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Crash closes I-70 westbound at Colorado Mills Parkway
By: Joe Nguyen
A car crash Sunday night has closed off westbound Interstate 70 at Colorado Mills Parkway, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. As of 10:14 p.m., there was no estimated time of reopening. This is a developing story....
Nuggets crush LeBron-less Lakers, stretch winning streak to six
By: Mike Singer
LOS ANGELES — The Nuggets didn’t need a healthy LeBron James to bring their “A” game. All it took was the bright light of Los Angeles. The Nuggets strode into the Staples Center and rocked the Lakers 128-104 on Sunday night, improving to 20-8 and stretching their winning streak to...
Yard pirates help themselves to $3K worth of shingles, two Christmas trees during Wash Park heist
By: Lance Hernandez
The average porch pirate has nothing on yard grinches who pilfered $3,000 worth of shingles from a home in the Wash Park neighborhood earlier this month. “We had all our replacement shingles in the front yard,” said Linda Koenig. Related Articles Woman, 60, who wiped out 86-year-old Denver man’s life...
GOP governors grapple with whether to accept refugees or not
By: Grant Schulte, Julie Watson
LINCOLN, Neb. — An executive order by President Donald Trump giving states the right to refuse to take refugees is putting Republican governors in an uncomfortable position. They’re caught between immigration hardliners who want to shut the door and some Christian evangelicals who believe helping refugees is a moral obligation....
Supporters making last push to save Erie’s Boulder Valley Velodrome
By: Amy Bounds
Supporters of the Boulder Valley Velodrome, the Erie cycling track that has been up for sale for two years, are making one last push to find investors to make a bid before it’s sold to someone who plans to demolish it. About 20 people met Sunday in Boulder to share...
United Airlines Flight 2429 had mechanical trouble leading to rough landing at Denver International Airport
By: Bruce Finley
A United Airlines flight from Newark to Denver International Airport skidded to a difficult landing due to mechanical trouble Sunday evening, forcing closure of a runway. Related Articles Denver may get second official weather observation site in Stapleton next year Denver airport is about to see 2.5 million holiday travelers...
After loss to Broncos, Lions closing out another disappointing season
By: Michael Kelly
A season that started with promise is winding down to another frustrating finish for the Detroit Lions. A 27-17 loss at Denver on Sunday was Detroit’s eighth straight after a 2-0-1 start to 2019. The Lions hoped to be playing for playoff positioning with a game remaining but all that’s...
Backup linemen Patrick Morris, Jake Rodgers save Broncos’ bacon
By: Sean Keeler
Game ball, Patrick Morris. No. Seriously, man. Take it. You earned it. “I didn’t even think I played that well,” the Broncos offensive lineman said, nodding at the game ball he received Sunday after coming off the bench to help the Broncos grind out a 27-17 victory over the Detroit...
Kiszla: Broncos’ Drew Lock no John Travolta, but with strong arm and two left feet, he’s dancing way into Phillip Lindsay’s heart
By: Mark Kiszla
This quarterback gig better work out for Drew Lock, because I caught him dancing late in the Broncos’ 27-17 victory over Detroit, and he’s got a far better shot in future years at being named Super Bowl MVP than winning “Dancing with the Stars.” While there might be a little...
DaeSean Hamilton relishes career day in Broncos win: “The guy is super-duper intelligent”
By: Kyle Fredrickson
The football mistakes that haunted DaeSean Hamilton were finally exorcised Sunday at Mile High. Begone, drops of Broncos games past. A brighter future awaits the speedy wide receiver. “It’s like getting a monkey off your back,” Hamilton said. “But at the same time, I know I’ve always been able to...
LeBron James misses game vs. Nuggets, his 1st of season for Lakers
By: The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — LeBron James won’t play for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Denver Nuggets, the first game he’s missed this season. The 34-year-old superstar sat out Sunday night because of a thoracic muscle strain. He’s listed as day-to-day and coach Frank Vogel had no estimate on how long...
Broncos Status Report: Finally, a come-from-behind victory
By: Ryan O’Halloran
Offense: Slow start overcome The Broncos started the game with three consecutive punts (one first down). They looked out of sorts, but down 10-0, they scored on five consecutive possessions (three touchdowns and two field goals). Quarterback Drew Lock was efficient (25 of 33 for 192 yards), wasn’t sacked and...
Mexican wrestlers thrill public at historic Metro station
By: The Associated Press
MEXICO CITY — Tinieblas, one of the grandmasters of Mexican wrestling, looked on from a stage over the weekend as lucha libre wrestlers put on a free show for spectators at the open air plaza of Metro Insurgentes. The young men donned studded collars, devil horns, masks and — of...
Broncos Briefs: Less-than-full-strength Dre’Mont Jones shines with two sacks
By: Ryan O’Halloran
Limited in practice all week because of a sprained ankle sustained against Houston on Dec. 8, Broncos defensive end Dre’Mont Jones needed a pre-game workout to convince the trainers he was ready to play against Detroit on Sunday. Good thing Jones got the green light. Jones, a rookie third-round pick,...
If Nuggets make trade, Richard Jefferson says it could be to free up Michael Porter Jr.
By: Mike Singer
LOS ANGELES — Former Nugget-turned-ESPN-analyst Richard Jefferson said the team should approach the Feb. 6 trade deadline with player development in mind. Specifically, he said they should consider how best to improve Michael Porter Jr.’s game. And if that means a consolidation trade, so be it. “You know, Denver hasn’t,...
Evangelical tussling over anti-Trump editorial escalates
By: Elana Schor
As the political clamor caused by a top Christian magazine’s call to remove President Donald Trump from office continues to reverberate, more than 100 conservative evangelicals closed ranks further around Trump on Sunday. In a letter to the president of Christianity Today magazine, the group of evangelicals chided Editor-in-Chief Mark...
Wizards’ Isaiah Thomas suspended 2 games for entering stands
By: The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Washington guard Isaiah Thomas was suspended for two games without pay by the NBA on Sunday for entering the spectator stands late in the Wizards’ loss at Philadelphia on Saturday night. The NBA said the fans involved have been banned by the 76ers for one year from...
Broncos up-down drill: Best and worst performances against the Lions
By: Sean Keeler
Up: DaeSean Hamilton posted career highs in catches (six) and receiving yards (65) and has continued to settle into a role within a young Broncos receiving core along with Courtland Sutton and Tim Patrick. His 3-yard touchdown reception off a Drew Lock shovel pass was a thing of red-zone beauty....
