Category: News from around Denver and Colorado

If NHL resumes play, Jared Bednar needs “two weeks or less” to get Avalanche up to speed

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Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said Thursday he can get his team prepared to play competitive hockey “two weeks, or much less,” when the NHL decides to resume its regular period. The NHL “stopped ” its season March 9 because of the coronavirus, the afternoon after Colorado defeated the New York Rangers to increase to 42-20-8.
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How Peyton Manning and Todd Helton fared in the East Tennessee celebrities tournament bracket

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John Leyba, The Denver PostTodd Helton speaks with Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning on Oct. 13, 2013 at Mile High Stadium in Denver. Together with the NCAA Tournament being canceled due to this coronavirus outbreak, it looks like every outlet has their own version of March Madness. (Shameless plug: Vote within our best Colorado athlete
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Colorado Xplosion, the state’s first pro women’s basketball team, helped ABL change the sport

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Amid the dust, both dinginess and thin crowds of Denver Coliseum, the Colorado Xplosion planted seeds for women ’ s basketball’s growth and stabilization. The unheralded team was in the center of excellence in girls ’s basketball in 1996 as one of eight franchises in the American Basketball League. The ABL launched that October because
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AEG Presents Reportedly Cancels/Postpones Many Colorado Concerts Through July

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A number of concerts originally supposed to be held in these Colorado places as Red Rocks Amphitheatre, The Mission Ballroom and 1st Bank Center through July have been canceled or postponed as a result of coronavirus COVID-19 epidemic pandemic as per Denver’s CBS 4. CBS 4 cites a statement from concert promotion company AEG Presents,
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After DOJ Approval, Ticketmaster Buys Former CEO’s Company Rival

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Nathan Hubbard’s ticketing startup Rival has been purchased by Ticketmaster, Billboard has learned. Launched in 2018 from the Ticketmaster primary executive, Rival had goals of demanding the Live Nation-owned ticketing company’s dominance in North America, but struggled to start and after months of discussions, was offered by shareholders. In March the Department of Justice declared
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Chambers: Saturday marked the unofficial end of the NHL’s regular season. Now what?

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The NHL’s regular unofficially ended Saturday, and if all games hadn’t already been postponed since March 12, the Avalanche could have hosted the St. Louis Blues at the season finale for both teams in the Pepsi Center. The sport likely could have had implications in identifying the Center Division winner and also Western Conference regular-season
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With baseball postponed, Coors Field’s Aramark workers struggle with no financial support from company or Rockies

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For Debra Gow-Kennedy, Functioning in Coors Field is a family affair. Both she and her husband would be Aramark workers, the former a cashier as well as the latter a cook, whereas three more family members function for its concession business in the stadium. However, with the significant league season indefinitely postponed due to the
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Justin Bieber Downright Cancels 2020 Tour, Other Touring Acts Settle For Indefinite Postponement

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As the amount of verified COVID-19 instances — and associated deaths — continue to scale across the world, the date for if lifestyles and company operations will resume as regular keeps getting pushed further and further to the future. People are currently adapting to the notion that they have to stay at home for months instead
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Dramarama Announce First Album in 15 Years Color TV, Share Origins of New Single “Up to Here”: Stream

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Origins is a recurring new music feature that gives musicians the chance to reveal more about the inspirations behind their newest single. This time, Dramarama returns to the fold and then unpacks their new Up to Here” away their new album, Color TV. New Jersey legends Dramarama have declared their first new album in 15
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Live Nation Commits $10 Million to its Relief Fund for Live Music Crews

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Behind every artist is an throng of industry specialists, including backline technicians, audio engineers, production and tour managers, light designers, special effects teams, carpenters and much more. As follows, the widespread place closures and concert cancellations due to the spread of coronavirus directly impact the livelihoods of an entire network of people — not only
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