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BOULDER — The three-and-a-half-year saga surrounding the Boulder King Soopers massacre came to a grueling end Monday as families of the 10 people killed inside the store alternated between offering forgiveness, calling on vengeance from God and begging America to end the horror of mass shootings.Family members cried as they recounted the lasts they had with those killed — final hugs, phone calls, scoops of ice cream and wishes for a good night’s sleep.“To me, justice is putting an end to mass shootings in America,” said Erika Mahoney, whose father Kevin Mahoney was shot to death in the grocery store…

It’s not far from Magness Arena to Ball Arena, but a path to a day like Monday looked a million miles away for Logan O’Connor as a freshman at the University of Denver.O’Connor was not drafted by an NHL team. He spent a chunk of his freshman year at DU as a healthy scratch for the Pioneers. The Colorado Avalanche was the only club to offer him an invite to a summer development camp.That same guy signed a six-year, $15 million contract Monday. The Avs secured one of their key glue guys through the 2030-31 season and O’Connor wrote another…

Three Jefferson County men charged with first-degree attempted murder allegedly tied up their housemate and tortured him for 14 hours by beating him with a pry bar and baseball bat and lighting him on fire, according to an arrest affidavit.Jason Edward Carlson, 49; Sherell Cortez Allen, 48; and Luke Leonard Anaya, 41, each face 17 charges related to the Sept. 16 incident, including attempted murder, assault, kidnapping, false imprisonment and felony menacing, court records show.Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies responded to St. Anthony Hospital the morning of Sept. 16 after hospital staff called 911 about a patient who reported he was…

Renck: The Nuggets spent more time talking about the apron than Betty Crocker this offseason. The luxury tax left them watching as other contenders made impact additions. Denver added Russell Westbrook off the clearance rack and took a flier on a more versatile big man, Dario Saric, to ease the regular-season toll on Nikola Jokic. As long as Jokic wears a Nuggets jersey, Denver is a contender. But, Sean, what constitutes success this season? Is their championship window still open? Or do the free-agent defections the past two summers temper expectations?Keeler: Can Betty light it up from the corner? Because…

Charlie Blackmon’s iconic Rockies career is coming to an end.The Rockies announced Monday that the final game of Blackmon’s 14-year career will be Sunday when the club hosts the Dodgers at Coors Field in the 2024 season finale.The Rockies will celebrate Blackmon throughout the final series of the season and honor him prior to his final game.“As a kid you play the game because you love it, like nothing else matters,” Blackmon said in an Instagram post. “I still play the game that way, but I don’t feel like a kid anymore. My perspective has changed.“I’ve been blessed to call…

A 20-year-old Denver man was arrested Sunday in connection with last week’s shooting death of a Venezuelan man at an Aurora liquor store on East Colfax Avenue.The Aurora Police Department Major Crime Homicide Unit announced Monday it had apprehended Davonte McCoy Bletson on suspicion of second-degree murder in the death of the 38-year-old Aurora man, who police said is a native of Venezuela.Bletson is being held on $500,000 bond at the Arapahoe County Jail. The identity of the victim has not yet been released by the Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office.Aurora police responded to reports of a shooting at a liquor…

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TAMPA, Fla.  — The biggest play of Bo Nix’s first NFL win won’t go on his career highlight reel.The critical juncture of the Broncos’ first win of the season didn’t even really feel like it in the moment.On a day in which head coach Sean Payton preached aggressiveness, even he approached this particular moment with caution.Third-and-9 from Denver’s own 7-yard line. Midway through the third quarter.Holding a 20-7 lead but holding. Not controlling.Jabbing a reeling Tampa Bay team on the road but plateaued after a fast start.Nix, in the shotgun, had just avoided a could-have-been catastrophe the snap before when…

Were it not for a late-season swoon, the Colorado Avalanche penalty kill was going to finish in the top 10 in the NHL for the first time since 2020-21.Yielding 10 power-play goals in the final five games left the Avs at No. 12, with a success rate of 79.7% after it was in the 81-83 range for much of the campaign. It was a small step forward instead of a bigger one.That’s the good news. The bad news? Colorado has a lot of key guys to replace.There were 18 skaters who played at least 19 minutes on the PK for…

TAMPA, Fla. — In the end, it was him, his secret.Skewered for his outdated offense, ripped for not customizing plays for a rookie quarterback, criticized for game management decisions, Sean Payton decided if the Broncos won the coin toss they were taking the ball.Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton talks to Wil Lutz (3) during the first quarter against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)Bold strategy, Cotton.The players had no idea. Captains Alex Singleton and Wil Lutz learned moments before walking to midfield.When they…