Saturday's High School Scoreboard (02/23/13)

Zac Veen took a baby step toward the big leagues Tuesday when the Rockies selected the outfielder’s contract and added him to their 40-man roster. His big step — making his major league debut — could very well come in 2025, but he would have to have a lights-out camp to make the club’s roster out of spring training. Veen, 22, is ranked as the Rockies’ No.

BOSTON — Boston coach Jim Montgomery, who led the Bruins to the greatest regular season in NHL history but never got them past the second round of the playoffs, was fired Tuesday, a day after the below-.500 team lost to last-place Columbus to extend its losing streak to three games. “Jim Montgomery is a very good NHL coach and an even better person,” general manager Don Sweeney said in a news release announcing the move.

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Michael Irvin and Deion Sanders go way back. All the way back to the Dallas Cowboys’ Super Bowl XXX win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Tempe, Ariz., to be exact. So when the five-time Pro Bowl wide receiver has something to say about the CU Buffs head football coach, it’s at least worth a listen. In an appearance on The Herd With Colin Cowherd on FOX Sports this week, Irvin was asked whether or not Coach Prime would take the Dallas Cowboys job if the franchise drafted his son and Buffs quarterback, Shedeur Sanders.

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