CORRECTION: The original version of this column incorrectly said that quarterback Jay Cutler led the Denver Broncos to the AFC championship game in 2008. With the NFL draft promising to be a shockless affair, commentators are trying desperately to gin up some drama by suggesting Robert Griffin III might not be a Washington Redskin after all. Donovan McNabb, in an ESPN audition that veered between personal gripe and gibberish, even tried to foil the deal by saying Griffin is a bad fit and should beware of Coach Mike Shanahan’s lousy record with quarterbacks. Personally, I’m strangely confident that RGIII will be the Redskins ’ draft pick, and will thrive under Shanahan. What explains my mysterious sense of well-being? Facts. Oh, those. Read full article > >

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Are Robert Griffin III and Mike Shanahan a good fit? Yes, if you consider the facts

Peyton Manning, a free agent quarterback, has chosen to play for Denver next season, and the two sides are negotiating a contract, a person briefed on the decision said.

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Peyton Manning Is Said to Be Headed to Broncos

The Washington Redskins turned their attention Wednesday to locking up a third free agent wide receiver and plugging holes in their secondary, continuing their pursuit of former Denver Bronco Eddie Royal and setting up visits by a pair of defensive backs. Read full article > >

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Washington Redskins move on to other needs in free agency

The House of Delegates voted 59 to 39 Wednesday in favor of a bill that would allow Virginia’s tens of thousands of home-schooled students to play sports at their local high schools. The “Tebow bill” — named for Tim Tebow, the starting Denver Broncos quarterback who was home-schooled in Florida but was allowed to play football at his local high school — will now be sent to the Senate . Read full article > >

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‘Tebow’ bill to let home-schoolers play high school sports passes Va. House

A court review in Denver focused on low-risk immigrants, allowing more than 1,000 to stay without legal status.

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In Test of Deportation Policy, 1 in 6 Offered Reprieve

For decades, Golden, Colo., west of Denver, has refused to allow a stretch of a ring road through its small valley, arguing that it would shatter the community.

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City of Golden Holds Firm Against Denver Beltway

The city of Aurora, Colo., hopes that being the center of a new Congressional district will help propel it from being just a Denver suburb.

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Aurora Journal: Aurora, Colo., Tries to Outshine Its Bigger Neighbor

The 50,000 drivers who cruise daily along Interstate 25 between Denver and Colorado Springs drive through ranch and farm land, marked by dramatic buttes and wild animals, a vista that might have been very different but for a little-known federal program. The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), which Congress created in 1965, helped pay for this open space, along with large swaths of land in other areas across the country. But there is a fight looming in Washington as Congress plans to drastically cut the program’s budget, and President Obama, who had accepted cuts in the past, appears ready to oppose them. Read full article > >

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Conservation funding sparks political battle

DENVER — Another school year has begun at the University of Denver music department, renewing a familiar pattern for professor Lawrence Golan. He instructed a nervous young conductor on the proper way to grip her baton. He patiently guided the orchestra through its second rehearsal of Jean Sebilius’s Symphony No. 5. He prepared for the season’s first concert . Read full article > >

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Supreme Court copyright case will decide fate of millions of once-public works

President Barack Obama concludes his West Coast trip Tuesday with a visit to a Denver High School.

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Obama pushes jobs plan in Colorado

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Obama pushes jobs plan in Colorado

Two US men are arrested in Denver, Colorado, for visiting bars and a strip club with the body of a friend in their car after discovering him dead.

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Pair ‘drive dead friend to bar’

BALTIMORE — Virginia men’s lacrosse junior Steele Stanwick was the only member of the Division I all-American first team also to be playing in the NCAA semifinals. And he gave himself and his team one more game after he had three goals and two assists in a 14-8 victory over Denver in an NCAA semifinal at M&T Bank Stadium on Saturday. Stanwick directed an offense that finished 14-for-32 shooting (43.8 percent). Read full article > >

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Steele Stanwick, Virginia top Denver to advance to NCAA lacrosse championship game

For Avery DiUbaldo of Denver, who dreams of studying performing arts, 15 minutes of acting — or dancing, to Mr. DiUbaldo’s horror — could decide his college fate.

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The Choice: Audition Is Crucial to Admission

The Denver Nuggets traded Carmelo Anthony to the New York Knicks Monday as part of a nine-player deal. Anthony was immediately signed to a three-year $65 million extension. However, the move could end up costing the Knicks their team president Donnie…

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