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Bo can’t throw.That is quite the takeaway from the Broncos’ Big Easy win over the New Orleans Saints. Returning home Friday brought surprising hand-wringing on talk radio and social media about Nix’s accuracy. His misses were unsettling, but no reason to break glass in case of emergency. Not yet anyway.Each game is not a referendum on Nix’s career.And the latest performance should not be an indictment after a week when the team did not practice. In the hours leading up to a Thursday night game, walkthroughs replace workouts.“When you have two days to learn, you get the important notes to…

Charlie Blackmon, who retired last month after a 14-year career with the Colorado Rockies, has moved back to Georgia and listed his home in Denver’s Belcaro neighborhood.Blackmon lives full time in Atlanta with his wife, Ashley, and their two young children, so he’s selling his home in a gated community near Cherry Creek.He listed the 5,500-square-foot, four-bedroom, five-bath home with a three-car tandem garage on Sept. 11 for $4.3 million. Justin Joseph and Deviree Vallejo with LIV Sotheby’s International Realty have the listing.Blackmon purchased the home, constructed in 2014, for $2.8 million in June 2018.“We’ve loved the outdoor living space and…

Today is Saturday, Oct. 19, the 293rd day of 2024. There are 73 days left in the year.Today in history:On Oct. 19, 2005, Saddam Hussein was put on trial by the Iraqi Interim Government, accused of crimes against humanity.Also on this date:In 1781, British troops under Gen. Lord Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia, as the American Revolution neared its end.In 1914, the First Battle of Ypres began in World War I.In 1960, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested during a sit-down protest at a lunch counter in Atlanta.In 1977, the supersonic Concorde made its first landing in New…

Less Yoda, more Vader. The Nuggets don’t need Russell Westbrook to be Bubble Jamal. They need him to be Bubble Dwight.As in Howard.Circa 2020.(Booooooooooooo!)Want to stick a fork in Minnesota? Stick an elbow in Ant.Want to make OKC go AWOL? Scramble Alex Caruso’s brain.Want to drive Dallas crazy? Play mind games with Kyrie.A pernicious preseason, combined with watching the Avs run out of players by Indigenous Peoples’ Day, might have you already contemplating the unthinkable about the 2023 NBA champs. Don’t. As long as Nikola Jokic lives and breathes and shuffles, this is a playoff team.Now. Is it a top-four-in-the-West…

Banner Health is delaying some surgeries because of the nationwide shortage of intravenous fluids, and the hospital system hasn’t said when its normal schedule will resume.Cassie Amundson, a spokeswoman for Banner, confirmed that some non-emergency procedures have been delayed or canceled since Monday at all of Banner’s locations, including its five Colorado hospitals.She declined to say how many people will have to wait longer for their procedures or how hospitals are deciding which to prioritize.The hospitals will reach out to affected patients, Amundson said. The changes are necessary to ensure they have fluids for emergencies, she said.“While Banner has received…

FRANKLIN, Tenn.– Former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler was arrested and charged with driving under the influence and possession of a handgun after a minor collision on Thursday.Cutler, 41, who played for the Denver Broncos from 2006 to 2008, was given a $5,000 bond and was released, according to a statement from the Franklin Police Department.Police say they responded to an accident and it appeared that Cutler’s vehicle rear-ended another. Officers detected the smell of alcohol on Cutler, who also had blood-shot eyes and was slurring his words, the police said.Cutler refused a field sobriety test and was taken to a…

BOULDER — A third of Colorado is covered by forest. The rest is covered by Travis Hunter.So you can imagine the shock last November when Folsom Field got to see Arizona wideout Tetairoa McMillan up close for the first time. It was as if King Ghidorah turned right at Mt. Kurodake and decided to take a Flatirons vacation.The Wildcats’ junior receiver reportedly runs a 4.5-second 40-yard dash with a 6-foot-5, 212-pound frame. Basically, covering McMillian is like trying to cover a harrier jet in mid-flight.“We don’t want to give away the game plan, but we’re going to try our best,”…

This decision day, the Rapids need a result.Not for a playoff spot — that’s already been claimed for the first time since 2021. Not for home-field advantage in the first round — that one was in their grasp but slipped in just five games.The Rapids need a result to prove to themselves that they are who they think they are.When the 2024 MLS season is over, Colorado will not be remembered for the four games in five it lost to slide down the standings. Right now, the Rapids need a reminder that they’re still the same team that reached as…

The Nuggets wrapped up their 2024 preseason with a 132-126 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday at Target Center, finishing 1-4.Denver’s starters played most of the game, while Minnesota coach Chris Finch rested his. The Nuggets have a week without competition now before they open their 2024-25 season against the Thunder on Oct. 24 at Ball Arena.Better late than never for Jamal MurrayIf only one thing mattered in the Nuggets’ preseason finale, it was probably that Murray showed some sign of life after experiencing knee pain while warming up for a game Sunday then sitting out the next one…

Nathan MacKinnon doesn’t always enjoy speaking with reporters, but there’s no question he is one of the most honest superstars in the NHL if not all of professional sports.He will often say what is on his mind, is blunt when he needs to be and doesn’t sugarcoat the situation when the Colorado Avalanche is scuffling. While the Avs have started the season 0-4 for the first time in 26 years, the missing players from what could be one of the most talented teams in the NHL are a problem.“Every year, we don’t have our team,” MacKinnon said Thursday. “It’s just…