Weekend's Sports In Brief

Don’t flip out, Livvy Dunne. Apologies, bayou moms. Paul Skenes may have an LSU girlfriend and an LSU baseball card. He’s still, deep down, a Zoomie at heart. “Anything that I can do, or any of us can do, to bring eyes to the Air Force Academy is good,” Skenes, the Pittsburgh Pirates pitching phenom and former AFA baseball star told a crowded circle of reporters earlier this weekend at Coors Field, where he was supposed to pitch against the Rockies, but won’t. “Especially with how much it affected me.

This year’s Juneteenth Parade marched through Denver’s Five Points neighborhood to kick off the two-day Juneteenth Music Festival in celebration of the day that African Americans in Texas learned of their freedom, two years after the 1863 signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, as seen on Saturday, June 15, 2024, in Denver, Colorado.

The Rockies are not counting on Adael Amador to make a huge splash in the big-league pool. They’ll settle for some ripples. For now. They want the 21-year-old second baseman, their No. 1 prospect, to get his feet wet, make some mistakes, and learn. So when he is a full-time major leaguer, he won’t be drowned by expectations. “We want to get him acclimated,” manager Bud Black said.

Summer is still five days away, but the weather is heating up in Colorado, with near-record temperatures in the Denver area. With warm weather comes an increase in boaters, paddleboarders and kayakers taking to Colorado’s lakes and reservoirs. Here’s how to stay safe and follow the rules to make the most of your time on the water. Afternoons and severe weather  Weather is one of the biggest unknowns people need to be wary of, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesperson Grant Brown.

By JACK JEFFERY (Associated Press) JERUSALEM (AP) — An explosion in southern Gaza killed eight Israeli soldiers, the military said Saturday, making it the deadliest attack on Israeli forces in months. The attack, coming more than eight months into a grinding war that shows few signs of ending soon, was likely to fuel new calls for a cease-fire by Israeli protesters.

8212; Princess of Wales joins royals on Buckingham Palace balcony as she makes first public appearance since cancer diagnosis.