The Rockies have expressed interest in left-handed pitcher Shawn Estes, contacting his agent this weekend.
No Rockies left-hander has won more games in a season than Estes did in 2004. He went 15-8 with a 5.84 ERA, leading the staff in victories and innings pitched.
Estes, 32, left the Rockies for the Arizona Diamondbacks last winter, signing a $2.5 million contract to play where he makes his year-round home. He went 7-8 last season for the Diamondbacks with a 4.80 ERA.
In front-office news, Jerry Dipoto resigned as the Rockies’ director of pro scouting and is leaning toward accepting a position with Arizona or Texas rather than working on Colorado’s TV broadcasts.
Air Force, Bemidji State split hockey series
No. 15 Bemidji State used two first-period goals to edge Air Force 2-1 on Saturday, the second night of back-to- back games at Cadet Ice Arena.
The Falcons (2-6, 1-1 College Hockey America) posted a 4-3 upset of the Beavers (5-1, 1-1) on Friday in the conference opener for both teams.
BYU dominates MWC cross country meet
Brigham Young won the men’s and women’s team titles at the Mountain West Conference cross country championships Saturday at Collindale Golf Course in Fort Collins. The sixth-ranked BYU men finished with 27 points, while runner-up Colorado State scored 62, Air Force 73 and Wyoming 108. The BYU women easily claimed their seventh consecutive MWC title, placing all five scoring runners in the top 10. New Mexico finished second, followed by CSU, Wyoming, San Diego State and Air Force.
