Stan Kroenke, owner of the Nuggets, Avalanche and Colorado Rapids, has moved within a fraction of launching a mandatory takeover bid for English Premier League soccer club Arsenal.
Kroenke, the London club’s largest shareholder, increased his stake to 29.6 percent, just short of the 29.9 needed to force a takeover. He previously held a 28.9 percent stake. The Denver-based businessman’s latest acquisition of 427 shares cost him about $5.9 million.
Rams beat Regis in exhibition game.
Andy Ogide had 18 points and 17 rebounds and Dorian Green added 17 points to lead Colorado State past Regis 74-65 in an exhibition game in Fort Collins.
Curtis Mitchell led Regis with 21 points. Matt Rosinski, who averaged 17.3 points a year ago, had 16.
Colorado State coach Tim Miles had to do some juggling as starting point guard Jesse Carr missed the game with a stress fracture in his hip.
Ex-Buff Roby signs with Israeli team.
Former Colorado basketball standout Richard Roby signed to play with Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Premier League.
AFA golfer Whitney 10 shots off pace.
Air Force’s Tom Whitney shot a second-round 4-over-par 76 on Tuesday and is 10 strokes back in the Turtle Bay Resort College Invitational in Kahuku, Hawaii. San Diego State’s Andrew Cooley leads at 6-under 138.
DU’s Johnston, Bast honored.
University of Denver women’s soccer players Mariah Johnston and Kaitlin Bast were named to the all-Sun Belt Conference first team after a vote of coaches. No. 2-seeded DU will face No. 7 Troy today in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament in Boca Raton, Fla.
• The Colorado women’s soccer team (9-9-0) will be the No. 3 seed to start the Big 12 Conference Tournament today against No. 6 Texas in San Antonio.
• Johns Hopkins senior midfielder Brittany Bland, a former standout at Colorado Academy, was named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association senior all-star game.
