The Avalanche on Thursday night begins its run at the Stanley Cup as it opens the playoffs at Calgary. Colorado hasn’t won a playoff series since 2008, when it topped the Minnesota Wild 4-2 in the Western Conference quarterfinals. Will this be the year the Avs break their streak of bad luck? Its opinion is
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It was early Sunday morning before Jamal Murray walked through the Nuggets locker room, his exit delayed after reliving the jumper that might’ve given Denver Game 1. While his teammates showered and addressed the media after their grueling Game 1 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday, Murray was up on the second floor
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Honestly? Derrick White was almost as stunned as you were that not a single Denver Nugget attempted to get the heck. At least, not until it was too stinking late. “I was just pushing it and nobody stopped the ball,” White, the former Legend High, ex-Colorado Buffaloes star and San Antonio Spurs point guard explained
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SALT LAKE CITY — The Nuggets, at least momentarily, lost control of their own destiny Tuesday night. By falling 118-108 to the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night, the Nuggets (53-28) were made to wait on the result of this Houston-Oklahoma City game to determine whether their postseason seed could be sealed. Happily for Denver, the
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It was a gallant change of heart. The first period felt like a funeral. The Avalanche played as if its playoff hopes were dead during the first 20 minutes Tuesday at the Pepsi Center. The Edmonton Oilers, who were eliminated from the postseason by losing Monday at Vegas, produced the game’s first nine shots in
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Paul Millsap slunk into a black leather chair in front of his Nuggets locker Sunday night when asked the question. He paused. Put a hand to his chin deep in thought. And still, the 13-year NBA veteran had trouble finding the right words. What’s been the biggest issue facing Denver’s offense lately? “I don’t know,”
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The first weekend of March Madness has come and gone. No Colorado group made the championship, but a few players from the country were in action. Here’s a look at how they fared. NCAA Tournament Gonzaga guard Josh Perkins — Regis High School Perkins averaged 8.0 points, 4.0 assists and 1.5 steals for the No.
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Avalanche Trainer Jared Bednar and standout defenseman Tyson Barrie used the same Term to describe goalie Philipp Grubauer after Wednesday morning’s skate at the Pepsi Center. “He’s at a zone,” they said. “It’s really helpful to get into a rhythm, for sure,” Grubauer said of his busiest stretch of the season. Semyon Varlamov, who started
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According to how Tyson Barrie is playing of late, adding like-minded defenseman Cale Makar to the Avalanche lineup isn’t a priority. Given Barrie’s giant offensive contributions in the past six games, the Avs can manage to wait patiently for Makar — the Hockey East player of the year and the favorite to collect the Hobey
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With a playoff spot already protected, the Denver Nuggets are in search of momentum. The Nuggets got the win Tuesday night at the Pepsi Center, 95-92 over the Detroit Pistons, but any momentum might prove elusive. Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray slammed the door closed on Detroit’s magnificent fourth-quarter comeback attempt with several timely buckets
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