Jennifer Lopez will celebrate her 50th birthday at the Pepsi Center this summer

As a singer, actor, dancer and all-around showbiz mainstay, Jennifer Lopez feels frozen in time. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, and it’s due partially to the fact that she hasn’t changed her persona much in recent years — after various reinventions since breaking out in the mid-’90s. But as J.Lo approaches her 50th birthday
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Avalanche might stick with hodgepodge lineup at Minnesota

Its unstructured lineup become a polished parade for the Avalanche on Sunday, meaning the beer-league look might get another try Tuesday night at Minnesota. The Avs used one less forward (11) and an extra defenseman (seven) in defeating the New Jersey Devils 3-0 at the Pepsi Center, together with the line combinations and defensive pairings
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Avs coach Jared Bednar blasts his players after losing a game they had to win

Avalanche coach Jared Bednar chastised his players Friday following his rested squad blew a 2-0 lead and dropped to the road-weary Anaheim Ducks at a game Colorado had to win to keep its dwindling playoff hopes alive. “We were checking with our eyes,” Bednar said following the Ducks scored in the final minute of regulation
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Kiszla: “Baywatch” boxers and tricks shots at the buzzer. Making the case for Nuggets center Nikola Jokic as MVP.

After hitting a trick shot that would’ve done Larry Bird proud to beat Dallas in the buzzer, Nikola Jokic pulled on his “Baywatch” boxers in the Pepsi Center locker room and acted as if his heroics were as pure dumb luck as purchasing a winning lotto ticket with the last dollar in his pocket. “Lucky
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Why Isaiah Thomas’ DNP vs. Minnesota casts doubt on his Nuggets future

For once, the most intriguing wrinkle of Michael Malone’s latest Nuggets spinning wasn’t who he played. It was who he didn’t. Offensively, Denver’s 133-107 win over Minnesota late Tuesday night in the Pepsi Center was a banner evening: A barrage of 3-pointers — 18 makes on just 30 attempts. Crisp passing and an even crisper
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Avalanche dominates Buffalo Sabres in first game without Gabe Landeskog

Producing shots Saturday was no issue, and preventing them seemed similarly as easy. The Avalanche, minus all-star left wing and team captain Gabe Landeskog, put together one of its most complete game of the season in front of a sellout crowd of 18,052 in the Pepsi Center. In Landeskog’s first absence of this season, Colorado’s
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Denver Botanic Gardens, Telluride festivals announce summer concert lineups

Telluride is currently preparing for another year of music with a pair of announcements on its own festival scene. The Telluride Jazz Festival will present a lineup which uses the expression “jazz” as liberally as other festivals bearing that genre, using a mixture of jazz, blues, jam-band, Americana and more. Festival passes for the Aug.
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Avalanche defeats Red Wings in overtime on Nathan MacKinnon’s winning shot

Two third-period rallies led to a two points that were crucial for the Avalanche on Tuesday night at the Pepsi Center. In keeping up with the Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild and overtaking the Arizona Coyotes for a Western Conference wild-card playoff berth, Colorado star center Nathan MacKinnon scored 2:29 into overtime for a 4-3
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