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Colorado Avalanche vs. Winnipeg Jets playoff series schedule
The Colorado Avalanche open the NHL playoffs on Sunday against the Jets in Winnipeg. Here is a breakdown of the series with times and TV information. Game 1: Avalanche at Jets, 5 p.m., Sunday, ESPN2, 92.5 FM Game 2: Avalanche at Jets, 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, ESPN, 92.5 FM ...
Colorado Mesa standout Trevor Baskin commits to Tad Boyle’s CU Buffs
BOULDER — A big piece of the 2024-25 Colorado men’s basketball team is now in place. Tad Boyle’s Buffaloes won the commitment of Colorado Mesa star Trevor Baskin, who chose CU over Colorado State, which he told The Denver Gazette last week were his final two choices.
Jamal Murray out to continue anything-but-routine playoff performances for Denver Nuggets
Some players swear by a pregame snooze or stick to the same meal on gameday, but Jamal Murray is more fluid. The Nuggets guard, who has ascended from “Bubble Murray” to “Playoff Murray” and lastly “Champ Murray” in his three previous postseasons, doesn’t change his pregame routine ahead of the playoffs. He doesn’t even like to keep his gameday customs all that consistent during the season.
‘What are we losing?’: Deion Sanders confident CU Buffs will be fine after latest exodus into transfer portal
BOULDER — As Deion Sanders likes to say, he had time on Thursday. Time to talk through the latest exodus of Colorado football players into the transfer portal. Heading into Friday, the Buffaloes have seen over a dozen players leave the program as the spring window opened this week. Sanders' team currently has about 15 scholarships to use and they intend to fill them with quality players — many of whom have already lined up visits to campus for this weekend and for the Apr....
Elitch Gardens opens 134th season in Denver Saturday
From movies in the wave pool, a full lineup of thrill rides and the return of a classic roller coaster — Elitch Gardens Theme & Water Park is set to open the gates for its 134th season in Denver. The forecast puts Saturday's weather in the lower 50s, but...
Falcon Stadium construction update: Club seats, year-round team shop, more ticket lanes among additions
The long-known look of Falcon Stadium is officially gone. Local media toured the under-construction home of Air Force football on Thursday morning, catching the first glimpse of its transformed appearance and receiving a briefing on some of the changes that the $90-million project will bring. “We’re getting to the point...
Falcon Stadium construction update: Club seats, year-round team shop, more ticket lanes among additions
The long-known look of Falcon Stadium is officially gone. Local media toured the under-construction home of Air Force football on Thursday morning, catching the first glimpse of its transformed appearance and receiving a briefing on some of the changes that the $90-million project will bring. “We’re getting to the point where it’s a lot of fun to walk people through here, show off the progress that’s been done since last...
Longtime Colorado cycling event, Ride The Rockies, canceled due to low registrations
One of Colorado’s most famous cycling events won’t take place in 2024. Ride The Rockies, which has taken hundreds of riders along routes that explored some of Colorado’s most picturesque and challenging terrain, won’t take place this year, due to a lack of registrations, according to event organizers.
Broncos insist WR Courtland Sutton, who reportedly seeks new contract, is 'in a good place' | Broncos Notebook
ENGLEWOOD – If the Broncos are concerned about the status of Courtland Sutton, they’re not letting on to it. Sutton has not shown up to voluntary offseason workouts, which began Monday. And NFL Media reported Tuesday that the wide receiver is seeking a new contract. “It’s 100 percent voluntary,’’ general manager George Paton said Thursday at the Centura Health Training Center when asked about Sutton. “It’s the first week of...
Christian Glass death followed a night of tragic mistakes, prosecution expert says
One of the country’s top use-of-force experts testified Thursday that a former Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office deputy and a team of six other on-scene officers did just about everything wrong during a confrontation the night Christian Glass was shot and killed. Andy Buen, who shot Glass five times with a handgun, was one of the first officers to respond to his panicked 911 call June 10, 2022. Buen is...
Denver Film explores how to attract Black film buffs | Arts news
Last week’s Women + Film Festival made plain that Denver Film has a very good thing going with its annual celebration of women filmmakers. But it also revealed a systemic problem. At a screening for Jazmin Jones’ “Seeking Mavis Beacon,” a fascinating DIY doc by and about Black women, there was only one Black woman in an otherwise fairly full audience at the Sie FilmCenter. For this particular piece of zeitgeist Black American pop culture, that just seemed off. ...
Broncos 'open to everything' in draft, including trading up high to select a quarterback
ENGLEWOOD – Head coach Sean Payton said last month it would be “realistic” for the Broncos to trade up high in the draft for a quarterback. General manager George Paton has seconded that. The quarterback-needy Broncos hold the No. 12 pick in the April 25-27 draft. However,...
Meow Wolf layoffs impact 50 Denver employees
Popular interactive art gallery Meow Wolf announced layoffs in a downsizing move – including at its Denver Convergence Station location. Meow Wolf’s CEO Jose Tolosa announced this week the company is cutting expenses by 10% and will lay off 165 workers across its locations nationwide. About 50 workers...
Jill Biden stopping in Colorado on Friday and Saturday
AURORA — First lady Jill Biden will visit the Denver metro area this weekend, the White House said on Thursday. Biden will arrive in Denver on Friday night before participating in an event at noon Saturday at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. She is set to deliver remarks and join in a roundtable discussion as part of the White House Initiative on Women's Health.
Xcel lit up by customers upset about power shutoff
Xcel got lit up this week by customers upset about the lack of notification for having their lights turned off. On Wednesday, the Colorado Public Utilities Commission held a public hearing for Xcel customers to tell the state regulators about their experience with the purposeful power shutoffs a week-and-a-half ago.
CDOT ceremony honors the 62 workers who have died in the line of duty
Sixty-two employees of the Colorado Department of Transportation who died in the line of duty since 1929 were honored Thursday as part of CDOT’s annual Remembrance Day ceremony. The ceremony is held in conjunction with the National Work Zone Awareness Week. CDOT officials were joined by representatives of the...
Movie rundown for the weekend through April 21
“Abigail” — (Horror, R, 109 minutes). The group of criminals that kidnapped the ballerina daughter of a powerful underworld figure soon realize they are dealing with more than just a normal little girl. “Hard Miles” — (Drama, PG-13, 108 minutes). A prison social worker and a cycling team...
Denver school board approve redistricting map
The historic Five Points neighborhood — known as the “Harlem of the West — will remain in District 4 represented by the sole Black director serving on the Denver Public Schools’ Board of Education. The board on Thursday night took two votes that pitted three proposed...
Area plan that sparked testy public hearing last year to have open house next week
Residents of five Denver neighborhoods that make up the "near southeast area" are invited to participate in an open house on April 23 about a plan affecting their area. The city says the open house is part of its efforts to ensure that area plans, which are essentially guides on how an area should develop over 20 years, include community feedback and wishes.
Denmark wind turbine company eyes Colorado for factory
A Denmark-based company selling parts for wind turbines is considering building a factory in northern Colorado. The Colorado Economic Development Commission on Thursday approved $3.3 million in tax incentives over eight years for an unnamed Danish company called “Project Saffron.”. The company supplying materials and parts for wind turbine...
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