Deanna Betterman chuckled at the simple notion of her kids spending extended time away from a wrestling mat. “What’s the offseason schedule like?” the Sand Creek High wrestling…
Read more Colorado youth wrestling is growing, and it’s showing at 2026 state tournamentThis Colorado Avalanche team with a multi-goal lead remains the safest bet in sports, but this one didn’t come easy. The Avs coughed up a two-goal advantage early…
Read more Avalanche shake off blown lead, reach Olympic break with 4-2 win against SharksMary Myers is a huge football fan and loves the Denver Broncos. As she put it though, being a women and a fan in male-dominated sports is not…
Read more Avalanche’s record-selling Pride Night became a ‘Heated Rivalry’ celebrationThe Avalanche avoided being shutout for the first time this season, but Anaheim Ducks goalie Lukas Dostal prevented them from claiming two points. Anaheim defeated Colorado, 2-1, in…
Read more Avalanche finally solve Lukas Dostal late, but Ducks prevail in shootoutUpdated 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17: Hundreds of demonstrators marching through downtown Denver on Saturday afternoon caused rolling road closures, police officials said. Streets around the state Capitol…
Read more Road closures lifted through downtown Denver as protest winds downWhen Trent Miner sat at his locker room stall after the best afternoon of his professional life, he really tried to keep his emotions in check. He answered…
Read more Avalanche goalie Trent Miner’s patience, hard work pay off: ‘He is a battler’It was Next Generation day at Ball Arena, which involves kids taking over key roles during the in-game fan experience. It turned into a day where the Colorado…
Read more Avalanche earn depth-charged 4-0 victory against Columbus, led by Trent Miner, Brent BurnsThe short-handed Nuggets’ silver linings playbook: hang around, drill some timely 3-pointers and control the glass — even without a true center in the paint. It worked for…
Read more Short-handed Nuggets blown out in fourth quarter, lose to HawksThe Colorado Avalanche has been one of the healthiest NHL teams this season, but it’s run into a mini-injury crisis. Mackenzie Blackwood was placed on injured reserve Friday…
Read more Avalanche places goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood on injured reserveThe Nuggets might’ve been guilty of coasting Monday, but they could afford to coast. Scoring the first 19 points of the game and leading by 25 after the…
Read more Nuggets start game on 19-0 run, hold off Utah Jazz in bounce-back winBruce Brown and Kevin Durant probably won’t be sending each other Christmas cards. They played together in Brooklyn for two years. They competed against each other in a…
Read more Nuggets’ Bruce Brown, Rockets’ Kevin Durant are former teammates. Now they have beef.For his latest trick, Nikola Jokic dribbled into oncoming traffic and escaped unscathed. Sometimes after he reels in a defensive rebound, the Nuggets center prefers to launch an…
Read more Nikola Jokic passes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for most assists by center in NBA history as Nuggets beat MagicIt’s Jamal Murray’s Team World. The rest of us are just living in it. Or rather, living in the glow of what might be the Nuggets guard’s best-ever…
Read more Grading The Week: Nuggets’ Jamal Murray sure looks like NBA All-Star to usNearly two years ago, Jared Bednar offered four words that summarized Nathan MacKinnon’s rise to the top of the NHL en route to his first Hart Trophy: We…
Read more Avalanche’s Nathan MacKinnon, Brent Burns share passion for training, off-ice work: ‘I’ve already learned a lot from him’DENVER — While it may be game on for the Nuggets or Avalanche, fans also have a chance to compete inside Ball Arena through the Recyclaw. It’s similar…
Read more Can you handle the Recyclaw? Ball Arena fans encouraged to recycle aluminum for a chance to win game-day gearFor the better part of a dozen years, Brock Nelson would cue up video of the New York Islanders and watch himself move around the ice. That’s the…
Read more Avalanche center Brock Nelson on Islanders reunion at Ball Arena: ‘It will be weird’Scott Wedgewood didn’t need a full calendar year to show the Colorado Avalanche why the club should want to keep him around. Wedgewood signed a one-year contract extension…
Read more Avalanche sign goaltender Scott Wedgewood to one-year contract extensionAltitude might be regaining its status as a safe haven for the Nuggets. Obliging Miami’s invitation to play fast-paced, somewhat chaotic basketball, Denver held off the Heat for…
Read more Nikola Jokic dominates in Nuggets’ 122-112 win over Heat — Denver stays perfect at homeTwo things have always been true for Casey Mittelstadt in his hockey career: He can be too hard on himself, but he always digs his way out of…
Read more Casey Mittelstadt trying to start over again in Boston after perplexing Avalanche stintJared Bednar, an avid angler, likes to compare his hockey team over a long season to a boat. He sees it like this: The team builds its identity…
Read more Avalanche Journal: Five thoughts on Colorado’s fast, drama-free start