Byers Brush Fire Burns More Than 1,100 Acres, Four Homes Before Containment

Someone must’ve turned off the humidor. On the capper to a wild weekend at Coors Field that saw the Rockies and Braves combine for 47 runs over three games, Colorado staged a comeback for the ages. After entering the bottom of the eighth inning trailing by six runs, the Rockies strung together an eight-hit, seven-run frame to claim a 9-8 come-from-behind victory in the series rubber match. “It was awesome,” manager Bud Black told reporters after the game.

SHERIDAN — Owners are left heartbroken after a litter of puppies exposed to a rabies-positive puppy during a Sheridan adoption event last month were told to surrender their dogs to be put down. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is contacting the people fostering the puppies about surrendering the 11 puppies for animal euthanasia. The action is being taken after a puppy adopted from Moms and Mutts Colorado (MAMCO) Rescue for Pregnant and Nursing Dogs tested positive for the virus on Wednesday.

INDIANAPOLIS — Tim Patrick could do no wrong. Well, almost. The Broncos veteran wide receiver, who missed 2022 with a torn ACL and 2023 with a torn Achilles tendon, crossed a major threshold Sunday when he played in his first game in more than two years. Patrick wasted little time getting into the scorebook, hauling in a 14-yard catch from Jarrett Stidham for a first down on the offense’s second snap. Then he popped up, signaled first down in Colts cornerback Jaylon Jones’ grill and drew a flag for taunting. Yeah, it stalled Denver’s opening drive and no, you don’t want that. His longtime teammate Courtland Sutton, though, could not have cared less. “All of us in the huddle were like, ‘It’s his first catch in two years, man,’” Sutton said.

INDIANAPOLIS — Sean Payton hates sacks. He doesn’t just dislike them. The Broncos head coach cannot stand them. Not only that, but he puts most of the blame for sacks on the quarterback rather than the offensive line. It’s a major reason he grew frustrated with Russell Wilson a year ago — Wilson was sacked 45 times in 15 starts — and it’s one of the trends he’s liked in his quarterback group so far this summer. The first preseason game Sunday at Indianapolis showed more of the same for Jarrett Stidham, Bo Nix and Zach Wilson.

Fire crews gained 60% containment on the Bucktail fire burning on 7,202 acres northeast of Nucla in Montrose County, officials said in an update Sunday. Related Articles Colorado News | Colorado wildfire update: Bucktail fire in Montrose County doubles in size, chars more than 7,200 acres Colorado News | Colorado wildfire update: Alexander Mountain fire was human-caused, officials say Colorado News | Boulder County residents banded together to stay safe during Lakeshore fire Colorado News | Colorado wildfire evacuations lifted as containment grows Colorado News | Colorado wildfire updates: Quarry fire 100% contained, flash flood warning issued for Alexander Mountain fire burn scar Rain helped tamp down the fire Saturday, allowing firefighters to increase containment from 10% Saturday to 60% Sunday, U.

By JOHN LEICESTER SAINT-DENIS, France — Setting out to prove that topping Paris isn’t mission impossible, Los Angeles rolled out a skydiving Tom Cruise, Grammy winner Billie Eilish and other stars on Sunday as it took over Olympic hosting duties for 2028 from the French capital, which closed out its 2024 Games just as they started — with joy and panache. The closing ceremony capped two and a half extraordinary weeks of Olympic sports and emotion with a boisterous, star-studded show in France’s national stadium, mixing unbridled celebration with a somber call for peace from IOC President Thomas Bach. Following in Paris’ footsteps promises to be a challenge: It made spectacular use of its cityscape for its first Games in 100 years, with the Eiffel Tower and other iconic monuments becoming Olympic stars in their own right as they served as backdrops and venues for medal-winning feats. But the City of Angeles showed that it, too, has aces up its sleeves, like the City of Light. Cruise — in his Ethan Hunt persona — wowed by descending from the top of the stadium to electric guitar “Mission Impossible” riffs.