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Today at 5:47 PM  The Colorado Springs Fire Department and Colorado Springs Police Department, including "team managers" Interim Fire Chief Tommy Smith and Police Chief Pete Carey, will go head-to-head in the first annual Heroes Classic Softball Game at Sky Sox Stadium on Saturday, June 22 at 7:05 p.m.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  Rockies middle infielder Josh Rutledge will join the Sky Sox at the start of a huge Memorial Weekend home stand.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  The Colorado Springs Sky Sox are proud to announce that Security Service Field will host the 52nd Annual Southern Colorado High School All-Star Games, the longest running High School All-Star event in Colorado.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Angel Pagan broke a tie with a two-run single in the sixth, Matt Cain settled down after a shaky start and the San Francisco Giants won their 10th straight over Colorado, rallying from a six-run deficit to beat the Rockies 8-6 on Thursday night.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Air Force baseball had a season-high 20 hits to roll to a 13-6 win over UNLV in Mountain West action Thursday afternoon at Falcon Field. The win lifted the Falcons to 15-35, 7-21 and dropped the Rebels to 34-18, 16-12.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Rockies first baseman Todd Helton has been sentenced to a year of probation and 24 hours of community service after pleading guilty to driving while ability-impaired.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  USAF ACADEMY, Colo. - The Air Force baseball game with Adams State, scheduled for Wednesday, May 1, has been cancelled due to inclement weather (rain & snow).  The game will not be made up.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Air Force baseball defeated Northern Colorado 9-7 in non-conference action Tuesday at Falcon Field. The Falcons improved to 13-30 while the Bears dropped to 19-20.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Another snowstorm forced postponement of Monday night's game between the Atlanta Braves and the Colorado Rockies.

Monday, April 22, 2013  The Air Force men’s tennis team closed out its regular season Sunday afternoon with a 6-1 loss to 63rd-ranked New Mexico at the Academy.

Monday, April 22, 2013  The Air Force women’s tennis team lost a heartbreaking 4-3 decision to 61st-ranked UNLV Sunday in the 2013 regular-season finale played at the CSU Tennis Center in Fort Collins, Colo.

Friday, April 19, 2013  The Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens will open the 2013 season at Denver in the now-traditional Thursday night kickoff game.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  The game between the New York Mets and the Colorado Rockies has been postponed as another spring snow storm passed through the Mile High City.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Carlos Gonzalez homered and tripled, Todd Helton hit a go-ahead single and the Colorado Rockies beat the New York Mets 8-4 in the opening game of a doubleheader Tuesday that was delayed 2 hours as 8 inches of snow was cleared off the field.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Jordan Pacheco singled home the winning run with two outs in the 10th inning and the Colorado Rockies rallied from a six-run deficit for a 9-8 victory over the New York Mets on Tuesday night to sweep a frigid doubleheader.