Author: Vinny Benedetto

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save COMMERCE CITY — The man who scored the first goal in Colorado Rapids’ club history will be the second to have his jersey number retired. Club legend and National Soccer Hall of Fame inductee Marcelo…

The Nuggets will have more NBA experience at training camp. Kessler Edwards agreed to an Exhibit 10 contract, The Denver Gazette learned Tuesday. Edwards is a 6-foot-8 forward who has been a 36% 3-point shooter across 178 NBA games with the Nets, Kings and Mavericks. Brooklyn selected the 25-year-old who played collegiately at Pepperdine with…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider The upcoming season is a big one for Peyton Watson, and the forward knows what needs to happen for his fourth season to be his best.…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Nuggets will spend Christmas at Ball Arena for a fourth straight year. Denver will host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Dec. 25, according to an ESPN report Friday. The Nuggets have been featured on the NBA’s marquee day of the regular season the past three…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ryan Bowen is moving down the bench and much farther east. The Nuggets assistant for the last 10 years was tabbed the new coach of Denver’s G League affiliate, the Grand Rapids Gold. Bowen spent five of his 10 years as an NBA player with…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Nuggets are going back to California. Denver will play a preseason game against the Minnesota Timberwolves in San Diego on Oct. 4, the team announced Wednesday. The Nuggets will be the home team in the game played at Pechanga Arena, part of The Kroenke…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider The offseason additions should give the Nuggets more rotational flexibility Here are five lineups to look for this season: 1. The starters Denver’s starting five has…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ENGLEWOOD – Malcolm Roach’s voice is going to be heard. Talking his talk is the Broncos’ defensive tackle’s default setting, and he’s not interested in changing his ways anytime soon. “I’m from Louisiana,” Roach explained after Friday’s practice at Broncos Park. “That’s what we do.…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider It’s going to be another short offseason for the Nuggets’ franchise player. After a promotional tour of China with “361 Degrees,” his shoe company, Nikola Jokic…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Nuggets are headed north as part of their preseason preparations. The NBA announced Tuesday the Nuggets and Raptors will meet in the Canada Series, but it won’t be a homecoming for Jamal Murray, whose hometown, Kitchener, Ontario, is much closer to Toronto. The game…