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Pac-12 picks MGM executive Kliavkoff as next commissioner

The Pac-12 hired George Kliavkoff to be the conference's next commissioner on Thursday, replacing Larry Scott with another college sports outsider and charging him with rebuilding the league's football brand.

AAA sees a huge jump in travel over Memorial Day weekend

U.S. highways will be far busier over the Memorial Day holiday weekend than last year, but traffic still won't reach pre-pandemic levels, according to a forecast by the AAA auto club.

Avalanche top Kings 6-0 with eye on division title

DENVER –J.T. Compher scored three goals for his first career hat trick to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 6-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night.

Fuentes, Rockies split doubleheader with virus-short Padres

DENVER (AP) — The San Diego Padres trudged off the field as Josh Fuentes lost his shirt in a wild celebration near second base following Colorado's walk-off win Wednesday night.

Wolves to find new home at Ted Turner's New Mexico ranch

Pack can get established in area with few to no conflicts with livestock

Two planes collide midair above Denver, no one injured

DENVER – Two small airplanes collided in midair Wednesday near Denver, leaving one aircraft nearly ripped in half and forcing the pilot of the other to deploy a parachute attached to the pla...

Rare plants in northwest N.M. to be reviewed amid oil and gas fight

ALBUQUERQUE – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will take a closer look at two rare plants found only in northwestern New Mexico to see if they warrant protection under the federal Endanger...

New Mexico reinstates requirement for jobless to seek work

The Associated Press SANTA FE – New Mexico has joined several other states that have reinstated the work search requirement for people who receive unemployment payments. Starting this week, ...

Police: Man killed 6, self after he wasn't invited to party

COLORADO SPRINGS — A man who fatally shot six people at a Colorado birthday party before killing himself was upset after not being invited to the weekend gathering thrown by his girlfriend’s...

Nuggets swat Hornets, secure home-court advantage

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Denver Nuggets will have home-court advantage for at least one playoff series.

West-side story: Avs have shot to take division over Knights

DENVER (AP) — Gabriel Landeskog recently caught a teammate staring at him over breakfast.

Padres and Rockies rained out, doubleheader on Wednesday

DENVER (AP) — The game between the San Diego Padres and Colorado Rockies scheduled for Monday night was postponed due to a forecast that called for inclement weather.