Grading The Week: Will Rockies lose 100 again? Computers say yes

The Denver Post (College Sports) 2/22 4:23A Sean Keeler

You can t spell pain without AI, and nobody hurts on the Rockies quite like the computers. Dick Monfort s annual preseason vow is as much a part of winter along the Front Range as the Western Stock Show and leaving your holiday lights up through...

Avalanche Journal: 25 thoughts on the final 25 games of the regular season

The Denver Post (Sports) 2/22 12:45A Corey Masisak

This Colorado Avalanche campaign already feels like it s had at least three acts, but the final one of the regular season begins Saturday in Nashville. Colorado has 25 games in a little more than seven weeks — a compressed stretch run that comes...

Renck & File: One player makes most sense to take over as face of NBA

The Denver Post (Sports) 2/22 12:45A Troy Renck

The face of the NBA is wrinkled. LeBron James is a man. He’s 40. And as long as he is playing and unwilling to cede his role, no other player will take away that status. But an opinion voiced recently by ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith foolishly narrowed...

Mikaela Shiffrin finishes outside top 30 in first run of World Cup giant slalom won by Federica...

The Denver Post (Winter Sports) 2/21 11:21P The Associated Press

SESTRIERE, Italy Mikaela Shiffrin is not yet competitive in her tentative return to racing in giant slaloms. Federica Brignone is currently close to unbeatable. In just her second GS race Saturday three months after a serious crash, Shiffrin did...

Nuggets Podcast: Jamal Murray goes supernova, Nikola Jokic trails in MVP race and the All-Star...

The Denver Post (Sports) 2/19 7:19A Matt Schubert, Bennett Durando,

In the latest edition of the Nuggets Ink podcast, beat writer Bennett Durando and sports editor Matt Schubert reconvene days after a dreadful NBA All-Star Game. Among the topics discussed: Bennett and AAron were in the building to witness the...

Learn a few laundry secrets from the baseball pros — the clubhouse staffers who wash MLB uniforms

The Denver Post (Sports) 2/19 6:15A The Associated Press

By JAY COHEN, AP Baseball Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — From the pinstripes of New York all the way to the Dodger blues of Los Angeles, there is a strong connection among the clubhouse staffers who...

Three points: Rapids beat LAFC in second-coldest match between MLS teams in history

The Denver Post (Sports) 2/19 3:04A Braidon Nourse

Djordje Mihailovic didn’t have to wait until a warm day in May for his 2025 coming-out party. His 48th-minute penalty and as good of a free kick as you’ll ever see in the 80th minute were enough to...

Travis Hunter 2025 NFL mock draft tracker 2.0: Where national experts predict Colorado Heisman...

The Denver Post (Sports) 2/18 8:33A Joe Nguyen

The Colorado Buffaloes have never had a player selected No. 1 overall in the NFL draft. Travis Hunter could change that. The Heisman Trophy winner is widely expected to go off the board early in the draft, but some draft analysts have him penciled...

Copper Mountain to host four days of World Cup ski racing over Thanksgiving weekend

The Denver Post (Sports) 2/18 4:00A John Meyer

For the first time in 24 years and only the fourth time ever — Copper Mountain will host World Cup ski racing this November, just nine weeks before the Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, Italy. Four days of racing will begin on Thanksgiving Day....

Renck vs. Keeler: Can NBA All-Star Weekend be saved? Or is the product forever broken?

The Denver Post (Nuggets) 2/17 7:03A Troy Renck, Sean Keeler

Renck: Every action is a confession. The NBA continues to tell us the All-Star Weekend stinks by continually tweaking the format. The skills competition featured a disqualification for cheating. The slam dunk contest highlighted Mac McClung, the...

Nikola Jokic on lack of effort in NBA All-Star Game: “It’s always going to be like this”

The Denver Post (Sports) 2/17 4:38A Bennett Durando

SAN FRANCISCO To solve the lack of effort in the All-Star Game, the NBA tried something new: a lack of basketball entirely. The league s mini-tournament at Chase Center lasted almost three hours on Sunday night, and most of that time was spent in...

Nikola Jokic All-Stars: The athletes who resonated with Denver’s MVP center when he was young

The Denver Post (Nuggets) 2/16 12:45A Bennett Durando

Nikola Jokic was alone near the Nuggets logo. On either side of him, his teammates and opponents were warming up. It was Feb. 12 at Ball Arena, where Denver was about to play its final game before the...

Avalanche Journal: Peter Forsberg on Nathan MacKinnon: “He’s better than me”

The Dever Post (Avalanche) 2/16 12:45A Corey Masisak

MONTREAL Nathan MacKinnon has ascended to incredible heights over the past few seasons, and the reigning NHL most valuable player is building a resume fit for consideration among the best players in the history of the sport. Don t believe it?...

State wrestling highlights: Pueblo East back on top, De’Alcapon Veazy and Isaiah Harrison dominate,...

The Denver Post (Preps) 2/16 12:45A Kyle Newman

Highlighted by two senior champions and a hopeful future four-timer, Pueblo East re-asserted itself on Saturday at Ball Arena. The Eagles won their third title in the last four years after finishing...

Rockies Journal: Sam Hilliard, at age 30, gets a do-over

The Denver Post (Patrick Saunders) 2/15 7:00A Patrick Saunders

Sam Hilliard is a journeyman, 30-year-old baseball player with a .219 career batting average who found his way home and now gets a fresh start. That doesn t happen too often in the big leagues. But that s where Hilliard finds himself as the...