Author: Chris Schmaedeke
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Denver’s Jerome Biffle wins city’s first Olympic gold medal | July 21, 1952 | Colorado’s Top 150 Sports Moments
Happy birthday, Colorado — and Colorado sports. Leading into the state’s 150th birthday Aug. 1, The Denver Gazette has partnered with the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame to publicize the definitive list of Colorado’s top 150 sports moments. Colorado Sports Hall of Fame historian Dave Plati and a committee of 10 compiled and will release the list every week until…
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Colorado Mesa women’s basketball falls to Indiana (Pa.) in NCAA DII Final Four
An epic season for the Colorado Mesa women’s basketball team has come to an end. In a season full of the Mavericks breaking records, Colorado Mesa came up short on Thursday in a 75-70 loss to Indiana (Pa.) in Pittsburgh at the NCAA Division II Final Four. It was the first trip to the national…
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Pueblo Central, Pueblo Centennial football rivalry begins | Nov. 24, 1892 | Colorado’s Top 150 Sports Moments
Happy birthday, Colorado — and Colorado sports. Leading into the state’s 150th birthday Aug. 1, The Denver Gazette has partnered with the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame to publicize the definitive list of Colorado’s top 150 sports moments. Colorado Sports Hall of Fame historian Dave Plati and a committee of 10 compiled and will release the list every week until…
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Colorado Mesa women clash with Indiana (Pa.) in NCAA Division II Final Four
The Colorado Mesa women’s basketball team is on a historic run. That run can be extended Thursday. The No. 3 seed Mavericks, who have won 34 straight games and are 37-1 overall, will face off with No. 2 Indiana University (Pa.) in the NCAA Division II national semifinals in Pittsburgh. The game tips off at…
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Why Denver’s Wyndham Clark split with longtime caddie John Ellis | Golf Insider
Denver native Wyndham Clark has made a change. The 2023 U.S. Open champion and his longtime caddie, John Ellis, have decided to split after eight years working together. The Valspar Championship last week was Clark’s first tournament with new caddie Dave Pelekoudas on the bag. Clark missed the cut at the event and is set to…
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Dave Logan wins 13th state football championship | Dec. 6, 2025 | Colorado’s Top 150 Sports Moments
Happy birthday, Colorado — and Colorado sports. Leading into the state’s 150th birthday Aug. 1, The Denver Gazette has partnered with the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame to publicize the definitive list of Colorado’s top 150 sports moments. Colorado Sports Hall of Fame historian Dave Plati and a committee of 10 compiled and will release the…
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NWSL awards Denver expansion franchise | Jan. 30, 2025 | Colorado’s Top 150 Sports Moments
Happy birthday, Colorado — and Colorado sports. Leading into the state’s 150th birthday Aug. 1, The Denver Gazette has partnered with the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame to publicize the definitive list of Colorado’s top 150 sports moments. Colorado Sports Hall of Fame historian Dave Plati and a committee of 10 compiled and will release the…
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Team Colorado gives young golfers a true learning experience | Golf Insider
An opportunity to represent Colorado was something Castle Rock’s Ella Scott and a group of young golfers couldn’t pass up. Thanks to the Colorado Golf Association and the USGA, that opportunity has been presented. Team Colorado was launched in 2024 to expand the pipeline for young elite golfers through the U.S. National Development Program, which…
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Colorado women earn No. 10 seed in NCAA Tournament, draw matchup with Illinois
JR Payne has the Buffs dancing again. After missing the NCAA Tournament last season, the Colorado women’s basketball team on Sunday earned the No. 10 seed in Regional 1 and will face off with No. 7 Illinois in Nashville on Saturday. In the other first-round game in Nashville, host Vanderbilt (27-4, 13-3 SEC) will take…
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Avalanche-Stars playoff thriller shouldn’t be in second round | The Starting Lineup
Turn on the game! Three must-see events this week: Numbers game 2 — Times Embiid has played in Denver during his career. The last time he did so was Nov. 8, 2019, when Nikola Jokic hit a game-winner. Box office $109 — To see the Pittsburgh Penguins’ only visit to Ball Arena to take on…