Top 10 sports events this week
The top 10 things to look for in sports this week (starting Monday):
No. 10 The Sky Sox finish the season at home Monday vs. Sacramento
No. 9 Among local college highlights are UCCS women’s volleyball home twice on Friday and Saturday, cross country’s Rust Buster Invitational Saturday with all three local colleges at Monument Valley Park, UCCS women’s soccer home Friday and Sunday, CC volleyball home Friday and Saturday, CC men’s soccer home Saturday and Sunday, AFA men’s water polo home Saturday and Sunday
No. 8 The American Discovery Trail Marathon takes place Monday
No. 7 Among the highlights in preps are Pine Creek visits defending state champion Cheyenne Mountain in volleyball and Widefield visits Discovery Canyon in softball, both Tuesday, Thursday’s Falcon Invitational at Antler Creek, Friday has the Widefield Gladiator Invitational cross country meet, Friday football is highlighted by Pikes Peak No. 4 Liberty at No. 8 Mesa Ridge, Sand Creek at No. 6 Lewis-Palmer and No. 1 Pine Creek at Rampart
No. 6 The Rockies are home vs. Cincinnati Monday to Thursday in a matchup of MVP candidates Carlos Gonzalez and Henry Votto, and host Arizona Friday to Sunday
No. 5 In college football, Boise State plays Virginia Tech and Navy faces Maryland on Monday, and Saturday’s highlights include Penn State at Alabama, Michigan at Notre Dame, Florida State at Oklahoma; and CU visits Cal and CSU is at Nevada on Saturday
No. 4 The NFL opens on Thursday with Minnesota at New Orleans in an NFC Championship rematch, and good Sunday games include Cincy at New England, Green Bay at Philadelphia and Indy at Houston.
No. 3 U.S. Open tennis finals are Saturday and Sunday in New York
No. 2 The Broncos open the season at Jacksonville on Sunday
No. 1 Air Force hosts BYU in a key Mountain West game Saturday including 9/11 remembrances
Also receiving votes
The Race for the Cure is at Garden of the Gods on Sunday
The world wrestling championships go all week in Moscow
Sprint Cup crews hit Richmond on Saturday night
The Nuggets open their exhibition season Wednesday vs. Portland
The Rapids play at New York on Saturday
There is Pikes Peak Kart racing at PPIR over the weekend
