Category: News from around Denver and Colorado

Denver Sports Omelette: Can someone explain the Rockies to the new guy, please?

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I’m new here. Can someone please explain to me just what the Colorado Rockies are doing? Fresh off back-to-back trips to the postseason and consecutive years with more than 3 million in home attendance, the Rox let their all-star caliber second baseman walk, gave his money to someone on the wrong side of 33, and failed to back up
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This Week In Concerts – 4th Ave, Emilie Brandt, STRFKR, The Wailers and More

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The days are running out for January, so it’s time to kick it into high gear and end this month strong. As always, this week in Denver concerts comprises shows happening every single day all across the Mile High City. If you’re trying to find a means to end the workday or a wonderful weekend
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Denver Sports Omelette: Could Conor McGregor’s next opponent be Colorado’s Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone?

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Would Colorado’s own Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone be Conor McGregor’s next UFC opponent? After Cerrone defeated Alexander Hernandez with a head kick that led to technical knockout in their lightweight bout at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night, McGregor took on Twitter to get a quick statement: “For a fight like that Donald, I’ll fight you. Congratulations. ”
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Nikola Jokic passes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on NBA all-time triple-doubles chart

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Proceed, Kareem. And Wilt? Subscribe: The Joker’s coming for you . Nuggets center Nikola Jokic late Saturday night moved into the No. 2 spot in NBA history for triple-doubles all time with a 7-footer, notching his 22nd for example functionality at a 124-102 rout of the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Pepsi Center. Boxscore The massive
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Kenyon Martin: Nuggets deserve at least 3 NBA All-Stars

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Why stop at one? Kenyon Martin believes the Denver Nuggets are deserving of three agents in the NBA All-Star Game following month in Charlotte. “I don’t even know how many All-Stars they would get, but (among) men that take action, they probably might have three, four,” Martin, the Nuggets’ star power ahead and enforcer from
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Crews take center stage in rare Pepsi Center doubleheader

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DENVER — It was a rare sight at Pepsi Center on Saturday, 1 manager of transformation Matt Mennona calls “coordinated chaos at its finest. ” For the first time in 13 years, the Avalanche and Nuggets played home games on the same day.  That meant the Pepsi Center conversion crew needed to flip the ground from ice to hardwood
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Why Carl Soderberg, Avalanche’s oldest member, is playing best hockey of NHL career

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There is a reason 33-year-old Carl Soderberg is enjoying the best baseball of his NHL career. The Avalanche second-line center tipped the puck beyond Los Angelesw Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick in the first stage Saturday. It opened the floodgates for a 7-1 success and notched Soderberg’s 16th objective of the year, tying a career high
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Colorado prep wrestlers closing in on the four-time state champion club

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Together with the 2019 CHSAA state wrestling championship about a month off on Feb. 21-23 at the Pepsi Center, four seniors have been closing in on linking the prestigious four-time winner club. Twenty-one wrestlers have achieved the feat in CHSAA history, with one student-athlete linking the club each of the previous five seasons. This past
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Murray, Jokic lead Nuggets to 135-105 rout of Bulls

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DENVER — The pledge from Jamal Murray: More Attempt. The promise from Nikola Jokic: More aggressiveness. It added up to just the type of confidence-restoring, bounce-back functionality the Denver Nuggets needed. Murray scored 22 of his 25 points in the third quarter, Jokic completed two rebounds shy of another triple-double and the Nuggets cruised past
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Avalanche rolls over Kings with dominant 7-1 victory

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Colorado spent the past two weeks trudging through a disastrous road trip.  Perhaps the Avalanche were nostalgic. Because one shot of sold outside Pepsi Center energy burst Saturday afternoon into the group ’s dominant performance this season. The Avalanche defeated the Kings 7-1 to tie some season-high for goals scored.  The win gives Colorado (22-18-8)
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