US suicide rate rose sharply among middle-aged Health officials say suicides among middle-aged Americans climbed at a startling rate over the past decade, a period that included the recession. Overall, the suicide rate for the age group jumped 28 percent from 1999 to 2010. And among whites, it shot up 40 percent.... More
Officer Killed Boyfriend and Son in Murder-Suicide, Police Say An off-duty police officer was believed to have shot and killed her boyfriend and their 1-year-old son, and then turned the gun on herself in an apparent murder-suicide at their Brooklyn home on Monday morning, investigators said. The officer’s 19-year-old son managed to escape the three-story house on East 56th Street by fleeing through a bedroom window after hearing the sound of gunshots, said Paul J. More
3 teens arrested for assault after girl's suicide Eight days after allegedly being sexually battered while passed out at a party, and then humiliated by online photos of the assault, 15-year-old Audrie Pott posted on Facebook that her life was ruined, "worst day ever," and hanged herself.... More
NBC Confirms Fallon Will Succeed Leno “The Tonight Show” will begin a new era in February when Jimmy Fallon succeeds Jay Leno as host of the most storied and successful program in late-night television. NBC plans to announce on Wednesday its plan to install Mr. Fallon as the show’s sixth host at the conclusion of the network’s coverage of the 2014 Winter Olympics from Sochi, Russia. More
Wanjiru, Assefa and Munyao headline Bangsaen21 fields Rosemary Wanjiru and Tigist Assefa will clash in the women’s race while Alexander Mutiso Munyao leads the entries for the men’s race at the World Athletics Platinum Label event in Chon Buri ... 12/13/2024 - 7:26 am | View Link
SAN JOSE — As Mackenzie Blackwood was peeling the tape away from his teal-infused goalie gear inside the very burgundy-and-blue home locker room at Ball Arena, a voice called out from across the room.
It was his new partner, Scott Wedgewood, who just days before was doing the same with navy blue and gold-laced pads.
“Don’t answer his questions,” Wedgewood warned.
It was in jest, of course.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Malcolm Roach is in many ways the beating heart of the Broncos defense.
It’s not just that he plays squarely in the middle at nose tackle.
It’s not just that he plays with an energy that those around him say is infectious.
It’s that he exists with that energy all the time.
FORT COLLINS — Last December, Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi’s mind was on his money. A year later, just as he’s about to hang with Snoop Dogg, the money isn’t on his mind.
“I’m a Ram for life,” Fowler-Nicolosi, CSU’s affable and strong-armed sophomore quarterback, told me earlier this month during preparations for a showdown with Miami of Ohio in Saturday’s Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl.
Two years ago, Jamie Steele was ready to hang up his whistle.
A longtime assistant around Larimer County, including a 17-year run as Loveland’s freshman head coach and stints with Resurrection Christian and Mountain View, Steele was Thompson Valley’s running backs coach in 2022.
But when then-Eagles head coach Chris Tedford left for Fossil Ridge ahead of the 2023 season, Steele wasn’t sure of his football future.
Fossil Ridge wide receiver Marcus Mozer is the winner of the 2024 Denver Post Gold Helmet Award, edging out six other worthy senior finalists. Here’s a look at each of them:
Rhett Armstrong
Palmer Ridge kicker Rhett Armstrong attempts a kick in a game during the 2024 prep football season. (Provided by Hayden Everhart, Palmer Ridge athletic department)
School: Palmer Ridge
On the field: Rated one of the top 15 kickers in the nation by 247Sports, Armstrong is Baylor-bound after breaking the CHSAA record for total career points by a kicker (279).