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Mackenzie Blackwood smiled and revealed what he is asking Santa Claus for Christmas.“I can’t wait until I get the permanents back in,” said Blackwood as he flashed a goofy grin. “So hopefully in a couple of weeks, you will see me with a pearly white smile.”Two weeks ago, the Avs were toothless. It’s OK to admit it. They started this season with four straight losses and spent the past few months scrambling as an unserious contender because their play in goal stunk. Their record and statistics left them with no choice. They needed significant upgrades between the pipes to inspire…

Gretchen McKay | (TNS) Pittsburgh Post-GazettePITTSBURGH — Many Americans consider social media a scourge, but for a home cook, it can be a fun and informative place to get help deciding what to eat.Sure, some of the recipes would-be influencers recommend are in fact pretty abominable — check out @chefreactions on TikTok, Instagram or X for many, many examples — but I have stumbled across some pretty good recipes on many occasions, too.One that’s been going viral for a while and but only recently caught my eye shines a spotlight on the creamy, tomatoey dish known as Marry Me chicken.There…

Garett Bolles wanted to stay with the Broncos. He waited and waited and waited. Now it’s happening.Bolles announced his own news Thursday morning when he posted to social media that he’s sticking around for four more years. Sources confirmed the Broncos and their left tackle are indeed finalizing language on a contract that may well make Bolles a Bronco for life.The extension is for $82 million, $42 million of which is guaranteed, and can rise to as high as $86 million if certain conditions are met, a league source confirmed to The Denver Post.Bolles was entering the final weeks of…

A mantra for all of Sam Bassett’s time at the University of Denver: The Pioneers do not play in finals, they win them.The DU men’s soccer program has to get there first, of course, but not a single ounce of disbelief snuck onto the plane as the Pioneers headed to Cary, N.C.Before walking off the training pitch on Wednesday for the last time this season, DU coach Jamie Franks opened the floor to seniors to speak to the team before heading off to the Raleigh suburb for Friday’s NCAA College Cup semifinal against Vermont — the program’s first appearance in the…

Dog Savvy, a longtime business in Larmer Square, is at risk of closing due to a decline in sales following the pandemic. The store is now turning to the community for help. “The future of Dog Savvy right now is the most uncertain it’s been in our entire duration of operation,” said Robb Horen, co-owner of Dog Savvy. “Without the continued support of our community through this difficult time, we face the real possibility of having to cease operations on Larimer Square.” Dog Savvy, which opened in October 2006, provides grooming services as well as a wide variety of pet…

Denver Post Broncos beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden are joined by columnist Troy Renck to set up a critical stretch run for Sean Payton’s team. The group is coming off its bye week and begins the final four games with a matchup Sunday against Indianapolis that will swing the team’s playoff odds substantially in either direction. Is Denver ready for the moment? And how has Bo Nix’s leadership developed over the course of the season?All that and more from the latest edition of the 1st & Orange Podcast, which was recorded before the Broncos and left tackle Garett…

More than 1 million travelers are expected to pass through a new configuration of security screening checkpoints at Denver International Airport from Dec. 19 through Jan. 1, Transportation Security Administration officials said Thursday.TSA supervisors also are anticipating a surge of items in baggage that agents will have to confiscate. They displayed a cache of seized items including a cane containing a two-foot sword from last weekend, fireworks, pepper spray, activated stun guns and carefully wrapped holiday gifts, which often contain material requiring secondary inspection. TSA agents typically un-wrap 15 to 30 Christmas gifts a day during the holiday travel period,…

There is clarity in brevity. Not profanity.Bo Nix will help guide the Broncos into their most important game since 2015 with a leadership style that remains as effective as it is unique.Nix does not curse. It traces to his upbringing by his parents, Patrick and Krista, and connects directly to his faith. And it works.“It’s a little different. I curse all the time. I am an Irishman,” right tackle Mike McGlinchey said with a smile. “I don’t know how he does it. He has an immense amount of discipline, and it translates over to his game.”Nix, 24, grew up in…

By ROB MAADDI and AARON BEARDBill Belichick had seemingly been waiting for the right opportunity to return to an NFL sideline. Instead, the six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach is headed to the college ranks to take over at North Carolina.The school announced it had reached a five-year deal with Belichick on Wednesday night, roughly a week after Belichick’s name surfaced as an unlikely candidate to replace the program’s winningest coach in Mack Brown. The deal requires approval by UNC trustees as well as the UNC public system’s governors; an introductory news conference has yet to be scheduled.Moving on from the…

Over the first six months of the food and trash recycling at Denver International Airport, more than two-thirds of the waste generated at 19 participating concessionaires was diverted from landfills.The efforts at DIA kept 69.2 tons of food and other recyclable waste out of landfills, DIA officials announced. A waste diversion rate of 71% among those concessionaires was three times higher than the overall airport-wide diversion rate, airport officials said, and four times Colorado’s 16% statewide rate of diverting waste from landfills.DIA officials launched the Zero Waste Valet program in June – a pilot project run by the Colorado-based company…