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The man captains Wal-Mart, after all, and can afford to throw around a few extra bucks. Still, the degree to which Greg Penner and the Walton-Penner ownership group have flexed their financial muscles in Denver is stunning, ever since taking hold of the Broncos in 2022. There was an immediate $100 million dedicated to upgrades…
It was the third game in four nights for the Colorado Avalanche, and the club did just enough to collect what could be a pivotal point. Beyond that? This was a forgettable evening in the Twin Cities. Joel Kiviranta scored to force overtime and Mackenzie Blackwood made 22 saves for the Avalanche in a 2-1…
In the latest edition of the Nuggets Ink podcast, beat writer Bennett Durando and sports editor Matt Schubert reconvene after a long road trip for Michael Malone’s bunch. Among the topics discussed: The Nuggets split a recent four-game swing through the Eastern Conference, winning in Indianapolis and Detroit and losing in Milwaukee and Boston. What…
The Colorado men’s basketball team deserves credit for this much. In a season that has included a historic losing streak and a swift exit from the competition for a postseason berth, the Buffaloes have refused to pack it in. Yet that perseverance wasn’t enough to topple Kansas. The Buffaloes hung tough against KU but couldn’t…
You can’t spell “pain” without AI, and nobody hurts on the Rockies quite like the computers. Dick Monfort’s annual preseason vow is as much a part of winter along the Front Range as the Western Stock Show and leaving your holiday lights up through late January. To the baseball guys in the Grading The Week…
Two days after President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning transgender participation in female sports on Wednesday, the Colorado High School Activities Association declined to clarify where it stands on the issue. CHSAA’s policy on transgender participation in sports is addressed in its 2024-25 bylaws under Article 3, Bylaw 300, which allows those athletes…
The plan to bring a National Women’s Soccer League team to Colorado began with a 10-year-old girl demanding answers. Eloise Hubbard sat with her dad, Ben Hubbard, watching the Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park a few summers ago and grilled the entrepreneur about Denver’s lack of a professional women’s sports team. A soccer player…
With the Western Conference’s best team in town, Wednesday presented a test for the streaky Avalanche. Colorado flunked. The Jets beat the Avs 3-2 in overtime at Ball Arena, using a pair of second-period goals followed by Neal Pionk’s game-winner 17 seconds into the extra frame to increase Winnipeg’s lead in the Central Division to…
Jordi Fernandez wasn’t in Denver for the coronation, but he helped steer the Nuggets toward the throne. During his six years on Michael Malone’s staff, en route to his own head coaching job in Brooklyn, he left an indelible imprint on players. “No good memories,” Michael Porter Jr. said, straight-faced. “Not a single one.” Kidding….
The 2025 Rockies need a multitude of things to go right to end a string of six straight losing seasons and escape the specter cast by back-to-back 100-loss campaigns. Bringing second baseman Thairo Estrada on board is certainly not a panacea, but the former Giants infielder promises to bring speed, energy and defense to his…
