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My bold, way-too-specific predictions for the Rockies’ 2025 season:• Kris Bryant will be more productive than last season, hitting .250 with 12 homers. Because of his chronic back condition, he’ll play fewer than 100 games, and the Rockies will face a big decision about the rest of his contract. He’s owed $108 million over the next four seasons.• Colorado’s best starter will be right-hander Ryan Feltner. He’ll post a sub-4.00 ERA and win more games than he loses. That, after going 4-10 with a 4.49 ERA last season. But remember, Feltner posted a 2.98 ERA over his last 15 starts.•…

The Denver area and much of the state will face “critical fire weather conditions” Saturday, as dry, windy weather continues to fuel the risk of wildfires, according to the National Weather Service.A Red Flag Warning will be in effect from noon until 8 p.m. around Denver, Boulder, Fort Collins and Greeley as well as all of Weld, Morgan, Logan, Sedgwick and Phillips counties.To the south, Colorado Springs and Pueblo plus all of Bent, Crowley and Otero counties and parts of Huerfano and Las Animas will be under their own Red Flag Warning.Residents of those areas should avoid outdoor burning and…

Three Coloradans became millionaires this month after winning big on Powerball lottery tickets bought in Denver, Loveland and Pueblo, according to a news release from Colorado Lottery.One winner, identified as “Sean S.” in the release, played the same numbers used by his grandfather when the latter bought a Quick Pick ticket shortly before his death in 2018.The numbers — 11-18-23-38-60 — netted Sean S. a $1 million prize on St. Patrick’s Day, which he learned of after receiving a notification on his phone.He told Colorado Lottery that he plans to put most of the money toward retirement but may spend…

The Nuggets lost 128-109 to the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night at Moda Center after leading at halftime.Nikola Jokic missed his third consecutive game with elbow and ankle injuries as the team continued to prioritize his health ahead of the playoffs. He has played through both injuries as recently as last Saturday against the Wizards at Ball Arena.Now the Nuggets (44-27) have to board a long flight to Houston, where they’ll face the second-place Rockets on Sunday to wrap up a four-game road trip. Denver remains in fourth place in the West as of Friday night with the loss.No…

You know what the Grading The Week puckheads love most about when Cale Makar sets an Avalanche franchise record?It never lasts long. Usually because some guy named Makar eventually winds up toppling it.Because No. 8 is only 26, the greatest defenseman to wear an Avs sweater is at it again. With two goals and six points recorded over this past week, the Avalanche D man pushed his season totals to 26 goals and 81 points through Friday night. And those are two numbers to keep an eye on down the stretch, because …Makar chasing down Makar records — AFun fact:…

An Aurora man was fatally shot in his apartment Friday night, according to Aurora police, who were still searching for the shooter Saturday.The victim was discovered by his downstairs neighbor, who entered the apartment in the 17100 block of East Adriatic Drive after hearing a “commotion” just after 10:15 p.m., police said in a statement.The man was suffering from a gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital, where he died Saturday morning. He will be identified by the Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office.Police said investigators were following up on leads but had not made any arrests as of Saturday afternoon.Anyone…

They made their March exits with soft smiles, eyes dry and bright. Slowly, UC San Diego’s Hayden Gray and Tyler McGhie pushed themselves up from the podium at Ball Arena Thursday night, the seats they’d grinded for years to sit in, paused and scanned for one last memento of this feat of a season.“Keep these?” Gray muttered at a moderator, pointing at the placard on the postgame table that proudly displayed his name: Hayden Gray.“Uh — yeah,” the moderator responded, shortly after UC San Diego’s nail-biting 68-65 NCAA Tournament loss to powerhouse Michigan.“Hell yeah,” Gray responded, carefully removing the card. “I’m…

In what he described as his largest rally ever, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, spoke to a crowd that filled Denver’s Civic Center on Friday evening, railing against billionaires and President Donald Trump while listeners chanted and nodded along.“We will not allow America to become an oligarchy,” Sanders said to cheers. “This nation was built by working people, and we are not going to let a handful of billionaires run the government.”Sanders, speaking alongside U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, visited the city as part of a “Fighting Oligarchy” tour the pair are taking across the country  to garner early…

Two weeks ago, when the Broncos and head coach Sean Payton announced a series of title changes and updates to the Broncos’ 2025 coaching staff, a noticeable hole still remained at linebacker — with quality-control coach Isaac Shewmaker temporarily covering two jobs in one.On Friday, though, the Broncos continued to stabilize a staff that’s seen plenty of turnover this offseason. A source with knowledge of the situation confirmed to The Denver Post that the Broncos are hiring longtime collegiate coordinator Jeff Schmedding as the club’s inside linebackers coach.Schmedding most recently spent two seasons as Washington State’s defensive coordinator and linebackers…

By GREG BEACHAMGeorge Foreman, the fearsome heavyweight who lost the “Rumble in the Jungle” to Muhammad Ali before his inspiring second act as a 45-year-old world champion and a successful businessman, died Friday night. He was 76.Foreman’s family announced his death on social media, not saying how or where he died.“A devout preacher, a devoted husband, a loving father and a proud grand- and great-grandfather, he lived a life marked by unwavering faith, humility and purpose,” his family wrote. “A humanitarian, an Olympian and two-time heavyweight champion of the world, he was deeply respected. A force for good, a man…