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The depth that Colorado has in its receiver room has never been questioned. This week, however, it could be tested.During Saturday’s 31-28 loss to No. 18 Kansas State, the Buffaloes had four receivers go down with injuries, leaving quarterback Shedeur Sanders to shake his head in disbelief.“That’s just ridiculous,” he said.It appears the Buffs (4-2, 2-1 Big 12) won’t have sophomore Omarion Miller for the foreseeable future, as he left the game on a wheelchair after what looked like a devastating leg injury.The status of the other three — including Heisman Trophy candidate Travis Hunter — going forward hasn’t been…

Some who attended former President Donald Trump’s rally outside Coachella on Saturday, Oct. 12, needed rides from sheriff’s deputies to get back to their cars amid reports of rallygoers being stranded in the dark miles from their vehicles after shuttle buses stopped running.There also were reports of Trump supporters being overcome in the 90- to 100-degree desert heat as they waited for the 2024 Republican presidential nominee to speak.Also, Trump suggested a heckler would get “the hell knocked out of her” during a speech that demonized migrants and threatened to withhold wildfire money from California if Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom…

Patrick Roy took a moment to survey the rafters at Ball Arena after stepping onto the ice as an opposing coach for the first time Monday morning.Roy saw the banners that he played a significant part in earning, including the two Stanley Cup championships in 1996 and 2001 and the eight consecutive division titles as a player, plus the surprising Central Division crown that earned him the Jack Adams Award in his first of three years as a coach. His gaze also caught all of the banners that had gone up since he left.The greatest goaltender in franchise history returned…

There is a stunning panorama in northern Colorado unlike any other in the Centennial State, a place of solitude far from crowded trails and high country attractions teeming with tourists. It lacks the alpine grandeur of the Continental Divide and the state’s iconic fourteeners. The elevation is the same as Denver.But it is a landscape shaped by geological upheaval over eons, with a human history dating back thousands of years, making it a place of stark beauty that encourages a visitor to stop, linger and imagine the past.Beholding the Pawnee Buttes, 45 miles northeast of Greeley as the crow flies,…

A proposed tax break for a new data center in north Denver is facing questions from city leaders concerned about the project’s water and energy needs in a city trying to reduce carbon emissions and conserve water amid a 20-year drought.Denver-based CoreSite plans to build a new data center in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood to provide computing services to companies in the metro area and beyond. Company leaders negotiated a tentative multimillion-dollar tax return agreement with the city’s economic development office, but still need the City Council’s approval. The deal would return to CoreSite half of all sales and use taxes…

Police are searching for an inmate who escaped from a Colorado Department of Corrections center in Cañon City, state officials said Monday morning.Leaf Glimpse — a 34-year-old man serving an eight-year burglary sentence — escaped from the Arrowhead Correctional Center in the East Cañon Complex, state officials said.State officials didn’t say when Glimpse managed to escape the complex, but said the Cañon City Search Team was immediately activated and law enforcement was notified when guards noticed the escape. The Office of the Inspector General is investigating the escape.Glimpse is a 5-foot-4-inch, 185-pound white man with brown hair and blue eyes,…

The Denver Post Editorial Board is making endorsements on state-wide and City of Denver ballot measures ahead of the Nov. 5, 2024 election. The Post is not endorsing candidates this year. Ballots for the election will be mailed to registered voters as early as Friday, Oct. 11, and will begin arriving the following week.Oct. 28 is the last day to register to vote and still receive a ballot in the mail. Coloradans can also register to vote and vote in person at Voter Service and Polling Centers across the state which open Oct. 21. Check your county for details. Registering…

Ferris Bueller can take a day off. But Pat Surtain II cannot be absent.One week after the coach and the quarterback squawked, talked and laughed about a sideline inferno that drew a comparison to a 1980s movie character, the Broncos learned how vulnerable they are without their best player.On the Chargers’ first series, Surtain whipped his body on a tackle and slammed his head to the ground. He grabbed his facemask with both hands as Broncos Country hid its eyes. Surtain never returned, diagnosed with a concussion that will likely extend through the Saints game on Thursday given the number…

Courtland Sutton comes down with a WILD touchdown catch 👀 📺: #LACvsDEN on CBS/Paramount+📱: https://t.co/waVpO909ge pic.twitter.com/zPOmhitQ43 — NFL (@NFL) October 13, 2024 Related Articles Denver Broncos | Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh’s heart scare at Empower Field didn’t just surprise fans. It surprised QB Justin Herbert, too. “Is he all right?” Denver Broncos | Broncos defense struggles to get off field in loss to Chargers: “We will be better” Denver Broncos | Empty fourth-quarter calories in loss to Chargers can’t mask Broncos’ biggest problem: Their early-game offense stinks Denver Broncos | Renck: Ferris Bueller can take day off, but Chargers loss…

Competing on the main floor at Ball Arena for the first time since their Game 7 playoff heartbreaker, the Nuggets pushed their starters deep into the game against the Phoenix Suns’ reserves Sunday night in a preseason contest.The result was not the expected one: a 118-104 loss for Denver, which fell to 0-3 this preseason after shooting 33% from 3-point range to Phoenix’s 46%. Next up is a home matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night.Up-tempo mayhemEvery NBA coach, every year, seems to make it a preseason goal to play faster. Michael Malone is no exception. But it’s…