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Denver’s defense achieved a significant milestone, and defensive coordinator Vance Joseph wanted to make sure his players understood it.The Broncos have set the franchise record for most sacks in a single season with 58. They accomplished the feat after totaling seven sacks in their 30-24 overtime loss to the Bengals last week in Cincinnati. Denver’s sack total is a major improvement from 2023 when they had 42.“This place has played great defense for a long time,” Joseph said Thursday. “I told the guys (there’s) been a lot of great rushers that have come through this organization, so to be the…

A teenager was injured after falling 30 feet into a decommissioned missile silo north of Watkins on New Year’s Day, according to South Metro Fire Rescue officials.First responders were called around 3:45 p.m. Wednesday to a property in the 4500 block of South Imboden Road after a group of three people – two teenagers and an adult – were messing around with the lid of the missile silo and one of the teenagers fell in, said South Metro spokesperson Brian Willie.The boy’s fall was broken by about 4 feet of water at the bottom of the silo, and he was…

Perhaps more than any player in the NBA today, Michael Porter Jr. is the actualization of positional size, a basketball principle that drives front offices such as Denver’s.He’s a “small forward” only in title, towering over most wings with a 6-foot-10 stature that doubles the potency of his 3-pointer. There is no such thing as a contested shot for Porter, who’s 42% from the perimeter this season.Atlanta’s Trae Young represents the polar opposite of positional size. Naturally, that makes Porter one of his fondest admirers.It helps that they’re longtime friends. But the Nuggets sharpshooter recognizes that not everyone is fortunate…

La Paloma’s Nina Simone tribute Thursday. If you’re hankering for more than the occasional Nina Simone cover, immerse yourself in the legendary jazz singer’s work with Dazzle’s Thursday, Jan 2, Nina Simone tribute. Singer and multi-instrumentalist La Paloma presents a musical homage that spans Simone’s discography and her work as an “activist, an artist (and) a dreamer,” Paloma wrote. The all-ages show, which starts at 6:30 p.m., takes place at Dazzle Jazz at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, 1080 14th St. in Denver. Find tickets, $15-$20, at dazzledenver.com. Sean Patton, pictured, and Shane Torres will headline Denver’s Comedy Works clubs…

Dear Eric: I have always been close with my only siblings, my twin sister (67) and our brother (72). But sis and bro have had many issues over the past few years and bro chooses to distance himself from her. I feel like I’ve always been the family matriarch and arbitrator.Bro is now in a seniors’ home with virtually no funds to speak of. His daughter and I arranged the move, a very stressful time for us all. There was little help from my sister. We had amicably and firmly agreed several years ago to share some costs related to…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The FBI is investigating an early Wednesday attack in which a U.S. Army veteran drove a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers in New Orleans, killing 15 people. The driver had posted videos on social media hours before the carnage saying he was inspired by the Islamic State group and expressing a desire to kill, President Joe Biden said.The FBI identified the driver as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar. Officials have not yet released the names of the people killed in the attack, but their families and friends have started sharing their stories. About…

Moon Alert: Avoid important decisions or shopping after 11 p.m. EST today (8 p.m. PST). The Moon is in Aquarius.Happy Birthday for Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025:You are organized, insightful, sensitive and compassionate. You’re quick to get to the heart of a problem. This has been a fun-loving year for you! Let your guard down and loosen up a bit. Have fun, but don’t lose sight of your goals. Old friends might reappear.ARIES(March 21-April 19) ★★★★You’re high-viz today, and you’re also popular! Enjoy talking to younger people; it might be uplifting. You might explore travel options or something to do with…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An 18-year-old girl dreaming of becoming a nurse, a single mother, a father of two and a former Princeton football star suffered fatal injuries when the driver of a white pickup truck sped down Bourbon Street, packed with holiday revelers early Wednesday morning. Officials have not yet released the names of the 15 people killed in the New Orleans New Year’s Day truck attack, but their families and friends have started sharing their stories. New Orleans Coroner Dr. Dwight McKenna said in a statement late Wednesday that they will release the names of the dead once…

LAS VEGAS — The Tesla Cybertruck that caught fire and exploded outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas Wednesday, killing the sole occupant, was rented in Colorado and driven to Nevada, according to Kevin McMahill, sheriff of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. McMahill said investigators were able to track the truck’s journey from Colorado to Las Vegas as the driver stopped at charging stations along the route. The truck was rented via the Turo app. However, it’s unclear where in Colorado the Tesla was rented. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police and Clark County Fire Department officials told a news conference that a…

Sean Payton found the courage to cut Russell Wilson and absorb a $53 million cap hit this season, freeing the Broncos to find something foreign for the past eight years: hope.His name is Bo Nix.As he stood at the podium on a raw Wednesday afternoon before the last regular regular-season game, the quarterback exuded confidence that belied his experience.This is the guy you think can’t beat Carson Wentz?That’s cute.We have no idea what Nix’s career will look like, not until the Broncos upgrade the weapons around him with a pass-catching tight end (Tyler Warren, please) and a No. 1 receiver…