Hawks Could Turn Deep Supply Of Picks Into Draft-day Trade

Sports found Vic Lombardi. And he has spent his adult life finding ways to make it more fun and interesting for the rest of us. The son of Italian immigrants Ezio and Bambina, Lombardi did not speak English until around the age of 7. He remembers watching neighborhood kids play football, not knowing the rules, but joining the game anyway. “It was my way to assimilate into the culture.

Colorado Rapids midfielder Cole Bassett could be headed to Paris this summer. U. S. Soccer announced 25 players Wednesday morning who are being called up to represent the U. S. in an international friendly against Japan on June 11. The match will be held at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City. Bassett, who has been playing the best soccer of his career dating back to the final eight games of last season, was the only Rapids player to be selected.

By DYLAN LOVAN (Associated Press) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Criminal charges against Scottie Scheffler have been dismissed, ending a legal saga that began with images of the world’s top golfer being arrested and handcuffed in Louisville during the PGA Championship. Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell asked a judge Wednesday afternoon to drop the four charges against Scheffler, who was not required to be in the courtroom.

Fans will get one more training camp on the grass berm at the newly named Broncos Park Powered by CommonSpirit. Construction work on the team’s new headquarters and training facility is now set to begin after the preseason wraps up, Broncos president Damani Leech told The Denver Post. As a result, fans can expect a familiar training camp experience one last time later this summer, a change from the expectation when this project was first announced in November. “It’s really, really exciting,” Leech said.

Denver Post sports writer Patrick Saunders with the latest installment of his Rockies Mailbag. Pose a Rockies- or MLB-related question for the Rockies Mailbag. We’re well on our way to being sellers this year. Who do you think might be on the trading block at the deadline? — Mark, Arvada Mark, as you know, the Rockies have often been reluctant to make trades.

Colorado hoops star Alexandra Eschmeyer was selected to play for USA Basketball’s under-age 17 women’s team at the FIBA World Cup in July. She’s thrilled. Sunday’s announcement came after Peak to Peak’s 6-foot-5 senior-to-be spent four days last week at the U. S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Peak to Peak’s Alexandra Eschmeyer shoots a free throw during the Pumas’ game against Colorado Academy on Thursday, Jan.