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Melvin Gordon 107 yards shy of 1,000 in 1st season in Denver

ENGLEWOOD — Melvin Gordon hasn’t exactly had a memorable first season in Denver and now he’s downright forgetful, too. The sixth-year pro needs 107 yards rushing against the Las...

DATE: Dec 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

U.S. skiers step out of Mikaela Shiffrin’s shadow with strong results

For the first time since Lindsey Vonn’s retirement, the U.S. women’s ski team is no longer solely dependent on Mikaela Shiffrin for World Cup success. Shiffrin was responsible for...

DATE: Dec 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

The 10 best sports stories of 2020

Memorable accomplishments unite athletes in year spent apart

DATE: Dec 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Sports

Colorado no match for Texas at Alamo Bowl

Buffs get first look at freshman QB Lewis

DATE: Dec 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Swiss skier ends slalom streak of Shiffrin, Vlhova

SEMMERING, Austria – Michelle Gisin earned her maiden World Cup win on Tuesday in Semmering, Austria, becoming the first Swiss skier to win a women’s slalom in nearly 19 years. Gi...

DATE: Dec 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

From Kobe to Maradona, a year of staggering losses in sports

There were so many this year. Sports in 2020 was an unending state of mourning. It was as if every week, sometimes days, another luminary fell, bringing a cascade of condolence an...

DATE: Dec 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Alabama’s DeVonta Smith first receiver to win AP Player of the Year

DeVonta Smith of Alabama is The Associated Press college football player of the year and the first wide receiver to win the award since it was established in 1998. In what could b...

DATE: Dec 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Athletes act: Stars rise up against racial injustice in 2020

OKLAHOMA CITY — As the NBA neared its restart in late July, its players vowed to keep the calls for social justice reform at the forefront in the wake of the police killings of George Floyd ...

DATE: Dec 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Sports

Last men standing at Alamo Bowl

Colorado, Texas meet minus several key players

DATE: Dec 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Broncos lack chemistry in pandemic season

Second-year QB, rookie receiver can’t connect

DATE: Dec 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Nikola Jokic’s assists leads Nuggets past Rockets

DENVER — Nikola Jokic had 19 points, 18 assists and 12 rebounds for the 42nd triple-double of his career, and the Denver Nuggets beat the short-handed Houston Rockets 124-111 on Monday night...

DATE: Dec 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Mistakes by Drew Lock, Jerry Jeudy cost Broncos in loss to Chargers

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The quarterback-receiver tandem of Drew Lock and Jerry Jeudy is supposed to be the centerpiece of the Denver Broncos’ offense for years to come. But when the youngsters h...

DATE: Dec 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports