Jack Hughes scores in overtime as US beats Canada for gold at the Olympics

The Denver Post (Sports) 2/22 3:59A The Associated Press

By STEPHEN WHYNO MILAN No miracle needed. The United States is on top of the hockey world for the first time in nearly a half-century. Jack Hughes scored 1:41 into overtime and the U.S. defeated Canada 2-1 in the gold medal final at the Milan...

Nuggets mailbag: Will Denver trade a starter to make room for Peyton Watson contract extension?

The Denver Post (Sports) 2/22 1:00A Bennett Durando

Denver Post Nuggets beat writer Bennett Durando opens up the Nuggets Mailbag periodically during the season. You can submit a Nuggets- or NBA-related question here . Peyton Watson has shown that he can defend, block shots, shoot 3s and create his...

Denver Broncos offseason roster guide: Depth chart and needs ahead of NFL free agency and the draft

The Dever Post (Broncos) 2/22 12:45A Parker Gabriel

The Broncos came within four points of the Super Bowl . They appear to have their long-term answer at quarterback. They had an upper-echelon defense last season , are going to get coordinator Vance...

Renck: Who does former Oregon Duck Bo Nix need as a target for Broncos? Jaylen Waddle, of course

The Dever Post (Broncos) 2/22 12:45A Troy Renck

If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, quacks like a duck, then it probably is Jaylen Waddle. There is your answer to upgrading the Broncos . You re welcome. A month removed from the AFC Championship loss wasn t that a kick in the groin...

How the Rapids’ MLS opener at Seattle is a litmus test for 2026 season

The Denver Post (Sports) 2/21 1:00A Braidon Nourse

If the Matt Wells era of the Colorado Rapids is truly about dictating games instead of reacting to them, Sunday’s season opener at the Seattle Sounders will offer an immediate test. That’s because Seattle has a proven track record of controlling...

Rockies’ Kyle Karros wants to be one of the best third basemen in baseball. He’s got the pedigree.

The Denver Post (Patrick Saunders) 2/21 1:00A Patrick Saunders

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. Kyle Karros doesn t want to be just another guy in the big leagues; he wants to be a dude. Explain, please. Not just be a player, but one of the best third basemen in the game, the...

How can Nuggets improve defense? Nikola Jokic wants to see 25 fouls per game | Journal

The Denver Post (Sports) 2/21 1:00A Bennett Durando

The Nuggets are fighting against historical precedent once again in their pursuit of a championship. They re already the exception to the rule. In 2023 , they entered the playoffs allowing 113.5...

3 questions that will define the 2026 Colorado Rapids as Matt Wells era opens

The Denver Post (Sports) 2/21 1:00A Braidon Nourse

For the second time in as many years, the Colorado Rapids are kicking off a new era in Commerce City. Here are three questions that will define 2026 and beyond as the Matt Wells project begins. What...

Grading The Week: Why did Rockies’ Dick Monfort spend $233M to sign Kris Bryant and lose Nolan...

The Denver Post (Sports) 2/21 12:45A Sean Keeler

Two wrongs don t make a David Wright. If there s a lesson from Kris Bryant s time or lack thereof — with the Rockies, it s that. As we celebrate the return of another blessed baseball season, the diamond wonks on the Grading The Week team wanted...

Meet the two men who’ve seen more than a century’s worth of Colorado state wrestling tournaments

The Denver Post (Sports) 2/21 12:45A Kyle Newman

For more than a century s worth of Colorado high school state wrestling tournaments, the sage and the soothsayer have been unrelenting constants. This weekend, the sage retired Hall of Fame coach Bob...

Renck: Nuggets’ roadblocks to another NBA championship include Thunder and an alien

The Denver Post (Nuggets) 2/20 1:00A Troy Renck

The Nuggets began the season with eyes on the Thunder . They should have been on Victor. Victor Wembanyama is no longer the future. The San Antonio Spurs center is the present. And he is not going anywhere. This is getting ridiculous. It is...

Nuggets falter in clutch time again in last-second loss to Clippers

The Denver Post (Sports) 2/19 8:16P Bennett Durando

The Nuggets returned from the All-Star break Thursday night with a 115-114 loss to the Clippers at Intuit Dome, falling to 35-21 this season. They ve lost five of their last seven games going into a back-to-back Friday at Portland. Clutch...

Rockies’ Kris Bryant ‘in pain every day,’ can’t play baseball but not retiring

The Denver Post (Rockies) 2/17 5:42A Patrick Saunders

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. Kris Bryant has reported to Rockies spring training, and he has a locker in the Salt River Fields clubhouse, but he s not a baseball player. Tuesday, while his teammates went through their first full-squad workouts, Bryant was...

With deep Colorado roots — and a Crested Butte skier — ‘skimo’ debuts as Olympic sport

The Denver Post (Sports) 2/16 1:00A John Meyer

Skimo sounds like it could be the name of a cartoon mascot for the Milan Cortina Olympics, but it s actually a ski discipline making its Olympic debut as the first new sport added to the Winter Games...

Why Broncos’ Bo Nix, Patriots Drake Maye inspire visions of Brady-Manning in storied AFC rivalry

The Dever Post (Broncos) 2/15 1:00A Luca Evans

The snow, at least, was new this year. There were no hints of any flurries back in 2013, when New England marched into Denver in the AFC title game. There were clear skies two years later, too, when...