GREELEY -- A high level of intensity hovers above the University of Northern Colorado women's soccer field on west campus.

It has very little to do with cooler temperatures this week and nothing to do with the fact the Bears are closer to moving across campus to a field they can call their own -- Jackson Sports Complex -- next season.

Forget the idea that with midterm exams looming...

"It shows the confidence the coaches have in me," said Ralph, a 6-foot-3, 285-pound defensive tackle. "I bring experience to the field. I won't mess up a lot. I like to help the younger guys, too."

Two games in Ralph's streak of 23 starts stand out.

"In the Princeton game my sophomore year, I had quite a few tackles and got my first sack," he said. "I waited nine weeks to get my f...

Many women who've had chemotherapy for breast cancer report gaining weight during the treatment, though the reasons for an expanding waistline are not yet well understood. The phenomenon is not seen in patients who have surgery alone, or surgery followed by radiation.

Should women care? And what can they do safely to re-establish a healthy body weight? This article suggests some answers ...

NEW YORK MILLS -- The Dolgeville defense dominated Saturday while posting its second straight shutout and third in four weeks. The Blue Devils allowed only 77 yards -- 57 of them on one drive late in the first half -- in a 48-0 shellacking of the New York Mills Marauders.

"Defense definitely sets the tone," Dolgeville coach Chris Connolly said.

The tone...

Michael Ryder struck for the second straight night, wristing a shot off goaltender Kevin Weekes 2:10 into overtime that gave the Montreal Canadiens a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday.

Ryder, who had Montreal's first goal of the game, scored the game-winner Wednesday with 11 seconds remaining in the Canadiens' season-opening 2-1 victory at Boston.

Alexander Perezh...

THEY'VE BEEN made over and now they've got it made.

Four local women who've spent 10 weeks remaking their looks and their lives as part of the Sun's "desperate housewives" makeover contest sashayed into Frescocielo Sunday to applause from an awestruck crowd of friends and family.

Dressed to the nines in new outfits from The Bay, sporting hot new hairstyles and glistening white s...

Corey Syvret lived at the family home in Millgrove, near Hamilton, while his older brother Danny played in London with the Knights.

So this new setup is a bit surreal for the 16-year-old Corey, who has moved here to play while his older brother is back living at the family home and playing for the AHL's Hamilton Bulldogs.

"The rink (Copps Coliseum) is about a 10-minute drive from...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Michael Ryder's second goal of the game 2:10 into overtime gave the Montreal Canadiens a 4-3 win over the New York Rangers in National Hockey League play Thursday at Madison Square Garden.

Ryder also scored the game winner Wednesday night with 11 seconds remaining when the Canadiens opened the season with a 2-1 win in Boston.

This time Ryder fired a wrist shot ...

Ryder the Canadiens' hero for second straight night

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Michael Ryder's second goal of the game 2:10 into overtime gave the Montreal Canadiens a 4-3 win over the New York Rangers in National Hockey League play Thursday at Madison Square Garden.

Ryder also scored the game winner Wednesday night with 11 seconds remaining when the Canadiens opened the season with a 2...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Michael Ryder's second goal of the game 2:10 into overtime gave the Montreal Canadiens a 4-3 win over the New York Rangers in National Hockey League play Thursday at Madison Square Garden.

Ryder also scored the game winner Wednesday night with 11 seconds remaining when the Canadiens opened the season with a 2-1 win in Boston.

This time Ryder fired a wrist shot...