulowitzki said.

Colvin center of attention. Tyler Colvin started in center field again, but manager Jim Tracy said Dexter Fowler has not been reduced to a platoon outfielder. The Rockies wanted to give Fowler another day to rest after he was hit in the face while running the bases Sunday. Tracy indicated that Colvin will continue to see time

at first base, likely on Wednesday, to spell Todd Helton.

Alfonzo’s future murky.

Catcher Eliezer Alfonzo’s future with the Rockies remains uncertain after Major League Baseball dropped its 100-game suspension for a positive drug test because of chain-of-command procedural issues.

The Rockies have sent the veteran to Triple-A, where he is on the restricted list until he’s able to obtain a visa to travel from Venezuela. When Alfonzo is able to report, the Rockies will make a decision on his status.

Footnote. Helton attended the funeral service Monday of former Rockies owner Jerry McMorris in Denver and returned in time for batting practice.

ownership awarded Jim Tracy an “indefinite extension’’ in spring training that guaranteed his deal at least through next year. Ownership indicated it would like Tracy to work with the franchise as long he wants, though it was never specified that he would remain as manager.

After a respectable 10-9 start, the team has spiraled downward, traced to poor starting pitching and minimal offense on the road. Overwhelmed by two nine-game homestands at Coors Field, Colorado’s rotation entered Monday with a 5.58 ERA (ranking 27th overall) and a .301 batting average against (second-worst in baseball).

O’Dowd knew the rotation was going to be a work in progress because of youth, but he didn’t foresee the limited contributions from veteran pitchers Jeremy Guthrie, who returns from the disabled list tonight, and Jhoulys Chacin.

“The (shoulder) injury to Jeremy (on April 27) threw it off balance. It’s not like he did it on purpose. But it hurt. And we expected Jhoulys to be better,’’ O’Dowd said. “And when (Guillermo) Moscoso didn’t give us quality innings, it created problems.’’

Chacin landed on the disabled list and hasn’t begun throwing as he strengthens a biceps injury in Denver. Moscoso was demoted to Triple-A, where he’s beginning to show the fastball command he had last season with Oakland.

Left-hander Drew Pomeranz, the centerpiece of the Ubaldo Jimenez trade, threw six shutout innings for the Sky Sox on Sunday. He’s being counted on to give the big-league staff a boost, but not until he has fixed some mechanical issues.

“We want him to get more upright in his delivery to create more downhill plane. He was getting on the side of the ball and trying to live on deception and the action of his pitches, and that’s not him,’’ O’Dowd said. “And like all of our pitchers, we need him to throw more strikes.’’

The walks and subsequent longer games have played a role in the Rockies’ poor defense.

The team’s 26 errors are tied for eighth-most overall.

Colorado’s lineup, so potent during the last homestand, has been unable to gain traction on the road. Through the first six games on this trip, the Rockies were hitting only .234 and averaging just three runs.

“I think it’s a consistent pattern of inconsistency. When we have pitched, we haven’t hit.

And when we’ve hit, we haven’t pitched well,’’ O’Dowd said.

“It’s been hard. But I believe we will turn it around.’’

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MLB Briefs WITNESS: ROGER INJECTED IN 1998 washington» Brian McNamee testified about the lifechanging moment when, he said, he first gave Roger Clemens a “booty shot” of steroids.

The government’s star witness in the Clemens perjury retrial took the stand Monday and told the jury that he injected one of baseball’s most successful pitchers with steroids about eight to 10 times when they were with the Blue Jays in 1998.

“I knew what I was doing was illegal,” McNamee said. “I wish to God I could take it back.”

Clemens is charged with lying to Congress when he testified in 2008 that he had never

used steroids or human growth hormone. The first attempt to try him last July ended in a mistrial when prosecutors showed the jury a snippet of videotaped evidence that had been ruled inadmissible. The retrial took until its fifth week to get to the heart of the government’s case: McNamee is the only person who will claim firsthand knowledge of Clemens using performance-enhancing drugs.

McNamee covered a lot of ground in about four hours on the stand — and he still has much more to tell when he returns today. He recalled how he met Clemens when McNamee was the strength and conditioning coach of the Blue Jays during the 1998 season. He said Clemens gave him a $1,000 tip at

the end of spring training, that Clemens approached him one day in the clubhouse and asked him to get rid of a bag of some 20 to 30 bottles of steroids.

Then came the fateful day in June when he was asked by Clemens to come to Clemens’ apartment after a game. McNamee said he found alcohol, needle and gauze and the anabolic steroid Winstrol laid out in the bathroom.

“Roger pulled down his pants, exposing his right buttocks cheek to me,” McNamee said. A few seconds later, Clemens said he was ready. McNamee said he then “plunged the fluid into his buttocks.”

“That,” McNamee concluded “was the first time I injected Roger Clemens.”

Footnotes. Outfielder Torii Hunter was placed on the Angels’ restricted list amid reports his teenage son had been arrested in Texas in a sexual assault case. … Justin Morneau took some swings in early batting practice and said his sore left wrist is feeling good as he gets closer to being eligible to come off the disabled list Wednesday. … Royals starter Danny Duffy went on the DL with a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow. … The Cardinals released left-hander J.C. Romero and recalled right-hander Eduardo Sanchez from Triple-A Memphis. … Padres outfielder Jeremy Hermida is scheduled to undergo sports hernia surgery today and will be out up to six weeks.

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WESTERN CONFERENCE No. 2 Oklahoma City vs. No. 3 L.A. Lakers Thunder leads series 1-0 Monday: Oklahoma City 119, L.A. Lakers 90 Wednesday: L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, 7:30 p.m.

Friday: Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday: Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m. x-Monday, May 21: L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, TBD x-Wednesday, May 23: Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, TBD x-Sunday, May 27: L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, TBD No. 1 San Antonio vs. No. 5 L.A. Clippers Today: L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday: L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday: San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 1:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 20: San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m. x-Tuesday, May 22: L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, TBD x-Friday, May 25: San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, TBD x-Sunday, May 27: L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, TBD

san antonio» Blake Griffin woke up Monday with his sprained left knee not feeling worse, but not really much better. Rest is the only remedy, a luxury the Clippers don’t have, and doctors guess he might miss two weeks if this were the regular season.

Griffin? He said he will play in tonight’s Game 1 against the Spurs.

Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro is making no such guarantees.

“I don’t know yet,” Del Negro said Monday. “I’ll make that decision (today) after shootaround, after I talk to the trainer.”

Griffin doesn’t think that conversation will be necessary.

Griffin said there is “no doubt” about his availability for the start of the Western Conference semifinal series.

His injury is the most worrisome for the banged-up Clippers: All-star guard Chris Paul said his bothersome right hip is OK, and forward Caron Butler is expected to play despite his broken left hand.

The Spurs won two of three meetings with the Clippers.

Irving is NBA’s top rookie B cleveland» There was never any doubt Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving would be named the NBA’s rookie of the year.

The only suspense was when — and by how much.

Irving, as has been expected for months, will be presented with the award today, capping a season which he began as the No. 1 overall pick and ended it as the clear-cut top rookie.

The 20-year-old from Duke averaged 18.5 points to lead all rookies — and the Cavs — in scoring. He also averaged 5.4 assists, finished first among rookies in field-goal percentage and dominated several games in the fourth quarter, rallying Cleveland to wins.

Irving has a chance to become the fourth unanimous winner in voting by a nationwide media panel. Griffin (2011), Spurs center David Robinson (1990) and Rockets center Ralph Sampson (1984) are the only players to receive every first-place vote.

Nash, Rivers win awards B new york» Suns guard Steve Nash and Celtics coach Doc Rivers won awards from the Professional Basketball Writers Association for excellence in their field combined with cooperation with media and fans. The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE No. 4 Boston vs. No. 8 Philadelphia Series tied 1-1 Boston 92, Philadelphia 91 Monday: Philadelphia 82, Boston 81 Wednesday: Boston at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Friday: Boston at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Monday, May 21: Philadelphia at Boston, TBD x-Wednesday, May 23: Boston at Philadelphia, TBD x-Saturday, May 26: Philadelphia at Boston, TBD No. 1 Miami vs. No. 3 Indiana Heat leads series 1-0 Miami 95, Indiana 86 Today: Indiana at Miami, 5 p.m.

Thursday: Miami at Indiana, 5 p.m.

Sunday, May 20: Miami at Indiana, 1:30 p.m. x-Tuesday, May 22: Indiana at Miami, TBD x-Thursday, May 24: Miami at Indiana, TBD x-Saturday, May 26: Indiana at Miami, TBD

THUNDER 119, LAKERS 90 L.A. LAKERS World Peace 4-10 2-2 12, Gasol 5-11 0-0 10, Bynum 7-12 6-6 20, Sessions 1-7 0-0 2, Bryant 7-18 5-7 20, Blake 0-1 0-0 0, Hill 2-5 0-0 4, Barnes 3-6 0-0 8, McRoberts 1-3 0-0 2, Goudelock 2-3 0-0 5, Ebanks 1-3 0-0 2, Murphy 0-0 0-0 0, Morris 2-2 0-0 5. Totals 35-81 13-15 90.

OKLAHOMA CITY Durant 8-16 7-8 25, Ibaka 3-5 0-0 6, Perkins 2-2 0-0 4, Westbrook 10-15 6-6 27, Sefolosha 3-3 0-0 7, Harden 4-11 9-10 17, Collison 2-4 0-1 4, Mohammed 3-5 1-2 7, Fisher 2-8 0-0 5, Cook 3-7 0-0 8, Aldrich 3-4 1-2 7, Ivey 1-3 0-0 2, Hayward 0-0 0-0 0.

Totals 44-83 24-29 119.

L.A. Lakers 23 21 24 22 — 90 Oklahoma City 30 29 39 21 — 119 3-point goals — L.A. Lakers 7-16 (Barnes 2-4, World Peace 2-4, Morris 1-1, Goudelock 1-1, Bryant 1-3, Blake 0-1, McRoberts 0-1, Ebanks 0-1), Oklahoma City 7-17 (Cook 2-4, Durant 2-5, Sefolosha 1-1, Westbrook 1-1, Fisher 1-1, Ivey 0-1, Harden 0-4). Fouled out — None. Rebounds — L.A. Lakers 47 (Bynum 14), Oklahoma City 45 (Durant 8). Assists — L.A. Lakers 14 (Blake 4), Oklahoma City 20 (Westbrook 9). Total fouls — L.A. Lakers 20, Oklahoma City 19. Technicals — Ebanks, Ibaka, Ivey. A — 18,203 (18,203).

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook shoots against Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol during Game 1 of the second round of the NBA playoffs Monday night in Oklahoma City. Sue Ogrocki, The Associated Press

Thunder rolls past Lakers; Sixers tie series with Celtics The Associated Press

oklahoma city» Russell Westbrook had 27 points and nine assists, Kevin Durant added 25 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder blasted the weary Los Angeles Lakers 119-90 on Monday night in the opening game of the Western Conference semifinals.

The Thunder took a 15-point halftime lead, then opened the third quarter with a 15-2 blitz filled with crowd-pleasing 3pointers and dunks.

Oklahoma City led by as many as 35 points, getting a measure of vengeance for the elbow Metta World Peace delivered to the head of the Thunder’s James Harden three weeks earlier.

Thunder starting center Kendrick Perkins limped off after aggravating a hip injury from the first round.

Kobe Bryant and Andrew Bynum scored 20 points each for the Lakers.

76ers 82, Celtics 81 B boston» Evan Turner made the go-ahead layup with 40.4 seconds left and Philadelphia held off Boston the rest of the way with six consecutive free throws to even the second-round Eastern Conference series.

Turner finished with 10 points, including his layup that put the Sixers up 76-75.

He added two free throws with 12 seconds to go.

Jrue Holiday scored 18 points and Andre Iguodala added 13 points, seven assists and six rebounds for the Sixers, who blew a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter as the Celtics won Game 1.

“We knew to expect the same type of game,” Turner said. “We did what we needed to do to win this game, just like we didn’t the first time around.”

Philadelphia won its first playoff game in Boston since 1982 despite committing a playoff-high 19 turnovers and getting outrebounded 47-36.

“We just found a way,” Philadelphia coach Doug Collins said. “All season long we couldn’t win these games and now our guys are believing they can do it.”

Philadelphia led 57-49 entering the fourth, but Boston tied it twice before going up 72-71 on Avery Bradley’s 3-pointer.

Holiday answered with a 3 for the Sixers, then Ray Allen got the lead right back for the Celtics on a 3-pointer with 1:40 left. The Celtics had a chance to extend the lead after forcing the Sixers into a 24second shot clock violation, but Rajon Rondo missed a shot and Iguodala got the rebound, leading to Turner’s layup to put the Sixers up 76-75 with 40.4 seconds to go. Rondo and Allen missed shots that would have put Boston ahead, then Rondo fouled Turner with 14.4 seconds left as the shot clock was winding down.

The Celtics fouled Turner again with 12 seconds to go, and he hit both free throws to extend the lead to 78-76.

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how his team regrouped so well.

“Managing, perseverance, coaching, toughness, players staying committed, teamness,” said the coach, whose team won numerous key games in April, including back-to-back games against Houston, a road game at Phoenix and a road game at Oklahoma City in the final week. “The fun of sport is when you fight together and figure things out. I think that happened in a lot of ways. As an organization and staff, you’re excited because you don’t think there will be many changes. Though you never know in the NBA, there might be that phone call.”

Whether or not the Nuggets pull off a major deal this summer, front-office bosses Josh Kroenke and Masai Ujiri have put Denver in an enviable situation. The Nuggets have a bevy of budding players, some salary cap space and three draft picks (No. 20 overall and two second-rounders).

“I hope that the team is going to be exactly the same,” forward Danilo Gallinari said.

Karl said Monday that he can already pencil in four of his five starters for next season — Ty Lawson and Arron Afflalo will make up the backcourt, Gallinari will play small forward and Kenneth Faried, in

Nuggets center Timofey Mozgov plays with Josh Kroenke’s English bulldog as the team president talks with a reporter Monday at the Pepsi Center. Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post his sophomore campaign, will play power forward.

Who will start at center? It’s likely Denver will sign JaVale McGee to a long-term deal, but Karl liked him coming off the bench, so McGee could be teamed with point guard Andre Miller. But will Miller be back? Karl loves the veteran, but Miller is an unrestricted free agent with the Larry O’Brien Trophy, the sign of an

NBA champion, on his mind.

One could surmise that McGee will be in Denver’s starting five next season, though the Nuggets also have Timofey Mozgov and Kosta Koufos.

“I think all of them have had good starts in parts of the season,” Karl said.

The summer is here, which means it’s time for Karl’s facetiously favorite thing — “summer talk.” Basically, that’s the

gossip and proclamations made about the upcoming season.

Heading into the coming months, there likely will be some summer talk about the Nuggets and their maturation in the Lakers series. They did have a heck of a 96-hour growth spurt.

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76ERS 82, CELTICS 81 PHILADELPHIA Iguodala 5-11 2-7 13, Brand 3-5 1-2 7, Hawes 4-9 0-0 8, Holiday 7-15 0-0 18, Turner 4-11 2-2 10, L.Williams 3-13 2-2 8, L.Allen 4-7 2-2 10, T.Young 0-3 4-4 4, Meeks 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 31-76 15-21 82.

BOSTON Pierce 2-9 2-2 7, Bass 5-15 2-2 12, Garnett 7-12 0-1 15, Rondo 4-12 0-0 8, Bradley 3-6 0-0 8, Stiemsma 1-3 0-0 2, R.Allen 7-14 1-2 17, Pietrus 3-5 0-0 8, Hollins 1-1 2-2 4, Dooling 0-2 0-0 0, Daniels 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-79 7-9 81.

Philadelphia 21 15 21 25 — 82 Boston 25 13 11 32 — 81 3-point goals — Philadelphia 5-14 (Holiday 4-6, Iguodala 1-3, Meeks 0-1, Turner 0-1, L.Williams 0-3), Boston 8-18 (Bradley 2-3, Pietrus 2-3, R.Allen 2-6, Garnett 1-1, Pierce 1-4, Dooling 0-1).

Fouled out — None. Rebounds — Philadelphia 55 (Hawes 10), Boston 44 (Garnett 12). Assists — Philadelphia 17 (Iguodala 7), Boston 23 (Rondo 13). Total fouls — Philadelphia 13, Boston 22. A — 18,624 (18,624).

PLAYOFF LEADERS THROUGH SUNDAY SCORING G FG FT PTS Bryant, LAL 7 77 35 204 James, MIA 6 55 54 171 Anthony, NYK 5 52 31 139 Nowitzki, DAL 4 34 38 107 Durant, OKC 4 35 27 106 Wade, MIA 6 51 30 134 Westbrook, OKC 4 34 17 89 Parker, SAN 4 30 23 84 Paul, LAC 7 49 36 143 Pierce, BOS 7 45 42 141 Garnett, BOS 7 57 27 141 Davis, ORL 5 39 17 95 Granger, IND 6 41 17 114 Lawson, DEN 7 56 12 133 Gay, MEM 7 48 33 133 Jefferson, UTA 4 36 1 73 Harden, OKC 4 20 27 73 Griffin, LAC 7 48 30 126 J. Johnson, ATL 6 38 18 103 Holiday, PHL 7 42 24 117 FG PERCENTAGE FG FGA Ibaka, OKC 20 31 Stoudemire, NYK 20 36 Collison, IND 23 43 Faried, DEN 32 60 Jefferson, UTA 36 68 Griffin, LAC 48 91 Hibbert, IND 29 55 Garnett, BOS 57 109 Gasol, MEM 36 69 Bosh, MIA 31 60

AVG 29.1 28.5 27.8 26.8 26.5 22.3 22.3 21.0 20.4 20.1 20.1 19.0 19.0 19.0 19.0 18.3 18.3 18.0 17.2 16.7 PCT .645 .556 .535 .533 .529 .527 .527 .523 .522 .517

Nuggets Briefs CHANDLER WILL BE FACTOR TOO It’s fun to hear the crescendo in the voices of Nuggets fans as they name young player after young player, getting increasingly excited.

Ty Lawson! Kenneth Faried!

Danilo Gallinari! Arron Afflalo! JaVale McGee! But some fans forget about Wilson Chandler, who signed a five-year, $37 million contract this season.

Chandler didn’t play much for Denver after returning from his pro season in China.

He averaged 9.4 points in eight games before injuring his groin and hip. But he’s an important cog in the 2012-13 Nuggets and beyond.

“I came into the league and Wilson was there in New York, so we’ve always been playing together,” Gallinari said. “I know Wilson very well, and I think he’s going to be very important for us. If we had him this year, we could have done more. Who knows?”

Chandler, 25, had hip surgery and is expected to be ready for training camp.

“Wilson has already proven that he’s a 25-minute (per game) player in the NBA, and he’s probably trying to prove that he’s a 35-minute player,” Nuggets coach George Karl said.

“He has to get healthy to get back to the (25-minute level), and I think he will and our doc-

tors think he will too.

“It will be interesting to see how we can play him at small forward — can we play him and Gallo at three and four? Can we play actually big in the backcourt and throw more paint post-ups? I don’t know. We’re excited about it all. He’s had a good career with 3-point shooting, and the offensive fundamental we want to add is making more shots and still have playmaking at every position.”

Summertime powder blue. Karl said Monday that three players on the Denver roster will be on the summer league team — Faried, Jordan Hamilton and Julyan Stone.

“We’re high on Jordan Hamilton and we think Julyan Stone can be a backup point guard in this league,” Karl said.

“Kenneth was our No. 1 mostvaluable energized player. I don’t think there’s any question that I never expected him to be one of our top three players for most of the 25 to 30 final games of the season. He wasn’t maybe the top minute player, but was an important part. He’s going to add pieces and get better.”

Faried averaged a doubledouble in the playoffs. He said his postseason play “motivates me that much more. That’s why I’ll be in the gym this offseason, getting better so I can expand my game and stay in longer stretches of the games.”

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Gallo is beloved in Denver as the anti-Melo, a young, handsome Italian who made Nuggets fans regain their faith in la dolce vita after an ugly divorce with Carmelo Anthony.

Crazy dreamers closed their eyes and envisioned Gallinari as the next Dirk Nowitzki.

Denver coach George Karl tempered the hype by saying Gallo reminded him more of Detlef Schrempf.

After a playoff series during which Gallinari shot a miserable 36 percent from the field, I’m afraid the highest aspiration for Denver’s 23-year-old forward might be frustrating Memphis star Rudy Gay, who is just good enough to lead a team doomed to get bounced in the NBA playoffs.

“I think I have to be stronger mentally,” Gallinari said. “I have to take more responsibilities and have to be more ready.”

Since joining the Nuggets, Gallinari has inspired hope of bigger things to come during the regular season. During postseason dates with Oklahoma City and L.A., however, almost every aspect of his game has suffered to the extent where we have slowly watched Karl’s confidence wane in Gallo.

Injuries to his ankle and thumb caused Gallinari to miss 23 regular-season games. Add labor strife that cut short training camp and a condensed season that limited practice time, and there are plenty of reasonable excuses. But, in Gallo, the Nuggets also have a player whose improvement has been slow for a coaching staff that prides itself on development.

“Instead of Gallo always trying to score as a star scorer, I would like him to learn how to get points in other ways — through back-cutting, offensive rebounds and getting fouled, because so much of being a good scorer is scoring 10 points in ways nobody can stop you,” Karl said.

While Gallinari averages nearly 15 points per game for the Nuggets, there aren’t nearly enough easy buckets. He relies too much on an offensive game that’s as dramatic as opera by Giacomo Puccini.

Nuggets general manager Masai Ujiri has done quite well building a competitive roster without my help. But I wonder: What might Gallinari, center Timofey Mozgov and Denver’s first-round draft choice attract in trade for a team that could use more star power?

From the Kroenke family’s intention to keep the budget reasonable to Ujiri’s desire to let his young team mature together, the Nuggets won’t be inclined to make major personnel moves. Instead, what passes for significant upheaval could be the departure of unrestricted free agent Andre Miller. At age 36, now’s the time for him to seek employment with a franchise currently among the NBA elite. Quite frankly, the Nuggets should let Miller go and begin grooming a backup to Ty Lawson for the time when Denver is ready to make a deep playoff run.

Gallinari has been in the league four seasons. With a four-year contract extension in January, Denver demonstrated the confidence to make him a $10 million-per-year player. It’s time to take off the kid gloves.

While Karl scoffs at the notion his team needs a closer of Anthony’s caliber, here’s one of the more essential questions the Nuggets must ask: Is Gallinari really a player they can count on at crunchtime?

The motivation for Gallinari to improve before next season is pain.

“Right here,” Gallinari said, tapping a fist to his aching heart.

The Nuggets want us to believe they can grow into legitimate championship contenders without a true superstar, instead depending on a gritty ensemble cast that features Lawson and Gallinari.

So it’s not a question of talent with Gallo, but what’s in his heart after the pain subsides.

Mark Kiszla: 303-954-1053 or mkiszla@denverpost.com

Tyler Hansen was on cloud nine at the Bengals’ rookie minicamp in Cincinnati. “It was surreal. ... I was geeked up,” said the CU alum. Joe Robbins, Getty Images

Hansen has shot at dream job The rookie QB from CU isn’t planning to just pass through Cincinnati. He wants to stay.

By Adrian Dater The Denver Post

For Tyler Hansen, it was a transforming experience, but one he hopes won’t be a one-time-only experience. Stepping onto a football field this past weekend as an NFL player was so exciting, the former Colorado Buffaloes quarterback was almost overcome when he took part in a rookie minicamp with the Cincinnati Bengals.

“It was like a shock. It was, ‘Wow, I’m in the NFL.’ It was surreal,” said Hansen, who signed as an undrafted rookie with the Bengals, along with former Buffs teammate Rodney Stewart, a running back. “It was something I dreamed about all the time as a kid and suddenly it was here. You walk in and you see the logo and then you get dressed. My wristbands say NFL on them, my helmet says NFL on it. The first practice we had on Friday, I was geeked up. I was

so hyperactive, I really needed to calm down.”

How did Hansen look? Not bad at all, judging by the accounts of Bengals offensive coordinator Jay Gruden.

“He throws the deep ball extremely well,” Gruden told the Bengals’ website.

“He reads his progressions. He’s made some outstanding throws and he can move in the pocket. He’s very accurate.”

Hansen wasn’t selected during the seven-round draft April 26-28, but he drew the interest of several NFL teams as a free agent. He nearly signed with the Oakland Raiders after the draft, but was persuaded to sign with the Bengals after getting a phone call from coach Marvin Lewis. While Andy Dalton seems locked into the Bengals’ starting QB job after leading them to the playoffs as a rookie in 2011, they have openings for the backup and No. 3 jobs.

Tony Pike, a former Carolina Panther, is trying to work his way back from elbow surgery to be Dalton’s backup. But with Pike’s uncertain status and no front-runner for the third QB, Hansen

From Buffs to Bengals?

Former Colorado quarterback Tyler Hansen and running back Rodney Stewart are trying to make Cincinnati’s roster as undrafted rookies: About Hansen: CU’s fourth all-time leading passer with 5,705 yards.

About Stewart: CU’s second all-time leading rusher with 3,598 yards.

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could be with the right team to get a job.

“I think I did everything that was asked of me over the weekend and thought it went really well,” said Hansen, CU’s fourth all-time leading passer with 5,705 yards. “I wouldn’t say the speed is any different, because I played in a fast conference, in the Pac-12 and the Big 12 with CU. But you have to make quicker decisions. I think I’m in a good spot right now.”

Hansen said he wasn’t dejected after going undrafted, despite expectations he might go in the sixth or seventh round.

“It didn’t go as planned, but being a free agent, I actually got to choose between teams. It might have been a bless-

ing in disguise,” Hansen said. “I think I have a very good chance at making this football team, if I just work and do everything I need to do.”

Stewart, CU’s second all-time leading rusher with 3,598 yards, is considered more of a longshot to make the Bengals.

At 5-foot-6 and 175 pounds as a senior, he needs more bulk at the NFL level.

“It was nice to have a guy like Rodney to share this experience with,” Hansen said. “We both owe a lot to the University of Colorado, and our coaches there.

It’ll always be a special place.”

Adrian Dater: 303-954-1360 or adater@denverpost.com

NFL Briefs NEW STADIUM FOR VIKINGS A DONE DEAL st. paul, minn.» Gov. Mark Dayton on Monday signed off on a hard-fought agreement to build the Vikings a $975 million stadium at the downtown Minneapolis site of the team’s current home, the Metrodome.

Dayton, who championed the deal, signed the bill to mostly cheers, whistles and chants of “Skol Vikings,” the team’s fight song, during a Capitol ceremony attended by team owners Zygi and Mark Wilf, business and labor leaders, construction workers and fans of the purple and gold.

“This is what makes Minnesota special,” Dayton said before signing the bill.

The deal commits the state and Minneapolis to pay a combined $498 million, while the team will bring in $477 million.

One provision of the bill shields “any financial information” from the team from public eyes. Critics say the blanket protection goes beyond state law, leaving taxpayers in the dark on one of the state’s biggest public works projects.

“We now have the largest public commitment in the state’s history in an agreement with the Vikings, and

we have an unprecedented lack of disclosure,” said Rep. Mary Liz Holberg, R-Lakeville, who voted against the stadium bill. “I just think that sunshine in government is good, and in exchange for nearly half a billion dollars in public commitment, there should be some sunshine on the other side of the ledger.”

The Vikings hope to move into their new home by 2016, and will sign a 30-year lease to play there.

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DIVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Championship Saturday Edmonton at Rochester, 5:30 p.m.

MLL Friday’s game Chesapeake at Hamilton, 9 a.m.

Saturday’s games Long Island at Charlotte, 5 p.m.

Rochester at Ohio, 6 p.m.

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NCAA Tournament

BASEBALL Quarterfinals Saturday’s games At Navy-Marine Memorial Stadium Annapolis, Md. Johns Hopkins vs. Maryland, 10 a.m.

Loyola (Md.) vs. Denver, 12:30 p.m.

Sunday’s games At PPL Park Philadelphia Virginia vs. Notre Dame, 10 a.m.

Duke vs. Colgate, 12:30 p.m.

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LSU pitcher Kevin Gausman is having a strong sophomore season and could be a first-round selection in June’s amateur draft. Mark Cornelison, Lexington Herald-Leader

Friday night job could lead to major promotion Grandview grad Gausman excels at LSU

By Irv Moss The Denver Post

Unlike most students, Kevin Gausman isn’t complaining that he has to work Friday nights. After all, a college pitcher who is handed the ball on Fridays is considered the team’s ace.

Gausman, a former standout at Grandview High School, is filling that bill well at Louisiana State University. He’s putting together a sophomore season that could lead to him being a first-round selection in the June amateur draft. The slender 6foot-4, 190-pound right-hander has an 8-1 record, 2.95 ERA and 112 strikeouts in 91M innings, statistics that tend to make scouts run to their radar gun. His strikeout total ranks third among Division I pitchers.

“I’m trying not to think about the draft and instead am focusing on leading this team back to Omaha,” Gausman said in a phone interview. “I really want to be a first-round pick. But it’s been three years since LSU has been to the College World Series, and we’re all pointing to get Tiger Nation back to Omaha.”

Gausman was hoping to be selected in the first round coming out of Grandview two years ago. But a sixth-round selection led him to choose LSU. “Our basketball team made it to the (Great 8) in the basketball tournament that year,” Gausman recalled of his senior season. “I got off to a slow start in baseball and hurt my shoulder a little bit. I took my visit to LSU and loved everything about this place.”

Dean Adams, Gausman’s coach at Grandview, remembers scouts flocking to see his prodigy.

“It seemed we had at least 20 scouts at every game,” Adams said. “I think it’s going to be very exciting for Colorado baseball to see where he goes this year. He

didn’t have time for a lot of preparation his senior year because of the basketball.

But he was 18 years old and under a lot of pressure.”

Gausman is a hard thrower, with a fastball that consistently reaches the low to mid-90s. Adams said he knows Gausman has been clocked up to 100 mph and when he needs something extra can routinely throw from 94 to 96 mph. He once struck out 18 batters against Mullen.

“I’ve always had a live arm,” Gausman said. He traces his arm strength to his days playing long toss with his father, Clair, while growing up.

At LSU, he has bulked up his lanky frame, having added 30 pounds in the past two years through a weight training program. But he has also benefited from the experience of first-year pitching coach Alan Dunn for his improvement over his freshman season (5-6, 3.51 ERA). Gausman credits Dunn with teaching him the value of secondary pitches. Gausman said his changeup is now his second best pitch.

“Coach (Dunn) told me that anyone in the country can throw a fastball,” Gausman said. “But the pitchers who get their secondary pitches over for strikes are in the top 10. They keep hitters off their game.”

Dunn believes Gausman is a legitimate first-round draft pick next month.

“His ability to command all of his pitches in the strike zone has elevated him to where he is today,” Dunn said. “We tried to work with his confidence to use the changeup. He’s a gifted pitcher, and he’s done a tremendous job being the leader of our pitching staff.”

That is why he’s working Friday nights.

Irv Moss: 303-954-1296 or imoss@denverpost.com

At Frosinone, Italy NINTH STAGE A 108-mile leg from San Giorgio Del Sannio to Frosinone 1. Francisco Ventoso, Spain, Movistar, 3 hours, 39 minutes, 15 seconds. 2. Fabio Felline, Italy, Androni Giocattoli, same time. 3. Giacomo Nizzolo, Italy, RadioShack-Nissan, same time. 4. Damiano Caruso, Italy, Liquigas, same time. 5.

Daniel Schorn, Austria, Netapp, same time.

6. Alexander Kristoff, Norway, Katusha, same time. 7. Ryder Hesjedal, Canada, Garmin-Barracuda, same time. 8.

Matthias Brandle, Austria, Netapp, same time. 9. Manuel Belletti, Italy, Almagro, same time. 10. Daryl Impey, South Africa, Orica-GreenEdge, same time.

OVERALL STANDINGS (After 9-of-21 stages) 1. Ryder Hesjedal, Canada, GarminBarracuda, 36 hours, 2 minutes, 40 seconds. 2. Joaquin Rodriguez, Spain, Katusha, 9 seconds behind. 3. Paolo Tiralongo, Italy, Astana, :15. 4. Roman Kreuziger, Czech Republic, Astana, :35. 5. Benat Intxausti, Spain, Movistar, same time.

6. Ivan Basso, Italy, Liquigas, :40. 7. Damiano Caruso, Italy, Liquigas, :45. 8. Dario Cataldo, Italy, Omega Pharma, :46. 9.

Frank Schleck, Luxembourg, RadioShack-Nissan, :48. 10. Eros Capecchi, Italy, Liquigas, :52.

Tour of California At Aptos, Calif.

SECOND STAGE A 117.1-mile leg from San Francisco 1. Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale), Slovakia, 5 hours, 2 minutes, 0 seconds.

2. Heinrich Haussler (Garmin-Barracuda), Australia, same time. 3. Leigh Howard (Orica GreenEdge), Australia, same time. 4. Koen De Kort (Argos-Shimano), Netherlands, same time. 5. Fred Rodriguez (Team Exergy), United States, same time.

6. Greg Van Avermaet (BMC), Belgium, same time. 7. Lawson Craddock (Bontrager Livestrong), United States, same time. 8. Marc De Maar (UnitedHealthcare), Netherlands Antilles, same time. 9.

Tom Dumoulin (Argos-Shimano), Netherlands, same time. 10. Peter Velits (Omega Pharma-Quickstep), Slovakia, same time.

OVERALL STANDINGS (After 2-of-8 stages) 1. Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale), Slovakia, 9 hours, 44 minutes, 15 seconds. 2. Heinrich Haussler (Garmin-Barracuda), Australia, 8 seconds behind. 3.

Leigh Howard (Orica GreenEdge), Australia, 13 behind. 4. Jeffry Louder (UnitedHealthcare), United States, 14. 5. Fred Rodriguez (Team Exergy), United States, 16.

6. Ben Jacques-Maynes (Bissell), United States, same time. 7. Marc De Maar (UnitedHealthcare), Netherlands Antilles, 17 behind. 8. Markel Irizar Aranburu (RadioShack-Nissan), Spain, 19. 9. Josh Atkins (Bontrager Livestrong), New Zealand, same time. 10. Greg Van Avermaet (BMC), Belgium, 20.

NHL Playoff leaders Through Sunday

GOALS Name, team Danny Briere, Phila.

Claude Giroux, Phila.

Dustin Brown, L.A. Brad Richards, NYR Jordan Staal, Pitts.

Ilya Kovalchuk, N.J. Andy McDonald, StL. Alex Ovechkin, Wash.

Antoine Vermette, Phoe.

Travis Zajac, N.J. Mikkel Boedker, Phoe.

Jason Chimera, Wash.

Marian Gaborik, NYR Anze Kopitar, L.A. Zach Parise, N.J. Max Talbot, Phila.

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G 8 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4

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Dates set for DU’s last season in league

By Mike Chambers The Denver Post

In its last season in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, the University of Denver will play 21 of its 35 games at Magness Arena in 2012-13, including two apiece against league rivals Colorado College, Wisconsin, North Dakota and Nebraska Omaha.

The Pioneers also host Cornell in a two-game nonleague series and play Air Force, Yale, New Hampshire and Boston University in nonleague home games.

The contest against BU is the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game on Dec. 29.

DU is scheduled to join the startup National Collegiate Hockey Conference in 2013-14, along with five current WCHA members (Colorado College, North Dakota, Nebraska Omaha, Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State) and Miami (Ohio) and Western Michigan of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association.

Mike Chambers: 303-954-1357 or mchambers@denverpost.com

Denver Pioneers 2012-13 schedule Oct. 6 vs. Univ. of British Columbia TBD Oct. 19 vs. UMass-Lowell 7:37 p.m.

Oct. 20 vs. Air Force 7:07 p.m.

Oct. 26 vs. Michigan Tech 7:37 p.m.

Oct. 27 vs. Michigan Tech 7:07 p.m.

Nov. 2 vs. St. Cloud State 7:37 p.m.

Nov. 3 vs. St. Cloud State 7:07 p.m.

Nov. 9 at Minnesota State 6:37 p.m.

Nov. 10 at Minnesota State 6:07 p.m.

Nov. 16 at Colorado College 7:37 p.m.

Nov. 17 vs. Colorado College 7:07 p.m.

Nov. 23 vs. Yale 7:37 p.m.

Nov. 24 vs. New Hampshire 7:07 p.m.

Nov. 30 vs. Wisconsin 7:37 p.m.

Dec. 1 vs. Wisconsin 7:07 p.m.

Dec. 7 at North Dakota 6:37 p.m.

Dec. 8 at North Dakota 6:07 p.m.

Dec. 14 at Bemidji State 6:37 p.m.

Dec. 15 at Bemidji State 6:07 p.m.

Dec. 29 vs. Boston University 7:07 p.m.

Jan. 4 vs. Cornell 7:37 p.m.

Jan. 5 vs. Cornell 7:07 p.m.

Jan. 11 vs. Nebraska Omaha 7:37 p.m.

Jan. 12 vs. Nebraska Omaha 7:07 p.m.

Jan. 18 at St. Cloud State Jan. 19 at St. Cloud State Feb. 1 at Minnesota Duluth Feb. 2 at Minnesota Duluth Feb. 8 vs. Colorado College Feb. 9 at Colorado College Feb. 22 vs. North Dakota Feb. 23 vs. North Dakota March 1 at Minnesota March 2 at Minnesota March 8 Alaska Anchorage March 9 Alaska Anchorage

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Name, team Claude Giroux, Phila.

Jakub Voracek, Phila.

Jaromir Jagr, Phila.

Anze Kopitar, L.A. Ilya Kovalchuk, N.J. Derek Stepan, NYR Keith Yandle, Phoe.

Nicklas Backstrom, Wash.

Dustin Brown, L.A. David Clarkson, N.J. Michael Del Zotto, NYR Drew Doughty, L.A. Marian Gaborik, NYR Dan Girardi, NYR Daymond Langkow, Phoe.

Mike Richards, L.A. Brayden Schenn, Phila.

Justin Williams, L.A.

POWER PLAY GOALS Name, team Claude Giroux, Phila.

Scott Hartnell, Phila.

Ilya Kovalchuk, N.J. Antoine Vermette, Phoe.

Stephen Weiss, Fla. Patrik Berglund, StL. Ryan Callahan, NYR Patrik Elias, N.J. Chris Kunitz, Pitts.

Andy McDonald, StL. Alex Ovechkin, Wash.

Brad Richards, NYR Mike Richards, L.A. Brayden Schenn, Phila.

Henrik Sedin, Van. Alexander Semin, Wash.

Anton Stralman, NYR Steve Sullivan, Pitts.

Kris Versteeg, Fla. Henrik Zetterberg, Det.

GP 10 11 11 12 7 9 14 12 6 9 14 14 10 11 5 14 14 6 7 5

PP 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

SHORT HANDED GOALS Name, team Dustin Brown, L.A. Claude Giroux, Phila.

Max Talbot, Phila.

Matt Greene, L.A. Tomas Kopecky, Fla. Anze Kopitar, L.A. Bryce Salvador, N.J.

GP 10 10 11 10 7 10 12

SH 2 2 2 1 1 1 1

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U.S. Open

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LOCAL QUALIFYING

Class 4A districts

At Heritage at Westmoor Westminster ADVANCE TO SECTIONAL QUALIFYING Gus Lundquist, Parker 35-34—69 Chase Cooper, Goodwell, Okla.35-34—69 Ben Portie, Westminster 34-36—70 Greg Johnson, Lakewood 35-35—70 Jonathan S. Park, Denver 36-34—70 ALTERNATES (in order) Kane Webber, Denver 35-35—70 Luke Symons, Aurora 35-35—70

At Air Academy H.S. Air Academy 5, Discovery Canyon 2, Kadets advance to championship series

At Collindale Golf Course Fort Collins ADVANCE TO SECTIONALS Cameron Harrell, Colo. Springs 34-32—66 J. Krick, Peoria Heights, Ill. 35-32—67 Derek Fribbs, Boulder 36-33—69 David Oraee, Greeley 38-32—70 Danny Hahn, Denver 33-37—70 ALTERNATES (in order) Mike Kitowski, Aurora 36-35—71 A. Gutesha, Greenwd Village 36-35—71

Class 5A Quarterfinals Rock Canyon vs. Mountain Vista, today, 6:30 p.m., at Shea Stadium Cherry Creek vs. Columbine, today, 7 p.m., Lakewood Memorial Field Fairview vs. Heritage, today, 4 p.m., Shea Stadium Legacy vs. Fort Collins, today, 7 p.m., J. Ray French Field Class 4A Quarterfinals Valor Christian at Cheyenne Mountain, Wednesday, 6 p.m.

Air Academy at Broomfield, Wednesday,

Class 3A districts At Lamar H.S. Lamar 10, Alamosa 0 Bishop Machebeuf 10, Valley 0 Lamar 6, Bishop Machebeuf, Savages advance to championship series

Girls soccer state playoffs

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D’Evelyn vs. Green Mountain, Wednesday, 7 p.m., Lakewood Memorial Field Pueblo South at Palmer Ridge, Wednesday, 6 p.m., Don Breese Stadium Class 3A Quarterfinals Colorado Academy at Holy Family, Thursday, Mike Gabriel Stadium Manitou Springs at St. Mary’s, Thursday, 6:30 p.m., The Grace Center Kent Denver at Faith Christian, 6 p.m.

The Classical Academy at Peak to Peak, 6 p.m.

Boys lacrosse state playoffs Wednesday’s semifinals at Englewood Columbine vs. Arapahoe, 5 p.m.

Regis Jesuit vs. Cherry Creek, 7 p.m.

Girls lacrosse state playoffs Quarterfinals Denver East at Cherry Creek, today, 6 p.m., Stutler Bowl Centaurus at Regis Jesuit, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Lou Kellogg Stadium ThunderRidge at Air Academy, Wednesday, 5:30 p.m.

Arapahoe at Kent Denver, Wednesday, 4:15 p.m., Justin DeSorrento Memorial Field

Name, team Jaromir Jagr, Phila.

Claude Giroux, Phila.

Scott Hartnell, Phila.

Andy McDonald, StL. Brad Richards, NYR Mikael Samuelsson, Fla. Danny Briere, Phila.

Brian Campbell, Fla. Sidney Crosby, Pitts.

Michael Del Zotto, NYR Oliver Ekman-Larss, Phoe.

Marian Gaborik, NYR Dan Hamhuis, Van. Evgeni Malkin, Pitts.

James Neal, Pitts.

Kimmo Timonen, Phila.

Jakub Voracek, Phila.

Keith Yandle, Phoe.

Travis Zajac, N.J. Marek Zidlicky, N.J.

GP PPA 11 6 10 4 11 4 9 4 14 4 7 4 11 3 7 3 6 3 14 3 12 3 14 3 5 3 6 3 5 3 11 3 11 3 12 3 12 3 12 3

SHORT HANDED ASSISTS Name, team Dustin Brown, L.A. Claude Giroux, Phila.

Max Talbot, Phila.

Matt Carle, Phila.

Adam Henrique, N.J. Anze Kopitar, L.A.

GP SHA 10 2 10 2 11 2 11 1 12 1 10 1

SHOTS Name, team Brad Richards, NYR Zach Parise, N.J. Alex Ovechkin, Wash.

GP 14 12 14

S 55 51 50

Major League Baseball MLB — Announced the 100-game suspension issued to Colorado minor-league C Eliezer Alfonzo (Colorado Springs-Pacific Coast League) on Sept. 14, 2011 has been rescinded. Suspended Baltimore 3B Billy Rowell (Aberdeen-New York Penn League) 50 games after a second violation of drug abuse under the minor league drug prevention and treatment program.

American League CLEVELAND INDIANS — Selected the contract of RHP Jeremy Accardo from Columbus (International League). Designated RHP Dan Wheeler for assignment.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Placed OF Torii Hunter on the restricted list. Called up OF Ryan Langerhans from Salt Lake (PCL).

TAMPA BAY RAYS — Placed OF Desmond Jennings on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 12. Recalled C-OF Stephen Vogt from Durham (IL).

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Recalled LHP Evan Crawford from Las Vegas (PCL).

Optioned RHP Joel Carreno to New Hampshire (EL).

National League LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Placed 3B Juan Uribe on the 15-day DL. Designated INF Trent Oeltjen for assignment. Purchased the contract of INF-OF Elian Herrera from Albuquerque (PCL).

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Released LHP J.C. Romero. Recalled RHP Eduardo Sanchez from Memphis (PCL).

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Activated RHP Tim Stauffer from the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP Josh Spence to Tucson (PCL).

BASKETBALL Women's National Basketball Association TULSA SHOCK — Waived C Vicki Baugh and G Lorin Dixon.

FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed S Eddie Elder, RB Javarris James, CB Larry Parker and K-P Ricky Schmitt.

BUFFALO BILLS — Signed FB Dorin Dickerson, OT James Carmon and S Nick Saenz.

CHICAGO BEARS — Waived OT Levi Horn, TE Andre Smith and G Reggie Stephens.

CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed FB Jourdan Brooks and LB Emmanuel Lamur.

CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed LB Emmanuel Acho, LB JoJo Dickson and RB Adonis Thomas. Waived RB Armond Smith. Placed LB Andrew Sweat on the reserve/retired list.

DENVER BRONCOS — Announced the retirement of defensive line coach Wayne Nunnely. Promoted Jay Rodgers to defensive line coach.

GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed OT Shea Allard, WR Jarrett Boykin, G Grant Cook, WR Curenski Gilleylen and CB Otis Merrill. Waived OT Chris Campbell.

HOUSTON TEXANS — Signed C Ben Jones, WR Keshawn Martin, DE Jared Crick, K Randy Bullock, OT Nick Mondek, QB Case Keenum, WR Dwight Jones, S Eddie Pleasant, NT Loni Fangupo, TE Logan Brock, LB Derrell Bryant, FB Jason Ford, RB Jonathan Grimes, NT David Hunter, WR Jerrell Jackson, LB Delano Johnson, LB Shawn Louiseau, WR Mario Louis, S Desmond Marrow, RB Davin Meggett, OT Nathan Menkin, DE Rennie Moore Jr., DE Tracy Rebertson, TE Phillip Supernaw, G Cody White and LB Greg Williams.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Signed K Brandon Coutu. waived CB Dontrell Johnson.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed G Tyler Holmes. Waived WR Kris Adams.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Signed OT Hutch Eckerson, CB Nick Hixson, G DeOn'tae Pannell and LB Lawrence Wilson. Waived OT Dan Hoch, G Nick Howell, LB Stephen Johnson, OT Phil Trautwein and CB Josh Victorian.

NEW YORK GIANTS — Signed WR Brandon Collins, LB Jake Muasau and S Will Hill. Waived S Chad Jones.

OAKLAND RAIDERS — Signed K-P Eddy Carmona, DE Wayne Dorsey, TE Kyle Efaw, OT Kevin Haslam, CB LeQuan Lewis, FB TreShawn Robinson and WR Travionte Session.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Signed DB Wade Bonner. Released WR Darnell Williams.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Agreed to terms with S Brandon Taylor on a fouryear contract. Signed DL Garrett Brown to a one-year contract and CB Arthur Hobbs to a three-year contract.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed LB Eric Bakhtiari to a two-year contract and DB Ben Hannula to a three-year contract.

Released WR John Matthews and OT Kevin Murphy.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Signed LB Najee Goode and DB Keith Tandy to fouryear contracts.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Re-signed RB Tim Hightower.

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dp More TV listings: denverpost.com/sports ML S WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Real Salt Lake 8 3 2 26 19 12 San Jose 7 2 2 23 22 12 Seattle 7 2 1 22 13 4 Vancouver 5 3 2 17 10 11 Colorado 5 5 0 15 15 12 FC Dallas 3 6 3 12 11 18 Los Angeles 3 5 2 11 12 15 Chivas USA 3 6 1 10 6 12 Portland 2 5 2 8 9 13 EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA New York 7 3 1 22 23 16 Sporting K.C. 7 3 0 21 13 7 D.C. 5 4 3 18 20 16 Chicago 4 2 3 15 11 10 New England 4 6 0 12 12 13 Montreal 3 5 3 12 12 16 Houston 3 3 2 11 8 9 Columbus 3 4 2 11 8 11 Philadelphia 2 6 1 7 7 12 Toronto FC 0 8 0 0 6 18 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Sunday’s results New York 3, Philadelphia 2 San Jose 1, Chivas USA 1, tie Today’s game Portland at Houston, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s game Colorado at D.C. United, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday’s games Seattle FC at Vancouver, 3 p.m.

Houston at New England, 5:30 p.m.

Toronto FC at D.C. United, 5:30 p.m.

New York at Montreal, 5:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at FC Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

Sporting Kansas City at Colorado, 7 p.m.

Columbus at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Chivas USA, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday’s game Chicago at Portland, 5 p.m.

PAC IF IC C OA ST L E AG U E Pacific North Division W L Pct. GB Colo. Springs (Rockies)20 18 .526 — Reno (Diamondbacks) 20 19 .513 ½ Salt Lake (Angels) 18 20 .474 2 Tacoma (Mariners) 14 23 .378 5½ Pacific South Division W L Pct. GB Fresno (Giants) 25 12 .676 — Sacramento (Athletics) 25 13 .658 ½ Las Vegas (Blue Jays) 20 18 .526 5½ Tucson (Padres) 12 26 .316 13½ American North Division W L Pct. GB Omaha (Royals) 24 14 .632 — Iowa (Cubs) 16 20 .444 7 Nashville (Brewers) 13 24 .351 10½ Memphis (Cardinals) 13 25 .342 11 American South Division W L Pct. GB Albuquerque (Dodgers)24 14 .632 — Oklahoma City (Astros) 21 17 .553 3 New Orleans (Marlins) 20 18 .526 4 Round Rock (Rangers) 17 21 .447 7 Monday's results Colorado Springs 5, Memphis 3 Nashville 5-1, Reno 0-5 Oklahoma City 4, Tucson 3 Las Vegas 5, New Orleans 3, 11 innings Albuquerque at Salt Lake, (n) Round Rock at Tacoma, (n) Iowa at Sacramento, (n) Omaha at Fresno, (n) Today’s games Tucson at Oklahoma City, 10 a.m.

Reno at Nashville, 10 a.m.

Las Vegas at New Orleans, 10:30 a.m.

Albuquerque at Salt Lake, 10:35 a.m.

Omaha at Fresno, 11 a.m.

Round Rock at Tacoma, 11:35 a.m.

Iowa at Sacramento, 1 p.m.

Colorado Springs at Memphis, 6 p.m.

IN THE B L E AC HE R S by Steve Moore

HOCKEY National Hockey League COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Signed coach Todd Richards to a two-year contract.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Fired coach Dale Hunter.

SOCCER Major League Soccer TORONTO FC — Promoted Jim Brennan to assistant coach and Bob de Klerk to technical manager.

COLLEGE ARKANSAS — Released freshman WR Kane Whitehurst from his scholarship.

MOREHEAD STATE — Named Sean Woods men's basketball coach.

MCMURRY — Named Chris Beard men's basketball head coach.

SETON HALL — Announced men's freshman basketball G Sterling Gibbs has transferred from Texas.

TEXAS-TYLER — Named Kevin Baker women's basketball coach.

WEST VIRGINIA — Named Ron Everhart men's assistant basketball coach.

WINGATE — Named Ann Hancock women's basketball coach.

T EN N I S

ATP /WTA Internazionali BNL d'Italia

The Finish Line

At Foro Italico Rome Singles Men First round Gael Monfils (13), France, def. Alex Bogomolov Jr., Russia, 6-4, 6-1.

Fernando Verdasco, Spain, def. Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, 6-0, retired.

Bernard Tomic, Australia, def. Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4.

Fabio Fognini, Italy, def. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, 6-2, 6-2.

David Nalbandian, Argentina, def. Albert Ramos, Spain, 6-3, 6-4.

Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland, def.

Robin Haase, Netherlands, 6-1, 4-6, 7-5.

Carlos Berlocq, Argentina, def. Blaz Kavcic, Slovenia, 6-1, 6-3.

Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, def.

Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentina, 2-6, 6-0, 6-3.

Nicolas Almagro (12), Spain, def. Marin Cilic, Croatia, 6-2, 3-6, 6-0.

John Isner (9), United States, def.

Philipp Kohlscreiber, Germany, 2-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2.

Women First round Anabel Medina Garrigues, Spain, def.

Zheng Jie, China, 6-2, 6-1.

Chanelle Scheepers, South Africa, def.

Jarmila Gajdosova, Australia, 6-4, 7-6 (3).

Vania King, United States, def. Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria, 6-0, 6-1.

Christina McHale, United States, def.

Monica Niculescu, Romania, 6-4, 6-4.

Iveta Benesova, Czech Republic, def.

Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (5).

Ana Ivanovic (13), Serbia, def. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, 6-4, 6-3.

Julia Goerges, Germany, def. Aleksandra Wozniak, Canada, 6-1, 6-7 (1), 6-3.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, def. Ksenia Pervak, Kazakhstan, 6-2, 6-4.

Shahar Peer, Israel, def. Peng Shuai, China, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 3-1, retired.

Angelique Kerber (12), Germany, def.

Anastasia Rodionova, Australia, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2.

Sofia Arvidsson, Sweden, def. Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, Spain, 6-3, 6-2.

Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, def. Francesca Schiavone (10), Italy, 6-3, 6-4.

Golf Gus Lundquist, the 2011 5A state high school champion from Regis Jesuit High School, shot a 3-under-par 69 and shared medalist honors with Chase Cooper of Goodwell, Okla., in U.S. Open qualifying Monday at the Heritage at Westmoor in Westminster. Meanwhile, at the Collindale Golf Club in Fort Collins, 18-year-old Cameron Harrell of Colorado Springs led the way by firing a 5-under 66. Five players from each site advance to the second and final stage of U.S. Open qualifying, the 36-hole sectionals, most of which will be contested June 4. The Open is set for The Olympic Club’s Lake Course in San Francisco from June 14-17.

Footnotes Don Yentes is out as coach of the Wyoming track and field and cross country programs after the Cowboys men’s and women’s track teams finished last in the Mountain West championships last weekend. … Sean Woods was introduced as the men’s basketball coach of Morehead State, succeeding Donnie Tyndall after a four-year stint at Mississippi Valley State. … Point guard Sterling Gibbs, who averaged 2.6 points and 7.5 minutes in 30 games for Texas in 2011-12, transferred to Seton Hall. … Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said he thinks the London Olympics will be his last coaching the United States. … Spanish rider Francisco Ventoso won the ninth stage of the Giro d’Italia, while Ryder Hesjedal, a Canadian with Boulder-based Garmin-Barracuda, held on to the overall lead for a third day. …

Peter Sagan of Slovakia won his second straight stage and retained the overall lead in Stage 2 of the Tour of California. Denver Post wire services

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Request for Proposals to The Colorado Wildlife Habitat Protection Program

NOTICE is hereby given that the South Suburban Park and Recreation District (“District”) of Arapahoe, Douglas, and Jefferson counties, Colorado, will make final payment at 6631 South University Boulevard, Centennial, Colorado, on May 24, 2012, at the hour of 8 a.m. to American Civil Constructors, Inc. of Littleton, Colorado for all work done by said Contractor(s) in construction work performed within the District for the

South Suburban Golf Course Par 3 Bridge Improvements Project.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is pleased to announce a Request for Proposals (RFP) for funding projects that provide habitat protection and/or Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation wildlife-related recreational access, through the Colorado Wildlife Habitat that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, proProtection Program (CWHPP). Proposals are being accepted from May 11, vender, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractors or their 2012, through 5 p.m. on June 20, 2012. subcontractors, in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used Up to $11 million will be made available for the best proposals received, sub- in the prosecution of the work, and whose claim therefor has not been paid by ject to funds being appropriated or otherwise made available for this pur- the contractors or their subcontractors, at any time up to and including the pose. Property owners are encouraged to apply if their proposed transac- time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a tion addresses the priority habitats and/or wildlife-related recreational verified statement of the amount due and unpaid, and an account of such access opportunities listed within this announcement. Proposals received claim, to the District, whose address is 6631 South University Boulevard, after 5 p.m. on June 20, 2012, will not be eligible for consideration during this Centennial, CO 80121, on or before the date and time hereinabove shown. funding cycle.

Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release the District, its Board of Directors, Notification of the Parks and Wildlife Commission's decision on proposals will officers, agents, and employees, of and from any and all liability for such be e-mailed and sent by postal mail on November 13, 2012. Negotiation of claim. projects selected by the Parks and Wildlife Commission will begin in January, 2013, and funds will not be available prior to July 1, 2013, and following BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS completion of all required due diligence.

SOUTH SUBURBAN PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT ByPam Eller, Secretary Further information can be found at http://wildlife.state.co.us/LandWa- First Publication May 14, 2012. ter/COWildlifeHabitatProtectionProgram/Pages/COWildlifeHabitatPro- Last Publication May15, 2012. tectionProgram.aspx. A proposal may also be requested by calling (303) Denver Post 291-7217.

This Program’s priorities are guided by Colorado’s Wildlife Action Plan, CPW’s 2010-2020 Strategic Plan and the requirements of specific funding sources, which include Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) and State Habitat Stamp Funds.

Colorado’s Wildlife Habitat Protection Program solicits proposals from private property owners, local government open space programs, land trusts or other conservation organizations that address one or more of the following priorities (in no particular order):

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Any person wishing to comment on this application may file his or her com• Sage-grouse and lesser prairie-chicken habitat; • Parcels that provide public recreational access themselves or other ments in writing with the Regional Director of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation at its Regional Office at 1601 Bryan Street, 20th Floor, Dallas, wise increase access to public hunting and/or fishing opportunities;* Texas 75201-4586, not later than May 30, 2012, unless the comment period has • Riparian areas that connect important protected habitats (protected habitats may include State Wildlife Areas; other Conservation Ease- been extended or reopened in accordance with 12 C.F.R § 303.9(b)(2). The nonconfidential portions of the application are on file at the Regional Office ments on private property; BLM or U.S. Forest Service lands); and are available for public inspection during regular business hours. Photo• Big game winter range and migration corridors; and/or copies of the nonconfidential portion of the application file will be made avail• Critical SWA in-holdings (described above). * In general, the more open the access is for recreational opportunity, the able upon request. more favorably the access element of a proposal will be considered.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Estate of Russell C. Announcements The selection process favors proposals that utilize perpetual conservation Stanhope, deceased, case # 11PR1101. All persons easements that provide incentives to private property owners to actively as- having claims against the above-named estate sist with the management and protection of the priority landscapes and spe- are required to present them to the personal repPaid volunteers cific wildlife habitats mentioned above. resentative or to Probate Court of the City & needed County of Denver, Colorado on or before SeptemAll conservation easements funded through this program will have an accom- ber 1, 2012 or the claims may be forever barred. for high blood pressure panying Management Plan that must be agreed upon by the property owner Co-Personal Representatives: Vicki Wehling, study (at least 160/85) $50/30 minutes. and CPW prior to closing of the project. The protections sought by CPW may 4090 Yucca Lane, Larkspur, CO 80118 and Ben G. Clinimark 303-884-2499 include (but not be limited to) restrictions on the type, timing and duration of Snyder, 5583 S. Prince St., Littleton, CO 80120. livestock grazing and/or recreational activities and the overall management Avista Hosp-Louisville of vegetation on the property. Negotiating the terms and conditions of the Management Plan is a key step in the process. Therefore, CPW encourages NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Estate of Carl M. BradLegal Counsel property owners to develop a clear vision for the future of their property ley, deceased, case # 11PR1176. All persons having claims against the above-named estate are prior to entering into these negotiations. required to present them to the personal repre- BANKRUPTCY 7 & 13 Richard G. Hodson Fee title purchases are allowed, but will be considered primarily for the ac- sentative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, 303-377-2464. Former quisition of properties that are interior or adjacent to State Wildlife Areas Colorado on or before September 1, 2012 or the State Court Judge (SWAs) and if the purchase would enhance the management of an SWA. Pur- claims may be forever barred. Constance M. chase of fee title may also be considered in rare situations if the threat of de- Dalton, Personal Representative, 12281 East Arivelopment is imminent and the landowner is unwilling to entertain a conser- zona Drive, Aurora, CO 80012.

Bankruptcy/ vation easement, or where such acquisitions greatly enhance access to Divorce other public lands. All reasonable options in lieu of fee title will be pursued.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Estate of Elsie J. TibA DIVORCE ^ Public access is not required for conservation easement projects. However, bals, deceased, case # 12PR142. All persons hav- š Starting at $169 projects that separately convey to the CPW restricted or year-round public ing claims against the above-named estate are access for wildlife-related recreation will be eligible to receive compensa- required to present them to the personal repre- BANKRUPTCY - low sentative or to District Court of Boulder County, cost. 303-359-8465 tion for public access in addition to compensation for the conservation easement. Property owners may also submit proposals for projects whose sole Colorado on or before September 1, 2012 or the purpose is to provide hunting or fishing access through an access easement claims may be forever barred. Robert L. Tibbals, Sporting/Fitness Jr., Personal Representative, 6444 South Quebec or agreement, or conveyance of fee title.

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SASE to PO Box 24613, Denver, CO 80224.

New in 2012: In accordance with state statute, conservation easement projects involving “third parties” such as land trusts or local governments may receive proceeds from the sale of habitat stamps only if the requesting organization contributes at least 15% of the purchase price of the easement or 15% of the purchase price is secured using other sources of non-CPW funding. If, in the CPW Commission’s discretion, sufficient hunting or fishing access is provided, the 15% contribution requirement may be waived.

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Great Dane Pups.

Fawn/Blk mask. Hlth. guar. Rdy now.(303) 550-5479, 303-907-9318

Labrador Retriever IRISH Pups with Field Champion Pedigrees at UKLabradors.com COCKER SPANIELS $650 Dogs; $700 Dam AKC, 1M blk, 8 wks, (314)420-2600 1shots, $350. M. 20 mo, Labrador Retriever blk $250; 2 M. 7 yr blk & Puppies AKC, parents buff $300. Will deliver on site, fam raised, part way. (719)852-3118 great hunters.

Collie Puppies, 13 wks, (720)364-5270 white/dark sable.

Labrador Retriever $550-$600 w/ltd AKC Silver and Charcoal reg. (719)468-9286 Puppies. AKC Registered.

719-353-1110 Dachshund AKC mini male pups, blk/tan, SH, Labrador Retriever shots, vet chk’d, $300 Pups (M/F Yellow). ea. (303)420-0800 $400, Available May 24. Call 303-519-0957.

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Furniture

Shelties $475 to $550 AKC health guarantee.

303-622-9430. g r e e n f a m i l y k e nnel.com Shelties, AKC, home raised, shots, 1 F. sable, 1 M. sable merle, $450.

(303)344-1899 Shih-Tzu, M, Reg, 13 wks, Blk/Wht, Shots UTD, hlth cert.

(720) 494-1672 Welch Terrier Puppies Reg, non shedding, shots UTD. 402-3941389, 402-288-4448

West Highland Terrier pups AKC, all shots & wormed. Fem $500; $450 males 308-732-3357 Westie pups, AKC, hlth guar. M-$600, F-$700, MC/Visa. 303-243-1553, westiewhispers.com Wire Haired Pointing Griffon puppies, AKC, parents on site.

307-756-2544

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Cats

Power Boats

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Chevrolet 4x4’s

2012 Colorado crw auto LT loaded, all pwr. black #g6100 $24,999

MANX Cats & kittens, .

Brown & calico. See us at www.bitowy.com.

(307)778-7826

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Junk Cars/ Trucks Wanted

! Top Cash Today !

For Junk Cars & Trucks Foreign or Domestic MUST HAVE TITLE!

303-936-0307 Ê Rescue & Adoption Leuk. tested, vac’d, spayed-neutered.

Adult Cats $50 Kittens, $85.

303-744-6076

ON THE SPOT CASH for your unwanted vehicles.

2009 Equinox 4x4, great gas mileage $17,997 Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned 16’ Cris-Craft, split 720-975-1470 #6017L-2 cockpit runabout, beautifully restored: 2007 Equinox LX awd, includes engine, loaded, all pwr, great gauges, chrome work shape. #G6097A. $13,900 & running gear. Plus Chevrolet 2 WD rib & hull & bottom plank replacement as 2011 Silverado 1500 Pwr needed. New wiring, locks & windows, only upholst & stainless steel 2K #92216A $19,500 2011 Silverado Crew gas tank. powered by 6 Cab 4x4, LTZ, loaded, cyl 1934 Chrysler maroof, leather, has rine eng. All woodwork everything, black. & refinishing done pro#92053a, $34,988 fessionally. $15,500. Bill 2007 Silverado lt 1T, CC, 970-356-5871, or email single r. whls, Durabillyduff@q.com max #92259a $34988

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245 SeaRay Sundancer, 2010 Silverado LTZ 1/2t, 260 HP, with tandem E-Cab, lthr., Z71, only trailer and too many 16K #92252a $31,988 extras to list. Excep2003 Silverado E-Cab, , Savannah kittens, TICA N N N N N N N N N N N N tional Condition. great shape, all pwr, reg, born Jan. 18, 2012, N N $10,900. call #91286a2. $10,000 $600, pet only. (719)565- N 303-670-1540 N 0975, 719-423-9979 2009 Silverado 1500 eN N cab , z71, all pwr, loaded N N #92246A $23,988 Siamese kittens tradiN N tional & oriental N N Ocicats, socialized, $3995; 720.840.9731 1st shots, $350-$450 .

N N McManusMotors.com 970-405-2188 N N 2009 Silverado 4dr, 4x4, N N chrome, 10k miles. ReDodge 2WD Tabby Shorthair, fem duced , $26,995.

N N 4 yrs old. Sweet, beautiArapahoe Mitsubishi/Kia N 2004 Dakota Sport, ful. Free to good home N 303.874.2500 dlr#1560J-1 clean and cheap.

NNNNNNNNNNNN (720)323-2006 #92314B. $6000 2008 Silverado CC V8, loaded, LT, must sell Birds #G6115A $26,500 24/7 Info Line for help.

Ducati Pet Bird Rescue & 2008 RAM ST. Quad Club. 303-456-0068, CO Cab, dsl., 19K, super 1992 900SS, red w/white lic., RMSAbirds.com clean. #P8098 $34,000 2007 Silverado E-Cab, frame, $3995. Also Vinloaded, v8, all pwr. tage Ducati’s. Call EXOTICS ON SALE! #P8088 $20,500 (970)736-8363 Most birds hand fed Will accept the 1989 Ram 2500 with serHarley Davidson unwanted. 303-635-2929 vice bed V8 auto 80k act miles, mint cond 2003 HD Softail Stan2007 Silverado LT Edard, 100 year anni- $4850. call 303-641-7259 Cab, super nice, must Within the hour. versary model, sadsell #92025A $17,000 dle bags, windshield, Cars, Trucks, Vans Ford 2WD custom controls and With or without pipes, only 8200 miles 2006 F150 XL 5 spd., ac, We Raise, Nurtitle. $9000 OBO. Call 6 cyl., good mpg, 44K. 303-918-3426 2007 Silverado Z71 4x4 #91501b2. $11,900 ture, Socialize Free Towing LT loaded, all pwr. new 24/7 (720)480-3004 and Train Comtires #81173c1 $15,900

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1996 Silverado Ex-Cab.

$ CASH FOR CARS

$$ TOP CASH $$ 0662

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panion Parrots.

Training, Behavior Consulting, Enrichment Toys, and more.

BABY PARROTS FOR SALE! Macaws, Greys, Cockatoo, Conures, Poicephalus, Pionus, Caiques, etc.

Call (303) 9532381 to learn more. w w w . c o v e n a n tparrotplace.org Fish, Aquariums

125 Gallon aquarium, stand & canopy. Great cond. No leaks. $250.

50 Gal bow front aquarium, light & stand. $150.

(303)460-9615

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Misc. Pets

On Sale NOW! Bunnies, Sugar Gliders, Ferrets, Degus, G-Pigs, Hamsters, CC ok 303.635.2929

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Horses

RIDING HORSES Horses for sale, lease and adoption.Boarding avail. getahorse.org 303-649-1155

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2007 Sportster1200 $6995

Buy Cars & Trucks Wreck, no run, ^ no title. ^

(303)995-4819 We do towing too!

Others Offer To Buy Your Junked Car Truck or Van Only We pay The Best Prices

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Honda

2007 Shadow VLX VT600, 5500 miles, great starter bike, $2800. (970)380-9196

1990 F250 PU 3/4 T., 460 eng, 5 spd, runs well.

Emissions done. $1500.

Call (303)885-3798

1999 Shadow Ace, 1100 CCs, new tires, new batt, 25 K mi., $2950 OBO. (720)447-6137

1996 F350 dually, 155k, 7.3L dsl, rare find, like new, new tires, $9500.

303.880-2833

$$ I PAY MORE $$ 1996 & newer, title needed. Lic/Bonded Marc 303-748-8315

We Buy Cars, all makes & models, free towing, running or not 720.276-6574

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Rebuildable Cars/Trucks

1979 Chev Stepside, half finished. $750 obo.

350 4 bolt rebuilder eng $200. (303)424-2830

Lost: Engagement Ring, white gold, L16 bus at Youngfield & Colfax on April 15th.

Call 303-619-3785 cat, Bengal, red & wht w/blk spots, micrchp, miss on 5/5/12. 14th &Delgany.720.985-4250

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Toyota 2WD 2007 GSXR600, black, in perfect condition.

2004 Tacoma Pre-Run$5000/obo. Call ner SR5, auto, all pwr., (970)819-2815 black #92143a $13,500

2009 Suzuki GSX-R 750cc BIN: $2700 Only 3000 Miles. Service History. Blue Flame, Dark Screen, Front Protector and Tank Protectors.

Email contact cotton 776@hotmail.com Phone contact 970425-4549.

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ALL TICKETS - BUY/SELL 303-420-5000

1992 Toyota Box Truck 10’, 6 cyl, auto. $3250 Great condition.

(720)329-0564

2008 Trailblazer LT, all pwr, loaded, dvd, V8, all pwr. #91614b $14,000

2008 Trailblazer 4x4, 1 owner, clean. must see. $13,588. #185-10-c Taylor 303-475-4803 dealer 2007 Trailblazer 4x4, allys, tow pack, running boards. $10,995

Arapahoe Mitsubishi/Kia 303.874.2500 dlr#K3609-1 2006 Trailblazer loaded, snrf., all pwr., clean. #92270a. $11,988

2012 Traverse LT AWD loaded, great mpg. All Pwr. #g6095 $32,000

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Dodge 4x4’s 2008 Dakota Crew V8, $21,498. #P3618 Go Jeep West 888.721.9331

1997 SILVERADO

2011 Suburban 4x4 LT, lthr., loaded, all pwr. #P8076 $37,900

4x4 Vehicles

Over 400 TrucksNew& used. Brandon Dodge is 4x4 HQ 3/794.4205

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Aviation Sales & Service

Partner, well equipped, ‘85 T210R, based metro, Call (303)410-1647 2-foxes@comcast.net

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Util. Work Truck

1985 GMC Tow Truck K30 4x4, auto, winch, lights, dollys, etc. $4750 obo. 720-936-5270

1999 Sierra C3500util. side

Chevrolet 4x4’s

$3995; 720.840.9731 McManusMotors.com

2002 Sierra 1T Util. Racks. $5995; 720.840.9731 McManusMotors.com

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Boats & Boating

16 foot, hardly used alum. Jon bass boat w/40 horse Johnson motor, too many extras to list, $2,950.

303-986-7252

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Utility / Horse Trailers

16’ Horse/Stock trailer New tires & brakes. $2900. Good condition (970)339-3632

2008 Suburban 2LT, loaded, lthr., all pwr. #82106a. $26,500

2007 Suburban LT loaded, htd sts, center bckts, #92290a $26,900

2002 Suburban 4x4 $6,999

Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned 720-975-1470 #7326L-3

1998 Blazer LS 4x4 AT $2500; 720.840.9731 McManusMotors.com 1993 Chev K2500 HD Ext. cab, 1 ownr, clean, 137k. Many new parts. $5800. 303-908-9384 2004 Colorado Crew Cab, 4x4, $9,999

720-975-1470 #4378L-1 Over 400 TrucksNew& used. Brandon Dodge is 4x4 HQ 3/794.4205 Colorado’s #1 Dodge Dealer, call for price. Brandon Dodge, 303-794.4205

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2001 Suburban 3/4T, loaded, runs great, all pwr. #G6053A. $6999

2011 Tahoe LT, black, loaded, lthr., low mi., must sell. #g6066 $36,999

Ford 4x4’s

1990 Bronco II XLT, 99k original mi. Gar’d, excellent condition. $4750.

Call (970)988-1799 2007 EDGE XLT Loaded, all pwr, must sell #P8055 $19,000

2010 Escape XL5, 4x4 Balance factory warr. $17,888. #267-11H Taylor 303-475-4803 dealer

2006 Escape 4x4 $12,999 Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned 720-975-1470 #6222L-1 2004 Excursion Rare diesel, powerstroke, Lariat, DVD, all pwr. #G6076A $16,000

2006 Expedition, 4x4, loaded, clean, $12,388. #938101.

Brandon Dodge, 3/794.4205

1999 Expedition 4x4, all power, very clean. $6988. #208001.

Brandon Dodge 3/794.4205 2008 Explorer, certified, $18,988. #40067M1.

Grand Buick GMC Kia 303-460-8000 2007 Explorer SporTrac $17,999

Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned 720-975-1470 #6204L-2

2003 Durango SLT, one owner, 3rd row, 4x4. $7900.

2004 Explorer 29K orig. mi., $11,498.I#365d Go Jeep West 888.721.9331

303.874.2500 dlr#L4506-1 2003 DURANGO 4X4. full power, 4.7 V8, green ext, tan int. $4800.

(303)918-7014 2000 Durango, 4WD, only 68K miles. $9988. #56021M1.

Grand Buick GMC Kia 303-460-8000

Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned 720-975-1470 #10288C

2009 Nitro 4x4, only 37k miles, 19,988. #43035M1.

Grand Buick GMC Kia 303-460-8000 2008 Nitro, 4x4, all power, very clean, $14,688. #912101.

Brandon Dodge 3/794.4205

2008 Avalanche LTZ, loaded, Nav, lthr., has it all. #P8070A. $33,900 2007 Suburban LT, cen- 2011 Ram 3500 Daully, ter bkts, loaded, lthr.

Laramie, Dsl., loaded, #92385A $23,900 lthr, 3K. #92072a $49000 2008 Avalanche LTZ nav, roof, 6.0, loaded, lthr. #P8070a $33,900.

1998 RAM SLT 1500 4x4 Club Cab, 116K mi, auto new emis, air, pw, pl, $5800. (720)435-8502

Arapahoe Mitsubishi/Kia

2008 Suburban lt, lthr. loaded, has everything #G6096A $30,000

Dodge 4x4’s

2001 RAM 1500 4x4 Reg Cab, 5.2 V8, auto, 131k, New trans, tires & brakes. $5000 303.477-2682

2001 Yukon $9,999

2012 Durango Citadel, every option possible, 6900 miles. $39,995. $2995; 720.840.9731 Arapahoe Mitsubishi/Kia McManusMotors.com 303.874.2500 dlr#L3586-1 1995 Silverado 1500 Ext Cab,Z71 towing pkg 2008 Durango SLT 4x4, 3rd st., loaded, all pwr.

A/C, ABS, V8, runs dvd #P8100 $17,988 great, all power, $3500.

303-913-7617

2008 Suburban 4x4 Z71 black, all pwr. htd seats super clean, low miles #p8077 $34,900

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2008 Ram 2500 HD 4DR, 6.7 diesel, AT, loaded 58K, like new. $29,850. 303-641-7259

1994 Explorer Sport $1777; 720.840.9731 McManusMotors.com 2011 F150 Lariat CC, loaded, 13K, pefect. #82022A. $37,000

2006 F150 4x4 Supercab, bedliner, running boards. Reduced, $12,995.

Arapahoe Mitsubishi/Kia 303.874.2500 dlr#K3569-1 2006 F150 4x4 super Cab. $15,988. #43089M1.

Grand Buick GMC Kia 303-460-8000 2004 F150 Heritage must see, nice $9,999

Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned 720-975-1470 #7130k-2

2002 F150 Super Crew Cab. auto., p.w., air cond. Priced right. $3400. #12-2285 Call Mark V 1-888-633-1139.

Ed Bozarth Chevrolet

1994 F150 XLT, white, mint condition, 1 owner, no smoking, 80,000 orig2006 Ram 2500 Pwr. inal miles, many extras.

Wgn., 4x4, loaded, 5.7 See to appreciate.

Hemi #92203b $19,500 $5250/best offer.

(303)766-1324 or 720-427-0931.

Habla espanol.

2002 RAM CC, 5 spd., 1500, camper, great buy #81209c $7988

2010 F250 Super Duty XLT, loaded, 26K, all pwr. #92301A $29,899

Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned 720-975-1470 #1378L-2

1999 340 Sea Ray Sundancer, great condition, low hours, comes with trailer, twin engines, full cover, this boat is a must see.

Asking $79,000.00 obo.

Call 303-916-4244 for more info.

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1999 Tacoma Ex-Cab. $4995; 720.840.9731 McManusMotors.com

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Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned 2002 Tahoe LT, leather, 4x4, ready for the family. Priced$10,900. #12-188B Call Mark V 1-888-633-1139.

Ed Bozarth Chevrolet

2003 Silverado 2500 4x4, LWB, 250K, runs good.

For parts or $3500; 2010 Traverse awd, lt, Kansas title (303) loaded, lthr., all pwr.

301-5501 #G6086. $24,000 2003 Silverado 4x4, runs & drives excel., auto, SB, New emissions, 6 cyl, 120k . $4800 obo.(720)297-0619 Over 400 TrucksNew& used. Brandon 2002 Silverado 3/4T EDodge is 4x4 HQ Cab, Duramaz, all 3/794.4205 pwr, #92150a2. $12,500

Scooters, Moped

Dry Wall

DISCOUNT Drywall.

Sm. frame jobs, rock, texture, tape, paint.

(720)971-2295

TICKETS - Concerts Sports & Events

2004 Tahoe LS. Only 68K, loaded, all pwr, perfect. #P8126. $16,500

2011 Nitro; loaded, 4x4, goes anywhere $18,997

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Chevrolet 4x4’s

2008 Tahoe Ltz. loaded, dvd, roof, nav, black. #92382A. $36,900

Suzuki

WOW 80-90 mpg. 49.5cc New Scooter, 2 yr. 24K warr. $1095. (303)478-6160

CAT: Neut male med hair. B&W, short tail, 15 y/o. Old Kipling & Morrison Rd. Red collar & name tag. Ans to “Danny”Just moved.

Could be heading to W. Maryland Dr & Hoyt Chipped. 303-985-4158

Eye glasses in a case.

Nr Mississippi/Dayton on 5/8. Reward 303-210-0581 956-525-2422

2003 Silverado2500ecab LB, loaded, clean, 1 owner #92387A $14,500

0510 2005 Sierra RWD SB AT

Lost

DOG-lost yellow Lab female. Vic City Park area 28th & Columbine on May 13th.

720-771-0134

$1500; 720.840.9731 McManusMotors.com

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Hay, Grain, Feed

CAT: Neut male shorthair, gray & white Tabby. Approx 15 yrs.

Lost on 5/9 Old Kipling & Morrison Rd. Ans to Gray Kitty. Maybe traveling w/Danny. back to W. Maryland Dr & Hoyt.Just moved.

Pls help (303)985-4158

1987 F150 6cyl., 5spd.

1983 SHADOW VT750, 2002 Ranger XLT Extended Cab 4dr.Silver, good cond, 31,000 mi., Loaded,Fiberglass new parts. $1100/obo.

Bed Cover, 107,500 mi.

(720)300-2760 $7,495 (303) 756-3561 1985 V65 Magna 1100cc 1998 Ranger 2.5, 5 spd, good condition ac, new emis & paint.

For Junk cars & Asking $2500 33 mpg. $2900 obo. trucks. Must have title.

Steve (303)451-5549 303-478-5714 (720)338-2111 A U.S. Army Veteran 2003 VT750CD ACE GMC 2WD 3300 miles, bags, windsheild, sissybar, TAX Deductible ! $2800, 303-915-8680 2000 Silverado 4x4 Reg Donate your Car, Brighton Cab, 68K mi., perfect. $3995; 720.840.9731 #P8081a1. $9000 Truck, Boat or RV McManusMotors.com

Approx 10,000 bales (small squares) of certified weed free straw (719)843-5314 (719)580-2166

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Viva keeps you current with news, sports and entertainment from Colorado, Mexico and Latin America.

2012 Equinox LT. V6, loaded, 800 mi., save $$. #92396A. $26,900

Cats

KITTENS Bengal Bobs, Snow Bengals & Manx/Ragdolls. Raised w/kids. $125-$300; (970)542-0428 970-768-5474

Wolf/Dog Hybrid pups $450 cash, ranch raised. areposa @tds.net. 303.622.9643 YORKIE AKC Pups, 2 girls $1200, 2 boys $800 Exc qual. Hlth guar (303)648-9777 Yorkie & Yorkarian $300-$600 cash mylittlepals.net (970)370-2319 Yorkshire Terrier UKC 1F Teacup $900.00 1M $650.00 6mths old 303-997-1476 303-808-7710

Cats

ADOPT RESCUED CATS & KITTENS Spayed /Neut’d, FeLV/FIV tested, vaccines www.AlmostHomeAdoptions.com 6010 W. 88th Ave. (88th & Harlan) 303-432-2299

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Carpet /Wood/ Tile/ Vinyl Sales & Srvc Lowest Prices M.C. 303-741-5667 Denver-Post CLASSIFIEDS 303-825-2525

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Gutters

AFFORDABLE alum, seamless gutters and siding, free est. Ins MC/Vi. 303-428-9335 FREE EST Gutters Any Weather Roofing.

Sr. disc. 303-234-1539 or 303-399-7220

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Handy/Odd Jobs

A Professional Handyman. Lic. fencing, plumbing, all phases of kitchens & bath remodeling, No job too small.

Scott 303-619-1497

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Hauling, Dump Rubbish Removal

AAA SAMEDAY 303-378-8233

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Painting Quality, Affordable Painter needs work.

Free estimates.

Rick (303)466-0958

AD HAULING TRASH `Tax Time Painting Special!` Int/ Ext. 25yrs exp, A rating Furniture, appliances BBB.Fully Ins. Free est 15% off Anything, Anywhere.

Low rates. 720-404-5233 with this ad. 720.351.0209

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Landscape Int/Ext Gardening Svc

Weeding, flower beds, yard clean up, Shrub trimming, mulch.

(720)296-5942

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Plumbing/ New Const.

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Plumbing/ New Const.

RM Rooter &Plumbing Drains cleared $85 up.

FREE video inspect .

Lic & Ins. 303-960-5215

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Roofing

ANY Weather Roof Free Est. Senior disc.

303-234-1539 or 303-399-7220

A MASTER Plumber Landmark Roofing, since 1968, reas, repair, local for 26 yrs, repairs, remod, replace, exc replace. Small but work only. 303-986-8737 efficient 303-908-6737

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GEBHARDT BMW

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PRO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (D2) 1800 W 104th Ave., Thornton 303-469-1931 www.projeep.com Chrysler’s First 5 Star Dealer A Perfect Experience Every Time

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FIAT OF DENVER 505 S. Havana Aurora, CO 80012 303-343-9700 www.fiatusaofdenver.com

PHIL LONG FORD (C7) 7887 W. Tufts Ave. 303 932-FORD (3673) “Home of Value Pricing & Care Plus” www.phillongdenver.com

SKYLINE MITSUBISHI 2040 W. 104th Ave., Thornton Just 3 Minutes West of I-25 303-465-5512 www.skylinemitsubishi.com

STEVINSON LEXUS (B4) 801 Indiana Street, Golden 303-277-9339 It's where you buy www.stevinsonauto.com

CHRISTOPHER DODGE (A5) 16655 W. Colfax 303-238-7311 '05 Dodge Dealer of the Year www.cdodge.com

GO COURTESY FORD (D7) 8252 S. Broadway at C-470 COLORADO JEEP CHRYSLER GO BUICK GMC 303-794-4343 Colorado's #1 Volume PARK MEADOWS (D7) GOCarsAndTrucks.Com Chrysler Jeep Dealership 8101 Parkway Dr. 303-799-1157 350 S Havana GOCarsAndTrucks.Com Aurora, CO 80012 GROOVE FORD (F7) 303-341-4050 10039 E. Arapahoe Rd., www.coloradochryslerjeepaurora.com GO BUICK GMC Englewood WEST (B4) 303-643-9000 16400 W. Colfax Ave GO CHRYSLER JEEP on "It's not just business as usual 303-278-4433 SOUTH BROADWAY (D7) --It's business your way" GOCarsAndTrucks.Com 5445 S. Broadway, Littleton GrooveAuto.com 303-761-1720 GOCarsAndTrucks.Com O'MEARA FORD CENTER (D2) 400 W. 104th Ave. GO CHRYSLER JEEP DON MASSEY CADILLAC (E8) WEST (B4) 1-888-866-3272 8201 Parkway Dr. Lonetree 16300 W. Colfax Serving Denver Since 1913 303-799-1110 303-278-0101 www.omearaford.com Just West of Park Meadows Mall GOCarsAndTrucks.Com www.donmassey.com GO CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE SOUTHWEST 7980 W. Tufts Ave Littleton, CO 80123 303-269-7800 GOCarsAndTrucks.com

KUNI LEXUS (D7) 6160 S. Broadway Littleton 303-798-9500 A Dealership As Good As The Car It Sells www.kunilexus.com

GROOVE MAZDA (F7) 10301 E. Arapahoe Rd. Centennial, CO 80112 303-360-8000 "It's not just business as usual --It's business your way" GrooveAuto.com

GO HONDA 104th (D2) 104th at Federal Blvd., Westminster 303-469-5551 GOCarsAndTrucks.Com PLANET HONDA 15601 W. Colfax Ave. Golden, CO 80401 800-761-8991 www.planethonda.com RALPH SCHOMP HONDA (D7) 5700 S. Broadway, Littleton 303-798-1500 www.schomp.com

ARAPAHOE HYUNDAI (F7) 9899 E. Arapahoe Rd. 303-539-1700 Colorado’s #1 Hyundai Dealer arapahoehyundai.com FLATIRONS HYUNDAI 2555 30th Street Boulder, CO 80303 303-442-1114 "The Best Price...Always!"

FlatironsHyundai.com

GMC TRUCK (E2)

CENTENNIAL CHRYSLER JEEP 9980 E Arapahoe Rd. Centennial 80112 McDONALD AUTOMOTIVE (D6) 303-790-9300 6060 S. Broadway "We'll beat any deal" 303-795-1100 www.centennialchryslerjeep.com www.mcdonaldag.com COLORADO JEEP CHRYSLER PLANET HYUNDAI Colorado's #1 Volume 15701 W Colfax Ave. Chrysler Jeep Dealership Golden, CO 80401 350 S Havana 800-763-1218 Aurora, CO 80012 www.planethyundai.com 303-341-4050 www.coloradochryslerjeepaurora.com SHORTLINE HYUNDAI 500 S Havana St. Aurora, CO 80012 GO CHRYSLER JEEP on 303-364-2200 SOUTH BROADWAY (D7) www.ShortlineOnline.com 5445 S. Broadway Littleton 303-761-1720 Save Money....Drive Better!

GOCarsAndTrucks.Com

MIKE WARD INFINITI 5077 S. Wadsworth.

303-350-4300 www.mikewardinfiniti.com

SHORTLINE SUBARU 580 S Havana St. Aurora, CO 80012 303-364-2200 www.ShortlineSubaru.com Save Money....Drive Better!

SUBARU ARAPAHOE (F7) 9899 E. Arapahoe Rd. 303-792-0330 GOCarsAndTrucks.Co

SHORTLINE SUZUKI 500 S. Havana St. Aurora, CO 80012 303-364-2200 www.ShortlineOnline.com Save Money....Drive Better!

GO TOYOTA ARAPAHOE (F7) 10531 E. Arapahoe Rd., Englewood 303-792-2000 GOCarsAndTrucks.Com GROOVE TOYOTA (D7) 5460 S. Broadway, Englewood 303-761-3222 “It’s not just business as usual-it’s business your way” GrooveAuto.com STEVINSON TOYOTA WEST (B4) 780 Indiana St, Golden 303-277-0550 Nobody's sold more Toyotas in Colorado www.stevinsonauto.com

McDONALD AUTOMOTIVE (D6) 6060 S. Broadway 303-795-1100 www.mcdonaldag.com

GO HYUNDAI 104th (D2) 10450 N. Federal Blvd.

Westminster (303) 460-0102 GOCarsandTrucks.com

INFINITI OF DENVER 2990 S. Havana Aurora, CO 80014 303-671-6000 www.infinitiofdenver.com

PRESTIGE IMPORTS (C4) 9201 W. Colfax at Garrison 303-238-8101 www.prestigeimports.net “Largest Porsche Dealer in the Southern & Western US.”

MIKE SHAW SUBARU (D2) 1650 W. 104th Avenue 303-438-7500 www.mikeshawauto.com

GO CHRYSLER JEEP WEST (B4) 16300 W. Colfax 303-278-0101 GOCarsAndTrucks.Com GO CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE SOUTHWEST 7980 W. Tufts Ave Littleton, CO 80123 303-269-7800

PRO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (D2) 1800 W 104th Ave., Thornton 303-469-1931 www.projeep.com Chrysler's First 5-Star Dealer A Perfect Experience Every Time

GEBHARDT SAAB (A1) 3150 28th St. Boulder, CO 80301 303-996-6000 www.gebauto.com Family Owned Since 1975 Worth the Drive to Boulder

Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz of Denver

ARAPAHOE KIA 9400 E. Arapahoe Rd. 303-874-2500 We'll Beat Any Deal www.coloradokia.com PEAK KIA (C6) 5057 S. Wadsworth Blvd.

Littleton 303-762-0433 www.peakkia.com SHORTLINE KIA 100 North Havana St Aurora, CO 80012 303-364-2200 www.ShortlineOnline.com Save Money....Drive Better!

940 S Colorado Blvd.

Denver, CO 80246 303-759-3400 MercedesBenzofDenver.com "Beyond the Expected"

MERCEDES-BENZ OF LITTLETON 8070 S. Broadway Littleton, CO 80122 303-738-7700 www.mboflittleton.com MERCEDES-BENZ OF WESTMINSTER A Dealership Unlike Any Other 104th Ave & US 36 (303) 410-7800 www.mbwestminster.com

MIKE SHAW SAAB (E5) 1080 S. Colorado Blvd.

303-757-6161 www.mikeshawauto.com

MCDONALD AUTOMOTIVE(D7) 6000 S. Broadway 303-795-1100 For 30+ years we’ve made it easy to own a VW www.mcdonaldag.com NORTH VALLEY VOLKSWAGEN 1900 W 104th Ave Denver, CO 80234 303-438-5200

MCDONALD AUTOMOTIVE( D7) 6060 S. Broadway 303-795-1100 Colorado’s Oldest Authorized Volvo Dealer

FLATIRONS IMPORTS 5995 Arapahoe Ave. Boulder, CO 80303 303-443-0114 FlatironsImports.com GO GO SUBARU WEST (B4) 16351 West Colfax 303-590-6600 GOCarsAndTrucks.Com

www.mcdonaldag.com RICKENBAUGH VOLVO (D5) 777 Broadway 303-573-7773 Centrally Located Since 1944 Experience the Rickenbaugh Way www.rickenbaugh.com

GROOVE SUBARU (D7) 5300 S. Broadway 303-761-7453 “It’s not just business as usual-it’s business your way” GrooveAuto.com

DP-08623406

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Ford 4x4’s

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GMC 4x4’s

2006 F250 S.D. Diesel, loaded, must sell #92279A $18,500

2005 F250 SD. Supercab lthr., loaded, Pwstke., 45K #G6103a1 $26,999

2004 F250 4x4 Lriat Crew Cab. 4 year pwr train. $17,888. #225-12H Taylor 303-475-4803 dealer 2003 F250 Super Duty XLT, loaded, all pwr. #91570b $12,988

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Hyundai 4x4’s

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Jeep 4x4’s

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Kia 4x4’s

0445

Nissan 4x4’s

Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned

720-975-1470 #7453L-12

1989 F250 4X4.

$1888 obo; 720.840.9731 McManusMotors.com 2006 F450 1 owner,Diesel engine, automatic transmission, 4 wheel drive, 10 ft flatbed body, A/C, 127,000 miles, excellent condition. $12950.00. 303388-6225. j.sanc h e z @ c o l o r a d omack.com

Cars Wanted

2007 Santa Fe Ltd. 4x4 $16,999

0404

(303)995-4819

0415

0324 1996 Astro Seats 7 Nice

2004 Ranger 4x4, XCab, 5 spd., great for the mtns. $3400. #12-2245 Call Mark V 1-888-633-1139.

Ed Bozarth Chevrolet Over 400 TrucksNew& used. Brandon Dodge is 4x4 HQ 3/794.4205 Colorado’s #1 Dodge Dealer, call for price. Brandon Dodge, 303-794.4205

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GMC 4x4’s

2012 Acadia SLE AWD loaded, all pwr. Must Sell #g6099 $32,999

2011 Acadia, only 13K miles. $30,988. #50037M1.

Grand Buick GMC Kia 303-460-8000

2003 Envoy 4x4 $8,999 Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned 720-975-1470 #6054

2007 Sierra 1500 nicest truck in town4x4 $23,999

Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned 720-975-1470 #7348L-1

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0326

1995 YUKON

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1997 Grand Caravan Sport.

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0320 ^ 303-210-6516 ^

for Junk Cars, Trucks, Vans

303-250-5079

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2008GMC 2nd Chassis Van, 5 in stock. 159” wheel base. 413,888 #276-12H. Taylor 303-475-4803 dealer

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BASS,SNARE TOMS, CYMBALS,SEAT $400 NEGOTIABLE (970)673 3806

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Pianos, Elec.

Keyboards

1908 Steinway upright, black ebony, w/bench, ivory keys, orig. cond., $3500 nego 303-263-9736

2008 Sienna Van, loaded, all pwr, only 35K mi., great buy, must sell, #P8116. $21,988

2004 Sienna XLE; lthr, snrf, nice van $12,999

Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned 720-975-1470 #73566-1

2006 Chev. Uplander

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1988 WRANGLER 5 spd

Drums Percussion

Follow the Latin beat.

Toyota Vans

2010 Sienna Braun ramp LE wheelchair accessible, silver, exc. cond., best offer.

(720)240-7427

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0328

2004 Ranger FX4 Great Shape, 105K Miles, Good Tires, Forest Green, Tow Kit, Loaded. $9500 OBO 970-380-2705

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2003 F-250 SD Diesel, 61k,Lariat, lifted $20,999

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2003 Legacy Sedan, 2006 Sorento LX 4x4, al2009 Rogue S loaded Buy Cars & Trucks AWD, Turbo & lthr. . loys, 50k miles. $13,778. . low miles, AWD Wreck, no run, #82102a $18,000 Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned $10,999, #61156L-3 Arapahoe Mitsubishi/Kia Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned 303.874.2500 dlr#K3619-1 720-975-1470 #10290-1 ^ no title. ^ 720-975-1470 2005 Sorento LX, cd, v6 Infiniti 4x4’s 2012 Liberty loaded, auto, loaded, 62K, great black, super nice, save 2007 Sierra E-Cab, 2008 Rogue SL AWD, mpg. #82157b $10,900 loaded, all power, 2006 FX45 Nav, roof, over new #g6122. $24300 loaded, all power, clean WANTED Honda S2000 loaded, lthr., perfect, SLT. #92158A $18,500 #91501b1. $17,988 2.2L engine. No project awd. #G6085A. $21,000 cars. (719)484-0021 vhamm99@msn.com 2011 Sportage 4x4, 2011 Liberty loaded, certified.

Chevy Vans Sport. $18,998.

2007 Sierra 1500 CC, 2010 Xterra Off-Road, $19,588. #9391. #P3606 loaded, SLE, all pwr, Jeep 4x4’s loaded, 28K, all power.

Brandon Dodge Go Jeep West clean #82070A $22000 #91689b. $24,000 3/794.4205 888.721.9331 2008 Commandor $2500; 720.840.9731 Sport. Low mi., 2010 Liberty Sport, sunMcManusMotors.com $17,998.#P365b roof, one owner, low Lexus 4x4’s Go Jeep West miles. $19,995. $12,995.

2000 Sierra Reg Cab, 1999 Astro, only 68K 2008 Xterra, pw, pl, 888.721.9331 2007 GX470; Ultimate 4x4, SL, all pwr, Arapahoe Mitsubishi/Kia miles. $6988. #40178M1. auto, 49K mi. $17,995 luxury SUV $29,900 #92285a2 $11,000 Grand Buick GMC Kia 303.874.2500 dlr#L6050-1 2011 Compass Empire NIssan 303-460-8000 Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned 4x4. $18,498.

303-232-8881 #5074 2008 Liberty Sport 4x4, 720-975-1470 #6160L-1 #P3519 loaded, $16,995 Go Jeep West 2004 Xterra 4x4. 2004 Venture LT plus, 888.349.6013 #9157 888.721.9331 $11,998. #624091 Lincoln 4x4’s people hauler, $8780.

1994 Sierra Only 43K, North Valley VW Go Jeep West 2888.349.6013 #123C-1 camper shell, super 2002 Corolla, gas sver, 888.721.9331 2007 Navigator, UltiNorth Valley VW buy #92235A. $9900 Toyota quality. $4999. mate, Nav, rear DVD. 2005 Liberty, 4x4, all #7221K-1 Reduced. $25,995. power, $10,988.

Suzuki 4x4’s Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned #945301. Brandon Arapahoe Mitsubishi/Kia 720-975-1470 #7221K-1 Dodge 3/794.4205 303.874.2500 dlr#L6006-1 2007 XL7 4x4, 42K mi, $2500; 720.840.9731 loaded, mint, new tires, McManusMotors.com 2007 Gnd Cheroke L. 2011 Terrain: AWD, 2004 Navigator, loaded, V6, lthr, all pwr. $14,900 Clean, new tires, all SLE2, White/Black, dvd, roof, white, 3rd obo. (303)660-1834 2002 Liberty Low 2011 Express Van. 15 records. $9675.

Call 36K Mi, Btooth, XM, row #91478a $14,988 mi., $8998. #3205 pass., loaded, LT, all owner. 303-670-5141 USB, TracCont, All Go Jeep West pwr. #G6129. $26,900 Toyota 4x4’s Power, ABS, 4Cyl, 6888.721.9331 2012 Grand CheroSpd, 32MPG, Exec 2007 FJ Cruiser, kee, 4x4, loaded.

Cond. Way Below 2003 Mini Cooper.. Low loaded, all power, low $28,588. #9469.

KBB @ $23,975.Call mi, like new. #10404.

Mazda 4x4’s mi. #P8034. $25,000 Brandon Dodge Jay@720-288-8305 $11,999 3/794.4205 Chrysler Vans Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned 2008 CX-7 Loaded, 720-975-1470 #10267 awd, all pwr, 36K. 2011 Town & Country.

2011 Grand Lim#P8092. $17,988.

2003 Mini Cooper..

Low All pwr., loaded, great ited, low mi., $2995; 720.840.9731 2008 Highlander AWD, mi, like new.$11,999 buy. #G6119 $24,000 $32,998.#P3644 McManusMotors.com V6, sunroof, leather, Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned Go Jeep West Reduced, $21,995.

720-975-1470 #10404 888.721.9331 Over 400 TrucksArapahoe Mitsubishi/Kia New& used. Brandon 2009 CX9, Touring, 2011 Patriot Lati2011 Grand LaDodge is 4x4 HQ AWD, leather, sunroof, 303.874.2500 dlr#K3534-1 noe 12K mi., redo. $24,998.

3/794.4205 Reduced , $21,995.

Dodge Vans 2003 Landcruiser, must $17,998. #P357 #P3536 Arapahoe Mitsubishi/Kia see, very well mainGo Jeep West Go Jeep West tained, $15,500, call for 2011 Grand Caravan.

303.874.2500 dlr#K3550-1 888.721.9331 Colorado’s #1 Dodge 888.721.9331 details (303)438-9873 stow & go. all pwr., all Dealer, call for 2011 Patriot price. Brandon 2009 Grand Mercury 4x4’s 2008 RAV4, AWD, sport, pwr. #G6121. $23,000 ‘Tis the season $19,977 Dodge, 303-794.4205 Overland, low leather, sunroof. mi., $29,498. #P354 Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned 2007 Mountaineer $17,995.

Go Jeep West 720-975-1470#4485k-1c 4WD, only 64K miles, Arapahoe Mitsubishi/Kia 888.721.9331 $18,488. #56032M1.

Colorado’s #1 Dodge 2007 Rubicon. 3” lift, 303.874.2500 dlr#K3575-1 2010 Grand Caravan, Grand Buick GMC Kia Dealer, call for bad body, low mi.

2007 Grand 7 pass., factory war303-460-8000 price. Brandon $25,999 2003 Rav4. Auto., Sport. Nav., dvd. ranty. $16,988.

Dodge, 303-794.4205 loaded, AWD, 90K mi.

Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned $29,498. #P366b #756902. #82128a. $11,500 720-975-1470 #7492L-2d Go Jeep West Mitsubishi 4x4 Brandon Dodge 888.721.9331 3/794.4205 2010 Wrangler Unlim2011 Endeavor awd, Honda 4x4’s ited, sport, 18k mi., too 2005 Grand Cher. V6 loaded, all pwr, save a much to list. $25,562. loaded, all pwr, great 2010 Grand Caravan lot. #G6126. $23,000 2008 CRV LX 4x4, low 2003 Sequoia buy. #P8106A $13,900 Arapahoe Mitsubishi/Kia SE. 11K low mi, miles. $18,589. silver, 145k $6,500 303.874.2500 dlr#L3530-1 1 owner. 6 cyl, Inferno 2888.349.6013 #9143-1 720.840.9731 red & gray, loaded.

2009 Wrangler Unltd., North Valley VW McManusMotors.com $18,500 obo. loaded, super nice.

720-237-2205 #92091A $28,988 2003 Tacoma 4x4 crew 2008 CRV; Leather, 2005 Grand Limcab, 4dr, SR5 /TRD, 90k loaded $21,999 ited Hemi. mi, perfect PERFECT $13,998. #P354 2008 Grand CaraColo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned condition wtih shell.

2010 OUTLANDER GT, Go Jeep West van, 7 pass., all 720.975.1470#6243L-1d $17,800 (303)478-3200 1 owner, low 14k mi.

888.721.9331 power, $13,588.

2008 Wrangler X $25,000/obo. Loaded 2010 Pilot; Like #913102.

1999 Tacoma SR5 loaded, only 19K mi., w/convenience, safety, 2003 GRand Ltd. showroom condition Brandon Dodge 4x4, Lifted $7,999 perfect #P8113 $21,988 more opts. Blue w/blue V8, low mi., 3/794.4205 Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned Colo.

Chry Jeep Pre Owned lthr.

Call (303)837-1130, $11,998. #P363 720-975-1470 #10394D lv msg for details Go Jeep West 720-975-1470 #5938k-3 2004 Grand Caravan 2008 Pilot EX-L AWD, 888.721.9331 SE, pwr sliding doors, 7 lthr., loaded, 67K, NAV, Nissan 4x4’s 2008 Wrangler, hard & passenger, $6900. all pwr. #91446B. $23,000 2001 Grand Cherokee soft top, auto, a/c, Arapahoe Mitsubishi/Kia Laredo 4x4, clean.

2011 Frontier Crew cab $19,562.

303.874.2500 dlr#L6022-2 $8888.

Pro 4X $27,999 Arapahoe Mitsubishi/Kia 2888.349.6013 #2059C-1 303.874.2500 dlr#L6127-1 Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned North Valley VW 720-975-1470 #7347L-1 2008 Pilot 2007 Wrangler UnlimCar is loaded $22,999 $2500; 720.840.9731 2000 Grand Cherokee, ited glack, loaded, all 2010 Murano SL AWD, McManusMotors.com Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned 1 owner, 4 dr, A/C, ABS, pwr. #P8119 $22,900 loaded, all pwr, great all pwr, exc condition, 720-975-1470 #6360L-1 buy, #92289a $25000 loaded, prem sound, Ford Vans pwr locks, pwr mirHummer 4x4’s rors, pwr seats, pwr 2004 E250 extended, windows, sunroof, tow 2005 Wrangler 2007 H3, loaded, yellow, 78k, exc. cond., new pkg, V8. $6,200 OBO Sport. $12,498. only 13K mi., perfect. tires/batt, HVAC shelf 2006 Pathfinder, Please call 303-619#P34951 #P8123. $25,988 pk $8700. (970)214-7416 4x4, all power, Cars Wanted 4532. Not a Dealer.

Go Jeep West clean, $12,688.

888.721.9331 1993 E250 cargo van, 1993 Grand Cherokee, #943301. needs starter/comauto, new emis, pw, Brandon Dodge puter? Steal this van for new fuel pump. $2200 2004 Wrangler 4x4, 3/794.4205 Ipay more than evrybdy $1399/obo (720)940-1458 2007 H3. loaded, all pwr, (720)435-8502 low miles, $13,988 super clean, looks #159401. Brandon 2011 Rogue. Only 13K 2011 Liberty great. #P81234. $20,988 1999 Windstar LX, 7 Dodge on Broadway No title/tires ok. mi, Indigo blue.

Rough & Tough $18,977 passenger mini van, 3/794.4205 7days/wk. FREE TOW very clean, good cond, $20,900 obo.

Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned Jim (720)530-4195 1 owner. $3500.

720-975-1470 #10307-C WE BUY JUNK CARS. (970)339-5169 2009 Xterra Avalanche ^`CALL ME 1ST`^ 1 owner. 2wd & 4wd 42K GMC Vans $2300; 720.840.9731 Great vehicle. $20,000 ^ ^ McManusMotors.com 720-635-0501 2001 Savana extended, all leather, beautiful, runs excellent. $9995.

(303)659-0782

2010 F250 SuperCrew, 2009 Sierra CC. Loaded, loaded, only 15K, only 27K mi., perfect.

Pstke. #81256A $41,500 #92273a $28,500

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Pianos, Elec.

Keyboards

1984 Samick Baby Grand w/ bench & piano light. $2000 (303)690-1785 KIMBALL PIANO WITH BENCH, GOOD CONDITION. $600.

(303)683-2929 Kimball Spinet Piano Well maint, exc tone & bench. $900 Call (303)670-4359

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Wanted - Musical Instruments

Accordian wanted, older piano style.

Will pay cash (303)332-1953 Vintage guitar & gear ebay broker-you get more! 720-209-9935

5473

Flea Market

5473

Flea Market

100-cork screw/bottle 367 pairs sunglasses openers, many differgreat for the Flea ent styles, all for $99 Market $299 for all call call 303-641-7259 303-641-7259 Denver-Post CLASSIFIEDS

www.guitardesires.com 25-Leatherman Micra multi-tools stainless steel all for $185 call 303-641-7259

303-825-2525

Garage Sales Northeast 5495 Fairfax St 120th Ave Thornton, 80023 May 18-20 @ 8:00 am W. Skylake Ranch HOA Community Hosted garage Sale Event

Kia Vans

2007 KIA Rondo EX V6, 7 passenger, leather, sunroof, $13,578.

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Classic, Antiques & Special Interest

1969 FORD F-100 Long Bed, automatic transmission, rebuilt 360 V8, newer cables, paint, thermostat, radiator, shocks, tires, wheels interior, AM/FM/CD player, stock, not lowered or raised, great condition. $5495 obo.

303-941-9521 1931 Ford Model A, 5 window coupe w/ rumble seat, Lombard blue, w/black fenders & wheels, $19,950.

(719)538-5782 1987 GMC Sierra 1500, 4x4, LWB, lock outs, newer paint, buckets.

Runs perfect. Call for pic, $2400. (303)301-5501 1947 Mercury Cpe 5 pass. Good solid car, runs. Lots of extras. $7500. (303)443-9369 1968 Mustang V8, 302, 3 spd, good int., needs body, paint, brakes, $4750/obo 720-936-5270 1968 Mustang Cpe, 302, auto, new paint/int.

Looks & runs great. $8200. (303)550-9940

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1989 Suburban, 105k, square body, barn, new tires, runs perfect, school maint., blue, new paint, $2800.

(303)301-5501

Nissan

2005 350Z, one owner, 31k miles, 35th anniversary, $18,978.

Arapahoe Mitsubishi/Kia

303.874.2500 dlr#L6115-1 2011 Altima 2.5S, Nissan certified, cloth seats, $16,995. bn43636S. Go Nissan 104th 888.211.3305

1972 Pontiac GTO, orig motor. 1969 GTO Judge 4-spd, orange, $30K & $70K (719)214-7809

1954 Shidtsenfest, disk brakes, 4-spd stick, 18” whls. $2500 303-333-5653

Classic Car Parts

Set of Factory wheels for C6 Corvette 2006. $600 firm.

(303)752-0989

1936 Plymouth sedan, 95% complete, great rod project, needs hm, $4500/obo. 720-936-5270

2010 Altima, one owner car, $18,990. #43069M1.

Grand Buick GMC Kia 303-460-8000

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Nissan

2002 Altima, great condition, new tires & battery, auto.

Fully loaded. $7,100 Call 720.226.4629 or ltafoya21 @gmail.com 2010 Maxima; Luxury sports sedan$25,900

Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned 720-975-1470 #7108k-2 2009 Maxima; Hard, hard loaded $25,900

Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned 720-975-1470 #7366L-1

2009 Altima SL, blk lthr, alloy wheels, Bose, 6 CD, heated leather, $18,995. #9C101643.

Go Nissan 104th 888.211.3305

2008 Maxima, 4 dr, dark blue, all power, $16,988. #711902.

Brandon Dodge 3/794.4205

1972 VW Super Beetle convt., red, new black 2009 Cube. Low, low mi., 2004 Maxima SL 3.5L top, California top, $13,999.

V6 auto loaded great chrome whls, exc.

Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned cond.100k mi. $9800. cond. $7500/obo.

720-839-0874 720-975-1470 #10385D. 719-495-0803 68 Dart proj, V8 Kframe, D brakes, GTS hood avail $3190 303 452-4709 73 Plymouth Satellite Wagon, 400 big blk, runs, parts, race, $1850 303 452-4709

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Classic Car Parts

Challenger parts car, chassis, glass, 440 and new R/T parts avail $975 303 452-4709 Duster and Valiant parts cars, chassis, glass, 6 cyl trans $650 303 452-4709

Mopar hoods: Challenger R/T, Dart GTS, Arapahoe Mitsubishi/Kia Cuda, Dust, Coronet 303.874.2500 dlr#L5082-1 $549 ea 303 452-4709 Mopar Builder engs, Mazda Vans 440, 400, 360, 318, 273, 225 ccccc $475 ea 303 2006 Mazda 5 minivan, 452-4709 Castle Rock, $10,495, twin hood automatic, alloys, all Mopar scoops (new) fits options, 3rd row seatDuster, Dart, Coronet ing, 68K mi. Call Jim $350. 303 452-4709 303-997-6863.

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1970 Chevy PU, SB, very nice in & out. New engine, $5000/obo, or trade. (720)882-1784

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Nissan 0200 2006 Maxima $8,999 Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned 720-975-1470 #747L-1

2008 Rogue SL, red with black cloth. Nissan certified. $16,495. #8wh8905 Go Nissan 104th 888.211.3305 2010 Versa, all power, clean, certified. $11,988. #9440.

Brandon Dodge 3/794.4205 2010 Versa 1.8 SL, best buy. $14,678 2888.349.6013 #9171 North Valley VW 2008 Xterra S. 4x4, auto. cloth, alloy wheels, V6, $16,995. #8c52072 Go Nissan 104th 888.211.3305 2008 Xterra $16,998. #623371 Go Jeep West 888.721.9331 2006 XTERRA SL, alloy whls, 4x4, blue, blk cloth, Nissan certified. $15,494. #6cSS1773 Go Nissan 104th 888.211.3305

0205

Oldsmobile

2002 Alero Nice car, V6, leather, loaded #92285b2. $6900

2001 Aurora loaded, low miles, ,looks and runs great !$ 3495, 303507-3559 1993 Cutlass Ciera, 4 dr 63K act mi. Good tires, good cond. $1800.

(720)364-4925 1978 Omega, street/strip, not running-all engine partsgaraged $3500 obo.

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0225

Porsche

2001 911 Carrera C4, AWD, rare, dual exhaust/aero kit.

Calibre Radar/Laser.

Fully loaded. Many upgrades incls 18” whls 55K mi.Asking $24,000.

(303)663-6848 1978 911SC Targa, extremely clean. 66K orig mi. No rust, new paint, new dash, front seats reupholstered. Replaced seals on eng New flywheel, clutch & foot pedals. Rebuilt gear box, new windshield, new tail lights, new 993 headlights w/chrome rings. Custom exhaust, 16” fuchs 5 spoke rims, Fulda Carat Extremo tires, fact ac. Serviced

by Porsche dealer, records avail. Looks, runs & drives great!!

Very solid!! Cleanest you’ll find!! $20,000. Pictures on request. Tom 303-549-0575 dickinsonj@comcast.net 2004 Boxster S Special Edition. 24k original miles, pristine. See w w w . b o u l d e r b o xster.weebly.com for pics and more info. $27,750. 303-545-5544

0245

0255

Subaru

Arapahoe Mitsubishi/Kia 303.874.2500 dlr#K5079-1 2007 ION, red line, only 31,000 mi., $11,878 2888.349.6013 #3504C-1 North Valley VW 2008 Outlook XE, loaded, great buy, 7 pass. #G5776A. $18,500

2008 Outlook AWD, loaded, all pwr. #91066A. $18,000

2008 Outlook XR, leather, sunroof, alloys, DVD. $18,995.

0220

Plymouth

Pontiac

2010 Altima, all power, very clean, certified. $14,688. $9438. Brandon Dodge 3/794-4205

2008 Outback Wgn., AWD, heated sts., 30K mi. #P8111 $20,700

0265

Toyota

2005 Avalon Limited, leather, sunroof, Nav. $13,962.

2001 Firebird. $9998. #P35971 Go Jeep West 888.721.9331 1967 Firebird, Classic.

Call for more info, $16,988. #47057M1.

Grand Buick GMC Kia 303-460-8000 2007 G5, Great Gas mileage, $10,988. #43047M1.

Grand Buick GMC Kia 303-460-8000 2005 G6, Great on Gas, $10,990. #43086M1.

Grand Buick GMC Kia 303-460-8000 2007 Grand Prix GT. Loaded, all pwr, must sell #G6102A $9999

2005 Grand AM, 4 dr, full power, 55k miles. $9775.

Arapahoe Mitsubishi/Kia 303.874.2500 dlr#K3622-1

2005 Grand Am $6,999 Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned 720-975-1470 #4365L-2

2000 Grand AM AT, 4 cyl. $2500; 720.840.9731 McManusMotors.com 2007 GT coupe, red hot, only 15K miles. $17,988. #43092L1.

Grand Buick GMC Kia 303-460-8000 2006 GTO, 6 speed man. trans, only 25K mi. $19,988. #P15517.

Grand Buick GMC Kia 303-460-8000 2006 Torrent, all power, low miles. $9988. #D913502.

Brandon Dodge 3/794.4205

1993 SL2. Auto.

2007 Vue, best value, AWD, V6, auto., cruise, power everything. Call Mark V 1-888-633-1139.

Ed Bozarth Chevrolet

0249

Smart Car

2009 Smart Car, super gas miser. $12,588. #9279.

Brandon Dodge 3/794.4205 2008 Smart Car Passion Edition $11,999

Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned 720-975-1470 #10349P

0255

Subaru

2010 Forester awd lthr., roof, loaded, must sell #p8069 $23,900

2008 Forester Wgn., AWD, loaded, lthr, snrf. #P8108 $19,500

2011 Impreza wgn, all power 4x4, certified. $17,588 #207401. Brandon Dodge 3/794.4205 2010 Impreza AWD, loaded, lthr., all pwr, clean. #P8094. $20,000

2010 Impreza WRX STI loaded up, fast $31,999

2011 Camry LE, all power, $17,588, #9274. Brandon Dodge 3/794-4205 2011 Camry Auto., all pwr, loaded, black, clean. #G6127. $18,900

2003 Camry; auto transmission, good condition, , miles. call 302-760-9248

Arapahoe Mitsubishi/Kia 303.874.2500 dlr#L3518-1

2010 Corolla S $17,999 Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned 720-975-1470 #10242

2008 Highlander Sport, AWD, Sharp, $21,877.

888.349.6013 #9160 North Valley VW 2010 Matrix, auto, full power, SC. Reduced. $16,900.

Arapahoe Mitsubishi/Kia 303.874.2500 dlr#10012 2010 Prius pkg V. Nav, leather only ,16k mi, perfect condition $25,999 (303)478-3200 2012 Yaris, hates gas, only 3K miles. $17,988. #55022M1.

Grand Buick GMC Kia 303-460-8000 2008 Yaris Htbk., 21K mi., super clean, snrf. #82043a2. $12,988

2008 Yaris, auto., pwr wind & locks, great mpg #P8091 $12,900.

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2011 Outback Wgn., loaded, lthr., htd seats, all pwr. #P8095 $25,500

Volkswagen

2002 Beetle GLS, Turbo S. Great car. $8998.

888.349.6013 #9105-1 North Valley VW 1993 Corrado VR6, 5 spd, 85K, lthr Exc cond. $7600.

(303)746-1609 2011 Jetta, SE 2.5, red and ready, $14,479.

2888.349.6013 #9235 North Valley VW 2009 Jetta SEL, $16,498. #P35731 Go Jeep West 888.721.9331

720-975-1470 #73456-1

$1500; 720.840.9731 McManusMotors.com

2008 Passat manager’s special, $16,587 2888.349.6013 #3504C-1 North Valley VW 2006 Passat 2.0T, leather, sunroof, reduced. $9995.

Arapahoe Mitsubishi/Kia

2009 Outback Wgn, all 303.874.2500 dlr#K3599-1 pwr, 22K, awd, must 2005 Passat 4 motion, sell #P8102. $21,988 AWD, very low mi. $11,888.#255-12H Arapahoe Mitsubishi/Kia Taylor 303-475-4803 dealer 303.874.2500 dlr#L7003-1 2006 Torrent, AWD, V6, sunroof, leather, Reduced. $11,995.

0610

Motorhomes

1990 Ford E250 Class B, runs like new, all pwr, spare snow tires, seats 7, auto, OD, AC. $3900.

(720)394-1122 1993 Jayco Eagle 27’, Class C, Ford E350.

Neat & clean. Slps 6. $5000. (303)755-4173 1998 Minnie Winnie 22’ Class C Ford E350 V10 101K. Exc cond thruout, runs great. Neat & Clean. Sleeps 6, Can be parked in a car space. $13,000 obo.(303)3864355, 720-938-3180 2000 MOUNAIN AIRE, 38’, 1 slide, very clean, 70,000 miles. Gas eng. $34,950. (303)916-8448 2003 Jayco Grayhawk M-24SS, 59,000 miles, new tires, above average condition, NADAguide.com for details. Fraser CO. $34,000. (970)726-5224 2004 Alpine Coach, 3 slides, diesel. Take over my pymts, no credit needed.

303-808-3161 2005 Gulfstream Class C 28’, like new, 13K mi. $29,700. (303)452-6401, 970-586-4445 2006 & 2007 Monaco Diplomat 4 slides, w/d, fully loaded, mint cond. $169,000 owing. Pymt $1570 per mo, 3.6 interest rate. Dealer cost today $40,000 + tax, lic & registration. From ACS only $15,000 you drive away (303)808-3161

0610

Motorhomes

2006 Travel Supreme 40’, 4 slides, 400 hp, 22K mi, loaded w/options.

Beautiful Highline Coach. Below wholesale. $129,500.

(720)898-5576

2006 Itasca 23h Navion, 30K miles, MB diesel, reduced to $46,500, immaculate, extras, call for photos 303-641-7733 or 303-530-7761 2007 Gulfstream Tour Master, 42’, 400 hp diesel, 3 slides. Take over my pymts, no credit needed ,. 303-808-3161 2009 Winnebago Adventurer, 36’ MH, 3 slides, wshr/dryr, Corian counters, + many more opts. Like new condition. 13K mi. $94,000. 719-488-2825 or 719-339-9451, cell

DIESELS

0610

Motorhomes Donate your Motor Home or RV’s to the Developmentally Disabled.

303-659-8086 WANTED 2007 Luxury motor coach or newer Exchange for 1 acre at 10315 Wadsworth Blvd Westminster, CO 80021 Zoned commecial.

Water, sewer & paved roads. 303-808-3161

0615

Fifth Wheels

1999 Sandpiper 28R, 2 slides, exc. cond., a/c, micrwv, am fm cd, $10,000. (303)451-7639

0280

Volvo

2007 X3, leather, sunroof, alloys, 3.0SI. DVD. $17,995.

Arapahoe Mitsubishi/Kia 303.874.2500 dlr#L7035-1 2006 X5, only 64K mi., $19,888. #206-12H Taylor 303-475-4803 dealer

0075

Buick

2008 Enclave AWD, CLX, leather, sunroof, DVD, $20,995

Arapahoe Mitsubishi/Kia

0085

Chevrolet

0060

2001 HITCHHIKER

Audi

2007 A4; charcoal quat snrf lthr call $17,995

Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned 720-975-1470 #10235-1

2006 A4 2.0T Quattro, black, 1 owner, sunroof, new tires. 72k mi. $13,900. 303-986-8353

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Place an ad anytime by calling 303.825.2525.

2000 Camaro Conv’t. auto 0090

$4500; 720.840.9731 McManusMotors.com 1979 Camaro $2,500 OBO. 66K. T-Tops, Auto trans. Engine runs great, V8, P/S, A/C. 970-330-7081

1996 DeVille 4 dr, low mi, immac, loaded, $2600.

2011 HHR, two to chose (303)940-9365 from, low miles, both automatics. $15,988.

2002 Eldorado ETC 52k 2004 Allroad Quattro #P15404.

Collector Series #170 Wagon, 122k, gray w/ of 1596 Excellent cond Grand Buick GMC Kia black leather, needs 303-460-8000 $10,900 (303) 946-0261 work, $6500! Call 303-693-3937 2011 HHR Auto., LT, loaded, all power.

2002 Quattro all road $2995; 720.840.9731 #G6109 $15000 2.7T. loaded, exc. cond. McManusMotors.com all svc rec. 99k mi.

2005 Escalade 45k $8000obo 843-709-0788 miles, White, LoadedSirius XM, Clifford 2008 QX7 AWD Nav, Sec Sys, GPS. $29,500 2011 HHR Loaded, lthr., 3rd st., loaded, great loaded #G6135 $17,999 OBO (719) 291-6703 shape. #P8086 $27,900 1983 FLEETWOOD; 7680 actual miles. $12,000. Call (720)3794545, or 720-935-5222 2009 HHR LT, power 2001 TT conver’t, 225 seat, 32k miles, Re1998 SEVILLE STS, turbo 6 spd, new tduced. $13,900. black, all leather, good belt, 60k mi. $12,000.

Arapahoe Mitsubishi/Kia options, low mileage.

Call (303)347-1233 303.874.2500 dlr#6000K-1 $5700. (303)337-6463

1992 Eldorado. ultra clean

HAIL SALE

2011 Aveo LTZ Loaded, perfect, 12K, lthr., roof. #P8125. $14,988

Chrysler

2009 Pt Cruiser, 23K mi ext warr, silver mist, Exc cond $9950. (303) 904-3983, 720-231-0126 2006 PT Cruiser Convertible. #P3634 Go Jeep West 888.721.9331 2010 Sebring, 4 dr, all power, very clean, low miles, $12,988. #457701.

Brandon Dodge 3/794.4205

2011 Town & Country Touring. $16,998. #P3629 Go Jeep West 888.721.9331 2004 Town & Country AWD. $9498. #X920221 Go Jeep West 888.721.9331 2005 Wrangler Unlimited.$17,998 P362 Go Jeep West 888.721.9331 Push, pull & drag $4000 trade in allowance avail . Call for details

Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned 2011 Cruze LT auto loaded, all pwr. 11k mi. #g6104 $18,900

2005 A4 Cab Quattro, prem pkg, lthr sports seats, new tires. $14,900. (303)588-8609

Chevrolet

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Chevrolet

Chevrolet

Place an ad anytime by calling 303.825.2525.

2011 Impala LT. Loaded, lthr., all the way. #G6131A. $16,988

2011 Impala LT All pwr, loaded #G6118 $16,100 2008 Aveo LT. Auto., ac, loaded, all power. #G6112B. $7988

720-975-1470

0091

Corvette

2007 Corvette LT. 6 spd., only 21K mi., perfect. #P8122. $35,988

2007 Corvette Z06.

Immaculate, new tires, many performance extras, 600hp.

303-810-2129 2006 Corvette convertible. 3 lt, classic white, black top. 18K mi., ready for summer. $37,000. #P2424 Call Mark V 1-888-633-1139.

Ed Bozarth Chevrolet 2006 Corvette Coupe.

Only 20K mi., crystal red. This is the one. $31,000.#P2421 Call Mark V 1-888-633-1139.

Ed Bozarth Chevrolet 1977 Corvette rare beauty, price to sell quick. $8988. #752505.

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0100

Dodge

2011 Caliber Auto., loaded, all pwr., nice. #G6120 $15,988

0120

Ford

2000 Mustang GT Convt. Loaded, must sell. #P8120a. $8700

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Arapahoe Mitsubishi/Kia

1996 Mustang GT Conv’t. $5995; 720.840.9731 McManusMotors.com 1995 Mustang GT conv, ready for Summer, only 64K miles. $7988. #45100M1.

Grand Buick GMC Kia 303-460-8000 2006 Taurus SE white at ac, 106k $2995 720.840.9731 McManusMotors.com

1999 Taurus. Liquid Black.

2007 Mini Cooper; clean sporty, fun $18,488

Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned 720-975-1470 #0303

2003 Mini Cooper Classic, mileage king! $9995.

2888.349.6013 #1638C-1 North Valley VW

0195

Mitsubishi

2009 Eclipse, sporty, low miles. $15,988. #P153611. Grand Buick GMC Kia 303-460-8000 2009 Eclipse gt, loaded, spoiler, snrf., 24K mi., perfect. #81268a $18,999

2009 Eclipse Spyder, 20k miles, go topless, $20,296.

Arapahoe Mitsubishi/Kia

0140

Infiniti

2006 Eclipse GS. 5 spd., all pwr, super nice, loaded #G6071b $10000

Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned 720-975-1470 #7428L-1 2005 G35; Sporty, great MPG $13,999

Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned 720-975-1470 #0639-1

2006 GX35x AWD loaded, snrf. lthr. bose, all pwr. #82050a $13,900

2110 Lancer, all power, very low miles, $13,588. #9058051.

Brandon Dodge 3/794.4205 2004 Lancer ES, alloys, full power. $6898.

Arapahoe Mitsubishi/Kia

0152

Kia

303.874.2500 dlr#L1515-1

1999 Taurus Auto

MOVING?

$1777 obo; 720.840.9731 McManusMotors.com 2005 Thunderbird, 50th Anniversary ed., red/black, exc. cond.

1 owner, $19,444.

(303)884-5592

2007 Sorento LX, auto., air cond., CD, AWD, black beauty. $10,000. #12-253B Call Mark V 1-888-633-1139.

Ed Bozarth Chevrolet

The

0130

Honda

2010 Accord, all power, very clean, certified. $16,488. #9454. Brandon Dodge 3/794.4205 2010 Accord EX, manager’s special. $18,775 2888.349.6013 #9182 North Valley VW 2010 Accord LX, auto., 1 owner. $15,888. #28212H Taylor 303-4754803 dealer 2007 Accord EX-L, leather, Nav, sunroof. $15,778..

Arapahoe Mitsubishi/Kia 303.874.2500 dlr#L2037-1 2000 Accord EX. Grandma’s car, 1 owner, auto, 4 dr, 84K. $6700.(303)748-7649

2003 Accord $9,999 Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned 720-975-1470 #10353

2009 Civic Hybrid $18,999 Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned 720-975-1470 #10253-1

2008 Civic. Clean 2 dr., auto., air cond. Ready for graduation. $11,000. #12-224a Call Mark V 1-888-633-1139.

Ed Bozarth Chevrolet

2003 Sorento LX, Castle Rock, $6800, automatic with overdrive, V6, fog lamps, cruise control, alloys, all options, dealer maintained, all service records, 127K miles.

Call Jim 303-997-6863.

2011 Soul, great gas mileage, only 3K miles. $18,988. #40186M1.

Grand Buick GMC Kia 303-460-8000 2011 Soul Sport, snrf., loaded, all pwr, 21K mi. #82169a $18,000

2011 Soul. Auto., all pwr., loaded, save. #G6123. $17,900

0120 1995 Aspire 5 spd., 40mpg

Denver Post Classifieds can help you sell your

2010 Soul Super sharp black beauty. $16,670 888.349.6013 #9242 North Valley VW 2010 Soul, Plus, auto, full power, Reduced. $14,900.

Arapahoe Mitsubishi/Kia

old stuff,

303.874.2500 dlr#10010

2007 Spectra, very economical, $8988. #60049M1. Grand Buick GMC Kia 303-460-8000 2007 Civic Si 6spd. loaded, snrf. Awsome #G6056A $14,900 2007 Spectra, $8988. #60049M1.

Grand Buick GMC Kia 303-460-8000

0135

0155

find new furniture

Lexus

2005 ES330, 4 dr sedan, FWD, gray, 1 owner, exc. cond. 103k mi. $12,900. (303)506-1823 2007 LS 460; white and flawless $35,999

and even

Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned 720-975-1470 #10267

2002 RX300. 86,700mi.

2 owners. Regular maintenance. Great car! This car never breaks down. Gold, beige interior. Clean interior.303-7919787. $13,000.00 2009 RX350. $23,498. #623811 Go Jeep West 888.721.9331

0160

Lincoln

2007 MKX 4wd, 70K mi.

1 owner, new tires, Mint cond. $19,500.

(303)221-5831

0170

Mazda

2010 3 Hatch, Grand Touring, leather, sunroof. Reduced. $19,995.

Arapahoe Mitsubishi/Kia 303.874.2500 dlr#L6038-1 2008 CX7, sunroof, alloys, full power. $15,995.

Arapahoe Mitsubishi/Kia 303.874.2500 dlr#L5008-1 2010 Mazda3 Sport only 9K mi., all pwr, loaded. #92185A $18,900

2005 Focus ZX4SE 73K

0625

MINI

2007 Mini Cooper Turbo-s, very low miles, auto.26K mi. , $18,888. #260-12h Taylor 303-475-4803 dealer

2010 Forte, all power, factory warranty, #160501.

Brandon Dodge 3/794.4205

$1999; 720.840.9731 McManusMotors.com

2007 Element $8,999

0090

0193

2009 Sonata gls Loaded, 303.874.2500 dlr#L5010-2 low mi., super clean, all 2007 Eclipse GS, full pwr. #82186a. $15,000 power, low miles. $12,995.

2003 FX35; white, right, 303.874.2500 dlr#L5038-1 ready for winter $14,999

2004 Neon. AT, AC

2001 Monte Carlo Blue, tint

Hyundai

MG

1969 MGB Roadster, runs great, new top, tires, tank, alt, seats, exhst. Needs paint job. $2995. (970)736-8363

303.874.2500 dlr#K3581-1

2006 MAGNUM. Auto., Tint

0620

0135

0190

Arapahoe Mitsubishi/Kia 1998 Mustang, great starter car. $3900.

2006 Impala LS 75K mi, very good cond.

Sell for $8995.

(970)381-8185 2008 Blazer SS. 2004 Impala 4 dr Sedan. 1968 Dart, proj, V-8 Black on Black. 43K Well equipped. Good Kframe, D brakes, auto. Clean. $5200.

GTS hood avail $3190 2000 Civic LX.Low mi., miles, pro-charger. tires,(303)333-4466 auto., power pkg., spot303 452-4709 less. $7988 Call 303 809 0762 2001 Impala, white, 3.8 888.349.6013 #9248-1.

V6 auto, 110k, 4 dr, ps, 2001 Blazer LS, at, vorNorth Valley VW pb, air, cruise, tec eng, 165k, 4dr, runs $4995; 720.840.9731 gd, needs minor work, $4000/obo. 720-227-8870 McManusMotors.com $2625. 303-476-3493 2012 Malibu LTZ Lthr., roof, all pwr, super Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned 2010 Camaro, loaded, nice. #G6130. $22,900 720-975-1470 #4410L-1 $2500; 720.840.9731 only 18k miles. $24,988.

McManusMotors.com 2009 FIT, Shroom cond., #50049M2.

Grand Buick GMC Kia 2001 Neon SE, 4dr, at, call for pricing. #10411 303-460-8000 156k, runs great, Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned 2011 MALIBU LT all 720-975-1470 #10411 needs minor work, 2010 Camaro 2SS 6 sp., pwr, loaded, 19K mi. $1799 303-476-3493 12K, loaded, perfect, 2007 FIT Sport, red, #G6107. $17,988. fast car #P8048 $29,999 106K, exc cond, 2008 Nitro, low CD, XM. $9900 miles.$14,998.

970-531-7066 #P366 Go Jeep West 2006 Lacross, 1 owner, 2011 Malibu LTZ. 888.721.9331 super clean. $12,988 Loaded, lthr, all pwr, 888.349.6013 #1678c-1. clean. #G6133. $21,300 2006 Stratus SXT, North Valley VW 15K orig. mi., V6, $12,998. #P365a 2005 Pilot Ex-L loaded, Go Jeep West lthr., snrf., dvd, great 888.721.9331 shape. #82037B $13,988 2011 Malibu LTZ. Loaded, must sell.

2003 Stratus, al#G6132. $21,600 loy wheels, cloth seats, Autonation 60 day warranty 2003 Protege LX, unlimited warr. owner blowout. $1888. $5495. #3n578251 2005 Malibu LT 4 dr, 2888.349.6013 #9179-1 Go Nissan 104th gold, 78k mi. Lthr, North Valley VW 888.211.3305 Fifth Wheels Travel Trailers loaded, very nice cond. $8750. 303-420-7683 2010 Town & Country .

Ford 2009 Big Horn 3400RL, 2007 R-Vision 17’ travel stow & go, low mi., 2003 Malibu; DependBeautifully conditioned trlr, slps 2-4, fold out qn. nicely equipped. $17,998 able transport $6,999 well equipt, 3 slides, bed, furnace, a/c, pro888.349.6013 #2081c-1 king bed, tow vehicle pane tanks, 6 gal wtr Colo. Chry Jeep Pre Owned $1900; 720.840.9731 North Valley VW also avail. $29,000 heater, lots of storage, 720-975-1470 #4437k-1 McManusMotors.com 720-209-5884 $8500. Jim, 720-244-3596 2005 Monte Carlo LS. 2005 Crown Victoria.

Hyundai Loaded, red, all pwr, 2010 Excel 5th wheel 10K mi. Traction con2008 Trail Cruiser 23’. clean. #82199a. $6999 L36GKM trol, Pwr lthr seats.

Sleeps 4, a/c, micro2008 Accent, all exc condition, cherry gar’d. 1 owner. $12,900 wave, perfect cond. power, great econcabinets, gen, fire(303)431-6577 $11,795. 303-919-2418 omy. $8588. #160301. place, washer/dryer, Brandon Dodge 2011 Fiesta SEL. Only satellite dish 303-9722011 Monte Carlo 36’ 3/794.4205 3K mi., auto., perfect.

9019, $89,500. serious 2 slides, w/d, cent air, #P8008. $18,000 buyers only $4500; 720.840.9731 NS, NP, many extras, 2003 Accent GL, super McManusMotors.com $24,300.Will deliver 34’ Hitchhiker 5th whl, shape. Low mi., 47979.

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Denver Post reporter Ricardo Baca casts on the south fork of the South Platte River while fishing with outfitter Danny Brennan, left, of the Flies & Lies store in Deckers. Brennan and his lead fishing guide, Jeremy Hyatt, estimate that the river is 70 percent recovered from the Hayman fire’s aftermath. Photos by Cyrus McCrimmon, The Denver Post

Ready for reeling ’em in again A decade after the Hayman fire, the South Platte bounces back for those fly-fishing folks

Returning to the river like a return to my youth

By Ricardo Baca The Denver Post

deckers» his stretch of the South Platte River was one of the top fishing tailwaters in the United States 10 years ago, registering between 2,000 and 3,000 trout per mile in its winding waters 50 miles southwest of Denver, according to local experts.

It was a fly-fishing haven — and a rare one, especially because of its crazy proximity to the metropolitan areas surrounding Denver and Colorado Springs.

But in June 2002, the Hayman fire was started by a former U.S. Forest Service employee, and it burned 137,760 acres in more than three weeks, and its $39.1 million registered as the costliest fire in state history.

The aftermath of the fire brought countless woes to the river and its many feeder creeks, from flooding to increased sediment flow. The water suffered and bug populations decreased, which was bad news for the fish. And that led to a slump for the local industry built around fishing on the south fork of the South Platte.

“After the initial floods in 2002, we estimated that we lost about half of that population,” said Danny Brennan, the owner of South Platte Outfitters and the managing partner of Flies & Lies fishing shop in Deckers.

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Brennan, left, and guide Jeremy Hyatt look under river rocks for bugs that the fish like to eat as they fish the south fork of the South Platte River near Deckers.

“The thing about the fire: It was such a huge fire, it was unprecedented.

Nobody had experienced anything like this near a main drainage.

“If I had known it was going to take 10 years to get where we are now, I’m not sure what my decision would have been in 2002. I may have moved on. Every year we’d tighten our belts a little more, buckle under and hope it didn’t flood. But I’m glad I’m still here. I love it up here. I’m broke, but I SOUTH PLATTE » 3C

A woman in a baseball cap and yoga pants approached our table just as we were finishing our salad course.

“Excuse me, but I have to ask you something: Why are you so dressed up?”

It was 8 p.m., my husband and I were out to dinner for my birthday at Splendido in Beaver Creek (recently rated the third-finest restaurant in the state by Zagat), and we have to explain why I had on a dress and my husband was sporting a jacket?

It just goes to show that there are two types of people in the world: those looking for excuses to dress up and those looking for excuses not to.

The woman, who was visiting from

dp Slide show: See more photos of Post writer Ricardo Baca on the Platte with guide Jeremy Hyatt and outfitter Danny Brennan How now brown trout? A trout is bagged on the South Platte.

CHRYSS CADA

Outwest Columnist

Ohio, said one of her favorite things about coming “out West” was not having to dress up. Me, I’ve been bucking the “Colorado casual” look since the fourth grade, when my friend Dawn moved to New Jersey and reported back that the kids at her school didn’t wear jeans (gasp). I promptly donated mine, subscribed to Vogue and have never looked back.

My resolve has been tried many

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times since. As a girl I discovered that a kitten heel would keep my foot in the stirrup just as well as the heel of a cowboy boot. In our recreationally oriented state I run, bike and go to the gym in a skort. I’ve tried skiing in a skirt, but by the time you put on enough stuff to keep your legs warm, the skirt just looks, well, stupid.

The ’90s were a particular challenge to my dressing preference.

Considering that I identified as a lesbian at the time, and it was the height of grunge, I had every reason to spend the whole decade in flannel — but I stayed the course.

Sure, there’s a historical context for dressing casually in the West. But how

As a Colorado native, I had what I considered to be a pretty typical Denver childhood. Sure, there were lots of afternoons spent running through the sprinkler, jumping on my cousin’s trampoline and playing basketball with the neighbors.

But more important were the weekend road trips.

Camping, how I loved the camping.

Sometimes in borrowed trailers.

Sometimes in tents. Sometimes under the stars.

Swimming was huge, too. My sister and I celebrated when we’d stay in hotels with pools. But we didn’t need the chlorine-cleaned waters. We’d jump off piers into ponds, off the shores into rivers, off boats into lakes.

Sure, I came out with a handful of leeches clinging to my body that one time on the Green River, but it wasn’t enough to keep me away.

But what I loved as a kid more than camping, more than swimming, was fishing. Give me a rock to sit on, a jar of Pautzke green-labels and my trusty Zebco rod and reel, and I was content for hours. Maybe I’d need Dad’s help getting the right cast and Mom’s help untangling the occasional mess at the FISHING » 3C

many of us spend our days herding cattle and mending fences? The work equivalent these days consists of “personnel management” and “conflict resolution,” which call for a more sophisticated style of dress.

But again, dressing for work depends on which of the two types you are.

My dad worked as an electrical engineer at Hewlett-Packard, where he describes an unwritten culture of reverse power dressing among the engineers: The higher you rose, the less you had to worry about what you wore to work. By the end of his 35 years there, I’m surprised he wasn’t thrown off the premises for loitering.

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Team Love, Sweat & Gears will put pedal to the metal to help others KYLE WAGNER Denver Post OutWest Editor

Steamed hake is a quick-fix that involves no added fat and is a great way of retaining all the nutrients of the fish. Matthew Mead, The Associated Press

Healthy steamed hake is packed with flavor potential

By Alison Ladman The Associated Press

Admittedly, steamed fish doesn’t exactly scream “mouthwatering.” But what it lacks in excitement it more than makes up for in health cred.

Steaming generally involves no added fat and is a great way of retaining all of the nutrients in your food. It’s also relatively speedy.

One of the best ways to steam fish is what the French call en papillote (pronounced on pap-eeoat), or literally “in parchment.” In this simple method, fish is wrapped in a packet of parchment paper. As it cooks, the food releases juices. Those flavorful juices turn to steam and are trapped in the packet, cooking and flavoring the food, while keeping it moist.

You also can add other ingredients to flavor and cook alongside the fish, such as herbs, slices of lemon and vegetables. Because fish cooks quickly, it’s a good idea to pick vegetables that are either thinly cut or tender; this helps them cook at the same speed as the fish. Try to avoid vegetables that give off too much liquid, such as spinach.

Chicken thighs and lamb also can be cooked in this manner, though they take longer.

Don’t have any parchment handy? It’s widely available alongside the plastic wrap at the grocer and is excellent for lining baking sheets when roasting foods or baking cookies (it’s nonstick). But you also can use foil to make the packets. Whatever you choose, be sure not to wrap it too tightly.

For our dish, we went with hake, a firm white fish. We arranged it over a bed of seasoned green beans and topped it with a simple blend of fresh herbs and lemon. Other ideas could be par-cooked, thinly sliced potatoes, scallops and rosemary.

You also might julienne carrots, celery and pea pods and top with raw shrimp seasoned with garlic powder, cayenne and orange slices. For an all-vegetable option, you could do asparagus, sliced the long way, topped with sliced shiitake mushrooms, apple slices and chives.

Hake en Papillote

Start to finish: 30 minutes Servings: 4

Ingredients ½ pound small green beans, trimmed Pinch smoked paprika Salt and ground black pepper Four 4-ounce hake fillets 4 sprigs fresh thyme 4 fresh mint leaves 4 small sprigs fresh marjoram 4 lemon slices

Directions Heat the oven to 375 degrees.

Cut 4 large pieces of parchment paper, about 12 by 20-inches each.

Fold each in half the short way.

In a small bowl, toss the green beans with the paprika. Season with salt and black pepper. Open each sheet of parchment similar to a book. Arrange a quarter of the beans on one-half of each sheet of parchment, placing them close to the fold line. Top each pile with a hake fillet. Season again with salt and black pepper.

Top each fillet with a sprig of thyme, a mint leaf, a sprig of marjoram and a slice of lemon. Fold the parchment packets closed like a book again. Starting at one end of the fold, fold the edges of the paper together every couple of inches, creating a seam all the way around.

Tuck the last end under and place on a baking sheet.

Bake for 10 minutes. To serve, place each packet on a serving plate and tear open at the center.

Nutrition information per serving (values are rounded to the nearest whole number): 120 calories; 10 calories from fat (8 percent of total calories); 1 g fat (0 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 65 mg cholesterol; 5 g carbohydrate; 22 g protein; 3 g fiber; 200 mg sodium.

When Team Love, Sweat & Gears, which we featured in last week’s OutWest, hits the starting line in Oceanside, Calif., on June 16 to start their Race Across America, they hope to be well on their way toward raising $100,000 for LiveWell Colorado (livewellcolorado.org), a Colorado nonprofit that aims to provide all Coloradans access to healthy foods and opportunities for physical activities no matter where they live, work and play.

You can follow the team’s progress at raceacrossamerica.org, and find out more about the team and its mission at lovesweatandgears.net.

From left, Ann Lantz, Amy Shonstrom, Julie Lyons and Dina Hannah of Team Love, Sweat & Gears are competing in the Race Across America, a relay sprint covering 3,000 miles coast-to-coast. Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post

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FORK ON THE ROAD

Seeing red at Red Rocks. The idea that

Happy hour indeed. Elway’s Vail (174 E. Gore Creek Drive, 970-754-7818, elways.com/vail) is doing a three-course prix-fixe meal for $45, along with a happy hour — that actually lasts for an hour, from 5:30-6:30 p.m., so check your watch — that prices four appetizers, including BBQ chicken sliders, truffle fries, calamari and steak tacos, at $5 each. Also worth checking out: The $20 deal that nets the smashing Smash Burger, fries and any beer.

LO O K I N G O UT WARD No more “Nature Deficit Disorder.”

Happy 50th to the United States’ version of Outward Bound (outwardbound.org), which taught its first course in this country around the principles of hands-on learning through outdoor adventures in the Colorado Rockies in June 1962.

When you go through a course, you get a T-shirt, and I recently threw away a tattered, 12-year-old one that displayed their motto, “To serve, to strive and not to yield,” a quote adapted from Tennyson’s “Ulysses.”

You meet some interesting folks during what can turn out to be among the more intense two weeks of your life — and I still keep in touch with two of those people on a regular basis, even though one lives in Boston and the other in London.

Red Rocks Amphitheatre is closing for somewhere between one and two hours each Saturday morning starting at 7 through July 28 so the participants in the HealthOne Red Rocks Fitness Challenge could get their workout on caused quite a stir, but not everyone was bothered by it.

“I’ve been going there pretty much weekly for more than five years,” says Jean Behrman, who runs the steps and follows it up by biking nearby Green Mountain. She called to offer her opinion after seeing comments on the Free Range blog (blogs.denverpost.com/travel).

“It’s kind of a bummer that we’ll have to

clear out at 6:30,” she says, “because they are taking the coolest time of day. It starts to get warm up there by about 8:30, so if you start out around 7 or so and do an hour, you’re done and on your way by then. So, yeah, this cuts into some of the best time during a really hot time of the year.”

However, she added, if the park lets people in by 8:10 as promised, it won’t be that bad. “You can still get a good workout in and be out of there before the sun really kills,” she says. “And seriously, I’ve never seen 350 people out there, so it’s pretty cool that that many people are going to get out there.”

Kyle Wagner: 303-954-1599 or outwest@denverpost.com

Words of encouragement “I’m certainly not the first guy to say this, but in our modern, information-glutted world, rules matter more than ever. Why? Because our external environment no longer seems to have any firm boundaries, any limits or any positive cues about when to stop consuming anything. I mean, there is a reason that people get fat — it’s easy and cheap to get high-calorie, tasty food. If you look at statistics, more Americans than ever are eating out (and eating enormous portions), eating bad fast food, drinking huge amounts of high-calorie sodas and ‘energy’ waters, and microwaving endless plastic platters of ‘convenience’ food. All of which, while easy, will also make you fat — fast.”

From “The Skinny Rules: The Simple, Nonnegotiable Principles for Getting to Thin,” by Bob Harper (weight-loss expert and star of NBC’s “The Biggest Loser”), with Greg Critser

CADA: Don’t lower clothing bar; keep expectations high

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My father-in-law, Harold, was the other type. A fourth-grade teacher with Denver Public Schools for more than 30 years, he wore a suit and tie to work every day and polished his wingtips every night.

Sometimes what you put on in the morning has to serve more of a function than garnering respect. While writing a story on the construction of the Hyatt Regency Denver at the Convention Center, I found myself near-

ly 500 feet atop this sliver of a building, climbing exterior metal grate stairs in a pair of high heels. I’ve never wanted a pair of practical shoes more in my life.

Except for those rare times you have to dress for practicality, dress codes are completely open to interpretation. People who want to dress down are finding more and more reasons to do so — what’s with the PJs? are sweats too confining? — and those of us who like to dress up should do the same.

And by dressing up I don’t just

mean just dresses. One has to look no farther than the Yves Saint Laurent show at the Denver Art Museum to see that pants can be the epitome of style.

So wear that outfit that’s been sitting in the back of your closet waiting for an “occasion.” If someone demands an explanation for what you’re wearing,

just tell them you’re on your way somewhere — because if you’re all dressed up, you probably are.

Chryss Cada is a perpetually overdressed freelance journalist and Colorado State University adjunct professor based in Fort Collins. Find her on the Web at chryss.com.

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end of my pole. But really, add a couple of sandwiches and a Pepsi, and that was the day right there.

Those days are still among my favorite childhood memories. Sitting on the more remote side of Gross Reservoir or standing on the shore of the Arkansas River near Cotopaxi, fishing satisfied some need I had — and spurred my budding interests in sports and gaming and the great outdoors.

But then middle school happened.

And high school. Suddenly there were sleepovers and parties and dances. There were plays and choir concerts and tennis matches and more dances and more parties. And later in college, as my love for live music really took hold, there were shows to see, concerts to attend, parties to throw.

Life was busy as a 20-year-old.

Who had time for fishing?

I never lost that passion for fishing entirely. I still camped regularly, and sometimes I would remember to pack my pole. But more times than not I ended up having a drink around the campfire instead of taking the pole down to the shore. Becoming an adult had severely gotten in the way of my fishing.

I realized that last summer when my dad invited me on a fishing trip.

This wasn’t a camping trip where we might fish. It was a fishing trip where we might camp. He and his wife were going to the Bighorn River near Fort Smith, Mont. — “some of the best fly fishing in the world,” he assured me.

It turns out that wasn’t a big fish story. It really is one of the top spots in the world for fly fishing.

My cousin and I made the trek north to the Bighorn, which sits protected and valued in the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, and on the Crow Indian Reservation. We arrived in the middle of the night, setting up camp next to my dad’s RV at 3 a.m. with a cider in hand. But by 10 the following morning, we were looking at the river and readying our gear.

There was an excitement in the air.

We’d driven many hours to get here.

We’d taken time off work, away from our families, to meet up at this southern-Montana mecca, and you could see the giddy looks on the faces of everyone who passed by. The camp neighbors with Idaho plates. The dentist my dad knows from the river,

Denver Post reporter Ricardo Baca carries his fishing rods as he spent several hours on the South Fork of the South Platte River fly-fishing. floating by as we’re readying our setups. Even the birds were psyched about all the fish in that river.

Calm, contentedness We fished for five days straight on the Bighorn, which is where I learned how to fly fish. I’ll always remember walking the side of the river, waist-deep in mud-brown water, with my dad pointing the way: “Put it right there, and let it float down.” I’m good at following directions, and sure enough, we’d end up in fish more often than not.

It was an incredible experience, an indelible memory, and it took me right back to that youthful place of calm and contentedness. As a 7year-old, it was me bait fishing, finding my Zen on the side of a lake. As a 34-year-old, it was me fly fishing, being one with the river’s inexact currents.

I’m back now. I’m a fisherman again. I have a lot to learn, but I’m game. And I can’t wait to buy my first fly rod and reel here in the next month and take that action down to the South Platte — with my dad, with my mom or by myself. Then again, when you’re fishing, you’re never quite by yourself. All it takes is a little pause in the drag, a small flick of the line to know that you’re hardly alone in that river.

Ricardo Baca: 303-954-1394 or rbaca@denverpost.com

Fishing guides Jeremy Hyatt, left, Danny Brennan, center, lead Ricardo Baca upstream as they fish the South Fork of the South Platte River. Hyatt and Brennan are from the Flies & Lies fishing shop in Deckers. They took Baca fishing with a San Juan worm and a periwinkle midge. Photos by Cyrus McCrimmon, The Denver Post

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can still cover the mortgage.”

Brennan and his lead fishing guide, Jeremy Hyatt, now estimate that the river is 70 percent recovered from the fire’s aftermath — making for 1,400-2,100 fish per mile in the stretch of the South Platte just upstream from Deckers.

If you don’t speak fly-fishing, that means: This summer is a good time to take advantage of the recovering nearby tailwater. (One last explanation for non-fisherfolk: A tailwater is

a stream or river directly downstream from a dam.)

“The consistent water temperatures of the tailwater are what makes it a fishery,” said Hyatt, an experienced sportsman who has guided on the river for a dozen years. “It makes for good bug life, which in turn makes for good fish life.

“We’re more than fortunate to have a world-class fishery within an hour of Colorado Springs and an hour of Denver. It’s made for well-educated trout — because of the amount of pressure the river receives, the fish

fishing on the south platte river. If you’re fishing the South Platte near Deckers, take advantage of the guides and expertise at Flies & Lies and South Platte Outfitters. If you’re doing it yourself, they’ll sell you a license and tip you off to the right fly for that day and a good spot. (Tip: Try the Rock Garden, an unofficial hole they like just upstream from the shop on the dirt road about a half-mile below the bend hole.) If you want to shorten the learning curve and hire a guide, they’ll treat you kindly — and they also sell/rent rods, waders and other equipment. More info: 8570 Colorado 67 in Deckers; 303-647-0409 or southplatteoutfitters.com

know better. They’re pretty smart. A famous quote from here: ‘If you can catch trout here, you can catch them anywhere in the world.’ ” A full day of fly-fishing on the river with Hyatt will set a pair out $350 total, but he’s proven to put his clients in the fish. We spent 90 minutes on the river with him and brought in six fish, three rainbow trout and three brown trout. A typical day with him will see anywhere between 10 and 30 fish averaging about 13-14 inches, he said — with more rainbows than browns.

“But it’s not the importance of catching fish,” Hyatt noted, “it’s about shortening that learning curve. We teach you to set hooks, read the water, cast properly, mend the line. We teach whatever the occasion calls for.”

With the South Platte bouncing back to health — and again becoming a place you can happily refer to as “fishy” — the occasion calls for flyfishing. And lots of it.

Ricardo Baca: 303-954-1394 or rbaca@denverpost.com

Lung cancer diagnosis among nonsmokers is on the rise

By Rick Montgomery Kansas City Star

kansas city, mo» A pesky cough, that’s all.

The last thing on Michaelle Gall’s mind was late-stage lung cancer.

She had just turned 41. She was a physically fit mom and nonsmoker, except for the rare social occasions when some friends might light up.

What created the Lenexa, Kan., woman’s tumors is a mystery. It’s that way each year for tens of thousands of Americans, mostly women, who defy the conventional profile of a lung-cancer patient.

With smoking rates plummeting and U.S. deaths to lung cancer dropping, research shows that roughly one in five women now diagnosed seldom, if ever, put a cigarette to their lips. The same is thought to be true for about one in 10 men.

Only in recent years have scientists begun to explore why.

For Gall, the coughing that arose around Christmas led to a doctor visit in January.

“I turned 41 that month and less than a month later, I find out I’m a lung-cancer survivor.”

Added Gall, upbeat in manner but still adjusting to the shock: “I say ‘survivor’ because a nurse told me that now I know I have it, I should consider myself a survivor.”

Her treatment is just beginning, and doctors are hopeful she’ll benefit from a new drug that targets a genetic abnormality found in Gall and a small percentage of other cancer patients.

The larger question, yet to be answered, is why lung cancer not linked to a history of smoking appears more apt to strike women than men.

The peripheral hazards would seem just as dangerous to men: exposure to radon gas in the basement, or to asbestos, or to secondhand smoke.

Genetics and air pollutants can also trigger the disease, as can unventilated cooking oil fumes, which in some

200,000 or so Americans diagnosed yearly with lung cancer, about 15 percent — or 30,000 — are nonsmokers, studies suggest. Even if we took away all of the smokers and ex-smokers from the pool of patients, lung cancer would rank seventh among the leading types of cancer afflicting the U.S. public.

Two-thirds of nonsmokers now battling the disease are women. That could be a function of statistical probability, some researchers say.

Women in the general population smoke less than men and would probably represent the majority of any group of nonsmokers, including those with cancer.

Still, some studies raise the possibility that women may actually be more susceptible.

Stanford University oncologist Heather A. Wakelee headed up a 2007 study that found lung cancer rates among “never smokers” ranged from 4.8 to 13.7 per 100,000 men in a year, and 14.4 to 20.8 per 100,000 women.

“Those of us who treat the disease get a sense that these incidence rates for nonsmokers are increasing,” Wakelee said in a telephone interview. “But getting firm numbers is tricky” because the national cancer registry does not collect data on patients’ smoking habits.

Response to treatment Michaelle Gall of Lenexa, Mo., holds a scan of her body where the tumor shows up as a red egg-shaped orb. One in five women now diagnosed with lung cancer seldom, if ever, smoked. Keith Myers, Kansas City Star/MCT parts of the world is related to women’s work.

And there’s this question: In an age of anti-smoking campaigns proving so successful in cutting lung cancer deaths, how should society deal with the others — those patients rocked by the news that they have an often deadly condition through no fault of their own?

“The nonsmokers who survive lung cancer are some of our best advocates for awareness,” said Regina Vidaver of the National Lung Cancer Partnership, which advocates for increased federal funding of research. “They’re free from that stigma that society places, I’d say unjustly, on smokers who get sick.”

The group is not tiny. Of the

On the positive side, emerging research leads doctors to believe that nonsmoking women — those who have smoked fewer than 100 cigarettes in their lifetime — tend to respond better to treatment than nonsmoking men do.

“What is causing these cancers in people who don’t smoke? We don’t know, and I doubt we’ll ever find a particular cause,” said oncologist Ramaswamy Govindan at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

“It could be genetic, or a combination of factors. ... It’s mostly bad luck.

A random thing.”

Public awareness of lung cancer afflicting nonsmoking women rose with the 2006 death of Dana Reeve, the 44-year-old widow of actor Christopher Reeve. Reports the following year in the Journal of Clinical Oncology estimated that “15 percent of men and 53 percent of all women with lung cancer worldwide are never smokers,” though researchers were stumped about the reasons.

In recent years, scientists have been examining the role of estrogen in the spread of lung cancer and its potential treatment.

Joan Schiller, deputy director of the Simmons Cancer Center in Texas, told the American Society of Clinical Oncologists in a 2010 interview: “This is such a relatively new field, we’re just beginning to explore all the options. ... Perhaps estrogen is driving lung cancer in some people, just as estrogen drives breast cancer in some people.”

If so, estrogen receptors could be targeted in therapy to drive the cancer out, she said.

In Gall’s case, a drug approved for lung cancer patients just last summer could be a lifesaver.

Crizotinib, developed by Pfizer under the brand name Xalkori, has been found to shrink or stabilize tumors in patients carrying a gene mutation known as ALK, or anaplastic lymphoma kinase.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sped up approval of the oral drug for some patients diagnosed with non-small-cell lung cancer after weighing the drug’s success in attacking other kinds of cancer.

As for the emotional toll of hearing she has lung cancer — and being clueless to how she got it — Gall resists thoughts that might distract from her goal to get well.

“I try not to dwell on the why because it just takes you down a rabbit hole, and that’s not good,” she said. “I try to look forward and not backward.”

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“We have a permanent plan for the time being,” a House member told the press as Congress was tackling a crisis. “If problems arise, we’ll jump off that bridge when we come to it. But the status quo can’t remain the same.”

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East took the king and led a diamond, and West won, cashed his high trump and led another diamond. South ruffed but eventually lost a club to East. Down one.

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Yesterday’s answers:

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windy favor radius giggle They went to the zoo in Richmond to see a — Virginia wolf

Today’s birthday (Tuesday, May 15, 2012) This year you have two different themes running through your life. The first few months, you focus on expanding your horizons and realizing an important goal. In this same time period, you also could meet someone significant to your life history. The second period will start in the summer. You will tend to go within more to process your thoughts. If you are single, you meet people whom you carefully want to check out. If you are attached, the two of you will want more time alone as a couple. Aries knows how to trigger a reaction from you.

Aries (March 21-April 19) 666 Much more can be accomplished when you are upbeat. Others tend to work with you, with the exception of a key person who cares a lot about you and vice versa. Tonight: Hang with a friend.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) 6666 You have an enormous wealth of information and a well of creativity. Mix these traits together, and you’ll seem unstop-

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pable. Stay nonreactive. Tonight: Do for you.

frequency to this person. Tonight: Dinner for two.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) 6666 Handle a personal or domestic matter first. Take a few hours to slow down, and you will revitalize yourself. Tonight: Act like a kid again.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) 6666 Plunge into each task at hand.

You might note that someone or something could be pulling you back. On some level, you might subconsciously be working through the issue. Tonight: Decide to visit with a favorite person.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) 6666 You are likely to speak your mind, and you’ll be heard, up to a point.

Think carefully about this first.

You need to decide whether it is worth playing this game. Tonight: Mosey on home.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) 6666 You recently have been skimming through your life when dealing with various people.

Somehow you manage to get your message across and receive their responses, but at what cost?

Tonight: Allow your mind to drift.

You can decide whether to follow.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) 6666 Others recently have played a dominant role in your life. You wonder when you need to say “enough.” A partner needs and wants more of your time. If you said “no” more often to others, you could say “yes” with greater

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Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) 66666 Enjoy the people you encounter. Though you might not want to start a new relationship, a proclivity to revamp a current one or to work through a problem emerges. You finally are willing to open up to new ideas. Tonight: Let the fun and games begin.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) 666 You move from a place of concern or feeling a bit off to a great sense of self and a source of creativity. A meeting might appear to be going in one direction, but it actually could flip and point to a new path. Tonight: Act like it is the weekend.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) 6666 Sometimes you feel as if you must make the first move,

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but how many times must you?

Clearly this activity brings you some happiness, or the result makes it worthwhile. Be careful with a touchy elder or boss. Tonight: Get some quiet time.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) 666 You might want to indulge someone but feel like you can’t because you will want to go overboard. Know that you can stay within your budget — you just have to be creative. Your intuition points to creating greater security by letting someone know he or she is valued. Tonight: Out and about.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) 6666 Your magnetism attracts many people and results in odd reactions. Do not be surprised if you suddenly have difficulty relating to a loved one. Let this person know how much you care.

Tonight: Your treat.

The stars show the kind of day you’ll have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult.

Readers can write Jacqueline Bigar at jacquelinebigar.com.

PLUGGERS by Gary Brookins

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Ask Amy by Amy Dickinson Dear Amy: My ex and I have been on and off for the last four years, mainly due to me. We lived together. After a visit to my hometown a couple of years ago, I learned that he wanted to marry me and was planning on buying a ring.

A sense of anxiety came over me and I freaked out.

I ended things with him and asked him to move out. At the time, a lot of things were building up and it all just kind of exploded (I'm working on communicating better, instead of exploding). Later, he ended up moving back in with me, and we were working on things, but I missed my family back home

and decided to move back, leaving him behind.

I have done some soulsearching and now I want him back. I have told him that I want to spend the rest of my life with him, but he is very wary of me. He says he is numb to anything I say.

I am willing to do whatever it takes to win back his trust and love. I know that actions will speak louder than words and have been working seven days a week to save money so I

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can move to be closer to him and maybe have a chance to be together again. I want to prove that I do want to be with him.

I don’t know if I am living in a romantic comedy and hoping for a “happily ever after” outcome. I don’t know if I should just let him go. — Hopeless Dear Hopeless: This could be one of those romantic comedies that ends in a restraining order.

If your guy wrote to me, laying out the scenario from

his point of view, I would tell him to examine the actual evidence and make a choice based on your actions, not your statements.

In my anecdotal (and actual) experience, people who cut and run tend to continue to cut and run, regardless of their intentions.

The kindest thing for you to do would be to let this man fly free, like the proverbial butterfly to which you prove your love — by letting go.

Apologize to him, cop to being an idiot and let him decide what to do.

Dear Amy: I have an 18year-old (older) brother,

“Stanley.” He’s constantly on the phone with his girlfriend.

When we get home from school, he calls her and is on the phone until dinner. Then he's back on the phone until he goes to bed.

He lost one job due to texting and sometimes texts during school. His only plan for posthigh school is to move into an apartment near her house (she lives an hour away).

He has no idea what he is going to do to make money. My parents aren’t doing too much to stop this so I’ve decided to take action. Any advice? — Pestered in Pennsylvania Dear Pestered: I’m not sure

what “action” you intend to

take, but you are not your brother’s keeper. This is unfortunate, because I have the feeling you’d be pretty good at it.

The best way to reach him is through friendship.

You can ask him, “Beyond being with your girlfriend, do you have a plan? Do you know what you’re going to do for a job after graduation?”

Then you should hunker down, pay attention to your own choices and make a determination not to text away your own future.

Write to askamy@tribune.com or Ask Amy, Chicago Tribune, TT500, 435 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611.

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Yoga delivers calm to mothers-to-be Practice helps ease labor, opens hips and strengthens muscles

By Kristen Roderick The Hutchinson (Kan). News

Katie Burge is more at ease during this pregnancy.

Her muscles are relaxed, and every time she has a cramp, she knows how to work it out. She expects to have her baby in about four weeks.

Burge, who already has two children, attributes the calmness to a prenatal yoga class at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center in Kansas.

“I’ve never done anything like it before,” said Burge, of Lyons.

The 12-week program, which started in March, is the last project in instructor Letty Shaw’s yoga training. Shaw’s goal is to learn enough during this pilot program to teach other yoga instructors how to teach prenatal yoga.

“A lot of ladies can benefit from prenatal yoga,” Shaw said. “There’s no reason to hurt and suffer if there’s something that can be fixed while not taking drugs or other things that are harmful to your body.”

Shaw was in the midst of her initial yoga training about four years ago when she became pregnant with her third child. Before, she had problems with sciatica — pain from a nerve that goes down the leg — and lower back pain.

With yoga training, she never had a problem.

“I didn’t hurt at all with my third child,” she said. “I thought yoga was amazing. Everyone needs to know about it.”

Prenatal yoga instructor Letty Shaw demonstrates techniques that women can do during their pregnancy at the Hutchinson Regional Medical Center in Hutchinson, Kan. Colleen Lefholz, The Hutchinson News/Associated Press She was also able to go into labor without being induced, which hadn’t happened with her first two children.

“Labor was easy, and I found that using my yoga breathing worked, as opposed to my Lamaze breathing,” she said.

Students in Shaw’s prenatal class at the hospital focus on breathing, opening the hips and strengthening

the muscles. The class is designed to prepare the body for delivery.

All of the women in the class are Dr. Christine Sanders’ patients who already have children. They are all healthy women who were through their first trimester.

They are able to let instructors know what is different with this pregnancy.

prenatal yoga Several studios offer prenatal yoga in the Denver metro area, such as The Mother’hood, a mind-body wellness center that offers yoga along with other prenatal services; Colorado School of Iyengar Yoga, which offers prenatal classes as part of its gentle or stress-relief classes or one-on-one; and Belly Bliss, which focuses on fitness for moms to be .

• The Mother’hood, 2902 Zuni St., 303-643-5662, themotherhooddenver.com • Colorado School of Iyengar Yoga, 2162 S. Colorado Blvd., 303-758-4814, csyoga.com • Belly Bliss, 300 Josephine St., 303-399-1191, bellybliss.org Kyle Wagner

“You’re going to have less fatigue,” Sanders said. “The whole well-being thing comes back. There are usually less complaints related to pregnancy.”

When the patients who have taken the class come back to Sanders’ office, they say they feel better.

The classes also give the busy mothers a time to themselves.

“It’s good for them to get away and spend time for themselves before they go back home,” Shaw said.

Shaw and Sanders hope to open the class to the public soon. They also hope to do research that explains why yoga stances help pregnant women when they go into labor.

“I know what worked for me,” Shaw said. “Everyone is built differently. We want to see how things work — see what we should and shouldn’t do.”

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Power yoga classes offered 4 and 5:30 p.m.

Monday and Wednesday, 4 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. Saturday. $10 per class in May. Call or visit the website for more information. L-Town Nutrition, 1360 Littleton Blvd., Littleton, 303263-4029, yogaflex.org

May 26: The 2012 Colorado Walk Now for Autism Speaks is a benefit to fund research, awareness, provide family services and advocacy. Festivities include a one-mile walk and Autism Community Resource Fair. Registration and the fair begins at 12:30 p.m., the walk begins at 2 p.m. Sports Authority Field at Mile High, 720-443-7999, e-mail colorado@autismspeaks .org, walknowforautismspeaks.org/ colorado

Bodies in Bloom Thursday: Dr. Steven Vath shares recent techniques in the “Mommy Makeover” including the latest in breast procedures, liposuction and tummy tuck, 5-7 p.m. Participants may receive a free hand and arm exfoliation. Reservations required. The Center for Cosmetic Surgery, 725 Heritage Road, Suite 100, Golden, 303-278-2600

Double 5K May 27: Runners may choose the Early 5K (8 a.m.) or Late 5K (9 a.m.) or both which is the Double 5K. The course has been certified by the USATF. Runners who participate in both 5Ks qualify for prizes. Runners, walkers, teens and families are invited. America the Beautiful Park, Colorado Springs, Double5K.com

Bellco Colfax 5K Saturday: The kick-off for the Kaiser Permanente Colfax Marathon (Sunday) includes separate start waves for walkers, children and families and a 1-mile shortcut. 9 a.m. All participants receive a T-shirt; live music, food and refreshments at the finish line. Top 10 male and female finishers win awards. Denver’s City Park, runcolfax.org

Blondes vs. Brunettes Flag Football

Bicycles for Humanity Saturday: Donate your used bike to Bicycles for Humanity, a local nonprofit that ships bicycles to Namibia for aid workers, educators and residents to enable access to health care, education and economic opportunities in the African nation. Donations accepted 9 a.m. to noon at Greenwood Athletic and Tennis Club.

The club has joined forces with Bicycles for Humanity and Wheat Ridge Cyclery to support this project. 5801 S. Quebec St., Greenwood Village, b4hcolorado.org

Dress for Success Denver 5K Saturday: A 5K Power Walk benefit to help underprivileged women striving for economic independence. 8:30 a.m. registration, 10 a.m. walk begins. Post-race activities include booths, entertainment and prizes. Stapleton Central Park, Martin Luther King Boulevard and Beeler Street, dressforsuccess.org/denver

Ella’s Walk Saturday: The Longmont Humane Society is joined by Dave Delozier of KUSA-Channel 9 for this 3-mile benefit for homeless animals.

8:30-9:30 a.m. registration includes continental breakfast at the Boulder County Fairgrounds, 9:30 a.m. walk begins. The Mutt Main Street Festival follows with more than 30 pet-friendly vendors, refreshments, children’s activities, low-cost micro-chipping and nail trimming, demonstrations and more.

Individuals and teams welcome. Boulder County Fairgrounds, 9595 Nelson Road, Longmont, 303-772-1232 ext. 286, longmonthumane.org

The Gift of Life and Breath Saturday: A 5K Run/Walk to benefit early lung cancer detection research at University of Colorado Cancer Center. Registration opens at 8 a.m., the race begins at 9 a.m. $35 ages 19 and over, $15 ages 11-18, free age 10 and under, $30 Sleep In for the Cause. Games, face painting and entertainment included. University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 13001 E. 17th Place, Aurora, thegiftoflifeandbreath.com

Littleton Fitness Challenge Saturday: Four hours of activities include yoga, boot camp, Turbo kick, a 90-minute Pachanga Fitness Class and dancing. A portion of the proceeds benefit Haiti Team World Vision: Clean Water for Haiti. Registration begins at 7:45 a.m. E-mail or visit the website for more information. 5366 S. Bannock St., Littleton, e-mail: pachangafitness@gmail.com, pachangalatinworkout.com

Participants compete in the 2011 EMS Volleyball Tournament at the AirLife Memorial Run/Walk and Emergency Medical Service Celebration. Provided by AirLife

AirLife Memorial Run/Walk Sunday: The 15th annual AirLife Memorial Run/Walk and Emergency Medi-

cal Service Celebration includes a 5K/10K run, 5K walk and Kids Fun Run along with a volleyball tournament and children’s activities including a bouncy castle, climbing wall, face painting and more. Special appearances by sports team mascots Miles, Bernie, Wooly and more are also featured.

Proceeds fund EMS scholarships, safety conferences, recognize leaders in EMS safety and education and maintain the AirLife Memorial Park. Proceeds also provide assistance to the families of EMS personnel who have been killed or injured in the line of duty. Hudson Gardens and Event Center, 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, airlifedenver.com Women’s Health Day Saturday: South Suburban Parks and Recreation celebrates National Women’s Health Week with special activities 9 a.m. to noon.

Sessions on nutrition, safety and self-defense are offered along with mini-fitness classes, chair massages, health vendors, giveaways and more. Free. Buck Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton, 303-730-4610

Kaiser Permanente Colfax Marathon Sunday: The seventh annual competition includes the Marathon, Half Marathon, Marathon Relay and Urban 10 Miler. Visit the website for details. runcolfax.org

Let’s Move Together Arthritis Walk Sunday: The Arthritis Foundation hosts the eighth annual benefit as part of National Arthritis Action Month to raise awareness and funds to fight arthritis. Participants may choose from one- and three-mile course options. 9 a.m. registration, 11:10 walk begins.

Washington Park, 303-756-8622 ext. 230, denverarthritiswalk.org

Miramont Lifestyle Fitness Monday-June 3: Offering complimentary memberships to teens ages 14-17 from the Fort Collins area to its Central and North locations from June 4 through Aug. 12. Miramont will also offer fee-based small group training programs for teens and the opportunity to add a Climbing Wall Membership. Those interested must sign up with a parent or guardian

and participate in a one-hour teen certification scheduled the week of June 4. Download a registration form on the website or register at the Central Club, 2211 S. College Ave., Fort Collins. miramontlifestyle.com

Fear the Deer May 26: Gain more than 2,800 vertical feet in this trail race, a benefit for Jeffco Open Space.

Start time is 8 a.m. Deer Creek Canyon Park, Littleton, fearthedeer.co/

Gunnison Growler Weekend May 26-28: Festivities include a Gunnison Outdoor Expo, fishing and outdoor sports derby for children, biking events, trail running and more. Visit the website for times, locations and details. Gunnison, 800-274-7580, gunnisonchamber.com

Rocky Mountain Feline Rescue May 26: Annual 5K Fun Run and Walk to benefit the no-kill Denver cat shelter, 9 a.m. $30, $20 children under 12. T-shirts, vendors, refreshments and prizes included. Stapleton Central Park, 8801 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., RunningGuru.com/website/HerdingCats

Roxborough State Park May 26 & June 23: Guided Sunrise Hikes at 5:30 a.m. Reservations required by sending a check for $7.50 payable to “Friends of Roxborough” to Roxborough State Park, 4751 E. Roxborough Drive, Roxborough, CO 80125. Hikes take place regardless of weather. 303-973-3959, parks.state.co.us

June 2: The Young Professionals Alzheimer’s Association of Colorado (YPAAC) hosts its women’s flag football game, 1 p.m. gates open, 2 p.m. game begins. Admission is $25 or a $25 donation to a player. Proceeds fund Alzheimer’s education, counseling and research for the 72,000 Coloradans battling this disease. DU’s Peter Barton Stadium, ypaac.org/bvb

Parkinson Association Vitality Walk June 3: The 10th annual pledge walk to raise awareness and funds for the Parkinson Association of the Rockies. 8 a.m. registration, 9 a.m. walk begins, 10 a.m. resource fair with entertainment. $30. Free parking is available at South High School. Washington Park, events.parkinsonrockies.org

Bear Valley Library June 5: “Beginning Yoga” class, 5:30 p.m. Free.

5171 W. Dartmouth Ave., 720-865-0975

Denver Century Ride June 17: Cyclists may select from five new courses ranging from one to 100 miles, beginner to expert, in the third annual Coldwell Banker Denver Century Ride. A party and expo follows with a bike rodeo, chalk art and play stations, food and refreshments. Start times and fees vary. Stapleton Central Park, 8775 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., DenverCenturyRide.com

Boomer & Senior Yoga for Health Sunday: A weekly workshop meets 3-4:15 p.m. every Sunday. Participants learn the health benefits of yoga in age and how to increase flexibility, improve strength and balance, maintain healthy joints, build bone and muscle, prevent osteoporosis and reduce stress. $8 per class. Reservations recommended. Samadhi Yoga Studio, 639 E. 19th Ave., 303-860-YOGA (860-9642), samadhi yoga.net

Brain Fitness A group for those with cognitive problems following cancer treatments meets the last Tuesday of each month. Call or e-mail for details. Oncology Rehab, 5300 Denver Tech Center Parkway, Suite 200, Greenwood Village, 720-306-8261, e-mail concarson@aol .com

Fiesty Fit Females A free exercise group for female cancer survivors meets the final Thursday of each month, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Visit the website for details. feistyfitfemales.org Compiled by Vickie Heath, The Denver Post Mail items at least 10-14 days in advance to Fitness Calendar, The Denver Post, 101 W. Colfax Ave., Suite 600, Denver, CO 80202; fax 303-954-1679, e-mail living@denverpost.com.

Drs. Oz and Roizen

Regain control after PTSD; find good home health care Q: A few weeks ago, while trying to avoid a deer, I swerved wildly and just missed a head-on collision with another car. I ended up in a ditch, unhurt but shaken. Since then I can’t sleep more than a few hours at a time. I get flashbacks and break into sweats. Sometimes during the day, just walking to the soda machine at work, I have to stop to catch my breath. What’s happening? — Andrew F., Darien Conn.

A: You don’t have to be a wounded Iraqi warrior to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, and that sounds like what you are describing. Anyone who has experienced a traumatic event involving the threat of injury or death is a candidate. PTSD is called a disorder because it changes — disorders — how certain hormones and brain chemicals, called neurotransmitters, carry information and respond to stress. Not everyone who has a similar experience will react the same way; whether you develop PTSD depends on your genetic predispositions, your social situation (isolation makes it harder to process the event) and your physical health going into the trauma.

This is a physical condition, so don’t be ashamed and don’t try to shrug off the feelings. We urge you to see a specialist — the sooner you get properly diagnosed, the sooner you can begin treatment and regain control of your life and your relationships with those around you. The good news is that therapy, which may mean medications, cognitive behavioral therapy and counseling therapy (specific to your experience), or a combination of all three, really does work. You won’t feel better overnight, but you will learn how to cope with the memory of what happened and take back control of your life.

Without prompt treatment, symptoms can get more intense and harder to handle. But with treatment, you can begin to get rid of chronic sleep deprivation and stress, and avoid a cascade of related health problems, from high blood pressure and heart disease to diabetes and depression.

Q: My 75-year-old widowed mother is going to have hip-replacement surgery, and my sister and I want her to have 24/7 at-home care. We’ve heard the horror stories from friends about their experiences with such services, so what’s the best way to go about this? — Desmond R., Riverside, Calif.

A: The usual hospital stay for a hip replacement is 3.3 days before going home (or to rehab). And the major risk after hip surgery is a clot (embolism) in a leg vein that migrates to the lungs. So, the first thing you want to do is work with her surgeon to determine the level of care and expertise she will need during those first days or weeks at home.

Then you want to work with an agency or service that provides your required level of trained, licensed home-health-care workers. The business providing those workers should itself be licensed, regulated, inspected and/or certified.

Also, find out how the business screens (does it perform criminal background checks?), qualifies and trains employees. Then ask the agency for references, such as doctors, nurses and customers. This also is the right time to ask about insurance and Medicare coverage.

When you interview potential hires, you need to be specific about what you’ll expect them to do: bathroom protocol, bathing, medications, physical therapy/activity, cooking, answering the phone, the door, etc.

The more clearly the job responsibilities are defined, the happier everyone will be.

Once a home-health-care worker passes your “this seems like a good person” test and starts helping your mom, the first day or two is really an audition. The person has to get along (your mom gets the thumbs-up/ thumbs-down vote!), and you have to be satisfied with the care. Then you can all relax, and Mom can heal. If she was generally healthy before the surgery, she’ll be coming over for dinner with the grandkids before you know it.

Mehmet Oz, host of “The Dr. Oz Show,” and Mike Roizen of Cleveland Clinic accept questions at realage.com or e-mail them at youdocsdaily@realage.com.

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SNACKS BACK IN MASSACHUSETTS

Complaints bring back bake sales Junk food means $$$

omplaining can work! The governor and legislature of Massachusetts have saved the bake sales that may mean bad nutrition but mean good money for school clubs, teams and organizations.

New guidelines from Washington require schools that use US taxpayer money to pay for their meal programs to serve healthy, nutritious foods.

The rules also require that schools not sell junk food during meal times, to keep kids from skipping lunch and eating cookies and candy instead.

There has also been talk of a rule to limit bake sales and sales of candy and soda during school hours, though it hasn’t happened yet.

But Massachusetts went further, with a rule to ban all sale of junk food, even at afterschool activities like plays and sports events. That went too Photo: Jo Naylor far, groups said, and the state agreed to toss out the rule.

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TECH AS A LEARNING GAME

ROBOTS INVADE SCHOOL! NORWAY IS TOPS FOR KIDS AND MOMS (US IS #25) The good news for the US is that we’ve improved our standing in “Save the Children’s” annual survey of countries.

Last year, the US was only the 33rd best place for mothers and children. This year, we’ve climbed up to number 25.

The bad news is that there are still 24 nations in the world where, according to the rankings, kids and moms do better than here.

The charity, which aids poor children around the world, ranks 165 nations each year, based on things like how many women have roles in the government and what percentage of kids are able to attend preschool. The results are released at Mother’s Day. Norway topped the list in part because so many of its women get good educations and its infants enjoy better health. The US scored poorly in things like access to health care and rate of family poverty. photo by Ranveig

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his spring, 21 fifth and sixth grade students at Welchester Elementary were introduced to the science of robots through an after school program.

By Anna Hirschmann, CK Reporter, a fifth-grader from Golden

The first ever Welchester Robotics Club was started

by Mike Stark with a grant from IBM. The students built and programmed robots using Mindstorms NXT, an educational kit by Lego.

The goal is to get kids interested in engineering and technology while they have fun constructing robots.

The club was hands-on and each student had the chance to build and program their group’s automaton.

As Calvin Jordan noted, “My favorite thing was to program the robot and watch it do what I told it to do.”

Each group named their robot and the names ranged from mythological to silly: Zeus, Nitro, Diger (pronounced Digger) and Billy Bob Joe Jr. Over the course of several meetings, the kids learned to program the robots to complete increasingly difficult tasks. Each session the students tested their robots with races and other competitions leading up to the Final Challenge.

As the final session neared, the students’ energy and enthusiasm grew. Some even attended early morning sessions before school to perfect the code for their robots.

In the last meeting, the bots had to successfully execute three distinct tasks to earn points. The jobs included sweeping candy “toxic waste” into a trash bin, pressing the trash compactor button, and following a trail out of the pen.

Gearing up: Brennan Oaklief and Brady Stark get their bot set for a test run. Photo by Greg Oaklief Each group had four attempts to complete the challenge and their top two scores were added together to compute their final tally.

All four teams were very competitive and the challenge resulted in a tie for first place between Zeus and Diger. Zeus was the only robot to achieve a perfect score of ten that afternoon. The winners each received a piece of the candy “toxic waste.”

Mr. Stark has big plans for next year’s Robotics Club. He said, “There will probably be two clubs, an advanced one for kids that participated this year, and one for beginners. Hopefully, there will also be room for fourth graders.”

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Clever animation and jelly beans make a sweet video There are many music videos out there on websites like YouTube, with a video for nearly every song that exists. Some follow the lyrics, some have plots, others are just made with the purpose of being interesting.

By Sophia Becker, CK Reporter, an eighth-grader from Highlands Ranch

The most interesting video I’ve seen was made for the song “In Your Arms,” by Kina Grannis.

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The entire video was made using stop-motion — stringing a bunch of pictures together to make it appear as if inanimate objects are moving — and lots and lots of jelly beans.

The background is full of jellybeans that appear to be moving!

What is even more remarkable is how close Grannis’s lips move to the music in the stop-motion video.

You can watch the video on Kina Grannis’s channel on YouTube, as well as a video describing the making of the first video.

Get a link at DenverPostEducation.com/links

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Colorado Kids is produced by Denver Post Educational Services Executive Editor:Dana Plewka CK Editor: Mike Peterson We welcome your comments: ColoradoKids@denverpost.com

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n this short mystery, “The Crystal Ball,” by Jacqueline Greene, Rebecca Rubin is having some bad luck.

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BEYOND THESE FOUR PAGES A story on Page One of CK this week talks about food that is appropriate for lunch and food that is just for snacks. Look through the advertising in today’s Denver Post for grocery, snack or restaurant ads. Which are appropriate for meals?

Which are better thought of as treats?

By Anna Brandner, CK Reporter, a fifth-grader from Centennial

She loses a ball and steps on jacks. Her neighbor, Mr. Rossi, has been having bad luck too.

He sprains his wrist and Rebecca discovers a pigeon carrying a strange note warning Mr. Rossi of danger.

This is not good because it is written in Italian and says it is from his dead wife.

He goes to a fortune teller and asks if they can tell him what the note means.

At this same time, many people in the apartments close by are missing valuable items that someone must have stolen.

Rebecca decides to solve this mystery.

If you’re a person who doesn’t

like scary mysteries, this might be a good book for you.

This novel is by American Girl Publishing and is based on the American Girl doll, Rebecca. The story is set around 1914.

This book is definitely for girls, around ages 9 and up which is what the publisher recommends.

“The Crystal Ball” is a pretty good book, I enjoyed reading it and it was a nice shorter mystery.

Hard times in a hard prairie winter

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ay B.” is a novel by Caroline Starr Rose about a girl named

May B.

By Hannah Skurcenski, CK Reporter, a fifth-grader from Centennial

May lives with Ma, Pa, and her brother, Hiram.

Ma and Pa send May 15 miles away to live in a soddy (a house made of sod) and help out the Oblingers, people who May has

never met.

Her parents do this for the extra food and clothing, but she will only be there until Christmas.

When Mrs. Oblinger runs away, and Mr. Oblinger sets out to find her, May is abandoned.

She is certain they will come back, but they don’t.

Winter comes, and May is on her own to

get food and to stay warm.

Will May B. survive the long winter?

Read this book to find out.

May B. sells for around $10, and is geared for both girls and boys ages 7-10.

I would rate this book 5 out of 5 long winters because I loved it and couldn’t stop reading it until I was finished.

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Fungus that kills bats may be spreading

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ven with the popularity of vampires in teen literature and movies, most people are a little creeped out by bats. That can make it hard to get people to care when bats need help.

But there is good reason to care about a fungus that has killed millions of bats in the East and that scientists fear will spread to the West.

White Nose Syndrome, often seen as a fungus on the noses of hibernating bats, spreads easily in the caves where they pack in to share body heat through their winter hibernation.

Biologists believe the deaths occur because the fungus causes bats to wake up and move around during the times when they ought to be hibernating. Because they are more active than they should be, they burn the fat reserves that are supposed to keep them alive through the winter.

Infected bats will sometimes even fly around, apparently in search of insects, but, of course, there are no insects in the winter time, and the bats die of starvation, either inside the caves or in the snow just outside.

The fungus has spread throughout New England and farther. Some caves in New Brunswick, Canada, that once housed thousands of bats each year were nearly empty this past winter. The fungus has now been found as far west as Oklahoma, though not enough to cause deaths yet.

Bats eat tons of insects that threaten crops and make summer miserable for people. Without bats, food prices and mosquito-born disease could rise. Creepy or cute, they are an important part of our ecosystem.

Photo: US Fish and Wildlife Service

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Apply to be a CK Reporter Colorado Kids is getting ready to sign up its staff of Senior Youth Reporters for the 2012-13 school year. If you will be in fourth through eighth grade next year, and you’d like the chance to write about events and people in Colorado and to review books, toys, games, and movies here’s your chance. Get your application in and join us!

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Here’s what you need to send us: • A letter from you telling us why you’d like to be a CK reporter • One (just one!) sample of your very best nonfiction writing • A letter of recommendation from a teacher • A letter from your parent or guardian giving you permission to be a CK reporter • A photo of you (school pictures are best) • This application, filled out Mail your complete application to: Senior Youth Reporter/ Denver Post Educational Services / 101 W. Colfax Ave. / Denver, CO 80202 by May 18, 2012. Reporters will be notified of acceptance by June 25 and will attend a training on July 21.

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INTENSE, MATURE BOOK

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HISTORIC FICTION

DJ’S MUSIC, DREAMS BRAVE BOY BEHIND AND LIFE ALL COLLIDE THE BATTLE LINES

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Come read more stories, and maybe write one yourself!

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With his father safe in England and his brother a prisoner of war, Michael is left to be the man of the house.

The Nazis are dangerous and arrogant, but when he joins the French Resistance, hazards abound.

In “Boys of Wartime: Michael at the Invasion of France, 1943” the third in the “Boys of Wartime” series of historical novels by Laurie Calkhoven, Michael and his friends are forced to grow up fast, and make difficult choices to save themselves, their families, and their country.

Michael secretly helps American and British aviators sneak out of France and still must

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By Ferris Fynboh, CK Reporter, a seventh-grader from Denver

pretend to be a boy, a child.

He must defy all odds and risk his life, time and again, for his country.

Eventually, he is forced to escape his country, and make the deadly trek over the Pyrenees Mountains with three aviators in order to be reunited with his family.

But when he is faced with the difficult choice of doing what’s right and what is easy, he learns the true value of self worth.

This truly compelling story of patriotic bravery during one of the most massive and deadly wars in history will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end.

This incredible story is fictional, but it becomes more and more real to the reader as the book progresses; it is not long before the page disappears and the landscape of France replaces it.

As you join Michael on his journey for the freedom of his country, you will see how much difference one boy really can make.

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Marley has cared for his drug-addicted mother since his father died four years ago. He works every night during the week to pay the bills and goes to a private school on a scholarship.

When he gets a job as the warm-up DJ at a club, it seems like all his dreams are coming true, especially when his long time crush starts paying more and more attention to him.

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ichael is just an ordinary French boy when the Nazis invade Paris during World War II.

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By Zoe Knight, CK Reporter, an eighth-grader from Denver

Then, his dreams go further when the DJ that Marley warms up for gets him into a DJ contest at the hottest club in town.

And of course, just when things start looking up, everything comes falling down around Marley.

This book is definitely for ages 13 and up, because there is a lot of cussing.

The characters and story could fit in with the real world.

DJ Rising is a fast read with 285 pages and lots of intense scenes that make you want to know what happens next.

The writing is really descriptive, especially with all the song and artist references.

This novel would be a good read for music lovers and future DJs who are of the right age.

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J Rising,” by Love Maia, is the story of “Marley Johnnywas DiegoDylan’s” complicated highschool life, his rise in the world of DJs, and his love of music.

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