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Sunday, May 17, 2026

Here’s why Broncos, Sean Payton are targeting so many players from Illinois

Miles Scott is a kid, one of his coaches at Illinois said, who ‘would give you the skin off his back if he could.’ Illinois and Denver both keyed in on him for that same reason. Read more →

Jared Bednar, Avalanche are well aware of the challenge Vegas presents: ‘It’s a really good team’

Jared Bednar is pretty adept at finding nuggets of information to speak highly of an opponent, but he didn’t need to dig very far with the Vegas Golden Knights. Read more →

Why Colorado Avalanche’s Chris MacFarland deserves general manager of the year honors | Journal

The NHL’s general manager of the year award is a tough one to quantify. Read more →

Renck: Nikola Jokic must force Nuggets to pick a lane. The best path? Get younger.

The risk of standing put is not worth the reward. They would be better off trading Cam Johnson and Gordon or Murray than winning 55 games next season, knowing the second round is the ceiling. Read more →

Inside Tanner Gordon’s two-day, 6,134-mile journey to rescue Rockies in a pitching pinch | Journal

If Tanner Gordon evolves into a successful big-league starting pitcher, he might look back on his two-day, five-flight, 6,134-mile, bleary-eyed odyssey as a turning point. Read more →

Grading the Week: Broncos opening NFL season vs. Chiefs? Awesome! Playing Patrick Mahomes early? Not so much

Patrick Mahomes has to be healing pretty Taylor Swiftly, don’t you think? Read more →

Fossil Ridge’s Addyson Smith is Colorado’s fastest in 100, 200 a year after coming up short at state

LAKEWOOD — Addyson Smith spent 365 days fixated on making up a hundredth of a second. Read more →

Claire O’Connor looking forward to making impact with CU Buffs next season

Plantar fasciitis in both feet turned the 2025-26 season into a lost year for Claire O’Connor, but the veteran guard is eager to make up for it next season with the Colorado women’s basketball team. Read more →