(Photo credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports) The Colorado Rockies placed left-hander Kyle Freeland on the 15-day injured list Friday with a left elbow strain. The move is retroactive to Tuesday for Freeland, who appeared to injure his right shoulder while attempting to score the go-ahead run in the ninth inning Monday against the Philadelphia Phillies. Manager Bud Black, however, said Freeland was "fine" after the gam ..read more

Ryan Mink The Ravens have long prided themselves on being a team that drafts the best player available, and that strategy has paid off handsomely (see Kyle Hamilton, 2022). But, of course, need - both short and long term - is part of a team's draft calculation. Baltimore's top draft need is on the offensive line, primarily offensive tackle. Beyond that, it's a toss up between wide receiver, cornerbac ..read more

(Photo credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports) The Federal Aviation Administration and United Airlines are looking into how a member of the Colorado Rockies traveling party got into the cockpit during a charter flight and sat in the captain's chair, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Based on a since-deleted video posted to social media, The Denver Post identified the person sitting at the controls of the team ..read more

(Photo credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports) The Los Angeles Kings overtook the defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights for third place in the Pacific Division on Thursday as the NHL regular season concluded and first-round playoff matchups were confirmed. The Golden Knights (45-29-8, 98 points) could have sealed third in division with a win over the long-eliminated Anaheim, but the Ducks emerged with a 4 ..read more

(Photo credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports) Valeri Nichushkin scored twice in Colorado's four-goal first period, Nathan MacKinnon had two assists to reach 140 points, and the Avalanche beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 in Denver on Thursday night. MacKinnon, who finished second in scoring in the NHL, set the franchise record for points in a season, topping Peter Stastny's 139 points in 1981-82 with the Quebec Nordiques. Mikk ..read more

(Photo credit: Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports) Even as the New York Yankees started quickly, Aaron Judge's bat was quiet and it was highly noticeable until their first three-game losing streak. Judge delivered his biggest hit of the season Wednesday afternoon and the Yankees are hoping it sparks a major hot streak starting with Friday's visitfrom the Tampa Bay Rays. The Yankees are off to a 13-6 start despite Judge hit ..read more

(Photo credit: Stephen Brashear-USA TODAY Sports) The Seattle Mariners are coming off of a successful homestand and now face a scuffling Colorado Rockies team that had a forgettable road trip. Seattle ended its homestand with a three-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds, bouncing back from dropping two of three to the Chicago Cubs, and gained confidence heading into a six-game trip that begins Friday night in Denver. The M ..read more

DENVER (CN) - Owners of a Colorado funeral home where nearly 200 bodies rotted in a warehouse pleaded not guilty on Thursday to federal charges of wire fraud and conspiracy. This past October, the Fremont County Sheriff's Office investigated a foul odor and discovered more than 180 decomposing bodies warehoused at the Return to Nature Funeral Home's facility in Penrose, Colo., a town of 3,000 approximately t ..read more

(Photo credit: Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports) Despite a lack of power by his team, Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson kept saying that the runs would start coming in bunches. Thomson was right. After scoring five or more runs in back-to-back games for the first time this season, the Phillies will look to record their fourth straight win on Friday when they open a three-game series against the visiting Chicago White ..read more

(Photo credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports) The final day of the NHL regular season won't mean anything for first-round matchups, but it could have an impact on what happens later in the playoffs. The Colorado Avalanche host the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night as both teams get ready for the postseason. Colorado (49-25-7, 105 points),which is stumbling down the stretch, is locked into third place in the Central D ..read more