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The Rockies and Red Sox squeezed in another trade on Tuesday afternoon, swapping reliever Manny Delcarmen for a Minor League pitcher just hours before the waiver trade deadline.
Colorado acquired Delcarmen from the Red Sox for Minor League right-hander Chris Balcom-Miller and cash considerations. It wasn't immediately known how much of Delcarmen's salary his new club would assume.
With the addition of Delcarmen, Colorado signals that they aren't waving any white flags. After a sizzling week, the Rockies sit just 3 1/2 games back in the National League Wild Card race entering play on Tuesday.
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Denver Broncos running back Knowshon Moreno is practicing for the first time since hurting his right hamstring on the first day of training camp Aug. 1.
Moreno, who remains No. 1 on the team’s depth chart, pronounced himself “80-some percent” healed from the injury. It’s unlikely he’ll play in the Broncos’ preseason finale at Minnesota on Thursday, however.
Coach Josh McDaniels said he isn’t worried about Moreno being OK for the regular season.
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CSU Volleyball improved to 3-0 on the season with a 3-0 (25-19, 25-22, 25-16) sweep of CU last night at Moby Arena in Fort Collins.
Sterling native Dani Minch led the Rams with 8 kills while Kerra Schroeder led the Buffs with 8 kills. CU drops to 1-2 on the season.
In another intra-state matchup last night, UNC swept Air Force.
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Sterling Tiger Softball fell to 0-3 on the season and 0-1 in Tri-Valley Conference play last night with a 5-0 loss at Frederick. The Tigers got only two hits in the game.