Justin Bieber’s world tour is back, and he’s coming to Denver

In addition to rescheduling a slew of postponed tour dates from 2020, pop star Justin Bieber on Thursday announced seven new ones, hinting at the music promoters’ confidence in returning to massive, full-capacity concerts. The catch? They’re not arriving until next year. Still, that’s good news for fans of The Bieb, whose June 13, 2020,
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Will fans be allowed at Avalanche, Nuggets games soon?

Denver, Colo. (KDVR) — Opening day will probably bring with it 21,363 Rockies fans into Coors Field after a enlarged variance was approved, and consequently the Kroenke Sports Entertainment Group is attempting to replicate the achievement to Ball Arena.    Kroenke, which possesses the Avalanche and Nuggets in addition to the arena where they play, has filed a variance program that is
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Avalanche approaches one-year anniversary of final pre-COVID game

Not quite halfway through the NHL’s 2021 season, Thursday will mark the one-year anniversary of the Avalanche’s last home game played before fans. On March 11, 2020, the Avs used an overtime goal from J.T. Compher to defeat the New York Rangers 3-2 before a sellout Pepsi Center crowd of 18,025. The next day, the
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NHL, NHLPA announce further COVID-19 protocols and one rule change

The NHL and NHL Players’ Association on Tuesday announced clinical protocols along with other COVID-10 safety guidelines along with an adjustment to the offside rule. In earlier times an attacking player’s skate has to be supporting the blue line along with his skate touching the blue line before the puck enters the offensive zone. His
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Avs Mailbag: When will top prospect Bo Byram get his NHL call-up?

Denver Post sports writer Mike Chambers responds to questions in the Avs Mailbag every other week during the regular season.  Pose an Avalanche- or NHL-related question for the Avs Mailbag. When I saw Bo Byram last year in spring training he clearly looked like the best player on the ice most shifts. I could understand
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Chambers: John Hayes, Ball Arena are good names for Denver hockey

Even the Pepsi Center’s name change to Ball Arena is a fantastic movement for Denver baseball. John Hayes, the chairman, president and chief executive officer of Broomfield-based Ball Corporation, is a hockey guy. He plays adult-league baseball and was the very proud owner of the Denver Cutthroats, the Central Hockey League affiliate of the Avalanche
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Is Ball Arena another example of Kroenke family loving Nuggets more than Avs?

Ball Arena is OK If the Nuggets are Now Playing. However, for Avalanche matches, shouldn’t we predict it Puck Arena? — John, Denver Kiz: Avalanche lovers have claimed Josh and Stan Kroenke adore the Nuggets finest. Does the arena’s new name confirm these suspicions? Well, if they also alter the locks onto the joint and
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Grading the Week: Much like a cold can of Pepsi, Ball Arena is fine

We here at Grading the Week are nothing if not extreme believers. Which is why We’ve chosen to waste no time in fixing the most important topic of week at Colorado sports arena … Ball Arena — C Nobody chooses Pepsi. At least not with their original option. Usually, it’s ’s something that you agree
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Pepsi Center will now be called Ball Arena following new partnership with Ball Corporation

DENVER (KDVR) — Kroenke Sports and Entertainment declared Thursday that it created a partnership with the Ball Corporation along with the Pepsi Center is now Ball Arena. According to a release in the NBA, the venture includes naming rights for Ball and KSE’s grand arena in Denver, home to the NBA’s Denver Nuggets, NHL’s Colorado
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