Kobi and Morgan Johnson made history at state wrestling as the first brother-sister pair to repeat as individual champions. The Loveland duo was unstoppable over the three-day tournament at Ball Arena. Kobi (120) earned his third consecutive title in Class 4A. Morgan (105) won her second CHSAA-sanctioned title in the girls’ bracket. Their overall combined record this season: 55-2. The […]

Weston Dalton was overwhelmed after winning a Class 4A state wrestling title Saturday night. The Pueblo East junior sprinted through an empty tunnel at Ball Arena to find a quiet space. He slunk to the floor and leaned against a hallway door for a moment alone. Call it a sweet release. “Sometimes you can’t contain your emotions as much as […]

The girls took center stage at Ball Arena Saturday night. They obliged by turning in some electrifying performances in the finals of CHSAA state wrestling tournament. Although Chatfield didn’t win any individual titles, the Chargers’ quality depth and success in the early rounds earned them their second consecutive girls’ title. Chatfield piled up 88 points to edge out Loveland (83.5). […]

Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Spring training games won’t begin until at least March 5, Major League Baseball announced in a statement on Friday. “We regret that, without a collective bargaining agreement in place, we must postpone the start of spring training games,” the statement said. “All 30 clubs are unified in their […]

The Colorado high school wrestling state tournaments take place Thursday, Feb. 17 through Saturday, Feb. 19 at Ball Arena in Denver. Our staff will be there throughout the weekend providing live coverage. Refresh this page for the latest updates and results. In addition, real-time Tweets from reporters around the state are at the bottom of this page. Tournament info: Schedule, […]

Lyndsey O’Blia was a frazzled working mom. Dale, her 3-year-old son, was a non-stop ball of energy. Needing something to wear out her hyperactive toddler, she enrolled him in a pee-wee wrestling program. Voilà! Problem solved, a wrestling career was born. Dale Sr., an electrician, recalls the moment like it was yesterday. “I was working on a project in Vail […]

Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. A bargaining session between Major League Baseball and the players’ union lasted just 15 minutes Thursday and produced little progress toward a new collective bargaining agreement, sources familiar with the situation told ESPN. The union offered tweaks to its arbitration demands while asking MLB for more money in […]

Ryan Zimmerman announced his retirement from Major League Baseball on Tuesday after 16 seasons, all with the Washington Nationals. The veteran infielder issued a statement announcing his retirement via CAA Baseball: The Nationals took Zimmerman, 37, with their first pick in the 2005 draft soon after moving from Montreal to Washington. He retires as the Nationals’ all-time leader in games […]

ESPN MLB insider Author of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball asked for the ability to eliminate hundreds of minor league playing jobs in its latest labor offer to the MLB Players Association, sources familiar with the proposal told ESPN. Currently, the Domestic Reserve List — which governs the number […]

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball has stopped testing players for steroids for the first time in nearly 20 years due to the expiration of the sport’s drug agreement, two people familiar with the sport’s Joint Drug Program told The Associated Press. The people spoke on condition of anonymity Monday because no public announcement was made. The halt in testing […]