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Moon Alert: Avoid shopping or important decisions from 5 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. EDT today (2 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. PDT). After that, the Moon moves from Virgo into Libra.Happy Birthday for Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024:You are flirtatious, passionate and modest. You are also intelligent, capable and dedicated. This year is the beginning of a new nine-year cycle for you. Expect new adventures and major changes in your life. Prepare for a leadership role. Take the initiative and define your goals.ARIES(March 21-April 19) ★★Be clear with financial matters today at work or with anything related to your health or a…

Calum Ritchie looked like a teenager struggling with a few aspects of an NHL-level game for parts of Sunday night.Then he looked like a future NHL star with one viral-worthy, highlight-reel goal.Ritchie’s goal in a 6-3 exhibition loss to Utah was a bright spot in a mostly dreary evening for the Colorado Avalanche. His entire game highlighted a fascinating decision the organization will need to make in the next seven days.“It was ups and downs,” Ritchie said. “I don’t think it was my best game. You learn from it and move on. I’ll watch it, look at my clips and…

For Cory Slater, it was love at first swipe. As Dikembe Mutombo stuck his left hand on Shawn Kemp’s hip and his right hand on history, blocking his eighth Seattle shot in the Nuggets’ iconic Game 5 win over the top-seeded SuperSonics, a kid in New Jersey knew he’d found his team and his player. His moment and his muse.“I’m only 12 years old, and I had just gotten into sports,” Slater, now 42, told me Monday night by phone. “I didn’t know the significance of the Nuggets doing that. I didn’t know what that meant. But to sit and…

The 47th Denver Film Festival is moving all but one its red-carpet screenings to a new venue this year, alongside Colorado premieres of buzzy indies such as “The Piano Lesson” and “The Brutalist,” and in-person guests including Patricia Clarkson, Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Jesse Tyler Ferguson.The festival, Nov. 1-10 at multiple venues, will offer 185 narrative features, shorts, and documentaries, as well as parties, panels, workshops and a gala, according to nonprofit producer Denver Film.Single tickets to screenings, plus special and gala presentations and Red Carpets, are on sale to Denver Film members on Thursday, Oct. 3, and the public on…

Three of the top picks in the NBA draft celebrate backstage at New York’s Madison Square Garden after they were selected, June 26, 1991. From left: Dikembe Mutombo, picked fourth by the Denver Nuggets; Larry Johnson, picked first by the Charlotte Hornets, and Stacey Augmon, selected ninth by the Atlanta Hawks. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm)Nuggets rookie Center, Dikembe Mutombo, feels the pressure from Houston veterans, Hakeem Olajuwon and Matt Bullard during the first period at McNichol’s Arena in Denver on Nov. 3, 1991. (Photo by John J. Sunderland/The Denver Post)Dikembe Mutombo #55 of the Denver Nuggets drives to the basket against…

A man who led Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office deputies on a manhunt in August was arrested Wednesday at the Southglenn Library in Centennial. Sean Hanneman, 56, tried to escape deputies on foot before he was tackled and taken into custody by members of the office’s Special Response Team, authorities said in a social media post. He was booked into the Arapahoe County Jail on suspicion of obstructing a peace officer, resisting arrest, violating the terms of his parole and outstanding warrants. Hanneman is a felon who is accused of absconding from state parole in 2021. He was wanted for parole…

Here’s a look at which stock improved or declined after the Broncos’ 10-9 win over the New York Jets on Sunday afternoon.Stock UpOLB Nik Bonitto: Denver’s third-year outside linebacker attacked Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers with ease. New York faced a third-and-6 in the second quarter when Bonitto flew off the edge to bring down Rodgers. Left tackle Tyron Smith didn’t stand a chance. Bonitto finished with a sack and a couple of pressures against New York. The most impressive thing about the performance was his run defense. The Jets were pinned at their own 1-yard line when Bonitto and defensive…

Fans itching to get into Casa Bonita can soon peek inside without leaving the comfort of their couch.A documentary about its reopening, entitled “¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!,” will be available for streaming on Paramount+ starting Oct. 2.The film follows “South Park” creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker, who famously purchased the Lakewood landmark out of bankruptcy in 2021, as they bring it back to life for Coloradans to enjoy.“¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!” screened at the Tribeca Film Festival and Telluride Film Festival before opening at theaters across the nation in September. This week will be the first time fans can…

By Margaux Laskey, The New York TimesI am truly happy to be in this little corner of the internet with you, but I cannot tell a lie — I’m tired. Like, writing-this-from-my-bed-in-the-middle-of-the-day tired.Anyone else? This back-to-school business has me completely wiped out and ready for a vacation, and we’re barely two weeks in. (Shoutout to those of you who started this marathon of chaos back in August.) The kid wrangling, the lunch packing, the commuting, the shuttling — the endless planning (or, as I like to call it, the “logistic-ing”) of life, even if you don’t have kids, is ……

One person has died after a Sunday morning stabbing in Denver, according to the Denver Police Department. In an 11:26 a.m. post on X, Denver police said it was investigating a stabbing in area of South Lupan Street and West Evans Avenue. The suspect was arrested. The person who was stabbed later died at the hospital, according to an update at 7:30 p.m. No details about the suspect or the victim have been released. Denver police is asking anyone with information about the stabbing to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867. Sign up to get crime news sent straight…