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Chambers: Avalanche trade for Derick Brassard didn’t help playoff chances much, but Colorado was smart at the deadline

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Based on the last four games, it s hard to criticize the Avalanche for doing little Monday’s NHL trade deadline. After outscoring four opponents by a combined 20-4 — including 5-0 at Nashville on Saturday — that the Avs are playing their best hockey of the season and believe they have what it takes to
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PHOTOS: Denver Nuggets play ping pong with fans at Ace Eat Serve for charity

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Interesting fact: Not only is Jamal Murray good at basketball, he can hold his own on the ping pong table, too. “To be honest, Jamal Murray has it on tap, guy,” said Brittni Langus, 31, of Westminster through the Nuggets Social in Ace Eat Serve on Monday night.  ”He is remarkable. ” Langus admitted she
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New Avalanche forward Derick Brassard had an interesting 11 hours

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Derick Brassard would have liked a little warmup. After scoring a goal in his Avalanche debut Monday night — approximately 11 hours after shifting locker rooms at the Pepsi Center — the Avs’ new forward from the Florida Panthers revealed he hadn’t skated at the previous 3 days. The Panthers didn’t have a morning skate
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A roundup of the 2019 Colorado high school state wrestling tournament

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Happy Monday, Omelette readers! History was made this weekend in the Colorado high school state wrestling tournament in the Pepsi Center. A three wrestlers won their fourth state title this season, becoming the 22nd, 23rd and 24th student-athletes to do the mark. And for the first time in the championship ’s 84-year history, a female
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Denver Sports Omelette: Is Nolan Arenado the best position player in the National League? One publication seems to think so.

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Don’t look now, but the Colorado Rockies may have the best position player in the National League. At least, that’s if you’re purchasing what Sports illustrated is selling in its annual ranking of MLB’s top 100 players. Guided by a “weighted three-year WAR formula,” SI’s group of eight baseball experts about standing the game ’,
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Avalanche’s OT curse continues with 4-3 loss despite late goal from new addition Brassard

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Derick Brassard, acquired from the Florida Panthers before Monday’s 1 p.m. trade deadline, helped the Avalanche earn a point against the Panthers on Monday night in a strange 12 hours for the veteran forward. Brassard, 31, awoke at his Denver resort for a member of the Panthers. But he had been pulled off the ice
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2 girls become first in Colorado to place at state wrestling tournament

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DENVER — Two Colorado high school wrestlers made history on Saturday, becoming the first females to put at the state tournament. Angel Rios of Valley High School and Jaslynn Gallegos of Skyview High School needed one win each to make history in the Colorado High School Activities Association championship at the Pepsi Center. Rios finished
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Colorado Avalanche knows its penalty killing has been in peril at the Pepsi Center. Are things finally looking up?

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Avalanche forwards Gabe Landeskog and Carl Soderberg had exactly the identical answer, which was no answer. “If we knew how to repair it, we’d,” they each said Feb. 16, soon after absorbing a 3-0 loss to the St. Louis Blues in the Pepsi Center. Colorado had just lost its sixth consecutive game at home, where it
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Nuggets continue home dominance with resounding win over the Clippers

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Denver’s charge toward the postseason is on. The Nuggets (41-18) discharged the Los Angeles Clippers 123-96 on Sunday at the Pepsi Center with a well-rounded, democratic performance featuring big games from Nikola Jokic and Paul Millsap and cruised to another home win. The victory improved the Nuggets’ home record to 26-4 and bumped them to
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Avalanche in playoff picture after another victory over Central Division-leading Winnipeg

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The Avalanche is devouring everything in its course and alive. In response to an eight-game losing skid, the Avs have climbed back in the Western Conference playoff picture by producing factors in six of their last eight games — a stretch capped by Wednesday night’s 7-1 triumph over the Central Division-leading Winnipeg Jets in the
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