Jim Hilliard, battling ALS, will get to watch son, Sam, play for Rockies Friday night

COVID-19 will keep most fans out of Globe Life Field this season. Most fans. But thanks to the efforts of Rangers general manager Jon Daniels and his staff, one very special family was in attendance Tuesday night in a comfy, safe place. Jim and Tamara Hilliard, the parents of Rockies rookie outfielder Sam Hilliard, were
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A whole new look, for a whole new NBA game experience

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — There’s no bench. The courtside broadcasters will not be courtside. And the stat crew will be doing their work inside what loosely can be described as an oversized hockey penalty box. The NBA comes back Wednesday with a very different look. The league’s marketing motto for the restart of the
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Nuggets resume season amid COVID-19 pandemic; 20 facts for 2020

DENVER — The Denver Nuggets resume the 2020 season from Within the Orlando bubble Wednesday afternoon amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  The Nuggets will perform the Washington Wizards in Orlando, Florida in a scrimmage at 1:30 p.m. The Nuggets played with the Wizards on January 4 and then also lost 128-114. Wednesday’s match will be televised
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Justin Bieber Reschedules World Tour to 2021, Adds New Dates

Get ready to score some concert tickets, Beliebers!  Justin Bieber declared today (July 23) that he’s officially kicking off his world tour next summer. He postponed his full global jaunt in service of the fifth studio record Changes before its May 14 start date due to the coronavirus pandemic. Now it’s starting on June 2, 2021
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Cale Makar absence spotlights Avalanche’s defensive depth in training camp

Day 3 of “Cale Makar Watch” concluded at Pepsi Center on Wednesday with still no indication of Colorado’s NHL rookie-of-the-year finalist in Avalanche training camp. The Avs designated Makar as simply “unfit” to play — under a new NHL policy made to safeguard player’s medical privacy amid the coronavirus pandemic — following a Saturday practice
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Conor Timmins making case for Avalanche roster spot in Edmonton NHL bubble

Conor Timmins’ rookie opinion at Avalanche training camp was powerful in 2017 that coach Jared Bednar faced a choice: Jumpstart rsquo & the second-round defenseman;s NHL career? Or ship him back to juniors for evolution? Colorado played it safe but knew his future was bright. “We had discussions about him playing (us),” Bednar said. “That’so
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Mikko Rantanen missed the Avalanche’s original training camp. He’s excited to be part of the second.

Some Avalanche players probably aren’t thrilled heading this year. Mikko Rantanen isn’t one of these. Last fall after all , the star right winger overlooked camp. Rantanen was without a contract in September and training by himself in his native Finland. He signed up a six-year, $55.5 million deal on the final afternoon of the
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Nathan MacKinnon back with preferred wingers as Avalanche begins training camp

For the first time since Feb. 17, Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon had his two favored wingers on the flanks Monday in Day 1 of training camp to the NHL’s return-to-play, 24-team playoffs. This can be actually the Avs’ perfect line in operating toward winning the Stanley Cup. MacKinnon has skated with All-Stars Gabe Landeskog along
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Pepsi Center COVID-19 testing site results could take up to 8 days

DENVER (KDVR) — COVID-19 testing in the Pepsi Center will be capped at 2,000 tests every day to help the labs catch up on evaluation results.  Following a four day closed due to Independence Day and a day, a wait was to receive examined in the Pepsi Center Monday morning. Denver made a decision to
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Avs’ Pierre-Edouard Bellemare may not see his family for weeks. But he’s “ready to make some sacrifices to win that Cup”

Pierre-Edouard Bellemare has set his 2 kids to bed nearly every night for four months since the NHL paused its time March 12 due to the pandemic. The Avalanche center today confronts the possibility of being in precisely the same room with his household for at least five weeks if the Avs get to the
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