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One year ago, the Rockies and Padres set an MLB record for most runs in a four-game series

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David Zalubowski, The Associated PressColorado Rockies center fielder Charlie Blackmon follows the flight of his RBI-single off San Diego Padres relief pitcher Phil Maton in the sixth inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Denver. Man, 2019 sure felt like it was an eternity ago. While we sit and wait for the
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Gabe Landeskog back for Avalanche voluntary skates “to make sure I’m ready” for playoff run

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Gabe Landeskog read 9-10 novels, spent months of quality time together with his wife and daughter, also found ice time at Toronto to train during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. But there was something about return to the Avalanche’s Pepsi Center ice on Monday. It was something regular. This was something different — again in the
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Broncos land on ESPN’s best (and worst) NFL free agent signings of the past decade

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Steve Nehf, The Denver PostPeyton Manning (18) and Brock Osweiler (17) of this Denver Broncos warm up until the start of a preseason football match at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014 in Denver. ESPN on Monday unveiled a set of bests and worsts from the NFL across a variety
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Avalanche returns to Pepsi Center, starts Phase 2 of NHL’s return to play plan

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Ice hockey has been returned into Pepsi Center. Associated Articles Colorado youth hockey tradition outgrowing ice accessibility on Front Range Chambers: Avalanche rewind as NHL enters silent time prior to summertime playoffs As preceding Avs defenseman Kyle Quincey’s toddler son struggles brain cancer, hockey world rallies to offer support Dawg Nation hockey team looking to
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Coronavirus and sports: What Colorado fans can expect from their new “normal”

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The joint ticks every box. A 55-inch TV is visible from almost every angle. A collection of game-worn hockey sweaters and baseball jerseys hangs with pride along one wall, with special dispensation for the No. 92 of Avalanche center Gabe Landeskog and the No. 31 worn by former University of Denver goalie Evan Cowley. If
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Avs Mailbag: Who will benefit most from time off before NHL playoffs?

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Denver Post sports writer Mike Chambers responds to questions in the Avs Mailbag every other week during the regular season.  Pose an Avalanche- or NHL-related question for the Avs Mailbag. As we approach the possibility of continuing the NHL season, I’d love to see some analysis of which teams benefited the most from this extended
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As NHL training facilities reopen Monday, Avalanche among teams choosing to wait

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Monday marked the start of Phase 2 at the NHL’s reopening program, however not all teams, such as the Avalanche, made to hold workouts or voluntary skates at practice facilities. Players have more than a month to prepare for Phase 3, that is official training teams which won’t begin before July 10 at the earliest.
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Amid coronavirus crisis, Nuggets legend Dikembe Mutombo can’t stop playing defense

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Dikembe Mutombo’s reach was always destined to be global, canvassing far more of the world than the paint he patrolled for 18 seasons in the NBA. From the moment he was drafted by the Denver Nuggets with the fourth overall pick in June of 1991, Mutombo had designs on something greater. Somehow, he’d give back
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Ranking the Top 10 best Colorado-born hockey players in NHL history

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Because of this Avalanche’s arrival in 1995, Colorado has become a significant producer of college and professional hockey talent within the previous 25 years.  The state paths traditional powers such as Minnesota, Michigan and Massachusetts in creating future professional players, but the difference has shrunk. Here is The Denver Post’s leading 10 Colorado-born hockey players
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Keeler: The Avalanche and Nuggets get to finish what they started? Hallelujah!

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It was forced by us into Memorial Day with our sanity intact. Mostly. The New York Jets simply threw a cone filled with money in the stagnant husk that was Joe Flacco, the surest sign yet that matters are creeping back into normal again. “That’s the story of existence. It’s a matter of when,” Bill
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