Author: Paul Klee paul.klee@gazettedev.gazette.com
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Will soccer icon Lionel Messi join Inter Miami at Empower Field? | The Starting Lineup
Turn on the game! Three must-see events this week: 1. No. 2 Denver vs. No. 1 Michigan (6:30 p.m. Thursday, ESPN2) — The last time DU played Michigan? In 2022 on this stage, a national semi. That one needed overtime in a 3-2 Pios win. 2. Oklahoma City Thunder at Nuggets (7 p.m. Friday, Altitude…
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Deion? Payton? Bednar? Which Colorado coach is under most pressure to win? | Friday Faceoff
Friday Faceoff: Deion Sanders? Sean Payton? Jared Bednar? Which Colorado coach has the most pressure to win? Chris Schmaedeke, digital sports editor Answer: Avalanche coach Jared Bednar Avalanche coach Jared Bednar has the best team in the NHL, and anything less than the Stanley Cup will be considered a letdown. That’s the definition of pressure…
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Colorado Sunshine
Where good news shines (“Colorado Sunshine” celebrates the good news in sports. Suggestions are encouraged through sports editor Paul Klee at paul.klee@gazettedev.gazette.com.)
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What to get Peyton Manning for his 50th birthday? | The Starting Lineup
Turn on the game! Three must-see events this week: 1. Peyton Manning’s 50th birthday (Tuesday) — No. 18 is turning 50? Time flies. It seems like just yesterday his Broncos were 55-17 over four spectacular seasons. Happy birthday, young man. 2. Rockies at Miami Marlins (5:10 p.m. Friday, MLB.tv) — Colorado’s 34th Opening Day has…
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Ben Hogan wins Denver Open at Wellshire Golf Course | Aug. 22, 1948 | Colorado’s Top 150 Sports Moments
Happy birthday, Colorado — and Colorado sports. Leading into the state’s 150th birthday Aug. 1, The Denver Gazette has partnered with the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame to publicize the definitive list of Colorado’s top 150 sports moments. Colorado Sports Hall of Fame historian Dave Plati and a committee of 10 compiled and will release the…
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CSU Rams basketball earns home game vs. Saint Joseph’s in NIT
Colorado State earned more basketball. CSU will make its 11th appearance in the National Invitation Tournament when it hosts Saint Joseph’s at Moby Arena at 9 p.m. Wednesday. The game will be televised on ESPNU. “I am excited for our guys and our program to be able to continue to play this season,” CSU coach…
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How soon will Nuggets retaliate for Thunder’s cheap shot on Nikola Jokic? | The Starting Lineup
Turn on the game! Three must-see events this week: 1. Minnesota at Avalanche (noon Sunday, TNT) — Ball Arena reunites with Nazem Kadri, whose last playoff game was the Cup-winning Game 6 in 2022. No wonder he longed to return. 2. NFL negotiation window (10 a.m. Monday) — Follow Chris Tomasson and Kyle Fredrickson on…
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Which players should Broncos draft, extend and sign? | Friday Faceoff
Friday Faceoff: As NFL free agency opens Monday, which players should the Broncos draft, extend and sign this offseason? Paul Klee, sports editor Answer: Draft LB Anthony Hill Jr., extend CB Ja’Quan McMillian, sign RB Travis Etienne Was it pure luck the Broncos tied an NFL record with 11 wins in one-score games? Or pure…
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Colorado women’s basketball boosts NCAA Tournament resume with 55-48 win over Kansas
JR Payne’s first game with a shiny new contract extension was a success. And it could have clinched an at-large berth in the NCAA Tournament. Colorado beat Kansas 55-48 in the second round of the Big 12 tournament at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo., Thursday. The postseason triumph came 24 hours after Colorado announced…
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With CU shut out at NFL combine, did Coach Prime’s Louis Vuitton get lost at DIA? | The Starting Lineup
Turn on the game! Three must-see events this week: 1. United States hockey vs. Germany (1:10 p.m. Sunday, USA Network/Peacock) — As Mark Kiszla wrote from Italy, the Avalanche’s Brock Nelson has taken a star turn at the Winter Olympics. 2. Nuggets at L.A. Clippers (8:30 p.m. Thursday, Altitude TV) — Too bad Nikola Jokic…