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Nuggets center Nikola Jokic injured his right elbow while warming up for a game Wednesday night and was ruled out 45 minutes before opening tip between Denver and the Houston Rockets.The Nuggets described Jokic’s injury as right elbow inflammation. After the game, coach Michael Malone did not offer any clarity as to the injury’s severity or whether the late removal from the lineup was merely precautionary.“I haven’t talked to the training staff yet,” Malone said. “So I’ll have a conversation with (VP of sports medicine) Steve Short, and kind of see where we’re at with that.”Jokic wore a sleeve on…

For Mackenzie Blackwood, boring is better.Blackwood is one of the best athletes in the NHL, regardless of position. His athleticism allows him to make jaw-dropping, how-did-he-get-that-one saves.His path from prospect to potential Vezina Trophy candidate was non-linear, and included some dark days. But, beyond some better fortune with his health, one of the biggest realizations in his development was his ability to make flashy saves was not going to make him the consistent goaltender he wanted to be.“Goalie is a hard position mentally. You have to learn yourself, learn your game,” Blackwood said. “I think part of consistency is just…

Crews have begun building an AC Hotel at 3680 Brighton Blvd., next to the Rev360 office building.The hotel will be seven stories and have 128 guestrooms, according to the project’s site development plan, which also shows about 2,500 square feet of restaurant space on the first floor. The hotel is being developed by RiNo36 LLC, which bought the 0.43-acre property — formerly home to an auto repair shop — in February 2020 for $4 million, records show.Lance Sigmon, of Albuquerque-based Allen Sigmon Real Estate Group, said the development team is made up of his firm, Alliance Investments, Hamant Patel’s Lotus…

By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and JOSEF FEDERMANDOHA, Qatar (AP) — Israel and Hamas agreed to pause the devastating war in the Gaza Strip, mediators announced Wednesday, raising the possibility of winding down the deadliest and most destructive fighting between the bitter enemies.The three-phase ceasefire deal promises the release of dozens of hostages held by combatants in Gaza and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israel, and it will allow hundreds of thousands of people displaced in Gaza to return to what remains of their homes. It also will flood desperately needed humanitarian aid into a territory ravaged by 15 months of war.Hamas has been designated as a…

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By MATTHEW PERRONEWASHINGTON — Federal officials on Wednesday released a far-reaching proposal to make cigarettes less addictive by capping their nicotine content, a goal long sought by antismoking advocates that is unlikely to go into effect anytime soon.The proposed rule from the Food and Drug Administration comes in the final days of President Joe Biden’s term, greatly reducing the likelihood that it will actually be enacted. President-elect Donald Trump and his health nominees have not commented on the measure, but a similar effort led by Trump’s first FDA commissioner, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, was sidelined during his first term.Trump’s health secretary…

Douglas County’s three commissioners adopted a resolution Tuesday that gives full backing to incoming President Donald Trump’s plans to deport immigrants living illegally in the country.The measure, one of the first items voted on by newly seated Commissioner Kevin Van Winkle, echoes one that the Castle Rock City Council passed last month. The vote among the three Republican commissioners was unanimous.“We want to be very clear. We support legal immigration,” Commissioner Abe Laydon said in a statement issued Tuesday. “We don’t support illegal immigration, which often harms our legal immigrant community the most.”Conservative Douglas County has taken a hard line…

The Chicago Bears interviewed Broncos senior personnel executive David Shaw for their head coach opening on Tuesday, the team announced.Shaw completed his first season in Denver after joining the team’s personnel department last June. Shaw has college and NFL coaching experience. The 52-year-old served as Stanford’s head coach from 2011-22. Before that, he spent time as an assistant with the Philadelphia Eagles, Oakland Raiders and Baltimore Ravens.Shaw was among the group of coaches who interviewed for the Broncos head coach job after the team fired Nathaniel Hackett late in 2022 — a gig that eventually went to Sean Payton.Shaw is not…

Sorry. Don’t buy it. Deion Sanders and Jerry Jones are more effective business partners apart than they could ever be under one roof. When Coach Prime needs leverage, he talks to Jerry. When Jerry needs clicks, he calls Deion.Why ruin the perfect relationship by moving in together?“To hear from Jerry Jones is truly delightful, and it’s intriguing,” Sanders, the CU Buffs’ popular second-year football coach, told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday night. “I love Jerry and believe in Jerry. After you hang up, and process it, and think about it, it’s intriguing. But I love Boulder and everything there is…

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston on Tuesday vetoed a new law to expand access to needle exchanges, one day after the measure was passed by the City Council.Johnston described the ordinance as “the wrong solution at the wrong time” in a letter to the City Council released by his office Tuesday night.“I support harm reduction strategies and also believe we need to place more emphasis on connecting individuals from needle exchange programs to substance misuse services to help them break the cycle of addiction,” Johnston wrote.The ordinance would have allowed an unlimited number of needle exchanges in areas zoned for medical…