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The first half of the Rockies’ 2025 season was miserable, and that’s an understatement. But at least it was eventful. That’s also an understatement. On their way to an 18-63 start — the worst first-half record in the modern era — the Rockies: • Fired hitting coach Hensley “Bam Bam” Meulens. • Fired manager Bud Black and replaced him with interim manager Warren Schaeffer. • Lost Gold Glove shortstop Ezequiel Tovar for most of the first half, first because of a bruised hip, and now because of a strained oblique. Tovar played in only 32 of the first 81 games.…

A woman died while in custody at the Denver County Jail after she was found unresponsive, sheriff’s officials said Friday. Related Articles New Denver text scam includes fake jury duty, court dates Denver inmate dies at Downtown Detention Center Denver deputy stalked, threatened 18-year-old woman, police say Denver jail launches first-of-its-kind visitation clothing program for inmates Denver Fire Department won’t train new firefighters, EMTs this year The woman was found in a housing unit at 2:40 p.m. and an emergency medical team tried to perform life-saving measures, the Denver Sheriff Department said in a news release. She was pronounced dead…

COLORADO SPRINGS — Many had the benefit of history, for a course that’s been described as wicked. Many had the benefit of warning, for natural slopes that slope unnaturally. Many had months of mental preparation for The Broadmoor. Matt Gogel had Google Earth. And some yardage books. On Wednesday of last week, as he recalled, the 54-year-old got a call summoning him to Colorado for the U.S. Senior Open. He was the runner-up at Shadow Ridge Country Club at a qualifier in Arizona in late May. Not good enough to crack the initial field of 156 at the Senior Open.…

A kitchen fire broke out at El Chingon Bistro in Denver’s Santa Fe Art District on Friday afternoon, just over a week after the restaurant’s grand opening in the building formerly occupied by El Noa Noa Mexican Restaurant. Denver Fire Department crews were called to the fire at 722 N. Santa Fe Drive just after 3 p.m. and reported smoke coming from the roof, the agency said on social media. A fire in a kitchen hood had extended to the roof, and firefighters had the blaze under control by 3:34 p.m. No injuries were reported. Related Articles Rio Grande tweaks…

By KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican efforts to loosen regulations on gun silencers and short-barreled rifles and shotguns have been dealt a big setback with the Senate parliamentarian advising that the proposal would need to clear a 60-vote threshold if included in their big tax and immigration bill. Gun rights groups had been lobbying aggressively for the measure, which would essentially treat silencers and the short-barreled firearms like long guns. Gun-control groups celebrated the parliamentarian’s ruling, saying the items have been regulated for nearly 100 years for good reason — they are a threat to first responders and communities.…

A banner night for backup catcher Braxton Fulford and a nice comeback equaled … another loss for the Rockies. They fell, 10-6, to the Brewers on Friday night at American Family Field, suffering their fourth consecutive loss and dropping their record to 18-64. And so it goes in Colorado’s season of discontent. Milwaukee hammered starter Kyle Freeland early and put the game away late against relievers Ryan Rolison and Jake Bird. Colorado cut the lead to 7-6 in the eighth on Fulford’s two-run double, but the Brewers rebounded with three runs in the bottom of the frame. Brice Turang and…

COLORADO SPRINGS — The wisp drifted in from the same spot it has all week, a hint of grey poking its head over the ridges of The Horns before hovering angry over the back greens of The Broadmoor. Below them, Stewart Cink and Padraig Harrington could see it meant trouble. For 17 holes, two friendly rivals had locked step-for-step in another duel in the same pairing, the 53-year-old Harrington and 52-year-old Cink’s stories intertwined. Harrington won the 2007 and ’08 U.S. Open; Cink won in 2009. Both share a mighty long game, and a respect for that respective game. And…

Enrique Socarras has led the kitchens in restaurants as varied as Sushi Den in Denver and Centro Mexican Cuisine in Boulder, but he’s probably best known for Cuba Cuba, which he and his sister opened in 2001 after moving from Miami, where they were raised. The Croqueta Preparada sandwich at Jama Miami. It consists of ham, Swiss cheese, pickles and mustard, like a Cubano, but tucked into a buttered Cuban roll with ham croquettes. (Provided by Jama Miami Cuban Food + Drink) It was there — in two converted 130-year houses in Denver’s Golden Triangle neighborhood — that he taught…

By DAMIAN J. TROISE, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose in afternoon trading Friday and put Wall Street on track to close a strong week at an all-time high. The S&P 500 rose 0.7% and is set to surpass its record reached in February. The Nasdaq composite rose 0.6% and is also on track for a record. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.2%, or 510 points, to 43,898 as of 12:13 p.m. Eastern. A record for the S&P 500 would mark a sharp turnaround from several months ago, when the key measure of Wall Street’s health…

If you can’t beat ’em, steal their front office from ’em. That wasn’t the actual reasoning behind the Kroenke family’s recruitment of Jon Wallace, who started his new job this week helming basketball operations alongside Ben Tenzer. But it was at least an underlying theme of the hire. The Nuggets and Timberwolves have an increasingly strange and entertaining tradition of plucking coaches and front office workers from each other. And it just so happens that Denver entered this particular offseason on a six-game losing streak against its division rival, dating back to the 2024 playoffs. It’s no secret. The Wolves…