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Avalanche beats Wild in Minnesota, extends winning streak to four games

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — It was an exhaustively successful work. The Avalanche, completing a rocky road excursion and playing on successive nights employed all its available energy Sunday night in the Xcel Energy Center. Colorado got targets in all three scenarios — shorthanded, power play and even-strength — and goaltending from Pavel Francouz at a
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Nuggets lock up Damian Lillard, pound Blazers to stay undefeated in division

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Few teams have been in a position to fix the Damian Lillard riddle. Portland’s all-star shield had laid waste to all in his path before Nuggets wings Gary Harris and Torrey Craig got ahold of him. On Tuesday night at the Pepsi Centerthey swarmed and stifled Lillard into a rare off night. It was part
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Meet the new Nuggets: Keita Bates-Diop, Gerald Green, Shabazz Napier and Noah Vonleh added in four-team trade

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The Nuggets roster failed an overnight makeover in a blockbuster trade that will bring four gamers into the Mile High City. But, don’t dictate those new jerseys just. Denver’s competitive approach may not be over with fluid roster structure until Friday’s trade deadline. However, Malik Beasley and Juancho Hernangomez were near being coped late Tuesday
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Avalanche skates past Blues with big second period

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Unexpectedly , this five-game homestand that takes the Avalanche to an 11-day split between games has turned into a affair. The Avs, who began the homestand prolonged their points streak Saturday by beating the finest in the company in the Pepsi Center. At a tight defensive game that featured just 43 joined shots, Cale Makar
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Nuggets injury bug opens door for extended bench minutes: “I know I’ll be playing a lot”

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The doors into the Nuggets’ auxiliary gym at the Pepsi Center remained closed Saturday afternoon, and rather than allowing reporters to see the last minutes of exercise, the group required prolonged secrecy to run setup plays before the final whistle. This was extra preparation time made mandatory with a unfortunate Nuggets injury bug as rsquo
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Dallas Stars “cheat” on faceoffs, Avalanche coach says

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The Dallas Stars’ top forwards are cheaters, Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said. “They’ve got veteran centermen in (Joe) Pavelski, (Jamie) Benn, (Tyler) Seguin and they cheat. They cheat on the faceoffs,” Bednar said Wednesday, the day after Dallas used a questionable faceoff to beat the Avs 3-2 in overtime at the Pepsi Center. To be
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Conor McGregor’s next opponent could be another fighter from Colorado

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John Locher, The Associated PressConor McGregor celebrates after beating Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone during a UFC 246 welterweight mixed martial arts bout, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, at Las Vegas. Conor McGregor made brief work of Colorado’s own Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in UFC 246 on Saturday. He could be on the path of confronting another of the
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Avalanche gameday: Philipp Grubauer back in net against Sharks at Pepsi Center

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Avalanche goalie Philipp Grubauer Is Going to Probably Be back in net Thursday from the San Jose Sharks at the Pepsi Center. Grubauer has gone 2-5-2 in his past nine starts and has a 2.92 goals-against typical and .909 save percentage over the year. He has appeared in 27 games, such as Tuesday if Colorado
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Pacers spoil Nikola Jokic’s 30-point effort, snap Nuggets’ three-game win streak

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Nikola Jokic was at the Practice of an Overdue All-Star Game Drive before Indiana Pacers sharpshooter Doug McDermott spoiled it. McDermott drilled one huge 3-pointer after another, and the Pacers jumped at the fourth quarter in the Pepsi Center to sneak Sunday’s match 115-107. McDermott scored 18 in the fourth quarter, including four 3-pointers. If
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Altitude dispute with Comcast keeps Nuggets, Avalanche games dark on Colorado’s largest TV provider: Will fan apathy set in for title contenders?

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A fact among Colorado sports lovers is that the end of Broncos season indicates the real beginning of Avalanche and Nuggets season. With soccer over, it’s time to really begin paying attention. At least rsquo & that;s exactly what Chris Fuselier, proprietor of Blake Street Tavern in LoDobelieved. He’therefore perhaps not so confident anymore. Business
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