Author: Pat Graham
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No. 24 San Diego State makes season-high 11 3-pointers, cruises to 77-64 win over Air Force
Reese Waters scored 15 points, making five of San Diego State’s season-high 11 3-pointers, and the 24th-ranked Aztecs cruised to a 77-64 win over Air Force
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MacKinnon reaches 30-goal mark, Avs beat Red Wings 6-3
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DENVER • Nathan MacKinnon doesn’t have to dig too deep to find a reason why he scores so much. “I shoot a lot of pucks,” the Colorado All-Star forward said. Shoot, it’s really not that easy. MacKinnon scored twice to reach the 30-goal mark for a third straight season and the Avalanche beat the reeling…
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Nolan Arenado, Rockies to agree on massive 8-year contract
DENVER — Nolan Arenado likes where he’s at and the direction the Colorado Rockies are headed. So he’s staying put. For possibly a long, long time. And for a chance to finish what this team has been brewing. The All-Star third baseman agreed to a $260 million, eight-year contract on Tuesday, a person familiar with…
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Kadri, Kapanen score 22 seconds apart as Leafs beat Avs
DENVER • Nazem Kadri and Kasperi Kapanen scored power-play goals 22 seconds apart in the second period, Frederik Andersen stopped 34 shots and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat Colorado 5-2 on Tuesday night, extending the Avalanche’s winless streak to eight games. Kapanen and Kadri finished with two goals, while Auston Matthews added a goal and…
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Her knees ‘broken beyond repair,’ Vonn retiring after worlds
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Lindsey Vonn transcended her sport in a way only a handful of Olympic athletes could even imagine. She was about more than skiing. She was about more than medals. She was about more than winning. She was often in the spotlight, appearing in the pages of mainstream and sports magazines, walking the red carpets, mingling…
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DENVER • Nikola Jokic had 18 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists for his 21st career triple-double to help the Denver Nuggets extend their home winning streak to 11 by cruising past the Los Angeles Clippers 121-100 on Thursday night. Jamal Murray scored 23 points and Mason Plumlee added a season-high 17 points to go…
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Avalanche breaks 6-game skid with win over Rangers
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DENVER — Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen scored power-play goals early in the first period, helping the Colorado Avalanche end a six-game slide with a 6-1 win over the New York Rangers on Friday night. Gabriel Landeskog added a goal off his right skate, Alexander Kerfoot tipped in a shot, Rantanen deflected in yet another…
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Call it a comeback: No lead safe in the NHL as late rallies on the rise
DENVER (AP) — Don’t be fooled: That third-period lead isn’t so safe. Not this season, anyway. There’s been quite a comeback for the comeback. The NHL has seen 110 third-period comeback wins spanning 611 games through New Year’s Eve. That’s third-most in league history and not far off the 114 rallies in 2014-15 and 113…
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Nuggets off to best start since 1976-77 at 9-1
DENVER • Jamal Murray scored a career-high 48 points, including 19 in the fourth quarter, and the Denver Nuggets overcame a sluggish start to beat the Boston Celtics 115-107 on Monday night. At 9-1, the Nuggets are off to their best start since 1976-77. They are 6-0 at home. Denver spotted the Celtics an 18-point…
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With new deal, Nikola Jokic sets aim at leading Denver Nuggets to playoffs
DENVER — Fair warning: Don’t challenge Nikola Jokic and Gary Harris to a game of Spikeball. The Denver duo are the team’s undisputed champions of a sport that’s a little like volleyball, only players hit the ball off a trampoline-style net that’s set up on the ground. They recently won a team tournament. “It’s the…