Tag: the olympics
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Colorado Springs resident’s art featured in Hollywood, at Olympics, Burning Man, Coachella
East of Colorado Springs lives a man with a penchant for the whimsical, a thirst for the colossal and an affinity for the natural world. Tentacles of Patrick Shearn’s ebullient mind have reached into many corners of culture and history around the world: Hollywood, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Burning Man, Electric Daisy Carnival…
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Two Colorado Springs brothers behind city’s only floorball game
The sound of clicks and clacks echoes off the field house walls at Colorado Springs Christian Schools. Ten players and two goalies are busily chasing around a blueberry-colored ball, scooping and flinging it along the gym floor with their sticks, as they aim to shoot their shot past the protectively clad goalies. It’s late on…
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Downtown festival, parade to celebrate Colorado Springs’ 150th anniversary
Chances are you might not be around to celebrate Colorado Springs’ next big anniversary. So you better celebrate the city’s sesquicentennial while the celebrating is good. Saturday will mark the final big event in a year of events acknowledging our impressive 150th birthday. The free COS 150 Festival is downtown along Vermijo Avenue from noon-8…
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NBA mock draft: Denver Nuggets add guard depth at No. 26
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Teams across the NBA will be looking to follow the Milwaukee Bucks’ lead by adding a player capable of bringing a championship to their city in Thursday’s draft. Here’s a shot at predicting the first round, including the Denver Nuggets’ pick at No. 26. 1.…
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NBA mock draft: Denver Nuggets add guard depth at No. 26
Teams across the NBA will be looking to follow the Milwaukee Bucks’ lead by adding a player capable of bringing a championship to their city in Thursday’s draft. Here’s a shot at predicting the first round, including the Denver Nuggets’ pick at No. 26. 1. Detroit Pistons Cade Cunningham, G, Oklahoma State The hardest part…
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Colorado sports betting handle falls to 8-month low in June
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sports wagering in Colorado last month fell to an eight-month low as the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche were eliminated from the playoffs early in the month, the Colorado Division of Gaming reported Tuesday. The $229.8 million wagered in June was the lowest since bets…
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Colorado sports betting handle falls to 8-month low in June
Sports wagering in Colorado last month fell to an eight-month low as the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche were eliminated from the playoffs early in the month, the Colorado Division of Gaming reported Tuesday. The $229.8 million wagered in June was the lowest since bets totaled $210.7 million in October. Last month’s total is six…
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Colorado heptathlete Annie Kunz able to celebrate with family as she secures trip to Tokyo
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Dedication to track and field got Wheat Ridge heptathlete Annie Kunz to the Tokyo Games. It also nearly kept her sister from savoring the milestone with her. Kelli Kunz, head coach at Mountain Vista, followed Annie’s Day 1 progress at the Olympic Trials from the…
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Colorado heptathlete Annie Kunz able to celebrate with family as she secures trip to Tokyo
Dedication to track and field got Wheat Ridge heptathlete Annie Kunz to the Tokyo Games. It also nearly kept her sister from savoring the milestone with her. Kelli Kunz, head coach at Mountain Vista, followed Annie’s Day 1 progress at the Olympic Trials from the Golden Eagles’ tent at the Colorado state track and field…
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Robin Fraser ready to roll in second full season as Colorado Rapids coach
The mix of young and experienced players, homegrown and foreign, seems to sit well with Rapids coach Robin Fraser heading into his second full season. After taking over late in the 2019 season, Fraser’s first full season featured a trip to the Florida bubble for the MLS is Back Tournament, a month-long stoppage due to…