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PHILADELPHIA — In a heavyweight boxing town, the Broncos staked their Sunday afternoon on body blows. They jabbed early with the run game, before straying away from it for almost too long. They absorbed a punch that might have knocked others out early in the third quarter when All-Pro running back Saquon Barkley raced past Alex Singleton for a 47-yard touchdown catch. Then they set about working their way back into the fight against the defending Super Bowl champions, winners of every game their quarterback started and finished over the past calendar year. Bo Nix played spectacular football in the…

INDIANAPOLIS — Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez was pepper-sprayed and stabbed multiple times during a late-night altercation with a 69-year-old truck driver in a downtown Indianapolis alley, which resulted in criminal charges against the Fox Sports analyst, according to court records filed Sunday. Based on hotel video footage of the altercation early Saturday and the driver’s statement to police, a police affidavit alleges that Sanchez, smelling of alcohol, accosted the driver of a box truck that backed into a hotel’s loading docks, leading to a confrontation outside the vehicle that prompted the driver to defensively pull out a knife. Sanchez…

Stick here for live updates and analysis as Denver takes on the Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. Live updates FINAL | Broncos 21, Eagles 17 The Broncos made a furious rally in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Eagles 18-0 en route to a 21-17 win over the defending Super Bowl champions in Philadelphia. Denver quarterback Bo Nix led a 10-play, 64-yard drive that was capped off by a 2-yard J.K. Dobbins touchdown run to open the fourth. Then the Broncos defense forced a three-and-out. Denver’s offense returned with another touchdown, an 11-yarder to Evan Engram. The Broncos converted…

Stick here for live updates and analysis as Denver takes on the Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. Live updates Third-quarter updates Injury alert (12:57 p.m.): Looking at the replay on the John Franklin-Myers injury … non-contact. And it didn’t look great. Very awkward plant on his leg. — Schubert Broncos DL John Franklin-Myers doing some sprint work, side-to-side shuffles on sideline, was slapping his right thigh. — Evans Sloppy (12:56 p.m.): Another penalty pushes the Broncos back to start their first drive of the second half. Sloppy, sloppy game for Denver. If Denver doesn’t get points here, things…

A Colorado case going before the U.S. Supreme Court this week could set nationwide precedent for whether states can bar licensed medical professionals from performing the widely discredited practice of conversion therapy on LGBTQ+ kids. On Tuesday, the conservative-majority court will hear oral arguments in Chiles v. Salazar, a case brought by Colorado Springs counselor Kaley Chiles, who alleges the state’s ban on conversion therapy for minors violates her First Amendment rights. The Colorado Attorney General’s Office will argue that trying to change a young patient’s sexual orientation or gender identity is substandard medical care, and that greenlighting such care…

Considering where Western Colorado football was when Jas Bains took over as head coach in 2011, it’s only fitting his office was in what he described as a “dungeon.” Located in the basement of a since-demolished dorm, the space had no running water, no bathroom and cement floors. The set-up paralleled the Mountaineers’ situation on the field: Western Colorado was coming off a one-win season in 2010, and won just four total games across Bains’ first three seasons on the job. “We were hidden away down there,” Bains said. “Out of sight, out of mind it felt like. It was…

Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post readers, to share their mini-reviews with you. Have any to offer? Email bellis@denverpost.com. – Barbara Ellis “107 Days,” by Kamala Harris (Simon & Schuster, 2025) “107 Days,” Kamala Harris Harris uses a diary-like format, counting down the days to the 2024 election, from inside the shortest U.S. presidential campaign in modern history, to defend her decisions, actions and statements, with…

Today is Sunday, Oct. 5, the 278th day of 2025. There are 87 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 5, 1989, a jury in Charlotte, North Carolina, convicted evangelist Jim Bakker of using his television show to defraud followers. Initially sentenced to 45 years in prison, Bakker was freed in December 1994 after serving 4 1/2 years. Also on this date: In 1892, the Dalton Gang, notorious for its train robberies, was practically wiped out while attempting to rob a pair of banks in Coffeyville, Kansas. In 1947, President Harry S. Truman delivered the first televised…

The Nyikos Cup is headed back to Grand Junction. Colorado Mesa quarterback Cole Hansen found running back Brandon Belgrave for a 13-yard scoring pass on fourth down with 11 seconds to go, and the Mavericks hung on to claim a stunning 28-24 victory over Colorado School of Mines at Marv Kay Stadium on Saturday. It marked the second straight win for the Mavericks (2-3, 1-2 RMAC) in the rivalry series following last year’s dramatic 14-13 victory in Grand Junction. The Orediggers dropped to 3-2 and 1-2 in RMAC play with the loss. The winning score was part of a monster…

Thunderstorms and high winds on Colorado’s Front Range and Eastern Plains caused a ground delay at Denver International Airport on Saturday, stopping hundreds of flights from leaving on time. Federal Aviation Administration officials issued a ground delay for DIA as of 3 p.m. because of the storms. The alert was changed to a ground delay because of runway construction as of 6 p.m., with flights delayed an average of 91 minutes. There were 408 DIA flight delays as of 6 p.m. and one canceled flight, according to the flight tracking website FlightAware. United Airlines reported 148 delays, followed by SkyWest…