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The 2023-24 NBA season came to a close this week when the Celtics captured their 18th championship. Now eyes turn toward the draft.The Nuggets — again among the favorites to win the title, according to sportsbooks — have the No. 28 pick and draft analysts have plenty of ideas who could end up in a Denver jersey. Who knows? Maybe one of CU’s stars could be staying in Colorado.Here’s a look at who national draftniks are thinking will land in Denver.SB Nation | Ricky O’Donnell | Updated June 18Pacome Dadiet, F, Ulm (France)“It would make sense if the Nuggets shopped…

After starring for the Birmingham Stallions in the United Football League, defensive end Dondrea Tillman will sign a three-year, $2.83 million deal with the Broncos, a source told The Denver Post.The deal will be made official once Tillman passes his physical and gets released from his UFL contract, which is a procedural move.Tillman will be paid $795,000 in 2024, $960,000 in 2025 and $1.075 million in 2026. His signing bonus of $10,000 is the only guaranteed money.Tillman, 26, recorded 27 tackles and 3.5 sacks for the Stallions, who defeated the San Antonio Brahmas, 25-0, in the USFL championship game. Tillman…

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. — A historic figure will take a breather in Steamboat Springs on Wednesday amid a cross-country trip.That figure? The ten-millionth Ford Model T, the world’s first mass-market automobile.The vehicle will make a stop at Steamboat Motors at 2310 Lincoln Avenue Suite A between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday, though the timing may change based on how well the car does in the thin air and high terrain, AAA said. Click here for its route from Wyoming to Steamboat Springs.The Museum of American Speed is leading the trip, which is sponsored by AAA. Museum staff and volunteers are driving the vehicle and a…

By Olga Pierce, Jennifer Mascia and Mensah M. Dean, ChalkbeatOn Nov. 7, as school was getting out for the day, one teenager shot another across from Morristown-Hamblen West High School in Morristown, Tennessee, an Appalachian town of 31,000 people. As a precaution, the school was placed on lockdown, as were other schools and childcare facilities in the area.Police said the 17-year-old suspected in the shooting allegedly stole a gun out of a parked car the day before. Both suspect and victim, also 17, were students in the county school system. But “the shooting did not take place on school property,” a…

A brush fire that burned 1.5 acres in a Castle Pines neighborhood was started by a juvenile, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday.Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Northbound Interstate 25 off ramp closed in Greenwood Village for fuel spill Crime and Public Safety | Roof collapses at Littleton auto body repair shop Crime and Public Safety | Colorado weather: Severe storms with heavy rain, hail possible Monday Crime and Public Safety | Overnight explosion in Sedalia sparks fire, engulfs house Crime and Public Safety | Drowning victim pulled from Chatfield Reservoir has died, Jeffco sheriff’s officials say…

By HILLEL ITALIE (AP National Writer)Willie Mays, the electrifying “Say Hey Kid” whose singular combination of talent, drive and exuberance made him one of baseball’s greatest and most beloved players, has died. He was 93.Mays’ family and the San Francisco Giants jointly announced Tuesday night he had died earlier in the afternoon in the Bay Area.“My father has passed away peacefully and among loved ones,” son Michael Mays said in a statement released by the club. “I want to thank you all from the bottom of my broken heart for the unwavering love you have shown him over the years.…

Moon Alert: Avoid shopping or making important decisions from 12 noon to 1 p.m. EDT today (9 a.m. to 10 a.m. PDT). After that, the Moon moves from Scorpio into Sagittarius.Happy Birthday for Wednesday, June 19, 2024:You are forthright, gracious, courageous and tolerant. But you won’t hesitate to share your ideas. You’ll speak up. Service will be a theme this year, especially to family. Take care of yourself so you can be effective. Perhaps it’s time for personal makeover.ARIES(March 21-April 19)★★★★This is an excellent day to make travel plans. (Be smart and avoid the Moon Alert.) Your confidence is high…

The most interesting story involving Shedeur Sanders and CU football right now is who follows him on the big stage. And I’m not talking about Lil Wayne.Judge The Deion Sanders Era not by Shedeur, a quarterback who can carry a tune almost as well as he carries an offense.Oh, no. Judge it by Shedeur’s successor.As of Tuesday afternoon, the Buffs still didn’t have one yet.Sorry, Ryan Staub. We’ll always have Salt Lake.No program in the new, super-sized Big 12 has offered more quarterbacks in the Class of ’25 — 25, per the 247Sports.com database — than Coach Prime and the…

By The Associated PressReaction from the sports world and beyond to the death of baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays. He died Tuesday at age 93, Mays family and the San Francisco Giants jointly announced. Mays’ electrifying combination of talent, drive and exuberance made him one of baseball’s greatest and most beloved players.___“I am beyond devastated and overcome with emotion. I have no words to describe what you mean to me — you helped shape me to be who I am today. Thank you for being my Godfather and always being there. Give my dad a big hug for me.…

The driver of a semitrailer who was arrested on suspicion of vehicular homicide and assault after last week’s fatal crash on U.S. 285 was charged instead with careless driving, according to court records.Ignacio Cruz Mendoza, a 47-year-old from Mexico, was charged with one count of careless driving resulting in death and three counts of careless driving resulting in injury, according to court records.While vehicular homicide — otherwise known as reckless driving resulting in death — is a felony charge and can bring a prison sentence of up to 12 years, careless driving resulting in death has a maximum sentence of…