Tag: Las Vegas
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Kickin’ it with Kiz: For Broncos to have any shot at NFL playoffs, here’s the key statistic for fans to track
Bo Nix and the Broncos aim for a better season, but will they make the playoffs?
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Nuggets lose first In-Season Tournament game despite big numbers from Jokic, Braun
The road to Las Vegas got a little trickier Friday in New Orleans. The Pelicans handed the Nuggets their first loss of the In-Season Tournament group stage, 115-110. New Orleans and Denver are both 2-1 with the Pelicans owning a tie-breaker thanks to Friday’s win. The route to advancing out of the group stage could…
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NBA Insider | Julian Strawther’s stunning NBA start began at Summer League
Every week during the offseason, Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets: Julian Strawther found enough water in the desert to grow his game. Right after the Nuggets selected the Gonzaga University wing with the 29th overall pick and introduced him to the franchise in Denver, it…
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Denver Nuggets’ championship summer too short for Nikola Jokic
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The championship run came with a cost for Nikola Jokic. The NBA Finals and subsequent celebrations — first the parade he didn’t want to attend until he did and later a rowdy night in Las Vegas — prevented Jokic from returning to Serbia until the middle of June. He returned to Denver over the weekend. “I think it’s…
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Denver Broncos notebook: Defense better in second joint practice; starters’ status for preseason finale; Javonte Williams’ readiness
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ENGLEWOOOD – Increased energy helped the Denver Broncos defense reap the benefit of joint practices Thursday at Centura Health Training Center. That wasn’t the case Wednesday, the first of two shared practices between the Broncos and visiting Los Angeles Rams. “Yesterday was not good enough, obviously. We came out flat for the first couple of…
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Las Vegas standoff: Colorado man faces kidnapping and weapon possession charges
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A man jailed on kidnapping and other charges after a Las Vegas Strip standoff on Tuesday where furniture was thrown from a 21st-floor window at Caesars Palace also had a warrant issued for his arrest this week in Colorado, reports Denver Gazette media partner 9News. Matthew John Ermond Mannix, 35, of Golden, was arrested after he was accused…
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With a baby on the way, Colorado native Raquel Pennington channels emotions into pivotal UFC fight
The timer beeps in the octagon at “Pound 4 Pound” in Littleton, signifying the start of the first 5-minute round. It’s nearly 10:30 a.m. on a Monday morning in the suburban strip mall, the gym tucked between an Asian cuisine restaurant and a laundromat. Raquel Pennington, in her final full-on, blow-out-the-lungs workout before the most…
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Mass shootings have increased significantly since Aurora theater massacre
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Mass shootings in the U.S. and Colorado have increased substantially in the decade since 12 people were murdered and another 70 were injured in a shooting at the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora on July 20, 2012. The shootings have occurred at grocery stores in Boulder and Buffalo, at a concert in Las Vegas,…
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The Colorado River is in the throes of a 22-year-old megadrought. What’s at stake?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The 100-year-old water truce among seven states of the Southwest may be moving toward open hostilities again as the life-giving but drought-decimated Colorado River is at a tipping point, federal officials say. The Colorado is the most endangered river in America, according to the conservation…
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Aurora names interim fire chief
The City of Aurora announced Friday that Deputy Chief Allen Robnett will serve as the interim chief of Aurora Fire Rescue. Robnett will serve as interim chief for several months as a national search is conducted to find the replacement for Fernando Gray. Gray, who led the department for five years, stepped down on Friday…