Leading Off: Ortiz Could Play Last Game, Jays Try To Sweep

If you can pull yourself away from skiing or snowboarding, consider taking a few hours to visit a museum on your next ski adventure to restore your body and fuel your mind. Colorado is home to 28 ski areas and resorts, each with a fascinating backstory. These places have a rich history, from being the homelands and hunting grounds of the Ute, Arapahoe, and Cheyenne Native American Tribal Nations to the influx of silver and gold miners to the settlement of homesteading ranchers and cowboys and the development of ski areas by post-war veterans of the 10th Mountain Division soldiers of World War II.

As of Monday, the Dallas Cowboys need a head coach. The first big name to emerge as a candidate was Colorado’s Deion Sanders, one of the top players in Cowboys history. Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports reported Monday night that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has spoken to Sanders about the job after the team parted ways with Mike McCarthy. “Discussions are expected to continue regarding the possibility of (Sanders) becoming the next head coach in Dallas,” Schultz reported.

By DAVID BRANDT GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Sam Darnold tried to step up in the pocket to find a receiver but there was nowhere to go. The blue and yellow wall that was the Los Angeles Rams’ defense closed too fast. Akhello Witherspoon got there first, knocking the Minnesota quarterback to the ground as the ball popped loose.

DALLAS — Mike McCarthy will not return as coach of the Dallas Cowboys, who are going on three decades since their last Super Bowl title, owner Jerry Jones said Monday. Jones said the organization and McCarthy mutually agreed to part ways. A search for the team’s next coach begins immediately, he said. “I have great respect for Mike, and he has led the team through some very unique and challenging times during his tenure,” Jones said in a statement. McCarthy’s contract expired on Jan.

NEW YORK — A sixth person was charged Monday in the federal sports betting case involving ex-NBA player Jontay Porter, and authorities disclosed a text message Porter allegedly sent explaining how to cash in on his plans to bench himself in a January 2024 game. The former Toronto Raptors center already has pleaded guilty in the criminal case and was banned from the NBA for life.

The Broncos have a big chunk of their defensive core already under contract for 2025. The biggest free agent decision to make: Defensive tackle D. J. Jones. Jones turns 30 next week and just played the final season of a three-year, $30 million deal he signed before the 2022 season. He turned in a season typical of an interior defensive lineman in 2024: Impressive, but under the radar. Now he said he’s unsure of what the next step in his career looks like. “It’s up to God, man,” Jones told The Denver Post on Friday.