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Colorado Avalanche’s odds to win the Stanley Cup with the new 24-team playoff format

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Andy Cross, The Denver PostColorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (29) along with Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf (15) jawing at each other before a face-off in the initial stage at the Pepsi Center on March 4, 2020. The NHL on Tuesday announced in case the season resumes, it will forego the remainder of the normal
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Colorado Online Sports Betting Guide 2020

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Sports betting was legalized in Colorado in May 2020. The Centennial State became the 19th state in the US to regulate sports betting on mobile and via online sites. Colorado Online Betting in Brief: Sports betting legal (Y/N): Y Number of licensed sportsbooks: 17 Legal age of gambling: 21 State Tax: 10% Legalized gambling on
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The greatest games The Denver Post sports department has ever seen

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The members of The Denver Post sports department have spent their entire lives watching or covering sporting events as reporters or fans. So it’s safe to say we’ve borne witness to more than a few good games. Here are some of our favorites: CU Buffs 20, No. 3 Nebraska 10 Date/location: Oct. 25, 1986, Folsom
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Three Nuggets return for individual workouts, according to league source

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The Denver Nuggets are taking a cautious approach now that the NBA has slowly started its resumption of basketball activities. Three Nuggets showed up for voluntary individual workouts Monday, the first day the Pepsi Center’s practice facility was re-opened, according to a league source. Since only a handful of players are currently in Denver and
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Nuggets practice facility to open Friday for individual workouts, source confirms

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Since Denver begins to unwind its order, so also may the Denver Nuggets. Starting Friday, the Nuggets’ clinic centre will be accessible to players for voluntary workoutsa league source verified, but it s uncertain how many players will reap the benefits. A part of the players aren’t currently in Denver. If they do choose to make
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Avs Mailbag: Colorado continues to build from prospects, injured players getting healthy, NHL season update and more

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Denver Post sports writer Mike Chambers responds to queries in the Avs Mailbag every week throughout the season.  Pose an Avalanche- or NHL-related question for its Avs Mailbag. When the NHL resumes, how would the Loveland Express be up and running? In other words would be the Eagles be playing so players can have ice
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NBA targets May 8 for earliest individual player workouts at team facilities

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The NBA’s crawl toward normalcy reach a milestone Monday with a significant date circled on the group calendar. Related Articles Nuggets insider: Michael Malone delivers firsthand take of Michael Jordan in “The Last Dance” Nuggets exit interview: Mason Plumlee’s consistent ethics a luxury Denver may not be able to afford Nuggets exit interview: Torrey Craig’s
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If NHL resumes play, Jared Bednar needs “two weeks or less” to get Avalanche up to speed

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Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said Thursday he can get his team prepared to play competitive hockey “two weeks, or much less,” when the NHL decides to resume its regular period. The NHL “stopped ” its season March 9 because of the coronavirus, the afternoon after Colorado defeated the New York Rangers to increase to 42-20-8.
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How Peyton Manning and Todd Helton fared in the East Tennessee celebrities tournament bracket

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John Leyba, The Denver PostTodd Helton speaks with Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning on Oct. 13, 2013 at Mile High Stadium in Denver. Together with the NCAA Tournament being canceled due to this coronavirus outbreak, it looks like every outlet has their own version of March Madness. (Shameless plug: Vote within our best Colorado athlete
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Colorado Xplosion, the state’s first pro women’s basketball team, helped ABL change the sport

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Amid the dust, both dinginess and thin crowds of Denver Coliseum, the Colorado Xplosion planted seeds for women ’ s basketball’s growth and stabilization. The unheralded team was in the center of excellence in girls ’s basketball in 1996 as one of eight franchises in the American Basketball League. The ABL launched that October because
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