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From the 15th row behind the goalposts, a young boy stands and flexes his muscles. A game day giveaway Lucha Libre mask covers his face and a Bo Nix jersey hangs loosely over his shoulders.Several seats over, a rectangular navy blue banner shimmers in the afternoon sunlight above Section 133, “You’re In Broncos Country,” it screams.Full-throttle cheers, a head coach yelling at an opponent, home-field dominance — this is what the beginning of a new era looks like.Fans, including a mini Barrel Man, cheer on the Broncos during the first quarter at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver on…

Jaycee Horn barked and Sean Payton barked back.The Carolina cornerback and Denver head coach exchanged words after the Broncos’ 28-14 win Sunday at Empower Field, though Payton tried to downplay the interaction.“I coached his father,” Payton said, referring to 12-year veteran and former New Orleans wide receiver Joe Horn. “So I was yelling back at him. I don’t know what the exchange was, but his father (was a player) I enjoyed coaching. I enjoyed him. (Jaycee) was frustrated. I think he was yelling at one of our other players.“I like him. I think he’s a good player.”Horn might have been…

That trade for Casey Mittelstadt looks pretty good so far.Mittelstadt had three assists, including setting up the go-ahead goal with 6:31 left, and the Colorado Avalanche shook off a few minutes of lackluster hockey in the third period Sunday night to defeat the Ottawa Senators, 5-4, at Ball Arena.It’s the Avs’ fifth straight win since starting the season 0-4. It’s also back-to-back three-point games for Mittelstadt, who joined the club before the trade deadline last season from Buffalo and signed a three-year contract this offseason.“Just to have him last year, and then see the work he put in this summer,…

Two dogs are among the newest government employees of Boulder County.Ares, a 1½-year-old German Shepherd, is the newest K-9 recruit of the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office and Marlow, a 2-year-old golden retriever lab mix, is the most recent furry friend to be hired by the District Attorney’s office to help in victim services.While the two dogs could not be more different in their jobs, they reflect the continued presence of K-9 support in law enforcement agencies.‘He’s very good at comforting people’Ares, who is currently going through the academy, is being trained for certification in patrol and narcotics detection. Meanwhile, Marlow…

NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani will play for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium, manager Dave Roberts told ESPN.Ohtani partially dislocated his left shoulder sliding into second base when he was caught stealing to end the seventh inning of Saturday night’s 4-2 victory in Game 2 at Los Angeles.But the superstar slugger has been cleared to play Monday night, Roberts told ESPN in a text message Sunday. Roberts was set to speak to media at Yankee Stadium later Sunday.Los Angeles holds a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Series and is two wins…

AURORA — Starting seventh grade at her first American school, facing classes taught entirely in English, Alisson Ramirez steeled herself for rejection and months of feeling lost.“I was nervous that people would ask me things and I wouldn’t know how to answer,” the Venezuelan teen says. “And I would be ashamed to answer in Spanish.”But it wasn’t quite what she expected. On her first day in Aurora Public Schools in Colorado this past August, many of her teachers translated their classes’ relevant vocabulary into Spanish and handed out written instructions in Spanish. Some teachers even asked questions such as “terminado?”…

This is more discomfort than the Nuggets are used to feeling in their stomachs.Their three-time MVP isn’t saying much to calm it. After his 41-point outburst went to waste Saturday afternoon, Nikola Jokic was asked by what point in the season he feels the Nuggets need to have themselves figured out. He responded, with the same frankness that he used this week to call them a bad shooting team, “probably yesterday.”Meanwhile, Jokic’s longtime point guard recommends Pepto Bismol.“I have a more in-depth picture of us than everybody looking from the outside in, but we won a championship with most of…

Two days after Nikola Jokic bluntly said the Nuggets are “not a good shooting team,” he tried to take matters into his own hands.His 41 points and career-high seven 3-pointers were enough to erase an 18-point deficit, but not enough to protect Denver’s late lead in a 109-104 loss to the Clippers on Saturday at Ball Arena. Down three with 14 seconds left, the Nuggets drew up a play for Jokic to get a look at the top of the key, but he leaned into his shot and was unable to draw contact while the lack of balance caused him…

Interceptions were Northern Colorado’s undoing Saturday afternoon against nationally ranked Montana.Bears quarterback Kia’i Keone threw three interceptions, including two in Montana’s red zone, and the Grizzlies defeated UNC 24-0 at Nottingham Field in Greeley.The win was No. 9 Montana’s third straight over UNC and third consecutive shutout of the Bears. Montana defeated UNC 40-0 last year in Missoula and 35-0 in 2021 in GreeleyThe Grizzlies have won 17 of 19 games in the series with the Bears dating to 1976 and 12 of 13 since November 2006.Montana improves to 3-1 in the Big Sky Conference and 6-2 overall. UNC drops…

It is time for the Broncos to stop running from the truth.Bo Nix is quick. Not by quarterback standards. By any standard. He cannot pass through a school zone without getting a ticket. He has eclipsed 20 mph on multiple runs, whether a scramble or designed.As we reach the midway point of the season Sunday, coach Sean Payton needs to lean into the movie that is playing on the Mile High Jumbotron, “Fast & Curious.”The prevailing opinion is that Nix was selected in the draft for his accuracy. He set records at Oregon, completing 75% of his passes over two…