Despite the best efforts of Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen, the lackluster play of the Avs depth costs them what could have been a routine win. https://youtu.be/rMmpz4OR2OU

Pierre-Edouard Bellemare – C The penalty, I could really go either way on. There was a good amount of interference in the matchup, but he got caught for it because it was around the puck, making it more noticeable. Made a nice play on the PK to get the puck to Graves for a good chance. Bowen Byram – B-…...

The way winning always papers over flaws is one of the more charming aspects of sports to me. When the outcome is what you set out to achieve, how you got there ends up being a justified journey, even if it wasn’t perfect. See Tuesday night’s win against Los Angeles as a good example of that for the Avalanche. They…...

FORT COLLINS, CO. — Bounce back.  Colorado State got punched in the mouth in the opening game against Utah State Tuesday night. The Aggies dominated the glass, scored in the paint at will, and genuinely just executed better on both ends of the floor.  Following the disappointing loss head coach Niko Medved emphasized that the Aggies are absolutely a talented…...

“I would walk 500 miles And I would walk 500 more Just to be the man who walked a thousand miles To fall down at your door” – The Proclaimers 500 is… A lot. 500 is almost always a lot. Walking 500 miles? You’d be hurting. Probably limping. Eating 500 hot dogs? You’d probably burst. Breaking that five dollar bill…...

Bill Kollar teaches his players to get their hands up if they can't get to the QB. No one does that better and is more disruptive than Shelby Harris

Jared Bednar has been pestered by the media for over a week now on when super prospect Bowen Byram would make his long-awaited NHL debut. That wait is over. Byram, along with newly acquired Greg Pateryn, will enter the Avalanche lineup on Thursday evening in place of Erik Johnson and Dennis Gilbert. While Andre Burakovsky was able to hit the…...

BOULDER — Tad Boyle liked seeing his team run against Stanford. “I loved the pace of the game because playing at altitude, it gives us a major major advantage,” Boyle told reporters Tuesday. “That’s a different situation than I would want if we’re playing at Stanford.” So what would he want if they were playing in Palo Alto? “If we’re…...

The Denver Nuggets can’t afford to fill their season with losses to bad teams after the slow start, and they needed whatever respite a three-quarter blowout of the Oklahoma City Thunder might provide. The Nuggets gave Malone the complete game he’s looking for — a rare occasion. Nikola Jokić cruised, Jamal Murray finally found some rest, and the bench unit…...

Slowly but surely it's coming together for Denver.

The Avs special teams continue to fire on all cylinders as they take down the LA Kings on two Power Play goals. The second unit, in particular, is showing some chemistry on the blue line. https://youtu.be/8ZfeooZ4_e0

Pierre-Edouard Bellemare – C I think we’ve already gotten the hint that the offense from last season just isn’t going to happen again, but he’s still doing things alright defensively, and with Compher’s line being non-existent at even strength through three games, he’s basically playing as the 3C. Matt Calvert – B+ It’s nice to see someone from the bottom…...

There are a lot of things you can point to in order to make a case for this year’s Colorado Avalanche team as a Stanley Cup contender. Certainly their last game, an 8-0 blowout of the St. Louis Blues, is the kind of thing that gets people’s attention but for me it’s more about nights like tonight. The truth is…...

FORT COLLINS, CO. — In a showdown between two of the best teams in the Mountain West, Utah State proved once again that they are still the team to beat. Coming off of a home sweep of San Diego State, the Aggies advanced to 9-0 in league play with a convincing 83-64 win over Colorado State (10-3, 7-2) on Tuesday night. …...

It’s been a wild 24 hours for Greg Pateryn, who woke up this morning with news from the league that he was being fined $5,000 for a cross-checking incident in last night’s game against the Anaheim Ducks. Now, Pateryn is riding the Avs team bus solo from Anaheim to Los Angeles as he and Ian Cole are swapping spots after…...

The Dallas Jackals announced in a release on Tuesday that they would not compete in the 2021 Major League Rugby season with the intention to resume play in 2022. According to the release, the decision was made in coordination with Major League Rugby and, “is based on a number of factors that will provide the Dallas Jackals, an expansion team,…

George Paton liked what he saw from Drew Lock during the 2019 NFL Draft process two years ago. But Paton didn't commit to Lock being the quarterback of the future in Denver.

Here's how the new general manager views the Broncos' QB situation.

FORT COLLINS, CO. —  With a 7-1 start against the Mountain West including a historic comeback win over San Diego State, Colorado State men’s basketball (10-2) has outplayed all national expectations so far this season.  As things currently stand the Rams rank 78th in KenPom, 56th in NET, and they’re sitting right below Utah State and Boise State for the…...

BOULDER — The New York Jets plan to hire Colorado tight ends coach Taylor Embree to coach their running backs, according to multiple reports. Embree, the son of former CU head coach Jon Embree, joined the Colorado staff last offseason. The Jets fired head coach Adam Gase during the season and replaced him with San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert…...