Arnie Stapleton

DENVER -- Tom Dempsey is surprised his record 63-yard field goal has lasted 41 years without being broken. Jason Elam can't believe nobody's beaten it since he tied the mark way back in 1998, and Sebastian Janikowski is absolutely stunned no one's surpassed it since he joined the exclusive club a month ago.

DENVER -- It's been a year since Rockies President Keli McGregor, a 6-foot-7 fitness fanatic and former NFL player who was the picture of health, died on a business trip in Utah at age 48, sending shock waves through the club and the Colorado sports and business community.

His legacy lives on in many ways big and small, both in Colorado and in Arizona, where the planning and construction of the Rockies' new spring training complex in Scottsdale consumed much of his final years.

Wednesday marks the one-year anniversary of McGregor's death, and reminders of him are everywhere.

Plouffe grabbed Janita Badon's bounced inbounds pass with 1.5 seconds left and sank the shot that completed a comeback from a 46-39 deficit fueled by Iwalani Rodrigues' back-to-back 3-pointers.

With their third victory in four days, the Utes (17-16) advanced to their third straight title game. They lost last year to San Diego State.

Kristen Riley led BYU (23-8) with 15 points. Mindy Bonham added 13.

With suspended teammate Brandon Davies watching from the bench in street clothes, the top-seeded Cougars (29-3) had a tougher time than expected against a TCU team that went 1-15 in conference play before snapping a 13-game skid with a win over Wyoming in the play-in game 24 hours earlier.

The Cougars trailed the ninth-seeded Horned Frogs 34-33 at halftime and didn't take the lead for good until the 12:44 mark, when Jackson Emery swished a 3-pointer from the left corner to break a 40-all tie.

Kikkan Randall of Alaska is America's best cross-country skier, and she's ready and rested for this week's world championships in Norway.

To prepare for the worlds in Oslo, Randall left the World Cup circuit for a month before returning Sunday and winning the cross country sprits in Drammen, Norway.

She held off a strong field that included Norwegian favorites Maiken Caspersen Falla and Marit Bjoergen. This was Randall's second straight win and third of her career, and it put her back in first place in the World Cup standings.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Tim Tebow is no longer a puzzle as a pro.

The rookie quarterback is coming off his most significant action for the Denver Broncos, eight Wildcat snaps last week against the New York Jets, including his first NFL touchdown run.

DENVER -- Now that the Denver Nuggets have their management team in place, they're developing a strategy to keep All-Star Carmelo Anthony in powder blue and gold.

At his introductory news conference Tuesday, Masai Ujiri, the team's new vice president of basketball operations, said he's been in contact with Anthony and will meet with him soon.