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Fantasy Billboard: The best and worst of the 2022 season
By: Tribune News Service
The Second Annual Fantasy Billboard Awards <u>BILLBOARD BESTS</u> PATRICK MAHOMES Dan Marino QB Award — No QB was more prolific in the early days of Fantasy Football than Dan Marino. He had a record 48 TD passes and 5,084 passing yards in 1984 as a mere 22-year-old. The uncanny Mahomes...
“Who is included in their Denver?” The 2023 mayor’s race could set agenda for the next decade
By: Joe Rubino
The last time a Denver mayor lost a re-election bid at the ballot box was in 1983. So it’s not an exaggeration to say that in two months when Denver voters cast ballots in the first open mayoral race since 2011 when Mayor Michael Hancock was first elected, they could...
A 1990 law mandated Native American remains be returned to tribes. Colorado led the charge — but some museums still haven’t followed.
By: Sam Tabachnik
The remains of Native American ancestors showed up in boxes on the doorsteps of Colorado museums and at yard sales in Denver neighborhoods. They sat for decades in metal sheds in the state’s national parks and in the bowels of prominent universities. These human remains were excavated — looted — from...
Colorado politicians want more property tax relief as state forecasts 26.5% increase in assessed values
By: Nick Coltrain
The question of how to blunt the edge of rising property taxes is again echoing in the halls of Colorado’s Capitol. The answer to that, however, is a work in progress. No proposal has been released by legislative leaders, though they say it’s a problem that’s top of mind this...
Post Premium: Top stories for the week of Jan. 30-Feb. 5
By: The Denver Post
The last time a Denver mayor lost a re-election bid at the ballot box was in 1983. So it’s not an exaggeration to say that in two months when Denver voters cast ballots in the first open mayoral race since 2011 when Mayor Michael Hancock was first elected, they could dictate the...
Colorado Medicaid seeks millions from legislature to pay home health care workers competitive wages
By: Meg Wingerter
In eight years, Amy Wiedeman has never been able to hire enough people to provide all of the health care her son needs to stay in their Centennial home. Luke Schiller, 12, has cerebral palsy and other health conditions that qualify him for around-the-clock care at home. He needs someone...
Sean Payton, coins, character: Why CSU Rams football coach Jay Norvell is college football’s Kevin Bacon
By: Sean Keeler
The conversation turned to Sean Payton as we turned left on Speer Avenue, sunrise at our backs. Jay Norvell is the Kevin Bacon of American football. If he didn’t play with somebody, he played against him. Or coached against him. Or coached with him. “They’d smuggled us all in there,”...
Romi Bean makes history as Denver’s first lead woman TV sports anchor
By: Patrick Saunders
Romi Bean didn’t take the job to make history or make a statement. She simply wanted to chase her passion. “I love sports, I love my job and I love this Colorado community,” she said. “But I never thought I’d be the first to do something like this.” Bean was...
What to expect from the early stages of Broncos’ new Sean Payton-Russell Wilson partnership: “Robots can’t play quarterback”
By: Parker Gabriel
Sean Payton’s got a long to-do list as he gets settled into his new Denver digs. He’ll have to get his UC Health Center key card and the human resources paperwork figured out and probably check the team store for a Broncos visor, too. Once all of that important stuff...
Pat Leonard: Super Bowl week a critical one for Saquon Barkley negotiations
By: Tribune News Service
This week feels like a big one in the Giants’ Saquon Barkley contract negotiations. GM Joe Schoen and Barkley’s agents are planning to reconvene a third time. They talked during their November bye week and couldn’t reach a deal. They revisited the topic early this past week and still didn’t...
Ask Amy: Holiday visit leads to weighty conflict
By: Amy Dickinson
Dear Amy: Every year I spend the holidays at my sister’s house. The past couple of years have been a little crazy for us. Our mother passed away in the early stages of the pandemic. Then I was furloughed from my job, and my boyfriend decided I was no fun...
ASK IRA: Is fourth-quarter time off for Jimmy Butler too taxing for Heat?
By: Tribune News Service
Q:The Heat are off for three days. Shortening Jimmy Butler’s time off in the fourth quarter wouldn’t have hurt in Milwaukee. – Douglas. A: The approach of late rest for Jimmy Butler largely has worked in recent weeks, when considering the Heat’s overall success over that span. But I do...
Orioles’ Terrin Vavra hopeful to be first base option; Heston Kjerstad ‘for sure’ believes he can reach majors in 2023 | NOTES
By: Tribune News Service
Terrin Vavra believes his skill set makes him unique among members of the Orioles’ roster. He’s spent his offseason working to add to it. Aware Baltimore is looking for a left-handed-hitting complement to Ryan Mountcastle at first base, Vavra’s focus this offseason has been “being able to play everywhere,” he...
Turning down lease option another case of Orioles disregarding public perception | ANALYSIS
By: Tribune News Service
The Orioles don’t seem to care what you think. On Wednesday, the team — meaning CEO and Chairman John Angelos and whoever he might have asked for input — decided to decline the option in its lease with the Maryland Stadium Authority that would have extended the agreement by five...
Orioles’ ‘Birdland Caravan’ tour to return in first week of February
By: Tribune News Service
For the first time in three years, the Orioles will close the offseason by giving their fans the chance to meet with players and other faces of the organization. The team announced Jan. 9 the return of the “Birdland Caravan,” a four-day tour featuring events throughout the region Feb. 2-5....
Orioles star Adley Rutschman is expected to be one of the best in baseball. The pressure is ‘more exciting than anything.’
By: Tribune News Service
Opening beer cans for Orioles fans during Saturday’s Birdland Caravan happy hour, Adley Rutschman got hasty, prompting a Checkerspot Brewing Company employee to jokingly remind him to make sure the patrons paid for their drinks. A nearby fan offered a reason the Orioles’ catcher should have been able to get...
Daily horoscope for February 5, 2023
By: Georgia Nicols
Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Full Moon peaks in Leo at 1:29 p.m. EST (10:29 a.m. PST). Happy Birthday for Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023: You are intelligent, organized and a great communicator. You like to be busy, and you like to help...
US downs Chinese balloon, drawing a threat from China
By: The Associated Press
By ZEKE MILLER, MICHAEL BALSAMO, COLLEEN LONG, AAMER MADHANI and LOLITA C. BALDOR (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military on Saturday shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast after it traversed sensitive military sites across North America. China insisted the flyover was an accident...
