Tag: Assistant
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Denver Nuggets assistant Ryan Saunders returns to Minnesota with chance to get last laugh
Ryan Saunders and the Nuggets could leave the series against Minnesota with the last laugh. Saunders is the son of the late Flip Saunders, who tops the Timberwolves franchise chart for wins by a coach with 427. Minnesota’s current coach, Chris Finch, is second on that list with 104 wins heading into Sunday’s Game 4…
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Nuggets notebook: Nikola Jokic’s next step; Denver’s youth movement; Michael Malone’s tempered excitement
A louder voice paired with the historically productive numbers could lead to an even more productive season for Nikola Jokic. After Jokic posted the first 2,000-point, 1,000-rebound and 500-assist season in NBA history, Nuggets coach Michael Malone, when asked Wednesday how Jokic could improve next season, joked Denver’s star center could put up 2,500 points,…
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Nuggets notebook: Stopping ‘Cerberus,’ Hyland hopes to do more to help bench unit
DENVER • Slowing Golden State’s hot-shooting guards has been a task of mythical proportions for the Denver Nuggets through three games of their first-round playoff series. It’s been so tough, Nuggets coach Michael Malone sent an assistant searching for three-headed monsters in lore. He came back with Cerberus, the three-headed dog tasked with guarding the gates…
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Second unit stands strong as Denver Nuggets win showdown with Philadelphia 76ers
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The mystery of managing the Nuggets’ second unit has taken quite a few twists and turns this season before Michael Malone and the front office apparently cracked the case. Injuries clouded the situation earlier in the season, as Malone tinkered with the reserves to inconsistent results. Since the additions of sharpshooter Bryn Forbes and DeMarcus…
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Colorado Rapids bring back a pair of veteran defenders
Veterans are back on Colorado Rapids’ back line. The club announced the return of defenders Drew Moor and Steven Beitashour on Friday. After not appearing in the stop-and-start 2020 season, Beitashour, a 34-year-old outside back, made six starts and 11 appearances last season, recording two assists to help the Rapids finish the regular season at…
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Rockies sit quietly at trade deadline, hold onto Trevor Story as other teams bulk up
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SAN DIEGO — While the rest of the league went into a frenzy at the MLB trade deadline, the Rockies stayed quiet. In fact, they never even came close to making a deal. They set a high mark for Trevor Story, and the team said they never received what they described as a competitive offer…
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Former Colorado College running back, NFL Films pioneer Steve Sabol to be inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame
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Steve Sabol was the subject of a fascinating article in Sports Illustrated in November 1965. That issue, which featured Muhammad Ali on the cover of the weekly magazine, told the story of how Sabol, a Colorado College running back via Philadelphia marketed himself as “The Tot from Possum Trot,” a fictional town in Mississippi, “The…
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Colorado’s McKinley Wright IV is ready for his ‘One Shining Moment’ in NCAA Tournament
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McKinley Wright has waited four years to dance in the NCAA Tournament. For the senior Colorado guard, who grew up idolizing college basketball players like UConn’s Kemba Walker and Michigan’s Trey Burke as they helped their teams to the Final Four in 2011 and 2013, the opportunity to play in the NCAA Tournament has evaded…
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New Broncos DBs coach Christian Parker’s coaching journey starts at Norfolk State and Virginia State
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Nine-year-old Christian Parker loved Broncos running back Terrell Davis. At the time, Davis had recently helped the Broncos to back-to-back Super Bowl wins in 1998 and 1999. Parker, meanwhile, was playing for the Kanawha youth football team in Richmond, Virginia. “I was a big fan of Terrell Davis back in the day, with the Mile…
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Family reunion: Ed McCaffrey’s son, Dylan, joins dad at Northern Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Dylan McCaffrey is coming home. The son of former Broncos wide receiver and current University of Northern Colorado football coach Ed McCaffrey, announced Sunday evening that he will be joining his dad in Greeley next…